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Exhibit 10-AS    
    


Haemonetics Corporation  


 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan  


1.     Purpose  


        It is the purpose of this 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to provide a means whereby eligible employees may purchase Common Stock of Haemonetics Corporation
(the "Company") through payroll deductions. It is intended to provide a further incentive for employees to promote the best interests of the Company and to encourage stock ownership by employees in
order that they may participate in the Company's economic growth. 


        It
is the intention of the Company that the Plan qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code and the provisions of
this Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent with the Code. 



2.     Definitions  


        The following words or terms, when used herein, shall have the following respective meanings: 



	(a)
	"Plan"
shall mean the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.



	(b)
	"Company"
shall mean Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation.



	(c)
	"Account"
means the Employee Stock Purchase Account established for a Participant under Section 7 hereunder.



	(d)
	"Basic
Compensation" shall mean the regular rate of salary or wages in effect immediately prior to a Purchase Period, including sales commissions, before any deductions or
withholdings, but shall exclude overtime, bonuses and amounts paid in reimbursement for expenses.



	(e)
	"Board
of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of Haemonetics Corporation.



	(f)
	"Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



	(g)
	"Committee"
shall mean the Stock Purchase Plan Committee appointed and acting in accordance with the terms of the Plan.



	(h)
	"Common
Stock" shall mean shares of the Company's common stock with a par value of $.01 per share.



	(i)
	"Effective
Date" shall mean November 1, 2007.



	(j)
	"Eligible
Employees shall mean all persons employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries as defined in Section 424 of the Code, but excluding:



	(1)
	Persons
whose customary employment is less than twenty hours per week or five months or less per year; and



	(2)
	Persons
who are deemed for purposes of Section 









423(b)(3)
of the Code to own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company, its parent or a subsidiary. 




For
purposes of the Plan, employment will be treated as continuing intact while a Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, for up to 90 days or so long
as the Participant's right to re-employment is guaranteed either by statute or by contract, if longer than 90 days. 












	(k)
	"Exercise
Date" shall mean the last day of a Purchase Period; provided, however, that if such date is not a business day, "Exercise Date" shall mean the immediately preceding business
day.



	(l)
	"Participant"
shall mean an Eligible Employee who elects to participate in the Plan under Section 6 hereunder.



	(m)
	Except
as provided below, there shall be two "Purchase Periods" in each full calendar year during which the Plan is in effect, one commencing on
November 1st of each calendar year and continuing through April 30 of such calendar year, and the second commencing on May 1st of each
calendar year and continuing through October 31st of such calendar year. The first Purchase Period after adoption of the Plan shall commence on November 1, 2007. The
last Purchase Period shall end on October 31, 2017.



	(n)
	"Purchase
Price" shall mean the lower (i) 85% of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock for the first business day of the relevant Purchase Period, or (ii) 85%
of such value on the relevant Exercise Date. If the shares of the Common Stock are listed on any national securities exchange, or traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System ("NASDAQ") National Market System, the fair market value per share of Common Stock on a particular day shall be the closing price, if any, on the largest such exchange, or if not
traded on an exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System, on such day, and, if there are no sales of the shares of Common Stock on such particular day, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
shall be determined by taking a weighted average of the means between the highest and lowest sales on the nearest date before and the nearest date after the particular day in accordance with Treasury
Regulations Section 25.2512-2. If the shares of Common Stock are not then listed on any such exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System, the fair market value per share of Common
Stock on a particular day shall be the mean between the closing "Bid" and the closing "Asked" prices, if any, as reported in the National Daily Quotation Service for such day. If the fair market value
cannot be determined under the preceding sentences, it shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. 




3.     Grant of Option to Purchase Shares  


        Each Eligible Employee shall be granted an option effective on the first day of each Purchase Period to purchase shares of Common Stock. The term of the option
shall be the length of the Purchase Period. The number of shares subject to each option shall be the quotient of the aggregate payroll deductions in the Purchase Period authorized by each Participant
in accordance with Section 6 divided by the Purchase Price, but in no event greater than 800 shares per option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no employee shall be granted an option
which permits his right to purchase shares under the Plan and under all other Code Section 423(b) employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation to accrue
at a rate which exceeds in any one calendar year $25,000 of the fair market value of the Common Stock as of the date the option to purchase is granted. 


4.     Shares  


        There shall be [700,000] shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance to and purchase by Participants under the Plan, subject to
adjustment as herein provided. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock not purchased under an option terminated
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan may again be subject to options granted under the Plan. 


