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Exhibit 10(a)

  ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC,
 1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
   (as amended and restated through February 22, 2000)  

 
Section 1. Purpose; Effect on Prior Plan.  

    (a)  Purpose.  The purpose of the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") is to aid in maintaining and developing management personnel capable of assuring the future success of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (the "Company"), to offer such personnel incentives
to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company's business and to afford such personnel an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company.

    (b)  Effect On Prior Plan.  From and after the effective date of the Plan, no stock options or restricted
stock awards shall be granted under the Company's Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan. All outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards previously granted under the Stock Option and
Restricted Stock Plan shall remain outstanding in accordance with the terms thereof.

  Section 2. Definitions.  

    As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

    (a) "Affiliate"
shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any
entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

    (b) "Award"
shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award or Dividend Equivalent granted under the Plan.

    (c) "Award
Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan.

    (d) "Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

    (e) "Committee"
shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company designated by such Board to administer the Plan and composed of not less than three
directors, each of whom is a "disinterested person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

    (f)  "Dividend
Equivalent" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(e) of the Plan.

    (g) "Fair
Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property
determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan, the Fair Market Value of Shares on a given
date shall be (i) the last sale price of the Shares as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System on such date, if the Shares are then quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System or
(ii) the closing price of the Shares or such date on a national securities exchange, if the shares are then being traded an a national securities exchange.

    (h) "Incentive
Stock Option" shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or
any successor provision thereto.

    (i)  "Key
Employee" shall mean any employee of the Company or any Affiliate who the Committee determines to be a key employee.

    (j)  "Non-Qualified
Stock option" shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

    (k) "Option"
shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

    (l)  "Participant"
shall mean a Key Employee designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.

    (m) "Performance
Award" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

    (n) "Person"
shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association or trust.

    (o) "Restricted
Stock" shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

    (p) "Restricted
Stock Unit" shall mean any unit granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan evidencing the right to receive a Share (or a cash payment equal to the Fair
Market Value of a Share) at some future date.

    (q) "Rule 16b-3"
shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor rule or regulation thereto.

    (r) "Shares"
shall mean shares of Common Stock, $.20 par value, of the Company or such other securities or property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an
adjustment made under Section 4(c) of the Plan.

    (s) "Stock
Appreciation Right" shall mean any right granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

  Section 3. Administration.  

    (a)  Power and Authority of The Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to
the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to
each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the
terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the exercisability of options or the lapse of
restrictions relating to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other
securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash or Shares payable with respect to an
Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or the Committee; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating
to, or Award made under, the Plan; (ix) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration
of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with
respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or
beneficiary of any Award and any employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

    (b)  Meetings of The Committee.  The Committee shall select one of its members as its chairman and shall
hold its meetings at such times and places as the Committee may determine. A majority of the Committee's members shall constitute a quorum. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by not
less than a majority of its members. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made by a majority
vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee may appoint a secretary and may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable.

  Section 4. Shares Available for Awards.  

    (a)  Shares Available.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the number of Shares available
for granting Awards under the Plan shall be 72,873,400. If any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Award otherwise terminates without
delivery of any Shares or cash payments to be received thereunder, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award,

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the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan. In addition, any Shares that are used by a Participant as full or partial payment to
the Company of the purchase price of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option shall again be available for granting Awards.

    (b)  Accounting for Awards.  For purposes of this Section 4.

     (i) if
an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on
the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan; and

    (ii) if
an Award entitles the holder to receive cash payments but the amount of such payments are denominated in or based on a number of Shares, such number of Shares
shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan;

provided, however, that Awards that operate in tandem with (whether granted simultaneously with or at a different time from), or that are substituted
for, other Awards may be counted or not counted under procedures adopted by the Committee in order to avoid double counting.

    (c)  Adjustments.  In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate
transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or securities or other
property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards and (iii) the exercise
price with respect to any Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares covered by any Award or to which such Award relates shall always be a
whole number.

    (d)  Incentive Stock Options.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Shares available for granting
Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall not exceed 72,873,400, subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan and Section 422 or 424 of the Code.

  Section 5. Eligibility.  

