Exhibit 10.4

AMENDMENT

This amendment to the Employment Agreement dated September 12, 1995 (the
“Agreement”), between The Perkin-Elmer Corporation (now named Applera
Corporation) (the “Company”) and Tony L. White (“Executive”) is made this 28th
day of August, 2006.

WHEREAS, Company and Executive mutually desire to modify section 6 (d) of the
Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.

Section 6 (d) of the Agreement is amended to add the following:

Payment options under this Section 6 (d) of the Agreement shall include the
following: a lump sum option which shall be a single payment representing the
entire value of Executive’s accrued benefit; a deferred lump sum option which
shall be a reduced monthly annuity payable as of the first day of each month for
a specified period of thirty-six (36), sixty (60) or one hundred-twenty (120)
months, to be followed by payment of an actuarial equivalent lump sum
representing the present value of the remaining payments; and should Executive
die before the end of the specified period, the beneficiary shall commence
receiving the remaining monthly payments during the specified period to be
followed by the lump sum payment which would have been paid to Executive. The
death benefit payment options will include a lump sum payment or deferred lump
sum payment that is actuarially equivalent to the present value of the surviving
spouse death benefit. The determination of amounts payable under the lump sum or
deferred lump sum or death benefit lump sum options shall be based on the
actuarial equivalency definition for lump sums as specified in the Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan.

 

2.

In all other respects the Agreement is unmodified and remains in full force and
effect.

 

 

APPLERA CORPORATION

 

TONY L. WHITE

 

By: 

/s/ Barbara J. Kerr

 

/s/ Tony L. White

 

 

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Barbara J. Kerr

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President, Human Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged:

 

 

 

 

/s/ William B. Sawch

 

 

 

 

 

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William B. Sawch

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

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