-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QDwfe4d8DY8cduLyX8Nav9OmI8LFq8zljI0t6Nr4y+99WEpySktIRuc/Xi97EK4Z Z9HQ5qtFoijISZNIMQMy1w== 0001193125-09-236692.txt : 20091117 0001193125-09-236692.hdr.sgml : 20091117 20091117162124 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-236692 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091111 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20091117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091117 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLOGIC INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000859737 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: X-RAY APPARATUS & TUBES & RELATED IRRADIATION APPARATUS [3844] IRS NUMBER: 042902449 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-18281 FILM NUMBER: 091190711 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 35 CROSBY DRIVE CITY: BEDFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01730 BUSINESS PHONE: 7819997300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 35 CROSBY DRIVE CITY: BEDFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01730 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 11, 2009

 

 

HOLOGIC, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-18281   04-2902449

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

35 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA   01730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 999-7300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

Named Executive Officer Base Salaries

On November 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the board of directors of Hologic, Inc. (the “Company”) approved new base salaries of $860,000 for Robert A. Cascella, President and Chief Executive Officer, and $550,000 for Glenn P. Muir, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. These new base salaries were made effective as of November 5, 2009.

Adoption of 2010 Short-Term Incentive Plan

On November 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee approved the Company’s 2010 Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “STIP”) adopted pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. It is intended that the awards granted under the STIP qualify, to the extent consistent therewith as “Annual Incentive Awards” under Section 7 of the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

The STIP provides objective performance-based awards for covered employees, subject to a maximum limit, as described in more detail below. Amounts paid under the STIP, to the extent determined based upon objective measures, are intended to qualify as “Performance-Based Compensation,” which is excluded from the $1.0 million limit on deductible compensation set forth in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

Subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee as set forth herein, targeted payout levels (“Targeted Payout Levels”) will be achieved at a combination of corporate, divisional and/or individual goals established for each participant. An individual’s bonus components and the weighting of those components are determined by such individual’s title and/or role.

The maximum bonus payouts will be 200% of Targeted Payout Levels (e.g., an individual with a Targeted Payout Level of 60% of annual base salary target would be eligible for a 120% payout). The Compensation Committee reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to increase or decrease any bonus payouts to any participant under the STIP, regardless of the level of bonus targets that have been achieved, including, to increase an individual bonus payout amount to exceed the 200% maximum for individual performance, or to provide no bonus payout to a participant even though one or more targets under the STIP have been achieved.

Targeted Payout Levels for each of the Company’s named executive officers under this plan as measured by a percentage of base salary are as follows: Mr. Cascella, 105%; John W. Cumming, Chairman, 85%; Mr. Muir, 85%; Peter K. Soltani, Senior Vice President Breast Health, 60%; and Jay A. Stein, Chief Technical Officer, 60%.

The above description of the STIP does not purport to be complete and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the STIP, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

New Senior Executive Officer Change of Control Agreements

On November 11, 2009, the Compensation Committee approved new change of control agreements (the “New Change of Control Agreements”) with each of Messrs. Cascella, Muir and Stein (collectively, the “executives”). The New Change of Control Agreements supersede and replace prior change of control agreements, dated as of October 30, 2006 (the “Prior Agreements”).

Modifications in the New Change of Control Agreements, as compared to the Prior Agreements, include the following:

 

 

The inclusion of a so called “double trigger” (the requirement that in addition to the occurrence of a change of control an executive’s employment be terminated under certain specified circumstances) for the change of control payments and benefits to become due. The Prior Agreements provided for payments and benefits to accrue, conditioned only upon the occurrence of a change of control, a “single trigger”.


 

The elimination of a special retention bonus provided for in the Prior Agreements equal to one year’s salary and bonus. This payment was in addition to the single trigger change of control payment provided for in the Prior Agreements equal to three times salary and bonus.

