exhibit 10. 31 pobs plus - incentive system for senior management of mettler toledo regulations valid as of november 2, 2006 1. objectives and participants with this incentive plan, our aim is to pursue two main objectives : • to orient the remuneration of senior managers directly to the achievement of annual operating plan targets and to give a special reward for reaching and exceeding the plan. • to emphasize the responsibility of each participant for the top - ranking interest of the group and to promote the attainment of the overall corporate goals and success of the corporation. participation in the pobs plus incentive scheme is determined by the group management committee and must be agreed in writing. criteria for participation are : • key management function, which by virtue of its tasks and the performance of its jobholder can significantly influence and contribute to the overall success of the entire group. • managers with leadership skills and high professional competence. 2. general principles 2. 1 in addition to the yearly base salary, participants are eligible for a bonus, which is based and calculated on the grade of target achievement. this bonus is a percentage multiple of the base salary ranging from 0 — 146. 25 %. 2. 2 bonus scale • the bonus starts after 90 % target achievement and can go up to a maximum of 130 % target achievement ( for a and b targets ) and 120 % for c targets. • within this span, for each point of target achievement, 3. 75 % of the base salary are calculated as bonus. 2. 3 targets all targets in pobs plus are closely related to the yearly budgets and business plans. as a general rule, pobs plus includes the following target categories and weighting : a group targets group eps, nco, ito, sales and divisional sales, ebit b operative unit targets operative units sales, ebit, ito, dso c personal targets 10 % ; for finance control functions the total weight of this category can be higher if it includes finance control targets. exhibit 10. 31 pobs plus - incentive system for senior management of mettler toledo regulations valid as of november 2, 2006 1. objectives and participants with this incentive plan, our aim is to pursue two main objectives : 1. objectives and participants with this incentive plan, our aim is to pursue two main objectives : 1. objectives and participants with this incentive plan, our aim is to pursue two main objectives : • to orient the remuneration of senior managers directly to the achievement of annual operating plan targets and to give a