EX-10.36





 Exhibit 10.36 

 

					
	 




	 	 Bioventus LLC

4721 Emperor Blvd., Suite 100

Durham, NC 27703

USA
	  	  
 1-919-474-6700
 1-800-396-4325
 www.BioventusGlobal.com


 July 11, 2017 
 Anthony
D’Adamio 
 Re:    Employment Offer 

Dear Tony: 
 I am pleased to offer you employment at Bioventus
LLC (“Bioventus” or the “Company”) on the terms set forth in this offer letter agreement (the “Agreement”). This Agreement will be effective on August 14, 2017 or a mutually agreed upon
date and is contingent upon approval of the Bioventus Board of Managers, favorable reference checks, background checks, and drug screen results, and the execution of the enclosed Proprietary Information, Inventions, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete
Agreement and satisfactory review of any non-compete clauses in contracts from past employment. 
 Employment and Duties 

You will be employed in the role of Senior Vice President and General Counsel Role and you shall perform the duties of this role as are customary and as may be
required by Bioventus, LLC. You will report to the Chief Executive Officer, and you will be based at the headquarters of Bioventus currently located in Durham, NC. 

You shall have such duties and responsibilities, commensurate with your position, as may be reasonably assigned to you from time to time by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of Bioventus. (the “Board”), or which are in accordance with the delegations of authority set out by the Board. 

During your employment with Bioventus, you will devote your full-time best efforts and business time and attention to the business of Bioventus. 

At-Will Employment Relationship 
 You may terminate your
employment with Bioventus at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying Bioventus. Likewise, Bioventus may terminate your employment at any time, with or without Cause, and with or without advance notice. Your employment at-will
status can only be modified in a written agreement approved by Bioventus and signed by you and a duly authorized member of Bioventus. 













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 Base Salary, Signing Bonus, and Employee Benefits 

Your base salary will be paid at the annual rate of $375,000 less payroll deductions and withholdings. You will be paid your base salary on a bi-weekly
basis, on Bioventus’ normal payroll schedule. You will be reimbursed for expenses that are normal and customary for your role and follow applicable Bioventus policies. As an exempt salaried employee, you will be required to work Bioventus’
normal business hours, and such additional time as appropriate for your work assignments and position. You will not be eligible for overtime premiums. 

The Company agrees to pay a special one-time signing bonus of $31,000 less applicable taxes on the first payroll period after your start date
and an additional one-time on bonus of $165,000 less applicable taxes to be paid on December 15, 2017. If for any reason you voluntarily resign or are terminated for cause within 24 months of receiving the one-time signing bonuses, you
will be required to reimburse Bioventus the prorated portion of these signing bonuses. 
 You will also be eligible to receive a grant of
40,000 Phantom Profits Interest Units and a copy of the plan will be made available for your review. 
 You will be eligible to participate in
Bioventus’ health and welfare, group insurance, retirement and other employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements (pursuant to the terms and conditions of the benefit plans and applicable policies) as are made generally available from time
to time to executives of the Company. 
 You will be eligible for 20 days of vacation per year. For 2017, your vacation will be prorated to
10 days. Going forward, you will earn any additional vacation according to the Bioventus vacation policy. 
 Annual Performance Bonus and Merit
Planning 
 In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the Bioventus Inc. Non-Commercial Executive Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (or any
sub-plan thereof or any other bonus program as determined by the Company and/or Bioventus Inc. from time to time) (the “Executive Incentive Plan”) at an annual target of fifty percent (50%) of your annual base salary
(the “Annual Bonus”). The Executive Incentive Plan may include components of your personal performance as well as Bioventus’ business objectives. The terms and conditions of your Annual Bonus will be set forth in the Executive
Incentive Plan documents. 
 Your performance will be reviewed on a yearly basis by the CEO and Board. At that time, your salary will be reviewed along with
your performance to determine any adjustment to your base salary. 
 Relocation 

This offer will require that you relocate to RTP area. Bioventus will provide professional assistance and the Bioventus Homeowners Relocation package to assist
with the expenses associated with your move. Bioventus has engaged the services of Cornerstone Relocation Group, who will assign a Relocation Consultant to work with you during the entire relocation process. You will hear from your consultant by
telephone shortly after your move is approved by Bioventus. You will have a limit of up to $184,000 for your total relocation costs to cover the sale of your home in and transportation of household goods. 













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 Within 24 months after signing this offer, if for any reason you voluntarily resign or your
employment at Bioventus is terminated for cause, it is understood that you will reimburse the company for the cost of relocation that was paid to you. For purpose of this provision, “cause” is noted on under Certain Definitions.

