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EXHIBIT 4.1

LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC.

2007 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Section 1. Purpose

     The purpose of the LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to
advance the interests of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“LaCrosse Footwear”),
and its Subsidiaries (LaCrosse Footwear and its Subsidiaries hereinafter collectively, the
“Corporation”), by enhancing the Corporation’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified
personnel and aligning the long-term interests of participants with those of shareholders. This
Plan permits the grant of stock options and stock, each of which shall be subject to such
conditions based upon continued employment, passage of time or satisfaction of performance criteria
as shall be specified pursuant to the Plan.

Section 2. Definitions

	(a)	 	“Award” means a stock option or restricted stock granted to a Participant pursuant to the
Plan.
	 
	(b)	 	“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of LaCrosse Footwear.
	 
	(c)	 	“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as such is amended from time to time,
and any reference to a section of the Code shall include any successor provision of the Code.
	 
	(d)	 	“Committee” shall mean the committee appointed by the Board of Directors from among its
members to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 3.
	 
	(e)	 	“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, authorized for
issuance by LaCrosse Footwear.
	 
	(f)	 	“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
and any reference to a section of the Exchange Act shall include any successor provision of
the Exchange Act.
	 
	(g)	 	“Executive Officer” shall mean any “officer” of LaCrosse Footwear as such term is defined in
Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act.
	 
	(h)	 	“Fair Market Value” shall mean (i) if the Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market,
the closing per share sales price for the Common Stock on the date of grant as reported by the
NASDAQ Stock Market, or (ii) if the Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”), the closing per share sales price for the Common Stock on the NYSE on the date of
grant, or (iii) if the Common Stock is not traded on any such
exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of a Share last quoted on the

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date of grant by an established quotation service for over-the-counter securities. If there is
no such reported price for the Common Stock for the date in question, then such price on the
last preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

	(i)	 	“Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not otherwise an
employee of the Corporation.
	 
	(j)	 	“Participants” shall mean those individuals to whom Awards have been granted from time to
time and any authorized transferee of such individuals.
	 
	(k)	 	“Performance Award” means an Award that vests only upon the satisfaction of one or more of
the Qualifying Performance Criteria specified in Section 10(b).
	 
	(l)	 	“Plan” means the LaCrosse Footwear, Inc., 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan.
	 
	(m)	 	“Share” shall mean a share of Common Stock or the number and kind of shares of stock or other
securities which shall be substituted or adjusted for such shares as provided in Section 11.
	 
	(n)	 	“Subsidiary” means any corporation or entity in which LaCrosse Footwear owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power or economic interests
of such corporation or entity.

Section 3. Administration

     (a) Composition of Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The
Committee shall consist of two or more Outside Directors who shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors shall fill vacancies on the Committee and may from time to time
remove or add members of the Committee. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may
exercise any authority of the Committee under this Plan in lieu of the Committee’s exercise thereof
and in such instances references herein to the Committee shall refer to the Board of Directors.

     (b) Delegation and Administration. The Committee may delegate to one or more
separate committees (any such committee a “Subcommittee”) composed of one or more members of the
Board of Directors (who may but need not be members of the Committee) the ability to grant Awards
and take the other actions described in Section 3(c) with respect to any Participant who is not an
Executive Officer, and such actions shall be treated for all purposes as if taken by the Committee.
The Committee may delegate to one or more Executive Officers the authority to grant Awards to any
Participant who is not an Executive Officer within parameters established by the Committee. Any
action by any such Subcommittee or Executive Officer within the scope of such delegation shall be
deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee and references in this Plan to the
Committee shall include any such Subcommittee. The Committee
may delegate the administration of the Plan to an officer or officers of the Corporation, and
such administrator(s) may have the authority to execute and distribute

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agreements or other documents evidencing or relating to Awards granted by the Committee under this Plan, to maintain
records relating to the grant, vesting, exercise, forfeiture or expiration of Awards, to process or
oversee the issuance of Shares upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of an Award, to
interpret the terms of Awards and to take such other actions as the Committee may specify, provided
that in no case shall any such administrator be authorized to grant Awards under the Plan. Any
action by any such administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all
purposes to have been taken by the Committee and references in this Plan to the Committee shall
include any such administrator, provided that the actions and interpretations of any such
administrator shall be subject to review and approval, disapproval or modification by the
Committee.

     (c) Powers of the Committee. Subject to the express provisions and limitations set
forth in this Plan, the Committee shall be authorized and empowered to do all things necessary or
desirable, in its sole discretion, in connection with the administration of the Plan, including,
without limitation, the following:

(i) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to define
terms not otherwise defined herein;

(ii) to determine which persons are Participants, to which of such Participants, if any,
Awards shall be granted hereunder, and the timing of any such Awards;

(iii) to grant Awards to Participants and determine the terms and conditions thereof,
including the number of Shares subject to Awards and the exercise or purchase price of such
Shares and the circumstances under which Awards become exercisable or vested or are
forfeited or expire, which terms may but need not be conditioned upon the passage of time,
continued employment, the satisfaction of performance criteria, the occurrence of certain
events, or other factors;

(iv) to establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other
conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to
retain any Award;

(v) to prescribe and amend the terms of the agreements or other documents evidencing Awards
made under this Plan (which need not be identical);

(vi) to determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to
Section 12;

(vii) to interpret and construe the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan and the
terms and conditions of any Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such
provisions in good faith and for the benefit of the Corporation; and

(viii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of this Plan.

