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U.S. Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10 (i) 
 TIM HORTONS INC. 
 U.S. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2008 

 TIM HORTONS INC. 
 U.S. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS
OF JANUARY 1, 2008 
  

					
	Table of Contents
	 	  	Page
	Article 1 - Definitions	  	1
			
	 1.1
	  	 Account
	  	1
	 1.2
	  	 Administrator
	  	1
	 1.3
	  	 Annual Fee Deferrals
	  	1
	 1.4
	  	 Annual Fees
	  	1
	 1.5
	  	 Change in Control
	  	1
	 1.6
	  	 Code
	  	1
	 1.7
	  	 Deferral Election
	  	1
	 1.8
	  	 Deferrals
	  	1
	 1.9
	  	 DSU
	  	1
	 1.10
	  	 DSU Deferrals
	  	2
	 1.11
	  	 Director
	  	2
	 1.12
	  	 Disability
	  	2
	 1.13
	  	 Distribution Election
	  	2
	 1.14
	  	 Investment Fund
	  	2
	 1.15
	  	 Participant
	  	2
	 1.16
	  	 Plan Year
	  	2
	 1.17
	  	 Separation from Service
	  	2
	 1.18
	  	 Service Recipient
	  	3
		
	Article 2 - Participation	  	3
			
	 2.1
	  	 Commencement of Participation
	  	3
	 2.2
	  	 Loss of Director Status
	  	3
		
	Article 3 - Contributions	  	3
			
	 3.1
	  	 Deferral Elections
	  	3
	 3.2
	  	 Crediting of Contributions
	  	4
		
	Article 4 - Accounts	  	4
			
	 4.1
	  	 Accounts
	  	4
	 4.2
	  	 Vesting
	  	4
	 4.3
	  	 Investments, Gains and Losses Attributable to Deferrals
	  	4
		
	Article 5 - Distributions	  	5
			
	 5.1
	  	 Distribution Election
	  	5

  

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	 5.2
	  	 Distributions Other Than in the Event of Death or Disability
	  	5
	 5.3
	  	 Substantially Equal Annual Installments
	  	5
	 5.4
	  	 Distributions upon Disability
	  	5
	 5.5
	  	 Distributions upon Death
	  	5
	 5.6
	  	 Changes to Distribution Elections
	  	6
		
	Article 6 - Beneficiaries	  	6
			
	 6.1
	  	 Beneficiaries
	  	6
	 6.2
	  	 Lost Participant and/or Beneficiary
	  	7
		
	Article 7 - Funding	  	7
			
	 7.1
	  	 Prohibition Against Funding
	  	7
	 7.2
	  	 Withholding of Annual Fees
	  	7
		
	Article 8 - Claims Administration	  	7
			
	 8.1
	  	 General
	  	7
	 8.2
	  	 Claims Procedure
	  	8
	 8.3
	  	 Right of Appeal
	  	8
	 8.4
	  	 Review of Appeal
	  	8
	 8.5
	  	 Designation
	  	9
		
	Article 9 - General Provisions	  	9
			
	 9.1
	  	 Administrator
	  	9
	 9.2
	  	 No Assignment
	  	10
	 9.3
	  	 No Service Rights
	  	10
	 9.4
	  	 Incompetence
	  	10
	 9.5
	  	 Other Benefits
	  	10
	 9.6
	  	 Right of Setoff
	  	11
	 9.7
	  	 Expenses
	  	11
	 9.8
	  	 Tax Withholding
	  	11
	 9.9
	  	 Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination
	  	11
	 9.10
	  	 Successors
	  	11
	 9.11
	  	 Construction
	  	12
	 9.12
	  	 Governing Law
	  	12
	 9.13
	  	 Severability
	  	12
	 9.14
	  	 Headings
	  	12
	 9.15
	  	 Terms
	  	12
	 9.16
	  	 Code Section 409A Compliance
	  	12
	 9.17
	  	 Payments Upon Income Inclusion Under Code Section 409A
	  	12

  

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 TIM HORTONS INC. 
 U.S. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS
OF JANUARY 1, 2008 
 Effective December 5, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), Tim Hortons Inc. (the “Company”)
adopted the Tim Hortons Inc. U.S. Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). Effective as of January 1, 2008, the Company hereby amends and restates the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Code
Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. This Plan is an unfunded arrangement and is intended to comply with Code Section 409A. This Plan is not intended to constitute a plan subject to the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 ARTICLE 1—DEFINITIONS 

  

	1.1	Account. 

 The bookkeeping account established for
each Participant as provided in Section 4.1 hereof. 
  

