EX-99.1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

__________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2005


STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-25150
 
39-1804239
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

 
3333 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI
 
 
 
53209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(414) 247-3333
(Registrant's telephone number; including area code)

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Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On October 4, 2005, at the annual meeting of shareholders of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company"), the Company's shareholders approved a proposal to amend and restate the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). A copy of the Incentive Plan is attached hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated herein by reference.

A summary description of the terms of the Incentive Plan is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2005. The section of the definitive proxy statement entitled "Approval of the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan" from pages 3 to 8 are incorporated herein by reference. The form of restricted stock grant agreement to be used under the Incentive Plan is attached hereto as an exhibit.

On October 4, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors amended the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Economic Value Added Bonus Plan for Executive Officers and Senior Managers (the "EVA Plan"). The amendment creates a new class of officers of the Company eligible to participate under the EVA Plan. A copy of the amended EVA Plan is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.3.

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year

Effective October 4, 2005, the Company's Board of Directors amended the By-Laws of the Company to provide for a new class of officers of the Company with the title of Senior Vice President. A copy of the amended By-Laws of the Company are attached to this report as Exhibit 99.4.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit 99.1 - STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan.

Exhibit 99.2 - Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement.


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Exhibit 99.3 - Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Economic Value Added Bonus Plan for Executive Officers and Senior Managers.
 
Exhibit 99.4 - Amended By-Laws of the Company.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
Date: October 6, 2005
BY   /s/ Patrick J. Hansen___________________ 
Patrick J. Hansen, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1 to October 2005 Form 8-K
Exhibit 99.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As amended and restated effective October 4, 2005)


1. Purpose; Definitions. The purpose of the Plan is to enable key employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates to participate in the Company's future by offering them proprietary interests in the Company. The Plan also provides a means through which the Company can attract and retain key employees of merit.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

(a) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(c) "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

(d) "Committee" means the Committee referred to in Section 2.

(e) "Company" means STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, or any successor corporation.

(f) "Disability" means permanent and total disability as determined under procedures established by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

(g) "Early Retirement" means retirement, with the consent of and for purposes of the Company, from active employment with the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate pursuant to the early retirement provisions of the applicable pension plan of such employer.

(h) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.




(i) "Fair Market Value" means, except as provided in Sections 5(k) and 6(b)(ii): (i) with respect to Non-Qualified Stock Options granted in connection with the distribution of Stock made by Briggs & Stratton Corporation to its shareholders, the average closing price of the Stock on the NASDAQ National Market System during the five trading days after the effective date of such distribution; and (ii) in all other instances, the mean, as of any given date, between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Stock on the NASDAQ National Market System or, if no such sale of Stock occurs on the NASDAQ National Market System on such date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith.

(j) "Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option intended to be and designated as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(k) "Non-Employee Director" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i), as promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Commission.

(l) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(m) "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate at or after age 65.

(n) "Plan" means the Amended and Restated STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as hereinafter amended from time to time.

(o) "Restricted Stock" means an award under Section 7.

(p) "Retirement" means Normal Retirement or Early Retirement.

(q) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Commission under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time.

(r) "Stock" means the Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company.

(s) "Stock Appreciation Right" means a right granted under Section 6.

(t) "Stock Option" or "Option" means an Option or Leveraged Stock Option granted under Section 5.


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In addition, the terms "Change in Control" and "Change in Control Price" have the meanings set forth in Sections 8(b) and (c), respectively, and other capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the relevant section of this Plan.

2. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board, composed solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, who shall be appointed by the Board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. If at any time no Committee shall be in office, the functions of the Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board.

The Committee shall have plenary authority to grant to eligible employees, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock.

In particular, the Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:

(a) to select the officers and other key employees to whom Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock may from time to time be granted;

(b) to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock or any combination thereof are to be granted hereunder;

(c) to determine the number of shares to be covered by each award granted hereunder;

(d) to determine the terms and conditions of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the share price, any restriction or limitation and any vesting acceleration or forfeiture waiver regarding any Stock Option or other award and the shares of Stock relating thereto, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine);

(e) to adjust the performance goals and measurements applicable to performance-based awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan;

(f) to determine under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in cash or Restricted Stock under Section 5(k); and

(g) to determine to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award shall be deferred.


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The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable, to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto) and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

The Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office, except that the members thereof may authorize any one or more of their number or any officer of the Company to execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee.

Any determination made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan with respect to any award shall be made in its sole discretion at the time of the grant of the award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan participants.

3. Stock Subject to Plan. The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan shall be 1,700,000 shares. Such shares may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

Subject to Section 6(b)(iv), if any shares of Stock that have been optioned cease to be subject to a Stock Option, if any shares of Stock that are subject to a Restricted Stock award are forfeited or if any Stock Option or other award otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the participant in the form of Stock, such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with awards under the Plan.

In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, such substitution or adjustments shall be made in the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Stock Options and in the number of shares subject to other outstanding awards granted under the Plan as may be determined to be appropriate by the Board, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any award shall always be a whole number. Such adjusted option price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the Company upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right associated with any Stock Option.

4. Eligibility. Officers and other key employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates (but excluding members of the Committee and any person who serves only as a director) who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and profitability of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan.


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5. Stock Options. Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan and may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve.

Subject to the limitations contained herein, the Committee shall have the authority to grant to any optionee Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights).

Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (within the meaning of Section 425(f) of the Code). To the extent that any Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.

Stock Options shall be evidenced by option agreements, the terms and provisions of which may differ. An option agreement shall indicate on its face whether it is an agreement for Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. The grant of a Stock Option shall occur on the date the Committee by resolution selects an employee as a participant in any grant of Stock Options, determines the number of Stock Options to be granted to such employee and specifies the terms and provisions of the option agreement. The Company shall notify a participant of any grant of Stock Options, and a written option agreement or agreements shall be duly executed and delivered by the Company.

Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the optionee affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422.

Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem desirable:

(a) Option Price. The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock at time of grant or such higher price as shall be determined by the Committee at grant.

(b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years after the date the Option is granted, and no Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be exercisable more than 10 years and one day after the date the Option is granted.


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(c) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. If the Committee provides that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may at any time waive such installment exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee may determine.

(d) Method of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, Stock Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the option period by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased.

Such notice shall be accompanied by the payment in full of the purchase price for such shares or, to the extent authorized by the Committee, by irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly pay to the Company in full the purchase price for such shares. Such payment shall be made in cash, outstanding shares of Stock, in combinations thereof, or any other method of payment approved by the Committee; provided, however, that the deposit of any withholding tax shall be made in accordance with applicable law. If shares of Stock are being used in part or full payment for the shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Stock Option, such shares shall be valued for the purpose of such exchange as of the date of exercise of the Stock Option at the Fair Market Value of the shares. Any certificates evidencing shares of Stock used to pay the purchase price shall be accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank by the registered holder of the certificate (with signatures thereon guaranteed). In the event the certificates tendered by the holder in such payment cover more shares than are required for such payment, the certificate shall also be accompanied by instructions from the holder to the Company's transfer agent with regard to the disposition of the balance of the shares covered thereby.

If payment of the option exercise price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option is made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Stock, such Restricted Stock (and any replacement shares relating thereto) shall remain (or be) restricted in accordance with the original terms of the Restricted Stock award in question, and any additional Stock received upon the exercise shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. Subject to any forfeiture restrictions that may apply if a Stock Option is exercised using Restricted Stock, an optionee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends, with respect to shares subject to the Stock Option when the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such shares and, if requested, has given the representation described in Section 12(a).


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(e) Non-transferability of Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee other than by will or by laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee's lifetime, only by the optionee or by the guardian or legal representative of the optionee, it being understood that the terms "holder" and "optionee" include the guardian and legal representative of the optionee named in the option agreement and any person to whom an option is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(f) Termination by Death. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee's employment terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then exercisable or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine, for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify) from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.

(g) Termination by Reason of Disability. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee's employment terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine, for a period of three years (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that, if the optionee dies within such three-year period (or such shorter period), any unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such three-year (or such shorter) period, continue to be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of 12 months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of Disability, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.


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(h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee's employment terminates by reason of Retirement, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine, for a period of three years (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter, provided, however, that, if the optionee dies within such three-year (or such shorter) period any unexercised Stock option held by such optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such three-year (or such shorter) period, continue to be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of 12 months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of Retirement, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(i) Other Termination. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if an optionee's employ-ment terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate, except that such Stock Option, to the extent then exercisable, may be exercised for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option's term if the optionee is involuntarily terminated by the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate without cause. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an optionee's employment terminates at or after a Change in Control (as defined in Section 8(b)), other than by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, any Stock Option held by such optionee shall be exercisable for the lesser of (x) six months and one day, and (y) the balance of such Stock Option's term pursuant to Section 5(b).

(j) Incentive Stock Option Limitations. To the extent required for "incentive stock option" status under Section 422 of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted after 1986 are exercisable for the first time by the optionee during any calendar year under the Plan and any other stock option plan of any subsidiary or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 425 of the Code) after 1986 shall not exceed $100,000.


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The Committee is authorized to provide at grant that, to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code, if a participant's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement and the portion of any Incentive Stock Option that is otherwise exercisable during the post-termination period specified under Sections 5(f), (g), or (h), applied without regard to this Section 5(j), is greater than the portion of such option that is exercisable as an "incentive stock option" during such post-termination period under Section 422, such post-termination period shall automatically be extended (but not beyond the original option term) to the extent necessary to permit the optionee to exercise such Incentive Stock Option (either as an Incentive Stock Option or, if exercised after the expiration periods that apply for the purposes of Section 422, as a Non-Qualified Stock Option).

(k) Cashing Out of Option; Settlement of Spread Value in Restricted Stock. On receipt of written notice of exercise, the Committee may elect to cash out all or part of the portion of any Stock Option to be exercised by paying the optionee an amount, in cash or Stock, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock over the option price (the "Spread Value") on the effective date of such cash out.

