Document:

Exhibit 10.9

      

      

      CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION

      COMPANY AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION EXCESS PLAN

      (Effective as of January 1, 2020)

      

      

      ARTICLE I – PREAMBLE

      

      

      Section 1.1 – Purpose of the Plan

      

      

      The Carrier Global Corporation Company Automatic Contribution Excess Plan (the “CACEP” or the “Plan”) is hereby established effective January 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) for the benefit of Carrier
        employees whose contributions to the Qualified Savings Plan are limited due to (i) the compensation limitations imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, (ii) the contribution limitations imposed by Section 415(c) of the Code, or (iii) the
        Participant’s elective deferral of compensation.  The purpose of the CACEP is to provide for the accrual of benefits which are supplemental to Company Retirement Contributions and certain Company Matching Contributions benefits payable under the
        Qualified Savings Plan.

      

      

      Section 1.2 – Spin-off from UTC

      

      

      On November 26, 2018, United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) announced its intention to separate into three independent companies:  UTC, Carrier Global Corporation (the “Corporation”) and Otis
        Worldwide Corporation (“Otis”), through spin-off transactions expected to be completed by mid-year 2020.  The transaction by which the Corporation ceases to be a Subsidiary of UTC is referred to herein as the “Spin-off.”  In connection with the
        Spin-off, and pursuant to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into by and among the Corporation, UTC, and Otis (the “Employee Matters Agreement”), the Corporation and the Plan shall assume all obligations and liabilities of
        UTC and its Subsidiaries under the UTC CACEP with respect to “Carrier Group Employees” and “Former Carrier Group Employees” (as such terms are defined in the Employee Matters Agreement, and collectively referred to as “Carrier Employees”).  Any
        benefits due under the UTC CACEP with respect to Carrier Employees or Beneficiaries of Carrier Employees will now be the responsibility of the Corporation and this Plan, and any such benefits accrued but not yet paid under the UTC CACEP immediately
        prior to the Effective Date will be administered and paid under the terms of this Plan.  All investment and distribution elections and designations of Beneficiary made under the UTC CACEP by a Carrier Employee or Beneficiary of a Carrier Employee
        and in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date will continue to apply and shall be administered under this Plan, until such election or designation expires or is otherwise changed or revoked in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  All
        valid domestic relations orders filed with the UTC Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Date with respect to the benefit of a Carrier Employee shall continue to apply under this Plan to the extent provided under Section 9.2.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS

      

      

      Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms herein shall have the same meanings ascribed under the Qualified Savings Plan.

      

      

      
        
          	(a)	
                  Beneficiary means the person, persons, entity or entities designated on an electronic or written form by the Participant to receive the value of his or her Plan
                    Account in the event of the Participant’s death in accordance with the terms of this Plan.  If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or the Beneficiary (and any contingent Beneficiary) does not survive the Participant, the
                    value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be paid to the Participant’s estate.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(b)	
                  Benefit Reduction Contribution means an amount credited by the Corporation to the Participant’s Plan Account to restore the reduction in the Company Automatic
                    Contribution credited to a Participant’s Plan Account as a result of the reduction of such Participant’s Eligible Earnings due to an elective deferral of compensation by the Participant under the Carrier Global Corporation Deferred
                    Compensation Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(c)	
                  Carrier Company means (i) prior to the Spin-off, UTC or any entity controlled by or under common control with UTC within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the
                    Code and (ii) from and after the Spin-off, the Corporation and any entity controlled by or under common control with the Corporation within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (but under both (i) and (ii) substituting “at
                    least 20 percent” for “at least 80 percent” as the control threshold used in applying Sections 414(b) and (c)).

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(d)	
                  Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.  Reference to any section of the Internal Revenue Code shall
                    include any final regulations or other applicable guidance.  References to “Section 409A” shall refer to Section 409A of the Code and any final regulations and guidance issued thereunder by the Internal Revenue Service from time to time
                    in effect.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(e)	
                  Committee means the Carrier Employee Benefit Committee, which is responsible for the administration of the Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(f)	
                  Company Automatic Contribution means the age-graded non-matching contribution credited to the Plan on behalf of a Participant in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2
                    of the Plan.  Where referring to Company Automatic Contributions in the Qualified Savings Plan, the definition of such term in the Qualified Savings Plan shall apply.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(g)	
                  Company Matching Contribution means the matching contribution credited to the Plan on behalf of a Participant in accordance with Section 5.2 of the Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(h)	
                  Corporation means Carrier Global Corporation.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(i)	
                  DCP means the Carrier Global Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(j)	
                  Default Investment Option means the Investment Fund designated by the Plan or selected by the Committee on behalf of all Participants at the time they first become
                    eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Default Investment Option shall be the Income Fund, unless otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(k)	
                  Disability means permanent and total disability as determined under the Corporation’s long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or if there is no such
                    plan applicable to the Participant, “Disability” means a determination of total disability by the Social Security Administration.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	

                	(l)	
                  Election Form means the form or process provided by the Committee to Participants electronically or in paper form for the purpose of specifying the method of
                    distribution and/or the percentage allocation among the Investment Funds with respect to a Participant’s Plan Account.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(m)	
                  Eligible Earnings means the total compensation paid with respect to a Plan Year to a Participant meeting the definition of “Compensation” as set forth in the Qualified
                    Savings Plan, but modified by disregarding the IRS Compensation Limit in such definition and including amounts the Participant elects to defer for such Plan Year to the Carrier Savings Restoration Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(n)	
                  Eligible Excess Compensation means Eligible Earnings in excess of the IRS Compensation Limit for any Plan Year.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(o)	
                  Employee means an employee of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, but excluding any employee who is not eligible to participate in the Qualified Savings Plan and any
                    Represented Employee (as defined in the Qualified Savings Plan).  For the period from January 1, 2020 until the Spin-off date, Corporation as used in this definition shall mean Carrier Corporation and Employee shall exclude any employee
                    of UTC and its Subsidiaries and affiliates who is not deemed to be within the Carrier business unit of UTC.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(p)	
                  Investment Fund means a hypothetical fund that tracks the value of an investment option offered under the Qualified Savings Plan or the DCP, as determined by the
                    Committee.  Investment Funds offered under the CACEP may be changed from time to time by the Committee and shall be valued in the manner set forth in Section 6.2.  The value of Participants’ Accounts shall be adjusted to replicate the
                    performance of the applicable Investment Funds.  Amounts credited to any Investment Fund do not result in the investment in actual assets corresponding to the Investment Fund.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(q)	
                  IRS Compensation Limit means the limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(r)	
                  IRS Contribution Limit means the limitation imposed by Section 415(c) of the Code.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(s)	
                  A Participant eligible for a contribution under the Plan for a Plan Year means an eligible Employee who (i) has Eligible Excess Compensation, or (ii) is barred from
                    receiving an allocation of Company contributions under the Qualified Savings Plan for such Plan Year due to the IRS Contribution Limit; and (iii) is not an active Participant in the UTC CACEP or the Otis Worldwide Corporation Company
                    Automatic Excess Plan.  A Participant who has previously received an allocation under the Plan but who ceases to be eligible under the preceding sentence shall not be eligible for a contribution under Article V but shall remain a
                    Participant under the Plan with respect to his or her Plan Account until it is distributed or forfeited in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(t)	
                  Plan means the Carrier Global Corporation Company Automatic Contribution Excess Plan, as amended from time to time.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(u)	
                  Plan Account means an account maintained on behalf of a Participant for the purpose of crediting Company Automatic Contributions and Company Matching Contributions.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(v)	
                  Plan Year means the calendar year.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(w)	
                  Qualified Saving Plan means the United Technologies Corporation Employee Savings Plan until the Spin-off date and means the Carrier Retirement Savings Plan from and
                    after the Spin-off date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(x)	
                  Separation from Service means a Participant’s termination of employment with all Carrier Companies, other than by reason of death.  A Separation from Service will be
                    deemed to occur where the Participant and the Carrier Company that employs the Participant reasonably anticipate that the bona fide level of services the Participant will perform (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor)
                    for Carrier Companies will be permanently reduced to a level that is less than thirty-seven and a half percent (37.5%) of the average level of bona fide services the Participant performed during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36)
                    months (or the entire period the Participant has provided services if the Participant has been providing services to Carrier Companies for less than thirty-six (36) months).  A Participant shall not be considered to have had a
                    Separation from Service as a result of a transfer from one Carrier Company to another Carrier Company.  For avoidance of doubt, a transfer of employment from an entity that constitutes a Carrier Company prior to the Spin-off to an
                    entity that constitutes a Carrier Company following the Spin-off shall not constitute a Separation from Service under this Plan or with respect to benefits accrued under the UTC CACEP and transferred to this Plan if such transfer is
                    made in connection with the Spin-off, but a transfer from a Carrier Company to UTC or Otis (or one of their affiliates) after the Spin-off (and that otherwise satisfies the definition of a Separation from Service) shall constitute a
                    Separation from Service.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(y)	
                  Specified Employee means for the period (i) until the Corporation’s first specified employee effective date following the Spin-off, those officers and executives of
                    the Corporation and its Subsidiaries who were identified as a specified employee of UTC on the “specified employee identification date” preceding such specified employee effective date (as such terms are defined by Treas. Regs. Sec.
                    1.409A-1(i)(3) and (4)); and (ii) from and after the Corporation’s first specified employee effective date following the Spin-off, each of the fifty (50) highest-paid officers and other executives of the Corporation and its affiliates
                    (determined for this purpose under Treas. Regs. Sec. 1.409A-1(g)), effective annually as of April 1, based on Box 1 of Form W-2, but including amounts that are excluded from taxable income as a result of elective deferrals to qualified
                    plans and pre-tax contributions.  Foreign compensation earned by a nonresident alien that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States will not be used to determine Specified Employees
                    following the Spin-off.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(z)	
                  Spin-off means the process by which the Corporation becomes a separate publicly traded company and no longer a UTC subsidiary.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(aa)	
                  Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited company or other entity during any period in which at least a fifty percent (50%) voting or
                    profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or any successor to the Corporation.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(bb)	
                  UTC means United Technologies Corporation.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(cc)	
                  UTC CACEP means the United Technologies Corporation Company Automatic Contribution Excess Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE III – ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT

      

      

      Section 3.1 – Eligibility

      

      

      Each Employee who meets the definition of a Participant for the Plan Year shall be eligible to participate in this Plan, if and to the extent, such Employee’s Eligible Earnings for such Plan Year are in
        excess of the IRS Compensation Limit or Company contributions to the Qualified Savings Plan for such Plan Year are limited by the IRS Contribution Limit.

