# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001639691
**File Stem:** 0001639691-25-000052
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001639691-25-000052.hdr.sgml**: 20250611

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001639691-25-000052

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 162

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250611

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250611

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250611

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LivaNova PLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001639691
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 981268150
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** X0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37599
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251040677

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 20 EASTBOURNE TERRACE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** W2 6LG
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4402033250662

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 20 EASTBOURNE TERRACE
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** W2 6LG

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Sand Holdco Plc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150420

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Sand Holdco Ltd
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150415

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2025

![livanova8ktemplat_image.jpg](livn-20250611_g1.jpg)

**LivaNova PLC**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **England and Wales** | **001-37599** | **98-1268150** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) | (Commission <br>File Number) | (IRS Employer <br>Identification No.) |

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**20 Eastbourne Terrace** 

**London, W2 6LG** 

**United Kingdom** 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

**+44 20 33250660** 

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

**N/A**

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name on each exchange on which registered |
| Ordinary Shares - £1.00 par value per share | LIVN | NASDAQ Global Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**

LivaNova PLC (the "Company") held its 2025 Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") on June 11, 2025. At the AGM, the Company's shareholders approved the Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan (the "Second A&R 2022 Plan") and the LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan (the "2025 Director Incentive Plan"). Both the Second A&R 2022 Plan and the 2025 Director Incentive Plan were previously approved by the Company's Board of Directors on April 23, 2025, subject to shareholder approval.

The Second A&R 2022 Plan provides for an aggregate of 2,200,000 shares that can be issued pursuant to awards granted on or after the date on which the Second A&R 2022 Plan is approved by the Company's shareholders. The other terms of the Second A&R 2022 Plan, including its expiration date, remain unchanged.

The 2025 Director Incentive Plan provides equity-based compensation to non-executive directors by making available a total of 300,000 shares for awards. The 2025 Director Incentive Plan is intended to be the successor to the LivaNova PLC 2015 Incentive Award Plan (the "2015 Plan"). No further awards may be made under the 2015 Plan, although any outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan will continue to remain in full force and effect.

The material terms of the Second A&R 2022 Plan and the 2025 Director Incentive Plan are described in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement, dated April 30, 2025 (the "2025 Proxy Statement"), under the heading "<u>[Proposal 4 — Approval of the Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639691/000110465925041852/tm252314-4_def14a.htm#tPROP4)</u>" and "<u>[Proposal 5 — Approval of the LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639691/000110465925041852/tm252314-4_def14a.htm#tPROP5)</u>", which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Second A&R 2022 Plan and the 2025 Director Incentive Plan contained herein and in the 2025 Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Second A&R 2022 Plan and the 2025 Director Incentive Plan, copies of which are filed respectively hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.5 and are incorporated by reference herein.

**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders**

A total of 46,359,157 of the Company's ordinary shares, representing approximately 83.59% of the shares outstanding and eligible to vote and constituting a quorum, were represented virtually or by proxy at the AGM.

At the AGM, LivaNova's shareholders considered 12 proposals as more fully described in the 2025 Proxy Statement, and as summarized below. Each of the resolutions 1-12 was adopted. The number of votes for and against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below.

1. Ordinary resolution to elect, by separate resolutions, each of the following ten (10) directors for a term expiring at the AGM to be held in 2026:

**Mr. J. Christopher Barry**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,229,346 | 276,780 | 18,197 | 1,834,834 |

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**Mr. Francesco Bianchi**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,458,030 | 50,117 | 16,176 | 1,834,834 |

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**Ms. Stacy Enxing Seng**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,156,805 | 353,401 | 14,117 | 1,834,834 |

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**Mr. William A. Kozy**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,497,399 | 10,785 | 16,139 | 1,834,834 |

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**Mr. Vladimir Makatsaria**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,492,410 | 16,116 | 15,797 | 1,834,834 |

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**Dr. Sharon O'Kane**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,184,853 | 323,673 | 15,797 | 1,834,834 |

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**Ms. Susan Podlogar**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,488,004 | 20,180 | 16,139 | 1,834,834 |

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**Mr. Todd Schermerhorn**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,484,800 | 21,226 | 18,297 | 1,834,834 |

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**Ms. Brooke Story**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,228,197 | 247,034 | 49,092 | 1,834,834 |

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**Mr. Peter Wilver**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,475,832 | 30,291 | 18,200 | 1,834,834 |

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2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's compensation of its named executive officers.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 43,157,281 | 1,352,691 | 14,351 | 1,834,834 |

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3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 46,324,106 | 16,053 | 18,998 |  |

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4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to approve the Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 43,306,724 | 1,200,919 | 16,680 | 1,834,834 |

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5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to approve the LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,032,808 | 488,643 | 2,872 | 1,834,834 |

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6. Ordinary resolution to generally and unconditionally authorize the directors, for purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Companies Act") to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £10,904,831, provided that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company) this authority will expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on the date that is fifteen (15) months after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that the directors may, before this authority expires, make offers or agreements which would or might require shares in the Company to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares to be granted, after its expiry and the directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares pursuant to such offers or agreements as if this authority had not expired, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this authority replaces all subsisting authorities previously granted to the directors for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act which, to the extent unused at the date of this resolution, are revoked with immediate effect without prejudice to any allotment of shares or grant of rights already made, offered or agreed to be made under such authorities.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 45,827,909 | 519,424 | 11,824 |  |

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7. Special Resolution subject to the passing of resolution 6 and in accordance with sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act, to empower the directors generally to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Companies Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 6, and/or to sell ordinary shares (as defined in section 560 of the Companies Act) held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, in each case as if section 561 of the Companies Act (existing shareholders' pre-emption rights) did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power is limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £10,904,831, provided that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company) this power will expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on the date that is fifteen (15) months after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that the directors may, before this power expires, make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted and/or treasury shares to be sold after its expiry and the directors may allot equity securities and/or sell treasury shares pursuant to such offers or agreement as if this power had not expired; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; this power replaces (except for any power conferred by resolution 6) all subsisting powers previously granted to the directors for the purposes of section 570 of the Companies Act which, to the extent unused at the date of this resolution, are revoked with immediate effect, without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities already made, offered or agreed to be made under such powers.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 45,668,650 | 677,651 | 12,856 |  |

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8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the United Kingdom ("UK") directors' remuneration report in the form set out in the Company's UK annual report for the period ended December 31, 2024.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 43,359,077 | 1,145,557 | 19,689 | 1,834,834 |

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9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to approve the directors' remuneration policy contained in the directors' remuneration report as set forth in the UK Annual Report for the period ended December 31, 2024.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 43,907,870 | 597,270 | 19,183 | 1,834,834 |

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10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ordinary resolution to receive and adopt the Company's audited UK statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2024, together with the reports of the directors and auditors thereon.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 44,379,313 | 5,365 | 139,645 | 1,834,834 |

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11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ordinary resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England, as the Company's UK statutory auditor for 2025.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 46,327,368 | 17,718 | 14,071 |  |

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12. Ordinary resolution to authorize the directors and/or the Audit and Compliance Committee to determine the remuneration of the Company's UK statutory auditor.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Abstained** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 46,297,512 | 39,510 | 22,135 |  |

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>Exhibit</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 10.1 | <u>[Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan](finalsecondamendedandres.htm)</u> |
| 10.2 | <u>[Form of Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan Stock Appreciation Right Grant Notice and Agreement](a02-finalsecondarsaragre.htm)</u> |
| 10.3 | <u>[Form of Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement](a03-finalsecondarrsuagre.htm)</u> |
| 10.4 | <u>[Form of Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan Performance Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement](a04-finalsecondarpsuagre.htm)</u> |
| 10.5 | <u>[LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan](final2025directorincenti.htm)</u> |
| 10.6 | <u>[Form of LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement](a06-finalformofdirectorr.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
| | LivaNova PLC |
| Date: June 11, 2025 | By: <u>/s/ Michael Hutchinson</u>  |
|  | Name: Michael Hutchinson |
|  | Title: SVP, Company Secretary & Chief Legal Officer |

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## Exhibit 10.1

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIVANOVA PLC 2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN (Adopted by the Board of Directors of LivaNova PLC on April 23, 2025, conditional on shareholder approval.) (Approved by the shareholders of LivaNova PLC on June 11, 2025.) ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE The purpose of the Second Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the "Plan") is to promote the success and enhance the value of LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), by linking the individual interests of the Employees to those of Company shareholders and by providing Employees with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Company shareholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of Employees upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company's operation is largely dependent. ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates. 2.1 "Administrator" shall mean the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in Article 11. With reference to the duties of the Committee under the Plan which have been delegated to one or more persons pursuant to Section 11.6, or as to which the Board has assumed, the term "Administrator" shall refer to such person(s) unless the Committee or the Board has revoked such delegation or the Board has terminated the assumption of such duties. 2.2 "Applicable Accounting Standards" shall mean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, International Financial Reporting Standards or such other accounting principles or standards as may apply to the Company's financial statements under United States federal securities laws from time to time. 2.3 "Applicable Law" shall mean any applicable law, including without limitation: (a) the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder; (b) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, state, local or foreign, applicable in England and Wales, the United States or any other jurisdiction; and (c) rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded. 2.4 "Automatic Exercise Date" shall mean, with respect to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, the last business day of the applicable Option Term or SAR Term that was initially established by the Administrator for such Option or Stock Appreciation Right (e.g., the last business day prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Option or Stock Appreciation Right initially had a ten-year Option Term or SAR Term, as applicable). 2.5 "Award" shall mean an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Other Stock or Cash Based Award or a Dividend Equivalent award, which may be awarded or granted under the Plan. 2.6 "Award Agreement" shall mean any written notice, agreement, terms and conditions, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium, which shall

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contain such terms and conditions with respect to an Award as the Administrator shall determine consistent with the Plan. 2.7 "Award Limit" shall mean with respect to Awards that shall be payable in Shares or in cash, as the case may be, the respective limit set forth in Section 3.2. 2.8 "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 2.9 "Change in Control" shall mean: (a) a Sale; or (b) a Takeover. The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto. To the extent that any amount payable under the Plan constitutes non-exempt "deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A and would otherwise be payable or distributable under the Plan by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to any Holder who is subject to Section 409A by reason of such Change in Control unless the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control constitutes a "change in control event" as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount, such payment or distribution shall be made on the next earliest payment or distribution date or event specified in the Plan that is permissible under Section 409A. 2.10 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, together with the regulations and official guidance promulgated thereunder, whether issued prior or subsequent to the grant of any Award. 2.11 "Committee" shall mean the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee of the Board, or another committee or subcommittee of the Board or the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee of the Board described in Article 11 hereof. 2.12 "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 1. 2.13 "Consultant" shall mean any consultant or adviser engaged to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary. 2.14 "Control" shall have the meaning given in section 995(2) of the Income Tax Act 2007, unless otherwise specified. 2.15 "Director" shall mean a member of the Board, as constituted from time to time. 2.16 "Dividend Equivalent" shall mean a right to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares, awarded under Section 9.2. 2.17 "DRO" shall mean a "domestic relations order" as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or the rules thereunder. 2.18 "Effective Date" shall mean June 11, 2025, corresponding to the date on which the Plan (as most recently amended and restated) was approved by the shareholders of the Company.

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2.19 "Eligible Individual" shall mean any person who is an Employee, as determined by the Administrator. For the avoidance of doubt, no person who is a Consultant or a Non-Executive Director can qualify as an Eligible Individual under the Plan. 2.20 "Employee" shall mean any person who is an employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary, including any employee who is also a director or officeholder of the Company or of any Subsidiary. 2.21 "Employer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2. 2.22 "Equity Restructuring" shall mean a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its shareholders, such as a dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, consolidation of shares, spin-off or demerger, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the number or kind of Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the share price of the Shares (or other securities) and causes a change in the per-share value of the Shares underlying outstanding Awards. 2.23 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 2.24 "Expiration Date" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.1(c). 2.25 "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any given date, the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for such date or, if there is no closing sales price for a Share on the date in question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable. 2.26 "Greater Than 10% Shareholder" shall mean an individual then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any subsidiary corporation (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) or parent corporation thereof (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code). 2.27 "Holder" shall mean a person who has been granted an Award. 2.28 "Incentive Stock Option" shall mean an Option that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option and conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. 2.29 "Non-Executive Director" shall mean a Director of the Company who is not an Employee. 2.30 "Non-Qualified Stock Option" shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option or which is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but does not meet the applicable requirements of Section 422 of the Code. 2.31 "Option" shall mean a right to purchase Shares at a specified exercise price, granted under Article 5. An Option shall be either a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option. 2.32 "Option Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4. 2.33 "Organizational Documents" shall mean, collectively: (a) the Company's memorandum and articles of association; and (b) the Committee's charter or other similar organizational documentation relating to the creation and governance of the Committee. 2.34 "Other Stock or Cash Based Award" shall mean a cash bonus award, stock bonus award, performance award or incentive award that is paid in cash, Shares or a combination of both, awarded under Section 9.1, which may include, without limitation, deferred stock, deferred stock units, stock payments and performance awards.

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2.35 "Performance Criteria" shall mean the criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator selects for an Award for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Performance Period, determined as follows: (a) The Performance Criteria that shall be used to establish Performance Goals include without limitation: (i) net earnings or losses (either before or after one or more of the following: (A) interest, (B) taxes, (C) depreciation, (D) amortization and (E) non-cash equity-based compensation expense); (ii) gross or net sales or revenue or sales or revenue growth; (iii) net income (either before or after taxes); (iv) adjusted net income; (v) operating earnings or profit (either before or after taxes); (vi) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); (vii) return on assets; (viii) return on capital (or invested capital) and cost of capital; (ix) return on shareholders' equity; (x) total shareholder return or total shareholder return relative to peers; (xi) return on sales; (xii) gross or net profit or operating margin; (xiii) costs, reductions in costs and cost control measures; (xiv) expenses; (xv) working capital; (xvi) earnings or loss per share; (xvii) adjusted earnings or loss per share; (xviii) price per share or dividends per share (or appreciation in and/or maintenance of such price or dividends); (xix) regulatory achievements or compliance (including, without limitation, regulatory body approval for commercialization of a product); (xx) implementation or completion of critical projects or study milestones; (xxi) market share; (xxii) economic value; (xxiii) productivity; (xxiv) operating efficiency; (xxv) economic value-added; (xxvi) cash flow return on capital; (xxvii) return on net assets; (xxviii); funds from operations; (xxix) funds available for distributions; (xxx) sales and sales unit volume; (xxxi) licensing revenue; (xxxii) brand recognition and acceptance; (xxxiii) inventory turns or cycle time; (xxxiv) market penetration and geographic business expansion; (xxxv) customer satisfaction/ growth; (xxxvi) customer service; (xxxvi) employee satisfaction; (xxxvii) recruitment and maintenance of personnel; (xxxviii) human resources management; (xxxix) supervision of litigation and other legal matters; (xl) strategic partnerships and transactions; (xli) financial ratios (including those measuring liquidity, activity, profitability or leverage); (xlii) new or existing store results and operations and new store openings; (xliii) supply chain achievements; (xliv) debt levels or reductions; (xlv) sales-related goals; (xlvi) financing and other capital raising transactions; (xlvii) year-end cash; (xlviii) acquisition activity; (xlix) investment sourcing activity; (l) marketing initiatives, (li) environmental, social or governance metrics, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease or as compared to results of a peer group or to market performance indicators or indices. (b) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to one or more of the Performance Goals. Such adjustments may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: (i) items related to a change in Applicable Accounting Standards; (ii) items relating to financing activities; (iii) expenses for restructuring or productivity initiatives; (iv) other non-operating items; (v) items related to acquisitions; (vi) items attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired by the Company during the Performance Period; (vii) items related to the sale or disposition of a business or segment of a business; (viii) items related to discontinued operations that do not qualify as a segment of a business under Applicable Accounting Standards; (ix) items attributable to any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, consolidation of shares, or exchange of shares occurring during the Performance Period; (x) any other items of significant income or expense which are determined to be appropriate adjustments; (xi) items relating to unusual or extraordinary corporate transactions, events or developments, (xii) items related to amortization of acquired intangible assets; (xiii) items that are outside the scope of the Company's core, on-going business activities; (xiv) items related to acquired in-process research and development; (xv) items relating to changes in tax laws; (xvi) items relating to major licensing or partnership arrangements; (xvii) items relating to asset impairment charges; (xviii) items relating to gains or losses for litigation, arbitration and contractual settlements; (xix) items attributable to expenses incurred in connection with a reduction in force initiative; (xx) items relating to foreign exchange or currency transactions and/or fluctuations; or (xxi) items relating to any other unusual or nonrecurring events or changes in Applicable Law, Applicable Accounting Standards or business conditions. 2.36 "Performance Goals" shall mean, for a Performance Period, one or more goals established in writing by the Administrator for the Performance Period based upon one or more Performance Criteria. 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unit, or an individual. The achievement of each Performance Goal shall be determined, to the extent applicable, with reference to Applicable Accounting Standards. 2.37 "Performance Period" shall mean one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Holder's right to, vesting of, and/or the payment in respect of, an Award. 2.38 "Permitted Transferee" shall mean, with respect to a Holder, any "family member" of the Holder, as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (or any successor form thereto), or any other transferee specifically approved by the Administrator after taking into account Applicable Law. 2.39 "Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Article 1. 2.40 "Program" shall mean any program adopted by the Administrator pursuant to the Plan containing the terms and conditions intended to govern a specified type of Award granted under the Plan and pursuant to which such type of Award may be granted under the Plan. 2.41 "Restricted Stock" shall mean Shares awarded under Article 7 that are subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture or repurchase. 2.42 "Restricted Stock Units" shall mean the right to receive Shares awarded under Article 8. 2.43 "Sale" shall mean the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. 2.44 "SAR Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4. 2.45 "Section 409A" shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. 2.46 "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 2.47 "Shares" shall mean ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. 2.48 "Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean an Award entitling the Holder (or other person entitled to exercise pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion thereof (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount (in cash or Shares, at the discretion of the Administrator) determined by multiplying the difference obtained by subtracting the exercise price per share of such Award from the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such Award by the number of Shares with respect to which such Award shall have been exercised, subject to any caps or limitations the Administrator may impose. 2.49 "Subsidiary" shall mean a company that is a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006. 2.50 "Substitute Award" shall mean an Award granted under the Plan in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or stock, in any case, upon the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the term "Substitute Award" be construed to refer to an award made in connection with the cancellation and repricing of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right. 2.51 "Takeover" shall mean if any person (or a group of persons acting in concert) (the "Acquiring Person"):

