10.3 FORM OF MSU STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT










HAEMONETICS CORPORATION


2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN


MARKET STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT




WITH


«Name»








HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
MARKET STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
UNDER 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN






THIS MARKET STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of «Option_Date» (“Grant Date”) by and between Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts Corporation (“Company”), and «Name» (“Employee”), is entered into as follows:


WHEREAS, the Company has established the Haemonetics Corporation 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (“Plan”), a copy of which has been provided to Employee, and which Plan is made a part hereof; and


WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (“Committee”) has determined that the Employee shall be granted a Market Stock Unit award pursuant to Article 11 (Performance Shares) of the Plan with respect to the Company's $0.01 par value Common Stock (“Stock”), subject to the restrictions as hereinafter set forth;


NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:




1.    Grant of Market Stock Units.


Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee a target award (“Target Award”) of «X_Total» Market Stock Units (“MSUs”).  Subject to satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan, the MSUs shall be settled in Stock.  No dividend equivalent rights are payable with respect to the MSUs.


2.    Vesting Schedule.


(a)  Vesting Dates.  The interest of the Employee in the MSUs shall vest, if at all, on March 31, 2017, (the “Maturity Date”) according to the following vesting schedule (“Vesting Schedule”), conditioned upon the Employee's continued employment with the Company through the Maturity Date: 
 









	
		
	Company Stock Price 
at Maturity Date
(per share)
	Share Payout
as a Percentage of
Target Award

	≤$50.00
	—%

	$50.01
	10%

	$55.00
	55%

	$60.00
	100%

	$65.00
	140%

	$70.00
	180%

	$75.00
	220%

	$80.00
	260%

	≥$85.00
	300%








Company Stock Price performance that is in between any two Company Stock Prices adjacent to each other in the above Vesting Schedule that are each above $50.01 per share and below $85.00 per share will be interpolated linearly.  For example, if the Company Stock Price at the Maturity Date is $62.50, the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award would be 120%.


Except as otherwise provided in Section 2(f) below, for purposes of this Agreement the term “Stock Price” shall mean the average of the closing price of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange for each of the thirty (30) trading days immediately preceding the Maturity Date.


Subject to any deferral election made by the Employee pursuant to Section 4(b) below and any earlier payment made under Section 2(f) below, any Share Payout shall be made by the Company in a single payment (subject to applicable tax withholding)  no earlier than the Maturity Date and later than December 31, 2017.


In situations where there is not continued employment through the Maturity Date, notwithstanding the foregoing, the interest of the Employee in the Stock shall be determined as specified below.


(b)  Employment Required.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, if the Employee ceases to be an employee of the Company prior to the Maturity Date, the MSUs granted to the Employee hereunder shall not vest and instead shall be forfeited.  In such event, vesting shall not be pro-rated between the Grant Date and the Maturity Date. 


(c) Disability.  If such termination of employment is because of the Employee's Disability while in the employ of the Company, then the continued employment requirement for the Employee shall cease to apply and the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the MSUs shall be determined as of the Maturity Date and paid in accordance with Section 2(a) above; provided, however, that number of shares of Stock paid to the Employee shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the Grant Date to the date of the Employee's Disability, and denominator of which is 1346. 


(d)  Death.  If the termination of employment is because of the death of the Employee while in the employ of the Company, then the continued employment requirement for the Employee shall cease to apply and the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the MSUs shall be determined as of the Maturity Date and paid in accordance with Section 2(a) above; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock to be paid to the Employee's estate shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the Grant Date to the date of the Employee's death, and the denominator of which is 1346. 











(e)  Qualifying Retirement.  If such termination of employment is because of the Employee's Qualifying Retirement while in the employ of the Company, then the continued employment requirement for the Employee shall cease to apply and the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the MSUs shall be determined as of the Maturity Date and paid in accordance with Section 2(a) above; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock to be paid to the Employee shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the Grant Date to the date of the Employee's Qualifying Retirement, and the denominator of which is 1346. 


(f)  Change in Control.  If a Change in Control of the Company occurs  prior to the Maturity Date and while the Employee is in the employ of the Company, then the continued employment requirement for the Employee shall cease to apply and the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the MSUs shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 2(a) above; provided,  however,  that the Company Stock Price shall be determined by reference to the closing price of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the day preceding the Change in Control and any Share Payout shall be made in a single payment (subject to applicable tax withholding) no earlier than the date of the Change in Control and no later than ten (10) calendar days after the date of the Change in Control. 


(g)    Change in Role.  If prior to the Maturity Date (i) the Employee ceases to serve on the Company's Executive Committee or Operating Committee on which they serve on the Grant Date and (ii) Employee has at least one (1) year of service on such Committee, then the Share Payout as a Percentage of Target Award for the MSUs shall be determined as of the Maturity Date and paid in accordance with Section 2(a) above; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock to be paid to the Employee shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the Grant Date to the date the Employee ceases to serve on the Company's Executive Committee or Operating Committee, and the denominator of which is 1346.  


(h)  Special Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:


(1) “Change in Control” means the earliest to occur of the following events. 


(A) a 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 shares of the Common Stock, shall acquire such additional shares of the 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 Common Stock outstanding,


(B) closing of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, and


(C) the consummation of any merger, reorganization, consolidation or share exchange unless the persons who were the beneficial owners of the outstanding shares of the common stock of Company immediately before the consummation of such transaction beneficially own more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the successor or survivor entity in such transaction immediately following the consummation of such transaction.  For purposes of this definition, the percentage of the beneficially owned shares of the successor or survivor entity described above shall be determined exclusively by reference to the shares of the successor or survivor entity 









which result from the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock by the persons described above immediately before the consummation of such transaction.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the above events or conditions shall constitute a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement unless the event or condition also constitutes a “Change in Control Event” for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1. 409A-3(i)(5).