 

 

The elimination, after December 31, 2011, of a gross-up payment (including for income and excise taxes thereon) provided for under the Prior Agreements if an excise tax is imposed on the change of control payments and benefits under Section 280G of the Code.

The initial term of each New Change of Control Agreement extends until December 31, 2012; provided, that, commencing on December 31, 2010 and each December 31st thereafter, the term of each agreement will automatically be extended for an additional three years unless, not later than thirty (30) days prior to each December 31st , the Company provides notice that it does not wish to extend the New Change of Control Agreement. If the Company provides notice that it does not wish to extend the New Change of Control Agreement, then the agreement will continue in effect for a period of two years from such December 31st.

The New Change of Control Agreements provide that if a change of control occurs during the term of the agreement, and within the three year period following the consummation of such change of control (the “Employment Period”), the Company terminates the employment of the executive for reasons other than death, disability or cause, or the executive resigns for good reason, then (i) the executive shall be entitled to receive, within 30 days of the date of such executive’s termination, a lump sum cash payment equal to the product of 2.99 times the sum of his annual base salary and highest annual bonus and (ii) all of the executive’s stock options, restricted stock units and other equity awards will become immediately and fully vested, and any options (or other similar awards) shall remain exercisable for the shorter of the remaining term of the award or a period of one year following the executive’s termination. The term “highest annual bonus” is defined as the greater of (i) the average of annual bonuses paid to the executive over the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the change of control occurs, (ii) the annual bonus paid to the executive in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the change of control occurs or (iii) the maximum target bonus determined in accordance with the Company’s bonus plan for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the change of control occurs. The Company is also required to continue to provide health and dental benefits to the executive for the remaining term of the Employment Period.

If the executive dies during the Employment Period, then his heirs or estate is entitled to be paid an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid compensation through date of termination, pro-rata highest annual bonus based on the number of days elapsed during the fiscal year through the date of executive’s death and continuation of certain welfare benefits for the remaining term of the Employment Period. If the executive is disabled during the Employment Period, then he is entitled to all of the payments and benefits described in the preceding sentence plus a cash payment from the Company equal to the sum of his annual base salary and the highest annual bonus.

The New Change of Control Agreements provide that if the executive is entitled to a payment or benefit thereunder before December 31, 2011 that is subject to the excise tax imposed upon certain change of control payments under Section 280G of the Code, then as provided under the Prior Agreements, the Company is required to pay the executive a gross-up payment to place the executive in a position that is economically equivalent to the payment and benefits he would have received but for the imposition of the excise tax. If the executive is entitled to a payment or benefit under the New Change of Control Agreements after December 31, 2011 that is subject to the 280G excise tax, there will be no excise tax gross-up and the change of control payments and benefits shall be limited to the following, whichever gives the executive the highest net after-tax amount of: (i) the amount of any payments, benefits or other compensation (collectively the “Company Payments”) provided by the New Change of Control Agreements or (ii) one dollar less than the amount of the Company Payments that would subject the executive to the excise tax imposed by Section 280G.


The above description of the New Change of Control Agreements does not purport to be complete and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of New Change of Control Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

  (d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION

10.1

   Hologic, Inc. 2010 Short-Term Incentive Plan.

10.2

   Form of Senior Executive Officer Change of Control Agreement.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: November 17, 2009   HOLOGIC, INC.
  By:  

/S/    GLENN P. MUIR        

   

Glenn P. Muir,

Executive Vice President,

    Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION
10.1    Hologic, Inc. 2010 Short-Term Incentive Plan.
10.2    Form of Senior Executive Officer Change of Control Agreement.
EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm HOLOGIC, INC. 2010 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN Hologic, Inc. 2010 Short-Term Incentive Plan

Exhibit 10.1

HOLOGIC, INC.

