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Exhibit 10-r    
  

 
 

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN
  (2002 Restatement)    
  

        
First Effective September 1, 1990

As Restated Effective January 1, 2002 

  

 
 

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN
  (2002 Restatement)    
  

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
  

	 
	 
	 
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	PREAMBLES	 	1
	
SECTION 1    INTRODUCTION	
 	
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1.1	

Definitions	
 	

 
	 	 	1.1.1        Accounts	 	 
	 	 	1.1.2        Affiliate	 	 
	 	 	1.1.3        Annual Enrollment Period	 	 
	 	 	1.1.4        Annual Valuation Date	 	 
	 	 	1.1.5        Beneficiary	 	 
	 	 	1.1.6        Code	 	 
	 	 	1.1.7        Committee	 	 
	 	 	1.1.8        Compensation	 	 
	 	 	1.1.9        Disability	 	 
	 	 	1.1.10    Effective Date	 	 
	 	 	1.1.11    Employer	 	 
	 	 	1.1.12    ERISA	 	 
	 	 	1.1.13    Excess Compensation	 	 
	 	 	1.1.14    Excess Savings Agreement	 	 
	 	 	1.1.15    Event of Maturity	 	 
	 	 	1.1.16    Participant	 	 
	 	 	1.1.17    Plan	 	 
	 	 	1.1.18    Plan Statement	 	 
	 	 	1.1.19    Plan Year	 	 
	 	 	1.1.20    Principal Sponsor	 	 
	 	 	1.1.21    Recognized Employment	 	 
	 	 	1.1.22    Retirement Savings Plan	 	 
	 	 	1.1.23    Unit Share	 	 
	 	 	1.1.24    Valuation Date	 	 
	 	 	1.1.25    Vested	 	 
	 	1.2	Rules of Interpretation	 	 
	 	1.3	Transitional Rules	 	 
	
SECTION 2    ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT	
 	

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2.1	
Eligibility	
 	

 
	 	2.2	Special Eligibility Rule for Employees Eligible as of November 1, 2000	 	 
	 	2.3	Special Eligibility Rule for Transition Benefit	 	 
	 	2.4	Excess Savings Agreement	 	 
	 	 	2.4.1        Deferral Percentages	 	 
	 	 	2.4.2        Automatic Cancellation	 	 
	 	 	2.4.3        Voluntary Cancellation	 	 
	 	 	2.4.4        Form of Agreement	 	 
	 	 	2.4.5        Employer Administrative Error	 	 
	 	2.5	Specific Exclusion	 	 

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SECTION 3    ADDITIONS TO ACCOUNTS	
 	

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3.1	

Excess Savings Additions	
 	

 
	 	 	3.1.1        Amount	 	 
	 	 	3.1.2        Crediting the Account	 	 
	 	3.2	Fixed Match Additions	 	 
	 	 	3.2.1        Amount	 	 
	 	 	3.2.2        Crediting the Account	 	 
	 	 	3.2.3        Eligible Participant	 	 
	 	3.3	Performance Match Additions	 	 
	 	 	3.3.1        Amount	 	 
	 	 	3.3.2        Crediting the Account	 	 
	 	 	3.3.3        Eligible Participant	 	 
	 	3.4	Transition Benefit	 	 
	 	 	3.4.1        Amount	 	 
	 	 	3.4.2        Crediting the Account	 	 
	 	3.5	Nonduplication of Benefits	 	 
	
SECTION 4    ESTABLISHMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS	
 	

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4.1	

Participant Accounts	
 	

 
	 	 	4.1.1.        Establishment of Accounts	 	 
	 	 	4.1.2.        Adjustment of Accounts	 	 
	 	 	4.1.3.        Investment of Accounts	 	 
	 	 	4.1.4.        Rules	 	 
	 	4.2	Dividend Adjustment for Phantom Stock	 	 
	 	4.3	Antidilution Adjustment for Phantom Stock	 	 
	 	4.4	Not Funded	 	 
	
SECTION 5    VESTING ACCOUNTS	
 	

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5.1	

Full Vesting	
 	

 
	
SECTION 6    MATURITY	
 	

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6.1	

Events of Maturity	
 	

 
	 	6.2	Effect of Maturity upon Further Participation in Plan	 	 
	
SECTION 7    DISTRIBUTION	
 	

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7.1	

Time of Distribution	
 	

 
	 	7.2	Modification of Initial Designation and Failure to Designate	 	 
	 	7.3	Forms of Distribution	 	 
	 	7.4	Distribution in Cash	 	 
	 	7.5	Designation of Beneficiaries	 	 
	 	 	7.5.1        Right To Designate	 	 
	 	 	7.5.2        Failure of Designation	 	 
	 	 	7.5.3        Disclaimers of Beneficiaries	 	 
	 	 	7.5.4        Definitions	 	 
	 	 	7.5.5        Special Rules	 	 
	 	 	7.5.6        Spousal Rights	 	 
	 	7.6	Death Prior to Full Distribution	 	 
	 	7.7	Facility of Payment	 	 

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SECTION 8    SPENDTHRIFT PROVISIONS	
 	

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SECTION 9    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	
 	

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9.1	

Amendment and Termination	
 	

 
	 	9.2	Change in Control	 	 
	 	 	9.2.1        In General	 	 
	 	 	9.2.2        Special Definitions	 	 
	 	 	9.2.3        Amendment	 	 
	 	 	9.2.4        Termination of Employment	 	 
	 	 	9.2.5        Pending Distributions	 	 
	 	 	9.2.6        Commutation of Installments	 	 
	 	 	9.2.7        Not Amendable	 	 
	
SECTION 10    ADMINISTRATION	
 	

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10.1	

Authority	
 	

 
	 	10.2	Liability	 	 
	 	10.3	Procedures	 	 
	 	10.4	Claim for Benefits	 	 
	 	10.5	Claims Procedure	 	 
	 	 	10.5.1        Original Claim	 	 
	 	 	10.5.2        Claims Review Procedure	 	 
	 	 	10.5.3        General Rules	 	 
	 	10.6	Errors in Computations	 	 
	
SECTION 11    PLAN ADMINISTRATION	
 	

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11.1	

Principal Sponsor	
 	

 
	 	 	11.1.1        Officers	 	 
	 	 	11.1.2        Compensation and Organization Committee	 	 
	 	 	11.1.3        Board of Directors	 	 
	 	 	11.1.4        Amendment	 	 
	 	11.2	Conflict of Interest	 	 
	 	11.3	Administrator	 	 
	 	11.4	Service of Process	 	 
	
SECTION 12    DISCLAIMERS	
 	

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12.1	

Term of Employment	
 	

 
	 	12.2	Employment	 	 
	 	12.3	Source of Payment	 	 
	 	12.4	Guaranty	 	 
	 	12.5	Delegation	 	 
	

APPENDIX A	
 	

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN
  (2002 Restatement)    
  

        WITNESSETH: That 

        WHEREAS,
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "Principal Sponsor"), by resolution of its Board of Directors, has heretofore established and maintained a
nonqualified, unfunded, deferred compensation and supplemental retirement plan for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated eligible employees, which in its most restated
form, is embodied in a document effective January 1, 2001 and entitled "ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 401(k) Excess Plan (2001 Restatement);" and 

        WHEREAS,
The Principal Sponsor has reserved to itself the power to make further amendments of the Plan documents; and 

        WHEREAS,
It is desired to amend and restate the Plan documents to be a single document in the manner hereinafter set forth; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, The Plan documents are hereby amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2002, to read in full as follows: 

 
 
 

SECTION 1
  
    INTRODUCTION    
  

        1.1    Definitions.    When the following terms are used herein with initial capital letters, they shall have the
following meanings: 

        1.1.1    Accounts—the following Accounts will be maintained under the Plan for Participants: 

	(a)
	Total Account—for convenience of reference, the separate unfunded and unsecured general
obligation of the Employer established with respect to each person who is a Participant in the Plan in accordance with Section 2, including the Participant's Excess Savings Account, Fixed Match
Account, Performance Match Account and Transition Benefit Account. 
	(b)
	Excess Savings Account—the bookkeeping account maintained for each Participant to which is
credited the voluntary deferral amounts specified in Section 3.1. 
	(c)
	Fixed Match Account—the bookkeeping account maintained for each Participant to which
is
credited the fixed matching contribution amounts specified in Section 3.2. 
	(d)
	Performance Match Account—the bookkeeping account maintained for each
Participant to which
is credited the performance matching contribution amounts specified in Section 3.3. 
	(e)
	Transition Benefit Account—the bookkeeping account maintained for
each Participant to which
is credited the amount specified in Section 3.4. 

