EXHIBIT 10.18
GREATBATCH, INC.
GRANT OF TIME-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
The Board of Directors of Greatbatch, Inc. (the “Company”) has authorized and
approved the 20xx Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which has been submitted to
and approved by the stockholders of the Company. The Plan provides for the grant
of restricted stock units to certain employees, non-employee consultants and
service providers and non-employee directors of the Company and any parent and
subsidiary corporations of the Company. Pursuant to the Plan, the Compensation
and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Committee”) has approved the grant to you of Restricted Stock Units (the
“RSUs”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan, this
Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), and the applicable grant letter related
thereto (the “Grant Letter”). The Plan shall be deemed a part hereof as if fully
set forth herein, and a copy of the Plan is available from the Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney website [www.benefitaccess.com] or may be obtained by request
addressed to: Corporate Secretary, Greatbatch, Inc., 10000 Wehrle Drive,
Clarence, NY 14031. Unless the context otherwise requires, all terms defined in
the Plan shall have the same meanings when used herein.
1.Grant of Restricted Stock Unit. The Company, as a matter of separate
inducement and not in lieu of any salary or other compensation for your
services, hereby grants to you the number of RSUs indicated in the award summary
available from the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney website. In consideration of the
grant of the RSUs and consistent with the terms of the Plan, you agree that the
RSUs and any proceeds from the sale of such RSUs or the shares of Company common
stock delivered on vesting of such RSUs (the “Shares”) are subject to forfeiture
and/or repayment, in whole or in part, to the extent provided for in the
Greatbatch, Inc. Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, as in effect from
time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing, you agree hereby to forfeit,
reduce or repay the RSUs and any proceeds from the sale of such RSUs or the
Shares and to execute any document prepared by the Company to effectuate such
forfeiture, reduction or repayment, all to the extent permitted by applicable
law.

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2.    Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. The RSUs shall vest on the dates, in
the amounts and in the manner set forth in the Grant Letter and in accordance
with the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement. A certificate or
certificates representing the Shares will not be delivered to you unless and
until the RSUs have vested and all other terms and conditions in the Plan and
this Award Agreement have been satisfied.
3.    Termination of Employment; Change in Control. Voluntary or involuntary
termination of your employment or occurrence of a Change in Control, shall
affect your rights as follows:
a.    Termination Due to Death or Disability. If your employment is terminated
due to death or disability, the RSUs that have not previously vested shall
immediately vest.
b.    Termination Due to Retirement. If your employment is terminated due to
Retirement, the RSUs that are not vested at the time of Retirement shall
immediately vest.
c.    Involuntary Termination Other Than for Cause. If your employment is
involuntarily terminated other than for Cause, the RSUs that are not vested at
the time of such termination of employment shall be forfeited.
d.    Voluntary Termination or Termination for Cause. If you voluntarily
terminate your employment or if your employment is terminated involuntarily for
Cause, the RSUs that are not vested at the time of such termination of
employment shall be forfeited.
e.    Change in Control. If a Change in Control shall occur, the RSUs that are
not vested at the time of such Change in Control shall immediately vest.
Alternatively, the Committee may cancel the RSUs and pay you in cash or stock
the value of such RSUs that vest by operation of the previous sentence based
upon the price per share to be received by other shareholders in the Change in
Control.
4.    Forfeiture of Restricted Stock Units. The balance of the RSUs that have
not vested pursuant to paragraphs 2 or 3 will be automatically forfeited as of
the date that your employment with the Company or a subsidiary terminates for
any reason.
5.    Non-Transferability of Restricted Stock Units. The RSUs may not be
assigned, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation
of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or
similar proceeding. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge,

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hypothecation or other disposition of the RSUs, and the levy of any attachment
or similar proceeding upon the RSUs, shall be null and void and without effect.
6.    Rights as Stockholder. Neither you nor any person claiming under or
through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the
Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until
certificates representing such Shares will have been issued, recorded on the
records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to
you. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, you will have all the rights
of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt
of dividends and distributions (if any) on such Shares.
7.    Investment Intent. You hereby covenant and agree with the Company that if
there does not exist a registration statement on an appropriate form under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), which registration statement
shall be effective and shall include a prospectus which is current with respect
to the Shares (i) that you will represent that you are receiving the RSUs for
your own account and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof and
(ii) that any subsequent offer for sale or sale of any Shares received on
vesting of such RSUs shall be made either pursuant to (x) a registration
statement on an appropriate form under the Act, which registration statement
shall be effective and shall include a prospectus which is current with respect
to the Shares being offered and sold, or (y) a specific exemption from the
registration requirements of the Act, but in claiming such exemption, you shall,
if requested by the Company, prior to any offer for sale or sale of such Shares,
obtain a favorable written opinion from counsel for or approved by the Company
as to the applicability of such exemption.
8.    Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold or cause to be withheld from
sums due or to become due to you from the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate
thereof an amount necessary to satisfy its obligation (if any) to withhold taxes
arising by reason of the vesting of the RSUs or the Company may require you to
reimburse the Company in such amount and may make such reimbursement a condition
to the issuance of the Shares.
9.    Agreement Subject to the Plan. You and the Company agree that this Award
Agreement and the Grant Letter are subject to, and that you and the Company will
both be bound by, all terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions contained
in the Plan, which shall be controlling in the event of any conflicting or
inconsistent provision.
10.    Restrictions on Transfer. You acknowledge and agree that the Company may
require you, as a condition to the receipt of the RSUs or the certificates
representing the Shares, to become bound

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by any reasonable agreement restricting transfer of the Shares or providing the
Company with a right of first purchase or other similar right.
11.    No Guarantee of Employment. This award shall not confer upon you any
right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the
Company or any subsidiary, nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the
Company or any subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate your employment or
other service at any time.
12.    No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary
nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any particular tax
treatment will apply or be available under applicable law with respect to this
award.
13.    Electronic Delivery and Signature. You hereby consent and agree to
electronic delivery of any documents, proxy materials, prospectuses, annual
reports and other related documents or agreements related to this award. If the
Company establishes procedures for an electronic signature system for delivery
and acceptance of such materials, you hereby consent to such procedures and that
delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide
administrative services related to the Plan.
Please indicate your acceptance of all the terms and conditions of this award
including those set forth in this Award Agreement and the Grant Letter by
clicking on the icon below entitled “I have read and agree.”

Very truly yours,
Greatbatch, Inc.

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