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Exhibit 4A




Haemonetics Corporation

2005 Long-Term Incentive

Compensation Plan




Effective July 27, 2005




As Amended July 31, 2008




 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	Article 1.
	 	Establishment, Objectives, and Duration	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 2.
	 	Definitions	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 3.
	 	Administration	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 4.
	 	Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 5.
	 	Eligibility and Participation	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 6.
	 	Stock Options	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 7.
	 	Stock Appreciation Rights	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 8.
	 	Restricted Stock	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 9.
	 	Deferred Stock/Restricted Stock Units	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 10.
	 	Other Stock Unit Awards	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 11.
	 	Performance Shares	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 12.
	 	Performance Measures	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 13.
	 	Rights of Participants	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 14.
	 	Termination of Employment/Directorship	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 15.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 16.
	 	Amendment, Modification, and Termination	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 17.
	 	Withholding	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 18.
	 	Successors	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 19.
	 	General Provisions	 	 	16	 






 









 






Article 1. Establishment, Objectives, and Duration




     1.1 Establishment of the Plan. Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, hereby
adopts the “Haemonetics Corporation 2005 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan” (hereinafter
referred to as the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. The Plan permits the grant of
Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock,
Deferred Stock/Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock Units and Performance Shares.



     Subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, this Plan shall become effective as of July
27, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). Awards may be granted under this Plan prior to such stockholder
approval; provided, the effectiveness of such Awards shall be contingent on such stockholder
approval being obtained.



     1.2 Objectives of the Plan. The objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and
growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company’s goals and that link
the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s stockholders, to provide
Participants with an incentive for excellence in individual performance, and to promote teamwork
among Participants.



     The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company and its Subsidiaries in
their ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of Participants who make significant
contributions to the Company’s success and to allow Participants to share in that success.



     1.3 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the
Committee to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article 16 hereof, until the
earlier of when (a) all Shares subject to it shall have been purchased or acquired according to the
Plan’s provisions or (b) the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date. However
(in case of any amendment to the previous sentence), in no event may an Award of an Incentive Stock
Option be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the
Effective Date.



Article 2. Definitions




     Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and
when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized:



     2.1 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock
Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred
Stock/Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock Units or Performance Shares.



     2.2 “Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement entered into by the Company and
a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this
Plan.



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     2.3 “Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.



     2.4 “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



     2.5 “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if any person or any two or more
persons acting as a group, and all affiliates of such person or persons, who prior to such time
owned less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the then outstanding common stock of the Company,
shall acquire such additional shares of the Company’s common stock in one or more transactions, or
series of transactions, such that following such transaction or transactions, such person or group
and affiliates beneficially own thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Company’s common stock
outstanding.



     2.6 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.



     2.7 “Committee” means the committee appointed from time to time by the Company’s Board of
Directors to administer the Plan. The full Board of Directors, in its discretion, may act as the
Committee under the Plan, whether or not a Committee has been appointed, and shall do so with
respect to grants of Awards to non-employee Directors. The Committee may delegate to one or more
members of the Committee or officers of the Company, individually or acting as a committee, any
portion of its authority, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan. In the event of a
delegation to a member of the Committee, officer or a committee thereof, the term “Committee” as
used herein shall include the member of the Committee, officer or committee with respect to the
delegated authority. Notwithstanding any such delegation of authority, the Committee comprised of
members of the Board of Directors and appointed by the Board of Directors shall retain overall
responsibility for the operation of the Plan.



     2.8 “Company” means Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, and any successor
thereto as provided in Article 18 hereof.



     2.9 “Covered Employee” means a Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an
Award, or the date the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to a tax deduction as a
result of the Award, as applicable, is one of the group of “covered employees,” as defined in the
regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor statute.



     2.10 “Deferred Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 9
hereof.



     2.11 “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company;
provided, however, that any Director who is employed by the Company shall be treated as an Employee
under the Plan.