      

      

      Section 3.2 – Enrollment

      

      

      An eligible Participant will automatically be enrolled in the Plan within thirty (30) days of the first pay date of the first Plan Year in which such Participant’s Eligible Earnings exceed the IRS
        Compensation Limit, or Company contributions to his or her accounts in the Qualified Savings Plan are barred by the IRS Contribution Limit (“Initial Enrollment Period”).

      

      

      ARTICLE IV – PARTICIPANT ELECTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

      

      

      Section 4.1 – Distribution Election

      

      

      A Participant must, on or before the election deadline established by the Committee, make an electronic or written election on the Election Form to have the Participant’s Plan Account distributed in a
        lump sum or in two (2) to fifteen (15) annual installments.  To the extent no distribution election is made with respect to a Participant’s Plan Account, the distribution will be made in a lump sum at the time provided in Article VII.

      

      

      Section 4.2 – Election Date

      

      

      An Election Form must be completed and submitted to the Committee no later than the end of the Initial Enrollment Period (as defined in Section 3.2), or such other date as the Committee may specify and
        shall be effective with respect to benefits accrued for services to be performed after the election.  However, if the Participant is not eligible to make an initial distribution election within the Initial Enrollment Period under Treas. Regs.
        Sec.1.409A-2(a)(7) (i.e., because he or she is already eligible to participate in another deferred compensation plan required to be aggregated with this Plan for Section 409A purposes), then such Election
        Form will be effective with respect to benefits accrued after the end of the Plan Year in which the Election Form is filed.  Except as provided below in Section 4.4 (Change in Distribution Election), the choices reflected on the Participant’s
        Election Form shall be irrevocable on the election deadline.

      

      

      
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      Section 4.3 – Investment Fund Allocations

      

      

      A Participant’s Plan Account will be allocated to the Default Investment Option at the time the Participant first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan.  Participants may change the asset
        allocation of their existing Participant Plan Account balance, or the Investment Funds to which new contributions are allocated, as permitted by the Committee.

      

      

      Section 4.4 – Change in Distribution Election

      

      

      A Participant may make an irrevocable election to change the time or form of distribution, either by changing the number of installments (including changing to or from a lump sum), the commencement
        date, or both, for his or her Plan Account.  A change to the time or form of distribution must meet all of the following requirements:

      

      

      (a)          The new election must be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the earlier of the date on which payments will commence under the current election and/or the date of a Separation from
        Service following attainment of age fifty (50) (and the new election shall be ineffective if the Participant incurs a Separation from Service within twelve (12) months after the date of the new election);

      

      

      (b)          The new election will not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date when the new election is submitted in a manner acceptable to the Committee; and

      

      

      (c)          The new payment commencement date must be at least five (5) years later than the date on which payments would commence under the current election.

      

      

      A maximum of three change elections are allowed under the Plan.

      

      

      
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      Section 4.5 – Designation of Beneficiary

      

      

      Each Participant shall designate a Beneficiary for his or her Plan Account on an electronic or written form provided by the Committee.  A Participant may change such designation on an electronic or
        written form acceptable to the Committee and any change will be effective on the date received by the Committee.  Designations received after the date of the Participant’s death will not be effective.  If a Beneficiary designation is not filed with
        the Committee before the Participant’s death, or if the Beneficiary (and any contingent Beneficiary) does not survive the Participant, the value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be paid to the Participant’s estate.  If a Participant
        designates the Participant’s spouse as the Participant’s Beneficiary, that designation shall not be revoked or otherwise altered or affected by any (a) change in the marital status of the Participant; (b) agreement between the Participant and such
        spouse; or (c) judicial decree (such as a divorce decree) affecting any rights that the Participant and such spouse might have as a result of their marriage, separation, or divorce; it being the intent of the Plan that any change in the designation
        of a Beneficiary hereunder may be made by the Participant only in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.5.  In the event of the death of a Participant, distributions shall be made in accordance with Section 7.6.

      

      

      ARTICLE V – COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS

      

      

      Section 5.1 – Company Automatic Contribution Amount

      

      

      (a)          Due to IRS Compensation Limit.  The Corporation will credit an age-graded Company Automatic Contribution to the Plan on behalf of each eligible
        Participant having Eligible Excess Compensation for the Plan Year, provided that the Participant is eligible for a Company Automatic Contribution under the terms of the Qualified Savings Plan for such Plan Year.  This contribution shall be a
        percentage of the Participant’s Eligible Excess Compensation based on the Participant’s date of hire and age as of December 31 of the Plan Year for which the contribution is credited determined under the Company Automatic Contribution formula in
        the Qualified Savings Plan.

      

      

      
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      (b)          Due to IRS Contribution Limit.  A Participant shall be immediately eligible to receive an allocation of Company Automatic Contributions for a Plan
        Year, if and to the extent, such contributions on behalf of the Participant to the Qualified Savings Plan for the Plan Year are limited by the IRS Contribution Limit.  This contribution shall be a percentage of the Participant’s Eligible Earnings
        up to the IRS Compensation Limit based on the Participant’s date of hire and age as of December 31 of the Plan Year for which the contribution is credited determined under the Company Automatic Contribution formula applicable to the Participant in
        the Qualified Savings Plan, with respect to Eligible Earnings paid to the Participant once the IRS Contribution Limit is reached, and will stop once the Participant’s Eligible Earnings equal the IRS Compensation Limit for the Plan Year.

      

      

      (c)          No Duplication.  In no event shall a Participant be eligible for Company Automatic Contributions under this Plan if such contributions are made
        under the Qualified Savings Plan or would otherwise result in a duplication of benefits (e.g., if amounts are credited under any other Company deferred compensation plan with respect to the same Eligible
        Earnings).

      

      

      Section 5.2 – Company Matching Contribution Eligibility and Amount

      

      

      A Participant shall be eligible to receive an allocation of Company Matching Contributions for a Plan Year, if and to the extent, such Participant’s Qualified Savings Plan Contributions for such Plan
        Year are limited by the IRS Contribution Limit, and provided further that the Participant has made the maximum elective deferrals to the Qualified Savings Plan permitted under Section 402(g) of the Code or the terms of the Plan.  The allocation
        will be made with respect to Eligible Earnings paid to the Participant once the IRS Contribution Limit is reached, and will stop once the Participant’s Eligible Earnings equal the IRS Compensation Limit for the Plan Year.  The amount of the Company
        Matching Contribution shall be calculated in the same manner that Company Matching Contributions would be calculated under the Qualified Savings Plan if the IRS Contribution Limit did not apply and assuming that the Participant would have continued
        to contribute at least six percent (6%) of the Participant’s Eligible Earnings (or if the matching formula changes under the Qualified Savings Plan, the minimum amount necessary to receive the maximum match under the Qualified Savings Plan) if the
        Participant were permitted to do so but for the IRS Contribution Limit.  In no event shall a Participant be eligible for an allocation of Company Matching Contributions under this Plan with respect to Eligible Excess Compensation, or if such
        contributions are made under the Qualified Savings Plan or credited under any other Company deferred compensation plan with respect to the same Eligible Earnings.

      

      

      
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      Section 5.3 – Timing of Contribution

      

      

      Allocation of Company Automatic Contributions and Company Matching Contributions shall be made no less frequently than annually with respect to each Plan Year.  The Corporation may in its sole
        discretion credit additional amounts to Participants’ Plan Accounts, may specify vesting requirements applicable to such additional amounts and need not treat Participants uniformly.

      

      

      Section 5.4 – Vesting of Contributions

      

      

      A Participant shall be vested in the value of contributions credited to his or her Plan Account upon the first to occur of the following:  participation in the Plan (including the UTC CACEP prior to the
        Spin-off) for two (2) years; completion of three (3) years of “Continuous Service” (as defined in the Qualified Savings Plan); attainment of age sixty-five (65); the death or Disability of the Participant while employed by a Carrier Company; the
        layoff of a Participant from a Carrier Company due to lack of work; or the Participant’s entrance into United States military service before completing two (2) years of Plan participation.

      

      

      Section 5.5 – Annual Contribution Limitation

      

      

      In no event shall the aggregate contributions made to a Participant’s Plan Account under Section 5.1(b) and Section 5.2 as a result of the Participant’s deferral elections under the Qualified Savings
        Plan for the Plan Year exceed the amounts permitted to be made to a “linked” Plan under Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE VI – PLAN ACCOUNTS

      

      

      Section 6.1 – Accounts

      

      

      A Plan Account will be established for each Participant.  Contributions made under the Plan shall be allocated or reallocated among Investment Funds in accordance with the Plan terms and each
        Participant’s instructions in the manner set forth in Section 4.3.