        The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased pursuant to options granted hereunder, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, the
maximum number of shares that may be granted in any Purchase Period and the purchase price for each such option shall by appropriately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split or other subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or for other capital adjustments or payments of stock dividends or 










distributions
or other increases or decreases in the outstanding shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company. 


5.     Administration  


        The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or a Stock Purchase Plan Committee appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors. All members of
the Committee shall serve at the discretion of the Board. The Board of Directors or the Committee, if one has been appointed, is vested with full authority to make, administer and interpret such
equitable rules and regulations regarding the Plan as it may deem advisable. The Board of Directors', or the Committee's, if one has been appointed, determinations as to the interpretation and
operation of the Plan shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or
any option granted under the Plan. 



6.     Election to Participate  


        An Eligible Employee may elect to become a Participant in the Plan for a Purchase Period by completing a "Stock Purchase Agreement" form prior to the first day of
the Purchase Period for which the election is made. Such Stock Purchase Agreement shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the Committee. The election to participate
shall be effective for the Purchase Period for which it is made and shall continue to be in effect for subsequent Purchase Periods unless and until a Participant files a notice of withdrawal
under Section 9. There is no limit on the number of Purchase Periods for which an Eligible Employee may elect to become a Participant in the Plan. In the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Eligible
Employee shall authorize regular payroll deductions of any full percentage of his Basic Compensation, but in no event less than two percent nor more than fifteen percent (15%) of his Basic
Compensation. An Eligible Employee may not change his authorization except as otherwise provided in Section 9. Options granted to Eligible Employees who have failed to execute a Stock Purchase
Agreement within the time periods prescribed by the Plan will automatically lapse. 


7.     Employee Stock Purchase Account  


        An Employee Stock Purchase Account will be established for each Participant in the Plan for bookkeeping purposes, and payroll deductions made under
Section 6 will be credited to such Accounts. However, prior to the purchase of shares in accordance with Section 8 or withdrawal from or termination of the Plan in accordance with the
provisions hereof, the Company may use for any valid corporate purpose all amounts deducted from a Participant's wages under the Plan and credited for bookkeeping purposes to his Account. 


        The
Company shall be under no obligation to pay interest on funds credited to a Participant's Account, whether upon purchase of shares in accordance with Section 8 or upon
distribution in the event of withdrawal from or termination of the Plan as herein provided. 



8.     Purchase of Shares  


        Each Eligible Employee who is a Participant in the Plan automatically and without any act on his part will be deemed to have exercised his option on each Exercise
Date to the extent that the balance then in his Account under the Plan is sufficient to purchase at the Purchase Price whole shares of the Common Stock subject to his option. Any balance remaining in
the Participant's Account shall be carried forward and credited for use in the next Purchase Period. If the Employee chooses not to participate in the next Purchase Period, any balance will be
refunded to him in cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any balance remaining in a Participant's Account at the end of a Purchase Period as a result of aggregate payroll deductions having exceeded the
limitations set forth in Section 3 shall be refunded to the Participant in cash without interest. 








9.     Withdrawal  


        A Participant who has elected to authorize payroll deductions for the purchase of shares of Common Stock may cancel his election by written notice of cancellation
delivered to the office or person designated by the Company to receive Stock Purchase Agreements ("Cancellation"), but any such notice of Cancellation must be so delivered not later that ten
(10) days before the relevant Exercise Date. 


        A
Participant will receive in cash, as soon as practicable after delivery of the notice of Cancellation, the amount credited to his Account. Any Participant who so withdraws from the
Plan may again become a Participant at the start of the next Purchase Period in accordance with Section 6. 


        Upon
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity every option outstanding hereunder shall terminate, in which
event each Participant shall be refunded the amount of cash then in his Account. 


10.   Issuance of Stock Certificates  


        The shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been issued and sold at the close of business on the Exercise
Date. Prior to that date none of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote or receive dividends, shall exist with respect to such shares. 



        Within
a reasonable time after the Exercise Date, the Company shall issue and deliver a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant for the Purchase
Period, which certificate shall be registered either in the Participant's name, jointly in the names of the Participant and his spouse, or in the name of the Participant or his spouse as guardian for
their children, as the Participant shall designate in his Stock Purchase Agreement. Such designation may be changed at any time by filing notice thereof with the party designated by the Company to
receive such notices. 


11.   Termination of Employment  



	(a)
	Upon
a Participant's termination of employment for any reason, other than death, no payroll deduction may be made from any compensation due him and the entire balance credited to his
Account shall be automatically refunded.