    Any Key Employee, including any Key Employee who is an officer or director of the Company or any Affiliate, shall be eligible to be designated a Participant;
provided, however, that an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to an employee of an Affiliate unless such Affiliate is also a "subsidiary corporation" of the Company within the meaning of
Section 424(f) of the Code.

  Section 6. Awards.  

    (a)  Options.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following
terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:

    (i)  Exercise Price.  The purchase price per Share purchasable under an option shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such option.

    (ii)  Option Term.  The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee.

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    (iii)  Time and Method of Exercise.  The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an option
may be exercised in whole or in part and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any
combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price) in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have
been made.

    (b)  Stock Appreciation Rights.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights of
Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive upon exercise
thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period before or after the dale of
exercise) over (ii) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share an the date of grant of
the Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods at exercise, dates of exercise, methods of settlement and any other
terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right
as it may deem appropriate.

    (c)  Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as
the Committee shall determine:

    (i)  Restrictions.  Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such
restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or property
with respect thereto),
which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Committee may deem appropriate.

    (ii)  Stock Certificates.  Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by issuance of
a stock certificate or certificates. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and
restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. In the case of Restricted Stock Units, no Shares shall be issued at the time such Awards are granted.

    (iii)  Forfeiture; Delivery of Shares.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination
of employment (as determined under criteria established by the Committee) during the applicable restriction period, all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units at such time subject
to restriction shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interest of the Company, waive in whole or
in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Shares representing Restricted Stock that is no longer subject to restrictions shall be
delivered to the holder thereof promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived. Upon the lapse or waiver of restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units
evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and delivered to the holders of the Restricted Stock Units.

    (iv)  Limit on Restricted Stock Awards.  The maximum number of Shares under the Plan available for grants
of Restricted Stock made after such date shall be 470,092 Shares.

    (d)  Performance Awards.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants
subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. A Performance Award granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash or Shares (including, without
limitation, Restricted Stock) and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof the right to receive payments, in

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whole
or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement,
the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted and the amount of any payment to be made pursuant
to any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee.

    (e)  Dividend Equivalents.  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants Dividend
Equivalents under which such Participants shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash or Shares, as determined in the discretion of the Committee) equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by
the Company to holders of Shares with respect to a number of Shares determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, such Dividend Equivalents may have
such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

    (f)  General.  

    (i)  No Cash Consideration for Awards.  Awards shall be granted for no cash consideration or for such
minimal cash consideration as may be required by applicable law.

    (ii)  Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together.  Awards may, in the discretion of the
Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any plan of the Company or any Affiliate other than the Plan.
Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any such other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the
same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

    (iii)  Forms of Payment Under Awards.  Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award
Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in Shares, cash or a combination thereof as the Committee shall determine, and
may be made in a single payment, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may
include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents with respect to
installment or deferred payments.

    (iv)  Limits On Transfer of Awards.  No Award and no right under any such Award shall be assignable,
alienable, salable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the of descent and distribution; provided, however, that a Participant
may, in the manner established by the Committee,

    (A) designate
a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award upon the death
of the Participant, or

    (B) transfer
a Non-Qualified Stock option to any member of such Participant's immediate family (which, for purposes of this clause (B) shall mean such
Participant's children, grandchildren or current spouse) or to one or more trusts established for the exclusive benefit of one or more such immediate family members or partnerships in which the
Participant or such immediate family members are the only partners, provided that (1) there is no consideration for such transfer, and
(2) the Non-Qualified Options held by such transferees continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions (including restrictions or subsequent transfers) as were applicable to such
Non-Qualified Options immediately prior to their transfer.

Each
Award or right under any Award shall be exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the Participant, by a transferee pursuant to a transfer permitted by clause (B) of this
Section 6(f)(iv), or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant's or such transferee's guardian or

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representative. No Award or right under any such Award may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof shall
be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

    (v)  Term of Awards.  The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the
Committee.

    (vi)  Rule 16b-3 Six-month Limitations.  To the extent required in order to comply with
Rule 16b-3 only, any equity security offered pursuant to the Plan may not be sold for at least six months after acquisition, except in the case of death or disability, and any derivative
security issued pursuant to the Plan shall not be exercisable for at least six months, except in case of death or disability Terms used in the preceding sentence shall, for the purposes of such
sentence only, have the meanings, if any, assigned or attributed to them under Rule 16b-3.

