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Exhibit 10.1(z)
AMENDMENT
TO THE
1999 SAUER INC. BONUS PLAN
1. Article V of the 1999 Sauer Inc. Bonus Plan (the "Plan") provides
that it may be amended by action of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors ("Compensation Committee") of Sauer Inc. (the "Company"). In
accordance with the provisions of that paragraph and pursuant to resolutions
duly adopted by the Compensation Committee, the Plan is hereby amended as
follows:
Paragraphs 1. and 2. of Article I are deleted in their entirety and the
following are substituted in place thereof:
1. The "Plan" means this 1999 Sauer-Danfoss Inc. Bonus
Plan with all amendments and supplements hereafter made.
2. The "Company" means Sauer-Danfoss Inc., a Delaware
stock corporation, its successors, and the surviving
companies or corporations resulting from any merger
or consolidation of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. with any other
corporation or partnership.
2. The changes made by this Amendment shall be subject to, and
effective upon, the completion of the combination of the fluid power business of
Danfoss A/S and the Company.
The above Amendment was
duly adopted by resolutions
passed by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company at
its meeting held on
March 3, 2000
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Johannes Kirchhoff, Chairman
Compensation Committee
