Exhibit 10(b)(iv) to the Annual Report
                                       on Form 10-K of W.W. Grainger, Inc.
                                       for the year ended December 31, 2001





                              W.W. Grainger, Inc.


                       2001 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                          AS AMENDED FEBRUARY 27, 2002












                               W.W. Grainger, Inc.
                              100 Grainger Parkway
                        Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-5201
                                 (847) 535-1000


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                               W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

                       2001 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


Section 1.  Objective.

The objective of the 2001 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to
attract and retain highly qualified executives and other employees, to advance
the interests of the Company by giving Employees a stake in the Company's future
growth and success, and to strengthen the alignment of interests between
Employees and the Company's shareholders through the ownership of shares of the
Company's Common Stock.

Section 2.  Definitions.

         2.1. General Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used
         herein, shall have the following meanings:

                  (a)  "Act" - The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                  (b) "Award" - The grant of any Option, Stock Appreciation
                  Right, Share of Restricted Stock, Share of Phantom Stock,
                  Share of Stock, Other Stock-Based Award, or any combination
                  thereof.

                  (c)  "Board" - The Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (d) "Change in Control" - Any one or more of the following
                  events:

                           (i)  approval by the shareholders of the Company of:

                                    (A) any merger, reorganization or
                                    consolidation of the Company or any
                                    Subsidiary with or into any corporation or
                                    other Person if Persons who were the
                                    beneficial owners (as such term is used in
                                    Rule 13d-3 under the Act) of Common Stock
                                    and securities of the Company entitled to
                                    vote generally in the election of directors
                                    ("Voting Securities") immediately before
                                    such merger, reorganization or consolidation
                                    are not, immediately thereafter, the
                                    beneficial owners, directly or indirectly,
                                    of at least 60% of the then-outstanding
                                    common shares and the combined voting power
                                    of the then-outstanding Voting Securities
                                    ("Voting Power") of the corporation or other
                                    Person surviving or resulting from such
                                    merger, reorganization or consolidation (or
                                    the parent corporation thereof) in
                                    substantially the same respective
                                    proportions as their beneficial ownership,
                                    immediately before the consummation of such
                                    merger, reorganization or

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                                    consolidation, of the then-outstanding
                                    Common Stock and Voting Power of the
                                    Company;

                                    (B) the sale or other disposition of all or
                                    substantially all of the consolidated assets
                                    of the Company, other than a sale or other
                                    disposition by the Company of all or
                                    substantially all of its consolidated assets
                                    to an entity of which at least 60% of the
                                    common shares and the Voting Power
                                    outstanding immediately after such sale or
                                    other disposition are then beneficially
                                    owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3
                                    under the Act) by shareholders of the
                                    Company in substantially the same respective
                                    proportions as their beneficial ownership of
                                    Common Stock and Voting Power of the Company
                                    immediately before the consummation of such
                                    sale or other disposition; or

                                    (C) a liquidation or dissolution of the
                                    Company;

                           provided, however, that if the consummation of an
                           event described in this paragraph (i) (a
                           "Transaction") is subject to an Other Party Approval
                           Requirement (as defined below), the approval of such
                           Transaction by the shareholders of the Company shall
                           not be deemed a Change in Control until the first
                           date on which such Other Party Approval Requirement
                           has been satisfied. For this purpose, "Other Party
                           Approval Requirement" means a requirement expressly
                           set forth in a Transaction Agreement (as defined
                           below) between the Company and another Person to the
                           effect that such Person shall obtain the approval of
                           one or more elements of the Transaction by the
                           stockholders, members, partners, or other holders of
                           equity interests of such Person (or of a parent of
                           such Person) prior to the consummation of such
                           Transaction in order to comply with the mandatory
                           provisions of (x) the law of the jurisdiction of the
                           incorporation or organization of such Person (or its
                           parent) or (y) the articles of incorporation or other
                           charter or organizational documents of such Person
                           (or its parent) that are applicable to such
                           Transaction. For this purpose, "Transaction
                           Agreement" means a written agreement that sets forth
                           the terms and conditions of the Transaction;