      

      

      Section 6.2 – Valuation of Investment Funds

      

      

      Company Automatic Contributions and Company Matching Contributions allocated to Investment Funds will be converted to the applicable Investment Fund units based on the closing share price of that
        Investment Fund as of the date the contribution is credited to the Participant’s applicable Investment Fund.  The value of the units of an Investment Fund will fluctuate on each business day based on the performance of the applicable Investment
        Fund.

      

      

      Section 6.3 – Reports to Participants

      

      

      The Committee will provide or make available detailed information to Participants regarding the credited value of Plan Accounts, distribution elections, Beneficiary designations, and Investment Fund
        allocations.  Such information may be provided via electronic media as determined by the Committee.  No Carrier Company, no director, officer or employee of a Carrier Company, and no entity retained by a Carrier Company to provide Plan services
        shall have any liability to any Participant or Beneficiary for any failure or delay in providing such information, or for the results of any error (including the failure to implement any Investment Fund allocation) disclosed in such information.

      

      

      ARTICLE VII – DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN ACCOUNT

      

      

      Section 7.1 – Timing of Plan Distributions

      

      

      Except as provided in Section 4.4 (Change in Distribution Election), Section 7.4 (Separation from Service before Attaining Age Fifty (50)), Section 7.5 (Separation from Service of Specified Employees),
        and Section 7.6 (Death), the value of a Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed (or begin to be distributed) to the Participant in April of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Participant’s Separation from Service.

      

      

      
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      Section 7.2 – Method of Distribution

      

      

      Except as provided in Section 7.4 (Separation from Service before Attaining Age Fifty (50)), Section 7.6 (Death), or as provided in the following sentence (Company Automatic Contributions and Benefit
        Reduction Contributions based on compensation earned before the Participant’s benefit distribution election), a Plan Account will be distributed to the Participant in a single lump-sum payment, or in a series of annual installment payments, in
        accordance with the Participant’s election on file.  As provided in Article IV, any Benefit Reduction Contribution or Company Automatic Contribution based on compensation that a Participant earns after the Participant becomes eligible to
        participate in the Plan, but before the Participant makes a valid distribution election, shall be paid in a lump sum, or as otherwise provided in a change in distribution election made pursuant to Section 4.4.

      

      

      Annual installment distributions shall be payable to the Participant beginning on the payment commencement date and continuing as of each anniversary of the payment commencement date thereafter until
        all installments have been paid.  To determine the amount of each installment, the value of the Participant’s Plan Account on the payment date will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the
        remaining number of scheduled installments.

      

      

      Section 7.3 – Form of Distribution

      

      

      Plan Account distributions will be made in cash.

      

      

      Section 7.4 – Separation from Service before Attaining Age Fifty (50)

      

      

      If a Participant’s Separation from Service occurs before the Participant attains age fifty (50), the full value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed to the Participant in a lump-sum
        payment in April of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if the Participant is a Specified Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service, on the date provided in Section 7.5
        below, if later) regardless of the distribution option elected and regardless of any change in the distribution election.

      

      

      
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      Section 7.5 – Separation from Service of Specified Employees

      

      

      Distributions to Specified Employees on account of a Separation from Service will not be made or commence earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the date of Separation from Service. 
        All Plan Accounts shall continue to accrue hypothetical investment gains and losses as provided in Article VI until the distribution date.  In the case of a distribution in installments, the date of subsequent installments shall not be affected by
        the delay of any installment hereunder.

      

      

      Section 7.6 – Death

      

      

      In the event of the death of a Participant before the Participant’s Plan Account has been fully distributed, the full remaining value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed to the
        designated Beneficiary or the Participant’s estate in a lump sum no later than December 31 of the year immediately following the year in which the death occurred.  Upon notification of death, pending distribution, the value of the Participant’s
        Plan Account will be allocated to the Default Investment Option.

      

      

      Section 7.7 – Accelerated Distribution in the Case of an Unforeseeable Emergency

      

      

      (a)          The Committee may, upon a Participant’s written application, agree to an accelerated distribution of some or all of the value of a Participant’s Plan Account upon the occurrence of an
        Unforeseeable Emergency.  An “Unforeseeable Emergency” is a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary, or the Participant’s
        dependent (as defined in IRC Section 152, without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result
        of events beyond the control of the Participant.  Whether a Participant is faced with an Unforeseeable Emergency permitting a distribution is to be determined based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each case.  Acceleration will not be
        granted if the emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial
        hardship).

      

      

      
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      (b)          Distributions on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need.  Such amount may include amounts necessary to pay
        any federal, state, local, or foreign income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution.

      

      

      (c)          The Committee will determine from which Investment Funds hardship distributions will be made.  Any Participant who is an officer or director of the Corporation within the meaning of Section
        16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is not eligible for distributions on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency.

      

      

      Section 7.8 – Disability

      

      

      In the event of the Disability of a Participant that qualifies as a “Separation from Service” for purposes of Section 409A, the Participant’s Plan Accounts will be distributed in accordance with the
        Participant’s elections on file.

      

      

      Section 7.9 – Administrative Adjustments in Payment Date

      

      

      A payment is treated as being made on the date when it is due under the Plan if the payment is made on the due date specified by the Plan, or on a later date that is either (a) in the same calendar year
        (for a payment whose specified due date is on or before September 30), or (b) by the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date specified by the Plan (for a payment whose specified due date is on or after October 1). 
        A payment is also treated as being made on the date when it is due under the Plan if the payment is made not more than thirty (30) days before the due date specified by the Plan.  In no event will a payment to a Specified Employee be made or
        commence earlier than the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Separation from Service.  A Participant may not, directly or indirectly, designate the taxable year of a payment made in reliance on the administrative rules in
        this Section 7.9.

      

      

      
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      Section 7.10 – Minimum Balance Payout Provision

      

      

      If a Participant’s Plan Account balance under this Plan (and under all other nonqualified deferred compensation plans of the Corporation that are required to be aggregated with this Plan under Section
        409A), determined at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service, is less than the amount set as the limit on elective deferrals under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code in effect for the year in which the Participant’s Separation from
        Service occurs, the Committee retains discretion to distribute the Participant’s entire Plan Account (and the Participant’s entire interest in any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is required to be aggregated with this Plan) in a
        lump sum in the month of April following the Participant’s Separation from Service, even if the Participant has elected to receive a different form of distribution.  Any exercise of the Committee’s discretion taken pursuant to this Section 7.10
        shall be evidenced in writing, no later than the payment date.

      

      

      ARTICLE VIII – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

      

      

      Section 8.1 – Amendment

      

      

      The Corporation may, at any time, amend the Plan in whole or in part, provided that no amendment may decrease the value of any Plan Accounts as of the date of such amendment.  In the event of any change
        in law or regulation relating to the Plan or the tax treatment of Plan Accounts, the Plan shall, without further action by the Committee, be deemed to be amended to comply with any such change in law or regulation effective as of the first date
        necessary to prevent the taxation, constructive receipt or deemed distribution of Plan Accounts prior to the date Plan Accounts would be distributed under the provisions of Article VII.  To the extent any rule or procedure adopted by the Committee
        is inconsistent with a provision of the Plan that is administrative, technical or ministerial in nature, the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent of the inconsistency.

      

      

      
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      Section 8.2 – Plan Suspension and Termination

      

      

      (a)          The Committee may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan if, in its sole judgment, the continuance of the Plan, the tax, accounting, or other effects thereof, or potential payments
        thereunder would not be in the best interest of the Corporation or for any other reason.

      

      

      (b)          In the event of the suspension of the Plan, no additional contributions shall be made under the Plan.  All previous contributions shall be distributed in accordance with the otherwise
        applicable provisions of the Plan and the applicable elections on file.

      

      

      (c)          Upon the termination of the Plan with respect to all Participants, and the termination of all arrangements sponsored by the Corporation or its affiliates that would be aggregated with the
        Plan under Section 409A, the Corporation shall have the right, in its sole discretion, and notwithstanding any elections made by the Participant, to pay the Participant’s Plan Account in a lump sum, to the extent permitted under Section 409A.  All
        payments that may be made pursuant to this Section 8.2(c) shall be made no earlier than the thirteenth (13th) month and no later than the twenty-fourth (24th) month after the termination of the Plan.  The Corporation may not accelerate payments
        pursuant to this Section 8.2(c) if the termination of the Plan is proximate to a downturn in the Corporation’s financial health within the meaning of Treas. Regs. Sec. 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(C)(1).  If the Corporation exercises its discretion to
        accelerate payments under this Section 8.2(c), it shall not adopt any new arrangement that would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 409A within three (3) years following the date of the Plan’s termination.  The Committee may also
        provide for distribution of Plan Accounts following a termination of the Plan under any other circumstances permitted by Section 409A.

      

      

      Section 8.3 – No Consent Required

      

      

      The consent of any Participant, Beneficiary, or other person shall not be required with respect to any amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE IX – GENERAL PROVISIONS

      

      

      Section 9.1 – Unsecured General Creditor

      

      

      The Corporation’s obligations under the Plan constitute an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.  Participants’ and Beneficiaries’ rights under the Plan are solely those of a
        general unsecured creditor of the Corporation.  No assets will be placed in trust, set aside or otherwise segregated to fund or offset liabilities in respect of the Plan or Participants’ Plan Accounts.

