Exhibit 10.2

CYNOSURE, INC.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
15th day of December, 2008 (the “Effective Date) by and between Cynosure, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Timothy W. Baker (“Executive”).

BACKGROUND

 

A. The Company desires to retain the services of Executive as Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from the date of
this Agreement (the “Effective Date”). The Company also desires to continue to
provide employment security to Executive, thereby inducing Executive to continue
employment with the Company and enhancing Executive’s ability to perform
effectively.

 

B. Executive is willing to be employed by the Company on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

 

1. Employment. Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts such employment, upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

 

2. Duties.

 

  2.1 Position. Executive will continue to occupy the position of Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company. Executive will
report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall exercise
such powers, duties, and responsibilities as are customarily carried out by the
executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of a company.

 

  2.2 Best Effort/Full-time. Executive will expend Executive’s best efforts on
behalf of Company, and will abide by all policies and decisions made by Company,
as well as all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations or
ordinances. Executive will act in the best interests of Company at all times,
Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time and efforts to the
performance of Executive’s assigned duties for Company, unless Executive
notifies Company in advance of Executive’s intent to engage in other paid work
and receives Company’s express written consent to do so.

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  2.3 Work Location. Executive’s principal place of work shall be located in
Westford, Massachusetts or such other location as the parties may agree upon
from time to time.

 

3. Term. This Agreement shall be for an initial term of three (3) years
commencing on the date of this Agreement. This Agreement will be automatically
renewed for additional periods of two (2) years each (each an “extended term”)
unless either party gives written notice of termination to the other party no
later than twelve (12) months prior to the end of the initial term or any
extended term. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
term of this Agreement may be earlier terminated as provided in Section 7 of
this Agreement, provided that in the event that the Company gives such written
notice of termination to Executive no later than twelve (12) months prior to the
end of the initial term or any extended term, then during the remaining period
of such term, Executive shall have the right to expend a commercially reasonable
amount of his business time and attention to interviewing with potential
employers or co-venturers and to preparing to transition to other employment or
to another remunerative position and such expenditure of time and attention
shall not be a violation of any of Executive’s agreements or undertakings under
this Agreement.

 

4. Compensation.

 

  4.1 Base Salary. As compensation for Executive’s performance of Executive’s
duties hereunder, Company shall pay to Executive for calendar year 2008 an
annual base salary of $305,000 per year. The annual base salary shall be subject
to annual review and adjustment by the Board of Directors, but in no event shall
the Company pay Executive an annual base salary for calendar year 2009 or any
subsequent year during the initial term or any extended term of this Agreement
at an annual rate that is less than one hundred five percent (105%) of the
annual base salary in effect for the immediately preceding year during the term
of this Agreement. The annual base salary in effect from time to time shall be
referred to in this Agreement as the “Base Salary”. The Base Salary shall be
payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of Company, less
required deductions for state and federal withholding tax, social security and
all other employment taxes and payroll deduction. In the event Executive’s
employment under this Agreement is terminated by either party for any reason,
then, in addition to any additional compensation to which Executive may be
entitled under this Agreement, Executive will earn the Base Salary then in
effect, accrued bonus and fringe benefits prorated to the date of termination.

 

  4.2

Incentive Compensation. Prior to the commencement of each calendar year during
the term of this Agreement, the Board of Directors and Executive shall set
target performance goals for Executive for the following calendar year (“Target
Performance Bonus”). For 2008, the Target Performance Bonus is $183,000, the
final amount to be determined by the

 

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Board of Directors of the Company based on the performance goals established by
the Board of Directors in November, 2007. The final determination of whether and
to what extent Executive has achieved the Target Performance Bonus for any
fiscal year shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The Target
Performance Bonus will be paid to Executive not later than the earlier of
(i) three (3) business days after issuance of the Company’s auditors’ signed
annual audit report with respect the fiscal year to which the Target Performance
Bonus relates, or (ii) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the
Company’s tax year to which the Target Performance Bonus relates.

 

5. Executive Fringe Benefits and Others.

 

  5.1 Customary Fringe Benefits. Executive will be eligible for all customary
and usual fringe benefits generally available to executives of the Company,
including but not limited to medical, dental and life insurance and
participation in the Company’s Section 401k plan, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company’s benefit plan documents. The Company reserves the
right to change or eliminate the fringe benefits on a prospective basis, at any
time, effective upon notice to Executive.

