THIRD AMENDED AND
RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT  



        THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT effective as of the 1st day of
January, 2005 (“Agreement”), by and between HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and THOMAS F. KIRK (the
“Executive”). 



        WHEREAS,
the Executive and Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (“Hanger”) executed an initial
Employment Agreement on January 2, 2002 (“Original Agreement”), which Original
Agreement was amended by the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 22,
2003, and the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1,
2005 (“Second Amended Agreement”); 



        WHEREAS,
the Second Amended Agreement was assigned from Hanger to the Company pursuant to the
Assignment of Employment Agreement, effective as January 1, 2007, between the Executive,
the Company and Hanger; 



        WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire to amend the Second Amended Agreement as set forth in this
Agreement, with such amendments to be retroactively effective to January 1, 2005; and 



        WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ the Executive and to incentivize the Executive to remain in
the employ of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. 



        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements set forth below, both
parties agree as follows: 



        1.
     Employment, Term.  




        1.1
     Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive in the position and
with the responsibilities, duties, and authority set forth in Section 2. 



        1.2
     Term. The term of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall
commence as of the effective date of the Original Agreement and shall terminate on the
fifth anniversary of the effective date thereof, unless extended or sooner terminated in
accordance with this Agreement. In the event the Executive continues to be employed by the
Company following the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Original Agreement,
this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, unless
terminated pursuant to Section 1.3, Section 6 or Section 7 of this Agreement. 



        1.3
     Automatic Extension. As of the fifth anniversary date of the Original
Agreement, and as of each anniversary subsequent thereto (“Automatic Renewal
Date”), unless either party shall have given thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice of non-extension prior to such Automatic Renewal Date, the term of this Agreement
shall be extended automatically for a period of one year. In the event that the Company
gives written notice of non-extension, such notice shall be considered a Termination
without Cause under the provisions of Section 6.4, unless otherwise mutually agreed
between the Parties. 














        1.4
     Office. The Executive's principal office will be located in Bethesda, Maryland.  




        2.
     Position, Duties.  






        The
Executive shall serve the Company in the positions of President and Chief Operating
Officer and shall be recommended by the Company to the Nominating Committee of the Board
of Directors to be the next person nominated to be a member of the Board of Directors as
soon as possible, but no later than March 15, 2003. The Executive shall faithfully and
diligently perform the duties appropriate to said position, which, in addition to those
responsibilities assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer and the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), shall include,
among other things, responsibility for all of the Company’s operating units,
divisions, partially or wholly-owned subsidiaries, and corporate staff units, including,
but not limited to, information technology, human resources, materials management and
purchasing, real estate, legal, regulatory, compliance, and strategic planning/corporate
development. The Executive shall devote his full business time and attention to the
performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder. 




        3.
     Salary, Incentive Bonus, Stock Options, Other Benefits.  




        3.1      
Salary.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive a minimum base
salary at the rate of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00) per annum, payable
in accordance with the standard payroll practices of the Company (the “Base
Salary”). The Base Salary shall be increased to Four Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($463,500.00) effective January 1, 2006. The Executive shall be
entitled to such increases in Base Salary during the term hereof as shall be determined
and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole
discretion, taking account of the performance of the Company and the Executive, and other
factors generally considered relevant to the salaries of executives holding similar
positions with enterprises comparable to the Company. 



        3.2
     Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, the Executive shall participate in
the Company’s current bonus plan for senior corporate officers (the “Bonus
Plan”), as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in each
calendar year during the term of this Agreement. The Executive’s target bonus is
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) and is
contingent on the Executive meeting certain performance criteria and the Company achieving
certain year-end financial criteria, and up to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the
Base Salary (the “Maximum Bonus”) if the Employee exceeds certain performance
criteria and the Company exceeds certain year-end financial criteria all as determined in
the reasonable discretion of the Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee. The
Executive shall be entitled to such increases in the “Target Bonus” and the
“Maximum Bonus” during the term hereof as shall be determined and approved by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, taking
account of the performance of the Company and the Executive, and other factors generally
considered relevant to the salaries of executives holding similar positions with
enterprises comparable to the Company. The bonus shall be payable upon or within a
reasonable period of time after the receipt of the Company’s audited financial
statements for the applicable calendar year in accordance with the Company’s normal
practices. In the event that the Executive is employed for less than the full calendar
year in the year that his employment under this Agreement terminates (“Termination
Year”), the bonus payable to the Executive shall be subject to Sections 6 and 7 of
this Agreement and calculated based on the Executive meeting certain performance criteria
and the Company achieving certain year-end financial criteria, all as determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion. Such bonus shall
be pro-rated for the portion of the Termination Year during which the Executive was
employed by the Company. With respect to the bonus for the Termination Year, any bonus
payable pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be payable to the Executive on the date on
which such bonus payment would otherwise have been paid to the Executive as if the
Termination Date (as defined herein) had not occurred. 








