Document:

Form of Sale Participation Agreement

 Exhibit 10.12 
 FORM OF SALE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

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	To:	The Person whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof 

 Dear Sir or Madam: 
 You have entered into a Management
Stockholder’s Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Affinia Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and you (the “Stockholder’s Agreement”) relating to (i) the granting
to you by the Company of the Options (as defined in the Stockholder’s Agreement) to purchase shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) the purchase by you of the Purchased Stock (as defined in the
Stockholder’s Agreement). [In addition, you have entered into a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between you and the Company (the “RSU Agreement”) relating to the granting to you by the Company of
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) with respect to the Company’s Common Stock.] 
 Terms used in
this Agreement but not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings assigned such terms in the Stockholder’s Agreement. The undersigned, Cypress Merchant Banking Partners II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Cypress
Onshore”), Cypress Merchant Banking II C.V., a limited partnership formed under the laws of The Netherlands (“Cypress Offshore”), 55th Street Partners II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“55th
Street”) and Cypress Side-By-Side L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Side by Side”), hereby agree with you as follows, effective upon the date hereof:

 1. In the event that at any time Cypress Onshore, Cypress Offshore, 55th Street or Side by Side (together with any of its Affiliates, to the
extent provided for in Paragraph 8 hereof, the “Selling Investors”) proposes to sell for cash or any other consideration more than 25% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock owned by them from time to time in any
transaction other than (i) a Public Offering or (ii) a sale to an Affiliate of the Selling Investors, the Selling Investors will notify you or your Management Stockholder’s Estate or Management Stockholder’s Trust (collectively
with you, the “Management Stockholder Entities”), as the case may be, in writing (a “Notice”) of such proposed sale (a “Proposed Sale”) and the material terms of the Proposed Sale as of the date of
the Notice (the “Material Terms”) promptly, and in any event not less than 30 days prior to the consummation of the Proposed Sale and not more than five days after the execution of the definitive agreement relating to the Proposed
Sale, if any (the “Sale Agreement”). If, within 10 days after the Management Stockholder Entities’ receipt of such Notice, the Selling Investors receive from the Management

 
Stockholder Entities a written request (a “Request”) to include Common Stock held by the Management Stockholder Entities in the Proposed Sale (which Request shall be irrevocable
unless (a) there shall be a material adverse change in the Material Terms or (b) otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Management Stockholder Entities and the Selling Investor(s)), the Common Stock held by you will be so included
as provided herein; provided that only one Request, which shall be executed by the Management Stockholder Entities, may be delivered with respect to any Proposed Sale for Common Stock held by the Management Stockholder Entities. Promptly after the
execution of the Sale Agreement, the Selling Investors will furnish the Management Stockholder Entities with a copy of the Sale Agreement, if any. 
 2. (a) The number of shares of Common Stock which the Management Stockholder Entities will be permitted to include in a Proposed Sale pursuant to a Request will be the product of (i) the sum of
the number of shares of Common Stock then owned by the Management Stockholder Entities (and held pursuant to the Stockholder’s Agreement) plus all shares of Common Stock which you are then entitled to acquire under any unexercised
portions of the Options [or are deliverable in respect of RSUs], to the extent such portions are then exercisable or [deliverable or] would become exercisable [or deliverable] as a result of the consummation of the Proposed Sale, multiplied
by (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be purchased by the buyer in the Proposed Sale and (B) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of
Common Stock owned, or which would be owned upon exercise of any exercisable portion of the Options [or would be deliverable in respect of RSUs] (to the extent any such portions of the Options are then exercisable or would become exercisable[, or
any such Common Stock would become deliverable in respect of RSUs,] as a result of the consummation of the Proposed Sale), by the Selling Investors, the Management Stockholder Entities and other holders of shares of Common Stock who have been
granted the same rights granted to the Management Stockholder Entities to participate in the Proposed Sale (an “Eligible Holder”), as the case may be. 
 (b) If one or more Eligible Holders elect not to include the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which such holders would have been permitted to include in a Proposed Sale pursuant to Paragraph 2(a)
(such non-included shares, the “Eligible Shares”), then each of the Selling Investors, the Management Stockholder Entities or the remaining Eligible Holders, or any of them, will have the right to sell in the Proposed Sale a number
of additional shares of their Common Stock equal to their pro rata portion of the number of Eligible Shares, based on the relative number of shares of Common Stock then held by each such holder plus all shares of Common Stock which each such
holder would then be entitled to acquire under any unexercised portion of the Options [or which would be deliverable in respect of RSUs], to the extent such portions are then exercisable or would become exercisable [or deliverable] as a result of
the consummation of the Proposed Sale, and such additional shares of Common Stock which any such holder or holders propose to sell shall not be included in any calculation made pursuant to Paragraph 2(a) for the purpose of determining the
number of shares of Common Stock which the Management Stockholder Entities will be permitted to include in a Proposed Sale. The Selling Investors, or any of them, will have the right to sell in the Proposed Sale additional shares of Common Stock
owned by them equal to the number, if any, of remaining Eligible Shares after giving effect to the foregoing. 
  

