Exhibit 10 (a) DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT, dated as of February ____, 2000, is entered into between Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),...

Exhibit 10 (a)

DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION


CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

      THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT, dated as of February ____, 2000, is
entered into between Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and [________________________] (the “Executive”).

      The Company and the Executive, intending to be legally bound hereby,
hereby agree as follows:

      SECTION 1. Change in Control. As used in this Agreement, a “Change in
Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:



         
              (a) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended
(the “Act”)), other than the Company or a subsidiary of the
Company or an employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company, acquires beneficial ownership (as
defined in Section 13(d) (directly or indirectly) of (i) 25
percent or more of the outstanding securities of the Company
entitled to vote in the election of directors (or securities or
rights convertible into or exchangeable for such securities)
(“Stock”) of the Company, or (ii) Stock having a total number of
votes that may be cast and elect a majority of the directors of
the Company;




         
              (b) members of the “Incumbent Board” (as defined below)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”); for this purpose, the
“Incumbent Board” shall consist of the individuals who, as of the
date of this Agreement, constitute the entire Board and any new
director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by
the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of at least
2/3rds of the directors then still in office who either were
directors as of the date of this Agreement or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, but excluding
for all purposes any director (i) designated or nominated by, or
affiliated with, a person who has entered into an agreement with
the Company to effect a transaction described in subsection (a)
above, or (ii) who initially assumed office as a result of either
an actual or threatened “Election Contest” (as described in Rule
14a-11 under the Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies or contests by or on behalf of a person other than the
Board (a “Proxy Contest”), including by reason of any agreement
intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest,
or (iii) who was designated or



         
              renominated by any such person (or by any person designated or
renominated by any such person);




         
              (c) the stockholders of the Company shall approve (i) any
consolidation, merger, or other reorganization of the Company in
which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation
or pursuant to which shares of Stock would be converted into cash,
securities, or other property, other than a merger of the Company
in which holders of Stock immediately prior to the merger have
either the same proportionate ownership of common stock of the
surviving corporation immediately after the merger as immediately
before or have more than 75 percent of the ownership of voting
common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the
merger, or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer in
one transaction or a series of related transactions of 50 percent
or more of the assets of the Company; or


         


         
              (d) there shall occur a liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.


      SECTION 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the date
first set forth above and shall remain in effect until the third anniversary of
a Change in Control. However, the Company’s obligations under Sections 4, 5
and 6, as well as the provisions of Sections 8 through 13 which govern
administration of the Agreement, shall remain in effect after the end of the
term of the Agreement to the extent they arose before, or relate to events
occurring before, the end of such term.

      SECTION 3. Termination of Employment

      (a) Entitlement. The Executive shall be entitled to the payments and
benefits provided under Section 5 if, during the three-year period following a
Change in Control, the Executive ceases to be employed by the Company or its
successor in any of the following situations:



         
              (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, the Company
terminates the Executive’s employment; or


         


         
              (2) The Executive terminates his or her employment after one
or more of the following events occur without the Executive’s
express written consent:




         
              (A) the Executive’s annual base salary and/or annual bonus
is reduced or any other material compensation or benefits
arrangement for the Executive is reduced (and such
reduction is unrelated to Company or individual
performance);




         
              (B) the Executive’s duties or responsibilities are
negatively and materially changed in a manner inconsistent
with the Executive’s position (including status, offices,
titles, and reporting requirements) or authority;



         
              (C) the Company requires the Executive’s work location or
residence to be relocated more than 25 miles from its
location as of the Change in Control; or




         
              (D) the Company or its successor fails to offer the
Executive a comparable position after the Change in
Control; or




         
              (3) at any time during the one-month period after the first
anniversary of the Change in Control, the Executive ceases to be
employed by the Company or its successors for any reason,
including by reason of resignation, death, or disability.


              (b) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the
Executive shall not be entitled to the payments and benefits provided under
Section 5 if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for one
or more of the following reasons: (i) the willful and continued failure of the
Executive to perform substantially the Executive’s duties owed to the Company
or its affiliates after a written demand for substantial performance is
delivered to the Executive specifically identifying the nature of such
unacceptable performance, or (ii) the conviction of the Executive for a felony.