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(a) obtains Control of the Company as the result of making a general offer to: (i) acquire all of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, which is made on a condition that, if it is satisfied, the Acquiring Person will have Control of the Company; or (ii) acquire all of the shares in the Company which are of the same class as the Shares; or (b) obtains Control of the Company as a result of a compromise or arrangement sanctioned by a court under Section 899 of the Companies Act 2006, or sanctioned under any other similar law of another jurisdiction; or (c) becomes bound or entitled under Sections 979 to 985 of the Companies Act 2006 (or similar law of another jurisdiction) to acquire shares of the same class as the Shares; or (d) obtains Control of the Company in any other way. 2.52 "Tax Liability" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a). 2.53 "Termination of Service" shall mean the time when the employee-employer relationship between a Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for any reason, including, without limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, dismissal, agreement, redundancy, death, disability, ill-health, injury or retirement. For the avoidance of doubt, a "Termination of Service" includes a termination of an employee- employer relationship simultaneously with the commencement of a Non-Executive Director, Consultant or other non-employee service provider relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary, but excludes a termination of an employee-employer relationship simultaneously with the commencement of another employee-employer relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to any Termination of Service, including, without limitation, whether a Termination of Service has occurred, whether a Termination of Service resulted from a discharge or dismissal for cause and all questions of whether particular leaves of absence constitute a Termination of Service; provided, however, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, unless the Administrator otherwise provides in the terms of any Program, Award Agreement or otherwise, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, a leave of absence or other change in the employee-employer relationship shall constitute a Termination of Service only if, and to the extent that, such leave of absence or other change interrupts employment for the purposes of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code and the then-applicable regulations and revenue rulings under said Section. For purposes of the Plan, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur in the event that: (i) the Subsidiary employing such Holder ceases to remain a Subsidiary; or (ii) there is a transfer by the Subsidiary employing such Holder of the undertaking, or part of the undertaking, in which the Holder works to a person which is not a Subsidiary and such transfer involves an automatic transfer of the Holder's employment to such person by operation of Applicable Law, in each case as a result of any merger, sale of stock or other corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a spin-off). ARTICLE 3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 3.1 Number of Shares. (a) Subject to Sections 3.1(b) and 12.2, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan on or after the Effective Date is 2,200,000 Shares. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market.

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(b) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, if any Award or any portion of an Award lapses or expires (including the unvested portion of any Award granted subject to Performance Goals, which fails to achieve its Performance Goals in full), if any Shares subject to an Award are converted to shares of another Person in connection with a Takeover, Sale, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares or other similar event, or if any Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part) (including Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder), in each case, regardless of whether any such Award was granted prior to, on or after the Effective Date, the Shares subject to such Award shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, lapse, expiration or cash settlement, again be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under Section 3.1(a) and shall not be available for future grants of Awards: (i) Shares tendered by a Holder or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) Shares tendered by the Holder or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to any Award; (iii) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right in Shares upon exercise thereof; and (iv) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. Any Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder so that such Shares are returned to the Company shall again be available for Awards. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.1(b), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code. (c) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan, except as may be required by reason of Section 422 of the Code. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by its shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of shares of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available Shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employed by or providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such acquisition or combination. 3.2 Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Awards. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to Section 12.2, the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one person during any calendar year shall be 1,250,000 and the maximum aggregate amount that may be paid in cash to any one person during any calendar year with respect to one or more Awards payable in cash shall be $12,500,000. ARTICLE 4. GRANTING OF AWARDS 4.1 Participation. The Administrator may, from time to time, select from among all Eligible Individuals, those to whom an Award shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award, which shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of the Plan. No Eligible Individual or other Person shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to the Plan and neither the Company nor the Administrator is obligated to treat Eligible Individuals, Holders or any other persons uniformly. Participation by each Holder in the Plan shall be voluntary and nothing in the Plan or any Program shall be construed as mandating that any Eligible Individual or other Person shall participate in the Plan.

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4.2 Award Agreement. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for such Award as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (consistent with the requirements of the Plan and any applicable Program). Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. 4.3 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan, and any Award granted or awarded to any individual who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and any amendments thereto) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 4.4 No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in any Program or Award Agreement hereunder shall confer upon any Holder any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or dismiss any Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, and with or without notice, or to terminate or change any Holder's terms and conditions of employment, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary. 4.5 Foreign Holders. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or applicable Program to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (a) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (b) determine which Eligible Individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (c) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law (including, without limitation, applicable foreign laws or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange); (d) establish sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable; provided, however, that no such sub-plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3.1 or the Award Limit; and (e) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange. ARTICLE 5. GRANTING OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 5.1 Granting of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals. The Administrator is authorized to grant Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals from time to time, in its sole discretion, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, which shall not be inconsistent with the Plan. 5.2 Qualification of Incentive Stock Options. The Administrator may grant Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options only to employees of the Company, any of the Company's present or future "parent corporations" or "subsidiary corporations" as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, respectively, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code. No person who qualifies as a Greater Than 10% Shareholder may be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless such Incentive Stock Option conforms to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value of stock with respect to which "incentive stock options" (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but without regard to Section 422(d) of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by a Holder during any calendar year under the Plan, and all other plans of the Company and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (as defined in Section 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code, respectively), exceeds $100,000, the Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock

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Options to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code. The rule set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options and other "incentive stock options" into account in the order in which they were granted and the fair market value of stock shall be determined as of the time the respective options were granted. Any interpretations and rules under the Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall have any liability to a Holder, or any other Person: (a) if an Option (or any part thereof) which is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option; or (b) for any action or omission by the Company or the Administrator that causes an Option not to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, including without limitation, the conversion of an Incentive Stock Option to a Non- Qualified Stock Option or the grant of an Option intended as an Incentive Stock Option that fails to satisfy the requirements under the Code applicable to an Incentive Stock Option. Subject to Sections 3.1(b) and 12.2, the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan on or after the Effective Date is 2,200,000. 5.3 Option and Stock Appreciation Right Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall be set by the Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted (or, as to Incentive Stock Options, on the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code). In addition, in the case of Incentive Stock Options granted to a Greater Than 10% Shareholder, such price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (or the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price per share of the Shares subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, may be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant; provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Sections 424 and 409A of the Code. 5.4 Option and SAR Term. The term of each Option (the "Option Term") and the term of each Stock Appreciation Right (the "SAR Term") shall be set by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Option Term or SAR Term, as applicable, shall not be more than: (a) ten (10) years from the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted to an Eligible Individual (other than a Greater Than 10% Shareholder); or (b) five (5) years from the date an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Greater Than 10% Shareholder. Except as limited by the requirements of Section 409A or Section 422 of the Code and regulations and rulings thereunder or the first sentence of this Section 5.4 and without limiting the Company's rights under Section 10.7, the Administrator may extend the Option Term of any outstanding Option or the SAR Term of any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, and may extend the time period during which vested Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised, in connection with any Termination of Service of the Holder or otherwise, and may amend, subject to Sections 10.7 and 12.1, any other term or condition of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right relating to such Termination of Service of the Holder or otherwise. 5.5 Option and SAR Vesting. (a) The period during which the right to exercise, in whole or in part, an Option vests in the Holder shall be set by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, but, except in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death, disability or retirement or as otherwise set forth in Section 12.2, shall in all cases be a period of at least 12 months from the Grant Date; provided, that up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan without regard for any limitations or other requirements for vesting or transferability under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, the applicable Program or by action of the Administrator following the grant of the Option, (a) no portion of an Option which is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable and (b) the portion of an Option that is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall automatically expire on the date of such Termination of Service.

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(b) The period during which the right to exercise, in whole or in part, a Stock Appreciation Right vests in the Holder shall be set by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, but, except in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death, disability or retirement or as otherwise set forth in Section 12.2, shall in all cases be a period of at least 12 months from the Grant Date; provided, that up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan without regard for any limitations or other requirements for vesting or transferability under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, the applicable Program or by action of the Administrator following the grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, (a) no portion of a Stock Appreciation Right which is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable and (b) the portion of a Stock Appreciation Right that is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall automatically expire on the date of such Termination of Service. 5.6 Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights; Early Exercise of Options. The Administrator may provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to substitute a Stock Appreciation Right for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option; provided that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable with respect to the same number of Shares for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable, and shall also have the same exercise price, vesting schedule and remaining term as the substituted Option. The Administrator may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part prior to the full vesting of the Option in exchange for unvested Restricted Stock with respect to any unvested portion of the Option so exercised. Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise of any unvested portion of an Option shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine. ARTICLE 6. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 6.1 Exercise and Payment. An exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part. However, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall not be exercisable with respect to fractional Shares and the Administrator may require that, by the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, a partial exercise must be with respect to a minimum number of Shares. Payment of the amounts payable with respect to Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to this Article 6 shall be in cash, Shares (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised), or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator. 6.2 Manner of Exercise. Except as set forth in Section 6.3, all or a portion of an exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed exercised upon delivery of all of the following to the Secretary of the Company, the share plan administrator of the Company or such other person or entity designated by the Administrator, or his, her or its office, as applicable: (a) A written or electronic notice complying with the applicable rules established by the Administrator stating that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or a portion thereof, is exercised. The notice shall be signed by the Holder or other person then entitled to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right or such portion thereof; (b) Such representations and documents as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with Applicable Law; (c) In the event that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised pursuant to Section 10.3 by any person or persons other than the Holder, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator; and

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(d) Full payment (which term shall include an arrangement for full payment having been made) of any Tax Liability arising on exercise (or partial exercise) of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or in respect of the issue of Shares pursuant to such exercise (or partial exercise)), and, in the case of an Option, full payment of the exercise price, in a manner permitted by the Administrator in accordance with Sections 10.1 and 10.2. 6.3 Expiration of Option Term or SAR Term: Automatic Exercise of In-The-Money Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in an Award Agreement or otherwise or as otherwise directed by an Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder in writing to the Company, each vested and exercisable Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding on the Automatic Exercise Date with an exercise price per Share that is less than the Fair Market Value per Share as of such date shall automatically and without further action by the Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder or the Company be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date. In the sole discretion of the Administrator, payment of the exercise price of any such Option shall be made pursuant to Section 10.1(b) or 10.1(c) and the Company or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability associated with such exercise in accordance with Section 10.2. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, this Section 6.3 shall not apply to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Holder of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right incurs a Termination of Service on or before the Automatic Exercise Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price per Share that is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per Share on the Automatic Exercise Date shall be exercised pursuant to this Section 6.3. 6.4 Notification Regarding Disposition. The Holder shall give the Company prompt written or electronic notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option which occurs within: (a) two years from the date of granting (including the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code) such Option to such Holder; or (b) one year after the date of transfer of such Shares to such Holder. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Holder in such disposition or other transfer. ARTICLE 7. AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK 7.1 Award of Restricted Stock. The Administrator is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Eligible Individuals, and shall determine the terms and conditions, including the restrictions applicable to each award of Restricted Stock, which terms and conditions shall not be inconsistent with the Plan or any applicable Program, and may impose such conditions on the issuance of such Restricted Stock as it deems appropriate. The Administrator shall establish the purchase price, if any, and form of payment for Restricted Stock; provided, however, that if a purchase price is charged, such purchase price shall be no less than the par value, if any, of the Shares to be purchased, unless otherwise permitted by Applicable Law. In all cases, legal consideration shall be required for each issuance of Restricted Stock to the extent required by Applicable Law. 7.2 Rights as Shareholders. Subject to Section 7.4, upon issuance of Restricted Stock, the Holder shall have, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, all the rights of a shareholder with respect to said Shares, subject to the restrictions in the Plan, any applicable Program and/or the applicable Award Agreement, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares to the extent such dividends and other distributions have a record date that is on or after the date on which the Holder to whom such Restricted Stock are granted becomes the record holder of such Restricted Stock; provided, however, that, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, any extraordinary distributions with respect to the Shares may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.3. In addition, with respect to a share of Restricted Stock, dividends which are paid prior to vesting shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the share of Restricted Stock vests.

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7.3 Restrictions. All Restricted Stock (including any shares received by Holders thereof with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of stock dividends, stock splits or any other form of recapitalization) shall be subject to such restrictions and vesting requirements as the Administrator shall provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement, but, except in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death, disability or retirement or as otherwise set forth in Section 12.2, the vesting period shall in all cases be a period of at least 12 months from the Grant Date; provided, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan without regard for any limitations or other requirements for vesting or transferability under the Plan. By action taken after the Restricted Stock is issued, in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to: (a) death or disability, the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, accelerate the vesting of such Restricted Stock by removing any or all of the restrictions imposed by the terms of the applicable Program or Award Agreement; or (b) retirement, the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, determine that such Restricted Stock shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. 7.4 Repurchase or Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, if no price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall be surrendered to the Company or a person nominated by the Company without consideration on the date of such Termination of Service. If a price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Company or a person nominated by the Company shall have the right to repurchase from the Holder the unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions at a cash price per Share equal to the price paid by the Holder for such Restricted Stock or such other amount as may be specified in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide (in an Award Agreement or otherwise) that in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to: (a) death or disability, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall not lapse, such Restricted Stock shall vest and cease to be forfeitable and, if applicable, the Company shall cease to have a right of repurchase; or (b) retirement, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall not lapse, but shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. 7.5 Section 83(b) Election. If a Holder makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to the Restricted Stock as of the date of transfer of the Restricted Stock rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Holder would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Holder shall be required to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service along with proof of the timely filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service. ARTICLE 8. AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator is authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Individual selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. 8.2 Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of a Restricted Stock Unit award shall be set by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

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8.3 Purchase Price. The Administrator shall specify the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the Holder to the Company with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit award; provided, however, that value of the consideration shall not be less than the par value of a Share, unless otherwise permitted by Applicable Law. 8.4 Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, vesting based upon the Holder's duration of service to the Company or any Subsidiary, one or more Performance Criteria, Company performance, individual performance or other specific criteria, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods, as determined by the Administrator, but, except in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death, disability or retirement or as otherwise set forth in Section 12.2, the vesting period shall in all cases be a period of at least 12 months from the Grant Date; provided, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan without regard for any limitations or other requirements for vesting or transferability under the Plan. 8.5 Maturity and Payment. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the maturity date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units, which shall be no earlier than the vesting date or dates of the Award and may be determined at the election of the Holder (if permitted by the applicable Award Agreement); provided that, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, and subject to compliance with Section 409A, in no event shall the maturity date relating to each Restricted Stock Unit occur following the later of: (a) the 15th day of the third month following the end of calendar year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests; or (b) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Company's fiscal year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests. On the maturity date, and subject to the achievement in full of any applicable Performance Goals during any applicable Performance Period, the Company shall, in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10.4(f), transfer to the Holder one unrestricted, fully transferable Share for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited, or in the sole discretion of the Administrator, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the maturity date or a combination of cash and Shares as determined by the Administrator. 8.6 Settlement after Termination of Service. An Award of Restricted Stock Units shall only be settled (whether by a distribution of Shares or a payment in cash) while the Holder is an Employee; provided, however, that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide (in an Award Agreement or otherwise) that a Restricted Stock Unit award: (a) may be settled subsequent to a Termination of Service in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death or disability; or (b) may continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. ARTICLE 9. AWARD OF OTHER STOCK OR CASH BASED AWARDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 9.1 Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. The Administrator is authorized to grant Other Stock or Cash Based Awards, including awards entitling a Holder to receive Shares or cash to be delivered immediately or in the future, to any Eligible Individual. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any applicable Program, the Administrator shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including the term of the Award, any exercise or purchase price, performance goals, including the Performance Criteria, transfer restrictions, vesting conditions and other terms and conditions applicable thereto, which shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, but, except in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death, disability or retirement or as otherwise set forth in Section 12.2, the vesting period shall in all cases be a period of at least 12 months from the Grant Date; provided, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the