     2.12 “Disability” shall mean a condition whereby the Participant is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical impairment which can
be expected to result in death or which is or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than twelve months, all as verified by a physician acceptable to, or selected by, the
Company.



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     2.13 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.1 hereof.



     2.14 “Employee” means any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.



     2.15 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
or any successor act thereto.



     2.16 “Fair Market Value” as of any date and in respect of any Share means the average of the
high and low trading prices for the Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange for that
date, or if no such prices are reported for that date, the average of the high and low trading
prices on the next preceding date for which such prices were reported, unless otherwise determined
by the Committee. In no event shall the fair market value of any Share be less than its par value.



     2.17 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an option to purchase Shares granted under
Article 6 hereof and that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet
the requirements of Code Section 422.



     2.18 “Insider” shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an executive officer,
director or ten percent (10%) beneficial owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that
is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.



     2.19 “Key Employee” shall mean an employee (as defined in Code Section 416(i) (but without
regard to paragraph (5) thereof)) of the Company.



     2.20 “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an option to purchase Shares granted under
Article 6 hereof that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that
otherwise does not meet such requirements.



     2.21 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.



     2.22 “Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant
pursuant to an Option.



     2.23 “Other Stock Unit Award” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article
10 hereof.



     2.24 “Participant” means an Employee or Director who has been selected to receive an Award or
who has an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.



     2.25 “Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax
deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).



     2.26 “Performance Share” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 11
hereof.



     2.27 “Period of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of
Restricted Stock is limited in some way (based on the passage of time, the achievement of
performance goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, at its
discretion), and the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, pursuant to the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as provided in Article 8 hereof.



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     2.28 “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange
Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof and the rules promulgated thereunder, including a
“group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof and the rules promulgated.



     2.29 “Restricted Stock” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8 hereof.



     2.30 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 9
hereof.



     2.31 “Shares” means shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share.



     2.32 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted pursuant to the terms of
Article 7 hereof.



     2.33 “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which
the Company, directly or indirectly, has a majority voting interest. With respect to Incentive
Stock Options, “Subsidiary” means any entity, domestic or foreign, whether or not such entity now
exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or by a Subsidiary that is a
“subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 424(d) and the rules thereunder.



     2.34 “Ten Percent Shareholder” means an employee who at the time an ISO is granted owns Shares
possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Subsidiary, within the meaning of Code Section 422.



Article 3. Administration




     3.1 General. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Plan shall be administered
by the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall
serve at the discretion of, the Board of Directors. The Committee shall have the authority to
delegate administrative duties to officers of the Company. For purposes of making Awards intended
to qualify for the Performance Based Exception under Code Section 162(m), to the extent required
under such Code Section, the Committee shall be comprised solely of two or more individuals who are
“outside directors”, as that term is defined in Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder.



               3.2 Authority of the Committee. Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions hereof, the Committee shall
have full power to select Employees and Directors who shall be offered the opportunity to
participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and
conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan (including, but not limited to,
termination provisions); construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered
into under the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s
administration; and amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award as provided in the
Plan. Further, the Committee



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shall make all other determinations that it deems necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan. As permitted by law and the terms of the Plan, the Committee may
delegate its authority herein. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or
decision made in good faith relating to the Plan or any Award granted hereunder.



     3.3 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Committee shall be final,
conclusive, and binding on all persons, including the Company, its stockholders, Directors,
Employees, Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries, unless changed by the Board.



Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards




     4.1 Number of Shares Available for Grants. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2
hereof, the number of Shares hereby reserved for issuance on or after July 31, 2008 to Participants
under the Plan shall equal 2,500,000. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, the
maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed
500,000. Any Shares that are subject to Award of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be counted against this limit as one (1) Share for every one (1) Share issued. Any Shares that are
subject to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against
this limit as 2.5 Shares for every one (1) Share granted on or after July 31, 2008.



     Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) granted under the Plan which is
settled in cash in lieu of Shares, forfeited, terminated or otherwise canceled or expires shall be
deemed not to have been delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares
available for delivery under the Plan. If a Participant tenders shares (either actually, by
attestation or otherwise) to pay all or any part of the Option Price or purchase price on an Award
or if any shares payable with respect to any Award are retained by the Company in satisfaction of
the Participant’s obligation for taxes, the number of shares actually tendered or retained shall
not become or again be, as the case may be, included in the Share limit described in this Section
4.1. Following the exercise of a SARs Award, the difference between the number of Shares subject to
such Award and the number of Shares issued in such exercise shall not be included in the maximum
number of Shares available for delivery under the Plan.



     Shares may be authorized or unissued shares. The Committee shall determine the appropriate
methodology for calculating the number of Shares issued pursuant to the Plan.



     The following limitations shall apply to the grant of any Award to a Participant in a fiscal
year:




	 	(a)	 	Stock Options: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
granted in the form of Stock Options pursuant to Awards granted in any one fiscal
year to any one Participant shall be 600,000.




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	 	(b)	 	SARs: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be granted in
the form of Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to Awards granted in any one fiscal
year to any one Participant shall be 250,000.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Restricted Stock: The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
granted with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock granted in any one fiscal year
to any one Participant shall be 250,000.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Deferred Stock/Restricted Stock Unit Awards: The maximum aggregate
grant or award with respect to Awards of Deferred Stock Units made in any one
fiscal year to any one Participant may not exceed $7,000,000. The maximum
aggregate grant with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock Units made in any one
fiscal year to any one Participant may not exceed $7,000,000.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Other Stock Unit Awards: The maximum aggregate grant with respect to
Awards of Other Stock Units made in any one fiscal year to any one Participant may
not exceed $10,000,000.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Performance Shares Awards: The maximum aggregate grant with respect
to Awards of Performance Shares made in any one fiscal year to any one Participant
shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of 250,000 Shares (measured on the date of
grant).





     Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary and subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 4.2, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be granted as Awards in any one fiscal
year to a Director shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of 10,000 Shares (measured on the date
of grant) and the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be granted as Awards to any Director
cumulatively under this Plan is 350,000.



     The maximum amount that may be paid under the Annual Target Bonus Plan in any one fiscal year
to a participant in that plan shall be $2 million.



     4.2 Adjustments in Authorized Shares. Upon a change in corporate capitalization, such as a
stock split, stock dividend or a corporate transaction, such as any merger, consolidation,
combination, exchange of shares or the like, separation, including a spin-off, or other
distribution of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such
reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code Section 368) or any partial or
complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of
Shares that may be delivered under Section 4.1, in the number and class of and/or price of Shares
subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan, and in the Award limits set forth in Section
4.1, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion,
to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.



     4.3 Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The
Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards
in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events
described in Section 4.2



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hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in
applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such
adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan; provided that, unless the
Committee determines otherwise at the time such adjustment is considered, no such adjustment shall
be authorized to the extent that such authority would be inconsistent with the Plan’s or any
Award’s meeting the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, as from time to time amended.



Article 5. Eligibility and Participation




     5.1 Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include all Employees and
Directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries.



     5.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time
to time, select from all eligible Employees and Directors, those to whom Awards shall be granted
and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award, provided that Incentive Stock Options
shall only be awarded to Employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries.



Article 6. Stock Options




     6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted
to Participants in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall
be determined by the Committee.



     6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify the Option Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option
pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan.



     6.3 Option Price. The Option Price for each Option shall equal the Fair Market Value of the
Shares at the time such option is granted. No ISOs will be granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder.
The Option Price may not be decreased with respect to an outstanding Option following the date of
grant and no Option will be replaced with another Option with a lower Option Price.



     6.4 Duration of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the
Committee shall determine at the time of grant, provided that an Option must expire no later than
the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date the Option was granted.



     6.5 Exercise of Options. Options shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the
same for each grant or for each Participant.