 Please note: In order to manage relocation costs some services and reimbursements are contingent on the use of vendors or brokers specified by
Cornerstone Relocation Group. Therefore, you should not contact a real-estate agent or make commitments to any vendor prior to your initial contact by Cornerstone Relocation Group. In addition, you may not utilize or ask to have
qualified as a broker any family members. 
 Certain Definitions 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions will apply: 

(1) Definition of Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following:
(A) any “person” (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (other than persons who are owners of the Company on the Effective Date or its affiliates
or permitted transferees) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of interests in the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding interests
in the Company; provided that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a change of ownership resulting from the death of an owner, and a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the
Company becomes a subsidiary of another company and in which the owners of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, interests entitling such owners to more than 50% of all votes to
which all owners of the parent company would be entitled in the election of members (without consideration of the rights of any class of membership interests to elect members by a separate class vote); or (B) the consummation of (i) a
merger or consolidation of the Company with another company where the owners of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, membership interests (or other
equity instruments) entitling such persons to more than 50% of all votes to which all owners of the surviving company would be entitled in the election of members (without consideration of the rights of any class of membership interests to elect
members by a separate class vote); (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (C) during any 12-month period, a majority of the
members of the Company’s Board is replaced by individuals whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Company’s Board immediately prior to the date of appointment or election. 













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 (2) Definition of Cause. “Cause” for the Company to terminate your
employment shall exist if any of the following occurs: (A) your being convicted (including a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere) of any felony or any other crime involving fraud, violence or dishonesty; (B) your commission of or
participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty or misrepresentation against the Company; (C) your material violation of any written and fully executed contract or agreement between you and the Company, including without limitation, breach of
your Proprietary Information, Inventions, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (the “Proprietary Information Agreement”); (D) your gross negligence or willful misconduct; (E) your continued and substantial
failure to perform your duties to the Company set forth herein at a level commensurate with your position; or (F) your violation of any material policies, practices, or procedures of Bioventus. 

(3) Definition of Good Reason. “Good Reason” for you to terminate your employment shall mean the occurrence of any one
of the following events without either (x) your express prior written consent or (y) full cure within 30 days after you give written notice to the Company: (i) material diminution in duties or responsibilities; (ii) a
material reduction in your salary, except for across-the-board salary reductions similarly affecting all senior executive officers of the Company; (iii) the relocation of your principal office, or principal place of employment, to a location
more than fifty (50) miles from the location of your principal office or principal place of business as of the Effective Date; or (iv) a failure to pay you earned compensation; provided however, that no event shall constitute grounds for a
Good Reason termination unless you provide written notice to the Company of the event or condition purported to constitute Good Reason within 90 days of the initial existence of such event or condition and you terminate your employment within
sixty days after such notice is provided. 
 Severance Benefits 

(1) If, at any time, (i) the Company terminates your employment without Cause, other than as a result of your death or disability or
(ii) you terminate your employment for Good Reason during the two-year period following a Change in Control, then you shall receive the following severance benefits (the “Severance Benefits”): (i) twelve (12) months
of your base salary in effect on the effective date of termination (the “Termination Date”), less applicable taxes and withholdings and shall be made in a lump sum payment within 60 days of the Termination Date; (ii) one
hundred percent (100%) of your target Annual Bonus, paid within 60 days following the Termination Date; (iii) if you timely elect continued coverage under federal COBRA laws or comparable state insurance laws
(“COBRA”), then the Company shall pay the COBRA premiums necessary to continue your medical and dental insurance coverage in effect for yourself and your eligible dependents beginning the first month following your termination date
for twelve (12) months of such coverage (provided that such COBRA reimbursement shall terminate on such earlier date as you are no longer eligible for COBRA coverage or you become eligible for group health insurance benefits
through a new employer). 
 (2) Your receipt of the Severance Benefits or CIC Severance Benefits, as applicable, is conditional upon
(a) your continuing to comply with your obligations under your Proprietary Information Agreement; and (b) your executing and delivering an effective, general release of all known and unknown claims in favor of Bioventus, in the
Company’s customary form within 45 days following the Termination Date (and not revoking the release). 













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 Section 409A 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement is intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payment of the benefits set forth herein
shall either be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (together with the Department of Treasury Regulations and other guidance thereunder,
“Section 409A”) or shall comply with the requirements of such provision. After the Termination Date, you shall have no duties or responsibilities that are inconsistent with having a “separation from service” (within
the meaning of Section 409A) as of the Termination Date and, notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, distributions upon termination of employment of nonqualified deferred compensation may only be made upon a “separation
from service” (as determined under Section 409A) and such date shall be the Termination Date for purposes of this Agreement. Each payment under this Agreement or otherwise shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of
Section 409A. In no event may you, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement which constitutes a “nonqualified deferral of compensation” (within the meaning of
Section 409A) and to the extent an amount is payable within a time period, the time during which such amount is paid shall be in the discretion of Bioventus. To the extent that any reimbursements are taxable to you, any such reimbursement
payment due to you shall be paid to you on or before the last day of the calendar year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The reimbursements are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the
amount of such reimbursements that you receive in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such reimbursements that you receive in any other taxable year. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if you are deemed at
the time of your separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the termination benefits to which you are entitled under
this Agreement is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of your termination benefits shall not be provided to you prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the
six-month period measured from the date of your “separation from service” with the Company or (B) the date of your death; upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this sentence shall be paid in a lump sum to
you, and any remaining payments due under the Agreement shall be paid as otherwise provided herein. 
 Compliance with Proprietary Information Agreement
and Bioventus Policies 
 You and the Company acknowledge and agree that you are a party to that certain Proprietary Information, Inventions,
Non-Solicitation, and Non-Competition Agreement with Bioventus (the “Proprietary Information Agreement”) which prohibits unauthorized use or disclosure of Bioventus’ proprietary information and contains certain post-employment
non-competition and non-solicitation obligations, among other obligations, and that the Proprietary Information Agreement remains in full force and effect; provided that for purposes of the Proprietary Information Agreement on and following the IPO
the terms “Company” and “Bioventus” will mean, collectively, Bioventus LLC and Bioventus Inc. In addition, you are expected to comply with the Proprietary Information Agreement and that you will abide by Bioventus’ Code of
Conduct and Bioventus’ policies, as may be changed from time to time at Bioventus’ sole discretion. 