 

  5.2 Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to twenty five (25) vacation days
per year and otherwise in accordance with the Company’s employment policies and
procedures applicable to all employees of the Company, including executives, as
such policies and practices are from time to time in effect; provided, however,
that Executive shall be allowed to carry over unused accrued vacation from one
accrual period to another. The Company shall pay Executive for any accrued but
unused vacation within thirty (30) days from the termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company.

 

6. Business Expenses. Executive will be reimbursed for all reasonable,
out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of
Executive’s duties on behalf of Company and in compliance with the Company’s
travel and expense reimbursement policies and applicable regulations of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service. To obtain reimbursement, expenses must be submitted
promptly with appropriate supporting documentation in accordance with Company’s
policies.

 

7. Termination of Executive’s Employment. The employment of Executive pursuant
to this Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following:

 

  7.1 Upon expiration of the term of this Agreement as provided in Section 3 of
this Agreement.

 

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  7.2 For Cause, upon written notice by the Company to Executive. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Cause” is defined as: (a) acts or omissions constituting
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Executive with respect to
Executive’s obligations to the Company or otherwise relating to the business of
Company, in each case as determined in good faith by the Company;
(b) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or the Company’s Executive
Innovations. and Proprietary Rights Agreement; (c) Executive’s conviction or
entry of a plea of nolo contendere for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement,
or any felony or crime of moral turpitude fiduciary duty in connection with the
performance of his obligations to the Company; (d) Executive’s willful neglect
of duties as determined in the good faith by Company; (e) Executive’s failure to
perform the essential functions of Executive’s position, with reasonable
accommodation, due to a mental or physical disability; or (f) Executive’s
knowingly withholding material information (in his area of responsibility) from
the Board of Directors. In each instance where Cause is alleged to have occurred
(other than pursuant to clause (c) of this subsection (a)), Executive shall have
been given no less than two (2) written notices by the Board of Directors
describing the specific nature of the allegations against him and shall have
been afforded a reasonable opportunity and reasonable time to cure such failure
to perform his duties. For purposes of this subsection 7.2, no act or failure to
act by Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to
be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action
or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  7.3 For Good Reason, upon written notice from the Executive to the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means the occurrence, without the
Executive’s written consent, of any of the events or circumstances set forth in
clauses (a) through (g) below. Notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event
or circumstance, such occurrence shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason
if, prior to the date of termination specified in any notice of termination
given by the Executive in respect thereof, such event or circumstance has been
fully corrected and the Executive has been reasonably compensated for any losses
or damages resulting therefrom (provided that such right of correction by the
Company shall only apply to the first such event or circumstance constituting
Good Reason).

 

  (a) the assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent in any material
respect with the Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and
reporting requirements), authority or responsibilities;

 

  (b) a reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the
Effective Date or as the same was or may be increased thereafter from time to
time;

 

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  (c) the failure by the Company to (i) continue in effect any material
compensation or benefit plan or program (including without limitation any life
insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plan and any vacation
program or policy) (a “Benefit Plan”) in which the Executive participates or
which is applicable to the Executive immediately prior to the Effective Date,
unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or
alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan or program,
(ii) continue the Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable than the basis
existing immediately prior to the Effective Date (iii) award cash bonuses to the
Executive in amounts and in a manner substantially consistent with past practice
in light of the Company’s financial performance;

 

  (d) a change by the Company in the location at which the Executive performs
his principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (i) outside
a radius of 50 miles from the Executive’s principal residence immediately prior
to the Effective Date and (ii) more than 30 miles from the location at which the
Executive performed his principal duties for the Company immediately prior to
the Effective Date; or a requirement by the Company that the Executive travel on
Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately
prior to the Effective Date;

 

  (e) the failure of the Company to obtain the agreement from any successor to
the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as required by
Section 12 of this Agreement;

 

  (f) any failure of the Company to pay or provide to the Executive any portion
of the Executive’s compensation or benefits due under any Benefit Plan within
seven days of the date such compensation or benefits are due, or any material
breach by the Company of this Agreement or any employment agreement with the
Executive.

The Executive’s right to terminate his employment for Good Reason shall not be
affected by his incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any Disability
(as defined in Section 7.5 below).

 

  7.4 Upon Executive’s termination of his employment on his own initiative other
than for Good Reason.

 

  7.5 Executive’s death, disability or other incapacity resulting in his
inability to perform his duties hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” shall mean the inability of the Executive to substantially perform
the duties required of him pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement due to
any physical or mental disability for a period of 60 consecutive days or 90 days
in any 12 consecutive months.