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     (d) Effect of Change in Status. The Committee shall have the discretion to
determine the effect upon an Award and upon an individual’s status as an employee under the Plan
(including whether a Participant shall be deemed to have experienced a termination of employment or
other change in status) and upon the vesting, expiration or forfeiture of an Award in the case of
(i) any individual who is employed by an entity that ceases to be a Subsidiary, (ii) any leave of
absence approved by the Corporation, (iii) any transfer between locations of employment with
LaCrosse Footwear or a Subsidiary or between LaCrosse Footwear and any Subsidiary or between any
Subsidiaries, (iv) any change in the Participant’s status from an employee to a consultant or
member of the Board of Directors, or vice versa, and (v) any employee who at the request of the
Corporation becomes employed by any partnership, joint venture, corporation or other entity not
meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary.

     (e) Determinations of the Committee. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations by the Committee regarding this Plan shall be final and binding on all
Participants. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant to making such
decisions, determinations and interpretations including, without limitation, the recommendations or
advice of any director, officer or employee of the Corporation and such attorneys, consultants and
accountants as it may select. A Participant or other holder of an Award may contest a decision or
action by the Committee with respect to such person or Award only on the grounds that such decision
or action was arbitrary or capricious or was unlawful, and any review of such decision or action
shall be limited to determining whether the Committee’s decision or action was arbitrary or
capricious or was unlawful.

Section 4. Participants

     Awards under the Plan may be granted to any person who is (i) an employee of the Corporation,
or (ii) a consultant who provides services to the Corporation; provided, that Non-Qualified Stock
Options shall be granted only to persons as to which the Corporation is the “service recipient,” as
such term is defined in Section 409A of the Code.

Section 5. Effective Date and Expiration of Plan

     (a) Effective Date. This Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on February 5,
2007 and will become effective on May 1, 2007 subject to shareholder approval at the 2007 Annual
Meeting of the shareholders of LaCrosse Footwear.

     (b) Expiration Date. The Plan shall remain available for the grant of Awards until
the earliest of (i) May 1, 2017 or (ii) the date on which all Shares available for issuance under
the Plan have been issued as fully-vested Shares. The expiration of the Committee’s authority to
grant Awards under the Plan will not affect the operation of the terms of the Plan or the
Corporation’s and Participants’ rights and obligations with respect to Awards granted on or prior
to the expiration date of the Plan.

Section 6. Shares Subject to the Plan

     (a) Aggregate Limits. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11, the
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number of Shares authorized for issuance as Awards under the Plan is Three Hundred
Thousand (300,000), plus any Shares reserved under (i) the LaCrosse Footwear 1997 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan, or (ii) the LaCrosse Footwear 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, each as amended, that are
not subject to a grant on May 1, 2007 or as to which the option award is forfeited on or after May
1, 2007. The Shares subject to the Plan may be either Shares reacquired by LaCrosse Footwear,
including Shares purchased in the open market, or authorized but unissued Shares. Any Shares
subject to an Award which for any reason expires or terminates unexercised or is not earned in full
may again be made subject to an Award under the Plan. The aggregate number of Shares available for
issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by three (3) Shares for each Share delivered in settlement
of any Restricted Stock Award, and one (1) Share for each Share delivered in settlement of a Stock
Option Award.

     (b) Tax Code Limits. The aggregate number of Shares subject to Stock Options
granted under this Plan during any calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed Fifty
Thousand (50,000). The aggregate number of Shares subject to Restricted Stock Awards granted under
this Plan during any calendar year to any one Participant shall not exceed Seventeen Thousand
(17,000). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the foregoing limitations shall
be subject to adjustment under Section 11, but only to the extent that such adjustment will not
affect the status of any Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code.

Section 7. Plan Awards

     (a) Award Types. The Committee, on behalf of the Corporation, is authorized under
this Plan to grant, award and enter into the following arrangements or benefits under the Plan
provided that their terms and conditions are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan:
stock options and restricted stock. Such arrangements and benefits are sometimes referred to herein
as “Awards.” The Committee, in its discretion, may determine that any Award granted hereunder shall
be a Performance Award.

(i) Stock Options. A “Stock Option” is a right to purchase a number of Shares at
such exercise price, at such times, and on such other terms and conditions as are specified
in or determined pursuant to the document(s) evidencing the Award (the “Option Agreement”).
The Committee may grant Stock Options intended to be eligible to qualify as incentive stock
options (“ISOs”) pursuant to Section 422 of the Code and Stock Options that are not intended
to qualify as ISOs (“Non-qualified Stock Options”), as it, in its sole discretion, shall
determine.

