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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. 2001 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

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Title: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. 2001 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
Governing Law: Wisconsin     Date: 11/29/2007
Industry: Business Services     Sector: Services

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
2001 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN, Parties: johnson controls inc
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Exhibit 10.P
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
2001 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Adjusted to reflect 3-for-1 stock split effective September 14, 2007)
ARTICLE 1.
PURPOSE AND DURATION
      Section 1.1. Purpose . The Johnson Controls, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan has two complementary purposes: (a) to promote the success of the Company by providing incentives to the Company’s and subsidiary’s officers and other key employees that will link their personal interests to the long-term financial success of the Company and to growth in value; and (b) to permit the Company and its subsidiaries to attract, motivate and retain experienced and knowledgeable employees upon whose judgment, interest, and special efforts the successful conduct of the Company’s operations is largely dependent.
      Section 1.2. Duration . The Plan was originally effective on October 1, 2001. The Plan was most recently amended and restated effective January 1, 2008. The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board to terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article 11 herein, until all Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan have been issued.
ARTICLE 2.
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
      Section 2.1. Definitions . Wherever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:
     (a) “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as interpreted by rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference to a specific provision of the Act shall be deemed to include reference to any successor provision thereto.
     (b) “Award” means a grant of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units.
     (c) “Beneficial Owner” (or derivatives thereof) shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
     (d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     (e) “Cause” means: (1) if the Participant is subject to an employment agreement that contains a definition of “cause”, such definition, or (2) otherwise, any of the following as determined by the Committee: (a) violation of the provisions of any employment agreement, non-competition agreement, confidentiality agreement, or similar agreement with the Company or subsidiary, or the Company’s or subsidiary’s code of ethics, as then in effect, (b) conduct rising to the level of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of employment with the Company or subsidiary, (c) commission of an act of dishonesty or disloyalty involving

 


 
the Company or subsidiary, (d) violation of any federal, state or local law in connection with the Participant’s employment, or (e) breach of any fiduciary duty to the Company or a subsidiary.
     (f) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following:
  (1)   The acquisition, other than from the Company, by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however , that any acquisition by (x) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (y) any corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, 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 Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company.
 
  (2)   Individuals who, as of May 24, 1989, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to May 24, 1989, 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 is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act).
 
  (3)   Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following such Business Combination, Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of

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      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 in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be.
 
  (4)   A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or 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 disposition, 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 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 Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition.
     (g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as interpreted by rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code shall be deemed to include reference to any successor provision thereto.
     (h) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Article 3 herein.
     (i) “Company” means Johnson Controls, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and any successor as provided in Article 13.
     (j) “Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Johnson Controls, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as from time to time amended and in effect.
     (k) “Eligible Employee” means a current management or highly compensated employee of the Company or subsidiary.
     (l) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as interpreted by rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from time to time. Any reference to a specific provision of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include reference to any successor provision thereto.
     (m) “Fair Market Value” means with respect to a Share, the closing sales price on the New York Stock Exchange on the date in question (or the immediately preceding trading day if the date in question is not a trading day), and with respect to any other property, such value as is determined by the Committee.

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     (n) “Inimical Conduct” means any act or omission that is inimical to the best interests of the Company or any subsidiary, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including but not limited to: (1) violation of any employment, noncompete, confidentiality or other agreement in effect with the Company or any subsidiary, (2) taking any steps or doing anything which would damage or negatively reflect on the reputation of the Company or a subsidiary, or (3) failure to comply with applicable laws relating to trade secrets, confidential information or unfair competition.
     (o) “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who has been granted an Award.
     (p) “Period of Restriction” means the period during which Shares or Share Units may not be transferred and are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
     (q) “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.
     (r) “Plan” means this Johnson Controls, Inc. 2001 Restricted Stock Plan, as from time to time amended and in effect.
     (s) “Restricted Shares” means Shares that are subject to a Period of Restriction.
     (t) “Restricted Share Units” means Share Units that are subject to a Period of Restriction.
     (u) “Retirement” means a voluntary termination of employment from the Company and its subsidiaries (for other than Cause) on or after age fifty-five (55) and completion of at least ten (10) years of vesting service, or age sixty-five (65) and completion of at least five (5) years of vesting service (such vesting service to be determined within the meaning of the Johnson Controls Pension Plan or such other plan or methodology specified by the Committee).
     (v) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
     (w) “Share” means the common stock of the Company, or such other securities specified in Section 4.3.
     (x) “Share Unit” means a measure of compensation having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a single Share.
     (y) “Total and Permanent Disability” means the Participant’s inability to perform the material duties of his occupation as a result of a medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a period of at least twelve (12) months, as determined by the Committee. The Participant will be required to submit such medical evidence or to undergo a medical

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examination by a doctor selected by the Committee as the Committee determines is necessary in order to make a determination hereunder.
      Section 2.2. Construction . Wherever any words are used in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are use in the singular or the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Titles of articles and sections are for general information only, and the Plan is not to be construed by reference to such items.
      Section 2.3. Severability . In the event any provision of the Plan is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the said illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
ARTICLE 3.
ADMINISTRATION
      Section 3.1. The Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. If at any time the Committee shall not be in existence, the Plan shall be administered by the Board and each reference to the Committee herein shall be deemed to include the Board.
      Section 3.2. Authority of the Committee . In addition to the authority specifically granted to the Committee in the Plan, and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and discretionary authority to: (a) select Participants, grant Awards, and determine the terms and conditions of each such Award, including but not limited to the Period of Restriction and the number of Shares to which the Award will relate; (b) administer the Plan, including but not limited to the power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan and any award agreement; (c) correct errors, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies in the terms of the Plan and any award agreement; (d) establish, amend or waive rules and regulations, and appoint such agents, as it deems appropriate for the Plan’s administration; and (e) make any other determinations, including factual determinations, and take any other action as it determines is necessary or desirable for the Plan’s administration.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have no authority to act to adversely affect the rights or benefits granted under any outstanding Award without the consent of the person holding such Award (other than as specifically provided herein).
      Section 3.3. Decision Binding . The Committee’s determination and decisions made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders or resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons who have an interest in the Plan or an Award, and such determinations and decisions shall not be reviewable.
      Section 3.4. Procedures of the Committee . The Committee’s determinations must be made by not less than a majority of its members present at the meeting (in person or otherwise) at which a quorum is present, or by written major

 
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