2010 HOLOGIC SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(the “STIP”)

Performance-Based Compensation

Reference is made to the Hologic, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan previously approved by the Company’s Stockholders (the “2008 Plan”). It is intended that the awards granted hereunder (the “Awards”) qualify, to the extent consistent therewith, as Annual Incentive Awards under Section 7 of the 2008 Plan and, to the extent applicable, “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Without limiting the foregoing, it is further intended that if all or a portion of an Award to any participant does not so qualify (either as an Annual Incentive Award or performance based compensation), it shall not effect the qualification of that portion of an Award that would otherwise so qualify, or otherwise reduce a participant’s Award hereunder. The terms and conditions of the 2008 Plan shall apply to any Award, or portion thereof, that shall qualify as an Annual Incentive Award thereunder.

Administration

The STIP will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to grant and amend Awards, to adopt, amend and repeal rules relating to the STIP and to interpret and correct the provisions of the STIP and any Award. The Compensation Committee shall have authority, subject to the express limitations of the STIP and the 2008 Plan, (i) to construe and determine the respective Awards and the STIP, (ii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the STIP and any Awards, (iii) to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Awards, which need not be identical, (iv) to create sub-plans hereunder necessary to comply with laws and regulations of any foreign country in which the Company may seek to grant an Award, and (v) to make all other determinations in the judgment of the Compensation Committee necessary or desirable for the administration and interpretation of the STIP. The Compensation Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the STIP or Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the STIP or any Award into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Compensation Committee shall be final and binding on all interested persons. Neither the Company nor any member of the Compensation Committee shall be liable for any action or determination relating to the Plan.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the 2008 Plan or the listing standards of any exchange upon which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed, the Committee may delegate any or all of its powers under the STIP, as it relates to the determination of Awards and eligibility under the STIP (other than Awards made to executive officers), to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or the Board, or to one or more executive officers of the Company; provided, however, that unless otherwise expressly provided, no such delegation of authority shall limit the Compensation Committee’s discretionary authority to alter the amount or payment of any Award to any participant as set forth herein.


Eligibility

Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, which retains sole discretion of change eligibility under the STIP, the eligible participants under the Plan shall include the Company’s officers, vice presidents, operational directors, managers and such other employees that have been identified by management as key contributors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, unless otherwise approved by the Compensation Committee, participants shall not include persons, including officers, who are otherwise participating in a Company commission-based plan.

Targets

Subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee as set forth herein, targeted payout levels (“Targeted Payout Levels”) will be achieved at a combination of corporate, divisional and/or individual goals established for each participant, as well as discretionary allocations established by the Committee. A participant’s bonus components and the weighting of those components are determined by such participant’s title and/or role.

Funding

A bonus pool will be estimated based upon the Company’s anticipated achievement of the Targets established for the STIP and any discretionary allocations or adjustments as determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion. On a quarterly basis, the Company will provide guidance to the Compensation Committee for adjustments to the estimates based on current employee population data and other financial considerations. It is understood that any estimates may be subject to future adjustments at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the STIP.

Maximum and Minimum Bonus Payout; Committee Discretion

The maximum bonus payouts will be 200% of Targeted Payout Levels (e.g., a participant with a Targeted Payout Level of 60% of annual base salary target would be eligible for a 120% payout). The Compensation Committee reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to increase or decrease any bonus payouts to any participant under the STIP, regardless of the level of bonus targets that have been achieved (or bonus levels that have been estimated), including, without limitation, to increase an individual bonus payout amount to exceed the 200% maximum for individual performance, or to provide for no bonus payout to a participant even through one or more targets under the STIP have been achieved. Neither the STIP, nor any action taken pursuant to the STIP, will be construed as giving any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm FORM OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT Form of Senior Executive Officer Change of Control Agreement

Exhibit 10.2

CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT by and between HOLOGIC, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                              (the “Executive”), dated as of November 11, 2009.