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        3.3     
Stock Options.  




             (a)       
          As an incentive for the Executive’s future performance in improving
          shareholder value, the Company shall grant to the Executive options to purchase
          three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) shares of the Company’s common
          stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Stock”), with such options
          being valued at the closing price of the Stock on the effective date of the
          Original Agreement. The Company shall also grant to the Executive options to
          purchase a minimum of one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Stock on each of
          the first, second, and third anniversaries of the Original Agreement. The
          Executive may participate in future awards of options to purchase Stock or
          restricted shares in a manner consistent with any stock option plan or
          restricted share plan adopted by the Company for its senior corporate officers.
          Option or restricted share grants subsequent to the foregoing initial three year
          period shall be based upon targets adopted annually by the Board of Directors,
          which targets may be derived from budgets generated by the Company’s
          management, and the determination as to the amount of such options or restricted
          shares, if any, shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. 



             (b)       
          The options or restricted shares provided in subparagraph (a) of this Section
          3.3 shall be evidenced by a stock option agreement or restricted share grant
          agreement (“Stock Agreement”) between the Executive and the Company,
          which Stock Agreement shall provide for a vesting schedule of four (4) years, in
          equal parts, of the options or restricted shares granted thereunder.
          Notwithstanding any provisions now or hereafter existing under any stock
          incentive plan of the Company, all options or restricted shares granted to the
          Executive shall vest in full immediately upon the Termination Date except for
          termination of employment pursuant to Section 6.3 or Section 6.5(a) hereof, and
          the Executive (or his estate or legal representative, if applicable) shall
          thereafter have twelve (12) months from the Termination Date to exercise such
          options, if applicable. 



             (c)       
          Notwithstanding any provisions now or hereafter existing under any stock option
          plan or restricted share plan of the Company, in the event of a Change in
          Control (as hereinafter defined), all options or restricted shares provided to
          the Executive pursuant to Section 3.3(a) of the Original Agreement or any Stock
          Agreement shall be granted and shall immediately fully vest as of the date of
          such Change in Control with such options or restricted shares being valued at
          the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day prior to the day
          of the Change in Control. 








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        (d)                     For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed           to
exist if:  



	 	(i)  	a
person, as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                    of 1934 (other than the Executive or a group including the
Executive), either                     (A) acquires twenty percent (20%) or more of the
combined voting power of the                     outstanding securities of the Company
having the right to vote in elections of                     directors and such
acquisition shall not have been approved within sixty (60)                     days
following such acquisition by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as
                    hereinafter defined) then in office, or (B) acquires fifty percent
(50%) or more                     of the combined voting power of the outstanding
securities of the Company having                     a right to vote in elections of
directors; or  






	 	(ii)  	Continuing
Directors shall for any reason cease to constitute a majority of the
                    Board of Directors of the Company; or  






	 	(iii)  	the
Company disposes of all or substantially all of the business of the Company
                    to a party or parties other than a subsidiary or other affiliate of
the Company                     pursuant to a partial or complete liquidation of the
Company, sale of assets                     (including stock of a subsidiary of the
Company) or otherwise; or  






	 	(iv)  	the
Board of Directors approves the Company’s consolidation or merger with
                    or into any other person (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company),                     or any other person’s consolidation or merger with or
into the Company,                     which results in all or part of the outstanding
shares of Stock being changed in                     any way or converted into or
exchanged for stock or other securities or cash or                     any other
property.  