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 3. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, shares of Common Stock subject to a Request
will be included in a Proposed Sale pursuant hereto and in any agreements with purchasers relating thereto on the same terms and subject to the same conditions applicable to the shares of Common Stock which the Selling Investors propose to sell in
the Proposed Sale. Such terms and conditions shall include, without limitation: the pro rata reduction of the number of shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Selling Investors, the Management Stockholder Entities and any Eligible Holders to be
included in the Proposed Sale if required by the party proposing such Sale; the sale price; the form of consideration; the payment of fees, commissions and expenses; the provision of, and representation and warranty as to, information reasonably
requested by the Selling Investors covering matters regarding the Management Stockholder Entities’ ownership of shares; and the provision of requisite indemnification; provided that any indemnification provided by the Management
Stockholder Entities shall be a several and not joint obligation and pro rata (based on the consideration you and the Management Stockholder Entities receive in such Proposed Sale relative to Cypress and the other holders of equity [or] [,] options
[or RSUs]). 
 4. Upon delivering a Request, the Management Stockholder Entities will, if requested by the Selling Investors,
execute and deliver a custody agreement and power of attorney in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Selling Investors with respect to the shares of Common Stock which are to be sold by the Management Stockholder Entities pursuant
hereto (a “Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney”). The Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney will contain customary provisions and will provide, among other things, that the Management Stockholder Entities will deliver to and
deposit in custody with the custodian and attorney-in-fact named therein a certificate or certificates (if such shares are certificated) representing such shares of Common Stock (duly endorsed in blank by the registered owner or owners thereof) and
irrevocably appoint said custodian and attorney-in-fact as the Management Stockholder Entities’ agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to act under the Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney on the Management Stockholder
Entities’ behalf with respect to the matters specified therein. 
 5. The Management Stockholder Entities’ right
pursuant hereto to participate in a Proposed Sale shall be contingent on the Management Stockholder Entities’ respective willingness to execute such documents in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Selling Investors.

 6. (a) In the event of a Proposed Sale pursuant to Section 1 hereof, the Selling Investors may elect, by so specifying
in the Notice, to require the Management Stockholder Entities to, and the Management Stockholder Entities shall, participate in such Proposed Sale to the same extent calculated pursuant to Paragraph 2(a) above, in accordance with the terms and
provisions of Paragraph 3 hereof; provided, however, that in such event, the order in which the shares of Common Stock held by the Management Stockholder Entities shall be required to be sold shall be: first, any shares of Common
Stock then held by the Management Stockholder Entities that constitute Purchased Stock; [and] second, any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of any exercisable portion of the Options[; and third, any shares of Common Stock
delivered in respect of RSUs]. 