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat, or occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control and to encourage the Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a Change of Control which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive will be satisfied and which are competitive with those of other corporations;

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive previously entered into an Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement dated on or about October 30, 2006, and amended by the Waiver Letter dated May 20, 2007, and subsequently amended again on or about December 8, 2008 (the “First Change of Control Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Section 13(f) of the First Change of Control Agreement provides that it may be amended by written agreement of the parties;

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now desire to terminate the First Change of Control Agreement and enter into this new Change of Control Agreement (the “Agreement”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions. (a) The “Effective Date” shall be the first date during the “Change of Control Period” (as defined in Section 1(b)) on which a Change of Control occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated or the Executive ceases to be an officer of the Company prior to the date on which a Change of Control occurs, and it is reasonably demonstrated that such termination of employment (1) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect the Change of Control or (2) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of the Change of Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the “Effective Date” shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment. If prior to the Effective Date, the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, then the Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement, unless such termination of Employment was in anticipation of the Change of Control in which case the termination shall be deemed to have occurred after the consummation of the Change of Control.


(b) The “Change of Control Period” is the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on December 31, 2012; provided, that commencing on December 31, 2010 and each December 31 thereafter (each such date to be referred to as the “Renewal Date”), the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended, without any further action by the Company or the Executive, so as to terminate three years from such Renewal Date; provided, however that if the Company shall give notice in writing to the Executive at least thirty (30) days prior to a Renewal Date (the “Pending Renewal Date”), stating that the Change of Control Period shall not be extended, then the Change of Control Period shall expire two years from the Pending Renewal Date.

2. Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean:

(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company; provided, however, that any acquisition by the Company or its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or its subsidiaries of 30% or more of Voting Stock shall not constitute a Change in Control; and provided, further, that any acquisition by a corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such corporation, is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Voting Stock, shall not constitute a Change in Control; or

(b) Any transaction which results in the Continuing Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company) constituting less than a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); or

(c) The consummation of (i) a Merger with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such Merger do not, following such Merger, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the corporation resulting from the Merger (the “Resulting Corporation”) as a result of the individuals’ and entities’ shareholdings in the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, (ii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (iii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all (equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of

 

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the Company’s assets immediately prior to the acquisition) of the assets of the Company excluding a sale or other disposition of assets to a subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement Merger” means a reorganization, merger or consolidation involving the Company, including without limitation as a parent of a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company effecting such transaction

Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if an event that would, but for this paragraph, constitute a Change of Control results from or arises out of a purchase or other acquisition of the Company, directly or indirectly, by a corporation or other entity in which the Executive has a greater than ten percent (10%) direct or indirect equity interest, such event shall not constitute a Change of Control.

3. Employment Period. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company hereby agrees to continue the Executive in its employ, and the Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ of the Company, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the last day of the thirty-sixth month following the month in which the Effective Date occurs (the “Employment Period”).

4. Terms of Employment. (a) Position and Duties. (i) During the Employment Period, (A) the Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and responsibilities shall be at least commensurate in all material respects with the most significant of those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 90-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date and (B) the Executive’s services shall be performed at the location where the Executive was employed immediately preceding the Effective Date or any office or location less than 35 miles from such location.

(ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote his full business time to the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder, to use the Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently such responsibilities. During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date.

(b) Compensation. (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive an annual base salary (“Annual Base Salary”), which shall be paid at a monthly rate, at least equal to twelve times the highest monthly base salary paid or payable to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies in respect of the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month in which the Effective Date occurs. During the Employment Period, the

 

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Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually and shall be increased at any time and from time to time as shall be substantially consistent with increases in base salary awarded in the ordinary course of business to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies. Any increase in Annual Base Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement. Annual Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Annual Base Salary as so increased. As used in this Agreement, the term “affiliated companies” includes any company controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.

(ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to Annual Base Salary, the Executive shall be awarded, for each fiscal year during the Employment Period, an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) in cash at least equal to the greater of (a) the average (annualized for any fiscal year consisting of less than twelve full months or with respect to which the Executive has been employed by the Company for less than twelve full months) bonus (the “Average Annual Bonus”) paid or payable to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies in respect of the three fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Effective Date occurs, (b) the Annual Bonus paid for the fiscal year immediately preceding the Effective Date, or (c) the maximum target bonus determined in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus plan for senior executives for the fiscal year immediately preceding the Effective Date (the “Target Bonus”; the greater of clauses (a), (b) or (c) to be referred to as the “Highest Annual Bonus”). Each such Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than the 15th day of the third month of the fiscal year next following the fiscal year for which the Annual Bonus is awarded, unless the Executive shall elect to defer the receipt of such Annual Bonus pursuant to any nonqualified plan of the Company. In no event shall the calculation of the Annual Bonus, retention bonus or severance benefits provided under a Retention Agreement (as defined below) between the Executive and Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any portion of Annual Base Salary or Annual Bonus electively deferred by the Executive pursuant to a qualified or a non-qualified plan including, but not limited to, the Hologic, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) shall be included in determining the Annual Base Salary, Annual Bonus and the Average Annual Bonus. If the fiscal year of any successor to this Agreement, as described by Section 11(c) herein, is different than the Company’s fiscal year at the time of the Change of Control, then the Executive shall be paid (i) the Annual Bonus that would have been paid upon the end of Company’s fiscal year ending after the Change of Control, and (ii) a pro-rata Annual Bonus for any months of service performed following the end of the Company’s fiscal year, but prior to the first day of the successor’s fiscal year immediately following the Change of Control. The Annual Bonuses thereafter shall be based on the successor’s first full fiscal year beginning after the Change of Control and successive fiscal years thereafter.

(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. In addition to Annual Base Salary and Annual Bonus payable as hereinabove provided, the Executive shall be entitled to participate during the Employment Period in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs applicable to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with incentive, savings and retirement benefits opportunities, in each case, less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and its

 

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affiliated companies for the Executive under such plans, practices, policies and programs as in effect at any time during the one-year immediately preceding the Effective Date, or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

(iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) and applicable to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide benefits which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and programs in effect at any time during the one-year period immediately preceding the Effective Date, or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

(v) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive upon submission of appropriate accountings in accordance with the most favorable policies, practices and procedures of the Company and its affiliated companies in effect at any time during the one-year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

(vi) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits in accordance with the most favorable plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company and its affiliated companies in effect at any time during the one-year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

(vii) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to an office or offices of a size and with furnishings and other appointments, and to exclusive personal secretarial and other assistance, at least equal to the most favorable of the foregoing provided to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies at any time during the one-year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as provided at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

(viii) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the most favorable plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company and its affiliated companies as in effect at any time during the one-year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect at any time thereafter with respect to other peer incentives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

 

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5. Termination of Employment. (a) Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of “Disability” set forth below), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance with Section 13(b) of this Agreement of its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment. In such event, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means the absence of the Executive from the Executive’s duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be withheld unreasonably).

(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period for “Cause”. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means (i) an act or acts of personal dishonesty taken by the Executive and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Executive at the expense of the Company, (ii) repeated violations by the Executive of the Executive’s obligations under Section 4(a) of this Agreement (other than as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness) which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Executive’s part, which are committed in bad faith or without reasonable belief that such violations are in the best interests of the Company and which are not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company or (iii) the conviction of the Executive of a felony involving moral turpitude. The Company shall provide the Executive with 30 days written notice of any determination of Cause and provide the Executive, for a period of 30 days following such notice, with the opportunity to appear before the Board, with or without legal representation, to present arguments and evidence on his behalf and following such presentation to the Board, the Executive may only be terminated for Cause if the Board (excluding the Executive if he is a member of the Board), by unanimous consent reasonably determines in good faith that his actions did, in fact, constitute for Cause.