Cash outs relating to options held by optionees who are actually or potentially subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act shall comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3, to the extent applicable, and, in the case of cash outs of Non-Qualified Stock Options held by such optionees, the Committee may determine Fair Market Value under the pricing rule set forth in Section 6(b)(ii).


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In addition, if the option agreement so provides at grant or is amended after grant and prior to exercise to so provide (with the optionee's consent), the Committee may require that all or part of the shares to be issued with respect to the Spread Value payable in the event of a cash out of an unexercised Stock Option or the Spread Value portion of an exercised Stock Option take the form of Restricted Stock, which shall be valued on the date of exercise on the basis of the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Stock, determined without regard to the forfeiture restrictions involved. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon a Change in Control (as defined in Section 8(b)) other than a Change in Control specified in clause (i) of Section 8(b) arising as a result of beneficial ownership (as defined therein) by the Participant of Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities (as such terms are defined below), in the case of Stock Options other than Stock Options held by an officer or director of the Company (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) which were granted less than six months prior to the Change in Control, during the 60-day period from and after a Change in Control (the "Exercise Period"), unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant, an optionee shall have the right, in lieu of the payment of the exercise price of the shares of Stock being purchased under the Stock Option and by giving notice to the Company, to elect (within the Exercise Period) to surrender all or part of the Stock Option to the Company and to receive cash, within 30 days of such notice, in an amount equal to the amount by which the "Change in Control Price" (as defined in Section 10(c)) per share of Stock on the date of such election shall exceed the exercise price per share of Stock under the Stock Option multiplied by the number of shares of Stock granted under the Stock Option as to which the right granted under this Section 5(k) shall have been exercised.

(l) Leveraged Stock Options. Any of the shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan may be used for grants of "Leveraged Stock Options" pursuant to the Company's Leveraged Stock Option Program described below (the "LSO Program").

(i) Objectives. The LSO Program is designed to build upon the Company's Economic Value Added Incentive Compensation Plan ("EVA Plan") by tying the interests of certain senior executives ("Senior Executives") to the long term consolidated results of the Company. In this way, the objectives of Senior Executives will be more closely aligned with the Company's shareholders. Whereas the EVA Plan provides for near and intermediate term rewards, the LSO Program provides a longer term focus by allowing Senior Executives to participate in the long-term appreciation in the equity value of the Company. In general, the LSO Program is structured such that each year an amount equivalent to the Total Bonus Payout under the EVA Plan is invested on behalf of Senior Executives in options on the Company's Stock ("LSOs"). These LSOs become exercisable after they have been held for three years, and they expire at the end of five years. The LSO Program is also structured so that a fair return must be provided to the Company's shareholders before the options become valuable.


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(ii) Leveraged Stock Option Grant. For fiscal 1995 and subsequent years, the dollar amount to be invested in LSOs for each Senior Executive shall be equal to the amount of each Senior Executive's Total Bonus Payout determined under the EVA Plan effective for the applicable fiscal year. The number of LSOs awarded shall be determined by dividing (a) the dollar amount of such LSO award by (b) 10% of the Fair Market Value of Company stock on the date of the grant, as determined by the Committee, rounded (up or down) to the nearest 10 shares.

(iii) Term. All LSOs shall be exercisable beginning on the third anniversary of the date of grant, and shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant unless sooner exercised, unless the Committee determines other dates.

(iv) Exercise Price. The exercise price for LSOs shall be the product of 90% of the Fair Market Value per share as determined above, times the sum taken to the fifth (5th) power of (a) 1, plus (b) the Estimated Annual Growth Rate, but in no event may the exercise price be less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant. The Estimated Annual Growth Rate (intended to represent annual percentage stock appreciation at least in the amount of the Company's cost of capital, with due consideration for dividends paid, risk and illiquidity) is the average daily closing 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield rate for the month of April immediately preceding the relevant Plan year, plus 2%. So,

Exercise Price = (.9 X FMV) X (1 + Estimated Annual Growth Rate)5
Example: $15 share price; 9.75% Estimated Annual Growth Rate (7.75% 10-year U.S. Treasury note rate, plus 2%): $13.50 (90% FMV) X (1.0975)5 = $21.50

(v) Limitations on LSO Grants and Carryover. Notwithstanding subsection (l)(ii), the maximum number of LSOs that may be granted to all Senior Executives for any Plan year, shall be 40,000. In the event that the 40,000 limitation shall be in effect for any Plan year, the dollar amount to be invested for each Senior Executive shall be reduced by proration based on the aggregate Total Bonus Payouts of all Senior Executives so that the limitation is not exceeded. The amount of any such reduction shall be carried forward to subsequent years and invested in LSOs to the extent the annual limitation is not exceeded in such years.

(vi) The Plan. Except as modified herein, LSOs are Incentive Stock Options to the extent they are eligible for treatment as such under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. If not eligible for Incentive Stock Option treatment, the LSOs shall constitute Non-Qualified Stock Options. Except as specifically modified herein, LSOs shall be governed by the terms of the Plan.


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6. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Grant and Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of grant of such Stock Option.

A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, except that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant, a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by a related Stock Option shall not be reduced until the number of shares covered by an exercise or termination of the related Stock Option exceeds the number of shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation Right.

A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee in accordance with Section 6(b) by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Upon such exercise and surrender, the optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6(b). Stock Options which have been so surrendered shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised.

(b) Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee, including the following:

(i) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate are exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6.

(ii) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, shares of Stock or both equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock over the option price per share specified in the related Stock Option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the right to determine the form of payment.

In the case of Stock Appreciation Rights relating to Stock Options held by optionees who are actually or potentially subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Committee may require that such Stock Appreciation Rights be exercised only in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3.


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(iii) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be transferable only when and to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would be transferable under Section 5(e).

(iv) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related shall be deemed to have been exercised for the purpose of the limitation set forth in Section 3 on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan, but only to the extent of the number of shares issued under the Stock Appreciation Right at the time of exercise based on the value of the Stock Appreciation Right at such time.

7. Restricted Stock.

(a) Administration. Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the officers and key employees to whom and the time or times at which grants of Restricted Stock will be made, the number of shares to be awarded, the time or times within which such awards may be subject to forfeiture and any other terms and conditions of the awards, in addition to those contained in Section 7(c).

The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors or criteria as the Committee shall determine. The provisions of Restricted Stock awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

(b) Awards and Certificates. Each participant receiving a Restricted Stock award shall be issued a certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock. Such certificate shall be registered in the name of such participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in the following form:

"The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, 3333 West Good Hope Road, Glendale, Wisconsin 53209-2043."

The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock award, the participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Stock covered by such award.

(c) Terms and Conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and, conditions:


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(i) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement referred to in Section 7(c)(vi), during a period set by the Committee, commencing with the date of such award (the "Restriction Period"), the participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock. Within these limits and subject to Section 7(c)(iv), the Committee may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions, in whole or in part, based on service, performance and such other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine.

(ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (ii), and Section 7(c)(i), the participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, cash dividends shall be automatically deferred and reinvested in additional Restricted Stock and dividends payable in Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock.

(iii) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement and Sections 7(c)(i) and (iv), upon termination of a participant's employment for any reason during the Restriction Period, all shares still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the participant.

(iv) Except to the extent that an award of Restricted Stock is issued in lieu of cash compensation or in settlement of the spread value of Stock Options pursuant to Section 5(k), the Restriction Period for any grant of shares of Restricted Stock under this Plan shall comply with the following: (A) with respect to shares of Restricted Stock that vest or otherwise become unrestricted based upon the participant's continued employment with the Company, the minimum Restriction Period shall be three years from the date of grant and after the end of such three year period the restrictions may lapse as to shares of Restricted Stock either immediately or in installments as determined by the Committee; and (B) at the discretion of the Committee, the remaining restrictions may be waived or lapse prior to the end of the Restriction Period in the event of the participant's death, Disability or Retirement or in connection with certain transactions that may involve a Change in Control as provided in Section 8 of this Plan. Shares of Restricted Stock that are awarded in lieu of cash compensation or pursuant to Section 5(k) may have any Restriction Period as may be determined by the Committee. For purposes of this Section 7(c)(iv), shares of Restricted Stock shall be deemed to have been awarded in lieu of cash compensation to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Restricted Stock on the date of grant is not greater than the amount of any cash compensation that the participant agrees to forego as a condition to the grant.

(v) In the event of hardship or other special circumstances of a participant whose employment is involuntarily terminated (other than for cause), the Committee may waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such participant's shares of Restricted Stock.

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(vi) If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, unlegended certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the participant.

(vii) Each award shall be confirmed by, and be subject to the terms of, a Restricted Stock Agreement.

(viii) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 7(a), the maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock that may be granted to all participants for any Plan year, shall be 10,000. Moreover, the maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock that may be granted to any one individual for any Plan year is 20% of the total number of shares of Restricted Stock awarded in that Plan year.

8. Change In Control Provisions.

(a) Impact of Event. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 8(b)):

(i) Any Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Options outstanding as of the date such Change in Control is determined to have occurred and not then exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant.

(ii) The restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock shall lapse and such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and fully vested to the full extent of the original grant.

(b) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, a "Change in Control" shall mean the happening of any of the following events:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of Stock of the Company (the "outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (3) of this subsection (b) of this Section 8; or


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(ii) Individuals who, as of February 27, 1995, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to February 27, 1995 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a "Business Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or


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(iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of (i) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, (A) more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) less than 20% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation), except to the extent that such Person owned 20% or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities prior to the sale or disposition and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such sale or other disposition of assets of the Company or were elected, appointed or nominated by the Board.