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Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan without regard for any limitations or other requirements for vesting or transferability under the Plan. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Administrator, and may be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan, as stand-alone payments, as a part of a bonus, deferred bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement, and/or as payment in lieu of compensation to which an Eligible Individual is otherwise entitled. 9.2 Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be granted by the Administrator, either alone or in tandem with another Award, based on dividends declared on the Shares, to be credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between the date the Dividend Equivalents are granted to a Holder and the date such Dividend Equivalents terminate or expire, as determined by the Administrator. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such restrictions and limitations as may be determined by the Administrator. In addition, Dividend Equivalents with respect to an Award that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of such Award shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the Award vests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. ARTICLE 10. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS 10.1 Payment. The Administrator shall determine the method or methods by which payments by any Holder with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan shall be made, including, without limitation: (a) cash or check; (b) Shares (including, in the case of payment of the exercise price of an Award, Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Award) or Shares held for such minimum period of time as may be established by the Administrator, in each case, having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate payments required; (c) delivery of a written or electronic notice that the Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to Shares then issuable upon exercise or vesting of an Award, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the aggregate payments required; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale; (d) other form of legal consideration acceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (e) any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Holder who is a Director or an "executive officer" of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to make payment with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan, or continue any extension of credit with respect to such payment, with a loan from the Company or a loan arranged by the Company in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act. 10.2 Responsibility for Taxes and Tax Withholding. (a) As a condition of the grant, vesting and/or exercise of any Award (or any Substitute Award) granted to a Holder, the ultimate liability for all income tax, National Insurance contributions and any other social security contributions (including employer's National Insurance contributions or other employer's social security contributions to the extent such amounts may be lawfully recovered from the relevant Holder, unless the Company or (if different) the Holder's employer (the

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"Employer") decides not to pursue such recovery at its absolute discretion), or any other relevant taxes (including, but not limited, to any federal, state, local or foreign taxes) or tax related items (or any equivalent or similar taxes, contributions or other relevant tax-related items in any relevant jurisdiction) or required deductions, withholdings or payments legally applicable to the relevant Holder related to: (i) the grant, vesting or exercise of or any benefit derived from an Award (or any Substitute Award); (ii) the transfer or issue of Shares or cash to a Holder on satisfaction of an Award (or any Substitute Award); (iii) any restrictions applicable to Shares held by a Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares; (iv) the disposal of any Shares by or on behalf of a Holder; or (v) participation in the Plan (any, a "Tax Liability") is and remains the responsibility of the relevant Holder and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or (if different) the Employer. (b) The Company or any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Holder to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability required by law to be withheld or otherwise arising with respect to any taxable event concerning a Holder arising as a result of the Plan or any Award. (c) The Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability that the Company, Subsidiary or the Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay, or account for, including (but not limited) by way of (i) cash of or check for the relevant amount paid or made payable, as applicable, to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the relevant Tax Liability arises; (ii) withholding from the Holder's wages or other compensation paid to the Holder by the Company or the Employer (or any other relevant Subsidiary), including (for the avoidance of doubt) any payment due to the Holder pursuant to the relevant Award, (iii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired on satisfaction of an Award either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Holder's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent, (iv) withholding Shares that would otherwise be issued upon satisfaction of an Award or (v) in any combination of the foregoing or such other method as determined by the Company or the Administrator. (d) The Holder will indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and any relevant Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) from and against any liability for or obligation to pay any Tax Liability, regardless of any action taken by the Company or any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax Liability in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or any Substitute Award), any subsequent disposal of Shares or the receipt of any dividend. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) commits to or is under any obligation to structure any Award (or any Substitute Award) to reduce or eliminate any Tax Liability or to achieve any particular tax result. 10.3 Transferability of Awards. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 10.3(b) and 10.3(c): (i) No Award under the Plan may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (B) other than in respect of an Incentive Stock Option, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until such Award has been exercised or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed; (ii) No Award or interest or right therein shall be liable for or otherwise subject to the debts, contracts or engagements of the Holder or the Holder's successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or

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involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy) unless and until such Award has been exercised, or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed, and any attempted disposition of an Award prior to satisfaction of these conditions shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by Section 10.3(a)(i); and (iii) During the lifetime of the Holder, only the Holder may exercise any exercisable portion of an Award granted to such Holder under the Plan, unless (other than in respect of an Incentive Stock Option) it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO. After the death of the Holder, any exercisable portion of an Award may, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement, be exercised by the Holder's personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Holder's will or under the Applicable Laws of descent and distribution. (b) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Holder or a Permitted Transferee of such Holder to transfer an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option (unless such Incentive Stock Option is intended to become a Nonqualified Stock Option) to any one or more Permitted Transferees of such Holder, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall not be assignable or transferable by the Permitted Transferee other than (A) to another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder or (B) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO; (ii) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall continue to be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Award as applicable to the original Holder (other than the ability to further transfer the Award to any Person other than another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder); and (iii) the Holder (or transferring Permitted Transferee) and the receiving Permitted Transferee shall execute any and all documents requested by the Administrator, including, without limitation documents to (A) confirm the status of the transferee as a Permitted Transferee, (B) satisfy any requirements for an exemption for the transfer under Applicable Law and (C) evidence the transfer. In addition, and further notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), hereof, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Holder to transfer Incentive Stock Options to a trust that constitutes a Permitted Transferee if, under Section 671 of the Code and other Applicable Law, the Holder is considered the sole beneficial owner of the Incentive Stock Option while it is held in the trust. (c) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), a Holder may, if permitted, and in the manner determined, by the Administrator, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Holder and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Holder's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Program or Award Agreement applicable to the Holder and any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. If the Holder is married or a domestic partner in a domestic partnership qualified under Applicable Law and resides in a community property state or jurisdiction, a designation of a person other than the Holder's spouse or domestic partner, as applicable, as the Holder's beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Holder's interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written or electronic consent of the Holder's spouse or domestic partner. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Holder, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Holder's will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Holder at any time; provided that the change or revocation is delivered in writing to the Administrator prior to the Holder's death. 10.4 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. (a) The Administrator shall determine the methods by which Shares shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Holders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book entries evidencing Shares

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pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Administrator has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance of such Shares is in compliance with Applicable Law and the Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that a Holder make such reasonable covenants, agreements and representations as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with Applicable Law. (b) All share certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan and all Shares issued pursuant to book entry procedures are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with Applicable Law. The Administrator may place legends on any share certificate or book entry to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares (including, without limitation, restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock). (c) The Administrator shall have the right to require any Holder to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement, distribution or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the sole discretion of the Administrator. (d) No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding down. (e) The Company, in its sole discretion, may (i) retain physical possession of any share certificate evidencing Shares until any restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and/or (ii) require that the share certificates evidencing such Shares be held in custody by a designated escrow agent (which may but need not be the Company) until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that the Holder deliver a stock transfer form, endorsed in blank, relating to such Shares. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by Applicable Law, the Company shall not deliver to any Holder certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or share plan administrator). 10.5 Malus and Claw-Back Provisions. All Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Holder upon any receipt or exercise of any Award or upon the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award) shall be subject to the terms of Applicable Law, regulation and governance codes that regulate or govern executive remuneration and compensation from time to time and the provisions of any malus or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, the LivaNova Compensation Recoupment Policy, the LivaNova Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy and any other malus or claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of Applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent set forth in such malus or claw-back policy and/or in the applicable Award Agreement. 10.6 Prohibition on Repricing. Subject to Section 12.2, the Administrator shall not, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company: (a) authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce its price per Share; or (b) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award when the Option or Stock Appreciation Right price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares. Furthermore, for purposes of this Section 10.6, except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, 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 per Share of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash or other Awards with an exercise price per Share that is less than the exercise price per Share of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without the approval of the shareholders of the Company.

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10.7 Amendment of Awards. Subject to Applicable Law, the Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or settlement, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Holder's consent to such action shall be required unless: (a) the Administrator determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Holder; or (b) the change is otherwise permitted under the Plan (including, without limitation, under Section 12.2 or 12.9). 10.8 Data Protection. The Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company or a Subsidiary (including the Holder's employer), as applicable, shall process personal information about the Holder for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan and the Awards, as described in the relevant Award Agreement and subject to Applicable Law. ARTICLE 11. ADMINISTRATION 11.1 Administrator. The Committee shall administer the Plan (except as otherwise permitted herein). To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall take all action with respect to such Awards, and the individuals taking such action shall consist solely of two or more Non- Executive Directors, each of whom is intended to qualify as a "non-executive director" as defined by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor rule. Additionally, to the extent required by Applicable Law, each of the individuals constituting the Committee shall be an "independent director" under Nasdaq Rule 5605(d)(2) or any successor rule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective, whether or not members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership set forth in this Section 11.1 or the Organizational Documents. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Organizational Documents or as otherwise required by Applicable Law, (a) appointment of Committee members shall be effective upon acceptance of appointment, (b) Committee members may resign at any time by delivering written or electronic notice to the Board and (c) vacancies in the Committee may only be filled by the Board. 11.2 Duties and Powers of Administrator. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with its provisions. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, all Programs and Award Agreements, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and any Program as are not inconsistent with the Plan, to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules and to amend any Program or Award Agreement; provided that the rights or obligations of the Holder of the Award that is the subject of any such Program or Award Agreement are not materially and adversely affected by such amendment, unless the consent of the Holder is obtained or such amendment is otherwise permitted under Sections 10.5, 10.7 or 12.9. In its sole discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee in its capacity as the Administrator under the Plan except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule, or Nasdaq Rule 5605(d) or any successor rule are required to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. 11.3 Action by the Administrator. Unless otherwise established by the Board, set forth in any Organizational Documents or as required by Applicable Law, a majority of the Administrator shall constitute a quorum and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by all members of the Administrator in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Administrator. Each member of the Administrator is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company's independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

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11.4 Authority of Administrator. Subject to the Organizational Documents, any specific designation in the Plan and Applicable Law, the Administrator has the exclusive power, authority and sole discretion to: (a) Designate Eligible Individuals to receive Awards; (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Eligible Individual (including, without limitation, any Awards granted in tandem with another Award granted pursuant to the Plan); (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate; (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, purchase price, any Performance Criteria any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for vesting, lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, and any provisions related to non-competition and claw-back and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Administrator in its sole discretion determines; (e) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; (f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Holder; (g) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award; (h) Establish, adopt, or revise any Programs, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; (i) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement; (j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; (k) Permit any Award or portion thereof to continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the applicable Program or Award Agreement in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to retirement, subject to whatever terms and conditions it selects; and (l) Accelerate wholly or partially the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any Award or portion thereof in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death or disability, subject to whatever terms and conditions it selects and Section 12.2. 11.5 Decisions Binding. The Administrator's interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding and conclusive on all Persons. 11.6 Delegation of Authority. The Board or Committee may from time to time delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards or to take other administrative actions pursuant to this Article 11 provided, however, that in no event shall a member of the Board or an officer of the Company be delegated the authority to grant Awards to, or amend Awards held by: (a) such individual; (b) any other individual to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder; or (c) any individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act; provided, further, that any delegation of administrative authority shall only be permitted to the extent it is permissible under any Organizational Documents and Applicable Law. Any delegation hereunder shall be

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subject to the restrictions and limits that the Board or Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or that are otherwise included in the applicable Organizational Documents, and the Board or Committee, as applicable, may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee. At all times, the delegatee appointed under this Section 11.6 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Board or the Committee, as applicable, and the Board or the Committee may abolish any committee at any time and re- vest in itself any previously delegated authority. ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 12.1 Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.1(b), the Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Board; provided that, except as provided in Sections 10.5, 10.7 or 12.9, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Holder, materially and adversely affect any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted or awarded, unless the Award itself otherwise expressly so provides. (b) Notwithstanding Section 12.1(a), the Board may not, except as provided in Section 12.2, take any of the following actions without approval of the Company's shareholders: (i) increase the limit imposed in Section 3.1 on the maximum number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or the Award Limit, (ii) reduce the price per share of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan or take any action prohibited under Section 10.6, (iii) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award in violation of Section 10.6, or (iv) any other action that may require approval of the Company's shareholders under Applicable Law. (c) No Awards may be granted or awarded during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may any Award be granted under the Plan after April 20, 2032 (the "Expiration Date"). Any Awards that are outstanding on the Expiration Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan, the applicable Program and the applicable Award Agreement. 12.2 Changes in Shares or Assets of the Company, Acquisition or Liquidation of the Company and Other Corporate Events. (a) In the event of any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation of shares or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting the shares of the Company, or the share price of the Company's shares, other than an Equity Restructuring, the Administrator will make equitable adjustments, if any, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to: (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan and adjustments of the Award Limit); (ii) the number and kind of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iv) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. (b) In the event of any transaction or event described in Section 12.2(a) or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and

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conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards: (i) To provide for the termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property with a value equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder's rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 12.2 the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder's rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment); (ii) To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator; (iii) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards and Awards which may be granted in the future; (iv) To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement; (v) To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or (vi) To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event. (c) In connection with the occurrence of any Equity Restructuring, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 12.2(a) and 12.2(b): (i) The number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and the exercise price or grant price thereof, if applicable, shall be equitably adjusted (and the adjustments provided under this Section 12.2(c)(i) shall be nondiscretionary and shall be final and binding on the affected Holder and the Company); and/or (ii) The Administrator shall make such equitable adjustments, if any, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such Equity Restructuring with respect to the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitation in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan and adjustments of the Award Limit). (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, unless the Administrator elects to (i) terminate an Award in exchange for cash, rights or property, or (ii) cause an Award to become fully exercisable and no longer subject to any forfeiture restrictions prior to the consummation of a Change in Control, pursuant to this Section 12.2, (A) such Award (other

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than any portion subject to performance-based vesting) shall continue in effect or be assumed or an equivalent Award substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation and (B) the portion of such Award subject to performance-based vesting shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement and, in the absence of applicable terms and conditions, the Administrator's discretion. (e) In the event that the successor corporation in a Change in Control refuses to assume or substitute for an Award (other than any portion subject to performance-based vesting), the Administrator may cause (i) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to terminate in exchange for cash, rights or other property pursuant to Section 12.2(b)(i) or (ii) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to become fully exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and all forfeiture restrictions on any or all of such Award to lapse. If any such Award is exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Holder that such Award shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, contingent upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, and such Award shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. (f) For the purposes of this Section 12.2, an Award shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether in shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of the Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control was not solely shares of the successor (or acquiring) corporation or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share subject to an Award, to be solely shares of the successor (or acquiring) corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per-share consideration received by holders of the Shares in the Change in Control; and provided, further, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out based upon achievement of Performance Goals will not be considered assumed if such Performance Goals are modified without the Holder's consent in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the Holder, although a modification to such Performance Goals only to reflect the successor corporation's post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption. (g) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may include such further provisions and limitations in any Award, agreement or certificate, as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. (h) Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, no adjustment or action described in this Section 12.2 or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent it would (i) cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code, (ii) result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, or (iii) cause an Award to fail to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. (i) The existence of the Plan, any Program, any Award Agreement and/or the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of shares or of options, warrants or rights to purchase shares or of bonds, debentures, or preference shares whose rights are superior to or affect the Shares or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

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(j) In the event of any pending dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation of shares, or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the share price of the Shares including any Equity Restructuring, for reasons of administrative convenience, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award during a period of up to thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any such transaction. 12.3 No Shareholders Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or in an applicable Program or Award Agreement, a Holder shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Holder becomes the record owner of such Shares. 12.4 Paperless Administration. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Holder may be permitted through the use of such an automated system. 12.5 Effect of Plan upon Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company or any Subsidiary: (a) to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for Employees, Directors, Non-Executive Directors or Consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (b) to grant or assume options or other rights or awards otherwise than under the Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose including without limitation, the grant or assumption of options in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, shares or assets of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm or association. 12.6 Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan and the issuance and delivery of Shares and the payment of money under the Plan or under Awards granted or awarded hereunder are subject to compliance with all Applicable Law (including but not limited to state, federal and foreign securities law and margin requirements), and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all Applicable Law. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may take whatever actions it deems necessary or appropriate to effect compliance with Applicable Law, including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer notices to agents and registrars. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 12.7 Titles and Headings, References to Sections of Applicable Law. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control. References to sections of the Code or the Exchange Act or any other Applicable Law shall include any amendment or successor thereto. 12.8 Governing Law. The Plan and any Programs and Award Agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws thereof or of any other jurisdiction. 12.9 Section 409A. To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A, the Plan, the Program pursuant to which such Award is granted and the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. To the extent applicable, the Plan, the Program and any Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may (but is not obligated to), without a Holder's consent, adopt such amendments to the

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Plan and the applicable Program and Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to: (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award; or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under Section 409A. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to the tax treatment of any Award under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company shall have no obligation under this Section 12.9 or otherwise to take any action (whether or not described herein) to avoid the imposition of taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and shall have no liability to any Holder or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute non-compliant, "nonqualified deferred compensation" subject to the imposition of taxes, penalties and/or interest under Section 409A. 12.10 Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an "unfunded" plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Holder pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Program or Award Agreement shall give the Holder any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary. 12.11 Indemnification. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law and the Organizational Documents, each member of the Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Organizational Documents, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 12.12 Relationship to other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder. 12.13 Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries.