     6.6 Payment. Options shall be exercised by the delivery of a written, electronic or telephonic
notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, setting forth the number of Shares with
respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment of the Option Price for
the Shares.



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     Upon the exercise of any Option, the Option Price for the Shares being purchased pursuant to
the Option shall be payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; (b)
subject to the Committee’s approval, by delivery of previously acquired Shares having an aggregate
Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided that the Shares
that are delivered must have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to
their delivery to satisfy the Option Price); (c) subject to the Committee’s approval, by
authorizing a third party to sell Shares (or a sufficient portion of the Shares) acquired upon
exercise of the Option and remitting to the Company a sufficient portion of the sales proceeds to
pay the Option Price; (d) subject to the Committee’s approval, by a combination of (a), (b), or
(c); or (e) by any other method approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, the delivery of previously acquired Shares may be done through
attestation. No fractional shares may be tendered or accepted in payment of the Option Price.



     Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, cashless exercises are permitted pursuant to
Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation T, subject to applicable securities law restrictions, or by any
other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plan’s purpose and applicable
law.



     Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of
notification of exercise and full payment, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, in the
Participant’s name, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares
purchased pursuant to the Option(s).



     Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated
above shall be paid in United States dollars.



     6.7 Restrictions on Share Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any
Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem
advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws,
under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed
and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.



     6.9 Special Limitation on Grants of Incentive Stock Options. No ISO shall be granted to an
Employee under the Plan or any other ISO plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries to purchase Shares
as to which the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of the Shares
which first become exercisable by the Employee in any calendar year exceeds $100,000. To the
extent an Option initially designated as an ISO exceeds the value limit of this Section 6.9 or
otherwise fails to satisfy the requirements applicable to ISOs, it shall be deemed a NQSO and shall
otherwise remain in full force and effect.



Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights




     7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to
Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee.



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     Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion
in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions
of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.



     The grant price of a SAR shall equal the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.



     7.2 SAR Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify
the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.



     7.3 Term of SARs. The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, provided that an SAR must expire no later than the seventh (7th)
anniversary of the date the SAR was granted.



     7.4 Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee,
in its sole discretion, imposes upon them.



     7.6 Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive
payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:




	 	(a)	 	The amount by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
of exercise exceeds the grant price of the SAR; by
	 
	 	(b)	 	The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.





     The payment upon SAR exercise shall be in Shares. Any Shares delivered in payment shall be
deemed to have a value equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the SAR.



Article 8. Restricted Stock




     8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee,
at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Participants in such
amounts as the Committee shall determine.



     8.2 Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted
Stock Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of
Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not
inconsistent with the terms of this Plan.



     8.3 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on
any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including,
without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share
of Restricted Stock, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals,
time-based restrictions on vesting following



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the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under
applicable federal or state securities laws.



     To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates
representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Company’s possession until such time as all
conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied.



     Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by
each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan shall become freely transferable by the Participant
after the last day of the applicable Period of Restriction.



     8.5 Voting Rights. If the Committee so determines, Participants holding Shares of Restricted
Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to
those Shares during the Period of Restriction.



     8.6 Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding
Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder (whether or not the Company holds the certificate(s)
representing such Shares) may, if the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid with
respect to the underlying Shares while they are so held. The Committee may apply any restrictions
to the dividends that the Committee deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, if the grant or vesting of Restricted Shares granted to a Covered Employee is
designed to comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may
apply any restrictions it deems appropriate to the payment of dividends declared with respect to
such Restricted Shares, such that the dividends and/or the Restricted Shares maintain eligibility
for the Performance-Based Exception.



Article 9. Deferred Stock and Restricted Stock Units




     9.1 Award of Deferred Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time and from time to time, may award Deferred Stock Units to Participants in
lieu of payment of a bonus or other Award if so elected by a Participant under such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall determine, including terms that provide for the grant of Deferred
Stock Units valued in excess of the bonus or Award deferred.