             (e)       
          For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Continuing Director” shall
          mean a member of the Board of Directors who either was a member of the Board of
          Directors on the date hereof or who subsequently became a Director of the
          Company and whose election, or nomination for election, was approved by a vote
          of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Continuing Directors then in office. 



        3.4
     Senior Corporate Officer Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to
participate in benefit plans now existing or hereinafter adopted by the Board of Directors
for the senior corporate officers of the Company. Upon a Change in Control, any interest
of the Executive in any future Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan or deferred
compensation plan shall immediately vest. 









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        3.5
     Car Allowance and Parking. The Executive shall be provided with (a) a
luxury-class automobile leased by the Company under the same terms and conditions as
enjoyed by other senior corporate officers of the Company, which terms shall include
reimbursement for all fuel, toll, maintenance, insurance and upkeep costs associated with
the vehicle, and (b) a reserved parking space at the Company’s headquarters. Upon
termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for any reason, the
Company may, at its option, demand the prompt return of the automobile, or, upon the
mutual agreement of the Executive and the Company, the Executive may assume the lease for
the automobile. 



        3.6
     Parachute Penalties. For all payments made or required to be made pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, including any payments made with respect to the
Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, the Company shall determine and
pay the Executive, as soon as practicable, an amount sufficient to cover the gross-up of
any excise, income and other taxes resulting from the imposition of the parachute
penalties of the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state tax laws. Such determination
and payment by the Company shall be made no later than December 31 of the second calendar
year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s date of termination occurs,
with such date of termination to be the last to occur of termination pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement or the date of “separation from service” as set forth in
Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (the “Termination Date”). 



        3.7
     Local Residence. During the term of this Agreement and for thirty (30) days
following the Termination Date, the Company agrees to provide (a) the Executive with a
leased, furnished residence of the Executive’s choosing of not less than two thousand
(2,000) square feet located within a three mile radius of the Company’s headquarters,
and (b) all of the Executive’s utilities (excluding telephone fees and charges),
fees, maintenance costs, insurance premiums and garage charges incurred in connection with
the Executive’s occupancy of such residence. 



        3.8
     Other. The Company agrees to: (a) provide the Executive with a desktop
and/or laptop computer for his use while working at the Company’s headquarters and
the Executive’s local residence, (b) reimburse the Executive for up to Three Thousand
Dollars ($3,000) per year for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Executive for
financial and tax planning, (c) provide or reimburse the Executive’s costs for a life
insurance policy for the Executive in a minimum amount of two times the Base Salary in
addition to the one times the Base Salary provided in the base benefit package, payable to
a beneficiary of the Executive’s choosing, (d) reimburse the Executive’s travel
costs between Bethesda, Maryland and the Executive’s primary residence until such
time as the local residence described in Section 3.7 is occupied by the Executive and (e)
provide or reimburse the Executive’s costs for a supplemental long term disability
insurance policy. 




        4.
     Expense Reimbursement.  




        During
the term of this Agreement, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable
and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of
his duties hereunder, upon presentation of proper accounts in accordance with the
Company’s policies and practices for senior corporate officers. 







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        5.
     Pension and Welfare
Benefits; Vacation.  




        5.1
     Benefit Plans. During the term of this Agreement, the Executive will be
eligible to participate in all employee benefit plans and programs (including, without
limitation, 401(k), medical, dental, life, and disability plans of the Company) offered by
the Company from time to time to its senior corporate officers, subject to the provisions
of such plans and programs as in effect from time to time. The Executive shall be
reimbursed for all deductibles, co-payments and other out-of-pocket expenses, excluding
premium payments, related to all medical, dental, prescription and vision benefits offered
by the Company. 



        5.2
     Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation per year.  




        6.
     Termination of Employment.  





        6.1
     Death. 




             (a)       
          The Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Executive’s
          death. In the event of the death of the Executive, the Company shall pay to the
          estate or other legal representative of the Executive the Base Salary and
          vacation as accrued through the Termination Date (at the annual rate then in
          effect) and the bonus provided for in Section 3.2 for the Termination Year (as
          well as any then earned but unpaid bonus for the year preceding the Termination
          Year, if applicable). 