  
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 (b) In the event of a transaction which results in a Change in Control (but is not a
Proposed Sale in which the Selling Investors have exercised their rights pursuant to Paragraph 6(a) or the Management Stockholder Entities have exercised their rights pursuant to Paragraph 1 (a “Proposed Transaction”)), you agree,
for yourself and on behalf of the Management Stockholder Entities, to bear, on a several and not joint basis, your share of any fees, commissions, adjustments to purchase price, expenses or indemnities borne by the Selling Investors on a pro rata
basis (based on the consideration you and the Management Stockholder Entities receive in such Change in Control relative to Cypress and the other holders of equity [or] [,] options [or RSUs]). 

7. The obligations of the Selling Investors hereunder shall extend only to the Management Stockholder Entities, and none of the
Management Stockholder Entities’ successors or assigns shall have any rights pursuant hereto. 
 8. If the Selling
Investors or any of them transfer any of their interests in the Company to an Affiliate of any of the Selling Investors, as a condition precedent to such transfer, such Affiliate shall agree in writing to assume the obligations hereunder of the
Selling Investors. 
 9. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the occurrence of a Qualified
Public Offering. 
 10. All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing. Any notice or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) upon electronic confirmation of facsimile, (ii) one business day following the date sent when sent by overnight delivery and (iii) five business days following the date mailed
when mailed by registered or certified mail return receipt requested and postage prepaid, in each case as follows: 
 If to the
Selling Investors, to them at the following address: 
 Cypress Group 

437 Madison Avenue 

33rd Floor 
 New York, New York 10022 
 Attn:   Joseph E. Parzick

 Tel:     (212) 705-0186 

Fax:     (212) 705-0199 

with a copy to: 
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 
 425 Lexington Avenue

 New York, New York 10017 

Attn:   Vincent Pagano, Jr. 

Tel:     (212) 455-3125 

Fax:     (212) 455-2502 

  
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 If to the Company, to the Company at the following address: 

Affinia Group Holdings Inc. 
 1101 Technology Drive 
 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 

Attention: Steven E. Keller, General Counsel 

with a copy to: 
 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 
 425 Lexington Avenue

 New York, New York 10017 

Attn:   Vincent Pagano, Jr. 

Tel:     (212) 455-3125 

Fax:     (212) 455-2502 
 If to you, to you at the address first set forth above herein; 
 If to your
Management Stockholder’s Estate or Management Stockholder’s Trust, to the address provided to the Company by such entity; 
 or at
such other address as any of the above shall have specified by notice in writing delivered to the others by certified mail. 

11. The laws of the State of Delaware (or if the Company reincorporates in another state, of that state) shall govern the interpretation,
validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement. You hereby irrevocably waive any right that you may have had to bring an action in any court, domestic or foreign, or before any similar domestic or foreign authority with respect to this
Agreement. 
 12. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 
 13. It is
the understanding of the undersigned that you are aware that no Proposed Sale is contemplated and that such a sale may never occur. 
 [Signatures on next page] 
  

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 If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreement, please acknowledge your acceptance
thereof in the space provided below for that purpose. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,
  

CYPRESS MERCHANT BANKING PARTNERS II L.P.

		
	By:	 	Cypress Associates II LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title: Managing Member

  

			
	55TH STREET PARTNERS II L.P.
		
	By:	 	Cypress Associates II LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title: Managing Member

  

			
	CYPRESS MERCHANT BANKING II C.V.
		
	By:	 	Cypress Associates II LLC, its managing general partner
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title: Managing Member

  

			
	CYPRESS SIDE-BY-SIDE L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 Mgmt Sale Participation
Agreement – Signature Page 
  

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	Accepted and agreed this              day of    
          2010.
		