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 Non-Disparagement 

During and after your employment, you and Bioventus agree not to make any statement that criticizes, ridicules, disparages, or is otherwise derogatory of the
other or is reasonably likely to be harmful to you or Bioventus, or to your or Bioventus’ respective businesses, business reputations or personal reputations; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall restrict either party from
making truthful statements (a) when required by law, subpoena, court order or the like; (b) when requested by a governmental, regulatory, or similar body or entity; (c) in confidence to a professional advisor for the purpose of
securing professional advice; (d) in the ordinary course of performing your or its duties during your employment; (e) from rebutting any statement made or written about you or it; or (f) from making normal competitive statements about
Bioventus’ business or products. 
 Outside Activities 

Throughout your employment with Bioventus, you may engage in civic and not-for-profit activities so long as such activities do not interfere with the
performance of your duties hereunder or violate the Bioventus Conflict of Interest Policy. 
 Assignment 

This Agreement may be assigned by Bioventus to a person or entity which is an affiliate or a successor in interest to substantially all of the business
operations of Bioventus. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of Bioventus hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person. You may not assign your rights or obligations to another entity or
person. 
 Indemnification 
 You shall be entitled to
indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the Bioventus LLC Operating Agreement or Bioventus Inc. Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as applicable. At all times during your employment, the Company shall maintain in
effect a directors and officers liability insurance policy with you as a covered officer. The Company shall further provide and pay for the defense of any action, arbitration or mediation (collectively, an “Action”) relative to the
lawful performance of your duties or in connection with your employment at the Company and the existence of such Action or defense shall not provide grounds for termination of your employment. 

Notice of Immunity 
 Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement or the Proprietary Information Agreement to the contrary, (i) you shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal,
State, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (ii) you shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the
disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and (iii) if you file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected
violation of law, you may disclose the trade secret to your attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if you file any document containing the trade secret under seal; and do not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant
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 Section 280G Parachute Payments 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by you in connection
with a Change in Control or otherwise would be considered an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then such payments and benefits will either be (i) delivered in full or (ii) reduced by
the minimum amount necessary so that all of the remaining payments and benefits will not be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing (i) or (ii) results in the greater net after-tax
value of payment and benefits to you. All determinations regarding the application of this paragraph shall be made by an accounting firm or consulting group with experience in performing calculations regarding the applicability of Sections 280G
and 4999 of the Code selected by the Company, and all associated costs will be borne by the Company. 
 Compensation Recovery Policy 

You acknowledges and agree that, to the extent the Company adopts any clawback or similar policy pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act or otherwise, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, you will take all action necessary or appropriate to comply with such a clawback policy (including, without limitation, entering into any further agreements,
amendments or policies necessary or appropriate to implement and/or enforce such policy). 
 Miscellaneous 

This Agreement, together with your Proprietary Information Agreement and all applicable equity award agreements, forms the complete and exclusive statement of
your employment agreement with Bioventus. Changes in your employment terms, other than those changes expressly reserved to Bioventus’ discretion in this Agreement, require a written modification approved by Bioventus. This Agreement will bind
the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of both you and Bioventus, and inure to the benefit of both you and Bioventus, their heirs, successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and the provision in question shall be modified so as to be rendered enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties
insofar as possible under applicable law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina without regard to conflicts of law principles. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of North Carolina located in or about Raleigh and waive any claim or defense of inconvenient or improper forum or lack of personal jurisdiction under any applicable law or decision. Any ambiguity in this
Agreement shall not be construed against either party as the drafter. Any waiver of a breach of this Agreement, or rights hereunder, shall be in writing and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any successive breach or rights hereunder. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts which shall be deemed to be part of one original, and facsimile or pdf signatures shall be equivalent to original signatures. 













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 I am very pleased to offer you this position at Bioventus and look forward to your acceptance within
the next 5 days if you accept employment at Bioventus under the terms described above. I would be happy to discuss any questions that you may have about the terms of the offer. It will be a pleasure to work with you and create the future
of Bioventus. 
  