        1.1.2    Affiliate—a business entity which is under "common control" with the Employer or which is a member of an
"affiliated service group" that includes the Employer, as those terms are defined in section 414(b), (c) and (m) of the Code. A business entity, which is a predecessor to the
Employer, shall be treated as an Affiliate if the Employer maintains a plan of such predecessor business entity or if, and to the extent that, such treatment is otherwise required by regulations under
section 414(a) of the Code. A business entity shall also be treated as an Affiliate if, and to the extent that, such treatment is required by regulations under section 414(o) of the
Code. In addition to said required treatment, the Principal Sponsor may, in its discretion, designate as an Affiliate any business entity which is not such a
"common control," "affiliated service group" or "predecessor" business entity but which is otherwise affiliated with the Employer, subject to such limitations as the Principal Sponsor may impose. 

        1.1.3    Annual Enrollment Period—the time period designated by the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Corporate
Benefits Department during which eligible employees may, pursuant to rules established by the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Corporate Benefits Department, enroll in the Plan as Participants or
change their deferral percentages under the Plan. An Annual Enrollment Period for a Plan Year will end no later than December 31 of the preceding Plan Year. 

        1.1.4    Annual Valuation Date—each December 31. 

        1.1.5    Beneficiary—a person designated by a Participant (or automatically by operation of this Plan Statement) to
receive all or a part of the Participant's Total Account in the event of the Participant's death prior to full distribution thereof. A person so designated becomes a Beneficiary after the death of the
Participant with respect to whom the person is a Beneficiary. 

        1.1.6    Code—the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including applicable regulations for the specified section of the
Code. Any reference in this Plan Statement to a section of the Code, including the applicable regulation, shall be considered also to mean and refer to any later amendment or replacement of that
section or regulation. 

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        1.1.7    Committee—the Committee known as the ADC Retirement Committee, referred to in this Plan Statement as
Committee or Retirement Committee. 

        1.1.8    Compensation—Recognized Compensation as defined in the ADC Retirement Savings Plan, but for purposes of
this Plan, determined without regard to the limitation in section 401(a)(17) of the Code ($200,000 in 2002, and as subsequently adjusted for inflation). 

        1.1.9    Disability—a physical or mental condition resulting from injury or illness which is of such a nature that
it constitutes total disability as defined for purposes of the group long-term disability insurance program maintained by the Employer, whether or not the individual is actually covered by
such group long-term disability insurance program. 

        1.1.10    Effective Date—September 1, 1990. 

        1.1.11    Employer—the Principal Sponsor, any business entity affiliated with the Principal Sponsor that adopts the
Plan, and any successor thereof that adopts the Plan. 

        1.1.12    ERISA—the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including applicable regulations for the
specified section of ERISA. Any reference in this Plan Statement to a section of ERISA, including the applicable regulation, shall be considered also to mean and refer to any subsequent amendment or
replacement of that section or regulation. 

        1.1.13    Excess Compensation—Compensation for a Plan Year that exceeds the limitations in section 401(a)(17)
of the Code for such Plan Year ($200,000 in 2002, and as subsequently adjusted for inflation). 

        1.1.14    Excess Savings Agreement—the agreement which may be entered into by a Participant as provided in
Section 2.2. 

        1.1.15    Event of Maturity—any of the occurrences described in Section 6 by reason of which a Participant or
Beneficiary may become entitled to a distribution from the Plan. 

        1.1.16    Participant—an employee of the Employer who has satisfied the eligibility rules in Section 2 and
receives a credit under an Account pursuant to the rules of Section 3. An employee who has become a Participant shall be considered to continue as a Participant in the Plan until the
Participant's date of death or if earlier, the date upon which the Participant is no longer employed in Recognized Employment and upon which the Participant no longer has any Account under the Plan
(that is, the Participant has both received a distribution of all of the Participant's Total Account, if any). 

        1.1.17    Plan—the program of deferred compensation and supplemental retirement income benefit of the Employer
established for the benefit of employees eligible to participate therein, as first set forth in this Plan Statement. (As used herein, "Plan" refers to the legal entity established by the Employer and
not to the document pursuant to which the Plan is maintained. That document is referred to herein as the "Plan Statement.") The Plan shall be referred to as the ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
401(k) EXCESS PLAN." 

        1.1.18    Plan Statement—this document entitled ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN (2002
Restatement)" as adopted by the Principal Sponsor effective as of January 1, 2002, as the same may be amended from time to time thereafter. 

        1.1.19    Plan Year—the twelve (12) consecutive month period ending on any Annual Valuation Date. 

        1.1.20    Principal Sponsor—ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Minnesota corporation. 

        1.1.21    Recognized Employment—employment as a common law employee of the Employer in a position which is: 

	(a)
	classified
as Recognized Employment under the Retirement Savings Plan; and 

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	(b)
	is
at a salary grade for which the midpoint plus annual target cash incentive normally results in total target cash compensation equal to or greater
than the Code section 401(a)(17) compensation limit which is $200,000 in 2002 (and is periodically adjusted under the Code for cost of living increases.) 

        The
Employer's classification of a person at the time of inclusion or exclusion in Recognized Employment shall be conclusive for the purpose of the foregoing rules. No reclassification
of a person's status with the Employer, for any reason, without regard to whether it is initiated by a court, governmental agency or otherwise and without regard to whether or not the Employer agrees
to such reclassification, shall result in the person being included in Recognized Employment, either retroactively or prospectively. Any uncertainty concerning a person's classification shall be
resolved by excluding the person from Recognized Employment. 

        1.1.22    Retirement Savings Plan—the tax qualified defined contribution plan of the Principal Sponsor established
for the benefit of employees eligible to participate therein, as set forth in the document entitled "ADC RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN TRUST AGREEMENT (1999 Restatement)" as adopted by the Principal Sponsor
effective as of April 1, 1999, as the same may be amended from time to time thereafter. 

        1.1.23    Unit Share—a bookkeeping unit which is the equivalent of one (1) share of common stock of the
Principal Sponsor. 

        1.1.24    Valuation Date—the Annual Valuation Date and any day during which the New York Stock Exchange is open for
business or any other date chosen by the Committee. 

        1.1.25    Vested—nonforfeitable, i.e., a claim obtained by a
Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary to that part of an immediate or deferred benefit hereunder which arises from the Participant's service, which is unconditional and which is legally
enforceable against the Plan. 

        1.2    Rules of Interpretation.    An individual shall be considered to have attained a given age on the individual's
birthday for that age (and not on the day before). The birthday of any individual born on a February 29 shall be deemed to be February 28 in any year that is not a leap year.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan Statement or any election or designation made under the Plan, any individual who feloniously and intentionally kills a Participant or Beneficiary shall
be deemed for all purposes of this Plan and all elections and designations made under this Plan to have died before such Participant or Beneficiary. A final judgment of conviction of felonious and
intentional killing is conclusive for the purposes of this Section. In the absence of a conviction of felonious and intentional killing, the Employer shall determine whether the killing was felonious
and intentional for the purposes of this Section. Whenever appropriate, words used herein in the singular may be read in the plural, or words used herein in the plural may be read in the singular; and
the words "hereof", "herein" or "hereunder" or other similar compounds of the word "here" shall mean and refer to this entire Plan Statement and not to any particular paragraph or Section of this Plan
Statement unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary. The titles given to the various Sections of this Plan Statement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not part of this
Plan Statement, and they shall not be considered in determining the purpose, meaning or intent of any provision hereof. Any reference in this Plan Statement to a statute or regulation shall be
considered also to mean and refer to any subsequent amendment or replacement of that statute or regulation. This document has been adopted in the State of Minnesota and has been drawn in conformity to
the laws of that State and shall, except to the extent that federal law is controlling, be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota. 

        1.3    Transitional Rules.    The Employer may adopt such transition rules as necessary to implement the Plan
Statement effective January 1, 2002, including, but not limited to, permitting the execution of Excess Savings Agreements prior to that date. 

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SECTION 2
  
    ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT    
  

        2.1    Eligibility.    An employee is eligible to enroll in this Plan for a Plan Year if such employee: (i) is
in Recognized Employment on the November 1 immediately proceeding such Plan Year; and (ii) is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan for such Plan Year. 

        2.2    Special Eligibility Rule for Employees Eligible as of November 1, 2000.    Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary, any employee who was eligible to participate in this Plan on or before November 1, 2000 shall remain eligible to participate in this Plan for each Plan Year following
December 31, 2000 until such Participant's Event of Maturity pursuant to Section 6 of this Plan. Employees who are eligible to participate in this Plan pursuant to this rule shall not be
subject to the automatic cancellation rules in Section 2.4. 