(c) Good Reason. The Executive’s employment may be terminated during the Employment Period by the Executive for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means:

(i) A material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation;

(ii) A material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control;

 

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(iii) A material diminution in the authority, duties and responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to report as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, including a requirement that the Executive report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Company’s Board if the Executive had reported to the Board immediately prior to the Change of Control;

(iv) A material change in the geographic location in which Executive’s principal office was located immediately prior to the Change of Control;

(v) A material diminution in the budget over which the Executive had authority immediately prior to the of the Change of Control;

(vi) Any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement under which the Executive provides services;

provided, however, that Good Reason shall not exist unless the Executive has given written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the Good Reason event or condition(s) giving specific details regarding the event or condition; and unless the Company has had at least thirty (30) days to cure such Good Reason event or condition after the delivery of such written notice and has failed to cure such event or condition within such thirty (30) day cure period”.

(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 13(b) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than fifteen days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder.

(e) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date (taking into account any applicable notice and cure period) specified therein, as the case may be; provided however, that (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination, and (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.

 

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6. Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

(a) Death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for (i) payment of the sum of the following amounts: (A) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (B) the product of (I) the Highest Annual Bonus and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is 365, and (C) any accrued and unpaid Annual Bonus amounts, compensation or vacation pay, in each case, to the extent not yet paid by the Company (the amounts described in subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) are hereafter referred to as “Accrued Obligations” and shall be paid to the Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination), (ii) any other benefits or compensation payable under any employee benefit plan in accordance with the applicable plans’ terms, including, without limitation, any non-qualified plan or SERP; (iii) for the remainder of the Employment Period, or such longer period as any plan, program, practice or policy may provide, the Company shall continue benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family at least equal to those which would have been provided in accordance with the applicable plans, programs, practices and policies described in Section 4(b)(v) and (vi) of this Agreement as if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated in accordance with the most favorable plans, practices, programs or policies of the Company and its affiliated companies as in effect and applicable generally to other peer executives and their families during the one year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families and the Company shall transfer to the Executive the insurance policy written with respect to the Executive under the Company’s Group Life Insurance Policy (“Individual Policy”) for Executive Officers and the right to the full cash surrender value thereof (such continuation of such benefits for the applicable period herein set forth and such transfer of the Individual Policy shall be hereinafter referred to as “Welfare Benefit Continuation”) (for purposes of determining eligibility of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to have remained employed until the end of the Employment Period and to have retired on the last day of such period), and (iv) payment to the Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination of an amount equal to the sum of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary and the Highest Annual Bonus. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 hereof, but, otherwise, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive’s family shall be entitled to receive benefits at least equal to the most favorable benefits provided by the Company and any of its affiliated companies to surviving families of peer executives of the Company and such affiliated companies under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to family death benefits, if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their families at any time during the one year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as in effect on the date of the Executive’s death with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families.

 

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(b) Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s Disability during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other than for (i) payment of the Accrued Obligations (which shall be paid in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination), (ii) the timely payment and provision of the Welfare Benefit Continuation, and (iii) payment to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination of an amount equal to the sum of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary and the Highest Annual Bonus. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 hereof, but, otherwise, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Executive shall be entitled after the Disability Effective Date to receive disability and other benefits at least equal to the most favorable of those provided by the Company and its affiliated companies to disabled executives and/or their families in accordance with such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to disability, if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their families at any time during the one year period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as in effect at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families.

(c) Cause, Other than for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason (and other than by reason of his death or disability) during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive other than the obligation to pay to the Executive Annual Base Salary through the Date of Termination. In such case, such amounts shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. The Executive shall, in such event, also be entitled to any benefits required by law that are not otherwise provided by this Agreement.