	
	Sincerely,
	
	/s/ Anthony P. Bihl III
	 Anthony P. Bihl III
 Chief
Executive Officer


  

									
	Understood and Accepted:	 		 	
			
	 /s/ Anthony D’Adamio
	 		 	 7/17/2017

	Anthony D’Adamio	 		 	Date














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 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS, 

NON-SOLICITATION, AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT 

In consideration of my initial offer of employment, by Bioventus LLC, its subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, successors and assigns (together,
the “Company”) and the compensation paid to me, I hereby enter into this Proprietary Information, Inventions, Non-Competition and Non- Solicitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) and agree as follows: 

1. NONDISCLOSURE. 
 1.1
Recognition of Company’s Rights. At all times during my employment and thereafter, I will hold in strictest confidence and will not disclose or use any of the Company’s Proprietary Information (defined below), except as
such disclosure or use may be required in connection with my work for the Company, or unless an officer of the Company expressly authorizes such in writing. I hereby assign to the Company any rights I may have or acquire in such Proprietary
Information and recognize that all Proprietary Information shall be the sole property of the Company. I will take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent or accidental disclosure of Proprietary Information. 

1.2 Proprietary Information. The term “Proprietary Information” shall mean any and all confidential
and/or proprietary knowledge, data or information of the Company, its affiliates, parents and subsidiaries, whether having existed, now existing, or to be developed during my employment. By way of illustration but not limitation,
“Proprietary Information” includes (a) trade secrets, inventions, ideas, processes, formulas, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques and any other proprietary technology and all Proprietary Rights (defined below)
therein (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Inventions”); (b) information regarding research, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and financial statements, licenses, prices and costs,
discounts, credit terms, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, methods of obtaining or conducting business, forecasts, future plans and potential strategies, financial projections and business strategies, operational plans, financing and
capital-raising plans, activities and agreements, internal services and operational manuals, suppliers and supplier information, and purchasing; (c) information regarding customers and potential customers of the Company, including customer
lists, names, representatives, their needs or desires with respect to the types of products or services offered by the Company, proposals, bids, contracts and their contents and parties, the type and quantity of products and services provided or
sought to be provided to customers and potential customers of the Company and other related non-public information; (d) information regarding any of the Company’s business partners and their services, including names; representatives,
proposals, bids, contracts and their contents and parties, the type and quantity of products and services received by the Company, and other related non-public information; (e) information regarding personnel, employee lists, and employee
skills; and (f) any other non-public information which a competitor of the Company could use to the competitive disadvantage of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I am free to use information which is generally known in the trade or
industry through no breach of this Agreement or other act or omission by me. If an additional time limitation on this restriction is required in order for it to be enforceable then this restriction shall be limited to a period of two years following
the termination of my employment for any information that does not qualify as a trade secret. Trade secret information will remain protected at all times and nothing herein shall be construed to reduce or diminish the applicability of trade secret
protections, statutory or common law, that apply to the Company’s trade secrets independent from this Agreement. 













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 1.3 Third Party Information. I understand that the Company has received
and in the future will receive from third parties confidential and/or proprietary knowledge or information (“Third Party Information”). During my employment and thereafter, I will hold Third Party Information in the strictest
confidence and will not disclose to anyone (other than Company personnel who need to know such information in connection with their work for the Company) or use, except in connection with my work for the Company, Third Party Information unless
expressly authorized by an officer of the Company in writing. 
 1.4 Protected Conduct. I acknowledge and agree that if
I am compelled to disclose information via court order, subpoena, or other legal mandate, I will give the Company as much written notice as possible under the circumstances, will refrain from use or disclosure for as long as the law allows, and will
cooperate with the Company to protect such information, including taking every reasonable step to protect against unnecessary disclosure. However, nothing in this Agreement, including the foregoing, prevents me from communicating with the EEOC, the
SEC, the DOL, or any other governmental authority, making a report in good faith and with a reasonable belief of any violations of law or regulation to a governmental authority, or cooperating with or participating in a legal proceeding relating to
such violations. 
 1.5 Notice Under the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act. I acknowledge that I am hereby provided notice
that under the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): (1) no individual (consultant, contractor or employee) will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in
the Economic Espionage Act) that: (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a
suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual (consultant, contractor or
employee) who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any
document contain the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order. 
 2. ASSIGNMENT
OF INVENTIONS. 
 2.1 Prior Inventions. Inventions, if any, patented or unpatented,
which I made prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company are excluded from the scope of this Agreement. To preclude any possible uncertainty, I have set forth on Exhibit A complete list of all Inventions that I have,
alone or jointly with others, conceived or developed prior to the commencement of my employment with the Company, that I consider to be my property or the property of third parties, and that I wish to have excluded from the scope of this Agreement
(collectively referred to as “Prior Inventions”). If no such disclosure is attached, I represent that there are no Prior Inventions. I agree that I will not incorporate, or permit to be incorporated, Prior Inventions in any Company
Inventions without the Company’s prior written consent. 