      

      

      Section 9.2 – Nonassignability other than for Domestic Relations Orders

      

      

      (a)          Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) below, no Participant or Beneficiary or any other person shall have the right to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber any
        interest in the Plan and all Plan Accounts and the rights to all payments are unassignable and non-transferable.  Plan Accounts or payment hereunder, prior to actual payment, will not be subject to attachment or seizure for the payment of any
        debts, judgments or other obligations.  Plan Accounts or any other Plan benefit will not be transferred by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any Beneficiary’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

      

      

      (b)          The Plan shall comply with the terms of any valid domestic relations order submitted to the Committee.  Any payment of a Participant’s Plan Account to a party other than the Participant,
        pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order, shall be charged against and reduce the Participant’s Plan Account.  Neither the Plan, the Corporation, the Committee, nor any other party shall be liable in any manner to any person, including
        but not limited to any Participant or Beneficiary, for complying with the terms of a domestic relations order.

      

      

      (c)          To the extent that any Participant, Beneficiary or other person receives an excess or erroneous payment under the Plan, the amount of such excess or erroneous payment shall be held in a
        constructive trust for the benefit of the Corporation and the Plan, and shall be repaid by such person upon demand.  The Committee may reduce any other benefit payable to such person, or may pursue any remedy available at law or equity to recover
        the amount of such excess or erroneous payment or the proceeds thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount payable to a Participant or Beneficiary may be offset by any amount owed to any Carrier Company to the extent permitted by Section
        409A.

      

      

      
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      Section 9.3 – No Contract of Employment

      

      

      Participation in the Plan shall not be construed to constitute a direct or indirect contract of employment between any Carrier Company and any Participant.  Participants and Beneficiaries will have no
        rights against any Carrier Company resulting from participation in the Plan other than as specifically provided herein.  Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any Carrier Company for
        any length of time or to interfere with the right of any Carrier Company to terminate a Participant’s employment.

      

      

      Section 9.4 – Governing Law

      

      

      The provisions of the Plan will be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Delaware, to the extent not preempted by federal law.

      

      

      Section 9.5 – Validity

      

      

      If any provision of the Plan is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been
        inserted herein.

      

      

      Section 9.6 – Notice

      

      

      Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under the Plan shall be sufficient if sent by first-class mail to the Carrier Global Corporation, 13995 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm
        Beach Gardens, FL 33418, Attn:  Carrier Employee Benefit Committee.  Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to any Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan shall be sufficient if provided either electronically, hand-delivered, or
        mailed to the address (or email address, as the case may be) of the Participant or Beneficiary then listed on the records of the Corporation.  Any such notice will be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of
        the date shown on the postmark or email system.

      

      

      
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      Section 9.7 – Successors

      

      

      The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and its successors and assigns.  The term “successors” as used herein shall include any corporate or other business
        entity, which by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquires all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Corporation, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.

      

      

      Section 9.8 – Incompetence

      

      

      If the Committee determines, upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, that any Participant or Beneficiary to whom a benefit is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because
        of illness or accident, any payment due (unless prior claim therefore shall have been made by a duly authorized guardian or other legal representative) may be paid, upon appropriate indemnification of the Committee and the Corporation, to the
        spouse of the Participant or other person deemed by the Committee to have incurred expenses for the benefit of and on behalf of such Participant or Beneficiary.  Any such payment from a Participant’s Plan Account shall be a complete discharge of
        any liability under the Plan with respect to the amount so paid.

      

      

      Section 9.9 – Section 409A Compliance

      

      

      To the extent that rights or payments under this Plan are subject to Section 409A, the Plan shall be construed and administered in compliance with the conditions of Section 409A and regulations and
        other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A for deferral of income taxation until the time the compensation is paid.  Any distribution election that would not comply with Section 409A shall not be effective for purposes of this Plan.  To the
        extent that a provision of this Plan does not comply with Section 409A, such provision shall be void and without effect.  The Corporation does not warrant that the Plan will comply with Section 409A with respect to any Participant or with respect
        to any payment.  In no event shall any Carrier Company; any director, officer, or employee of a Carrier Company (other than the Participant); or any member of the Committee be liable for any additional tax, interest, or penalty incurred by a
        Participant or Beneficiary as a result of the Plan’s failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, or as a result of the Plan’s failure to satisfy any other requirements of applicable tax laws.

      

      

      
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      Section 9.10 – Withholding Taxes

      

      

      The Committee may make any appropriate arrangements to deduct from all contributions, vested Plan Accounts and distributions under the Plan any taxes that the Committee reasonably determines to be
        required by law to be withheld from such credits and payments.

      

      

      ARTICLE X – ADMINISTRATION AND CLAIMS

      

      

      Section 10.1 – Plan Administration

      

      

      The Committee shall be solely responsible for the administration and operation of the Plan and shall be the “administrator” of the Plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
        1974, as amended (“ERISA”).  The Committee shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to establish such administrative procedures as it deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the
        purposes of the Plan.  All decisions and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.

      

      

      Any person claiming a benefit, requesting an interpretation or ruling under the Plan, or requesting information under the Plan shall present the request in writing to the Committee at Carrier Global
        Corporation, 13995 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418, Attn:  Benefits Plan Committee.  The Committee shall respond in writing as soon as practicable.

      

      

      Section 10.2 – Claim Procedures

      

      

      A Participant or Beneficiary who believes that he or she has been denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled under the Plan (referred to in this Section 10.2 as a “Claimant”) may file a written
        request with the Committee setting forth the claim.  The Committee shall consider and resolve the claim as set forth below.

      

      

      
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      (a)          Upon receipt of a claim, the Committee shall advise the Claimant that a response will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days.  The Committee may, however, extend the response period for up
        to an additional ninety (90) days for reasonable cause, and shall notify the Claimant of the reason for the extension and the expected response date.  The Committee shall respond to the claim within the specified period.

      

      

      (b)          If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Committee shall provide the Claimant with a written decision, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth (i)
        the specific reason or reasons for such denial; (ii) the specific reference to relevant provisions of this Plan on which such denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his
        or her claim and an explanation why such material or such information is necessary; (iv) appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review; (v) the time limits for requesting a review of the
        claim; and (vi) the Claimant’s right to bring an action for benefits under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

      

      

      (c)          Within sixty (60) days after the Claimant’s receipt of the written decision denying the claim in whole or in part, the Claimant may request in writing that the Committee review the
        determination.  The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the relevant documents and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Committee.  If the Claimant does not request a review of
        the initial determination within such sixty (60)-day period, the Claimant shall be barred from challenging the determination.

      

      

      (d)          Within sixty (60) days after the Committee receives a request for review, it will review the initial determination.  If special circumstances require that the sixty (60)-day time period be
        extended, the Committee will so notify the Claimant and will render the decision as soon as possible, but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.

      

      

      (e)          All decisions on review shall be final and binding with respect to all concerned parties.  The decision on review shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant,
        (i) the specific reasons for the decision, including references to the relevant Plan provisions upon which the decision is based; (ii) the Claimant’s right to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all
        documents, records, and other information, relevant to his or her benefits; and (iii) the Claimant’s right to bring an action for benefits under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

      

      

      
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      CERTAIN REGULATORY MATTERS

      

      

      The Plan is subject to ERISA.  However, because the Plan is an unfunded plan maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or
        highly compensated employees, the Plan is exempt from most of ERISA’s requirements.  Although the Plan is subject to Part 1 (Reporting and Disclosure) and Part 5 (Administration and Enforcement) of Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA, the Department of
        Labor has issued a regulation that exempts the Plan from most of ERISA’s reporting and disclosure requirements.  A portion of this Plan constitutes an “excess benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(36) of ERISA.

      

      

      TO WHOM SHOULD QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PLAN BE DIRECTED?

      

      

      All questions concerning the operation of the Plan (including information concerning the administrators of the Plan) should be directed to:

      

      

      	 	
              Carrier Global Corporation

            
	 	
              13995 Pasteur Boulevard

            
	 	
              Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33418

            
	 	
              Attn:  Carrier Employee Benefit Committee

            
	 	
              Telephone:  561-365-2000

            

      

      

      

      

      23Exhibit 10.10

      

      

      CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION

      LTIP PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT DEFERRAL PLAN

      (Effective as of January 1, 2020)

      

      

      ARTICLE I – PREAMBLE

      

      

      Section 1.1 – Purpose of the Plan

      

      

      The Carrier Global Corporation LTIP Performance Share Unit Deferral Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby established effective January 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) to provide eligible Participants with the
        opportunity to defer receipt of shares of Common Stock in respect of Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) awarded by United Technologies Corporation (“UTC”) prior to the Spin-off or by the Corporation on or following the Spin-off.

      

      

      Section 1.2 – Spin-off from UTC

      

      

      On November 26, 2018, UTC announced its intention to separate into three independent companies, UTC, the Corporation and Otis Worldwide Corporation (“Otis”), through spin-off transactions expected to be
        completed by mid-year 2020.  The transaction by which the Corporation ceases to be a subsidiary of UTC is referred to herein as the “Spin-off.”  In connection with the Spin-off, and pursuant to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement to be
        entered into by and among the Corporation, UTC, and Otis (the “Employee Matters Agreement”), the Corporation and this Plan shall assume all obligations and liabilities of UTC and its subsidiaries under the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan with respect to
        “Carrier Group Employees” and “Former Carrier Group Employees” (as such terms are defined in the Employee Matters Agreement, and collectively referred to as “Carrier Employees”).  Any benefits due under the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan with respect
        to Carrier Employees or Beneficiaries of Carrier Employees will now be the responsibility of the Corporation and this Plan, and any such benefits accrued but not yet paid under the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date,
        will be administered and paid under the terms of this Plan.  All investment and distribution elections and designations of Beneficiary made under the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan by a Carrier Employee or Beneficiary of a Carrier Employee and in
        effect immediately prior to the Effective Date will continue to apply and shall be administered under this Plan, until such election or designation expires or is otherwise changed or revoked in accordance with the terms of this Plan.  All valid
        domestic relations orders filed with the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Date with respect to the benefit of a Carrier Employee shall continue to apply under this Plan to the extent provided under Section 8.2.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS

      

      

      For purposes of this Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

      

      

      
        
          	(a)	
                  Beneficiary means the person, persons, entity, or entities designated on an electronic or written form by the Participant to receive the value of his or her Plan
                    Account in the event of the Participant’s death in accordance with the terms of this Plan.  If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or the Beneficiary (and any contingent Beneficiary) does not survive the Participant, the
                    value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be paid to the Participant’s estate.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(b)	
                  Carrier Company means, (i) prior to the Spin-off, any entity within the Carrier business unit of UTC controlled by or under common control with UTC within the meaning
                    of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code and (ii) from and after the Spin-off, the Corporation and any entity controlled by or under common control with the Corporation within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (but under both
                    clauses (i) and (ii) substituting “at least 20 percent” for “at least 80 percent” as the control threshold used in applying Sections 414(b) and (c)).