     9.2 Election to Receive Deferred Stock Units. A Participant must make an election to receive
Deferred Stock Units in the calendar year before the calendar year in which the services related to
the Award are first performed. The Committee may require a Participant to defer, or permit
(subject to any conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish) a Participant to elect
to defer, receipt of all or any portion of any payment of cash or Shares that otherwise would be
due to such Participant in payment or settlement of an Award under the Plan, to the extent
consistent with Section 409A of the Code. (Such payments may include, without limitation,
provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest in respect of deferred payments
credited in cash, and the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents in respect of deferred
amounts credited in



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stock equivalents.) Settlement of any Deferred Stock Units shall be made in a single sum of
cash or Shares.



     9.3 Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units to Participants in
such amounts as the Committee may determine.



     9.4 Restricted Stock Units Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by
a Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement that shall specify the date or dates and any other terms
and conditions on which the Restricted Stock Units may vest and such other terms and conditions of
the grant as the Committee shall determine.



     9.5 Form and Timing of Payment of Restricted Stock Units. Payment of vested Restricted Stock
Units, or, if a Restricted Stock Unit Award is subject to partial vesting, the vested portion of
such Award, shall be made in a single sum of cash or Shares or a combination thereof as soon as
practicable after the Restricted Stock Units or portion of the Award vests, but in no event later
than 21/2 months after the calendar year in which vesting occurs. It is intended that a Restricted
Stock Unit Award be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code as a “short-term
deferral.”



Article 10. Other Stock Unit Awards




     10.1 Grant of Other Stock Unit Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Other Stock Unit
Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or
other property, may be granted to Participants, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted
under the Plan, and such Other Stock Units shall also be available as a form of payment in the
settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. Other Stock Units shall be granted upon such
terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee.



     10.2 Award Agreement. Each Other Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Other Stock Unit
Agreement that shall specify the restrictions upon such Other Stock Units, if any, the number of
Other Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not
inconsistent with the terms of this Plan.



Article 11. Performance Shares




     11.1 Grant of Performance Shares Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance Shares
Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from
time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee.



     11.2 Award Agreement. At the Committee’s discretion, each grant of Performance Shares Awards
may be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the initial value, the duration of the
Award, the performance measures, if any, applicable to the Award, and such other provisions as the
Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.



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     11.3 Value of Performance Shares Awards. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value
equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The Committee shall set
performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will
determine the number and/or value of Performance Shares Awards that will be paid out to the
Participant. For purposes of this Article 11, the time period during which the performance goals
must be met shall be called a “Performance Period.”



     11.4 Earning of Performance Shares Awards. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the
applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Shares Awards shall be entitled
to receive a payout based on the number and value of Performance Shares Awards earned by the
Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the
corresponding performance goals have been achieved.



     11.5 Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Shares Awards. Payment of earned Performance
Shares Awards shall be as determined by the Committee and, if applicable, as evidenced in the
related Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
may pay earned Performance Shares Awards in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination
thereof) that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance
Shares Awards at the close of the applicable Performance Period. Such Shares may be delivered
subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. No fractional shares will be
issued. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall
be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award or the resolutions
establishing the Award.



     Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, Participants holding Performance Shares shall be
entitled to receive dividend units with respect to dividends declared with respect to the Shares
represented by such Performance Shares.



Article 12. Performance Measures




     Unless and until the Committee proposes for shareholder vote and the Company’s shareholders
approve a change in the general performance measures set forth in this Article 12, the attainment
of which may determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards to Covered
Employees that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the performance
measure(s) to be used for purposes of such grants shall be chosen from among: revenue, earnings
per share, operating income, net income (before or after taxes), cash flow (including, but not
limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), gross profit, growth in any of the preceding
measures, gross profit return on investment, gross margin return on investment, working capital,
gross margins, EBIT, EBITDA, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital, revenue growth,
total shareholder return, economic value added, customer satisfaction, technology leadership,
number of new patents, employee retention, market share, market segment share, product release
schedules, new product innovation, cost reduction through advanced technology, brand
recognition/acceptance, and product ship targets.