        2.3    Special Eligibility Rule for Transition Benefit.    Any employee of the Employer or an Affiliate who, in a Plan
Year, receives: (i) Excess Compensation and (ii) a Transition Benefit under the ADC Retirement Savings Plan shall be eligible for a contribution under this Plan. 

        2.4    Excess Savings Agreement.    To enroll for participation in this Plan, an eligible employee must complete an
Excess Savings Agreement and deliver it to the Employer during the Annual Enrollment Period for the Plan Year in which the employee desires to participate in the Plan. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.4.2 and Section 2.4.3, an employee's Excess Savings Agreement shall remain in effect for each subsequent Plan Year. 

        2.4.1    Deferral Percentages.    Elections for Excess Savings Additions may be made in
increments of one percent (1%) and shall be equal to not less than one percent (1%) nor more than fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of the employee's Compensation. Such elections may be changed
during any Annual Enrollment Period. 

        2.4.2    Automatic Cancellation.    An employee's Excess Savings Agreement shall be
automatically cancelled upon the Participant's termination of employment or, if the Participant remains an employee of the Employer but is no longer in Recognized Employment, the employee's Excess
Savings Agreement shall be automatically cancelled effective as of December 31 of the Plan Year in which the employee is no longer eligible to participate in this Plan. 

        2.4.3    Voluntary Cancellation.    An eligible employee who has an Excess Savings Agreement
in effect may cancel completely the Excess Savings Agreement as of any December 31. Written notice of the cancellation must be delivered to the Employer during the Annual Enrollment Period for
the Plan Year in which the employee desires the cancellation to be effective. 

        2.4.4    Form of Agreement.    The Employer shall specify the form of the Excess Savings
Agreement, the form of any notices modifying the Excess Savings Agreement, and all procedures for the delivery and acceptance of forms and notices. 

        2.4.5    Employer Administrative Error.    Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the
contrary, the Employer, in its sole discretion, may modify or accept an eligible employee's Excess Savings Agreement during the Plan Year if the modification is necessary to correct an administrative
error made by the Employer or if the Plan Administrator has failed to initially enroll the Participant as of January 1. However, such modification shall only be to the extent necessary to
correct the error. 

        2.5    Specific Exclusion.    Notwithstanding anything apparently to the contrary in the Plan or in any written
communication, summary, resolution or document or oral communication, no individual shall be a Participant in the Plan, develop benefits under the Plan or be entitled to receive benefits under the
Plan (either for the individual or the individual's survivors) unless such individual is a 

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member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees (as that expression is used in ERISA). If a court of competent jurisdiction, any representative of the U.S. Department of Labor
or any other governmental, regulatory or similar body makes any direct or indirect, formal or informal, determination that an individual is not a member of a select group of management or highly
compensated employees (as that expression is used in ERISA), such individual shall not be (and shall not have ever been) a Participant in the Plan at any time. If any individual not so defined has
been erroneously treated as a Participant in the Plan, upon discovery of such error such individual's erroneous participation shall immediately terminate ab
initio and upon demand such individual shall be obligated to reimburse the Principal Sponsor for all amounts erroneously paid to that individual. 

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SECTION 3
  
    ADDITIONS TO ACCOUNTS    
  

        3.1    Excess Savings Additions.    

        3.1.1    Amount.    The Employer shall credit each Participant's Excess Savings Account with
the amount of deferred Compensation agreed to by each Participant pursuant to the Participant's Excess Savings Agreement. No excess savings additions shall be credited to an eligible employee's
account for a Plan Year prior to the date the employee has either: (i) contributed the maximum amount of voluntary pretax elective deferrals to the Retirement Savings Plan allowable under
Section 402(g) of the Code for the Plan Year; or (ii) earned Compensation that exceeds the limitations in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for such Plan Year. 

        3.1.2    Crediting the Account.    The amount of Excess Compensation deferred with respect to
each Participant shall be credited in dollar amounts to the Participant's Excess Savings Account as soon as administratively practicable following the last payroll cycle of a month for which the
Compensation was deferred. 

        3.2    Fixed Match Additions.    

        3.2.1    Amount.    The Employer shall credit each eligible Participant's Fixed Match Account
with an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the first six percent (6%) of reduction in Excess Compensation for each pay period which was agreed to by the Participant pursuant to an Excess
Savings Agreement. 

        3.2.2    Crediting the Account.    The fixed match addition which is made with respect to a
Participant shall be credited in dollar amounts to the Participant's Match Account as soon as administratively practicable following the last payroll cycle of a month for which the fixed match is
made. 

        3.2.3    Eligible Participant.    For purposes of this Section 3.2, a Participant shall
be an "Eligible Participant" for a Plan Year for any payroll cycle beginning after the date such Participant has completed one year of Eligibility Service (as determined under the Retirement Savings
Plan) with the Employer or an Affiliate. 

        3.3    Performance Match Additions.    

        3.3.1    Amount.    Each Plan Year, the Employer may (but shall not be required to) credit to
each eligible Participant's Performance Match Account a percentage of the eligible Participant's Excess Compensation that is determined each Plan Year. The percentage shall be the performance match
percentage, if any, determined for making performance match contributions for the Plan Year under the Retirement Savings Plan. The amount, if any, credited to each eligible Participant's Performance
Match Account for a Plan Year shall be a percentage (equal to the Performance Match Contribution percentage under the Retirement Savings Plan for such Plan Year) of the first six percent (6%)
reduction in Excess Compensation under this Plan which was agreed to by the Participant pursuant to an Excess Savings Agreement. 

        3.3.2    Crediting the Account.    The performance match addition which is made with respect
to an eligible Participant shall be credited in dollar amounts to the Participant's Performance Match Account as soon as administratively practicable following the Annual Valuation Date in the Plan
Year for which the addition is made. 

        3.3.3    Eligible Participant.    For purposes of this Section 3.3, a Participant shall
be an "eligible Participant" for a Plan Year only if such Participant is on the last day of such Plan Year an employee of the Employer or an Affiliate (including for this purpose any Participant who
then is on temporary layoff or authorized leave of absence or who, during such Plan Year, was inducted 

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into the Armed Forces of the United States from employment with the Employer) and, prior to or during such Plan Year, the Participant has completed one year of Eligibility Service (as determined
under the Retirement Savings Plan) with the Employer or an Affiliate. 

        3.4    Transition Benefit.    

        3.4.1    Amount.    For a Plan Year in which an employee is eligible for a transition benefit
under this Plan, the Employer shall credit a Transition Benefit Account established for such employee with an addition equal to the employee's Excess Compensation for such Plan Year multiplied by the
transition benefit percentage determined for such employee under the Retirement Savings Plan for such Plan Year. However, any transition benefit to be allocated and credited to a Participant's Account
which is in
excess of the maximum permissible addition which would have been contributed on behalf of the Participant under the Retirement Savings Plan but for the limitation on annual additions imposed under
section 415 of the Code shall be credited not to this Plan but to the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan. 

        3.4.2    Crediting the Account.    The transition benefit addition which is made with respect
to a Participant shall be credited in dollar amounts to the Participant's Transition Benefit Account as soon as administratively practicable following the last day of the calendar month for which the
addition is made. 

        3.5    Nonduplication of Benefits.    The Plan shall be construed to prevent the duplication of benefits provided
under any other plan or arrangement, whether qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, to the extent that such other benefits are provided directly or indirectly by the Employer. 

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SECTION 4
  
    ESTABLISHMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS    
  

        4.1.    Participant Accounts.    

        4.1.1.    Establishment of Accounts.    The Committee shall cause a bookkeeping account to be
kept in the name of each Participant which shall reflect the value the Participant deferral additions, fixed match additions, performance match additions, transition benefit additions, and any
earnings thereon, credited to each Account of a Participant. 

        4.1.2.    Adjustment of Accounts.    The Committee shall cause the value of each Account to be
increased (or decreased) from time to time for distributions, additions, investment gains (or losses) and expenses charged to the Account. 

        4.1.3.    Investment of Accounts.    Except as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3, amounts
credited to a Participant's Account will be adjusted for gains and losses to the same extent that equal amounts would have been adjusted if they had been invested as directed by the Participant in the
subfund or subfunds designated by the Committee. 

        4.1.4.    Rules.    The Committee shall establish additional rules for the adjustment of
Accounts, including the times when additions shall be credited under Section 3 for the purpose of crediting gains or losses under this Section 4. 