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(c)	
                  Carrier LTIP PSU Deferral Plan means the Carrier Global Corporation LTIP Performance Share Unit Deferral Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(d)	
                  Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.  Reference to any section of the Internal Revenue Code shall
                    include any final regulations or other applicable guidance.  References to “Section 409A” shall include any final regulations or other applicable guidance issued thereunder by the Internal Revenue Service from time to time in effect.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(e)	
                  Committee means the Carrier Employee Benefit Committee, which is responsible for the administration of this Plan.  The Committee may delegate administrative
                    responsibilities to such individuals and entities as it shall determine.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(f)	
                  Common Stock means the common stock of United Technologies Corporation until the Spin-off and means the common stock of the Corporation from and after such date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(g)	
                  Corporation means Carrier Global Corporation, or any successor thereto.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(h)	
                  DCP means the United Technologies Deferred Compensation Plan prior to the Spin-off date and means the Corporation’s Deferred Compensation Plan from and after the
                    Spin-off date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(i)	
                  Default Deferral Period means the minimum Deferral Period of five (5) years following the date on which the Performance Cycle Account is established.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(j)	
                  Default Distribution means payment in a lump sum distribution.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(k)	
                  Deferral Period means the period designated (or deemed to be designated) by the Participant in accordance with this Plan that ends on the Participant’s Retirement Date
                    or on a Specific Deferral Date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(l)	
                  Deferred Share Units means PSUs that have been deferred pursuant to the terms of this Plan (or pursuant to the UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan for periods prior to the
                    Spin-off), and dividend equivalents that are credited and invested pursuant to Section 7.1.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(m)	
                  Disability means permanent and total disability as determined under the Corporation’s long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or if there is no such
                    plan applicable to the Participant, “Disability” means a determination of total disability by the Social Security Administration; provided that, in either case, the Participant’s condition also
                    qualifies as a “disability” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(C).

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(n)	
                  Election Form means the enrollment form provided by the Committee to Participants electronically or in paper form for the purpose of deferring PSUs under this Plan. 
                    Each Participant’s Election Form must contain such information as the Committee may require, including:  the percentage of the award to be deferred with respect to the applicable Performance Cycle, the form of distribution elected, and
                    the distribution start date (see also Default Deferral Period and Default Distribution).  There will be a separate Election Form for each Performance Cycle.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(o)	
                  Employee means an employee of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.  For the period January 1, 2020 until the Spin-off date, Employee shall exclude any employee of UTC
                    and its subsidiaries and affiliates that is not deemed to be within the Carrier business unit of UTC.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(p)	
                  ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(q)	
                  Investment Fund means a hypothetical fund that tracks the value of an investment option offered under the Qualified Savings Plan or the DCP, as determined by the
                    Committee.  Investment Funds offered under the LTIP PSU Deferral Plan may be changed from time to time by the Committee and shall be valued in the manner set forth in Section 5.1.  The value of Participants’ Plan Accounts invested in
                    Investment Funds shall be adjusted to replicate the performance of the applicable Investment Funds.  Amounts credited to any Investment Fund do not result in the investment in actual assets corresponding to the Investment Fund.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(r)	
                  Participant means an Employee of a Carrier Company who (i) is determined by the Committee to be within a select group of management or highly compensated employees,
                    (ii) is paid from a U.S. payroll, (iii) files a U.S. income tax return, (iv) has been awarded PSUs, (v) elects to defer a portion of such PSUs pursuant to the terms of this Plan, and (vi) is not an active participant in the UTC LTIP PSU
                    Deferral Plan or the Carrier LTIP PSU Deferral Plan.  A Participant who has previously contributed to this Plan, but who ceases to be eligible under the preceding sentence, shall not be eligible to further defer PSUs under Article IV,
                    but shall remain a Participant under this Plan with respect to his or her Plan Account until final distribution in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(s)	
                  Performance Cycle means the three (3)-year performance measurement period during which the pre-established performance targets are measured for each PSU Award.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(t)	
                  Performance Cycle Account means the account established for each Participant for each Performance Cycle for which PSUs have been deferred under this Plan.  The
                    Performance Cycle Account shall be established shortly after the end of the final year of the three (3)-year performance measurement period (i.e., when the Corporation’s Compensation Committee
                    determines the extent to which the performance goals were obtained).

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(u)	
                  Plan means the Carrier Global Corporation LTIP Performance Share Unit Deferral Plan, as amended from time to time.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(v)	
                  Plan Account means the aggregate value of all Performance Cycle Accounts.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(w)	
                  PSUs means restricted stock units granted pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of the Corporation (or for periods prior to
                    the Spin-off, pursuant to a UTC long-term incentive plan), the vesting of which are conditioned upon the attainment of performance goals and continued service.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(x)	
                  Qualified Savings Plan means the United Technologies Corporation Employee Savings Plan until the Spin-off date and means the Carrier Retirement Savings Plan from and
                    after the Spin-off date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(y)	
                  Retirement means a Separation from Service on or after attainment of age fifty (50).

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(z)	
                  Retirement Date means the date of a Participant’s Retirement.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(aa)	
                  Separation from Service means a Participant’s termination of employment with all Carrier Companies, other than by reason of death.  A Separation from Service will be
                    deemed to occur where the Participant and the Carrier Company that employs the Participant reasonably anticipate that the bona fide level of services the Participant will perform (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor)
                    for the Carrier Companies will be permanently reduced to a level that is less than thirty-seven and a half percent (37.5%) of the average level of bona fide services the Participant performed during the immediately preceding thirty-six
                    (36) months (or the entire period the Participant has provided services if the Participant has been providing services to the Carrier Companies for less than thirty-six (36) months).  A Participant shall not be considered to have had a
                    Separation from Service as a result of a transfer from one Carrier Company to another Carrier Company.  For the avoidance of doubt, a transfer of employment from an entity that constitutes a Carrier Company prior to the Spin-off to an
                    entity that constitutes a Carrier Company following the Spin-off shall not constitute a Separation from Service under this Plan or with respect to benefits transferred to this Plan if such transfer is made in connection with the
                    Spin-off, but a transfer from a Carrier Company to UTC or Otis (or one of their affiliates) after the Spin-off (and that otherwise satisfies the definition of a Separation from Service) shall constitute a Separation from Service.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(bb)	
                  Share means a share of UTC Common Stock until the Spin-off, and means a share of the Corporation’s common stock from and after such date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(cc)	
                  Specific Deferral Date means a specified date, not less than five (5) years following the date on which the Performance Cycle Account is established.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(dd)	
                  Specified Employee means for the period (1) until the Corporation’s first specified employee effective date following the Spin-off, those officers and executives of
                    the Corporation and its affiliates who were identified as a specified employee of UTC on the “specified employee identification date” preceding such specified employee effective date (as such terms are defined by Treas. Regs. Sec.
                    1.409A-1(i)(3) and (4)); and (2) from and after the Corporation’s first specified employee effective date following the Spin-off, each of the fifty (50) highest-paid officers and other executives of the Corporation and its affiliates
                    (determined for this purpose under Treas. Regs. Sec. 1.409A-1(g)), effective annually as of April 1st, based on compensation reported on Box 1 of Form W-2, but including amounts that are excluded from taxable income as a result of
                    elective deferrals to qualified plans and pre-tax contributions.  Foreign compensation earned by a nonresident alien that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States will not be used to
                    determine Specified Employees following the Spin-off.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(ee)	
                  UTC LTIP PSU Deferral Plan means the United Technologies Corporation LTIP Performance Share Unit Deferral Plan.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(ff)	
                  Valuation Date means the date on which Deferred Share Units included in a Participant’s Performance Cycle Account are valued prior to distribution.  If the New York
                    Stock Exchange is closed on a Valuation Date, the Valuation Date will be the next business day.

                

        

      

      

      

      For PSUs granted on or after January 1, 2008 the following rules apply for purposes of determining the Valuation Date:

      

      

      
        
          	(gg)	
                  Separation from Service prior to age 50.  If the distribution is made because of the Participant’s Separation from Service prior to attaining age fifty (50), the
                    Valuation Date for the lump sum distribution will be the July 31st next following the Separation from Service date.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(hh)	
                  Retirement.  If the distribution is made because of the Participant’s Retirement and the distribution is (1) a lump sum, the Valuation Date will be the July 31st next
                    following the Retirement Date (or, if later, the vesting date for the PSUs) or (2) in installments, the Valuation Date will be the July 31st next following the Retirement Date (or, if later, the vesting date for the PSUs) and each
                    subsequent July 31st thereafter for the remaining installments.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(ii)	
                  Specific Deferral Date.  If the distribution is made because the Deferral Period has ended on a Specific Deferral Date, the Valuation Date for the lump sum or initial
                    installment distribution will be the July 31st next following the Specific Deferral Date and each subsequent July 31st thereafter for any remaining installments.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(jj)	
                  Death.  If the distribution is made as a result of the Participant’s death, the Valuation Date will be a date that is as soon as practicable prior to the date the
                    distribution is to be made on account of the death.