	1.2	Administrator. 

 The Company or a committee
appointed by the Company to administer the Plan. 
  

	1.3	Annual Fee Deferrals. 

 The Annual Fees that a
Participant elects to defer in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. 
  

	1.4	Annual Fees. 

 With respect to each Plan Year, the
cash payments and fees (including the annual retainer and all meeting and committee fees) which, absent a Deferral Election, would be payable to each Director by the Company in connection with his or her service as a Director. 
  

	1.5	Change in Control. 

 “Change in Control”
shall have the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit A. 
  

	1.6	Code. 

 The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. 
  

	1.7	Deferral Election. 

 The separate agreement,
submitted to the Administrator, by which a Director agrees to make an Annual Fee Deferral and/or a DSU Deferral to the Plan. 
  

	1.8	Deferrals. 

 Annual Fee Deferrals and DSU Deferrals.

  

	1.9	DSU. 

 A Deferred Stock Unit granted to a Director
under the Non-Employee Director Deferred Stock Unit Plan or any successor thereto. 

	1.10	DSU Deferrals. 

 The amount that otherwise would be
taxable to a Participant upon the payment of a DSU, but which the Participant has elected to defer in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. 
  

	1.11	Director. 

 An individual who (a) is a member
of the Board of Directors of the Company, (b) is not an employee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or affiliates and (c) is a resident of the United States. 
  

	1.12	Disability. 

 A Participant shall be considered
disabled if: 
 (a) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months; or 
 (b) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve
(12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s employer (as such term is defined under Code
Section 409A); or 
 (c) the Participant is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or the Railroad
Retirement Board. 
  

	1.13	Distribution Election. 

 The separate agreement,
submitted to the Administrator, pursuant to which the time and form of distribution of a Participant’s Account may be elected. 
  

	1.14	Investment Fund. 

 Each investment which serves as a
means to measure increases or decreases with respect to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 4.3. 
  

	1.15	Participant. 

 A Director who is a Participant as
provided in Article 2. 
  

	1.16	Plan Year. 

 January 1 through
December 31. 
  

	1.17	Separation from Service. 

 A separation from service
with the Service Recipient within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). 
  

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	1.18	Service Recipient. 

 The Company and all persons
with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under Code Sections 414(b) and (c). 
 ARTICLE 2—PARTICIPATION

  

	2.1	Commencement of Participation. 

 Each Director shall
become a Participant on the later of the Effective Date or the first day of the month following the date on which the individual becomes a Director. 
  

	2.2	Loss of Director Status. 

 A Participant who is no
longer a Director shall not be permitted to submit a Deferral Election. All Deferrals for such a Participant shall cease immediately following the date on which such Participant Separates from Service as a Director. Amounts credited to the
Account of a Participant who Separates from Service as a Director shall continue to be held pursuant to the terms of the Plan and shall be distributed as provided in Article 5. 
 ARTICLE 3—CONTRIBUTIONS 
  

	3.1	Deferral Elections. 

 (a) General. A
Participant’s Deferral Election for a Plan Year is irrevocable for that applicable Plan Year. Amounts deferred under the Plan shall not be made available to the Participant, except as provided in Article 5, and shall reduce the amounts paid to
the Participant in the year of the Deferral from the Company in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Deferral Election; provided, however, that all such amounts shall be subject to the rights of the general creditors of the Company as
provided in Article 7. 
 (b) Time of Deferral Election. A Deferral Election shall be void if it is not made in a timely manner as follows:

 (i) With respect to compensation for services performed during a Plan Year, a Deferral Election must be submitted to the Administrator no
later than the close of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year during which the services are to be performed and the amount to be deferred will be earned and/or the applicable DSU(s) will be granted, as the case may be. Such Deferral
Election shall be irrevocable as of the date described in this Section 3.1(b). 
 (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing and in the
discretion of the Company, a Deferral Election may be submitted within thirty (30) days after the date on which the Participant is first eligible to participate in this Plan, with respect to Annual Fees to be paid and/or DSUs to be granted for
services performed after such Deferral Election is made. For purposes of this Section 3.1(b)(ii), a Participant is first eligible to participate in this Plan only if the Participant is not a participant in any other agreement, method, program
or arrangement that, along with this Plan, would be treated as a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2). 
  

