Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

SUNSHINE HEART, INC.

NEW-HIRE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

The Sunshine Heart, Inc. New-Hire Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby
amended in the following respects, effective October 21, 2013, in accordance
with Sections 2(b)(vi) and 2(c)(i) of the Plan.

 

The first sentence of Section 3(a) of the Plan is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following sentence:

 

“Subject to the provisions of Section 9 relating to adjustments upon changes in
stock, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
pursuant to Stock Awards after the Effective Date shall not exceed, in the
aggregate, 600,000 shares (the “Share Reserve”).”

 

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