                

        

      

      

      

      For PSUs granted prior to January 1, 2008, the following rules apply for purposes of determining the Valuation Date:

      

      

      
        
          	(kk)	
                  Separation from Service prior to age 50.  If the distribution is made because of the Participant’s Separation from Service prior to attaining age fifty (50), the
                    Valuation Date will be determined by reference to the date upon which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs.  For Separations of Service that occur in a year (1) prior to July 21st, the Valuation Date will be July 31st of
                    that year, (2) on or after July 21st and prior to October 21st, the Valuation Date will be October 31st, (3) on or after October 21st and prior to December 1st, the Valuation Date will be December 15th, and (4) in the month of December,
                    the Valuation Date will be January 15th of the following year.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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          	(ll)	
                  Retirement.  If the distribution is made because of the Participant’s Retirement and the distribution is a lump sum, the Valuation Date will be determined by reference
                    to the date upon which the Participant’s Retirement Date occurs (or, if later, the vesting date for the PSUs).  For Retirement Dates that occur in a year (1) prior to July 21st, the Valuation Date will be July 31st of that year, (2) on
                    or after July 21st and prior to October 21st, the Valuation Date will be October 31st, (3) on or after October 21st and prior to December 1st, the Valuation Date will be December 15th, and (4) in the month of December, the Valuation
                    Date will be January 15th of the following year.  If the distribution is made because of the Participant’s Retirement and the distribution is in the form of installments, the Valuation Date will be the July 31st next following the
                    Retirement Date (or if later the vesting date of the PSUs) and each subsequent July 31st thereafter for the remaining installments.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(mm)	
                  Specific Deferral Date.  If the distribution is made because the Deferral Period has ended on a Specific Deferral Date, the Valuation Date for the lump sum or initial
                    installment distribution will be the July 31st next following the Specific Deferral Date and each subsequent July 31st thereafter for any remaining installments.

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	(nn)	
                  Death.  If the distribution is made as a result of the Participant’s death, the Valuation Date will be a date that is as soon as practicable prior to the date the
                    distribution is to be made on account of the death.

                

        

      

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE III – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

      

      

      Section 3.1 – Eligibility

      

      

      Each Employee of a Carrier Company, who is classified as an eligible Participant at the time of the deferral election, will be eligible to participate in this Plan in respect of that Performance Cycle
        in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

      

      

      Section 3.2 – Participation

      

      

      Each eligible Participant may elect to participate in this Plan with respect to any Performance Cycle for which he/she receives an award of PSUs, and for which the opportunity to defer PSUs is offered,
        by timely filing an Election Form, properly completed in accordance with Section 4.1.

      

      

      ARTICLE IV – PARTICIPANT ELECTIONS AND DESIGNATIONS

      

      

      Section 4.1 – Election

      

      

      An eligible Participant, who has been awarded PSUs, may, on or before the election deadline established by the Committee, file an Election Form to defer the Participant’s PSUs, subject to their future
        vesting.

      

      

      Section 4.2 – Election Amount

      

      

      An eligible Participant must designate in the Election Form the percentage of vested PSUs (rounded down to the nearest whole share) that will be deferred under this Plan for the Performance Cycle.  The
        minimum percentage of vested PSUs that a Participant may defer under this Plan for any Performance Cycle is ten percent (10%) and the maximum is one hundred percent (100%).

      

      

      
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      Section 4.3 – One-Time Diversification Election and Investment Fund Allocation

      

      

      (a)          One-Time Diversification Election.  Each Participant will be allowed a one-time opportunity during a specified two (2)-week period in February 2020
        to elect to diversify his or her then-existing Performance Cycle Accounts out of Deferred Share Units, and into available Investment Funds.  A separate diversification election may be made for each Performance Cycle Account; and once made, will
        apply to the entire Performance Cycle Account.  Performance Cycle Accounts that are diversified will be valued as of the date on which the diversification election is made (or on the next business day if the election occurs after trading hours). 
        If no election is made by a Participant, his or her Performance Cycle Accounts will remain invested in Deferred Share Units.

      

      

      (b)          Investment Fund Allocation.  Performance Cycle Accounts that are diversified as part of the one-time election under paragraph (a) of this Section
        4.3 can never be reinvested in Deferred Share Units; however, Participants may change the asset allocation of the diversified Performance Cycle Accounts between other Investment Funds, as permitted by the Committee.

      

      

      Section 4.4 – Election Date

      

      

      To defer PSUs under this Plan, an Election Form must be completed and submitted to the Committee no later than the election deadline for that Performance Cycle.  If the PSUs qualify as
        “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 409A, the election deadline shall be no later than December 31st of the second (2nd) year of the Performance Cycle; provided that the compensation
        provided under the PSUs has not become reasonably ascertainable by the election deadline, and provided further that the Participant has performed services continuously from the beginning of the Performance Cycle (or, if later, the date when the
        performance criteria were established if the award is made after the beginning of the Performance Cycle) until the election deadline.  The Committee may specify an election deadline for any Performance Cycle that is earlier than the latest
        permissible deadline described in this paragraph, or may specify before the election deadline that particular PSUs are not eligible for deferral.  Except as provided below in Section 4.7 (Change in Distribution Election) and Section 5.8
        (Accelerated Distribution in the Case of an Unforeseeable Emergency), the choices reflected in the Participant’s Election Form shall become irrevocable on the election deadline.  If an eligible Participant fails to submit a properly completed
        Election Form by the election deadline, he or she will be ineligible to participate in this Plan for the applicable Performance Cycle.

      

      

      
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      Section 4.5 – Deferral Period

      

      

      Each Participant shall specify in the Election Form the Deferral Period for amounts to be deferred.  Failure to specify a Deferral Period shall result in a deferral for the Default Deferral Period.  A
        Participant may elect a Deferral Period that ends either (1) on a Specific Deferral Date that is at least five (5) years following the date on which the Performance Cycle Account is established, or (2) on the Participant’s Retirement Date.

      

      

      Section 4.6 – Distribution Election

      

      

      At the time the Participant first elects to defer his or her vested PSUs under Section 4.1, the Participant must further make an election to have the Performance Cycle Account distributed in a lump sum
        or in two (2) to fifteen (15) annual installments.  If no distribution election is made, the Participant’s Performance Cycle Account will be distributed in a lump sum.  If a Participant elects to receive the Performance Cycle Account in
        installments, the amount of each installment shall be determined by dividing the total Performance Cycle Account Balance on each Valuation Date by the number of installments remaining, rounded down to the nearest whole share.  For any amounts not
        denominated in Deferred Share Units, installment payments will be determined by valuing such amount on the payment and multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which is the number of scheduled
        installments that remain unpaid.

      

      

      Section 4.7 – Change in Distribution Election

      

      

      A Participant may make an irrevocable election to extend the Deferral Period and/or change the form of distribution for a Performance Cycle Account.  A Participant may change his or her election, as
        provided in this Section 4.7, for some accounts and not for others.  For each Performance Cycle Account, the extended Deferral Period shall not be less than five (5) years following the date on which distribution would otherwise have occurred.  A
        deferral extension election and/or change to the form of distribution must meet all of the following requirements:

      

      

      
        
          	

                	(a)	
                  The new election must be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the earlier of the date on which payments will commence under the current election and/or the date of the Participant’s Separation from
                    Service following the attainment of age fifty (50) (and the new election shall be ineffective if the Participant incurs a Separation from Service within twelve (12) months after the date of the new election);

                

        

      

      

      

      
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                	(b)	
                  The new election will not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date when the new election is submitted in a manner acceptable to the Committee; and

                

        

      

      

      

      
        
          	

                	(c)	
                  The new payment commencement date must be at least five (5) years later than the date on which payments would commence under the current election.

                

        

      

      

      

      A Participant may change his or her election up to a maximum of three (3) times for each Performance Cycle Account.

      

      

      Section 4.8 – Designation of Beneficiary

      

      

      Each Participant shall designate a Beneficiary for his or her Plan Account on an electronic or written form provided by the Committee.  A Participant may change such designation on an electronic or
        written form acceptable to the Committee and any change will be effective on the date received by the Committee.  Designations received after the Participant’s death will not be effective.  If a Beneficiary designation is not filed with the
        Committee before the Participant’s death, or if the Beneficiary (and any contingent Beneficiary) does not survive the Participant, the value of the Participant’s Plan Account will paid to the Participant’s estate.  If a Participant designates the
        Participant’s spouse as the Participant’s Beneficiary, that designation shall not be revoked or otherwise altered or affected by any:  (a) change in the marital status of the Participant; (b) agreement between the Participant and such spouse; or
        (c) judicial decree (such as a divorce decree) affecting any rights that the Participant and such spouse might have as a result of their marriage, separation, or divorce; it being the intent of this Plan that any change in the designation of a
        Beneficiary hereunder may be made by the Participant only in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.8.  In the event of the death of a Participant, distributions shall be made in accordance with Section 5.5.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE V – VALUATION & DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNTS

      

      

      Section 5.1 – Valuation of Performance Cycle Accounts

      

      

      Upon the Spin-off, UTC Deferred Share Units will be converted into Carrier Deferred Share Units, including fractional Carrier Deferred Share Units, in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement. 
        Deferred Share Units included in a Participant’s Performance Cycle Account are valued prior to distribution on the applicable Valuation Date.  Except in the case of distributions made after Deferred Share Units have been converted to cash as a
        result of (a) the elective diversification of a Performance Cycle Account pursuant to Section 4.3, or (b) a Change of Control (as defined in Section 5.7 below), one (1) share of Common Stock will be distributed for each Deferred Share Unit.  If the
        distribution includes a fractional unit, the number of units will be rounded down to the next whole unit for purposes of calculating the number of shares of Common Stock to be exchanged in the distribution, and the value of the fractional unit will
        be paid in cash.  The Deferred Share Unit shall be valued based on the closing price of Common Stock as reported on the composite tape of the New York Stock Exchange on the Valuation Date.  For Performance Cycle Accounts invested in an Investment
        Fund, the value of the units of an Investment Fund will fluctuate on each business day based on the performance of the applicable Investment Fund.