                           (ii) the following individuals cease for any reason
                           to constitute a majority of the directors of the
                           Company then serving: individuals who, on the
                           Effective Date, constitute the Board and any
                           subsequently appointed or elected director of the
                           Company (other than a director whose initial
                           assumption of office is in connection with an actual
                           or threatened election contest, including a consent
                           solicitation, relating to the election or removal of
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                           directors of the Company) whose appointment or
                           election by the Board or nomination for election by
                           the Company's shareholders was approved or
                           recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
                           Company's directors then in office whose appointment,
                           election or nomination for election was previously so
                           approved or recommended or who were directors on the
                           Effective Date; or

                           (iii) the acquisition or holding by any person,
                           entity or "group" (within the meaning of Section
                           13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Act, other than by any
                           Exempt Person (as such term is defined below), the
                           Company, any Subsidiary, any employee benefit plan of
                           the Company or a Subsidiary) of beneficial ownership
                           (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Act) of
                           20% or more of either the Company's then-outstanding
                           Common Stock or Voting Power; provided that:

                                    (A) no such person, entity or group shall be
                                    deemed to own beneficially any securities
                                    held by the Company or a Subsidiary or any
                                    employee benefit plan (or any related trust)
                                    of the Company or a Subsidiary;

                                    (B) no Change in Control shall be deemed to
                                    have occurred solely by reason of any such
                                    acquisition if both (x) after giving effect
                                    to such acquisition, such person, entity or
                                    group has beneficial ownership of less than
                                    30% of the then-outstanding Common Stock and
                                    Voting Power of the Company and (y) prior to
                                    such acquisition, at least two-thirds of the
                                    directors described in (and not excluded
                                    from) paragraph (ii) of this definition vote
                                    to adopt a resolution of the Board to the
                                    specific effect that such acquisition shall
                                    not be deemed a Change in Control; and

                                    (C) no Change in Control shall be deemed to
                                    have occurred solely by reason of any such
                                    acquisition or holding in connection with
                                    any merger, reorganization or consolidation
                                    of the Company or any Subsidiary which is
                                    not a Change in Control within the meaning
                                    of paragraph (i)(A) above.

                  Notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the events specified
                  in paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition, no Change
                  in Control shall occur with respect to any Participant if (x)
                  the event which otherwise would be a Change in Control (or the
                  transaction which resulted in such event) was initiated by
                  such Participant, or was discussed by him with any third
                  party, without the approval of the Board with respect to such
                  Participant's initiation or discussion, as applicable, or (y)
                  such Participant is, by written agreement, a participant on
                  his own behalf in a transaction in which the


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                  persons (or their affiliates) with whom such Participant has
                  the written agreement cause the Change in Control to occur
                  and, pursuant to the written agreement, such Participant has
                  an equity interest (or a right to acquire such equity
                  interest) in the resulting entity.

                  (e) "Code" - The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
                  including the regulations thereunder, as amended from time to
                  time.

                  (f) "Committee" - The Compensation Committee of the Board or
                  such other Committee of the Board appointed by the Board to
                  administer the Plan. No Employee may serve as a member of the
                  Committee. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function
                  for any reason, the Board may take any action under the Plan
                  that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.

                  (g) "Common Stock" - The shares of common stock of the
                  Company, and any shares into which such shares are converted,
                  changed or reclassified.

                  (h)  "Company" - W.W. Grainger, Inc., an Illinois corporation.

                  (i) "Disability" or "Disabled" - A Participant's inability to
                  engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
                  medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can
                  be expected to result in death or that has lasted for a
                  continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

                  (j) "Effective Date" - The date the Plan is approved by the
                  Company's shareholders.

                  (k) "Employee" - Any person designated as an employee of the
                  Company or a Subsidiary on the payroll records thereof. An
                  Employee shall not include any individual during any period he
                  or she is classified or treated by the Company or a Subsidiary
                  as an independent contractor, a consultant, or any employee of
                  an employment, consulting, or temporary agency or any other
                  entity other than the Company or a Subsidiary, without regard
                  to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have
                  been, or is subsequently retroactively reclassified as, a
                  common-law employee of the Company or a Subsidiary during such
                  period.