    (vii)  Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing.  All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan
pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof 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 and any applicable federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates
to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. If the Shares are traded on a securities exchange, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares covered by an Award unless and until such
Share have been admitted for trading on such securities exchange.

    (viii)  Award Limitations Under The Plan.  No Participant may be granted any Award or Awards under the
Plan, the value of which Award or Awards are based solely on an increase in the value of Shares after the date of grant of such Award or Awards, for more than 1,060,000 Shares, in the aggregate, in
any one calendar year period beginning with the 1994 calendar year. The foregoing annual limitation specifically includes the grant of any Awards representing qualified performance-based compensation,
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

  Section 7. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments.  

    Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan:

    (a)  Amendments to the Plan.  The Board of Directors of the Company may amend, alter, suspend,
discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval
of the shareholders of the Company, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made that:

     (i) absent
such approval, would cause Rule 16b-3 to become unavailable with respect to the Plan;

    (ii) requires
the approval of the Company's shareholders under any rules or regulations of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any
securities exchange that are applicable to the Company; or

    (iii) requires
the approval of the Company's shareholders under the Code in order to permit Incentive Stock Options to be granted under the Plan.

    (b)  Amendments to Awards.  The Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company under any
outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. The Committee may not amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of
the Participant or holder or beneficiary thereof.

    (c)  Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies.  The Committee may correct any defect, supply
any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

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  Section 8. Income Tax Withholding; Tax Bonuses.  

    (a)  Withholding.  In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or
regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute
responsibility of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to assist a Participant in paying all federal and state taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or
receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to
satisfy such tax obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to)
such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of
restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes. The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is
determined.

    (b)  Tax Bonuses.  The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the authority, at the time of grant of
any Award under this Plan or at any time thereafter to approve bonuses to designated Participants to be paid upon their exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) Awards in
order to provide funds to pay all or a portion of federal and state taxes due as a result of such exercise or receipt (or the lapse of such restrictions). The Committee shall have full authority in
its discretion to determine the amount of any such tax bonus.

  Section 9. General Provisions.  

    (a)  No Rights to Awards.  No Key Employee, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be
granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Key Employees, Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions
of Awards need not be the same with respect to different Participants.

    (b)  Delegation.  The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or any affiliate or a
committee of such officers the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to Key Employees who are not officers or directors of the Company for
purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    (c)  Granting of Awards.  The granting of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall take place only when an
Award Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Company.

    (d)  No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the
Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific
cases.

    (e)  No Right to Employment.  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the
right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim
under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

    (f)  Governing Law.  The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.

    (g)  Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform
to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the

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of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or
any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

    (h)  In Trust or Fund Created.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a
trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments for the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.

    (i)  No Fractional Shares.  No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any
Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares
or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

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

  Section 10. Effective Date of The Plan.  

    The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company.

  Section 11. Term of The Plan.  

    Awards shall be granted under the Plan during a period commencing February 26, 1991, the date the Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company, through
February 26, 2006, the date to which the shareholders of the Company extended the expiration date of the Plan. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award
Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond the ending date of the period stated above, and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the Plan and any
Awards, and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond the end of such period.

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC, 1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (as amended and restated through February 22, 2000)

Section 1. Purpose; Effect on Prior Plan.

Section 2. Definitions.

Section 3. Administration.

Section 4. Shares Available for Awards.

Section 5. Eligibility.

Section 6. Awards.

Section 7. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments.

Section 8. Income Tax Withholding; Tax Bonuses.

Section 9. General Provisions.

Section 10. Effective Date of The Plan.

Section 11. Term of The Plan.<PAGE>

                  1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS

         Chart Industries, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the "Company,"
hereby adopts a stock option plan for eligible Directors of the Company
(hereinafter referred to sometimes as "Optionees") pursuant to the following
terms and provisions:

         1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of this plan, hereinafter
referred to as the "Plan," is to provide additional incentive to those
Directors of the Company who are not employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates by encouraging them to acquire a new or an
additional share ownership in the Company, thus increasing their proprietary
interest in the Company's business and providing them with an increased
personal interest in the Company's continued success and progress. These
objectives will be promoted through the grant of options to acquire Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company pursuant
to the terms of the Plan. Only those Directors who meet the qualifications
stated above are eligible for and shall receive options under this Plan.