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 (c) Subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and (b) hereof, Annual Fee Deferrals
must be made in whole percentages with such limitations as may be determined by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion. 
  

	3.2	Crediting of Contributions. 

 Deferrals shall be
credited to a Participant’s Account as soon as administratively feasible following the date on which the Annual Fees would have been paid to the Participant or the DSUs would have been paid, as applicable, absent the Participant’s
Deferral. 
 ARTICLE 4—ACCOUNTS 
  

	4.1	Accounts. 

 The Administrator shall establish and
maintain a bookkeeping account in the name of each Participant. Each Participant’s Account shall be credited with any Deferrals and the Participant’s allocable share of any deemed earnings or losses on such Deferrals. Each
Participant’s Account shall be reduced by any distributions made from such Account. 
  

	4.2	Vesting. 

 A Participant shall be one hundred
percent (100%) vested in his or her Account and any deemed earnings or losses on the investment of his or her Deferrals. 
  

	4.3	Investments, Gains and Losses Attributable to Deferrals. 

 (a) A Participant may direct that his or her Account be valued as if the Deferrals were invested in multiples of one percent (1%) in one or more Investment Funds as selected by the Company. The Company may from time to time, at the
discretion of the Administrator, change the Investment Funds for purposes of this Plan. 
 (b) The Administrator shall adjust the amounts
credited to each Participant’s Account to reflect Deferrals, investment experience, distributions and any other appropriate adjustments. Interest shall accrue daily and shall be credited to a Participant’s Account quarterly. 
 (c) A Participant may change his or her selection of Investment Funds no more than six (6) times each Plan Year with respect to his or her Account
by filing a new election in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. An election shall be effective as soon as administratively feasible following the date of the change as indicated by the Participant in a form prescribed by the
Administrator. 
 (d) Notwithstanding the Participant’s ability to designate the Investment Funds in which his or her Account shall be
deemed invested, the Company shall have no obligation to invest any funds in accordance with the Participant’s election. Participants’ Accounts shall merely be bookkeeping entries on the Company’s books, and no Participant shall
obtain any property right or interest in any Investment Fund. 
  

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 ARTICLE 5—DISTRIBUTIONS 
  

	5.1	Distribution Election. 

 Each Participant may make a
Distribution Election with respect to the form and timing of the distribution of the Participant’s Account and designate the manner in which payments shall be made from the choices available under Section 5.2. Such Distribution Election
must be made with the Participant’s first Deferral Election. A Participant’s Distribution Election shall continue to be effective until changed as provided in Section 5.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no
acceleration of the time or schedule of payments under the Plan shall occur except as permitted under this Plan and Code Section 409A(a)(3) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. 
  

	5.2	Distributions Other Than in the Event of Death or Disability. 

 Except in the event of a Participant’s death or Disability, if a Participant has a Separation from Service, the Participant’s Account shall be (or shall begin to be) distributed within thirty (30) days
after the first anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. Such distribution of the Participant’s Account shall be made either in a lump-sum payment or in substantially equal annual installments, as defined in
Section 5.3 below, over a period of up to ten (10) years as elected by the Participant pursuant to his or her Distribution Election. For purposes of this Section 5.2, if a Participant fails properly to designate the form and timing of
the distribution, the Participant’s Account shall be paid in a lump-sum payment within thirty (30) days after the first anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

	5.3	Substantially Equal Annual Installments. 

 The
amount of the substantially equal payments shall be determined by multiplying the Participant’s Account by a fraction, the denominator of which in the first year of payment equals the number of years (not to exceed ten (10)) over which the
Participant has elected benefits to be paid, and the numerator of which is one (1). The amount of the payments for each succeeding year shall be determined by multiplying the Participant’s Account as of the applicable anniversary of the payout
by a fraction, the denominator of which equals the number of remaining years over which benefits are to be paid, and the numerator of which is one (1). The annual installments shall be paid each year within thirty (30) days after the applicable
anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
  

	5.4	Distributions upon Disability. 

 Notwithstanding a
Participant’s Distribution Election, upon the Participant’s Disability, all amounts credited to his or her Account shall be paid to the Participant in a lump-sum, as soon as administratively feasible but no later than ninety (90) days
following the date of Disability. 
  