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Additionally, the Committee may exclude the impact of an event or occurrence which the
Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including an event not within the reasonable
control of the Company’s management.




     Performance measures may be set either at the corporate level, subsidiary level, division
level, or business unit level.



     Awards that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, and that are held by
Covered Employees, may not be adjusted upward (the Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust
such Awards downward).



     If applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the
governing performance measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the
Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval.



Article 13. Rights of Participants




     13.1 Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue
in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employ, or as a Director, or interfere with or limit in any
way the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment or
directorship at any time.



     13.2 Participation. No Employee or Director shall have the right to be selected to receive an
Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.



     13.3 Rights as a Stockholder. Except as provided in Sections 8.5, 8.6 and 11.5 or in the
applicable Award Agreement consistent with Articles 8, 9, 10, or 11, a Participant shall have none
of the rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by any Award until
the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares.



     13.4 Nontransferability. Unless otherwise set forth by the Committee in an Award Agreement,
Awards (except for vested shares) shall not be transferable by a Participant except by will or the
laws of descent and distribution (except pursuant to a Beneficiary designation) and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by such Participant or his or her guardian or
legal representative. Under no circumstances will an Award be transferable for value or
consideration. A Participant’s rights under the Plan may not be pledged, mortgaged, hypothecated,
or otherwise encumbered, and shall not be subject to claims of the Participant’s creditors.



Article 14. Termination of Employment/Directorship




     Upon termination of the Participant’s employment or directorship for any reason other than
Disability, death, or, in the case of NQSOs, retirement, an Option granted to the Participant may
be exercised by the Participant or permitted transferee at any time on or prior to the earlier of
the expiration date of the Option or the expiration of three (3) months after the date of
termination but only if, and to the extent that, the Participant was entitled to exercise the
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Participant’s employment or directorship due to retirement (as defined in the Award
Agreement), a NQSO granted to the Participant may be exercised by the Participant or permitted
transferee at any time on or prior to the earlier of the expiration date of the Option or the
expiration of two (2) years after the date of termination due to retirement (as defined in the
Award Agreement) but only if, and to the extent that, the Participant was entitled to exercise the
Nonqualified Stock Option at the date of termination. Upon termination of the Participant’s
employment or directorship for any reason other than Disability or death, all Awards other than
Options shall be treated as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If the employment or
directorship of a Participant terminates by reason of the Participant’s Disability or death, all
Awards shall be treated as set forth in the applicable Award Agreements.



          Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an authorized leave of absence pursuant to a
written agreement or other leave entitling an Employee to reemployment in a comparable position by
law or rule shall not constitute a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan unless the
Employee does not return at or before the end of the authorized leave or within the period for
which re-employment is guaranteed by law or rule. For purposes of this Article, a “termination”
includes an event which causes a Participant to lose his eligibility to participate in the Plan
(e.g., an individual is employed by a company that ceases to be a Subsidiary). In the case of a
nonemployee director, the meaning of “termination” includes the date that the individual ceases to
be a director of the Company or its Subsidiaries.



          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee has the authority to prescribe different rules
that apply upon the termination of employment of a particular Participant, which shall be
memorialized in the Participant’s original or amended Award Agreement or similar document.



          An Award that remains unexercised after the latest date it could have been exercised under any
of the foregoing provisions or under the terms of the Award shall be forfeited.



Article 15. Change in Control




     In the event of (1) any sale or conveyance to another entity of all or substantially all of
the property and assets of the Company or (2) a Change in Control, unless otherwise specifically
prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental
agencies or national securities exchange or trading system, or unless the Committee shall otherwise
specify in the Award Agreement, the Board, in its sole discretion, may:




	 	(a)	 	elect to terminate Options or SARs in exchange for a cash payment
equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to
such Option to the extent the Option or SAR has vested exceeds the exercise
price with respect to such Shares;
	 
	 	(b)	 	elect to terminate Options or SARs provided that each Participant
is first notified of and given the opportunity to exercise his/her vested




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	 	 	 	Options for a specified period of time (of not less than 15 days) from the
date of notification and before the Option or SAR is terminated;






	 	(c)	 	permit Awards to be assumed by a new parent corporation or a
successor corporation (or its parent) and replaced with a comparable Award of
the parent corporation or successor corporation (or its parent);
	 
	 	(d)	 	amend an Award Agreement or take such other action with respect to
an Award that it deems appropriate; or
	 
	 	(e)	 	implement any combination of the foregoing.