      

      

      Section 5.2 – Timing of Plan Distributions

      

      

      Except as provided in Section 4.7 (Change in Distribution Election), Section 5.3 (Separation from Service before Attaining Age 50), Section 5.4 (Separation from Service of Specified Employees), and
        Section 5.5 (Distribution in the Event of Death) the value of a Participant’s Performance Cycle Account will be distributed (or begin to be distributed) according to the distribution election on file to the Participant within thirty (30) calendar
        days following the Valuation Date associated with (a) the Participant’s Retirement (if the Participant’s Deferral Period ends on the Retirement Date) or (b) the Specific Deferral Period (if the Participant’s Deferral Period ends on a Specific
        Deferral Date).

      

      

      
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      Section 5.3 – Separation from Service before Attaining Age 50

      

      

      If a Participant’s Separation from Service occurs before the Participant attains age fifty (50), the full value of the Participant’s entire Plan Account will be distributed in a lump sum, within thirty
        (30) calendar days following the Valuation Date (subject to Section 5.4 below), regardless of the distribution election on file.

      

      

      Section 5.4 – Separation from Service of Specified Employees

      

      

      If the Participant is a Specified Employee on the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, any distribution of the Participant’s Plan Account that is made on account of the Participant’s
        Separation from Service will not be made or commence earlier than the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Separation from Service.  The Plan Account shall be valued as if the Valuation Date were the last business day of
        the month preceding the distribution date.  In the case of a distribution in installments, the date of any subsequent installments shall not be affected by the delay of any installment hereunder.

      

      

      Section 5.5 – Distribution in the Event of Death

      

      

      In the event of the death of a Participant before the Participant’s Plan Account has been fully distributed, the full remaining value of the Participant’s Plan Account will be distributed to the
        designated Beneficiary or the Participant’s estate in a lump sum no later than December 31st of the year immediately following the year in which the death occurred.

      

      

      Section 5.6 – Disability

      

      

      In the event of the Disability of a Participant, the Participant’s Performance Cycle Accounts that are designated to be deferred to a Specific Deferral Date will be maintained and distributed in
        accordance with the Participant’s elections on file.  The Participant’s Performance Cycle Accounts that are designated to be deferred to the Participant’s Retirement Date will be distributed as if such Participant had retired on the date of the
        Participant’s Disability, but without applying the six (6)-month delay in Section 5.4, above.

      

      

      
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      Section 5.7 – Distribution upon a Change in Control

      

      

      In the event of a Change in Control of the Corporation, the Participant’s entire Plan Account will be converted to cash and distributed in a lump sum within ten (10) business days following the Change
        in Control event.  The cash amount per Deferred Share Unit will equal the closing price of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the Change in Control occurs or, if the Common Stock is not traded on that day, on the trading day
        immediately preceding the Change in Control.  For purposes of this Plan, a “Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition by one person, or more than one person acting as a group, of stock possessing 30 percent (30%) or more of the total voting
        power of the stock of the Corporation during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition; (b) the replacement of a majority of the members of the Corporation’s board of directors during any twelve (12)-month
        period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Corporation’s board of directors as constituted immediately prior to the date of such appointment or election; (c) the acquisition by one person,
        or more than one person acting as a group, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Corporation; (d) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets
        such that one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires assets of the Corporation with a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the
        Corporation determined immediately prior to such acquisition; and (e) a dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation.  The intention of this Plan is that Change in Control shall be a permissible payment event under Section 409A.  For the avoidance
        of doubt, the Spin-off shall not constitute a Change in Control.

      

      

      Section 5.8 – Accelerated Distribution in the Case of an Unforeseeable Emergency

      

      

      (a)          The Committee may, upon a Participant’s written application, agree to an accelerated distribution of some or all of the value of the Participant’s Plan Accounts upon the showing of an
        unforeseeable emergency.  An “unforeseeable emergency” is a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary, or the Participant’s
        dependent (as defined in IRC Section 152, without regard to Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); (ii) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or (iii) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result
        of events beyond the control of the Participant.  Whether a Participant is faced with an unforeseeable emergency permitting a distribution is to be determined based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each case.  Acceleration will not be
        granted if the emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship),
        or by cessation of deferrals under this Plan.

      

      

      
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      (b)          Distributions on account of an unforeseeable emergency, as defined in Section 5.8(a), shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need.  Such amount may
        include amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, local, or foreign income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution.

      

      

      (c)          The Committee will determine from which Performance Cycle Accounts hardship distributions will be made.  Any Participant who is an officer or director of the Corporation within the meaning
        of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is not eligible for distributions on account of unforeseeable emergency.

      

      

      Section 5.9 – Administrative Adjustments in Payment Date

      

      

      A payment is treated as being made on the date when it is due under this Plan if the payment is made on the due date specified by this Plan, or on a later date that is either (a) in the same calendar
        year (for a payment whose specified due date is on or before September 30), or (b) by the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date specified by this Plan (for a payment whose specified due date is on or after
        October 1).  A payment also is treated as being made on the date when it is due under this Plan if the payment is made not more than thirty (30) days before the due date specified by this Plan.  In no event will a payment to a Specified Employee on
        account of his or her Separation from Service be made or commence earlier than the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Separation from Service.  A Participant may not, directly or indirectly, designate the taxable year
        of a payment made in reliance on the administrative rules in this Section 5.9.

      

      

      
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      Section 5.10 – Minimum Balance Payout Provision

      

      

      If a Participant’s Plan Account balance under this Plan (and under all other nonqualified deferred compensation plans of the Corporation that are required to be aggregated with this Plan under Section
        409A), determined at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service, is less than the amount set as the limit on elective deferrals under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code in effect for the year in which the Participant’s Separation from
        Service occurs, the Committee retains discretion to distribute the Participant’s entire Plan Account (and the Participant’s entire interest in any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is required to be aggregated with this Plan) in a
        lump sum within thirty (30) days following the Participant’s Separation from Service, even if the Participant has elected to receive a different form of distribution.  Any exercise of the Committee’s discretion taken pursuant to this Section 5.10
        shall be evidenced in writing, no later than the payment date.

      

      

      ARTICLE VI – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

      

      

      Section 6.1 – Amendment

      

      

      The Corporation may, at any time, amend this Plan in whole or in part; provided that no amendment may decrease the value of any Plan Accounts as of the date of
        such amendment.  In the event of any change in law or regulation relating to this Plan or the tax treatment of this Plan Accounts, this Plan shall, without further action by the Committee, be deemed to be amended to comply with any such change in
        law or regulation effective the first date necessary to prevent the taxation, constructive receipt or deemed distribution of Plan Accounts prior to the date Plan Accounts would be distributed under the provisions of Article V.  To the extent any
        rule or procedure adopted by the Committee is inconsistent with a provision of this Plan that is administrative, technical or ministerial in nature, this Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent of the inconsistency.

      

      

      Section 6.2 – Plan Suspension and Termination

      

      

      (a)          The Committee may, at any time, suspend or terminate this Plan with respect to new or existing Election Forms if, in its sole judgment, the continuance of this Plan, the tax, accounting, or
        other effects thereof, or potential payments thereunder would not be in the best interest of the Corporation or for any other reason.

      

      

      
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      (b)          In the event of suspension of this Plan, no additional deferrals shall be made under this Plan, but all previous deferrals shall accumulate and be distributed in accordance with the
        otherwise applicable provisions of this Plan and the applicable elections on file.

      

      

      (c)          Upon the termination of this Plan with respect to all Participants, and the termination of all arrangements sponsored by the Corporation that would be aggregated with this Plan under
        Section 409A, the Corporation shall have the right, in its sole discretion, and notwithstanding any elections made by the Participant, to pay the Participant’s Plan Account in a lump sum, to the extent permitted under Section 409A.  All payments
        that may be made pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be made no earlier than the thirteenth (13th) month and no later than the twenty-fourth (24th) month after the termination of this Plan.  The Corporation may not accelerate payments pursuant to
        this Section 6.2 if the termination of this Plan is proximate to a downturn in the Corporation’s financial health within the meaning of Treas. Regs. Sec. 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(C)(1).  If the Corporation exercises its discretion to accelerate payments
        under this Section 6.2, it shall not adopt any new arrangement that would have been aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A within three (3) years following the date of this Plan’s termination.  The Committee may also provide for distribution
        of Plan Accounts following a termination of this Plan under any other circumstances permitted by Section 409A.