             (b)       
          In addition to the payments described in Section 6.1(a), the Company shall pay a
          death benefit of an additional twenty-four (24) months of Base Salary and an
          additional bonus payment (“Additional Bonus Payment”) equal to two (2)
          times the Target Bonus for the Termination Year. Such payment shall be made in
          one (1) lump sum payment, with such payment to be made to the estate or other
          legal representative of the Executive within forty-five (45) days after receipt
          by the Company of notice of Executive’s death. Rights and benefits of the
          estate or other legal representative of the Executive under the benefit plans
          and programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the
          provisions of such plans and programs. 



      6.2
     Disability. 



             (a)       
          If the Executive shall become incapacitated by reason of sickness, accident or
          other physical or mental disability and shall be entitled to payment of benefits
          under the Company’s long term disability plan, the employment of the
          Executive may be terminated by the Company or the Executive. In the event of
          such termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Base Salary and
          vacation accrued through the Termination Date (at the annual rate then in
          effect) and the bonus provided for in Section 3.2 for the Termination Year (as
          well as any then earned but unpaid bonus for the year preceding the Termination
          Year, if applicable). 







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             (b)       
          In addition to the payments described in Section 6.2(a), the Company shall pay
          to the Executive, for a period of six (6) months following such termination,
          monthly payments consisting of: (i) the difference between the Executive’s
          monthly Base Salary at the Termination Date and the monthly disability pay
          benefits received by the Executive and (ii) an amount equal to one-twenty-fourth
          (1/24) of the Additional Bonus Payment; provided, however, that the Company
          reserves the right to pay such amounts on a bi-weekly basis. On the six (6)
          month anniversary of the Termination Date, Executive shall receive an amount
          equal to (i) eighteen (18) months of the Executive’s monthly Base Salary at
          the Termination Date, less the amount of monthly disability pay benefits to
          which Executive will be entitled over the eighteen (18) month period immediately
          following the six month anniversary of the Termination Date and (ii)
          three-quarters (3/4) of the Additional Bonus Payment. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, in the event that the Company is no longer a publicly-traded entity
          as of the Termination Date, or ceases to be a publicly-traded entity within the
          six (6) month period immediately following the Termination Date, then the
          Company shall pay to Executive the payments set forth in this Section 6.2(b), or
          any unpaid portion thereof, as applicable, within forty-five (45) days from the
          later of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the date the Company ceased to be a
          publicly-traded entity. Rights and benefits of the Executive under the other
          benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with
          the terms and provisions of such plans and programs. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, in the event that the death of the Executive occurs within six (6)
          months following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the
          Executive’s estate any unpaid portion of the amounts due to be paid to the
          Executive pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) within forty-five (45) days following
          receipt by the Company of notice of Executive’s death. Notwithstanding
          anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall not be entitled to
          any payments under this Section 6.2(b) unless Executive has first duly executed
          the form of agreement and general release attached hereto as Exhibit A
          (“Release”) on or immediately following the Termination Date;
          provided, however, that, in the event of any change in any applicable law (or
          interpretation thereof), the Release shall be subject to reasonable modification
          by the parties so as to preserve the intent of the parties with respect to such
          Release. 



        6.3
     Due Cause. The employment of Executive hereunder may be terminated by the
Company at any time for Due Cause (as hereinafter defined). In the event of such
termination, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Base Salary (at the annual rate
then in effect) and vacation accrued through the Termination Date and not theretofore paid
to the Executive. Rights and benefits of the Executive or his transferee under the benefit
plans and programs of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
such plans and programs. For purposes hereof, “Due Cause” shall be defined as
(a) the Executive’s willful and continuing failure to discharge duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement after having been given notice in writing and
opportunity to cure, (b) any material act of dishonesty involving the Company, or (c)
conviction of a felony. 








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        6.4
     Termination by the Company Without Cause.  