	5.5	Distributions upon Death. 

 Notwithstanding a
Participant’s Distribution Election, upon the Participant’s death (whether before or after any distribution of the Participant’s Account has begun), all amounts 

  

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credited to his or her Account that remain undistributed shall be paid to the Participant’s beneficiary or beneficiaries (as determined under Article 6)
in a lump-sum, as soon as administratively feasible but no later than ninety (90) days following his or her date of death. 
  

	5.6	Changes to Distribution Elections. 

 (a) To the
extent permitted by the Administrator in its sole discretion, on or before December 31, 2008, a Participant may change the form or timing of the distribution of the Participant’s Account (based on the choices available under
Section 5.2) by filing a new Distribution Election with the Administrator on or before December 31, 2008; provided, however, that a Distribution Election under this Section 5.6(a) (i) may not apply to any amount otherwise payable
in 2008 and (ii) may not cause an amount to be paid in 2008 that would not otherwise be payable in 2008. After December 31, 2008, this Distribution Election may be changed only as provided in Section 5.6(b). 
 (b) A Participant may change the form or timing of the distribution of the Participant’s Account (based on the choices available under
Section 5.2) by filing a new Distribution Election with the Administrator; provided that such change meets the requirements of Code Section 409A(a)(4)(C) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, including the following
requirements: (i) the subsequent Distribution Election may not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which such election is made, (ii) the payment with respect to which such Distribution Election is made must
be deferred (other than a distribution upon death or Disability) for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date the first amount was scheduled to be paid, and (iii) any subsequent Distribution Election affecting a distribution
at a specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule) may not be made less than twelve (12) months before the date the first amount was scheduled to be paid. A subsequent Distribution Election may be changed at any time before the last
permissible date for making such election, as described in this Section 5.6(b). 
 (c) Once distributions to a Participant begin, no
changes to the Participant’s Distribution Election shall be permitted. 
 (d) For purposes of this Section 5.6, a series of
installment payments paid from an Account shall be treated as a single payment. 
 ARTICLE 6—BENEFICIARIES 
  

	6.1	Beneficiaries. 

 Each Participant may from time to
time designate one or more persons (who may be any one or more members of such person’s family or other persons, administrators, trusts, foundations or other entities) as his or her beneficiary under the Plan. Such designation shall be made in
a form prescribed by the Administrator. Each Participant may at any time and from time to time, change any previous beneficiary designation, without notice to or consent of any previously designated beneficiary, by amending his or her previous
designation in a form prescribed by the Administrator. If the beneficiary does not survive the Participant (or is 

  

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otherwise unavailable to receive payment) or if no beneficiary is validly designated, then the amounts payable under this Plan shall be paid to the
Participant’s surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, the Participant’s estate. If more than one person is the beneficiary of a deceased Participant, each such person shall receive a pro rata share of any death benefit
payable unless otherwise designated in the applicable form. If a beneficiary who is receiving benefits dies, all benefits that were payable to such beneficiary shall then be payable to the estate of that beneficiary. 
  

	6.2	Lost Participant and/or Beneficiary. 

 All
Participants and beneficiaries shall have the obligation to keep the Administrator informed of their current address until such time as all benefits due have been paid. Under no circumstances shall any amount under this Plan escheat to any
governmental authority. 
 ARTICLE 7—FUNDING 
  

	7.1	Prohibition Against Funding. 

 Should any investment
be acquired by the Company in connection with the liabilities assumed under this Plan, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Participants and beneficiaries shall not have any right with respect to, or claim against, such assets nor shall
any such purchase be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participants, their beneficiaries or any other person. Any such assets shall be and remain a part of the general, unpledged,
unrestricted assets of the Company, subject to the claims of their general creditors. It is the express intention of the parties hereto that this arrangement shall be unfunded for tax purposes. Each Participant and beneficiary shall be required to
look to the provisions of this Plan and to the Company itself for enforcement of any and all benefits due under this Plan, and to the extent any such person acquires a right to receive payment under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the
right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. The Company shall be designated the owner and beneficiary of any investment acquired in connection with its obligations under this Plan. 
  

	7.2	Withholding of Annual Fees. 

 The Administrator is
authorized to make any and all necessary arrangements with the Company in order to withhold the Participant’s Deferrals under Section 3.1 hereof from his or her Annual Fees. The Administrator shall determine the amount and timing of such
withholding. 
 ARTICLE 8—CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION 
  

	8.1	General. 

 If a Participant, beneficiary or his or
her representative (the “claimant”) is denied all or a portion of an expected Plan benefit for any reason and the claimant desires to dispute the decision of the Administrator, he or she must file a written notification of his or her claim
with the Administrator. 
  