(c) Change in Control Price. For purposes of the Plan, "Change in Control Price" means the highest price per share paid in any transaction reported on the NASDAQ National Market System or paid or offered in any bona fide transaction related to a potential or actual change in control of the Company at any time during the preceding 60 day period as determined by the Committee, except that, in the case of Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights relating to Incentive Stock Options, such price shall be based only on transactions reported for the date on which the Committee decides to cash out such options.

9. Amendments and Termination. The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made (i) which would impair the rights of an optionee under a Stock Option or a recipient of a Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock award theretofore granted without the optionee's or recipient's consent or (ii) which, without the approval of the Company's stockholders, would:

(a) except as expressly provided in the Plan, increase the total number of shares reserved for the purpose of the Plan;

(b) except as expressly provided in the Plan, decrease the option price of any Stock Option to less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

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(c) change the class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan;

(d) extend the maximum option period under Section 5(b);

(e) otherwise materially increase the benefits to participants in the Plan; or

(f) amend Section 10 or this Section 9.

The Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option or other award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without the holder's consent.

Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have authority to amend the Plan to take into account changes in law and tax and accounting rules, as well as other developments.

10. Repricing. Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 3, neither the per share option price for any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 or the per share grant price for any Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to Section 6 may be decreased after the date of grant nor may an outstanding Stock Option or an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right be surrendered to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new Stock Option or new Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise or grant price without the approval of the Company's stockholders.

11. Unfunded Status of Plan. It is presently intended that the Plan constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Stock or make payments; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan.

12. General Provisions.

(a) The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to a Stock Option to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the optionee or participant is acquiring the shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.


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All certificates for shares of Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then listed and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(b) Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.

(c) The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee at any time.

(d) No later than the dates as of which an amount first becomes includable in the gross income of the participant for federal income tax purposes with respect to any award under the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, withholding obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the participant.

(e) At the time of grant, the Committee may provide in connection with any grant made under this Plan that the shares of Stock received as a result of such grant shall be subject to a right of first refusal pursuant to which the participant shall be required to offer to the Company any shares that the participant wishes to sell at the then Fair Market Value of the Stock, subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify at the time of grant.

(f) The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the event of the participant's death are to be paid.

(g) The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.


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(h) The reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the time of any dividend payment shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of Stock are available under Section 3 for such reinvestment (taking into account then outstanding Stock Options and other Plan awards).
 
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Exhibit 99.2 to Oct 2005 Form 8-K

Exhibit 99.2

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT is dated as of __________, 2005 (the "Grant Date") between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), and _________________ ("Recipient").

RECITALS

A. The Company has adopted the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of October 4, 2005 (the "Plan"), to provide eligible participants with the opportunity to obtain a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Company. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Plan.

B. In Connection with Recipient's provision of services to and for the benefit of the Company, the Company has agreed to issue certain shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), to Recipient pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

C. As a condition to the issuance of the Common Stock to Recipient, the Company and Recipient desire to impose certain restrictions on the shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

AGREEMENTS

In consideration of the recitals and the mutual agreements which follow, the Company and Recipient agree as follows:

1. Grant of Restricted Shares. The Company hereby grants and issues _____ shares of the Common Stock (the "Restricted Shares") to Recipient, in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan. Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Recipient, the Company shall cause a certificate for the Restricted Shares to be delivered to Recipient containing the legend set forth in Section 7 below.




2. Vesting and Forfeiture of Restricted Shares.

(a) General Vesting. Subject to the forfeiture provisions of section 2(b) and the accelerated vesting provisions of section 2(c), all of the Restricted Shares shall vest on the third anniversary date of the Grant Date (as such date may be modified by application of section 2(c), the "Vesting Date"). All Restricted Shares which shall have vested are referred to herein as "Vested Shares." All Restricted Shares which are not vested are referred to herein as "Unvested Shares." Upon vesting, the Restricted Shares shall no longer be subject to forfeiture pursuant to section 2(b) of this Agreement.

(b) Forfeiture Rights. The Unvested Shares shall immediately be forfeited to the Company if, prior to the Vesting Date, the Recipient's employment with the Company terminates for any reason, other than as described in section 2(c)(ii) below. Upon any forfeiture of the Restricted Shares pursuant to this section 2(b), Recipient shall have no rights as a holder of such Restricted Shares and such Restricted Shares shall be deemed transferred to the Company, and the Company shall be deemed the owner and holder of such shares.

(c) Special Vesting.

(i) Change in Control. All Restricted Shares not otherwise vested shall automatically and immediately vest immediately prior to the effective date of a Change in Control. Immediately following a Change in Control, this Agreement shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, unless assumed by the successor entity (or parent thereof) in connection with the Change in Control.

(ii) Termination as a Result of Death, Disability or Retirement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Recipient's employment with the Company terminates (i) as a result of Recipient's death, (ii) because Recipient suffers a Disability or (iii) voluntarily by Recipient upon Retirement, then in each such case the Restricted Shares shall be deemed fully vested and shall become Vested Shares.

(iii) Preservation of Rights. This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.


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3. Shareholder Rights. Regardless of whether the Restricted Shares are considered Unvested Shares under the terms of this Agreement, Recipient shall have all the rights of a shareholder (including voting and dividend rights) with respect to the Restricted Shares.

4. Restrictions on Transfer. Recipient shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber or dispose of all or any of his or her Restricted Shares, either voluntarily or by operation of law, at any time prior to the Vesting Date. Any attempted transfer of any Restricted Shares in violation of this Section 4 shall be invalid and of no effect.

5. Taxes.

(a) The Company's obligation to deliver the Restricted Shares to Recipient shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements ("Withholding Taxes"). Recipient has reviewed with Recipient's own tax advisors the federal, state and local tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Recipient is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. Recipient understands that Recipient (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Recipient's own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT RECIPIENT MUST DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO THE RESTRICTED SHARES AND THAT RECIPIENT IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING OR NOT MAKING A TIMELY SECTION 83(b) ELECTION (AND OBTAINING TAX ADVICE CONCERNING WHETHER AND HOW TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION). Recipient hereby agrees to deliver to the Company a signed copy of any document he or she may execute and file with the Internal Revenue Service evidencing a section 83(b) Election, and to deliver such copy to the Company prior to, or promptly upon, such filing, accompanied by a cash payment in the amount the Company anticipates is required to fulfill the Withholding Taxes.


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(c) Recipient agrees to promptly make a cash payment to the Company of any Withholding Taxes to the Company when due. Recipient further agrees that the Company may withhold from Recipient's wages or other remuneration the appropriate amount of Withholding Taxes (to the extent not covered by Recipient's cash payment to the Company). Recipient further agrees that, if the Company does not withhold an amount from Recipient's wages or other remuneration sufficient to satisfy the withholding obligation of the Company, Recipient will make reimbursement on demand, in cash, for the amount underwithheld.

6. Adjustments for Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Etc. If from time to time during the term of this Agreement there is any stock split-up, stock dividend, stock distribution or other reclassification of the Common Stock, any and all new, substituted or additional securities to which Recipient is entitled by reason of his or her ownership of the Restricted Shares shall be immediately subject to the forfeiture and other provisions of this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Restricted Shares. If the Restricted Shares are converted into or exchanged for, or shareholders of the Company receive by reason of any distribution in total or partial liquidation, securities of another corporation, or other property (including cash), pursuant to any merger of the Company or acquisition of its assets, then the rights of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Company's successor and this Agreement shall apply to the securities or other property received upon such conversion, exchange or distribution in the same manner and to the same extent as the Restricted Shares.

7. Legends. The share certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legend (in addition to any legend required under applicable federal or state securities laws) and the Company may issue stop-transfer instructions with its transfer agent in connection with such legend:

"THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING FORFEITURE) OF THE STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN. COPIES OF SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT ARE ON FILE AT THE OFFICES OF STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, 3333 WEST GOOD HOPE ROAD, GLENDALE, WISCONSIN 53209-2043."

The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates evidencing the Restricted Shares upon the Vesting Date unless such Restricted Shares have been forfeited prior to the Vesting Date pursuant to Section 3 above.


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8. Miscellaneous.

(a) Severability; Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Recipient and his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributes, assigns and transferees.

(b) No Rights To Continued Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon Recipient any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period of time or interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company or Recipient to terminate the employment of Recipient at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

(d) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and Recipient.

(e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Wisconsin.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 
__________________________________
Recipient's Signature
 
__________________________________
Print Name of Recipient


STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

BY_______________________________
     Its_____________________________


 
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Exhibit 99.3 to October 2005 Form 8-K

Exhibit 99.3

BY-LAWS
OF
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

(as amended as of October 4, 2005)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                    Page
ARTICLE 1. OFFICES; RECORDS

1.01
Principal and Business Offices
1
1.02
Registered Office
1
1.03
Corporate Records
1


ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS

2.01
Annual Meeting
2
2.02
Special Meetings
3
2.03
Place of Meeting
3
2.04
Notices to Shareholders
4
 
(a) Required Notice
4
 
(b) Adjourned Meeting
4
 
(c) Waiver of Notice
4
 
(d) Contents of Notice
4
 
(e) Fundamental Transactions
5
2.05
Fixing of Record Date
5
2.06
Shareholder List
6
2.07
Quorum
7
2.08
Conduct of Meetings
7
2.09
Proxies
7
2.10
Voting of Shares
7

ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

3.01
General Powers
8
3.02
Resignations and Qualifications
8
 

 



3.03
Regular Meetings
8
3.04
Special Meetings
8
3.05
Meetings By Telephone or Other Communication Technology
8
3.06
Notice of Meetings
9
3.07
Quorum
9
3.08
Manner of Acting
9
3.09
Conduct of Meetings
9
3.10
Vacancies
10
3.11
Compensation
10
3.12
Presumption of Assent
10
3.13
Committees
10


ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

4.01
Appointment
11
4.02
Resignation and Removal
11
4.03
Vacancies
11
4.04
Chairman of the Board
11
4.05
President
12
4.06
Authority of President
12
4.07
Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents
 
 
and Vice Presidents
12
4.08
Secretary
12
4.09
Treasurer
13
4.10
Assistants and Acting Officers
13
4.11
Salaries
13