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APPENDIX A Appendix of Additional Terms and Conditions for Holders who are Canadian Holders (as defined below) PURPOSE AND APPLICATION Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Plan, the Administrator may, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law, and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. This Appendix ("Appendix A"), which is part of the Plan, contains the additional "terms and conditions" of the Plan, any Program, and the Award Agreements that will apply to a Holder if: (a) at the time the Holder receives a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder performs some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in Canada (other than where such performance in Canada is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside Canada); or (b) after the receipt by the Holder of a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder commences performing some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in Canada (other than where such performance in Canada is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside Canada, in which case the additional terms and conditions of this Appendix A shall be deemed to apply from the date on which the relevant Award was granted), in each case such a Holder being a "Canadian Holder". In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, any applicable Program or an Award Agreement and the terms of this Appendix A with respect to a Canadian Holder, the terms of this Appendix A shall govern. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Plan, any applicable Program or the Award Agreements. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS 1. Transferability of Awards In Section 10.3(c) of the Plan, all references to a Holder being "married" and/or the Holder's "spouse" shall be read as including references to a Holder being in a common law or civil partnership and/or being a spouse, and all references to a Holder's "spouse" shall be read as including references to a Holder's civil or common law partner as well as being married. 2. Relationship to other Benefits The following supplements Section 12.12 of the Plan: (a) The Plan shall not form part of any contract of employment between any Canadian Holder and his or her Employer. (b) No Canadian Holder shall have any right to compensation or damages from the Company, any Subsidiary or the Administrator or any of their respective affiliates on account of any loss of any right to vest or the lapsing, cancellation or forfeiture of any Award under the Plan, where such loss arises (or is claimed to arise) in whole or in part from (i) the termination of such Canadian Holder's employment by, or (ii) notice to terminate such Canadian Holder's employment given by or to, the Company or any Subsidiary, subject

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only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation. 3. Miscellaneous The parties acknowledge having requested that the present Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English only. Les parties reconnaissent avoir demandé que le présent contrat et les documents joints soient rédigés en anglais seulement.

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APPENDIX B Appendix of Additional Terms and Conditions for Holders who are French Holders (as defined below) The Administrator has adopted this French sub-plan (the "French Sub-Plan") pursuant to the powers granted to the Administrator in Section 4.5 of the Plan (as it may be amended or restated from time to time), subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company which was received on June 13, 2022. This French Sub-Plan provides additional definitions and conditions that will apply to the operation of the Plan with respect to Restricted Stock Units granted to a French Holder in the employ of a French Subsidiary (as defined below). The primary purpose of the French Sub-Plan is to amend those provisions of the Plan which are required to be amended in order for Awards of Restricted Stock Units made under the Plan, to comply with French tax, social and corporate rules, applicable to shares granted for no consideration under Sections L. 225- 197-1 to L. 225-197-6 of the French Commercial Code, as amended, in order to allow the French Holder to benefit from the related favorable tax and social regime as set out in particular in 80 quaterdecies of the French Tax Code and L. 242 1 of the French Social Security Code; provided, however, that, nothing in the French Sub-Plan shall be construed as a guarantee or an undertaking by the Company, or any of its French Subsidiaries that such regime will effectively apply. In particular, the Company reserves the right to take actions that may subsequently result in the disqualification of the Restricted Stock Units granted under the French Sub-Plan for French tax and/or social security purposes. The additional terms and conditions provided for by the French Sub-Plan are specific to the French Holders in the employ of a French Subsidiary only and do not affect the rights afforded to any other individual granted Restricted Stock Units or any other award under the Plan. The additional terms and conditions provided for by the French Sub- Plan also do not affect the terms of the Plan for purposes of compliance with U.S. laws (including, without limitation, tax and securities laws). Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan. In addition, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any given date, the opening sales price for a Share as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for such date or, if there is no opening sales price for a Share on the date in question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable. "French Holder" shall mean an Eligible Individual who has been granted Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Plan as amended by the French Sub-Plan. "French Subsidiary" shall mean a company incorporated according to the laws of France in which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the share capital or the voting rights. "Grant Date" shall mean the date on which the Administrator (i) makes the determination granting the Restricted Stock Units to an Eligible Individual, and (ii) determines the number of Restricted Stock Units granted to such Eligible Individual and (iii) determines the consideration to be paid, if any. The provisions of this French Sub-Plan form an integral part of the Plan and each Restricted Stock Unit granted to an Eligible Individual in the employ of a French Subsidiary shall be governed by the provisions of this French Sub-Plan (unless provided otherwise in the Award Agreement). In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and the French Sub-Plan, the terms of the French Sub-Plan shall control; provided, however, that French Holders may not obtain rights or benefits under the French Sub-Plan if not entitled to such rights or benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, only Restricted Stock Units as provided under article 8 of the Plan may be granted under the French Sub-Plan to Eligible Individuals resident in France as follows:

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1. Eligible Individual Any person employed by a French Subsidiary under the terms of a written or oral employment agreement, resident and providing services in France who might be granted Restricted Stock Units under French law and who would be subject to taxation in France with respect to income derived from such grants is an Eligible Individual for the purpose of this French Sub-Plan, provided that this person does not own, on the Grant Date and/or will not own as a result of the delivery of the Shares derived from the Restricted Stock Units, shares representing more than 10% of the issued share capital of the Company. Compliance with this 10% threshold will be analyzed on the Grant Date. 2. Number of Restricted Stock Units The total number of Restricted Stock Units granted under the French Sub-Plan is subject to the Plan limits and, in no event, may exceed 15% of the Company's stock upon the Grant Date (when added together with other Restricted Stock Units granted by the Company under the Plan, but excluding Restricted Stock Units which have not vested at the end of the Acquisition Period and Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units which are no longer subject to a Holding Period). 3. Nature of grant A grant of Restricted Stock Units under this French Sub-Plan is an irrevocable commitment of the Company for the benefit of the French Holder, subject to such French Holder's compliance with the provisions of the Plan, the French Sub-Plan and any applicable vesting conditions. 4. Consideration The grant of Restricted Stock Units and the related delivery of Shares to a French Holder will be made for no consideration or, if consideration is required by the law governing the Plan or the company law to which the Company is subject, for a consideration that will not exceed 5% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. 5. Vesting / Delivery of Shares Restricted Stock Units may only be settled in Shares. Without prejudice to any additional vesting and/or delivery conditions that may be set by the Administrator and included in the Award Agreement, Shares delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units cannot be delivered (the "Delivery Date") to a French Holder prior to the expiration of a one year period (the "Acquisition Period") from the Grant Date. The Shares shall be definitely vested at the end of the Acquisition Period or any longer vesting period provided in the Award Agreement and shall be delivered shortly thereafter. No forfeiture of the Shares can happen between the term of the Acquisition Period, or such longer vesting period provided in the Award Agreement, and the delivery (or the maturity or payment date) of the Shares. In the event of the French Holder's disability of the second or third category (as determined in accordance with Article L 341-4 of the French Social Security Code), the Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest and the Administrator shall cause the accelerated delivery of the Shares promptly after such event. In addition, in the event of the French Holder's death, the heirs may request in writing the delivery of the Shares within a six-month period following the French Holder's death, and the Administrator shall cause such accelerated vesting and delivery promptly after the receipt of such request. Finally, the Administrator may substitute for any outstanding Restricted Stock Units an alternative award, upon the occurrence of the corporate transactions and under the conditions referred to under Article L 225-197-1, III of the French Commercial Code. Otherwise, the Restricted Stock Units may neither be assigned nor transferred in any way during the Acquisition Period. Shares delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units will be kept in book-entry registration. 6. Transferability of Shares.

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Shares delivered to the French Holder prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Grant Date cannot be transferred in any manner whatsoever by the French Holder for the period of time from the Delivery Date until after the expiry of the second anniversary of the Grant Date (the "Holding Period"), except: (a) in the case of death of the French Holder or in the event of the French Holder's disability of the second or third category (as determined in accordance with Article L 341-4 of the French Social Security Code), or (b) in the event of the corporate transactions and under the conditions referred to under Article L 225- 197-1, III of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), subject to complying with the rollover mechanisms set forth therein. The duration of the Holding Period, if any, shall be determined in the Award Agreement. Even when transferability restrictions have lapsed, the Shares cannot be sold (i) during the thirty calendar day period preceding the announcement of an annual or intermediary financial report that the Company is required to publish and (iii) during the black-out periods provided under applicable law. In the event that a French Holder does not comply with these requirements, such French Holder shall be liable for all consequences that the French Subsidiary may suffer as a result of such breach and undertakes to indemnify the French Subsidiary in respect of any amounts that may become payable by the French Subsidiary as a result of such breach. Beneficiaries will not benefit from the payment in cash provided for by Section 8.5 of the Plan nor from the payment of Dividend Equivalents provided for by Section 9.2 of the Plan. 7. Tax Withholding Section 10.2 of the Plan will apply to Awards of Restricted stock Units; provided, however, that French Holders will not satisfy their obligations by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares distributable, if any, a number of Shares having an aggregate value equal to the amount of the required withholding tax. For the avoidance of doubt, any sale of Shares to satisfy the payment of any Tax Liability shall occur only after the expiration of the Holding Period. 8. Adjustments provisions The provisions of Section 12.2 of the Plan will apply to the Restricted Stock Units granted under this French Sub- Plan; provided, however, that the Administrator may in its sole discretion decide not to apply all or part of the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Plan to such Restricted Stock Units or to apply to such Restricted Stock Units different measures than those applied to other Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Plan, in each case, in order to comply with French law requirements; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 9 shall not be construed as an undertaking of the Company or the Administrator to apply the provisions of Section 12.2 in a way that would preserve the favorable tax and social regime as set out in particular in Articles 80 quaterdecies of the French Tax Code and L. 242 1 of the French Social Security Code. 9. Amendment Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator reserves the right to amend or terminate this French Sub-Plan at any time. 10. Other Terms Without prejudice to the provisions of the Plan expressly or impliedly set aside or modified by this French Sub-Plan, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 9 of the Plan and Sections 10.3(a)(iii), 10.6, 11.6 of the Plan will not apply to French Holders. Unless provided otherwise in this French Sub-Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall remain unchanged.

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11. Language Any Eligible Individual accepting an Award of Restricted Stock Units under this French Sub-Plan acknowledges in doing so that he or she is proficient in English and that he or she fully understands the terms and conditions thereof, as well as those of the Plan. L'Individu Eligible qui accepte une attribution gratuite d'actions reconnait qu'il ou elle maitrise l'anglais et qu'il ou elle comprend entièrement les termes et conditions du Sous Plan ainsi que ceux du Plan.

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APPENDIX C Appendix of Additional Terms and Conditions for Holders who are German Holders (as defined below) PURPOSE AND APPLICATION Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Plan, the Administrator may, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law, and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. This Appendix ("Appendix D"), which is part of the Plan, contains the additional "terms and conditions" of the Plan, any Program, and the Award Agreements that will apply to a Holder if: (a) at the time the Holder receives a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder is resident in Germany for tax purposes or performs some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in Germany (other where such performance in Germany is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside Germany); or (b) after the receipt by the Holder of a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder becomes resident in Germany for tax purposes, or commences performing some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with a Subsidiary in Germany (other than where such performance in Germany is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside Germany), in which case the additional terms and conditions of this Appendix D shall be deemed to apply from the date on which the relevant Award was granted); or (c) in all other cases if a Holder is subject to tax in Germany with respect to any Award or grant, vesting, exercise or event or payment or otherwise in connection therewith, in each case such a Holder being a "German Holder". In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, any applicable Program or an Award Agreement and the terms of this Appendix D with respect to a German Holder, the terms of this Appendix D shall govern. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Plan, any applicable Program or the Award Agreements. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS 1. Taxation The following supplements, but does not limit, Section 10.2 of the Plan: (a) The Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability. (b) The Holder further irrevocably agrees to fully indemnify the Company and (if different) the Employer against any and all liabilities vis-à-vis the German tax authorities in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise of or otherwise in connection with an Award, the transfer or issue of Shares to such Holder on satisfaction of an Award, any restrictions applicable to Shares held by a Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares, the disposal of any Shares, the release or assignment of an Award for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with an Award, including any secondary liability (Haftung) for taxes by the Employer or the Company and including any interest and penalties as well as reasonable costs and fees thereon, if any.

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(c) The Holder hereby undertakes and shall be responsible for notifying and reporting to the Company or (if different) the Employer any taxable benefits, payments or other taxable events for German tax purposes without undue delay upon the Holder becoming aware thereof, and in any event at the latest six weeks before accrual (Zufluss) to the Holder and moreover in any event in compliance with all applicable German tax provisions, rules, regulations and guidance issued by the German tax authorities. The Holder will obtain tax advice by own individual qualified German tax counsel to ensure compliance in connection with this undertaking also will also comply with any other reporting, notification and German tax filing obligation vis-à-vis the German tax authorities. 2. Transferability of Awards In Section 10.3(c) of the Plan, all references to a Holder being "married" shall be read as including references to a Holder being in a civil partnership, and all references to a Holder's "spouse" shall be read as including references to a Holder's civil partner. 3. Grant by the Company (a) The Awards are granted to German Holders by the Administrator on behalf of the Company as part of a group-wide program and not on behalf of his or her Employer. (b) The Plan shall not form part of the employment relationship between any German Holder and his or her Employer. (c) The Awards granted to German Holders shall not form a part of the remuneration under the German Holder's employment relationship with his or her Employer (including, without limitation, normal or expected wages, salary or any kind of fixed or variable components of remuneration). (d) As regards Other Stock or Cash Based Awards granted to a German Holder, the last sentence of Section 9.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Administrator, and may be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan, as stand-alone payments, but not as part of the remuneration under the German Holder's employment relationship with his or her Employer (in particular, not as: (i) a part of any kind of fixed or variable components of remuneration, any bonus, deferred bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement; or (ii) a payment in lieu of compensation to which an German Holder is otherwise entitled under the German Holder's employment relationship)." (e) In addition to Section 12.12, any income recognized by the German Holder as a result of any Award will not be included in the formula for calculating benefits under the German Holder's employment relationship or any retirement, disability or any other benefit plan or any other plan (including, but not limited to, any social plan, as well as any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments, or any post-contractual non-compete compensation, if any) provided by, or otherwise applicable under the German Holder's employment relationship with, his or her Employer. (f) No German Holder shall have any right to compensation or damages from the Company, any Subsidiary (including his or her Employer) or the Administrator or any of their respective affiliates on account of any loss of any right to vest or the lapsing, cancellation or forfeiture of any Award under the Plan, where such loss arises (or is claimed to arise) in whole or in part from: (i) the termination of such German Holder's employment by; or (ii) notice to terminate such German Holder's employment given by or to, his or her Employer. For the avoidance of doubt, any rights of a German Holder against his or her Employer under German law in connection with an unfair dismissal remain unaffected.

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4. Language (a) Before any Award is granted to any German Holder, the relevant German Holder, when accepting the Award, shall acknowledge in doing so that he or she is proficient in English (or thought appropriate advice) and that he or she fully understands the terms and conditions thereof, as well as those of the Plan. (b) The German Holder shall not have any entitlement against the Company, any Subsidiary (including his or her Employer) or the Administrator or any of their respective affiliates to be provided with a version of the Award, the Plan or any other documents related thereto in the German language. Any costs, fees or expenses incurred by a German Holder in connection with the delivery of any Award, the Plan and any other documents related thereto in the English language shall be solely borne by the German Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, any such costs, fees or expenses shall not be considered as expenses of administering the Plan; Section 12.13 shall be interpreted and construed accordingly.

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APPENDIX D Appendix of Additional Terms and Conditions for Holders who are Singapore Holders (as defined below) PURPOSE AND APPLICATION Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Plan, the Administrator may, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law, and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. This Appendix ("Appendix E"), which is part of the Plan, contains the additional "terms and conditions" of the Plan, any Program, and the Award Agreements that will apply to a Holder who is resident in the Republic of Singapore, and an Employees of a company incorporated according to Singapore law, which is controlled by the Company either directly or indirectly (a "Singapore Subsidiary") (a "Singapore Holder"). The purpose of this Appendix is to establish certain rules and limitations applicable to the allotment, acceptance and exercise and settlement of Awards and to any Shares that may be allotted in connection with Awards under the Plan from time to time, in compliance with securities and other applicable laws currently in force. Except as otherwise provided by this Appendix, and/or by any Singaporean mandatory provision regarding employment, central provident fund matters, personal capacity/disability, succession (inheritance) applicable to the Singapore Holders, all Awards granted pursuant to this Appendix and the relevant Shares shall be governed by the terms of the Plan, save as otherwise set out in this Appendix. The Plan and this Appendix shall be read together. In any case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Appendix and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern unless expressly stated otherwise in this Appendix. Any capitalized term not specifically defined in this Appendix shall be construed according to the definition or interpretation given to it in the Plan. 1. Eligibility All Singapore Holders are eligible to be awarded Awards under the Plan, if they are employed by a Singapore Subsidiary and meet the conditions set out in the Plan. The personal capacity to be an Eligible Employee shall be constructed and determined in accordance with Singapore law. Any Eligible Employee resident in the Republic of Singapore must qualify as a "Qualifying Person" in accordance with Section 273(1)(i) and 273(4) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore. 2. Events related to the Employment Relationship The provisions applicable in case of Termination of Service, disability, inability to work and inheritance rights shall be constructed and regulated in accordance with Singapore law. 3. Restrictions on Transfer Eligible Employees resident in the Republic of Singapore are not permitted to transfer: (a) any Awards until a period of at least 6 months has elapsed from the Grant Date; or (b) any Shares received upon the exercise or settlement of any Award until a period of at least 6 months has elapsed from the date the Shares are issued or transferred to them.