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 2.2 Assignment of Inventions. Subject to Subsection 2.3, I do hereby assign to
the Company all my right, title and interest in and to all Inventions (and all Proprietary Rights with respect thereto) made or conceived or learned by me, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of my employment with the Company.
Inventions assigned to the Company, or to a third party as directed by the Company pursuant to this Section 2, are hereinafter referred to as “Company Inventions.” The term “Proprietary Rights” shall mean all trade secrets,
patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights throughout the world. 
 2.3 Unassigned or Nonassignable
Inventions. This Agreement does not apply to an Invention which qualifies fully as a nonassignable invention under: North Carolina Statute §§ 66.57.1 and 66.57.2; California Labor Code §2870; Delaware Code
Title 19 Section 805; Illinois 765ILCS1060/1-3, “Employees Patent Act”; Kansas Statutes Section 44-130; Minnesota Statutes 13A Section 181.78; Utah Code Sections 34-39-1 through 34-39-3, “Employee Inventions
Act”; Washington Rev. Code, Title 49 RCW: Labor Regulations Chapter 49.44.140. I have reviewed the notification in paragraph 3 of Exhibit A and agree that my signature acknowledges receipt of the notification. 

3. NON-SOLICITATION. During my employment and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of my
employment with the Company for any reason, I shall not, directly or indirectly: 
 3.1 solicit or attempt to solicit any Contractor
(defined below) of the Company where such solicitation would interrupt or impede the Company’s relationship with such Contractor; 

3.2 solicit or attempt to solicit any Customer (defined below) to terminate, diminish, or materially alter in a manner harmful to the
Company its relationship with the Company for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the purpose of associating with or becoming a Customer of a Competing Business (defined below); or 

3.3 solicit or attempt to solicit, any Contractor to terminate, diminish, or materially alter in a manner harmful to the Company its
relationship with the Company for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the purpose of associating with or becoming a contractor of a Competing Business. 

3.4 If the choice of law provision in Section 6.1 is deemed not to apply: the provisions in Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 shall
only apply to employees residing in California to the extent such employee’s conduct is aided by the use or disclosure of the Company’s trade secrets (as defined by California law); the provisions in Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. shall
only apply within the Restricted Area (as defined below) for employees residing in Arizona; and for employees residing in Louisiana, the provisions in Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 shall only apply within the Restricted Area (defined below). 













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 3.5 For purposes of this Agreement, a “Customer”
is any person or entity who or which, at any time during the Look Back Period (as defined below): (i) (a) was in direct contact with me; (b) was an entity as to which I supervised the Company’s business dealings; or (c) was
an entity about which I acquired Proprietary Information, and that contracted for or received from the Company any product, service or process; or (ii) was solicited by the Company or in consideration or planning to be solicited by the Company
in an effort in which I was involved or as to which I acquired Proprietary Information. If the choice of law provision in Section 6.1 is deemed not to apply: for employees in Nebraska, the definition of “Customer” is limited to
Section 3.5(i)(a); and for employees in Oklahoma, “Customer” shall be further limited to the Company’s established customers (a customer will be presumed to be “established” where actual sales and/or services have
occurred or been performed in the preceding year and/or where there is an active proposal for sales or services pending as of the date employee’s employment with Company ends). 

3.6 For purposes of this Agreement, “Contractor” shall mean consultants or independent
contractors with whom the Company had a contractual relationship during the Look Back Period and as to which I (a) had material contact or (b) received Proprietary Information during the Look Back Period. If the choice of law provision in
Section 6.1 is deemed not to apply, for employees in Nebraska, the definition of “Contractor” is limited to Section 3.6(a). 

3.7 For purposes of this Agreement, “Conflicting Services” means any product, service, or process
of any person or organization other than the Company that directly competes with a product, service, or process offered by the Company as to which I had material involvement or about which I acquired Proprietary Information during the Look Back
Period. 
 3.8 For purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Business” means a
person or entity in the business of providing Conflicting Services. 
 3.9 For purposes of this
Agreement: (a) for sales employees, “Restricted Area,” means such employee’s assigned sales territory during the Look Back Period and/or the geographic area as to which such employee supervised sales activities
during the Look Back Period; and (b) for all other employees, “Restricted Area” means the United States, including the State of North Carolina. If the choice of law provision in Section 6.1 is deemed not to apply,
for employees in Louisiana, Restricted Area refers to the parishes within Louisiana and the counties outside of Louisiana that are identified in Exhibit D. 

3.10 For purposes of this Agreement, “Look Back Period” means the one (1) year period
immediately prior to the date my employment with the Company ends (whatever the cause) or such shorter period as I have been employed. 

4. NON-INTERFERENCE. During the period of my employment with the Company and for twelve (12) months thereafter, I
shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit, any person known to me to be an employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other relationship with the Company for any purpose whatsoever. 













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 5. NON-COMPETE PROVISION. I agree that for the one
(1) year period after the date my employment ends for any reason, I will not, directly or indirectly, as an officer, director, employee, consultant, owner, partner, or in any other capacity, solicit, perform, or provide, or attempt to perform
or provide, services that are the same or similar in function or purpose to the services I provided the Company during the Look Back Period to a Competing Business in the Restricted Area. If the choice of law provision in Section 6.1 is deemed
not to apply, the foregoing provision shall not apply to employees residing in California, Oklahoma, and North Dakota. Further, the foregoing provision shall not apply, regardless of where said employee resides, to individuals who are hourly,
non-exempt employees of the Company. 
 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

6.1 Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement will be governed by and construed according to the
laws of the State of North Carolina as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within North Carolina between North Carolina residents. I hereby expressly consent to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive and
mandatory venue of the state and federal courts located in North Carolina for any lawsuit arising from or related to this Agreement. 