                  (l)  "Exempt Person" - Any one or more of the following:

                           (i) any descendant of W.W. Grainger (deceased) or any
                           spouse, widow or widower of any such descendant (any
                           such descendants, spouses, widows and widowers
                           collectively defined as the "Grainger Family
                           Members");

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                           (ii) any descendant of E.O. Slavik (deceased) or any
                           spouse, widow or widower of any such descendant (any
                           such descendants, spouses, widows and widowers
                           collectively defined as the "Slavik Family Members"
                           and with the Grainger Family Members collectively
                           defined as the "Family Members");

                           (iii) any trust which is in existence on the
                           Effective Date and which has been established by one
                           or more Grainger Family Members, any estate of a
                           Grainger Family Member who died on or before the
                           Effective Date, and The Grainger Foundation (such
                           trusts, estates and named entity collectively defined
                           as the "Grainger Family Entities");

                           (iv) any trust which is in existence on the Effective
                           Date and which has been established by one or more
                           Slavik Family Members, any estate of a Slavik Family
                           Member who died on or before the Effective Date, Mark
                           IV Capital, Inc., and Mountain Capital Corporation
                           (such trusts, estates and named entities collectively
                           defined as the "Slavik Family Entities" and with the
                           Grainger Family Entities collectively defined as the
                           "Existing Family Entities");

                           (v) any estate of a Family Member who dies after the
                           Effective Date or any trust established after the
                           Effective Date by one or more Family Members or
                           Existing Family Entities; provided that one or more
                           Family Members, Existing Family Entities or
                           charitable organizations which qualify as exempt
                           organizations under Section 501(c) of the Code
                           ("Charitable Organizations"), collectively, are the
                           beneficiaries of at least 50% of the actuarially
                           determined beneficial interests in such estate or
                           trust;

                           (vi) any Charitable Organization which is established
                           by one or more Family Members or Existing Family
                           Entities (a "Family Charitable Organization");

                           (vii) any corporation of which a majority of the
                           voting power and a majority of the equity interest is
                           held, directly or indirectly, by or for the benefit
                           of one or more Family Members, Existing Family
                           Entities, estates or trusts described in clause (v)
                           above, or Family Charitable Organizations; or

                           (viii) any partnership or other entity or arrangement
                           of which a majority of the voting interest and a
                           majority of the economic interest is held, directly
                           or indirectly, by or for the benefit of one or more
                           Family Members, Existing Family Entities, estates or
                           trusts described in clause (v) above, or Family
                           Charitable Organizations.

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                  (m) "Fair Market Value" - The closing price of a share of
                  Common Stock as reported in the Composite Tape for New York
                  Stock Exchange listed stocks or any other national stock
                  exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock
                  is then traded, on the last day on which a trade occurred
                  preceding the relevant date, or as otherwise determined by the
                  Committee.

                  (n) "Option" - The right to purchase a specified number of
                  shares of Common Stock at a stated price for a specified
                  period of time. For purposes of the Plan, the option is a
                  non-qualified stock option.

                  (o) "Other Stock-Based Award" - An award under Section 10 that
                  is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise
                  based on, the Common Stock.

                  (p) "Participant" - Any Employee designated by the Committee
                  to participate in the Plan.

                  (q) "Person" - Any individual, corporation, partnership,
                  limited liability company, sole proprietorship, trust or other
                  entity.

                  (r) "Period of Restriction" - The period during which Shares
                  of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock rights are subject to
                  forfeiture or restrictions on transfer pursuant to Section 8
                  of the Plan.

                  (s) "Phantom Stock" - A right to receive payment from the
                  Company in cash, stock, or any combination thereof, in an
                  amount determined by the Fair Market Value of the Common
                  Stock.

                  (t) "Restricted Stock" - Shares granted to a Participant which
                  are subject to restrictions on transferability pursuant to
                  Section 8 of the Plan.

                  (u)  "Shares" - Shares of Common Stock.

                  (v) "Stock" - An Award of Shares granted under Section 9 of
                  the Plan.

                  (w) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" - The right to receive
                  a payment from the Company in cash, Common Stock, or any
                  combination thereof, equal to the excess of the Fair Market
                  Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over
                  a specified price fixed by the Committee, but subject to such
                  maximum amounts as the Committee may impose.

                  (x) "Subsidiary" - Any corporation, partnership, joint
                  venture, limited liability company, or other entity in which
                  the Company or any successor to the Company directly or
                  indirectly owns securities representing a majority of the
                  aggregate voting power or profits interest.