ARTICLE V. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

5.01
Certificate for Shares
13
5.02
Signature by Former Officers, Transfer Agent or Registrar
14
5.03
Transfer of Shares
14
5.04
Restrictions on Transfer
14
5.05
Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates
15
5.06
Consideration for Shares
15
5.07
Stock Regulations
15



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ARTICLE VI. WAIVER OF NOTICE

6.01
Shareholder Written Waiver
15
6.02
Shareholder Waiver by Attendance
16
6.03
Director Written Waiver
16
6.04
Director Waiver by Attendance
16

ARTICLE VII. ACTION WITHOUT MEETINGS

7.01
Director Action Without Meeting
16


ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION

8.01
Indemnification for Successful Defense
17
8.02
Other Indemnification
17
8.03
Written Request
17
8.04
Nonduplication
18
8.05
Determination of Right to Indemnification
18
8.06
Advance of Expenses
19
8.07
Nonexclusivity
19
8.08
Court-Ordered Indemnification
20
8.09
Indemnification and Allowance of Expenses of Employees
 
 
and Agents
21
8.10
Insurance
21
8.11
Securities Law Claims
21
8.12
Liberal Construction
22
8.13
Definitions Applicable to This Article
22


ARTICLE IX. SEAL
23


ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS

10.01
By Shareholders
23
10.02
By Directors
23
10.03
Implied Amendments
24

 

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BY-LAWS
OF
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION


ARTICLE 1. OFFICES; RECORDS

1.01. Principal and Business Offices. The corporation may have such principal and other business offices, either within or without the State of Wisconsin, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the corporation may require from time to time.

1.02. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law to be maintained in the State of Wisconsin may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the State of Wisconsin. The address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by any officer or by the registered agent. The office of the registered agent of the corporation shall be identical to such registered office.

1.03. Corporate Records. The following documents and records shall be kept at the corporation's principal office or at such other reasonable location as may be specified by the corporation:

(a) Minutes of shareholders' and Board of Directors' meetings and any written notices thereof.

(b) Records of actions taken by the shareholders or directors without a meeting.

(c) Records of actions taken by committees of the Board of Directors.

(d) Accounting records.

(e) Records of its shareholders.

(f) Current By-Laws.

(g) Written waivers of notice by shareholders or directors (if any).




(h) Written consents by shareholders or directors for actions without a meeting (if any).

(i) Voting trust agreements (if any).

(j) Stock transfer agreements to which the corporation is a party or of which it has notice (if any).

ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS

2.01. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held on the third Wednesday of October of each year at 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time, or at such other time and date as may be fixed by or under the authority of the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting is a legal holiday in the State of Wisconsin, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of directors is not held on the day designated herein, or fixed as herein provided, for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as may be convenient.

At an annual meeting of the shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b)  otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) brought before the meeting by a shareholder pursuant to this By-Law.

Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation may be made at a meeting of shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any shareholder of the corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the procedures set forth in this By-Law.

For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, and for nominations by shareholders for the election of directors, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. All notices given pursuant to this section shall be in writing and

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must be received by the Secretary of the corporation not later than ninety days prior to the anniversary date of the annual meeting of shareholders in the immediately preceding year. All such notices shall include (i) a representation that the person sending the notice is a shareholder of record and will remain such through the record date for the meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation's books, of such shareholder, (iii) the class and number of the corporation's shares which are owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder, and (iv) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to make the nomination or move the consideration of other business set forth in the notice. Notice as to proposals with respect to any business to be brought before the meeting other than election of directors shall also set forth the text of the proposal and may set forth any statement in support thereof that the shareholder wishes to bring to the attention of the corporation, and shall specify any material interest of such shareholder in such business. Notice as to nominations shall set forth the name(s) of the nominee(s), address(es) of each, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each nominee and any person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder, the written consent of each nominee to serve as a director if so elected and such other information as would be required to be included in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of the nominee(s) of such shareholder. Nothing in these By-Laws shall require the corporation to include in any notice, proxy statement or other mailing to shareholders any information regarding nominees or proposals made by shareholders except as otherwise required by law.

The chairman of the meeting shall refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person or the consideration of any business not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.

2.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of the Board of Directors. If and as required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, a special meeting shall be called upon written demand describing one or more purposes for which it is to be held by holders of shares with at least 10% of the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the meeting. The purpose or purposes of any special meeting shall be described in the notice required by section 2.04 of these By-Laws.

2.03. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Wisconsin, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or any special meeting. If no designation is made, the place of

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meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation but any meeting may be adjourned to reconvene at any place designated by vote of a majority of the shares represented thereat.

2.04. Notices to Shareholders.

(a) Required Notice. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting (unless a different time is provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation), by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, if there is one, the President or the Secretary, to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting or, for the fundamental transactions described in subsections (e)(1) to (4) below (for which the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law requires that notice be given to shareholders not entitled to vote), to all shareholders. If mailed, such notice is effective when deposited in the United States mail, and shall be addressed to the shareholder's address shown in the current record of shareholders of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. At least 20 days' notice shall be provided if the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a plan of merger or share exchange for which shareholder approval is required by law, or the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's property, with or without good will, otherwise than in the usual and regular course of business.

(b) Adjourned Meeting. Except as provided in the next sentence, if any shareholder meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time, and place, if the new date, time, and place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed, then notice must be given pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section 2.04, to those persons who are shareholders as of the new record date.

(c) Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice in accordance with Article VI of these By-Laws.

(d) Contents of Notice. The notice of each special shareholder meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the notice of an annual shareholder meeting need not include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.


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(e) Fundamental Transactions. If a purpose of any shareholder meeting is to consider either: (1) a proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (including any restated articles); (2) a plan of merger or share exchange for which shareholder approval is required by law; (3) the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's property, with or without good will, otherwise than in the usual and regular course of business; (4) the dissolution of the corporation; or (5) the removal of a director, the notice must so state and in cases (1), (2) and (3) above must be accompanied by, respectively, a copy or summary of the: (1) proposed articles of amendment or a copy of the restated articles that identifies any amendment or other change; (2) proposed plan of merger or share exchange; or (3) proposed transaction for disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's property. If the proposed corporate action creates dissenters' rights, the notice must state that shareholders and beneficial shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights, and must be accompanied by a copy of sections 180.1301 to 180.1331 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.

2.05. Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote, or to take any other action, such date in any case to be not more than 70 days prior to the meeting or action requiring such determination of shareholders, and may fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend or distribution. If no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to demand a shareholder meeting or to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, (a) the close of business on the day before the corporation receives the first written demand for a shareholder meeting, or (b) the close of business on the day before the first notice of the meeting is mailed or otherwise delivered to shareholders, as the case may be, shall be the record date for the determination of shareholders. If no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive a share dividend or distribution (other than a distribution involving a purchase, redemption or other acquisition of the corporation's shares), the close of business on the day on which the resolution of the Board of Directors is adopted declaring the dividend or distribution shall be the record date. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall be applied to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date and except as otherwise required by law. A new record date must be set if a meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.


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In order that the corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any shareholder of record seeking to have the shareholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix the record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within ten days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors within ten days of the date on which such a request is received, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Wisconsin, its principal place of business, or any officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution taking such prior action.

2.06. Shareholder List. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the corporation shall, before each meeting of shareholders, make a complete record of the shareholders entitled to notice of such meeting, arranged by class or series of shares and showing the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder. The shareholder list shall be available at the meeting and may be inspected by any shareholder or his, her or its agent or attorney at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. Any shareholder or his, her or its agent or attorney may inspect the shareholder list beginning two business days after the notice of the meeting is given and continuing to the date of
the meeting, at the corporation's principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held and, subject to section 180.1602(2)(b) 3 to 5 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, may copy the list, during regular business hours and at his, her or its expense, during the period that it is available for inspection hereunder. The original stock transfer books and nominee certificates on file with the corporation (if any) shall be prima

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facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to inspect the shareholder list or to vote at any meeting of shareholders. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.

2.07. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group on a matter, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter at a meeting of shareholders. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, other than for the purpose of objecting to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, it is considered present for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that meeting.

2.08. Conduct of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, the President, and, in the President's absence, any officer or director chosen by the shareholders present or represented by proxy shall call the meeting of the shareholders to order and shall act as Chairman of the meeting, and the Secretary shall act as secretary of all meetings of the shareholders, but, in the absence of the Secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any other person to act as secretary of the meeting.

2.09. Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy appointed in writing by the shareholder or by his, her or its duly authorized attorney-in-fact. All proxy appointment forms shall be filed with the Secretary or other officer or agent of the corporation authorized to tabulate votes before or at the time of the meeting. Unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest, a proxy appointment may be revoked at any time. The presence of a shareholder who has filed a proxy appointment shall not of itself constitute a revocation. No proxy appointment shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise expressly provided in the appointment form. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make rules that are not inconsistent with the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law as to the validity and sufficiency of proxy appointments.

2.10. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares are enlarged, limited or denied by the Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law. Shares owned directly or indirectly by another corporation are not entitled to vote if this

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corporation owns, directly or indirectly, sufficient shares to elect a majority of the directors of such other corporation. However, the prior sentence shall not limit the power of the corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

3.01. General Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed under the direction of, its Board of Directors.

3.02. Resignations and Qualifications. A director may resign at any time by delivering a written resignation to the Board of Directors, to the Chairman of the Board (if there is one), or to the corporation through the Secretary or otherwise. Directors need not be residents of the State of Wisconsin or shareholders of the corporation.

3.03. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Wisconsin, for the holding of regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.

3.04. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the President or any two directors. Special meetings of any committee may be called by or at the request of the foregoing persons or the Chairman of the committee. The persons calling any special meeting of the Board of Directors or committee may fix any place, either within or without the State of Wisconsin, as the place for holding any special meeting called by them, and if no other place is fixed the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the State of Wisconsin.