             (a)       
          The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, for
          whatever reason it deems appropriate or without reason; provided,
          however, that in the event that such termination is not pursuant to
          Section 6.1 (Death); 6.2 (Disability); 6.3 (Due Cause); 6.5 (Voluntary
          Termination); or 6.6 (Retirement), the Company shall pay to the Executive the
          Base Salary and vacation accrued through the Termination Date (at the annual
          rate then in effect) and the bonus provided for in Section 3.2 for the
          Termination Year (as well as any then earned but unpaid bonus for the year
          preceding the Termination Year, if applicable). 



             (b)       
          In addition to the payments described in Section 6.4(a), the Company shall pay
          to the Executive a severance payment in an amount equal to two (2) years of the
          Base Salary (at the annual rate in effect immediately prior to termination) and
          the Additional Bonus Payment, with such payment to be made to the Executive in
          one lump sum on the six month anniversary of the Termination Date. For eighteen
          (18) months following termination pursuant to this Section 6.4(b), the Company
          shall (i) reimburse the Executive for his reasonable costs of medical and dental
          coverage as provided under COBRA, and (ii) reimburse the Executive for his
          reasonable costs incurred in maintaining his life and disability coverage and
          all other benefits granted to the Executive in Sections 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 and 5.1,
          each at levels substantially equivalent to those provided by the Company to the
          Executive immediately prior to the termination of his employment (including such
          other benefits as shall be provided to senior corporate officers of the Company
          in lieu of such benefits from time to time during the severance payment period),
          on the same basis, including the Company’s payment of premiums and
          contributions, as such benefits are provided to other senior corporate officers
          of the Company or were provided to the Executive prior to the termination. In
          addition, for the period ending on December 31 of the second calendar year
          following the calendar year in which the Executive’s Termination Date
          occurs, the Executive will be provided with outplacement services commensurate
          with those provided to other senior corporate officers of the Company through a
          vendor selected by the Company. Rights and benefits of the Executive or
          transferee under the benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be
          determined in accordance with the provisions of such plans and programs.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company is no longer a
          publicly-traded entity as of the Termination Date, or ceases to be a
          publicly-traded entity within the six (6) month period immediately following the
          Termination Date, then the Company shall pay to Executive the payments set forth
          in this Section 6.4(b), or any unpaid portion thereof, as applicable, within
          forty-five (45) days from the later of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the date
          the Company ceased to be a publicly-traded entity. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, in the event that the death of the Executive occurs within six (6)
          months following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the
          Executive’s estate any unpaid portion of the amounts due to be paid to the
          Executive pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) within forty-five (45) days following
          receipt by the Company of notice of Executive’s death. Notwithstanding
          anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall not be entitled to
          any payments under this Section 6.4(b) unless Executive has first duly executed
          the Release on or immediately following the Termination Date; provided, however,
          that, in the event of any change in any applicable law (or interpretation
          thereof), the Release shall be subject to reasonable modification by the parties
          so as to preserve the intent of the parties with respect to such Release. 








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      6.5
     Voluntary Termination. 



             (a)       
          The Executive may terminate his employment with the Company at any time upon
          sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Company and the Company shall
          pay to the Executive the Base Salary and vacation accrued through the
          Termination Date (at the annual rate then in effect) and the bonus provided for
          in Section 3.2 for the Termination Year (as well as any then earned but unpaid
          bonus for the year preceding the Termination Year, if applicable). Except as
          otherwise provided in this Agreement, rights and benefits of the Executive or
          his transferee under the benefit plans and programs of the Company shall be
          determined in accordance with provisions of such plans and programs. 