6.2 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions, subsections, or sentences contained in this Agreement shall, for any
reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. If moreover, any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it
shall be construed by limiting and reducing it (where allowed by applicable law), so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear. 

6.3 Employment At-Will. I agree and understand that nothing in this Agreement shall change my at-will employment status
or confer any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with my right or the Company’s right to terminate my employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. 

6.4 Advice of Counsel. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF INDEPENDENT
LEGAL COUNSEL, AND I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY BY REASON OF THE DRAFTING OR PREPARATION HEREOF. 

6.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between us. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be
charged. Any subsequent change or changes in my employment status, duties, salary or compensation will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement. 













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 6.6 Notice to New Employer. I will provide a copy of this Agreement to
any person, firm, association, or corporation that I intend to be employed by, associated with, or provide consulting services for in order to insure compliance with this Agreement. I understand that both the Company and I have the right to provide
another party an opinion about interpretation and/or application of this Agreement; I consent to such communications, and agree not to assert a claim of wrongdoing by the Company as a result of such a communication. 

6.7 Tolling. If I fail to comply with a timed restriction in this Agreement, the time period for that will be extended by
one day for each day I am found to have violated the restriction, up to a maximum of one (1) year. This provision shall not apply to employees residing in Georgia or Wisconsin if the choice of law provision in Section 6.1 is deemed not to
apply. 
 I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY
AND UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS. I HAVE COMPLETELY FILLED OUT EXHIBIT A TO THIS
AGREEMENT. 
  

	
	
	/s/ Anthony D’Adamio
	Anthony D’Adamio

  

			
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
	
	Bioventus LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leigh Ann Stradford
		
	Title:	 	 Sr VP Human Resources















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 EXHIBIT A 

PREVIOUS INVENTIONS 
  

			
		
	TO:	  	BIOVENTUS LLC
		
	FROM:	  	Anthony D’Adamio
		
	DATE:	  	August 14, 2017
		
	SUBJECT:	  	Previous Inventions
	
	              1. 
   Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list of all inventions or improvements relevant to the subject matter of my employment by Bioventus, LLC (the “Company”) that have been made or
conceived or first reduced to practice by me alone or jointly with others prior to my engagement by the Company:

		
	☒	  	No inventions or improvements.
		
		  	 See below:
  

 
  

		
	☐	  	Additional sheets attached.
	
	              2. 
   Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the disclosure under Section 1 above with respect to inventions or improvements generally listed below, the proprietary rights and duty of confidentiality with
respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):


  

							
	 	  	Invention or Improvement	  	Party(ies)	  	Relationship
				
	 1.
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  

				
	 2.
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  

				
	 3.
	  	  
	  	  
	  	  


  

	☐	 Additional sheets attached. 















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              3. 
   Limited Exclusion Notification. 
 NOTICE TO NORTH
CAROLINA, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, AND KANSAS RESIDENTS: THIS IS TO NOTIFY you in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute Sections 66.57.1 and 66.57.2; Delaware Code Title 19 Section 805; Illinois 765ILCS1060/1-3, “Employees Patent Act”; and Kansas Statutes Section 44-130, that the foregoing
Agreement between you and the Company does not require you to assign or offer to assign to the Company any invention that you developed entirely on your own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
information except for those inventions that either: 
  

	 	a.	 Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s business, or
actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company; or 


  

	 	b.	 Result from any work performed by you for the Company. 



To the extent a provision in the foregoing Agreement purports to require you to assign an invention otherwise excluded from the preceding
paragraph, the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable. You shall have the burden of establishing that any invention is excluded from assignment to the Company by the preceding paragraph. 

This limited exclusion does not apply to any patent or invention covered by a contract between the Company and the United States or any of
its agencies requiring full title to such patent or invention to be in the United States. 
 NOTICE TO
MINNESOTA RESIDENTS: Notification is hereby given pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 13A Section 181.87 that no provision in this Agreement requires you to assign any of your rights to an
invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on your own time, and (a) which does not relate (i) directly to the business of the Company, or
(ii) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) which does not result from any work performed by you for the Company. 

NOTICE TO WASHINGTON RESIDENTS: Notification is hereby
given pursuant to Washington Revised Code, Title 49 RCW: Labor Regulations Chapter 49.44.140, that no provision in this Agreement applies to an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Company was
used and which was developed entirely on your own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to the business of Company or (ii) to Company’s actual or demonstratively anticipated research or development, or (b) the
invention results from any work performed by you for Company. 
 NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS: Notification is hereby given pursuant to California Labor Code Section 2870, that the assignment of invention provisions in this Agreement do not apply to an invention that was developed entirely on
an employee’s own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (1) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of invention to the
employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or (2) result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. 