3.05 Meetings By Telephone or Other Communication Technology.

(a) Any or all directors may participate in a regular or special meeting or in a committee meeting of the Board of Directors by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, telephone or any other means of communication by which either: (i) all participating directors may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting or (ii) all communication during the meeting is immediately transmitted to each participating director, and each participating director is able to immediately send messages to all other participating directors.


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(b) If a meeting will be conducted through the use of any means described in paragraph (a), all participating directors shall be informed that a meeting is taking place at which official business may be transacted. A director participating in a meeting by any means described in paragraph (a) is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

3.06. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, notice of the date, time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors and of any special meeting of a committee of the Board shall be given orally or in writing to each director or committee member at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, except that notice by mail shall be given at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. The notice need not describe the purpose of the meeting. Notice may be communicated in person, by telephone, telegraph or facsimile, or by mail or private carrier. Oral notice is effective when communicated. Written notice is effective as follows: If delivered in person, when received; if given by mail, when deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mail addressed to the director at his or her business or home address (or such other address as the director may have designated in writing filed with the Secretary); if given by facsimile, at the time transmitted to a facsimile number at any address designated above; and if given by telegraph, when delivered to the telegraph company.

3.07. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, a majority of the number of directors specified in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, a majority of the number of directors appointed to serve on a committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee.

3.08. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law or the Articles of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

3.09. Conduct of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board, or in his or her absence, the President, and in the President's absence, any director chosen by the directors present, shall call meetings of the Board of Directors to order and shall chair the meeting. The Secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board of Directors, but in the absence of the Secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any assistant secretary or any director or other person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

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3.10. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.

3.11. Compensation. The Board of Directors, irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, may fix the compensation of directors.

3.12. Presumption of Assent. A director who is present and is announced as present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless (i) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his or her arrival to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, or (ii) the director's dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting, or (iii) the director delivers his or her written dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or to the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent or abstain shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.

3.13. Committees. Unless the Articles of Incorporation otherwise provide, the Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors then in office, may create one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more directors as members, which to the extent provided in the resolution as initially adopted, and as thereafter supplemented or amended by further resolution adopted by a like vote, may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors, except that no committee may: (a) authorize distributions; (b) approve or propose to shareholders action that the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law requires be approved by shareholders; (c) fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or any of its committees, except that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution that any vacancies on a committee shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining committee members; (d) amend the Articles of Incorporation; (e) adopt, amend or repeal By-Laws; (f) approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval; (g) authorize or approve reacquisition of shares, except according to a formula or method prescribed by the Board of Directors; or (h) authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a class or series of shares, except within limits prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may elect one or more of its members as alternate members of any such committee who may take the place of any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee, upon request by the Chairman of the Board, if there is one, the President or upon request by the Chairman of such meeting. Each such committee

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shall fix its own rules (consistent with the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the Articles of Incorporation and these By-Laws) governing the conduct of its activities and shall make such reports to the Board of Directors of its activities as the Board of Directors may request. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in creating a committee, a committee may employ counsel, accountants and other consultants to assist it in the exercise of authority. The creation of a committee, delegation of authority to a committee or action by a committee does not relieve the Board of Directors or any of its members of any responsibility imposed on the Board of Directors or its members by law.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

4.01. Appointment. The principal officers may include a Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents (the number and designations to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers if any, as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

4.02. Resignation and Removal. An officer shall hold office until he or she resigns, dies, is removed hereunder, or a different person is appointed to the office. An officer may resign at any time by delivering an appropriate written notice to the corporation. The resignation is effective when the notice is delivered, unless the notice specifies a later effective date and the corporation accepts the later effective date. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause and notwithstanding the contract rights, if any, of the person removed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the resignation or removal is subject to any remedies provided by any contract between the officer and the corporation or otherwise provided by law. Appointment shall not of itself create contract rights.

4.03. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors. If a resignation is effective at a later date, the Board of Directors may fill the vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor may not take office until the effective date.

4.04. Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors may appoint a Chairman of the Board. If appointed and present, the Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors. The

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Chairman of the Board shall have such other powers and duties as he or she may be called upon to perform by the Board of Directors.

4.05. President. The President shall be either the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the corporation. He or she shall supervise the day to day operations of the corporation's business. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or in the event that that office is for any reason vacant, the President shall perform the functions of the Chairman of the Board. The President shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors.

4.06. Authority of President. The President is authorized to sign, execute and acknowledge, on behalf of the Corporation, all deeds, mortgages, bonds, stock certificates, contracts, leases, reports and all other documents or instruments necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the corporation's regular business, or which shall be authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; and, except as otherwise provided by law or directed by the Board of Directors, the President may authorize any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President or other officer or agent of the Corporation to sign, execute and acknowledge such documents or instruments in his or her place and stead. In general, the President shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

4.07. Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents. Any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President may sign with the Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties and have such authority as from time to time may be delegated or assigned to him or her by the President or the Board of Directors. The execution of any instrument of the corporation by any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President shall be conclusive evidence, as to third parties, of the Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President's authority to act in the stead of the President.

4.08. Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep (or cause to be kept) regular minutes of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors and any committees of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation, if any, and see that the seal of the corporation, if any, is affixed to all documents which are authorized to be executed on behalf of the corporation under its seal; (d) keep or arrange for the keeping of a register of the

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post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and have such other duties and exercise such authority as from time to time may be delegated or assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board of Directors.

4.09. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected by the corporation; and (c) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and have such other duties and exercise such other authority as from time to time may be delegated or assigned to him or her by the President or by the Board of Directors.

4.10. Assistants and Acting Officers. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint any person to act as assistant to any officer, or as agent for the corporation in the officer's stead, or to perform the duties of such officer whenever for any reason it is impracticable for such officer to act personally, and such assistant or acting officer or other agent so appointed by the Board of Directors shall have the power to perform all the duties of the office to which that person is so appointed to be assistant, or as to which he or she is so appointed to act, except as such power may be otherwise defined or restricted by the Board of Directors.

4.11. Salaries. The salaries of the principal officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee thereof, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the corporation.

ARTICLE V. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER

5.01. Certificates for Shares. Shares of this corporation may but need not be represented by certificates. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form, consistent with law, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. At a minimum, a share certificate shall state on its face the name of the corporation and that it is organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, the name of the person to whom issued, and the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, that the certificate represents. If the

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corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class, the front or back of the certificate must contain either (a) a summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations applicable to each class, and the variations in the rights, preferences and limitations determined for each series and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series, or (b) a conspicuous statement that the corporation will furnish the shareholder the information described in clause (a) on request, in writing and without charge. Such certificates shall be signed, either manually or in facsimile, by the Chairman of the Board, the President, an Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or a Vice President and by the Secretary. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except as provided in section 5.05. The Board of Directors may authorize or issue some or all of the shares of the corporation without a certificate, and may adopt such procedures as it deems appropriate to evidence and record the ownership and transfer of any shares issued without a certificate.

5.02. Signature by Former Officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate for shares has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that person were still an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of its issue.

5.03. Transfer of Shares. Prior to due presentment of all documents required for registration of transfer, and unless the corporation has established a procedure by which a beneficial owner of shares held by a nominee is to be recognized by the corporation as the shareholder, the corporation may treat the registered owner of such shares as the person exclusively entitled to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to have and exercise all the rights and power of an owner. The corporation may require reasonable assurance that all transfer endorsements are genuine and effective and in compliance with all regulations prescribed by or under the authority of the Board of Directors.

5.04. Restrictions on Transfer. The face or reverse side of each certificate representing shares shall bear a conspicuous notation of any restriction upon the transfer of such shares imposed by the corporation. In the case of shares without a certificate, such restrictions shall be noted on the stock transfer books of the corporation.

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5.05. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. Where the owner claims that his or her certificate for shares has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, a new certificate shall be issued in place thereof if the owner (a) so requests before the corporation has notice that such shares have been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and (b) if required by the corporation, files with the corporation a sufficient indemnity bond, and (c) satisfies such other reasonable requirements as may be prescribed by or under the authority of the Board of Directors.

5.06. Consideration for Shares. The shares of the corporation may be issued for such consideration as shall be fixed from time to time and determined to be adequate by the Board of Directors, provided that any shares having a par value shall not be issued for a consideration less than the par value thereof. The consideration may consist of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the corporation. When the corporation receives the consideration for which the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of shares, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable by the corporation.

5.07. Stock Regulations. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the statutes of the State of Wisconsin as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of the corporation, including the appointment or designation of one or more stock transfer agents and one or more registrars.

ARTICLE VI. WAIVER OF NOTICE

6.01. Shareholder Written Waiver. A shareholder may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing and signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, shall contain the same information that would have been required in the notice under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law except that the time and place of meeting need not be stated, and shall be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the corporate records.


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6.02. Shareholder Waiver by Attendance. A shareholder's attendance at a meeting, in person or by proxy, waives objection to both of the following:

(a) Lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

(b) Consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

6.03. Director Written Waiver. A director may waive any notice required by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice and retained by the corporation.

6.04. Director Waiver by Attendance. A director's attendance at or participation in a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless the director at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon his or her arrival objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

ARTICLE VII. ACTION WITHOUT MEETINGS

7.01. Director Action Without Meeting. Unless the Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, action required or permitted by the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting or committee meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board or committee. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director and retained by the corporation. Action taken hereunder is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date. A consent signed hereunder has the effect of a unanimous vote taken at a meeting at which all directors or committee members were present, and may be described as such in any document.


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ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION

8.01. Indemnification for Successful Defense. Within 20 days after receipt of a written request pursuant to section 8.03, the corporation shall indemnify a director or officer, to the extent he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation.

