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Exhibit

SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2007 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of November 17, 2016)

Performance Share Award Agreement

THIS PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT (“Award Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of _________ (“Grant Date”) by and between SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and __________, an Employee of the Company (the “Grantee”).
In recognition of the value of Grantee’s service as a key employee of the Company and/or its Affiliates, the Committee hereby awards the Grantee Performance Shares under the Plan, subject to the following terms and conditions.  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the SIFCO Industries, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”).
1.Award.  Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby grants to Grantee, as of the Grant Date specified above, an Award of ______ Performance Shares (“PSs”) which may be earned in accordance with Section 2.  This represents the maximum number of Performance Shares that can be earned.  Your target number of Performance Shares, awarded at Target Performance as defined in Section 2, is ________ (“Target Award”).  
2.Performance Vesting.  Subject to Sections 4, 5 and 6, the Company shall deliver to Grantee one share of Stock for each whole Performance Share that is earned in accordance with the following schedule:
	
			
	Performance Level Achieved
	3 Yr. Average EBITDA Margin Performance Measure
	Vested PSs for EBITDA Margin Performance Measure

	Minimum
	Performance goals to be inserted
	0%

	 
	Performance goals to be inserted
	50%

	Target
	Performance goals to be inserted
	100%

	 
	Performance goals to be inserted
	150%

	Maximum
	Performance goals to be inserted
	200%

    

Company shall interpolate amounts for the three year average EBITDA Margin performance results that fall between the minimum and maximum thresholds.  The Performance Measure achieved may be evaluated and adjusted as provided in Sections 13.6.5 and 13.6.6 of the Plan.
3.Delivery of Shares.  The number of shares of Stock that Grantee earns, if any, as a result of the vesting of Grantee’s PSs under Sections 2 will be delivered to Grantee within the Specified Date.  Before such delivery, the Committee shall certify in writing the number of Performance Shares that you have earned.  No fractional shares will be delivered pursuant to this Award.
4.Employment Termination.  Except as provided in Sections 5 and 6, if Grantee incurs a Separation from Service before the end of the Performance Period, this Award of Performance Shares shall be forfeited on the date of such Separation from Service.  In the event that Grantee is re-employed by the Company during the same Performance Period and after no more than twelve consecutive months of Separation from Service, Grantee’s Award will be reinstated.  At the conclusion of the Performance Period, the number of PSs earned will be prorated to reflect the number of full months of service completed during the Performance Period.
5.Retirement, Death or Disability.  If Grantee’s Separation from Service occurs during the Performance Period, because of Grantee’s retirement on or after the age of 65, death or Disability, Grantee will be entitled to a prorated portion of the PSs earned in accordance with Section 2, determined at the end of the Performance Period based on the ratio of the number of days Grantee is employed during the Performance Period to the total number of days in the Performance Period.  It is the intention of the Company and Grantee that this provision comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(2)(i), and that no PSs will vest and no shares of Stock will be delivered unless the Performance Measures are met as specified in Section 2 of this Award Agreement.  Any payouts/deliveries of Stock due as a result of Grantee’s death shall be paid to Grantee’s estate (or Grantee’s designated beneficiary) within the Specified Date after the end of the Performance Period as specified in Section 3 hereof.  
6.Change in Control.  
(a)    In General.  Unless previously forfeited, or limited pursuant to Section 6(b), the Award shall vest in full if (i) a Corporate Transaction occurs, and (ii) either (x) Grantee incurs a Separation from Service within twelve months following such Corporate Transaction, other than a Separation from Service by the Company for Cause or a Separation from Service by Grantee other than as a result of a reduction in Grantee’s title, duties or compensation, a proposed relocation of Grantee, or Grantee’s death or Disability; or (y) the Company does not survive as a standalone entity following such Corporate Transaction, or the Award is terminated in connection with the Corporate Transaction.      
(b)    Preclusion of Vesting in Certain Instances.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement or of any other agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a Grantee with the Company or any Affiliate, except an agreement, contract, or understanding that expressly addresses Section 280G or Section 4999 of the Code (an 

    

