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
Johannes Kirchhoff, Chairman