8.02. Other Indemnification.

(a) In cases not included under section 8.01, the corporation shall indemnify a director or officer against all liabilities and expenses incurred by the director or officer in a proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because he or she is a director or officer of the corporation, unless liability was incurred because the director or officer breached or failed to perform a duty he or she owes to the corporation and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:

(1) A willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest.

(2) A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

(3) A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit.

(4) Willful misconduct.

(b) Determination of whether indemnification is required under this section shall be made pursuant to section 8.05.

(c) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of no contest or an equivalent plea, does not, by itself, create a presumption that indemnification of the director or officer is not required under this section.


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8.03. Written Request. A director or officer who seeks indemnification under sections 8.01 or 8.02 shall make a written request to the corporation.

8.04. Nonduplication. The corporation shall not indemnify a director or officer under sections 8.01 or 8.02 if the director or officer has previously received indemnification or allowance of expenses from any person, including the corporation, in connection with the same proceeding. However, the director or officer has no duty to look to any other person for indemnification.

8.05. Determination of Right to Indemnification.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation or by written agreement between the director or officer and the corporation, the director or officer seeking indemnification under section 8.02 shall select one of the following means for determining his or her right to indemnification:

(1) By a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of directors not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings. If a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained, by majority vote of a committee duly appointed by the Board of Directors and consisting solely of two or more directors who are not at the time parties to the same or related proceedings. Directors who are parties to the same or related proceedings may participate in the designation of members of the committee.

(2) By independent legal counsel selected by a quorum of the Board of Directors or its committee in the manner prescribed in subsection (1) or, if unable to obtain such a quorum or committee, by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors, including directors who are parties to the same or related proceedings.

(3) By a panel of three arbitrators consisting of one arbitrator selected by those directors entitled under subsection (2) to select independent legal counsel, one arbitrator selected by the director or officer seeking indemnification and one arbitrator selected by the two arbitrators previously selected.


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(4) By an affirmative vote of shares represented at a meeting of shareholders at which a quorum of the voting group entitled to vote thereon is present. Shares owned by, or voted under the control of, persons who are at the time parties to the same or related proceedings, whether as plaintiffs or defendants or in any other capacity, may not be voted in making the determination.

(5) By a court under section 8.08.

(6) By any other method provided for in any additional right to indemnification permitted under section 8.07.

(b) In any determination under (a), the burden of proof is on the corporation to prove by clear and convincing evidence that indemnification under section 8.02 should not be allowed.

(c) A written determination as to a director's or officer's indemnification under section 8.02 shall be submitted to both the corporation and the director or officer within 60 days of the selection made under (a).

(d) If it is determined that indemnification is required under section 8.02, the corporation shall pay all liabilities and expenses not prohibited by section 8.04 within ten days after receipt of the written determination under (c). The corporation shall also pay all expenses incurred by the director or officer in the determination process under (a).

8.06. Advance of Expenses. Within ten days after receipt of a written request by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding, the corporation shall pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses as incurred if the director or officer provides the corporation with all of the following:

(1) A written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has not breached or failed to perform his or her duties to the corporation.

(2) A written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay the allowance to the extent that it is ultimately determined under section 8.05 that indemnification under section 8.02 is not required and that indemnification is not ordered by a court under section 8.08(b)(2). The undertaking under this subsection shall be an unlimited general obligation of the director or officer and may be accepted without reference to his or her ability to repay the allowance. The undertaking may be secured or unsecured.


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8.07. Nonexclusivity.

(a) Except as provided in (b), sections 8.01, 8.02 and 8.06 do not preclude any additional right to indemnification or allowance of expenses that a director or officer may have under any of the following:

(1) The Articles of Incorporation.

(2) A written agreement between the director or officer and the corporation.

(3) A resolution of the Board of Directors.

(4) A resolution, after notice, adopted by a majority vote of all of the corporation's voting shares then issued and outstanding.

(b) Regardless of the existence of an additional right under (a), the corporation shall not indemnify a director or officer, or permit a director or officer to retain any allowance of expenses unless it is determined by or on behalf of the corporation that the director or officer did not breach or fail to perform a duty he or she owes to the corporation which constitutes conduct under section 8.02(a)(1), (2), (3) or (4). A director or officer who is a party to the same or related proceedings for which indemnification or an allowance of expenses is sought may not participate in a determination under this subsection.

(c) Sections 8.01 to 8.14 do not affect the corporation's power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director or officer in any of the following circumstances.

(1) As a witness in a proceeding to which he or she is not a party.

(2) As a plaintiff or petitioner in a proceeding because he or she is or was an employee, agent, director or officer of the corporation.

8.08. Court-Ordered Indemnification.

(a) Except as provided otherwise by written agreement between the director or officer and the corporation, a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. Application shall be made for an initial determination by the court under section 8.05(a)(5) or for review by the court of an adverse determination under section 8.05(a)(1), (2), (3), (4) or (6). After receipt of an application, the court shall give any notice it considers necessary.

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(b) The court shall order indemnification if it determines any of the following:

(1) That the director or officer is entitled to indemnification under sections 8.01 or 8.02.

(2) That the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, regardless of whether indemnification is required under section 8.02.

(c) If the court determines under (b) that the director or officer is entitled to indemnification, the corporation shall pay the director's or officer's expenses incurred to obtain the court-ordered indemnification.

8.09. Indemnification and Allowance of Expenses of Employees and Agents. The corporation shall indemnify an employee of the corporation who is not a director or officer of the corporation, to the extent that he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of a proceeding, for all reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding if the employee was a party because he or she was an employee of the corporation. In addition, the corporation may indemnify and allow reasonable expenses of an employee or agent who is not a director or officer of the corporation to the extent provided by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, by general or specific action of the Board of Directors or by contract.

8.10. Insurance. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is an employee, agent, director or officer of the corporation against liability asserted against or incurred by the individual in his or her capacity as an employee, agent, director or officer, regardless of whether the corporation is required or authorized to indemnify or allow expenses to the individual against the same liability under sections 8.01, 8.02, 8.06, 8.07 and 8.09.

8.11. Securities Law Claims.

(a) Pursuant to the public policy of the State of Wisconsin, the corporation shall provide indemnification and allowance of expenses and may insure for any liability incurred in connection with a proceeding involving

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securities regulation described under (b) to the extent required or permitted under sections 8.01 to 8.10.

(b) Sections 8.01 to 8.10 apply, to the extent applicable to any other proceeding, to any proceeding involving a federal or state statute, rule or regulation regulating the offer, sale or purchase of securities, securities brokers or dealers, or investment companies or investment advisers.

8.12. Liberal Construction. In order for the corporation to obtain and retain qualified directors, officers and employees, the foregoing provisions shall be liberally administered in order to afford maximum indemnification of directors, officers and, where section 8.09 of these By-Laws applies, employees. The indemnification above provided for shall be granted in all applicable cases unless to do so would clearly contravene law, controlling precedent or public policy.

8.13. Definitions Applicable to this Article. For purposes of this Article:

(a) "Affiliate" shall include, without limitation, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the corporation.

(b) "Corporation" means this corporation and any domestic or foreign predecessor of this corporation where the predecessor corporation's existence ceased upon the consummation of a merger or other transaction.

(c) "Director or officer" means any of the following:

(1) An individual who is or was a director or officer of this corporation.

(2) An individual who, while a director or officer of this corporation, is or was serving at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, employee or agent of another corporation or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.


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(3) An individual who, while a director or officer of this corporation, is or was serving an employee benefit plan because his or her duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the person to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan.

(4) Unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer.

For purposes of this Article, it shall be conclusively presumed that any director or officer serving as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member of any governing or decision-making committee, employee or agent of an affiliate shall be so serving at the request of the corporation.

(d) "Expenses" include fees, costs, charges, disbursements, attorney fees and other expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding.

(e) "Liability" includes the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, assessment, forfeiture or fine, including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, and reasonable expenses.

(f) "Party" includes an individual who was or is, or who is threatened to be made, a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(g) "Proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding, whether formal or informal, which involves foreign, federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the right of the corporation or by any other person.

ARTICLE IX. SEAL

The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal which may be circular in form and have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation and the words "Corporate Seal."

ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS

10.01. By Shareholders. Unless otherwise provided in the corporation's Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws may be amended or repealed and new By-Laws may be adopted by the shareholders by majority vote of all shares of the corporation's common stock then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

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10.02. By Directors. Except as the Articles of Incorporation may otherwise provide, these By-Laws may also be amended or repealed and new By-Laws may be adopted by the Board of Directors by the vote provided in section 3.08, but (a) no By-Law adopted by the shareholders shall be amended, repealed or readopted by the Board of Directors if the By-Law so adopted so provides and (b) a By-Law adopted or amended by the shareholders that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for the Board of Directors than otherwise is provided in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law may not be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors unless the By-Law expressly provides that it may be amended or repealed by a specified vote of the Board of Directors. Action by the Board of Directors to adopt or amend a By-Law that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the Board of Directors must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect, unless a different voting requirement is specified as provided by the preceding sentence. A By-Law that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders or voting groups of shareholders than otherwise is provided in the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law may not be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.

10.03. Implied Amendments. Any action taken or authorized by the shareholders or by the Board of Directors, which would be inconsistent with the By-Laws then in effect but is taken or authorized by a vote that would be sufficient to amend the By-Laws so that the By-Laws would be consistent with such action, shall be given the same effect as though the By-Laws had been temporarily amended or suspended so far, but only so far, as is necessary to permit the specific action so taken or authorized.

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Exhibit 99.4 to October 2005 Form 8-K
EXHIBIT 99.4













ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED BONUS PLAN
FOR
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AND
SENIOR MANAGERS















Effective February 27, 1995
as Amended August 24, 1999, August 21, 2001, October 23, 2001,
May 20, 2003,August 17, 2004 and October 4, 2005




ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED BONUS PLAN
FOR
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AND
SENIOR MANAGERS


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
    Page
I.
Plan Objectives
1
     
II.
Plan Administration
1
     
III.
Definitions
1
     
IV.
Eligibility
4
     
V.
Individual Participation Levels
5
     
VI.
Performance Factors
5
     
VII.
Change in Status During Plan Year
8
     
VIII.
Bonus Paid and Bonus Bank
9
     
IX.
Administrative Provisions
13
     
X.
Miscellaneous
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I. PLAN OBJECTIVES

 
A.
To promote the maximization of shareholder value over the long term by providing incentive compensation to key employees of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company") in a form which is designed to financially reward participants for an increase in the value of the Company.