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         2.2. Other Definitions. In addition to the above definitions, certain
         words and phrases used in the Plan or any certificate, notice or
         agreement evidencing an Award may be defined elsewhere in the Plan or
         in such certificate, notice or agreement.

Section 3.  Shares Subject to the Plan.

         3.1. Number of Shares Available for Awards. Subject to the provisions
         of Section 3.3, the number of Shares deliverable under the Plan may not
         exceed 6,000,000 Shares, provided, however, that the number of Shares
         of Stock and Shares of Restricted Stock delivered under the Plan other
         than with respect to grants of Options or SARs may not exceed 10% of
         the total. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total number of Shares
         with respect to which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be
         granted to any Participant shall not exceed 600,000 Shares
         (proportionately adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3) in any calendar
         year.

         3.2 Re-usage. If an Option or SAR expires or is terminated,
         surrendered, or canceled without having been fully exercised, if
         Restricted Stock is forfeited or cancelled, if Phantom Stock is
         forfeited or cancelled, if Shares otherwise deliverable upon (i)
         exercise of Options, (ii) exercise of SARs, (iii) vesting of Restricted
         Stock, or (iv) settlement of Phantom Stock, are not delivered by reason
         of payments of the Option exercise price pursuant to Section 6.5(b)
         hereunder or withholdings of Shares in satisfaction of tax obligations
         under Section 15.3 hereunder, or if any other grant results in any
         Shares not being delivered, the Shares covered by such Option, SAR,
         grant of Restricted Stock, grant of Phantom Stock or other grant, as
         the case may be, shall again be available for Awards under the Plan.

         3.3 Adjustments. Subject to Section 5.3, in the event of any change in
         the outstanding Common Stock by reason of a stock split, stock
         dividend, combination, reclassification or exchange of Shares,
         recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other similar event, the
         number of SARs and the number of Shares available for Options, grants
         of Restricted Stock, grants of Phantom Stock, and Other Stock-Based
         Awards and the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, SARs,
         grants of Restricted Stock, grants of Phantom Stock, and Other
         Stock-Based Awards, and the price thereof, and the Fair Market Value,
         as applicable, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee in its
         sole discretion and any such adjustment shall be binding and conclusive
         on all parties. Any fractional Shares resulting from any such
         adjustment shall be disregarded.

Section 4.  Eligibility and Participation.

         The Committee may grant an Award only to an Employee who is actively
         employed by the Company or any Subsidiary on the date the Award is
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         under the terms of this Plan is made at the discretion of the Committee
         and does not entitle a Participant to receive future Awards. The
         adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee any
         right to be granted an Award, except to the extent as may be determined
         by the Committee.

Section 5.        Administration.

         5.1. Committee. The Plan and all Awards granted pursuant hereto shall
         be administered by the Committee, which has sole and absolute
         discretion with respect to all decisions and determinations pertaining
         thereto. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and shall
         serve at the pleasure of the Board, which may from time to time change
         the Committee's membership.

         5.2. Authority. The Committee shall have the sole and complete
         authority to:

                  (a) determine the individuals to whom Awards are granted, the
                  type and amounts of awards to be granted and the time of all
                  such grants;

                  (b) determine the terms, conditions and provisions of, and
                  restrictions relating to, each Award granted;

                  (c) interpret and construe the Plan and all Awards and any
                  certificates, notices or agreements relating thereto;

                  (d) prescribe, amend and rescind rules, guidelines and
                  regulations relating to the Plan;

                  (e) determine the content and form of all certificates,
                  notices and agreements relating to Awards;

                  (f) determine all questions relating to Awards under the Plan;

                  (g) maintain accounts, records and ledgers relating to Awards;

                  (h) maintain records concerning its decisions and proceedings;

                  (i) employ agents, attorneys, accountants or other persons for
                  such purposes as the Committee considers necessary or
                  desirable; and

                  (j) do and perform all acts which it may deem necessary or
                  appropriate for the administration of the Plan and to carry
                  out the objectives of the Plan.