(ii) Restricted Stock. A “Restricted Stock” Award is an award of Shares, the
grant, issuance, retention, vesting, termination and/or forfeiture of which is subject to
such terms and conditions as are expressed in the document(s) evidencing the Award (the
“Restricted Stock Agreement”).

     (b) Grants of Awards. An Award may consist of one of the foregoing arrangements or
benefits or two or more of them in tandem or in the alternative.

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Section 8. Stock Options

     The Committee may grant Stock Options at any time and from time to time prior to the
expiration of the Plan to eligible Participants selected by the Committee. No Participant shall
have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to Stock Options hereunder
until said Shares have been issued. Each Stock Option shall be evidenced only by such agreements,
notices and/or terms or conditions documented in such form (including by electronic communications)
as may be approved by the Committee. Each Stock Option grant will expressly identify the Stock
Option as an ISO or as a Non-qualified Stock Option. Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan
need not be identical but each must contain or be subject to the following terms and conditions:

     (a) Price. The purchase price (also referred to as the exercise price) under each
Stock Option granted hereunder shall be established by the Committee. The purchase price per Share
shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The exercise
price of a Stock Option shall be paid in cash or in such other form if and to the extent permitted
by the Committee, including without limitation by delivery to the Company of Shares which shall
have been owned for at least six (6) months, withholding (either actually or by attestation) of
Shares otherwise issuable under such Stock Option, and/or by payment under a broker-assisted sale
and remittance program acceptable to the Committee.

     (b) No Repricing. Other than in connection with a change in the capitalization of
LaCrosse Footwear (as described in Section 11 of the Plan), the exercise price of an Option may not
be reduced without shareholder approval.

     (c) Duration, Exercise and Termination of Stock Options. Each Stock Option shall be
exercisable at such time and in such installments during the period prior to the expiration of the
Stock Option as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to make the timing
of the ability to exercise any Stock Option subject to continued employment, the passage of time
and/or such performance requirements as deemed appropriate by the Committee. At any time after the
grant of a Stock Option, the Committee may reduce or eliminate any restrictions on the
Participant’s right to exercise all or part of the Stock Option.

     (d) Suspension or Termination of Stock Options. If at any time (including after a
notice of exercise has been delivered) the Committee, including any Subcommittee or administrator
authorized pursuant to Section 3(b) (any such person, an “Authorized Officer”), reasonably believes
that a Participant has committed an act of misconduct as described in this Section, the Authorized
Officer may suspend the Participant’s right to exercise any Stock Option pending a determination of
whether an act of misconduct has been committed. If the Committee or an Authorized Officer
determines a Participant has committed an act of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment of any
obligation owed to the Corporation, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate disregard of Corporation
rules resulting in loss, damage or injury to the Corporation, or if a Participant breaches an
agreement between the Participant and the Corporation, makes an unauthorized disclosure of any
Corporation trade secret or confidential information, engages in any conduct constituting unfair
competition, or induces any customer to breach a contract with
the Corporation, neither the Participant nor his or her estate shall be entitled to exercise
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Stock Option whatsoever. Any determination by the Committee or an Authorized Officer with
respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all interested parties. For any
Participant who is an Executive Officer, the determination of the Committee or of the Authorized
Officer shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

     (e) Conditions and Restrictions Upon Securities Subject to Stock Options. Subject
to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee may provide that the Shares issued upon
exercise of a Stock Option shall be subject to such further conditions or agreements as the
Committee in its discretion may specify prior to the exercise of such Stock Option, including
without limitation, conditions on vesting or transferability, forfeiture or repurchase provisions.

     (f) Other Terms and Conditions. Stock Options may also contain such other
provisions, which shall not be inconsistent with any of the foregoing terms, as the Committee shall
deem appropriate.

     (g) ISOs. Stock Options intending to qualify as ISOs may only be granted to
employees of the Corporation within the meaning of the Code, as determined by the Committee. No ISO
shall be granted to any person if immediately after the grant of such Award, such person would own
stock, including stock subject to outstanding Awards held by him or her under the Plan or any other
plan established by the Corporation, amounting to more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Corporation. To the extent that the Option
Agreement specifies that a Stock Option is intended to be treated as an ISO, the Stock Option is
intended to qualify to the greatest extent possible as an “incentive stock option” within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Code, and shall be so construed; provided, however, that any such
designation shall not be interpreted as a representation, guarantee or other undertaking on the
part of the Corporation that the Stock Option is or will be determined to qualify as an ISO. If and
to the extent that any Shares are issued under a portion of any Stock Option that exceeds the
$100,000 limitation of Section 422 of the Code, such Shares shall not be treated as issued under an
ISO notwithstanding any designation otherwise. Certain decisions, amendments, interpretations and
actions by the Committee and certain actions by a Participant may cause a Stock Option to cease to
qualify as an ISO pursuant to the Code and by accepting a Stock Option the Participant agrees in
advance to such disqualifying action.