 
B.
To provide competitive levels of compensation that enable the Company to attract and retain employees who can have a positive impact on the economic value of the Company.

 
C.
To encourage teamwork and cooperation in the achievement of Company goals.

II. PLAN ADMINISTRATION

The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") shall be responsible for the design, administration, and interpretation of the Plan.

III. DEFINITIONS

 
A.
"Accrued Bonus" means the bonus, which may be negative or positive, which is calculated in the manner set forth in Section V.A.

 
B.
''Actual EVA" means the EVA as calculated for the relevant Plan Year.


 
C.
"Capital" means the Company's average monthly net operating capital employed for the Plan Year, calculated as follows:
 
                                       Current Assets
                  -  Current Interest Bearing Assets
Bad Debt Reserve
LIFO Reserve
Future Income Tax Benefits
Current Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities
Property, Plant, Equipment, (Net)
Construction in Progress
       (+/-) Unusual Capital Items



 
D.
"Capital Charge" means the deemed opportunity cost of employing Capital in the Company's business, determined as follows:

Capital Charge = Capital x Cost of Capital

 
E.
"Company" means STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION. The Company's Compensation Committee may act on behalf of the Company with respect to this Plan.

 
F.
"Cost of Capital" means the weighted average of the cost of equity and the after tax cost of debt for the relevant Plan Year. The Cost of Capital will be determined by the Compensation Committee prior to each Plan Year, consistent with the following methodology:

 
(a)
Cost of Equity = Risk Free Rate + (Business Risk Index x Average Equity Risk Premium)
 
 
(b)
Debt Cost of Capital = Debt Yield x (1 - Tax Rate)

 
(c)
The weighted average of the Cost of Equity and the Debt Cost of Capital is determined by reference to the expected debt-to-capital ratio

where the Risk Free Rate is the average daily closing yield rate on 10 year U.S. Treasury Bonds for an appropriate period (determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time) preceding the relevant Plan Year, the Business Risk Index is determined by reference to an auto supply industry factor selected by the Compensation Committee, the Average Equity Risk Premium is 6%, the Debt Yield is the weighted average yield of all borrowing included in the Company's permanent capital, and the tax rate is the combination of the relevant corporate Federal and state income tax rates.

The Compensation Committee will review the Cost of Capital annually and make appropriate adjustments only if the calculated Cost of Capital changes by more than 1% from that used during the prior Plan Year.


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G.
"Earned Wages" includes:

 
(1)
For Participants who are employed by the Company, all wages paid in the Plan Year, excluding employment signing bonuses, EVA bonus payments, reimbursement or other expense allowances, imputed income, value of fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving reimbursements, welfare benefits and special payments.

 
(2)
For Participants who are employed by STRATTEC de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and STRATTEC Componentes Automotrices S.A. de C.V., the “Base Salary”. Base Salary includes regular salary, holidays and vacations paid during the Plan Year. Base Salary does not include overtime, profit sharing, Christmas bonuses, vacation premiums, signing bonuses, EVA bonus payments, reimbursements and other expense allowances, imputed income, the value of fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving reimbursements and special payments.

 
H.
"Economic Value Added" or "EVA" means the NOPAT that remains after subtracting the Capital Charge, expressed as follows:
 
                    EVA = NOPAT - Capital Charge

EVA may be positive or negative.

 
I.
Effective Date. February 27, 1995, the date as of which the Plan first applies to the Company.

 
J.
"EVA Leverage Factor" means the adjustment factor reflecting deviation in the use of capital employed as a percentage of capital employed. For purposes of this Plan, the Company's EVA Leverage Factor is determined to be 5% of the monthly average net operating capital employed during the prior Plan year.


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K.
"NOPAT" means cash adjusted net operating profits after taxes for the Plan Year, calculated as follows:

 
Net Sales
-
Cost of Goods Sold
(+ -)
Change in LIFO Reserve
-
Engineering/Selling & Admin.
(+ -)
Change in Bad Debt Reserve
(+ -)
Other Income & Expense excluding Interest Income or Expense
(+ -)
Other Unusual Income or Expense Items (See Section VI. B.)
(+ -)
Amortization of Unusual Income or Expense Items
-
Cash Taxes on the Above (+/- change in deferred tax liability)
 
 
L.
Participant” means individual who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of the Plan as provided in Section IV.

 
M.
"Plan Year" means the one-year period coincident with the Company's fiscal year.

 
N.
"Executive Officers" means those Participants designated as Executive Officers by the Compensation Committee with respect to any Plan Year.

 
O.
"Senior Managers" means those Participants designated as Senior Managers by the Compensation Committee with respect to any Plan Year.

 
P.
"Target EVA" means the target level of EVA for the Plan Year, determined as follows:
 


Current Plan
Year Target EVA
 
=
Prior Year                                                       Prior Year
Target EVA                      +                          Actual EVA
 
           +
Expected
Improvement
   
                                            2
   
 
Expected Improvement will be approved by the Board of Directors annually, based on past practice and consideration for current relevant economic conditions. Regardless of the above defined formula, the Current Plan Year Target EVA cannot be less than the Expected Improvement approved by the Board of Directors.

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IV. ELIGIBILITY

 
A.
Eligible Positions. In general, only Executive Officers and Senior Managers selected by the Compensation Committee may be eligible for participation in the Plan. However, actual participation will depend upon the contribution and impact each eligible employee may have on the Company's value to its shareholders, as determined by the Compensation Committee.

 
B.
Nomination and Approval. Each Plan Year, the Chairman and President will nominate eligible employees to participate in the Plan for the next Plan Year. The Compensation Committee will have the final authority to select Plan participants (the "Participants") among the eligible employees nominated by the Chairman and President. Continued participation in the Plan is contingent on approval of the Compensation Committee.

 
C.
Employee Performance Requirement. Employees whose performance is rated “Needs Improvement” on their annual performance review will not be eligible for an EVA bonus applicable to the year covered by such performance review. However, if the employee so rated is subject to a performance improvement plan, and successfully meets the requirement of the plan in the time frame prescribed, the employee’s EVA eligibility will be reinstated, and the EVA bonus will be paid with the next regular payroll check following reinstatement.

V. INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION LEVELS

 
A.
Calculation of Accrued Bonus. Each Participant's Accrued Bonus will be determined as a function of the Participant's Earned Wages, the Participant's Target Incentive Award (provided in Section V.B., below), Company Performance Factor (provided in Section VI.A.) and the Individual Performance Factor (provided in Section VI.C.) for the Plan Year. Each Participant's Accrued Bonus will be calculated as follows:

 
Participant's
Earned Wages
 
x
Target
Incentive
Award
 
x
Company
Performance
Factor
 
         +
         Individual
         Performance
         Factor
                                          2          


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B.
Target Incentive Award. The Target Incentive Award will be determined according to the following schedule:

 
Position
Target Incentive Award
(% of Base Salary)
   
Chairman (if also CEO of Company)
75%
President
65%
Executive Vice President
50%
Senior Vice President
45%
Vice President
35%
Senior Managers as approved each year pursuant to section IV. B
12%-20%


VI. PERFORMANCE FACTORS

 
A.
Company Performance Factor Calculation. For any Plan Year, the Company Performance Factor will be calculated as follows:

Company Performance Factor = 1.00 + Actual EVA - Target EVA
                            EVA Leverage Factor

 
B.
Adjustments to Company Performance. When Company performance is based on Economic Value Added or other quantifiable financial or accounting measure, it may be necessary to exclude significant, unusual, unbudgeted or noncontrollable gains or losses from actual financial results in order to measure performance properly. The Compensation Committee will decide those items that shall be considered in adjusting actual results. For example, some types of items that may be considered for exclusion are:

 
(1)
Any gains or losses which will be treated as extraordinary in the Company's financial statements.

 
(2)
Profits or losses of any entities acquired by the Company during the Plan Year, assuming they were not included in the budget and/or the goal.

 
(3)
Material gains or losses not in the budget and/or the goal which are of a nonrecurring nature and are not considered to be in the ordinary course of business Some of these would be as follows:

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(a)
Gains or losses from the sale or disposal of real estate or property.

 
(b)
Gains resulting from insurance recoveries when such gains relate to claims filed in prior years.

 
(c)
Losses resulting from natural catastrophes, when the cause of the catastrophe is beyond the control of the Company and did not result from any failure or negligence on the Company's part.


 
C.
Individual Performance Factor Calculation. Determination of the Individual Performance Factor will be the responsibility of the individual to whom the participant reports. This determination will be subject to approval by the Chairman and President (or the Compensation Committee with respect to the Chairman and President) and shall conform with the process set forth below:

 
(1)
Quantifiable Supporting Performance Factors. The Individual Performance Factor of the Accrued Bonus calculation will be based on the accomplishment of individual, financial and/or other goals ("Supporting Performance Factors"). Whenever possible, individual performance will be evaluated according to quantifiable benchmarks of success. These Supporting Performance Factors will be enumerated from 0 to 2.0 based on the levels of achievement for each goal per the schedule in VI C. (2). Provided, however, that if the quantifiable Supporting Performance Factor is based on the Company Performance Factor as set forth in Section VI.A., then the Supporting Performance Factor may be unlimited.