        4.2    Dividend Adjustment for Phantom Stock.    At such time that dividends are paid on common stock of the Employer,
the Unit Shares credited to the Participant's Account, if any, shall be increased by crediting in Unit Shares the amount of the dividend which would have been paid if the number of Unit Shares had
been shares of common stock of the Employer. 

        4.3    Antidilution Adjustment for Phantom Stock.    In the event that the outstanding shares of stock of the
Employer, of whatever class or series, are increased, decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Employer or of another corporation by
reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up, combination of shares, stock dividends or otherwise, then the number of Unit Shares
credited to the Participant's Account, if any, shall be adjusted so that the resulting number of Unit Shares shall be in the same ratio to the original number of Unit Shares as the number of shares of
stock of the Employer, of whatever class or series, outstanding immediately after the transaction described above giving rise to an adjustment hereunder bears to the number of shares of stock of the
Employer, of whatever class or series, outstanding immediately prior to the transaction. Adjustments shall be made as are necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits credited under
the Plan. 

        4.4    Not Funded.    The obligations of the Employer to make payments under this Plan constitutes only the unsecured
(but legally enforceable) promise of the Employer to make such payments, and the Participant shall have no lien, prior claim or other security interest in any property of the Employer. No fund, trust
or account (other than a bookkeeping account or reserve) will be established or maintained by the Employer for the purpose of funding or paying the benefits promised under this Plan. If such a fund is
established, the property therein shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Employer. The Employer will pay the cost of the Plan out of its general assets. All references to accounts,
accruals, gains, losses, income, expenses, payments, custodial funds and the like are included merely for the purpose of measuring the Employer's obligation to Participants in the Plan and shall not
be construed to impose on the Employer the obligation to create any separate fund for purposes of the Plan. 

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SECTION 5
  
    VESTING ACCOUNTS    
  

        5.1    Full Vesting. The Accounts of each Participant shall be fully (100%) Vested at all times. 

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SECTION 6
  
    MATURITY    
  

        6.1    Events of Maturity.    A Participant's Total Account shall mature and shall become distributable in accordance
with Section 7 upon the earliest occurrence of any of the following events while in the employment of the Employer of an Affiliate: 

	(a)
	the
Participant's death,

	(b)
	the
Participant's termination of employment, whether voluntary or involuntary,

	(c)
	the
Participant's Disability, or

	(d)
	termination
of the Plan; 

provided,
however, that a transfer from Recognized Employment to employment with the Employer or an Affiliate that is other than Recognized Employment shall not constitute an Event of Maturity. 

        6.2    Effect of Maturity upon Further Participation in Plan.    On the occurrence of an Event of Maturity, a
Participant shall cease to have any interest in the Plan other than the right to receive payment of all Accounts as provided in Section 7, adjusted from time to time as provided in
Section 4. 

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SECTION 7
  
    DISTRIBUTION    
  

        7.1    Time of Distribution.    Upon the occurrence of an Event of Maturity effective as to a Participant, the
Employer shall make or commence distribution of the Participant's Total Account (reduced by the amount of any applicable payroll, withholding and other taxes) as of one of the following times as the
Participant shall designate in writing prior to the first Plan Year in which the Participant first receives additions to the Participant's Accounts. 

	(a)
	Annual Valuation Date. Distribution may be made or commenced as of the Annual Valuation Date coincident
with or next following the Event of Maturity. Actual distribution shall be made or commenced in the calendar month immediately following the Annual Valuation Date or as soon thereafter as
administratively feasible.

	(b)
	Quarterly Valuation Date. Distribution may be made or commenced as of the quarterly Valuation Date
coincident with or next following the Event of Maturity. Actual distribution shall be made or commenced in the calendar month immediately following the quarterly Valuation Date or as soon thereafter
as administratively feasible. 

        7.2    Modification of Initial Designation and Failure to Designate.    

	(a)
	A
Participant may rescind the initial designation of the form of distribution made pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.3 by making a new designation on a form
designated by the Employer, provided that such new designation is made no later than the last day of the second Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which distribution is to commence. (By way of
example, a participation who receives a distribution in 2002 must make a new designation no later than December 31, 2000 for the new designation to be effective.)

	(b)
	A
Participant who fails to designate a time and form of distribution shall receive their distribution in a single lump sum (pursuant to the rules of
Sections 7.1 and 7.3) as of the quarterly Valuation Date coincident with or next following their Event of Maturity. 

        7.3    Forms of Distribution.    Distribution of the Participant's Total Account shall be made to the Participant or
the Beneficiary entitled to receive distribution (the "Distributee") in one of the following ways as the Participant shall designate in writing prior to the first Plan Year in which the Participant
first receives additions to the Participant's Accounts. 

	(a)
	Lump Sum. If the Distributee is either a Participant or a Beneficiary, in a single lump sum.

	(b)
	Five Annual Installments. If the Distributee is a Participant, in a series of substantially equal
installments payable annually over a term of five (5) years. If the Distributee is a Beneficiary of a Participant and distribution had commenced to the Participant over a five (5) year
period, in a series of substantially equal installments payable annually over the remainder of the five (5) year period. If the Distributee is a Beneficiary of a Participant and distribution
had not commenced prior to the Participant's death, in a series of substantially equal installments payable annually over a term of five (5) years. 

The
amount of the installment distribution to be made in substantially equal annual installments shall be determined by dividing the Account value as of the Valuation Date of the installment
distribution by the number of remaining installments (including the installment being computed). 

        7.4    Distribution in Cash.    The Employer shall make or commence distribution of the Participant's Total Account in
cash. The portion of the Participant's Account credited with Unit Shares of phantom stock to be distributed as of a Valuation Date shall be converted to a dollar amount based on the price of ADC
Telecommunications, Inc. common stock on the NASDAQ as of the close of the NYSE. 

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        7.5    Designation of Beneficiaries.    

        7.5.1    Right To Designate.    Each Participant may designate, upon forms to be furnished by
and filed with the Employer, one or more primary Beneficiaries or alternative Beneficiaries to receive all of a specified part of the Participant's Total Account in the event of the Participant's
death. The Participant may change or revoke any such designation from time to time without notice to or consent from any Beneficiary or spouse. No such designation, change or revocation shall be
effective unless executed by the Participant and received by the Employer during the Participant's lifetime. 

        7.5.2    Failure of Designation.    If a Participant: 

	(a)
	fails
to designate a Beneficiary,

	(b)
	designates
a Beneficiary and thereafter such designation is revoked without another Beneficiary being named, or

	(c)
	designates
one or more Beneficiaries and all such Beneficiaries so designated fail to survive the Participant, 

such
Participant's Total Account, or the part thereof as to which such Participant's designation fails, as the case may be, shall be payable to the first class of the following classes of automatic
Beneficiaries with a member surviving the Participant and (except in the case of the Participant's surviving issue) in equal shares if there is more than one member in such class surviving the
Participant: 

Participant's
surviving spouse

Participant's surviving issue per stirpes and not per capita

Participant's surviving parents

Participant's surviving brothers and sisters

Representative of Participant's estate. 

        7.5.3    Disclaimers of Beneficiaries.    A Beneficiary entitled to a distribution of all or a
portion of a deceased Participant's Total Account may disclaim his or her interest therein subject to the following requirements. To be eligible to disclaim, a Beneficiary must be a natural person,
must not have received a distribution of all or any portion of a Total Account at the time such disclaimer is executed and delivered, and must have attained at least age twenty-one
(21) years as of the date of the Participant's death. Any disclaimer must be in writing and must be executed personally by the Beneficiary before a notary public. A disclaimer shall state that
the Beneficiary's entire interest in the undistributed Total Account is disclaimed or shall specify what portion thereof is disclaimed. To be effective, duplicate original executed copies of the
disclaimer must be both executed and actually delivered to the Employer after the date of the Participant's death but not later than nine (9) months after the date of the Participant's death. A
disclaimer shall be irrevocable when delivered to the Employer. A disclaimer shall be considered to be delivered to the Employer only when actually received by the Employer. The Employer shall be the
sole judge of the content, interpretation and validity of a purported disclaimer. Upon the filing of a valid disclaimer, the Beneficiary shall be considered not to have survived the Participant as to
the interest disclaimed. A disclaimer by a Beneficiary shall not be considered to be a transfer of an interest in violation of the provisions of Section 8 and shall not be considered to be an
assignment or alienation of benefits in violation of federal law prohibiting the assignment of alienation
of benefits under this Plan. No other form of attempted disclaimer shall be recognized by the Employer. 