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 NOTICE TO UTAH
RESIDENTS: Notification is hereby given pursuant to Utah Code Sections 34-39-1 through 34-39-3, that no provision in this Agreement requires you to assign any of your rights to an invention which was created
entirely on your own time, and which is not (a) conceived, developed, reduced to practice, or created by you (i) within the scope of your employment with the Company, (ii) on the Company’s time, or (iii) with the aid,
assistance, or use of any of the Company’s property, equipment, facilities, supplies, resources, or patents, trade secrets, know-how, technology, confidential information, ideas, copyrights, trademarks and service marks and any and all rights,
applications and registrations relating to them, (b) the results of any work, services, or duties performed by you for the Company, (c) related to the industry or trade of the Company, or (d) related to the current or demonstrably
anticipated business, research, or development of the Company. 













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 EXHIBIT B 

2017 BIWEEKLY PAYROLL SCHEDULE 

 

																					
	
Payroll Payment
Date
	 	  	OT Eligible Employees
(Begin/End)	 	  	Non-OT Eligible Employees
(Begin/End)	 	  	 Monthly Commission Distribution for Sales
Representatives

	 	1/13/2017	 	  	 	12/25/2016	 	  	 	1/7/2017	 	  	 	1/1/2017	 	  	 	1/14/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	1/27/2017	 	  	 	1/8/2017	 	  	 	1/21/2017	 	  	 	1/15/2017	 	  	 	1/28/2017	 	  	Paid for P12 2016
	 	2/10/2017	 	  	 	1/22/2017	 	  	 	2/4/2017	 	  	 	1/29/2017	 	  	 	2/11/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	2/24/2017	 	  	 	2/5/2017	 	  	 	2/18/2017	 	  	 	2/12/2017	 	  	 	2/25/2017	 	  	Paid for P1 2017
	 	3/10/2017	 	  	 	2/19/2017	 	  	 	3/4/2017	 	  	 	2/26/2017	 	  	 	3/11/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	3/24/2017	 	  	 	3/5/2017	 	  	 	3/18/2017	 	  	 	3/12/2017	 	  	 	3/25/2017	 	  	Paid for P2 2017
	 	4/7/2017	 	  	 	3/19/2017	 	  	 	4/1/2017	 	  	 	3/26/2017	 	  	 	4/8/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	4/21/2017	 	  	 	4/2/2017	 	  	 	4/15/2017	 	  	 	4/9/2017	 	  	 	4/22/2017	 	  	Paid for P3 2017
	 	5/5/2017	 	  	 	4/16/2017	 	  	 	4/29/2017	 	  	 	4/23/2017	 	  	 	5/6/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	5/19/2017	 	  	 	4/30/2017	 	  	 	5/13/2017	 	  	 	5/7/2017	 	  	 	5/20/2017	 	  	Paid for P4 2017
	 	6/2/2017	 	  	 	5/14/2017	 	  	 	5/27/2017	 	  	 	5/21/2017	 	  	 	6/3/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	6/16/2017	 	  	 	5/28/2017	 	  	 	6/10/2017	 	  	 	6/4/2017	 	  	 	6/17/2017	 	  	Paid for P5 2017
	 	6/30/2017	 	  	 	6/11/2017	 	  	 	6/24/2017	 	  	 	6/18/2017	 	  	 	7/1/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	7/14/2017	 	  	 	6/25/2017	 	  	 	7/8/2017	 	  	 	7/2/2017	 	  	 	7/15/2017	 	  	Paid for P6 2017
	 	7/28/2017	 	  	 	7/9/2017	 	  	 	7/22/2017	 	  	 	7/16/2017	 	  	 	7/29/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	8/11/2017	 	  	 	7/23/2017	 	  	 	8/5/2017	 	  	 	7/30/2017	 	  	 	8/12/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	8/25/2017	 	  	 	8/6/2017	 	  	 	8/19/2017	 	  	 	8/13/2017	 	  	 	8/26/2017	 	  	Paid for P7 2017
	 	9/8/2017	 	  	 	8/20/2017	 	  	 	9/2/2017	 	  	 	8/27/2017	 	  	 	9/9/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	9/22/2017	 	  	 	9/3/2017	 	  	 	9/16/2017	 	  	 	9/10/2017	 	  	 	9/23/2017	 	  	Paid for P8 2017
	 	10/6/2017	 	  	 	9/17/2017	 	  	 	9/30/2017	 	  	 	9/24/2017	 	  	 	10/7/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	10/20/2017	 	  	 	10/1/2017	 	  	 	10/14/2017	 	  	 	10/8/2017	 	  	 	10/21/2017	 	  	Paid for P9 2017
	 	11/3/2017	 	  	 	10/15/2017	 	  	 	10/28/2017	 	  	 	10/22/2017	 	  	 	11/4/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	11/17/2017	 	  	 	10/29/2017	 	  	 	11/11/2017	 	  	 	11/5/2017	 	  	 	11/18/2017	 	  	Paid for P10 2017
	 	12/1/2017	 	  	 	11/12/2017	 	  	 	11/25/2017	 	  	 	11/19/2017	 	  	 	12/2/2017	 	  	n/a
	 	12/15/2017	 	  	 	11/26/2017	 	  	 	12/9/2017	 	  	 	12/3/2017	 	  	 	12/16/2017	 	  	Paid for P11 2017
	 	12/29/2017	 	  	 	12/10/2017	 	  	 	12/23/2017	 	  	 	12/17/2017	 	  	 	12/30/2017	 	  	n/a














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 EXHIBIT C 

VACATION POLICY 

Policy 
 Bioventus recognizes the value of rest and
relaxation away from work and, therefore, offer employees paid time off for vacation each year. Vacation is available to full-time and part-time employees to provide time away from their duties at work. 