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	8.2	Claims Procedure. 

 Upon receipt of any written
claim for benefits, the Administrator shall be notified and shall give due consideration to the claim presented. If any claimant claims to be entitled to benefits under the Plan and the Administrator determines that the claim should be denied in
whole or in part, the Administrator shall, in writing, notify such claimant within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim, or for a claim on account of Disability, within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of such claim, that the claim
has been denied. The Administrator may extend the period of time for making a determination with respect to any claim for a period of up to ninety (90) days, or if the claim is on account of Disability, for a period of not more than two
additional thirty (30) day periods, provided that the Administrator determines that such an extension is necessary because of special circumstances and notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial forty-five (45) day or
ninety (90) day period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to render a decision. If the claim is denied to any extent by the Administrator, the Administrator shall furnish the claimant
with a written notice setting forth: 
 (a) the specific reason or reasons for denial of the claim; 
 (b) a specific reference to the Plan provisions 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; 
 (d) An explanation of the Plan’s claims review procedure and the time limits applicable to such procedure;
and a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse determination upon review; and 
 (e) In the case of an adverse determination of a claim on account of Disability, the information to the claimant shall include, to the extent necessary, the information set forth in Department of Labor Regulation
2560.503-1(g)(1)(v). 
 Under no circumstances shall any failure by the Administrator to comply with the provisions of this Section 8.2 be considered to
constitute an allowance of the claimant’s claim. 
  

	8.3	Right of Appeal. 

 A claimant who has a claim denied
wholly or partially under Section 8.2 may appeal to the Administrator for reconsideration of that claim. A request for reconsideration under this Section must be filed by written notice within sixty (60) days after receipt by the claimant
of the notice of denial under Section 8.2 (or one hundred eighty (180) days in the case of a denial of a claim on account of Disability). 
  

	8.4	Review of Appeal. 

 Upon receipt of an appeal, the
Administrator shall promptly take action to give due consideration to the appeal. Such consideration may include a hearing of the parties involved, if the Administrator feels such a hearing is necessary. In preparing for this appeal, the claimant

  

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shall be given the right to review pertinent documents and the right to submit in writing a statement of issues and comments. After consideration of the
merits of the appeal, the Administrator shall issue a written decision which shall be binding on all parties. The decision shall specifically state its reasons and pertinent Plan provisions on which it relies. The Administrator’s decision shall
be issued within sixty (60) days (forty-five (45) days in the case of a claim on account of Disability) after the appeal is filed, except that the Administrator may extend the period of time for making a determination with respect to any
claim for a period of up to sixty (60) additional days (or for a period up to forty-five (45) additional days in the case of a claim on account of Disability), provided that the Administrator determines that such an extension is necessary
because of special circumstances and notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial forty-five (45) day or sixty (60) day period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan expects to
render a decision. Under no circumstances shall any failure by the Administrator to comply with the provisions of this Section 8.4 be considered to constitute an allowance of the claimant’s appeal. 
 In the case of a claim on account of Disability: (a) the review of the denied claim shall be conducted by a named fiduciary who is neither the individual who made
the benefit determination nor a subordinate of such person; and (b) no deference shall be given to the initial benefit determination. For issues involving medical judgment, the named fiduciary must consult with an independent health care
professional who may not be the health care professional who decided the initial claim. 
 To the extent permitted by law, the decision of the claims
official (if no review is properly requested) or the decision of the review official on review, as the case may be, will be final and binding on all parties. No legal action for benefits under the Plan will be brought unless and until the claimant
has exhausted his or her remedies under this section. 
  

	8.5	Designation. 

 To the extent permitted by this
Article, the Administrator may designate any other person of its choosing to make any determination otherwise required under this Article. Any person so designated shall have the same authority and discretion granted to the Administrator hereunder.

 ARTICLE 9—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  

	9.1	Administrator. 

 (a) The Administrator is expressly
empowered to limit the amount of the Deferrals permitted under the Plan; to interpret the Plan, and to determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan; to employ actuaries, accountants, counsel, and
other persons it deems necessary in connection with the administration of the Plan; to request any information from the Company it deems necessary to determine whether the Company would be considered insolvent or subject to a proceeding in
bankruptcy; and to take all other necessary and proper actions to fulfill its duties as Administrator. 
 (b) The Administrator shall not be
liable for any actions by it hereunder, unless due to its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or lack of good faith. 
  