                  5.3. Additional Terms. The Committee may: (i) modify or
                  restrict exercise procedures and any other Plan procedures;
                  (ii) establish local country plans as subplans to this Plan,
                  each of which may be attached as an Appendix hereto and to the
                  extent that the Committee determines that the restrictions
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                  Plan preclude the achievement of the material purposes of the
                  Awards in jurisdictions outside the United States under such a
                  subplan, the Committee will have the authority and discretion
                  to modify those restrictions as the Committee determines to be
                  necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable requirements
                  or practices of jurisdictions outside the United States; (iii)
                  take any action, before or after an Award is made, which it
                  deems advisable to obtain or comply with any necessary local
                  government regulatory exemptions or approvals; provided that
                  the Committee may not take any action hereunder which would
                  violate any securities law or any governing statute; and (iv)
                  in the event of an extraordinary dividend or other
                  distribution, merger, reorganization, consolidation,
                  combination, sale of assets, split up, exchange, or spin off,
                  or other extraordinary corporate transaction, the Committee
                  may, in such manner and to such extent (if any) as it deems
                  appropriate and equitable make provision for a cash payment or
                  for the substitution or exchange of any or all outstanding
                  Awards of the cash, securities or property deliverable to the
                  holder of any or all outstanding Awards based upon the
                  distribution or consideration payable to holders of Common
                  Stock upon or in respect of such event.

         5.4. Delegation. The Committee may delegate to appropriate senior
         officers of the Company, or such other persons or committees as it
         deems appropriate, its duties under the Plan pursuant to such
         conditions and limitations as the Committee may establish.

         5.5. Determinations. All determinations, interpretations, or other
         actions made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of
         the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive for all purposes and
         upon all persons. Neither the Committee nor the Board, nor any member
         of the Committee or the Board or anyone acting at the direction of the
         Committee or the Board, shall be liable for any action or determination
         made hereunder in good faith.

Section 6.  Stock Options.

         6.1. Type of Option. It is intended that only non-qualified stock
         options may be granted by the Committee under this Section 6 of the
         Plan.

         6.2. Grant of Option. An Option may be granted to Participants at such
         time or times as shall be determined by the Committee. Each Option
         shall be evidenced by a certificate, notice or agreement that shall
         specify the exercise price, the duration of the Option, the number of
         Shares to which the Option applies, and such other terms and conditions
         not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall determine.

         6.3. Option Price. The per-share Option price shall be at least 100% of
         the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is granted.

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         6.4. Exercise of Options. Options awarded under the Plan shall be
         exercisable at such times and shall be subject to such restrictions and
         conditions, including the performance of a minimum period of service
         after the grant, as the Committee may impose, which need not be uniform
         for all Participants; provided, however, that no Option shall be
         exercisable for more than ten (10) years after the date on which it is
         granted.

         6.5. Payment. The Committee shall determine the procedures governing
         the exercise of Options, and shall require that the per-share option
         price be paid in full at the time of exercise. The per-share option
         price shall be payable in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent
         (acceptable cash equivalents shall be determined by the Committee); (b)
         unless otherwise determined by the Committee, by tendering previously
         acquired shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value
         at the time of exercise equal to the total option exercise price
         (provided that the shares of Common Stock which are tendered must have
         been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to their
         tender); (c) unless otherwise determined by the Committee, pursuant to
         a "cashless exercise" procedure, as permitted under United States
         Federal Reserve Board's Regulation T, subject to securities law
         restrictions; (d) by a combination of (a), (b) and (c); or (e) by any
         other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the
         Plan's purpose and applicable law.

         6.6. Rights as a Shareholder. Until the exercise of an Option and the
         delivery of the Shares in respect thereof, a Participant shall have no
         rights as a Shareholder with respect to the Shares covered by such
         Option.

Section 7.  Stock Appreciation Rights.

         7.1. Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may
         be granted to Participants at such time or times as shall be determined
         by the Committee and shall be subject to such terms and conditions as
         the Committee may decide. A grant of an SAR shall be made pursuant to a
         certificate, notice or agreement containing such provisions not
         inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall approve.

         7.2. Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised at such times and subject
         to such conditions, including the performance of a minimum period of
         service, as the Committee shall impose. SARs that are granted in tandem
         with an Option may only be exercised upon the surrender of the right to
         exercise an equivalent number of Shares under the related Option and
         may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which the related
         Option is then exercisable. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
         Plan, the Committee may impose conditions on the exercise of an SAR,
         including, without limitation, the right of the Committee to limit the
         time of exercise to specified periods.