	Signature:	 	 
	Print Name:	 	 

 Mgmt Sale Participation Agreement
– Signature Page 
  

 7Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.29 
 AFFINIA GROUP HOLDINGS INC. 
 2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

			
	Participant:	  	Date of Grant:                     ,
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	Number of RSUs:	  	

 1. Grant of RSUs. The Company hereby grants the number of restricted stock units
(“RSUs”) listed above to the Participant, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This grant is made pursuant to the terms of the Affinia Group Holdings Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Plan, as
amended from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement. Each RSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive a Share on the date(s) specified herein. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. 
 2. Vesting/Form and Timing of Issuance or
Transfer. 
 (a) Subject to the Participant’s continued [service as a director of the
Company][Employment with the Company and its Affiliates] through the date of a Vesting Event, the RSUs shall fully vest and the Company shall, within 30 days following the date of such Vesting Event, issue or cause there to be transferred to the
Participant a number of Shares equal to the number of RSUs listed above; provided, however, that, if the Participant’s [service as a director of the Company ends for any reason other than as a result of the Participants voluntary
resignation (][Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated (A) by the Company without Cause (B) due to an involuntary termination of employment following the Company’s non-renewal of the Participant’s employment
agreement, if any, or (C) due to the Participant’s Retirement, death or Disability (clauses (A), (B) and (C) each] a “Qualifying Termination”), then the RSUs initially granted hereunder shall be eligible to vest if a
Vesting Event occurs within [one year][[            ] years] following the date of such Qualifying Termination. Upon the earlier of (x) the date of a Final Cypress Exit, (y) the
Participant’s [services as a director of the Company ends as a result of the Participant’s voluntary resignation or (z) the first anniversary of][ termination of Employment with the Company or any Affiliate for any reason other than
due to a Qualifying Termination or (z) the [            ] anniversary of] the Participant’s Qualifying Termination, all RSUs that did not become vested on or prior to such date
shall immediately terminate and be forfeited without consideration and no Shares shall be delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all RSUs that did not become vested on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant
shall immediately terminate and be forfeited upon such tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant without consideration and no Shares shall be delivered hereunder. 

 (b) Upon the issuance or transfer of Shares in accordance with
Section 2(a) of this Agreement, the number of RSUs equal to the number of Shares issued or transferred to the Participant shall be extinguished. 
 (c) For purposes of this Agreement: 
 (i)
[Reserved][“Cause” shall mean (i) the Participant’s continued failure to perform such Participant’s duties (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) which is not cured for a
period of 10 days following written notice by the Company or its Affiliates to the Participant of such failure, (ii) conviction or plea of guilty or no contest to a (x) felony, or (y) crime involving moral turpitude or the property or
business of the Company or its Affiliates, (iii) willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in performance of duties to the Company or its Affiliates, or (iv) breach by the Participant of the material terms of any non-compete,
non-solicitation or confidentiality agreements to which Participant is a party.] 
 (ii)
“Cypress” means Cypress Merchant Banking Partners II L.P., Cypress Merchant Banking II C.V., 55th Street Partners II L.P. and Cypress Side-By-Side LLC, and any of their respective Affiliates other than the Company. 

(iii) [Reserved][“Disability” means the Participant has experienced a “total disability” as defined in
the Company’s (or its Affiliate’s) long term disability plan covering such Participant. Any question as to the existence of the Participant’s Disability as to which such Participant and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in
writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Participant and the Company. If the Participant and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians
shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and the Participant shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.] 

(iv) “Exit Event” means any date upon which Cypress makes a disposition of Shares if, on or prior to the date of
such disposition, Cypress shall have disposed of more than 50% of its Shares (measured as of the Date of Grant, but also taking into account any Share investments by Cypress made following the Date of Grant but prior to an initial public offering of
the Company’s Shares) for cash or marketable securities in one or more transactions. 
 (v) “Final
Cypress Exit” means the date on which Cypress ceases to hold any remaining Shares (or any non-marketable securities for which such Shares have been exchanged). 