Section 9. Restricted Stock

     The Committee may grant Restricted Stock at any time and from time to time prior to the
expiration of the Plan to eligible Participants selected by the Committee. A Participant shall have
rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award hereunder
only to the extent specified in this Plan or the Restricted Stock Agreement evidencing such Award.
Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced only by such agreements, notices and/or terms or
conditions documented in such form (including by electronic communications) as may be approved by
the Committee. Awards of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan need not be identical but
each must contain or be subject to the following terms and conditions:

     (a) Terms and Conditions. Each Restricted Stock Agreement shall contain provisions
regarding (a) the number of Shares subject to such Award or a formula for determining such, (b)

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the
purchase price of the Shares, if any, and the means of payment for the Shares, (c) the performance
criteria, if any, and level of achievement versus these criteria that shall determine the number of
Shares granted, issued, retainable and/or vested, (d) such terms and conditions on the grant,
issuance, vesting and/or forfeiture of the Shares as may be determined from time to time by the
Committee, (e) restrictions on the transferability of the Shares and (f) such further terms and
conditions as may be determined from time to time by the Committee, in each case not inconsistent
with this Plan.

     (b) Sale Price. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee shall
determine the price, if any, at which Shares of Restricted Stock shall be sold or awarded to a
Participant, which may vary from time to time and among Participants.

     (c) Share Vesting. The grant, issuance, retention and/or vesting of Shares under
Restricted Stock shall be at such time and in such installments as determined by the Committee or
under criteria established by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to make the timing
of the grant and/or the issuance, ability to retain and/or vesting of Shares under Restricted Stock
subject to continued employment, passage of time and/or such performance criteria and level of
achievement versus these criteria as deemed appropriate by the Committee, which criteria may be
based on financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, the performance criteria for any Restricted Stock that is intended to
satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code
shall be a measure based on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the Committee
and specified at the time the Restricted Stock Award is granted.

     (d) Termination of Employment. The Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for the
forfeiture or cancellation of the Restricted Stock Award, in whole or in part, in the event of the
termination of employment or service of the Participant to whom it was granted.

Section 10. Other Provisions Applicable to Awards

     (a) Transferability. Unless the agreement or other document evidencing an Award
(or an amendment thereto authorized by the Committee) expressly states that the Award is
transferable as provided hereunder, no Award granted under this Plan, nor any interest in such
Award, may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in
any manner prior to the vesting or lapse of any and all restrictions applicable thereto, other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may grant an Award or amend an
outstanding Award to provide that the Award is transferable or assignable (a) in the case of a
transfer without the payment of any consideration, to any “family member” as such term is defined
in Section 1(a)(5) of the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
such may be amended from time to time, and (b) in any transfer described in clause (ii) of Section
1(a)(5) of the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the 1933 Act as amended from time to time,
provided that following any such transfer or assignment the Award will remain
subject to substantially the same terms applicable to the Award while held by the Participant
to whom it was granted, as modified as the Committee shall determine appropriate, and as a
condition to such transfer the transferee shall execute an agreement agreeing to be

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bound by such
terms; provided further, that an ISO may be transferred or assigned only to the extent consistent
with Section 422 of the Code. Any purported assignment, transfer or encumbrance that does not
qualify under this Section 10(a) shall be void and unenforceable against the Corporation.

     (b) Qualifying Performance Criteria. For purposes of this Plan, the term
“Qualifying Performance Criteria” shall mean any one or more of the following performance criteria,
either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Corporation as a
whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any
combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute
basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated
comparison group, in each case as specified by the Committee in the Award: (a) cash flow, (b)
earnings per share, (c) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization, (d) return on equity, (e)
total shareholder return, (f) share price performance, (g) return on capital, (h) return on assets
or net assets, (i) revenue or revenue growth, (j) income or net income, (k) operating income or net
operating income, (l) operating profit or net operating profit, (m) operating margin or profit
margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital, (p) market segment share,
(q) product release schedules, (r) new product innovation, (s) product cost reduction through
advanced technology, (t) brand recognition/acceptance, (u) product ship targets, (v) customer
satisfaction, or (w) inventory turns. The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of
performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that
occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs,
and (v) any extraordinary non-recurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations appearing in the Corporation’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year.
Notwithstanding satisfaction or completion of any Qualifying Performance Criteria, to the extent
specified at the time of grant of an Award, the number of Shares, Stock Options, or other benefits
granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such
Qualifying Performance Criteria may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further
considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

     (c) Dividends. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, no adjustment shall be
made in Shares issuable under Awards on account of cash dividends that may be paid or other rights
that may be issued to the holders of Shares prior to their issuance under any Award. The Committee
shall specify whether dividends or dividend equivalent amounts shall be paid to any Participant
with respect to the Shares subject to any Award that have not vested or been issued or that are
subject to any restrictions or conditions on the record date for dividends.