 

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8. Termination without Cause or Following a Change in Control or Resignation for
Good Reason. Upon (i) the termination of the Executive by the Company without
Cause, or (ii) upon the resignation by the Executive for Good Reason, or
(iii) upon the termination of the Executive’s employment, either by the Company
or Executive, within eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control (as
defined in Section 9 below), the Company will continue to pay to the Executive
(or, if applicable, to the Executive’s estate) his Base Salary and other
compensation and benefits provided for or referred to in this Agreement, for
twenty-four (24) months following such termination or resignation (subject to
the provisions of Sections 17 and 18 to the extent applicable), with any partial
month being prorated appropriately. In addition, the Company will pay to
Executive (subject to the provisions of Sections 17 and 18 to the extent
applicable) (a) on or before the tenth day following the effective date of his
termination or resignation an amount equal to the full amount of his Target
Performance Bonus for the calendar year in which such termination or resignation
occurs, and (b) on or before the first anniversary of the effective date of his
termination or resignation, but in any event not before January 1 of the year in
which such first anniversary occurs, an amount equal to one hundred and ten
(110%) percent of the Target Performance Bonus paid to Executive for the
preceding calendar year. The Target Performance Bonus shall be calculated as
provided in Section 4.2 of this Agreement. The period during which the Company
continues to pay the Executive after such termination or resignation is hereby
referred to as the “Severance Period”. In addition, upon such termination or
resignation, (i) all stock options or other stock rights granted (or to be
granted) to the Executive under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan or any
successor equity incentive plan adopted by the Company during the term of this
Agreement shall immediately vest and shall become exercisable in full (or, if
applicable, all restrictions applicable to any stock rights shall lapse
immediately), ii) (ii) any accrued but unused vacation shall be paid immediately
(subject to the provisions of Sections 17 and 18 to the extent applicable at the
time of such termination or resignation), and (iv) effective for the Severance
Period, the Company shall pay the full cost of the premiums for continuation of
the Executive’s group health plan benefits pursuant to the law known as COBRA at
the same coverage level (and for family coverage) that Executive maintained at
the time of termination of employment, provided that this shall not require
continuation of any such premium payments if the Executive becomes ineligible
for COBRA continuation under the terms of COBRA before the end of the Severance
Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to
provide any pay or benefits pursuant to this Section 8 unless, during the 30-day
period following termination of employment, the Executive agrees to a release of
legal claims in a reasonable form proposed by the Company upon or following a
termination without Cause or a Change in Control or a Resignation for Good
Reason. No payments will be made under this Section 8 until the 37th day
following termination of employment, regardless of when the Executive signs the
required release.

 

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9. Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means
an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through
(d) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control
under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such
subsection):

 

  (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group other than El.En. S.p.A.
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial
ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such
Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any
acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the
exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible
into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company,
unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired
such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the
Company), (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company
or any corporation controlled by the company or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and
(ii) of subsection (c) of this Section 9; or

 

  (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute
a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a
successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director”
means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board on the
date of the execution of this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected
subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were
Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose
election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the
directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or
election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause
(ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of
an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal
of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents,
by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

 

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  (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in
one or a series of transactions (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately
following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is
satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were
the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business
Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a
result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the
Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such
resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring
Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company
Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and
(ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring
Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent
that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or

 

  (d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

 

10. Voluntary Resignation or Termination for Cause. If Executive terminates his
employment with the Company on his own initiative (other than for Good Reason),
or is terminated by the Company for “Cause” as described in Section 7(b), or his
employment terminates under Section 7(e), this Agreement and his employment
shall terminate without any further payments by the Company, including, without
limitation, severance and/or COBRA premiums, but not including any accrued but
unpaid salary and any accrued but unused vacation (including without limitation
any vacation that has previously been carried over pursuant to Section 5.2 of
this Agreement), all of which shall be immediately paid in full, and all stock
options and other stock rights heretofore or herein granted to Executive shall
cease vesting as of the date of termination in accordance with the provisions of
the applicable stock option or other agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
payment of any accrued but unused vacation shall be subject to the provisions of
Sections 17 and 18, if applicable at the time of such termination.

 

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11. Confidentiality; Non-Competition. Executive acknowledges that his employment
by the Company brings him into close contact with many confidential affairs of
the Company, including information about strategies, costs, profits, markets,
sales, key personnel, pricing policies, operational methods and other business
affairs, methods and information, including plans for future developments, not
readily available to the public and that he will be privy to confidential
technical information about the Company’s products and future product plans. In
recognition of the foregoing, and in consideration of the compensation payable
to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, Executive covenants and agrees that:

 

  (a) He will not, prior to the twelve (12) month anniversary of termination of
his employment for any reason, directly or indirectly, for his own account or
for any other person, as agent, employee, officer, director, trustee,
consultant, owner, partner or shareholder, or in any other capacity:

(i) Engage in a Competitive Business. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Competitive Business” means the field of light-based aesthetic and medical
treatment systems.