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(2)
Non-Quantifiable Supporting Performance Factors. When performance cannot be measured according to a quantifiable monitoring system, an assessment of the Participant's performance shall be made based on a non-quantifiable Supporting Performance Factor (or Factors). The individual to whom the participant reports (or the Compensation Committee with respect to the Chairman) will evaluate the Participant's performance based on behavioral attributes and overall performance and this evaluation will determine the Participant's Supporting Performance Factor (or Factors) according to the following schedule:

Non Quantifiable
Supporting
Performance Rating
 
Supporting
Performance Factor
Quantifiable
Supporting
Performance Rating
Significantly Exceeds Requirements
1.8-2.0
Significantly Exceeds Goal
Exceeds Requirements
1.4-1.7
Exceeds Goal
Meets Requirements
.7-1.3
Meets Goal
Marginally Meets Requirements
.3-.6
Goal Not Met, but Significant Progress Made
Needs Improvement
0-.2
 
 
0
Goal Not Met

 
(3)
Aggregate Individual Performance Factor. The Individual Performance Factor to be used in the calculation of the Accrued Bonus shall be equal to the sum of the quantifiable and/or non-quantifiable Supporting Performance Factor(s), divided by two as follows:
 

 
                
   
Quantifiable
 
Non-Quantifiable
 
   
Supporting
+
Supporting
 
 
Individual
Performance
 
Performance
 
 
Performance =
Factor 
 
Factor
 
 
Factor
 
2
   

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the individual to whom the Participant reports (with the approval of the Chairman and President or the Compensation Committee with respect to the Chairman and President), shall have the authority to weight the Supporting Performance Factors, according to relative importance. The weighting of each Supporting Performance Factor shall be expressed as a percentage, and the sum of the percentages applied to all of the Supporting Performance Factors shall be 100%. The Individual Performance Factor, if weighted factors are used, will then be equal to the weighted average of such Supporting Performance Factors.

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VII. CHANGE IN STATUS DURING THE PLAN YEAR

 
A.
New Hires and Promotions. A newly hired employee or an employee promoted during the Plan Year to a position qualifying for participation (or leaving the participating class) may accrue (subject to discretion of the Compensation Committee) a pro rata Accrued Bonus based on Base Salary received.

 
B.
Discharge. An employee discharged during the Plan Year shall not be eligible for an Accrued Bonus, even though his or her service arrangement or contract extends past year-end, unless the Compensation Committee determines that the conditions of the termination indicate that a prorated Accrued Bonus is appropriate. The Compensation Committee shall have full and final authority in making such a determination.

 
C.
Resignation. An employee who resigns during the Plan Year to accept employment elsewhere (including self-employment) will not be eligible for an Accrued Bonus, unless the Compensation Committee determines that the conditions of the termination indicate that a prorated Bonus is appropriate. The Compensation Committee shall have full and final authority in making such a determination.

 
D.
Death, Disability and Retirement. If a Participant's employment is terminated during a Plan Year by reason of death, disability, or normal or early retirement under the Company's retirement plan, a tentative Accrued Bonus will be calculated as if the Participant had remained employed as of the end of the Plan Year. The final Accrued Bonus will be calculated based upon the Base Salary received.

Each employee may name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Plan is to be paid in case of the employee's death.

Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the employee, shall be in the form prescribed by the Compensation Committee, and shall be effective only when filed by the employee in writing with the Compensation Committee during his or her lifetime.

In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the employee's death shall be paid to the employee's estate.

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E.
Leave of Absence. An employee whose status as an active employee is changed during a Plan Year as a result of a leave of absence may, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, be eligible for a pro rata Accrued Bonus determined in the same way as in paragraph D of this Section.

 
F.
Needs Improvement Status. Associates whose performance has been rated Needs Improvement on their annual performance review will not be eligible for an EVA bonus until such time as their performance is at an acceptable level. If the associate’s performance returns to an acceptable level, the EVA bonus that was withheld will be paid with the next available pay period.


VIII. BONUS PAID AND BONUS BANK

All or a portion of the Accrued Bonus will be either paid to the Participant or credited to or charged against the Bonus Bank as provided in this Article.

 
A.
Participants Who Are Not Executives Officers. All positive Accrued Bonuses of Participants who are not Executive Officers for the Plan Year shall be paid in full, less amounts required by law to be withheld for income and employment tax purposes, as soon as administratively feasible following the end of the Plan Year in which the Accrued Bonus was earned. Participants who are not Executive Officers shall not be charged or otherwise assessed for negative Accrued Bonuses nor shall such Participants have any portion of their Accrued Bonuses banked.

 
B.
Participants Who Are Executive Officers. The Total Bonus Payout to Participants who are Executive Officers for the Plan Year shall be as follows:

Total Bonus Payout = [Accrued Bonus - Extraordinary Bonus Accrual] + Bank Payout

The Total Bonus Payout for each Plan Year, less amounts required by law to be withheld for income tax and employment tax purposes, shall be paid as soon as administratively feasible following the end of the Plan Year in which the Accrued Bonus was earned.


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C.
Establishment of a Bonus Bank. To encourage a long term commitment to the enhancement of shareholder value by Executive Officers, "Extraordinary Bonus Accruals" shall be credited to an "at risk" deferred account ("Bonus Bank") for each such Participant, and all negative Accrued Bonuses shall be charged against the Bonus Bank, as determined in accordance with the following:

 
1.
"Bonus Bank" means, with respect to each Executive Officer, a bookkeeping record of an account to which Extraordinary Bonus Accruals are credited, and negative Accrued Bonuses debited as the case may be, for each Plan Year, and from which bonus payments to such Executive Officers are debited.

 
2.
"Bank Balance" means, with respect to each Executive Officer, a bookkeeping record of the net balance of the amounts credited to and debited against such Executive Officer's Bonus Bank. The Bank Balance shall initially be equal to zero.

 
3.
"Extraordinary Bonus Accrual" shall mean the amount of the Accrued Bonus for any year that exceeds 1.25 times the portion of the Executive Officer's Base Salary which is represented by the Target Incentive Award in the event that the beginning Bank Balance is positive or zero, and .75 times the portion of the Executive Officer's Base Salary which is represented by the Target Incentive Award in the event that the beginning Bank Balance is negative.

 
4.
Annual Allocation. Each Executive Officer's Extraordinary Bonus Accrual or negative Accrued Bonus is credited or debited to the Bonus Bank maintained for that Executive Officer. Such Annual Allocation will occur as soon as administratively feasible after the end of each Plan Year. Although a Bonus Bank may, as a result of negative Accrual Bonuses have a deficit, no Executive Officer shall be required, at any time, to reimburse his/her Bonus Bank.

 
5.
"Available Balance" means the Bank Balance at the point in time immediately after the Annual Allocation has been made.

 
6.
"Payout Percentage" means the percentage of the Available Balance that may be paid out in cash to the Participant. The Payout Percentage will equal 33%.

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7.
"Bank Payout" means the amount of the Available Balance that may be paid out in cash to the Executive Officer for each Plan Year. The Bank Payout is calculated as follows:

Bank Payout = Available Balance x Payout Percentage

The Bank Payout is subtracted from the Bank Balance.


8.         Treatment of Available Balance Upon Termination

 
(a)
Resignation or Termination With Cause. Executive Officers leaving voluntarily to accept employment elsewhere (including self-employment) or who are terminated with cause will forfeit their Available Balance.

 
(b)
Retirement, Death, Disability or Termination Without Cause. In the event of an Executive Officer’s normal or early retirement under the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Retirement Plan, death, disability, or termination without cause, the Available Balance, less amounts required by law to be withheld for income tax and employment tax purposes shall be paid to the Executive Officer as soon as administratively feasible following the end of the Plan Year in which the termination for one of such events occurred.
 
 
(c)
For purposes of this Plan ‘’cause” shall mean:
 
 
1.
The willful and continued failure of a Participant to perform substantially the Participant’s duties with the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or Chief Executive Officer believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties, or


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2.
The willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.

For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Participant, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer or a senior officer of the Company or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. The cessation of employment of the Participant shall not be deemed to be for cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Participant and the Participant is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Participant is guilty of the conduct described in subparagraph (I) or (ii) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

IX. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

 
A.
Amendments. The Compensation Committee or full Board of Directors of the Company shall have the right to amend or restate the Plan at any time from time to time. The Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No such modification, amendment, suspension, or termination may, without the consent of any affected participants (or beneficiaries of such participants in the event of death), reduce the rights of any such participants (or beneficiaries, as applicable) to a payment or distribution already earned under Plan terms in effect prior to such change. The provisions of the Plan as in effect at the time of a Participant’s termination of employment shall control as to that Participant, unless otherwise specified in the Plan.


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B.
Authority to Act. The Compensation Committee or full Board of Directors may act on behalf of the Company for purposes of the Plan.

 
C.
Interpretation of Plan. Any decision of the Compensation Committee with respect to any issues concerning individuals selected for awards, the amounts, terms, form and time of payment of awards, and interpretation of any Plan guideline, definition, or requirement shall be final and binding.

 
D.
Effect of Award on Other Employee Benefits. By acceptance of a bonus award, each recipient agrees that such award is special additional compensation and that it will not affect any employee benefit, e.g., life insurance, etc., in which the recipient participates, except as provided in paragraph E. below.

 
E.
Retirement Programs. Awards made under this Plan shall be included in the employee's compensation for purposes of the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Retirement Plan and STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Employee Savings Investment Plan.

 
F.
Right to Continued Employment; Additional Awards. The receipt of a bonus award shall not give the recipient any right to continued employment, and the right and power to dismiss any employee is specifically reserved to the Company. In addition, the receipt of a bonus award with respect to any Plan Year shall not entitle the recipient to an award with respect to any subsequent Plan Year.


X. MISCELLANEOUS

 
A.
Indemnification. The Compensation Committee shall not be liable for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which the Compensation Committee may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person(s) may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation of By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify such person(s) or hold such person(s) harmless.


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B.
Expenses of the Plan. The expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.

 
C.
Withholding Taxes. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all payments under this Plan any Federal or state taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments.

 
D.
Governing Law. This Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

 
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