        7.5.4    Definitions.    When used herein and, unless the Participant has otherwise specified
in his or her Beneficiary designation, when used in a Beneficiary designation, "issue" means all 

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persons who are lineal descendants of the person whose issue are referred to, including legally adopted descendants and their descendants but not including illegitimate descendants and their
descendants; "child" means an issue of the first generation; "per stirpes" means in equal shares among living children of the person whose issue are referred to and the issue (taken collectively) of
each deceased child of such person, with such issue taking by right of representation of such deceased child; and "survive" and "surviving" mean living after the death of the Participant. 

        7.5.5    Special Rules.    Unless the Participant has otherwise specified in his or her
Beneficiary designation, the following rules shall apply: 

	(a)
	If
there is not sufficient evidence that a Beneficiary was living at the time of the death of the Participant, it shall be deemed that the Beneficiary
was not living at the time of the death of the Participant.

	(b)
	The
automatic Beneficiaries specified in Section 7.5.2. and the Beneficiaries designated by the Participant shall become fixed at the time of the
Participant's death so that, if a Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before the receipt of all payments due such Beneficiary hereunder, such remaining payments shall be payable to the
representative of such Beneficiary's estate.

	(c)
	If
the participant designates as a Beneficiary the person who is the Participant's spouse on the date of the designation, either by name or by
relationship, or both, the dissolution, annulment or the legal termination of marriage between the Participant and such person shall automatically revoke such designation. (The foregoing shall not
prevent the Participant from designation a former spouse as a Beneficiary on a form executed by the Participant and received by the Employer after the date of the legal termination of marriage between
the Participant and such former spouse, and during the Participant's lifetime.)

	(d)
	Any
designation of a nonspouse Beneficiary by name that is accompanied by a description of relationship to the Participant shall be given effect without
regard to whether the relationship to the Participant exists either then or at the Participant's death.

	(e)
	Any
designation of a Beneficiary only by Statement of relationship to the Participant shall be effective only to designate the person or persons
standing in such relationship to the Participant at the Participant's death. 

A
Beneficiary designation is permanently void if it either is executed or is filed by a Participant who, at the time of such execution or filing, is then a minor under the law of the state of the
Participant's legal residence. The employer shall be the sole judge of the content, interpretation and validity of a purported Beneficiary designation. 

        7.5.6    Spousal Rights.    No spouse or surviving spouse of a Participant and no person
designated to be a Beneficiary shall have any rights or interest in the benefits accumulated under the Plan including, but not limited to, the right to be the sole Beneficiary or to consent to the
designation of Beneficiaries (or the changing of designated Beneficiaries) by the Participant. 

        7.6    Death Prior to Full Distribution.    If a Participant dies after an Event of Maturity but before distribution
of the Participant's Total Account has been completed, the remainder of the undistributed Total Account shall be distributed in the same manner as herein before provided in the Event of Maturity by
reason of death. If, at the death of the Participant, any payment to the Participant was due or otherwise pending but not actually paid, the amount of such payment shall be included in the Total
Account which is payable to the Beneficiary (and shall not be paid to the Participant's estate). 

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        7.7    Facility of Payment.    In case of the legal disability, including minority, or a Participant or Beneficiary
entitled to receive any distribution under the Plan, payment shall be made, if the Employer shall be advised of the existence of such condition: 

	(a)
	to
the duly appointed guardian, conservator or other legal representative of such Participant or Beneficiary, or

	(b)
	to
a person or institution entrusted with the care or maintenance of the incompetent or disabled Participant or Beneficiary, provided such person or
institution has satisfied the Employer that the payment will be used for the best interest and assist in the care of such Participant or Beneficiary, and provided further, that no prior claim for said
payment has been made by a duly appointed guardian, conservator or other legal representative of such Participant of Beneficiary. 

Any
payment made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section shall constitute a complete discharge of any liability or obligation of the Employer. 

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SECTION 8
  
    SPENDTHRIFT PROVISIONS    
  

        No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any transmissible interest in any Account nor shall any Participant or Beneficiary have any power to anticipate,
alienate, dispose of, pledge or encumber the same while in possession or control of the Employer, nor shall the Employer recognize any assignment thereof, either in whole or in part, nor shall any
Account be subject to attachment, garnishment, execution following judgment or other legal process while in the possession or control of the Employer. 

        The
power to designate Beneficiaries to receive the Total Account of a Participant in the event of the Participant's death shall not permit or be construed to permit such power or right
to be exercised by the Participant so as thereby to anticipate, pledge, mortgage or encumber the Participant's Account or any part thereof, and any attempt of a Participant so to exercise said power
in violation of this provision shall be of no force and effect and shall be disregarded by the Employer. 

        This
Section shall not prevent the Employer from exercising, in its discretion, any of the applicable powers and options granted to them upon the occurrence of an Event of Maturity, as
such powers may be conferred upon them by any provision hereof. 

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SECTION 9
  
    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION    
  

        9.1    Amendment and Termination.    The Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC
Telecommunications, Inc. hereby reserves the power to unilaterally amend the Plan
Statement and to partially terminate or totally terminate the Plan and to reduce, suspend or discontinue its additions to the Plan, either prospectively or retroactively or both; provided that no
amendment or termination shall be effective to reduce or divest the Accounts of any Participant without such Participant's consent. The Retirement Committee is authorized to amend the Plan Statement
in any respect that does not materially increase the cost of the Plan. 

        9.2    Change in Control.    

        9.2.1    In General.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan Statement,
Section 9.2.3, Section 9.2.4, Section 9.2.5 and Section 9.2.6 shall take effect if and only if a Maturity Date (as defined in Appendix A) defined in the Retirement
Savings Plan) occurs effective as to this Plan following a Change in Control. A Maturity Date cannot occur if there is no Change in Control. A Maturity Date effective as to this Plan does not occur
merely because there is a Change in Control or merely because a Maturity Date occurs effective as to the Retirement Savings Plan. A Maturity Date following a Change in Control must be effective as to
this Plan. 

        9.2.2    Special Definitions.    For purposes of this Section 9.2, the special
definitions in Appendix A attached hereto shall apply. 

        9.2.3    Amendment.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan Statement, during the
two (2) years following the date of a Change in Control, the provisions of the Plan Statement may not be amended if any amendment would adversely affect the rights, expectancies or benefits
provided by the Plan (as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control), of any Participant, Beneficiary or other person entitled to payments under the Plan. The Plan may not be terminated or
merged with any other plan during the same two (2) year period. 

        9.2.4    Termination of Employment.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
Statement, the Total Account of any Participant actively employed on the date of a Change in Control who terminates employment for any reason including Good Reason, death, disability (as defined in
section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or Cause during the two (2) years following the date of the Change in Control shall be distributed in a single lump sum cash payment as soon as
administratively feasible after such termination. 

        9.2.5    Pending Distributions.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan Statement,
any distribution (whether lump sum or installment) which is pending but which has not actually been made or commenced on the date of a Change in Control shall be distributed in a single lump sum cash
payment as soon as administratively feasible after the date of the Change of Control. 

        9.2.6    Commutation of Installments.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
Statement, any remaining installments due to any Participant who terminated employment before the date of a Change
of Control shall be distributed in a single lump sum cash payment as soon as administratively feasible after the date of the Change of Control. 

        9.2.7    Not Amendable.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan Statement, this
Section 9.2 may not be amended to decrease any of the benefits which it provides during the two (2) years following the date of a Change in Control without the affirmative written
consent of a majority in both number and interest of the Participants actively employed on the date of the Change in Control. 

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SECTION 10
  
    ADMINISTRATION    
  

        10.1    Authority.    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full discretionary power and
authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to determine all factual and legal questions under the Plan, including but not limited to the entitlement of Participants and Beneficiaries, and the
amount of their respective interests. The Committee may delegate or redelegate to one or more persons, jointly or severally, and whether or not such persons are members of the Committee or employees
of the Employer, such functions assigned to the Committee hereunder as it may from time to time deem advisable. 

        10.2    Liability.    No member of the Committee and no director or member of the management of the Employer shall be
liable to any persons for any actions taken under the Plan, or for any failure to effect any of the objective or purposes of the Plan, by reason of insolvency or otherwise. 

        10.3    Procedures.    The Committee may from time to time adopt such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate to
assist in the administration of the Plan. 

        10.4    Claim for Benefits.    No employee or other person shall have any claim or right to payment of any amount
hereunder until payment has been authorized and directed by the Committee. 