     (d) Documents Evidencing Awards. The Committee shall, subject to applicable law,
determine the date an Award is deemed to be granted. The Committee or, except to the extent
prohibited under applicable law, its delegate(s) may establish the terms of agreements or other
documents evidencing Awards under this Plan and may, but need not, require as a condition to
any such agreement’s or document’s effectiveness that such agreement or document be executed by the
Participant, including by electronic signature or other electronic indication of acceptance,

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and
that such Participant agree to such further terms and conditions as specified in such agreement or
document. The grant of an Award under this Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant
holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in this
Plan as being applicable to such type of Award (or to all Awards) or as are expressly set forth in
the agreement or other document evidencing such Award.

     (e) Additional Restrictions on Awards. Either at the time an Award is granted or
by subsequent action, the Committee may, but need not, impose such restrictions, conditions or
limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a
Participant or other subsequent transfers by a Participant of any Shares issued under an Award,
including without limitation (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b) restrictions
designed to delay and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales by the Participant or
Participants, and (c) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or
other transfers.

     (f) Subsidiary Awards. In the case of a grant of an Award to any Participant
employed by a Subsidiary, such grant may, if the Committee so directs, be implemented by LaCrosse
Footwear issuing any subject Shares to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the
Committee may determine, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the
Shares to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, such Award may
be issued by and in the name of the Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted on such date as the
Committee shall determine.

Section 11. Adjustment of and Changes in the Common Stock

     (a) The existence of outstanding Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of
LaCrosse Footwear or its shareholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments,
recapitalizations, reorganizations, exchanges, or other changes in the capital structure or
business of LaCrosse Footwear, or any merger or consolidation of LaCrosse Footwear or any issuance
of Shares or other securities or subscription rights thereto, or any issuance of bonds, debentures,
preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares or other securities of
LaCrosse Footwear or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of LaCrosse Footwear, or
any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or
proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise. Further, except as expressly provided
herein or by the Committee, (i) the issuance by LaCrosse Footwear of shares of stock or any class
of securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services,
upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion
of shares or obligations of LaCrosse Footwear convertible into such shares or other securities,
(ii) the payment of a dividend in property other than Shares, or (iii) the occurrence of any
similar transaction, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to Stock
Options or
other Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per Share, unless the Committee shall
determine, in its sole discretion, that an adjustment is necessary or appropriate.

     (b) If the outstanding Shares or other securities of LaCrosse Footwear, or both, for which

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the Award is then exercisable or as to which the Award is to be settled shall at any time be
changed or exchanged by declaration of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares,
extraordinary dividend of cash and/or assets, recapitalization, reorganization or any similar event
affecting the Shares or other securities of LaCrosse Footwear, the Committee shall appropriately
and equitably adjust the number and kind of Shares or other securities which are subject to this
Plan or subject to any Awards theretofore granted, and the exercise or settlement prices of such
Awards, so as to maintain the proportionate number of Shares or other securities without changing
the aggregate exercise or settlement price.

     (c) No right to purchase fractional Shares shall result from any adjustment in Stock Options
pursuant to this Section 11. In case of any such adjustment, the Shares subject to the Stock Option
shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.

     (d) All Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall become immediately exercisable,
without regard to any contingent vesting provision, upon the occurrence of any of the following
events: (i) the sale, liquidation or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
LaCrosse Footwear; (ii) a merger or consolidation of LaCrosse Footwear with one or more
corporations as a result of which, immediately following such merger or consolidation, the
shareholders of LaCrosse Footwear as a group hold less than a majority of the outstanding capital
stock of the surviving corporation; or (iii) as the result of a tender or exchange offer made
directly to the shareholders of LaCrosse Footwear, any person or entity, including any “person” as
such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), becomes the “beneficial owner”, as defined in the Exchange Act, of shares of the
Common Stock representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of LaCrosse Footwear.

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Section 12. Listing or Qualification of Common Stock

     In the event that the Board of Directors determines in its discretion that the listing or
qualification of the Shares available for issuance under the Plan on any securities exchange or
quotation or trading system or under any applicable law or governmental regulation is necessary as
a condition to the issuance of such Shares, a Stock Option may not be exercised in whole or in part
and a Restricted Stock Award shall not vest unless such listing, qualification, consent or approval
has been unconditionally obtained.

Section 13. Termination or Amendment of the Plan

     The Board of Directors may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan and the Board or the Committee
may to the extent permitted by the Plan amend any agreement or other document evidencing an Award
made under this Plan, provided, however, that LaCrosse Footwear shall submit for shareholder
approval any amendment (other than an amendment pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section
11) required to be submitted for shareholder approval by the rules of any exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Shares are listed for trading or that otherwise would:

	 	(a)	 	increase the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted under this Plan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	reduce the price at which Stock Options may be granted below the price provided for in
Section 8(a);
	 
	 	(c)	 	reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options;
	 
	 	(d)	 	extend the term of this Plan;
	 
	 	(e)	 	change the class of persons eligible to be Participants; or
	 
	 	(f)	 	increase the limits provided for in Section 6.