              (c) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for cause or
incapacity, or by the Executive for a reason described in Section 3(a)(2),
shall be communicated by a notice to the other party given in accordance with
Section 10. The notice shall be in writing and shall (i) state the specific
termination provision in the Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent
applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination under such provision, and (iii) specify the
termination date (not more than 30 days after the giving of the notice).

      SECTION 4. Obligations of the Company Upon a Change in Control. As of a
Change in Control, and whether or not there has occurred a termination of
employment (except for subsections below which require termination of
employment for payment), the Executive shall be entitled to the following
payments and benefits:

              (a) all outstanding unvested stock options held by the Executive shall
fully vest as of the Change in Control and become immediately exercisable in
accordance with their terms (as modified by this Agreement);

              (b) all outstanding unvested restricted stock units held by the Executive
shall fully vest as of the Change in Control and certificates for shares of
Stock and/or, at the Executive’s option, cash representing the value of such
units shall be delivered to the Executive by the Company by no later than 10
days following the Change in Control (for purposes of this subsection (b), the
value of such units shall mean the average of the daily closing prices per
share of the shares of Stock which they represent, for the 30 consecutive
trading days immediately prior to the Change in Control, as reported by The
Wall Street Journal);





      (c) all target awards granted to the Executive as of the Change in
Control under the Delphi Automotive Systems Performance Achievement Plan and/or
the Delphi Automotive Systems Annual Incentive Plan, calculated at a payout
level of 150% of the initial target award or 150% of the then current
forecasted payout level (whichever is greater) shall be fully “funded” by the
Company by contribution of an amount equal to such awards to a “rabbi trust” no
later than the Change in Control, and shall thereafter be paid to the Executive
at the times contemplated by such plans;

      (d) all compensation previously deferred at the election of the
Executive, together with accrued interest or earnings, shall be fully “funded”
by the Company by contribution of an amount equal to such deferrals and accrued
interest or earnings to a rabbi trust no later than the Change in Control, and
shall thereafter be paid to the Executive as previously directed by the
Executive;

      (e) all benefits accrued (whether or not vested) by the Executive under
the terms of the Regular Supplemental Executive Retirement Program (the
“Regular SERP”) and/or the Alternative Supplemental Executive Retirement
Program (the “Alternative SERP”) maintained by the Company, or any successor
thereto, shall be paid to the Executive in the following manner:



         
              (1) notwithstanding the terms of the Delphi Retirement
Program for Salaried Employees (the “Retirement Program”) (or any
successor thereto), the Executive’s accrued benefit under the
Retirement Program shall be calculated, solely for purposes of
calculating his benefit under the Regular SERP and under the
Alternative SERP, as though he or she had been credited under the
Retirement Program with (i) an additional year or years of service
for benefit accrual purposes equal to the multiplier set forth in
Section 5(a)(1)(B) and (ii) additional compensation for benefit
accrual purposes equal to the payment resulting under Section
5(a)(1)(B);




         
              (2) notwithstanding the terms of the Regular SERP and/or the
Alternative SERP, an amount equal to the present value of the
benefits under the Regular SERP and/or the Alternative SERP (as
calculated after the adjustment described in (1) above) shall be
contributed by the Company to a rabbi trust no later than the
Change in Control; such benefits shall be paid to the Executive
out of the rabbi trust (and out of the Company’s assets, to the
extent the rabbi trust is not sufficient to pay such benefits)
pursuant to the terms of the Regular SERP and/or the Alternative
SERP (even if the nature of the Executive’s separation from
service would otherwise make him or her ineligible for such
benefits) at the same time as the Executive’s retirement benefit
is paid to him or her from the Retirement Program; if the
Executive does not become vested in his or her retirement benefit
under the Retirement Program, the present value of such Regular
SERP and/or Alternate SERP benefits shall be paid to the Executive
within 30 days after the Executive’s separation from service;



         
              (3) the present value described in paragraph (2) above shall
be calculated using a discount rate equal to the immediate annuity
interest rate used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(the “PBGC”) for valuing benefits payable as lump sums (as set
forth in 29 C.F.R. Part 4044, Appendix B, Table II (or any
successor thereto)) that is in effect on the date of contribution
to the rabbi trust or payment to the Executive. If such rate (or
any successor thereto) is no longer published by the PBGC, then
the discount rate shall equal the annual rate of interest on
30-year Treasury securities for the month before the month in
which occurs the Change in Control;