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 (c) The Administrator shall be indemnified and saved harmless by the Company from and against all
personal liability to which it may be subject by reason of any act done or omitted to be done in its official capacity as Administrator in good faith in the administration of the Plan, including all expenses reasonably incurred in its defense in the
event the Company fails to provide such defense upon the request of the Administrator. The Administrator is relieved of all responsibility in connection with its duties hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
  

	9.2	No Assignment. 

 Benefits or payments under this
Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, whether voluntary or involuntary,
and any attempt to so anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, attach or garnish the same shall not be valid, nor shall any such benefit or payment be in any way liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities,
engagement or torts of any Participant or beneficiary, or any other person entitled to such benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan, except to such extent as may be required by law. If any Participant or beneficiary or any other person
entitled to a benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan attempts to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, attach or garnish any benefit or payment under this Plan, in whole or in part, or if any attempt is made
to subject any such benefit or payment, in whole or in part, to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Participant or beneficiary or any other person entitled to any such benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan,
then such attempt shall be invalid. 
  

	9.3	No Service Rights. 

 Participation in this Plan
shall not be construed to confer upon any Participant the legal right to be retained in the service of the Company, or give a Participant or beneficiary, or any other person, any right to any payment whatsoever, except to the extent of the benefits
provided for hereunder. Each Participant shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if this Plan had never been adopted. 
  

	9.4	Incompetence. 

 If the Administrator determines that
any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability, the Administrator shall have the power to cause the payments becoming due to such person to be made to another for his or her benefit
without responsibility of the Administrator or the Company to see to the application of such payments. Any payment made pursuant to such power shall, as to such payment, operate as a complete discharge of the Company and the Administrator.

  

	9.5	Other Benefits. 

 The benefits of each Participant
or beneficiary hereunder shall be in addition to any benefits paid or payable to or on account of the Participant or beneficiary under any other pension, disability, annuity or retirement plan or policy whatsoever. 
  

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	9.6	Right of Setoff. 

 The Company may, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, deduct from and setoff against any amounts payable to a Participant or a beneficiary from this Plan such amounts as may be owed by the Participant to the Company, although the Participant shall remain liable for any part
of the Participant’s payment obligation not satisfied through such deduction and setoff; provided, however, that this setoff may occur only at the date on which the amount would otherwise be distributed to the Participant or beneficiary under
Article 5. By participating in the Plan and deferring compensation hereunder, the Participant agrees to any deduction or setoff under this Section 9.6. 
  

	9.7	Expenses. 

 All expenses incurred in the
administration of the Plan, whether incurred by the Company or the Plan, shall be paid by the Company. 
  

	9.8	Tax Withholding. 

 Each Participant is responsible
for payment of any federal, state and local income, employment and wage taxes associated with his or her participation in the Plan and the Company will not withhold any amounts in advance payment of these taxes. 
  

	9.9	Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Termination. 

 (a) The Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, except that no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall have any retroactive effect to reduce
any amounts allocated to a Participant’s Account. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.9(b) or 9.9(c), in the event that this Plan is terminated, the distribution of the amounts credited to a Participant’s Account shall not be
accelerated but shall be paid at such time and in such manner as determined under the terms of the Plan immediately prior to termination as if the Plan had not been terminated. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company, in its sole discretion, may distribute all Participants’ Accounts in
connection with a termination of the Plan in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A), (C) and (D). 
 (c) The
Company may decide in its discretion to terminate the Plan within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control; provided that (i) all Accounts under the Plan are distributed within twelve
(12) months of the termination date of the Plan, and (ii) all other requirements under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B) are met. 
  

	9.10	Successors. 

 All obligations of the Company under
the Plan shall be binding upon any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Company. 
  

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	9.11	Construction. 

 All questions of interpretation,
construction or application arising under or concerning the terms of this Plan shall be decided by the Administrator, in its sole and final discretion, whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons. 
  

	9.12	Governing Law. 

 This Plan shall be governed by,
construed and administered in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code and any other applicable federal law, provided, however, that to the extent not preempted by federal law this Plan shall be governed by, construed and administered
under the laws of the State of Delaware, other than its laws respecting choice of law. 
  