      

      

      Section 6.3 – No Consent Required

      

      

      The consent of any Participant, Beneficiary, or other person shall not be required with respect to any amendment, suspension, or termination of this Plan.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE VII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

      

      

      Section 7.1 – Reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents

      

      

      Deferred Share Units shall be credited with dividend equivalents at the same time and in the same amount that cash dividends would be paid with respect to an equal number of shares of Common Stock.  At
        the time the election under Section 4.1 is made, the Participant agrees to have dividend equivalents deferred and invested in additional Deferred Share Units based upon the number of whole and fractional units that the dollar dividend amount would
        purchase, using the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on each dividend payment date.  Dividend equivalents that are deferred and invested pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be credited to the same Performance Cycle
        Account as the Deferred Share Units for which the dividend equivalents are paid, and shall be distributed at the time and in the form applicable to that Performance Cycle Account.  For the avoidance of doubt, Performance Cycle Accounts diversified
        out of Deferred Stock Units will no longer be eligible for dividend equivalents.

      

      

      Section 7.2 – Withholding Taxes

      

      

      The Committee may make any appropriate arrangements to deduct from all deferrals and payments under this Plan any taxes that the Committee reasonably determines to be required by law to be withheld from
        such credits and payments.

      

      

      Section 7.3 – Adjustment of Deferred Share Units

      

      

      In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock, by reason of a stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, spin-off or other
        similar corporate change, the number of Deferred Share Units may be adjusted appropriately by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.

      

      

      Section 7.4 – Section 409A Compliance

      

      

      To the extent that rights or payments under this Plan are subject to Section 409A, this Plan shall be construed and administered in compliance with the conditions of Section 409A and regulations and
        other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A for deferral of income taxation until the time the compensation is paid.  Any distribution election that would not comply with Section 409A shall not be effective for purposes of this Plan.  To the
        extent that a provision of this Plan does not comply with Section 409A, such provision shall be void and without effect.  The Corporation does not warrant that this Plan will comply with Section 409A with respect to any Participant or Beneficiary
        or with respect to any payment.  In no event shall any Carrier Company, any director, officer, or employee of a Carrier Company (other than the Participant), or any member of the Committee be liable for any additional tax, interest, or penalty
        incurred by a Participant or Beneficiary as a result of this Plan’s failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, or as a result of this Plan’s failure to satisfy any other requirements of applicable tax laws.

      

      

      
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      ARTICLE VIII – GENERAL PROVISIONS

      

      

      Section 8.1 – Unsecured General Creditor

      

      

      The Corporation’s obligations under this Plan constitute an unfunded and unsecured promise to distribute shares in the future.  Participants’ and Beneficiaries’ rights under this Plan are solely those
        of a general unsecured creditor of the Corporation.  No assets will be placed in trust, set aside or otherwise segregated to fund or offset liabilities in respect of this Plan or Participants’ Plan Accounts.

      

      

      Section 8.2 – Nonassignability

      

      

      (a)          Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) below, no Participant or Beneficiary or any other person shall have the right to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber any
        interest in this Plan and all Plan Accounts and the rights to all payments are unassignable and non-transferable.  Plan Accounts or payment hereunder, prior to actual payment, will not be subject to attachment or seizure for the payment of any
        debts, judgments or other obligations.  Plan Accounts or other Plan benefit will not be transferred by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any Beneficiary’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

      

      

      (b)          The Plan shall comply with the terms of any valid domestic relations order submitted to the Committee.  Any payment of a Participant’s Plan Account to a party other than the Participant
        pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order shall be charged against and reduce the Participant’s Plan Account.  Neither this Plan, the Corporation, the Committee, nor any other party shall be liable in any manner to any person, including
        but not limited to any Participant or Beneficiary, for complying with the terms of a domestic relations order.

      

      

      
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      (c)          To the extent that any Participant, Beneficiary or other person receives an excess or erroneous payment under this Plan, the amount of such excess or erroneous payment shall be held in a
        constructive trust for the benefit of the Corporation and this Plan, and shall be repaid by such person upon demand.  The Committee may reduce any other benefit payable to such person, or may pursue any remedy available at law or equity to recover
        the amount of such excess or erroneous payment or the proceeds thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount payable to a Participant or Beneficiary may be offset by any amount owed to any Carrier Company to the extent permitted by Section
        409A.

      

      

      Section 8.3 – No Contract of Employment

      

      

      Participation in this Plan shall not be construed to constitute a direct or indirect contract of employment between any Carrier Company and the Participant.  Participants and Beneficiaries will have no
        rights against any Carrier Company resulting from participation in this Plan other than as specifically provided herein.  Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of any Carrier Company for
        any length of time or to interfere with the right of any Carrier Company to terminate a Participant’s employment.

      

      

      Section 8.4 – Governing Law

      

      

      The provisions of this Plan will be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Delaware, to the extent not preempted by federal law.

      

      

      Section 8.5 – Validity

      

      

      If any provision of this Plan is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Plan will be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never
        been inserted herein.

      

      

      Section 8.6 – Notice

      

      

      Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under this Plan shall be sufficient if sent by first-class mail, to Carrier Global Corporation, 13995 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm
        Beach Gardens, Florida 33418, Attn:  Employee Benefit Committee.  Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to any Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan shall be sufficient if provided either electronically, hand-delivered, or
        mailed to the address (or email address, as the case may be) of the Participant or Beneficiary then listed on the records of the Corporation.  Any such notice will be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of
        the date shown on the postmark or email system.

      

      

      
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      Section 8.7 – Successors

      

      

      The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and its successors and assigns.  The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business
        entity, which by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquires all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Corporation, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.

      

      

      Section 8.8 – Incompetence

      

      

      If the Committee determines, upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, that any Participant or Beneficiary to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for their affairs because of
        illness or accident, any payment due (unless prior claim therefore shall have been made by a duly authorized guardian or other legal representative) may be paid, upon appropriate indemnification of the Committee and the Corporation, to the spouse
        of the Participant or other person deemed by the Committee to have incurred expenses for the benefit of and on behalf of such Participant or Beneficiary.  Any such payment from a Participant’s Plan Accounts shall be a complete discharge of any
        liability under this Plan with respect to the amount so paid.

      

      

      ARTICLE IX – ADMINISTRATION AND CLAIMS

      

      

      Section 9.1 – Plan Administration

      

      

      The Committee shall be solely responsible for the administration and operation of this Plan and shall be the “administrator” of this Plan for purposes of ERISA.  The Committee shall have full and
        exclusive authority and discretion to interpret the provisions of this Plan and to establish such administrative procedures as it deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Plan.  All decisions and interpretations of the
        Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.

      

      

      
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      Any person claiming a benefit, requesting an interpretation or ruling under this Plan, or requesting information under this Plan shall present the request in writing to the Committee at Carrier Global
        Corporation, 13955 Pasteur Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418, Attn:  Employee Benefit Committee.  The Committee shall respond in writing as soon as practicable.

      

      

      Section 9.2 – Claim Procedures

      

      

      A Participant or Beneficiary who believes that he or she has been denied a benefit under this Plan (referred to in this Section 9.2 as a “Claimant”) may file a written request with the Committee setting
        forth the claim.  The Committee shall consider and resolve the claim as set forth below.

      

      

      (a)          Upon receipt of a claim, the Committee shall advise the Claimant that a response will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days.  The Committee may, however, extend the response period for up
        to an additional ninety (90) days for reasonable cause, and shall notify the Claimant of the reason for the extension and the expected response date.  The Committee shall respond to the claim within the specified period.

      

      

      (b)          If the claim is denied in whole or part, the Committee shall provide the Claimant with a written decision, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth (i) the
        specific reason or reasons for such denial; (ii) the specific reference to relevant provisions of this Plan on which such denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or
        her claim and an explanation for why such material or such information is necessary; (iv) appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review; (v) the time limits for requesting a review of the
        claim; and (vi) the Claimant’s right to bring an action for benefits under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

      

      

      (c)          Within sixty (60) days after the Claimant’s receipt of the written decision denying the claim in whole or in part, the Claimant may request in writing that the Committee review the
        determination.  The Claimant or his or her duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the relevant documents and submit issues and comment in writing for consideration by the Committee.  If the Claimant does not request a review of
        the initial determination within such sixty (60)-day period, the Claimant shall be barred from challenging the determination.

      

      

      
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      (d)          Within sixty (60) days after the Committee receives a request for review, it will review the initial determination.  If special circumstances require that the sixty (60)-day time period be
        extended, the Committee will so notify the Claimant and will render the decision as soon as possible, but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.

      

      

      (e)          All decisions on review shall be final and binding with respect to all concerned parties.  The decision on review shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant,
        (i) the specific reasons for the decision, including references to the relevant Plan provisions upon which the decision is based; (ii) the Claimant’s right to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all
        documents, records, and other information, relevant to his or her benefits; and (iii) the Claimant’s right to bring an action for benefits under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

      

      

      CERTAIN REGULATORY MATTERS

      

      

      The Plan is subject to ERISA.  Because this Plan is an unfunded plan maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
        compensated employees, this Plan is exempt from most of ERISA’s requirements.  Although this Plan is subject to Part 1 (Reporting and Disclosure) and Part 5 (Administration and Enforcement) of Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA, the Department of Labor
        has issued a regulation that exempts this Plan from most of ERISA’s reporting and disclosure requirements.

      

      

      TO WHOM SHOULD QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PLAN BE DIRECTED?

      

      

      All questions concerning the operation of this Plan (including information concerning the administrators of this Plan) should be directed to:

      

      

      	 	
              Carrier Global Corporation

            
	 	
              13995 Pasteur Boulevard

            
	 	
              Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33418

            
	 	
              Attn: Employee Benefit Committee

            
	 	
              Telephone:  561-365-2000

            

      

      

      

      

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