(vi) [Reserved][“Retirement” means the Participant’s retirement with the Company at age 65, or at age 55
with at least 10 years of service.] 
 (vii) “Unvested RSUs” shall mean, on a given date, the number of
RSUs which remain unvested. 

 (viii) “Vested RSUs” shall mean, on a given date, the number of
RSUs which are then vested, but for which Shares have not yet been delivered. 
 (ix) “Vesting Event”
means the earlier to occur, on or prior to the date of a Final Cypress Exit, of either (i) a realization by Cypress of aggregate transaction proceeds in cash or marketable securities (not subject to escrow, lockup, trading restrictions or
claw-back) with respect to its Shares sold through the date of an Exit Event in an amount that represents a per-share equivalent value that is greater than or equal to two-times the average per share price paid by Cypress for their aggregate Shares
through the date of such Exit Event (or through the date of an initial public offering, if earlier) or (ii) the Shares trading on a public stock exchange at an average closing price of $225.00 (as adjusted pursuant to Section 9 of the
Plan) over a 60 consecutive trading day period. 
 3. Dividends. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive any
payments or Shares in respect of the Unvested RSUs in the event any dividends are declared on Shares. If on any date while Vested RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any cash dividend on the Shares, the Participant shall be entitled
to receive, as of such dividend payment date, a cash payment equal to the product of (a) the number of Vested RSUs, if any, held by the Participant as of the related dividend record date, multiplied by (b) the per Share amount of such cash
dividend. In the case of any dividend declared on Shares that is payable in the form of Shares, the Participant shall be granted, as of the applicable dividend payment date, a number of Shares (rounded down to the next whole Share) equal to the
product of (x) the aggregate number of Vested RSUs, if any, that have been held by the Participant through the related dividend record date, multiplied by (y) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a
Share. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if on any date while Vested RSUs or Unvested RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any extraordinary dividend on the Shares, the Committee shall equitably adjust the outstanding RSUs pursuant to
Section 9 of the Plan. 
 4. [Reserved][ No Right to Continued Employment. The granting of RSUs evidenced by this
Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Employment of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect the Company’s or its Affiliate’s right to terminate the Employment of such Participant.]

 5. No Rights of a Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company until the
Shares have been issued or transferred to such Participant. 
 6. Legend on Certificates. Any Shares issued or
transferred to the Participant pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable federal or state laws or relevant securities laws of the jurisdiction of the domicile of the Participant, and the Committee may cause a
legend or legends to be put on any certificates representing such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

 7. Transferability. RSUs may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or
otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance not permitted by this
Section 7 shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. 

8. [Reserved][ Restrictive Covenants/Cancellation of RSUs. 

(a) The Participant acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and
accordingly agrees that the Participant will continue to be subject to that certain Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Proprietary Information Agreement (the “Restrictive Covenant Agreement”) previously entered into between the
Participant and the Company or its Affiliates (or an employment agreement containing similar provisions). 
 (b) In the event
the Participant breaches the Restrictive Covenant Agreement (or any provision concerning similar matters contained in an employment agreement or other agreement entered into by the Participant and the Company or its Affiliates), all outstanding RSUs
will be forfeited immediately without consideration.] 
 9. Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be addressed
to the Company in care of its General Counsel at the principal executive office of the Company and to the Participant at the address appearing in the personnel records of the Company for the Participant or to either party at such other address as
either party hereto may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt thereof by the addressee. 
 10. Withholding. The Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate applicable withholding taxes with respect to any issuance or transfer under this Agreement or under the
Plan, and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any issuance or transfer due under this Agreement or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to the Participant an amount in
respect of such withholding taxes, and to take such action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes. 

11. Choice of Law. THE INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 
 12. RSUs Subject to Plan/[Director][Management]
Stockholders Agreement/Sale Participation Agreement. By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan and agrees that, unless otherwise determined by the
Board, the Participant will continue to be bound by that certain Stockholders Agreement and sale participation agreement (the “Sale Participation Agreement”) previously entered into between the Participant and the Company or its
Affiliates. 