Scope 
 This policy applies to full-time and part-time
employees. 
 Procedure/Guidelines 
 Vacation Accrual

 Employees accrue vacation days beginning in the month of hire. Employees may begin using vacation time when accrual begins. Vacation time is accrued
on the last day of each calendar month. 
 Full-time employees accrue vacation time based on continuous employment as follows: (Part-time employees accrue
vacation time pro-rated to 50% of full-time employee accrual rates.) 
  

			
	Years of Service	  	Vacation Accrual
	 	 
	Less than five (5) years	  	1.25 days (10) hours per month, up to fifteen (15) days (120 hours) per calendar year. Accrual beginning the month of hire.
	 	 
	Five (5) years or greater, but less than twelve (12) years	  	1.41 days (11.33) hours per month, up to seventeen (17) days (136 hours) per calendar year. If hired in the months of January through
August, accrual begins on January 1st of the 5th year anniversary. If hired in the months of September through December, accrual begins on
January 1st of the year following the 5th year anniversary.
	 	 
	Twelve (12) years or greater, but less than twenty (20) years	  	1.67 days (13.34) hours per month, up to twenty (20) days (160 hours) per calendar year. If hired in the months of January through August,
accrual begins on January 1st of the 5th year anniversary. If hired in the months of September through December, accrual begins on January 1st of the year following the 12th year anniversary.
	 	 
	Twenty (20) years and greater	  	2.08 days (16.67) hours per month, up to twenty five (25) days (200 hours) per calendar year. If hired in the months of January through
August, accrual begins on January 1st of the 5th year anniversary. If hired in the months of September through December, accrual begins on
January 1st of the year following the 20th year anniversary.














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 Vacation Year 

The twelve (12) month vacation accrual period will begin January 1 and end December 31. Vacation time must be taken during the calendar year in
which time is accrued. Vacation time may not be carried forward into a new calendar year except as required by state law. If carryover is permitted, the number of accrued vacation hours is limited to no more than one and one-half (1.5) times
the amount of time available to be accrued by the employee in the calendar year. 
 Vacation Scheduling 

Employees must take vacation time in increments of one (1) hour except when used in conjunction with family medical leave. Use of vacation time must be
approved by the appropriate manager. To take vacation, employees should request approval from their managers through Workday as far in advance as possible to ensure adequate coverage of job and staff requirements. Single vacation day requests may be
considered, provided the manager receives a minimum twenty-four (24) hours’ notice. 
 Vacation time is granted when convenient during the
vacation year, considering both the wishes of the employee and the business needs of the Company. As stated previously, employees are encouraged to use accrued vacation days for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits as time away from their
employment duties. 
 Employees are permitted to use accrued vacation time, but not to exceed the maximum number of days/hours for which they are eligible
in the vacation year. 
 If a paid holiday occurs during an employee’s vacation, the employee will be paid for the holiday and will not be charged for
vacation time. 
 Vacation time will be counted as hours worked for the purpose of calculating overtime. 

Vacation Tracking 
 All employees must record vacation
time in Workday, the Company approved Human Resources Information System (HRIS). Managers are responsible for ensuring employees record their vacation time accurately in Workday as it serves as the official record for the Company. Failure to do so
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 Vacation Pay 

Vacation pay is calculated on the employee’s current rate of base pay including commissions and shift differential (if applicable) in effect when the
vacation is taken. It does not include overtime or special forms of compensation such as incentives and bonuses. 
 Vacation Year-end Payout 

Vacation time may not be carried forward into a new calendar year except as required by state law. Hourly non-exempt employees will receive cash compensation
for unused accrued vacation time at year end. Salaried non-exempt and salaried exempt employees will not receive cash compensation unless approved by the Head of Human Resources or unless they work in California, Montana, Nebraska or Colorado. 

Leave of Absence 
 Employees continue to accrue vacation
time while on approved FMLA leave. However, employees on other leaves of absence will not accrue vacation time. 
 Payment for Vacation upon Termination

 If an individual uses anticipated accrued vacation prior to actually accruing the amount for the same twelve (12) month period and separation
occurs, unaccrued vacation days will be deducted from total termination pay per appropriate state law. If an employee works in a state where this practice is prohibited, the Company will request that the employee make a payment to the Company for
all vacation time taken prior to the time it was accrued. Upon termination of employment, employees will be paid for unused accrued vacation days that have been accrued through the last day of work. 

Revision History 
  

					
	Current Version	  	Major Change	  	Reason for Change
	 	 	 
	
1.0
	  	Roll out of vacation policy	  	New policy
	 	 	 
	
2.0
	  	Corrected data under vacation accruals	  	Corrected administrative error.
	 	 	 
	
3.0
	  	Change in the vacation accrual cap for employees in states that require carry-over	  	Update to policy