     In addition, no such amendment or alteration shall be made which would impair the rights of
any Participant, without such Participant’s consent, under any Award theretofore granted, provided
that no such consent shall be required with respect to any amendment or alteration if the Committee
determines in its sole discretion that such amendment or alteration either (i) is required or
advisable in order for the Corporation, the Plan or the Award to satisfy any law or regulation or
to meet the requirements of any accounting standard, or (ii) is not reasonably likely to
significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that any such diminishment has
been adequately compensated.

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Section 14. Participants in Foreign Countries

     The Committee shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures and sub-plans
as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of the laws of foreign countries in
which the Corporation may operate.

Section 15. Withholding

     To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Committee may
and/or a Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to LaCrosse Footwear for the satisfaction
of any withholding tax obligations that arise with respect to any Award or any sale of Shares.
LaCrosse Footwear shall not be required to issue Shares or to recognize the disposition of such
Shares until such obligations are satisfied. To the extent permitted or required by the Committee,
these obligations may or shall be satisfied by having LaCrosse Footwear withhold a portion of the
Shares of stock that otherwise would be issued to a Participant under such Award or by tendering
Shares previously acquired by the Participant.

Section 16. General Provisions

     (a) Employment At Will. Neither the Plan nor the grant of any Award nor any action
by LaCrosse Footwear, any Subsidiary or the Committee shall be held or construed to confer upon any
person any right to be continued in the employ of LaCrosse Footwear or a Subsidiary. LaCrosse
Footwear and each Subsidiary expressly reserve the right to discharge, without liability but
subject to his or her rights under this Plan, any Participant whenever in the sole discretion of
LaCrosse Footwear or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, its interest may so require.

     (b) Governing Law. This Plan and any agreements or other documents hereunder shall be
interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon and applicable federal
law. The Committee may provide that any dispute as to any Award shall be presented and determined
in such forum as the Committee may specify, including through binding arbitration. Any reference in
this Plan or in the agreement or other document evidencing any Award to a provision of law or to a
rule or regulation shall be deemed to include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar
effect or applicability.

     (c) Unfunded Plan. Insofar as it provides for Awards, the Plan shall be unfunded.
Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are granted
Awards under this Plan, any such accounts will be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience. The
Corporation shall not be required to segregate any assets which may at any time be represented by
Awards, nor shall this Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the
Corporation or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of stock or cash to be awarded under the
Plan.

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Section 17. Non-Exclusivity of Plan

     Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board of Directors nor the submission of this Plan to
the shareholders of the Corporation for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on
the power of the Board of Directors or the Committee to adopt such other incentive arrangements as
either may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of stock options or
restricted stock otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

Section 18. Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations

     This Plan, the grant and exercise of Awards hereunder, and the obligation of the Corporation
to sell, issue or deliver Shares under such Awards, shall be subject to all applicable federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental or regulatory
agency as may be required. The Corporation shall not be required to register in a Participant’s
name or deliver any Shares prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of such
Shares under any federal, state or local law or any ruling or regulation of any government body
which the Committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable. To the extent the Corporation is
unable to or the Committee deems it infeasible to obtain authority from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Corporation’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, the Corporation shall be relieved of any liability with
respect to the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not
have been obtained. No Stock Option shall be exercisable and no Shares shall be issued and/or
transferable under any other Award unless a registration statement with respect to the Shares
underlying such Stock Option or Award is effective and current or the Corporation has determined
that such registration is unnecessary.

Section 19. Liability of Corporation

     The Corporation shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as to: (a) the
non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Corporation has been unable to obtain from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Corporation’s counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder; and (b) any tax consequence
expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or
settlement of any Stock Option or other Award granted hereunder.

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EXHIBIT
4.1

LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC.

2001 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN,

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

Section 1. Establishment

     LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC. (the “Company”) hereby establishes a stock option plan for
Non-employee Directors, as described herein, which shall be known as the “LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC.
2001 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN, as AMENDED AND RESTATED” (the “Plan”). It is
intended that only nonstatutory stock options may be granted under the Plan.

Section 2. Purpose

     The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term growth and financial success of the
Company. The Plan is intended to secure for the Company and its shareholders the benefits of the
long-term incentives inherent in increased common stock ownership by members of the Board who are
not employees of the Company or its Affiliates. It is intended that the Plan will induce and
encourage highly experienced and qualified individuals to serve on the Board and assist the Company
in promoting a greater identity of interest between the Non-employee Directors and the shareholders
of the Company.

Section 3. Definitions

     The following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below, unless the context
otherwise requires:

     (a) “Affiliate” shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in
which the Company holds an equity, profit, or voting interest of more than fifty percent (50%).

     (b) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (c) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     (d) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.

     (e) “Fair Market Value per Share” shall mean (i) if Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Stock
Market, the closing per share sales price on the date of grant as reported by the NASDAQ Stock
Market, or (ii) if Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), the closing per share
sales price on the NYSE on the date of grant, or (iii) if Shares are not traded on any such
exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of a Share last quoted on the date of grant by an established quotation service for over-the-counter
securities. If there is no

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such reported price for Shares on the date in question, then such price
on the last preceding date for which such price exists shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

     (f) “Non-employee Director” shall mean a member of the Board who is not an employee of the
Company or any Affiliate.