Article 16. Amendment, Modification, and Termination




     16.1 Amendment, Modification, and Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board may
at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in
part.



     16.2 Awards Previously Granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, no termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any
material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the
Participant holding such Award. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the
company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise
price of outstanding Options or SARs or cancel outstanding Options or SARS in exchange for cash,
other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the
original Options or SARs without stockholder approval.



     16.3 Shareholder Approval Required for Certain Amendments. Shareholder approval will be
required for any amendment of the Plan that does any of the following: (a) increases the maximum
number of Shares subject to the Plan; (b) changes the designation of the class of persons eligible
to receive ISOs under the Plan; or (c) modifies the Plan in a manner that requires shareholder
approval under applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange or trading system on which Shares
are traded.



Article 17. Withholding




     The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant
to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable taxes (including social
security or social charges), domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with
respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. The Participant may satisfy,
totally or in part, such Participant’s obligations pursuant to this Section 17 by electing to have
Shares withheld, to redeliver Shares acquired under an Award, or to deliver previously owned Shares
that have been held for at least six (6) months, provided that the election is made in writing on
or prior to (i) the date of exercise, in the case of Options or SARs; (ii) the date of payment, in
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Performance Shares/Deferred Stock Units/Restricted Stock Units; or (iii) the expiration of the
Period of Restriction in the case of Restricted Stock. Any election made under this Section 17 may
be disapproved by the Committee at any time in its sole discretion. If an election is disapproved
by the Committee, the Participant must satisfy his obligations pursuant to this paragraph in cash.



Article 18. Successors




     All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall
be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result
of a direct or indirect purchase, through merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or
substantially all of the business, stock and/or assets of the Company.



Article 19. General Provisions




     19.1 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term
used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular
shall include the plural.



     19.2 Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any
reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan
shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.



     19.3 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan
shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.



     19.4 Securities Law Compliance. With respect to Insiders, transactions under this Plan are
intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the
Exchange Act, unless determined otherwise by the Board. To the extent any provision of the Plan or
action by the Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent
permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board.



     19.5 Listing. The Company may use reasonable endeavors to register Shares issued pursuant to
Awards with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or to effect compliance with the
registration, qualification, and listing requirements of any state or foreign securities laws,
stock exchange, or trading system.



     19.6 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.



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     19.7 No Additional Rights. Neither the Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall
constitute part of an employment contract between the Participant and the Company or any
Subsidiary, and accordingly, subject to Section 16.2, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be
terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to
liability on the part of the Company for severance payments.



     19.8 Noncertificated Shares. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of certificates
to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated
basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or trading
system.



     19.9 Governing Law. The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
Massachusetts, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise
refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under the Plan are deemed
to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts whose jurisdiction
covers Massachusetts, to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or
any related Award Agreement.



     19.10 Compliance with Code Section 409A. No Award that is subject to Section 409A of the
Code shall provide for deferral of compensation that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code,
unless the Board, at the time of grant, specifically provides that the Award is not intended to
comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary,
with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A, distributions on account of a separation from
service may not be made to Key Employees before the date which is six (6) months after the date of
separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of death of the employee).



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	Dated as of July 27, 2005

Amended July 31, 2008	 	Haemonetics Corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Brad Nutter
 

Chief Executive Officer
	 	 






Date of Shareholder Approval: July 27, 2005




Amendment to Section 4.1 Approved by Shareholders: July 31, 2008




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