      (f) the Executive shall be deemed vested in his or her benefit under any
tax-qualified defined benefit plan maintained by the Company or an affiliate
thereof (including, but not limited to, the Retirement Program) so that should
the Executive separate from service with the Company and any affiliate thereof
before he or she actually becomes vested in such benefit, the Company shall pay
to the Executive an amount equal to the present value of his or her accrued
benefit under such plan (as payable in a single life annuity at normal
retirement age under such plan); such present value shall be calculated as
described in subsection (e)(3) above and such payment shall be made within 30
days after the Executive’s separation from service; and

      (g) the Executive shall be deemed fully vested in his or her benefit
under any tax-qualified defined contribution plan maintained by the Company or
an affiliate thereof so that should the Executive separate from service with
the Company and any affiliate thereof before he or she actually becomes vested
in such benefit, the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to the
excess of his or her account balance under such plan over the vested account
balance within 30 days after his or her separation from service.

      SECTION 5. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination of Employment
Following a Change in Control. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment
following a Change in Control, the Executive shall be entitled to receive, in
addition to the payments and benefits provided in Section 4 as of the Change in
Control, payments and benefits from the Company as follows:

      (a) Termination Due to a Qualifying Event. If the Executive’s employment
with the Company is terminated as the result of an event described in Section
3(a), the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments and
benefits from the Company:



         
              (1) the Company shall pay the Executive the following
amounts in cash, with 50% of the aggregate amount payable within
five business days after his or her termination date, and the
balance payable on the first business day of the calendar year
next following the date of such first payment:




         
              (A) the sum of the Executive’s currently effective annual
base salary through the termination date (for work
performed but for which the Executive has not yet been
paid), together with an amount equal to the value of the
Executive’s accrued vacation; plus



         
              (B) an amount equal to ______ times the greater of (i) the
sum of the Executive’s annual base salary plus his or her
target bonus, each for the year in which the Change in
Control occurs; or (ii) the sum of the Executive’s annual
base salary plus his or her target bonus, each for the year
in which his or her employment with the Company is
terminated:




         
              (2) the Company shall continue, at its sole expense, for a
period of 36 months from the termination date, health insurance
coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s eligible family
members and life insurance coverage for the Executive, in both
cases at least equal to the coverage that had been provided and/or
elected by the Executive for such person(s) under the Company’s
health and life insurance plans as of
the date of the Change in Control; the Executive and his
eligible family members shall be entitled to continued coverage
under the Company’s health insurance plan pursuant to the “COBRA”
provisions in Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, beginning
after the end of such 36-month period;




         
              (3) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred,
reimburse the Executive up to $50,000 for expenses and costs
related to outplacement services, the provider of which shall be
selected by the Executive in his or her sole discretion;


         


         
              (4) the Company shall continue to provide the Executive with
use of the Executive’s company car (if any) and/or with any
applicable car allowance, in each case for one year following the
termination date; the Company shall also pay the Executive the
gross-up amount necessary to offset any and all applicable
federal, state, and local excise, income, employment, or other
taxes incurred by the Executive by reason of the Company’s
payments under this paragraph (4);


         


         
              (5) the Company shall, for a two-year period following the
termination date, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the
Executive with investment advisory services at least equal to the
investment advisory services available to the Executive as of the
date of this Agreement; and


         


         
              (6) the Company shall pay the Executive for legal fees and
expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of any dispute
resolution process entered into by the Executive to enforce this
Agreement and shall pay such fees and expenses promptly as
incurred, in advance of the final resolution of such dispute; the
Company shall also pay the Executive the gross-up amount necessary
to offset any and all applicable federal, state, and local excise,
income, employment, or other taxes incurred by the Executive by
reason of the Company’s payments under this paragraph (6).