        10.5    Claims Procedure.    Until modified by the Committee, the claims procedure set forth in this
Section 10.5 shall be the claims procedure for the resolution of disputes and disposition of claims arising under the Plan. 

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

	(a)
	the
specific reasons for the denial,

	(b)
	the
specific references to the pertinent provisions of this Plan on which the denial is based,

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

	(d)
	an
explanation of the claims review procedure set forth in this Section. 

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

        10.5.3    General Rules.    

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

	(b)
	All
decisions on original claims shall be made by the Committee and requests for a review of denied claims shall be made by the Committee.

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

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

	(e)
	The
decision of the Committee on an original claim or on a request for a review of a denied claim shall be served on the claimant in writing. If a
decision or notice is not received by a claimant within the time specified, the claim or request for a review of a denied claim shall be deemed to have been denied.

	(f)
	Prior
to filing a claim or a request for a review of a denied claim, the claimant or the claimant's representative shall have a reasonable opportunity
to review a copy of this Plan Statement and all other pertinent documents in the possession of the Employer and its Affiliates. 

        10.6    Errors in Computations.    The Committee shall not be liable or responsible for any error in the computation
of any benefit payable to or with respect to any Participant resulting from any misstatement of fact made by the Participant or by or on behalf of any Beneficiary to whom such benefit shall be
payable, directly or indirectly, to the Committee, and used by the Committee in determining the benefit. The Committee shall not be obligated or required to increase the benefit payable to or with
respect to such Participant which, on discovery of the misstatement, is found to be understated as a result of such misstatement of the Participant. However, the benefit of any Participant which is
overstated by reason of any such misstatement or any other reason shall be reduced to the amount appropriate in view of the truth (and to recover any prior overpayment). 

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SECTION 11
  
    PLAN ADMINISTRATION    
  

        11.1    Principal Sponsor.    

        11.1.1    Officers.    Except as hereinafter provided, functions generally assigned to the
Principal Sponsor shall be discharged by its Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. or delegated and allocated as provided herein. 

        11.1.2    Compensation and Organization Committee.    Except as hereinafter provided, the
Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. may delegate and redelegate and allocate and reallocate to one or more persons or to an
Employer of persons jointly or severally, and whether or not such persons are directors, officers or employees, such functions assigned to the Principal Sponsor hereunder as the Compensation and
Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. may from time to time deem advisable. 

        11.1.3    Board of Directors.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation and
Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. shall have exclusive authority, which may not be delegated, to act for the Principal Sponsor to terminate this
Plan. 

        11.1.4    Amendment.    The Principal Sponsor reserves the power to amend this Plan Statement
in any respect and either prospectively or retroactively or both: 

	(a)
	in
any respect by resolution of its Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of ADC Telecommunications, Inc.; and

	(b)
	in
any respect that does not materially increase the cost of the Plan by action of the Retirement Committee. 

        11.2    Conflict of Interest.    If any officer or employee of the Employer or any member of the board of directors of
the Employer to whom authority has been delegated or redelegated hereunder shall also be a Participant in the Plan, the Participant shall have no authority as such officer, employee or member with
respect to any matter specially affecting the Participant's individual interest hereunder (as distinguished from the interests of all Participants and Beneficiaries or a broad class of Participants
and Beneficiaries), all such authority being reserved exclusively to the other officers, employees or members as the case may be, to the exclusion of the Participant and the Participant shall act only
in the Participant's individual capacity in connection with any such material. 

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

        11.4    Service of Process.    In the absence of any designation to the contrary by the Principal Sponsor, the
Secretary of the Principal Sponsor is designated as the appropriate and exclusive agent for the receipt of service of process directed to the Plan in any legal proceeding, including arbitration,
involving the Plan. 

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SECTION 12
  
    DISCLAIMERS    
  

        12.1    Term of Employment.    Neither the terms of the Plan Statement nor the benefits hereunder nor the continuance
thereof shall be a term of the employment of any employee. The Employer shall not be obliged to continue the Plan. 

        12.2    Employment.    The terms of the Plan Statement shall not give any employee the right to be retained in the
employment of the Employer. 

        12.3    Source of Payment.    Neither the Employer nor any of its officers nor any member of its board of directors in
any way secure or guarantee the payment of any benefit or amount which may become due and payable hereunder to any Participant or to any Beneficiary or to any creditor of a Participant or a
Beneficiary. Each Participant, Beneficiary or other person entitled at any time to payments hereunder shall look solely to the assets of the Employer for such payments or to the Accounts distributed
to any Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, for such payments. In each case where Accounts shall have been distributed to a former Participant or a Beneficiary or to the person or any one
of a group of persons entitled jointly to the receipt thereof and which purports to cover in full the benefit hereunder, such former Participant or Beneficiary, or such person or persons, as the case
may be, shall have no further right or interest in the other assets of the Employer. 

        12.4    Guaranty.    Neither the Employer nor any of its officers nor any member of its board of directors shall be
under any liability or responsibility for failure to effect any of the objectives or purposes of the Plan by reason of the insolvency of the Employer. 

        12.5    Delegation.    The Employer and its officers and the members of its board of directors shall not be liable for
an act or omission of another person with regard to a responsibility that has been allocated to or delegated to such other person pursuant to the terms of the Plan Statement or pursuant to procedures
set forth in the Plan Statement. 

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APPENDIX A
  
    CHANGE IN CONTROL SPECIAL DEFINITIONS    
  

        For purposes of Plan Section 9.2, the following special definitions shall apply: 

	1
	"Acquiring
Person" shall mean any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such
person, is the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., but shall not include ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., any
subsidiary of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any employee benefit plan of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or of any subsidiary of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any entity holding
shares of common stock of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan.

	2
	"Affiliate"
and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act. (For purposes of this
Section 7.6, "affiliate" shall not have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1.2.4 of the Plan Statement.)

	3
	"Cause"
shall mean willful and continued failure by the employee to perform his duties or gross and willful misconduct including, but not limited to, wrongful appropriation of funds or
the commission of a gross misdemeanor or felony.

	4
	"Change
in Control" shall mean:

	4.1
	a
change in control of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), whether or not ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. is then subject to such reporting requirement;

	4.2
	the
public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that such person has become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.'s then outstanding securities, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3, excluding, however, any securities acquired directly from ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.); provided, however, that for purposes of this clause the term "person" shall not include ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., any subsidiary of ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any employee benefit plan of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or of any subsidiary of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any entity holding shares of common
stock of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan;

	4.3
	the
Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.'s Board of Directors; 

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	4.4
	consummation
of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of, ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (a
"Business Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners of ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.'s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own voting securities of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination having more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such resulting corporation and (B) at least a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the action of the Board of Directors of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. approving
such Business Combination;

	4.5
	approval
by the shareholders of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. of a complete liquidation or dissolution of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.; or

	4.6
	the
majority of the Continuing Directors determine in their sole and absolute discretion that there has been a change in control of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.. 

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	"Continuing
Director" shall mean any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., while such person is a member of the Board of Directors,
who is not an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an
Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and who (A) was a member of the Board of Directors on September 26, 1989, or (B) subsequently becomes a member of the Board
of Directors, if such person's initial nomination for election or initial election to the Board of Directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

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	"Eligible
Participant" shall mean each Participant: (i) who is actively employed on the date of a Change in Control, and (ii) who terminates employment for any reason
(including death) except for Cause during the two (2) years following the date of a Change in Control.

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	"Good
Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, except for the occurrence of such an event in connection with the termination or reassignment of the employee's
employment by ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any of its subsidiaries for Cause or by reason of disability (as defined in section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) or death:

	7.1
	the
assignment to the employee of employment responsibilities which are not of comparable responsibility and status as the employment responsibilities held by the employee immediately
prior to a Change in Control;

	7.2
	a
reduction in the employee's base salary as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

	7.3
	an
amendment or modification of the incentive compensation program of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. (except as may be required by applicable law) which affects the terms or
administration of the program in a manner adverse to the interest of the employee as compared to the terms and administration of such program immediately prior to a Change in Control;

	7.4
	the
requirement by ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. or any of its subsidiaries that the employee be based anywhere other than within fifty (50) miles of the employee's
office location immediately prior to a Change in Control, except for requirements of temporary travel on business of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. to an extent substantially consistent with the
employee's business travel obligations immediately prior to a Change in Control; or 

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	7.5
	except
to the extent otherwise required by applicable law, the failure by ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. to continue in effect any benefit or compensation plan, stock ownership
plan, stock purchase plan, bonus plan, life insurance plan, health-and-accident plan or disability plan in which the employee is participating immediately prior to a Change in
Control (or plans providing the employee with substantially similar benefits), the taking of any action by ADC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. which would adversely affect the employee's participation in, or materially reduce the employee's benefits under, any of such plans or deprive the employee of any
material fringe benefit enjoyed by the employee immediately prior to such Change in Control, or the failure by ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. to provide the employee with the number of paid
vacation days to which the employee is entitled immediately prior to such Change in Control in accordance with the vacation policy of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. as then in effect. 