         2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon
the date this Plan is approved by holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of voting capital stock of the Company which is present and entitled
to vote thereon at a meeting or otherwise. In the case that the Company's
stockholders have not approved the Plan within twelve (12) months after the
date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors, the Plan and the options
granted hereunder shall be null and void.

         3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The shares to be issued upon the
exercise of the options granted under the Plan shall be shares of Common
Stock of the Company. Either treasury or authorized and unissued shares of
Common Stock, or both, as the Board of Directors

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shall from time to time determine, may be so issued. No shares of Common
Stock which are subject of any lapsed, expired or terminated options may be
made available for reoffering under the Plan. If an option granted under this
Plan is exercised pursuant to the terms and conditions of subsection 5(b),
any shares of Common Stock which are the subject thereof shall not thereafter
be available for reoffering under the Plan.

         Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph of this
Section 3, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which options
may be granted under the Plan shall be Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of
Common Stock.

         In the event that subsequent to the date of effectiveness of the
Plan, the Common Stock should, as a result of a stock split, stock dividend,
combination or exchange of shares, exchange for other securities,
reclassification, reorganization, redesignation, merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or other such change, be increased or decreased or changed
into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other
securities of the Company or of another corporation, then (i) there shall
automatically be substituted for each share of Common Stock subject to an
unexercised option (in whole or in part) granted under the Plan, each share
of Common Stock available for additional grants of options under the Plan and
each share of Common Stock made available for grant to each eligible Director
pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the number and kind of shares of stock or other
securities into which each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be changed
or for which each such share of Common Stock shall be exchanged, (ii) the
option price per share of Common Stock or unit of securities shall be
increased or decreased proportionately so that the aggregate purchase price
for the securities subject to the option shall remain the same as immediately
prior to such event and (iii) the Board shall make such other adjustments as
may be appropriate and equitable to prevent enlargement or

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dilution of option rights. Any such adjustment may provide for the
elimination of fractional shares.

         4.       GRANT OF OPTIONS.

         (a) INITIAL AUTOMATIC GRANT. Subject to the terms of the Plan, each
eligible Director shall be granted a non-qualified stock option for 10,000
shares of Common Stock on the later of (1) the date of stockholder approval
of the Plan or (2) the effective date of such Director's initial election as
a member of the Board of Directors. Such grant shall occur automatically
without any further action by the Board of Directors.

         (b) OPTION PRICE. The price at which each share of Common Stock may
be purchased pursuant to an option granted under the Plan shall be equal to
the "fair market value" (as determined pursuant to Section 7) for each such
share as of the date on which the option is granted (the "Date of Grant"),
but in no event shall such price be less than the par value of such shares of
Common Stock. Anything contained in this subsection (b) to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event that the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to any option is adjusted pursuant to Section 3, a corresponding
adjustment shall be made in the price at which the shares of Common Stock
subject to such option may thereafter be purchased.

         (c) DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each option granted under the Plan shall
expire and all rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto
shall cease on the date (the "Expiration Date") which shall be tenth
anniversary of the Date of Grant of such option.

         (d) VESTING OF OPTIONS. Each option granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable on each anniversary of the Date of Grant for up to a maximum of
thirty-three and one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the total number of shares of
Common Stock subject to the option, which annual rights of exercise shall be
cumulative.

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         5.       OPTION PROVISIONS.

         (a) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE AND TRANSFER OF OPTIONS. Only the
Director to whom the option is granted may exercise the same except where a
guardian or other legal representative has been duly appointed for such
Director and except as otherwise provided in the case of such Director's
death. No option granted hereunder shall be transferable otherwise than by
the Last Will and Testament of the Director to whom it is granted or, if the
Director dies intestate, by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.
No option granted hereunder may be pledged or hypothecated, nor shall any
such option be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.