     (g) “Shares” shall mean shares of common stock of the Company, $.01 par value per share, and
such other securities or property as may become subject to Options pursuant to an adjustment made
under Section 11 of the Plan.

Section 4. Effective Date of the Plan

     The effective date of the Plan is the date of its adoption by the Board, December 11, 2000,
subject to the approval and ratification of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company, and any
and all awards made under the Plan prior to such approval shall be subject to such approval.

Section 5. Shares Available for Options

     Subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 11, the number of Shares
which may be issued pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 250,000. Such Shares may be authorized
and unissued Shares or treasury shares. If, after the effective date of the Plan, any Options
terminate, expire or are canceled prior to the delivery of all of the Shares issuable thereunder,
then the number of Shares counted against the number of Shares available under the Plan in
connection with the grant of such Option, to the extent of any such termination, expiration or
cancellation, shall again be available for the granting of additional Options under the Plan. If
the exercise price of any Option granted under the Plan is satisfied by tendering Shares (by either
actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares tendered
shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for
delivery under the Plan.

Section 6. Plan Operation

     (a) Formula Plan. The Plan is intended to meet the “formula” plan requirements of Rule 16b-3
(or any successor provision thereto), as interpreted, adopted under the Exchange Act and
accordingly is intended to be self-governing.

     (b) Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board may, by
resolution, delegate part or all of its administrative powers with respect to the Plan. The Board
shall have all of the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include the
authority, within the limits prescribed herein, to establish the form of the agreement embodying
grants of Options made under the Plan. The Board shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan,
have the power to construe the Plan, to determine all questions arising thereunder
and to adopt and amend such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan as it may deem
desirable, such administrative decisions of the Board to be final and conclusive. Except to the
extent prohibited by applicable law, the Board may authorize any one or more of their number or the

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Secretary or any other officer of the Company to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the
Board.

Section 7. Nonstatutory Stock Option Awards to Non-employee Directors

     (a) Eligibility. Non-employee Directors shall automatically be granted Options under
the Plan in the manner set forth in this Section 7 for no cash consideration. A Non-employee
Director may hold more than one Option under the Plan in his or her capacity as a Non-employee
Director of the Company, but only on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. All
options granted to Non-employee Directors pursuant to the Plan shall be nonstatutory stock options
which do not qualify for special tax treatment under Code Sections 421 or 422.

     (b) Grants.

     (i) Initial Grant. Any person who first becomes a new Non-employee Director after
January 1, 2004, but prior to January 1, 2005, shall be granted an option (an “Option”) to purchase
three thousand (3,000) Shares under the Plan upon the latter of first becoming a Non-employee
Director or May 4, 2004. Any person who first becomes a new Non-employee Director on or after
January 1, 2005 shall be granted an Option to purchase five thousand (5,000) Shares under the Plan
upon first becoming a Non-employee Director.

     (ii) Annual Grants. On the first business day of January in each of 2001, 2002, 2003
and 2004, each Non-employee Director at such time shall be granted an Option to purchase three
thousand (3,000) Shares under the Plan. On the first business day of January 2005 and on the first
business day of January in each calendar year thereafter so long as the Plan remains in effect and
a sufficient number of Shares are available under the Plan, each Non-employee Director at such time
shall be granted an Option to purchase five thousand (5,000) Shares under the Plan.

     (iii) Terms. The price per Share of the Company’s common stock which may be purchased
upon exercise of an Option shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share
on the date the Option is granted. Such exercise price shall be subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 11 hereof. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 hereof,
the term of each Option granted to a Non-employee Director prior to May 1, 2007 shall be for ten
(10) years from the date of grant, and the term of each Option granted to a Non-employee Director
on or after May 1, 2007 shall be seven (7) years.

     (c) Option Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a
written agreement in such form as the Board shall from time to time adopt. Each agreement shall be
subject to, and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, the applicable terms of the Plan.

     (d) Option Period. No Option shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the effective date of the Plan. However, the term of any Option theretofore granted
may extend beyond such date. Options shall automatically be granted to Non-employee Directors
under the Plan only for so long as the Plan remains in effect and a sufficient number of Shares are
available hereunder for the granting of such Options.

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     (e) Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9 hereof, (i) an Option granted
prior to May 1, 2007 cannot be exercised prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant and
thereafter may only be exercised with respect to twenty percent (20%) of the Option Shares on and
after the first anniversary of the date of grant, with respect to forty percent (40%) of the Option
Shares on a cumulative basis on and after the second anniversary of the date of grant, with respect
to sixty percent (60%) of the Option Shares on a cumulative basis on and after the third
anniversary of the date of grant, with respect to eighty percent (80%) of the Option Shares on a
cumulative basis on and after the fourth anniversary of the date of grant and in full on and after
the fifth anniversary of the date of grant; and (ii) an Option granted on or after May 1, 2007
cannot be exercised prior to the first anniversary of the date of grant and thereafter may only be
exercised with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Option Shares on and after the first
anniversary of the date of grant, with respect to fifty percent (50%) of the Option Shares on a
cumulative basis on and after the second anniversary of the date of grant, with respect to
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Option Shares on a cumulative basis on and after the third
anniversary of the date of grant and in full on and after the fourth anniversary of the date of
grant.