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APPENDIX E Appendix of Additional Terms and Conditions for Holders who are United Kingdom Holders (as defined below) PURPOSE AND APPLICATION Pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Plan, the Administrator may, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law, and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. This Appendix ("Appendix E"), which is part of the Plan, contains the additional "terms and conditions" of the Plan, any Program, and the Award Agreements that will apply to a Holder if: (a) at the time the Holder receives a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder is resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or performs some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside the United Kingdom); or (b) after the receipt by the Holder of a grant of an Award under the Plan, such Holder becomes resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes, or commences performing some or all of the duties of the Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other than where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by the relevant Holder outside the United Kingdom), in which case the additional terms and conditions of this Appendix E shall be deemed to apply from the date on which the relevant Award was granted), in each case such a Holder being a "United Kingdom Holder". In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan, any applicable Program or an Award Agreement and the terms of this Appendix E with respect to a United Kingdom Holder, the terms of this Appendix E shall govern. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Plan, any applicable Program or the Award Agreements. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS 1. Taxation The following supplements Section 10.2 of the Plan: (a) The Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability. This paragraph and the following paragraphs (b) and (c) shall apply to any Tax Liability to the extent that the Company, any Subsidiary or the Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay or account for such Tax Liability, and paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be read accordingly. (b) The Holder further irrevocably agrees that if the Holder does not pay or the Employer or the Company does not withhold from the Holder the full amount of any Tax Liability that the Holder owes in connection with the grant or exercise of an Award, the transfer or issue of Shares to such Holder on satisfaction of an Award, any restrictions applicable to Shares held by a Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares, the disposal of any Shares, the release or assignment of an Award for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with an Award (the "Taxable Event") within ninety (90) days of the end of

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the UK tax year in which the Taxable Event occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ("ITEPA 2003") (the "Due Date"), then the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability shall (unless the Company or (if different) the Employer determines otherwise at its discretion) constitute a loan owed by the Holder to the Company or (if different) the Employer, effective on the Due Date. The Holder agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then-current official rate of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and will be immediately due and repayable by the Holder, and the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 10.2(c) of the Plan. The Holder also authorizes the Company to withhold the transfer of any Shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Holder is a director or other officer of the Company or the Employer (including an executive officer of the Company), the Holder will not be eligible for such a loan to cover any relevant uncollected Tax Liability. In that case, or in any other case where the Company or the Employer determines not to treat the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability as a loan in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability that are not collected from or paid by the Holder by the Due Date will constitute a benefit to the Holder on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions ("NICs") will be payable. The Holder shall be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime (unless the Company or the Employer has confirmed that such income tax has been accounted for through payroll) and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Employer may recover from the Holder at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 10.2(c) of the Plan. (d) To the extent required by the Administrator or the Company (or, if different, the Employer), and subject to this being permitted by Applicable Law, the grant, vesting and/or exercise of an Award granted to any Holder shall be conditional on: (e) the Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate) pursuant to section 431(1) or 431(2) of ITEPA 2003 (or such other election as the Company or (if different) the Employer may direct for the same purpose) in respect of any Shares acquired (or to be acquired) on the grant, vesting or exercise of the relevant Award; and (f) the Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate), made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 of the UK Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, to transfer to Holder the liability for and secondary Class 1 (employer) NICs arising in respect of "relevant employment income" as defined in paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. 2. Transferability of Awards In Section 10.3(c) of the Plan, all references to a Holder being "married" shall be read as including references to a Holder being in a civil partnership, and all references to a Holder's "spouse" shall be read as including references to a Holder's civil partner. 3. Relationship to other Benefits The following supplements Section 12.12 of the Plan: (a) The Plan shall not form part of any contract of employment between any United Kingdom Holder and his or her Employer. (b) No United Kingdom Holder shall have any right to compensation or damages from the Company, any Subsidiary or the Administrator or any of their respective affiliates on account of any loss of any right to vest or the lapsing, cancellation or forfeiture of any Award under the Plan, where such loss arises (or is claimed to arise) in whole or in part from: (i) the termination of such United Kingdom Holder's employment

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## Exhibit 10.2

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IMPORTANT NOTICES European Union/European Economic Area ("EU/EEA") In relation to each Member State of the EEA, an offer to the public of any securities that comprise the SARs (as defined below) (together "Securities") which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice (as defined below) may not be made in that Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Member State of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation: (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons per Member State (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the Company (as defined below) to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. Italy The offer of the SARs is exempted from prospectus requirements under Italian securities law and, in particular, under Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, of the Italian Market Authority (CONSOB) Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999. No person resident or located in Italy other than the original recipients of this document and any other document related to the SARs may rely on such documents or their content. Japan Since the solicitation to the signatory hereof is considered a "Solicitation to a Small Number of Investors" under Article 23-13(4) of the Financial Instruments Exchange Act of Japan (the "FIEA"), notification under Article 4(1) of the FIEA has not been made. Singapore Each Holder is hereby advised that the Plan is not being registered under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore on the basis that the grant of any SARs to the Holder is exempt from the requirement to issue a prospectus on the basis that all Holders qualify as a "Qualifying Person" in accordance with Section 273(1)(i) and 273(4) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore. United Kingdom In relation to the United Kingdom, an offer to the public of any Securities which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice may not be made in the United Kingdom, except that an offer to the public in the United Kingdom of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"): (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons in the United Kingdom (other than qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA"), provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the

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2 Company to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in the United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are employees or former employees of the Company or of another member of the same group as the Company and any persons falling within Article 60(2)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") (such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). All securities that comprise the SARs (together "Securities") are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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3 LIVANOVA PLC SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT NOTICE LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), pursuant to its Second Amended and Restated 2022 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), hereby grants to the holder listed below ("Holder") an award of stock appreciation rights over the number of ordinary shares of the Company ("Shares") set forth below (each, a "SAR", and collectively, the "SARs"). Upon exercise, each SAR represents the right to receive an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise less the Exercise Price per Share set forth below. Payment of such amount shall be in cash, Shares (based on their Fair Market Value as of the date the SAR is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator. The SARs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Stock Appreciation Right Grant Notice (this "Grant Notice"), the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement"), the Plan and the special provisions for Holder's country of residence, if any, attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Foreign Appendix") and the additional country-specific data protection information attached hereto as Exhibit C, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in (or by reference in) the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Holder: [ ] Grant Date: [ ] Exercise Price Per Share: $[ ] Total Number of Shares Subject to SARs: [ ] Expiration Date: [ ] Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the SARs will vest as follows: [ ] By clicking the "ACCEPT" button, the Holder and the Company agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice, all of which the Holder can access through a link from the Grant Notice. The Holder has reviewed the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting and agreeing to be bound by them, and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and the Plan. The Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or the Agreement. By clicking "ACCEPT", you confirm that you understand and agree to be bound by the market sell order below. This will apply where the Company elects that any Tax Liability arising in respect of your SARs shall be satisfied pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(v) of the Agreement with respect to any Shares then issuable to you upon exercise of your SARs.

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4 I understand that by clicking "ACCEPT", I am instructing each broker-dealer who is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and appointed by the Company from time to time for the purposes of this market sell order as my agent (the "Agent") to execute this order to sell such number of Shares then issuable to me upon exercise of my SARs as is sufficient to (A) obtain cash for payment of any withholding taxes or other Tax Liability due as a result of the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of my SARs that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorised, or reasonably believes it is required or authorised, to withhold, pay or account for (such amount being "Tax"), including any previously vested SARs that are currently pending settlement or outstanding unvested SARs; and (B) cover all applicable fees and commissions due to, or required to be collected by, the Agent with respect to such sale. Any residual cash after payment of the Tax, commissions and fees will be deposited into my brokerage account with the Agent. The Agent may (A) execute my order in a single transaction or multiple transactions during the course of the trading day, or (B) aggregate my order with other orders for other sellers of Shares, execute them as a block or in multiple smaller transactions, and allocate an average price to each seller. In addition, I acknowledge that it may not be possible to execute my order to sell Shares at the relevant time due to (A) a legal or contractual restriction applicable to me or the Agent, (B) a market disruption, or (C) Nasdaq rules governing order execution priority. In the event of the Agent's inability to execute my order to sell Shares, I understand that I will continue to be responsible for the timely payment to the Company, Subsidiary or Employer (as applicable) of all Tax. I understand that this order will not be accepted by the Agent, and my order will not be executed, until I open a brokerage account with the Agent. I also understand that this order will be executed in my brokerage account and will be subject to the terms and conditions that I agree to for that account. I permit the Agent to discuss with and disclose to the Company any information relating to my brokerage account for the purposes of this order. I hereby agree to execute and deliver to the Agent any other agreements or documents as the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this order. I understand that the Agent is a third-party beneficiary of this order. You must also check your W-9 or W-8 tax certification to confirm it will be in effect on the sale date(s). You can view the current status of your W-9 or W-8 on the Agent's platform.

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5 EXHIBIT A STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT NOTICE STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT AGREEMENT Pursuant to the Stock Appreciation Right Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") to which this Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (this "Agreement") is attached, LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company") has granted to Holder Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") under the Company's 2022 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan") over the number of Shares set forth in the Grant Notice. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) "Disability" shall be defined as in Holder's employment letter or agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, as amended from time to time, or if Holder is not a party to such a letter or agreement or such letter or agreement does not contain such a definition, shall mean Holder's inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, in each case, which has been determined by a registered medical professional, and is subject to Applicable Law. 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan and Foreign Appendix. The SARs and the Shares issued to Holder hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, as well as this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement with the Foreign Appendix, the terms of the Foreign Appendix shall control. ARTICLE 2. GRANT OF SARS 2.1 Grant of SARs. (a) In consideration of Holder's past and/or continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the "Grant Date"), the Company has granted to Holder the number of SARs over the aggregate number of Shares set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice, the Plan and, if applicable, the Foreign Appendix, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2 of the Plan. 2.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Shares covered by the SARs (the "Exercise Price") shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice.

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6 2.3 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the SARs by the Company, Holder agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement shall confer upon Holder any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. ARTICLE 3. PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY 3.1 Commencement of Exercisability. (a) Subject to Holder's continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary on each applicable vesting date and subject to Sections 3.1(b), (c), (d), (e), 3.2 and 3.3 hereof, the SARs shall become vested and exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. (b) In the event Holder incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided by this Section 3.1, the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Holder and the Company, Holder shall immediately forfeit any and all SARs granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Holder's rights in any such SARs which are not so vested shall lapse and expire. (c) In the event the Holder incurs a Termination of Service due to an Approved Retirement that occurs on or following the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grant Date, the Holder's outstanding SARs will not be forfeited upon such Approved Retirement, but instead outstanding SARs shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the Grant Notice (provided all other terms which apply to the SARs are met, including the terms regarding restricted activities set forth below). "Approved Retirement" means (i) if the Holder is permanently located in the United States at the time of the Holder's Termination of Service, a voluntary Termination of Service on or after (A) Holder's attainment of age sixty-five (65), or (B) the date upon which (1) Holder's age plus years of continuous service with the Company and its Subsidiaries totals at least sixty-five (65), and (2) Holder has attained age fifty-five (55); and (ii) if the Holder is not permanently located in the United States at the time of the Holder's Termination of Service, a Termination of Service designated by the Committee, in its absolute discretion, as an Approved Retirement; provided, that Approved Retirement shall not include: (1) a resignation by the Holder after being notified that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has elected to terminate the Holder for Cause, or (2) a termination or resignation by the Holder during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Holder. In exercising its discretion in designating a Termination of Service as an Approved Retirement, the Committee will consider management recommendations based on each specific situation, including the Holder's expressed commitment at the time of Termination of Service to cease any form of full-time paid work (including, but not limited to, self-employment; agency work; or employment), Holder's tenure of service, and the Holder having reached or exceeded any applicable statutory retirement age under Applicable Law, the Holder being eligible for statutory old-age pension or retirement benefits from the applicable governmental authority under Applicable Law, or the Holder qualifying for old-age pension or

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7 retirement benefits under the applicable pension or retirement plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or its Subsidiaries. In the event the Company determines that the Holder who incurs a Termination of Service designated as an Approved Retirement commits a material breach of any fiduciary, confidentiality, non- disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-interference or non-disparagement obligations to the Company or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation, the Holder's engagement in any Prohibited Activities), any portion of the SARs unvested at such time shall be immediately forfeited for no consideration. For the purposes of this Section 3.1(c), "Prohibited Activities" shall mean the activities that are prohibited pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or covenant not to compete, not to solicit or hire employees, not to solicit or disrupt business relations, not to disparage the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers and employees, or any similar restrictions set out in any employment, severance or other written agreement then in effect between the Holder and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. If no such agreement containing such restrictions is then in effect, the Holder will be deemed to be engaged in "Prohibited Activities" if the Holder, during the term of his or her employment or engagement or in the period during which any SARs remain unvested following his or her Termination of Service, engages in any employment or business activities for him or herself or on behalf of any enterprise in any capacity or owns any interest in any entity which competes or is competitive with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary in any country in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, in each case with which the Holder has been materially involved or for which the Holder was responsible in the twelve (12) months immediately before his or her Termination of Service. (d) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service by the Company without Cause or due to a resignation by Holder for Good Reason within the twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control, the SARs, to the extent not forfeited or otherwise vested immediately prior to such Termination of Service, shall become fully vested upon such Termination of Service. "Good Reason" shall mean: (i) a material reduction by the Company in Holder's base salary or target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (ii) a material diminution in the Holder's authority, duties or responsibilities (including, without limitation, any negative change in reporting hierarchy involving the Holder or the person to whom he or she directly reports, or if Holder was a Section 16 reporting officer immediately prior the Change in Control and is no longer a Section 16 reporting officer immediately following the Change in Control); or (iii) a change of at least twenty (20) miles in the geographic location at which the Holder must perform services, or if the Holder is designated to work primarily on a "remote" basis, the Holder is required to relocate to any office or location that is not materially consistent with the Holder's remote work arrangement, provided that, in each case (a) the Holder provides written notice to the General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in the clauses above within thirty (30) days following the Holder's knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, specifying in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good Reason, (b) the Employer fails to cure such event or condition within thirty (30) days following the receipt of such notice, and (c) the Holder incurs a Termination of Service within thirty (30) days following the expiration of such cure period. "Cause" shall mean, if Holder is employed pursuant to a written employment or similar agreement which includes a definition of "Cause," "Cause" as defined in that agreement and otherwise: (i) the willful and continued failure by Holder to perform substantially Holder's duties with the Company, other than any such failure resulting from Holder's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, which continues unabated after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Holder by the Company that specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that Holder has not substantially performed

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8 Employee's duties; (ii) Holder willfully engaging in gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; (iii) Holder's conviction of any felony, or to any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, in either case, which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) Holder's material breach of his or her employment or service contract with the Company, which breach, if curable, has not been remedied by Holder after written notice has been provided to Holder of such breach. For purposes of this definition, an act or failure to act on Holder's part shall be considered "willful" only if done or omitted to be done by Holder otherwise than in good faith and without reasonable belief that Holder's action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Cause" herein shall not conflict with any statutory definition of cause under applicable local law. (e) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service due to Holder's death or Disability, the SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable upon such Termination of Service. 3.2 Duration of Exercisability. The installments provided for in the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice are cumulative. Each such installment that becomes vested and exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice shall remain vested and exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof. Once the SARs become unexercisable, they shall be forfeited immediately. 3.3 Expiration of SARs. The SARs may not be exercised after the earlier of: (a) The expiration date set forth in the Grant Notice; (b) The date falling twenty-four (24) months from the date of Holder's Termination of Service due to Holder's death or Disability; (c) In the case of Holder's Termination of Service due to an Approved Retirement that occurs on or following the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grant Date, the date falling twenty-four (24) months from the later of (i) the date of such Termination of Service and (ii) the applicable vesting date for such SARs; and (d) Except in the case of Holder's Termination of Service as described in Section 3.3(b) or 3.3(c) above or as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the date falling three months from the date of Holder's Termination of Service for any reason. ARTICLE 4. EXERCISE 4.1 Person Eligible to Exercise. Only Holder may exercise the SARs; provided that after the death of Holder, any exercisable portion of the SARs may, prior to the time when the SARs become unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof, be exercised by Holder's personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Holder's will or under the then applicable laws (including, without limitation, the then applicable laws of descent and distribution); and provided further that after the loss of Holder's ability to exercise the SARs due to Disability, any exercisable portion of the SARs may, prior to the time when the SARs become unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof, be exercised by Holder's validly appointed attorney or by any person empowered to do so under the then applicable laws.