“Other Agreement”), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Grantee (including groups or classes of Grantees or beneficiaries of which the Grantee is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Grantee (a “Benefit Arrangement”), if the Grantee is a “disqualified individual,” as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code, any PS held by the Grantee and any right to receive any payment or other benefit under this Award Agreement shall not become vested (i) to the extent that such right to vesting, payment, or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Grantee under this Award Agreement, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements, would cause any payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Award Agreement to be considered a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code as then in effect (a “Parachute Payment”) and (ii) if, as a result of receiving a Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the Grantee from the Company under this Award Agreement, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Grantee without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute Payment.  
(c)    Time and Form of Payment.  Within 70 days after the close of the Corporate Transaction, the Company shall deliver, at its sole discretion, either (i) one share of stock for each vested PS, or (ii) the cash equivalent of one share of stock for each vested PS, which payout/delivery shall be in lieu of any payout/delivery under Section 2; provided that if such 70-day period begins in one calendar year and end in another, the Grantee shall not have the right to designate the year of payment; and, provided further, that the cash equivalent shall be determined using the imputed value as of the close of the Corporate Transaction.  The Company and Grantee acknowledge that Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(2)(v) applies to this Corporate Transaction situation. 
(d)    Award Agreement Controls.  Only the provisions of this Section 6, and not the provisions of any other change in control agreement or other agreement containing change in control provisions, shall apply to the Award.
7.Transferability.  The PSs shall not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner, whether by the operation of law or otherwise.  Any attempted transfer of the PSs prohibited by this Section 7 shall be null and void.
8.Adjustments.  The PSs shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the Plan.
9.Withholding.  Grantee is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes (including taxes of any foreign jurisdiction) which the Company is required to withhold at any time with respect to the PSs to satisfy its minimum statutory withholding requirements.  Such payment shall be made in full at Grantee’s election, by check made payable to the Company, or by Grantee’s tender of shares of Stock payable under this Award.  Shares of Stock tendered as payment of required withholding shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the date such withholding obligation arises or at the imputed value as of the close of the Corporate Transaction if the stock ceases to exist as a result of a Corporate Transaction. 

    

10.Miscellaneous.
(a)    Disclaimer of Rights.  Nothing contained herein shall constitute an obligation for continued employment.
(b)    Rights Unsecured.  Grantee only has the Company’s unfunded, unsecured promise to pay pursuant to the terms of this Award.  Grantee’s rights shall be that of an unsecured general creditor of the Company and Grantee shall not have any security interest in any assets of the Company.
(c)    Adjustment for Dividends.  Upon the declaration of any dividend on shares of Stock of the Company to shareholders of record as of a date after the end of the Performance Period but before the issuance of a stock certificate representing the earned Award, the number of PSs shall be increased by the number obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate amount of the dividend that would be payable to Grantee if each of Grantee’s PSs were issued and outstanding and entitled to dividends on the dividend shareholder of record date, by (y) the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock on the shareholder of record date.
(d)    Terms of Plan.  The Award is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which are incorporated into and shall be deemed to be a part of this Award, without regard to whether such terms and conditions are otherwise set forth in this Award.  In the event that there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Award and of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.
(e)    Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained herein is held by a court or a federal regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect, and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
(f)    Controlling Law.  The Award shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof.  Grantee agrees to irrevocably submit any dispute arising out of or relating to this Award to the exclusive concurrent jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Cleveland, Ohio.  Grantee also irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection Grantee may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute, and agrees to accept service of legal process from the courts of Ohio.
(g)    Section 409A Compliance.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Award and the Plan comply with Section 409A.  This Award and the Plan shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause the Award or the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force and effect unless or until amended to comply with Section 409A (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A and may be made by the Company without Grantee’s consent).

    

(h)    Headings.  Section and other headings contained in this Award Agreement are for reference purposes only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, defined or limit the scope, extent or intent of the Award or any provision hereof or of the Plan.
11.Definitions.  As used herein the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a)     “EBITDA Margin” means earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for LIFO, and then divided by Net Sales.  
(b)    “Performance Period” means the Company’s three (3) consecutive fiscal years commencing with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. 
(c)    “Specified Date” means any day during the period that begins on December 1, 2019, and that ends on February 15, 2020.  
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed, and the Grantee has hereunto set his or her hand, all as of the day and year first above written.  

	
		
	 
	SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:                                                               
Its:   President and Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 

	 
	GRANTEE:

Signature:Exhibit

SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. 2007 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated as of November 17, 2016)
AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Award Agreement”) is made as of the ________ between SIFCO Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and ______, an Employee of the Company (the “Grantee”). 
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore adopted the SIFCO Industries, Inc. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, it is a requirement of the Plan that an Award Agreement be executed to evidence the Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee. 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto have agreed, and do hereby agree as follows: 
1.    Grant and Issuance of Restricted Stock.  The Company hereby grants to the Grantee ______ shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”) on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.  The Company shall cause the Restricted Stock to be evidenced by a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”).  Simultaneous with the execution of this Award Agreement, the Grantee shall deliver to the Company an executed stock power, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”  Upon the date the Restricted Stock is evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent, the Grantee shall be a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Stock and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Stock, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and to receive any dividends and other distributions paid with respect to the Restricted Stock.  The executed stock power shall be held by the Company in its control for the account of the Grantee until the restrictions set forth in Section 2(a) of this Award Agreement lapse and the Grantee's right to the Restricted Stock vests pursuant to Section 2(b) of this Award Agreement (at which time the Restricted Stock shall be delivered to the Grantee) or, if earlier, until the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company and cancelled as provided in Section 2(c) of this Award Agreement.  
2.    Restrictions on and Vesting of the Restricted Stock.
(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this Award Agreement, none of the Restricted Stock held in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent (including any Restricted Stock issuable, but not yet issued) with respect to which the vesting requirements set forth in Section 2(b) of this Award Agreement have not been satisfied may be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of.  In the event that the Grantee purports or attempts to sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of his Restricted Stock in contravention of the previous sentence, then (i) such purported transfer, encumbrance or disposition shall be null and void, and (ii) all of such disposed (or purportedly disposed) Restricted Stock shall be immediately forfeited to the Company without notice for no consideration.  
(b)    The Grantee’s right to the Restricted Stock shall vest, and the restrictions set forth in Section 2(a) of this Award Agreement will lapse, on the earliest of: (i) November 15, 2019, provided that the Grantee remains an Employee as of such date; (ii) the date the Grantee ceases to be an Employee due to his or her death or Disability; or (iii) the day immediately preceding the date of a Corporate Transaction (as defined in the Plan), provided that the Grantee is an Employee as of such date (the “Vesting Date”).
(c)    In the event that prior to the Vesting Date, the Grantee resigns from the Company (other than by reason of death or Disability) or is terminated from the Company for any reason, the Restricted Stock shall be immediately and automatically forfeited to the Company without notice and for no consideration.  
3.    Taxes.  The Company shall have the right to require a person entitled to receive the Restricted Stock to pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company is or will be required to withhold with respect to such Restricted Stock (either upon vesting or upon the filing of any election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the Restricted Stock) before such Restricted Stock is evidenced by a book entry account.
4.    Delivery of Restricted Stock.  Entry of the Restricted Stock in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent, pursuant to this Award Agreement may be postponed by the Company for such period as may be required for it with reasonable diligence to comply with any applicable requirements of any federal, state or local law or regulation or any administrative or quasi-administrative requirement applicable to the sale, issuance, delivery or distribution of the Restricted Stock.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, require the Grantee to furnish the Company with appropriate representations and a written investment letter prior to the entry of the Restricted Stock in a book entry account maintained by the Transfer Agent.
5.    No Right to Continued Employment.  Nothing in this Award Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continued employment with the Company or interfere with or restrict in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee at any time for any reason.   Grantee remains an at-will Employee of the Company. 
6.    Acknowledgement.  Grantee acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of the Company’s affiliates, officer, members, Directors, agents or representatives has provided or is providing the undersigned with tax advice regarding the receipt, vesting and ownership of the Restricted Stock subject to this Award Agreement or any other matter, and the Company has urged the Grantee to consult with his or her own tax advisor with respect to the income taxation consequences of receiving, holding and disposing of the Restricted Stock subject to this Award Agreement.  
7.    Incorporation of Provisions of the Plan.  All of the provisions of the Plan pursuant to which the Restricted Stock is granted are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof as if specifically set forth herein, and to the extent of any conflict between this Award Agreement and the terms contained in the Plan, the Plan shall control.  To the extent any capitalized terms are not otherwise defined herein, they shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. 
8.    Invalidity of Provisions.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Award Agreement as a result of a violation of any state or federal law, or of the rules or regulations of any governmental regulatory body, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Award Agreement. 
9.    Waiver and Modification.  The provisions of this Award Agreement may not be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the parties hereto. 
10.    Interpretation.  In accordance with Section 3.1 of the Plan, all decisions or interpretations made by the Committee with regard to any question arising under the Plan or this Award Agreement, shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and the Grantee. 
11.    Multiple Counterparts.  This Award Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, all of which together shall constitute an original Award Agreement.  The execution by one party of any counterpart shall be sufficient execution by that party, whether or not the same counterpart has been executed by any other party. 
12.    Governing Law.  This Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed, and the Grantee has hereunto set his or her hand, all as of the day and year first above written. 
SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:      
Its:  President and Chief Executive Officer

GRANTEE
        
 Grantee Signature

Exhibit “A”
Stock Power

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto SIFCO Industries, Inc. ___________ shares of common stock, no par value, of SIFCO Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), evidenced in a book entry account maintained by the Company’s stock transfer agent, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of the Company to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:              
Grantee Signature

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