             (b)       
          In the event that the Company or the Board of Directors alters the scope of the
          Executive’s position and duties as described in Section 2 without the
          consent of the Executive, or the Executive experiences any reduction of the Base
          Salary, Bonus Plan targets (as distinguished from the payments received
          thereunder) or other benefits as described in Sections 3 and 5 of this
          Agreement, the Executive may terminate his employment with the Company upon
          sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Company. If the Company does
          not permit the Executive to continue actively working during such notice period,
          the Executive shall be deemed to be on a bona fide leave of absence until the
          last day of such notice period. In the event of a termination of the
          Executive’s employment under this Section 6.5(b), the Company shall pay to
          the Executive the Base Salary and vacation accrued through the Termination Date
          (at the annual rate then in effect) and the bonus provided for in Section 3.2
          for the Termination Year (as well as any then earned but unpaid bonus for the
          year preceding the Termination Year, if applicable). In addition, the Company
          shall pay to the Executive severance and the Additional Bonus Payment and
          provide all benefits and grants in accordance with the provisions of Section
          6.4(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company is no
          longer a publicly-traded entity as of the Termination Date, or ceases to be a
          publicly-traded entity within the six (6) month period immediately following the
          Termination Date, then the Company shall pay to Executive the payments set forth
          in this Section 6.5(b), or any unpaid portion thereof, as applicable, within
          forty-five (45) days from the later of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the date
          the Company ceased to be a publicly-traded entity. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, in the event that the death of the Executive occurs within six (6)
          months following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the
          Executive’s estate any unpaid portion of the amounts due to be paid to the
          Executive pursuant to this Section 6.5(b) within forty-five (45) days following
          receipt by the Company of notice of Executive’s death. Notwithstanding
          anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall not be
          entitled to any payments under this Section 6.5(b) unless Executive has first
          duly executed the Release on or immediately following the Termination Date;
          provided, however, that, in the event of any change in any applicable law (or
          interpretation thereof), the Release shall be subject to reasonable modification
          by the parties so as to preserve the intent of the parties with respect to such
          Release. 



      6.6
     Retirement. 



             (a)       
          In the event of the Executive’s Retirement (as defined in Section 6.6(b)),
          the Company shall pay to the Executive the Base Salary and vacation accrued
          through the date of Retirement (at the annual rate then in effect) and the bonus
          provided for in Section 3.2 for the Termination Year (as well as any then earned
          but unpaid bonus for the year preceding the Termination Year, if applicable).
          Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, rights and benefits of the
          Executive or his transferee under the benefit plans and programs of the Company
          shall be determined in accordance with provisions of such plans and programs. 








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             (b)       
          “Retirement” shall mean the Executive’s voluntary termination of
          employment at or after age sixty-five (65), provided the Executive has given the
          Company written notice of the Executive’s intent to retire no less than one
          (1) year prior to the scheduled Termination Date and the Executive has, as of
          the scheduled Termination Date, been continuously employed with Hanger,
          including any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, for a period of no less
          than eight (8) years. 




        7.
     Change In Control and Termination Provisions.  




        If
within a two (2) year period following any Change in Control there occurs: 



             (a)       
          any termination of the Executive (other than as set forth in Section 6.1
          (Death), 6.2 (Disability), 6.3 (Due Cause), 6.5 (Voluntary Termination) or 6.6
          (Retirement) of this Agreement); 



             (b)       
          a material diminution of the Executive’s responsibilities, as compared to
          the Executive’s responsibilities immediately prior to the Change in
          Control; 



             (c)       
          any reduction in the Base Salary or Bonus Plan targets (as distinguished from
          the payments received thereunder), as compared to such Base Salary or such
          targets as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control; 



             (d)       
          any failure to provide the Executive with benefits: (1) at least as favorable as
          those enjoyed by similarly-situated senior corporate officers of the Company
          under the Company’s pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident,
          disability or other written employee plans under which the form and/or amounts
          of benefits are prescribed in applicable documents or (2) granted to the
          Executive by this Agreement; 



             (e)       
          any relocation of the Executive’s principal site of employment to a
          location more than twenty-five (25) miles from the Executive’s principal
          place of employment as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control;
          or 



             (f)       
          any material breach of this Agreement by the Company; 