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9 4.2 Partial Exercise. Any exercisable portion of the SARs or all of the SARs, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the SARs or portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof. However, the SARs shall not be exercisable with respect to fractional shares. 4.3 Manner of Exercise. The SARs, or any exercisable portion thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Secretary of the Company (or any third-party administrator or other person or entity designated by the Company), during regular business hours, of all of the following prior to the time when the SARs or such portion thereof become unexercisable under Section 3.3 hereof: (a) An exercise notice in a form specified by the Administrator, stating that the SARs or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Administrator; (b) The payment of any applicable Tax Liability in accordance with Section 4.5; (c) Any other written representations or documents as may be required in the Administrator's sole discretion to effect compliance with Applicable Law; and (d) In the event the SARs or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof by any person or persons other than Holder, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the SARs. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the right to specify all conditions of the manner of exercise, which conditions may vary by country and which may be subject to change from time to time. 4.4 Time of Settlement. The Shares or cash payable upon exercise of the SARs or any portion thereof shall be provided to Holder within sixty (60) days following the date of exercise of the SARs or such portion. Any such cash shall be payable in a lump sum. 4.5 Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries, including, if different from the Company, Holder's Employer (the "Employer"), have the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Holder to remit to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability arising with respect to any taxable event concerning Holder pursuant to the Grant Notice or this Agreement (or otherwise pursuant to the Plan). Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay, or account for, or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any such Tax Liability including (but not limited) by way of payment or withholding in one or more of the forms specified below: (i) by cash of or check for the relevant amount paid or made payable to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the withholding obligation arises; (ii) by withholding of the relevant amount from Holder's wages or other compensation payable to Holder by the Company or the Employer (or any other relevant Subsidiary), including (for the avoidance of doubt) any payment due to Holder pursuant to the SARs;

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10 (iii) by withholding Shares otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the SARs or by withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares issuable pursuant to the SARs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Holder's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent, in each case with such Shares having a then current Fair Market Value or, if the SARs are settled in cash, an amount of the cash payment made with respect to the SARs, in each case as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (iv) with the consent of the Administrator, by Holder tendering to the Company Shares having a then current Fair Market Value as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (v) if the Administrator determines to settle the SARs in Shares through the delivery of a notice that Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to any Shares then issuable to Holder upon exercise of the SARs, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises in satisfaction of such Tax Liability; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) at such time as may be required by the Administrator, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale; or (vi) in any combination of the foregoing or such other method as is determined by the Company or the Administrator. (b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any cash or any certificate representing Shares issuable with respect to the SARs upon exercise of the SARs to, or to cause any such Shares to be held in book-entry form by, Holder or his or her legal representative unless and until Holder or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of any Tax Liability, provided, that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 4.5(b) if such delay would result in a violation of Section 409A. (c) With respect to any Tax Liability arising in connection with the SARs, in the event Holder fails to provide timely payment of all sums required pursuant to Section 4.5(a), the Company shall have the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat such failure as an election by Holder to satisfy all or any portion of Holder's required payment obligation pursuant to Section 4.5(a)(ii) or Section 4.5(a)(iii) above, or any combination of the foregoing as the Company may determine to be appropriate. (d) In the event any Tax Liability arising in connection with the SARs will be satisfied under Section 4.5(a)(iii), then the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on Holder's behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares then issuable to Holder upon the exercise of the SARs as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the relevant Tax Liability and to remit the proceeds of such sale to the Company, the Subsidiary or the Employer (as appropriate). Holder's acceptance of this Award constitutes Holder's instruction and authorization to the Company and such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this Section 4.5(d). The Company may refuse to issue any Shares upon exercise of the SARs to Holder until the foregoing Tax Liability is satisfied, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 4.5(d) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A. (e) Holder is ultimately liable and responsible for and indemnifies and will keep indemnified the Company and each Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) against any Tax Liability arising in connection with the SARs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary

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11 takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the SARs. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax Liability in connection with the awarding, vesting or exercise of the SARs, the payment of cash or issue of Shares on exercise of the SARs, or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries (including the Employer, if applicable) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the SARs to reduce or eliminate any Tax Liability or to achieve any particular tax result. 4.6 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. If the Administrator determines to settle any SARs in Shares, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares upon the exercise of such SARs prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares are then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. 4.7 Rights as Shareholder. Neither Holder nor any person claiming under or through Holder will have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to dividends, in respect of any Shares subject to the SARs unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) have been issued and recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Holder (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance, recordation and delivery, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided herein, if the Administrator determines to settle the SARs in Shares, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Holder will have all the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 4.8 Malus and Claw-Back. The grant of this Award is subject to the terms of the LivaNova Compensation Recoupment Policy, as it may provide from time to time, as well as any similar provisions of applicable law, any of which could in certain circumstances require the Holder to repay or forfeit cash or equity awards, including this Award, or any ordinary shares or other cash or property received with respect to this and other awards, including any value received from a disposition of the ordinary shares acquired upon payment in respect of the awards. ARTICLE 5. OTHER PROVISIONS 5.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Holder, the Company and all other interested persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Foreign Appendix, if applicable.

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12 5.2 SARs Not Transferable. Without limiting the generality of any other provision hereof, the SARs shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan. 5.3 Adjustments. Holder acknowledges that the SARs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12 of the Plan. 5.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal office, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at Holder's last address reflected on the Company's records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by reputable overnight courier or by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 5.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 5.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 5.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Holder acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the SARs are granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 5.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided, however, that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the SARs in any material way without the prior written consent of Holder. 5.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 5.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the SARs Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive

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13 rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 5.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Holder any right to continue to serve as an Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. Neither the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, nor this Agreement afford the Holder any rights to compensation or damages, including for loss or potential loss that the Holder may suffer (including by reason of being unable to exercise the SAR) as a result of the termination of the Plan, lapse of the SARs or the termination of the Holder's employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. 5.12 SARs Not Part of Employment Compensation. The SARs and the Shares subject to the SAR are extraordinary items that do not constitute part of normal or expected wages or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the employer, its parent, or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. In addition, Holder acknowledges that by electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement that the grant of the Award is at the Company's sole discretion based on the Plan, and does not entitle the Holder to further grant(s) of Awards, nor to claim for further grant(s) of Awards, in respect of the Plan or any other award(s) under any other plan or program maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary. 5.13 Data Protection. By electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement, the Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Holder's employer), as applicable, may hold certain personal information about the Holder (and, to the extent provided by the Holder, a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary), including but not limited to, as applicable, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title(s), any shares held in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, details of all Awards or other entitlements to shares awarded, exercised, vested or unvested in the Holder's favor, and, as the case may be, sensitive information pertaining to disability, in each case, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan and Awards (the "Data"). The Holder understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Holder's participation in the Plan and in connection with any Award, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third-party service providers where such service providers are providing necessary assistance, presently or in the future, to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan or the Award (including the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares). These recipients may be located in the Holder's country, or elsewhere, and the Holder's country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients' country. The Data related to the Holder (or the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary) will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Holder's participation in the Plan. Where applicable, the Holder shall be responsible for obtaining Data from a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary and will provide the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary with such information about the processing of such Data as the Company or its Subsidiaries require and will obtain such Permitted Transferee's or beneficiary's consent in connection with the Company's and its Subsidiaries' processing of the Data before such Data is provided by the Holder to

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14 the Company or its subsidiaries. This Section 5.13 should be read in conjunction with Exhibit C, which sets out additional country-specific information applicable to a Holder where the Holder is permanently located in one of the jurisdictions set out therein. 5.14 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company, the Subsidiaries and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof. 5.15 Section 409A. This Award is not intended to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, "Section 409A"). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement, if at any time the Administrator determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Holder or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate for this Award either to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no provision of the Plan shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from Holder or any other person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, employees or agents. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Holder's separation from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Holder's separation from service (or, if earlier, the Holder's date of death). 5.16 Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 5.17 Limitation on Holder's Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Holder shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the SARs, and rights no greater than the right to receive Shares or cash as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the SARs, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms hereof. 5.18 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 5.19 Special Provisions for SARs Granted to Holders Outside the U.S. If Holder performs services for the Company or any Subsidiary outside of the United States, the SARs shall be subject to the special provisions, if any, for Holder's country of residence, as set forth in the Foreign Appendix.

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15 (a) If Holder relocates to one of the countries included in the Foreign Appendix during the life of the SARs, the special provisions for such country shall apply to Holder, as specified in the special provisions for the relevant country, or (if not so specified) to the extent the Company determines that the application of such provisions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. (b) The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on this Award and any Shares received upon exercise of the SARs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Holder to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. 5.20 Broker-Assisted Sales. In the event of any broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the satisfaction of any Tax Liability as provided in Section 4.5(a)(iii) or Section 4.5(d): (i) any Shares to be sold through a broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the Tax Liability arises or as soon thereafter as practicable; (ii) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (iii) Holder will be responsible for all broker's fees and other costs of sale, and Holder agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages or expenses relating to any such sale; (iv) to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the applicable Tax Liability, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Holder as soon as reasonably practicable; (v) Holder acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability; and (vi) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability, Holder agrees to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Company's or the applicable Subsidiary's Tax Liability, or otherwise to enter into arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary for payment of such remaining portion of the Tax Liability in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.5 above.

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16 EXHIBIT B STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT GRANT NOTICE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S. This Exhibit B includes special terms and conditions applicable to Holders in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to those set forth in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (the "Agreement") and the Plan and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between these terms and conditions and those set forth in the Agreement or the Plan, these terms and conditions shall prevail. Any capitalized term used in this Exhibit B without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable. This Foreign Appendix also includes information relating to exchange control and other issues of which Holder should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of March 2025. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Holder not rely on the information herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the SARs are exercised or any Shares acquired under the Plan are sold. In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the particular situation of Holder, and the Company is not in a position to assure Holder of any particular result. Accordingly, Holder is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if Holder is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Holder. AUSTRALIA A copy of the Plan is enclosed with this Grant Notice and Agreement. The Plan, the Agreement and this Grant Notice do not constitute financial advice. Any advice given by the Company in relation to the Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Plan, the SARs or the Shares does not constitute financial advice and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. In considering the SARs and the amount of cash and/or Shares that you will receive on exercise of the SARs, subject to satisfaction of vesting conditions, you should consider the risk factors that could affect the performance of the Company and the value of SARs and Shares, which value can increase or decrease from time to time, and the amount of any Tax Liability. You should carefully consider these risks in light of your investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs (including financial and tax issues). You should seek professional guidance from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, financial adviser or other independent professional adviser before deciding whether to acquire SARs or Shares. How to calculate values in Australian dollars Your SARs will vest in accordance with the Grant Notice and the Agreement (which require certain conditions to be met) and are subject to a four-year graded vesting schedule. The SARs may result in Shares or cash being given to you, in accordance with the Grant Notice.

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17 You will not be required to pay any amount for the SARs or any Shares that will be issued to you upon vesting. However, the amount of cash or number of Shares you receive will depend on the market price of Shares at the time, the Exercise Price per Share set out in the Grant Notice and the amount of any Tax Liability in connection with the grant and exercise of the SARs and the issue of any Shares. You can ascertain the market price of a Share in the Company in United States Dollars ("USD") from time to time by visiting either: • the Company's website (https://investor.livanova.com/stock-information/stock-quote- chart); or • the Nasdaq website (http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/livn). To determine the Exercise Price for a SAR or the market value of a Share in Australian Dollars ("AUD"), you will need to apply the prevailing USD: AUD exchange rate. For example, if the exchange rate is 1 USD: 1.5 AUD, and one share of Common Stock has a value of USD $1 on the Nasdaq, its equivalent value will be AUD $1.50. BELGIUM Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 4.5 of this Agreement: For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Tax Liability" as used in Section 4.5 of this Agreement shall not include the employer social security contributions (cotisations sociales patronales / sociale patronale bijdragen), nor any vacation pay that would be due. The following section is inserted in Article 4 of this Agreement: "4.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of SARs: (a) When the SARs are distributed in Shares pursuant to this Agreement, these Shares delivered to the Belgian Holder shall be subject to a two-year lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Belgian Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period. (b) In the event that the Belgian Holder does not comply with Section 4.9 (a) of this Agreement, the Belgian Holder will be responsible for reimbursing the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) for any liability (for the avoidance of doubt, including but not limited to any Tax Liability and any (increase of) employer social security contributions) which it has or will incur as a result of such non-compliance to the greatest extent permitted by Applicable Law. The Holder agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) in respect of any such liability." CANADA Holder's SARs shall be settled in Shares only (either in book-entry form or otherwise), unless the Administrator offers the Holder the right to receive cash in lieu of Shares and the Holder, in its discretion, so elects.

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18 Section 5.11 to be amended with the following at the end of the last sentence of such section: ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." Section 5.12 to be amended with the following at the end of the first sentence of such section: ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." The following to be added as Section 5.21: "The parties acknowledge having requested that the present Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English only. Les parties reconnaissent avoir demandé que le présent contrat et les documents joints soient rédigés en anglais seulement." GERMANY Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 4.5: For the avoidance of doubt, the term "Tax Liability" shall not include the employer portions of the social security contributions. The following sentence is inserted at Section 5.1 of the Agreement "For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator's decisions and interpretations shall be subject to reasonable discretion." The heading of Section 5.12 shall be supplemented and read as follows: "5.12 SARs Not Part of Employment Compensation, No Legal Claim to Grant(s)." ITALY Section 2.4: Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Holder's SARs shall only be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise), and no portion of the Holder's SARs shall be payable to the Holder in cash. Section 4.5: For the avoidance of doubt, with specific reference to social security contributions, the notion of "Tax Liability" shall only include the portion of applicable social security contributions to be borne by the Holder. JAPAN Notwithstanding Section 5.3 of the Agreement, the Japanese Holder's SARs shall not be transferable or splittable in any circumstance.

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19 There should be no requirement for your Employer in Japan to withhold the income tax and social security contributions on the amount taxable upon vesting of the SARs or any portion thereof. Please note, however, that your Employer in Japan will report your vested SARs to the Japanese tax authority by March 31 of the following year of the vesting. You should report your vested SARs in your individual income tax return and pay directly to the Japanese tax authorities the income tax liability with regard to your vested SARs by the due date, which is usually March 15. You should understand that SARs and their underlying Shares (or any cash paid upon settlement of SARs) are granted as an employee benefit and are not considered your salary in any circumstance. SINGAPORE The following section is inserted in Article 4 of this Agreement: "4.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of SARs: (a) When the SARs are distributed in Shares pursuant to this Agreement, such Shares delivered to a Singapore Holder shall be subject to a six-month lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Singapore Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period." UNITED KINGDOM The following paragraph is inserted as Section 4.5(f) of the Agreement where (i) on the Grant Date, Holder is resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or performs some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom); or (ii) after the Grant Date, Holder becomes resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or commences performing some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other than where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom), in which case the terms of this United Kingdom part of the Foreign Appendix shall be deemed to apply from the Grant Date: "(i) Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability. This Section 4.5(f)(i) and the following Sections 4.5(f)(ii) and (iii) shall apply to any Tax Liability to the extent that the Company, any Subsidiary or the Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay or account for such Tax Liability, and Sections 4.5(f)(ii) and 4.5(f)(iii) shall be read accordingly. (ii) Holder further irrevocably agrees that if Holder does not pay or the Employer or the Company does not withhold from Holder the full amount of any Tax Liability that Holder owes in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of SARs, the transfer or issue of Shares to Holder on vesting, exercise or settlement of SARs, any restrictions applicable to Shares held by Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares, the disposal of any Shares, the release or assignment of SARs for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with the Award or the SARs (the "Taxable

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20 Event") within ninety (90) days of the end of the UK tax year in which the Taxable Event occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ("ITEPA 2003") (the "Due Date"), then the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability shall (unless the Company or (if different) the Employer determines otherwise at its discretion) constitute a loan owed by Holder to the Company or (if different) the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Holder agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then current official rate of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and will be immediately due and repayable by Holder, and the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 4.5(a) of the Agreement. Holder also authorizes the Company to withhold the transfer of any Shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full. (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Holder is a director or other officer of the Company or the Employer (including an executive officer of the Company), Holder will not be eligible for such a loan to cover any relevant uncollected Tax Liability. In that case, or in any other case where the Company or the Employer determines not to treat the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability as a loan in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability that is not collected from or paid by Holder by the Due Date will constitute a benefit to Holder on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions ("NICs") will be payable. Holder shall be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime (unless the Company or the Employer has confirmed that such income tax has been accounted for through payroll) and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Employer may recover from Holder at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 4.5(a) of the Agreement. (iv) To the extent required by the Administrator or the Company (or, if different, the Employer), and subject to this being permitted by Applicable Law, the grant, vesting, exercise and/or settlement of the SARs shall be conditional on: (A) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate) pursuant to section 431(1) or 431(2) of ITEPA 2003 (or such other election as the Company or (if different) the Employer may direct for the same purpose) in respect of any Shares acquired (or to be acquired) on the grant, vesting, exercise and/or settlement of the relevant SARs; and (B) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate), made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 of the UK Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, to transfer to Holder the liability for and secondary Class 1 (employer) NICs arising in respect of "relevant employment income" as defined in paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBIT C Additional Country-Specific Data Protection Information Supplementing Section 5.13 of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement This Exhibit C, which is part of and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement, sets out additional country-specific data protection information required to be disclosed to a Holder who is located in any of the jurisdictions listed below. Canada Where the Holder is permanently located in Canada the following provision applies and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement: 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers in the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions that may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Canada to the United States, European Union or other foreign jurisdiction, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions. 3. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the