(ii) Solicit or attempt to induce any executive of the Company to terminate his
or her employment with the Company or any affiliate of the Company; or

(iii) Encourage, or assist any other person in encouraging, any customer or
supplier of the Company or of any affiliate of the Company, to terminate or
alter its relationship with the Company.

 

  (b) Executive acknowledges that the provisions of subsection (a) above are
supported by adequate consideration.

 

  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 11(a)(i), Executive may own a
beneficial interest in any Competitive Business provided that such investment
constitutes not more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding capital stock of
the Competitive Business.

 

  (d) Executive agrees that the duration and geographic scope of the
non-competition and non-solicitation provisions set forth in this Agreement are
reasonable. In the event that any court determines that the duration or the
geographic scope, or both, are unreasonable and that this Agreement is to that
extent unenforceable, the parties agree that this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect for the greatest time period and the greatest area that would
not render it unenforceable.

 

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  (e) Executive agrees that the remedy at law for any breach or threatened
breach of any covenant contained in this Section 11 will be inadequate, and that
the Company, in addition to such other remedies as may be available to it, in
law or in equity, shall be entitled to injunctive relief without bond or other
security.

 

  (f) This Section 11 shall survive termination of this Agreement for any
reason, provided, however, that the provisions of subsection (a)(i) of this
Section 11 shall not apply to Executive in the event he is terminated without
Cause, resigns for Good Reason or is terminated pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.3(e) of this Agreement.

 

12. Successors.

 

  12.1 Successor to Company. 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 expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the
Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the
effectiveness of any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall
constitute Good Reason if the Executive elects to terminate employment, except
that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such
succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in
this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined above and any
successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to
perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

  12.2 Successor to Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the
Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive or
his family hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts,
unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of
the Executive’s estate.

 

13. Governing Law and Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the other provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be
construed and reformed to the fullest extent possible. Executive may not assign
any of his rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

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14. Termination of Previous Employment Agreements: Entire Agreement. Effective
as of the date of this Agreement, all prior employment agreements shall be
terminated and have no further force or effect. This Agreement constitutes the
entire employment agreement between Executive and the Company concerning the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations, understandings or
agreements concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written, and
may be amended or rescinded only upon the written consent of the Company and
Executive.

 

15. Agreement Binding. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, and any successor
(whether directly or indirectly by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) of the Company.

 

16. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to this
Agreement shall be in writing, and sent to the party for whom (or which) it is
intended at the address of such parties set forth below by registered or
certified mail return receipt requested or at such other address either party
shall designate by notice to the other in the manner provided herein for giving
notice.

 

If to the Company:    Mr. Thomas Robinson    Chairman of the Compensation
Committee    c/o Spencer Stuart, Inc.    21 Custom House Street    8th Floor   
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 If to the Executive:    Mr. Timothy W. Baker    4
Buckskin Lane    Westford, Massachusetts 01886

 

17. Section 409A Compliance.

 

  (a) Subject to this Section 17, payments or benefits under Sections 8 shall
begin only upon the date of a “separation from service” of the Executive
(determined as set forth below) which occurs on or after the termination of the
Executive’s employment. The following rules shall apply with respect to
distribution of the payments and benefits, if any, to be provided to the
Executive under Section 8, as applicable:

(i) It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided
under Section 8 shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”).
Neither the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer
the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically
permitted or required by Section 409A.

 

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(ii) If, as of the date of the “separation from service” of Executive from the
Company, Executive is not a “specified employee” (within the meaning of
Section 409A), then each installment of the payments and benefits shall be made
on the dates and terms set forth in Section 8.

(iii) If, as of the date of the “separation from service” of Executive from the
Company, Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of
Section 409A), then:

(1) Each installment of the payments and benefits due under Section 8 that, in
accordance with the dates and terms set forth herein, will in all circumstances,
regardless of when the separation from service occurs, be paid within the
Short-Term Deferral Period (as hereinafter defined) shall be treated as a
short-term deferral within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A. For
purposes of this Agreement, the “Short-Term Deferral Period” means the period
ending on the later of the 15th day of the third month following the end of the
Executive’s tax year in which the separation from service occurs and the 15th
day of the third month following the end of the Company’s tax year in which the
separation from service occurs; and