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         7.3. Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of an SAR, the Participant
         shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount determined by
         multiplying:

                  (a) any increase in the Fair Market Value of a Share at the
                  date of exercise over the Fair Market Value of a Share at the
                  date of grant, by

                  (b) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is
                  exercised;

         provided, however, that at the time of grant, the Committee may
         establish, in its sole discretion, a maximum amount per Share which
         will be payable upon exercise of an SAR.

         7.4. Method of Payment. Subject to the discretion of the Committee,
         which may be exercised at the time of grant, the time of payment, or
         any other time, payment of an SAR may be made in cash, Shares or any
         combination thereof.

Section 8.  Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock.

         8.1. Grant of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock. The Committee may
         grant Shares of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock rights to such
         Participants at such times and in such amounts, and subject to such
         other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as it shall
         determine. Each grant of Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock rights shall
         be evidenced by a certificate, notice or agreement setting forth the
         terms of such Award.

         8.2. Restrictions on Transferability. Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock
         rights may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise
         alienated until such time, or until the satisfaction of such conditions
         as shall be determined by the Committee (including without limitation,
         the satisfaction of performance goals or the occurrence of such events
         as shall be determined by the Committee). At the end of the Period of
         Restriction applicable to any Restricted Stock, such Shares will be
         transferred to the Participant free of all restrictions. At the end of
         the restriction period applicable to Phantom Stock, payment shall be
         made in the manner set forth in the applicable award agreement.

         8.3. Rights as a Shareholder. Unless otherwise determined by the
         Committee at the time of grant, Participants holding Restricted Stock
         granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights and other rights as a
         Shareholder with respect to those Shares during the Period of
         Restriction. Holders of Phantom Stock rights shall not be deemed
         Shareholders and, except to the extent provided in accordance with the
         Plan, shall have no rights related to any Shares.

         8.4. Dividends and Other Distributions. Unless otherwise determined by
         the Committee at the time of grant, Participants holding Restricted
         Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other
         distributions paid with respect to those Shares, provided that if any
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         stock, such shares shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions
         and restrictions on transferability as apply to the Restricted Stock
         with respect to which they were paid. Unless otherwise determined by
         the Committee at the time of grant, Participants holding shares of
         Phantom Stock shall be entitled to receive cash payments equal to any
         cash dividends and other distributions paid with respect to a
         corresponding number of Shares; provided, however, that if any such
         dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Fair Market Value of
         such Shares shall be converted into shares of Phantom Stock which shall
         be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions and restrictions on
         transferability as apply to the shares of Phantom Stock with respect to
         which they are paid.

         8.5. Payment of Phantom Stock Rights. The Committee may, at the time of
         grant, provide for other methods of payment in respect of Phantom Stock
         rights in cash, Shares, partially in cash and partially in Shares, or
         in any other manner not inconsistent with this Plan.

Section 9.  Awards of Stock.

         Subject to the provisions of the Plan, Shares of Stock may be awarded
         to Participants in such number, upon such terms, and at such time or
         times as the Committee shall determine in its discretion. Each grant of
         Stock may be evidenced by a certificate, notice or agreement setting
         forth the terms of such Award.

Section 10.  Other Stock-Based Awards and Other Benefits.

         10.1. Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee shall have the right to
         grant Other Stock-Based Awards which may include, without limitation,
         the grant of Shares based on certain conditions, the payment of cash
         based on the performance of the Common Stock, and the payment of Shares
         in lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs.
         Payment under or settlement of any such Awards shall be made in such
         manner and at such times as the Committee may determine.

         10.2. Other Benefits. The Committee shall have the right to provide
         types of Awards under the Plan in addition to those specifically listed
         utilizing shares of stock or cash, or a combination thereof, if the
         Committee believes that such Awards would further the purposes for
         which the Plan was established. Payment under or settlement of any such
         Awards shall be made in such manner and at such times as the Committee
         may determine.