 
All RSUs and Shares received in respect of RSUs are subject to the Plan, Stockholders Agreement and Sale Participation Agreement. The terms and provisions of the Plan, Stockholders Agreement and
Sale Participation Agreement, each as may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, Stockholders Agreement or
Sale Participation Agreement, the applicable terms of the Plan, Stockholders Agreement or Sale Participation Agreement will govern and prevail. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained in the Plan and any term or provision
of the Stockholders Agreement or the Sale Participation Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Stockholders Agreement or Sale Participation Agreement will govern and prevail. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision
contained in the Stockholders Agreement and any term or provision in the Sale Participation Agreement, the applicable terms and provisions of the Stockholders Agreement will govern and prevail. 

13. Modifications. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to contrary, the Company reserves the right to modify the terms
and conditions of this Agreement including, without limitation, the timing or circumstances of the issuance or transfer of Shares to the Participant hereunder, to the extent such modification is determined by the Company to be necessary to comply
with applicable law or preserve the intended deferral of income recognition with respect to the RSUs until the issuance or transfer of Shares hereunder. 
 14. Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. 
 [15. Compliance with IRC Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if
at the time of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code and the deferral of the commencement of any payments
or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such termination of employment is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment
of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) until the date that is six months following the Participant’s termination of employment with the
Company and its Affiliates (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A of the Code) and (ii) if any other payments or other benefits due to the Participant hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional
tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be
restructured, to the extent possible, in a manner, determined by the Committee, that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section 15 in
good faith; provided that neither the Company, the Committee nor any of the Company’s employees, directors or representatives shall have any liability to the Participant with respect to this Section 15.] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement. 

 

			
	AFFINIA GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	
	PARTICIPANT
		
	By:	 	  

 ANNEX I 
 AFFINIA GROUP HOLDINGS INC. 
 ELECTION FORM 

Related to the Offer to Exchange Certain Options for Restricted Stock Unit Awards 

 
  

 

([Director][Employee]’s Name) 
 I,
                                        
(print name), have received and carefully reviewed the Information Memorandum of Affinia Group Holdings Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), dated August 25, 2010, including the Exhibits and
Annexes thereto (the “Information Memorandum”) and the Addendum to the Information Memorandum that has been delivered to me (the “Addendum”). The Information Memorandum sets forth the terms and
conditions of an option exchange program being offered by the Company to [directors and] eligible employees holding eligible options to exchange such options for restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) relating to common stock
of the Company. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this election form (the “Election Form”) have the meaning set forth in the Information Memorandum. 
 I hereby agree as follows: 
  

	A.	Pursuant to the terms of the Information Memorandum, I hereby elect to have all of the eligible options held by me as of the exchange date, as set forth in the
Addendum, cancelled and forfeited as of the exchange date in exchange for the number of new RSUs specified in the Addendum. I understand that, subject to my continued employment with the Company through the exchange date, I will have the right to
receive the RSUs, to be granted by the Company’s board of directors under the Affinia Group Holdings Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan on the exchange date. I understand that my election will automatically become void if my [service as a director
of][employment with] the Company [ends][terminates or is terminated] for any reason prior to the exchange date. 

  

	B.	I acknowledge and agree that all of my eligible options will be cancelled and forfeited as of the exchange date. 

 

	C.	[I acknowledge and agree that neither the ability to participate in the Exchange, nor actual participation in the Exchange, can be construed as a right to continued
employment with the Company.] I acknowledge and agree that the Company has made no representations or warranties to me regarding the Exchange or the fair market value of the common stock of the Company, and that my participation in the Exchange is
at my own discretion. I acknowledge and agree that the Company will not be liable for any costs, taxes, losses or damages that I may incur through my election to participate in the Exchange. 