	(b)
	Upon
the death of a Participant, no payroll deduction shall be made from any compensation due him at time of death, and the entire balance in the deceased Participant's Account shall
be paid in cash to the Participant's designated beneficiary, if any, under a group insurance plan of the Company covering such employee, or otherwise to his estate. 




12.   Rights not Transferable  


        The right to purchase shares of Common Stock under this Plan is exercisable only by the Participant during his lifetime and is not transferable by him. If a
Participant attempts to transfer his right to purchase shares under the Plan, he shall be deemed to have requested withdrawal from the Plan and the provisions of Section 9 hereof shall apply
with respect to such Participant. 


13.   No Guarantee of Continued Employment  



        Granting of an option under this Plan shall imply no right of continued employment with the Company for any Eligible Employee. 


14.   Notice  


        Any notice which an Eligible Employee or Participant files pursuant to this Plan shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by mail addressed to
Haemonetics Corporation, 400 Wood Road, Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 Attn: Alicia R. Lopez, General Counsel. Any notice to a Participant or an Eligible Employee shall be conspicuously posted in the
Company's principal office or shall be mailed 










addressed
to the Participant or Eligible Employee at the address designated in the Stock Purchase Agreement or in a subsequent writing. 


15.   Application of Funds  


        All funds deducted from a Participant's wages in payment for shares purchased or to be purchased under this Plan may be used for any valid corporate purpose
provided that the Participant's Account shall be credited with the amount of all payroll deductions as provided in Section 7. 



16.   Government Approvals or Consents  


        This Plan and any offering and sales to Eligible Employees under it are subject to any governmental approvals or consents that may be or become applicable in
connection therewith. Subject to the provisions of Section 17, the Board of Directors of the Company may make such changes in the Plan and include such terms in any offering under this Plan as
may be necessary or desirable, in the opinion of counsel, to comply with the rules or regulations of any governmental authority, or to be eligible for tax benefits under the Code or the laws of any
state. 


17.   Amendment of the Plan  


        The Board of Directors may, without the consent of the Participants, amend the Plan at any time, provided that no such action shall adversely affect options
theretofore granted hereunder, and provided that no such action by the Board of Directors without approval of the Company's stockholders may: (a) increase the total number of shares of Common
Stock which may be purchased by all Participants; or (b) change the class of employees eligible to receive options under the Plan. 


        For
purposes of this Section 17, termination of the Plan by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 18 shall not be deemed to be an action which adversely affects
options theretofore granted hereunder. 


18.   Term of the Plan  


        The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, provided that it has been approved by the stockholders of the Company. The Plan shall continue in effect
through October 31, 2017, provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall have the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of the expiration of the Plan or its termination,
all options then outstanding under the Plan shall automatically be cancelled and the entire amount credited to the Account of each Participant hereunder shall be refunded to each such Participant. 


19.   Withholding of Additional Income Taxes  


        By electing to participate in the Plan, each Participant acknowledges that the Company is required to withhold taxes with respect to the amounts deducted from the
Participant's compensation and accumulated for the benefit of the Participant under the Plan and each Participant agrees that the Company may deduct additional amounts from the Participant's
compensation, when amounts are added to the Participant's account, used to purchase Common Stock or refunded, in order to satisfy such withholding obligation. Each Participant further acknowledges
that when Common Stock is purchased under the Plan, the Company may be required to withhold taxes with respect to all or a portion of the difference between the fair market value of the Common Stock
purchased and its purchase price, and each Participant agrees that such taxes may be withheld from compensation otherwise payable to such Participant. It is intended that tax withholding will be
accomplished in such a manner that the full amount of payroll deductions elected by the Participant under Section 6 will be used to purchase Common Stock. However, if amounts sufficient to
satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations have not been withheld from compensation otherwise payable to any Participant, then, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the Company may
withhold such taxes from the Participant's accumulated payroll deductions and apply the net amount to the purchase of Common Stock, unless the Participant pays to the Company, prior to the exercise
date, an amount sufficient to 










satisfy
such withholding obligations. Each Participant further acknowledges that the Company may be required to withhold taxes in connection with the disposition of stock acquired under the Plan and
agrees that the Company may take whatever action it considers appropriate to satisfy such withholding requirements, including deducting from compensation otherwise payable to such Participant an
amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding requirements or conditioning any disposition of Common Stock by the Participant upon the payment to the Company of an amount sufficient to satisfy such
withholding requirements. 


20.   General  


        Whenever the context of this Plan permits, the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. 











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