(2) Each installment of the payments and benefits due under Section 8 that is
not described in Section 16(a)(iii)(1) and that would, absent this subsection,
be paid within the six-month period following the “separation from service” of
Executive from the Company shall not be paid until the date that is six months
and one day after such separation from service (or, if earlier, Executive’s
death), with any such installments that are required to be delayed being
accumulated during the six-month period and paid in a lump sum on the date that
is six months and one day following Executive’s separation from service and any
subsequent installments, if any, being paid in accordance with the dates and
terms set forth herein; provided, however, that the preceding provisions of this
sentence shall not apply to any installment of payments and benefits if and to
the maximum extent that such installment is deemed to be paid under a separation
pay plan that does not provide for a deferral of compensation by reason of the

 

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application of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (relating to separation
pay upon an involuntary separation from service). Any installments that qualify
for the exception under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) must be
paid no later than the last day of Executive’s second taxable year following his
taxable year in which the separation from service occurs.

 

  (b) The determination of whether and when a separation from service of
Executive from the Company has occurred shall be made and in a manner consistent
with, and based on the presumptions set forth in, Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h). Solely for purposes of this Section 17(b), “Company” shall
include all persons with whom the Company would be considered a single employer
under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code.

 

  (c) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under the Agreement shall
be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A to the
extent that such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are subject to Section 409A.

 

18. Section 280G Gross-Up. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Company’s 2004
Stock Option Plan, the following provisions shall apply with respect to
Executive with respect to Section 280G of the Code and not the provisions of the
Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan.

 

  (a)

In the event that the Company undergoes a “Change in Ownership or Control” (as
defined below), the Company shall, within thirty (30) days after each date on
which Executive becomes entitled to receive (whether or not then due) a
Contingent Compensation Payment (as defined below) relating to such Change in
Ownership or Control, determine and notify Executive (with reasonable detail
regarding the basis for its determinations) (i) which of the payments or
benefits due to Executive (under this Agreement or otherwise) following such
Change in Ownership or Control constitute Contingent Compensation Payments,
(ii) the amount, if any, of the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) payable pursuant
to Section 4999 of the Code, by the Executive with respect to such Contingent
Compensation Payment and (iii) the amount of the Gross-Up Payment (as defined
below) due to Executive with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment.
Within thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice to Executive, Executive
shall deliver a response to the Company (the “Executive Response”) stating
either (A) that he agrees with the Company’s determination pursuant to the
preceding sentence or (B) that he disagrees with such determination, in which
case he shall indicate which payment and/or benefits should be characterized as
a Contingent Compensation

 

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Payment, the amount of the Excise Tax with respect to such Contingent
Compensation Payment and the amount of the Gross-Up Payment due to the Executive
with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment. The amount and
characterization of any item in the Executive Response shall be final; provided,
however, that in the event that Executive fails to deliver an Executive Response
on or before the required date, the Company’s initial determination shall be
final. Within ninety (90) days after the due date of each Contingent
Compensation Payment to Executive, the Company shall pay to Executive, in cash,
the Gross-Up Payment with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment, in
the amount determined pursuant to this Section 18(a).

 

  (b) For purposes of this Section 18, the following terms shall have the
following respective meanings:

 

  (i) “Change in Ownership or Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or
effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of
the assets of the Company determined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2) of
the Code.

 

  (ii) “Contingent Compensation Payment” shall mean any payment (or benefit) in
the nature of compensation that is made or made available (under this Agreement
or otherwise) to a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of
the Code) and that is contingent (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Code) on a Change in Ownership or Control of the Company.

 

  (iii) “Gross-Up Payment” shall mean an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
amount of the Excise Tax payable with respect to a Contingent Compensation
Payment and (ii) the amount necessary to pay all additional taxes imposed on (or
economically borne by) the Executive (including the Excise Taxes, state and
federal income taxes and all applicable employment taxes) attributable to the
receipt of such Gross-Up Payment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, all
taxes attributable to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment shall be computed
assuming the application of the maximum tax rates provided by law.

 

19. Acknowledgement. Executive represents and warrants that he has read this
Agreement, that he has signed it voluntarily and with a full understanding of
its terms, and that he has had sufficient opportunity to consider this letter
before signing it. Executive further acknowledges that he has been represented
and advised by counsel of his choice in connection with the review and execution
of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Employment
Agreement (which may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument) as of the date and
year first above written.

 

CYNOSURE, INC. By:  

/s/ Thomas H. Robinson

  Thomas H. Robinson   Chairman of the Compensation Committee EXECUTIVE:  

/s/ Timothy W. Baker

  Timothy W. Baker

 

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