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This excerpt taken from the MTD DEF 14A filed Mar 13, 2009.
Tax Treatment
 
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits the company from deducting compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain employees, generally its CEO and its three other most highly compensated executive officers (excluding the CFO), unless that compensation qualifies as performance-based compensation. We maintain flexibility to balance the need to fairly compensate the company’s executive officers with the company’s ability to deduct compensation pursuant to Section 162(m).
 
This excerpt taken from the MTD DEF 14A filed Mar 14, 2008.
Tax Treatment
 
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits the company from deducting compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain employees, generally its CEO and its three other most highly compensated executive


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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
officers (excluding the CFO), unless that compensation qualifies as performance-based compensation. We maintain flexibility to balance the need to fairly compensate the company’s executive officers with the company’s ability to deduct compensation pursuant to Section 162(m).
 
This excerpt taken from the MTD DEF 14A filed Mar 15, 2007.
Tax Treatment
 
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits the company from deducting compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain employees, generally its CEO and its four other most highly compensated executive officers, unless that compensation qualifies as performance-based compensation. We seek to balance the need to fairly compensate the company’s executive officers with the company’s ability to deduct compensation pursuant to Section 162(m).
 

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