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	"Maturity
Date" shall mean the eleventh (11th) business day following the date of a Change in Control. 

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN (2002 Restatement)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(k) EXCESS PLAN (2002 Restatement)

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

SECTION 2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT

SECTION 3 ADDITIONS TO ACCOUNTS

SECTION 4 ESTABLISHMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS

SECTION 5 VESTING ACCOUNTS

SECTION 6 MATURITY

SECTION 7 DISTRIBUTION

SECTION 8 SPENDTHRIFT PROVISIONS

SECTION 9 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 10 ADMINISTRATION

SECTION 11 PLAN ADMINISTRATION

SECTION 12 DISCLAIMERS

APPENDIX A CHANGE IN CONTROL SPECIAL DEFINITIONSPrepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

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SEPARATION AGREEMENT    
  

        This SEPARATION AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2001 (the "Signature Date"), is made and entered into between ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation ("ADC"), and Lynn J. Davis, an individual resident of the state of Minnesota ("Davis"). 

        BACKGROUND.    Davis
currently is employed by ADC as its President and Chief Operating Officer; and has announced to ADC that he intends to resign from his employment with ADC
on November 1, 2001. Davis acknowledges that ADC operates in a highly competitive industry and that the company will enhance its opportunities to succeed by establishing certain rights and
obligations designed to protect ADC's interests following his separation from the company. ADC is willing to provide the consideration set forth in this Agreement in exchange for the performance by
Davis of his undertakings and obligations under this Agreement. 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations incurred and benefits obtained hereunder, the sufficiency of which are acknowledged, ADC and Davis agree as follows: 

        1.    Resignation.    Davis hereby resigns from his employment as President and Chief Operating Officer of ADC
effective November 1, 2001 ("Effective Date"). Davis also hereby resigns from all those positions he holds as an officer, director or other capacity of any affiliate of ADC (collectively, the
"ADC Affiliates") as of the Effective Date. Upon Davis' resignation, ADC will have no further financial obligation to Davis, except as expressly described in this Agreement or as otherwise provided
upon termination of employment under the terms of any ADC deferred compensation, pension or employee welfare benefit plan in which Davis is currently a vested participant. 

        2.    Compensation and Benefits.    In consideration of the undertakings and covenants on the part of Davis as set
forth in this Agreement, and on condition of Davis' continuing performance of those undertakings and covenants, ADC agrees to provide the following compensation and benefits: 

        2.01    Base Salary.    Davis shall continue to receive base salary at his current level in accordance with ADC's
normal payroll procedures and policies through the Effective Date. 

        2.02    Incentive Compensation.    Davis acknowledges that no incentive compensation has been earned or is otherwise
payable to him under the terms of the ADC Management Incentive Plan ("MIP"). 

        2.03    Post-Separation Medical Benefits.    Following the Effective Date, ADC will provide Davis with
continuing medical benefits as follows: Upon his election of COBRA continuation coverage, ADC shall continue to pay an amount equal to the current employer contribution to medical benefits premiums
until such time as (a) Davis first becomes covered by another group medical coverage; (b) the termination of the COBRA continuation period; or (c) April 30, 2003, whichever
is earlier. 

        2.04    Severance Payments.    ADC shall pay to Davis a total of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), payable in
twenty-four (24) equal monthly installments commencing on November 30, 2001, subject to all applicable withholding for taxes. 

        2.05    Stock Options Grant.    ADC will recommend to the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of
Directors that as of the Effective Date, an option be granted to Davis to purchase one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of ADC's common stock, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the
ADC 1991 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and a Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the "Option Agreement") to be entered into by Davis and ADC, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Such
option would have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of ADC Common Stock on November 1, 2001 as determined in accordance with the Plan. 

 

        3.    Confidential Information/Intellectual Property.    As a condition precedent to ADC performing its obligations
hereunder, Davis shall execute and deliver to ADC the Employee Confidentiality, Invention, Copyright and Trade Secret Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Employee Invention
Agreement") on or prior to the Effective Date. 

        4.    Surrender of Records and Property.    On or prior to the Effective Date, Davis shall deliver promptly to ADC his
ADC facilities access card, SecurID Net Access card, and all records, manuals, books, blank forms, documents, letters, memoranda, notes, notebooks, reports, computers, computer disks, computer
software, computer programs (including source code, object code, on-line files, documentation, testing materials and plans and reports), designs, drawings, formulae, data, tables or
calculations or copies thereof, which are the property of ADC or any ADC Affiliate or which relate in any way to the business, products, practices or techniques of ADC or any ADC Affiliate, and all
other property, trade secrets and confidential information of ADC or any ADC Affiliate, including, but not limited to, all tangible, written, graphical, machine readable and other materials (including
all copies) which in whole or in part contain any trade secrets or confidential information of ADC or any ADC Affiliate which in any of these cases are in Davis' possession or under his control. 

        5.    Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation and Nondisparagement.    In consideration of the financial and other benefits to
be provided by ADC, and as a condition of ADC's obligations hereunder, Davis agrees as follows: 

        5.01    Agreement Not to Compete.    During the "Covered Period" (as defined below), Davis shall not, directly or
indirectly, engage in any "Competing Business Activity" (as defined below), in any manner or capacity (  e.g.  , as an advisor, principal, agent, partner, officer, director, investor, shareholder,
employee, member of any association or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
ADC's Chief Executive Officer. As used in this Agreement, "Covered Period" shall mean the period commencing on the Signature Date of this Agreement and ending November 1, 2003. As used in this
Agreement, "Competing Business Activity" shall mean the development, manufacture, sale, distribution or delivery (whether directly to the end customer or to third parties) of copper or fiber
connectivity, IP cable, photonic, digital wireless, DSL or other wireline access components, systems or equipment or software or systems integration services which enable communications service
providers to deliver communications services including high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses. 

        5.02    Geographical Extent of Covenant.    Davis acknowledges that ADC directly, or indirectly through ADC
Affiliates, currently is engaged in business on a worldwide basis. Consequently, Davis agrees that his obligations under this Section 5 to refrain from any Competing Business Activity during
the Covered Period shall apply in any market, foreign or domestic, in which: (a) ADC or, as applicable, an ADC Affiliate(s), operates during the term of the Covered Period; and (b) ADC
or, as applicable, an ADC Affiliate(s), has plans to enter as of the Effective Date. 

        5.03    Non-hire; Nonsolicitation; and Noninterference.    During the Covered Period, Davis shall not
directly or indirectly, or through the actions of any third party: (a) induce or attempt to induce any employee of ADC or any ADC Affiliate to leave the employ of ADC or such ADC Affiliate, or
in any way interfere adversely with the relationship between any such employee and ADC or such ADC Affiliate; (b) induce or attempt to induce any employee of ADC or any ADC Affiliate to work
for, render services to, provide advice to, or supply confidential business information or trade secrets of ADC or any ADC Affiliate to any third person, firm or corporation; (c) employ, or
otherwise pay for services rendered by, any employee of ADC or any ADC Affiliate in any business enterprise with which Davis may be associated, connected or affiliated in any manner; or
(d) induce or attempt to induce any customer,
supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of ADC or any ADC Affiliate to cease doing business with ADC or such ADC Affiliate, or in any 

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way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation and ADC or such ADC Affiliate. 

        5.04    Nondisparagement.    Davis agrees that he will not make any remarks (whether in public or private) disparaging
of ADC or any ADC affiliates, or their respective products, services, officers, directors, or employees, whether past or current. 

        6.    Consideration and Remedy for Breach.    

        6.01    Adequate Consideration.    Davis acknowledges and agrees that the benefits and compensation that ADC has
agreed to provide to him pursuant to this Agreement are adequate consideration for Davis' agreement to undertake all of the obligations and duties specified in this Agreement. 