(d) Termination Following a Change of Control by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. Following a Change of Control if the Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or he resigns for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive the following:

(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination all Accrued Obligations; and

(ii) the Company shall timely pay and provide the Welfare Benefit Continuation; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer provided plan, the medical or other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility; and

 

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(iii) the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum amount in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination equal to the (such amount shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Change of Control Payment”) to the product of (X) two point ninety nine (2.99) multiplied by the sum of (i) (Y) the Annual Base Salary for the fiscal year immediately preceding the Date of Termination and (ii) Highest Annual Bonus; and

(iv) notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary contained herein or in any option agreement, restricted stock agreement or other equity compensation agreement, between the Company and the Executive, or any stock option, restricted stock or other equity compensation plans sponsored by the Company, unless such agreement or plan expressly references and supercedes this Agreement, then all unvested options, restricted stock or stock appreciation rights which Executive then holds to acquire securities from the Company shall be immediately and automatically exercisable as of the Effective Date, and the Executive shall have the right to exercise any such options or stock appreciation rights for the shorter of one year after the Date of Termination or the remaining term of the applicable equity award-; provided, however, that this acceleration of vesting shall not apply to the restricted stock units issued to Executive pursuant to the Retention Agreement (as defined below), which shall continue to vest in accordance with the terms therein.

7. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Except as provided in Section 6, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices, provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which the Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under any other agreements with the Company or any of its affiliated companies. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of the Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

8. Full Settlement.

(a) The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section 6(d)(ii), such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment.

 

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(b) Prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest by the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof, if the Executive prevails in such contest. Following a Change of Control, the Company agrees to pay promptly as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof.

(c) If there shall be any dispute between the Company and the Executive (i) in the event of any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company, whether such termination was for Cause, or (ii) in the event of any termination of employment by the Executive, whether Good Reason existed, then, unless and until there is a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction declaring that such termination was for Cause or that the determination by the Executive of the existence of Good Reason was not made in good faith, the Company shall pay all amounts, and provide all benefits, to the Executive and/or the Executive’s family or other beneficiaries, as the case may be, that the Company would be required to pay or provide pursuant to Section 6(d) as though such termination were by the Company without Cause, or by the Executive with Good Reason; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any disputed amount pursuant to this paragraph except upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive to repay all such amounts to which the Executive is ultimately adjudged by such court not to be entitled.

9. 280G Protection.

(a) In the event that the Executive shall become entitled to payment and/or benefits provided by this Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company, any person whose actions result in a change of ownership or effective control covered by Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) or any person affiliated with the Company or such person) as a result of such change in ownership or effective control (collectively the “Company Payments”), and such Company Payments will be subject to the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (and any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed by any taxing authority) the Company shall pay to the Executive:

(i) if the Company Payments accrue on or before December 31, 2011, an amount equal to the Excise Tax, including any federal, social security, state, local and excise taxes imposed thereon assuming the Executive is in the highest applicable marginal tax rate. The effect of such calculation will be to provide the Executive with a payment under this Agreement that is economically equivalent to the payment he would have received but for the imposition of the Excise Tax. The calculations under this Section 9 will be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Sections 280G and 4999, as in effect at the time the calculations are made; or

 

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(ii) if the Company Payments accrue after December 31, 2011, the greater of the following, whichever gives the Executive the highest net after-tax amount (after taking into account federal, state, local and social security taxes at the maximum marginal rates) (x) the Company Payments or (y) one dollar less than the amount of the Company Payments that would subject the Executive to the Excise Tax. In the event that the Company Payments are required to be reduced pursuant to the foregoing sentence, then the Company Payments shall be reduced as mutually agreed between the Company and the Executive or, in the event the parties cannot agree, in the following order (1) any lump sum severance based on Base Salary or Annual Bonus, (2) any other cash amounts payable to the Executive, (3) any benefits valued as parachute payments; and (4) acceleration of vesting of any equity.