	9.13	Severability. 

 If any provision of this Plan is
held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Plan and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included therein. If the inclusion of any Director
(or Directors) as a Participant under this Plan would cause the Plan to fail to comply with Code Section 409A, then the Plan shall be severed with respect to such Director or Directors, who shall be considered to be participating in a separate
arrangement. 
  

	9.14	Headings. 

 The Article headings contained herein
are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, enlarge or describe the scope or intent of this Plan nor in any way shall they affect this Plan or the construction of any provision thereof. 
  

	9.15	Terms. 

 Capitalized terms shall have meanings as
defined herein. Singular nouns shall be read as plural, masculine pronouns shall be read as feminine, and vice versa, as appropriate. 
  

	9.16	Code Section 409A Compliance. 

 It is intended
that this Plan comply with Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and any subsequent IRS notices or guidance), and this Plan will be interpreted, administered and operated accordingly. Nothing herein shall be
construed as an entitlement to or guarantee of any particular tax treatment to a Participant. 
  

	9.17	Payments Upon Income Inclusion Under Code Section 409A. 

 The Company may accelerate the time or schedule of a payment to a Participant to pay an amount the Participant includes in income as a result of the Plan failing to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Such payment may not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the failure to comply with Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officer,
effective as of this      day of         , 20    . 
  

			
	TIM HORTONS INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

		
	By:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

  

			
	 ATTEST:

		
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 TIM HORTONS INC. 
 U.S. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS
OF JANUARY 1, 2008 
 EXHIBIT A 
 DEFINITION OF CHANGE IN CONTROL 
 Provided that such definition shall be interpreted in a manner that
is consistent with the definition of “change in control event” under Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), a “Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following:

 (a) the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with
stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; 
 (b) the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or
persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; 
 (c) the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the
Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions; or 
 (d) the date that a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors
whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company before the date of the appointment or election.Form of Stock Grant Agreement

 Exhibit 10.18 
 FORM OF STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT (WITH RESTRICTIONS) 
 FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS UNDER SECTION 11 OF
THE 
 XTO ENERGY INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this
         day of                     , 200    , between XTO Energy
Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called “Company”), and                          (herein called
“Grantee”), pursuant to the provisions of the XTO Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Committee”) has determined that Grantee is eligible to be a participant in the Plan and, to carry out its purposes, has this day authorized the grant, pursuant to the Plan, of the shares set forth below to Grantee. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties do hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Grant of Shares. Subject to all of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Plan and of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to
Grantee under Section 11 of the Plan                      shares of the common stock of the Company, of the par value of one cent ($0.01)
per share (“Common Stock”), which shares shall consist of authorized but unissued shares or issued shares reacquired by the Company. Such shares are being issued under Section 11 of the Plan. 
 2. Vesting. All shares granted herein shall vest immediately. 
  

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 3. Restrictions on Transfer. The shares granted hereunder may not be sold, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of for a period of          years following the date of this Agreement and shall bear the following restrictive legend: 
 THE COMMON SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE GRANTED TO THE NAMED OWNER SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF AN AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER AND THE
ISSUER, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF FOR          YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THIS CERTIFICATE. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the death or permanent disability of the Grantee, or in the event of a Change in Control of the Company as defined in
the Plan, prior to the expiration of the restriction period, the shares shall become immediately transferable and the restrictions on transfer will be lifted. 
 4. Grantee’s Agreement. Grantee expressly and specifically agrees that, with respect to the calendar year in which such shares are granted, Grantee shall include in his gross income for federal income tax
purposes the fair market value of the shares. 
 5. Other Terms, Conditions, and Provisions. As noted above, the shares herein granted
by the Company to Grantee are granted subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan. Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and Plan prospectus and hereby consents to receive any updates to the Plan or Plan
prospectus electronically. The parties agree that the entire text of the Plan is incorporated by reference as if copied herein. Reference is made to the Plan for a full description of the rights of Grantee and all of the other terms, conditions and
provisions of the Plan applicable to the shares granted herein. If any of the provisions of this Agreement vary from or are in conflict with the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will be controlling. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed and entered into effective on the day and year first above
expressed. 
  

			
	XTO ENERGY INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	Bob R. Simpson
	Title:	 	 Chairman of the Board and
 Chief Executive Officer

	
	GRANTEE
	
	 

  

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