         (b) EXERCISE OF OPTION. Each option granted hereunder may be
exercised in whole or in part (to the maximum extent then exercisable) from
time to time during the option period, but this right of exercise shall be
limited to whole shares. Options shall be exercised by the Optionee (i)
giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company at its principal
business office, by certified mail, return receipt requested, of intention to
exercise the same and the number of shares with respect to which the Option
is being exercised (the "Notice of Exercise of Option") accompanied by full
payment of the purchase price in cash or, with the consent of the Board, in
whole or in part in shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the
date the option is exercised equal to that portion of the purchase price for
which payment in cash is not made and (ii) making appropriate arrangements
with the Company with respect to income tax withholding, as required, which
arrangements may include, in lieu of other withholding arrangements, (a) the
Company withholding from issuance to the Optionee such number of shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable upon exercise of the option as the Company
and the Optionee may agree; provided that such Optionee has had on file with
the Board of Directors, for at least six (6) months prior thereto, an
effective standing election to satisfy said Optionee's tax withholding

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obligations in such a fashion, which election form by its terms shall not be
revocable or amendable for at least six (6) months or (b) with the consent of
the Board of Directors, the Optionee's delivery to the Company of all of
Common Stock having a fair market value on the date the option is exercised
equal to that portion of the withholding obligation for which payment in cash
is not made. Such Notice of Exercise of Option shall be deemed delivered upon
deposit into the mails.

         (c) TERMINATION OF DIRECTORSHIP. If the Optionee ceases to be a
Director of the Company, his or her option shall terminate three (3) months
after the effective date of termination of his or her directorship and
neither he or she nor any other personal shall have any right after such date
to exercise all or any part of such option. If the termination of the
directorship is due to death, then the option may be exercised within three
(3) months after the Optionee's death by the Optionee's estate or by the
person designated in the Optionee's Last Will and Testament or to whom
transferred by the applicable laws of descent and distribution (the "Personal
Representative"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any option
be exercisable after the expiration of the option period and not to any
greater extent than the Optionee would have been entitled to exercise the
option at the time of death.

         (d) ACCELERATION OF EXERCISE OF OPTIONS IN CERTAIN EVENTS.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event of a
"change in control" the eligible Director shall have the immediate right and
option (notwithstanding the provisions to Section 4) to exercise the option
with respect to all shares of Common Stock covered by the option, which
exercise, if made, shall be irrevocable. The term "change in control" shall
include, but not be limited to: (i) the first purchase of shares pursuant to
a tender offer or exchange (other than a tender offer or exchange by the
Company) for all or part of the Company's shares of any class of common stock
or any securities of the Company's shares of any class of common stock

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or any securities convertible into such common stock; (ii) the receipt by the
Company of a Schedule 13D or other advise indicating that a person is the
"beneficial owner" (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the
Company's shares of capital stock calculated as provide din paragraph (d) of
said Rule 13d-3; (iii) the date of approval by stockholders of the Company of
an agreement providing for any consolidation or merger of the Company in
which the Company will not be the continuing or surviving corporation or
pursuant to which shares of capital stock, of any class or any securities
convertible into such capital stock, of the Company would be converted into
cash, securities, or other property, other than a merger of the Company in
which the holders of shares of all classes of the Company's capital stock
immediately prior to the merger would have the same proportion of ownership
of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger;
(iv) the date of the approval by stockholders of the Company of any sale,
lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all the assets of the Company; or (v)
the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation (but not a partial
liquidation) or dissolution of the Company.

         (e) OPTION AGREEMENTS. Options granted under the Plan shall be
subject to the further terms and provisions of an Option Agreement, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, the execution of which by each
Optionee shall be a condition to the receipt of an option.

         6. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION; APPROVALS AND LISTING. The options to
be granted hereunder shall be further conditioned upon receipt of the
following investment representation from the Optionee:

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                  "I further agree that any shares of Common Stock of Chart
                  Industries, Inc. which I may acquire by virtue of this option
                  shall be acquired for investment purposes only and not with a
                  view to distribution or resale; provided, however, that this
                  restriction shall become inoperative in the event the said
                  shares of Common Stock subject to this option shall be
                  registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in
                  the event Chart Industries, Inc. is otherwise satisfied that
                  the offer or sale of the shares of Common Stock subject to his
                  option may be lawfully made without registration of the said
                  shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
                  amended."