        6.02    Remedies for Breach.    It is understood and agreed that, in the event of any breach of the undertakings and
obligations set forth in this Agreement by Davis, and in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available to it, ADC shall be entitled to: (a) refrain from making any further
payments which might otherwise be due to Davis under the terms of this Agreement and to void any options granted pursuant to Section 2.05 above which remain unvested at the time of such breach,
and (b) to recover from Davis all amounts previously paid to him under the provisions of this Agreement. Davis acknowledges that immediate and irreparable harm will result to ADC and/or the ADC
affiliates in the event of his breach of the terms of Section 5 of this Agreement and that it would be difficult to compensate ADC and/or the ADC affiliates fully for all damages which they may
incur as a result of any violation of these provisions. Accordingly, Davis specifically agrees that ADC and/or the ADC affiliates will be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief to
enforce the provisions of Section 5 of the Agreement and to restrain any violations thereof by Davis and/or his partners, agents, employers, employees, or other persons acting for or on behalf
of him, and that such relief may be granted without the necessity of proving actual damages. The right of ADC and/or the ADC affiliates to obtain injunctive relief will not diminish in any way their
right to claim and recover damages in addition to injunctive relief. It is further agreed, however, that in the event that any provisions set forth in Section 5 of the Agreement are determined
in any court proceedings to be overbroad or unreasonably restrictive in any respect, then these provisions shall nevertheless be enforced in all respects and to such extent as may be deemed by the
court to be reasonable. 

        7.    Release of Claims.    

        7.01    General Release.    By this Agreement, ADC and Davis also intend to settle any and all claims Davis has or may
have against ADC as the result of Davis' employment with ADC, as well as Davis'
contemplated separation from employment as of the Effective Date. In exchange for the consideration expressed here, Davis hereby completely releases and waives any and all claims, complaints, causes
of action, demands, suits, and damages, of any kind or character, which he has or may have against ADC and/or its employees, agents, officers, directors, counsel, predecessors, successors,
subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, and insurers and each and all thereof (collectively, the "Released Parties"), arising out of any acts, omissions, statements, conduct, decisions, behavior, or events
occurring on or prior to the Signature Date, including his contemplated separation from employment as of the Effective Date. 

        Davis
understands and accepts that his release of claims includes, but is not limited to, claims based upon: Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Americans
with Disabilities Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Minnesota Human Rights Act; or any
other federal, state or local statute, ordinance or law. Davis also understands that he is giving up all other claims, whether grounded in contract or tort theories, including but not limited 

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to: wrongful discharge; violation of Minn. Stat. §176.82; breach of contract; tortious interference with contractual relations; promissory estoppel; breach of the implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing; breach of express or implied promise; breach of manuals or other policies; breach of fiduciary duty; assault; battery; fraud; false imprisonment; invasion of privacy;
intentional or negligent misrepresentation; defamation, including libel, slander, discharge defamation and self-publication defamation; discharge in violation of public policy;
whistleblower; intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress; or any other theory, whether legal or equitable. 

        Davis
further understands that he is releasing, and does hereby release, any claims for damages, by charge or otherwise, whether brought by him or on his behalf by any other party,
governmental or otherwise, and agrees not to institute any claims for damages via administrative or legal proceedings against any of the Released Parties. Davis also waives and releases any and all
rights to money damages or other legal relief awarded by any governmental agency related to any charge or other claim. Davis and ADC agree that, by signing this Agreement, Davis does not waive any
claims arising after the Signature Date, except for any claims with respect to his contemplated separation from employment as of the Effective Date. It is further agreed that this release does not
include Davis' rights under this Agreement itself or any rights that may be provided on termination of employment under the terms of any ADC deferred compensation, pension or employee welfare benefit
plan in which Davis is currently a vested participant, nor does it include his present rights to indemnity under the by-laws of ADC and applicable law, which indemnification rights are
expressly reaffirmed. 

        7.02    Right to Revoke and Rescind.    Davis has been informed of his right to revoke this Agreement insofar as it
extends to potential claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act by informing ADC of his intent to revoke this Agreement within seven (7) calendar days following his date of execution
of this Agreement. Davis has likewise been informed of his right to rescind this release insofar as it extends to his release of claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) by delivering a
written rescission to ADC within fifteen (15) days after signing this Agreement. In either case, Davis must deliver any such revocation by hand within the applicable period or send it by
certified mail within the applicable period to Laura Owen, Vice President—Human Resources, ADC Telecommunications, Inc., P.O. Box 1101, Minneapolis, MN
55440-1101. If Davis exercises such right to revoke, ADC may at its option either nullify this Agreement, or keep it in effect in all respects other
than as to Davis' release of claims that he has revoked. If ADC chooses to nullify this Agreement, neither Davis nor ADC shall have any rights or obligations under it. 

        Davis
has also been informed that the terms of this Agreement will remain open for acceptance and execution by him for a period of twenty-one (21) days during which
time he may consult with legal counsel or other advisors of his choice and consider whether to accept this Agreement. No payments or benefits of any kind pursuant to this Agreement shall become due to
Davis until he has executed this Agreement. 

        7.03    Release of Claims Through Effective Date.    In exchange for the consideration expressed in this Agreement and
as a condition thereof, Davis further agrees that immediately upon his resignation from employment on November 1, 2001, he will execute a General Release of Claims in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C (the "Effective Date Release"), extending to any and all claims arising on or prior to the Effective Date. 

        8.    Miscellaneous.    

        8.01    Governing Law and Venue Selection.    This Agreement is made under and shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, or those of any other state of the United States of America, or of any other country,
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to this Agreement, including but not limited to any action brought pursuant to Section 6, will be venued in the State of Minnesota, Hennepin County District Court, or the United States
District Court for the District of Minnesota. Davis and ADC hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of these courts and waive any objection that such venue is inconvenient or improper. 

        8.02    Prior Agreements.    This Agreement (including other agreements specifically mentioned in this Agreement)
contains the entire understanding of the parties relating to the employment of Davis by ADC, Davis' separation from such employment, and the other matters discussed herein, and supersedes all prior
proposals, promises, contracts, agreements and understandings of any kind, whether express or implied, oral or written, with respect to such subject matter (including, but not limited to, any
proposal, promise, contract, agreement or understanding, whether express or implied, oral or written, by and between ADC and Davis), and the parties hereto have made no agreements, representations or
warranties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement which are not set forth herein or in the other agreements mentioned herein. 

        8.03    Withholding Taxes.    ADC may take such action as it deems appropriate to insure that all applicable federal,
state, city and other payroll, withholding, income or other taxes ("Taxes") arising from any
compensation, benefits or any other payments made pursuant to this Agreement are withheld or collected from Davis. 

        8.04    Amendments.    No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless made in writing
and signed by Davis and ADC. 

        8.05    No Waiver.    No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be
any estoppel to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, except by a statement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver or estoppel is sought. Any written waiver shall
not be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated, shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived, and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future
or as to any act other than as specifically set forth in the waiver. 

        8.06    Assignment, Successors.    This Agreement shall not be assignable, in whole or in part, by any party without
the written consent of the other party, except that ADC may, without the consent of Davis, assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any ADC Affiliate or to any corporation, firm or
other business entity with or into which ADC may merge or consolidate, or to which ADC may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets, or of which 50% or more of the equity investment and
of the voting control is owned, directly or indirectly, by, or is under common ownership with, ADC. After any such assignment by ADC, ADC shall be discharged from all further liability hereunder and
such assignee shall thereafter be deemed to be ADC for the purposes of all provisions of this Agreement. Both the rights and the obligations of ADC under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of,
and be binding upon, the successors (by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) and assigns of ADC. In the event that Davis dies before all monetary payments due to him under
Section 2.04 of this Agreement have been made, then all such payments shall continue to be made to the estate of Davis. 

        8.07    Severability.    To the extent any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be deleted from this Agreement as to such jurisdiction only, and the validity and enforceability of the remainder of such provision
and of this Agreement shall be unaffected. In furtherance of and not in limitation of the foregoing, Davis expressly agrees that should the duration of, geographical extent of, or business activities
covered by Section 5 of this Agreement be in excess of that which is valid or enforceable under applicable law in a given jurisdiction, then such provision, as to such jurisdiction only, shall
be construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities that may validly or enforceably be covered. Davis acknowledges the uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that
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the maximum extent (not exceeding its express terms) possible under applicable law in each applicable jurisdiction. 

        8.08    Press Release.    Davis acknowledges and agrees that ADC will issue a press release or other statements with
respect to Davis' resignation from employment following the Signature Date. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph. 

	

 	
 	
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 
	

 	
 	

By	

/s/  LAURA N. OWEN       

	 	 	Name:	Laura N. Owen
	 	 	Title:	Vice President, Human Resources
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	Davis 
	

 	
 	

/s/ Lynn J. Davis
 Lynn J. Davis

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