(b) For purposes of determining whether any of the Company Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amount of such Excise Tax, (x) the Company Payments shall be treated as “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, and all “parachute payments” in excess of the “base amount” (as defined under Code Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) shall be treated as subject to the Excise Tax, unless and except to the extent that, in the opinion of the Company’s independent certified public accountants appointed prior to any change in ownership (as defined under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) or tax counsel selected by such accountants or the Company (the “Accountants”) such Company Payments (in whole or in part) either expressly do not constitute “parachute payments,” represent reasonable compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code in excess of the “base amount” or are otherwise not subject to the Excise Tax, and (y) the value of any non-cash benefits or any deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Accountants. All determinations hereunder shall be made by the Accountants which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive at such time as it is requested by the Company or the Executive. If the Accountants determine that payments under this Agreement must be reduced pursuant to this paragraph, they shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion to such effect. The determination of the Accountants shall be final and binding upon the Company and the Executive.

(c) In the event of any controversy with the Internal Revenue Service (or other taxing authority) with regard to the Excise Tax, the Executive shall permit the Company to control issues related to the Excise Tax (at its expense), provided that such issues do not potentially materially adversely affect the Executive, but the Executive shall control any other issues. In the event the issues are interrelated, the Executive and the Company shall in good faith cooperate so as not to jeopardize resolution of either issue, but if the parties cannot agree the Executive shall make the final determination with regard to the issues. In the event of any conference with any taxing authority regarding the Excise Tax or associated income taxes, the Executive shall permit the representative of the Company to accompany the Executive, and the Executive and the Executive’s representative shall cooperate with the Company and its representative.

 

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10. 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 during 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 10 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

11. Successors. (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives.

(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. The Company shall provide written evidence to the Executive to document compliance with the foregoing sentence within ten (10) business days of the Effective Date. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. In addition, the Executive shall be entitled, upon exercise of any outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights of the Company, to receive in lieu of shares of the Company’s stock, shares of such stock or other securities of such successor as the holders of shares of the Company’s stock received pursuant to the terms of the merger, consolidation or sale.

12. Compliance With Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code (hereinafter referred to as “Section 409A”). This Agreement shall be administered in a manner consistent with its intent, and any provision that would cause the Agreement to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event any payment or benefit hereunder is determined to constitute non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, such payment or benefits shall not be made, provided or commenced until six (6) months after the Executive’s “separation from service” as such phrase is defined for the purposes of Section 409A.

 

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13. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to the Executive:

[INSERT]

c/o Hologic, Inc.

35 Crosby Drive

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730-1401

If to the Company:

Hologic, Inc.

35 Crosby Drive

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730-1401

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notices and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.

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

(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(e) The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision hereof shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or any other provision thereof.

 

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(f) This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Company and the Executive with respect to the rights and other benefits that the Executive shall be entitled during the Employment Period, and in connection therewith shall supersede all prior oral and written communications with the Executive with respect thereto, including without limitation any and all rights and benefits the Executive may have under the First Change of Control Agreement and Company’s separation policy (as it may be amended from time to time) or separation agreement if any, previously executed by and between the Company and the Executive; provided, however, that the Retention and Severance Agreement executed by and between the Company and Executive (the “Retention Agreement”), Employee Intellectual Property Rights and Non-Competition Agreement, option agreement or other employment agreement by and between the Company and Executive shall remain in full force and effect and if the Company’s separation policy or the Retention Agreement would provide greater benefits to the Executive than this Agreement, then the Executive may elect to receive benefits under the Company’s separation policy or Retention Agreement in lieu of the benefits provided hereunder. Nothing herein shall affect the application of the Company’s separation policy and/or Retention Agreement in lieu of the benefits provided hereunder. Nothing herein shall affect the application of the Company’s separation policy prior to the Effective Date.

(g) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between the Executive and the Company, prior to the Effective Date, the employment of the Executive by the Company is “at will” and may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if during the Employment Period, the Executive shall terminate employment with the Company other than for Good Reason, then the Executive shall have no liability to the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set his hand and, pursuant to the authorization from its Board of Directors, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

HOLOGIC, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
EXECUTIVE

 

 

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Schedule to Senior Executive Officer Change of Control Agreement

The following is a list of our officers who are a party to the Agreement, the form of which is filed herewith:

Robert A. Cascella

Glenn P. Muir

Jay A. Stein

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