Section 8. Exercise of Option

     An Option may be exercised, subject to limitations on its exercise and the provisions of
Section 9, from time to time, only by (i) providing written notice of intent to exercise the Option
with respect to a specified number of Shares; and (ii) payment in full to the Company of the
exercise price at the time the Option is exercised (except that, in the case of an exercise under
paragraph (iii) below, payment may be made as soon as practicable after the exercise). Payment of
the exercise price may be made:

     (i) in cash or by certified check,

     (ii) by delivery to the Company of Shares which shall have been owned for at least six (6)
months and have a Fair Market Value per Share on the date of surrender equal to the exercise price,
or

     (iii) by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of a properly
executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell or margin a
sufficient portion of the Option Shares and promptly deliver to the Company the sale or margin loan
proceeds required to pay the exercise price.

Section 9. Effect of Termination of Membership on the Board; Change of Control

     (a) If a Non-employee Director ceases being a director of the Company due to the director’s
voluntary decision to resign or voluntary decision not to stand for reelection to the Board, in
either case prior to reaching age 70, Options previously issued to such Non-employee Director shall
remain exercisable, to the extent they were exercisable at the time of termination, for a period of
three (3) months after such termination of service, subject to the condition that no Option shall
be exercisable after the expiration of the term of the Option.

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     (b) If a Non-employee Director ceases being a director of the Company for any reason other
than the reason identified in subparagraph (a) of this Section 9, then upon the date of termination
of service as a director all Options previously issued to such Non-Employee Director shall become
immediately exercisable, without regard to the vesting restrictions of Section 7(e), and such
Options shall remain exercisable for twenty-four (24) months after such termination, subject to the
condition that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the term of the Option.

     (c) All Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall become immediately exercisable, without
regard to the vesting restrictions of Section 7(e), upon the occurrence of any of the following
events: (i) the sale, liquidation or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets; (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more corporations as a result of
which, immediately following such merger or consolidation, the shareholders of the Company as a
group hold less than a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the surviving corporation; or
(iii) as the result of a tender or exchange offer made directly to the shareholders of the Company,
any person or entity, including any “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), becomes the “beneficial owner”,
as defined in the Exchange Act, of shares of the Common Stock representing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company.

Section 10. Transferability of Options

     The Options and rights under the Options are not assignable, alienable, saleable or
transferable by a Non-employee Director otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Non-employee Director only by such
individual or, if permissible under applicable law, by such individual’s guardian or legal
representative, except that a Non-employee Director may, to the extent allowed by the Board and in
a manner specified by the Board, (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the Option
after the Non-employee Director’s death; and (b) transfer any Option.

Section 11. Capital Adjustment Provisions

     In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares,
other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of
Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase
Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event
(individually referred to as “Event” and collectively referred to as “Events”) affects the Shares,
then an appropriate adjustment will be made in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan. Accordingly, the
Board shall adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares subject to the Plan and which
thereafter may be made the subject of Options under the Plan; (ii) the number and type of Shares
subject to outstanding Options; and (iii) the exercise price with respect to any Option
(collectively referred to as “Adjustments”); provided, however, that Options subject to grant or
previously granted to Non-employee Directors under the Plan at the time of any such Event shall

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be subject to only such Adjustments as shall be necessary to maintain the proportionate interest of
the Non-employee Directors and preserve, without exceeding, the value of such Options

Section 12. Amendment and Termination of the Plan

     The Plan shall terminate on December 11, 2010, unless sooner terminated as herein provided.
The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan. Termination of
the Plan shall not affect the rights of Non-employee Directors with respect to Options previously
granted to them, and all unexpired Options shall continue in force and effect after termination of
the Plan, except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions. Any
amendment to the Plan shall become effective when adopted by the Board, unless specified otherwise.
Rights and obligations under any Option granted before any amendment of this Plan shall not be
materially and adversely affected by amendment of the Plan, except with the consent of the person
who holds the Option, which consent may be obtained in any manner that the Board deems appropriate.

Section 13. General Provisions

     (a) Other Compensation. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or
any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements
for Non-employee Directors, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable
only in specific cases.

     (b) Rights of Directors. The grant of an Option to a Non-employee Director pursuant
to the Plan shall confer no right on such Non-employee Director to continue as a director of the
Company. Except for rights accorded under the Plan, Non-employee Directors shall have no rights as
shareholders with respect to Shares covered by any Option until the date of issuance of the stock
certificates to the Non-employee Director and only after such Shares are fully paid. No adjustment
will be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such
stock is issued.

     (c) Securities Laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company
shall have no liability to deliver any Shares under the Plan or make any other distribution of
benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable
laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and the
applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

     (d) Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules
and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws of
the State of Wisconsin and applicable federal law.

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

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