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22 Company's relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. 4. In addition to the foregoing, where the Holder is permanently located in Quebec, the following provision applies and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement: 5. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers outside of Quebec including, but not limited to, in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and in any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. These jurisdictions may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Quebec to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data outside of Quebec, to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing. European Union ("EU")/European Economic Area ("EEA") and the United Kingdom ("UK") Where the Holder is permanently located in the EU/EEA or the UK, the following provision applies and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement: The Holder understands and acknowledges that: 1. The data controller of the processing of Data related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan and the Award is the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable); 2. The legal basis for such processing of the Data (including any transfer of the Data as described in paragraph 3, below) is that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Holder is a party (namely, this Agreement or any other Award Agreement); to the extent that it becomes necessary to process special categories of data, in particular as relates to disabilities, for the administration of the Plan or any Award, consent of the Holder will be sought; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan Administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of the EU/EEA or the UK

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23 (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws applicable to the protection of personal data in the EU/EEA or the UK) will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance with applicable data protection law, further details of which shall be provided on request; 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Holder's Data under Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in the EU/EEA or the UK; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Japan Where the Holder is permanently located in Japan, the following provision applies and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement: 1. The utilization purpose of the Data is to implement, administer and manage the Plan and the Award; 2. The Company and its Subsidiaries may share the Data for the purpose described in paragraph 1 above; the Company (CEO: Damien McDonald, registered address: 20 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LG, United Kingdom) is the company responsible for the management of the Data; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of Japan, the EU/EEA or the UK (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws applicable to the protection of personal data in Japan) will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance

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24 with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the "APPI") or other applicable data protection law, if any; 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Data under APPI or any Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in Japan; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process the Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Singapore By your participation in the Plan, you hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data which includes (but is not limited to): 1. terms and conditions of employment; 2. personal and emergency contact details; 3. remuneration details, bonus and share plan information; 4. taxation, banking and central provident fund details; and 5. any other information that you provide to the Company. The purposes for which the Company collects, uses and discloses this data is for use concerning the Plan and any collection, use and disclosure of such data will be in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore (the "PDPA"). For the purpose of the Plan, the Company may from time to time transfer your personal data to the following classes of persons (within or outside Singapore): 1. a related corporation as defined under the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore;

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25 2. the Company's banks; 3. administrator of the Singapore Subsidiary's central provident fund scheme; 4. outside parties involved in a merger, acquisition or due diligence exercise; 5. parties involved in a dispute, litigation, investigation, proceedings or enquiry; 6. companies or third-party service providers the Company engages to perform the functions listed above on the Company's behalf; 7. applicable regulators, governmental bodies, law enforcement agencies, courts and arbitral bodies, tax and customs authorities, supervisory bodies, or other industry recognized bodies located inside or outside Singapore as required by any applicable local or foreign law, rules and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines of any applicable jurisdiction, or any governmental or regulatory authority in or outside Singapore; and 8. anyone you authorize. The above classes of persons are situated in Singapore as well as in locations where the Company has business operations and where its staff and data processing agents may perform duties for the Company. These locations include Europe, the Americas and other Asia Pacific locations. For a detailed list of these locations, please refer to our website (www.livanova.com). In such cases, the Company will ensure that it complies with its obligations under the PDPA, including to ensure that the recipient of your personal data is bound by legally enforceable obligations (in accordance with the applicable regulations of the PDPA) to provide to the transferred personal data a standard of protection that is at least comparable to the protection under the PDPA. You must use all reasonable endeavours to keep the Company informed of any changes to your personal data. It is the Company's policy to retain certain personal data of the Singapore Holders even when they cease to be employed, and such retention of personal data will be in accordance with applicable law. This data may be required for any residual Plan-related activities, such as allowing the Company to fulfil any of the Company's contractual or statutory obligations. To the extent applicable law allows, you may request access to, and correction of, your personal data in relation to the Plan. For any further information, please contact our Director of Total Global Awards.

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26 This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). United States Where the Holder is permanently located in the United States, the following provision applies and supplements Section 5.13 of the Agreement: 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data, including personal data, as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the Company's relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IMPORTANT NOTICES European Union/European Economic Area ("EU/EEA") In relation to each Member State of the EEA, an offer to the public of any securities that comprise the RSUs (as defined below) (together "Securities") which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice (as defined below) may not be made in that Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Member State of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation: (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons per Member State (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the Company (as defined below) to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. Italy The offer of the RSUs is exempted from prospectus requirements under Italian securities law and, in particular, under Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, of the Italian Market Authority (CONSOB) Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999. No person resident or located in Italy other than the original recipients of this document and any other document related to the RSUs may rely on such documents or their content. Japan Since the solicitation to the signatory hereof is considered a "Solicitation to a Small Number of Investors" under Article 23-13(4) of the Financial Instruments Exchange Act of Japan (the "FIEA"), notification under Article 4(1) of the FIEA has not been made. Singapore Each Holder is hereby advised that the Plan is not being registered under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore on the basis that the grant of any RSUs to the Holder is exempt from the requirement to issue a prospectus on the basis that all Holders qualify as a "Qualifying Person" in accordance with Section 273(1)(i) and 273(4) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore. United Kingdom In relation to the United Kingdom, an offer to the public of any Securities which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice may not be made in the United Kingdom, except that an offer to the public in the United Kingdom of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"): (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons in the United Kingdom (other than qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA"), provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the

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2 Company to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in the United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are employees or former employees of the Company or of another member of the same group as the Company and any persons falling within Article 60(2)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") (such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). All securities that comprise the RSUs (together "Securities") are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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3 LIVANOVA PLC SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), pursuant to its Second Amended and Restated 2022 Incentive Award Plan (including where relevant the sub-plan for France), as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), hereby grants to the holder listed below ("Holder") the number of restricted stock units (each, an "RSU", and collectively, the "RSUs") set forth below. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement"), the Plan and the special provisions for Holder's country of residence, if any, attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Foreign Appendix") and the additional country-specific data protection information attached hereto as Exhibit C, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in (or by reference in) the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Holder: [ ] Grant Date: [ ] Number of RSUs: [ ] Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the RSUs will vest as follows: [ ] By clicking the "ACCEPT" button, the Holder and the Company agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice, all of which the Holder can access through a link from the Grant Notice. The Holder has reviewed the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting and agreeing to be bound by them, and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and the Plan. Shares subject to RSUs that become vested will be distributed in accordance with the Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.4 of the Agreement). The Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or the Agreement. By clicking "ACCEPT", you confirm that you understand and agree to be bound by the market sell order below. This will apply where the Company elects that any Tax Liability arising in respect of your RSUs shall be satisfied pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(v) of the Agreement with respect to any Shares then issuable to you pursuant to your RSUs. I understand that by clicking "ACCEPT", I am instructing each broker-dealer who is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and appointed by the Company from time to time for the purposes of this market sell order as my agent (the "Agent") to execute this order to sell such number of Shares then issuable to me pursuant to my RSUs as is sufficient to (A) obtain cash for payment of any withholding taxes or other Tax Liability due as a result of the grant, vesting or settlement of my RSUs that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorised, or reasonably believes it is required or authorised, to withhold, pay or account for (such amount being "Tax"), including any previously vested

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4 RSUs that are currently pending settlement or outstanding unvested RSUs; and (B) cover all applicable fees and commissions due to, or required to be collected by, the Agent with respect to such sale. Any residual cash after payment of the Tax, commissions and fees will be deposited into my brokerage account with the Agent. The Agent may (A) execute my order in a single transaction or multiple transactions during the course of the trading day, or (B) aggregate my order with other orders for other sellers of Shares, execute them as a block or in multiple smaller transactions, and allocate an average price to each seller. In addition, I acknowledge that it may not be possible to execute my order to sell Shares at the relevant time due to (A) a legal or contractual restriction applicable to me or the Agent, (B) a market disruption, or (C) Nasdaq rules governing order execution priority. In the event of the Agent's inability to execute my order to sell Shares, I understand that I will continue to be responsible for the timely payment to the Company, Subsidiary or Employer (as applicable) of all Tax. I understand that this order will not be accepted by the Agent, and my order will not be executed, until I open a brokerage account with the Agent. I also understand that this order will be executed in my brokerage account and will be subject to the terms and conditions that I agree to for that account. I permit the Agent to discuss with and disclose to the Company any information relating to my brokerage account for the purposes of this order. I hereby agree to execute and deliver to the Agent any other agreements or documents as the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this order. I understand that the Agent is a third-party beneficiary of this order. You must also check your W-9 or W-8 tax certification to confirm it will be in effect on the sale date(s). You can view the current status of your W-9 or W-8 on the Agent's platform.

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5 EXHIBIT A RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") to which this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this "Agreement") is attached, LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company") has granted to Holder Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") under the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2022 Incentive Award Plan (including where relevant the sub-plan for France), as amended from time to time (the "Plan") over the number of Shares set forth in the Grant Notice. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) "Disability" shall be defined as in Holder's employment letter or agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, as amended from time to time, or if Holder is not a party to such a letter or agreement or such letter or agreement does not contain such a definition, shall mean Holder's inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, in each case, which has been determined by a registered medical professional, and is subject to Applicable Law. 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan and Foreign Appendix. The RSUs and the Shares issued to Holder hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, as well as this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement with the Foreign Appendix, the terms of the Foreign Appendix shall control. ARTICLE 2. GRANT OF RSUS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 2.1 Grant of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) In consideration of Holder's past and/or continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the "Grant Date"), the Company has granted to Holder the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice, the Plan and, if applicable, the Foreign Appendix, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2 of the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.4(b), in either case, at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein. However, unless and until the RSUs have vested, Holder will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject thereto.

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6 Prior to the actual delivery of any Shares, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. (b) The Company hereby grants to Holder an Award of Dividend Equivalents with respect to each RSU granted pursuant to the Grant Notice for all ordinary cash dividends which are paid to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding Shares between the Grant Date and the date when the applicable RSU is distributed or paid to Holder or is forfeited or expires. The Dividend Equivalents for each RSU shall be equal in value to the amount of cash which is paid as a dividend on one Share. All such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to Holder in the form of additional RSUs as of the date of payment of any such dividend based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date. Each additional RSU which results from such Dividend Equivalents granted hereunder shall be subject to the same vesting, distribution or payment, adjustment, and other provisions which apply to the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates. In particular, Dividend Equivalents that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of the RSUs shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the RSUs vest. 2.2 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the RSUs by the Company, Holder agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement shall confer upon Holder any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. 2.3 Vesting of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) Subject to Holder's continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary on each applicable vesting date and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. Each additional RSU which results from Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof shall vest whenever the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates vests. (b) In the event Holder incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided by this Section 2.3, the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Holder and the Company, Holder shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs and Dividend Equivalents granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Holder's rights in any such RSUs and Dividend Equivalents which are not so vested shall lapse and expire. (c) In the event the Holder incurs a Termination of Service due to an Approved Retirement that occurs on or following the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grant Date, the Holder's outstanding RSUs will not be forfeited upon such Approved Retirement, but instead outstanding RSUs shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the Grant Notice (provided all other terms which apply to the RSUs are met, including the terms regarding restricted activities set forth below). "Approved Retirement" means (i) if the Holder is permanently located in the United States at the time of the Holder's Termination of Service, a voluntary Termination of Service on or after (A) Holder's attainment of age sixty-five (65), or (B) the date upon which (1) Holder's age plus years of continuous service with the Company and its Subsidiaries totals at least sixty-five (65), and (2) Holder has attained age

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7 fifty-five (55); and (ii) if the Holder is not permanently located in the United States at the time of the Holder's Termination of Service, a Termination of Service designated by the Committee, in its absolute discretion, as an Approved Retirement; provided, that Approved Retirement shall not include: (1) a resignation by the Holder after being notified that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has elected to terminate the Holder for Cause, or (2) a termination or resignation by the Holder during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Holder. In exercising its discretion in designating a Termination of Service as an Approved Retirement, the Committee will consider management recommendations based on each specific situation, including the Holder's expressed commitment at the time of Termination of Service to cease any form of full-time paid work (including, but not limited to, self-employment; agency work; or employment), Holder's tenure of service, and the Holder having reached or exceeded any applicable statutory retirement age under Applicable Law, the Holder being eligible for statutory old-age pension or retirement benefits from the applicable governmental authority under Applicable Law, or the Holder qualifying for old-age pension or retirement benefits under the applicable pension or retirement plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or its Subsidiaries. In the event the Company determines that the Holder who incurs a Termination of Service designated as an Approved Retirement commits a material breach of any fiduciary, confidentiality, non- disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-interference or non-disparagement obligations to the Company or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation, the Holder's engagement in any Prohibited Activities), any portion of the RSUs unvested at such time shall be immediately forfeited for no consideration. For the purposes of this Section 2.3(c), "Prohibited Activities" shall mean the activities that are prohibited pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or covenant not to compete, not to solicit or hire employees, not to solicit or disrupt business relations, not to disparage the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers and employees, or any similar restrictions set out in any employment, severance or other written agreement then in effect between the Holder and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. If no such agreement containing such restrictions is then in effect, the Holder will be deemed to be engaged in "Prohibited Activities" if the Holder, during the term of his or her employment or engagement or in the period during which any RSUs remain unvested following his or her Termination of Service, engages in any employment or business activities for him or herself or on behalf of any enterprise in any capacity or owns any interest in any entity which competes or is competitive with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary in any country in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, in each case with which Holder has been materially involved or for which Holder was responsible in the twelve (12) months immediately before his or her Termination of Service. (d) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service by the Company without Cause or due to a resignation by Holder for Good Reason within the twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control, the RSUs, to the extent not forfeited or otherwise vested immediately prior to such Termination of Service, shall become fully vested upon such Termination of Service. "Good Reason" shall mean: (i) a material reduction by the Company in Holder's base salary or target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (ii) a material diminution in the Holder's authority, duties or responsibilities (including, without limitation, any negative change in reporting hierarchy involving the Holder or the person to whom he or she directly reports, or if Holder was a Section 16 reporting officer immediately prior the Change in Control and is no longer a Section 16 reporting officer immediately following the Change in Control); or (iii) a change of at least twenty (20) miles in the geographic location at which the Holder must perform services, or if the Holder is designated to work primarily on a "remote" basis, the Holder is required to relocate to any office or location that is not

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8 materially consistent with the Holder's remote work arrangement, provided that, in each case (a) the Holder provides written notice to the General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in the clauses above within thirty (30) days following the Holder's knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, specifying in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good Reason, (b) the Employer fails to cure such event or condition within thirty (30) days following the receipt of such notice, and (c) the Holder incurs a Termination of Service within thirty (30) days following the expiration of such cure period. "Cause" shall mean, if Holder is employed pursuant to a written employment or similar agreement which includes a definition of "Cause," "Cause" as defined in that agreement and otherwise: (i) the willful and continued failure by Holder to perform substantially Holder's duties with the Company, other than any such failure resulting from Holder's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, which continues unabated after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Holder by the Company that specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that Holder has not substantially performed Employee's duties; (ii) Holder willfully engaging in gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; (iii) Holder's conviction of any felony, or to any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, in either case, which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) Holder's material breach of his or her employment or service contract with the Company, which breach, if curable, has not been remedied by Holder after written notice has been provided to Holder of such breach. For purposes of this definition, an act or failure to act on Holder's part shall be considered "willful" only if done or omitted to be done by Holder otherwise than in good faith and without reasonable belief that Holder's action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Cause" herein shall not conflict with any statutory definition of cause under applicable local law. (e) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service due to Holder's death or Disability, the RSUs shall become fully vested upon such Termination of Service. 2.4 Distribution or Payment of RSUs. (a) Holder's RSUs shall be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise) or, at the option of the Company, paid in an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.4(b), in either case, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the applicable RSU pursuant to Section 2.3 and the Grant Notice and, in any event, within sixty (60) days following such vesting (for the avoidance of doubt, this deadline is intended to comply with the "short-term deferral" exemption from Section 409A of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay a distribution or payment in settlement of RSUs if it reasonably determines that such payment or distribution will violate Federal securities laws or any other Applicable Law, provided that such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii), and provided further that no payment or distribution shall be delayed under this Section 2.4(a) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code. (b) In the event that the Company determines in its discretion that due to regulatory or administrative needs it will make payment of Holder's RSUs in cash, the amount of cash payable with respect to each RSU shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the applicable distribution or payment date set forth in Section 2.4(a). All distributions made in Shares shall be made by the Company in the form of whole Shares, and any fractional share shall be distributed in cash in an amount equal to the value of such fractional share determined based on the Fair Market Value as of the date immediately preceding the date of such distribution.

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9 2.5 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for any Shares or to cause any Shares to be held in book-entry form prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of the Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares are then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. 2.6 Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries, including, if different from the Company, Holder's Employer (the "Employer"), have the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Holder to remit to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability arising with respect to any taxable event concerning Holder pursuant to the Grant Notice or this Agreement (or otherwise pursuant to the Plan). Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay, or account for, or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any such Tax Liability including (but not limited) by way of payment or withholding in one or more of the forms specified below: (i) by cash of or check for the relevant amount paid or made payable to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the withholding obligation arises; (ii) by withholding of the relevant amount from Holder's wages or other compensation payable to Holder by the Company or the Employer (or any other relevant Subsidiary), including (for the avoidance of doubt) any payment due to Holder pursuant to the RSUs; (iii) by withholding Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the RSUs or by withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Holder's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent, in each case with such Shares having a then current Fair Market Value as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (iv) with the consent of the Administrator, by Holder tendering to the Company Shares having a then current Fair Market Value as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (v) through the delivery of a notice that Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to any Shares then issuable to Holder pursuant to the RSUs, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises in satisfaction of such Tax Liability; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) at such time as may be required by the Administrator, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale; or (vi) in any combination of the foregoing or such other method as is determined by the Company or the Administrator.