         10.3. Substitution or Assumption of Awards. The Committee, from time to
         time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by
         another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such
         other company or otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under the
         Plan in substitution of such other company's award, or (b) assuming
         such award as if it had been granted under the Plan if the terms of
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         granted under the Plan. Such substitution or assumption shall be
         permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would
         have been eligible to be granted an Award under the Plan if the other
         company had applied the rules of the Plan to such grant. In the event
         the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and
         conditions of such award shall remain unchanged, except that the
         exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon
         exercise of any such option will be adjusted pursuant to Section 424(a)
         of the Code, notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan. In the event
         the Company elects to grant a new Award rather than assuming an
         existing option, such new Award may be granted with a similarly
         adjusted exercise price.

Section 11.  Amendment, Modification, and Termination of Plan.

         Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board at any time may terminate
         or suspend the Plan, and from time to time may amend or modify the
         Plan, except that no amendment or modification by the Board without
         shareholder approval shall increase the number of Shares available for
         delivery under the Plan, decrease the minimum per-share Option or SAR
         price or permit Employees to serve on the Committee. No amendment,
         modification, or termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely
         affect any Award theretofore granted under the Plan to a Participant
         without the consent of such Participant.

Section 12.  Termination of Employment.

         12.1. Termination of Employment Due to Retirement. Unless otherwise
         determined by the Committee at the time of grant, in the event a
         Participant's employment terminates by reason of retirement, any Option
         or SAR granted to such Participant which is then outstanding may be
         exercised at any time prior to the expiration of the term of the Option
         or SAR or within six (6) years following the Participant's termination
         of employment, whichever period is shorter, and any Restricted Stock,
         Phantom Stock rights, or other Award then outstanding for which any
         restriction has not lapsed prior to the effective date of retirement
         shall be forfeited.

         12.2. Termination of Employment Due to Death or Disability. Unless
         otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant, in the
         event a Participant's employment is terminated by reason of death or
         Disability, any Option or SAR granted to such Participant which is then
         outstanding may be exercised by the Participant or the Participant's
         legal representative at any time prior to the expiration date of the
         term of the Option or SAR or within six (6) years following the
         Participant's termination of employment, whichever period is shorter,
         and any Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock rights, or other Award then
         outstanding shall become nonforfeitable and shall become transferable
         or payable, as the case may be, as though any restriction had expired.

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         12.3. Termination of Employment for Any Other Reason. Unless otherwise
         determined by the Committee, whether at the time of grant or
         thereafter, in the event the employment of the Participant shall
         terminate for any reason other than misconduct or one described in
         Section 12.1 or 12.2, any Option or SAR granted to such Participant
         which is then outstanding may be exercised by the Participant at any
         time prior to the expiration date of the term of the Option or SAR or
         within three (3) months following the Participant's termination of
         employment, whichever period is shorter; any Restricted Stock, Phantom
         Stock rights, or other Award then outstanding for which any restriction
         has not lapsed prior to the date of termination of employment shall be
         forfeited upon termination of employment. If the employment of a
         Participant is terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary by reason of
         the Participant's misconduct, any outstanding Option or SAR shall
         terminate and cease to be exercisable on the date of the Participant's
         termination of employment; any Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock rights,
         or other Award then outstanding for which any restriction has not
         lapsed prior to the date of termination of employment shall be
         forfeited upon termination of employment. As used herein, "misconduct"
         means that the Participant has engaged, or intends to engage, in
         competition with the Company or a Subsidiary, has induced any customer
         of the Company or a Subsidiary to breach any contract with the Company
         or a Subsidiary, has made any unauthorized disclosure of any of the
         trade secrets or confidential information of the Company or a
         Subsidiary, has committed an act of embezzlement, fraud, or theft with
         respect to the property of the Company or a Subsidiary, or has
         deliberately disregarded the rules of the Company or a Subsidiary in
         such a manner as to cause any loss, damage, or injury to, or otherwise
         endanger the property, reputation, or employees of the Company or a
         Subsidiary. The Committee shall determine whether a Participant's
         employment is terminated by reason of misconduct.

         12.4. Accrual of Right at Date of Termination. The Participant shall
         have the right to exercise an Option or SAR as indicated in Section
         12.3 only to the extent the Participant's right to exercise such Option
         or SAR had accrued at the date of termination of employment pursuant to
         the terms of the Award and had not previously been exercised.

Section 13.  Change in Control.