(2) “Disability” has the meaning given it in Article 2 of the Plan; provided, however, that the Employee must also be considered to be “disabled” for purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(4).


(3) “Qualifying Retirement” shall mean that the Employee voluntarily retires from the employ of the Company at or after both attaining age fifty-five (55), completing five (5) consecutive years of service and at least one (1) year of service as a member of the Executive Committee, Operating Committee or their equivalent.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “year of service” shall mean a twelve (12) month period of continuous full-time employment with the Company (determined without regard to any breaks in service due to any paid leave of absence or any unpaid leave of absence authorized in writing by the Company).


3.    Restrictions.


(a) No Transfer.  The MSUs granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated.


(b) Forfeiture.  Except as provided for in Section 2, if the Employee's employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the balance of the MSUs subject to the provisions of this Agreement which have not vested at the time of the Employee's termination of employment shall be forfeited by the Employee, and the Employee shall have no future rights with respect to any such unvested MSUs.


(c) Clawback.  This award and any resulting payment or Shares is subject to set-off, recoupment, or other recovery or “clawback” as required by applicable law or by any Company policy on the clawback of compensation, as amended from time to time.


4.    Delivery of Shares.


(a) Method of Settlement.  The means of settlement of vested MSUs is that the Company shall deliver to the Employee a certificate or certificates, or at the election of the Company make an appropriate book entry, for the number of shares of Stock equal to the number of the Employee's MSUs that vest and are payable as specified in Section 2.  An Employee shall have no further rights with regard to MSUs once the underlying Stock has been so delivered.


(b) Deferred Delivery.  Shares otherwise deliverable under this Agreement may be deferred by the Employee to a date after the Maturity Date to the extent that this MSU award constitutes “performance-based compensation” under Section 409A of the Code and the Employee makes a timely and otherwise valid election to defer receipt of payment.  Any payment deferred under the terms of this Agreement and the Plan shall also be subject to the provisions of the Haemonetics Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, including the deemed investment funds available under such plan.  Any deferral election of the Employee shall be deemed void and payment shall be made as otherwise provided by this Agreement in the event of the Employee's Disability, the Employee's death, or a Change in Control.











5.    Employee Shareholder Rights.


Neither the Employee nor any person claiming through the Employee, will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of Haemonetics with respect to the MSUs unless and until Stock has been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agent, and delivered to the Employee.  No dividend equivalents shall be paid on MSUs with respect to any cash dividends declared during any periods of time prior delivery of the shares of Stock 


6.    Adjustments or Changes in Capitalization.


Adjustments as a result of changes in corporate capitalization and the like or as a result of a corporate transaction shall be made in accordance with Article 4 of the Plan.


7.    Disability or Death of Employee.


Any Stock delivered pursuant to Section 4 shall be delivered to the Employee if legally competent or to a legally designated guardian or representative if the Employee is legally incompetent.  If the Employee is not then living, the Stock shall be delivered to the representative of the Employee's estate.


8.    Taxes.


The Employee acknowledges and agrees that any income or other taxes due from the Employee with respect to the MSUs issued pursuant to this Agreement, including Social Security and Medicare taxes that may be owed on account of the vesting of the MSUs (unless the Company elects to withhold such payroll taxes at a later time in accordance with applicable law), and federal, state and local income taxes that may be owed on account of payment of the MSUs, shall be the Employee's responsibility.  By accepting this Grant, the Employee agrees and acknowledges that the Company promptly may withhold from the Employee's compensation, including but not limited to Stock delivered pursuant to Section 4, the amount of taxes the Company is required to withhold pursuant to this Agreement, unless the Employee shall satisfy such withholding obligation to the Company as provided in Article 17 of the Plan.


9.    Data Privacy Consent.
As a condition of the Grant, the Employee consents to the collection, use and transfer of the Employee's personal data as described in this Section 9. The Employee understands that the Company and its subsidiaries hold certain personal information about the Employee, including the Employee's name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance (or security) number or identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Stock or directorships held in the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of Stock awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee's favor, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).  The Employee further understands that the Company and/or a subsidiary may transfer Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee's participation in the Plan, and that the Company and/or a subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Employee understands that these recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, or elsewhere, such as the United States or Canada, and that the recipient's country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Employee's country.  The Employee authorizes them to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee's  participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock 









acquired pursuant to the Plan as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of Common Stock on the Employee's behalf.  The Employee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Employee's participation in the Plan.  The Employee understands that the Employee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to it or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee's local Human Resources representative.  Refusal or withdrawal of consent may, however, affect the Employee's ability to exercise or realize benefits from the Grant or the Plan.  For more information on the consequences of the Employee's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact the Employee's local Human Resources representative.
10.    Miscellaneous.


(a) Enforcement.  The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any shares of Stock of the Company which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) to treat as owner of such shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom such shares shall have been so transferred.


(b) Further Acts.  The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.


(c)  Notice.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon delivery to the Employee at her/his address then on file with the Company.


(d)  No Guarantee of Employment.  Nothing contained in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed or deemed by any person under any circumstances to bind the Company to grant the Employee any right to remain an Employee of the Company during the vesting period or otherwise.


(e)  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.   The Agreement is subject to and shall be construed in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and words or phrases defined in the Plan shall have the same meaning for purposes of this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise.


(f)  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and applicable federal law, without regard to applicable conflicts of laws.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative, and the Employee has accepted this agreement, all as of the Grant Date first above written.




HAEMONETICS CORPORATION






_________________________
Brian Concannon, President and CEO















_________________________
Signature of Employee


__________________________
Date:


  
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