              (b) Termination Due to Death or Incapacity. Except as provided in
Section 3(a)(3), if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the
Executive’s death or






incapacity during the term, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligations to the Executive or to the Executive’s legal
representatives under this Agreement other than for the timely payment of the
Executive’s currently effective annual base salary through the termination
date, any accrued vacation pay, and any compensation that the Executive
previously elected to defer. “Incapacity” means any physical or mental illness
or disability of the Executive which continues for a period of six consecutive
months or more and which at any time after such six-month period the Board
shall reasonably determine renders the Executive incapable of performing his or
her duties during the remainder of the term.

      (c) Termination For Cause or Without Good Reason. If the Executive’s
employment is terminated for a reason described in Section 3(b) during the term
or if the Executive voluntarily terminates employment during the term (other
than for a reason described in Section 3(a)(2) or pursuant to Section 3(a)(3)),
this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive
under this Agreement other than for the timely payment to the Executive of his
or her currently effective annual base salary through the termination date (for
work performed but for which the Executive has not yet been paid) together with
any compensation that the Executive previously elected to defer.

      SECTION 6. Certain Additional Payments to the
Executive

      (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except
as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or
distribution by the Company or its affiliates to or for the benefit of the
Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any
additional payments required under this Section) (a “Payment”) would be subject
to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”), or any interest or penalties are incurred by the
Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any
such interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Excise Tax”), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional
payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the
Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with
respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income or employment
taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise
Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the
Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.

      (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) below, all determinations
required to be made under this Section, including whether and when a Gross-Up
Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions
to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by Ernst &
Young LLP, or such other certified public accounting firm as may be designated
by the Board prior to a Change in Control, (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall
provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive
within 15 business days after the receipt of notice from the Executive that
there has been a Payment, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company.
In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as, or begins after the Change
in Control to serve as, accountant or auditor for the Company or the
individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Executive
shall appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the
determinations required






hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred
to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting
Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined
pursuant to this Section, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within
five days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination. Any
determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the
Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of section 4999
of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm
hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made
by the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”), consistent with the
calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company
exhausts its remedies pursuant to subsection (c) below and the Executive
thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm
shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such
Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the
Executive.

      (c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the
Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the
Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Executive is informed
in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive
shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following
the date on which it gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period
ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is
due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration
of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:



         
              (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company
relating to such claim;




         
              (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the
Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such
claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company;




         
              (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to
contest such claim; and




         
              (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to
such claim;


provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income or employment tax (including
interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the
foregoing provisions of this subsection (c), the Company shall
control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and






may, at its sole option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and
xxx for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the
Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any
administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more
appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if
the Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and xxx for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive, on an
interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or employment tax (including
interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such
advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and
further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to
payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which
such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to
issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and
the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any
other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority.

      (d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
Company pursuant to subsection (c) above, the Executive becomes entitled to
receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to
the Company’s complying with the requirements of subsection (c) above) promptly
pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid
or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by
the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to subsection (c)
above, a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any
refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the executive
in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the
expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be
forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance
shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to
be paid.

      SECTION 7. Termination of Noncompetition Restrictions; Confidential
Information

      (a) Termination of Noncompetition Restrictions. If the Executive’s
employment with the Company is terminated for any reason after a Change in
Control, then, effective as of the termination date, the Executive shall cease
to be subject to the terms of any noncompetition agreement with the Company
previously entered into (including, without limitation, the provisions
pertaining to refraining from competitive activity or from acting in a manner
inimical or contrary to the best interests of the Company, as contained in the
Alternative SERP and in various benefit plans).

      (b) Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies,
and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the
Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and
which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the
Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement).
After termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive
shall not, without the prior written






consent of the Company or as may otherwise
be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such
information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those
designated by it. In no event shall an asserted violation of the provisions of
this Section constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts
otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

      SECTION 8. Successors. The Company shall require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, expressly to assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the
effectiveness of any such succession will be a breach of this
Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation and benefits from the
Company in the same amount and on the same terms as the Executive would have
been entitled to had the Company terminated the Executive for any reason other
than cause or incapacity on the succession date (and assuming a Change in
Control had occurred prior to the succession date).