Except as otherwise provided at the time of grant in the certificate, notice or
agreement relating to a particular Award, if a Change in Control occurs, then:

         "(i) the Participant's Restricted Stock, Phantom Stock, or Other
         Stock-Based Awards that were forfeitable shall, unless otherwise
         determined by the Committee, become nonforfeitable and, to the extent
         applicable, shall be converted into Shares; and

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         (ii) any unexercised Option or SAR, whether or not exercisable on the
         date of such Change in Control, shall thereupon be fully exercisable
         and may be exercised, in whole or in part.

Section 14.  Effect of Disposition of Facility or Operating Unit.

In the event that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries closes or disposes of
the facility at which a Participant is located or the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries diminish or eliminate ownership interests in any operating unit of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries so that such operating unit ceases to be
majority owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, then, with respect to
Awards held by Participants who subsequent to such event will not be employees
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Committee may (i) accelerate the
exercisability of Awards to the extent not yet otherwise exercisable or remove
any restrictions applicable to any Awards and (ii) extend the period during
which Awards will be exercisable to a date subsequent to the date when such
Awards would otherwise have expired by reason of the termination of such
Participant's employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (but in no
event to a date later than the expiration date of the Awards or the fifth
anniversary of the transaction in which such facility closes or operating unit
ceases). If the Committee takes no special action with respect to any
disposition of a facility or an operating unit, then any cessation of employment
resulting from such disposition will be treated as an ordinary cessation of
employment as described in Section 12.

Section 15.  Miscellaneous Provisions.

         15.1. Non-transferability of Awards. Unless otherwise determined by the
         Committee at the time of grant, and except as provided in Section 12,
         no Award granted under the Plan shall be assignable, transferable, or
         payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom
         it was granted.

         15.2. No Guarantee of Employment or Participation. Nothing in the Plan
         shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a
         Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment at any time, nor
         confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employment of
         the Company or a Subsidiary. No Employee shall have a right to be
         selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to receive any
         future Awards.

         15.3. Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the authority to
         withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company an amount
         sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax
         requirements on any Award under the Plan, and the Company may defer
         payment of cash or issuance of Shares until such requirements are
         satisfied. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant
         may elect, subject to such conditions as the Committee may require, to
         have Shares otherwise deliverable under the Plan withheld by the
         Company and having a Fair Market Value sufficient to satisfy all or
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         requirements or, if so determined by the Committee, the Participant's
         estimated total federal, state, and local tax obligation associated
         with the transaction.

         15.4. Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions
         taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code
         or Act, shall be governed by the law of the State of Illinois and
         construed in accordance therewith.

         15.5. Effectiveness of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its
         approval by the shareholders of the Company; provided, however, that no
         Award requiring the delivery of Shares shall be exercised or paid out
         unless at the time of such exercise or payout (i) such Shares are
         covered by a currently effective registration statement filed under the
         Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if one is then required, or in the
         sole opinion of the Company and its counsel such issuance of Shares is
         otherwise exempt from the registration requirements of such act, and
         (ii) such Shares are listed on any securities exchange upon which the
         Common Stock of the Company is listed.

         15.6. Unfunded Plan. Insofar as the Plan provides for Awards of cash,
         Shares, rights or a combination thereof, the Plan shall be unfunded.
         The Company may maintain bookkeeping accounts with respect to
         Participants who are entitled to Awards under the Plan, but such
         accounts shall be used merely for bookkeeping convenience. The Company
         shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be
         represented by interests in Awards nor shall the Plan be construed as
         providing for any such segregation. None of the Committee, the Company
         or Board shall be deemed to be a trustee of any cash, Shares or rights
         to Awards granted under the Plan. Any liability of the Company to any
         Participant with respect to an Award or any rights thereunder shall be
         based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by
         the Plan and any Agreement, and no obligation of the Company under the
         Plan shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance
         on any property of the Company.

         15.7 Deferrals. The Committee may permit a Participant to defer such
         Participant's receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares
         that would otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the
         exercise of an Option or SAR, the lapse or waiver of restrictions with
         respect to Restricted Stock or Phantom Stock, or the satisfaction of
         any requirements or goals with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards. If
         any such deferral election is permitted, the Committee shall, in its
         sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such payment
         deferrals and the manner in which such deferral shall be accomplished.


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