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then, at the option of the Executive,
exercisable by the Executive within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of any of the
foregoing events, the Executive may resign his employment with the Company (or, if
involuntarily terminated, give notice of his intention to collect benefits under this
Agreement) by delivering a notice in writing (the “Notice of Termination”) to
the Company, and the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Base Salary and vacation
accrued to the Termination Date (at the annual rate then in effect) and the bonus provided
for in Section 3.2 for the Termination Year (as well as any then earned but unpaid bonus
for the year preceding the Termination Year, if applicable). In addition, the Company
shall pay to the Executive severance and the Additional Bonus Payment and provide all
benefits and grants in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4(b). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that the Company is no longer a publicly-traded entity as of
the Termination Date, or ceases to be a publicly-traded entity within the six (6) month
period immediately following the Termination Date, then the Company shall pay to Executive
the payments set forth in this Section 7, or any unpaid portion thereof, as applicable,
within forty-five (45) days from the later of (i) the Termination Date or (ii) the date
the Company ceased to be a publicly-traded entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that the death of the Executive occurs within six (6) months following the
Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the Executive’s estate any unpaid portion
of the amounts due to be paid to the Executive pursuant to this Section 7 within
forty-five (45) days following receipt by the Company of notice of Executive’s death.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall not
be entitled to any payments under this Section 7 unless Executive has first duly executed
the Release on or immediately following the Termination Date; provided, however, that, in
the event of any change in any applicable law (or interpretation thereof), the Release
shall be subject to reasonable modification by the parties so as to preserve the intent of
the parties with respect to such Release. 



        8.
     Confidential Information.  




        8.1
     Nondisclosure. Unless the Executive secures the Company’s
written consent, the Executive will not, for a period of two (2) years after the
Termination Date, disclose, use, disseminate, lecture upon, or publish Confidential
Information, whether or not such Confidential Information was developed by him. 



        8.2
     Confidential Information Defined. “Confidential Information” means
information disclosed to the Executive or known by him as a result of his employment with
the Company, not generally known in the industry, about the Company’s services,
products, or customers, including, but not limited to, clinical programs, procedures and
protocols, research, operating manuals, business methods, financial strategic planning,
client retention, customer and supplier lists, data processing, insurance plans, risk
management, marketing, contracting, selling and employees. 



        9.
     Interference With the Company.  




        The Executive
will not, for a period of two (2) years after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly
(i) engage, whether as principal, agent, investor, representative, stockholder (other than
as the holder of not more than five percent (5%) of the stock or equity of any corporation
the capital stock of which is publicly traded), employee, consultant, volunteer or
otherwise, with or without pay, in any activity or business venture anywhere within the
continental United States that is competitive with the business of the Company on the
Termination Date, (ii) solicit or entice or endeavor to solicit or entice away from the
Company any director, officer, employee, agent or consultant of the Company, either on his
own account or for any person, firm, corporation or other organization, regardless of
whether the person solicited would commit any breach of such person’s contract of
employment by reason of leaving the Company’s service; (iii) solicit or entice or
endeavor to solicit or entice away any of the clients or customers of the Company as of
the Termination Date for the purpose of competing with the business of the Company, either
on his own account or for any other person, firm, corporation or organization; (iv) employ
or otherwise utilize (whether as a consultant, advisor or otherwise) any person who was a
director, officer, or employee of the Company at any time during the two years preceding
the Termination Date, unless such person’s employment was terminated by the Company;
or (v) employ or otherwise utilize (whether as a consultant, advisor or otherwise) any
person who is or may be likely to be in possession of any Confidential Information. The
parties hereto agree that if, in any proceeding, the Court or other authority shall refuse
to enforce covenants set forth in this Section 9, because such covenants cover too
extensive a geographic area or too long a period of time, any such covenant shall be
deemed appropriately amended and modified in keeping with the intention of the parties to
the maximum extent permitted by law. 








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        10.
     Injunctive Relief.  





        In
the event that the Company seeks an injunction or similar equitable relief for the breach
or threatened breach of the provisions of Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, the Executive
agrees that the Executive shall not use the availability of arbitration in Section 15
hereof as grounds for the dismissal of any such injunctive action. 



        11.
     Successors and Assigns.  





        11.1
     Assignment by the Company. The Company shall require any successors (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. As used in this Section, the “Company” shall
mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets
as aforesaid which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this
Agreement by operation of law and this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of, the Company, as so defined. The Company and the Executive agree that the
Company may not assign this Agreement without the express, written consent of the
Executive. 



