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                                   SIXTH AMENDMENT
                                        TO THE
                            ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
                           PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN


     THIS AMENDMENT made and entered into the 1st day of January, 1997, by and
between ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (the "Employer") and EDWARD KAPLAN and
GERHARD CLESS, as Co-Trustees (the "Trustees").

     WHEREAS, the Employer heretofore adopted the ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN (the "Plan") originally effective June 1, 1984,
the Plan having been last amended and restated effective January 1, 1989; and

     WHEREAS, the Plan has been amended from time to time; and

     WHEREAS, the Employer now desires to further amend the Plan; and

     WHEREAS, under the terms of the Plan, the Employer has the right to amend
the Plan; and

     WHEREAS, the Employer has delegated the power to amend the Plan to the
undersigned officers.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Employer hereby amends the Plan as follows, effective
January 1, 1997:

                                          I.

     Section 2.10 of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new
paragraph at the end thereof:
     
     "Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph to the contrary, effective 
     January 1, 1997, a Break In Service for vesting purposes shall mean a 
     consecutive 12-month period beginning on the Severance From Service 
     Date and ending on the first 


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       anniversary of such date, provided that the Employee does not perform 
       an Hour of Service for the Employer during such period."

                                         II.

     Section 2.43 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of
the first paragraph and by adding the following sentence in lieu thereof:
     
     "For purposes of determining Forfeitures under Article V, the 
     computation period shall coincide with the Plan Year.  Effective 
     January 1, 1997, a Year of Service for vesting purposes shall mean a 
     Period of Service of one (1) year."

                                         III.

     Article II of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following additional
defined terms, relating solely to the determination of vesting under Article VI,
to the end of Article II as new Sections 2.44 through 2.46:
          
          "2.44  PERIOD OF SERVICE.  Effective January 1, 1997, the period
     commencing on the Employee's Employment Commencement Date or 
     Re-employment Commencement Date, whichever is applicable, and ending 
     on the Employee's Severance From Service Date.  For purposes of 
     determining vesting pursuant to Article VI, only whole Years of 
     Service (whether or not consecutive) shall be considered and any 
     Period of Service less than one (1) whole year shall be disregarded.  
     Further, for purposes of determining vesting, the service spanning 
     rules provide that if an Employee severs from service by reason of 
     quit, discharge or retirement and then perform an Hour of Service 
     within the 12-month period following such Employee's Severance From 
     Service Date, a Period of Severance shall not be considered to have 
     occurred.  However, if an Employee is absent for any other reason and 
     then quits, is discharged or retires, the Employee must perform an 
     Hour of Service during the 12-month period following the first day of 
     absence in order to receive credit for vesting for such year."

          "2.45  PERIOD OF SEVERANCE.  Effective January 1, 1997, the
     period commencing on the Employee's Severance From Date and ending on
     the date that the Employee again performs and Hour of Service for the
     Employer."

          "2.46  SEVERANCE FROM SERVICE DATE.  The earliest of:

          (a)  the date on which the Employee quits, retires, is
               discharged, or dies;

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          (b)  the first anniversary of the first date of a period in which
               the Employee remains absent from service (with or without
               pay) with the Employer for any reason other than quit,
               retirement, discharge or death."

                                         IV.

     Section 6.6 of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the old schedule and
adding the following new schedule therein:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

          Completed Years of Service    Vested Percentage
          --------------------------    -----------------
          <S>                           <C>
                    1                           20
                    2                           40
                    3                           60
                    4                           80
               5 or more                       100
</TABLE>

                                          V.

     Article VI of the Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new
Section 6.11 as a part thereof:
          
      "6.11  ELAPSED TIME METHOD.  The elapsed time method of computing 
      vesting service hereunder shall be effective January 1, 1997.  No 
      employee shall suffer any reduction in his total number of Years of 
      Service or his vested percentage as of January 1, 1997 by application 
      of the different method of computing Years of Service."

                                         VI.

     Except as hereinbefore amended, the Plan shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this SIXTH AMENDMENT has been executed by the Employer
and Trustees to signify their acceptance of the terms hereof as of the date
first written above.

                                   EMPLOYER:

ATTEST:                            ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION



By:                                By:
   ---------------------------        ---------------------------
    Its Secretary                       Its President


                                   By:
                                      ---------------------------
                                        Chief Financial Officer


                                   By:
                                      ---------------------------
                                        Human Resource Officer


                                   TRUSTEES:


                                   ------------------------------
                                   EDWARD KAPLAN


                                   ------------------------------
                                   GERHARD CLESS


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