      SECTION 9. Non-Assignability. This Agreement is personal in nature and
neither of the parties shall, without the consent of the other, assign or
transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it, except as
provided in Section 8. Without limiting the foregoing, the Executive’s right
to receive payments under this Agreement shall not be assignable or
transferable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise,
other than a transfer by his or her will or by the laws of descent or
distribution, and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer by the
Executive contrary to this Section, the Company shall have no liability to pay
any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred.

      SECTION 10. Notices. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all
other communications provided for shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been given when delivered or mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:


If to the Executive:
        
        

[name]
[address]







   
   
   


If to the Company:
        
        

Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel



or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in
writing. Notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

      SECTION 11. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction,
and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Michigan without reference to principles of conflict of laws.





      SECTION 12. Settlement of Disputes; Arbitration.

      (a) If there has been a Change in Control and any dispute arises between
the Executive and the Company as to the validity, enforceability, and/or
interpretation of any right or benefit afforded by this Agreement, at the
Executive’s option, such dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration
proceedings in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitrators shall presume that the rights and/or benefits
afforded by this Agreement that are in dispute are valid and enforceable and
that the Executive is entitled to such rights and/or benefits. The Company
shall be precluded from asserting that such rights and/or benefits are not
valid, binding, and enforceable and shall stipulate before such arbitrators
that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The burden
of overcoming by clear and convincing evidence the presumption that the
Executive is entitled to such rights and/or benefits shall be on the Company.
The results of any arbitration shall be conclusive on both parties and shall
not be subject to judicial interference or review on any ground whatsoever,
including without limitation any claim that the Company was wrongfully induced
to enter into this Agreement to arbitrate such a dispute.

      (b) The Company shall pay the cost of any arbitration proceedings under
this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled (within two business days of
requesting such advance) to an advance of the actual legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with such proceedings. The Executive
shall be obligated to reimburse the Company for such fees and expenses in
connection with such arbitration proceedings only if it is finally and
specifically determined by the arbitrators that the Executive’s position in
initiating the arbitration was frivolous and completely without merit. The
arbitrators shall have discretion to award punitive damages to the Executive if
it is found that the
Company’s actions or failures to act which led to the Executive’s submitting a
dispute to arbitration and/or the Company’s actions or failures to act during
the period required to complete the arbitration proceeding make such an award
appropriate in the circumstances.

      (c) In the event the Executive is required to defend in any legal action
or other proceeding the validity or enforceability of any right or benefit
afforded by this Agreement, the Company will pay any and all actual legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive regardless of the outcome of such action
and, if requested by the Executive, shall (within two business days of such
request) advance such fees and expenses to the Executive. The Company shall be
precluded from asserting in any judicial or other proceeding commenced with
respect to any right or benefit afforded by this Agreement that such rights or
benefits are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such
proceeding that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this
Agreement.

      (d) The Company shall also pay the Executive the gross-up amount
necessary to offset any and all applicable federal, state, and local excise,
income, employment, or other taxes incurred by the Executive by reason of the
Company’s payments under this Section.


      SECTION 13. Miscellaneous

      (a) This Agreement contains the entire understanding with the Executive
with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements
or understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter. The
Company acknowledges that the Executive is entering into this Agreement in
reliance on the Company’s willingness to carry out its obligations hereunder,
and no provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, discharged, or
amended unless such modification, waiver, discharge, or amendment is agreed to
in a writing signed by the Executive and such officer as may be specifically
designated by the Company.

      (b) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement.

      (c) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same Agreement.

      (d) The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this
Agreement all Federal, state, local, or other taxes as shall be required
pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling. All withholdings
required to be made under this subsection (d) shall be calculated by the
Accounting Firm described in Section 6. All fees and expenses of the
Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company.

      (e) The captions of this Agreement are not part of its provisions and
shall have no force or effect.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered as of the day and year first above set forth.




        
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION





By:_________________________________________




        
Name:_______________________________________




Title:________________________________________




____________________________________________


[Signature of Executive]





Appendix

      The Company has entered into Change in Control Agreements with the
twenty-three (23) officers of the Corporation. These agreements are
substantially similar to the form of the agreement set forth as Exhibit 10 (a),
provided that: in the case of Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx, the payment amount is three times
his base salary and target bonus amount; in the case of the other officers; the
payment amount is two times base salary and target bonus amount.