        11.2
     Assignment by the Executive. The Executive may not assign this Agreement or
any part thereof without the prior written consent of a majority of the Board of
Directors; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude one or more
beneficiaries of the Executive from receiving any amount that may be payable following the
occurrence of his legal incompetency or his death and shall not preclude the legal
representative of his estate from receiving such amount or from assigning any right
hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereto under his will or, in the case of
intestacy, to the person or persons entitled thereto under the laws of intestacy
applicable to his estate. The term “beneficiaries,” as used in this Agreement,
shall mean a beneficiary or beneficiaries so designated to receive any such amount or, if
no beneficiary has been so designated, the legal representative of the Executive (in the
event of his incompetency) or the Executive’s estate. 








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        12.
     Governing Law.  





        This
Agreement shall be deemed a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts to be
performed entirely within such state. In the event that a court of any jurisdiction shall
hold any of the provisions of this Agreement to be wholly or partially unenforceable for
any reason, such determination shall not bar or in any way affect the Company’s right
to relief as provided for herein within the courts of any other jurisdiction. Such
provisions, as they relate to each jurisdiction, are, for this purpose, severable into
diverse and independent covenants. Service of process on the parties hereto at the
addresses set forth herein shall be deemed adequate service of process. 



        13.
     Entire Agreement.  





        This
Agreement contains all the understandings and representations between the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all undertakings and agreements,
whether oral or in writing, previously entered into by them. 



        14.
     Amendment, Modification, Waiver.  





        No
provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified unless such amendment or
modification is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized
representative of the Company other than the Executive. Except as otherwise specifically
provided for in this Agreement, no waiver by either party of any breach by the other party
of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall
be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any
prior or subsequent time, nor shall the failure of or delay by either party in exercising
any right, power, or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver thereof to preclude any other
or further exercise thereof, or exercise of any other such right, power, or privilege.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall unilaterally
have the right to amend this Agreement to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code. 




        15.
     Arbitration.  




        The
Company and the Executive will attempt amicably to resolve disagreements and disputes
hereunder or in connection with the employment of Executive by negotiation. If the matter
is not amicably resolved through negotiation, within thirty (30) days after written notice
from either party, any controversy, dispute or disagreement arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or the branch thereof, will be subject to exclusive, final, and binding
arbitration, which will be conducted in Washington, DC in accordance with the Labor
Arbitration Rules of Procedure of the American Arbitration Association. Either party may
bring a court action to compel arbitration under this Agreement or to enforce an
arbitration award. 








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        16.
     Notices.  




        Any
notice to be given hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party
concerned at the address indicated below or at such other address as such party may
subsequently be designated by like notice: 


		
	 	 	 	If to the Company:	 	 
	 	 	 	
c/o Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.	 	 
	 	 	 	2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1200	 	 
	 	 	 	Bethesda, MD 20814	 	 
	 	 	 	Attention: Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 	 	 	
If to the Executive:	 	 
	 	 	 	
Thomas F. Kirk	 	 
	 	 	 	2616 Lighthouse Bend Drive	 	 
	 	 	 	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082	 	 









        17.
     Severability.  




        Should
any provision of this Agreement be held by a court or arbitration panel of competent
jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remainder of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be
binding upon the parties with any such modification to become a part hereof and treated as
though originally set forth in this Agreement. The parties further agree that any such
court or arbitration panel is expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable
provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this
Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or
all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or by making
such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of
the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties
expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by the court or arbitration panel shall
be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of
the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above,
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions
had never been set forth herein. 




        18.
     Withholding.  




        Anything
to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required to be made by the Company hereunder
to the Executive or his beneficiaries, including his estate, shall be subject to
withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as the Company may reasonably determine it
should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In lieu of withholding such
amounts, in whole or in part, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accept other
provisions for payment of taxes as permitted by law, provided it is satisfied in its sole
discretion that all requirements of law affecting its responsibilities to withhold such
taxes have been satisfied. 








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        19.
     Survivorship.  




        The
respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination
of this Agreement to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and
obligations. 



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signature page. ]  










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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the 8th day of
March, 2007. 



		
	 	 	 	HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, INC.	 	 
	 	 	 	


By: _____________________________________	 	 
	 	 	 	       Brian Wheeler, Vice President	 	 
	 	 	 	       	 	 
	 	 	 	


   
    ______________________________________	 	 
	 	 	 	       
Thomas F. Kirk	 	 












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