The Company shall not be required to issue any certificate or certificates
for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option granted under the
plan prior to (i) the obtaining of any approval from any governmental agency
which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or
advisable, (ii) the admission of such shares of Common Stock to listing on
any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed,
(iii) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the shares
of Common Stock under any state or federal law or ruling or regulations of
any governmental body which the Company shall, in its sole discretion,
determine to be necessary or advisable or the determination by the Company,
in its sole discretion, that any registration or other qualification of the
shares of Common Stock is not necessary or advisable and (iv) the obtaining
of an investment representation from the Optionee in one form stated above or
in such other form as the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine to
be adequate.

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         7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. For all purposes of this Plan the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined as follows: so long as
the Common Stock of the Company is listed upon an established stock exchange
or exchanges such fair market value shall be determined to be the highest
closing price of a share of such Common Stock on such stock exchange or
exchanges on the day the option is granted (or the date the shares of Common
Stock are tendered as payment, in the case of determining fair market value
for that purpose) or if no sale of such Common Stock shall have been made on
any stock exchange on that day, then on the closest preceding day on which
there was a sale of such Common Stock, and during any period of time as such
Common is not listed upon an established stock exchange the fair market value
per share shall be the mean between dealer "Bid" and "Ask" prices of such
Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the day the option is granted
(or the day the shares of Common Stock are tendered as payment, in the case
of determining fair market value for that purpose), as reported by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

         The liability of the Company under the Plan and any distribution of
Common Stock made hereunder is limited to the obligations set forth herein
with respect to such distribution and no term or provision of the Plan shall
be construed to impose any liability on the Company in favor of any person
with respect to any loss, cost of expenses which the person may incur in
connection with or arising out of any transaction in connection with the
Plan, including, but not limited to, any liability to any federal, state, or
local tax authority and/or any securities regulatory authority.

         Nothing in the Plan or in any option agreement shall confer upon any
Optionee any right to continue as a Director of the Company, or to be
entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or such
option.

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         Nothing contained in the Plan or in option agreement shall be
construed as entitling any Optionee to any rights of a stockholder as a
result of the grant of an option until such time as shares of Common Stock
are actually issued to such Optionee pursuant to the exercise of an option.

         The Plan may be assumed by the successors and assigns of the Company.

         The Plan shall not be amended more than once every six (6) months,
other than to comport with changes in the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder.

         The case proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of
Common Stock pursuant to the Plan will be used for general corporate purposes
or in such other manner as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

         The expense of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

         The captions and section numbers appearing in the Plan are inserted
only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe or
describe the scope or intent of the provisions of the Plan.

         8. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall terminate ten (10) years
from the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company and
thereafter no options shall be granted hereunder. All options outstanding at
the time of termination of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect
in accordance with and subject to their terms and the terms and conditions of
the Plan.

         9. TAXES. Appropriate provisions shall be made for all taxes
required to be withheld and/or paid in connection with the options or the
exercise thereof, and the transfer of shares of

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Common Stock pursuant thereto, under the applicable laws or other regulations
of any governmental authority, whether federal, state, or local and whether
domestic or foreign.

     10. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and any applicable federal
law.

     11. VENUE. The venue of any claim brought hereunder by an eligible
Director shall be Cleveland, Ohio.

     12. CHANGES IN GOVERNING RULES AND REGULATIONS. All references herein to
the Internal Revenue Code, or sections thereof, or to rules and regulations
of the Department of Treasury or of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
shall mean and include the Code sections thereof and such rules and
regulations as are now in effect or as they may be subsequently amended,
modified, substituted or superseded.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CHART INDUSTRIES, INC., by its appropriate officers
duly authorized, has executed this instrument this 15th day of February, 1994.

                                  CHART INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                  By:      /s/  Arthur S. Holmes
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                                         Arthur S. Holmes, Chairman and Chief
                                         Executive Officer

                                  And:     /s/  Don A. Baines
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                         Don A. Baines, Chief Financial
                                         Officer and Treasurer

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