 

	D.	I acknowledge and agree that the Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and
acceptance of this Election Form. I acknowledge and agree that I will promptly execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments, and take such further actions, as the Company may request for the purpose of giving effect to the
foregoing, which will include my execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement relating to the RSUs in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Information Memorandum. 

 Instructions for Completing Election Form 
 If you agree with the foregoing, print, complete and sign this Election Form and fax it to Steven E. Keller of Affinia Group Holdings Inc. at (734) 827-5403 or e-mail it to Steven E. Keller at
Steve.Keller@affiniagroup.com, in each case, before 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 22, 2010. Only responses that are completed, signed, and actually received by Steven E. Keller by the exchange deadline will be accepted. Responses that
are received after the exchange deadline will not be accepted. 
 If you disagree with any of the information relating to your eligible options
as set forth in the Addendum, you should immediately (and prior to filing this Election Form) contact Steven E. Keller at Affinia Group Holdings Inc., 1101 Technology Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 or by e-mail to Steve.Keller@affiniagroup.com so
that any disagreements can be reconciled and resolved prior to the exchange deadline. 
 You may withdraw your election to participate in the
Exchange at any time prior to the exchange deadline by notifying Steven E. Keller by fax or e-mail as set forth above. 
 Tax Consequences

 The exchange of options for restricted shares may have significant tax consequences, which are described in detail in Section 12 of
the Information Memorandum. We strongly encourage you to review the Information Memorandum and consult your own tax adviser. 

Representation 
 By signing below, you
hereby represent and warrant to the Company that you have reviewed the Information Memorandum, including Section 12 regarding tax matters. 
  

							
	Agreed and accepted:	 		 	Acknowledged by:
			
	[Director][Employee]:	 		 	AFFINIA GROUP HOLDINGS INC.
				
	  
	 		 	By:	 	  

	Name:	 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

 ANNEX II 
 ADDENDUM 
 Participant Name: 

This Addendum is being provided to you in connection with the Information Memorandum of Affinia Group Holdings Inc., dated August 25, 2010 (the
“Information Memorandum”) and relating to the “Exchange” as defined therein. 
 Existing Options: 

The following is a list of your outstanding options granted under the Affinia Group Holdings Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan as of October 18, 2010:

  

			
	 Original Grant Date
	  	 Options Outstanding

		  	
		  	

 The above chart is based on information as of an anticipated exchange date October 18, 2010 (the actual date of
the Exchange being referred to as the “Exchange Date”). All of the options listed above are vested as of the date hereof and have an exercise price of $100 per share. 
 If you elect to participate in the Exchange, you will forfeit all of the existing options as of the Exchange Date. Your total number of options outstanding as of the Exchange Date will constitute the
“eligible options” with respect to the Exchange. 
 Restricted Stock Unit Awards after the Exchange: 

Based on the information set forth above relating to your eligible options, the following is a list of the total number of restricted stock units,
each representing the contingent right to receive one share of common stock (“RSUs”), you will hold following the Exchange, assuming you elect to participate in the Exchange: 

 

			
	 Grant Date
	  	 Total Number of RSUs

to be Granted upon the Exchange

	Grant of RSUs:	  	
	        October 18, 2010	  	

 To the extent the number of your eligible options set forth above changes prior to the Exchange Date,
corresponding changes would be made to the number of RSUs. This would be communicated to you in an updated Addendum.  
 Vesting terms
of RSUs: 
 In general, subject to your continued [service as a director of][employment with] the Company or any of its affiliates through
the applicable vesting date, RSUs will vest if either a specified fixed multiple of cash invested or trading price hurdle is achieved. 
 See
Sections 8 of the Information Memorandum, the form of the restricted stock unit award agreement attached as Exhibit B to the Information Memorandum for a more complete description of the vesting and other terms applicable to the RSUs.

 Tax Consequences 
 The exchange of options for RSUs may have significant tax consequences, which are described in detail in Section 12 of the Information Memorandum. We strongly encourage you to review the Information
Memorandum and consult your own tax adviser.

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