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10 (b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificate representing Shares issuable with respect to the RSUs to, or to cause any such Shares to be held in book-entry form by, Holder or his or her legal representative unless and until Holder or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of any Tax Liability, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 2.6(b) if such delay would result in a violation of Section 409A. (c) With respect to any Tax Liability arising in connection with the RSUs, in the event Holder fails to provide timely payment of all sums required pursuant to Section 2.6(a), the Company shall have the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat such failure as an election by Holder to satisfy all or any portion of Holder's required payment obligation pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(ii) or Section 2.6(a)(iii) above, or any combination of the foregoing as the Company may determine to be appropriate. (d) In the event any Tax Liability arising in connection with the RSUs will be satisfied under Section 2.6(a)(iii), then the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on Holder's behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares then issuable to Holder pursuant to the RSUs as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the relevant Tax Liability and to remit the proceeds of such sale to the Company, the Subsidiary or the Employer (as appropriate). Holder's acceptance of this Award constitutes Holder's instruction and authorization to the Company and such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this Section 2.6(d). The Company may refuse to issue any Shares in settlement of the RSUs to Holder until the foregoing Tax Liability is satisfied, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 2.6(d) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A. (e) Holder is ultimately liable and responsible for and indemnifies and will keep indemnified the Company and each Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) against any Tax Liability arising in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax Liability in connection with the awarding, vesting or distribution or payment of the RSUs, the receipt of any Dividend Equivalent, or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries (including the Employer, if applicable) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate any Tax Liability or to achieve any particular tax result. 2.7 Rights as Shareholder. Neither Holder nor any person claiming under or through Holder will have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to dividends, in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) have been issued and recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars and delivered to Holder (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance, recordation and delivery, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Holder will have all the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 2.8 Malus and Claw-Back. The grant of this Award is subject to the terms of the LivaNova Compensation Recoupment Policy, as it may provide from time to time, as well as any similar provisions of applicable law, any of which could in certain circumstances require the Holder to repay or forfeit cash or equity awards, including this Award, or any ordinary shares or other cash or property received with

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11 respect to this and other awards, including any value received from a disposition of the ordinary shares acquired upon payment in respect of the awards. ARTICLE 3. OTHER PROVISIONS 3.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Holder, the Company and all other interested persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Foreign Appendix, if applicable. 3.2 RSUs Not Transferable. Without limiting the generality of any other provision hereof, the RSUs shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan. 3.3 Adjustments. Holder acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12 of the Plan. 3.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal office, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at Holder's last address reflected on the Company's records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by reputable overnight courier or by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 3.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 3.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 3.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Holder acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law.

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12 3.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided however that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Holder. 3.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 3.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the RSUs (including RSUs which result from Dividend Equivalents), the Dividend Equivalents, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 3.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Holder any right to continue to serve as an Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. Neither the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, nor this Agreement afford the Holder any rights to compensation or damages, including for loss or potential loss that the Holder may suffer as a result of the termination of the Plan, lapse of the RSUs or the termination of the Holder's employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. 3.12 RSUs Not Part of Employment Compensation. The RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are extraordinary items that do not constitute part of normal or expected wages or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the employer, its parent, or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. In addition, Holder acknowledges that by electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement that the grant of the Award is at the Company's sole discretion based on the Plan, and does not entitle the Holder to further grant(s) of Awards, nor to claim for further grant(s) of Awards, in respect of the Plan or any other award(s) under any other plan or program maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary. 3.13 Data Protection. By electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement, the Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Holder's employer), as applicable, may hold certain personal information about the Holder (and, to the extent provided by the Holder, a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary), including but not limited to, as applicable, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title(s), any shares held in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, details

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13 of all Awards or other entitlements to shares awarded, exercised, vested or unvested in the Holder's favor, and, as the case may be, sensitive information pertaining to disability, in each case, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan and the Award (the "Data"). The Holder understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Holder's participation in the Plan and in connection with the Award, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third-party service providers where such service providers are providing necessary assistance, presently or in the future, to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan or the Award (including the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares). These recipients may be located in the Holder's country, or elsewhere, and the Holder's country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients' country. The Data related to the Holder (or the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary) will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Holder's participation in the Plan. Where applicable, the Holder shall be responsible for obtaining Data from a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary and will provide the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary with such information about the processing of such Data as the Company or its Subsidiaries require and will obtain such Permitted Transferee's or beneficiary's consent in connection with the Company's and its Subsidiaries' processing of the Data before such Data is provided by the Holder to the Company or its subsidiaries. This Section 3.13 should be read in conjunction with Exhibit C, which sets out additional country-specific information applicable to a Holder where the Holder is permanently located in one of the jurisdictions set out therein. 3.14 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company, the Subsidiaries and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof. 3.15 Section 409A. This Award is not intended to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, "Section 409A"). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement, if at any time the Administrator determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Holder or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate for this Award either to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no provision of the Plan shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from Holder or any other person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, employees or agents. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Holder's separation from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Holder's separation from service (or, if earlier, the Holder's date of death). 3.16 Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or

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14 unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 3.17 Limitation on Holder's Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Holder shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive Shares or cash as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs, as and when settled pursuant to the terms hereof. 3.18 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 3.19 Special Provisions for RSUs Granted to Holders Outside the U.S. If Holder performs services for the Company or any Subsidiary outside of the United States, the RSUs shall be subject to the special provisions, if any, for Holder's country of residence, as set forth in the Foreign Appendix. (a) If Holder relocates to one of the countries included in the Foreign Appendix during the life of the RSUs, the special provisions for such country shall apply to Holder, as specified in the special provisions for the relevant country, or (if not so specified) to the extent the Company determines that the application of such provisions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. (b) The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on this Award and any Shares received upon settlement of the RSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Holder to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. 3.20 Broker-Assisted Sales. In the event of any broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the satisfaction of any Tax Liability as provided in Section 2.6(a)(iii) or Section 2.6(d): (i) any Shares to be sold through a broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the Tax Liability arises or as soon thereafter as practicable; (ii) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (iii) Holder will be responsible for all broker's fees and other costs of sale, and Holder agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages or expenses relating to any such sale; (iv) to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the applicable Tax Liability, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Holder as soon as reasonably practicable; (v) Holder acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability; and (vi) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability, Holder agrees to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Company's or the applicable Subsidiary's Tax Liability, or otherwise to enter into arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary for payment of such remaining portion of the Tax Liability in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.6 above.

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15 EXHIBIT B RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S. This Exhibit B includes special terms and conditions applicable to Holders in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to those set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the "Agreement") and the Plan and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between these terms and conditions and those set forth in the Agreement or the Plan, these terms and conditions shall prevail. Any capitalized term used in this Exhibit B without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable. This Foreign Appendix also includes information relating to exchange control and other issues of which Holder should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of March 2025. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Holder not rely on the information herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the RSUs are settled or any Shares acquired under the Plan are sold. In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the particular situation of Holder, and the Company is not in a position to assure Holder of any particular result. Accordingly, Holder is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if Holder is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Holder. AUSTRALIA A copy of the Plan is enclosed with this Grant Notice and Agreement. The Plan, the Agreement and this Grant Notice do not constitute financial advice. Any advice given by the Company in relation to the Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Plan, the RSUs or the Shares does not constitute financial advice and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. In considering the RSUs and the amount of cash and/or Shares that you will receive on vesting of the RSUs, you should consider the risk factors that could affect the performance of the Company and the value of RSUs and Shares, which value can increase or decrease from time to time, and the amount of any Tax Liability. You should carefully consider these risks in light of your investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs (including financial and tax issues). You should seek professional guidance from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, financial adviser or other independent professional adviser before deciding whether to acquire RSUs or Shares. How to calculate values in Australian dollars Your RSUs will vest in accordance with the Grant Notice and the Agreement (which require certain conditions to be met) and are subject to a four-year graded vesting schedule. The RSUs may result in Shares or cash being given to you, in accordance with the Grant Notice.

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16 You will not be required to pay any amount for the RSUs or any Shares that will be issued to you upon vesting. However, the amount of cash or number of Shares you receive will depend on the market price of Shares at the time and the amount of any Tax Liability in connection with the grant and vesting of the RSUs and the issue of any Shares. You can ascertain the market price of a Share in the Company in United States Dollars ("USD") from time to time by visiting either: • the Company's website (https://investor.livanova.com/stock-information/stock-quote-chart); or • the Nasdaq website (http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/livn). To determine the market value of a Share in Australian Dollars ("AUD"), you will need to apply the prevailing USD: AUD exchange rate. For example, if the exchange rate is 1 USD: 1.5 AUD, and one share of Common Stock has a value of USD $1 on the Nasdaq, its equivalent value will be AUD $1.50. BELGIUM Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 2.6 of this Agreement: For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Tax Liability" as used in Section 2.6 of this Agreement shall not include the employer social security contributions (cotisations sociales patronales / sociale patronale bijdragen), nor any vacation pay that would be due. The following section is inserted in Article 2 of this Agreement: "2.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of RSUs: (a) When the RSUs are distributed in Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, these Shares delivered to the Belgian Holder shall be subject to a two-year lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Belgian Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period. (b) In the event that the Belgian Holder does not comply with Section 2.9(a) of this Agreement, the Belgian Holder will be responsible for reimbursing the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) for any liability (for the avoidance of doubt, including but not limited to any Tax Liability and any (increase of) employer social security contributions) which it has or will incur as a result of such non-compliance to the greatest extent permitted by Applicable Law. The Holder agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) in respect of any such liability." CANADA Holder's RSUs shall be settled in Shares only (either in book-entry form or otherwise), unless the Administrator offers the Holder the right to receive cash in lieu of Shares and the Holder, in its discretion, so elects. Section 3.11 to be amended with the following at the end of the last sentence of such section:

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17 ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." Section 3.12 to be amended with the following at the end of the first sentence of such section: ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." The following to be added as section 3.21: "The parties acknowledge having requested that the present Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English only. Les parties reconnaissent avoir demandé que le présent contrat et les documents joints soient rédigés en anglais seulement." FRANCE If the Holder is employed by a French Subsidiary (as defined in the sub-plan for France (the "French Sub- Plan")) and satisfies to the other conditions set in the French Sub-Plan (a "French Holder"), the terms and conditions provided in the French Sub-Plan will apply, in addition to the terms set out below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Holder's RSUs shall only be distributed in Shares (in book-entry form), and no portion of the Holder's RSUs shall be payable to the Holder in cash. Holder cannot benefit from any Dividend Equivalent provided for under Sections 2.1(b) and 2.3 of the Agreement. The last two paragraphs of Section 2.3(c) and Sections 2.6(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Agreement are not applicable to French Holders. Section 2.6(e) of the Agreement shall not apply to the employer contribution (contribution patronale) applicable under article L. 137-13 of the French social security code and to the extent that article L. 242-14 of the French social security code might be applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any sale of Shares to satisfy the payment of any Tax Liability shall occur only after the expiration of the Holding Period (as defined below), if any. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 2 of the Agreement: "2.9. Holding Period: (a) In accordance with Section 6 of the French Sub-Plan, Shares delivered to the French Holder prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Grant Date cannot be transferred until after that second anniversary except: • in case of death of the French Holder or in the event of the French Holder's disability of the second or third category (as determined in accordance with Article L 341-4 of the French Social Security Code), or • in the event of the corporate transactions and under the conditions referred to under Article L 225-197-1, III of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), subject to complying with the rollover mechanisms set forth therein. (b) In the event that the French Holder does not comply with Section 2.9(a) of the Agreement, the French Holder will be responsible for reimbursing the French Subsidiary for any Tax

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18 Liability which it has or will incur as a result of such non-compliance, excluding for the avoidance of doubt any employer social security contributions. The Holder agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the French Subsidiary in respect of such a Tax Liability." Any French Holder accepting an Award of Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement acknowledges in doing so that he or she is proficient in English and that he or she fully understands the terms and conditions thereof, as well as those of the Plan. Le Holder Français qui accepte une attribution gratuite d'actions dans le cadre de cet Accord reconnait qu'il ou elle maitrise l'anglais et qu'il ou elle comprend entièrement les termes et conditions de l'Accord ainsi que ceux du Plan. GERMANY Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 2.6: For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Tax Liability" shall not include the employer portions of the social security contributions. The following sentence is inserted at Section 3.1 of the Agreement "For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator's decisions and interpretations shall be subject to reasonable discretion." The heading of Section 3.12 shall be supplemented and read as follows: "3.12 RSUs Not Part of Employment Compensation, No Legal Claim to Grant(s)." ITALY Section 2.4: Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Holder's RSUs shall only be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise), and no portion of the Holder's RSUs shall be payable to the Holder in cash. Section 2.6: For the avoidance of doubt, with specific reference to social security contributions, the notion of "Tax Liability" shall only include the portion of applicable social security contributions to be borne by the Holder. JAPAN There should be no requirement for your Employer in Japan to withhold the income tax and social security contributions on the amount taxable upon vesting of the RSUs or any portion thereof. Please note, however, that your Employer in Japan will report your vested RSUs to the Japanese tax authority by March 31 of the following year of the vesting. You should report your vested RSUs in your individual income tax return and pay directly to the Japanese tax authorities the income tax liability with regard to your vested RSUs by the due date, which is usually March 15.

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19 You should understand that RSUs and their underlying Shares (or any cash paid upon settlement of RSUs) are granted as an employee benefit and are not considered your salary in any circumstance. SINGAPORE The following section is inserted in Article 2 of this Agreement: "2.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of RSUs: (a) When the RSUs are distributed in Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, such Shares delivered to a Singapore Holder shall be subject to a six-month lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Singapore Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period." UNITED KINGDOM The following paragraph is inserted as Section 2.6(f) of the Agreement where: (i) on the Grant Date, Holder is resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or performs some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom); or (ii) after the Grant Date, Holder becomes resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or commences performing some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other than where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom), in which case the terms of this United Kingdom part of the Foreign Appendix shall be deemed to apply from the Grant Date: "(i) Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability. This Section 2.6(f)(i) and the following Sections 2.6(f)(ii) and (iii) shall apply to any Tax Liability to the extent that the Company, any Subsidiary or the Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay or account for such Tax Liability, and Sections 2.6(f)(ii) and 2.6(f)(iii) shall be read accordingly. (ii) Holder further irrevocably agrees that if Holder does not pay or the Employer or the Company does not withhold from Holder the full amount of any Tax Liability that Holder owes in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of RSUs, the transfer or issue of Shares to Holder on vesting or settlement of RSUs, any restrictions applicable to Shares held by Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares, the disposal of any Shares, the release or assignment of RSUs for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with the Award or the RSUs (the "Taxable Event") within ninety (90) days of the end of the UK tax year in which the Taxable Event occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ("ITEPA 2003") (the "Due Date"), then the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability shall (unless the Company or (if different) the Employer determines otherwise at its discretion) constitute a loan owed by Holder to the Company or (if different) the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Holder agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then current official rate of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and will be immediately due and repayable by Holder, and the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 2.6(a) of the Agreement. Holder also authorizes the Company to withhold the transfer of any Shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full.

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20 (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Holder is a director or other officer of the Company or the Employer (including an executive officer of the Company), Holder will not be eligible for such a loan to cover any relevant uncollected Tax Liability. In that case, or in any other case where the Company or the Employer determines not to treat the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability as a loan in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability that is not collected from or paid by Holder by the Due Date will constitute a benefit to Holder on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions ("NICs") will be payable. Holder shall be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime (unless the Company or the Employer has confirmed that such income tax has been accounted for through payroll) and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Employer may recover from Holder at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 2.6(a) of the Agreement. (iv) To the extent required by the Administrator or the Company (or, if different, the Employer), and subject to this being permitted by Applicable Law, the grant, vesting and/or settlement of the RSUs shall be conditional on: (A) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate) pursuant to section 431(1) or 431(2) of ITEPA 2003 (or such other election as the Company or (if different) the Employer may direct for the same purpose) in respect of any Shares acquired (or to be acquired) on the grant, vesting and/or settlement of the relevant RSUs; and (B) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate), made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 of the UK Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, to transfer to Holder the liability for and secondary Class 1 (employer) NICs arising in respect of "relevant employment income" as defined in paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBIT C Additional Country-Specific Data Protection Information Supplementing Section 3.13 of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement This Exhibit C, which is part of and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement, sets out additional country-specific data protection information required to be disclosed to a Holder who is located in any of the jurisdictions listed below. Canada Where the Holder is permanently located in Canada the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers in the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions that may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Canada to the United States, European Union or other foreign jurisdiction, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions. 3. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the Company's

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22 relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. 4. In addition to the foregoing, where the Holder is permanently located in Quebec, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 5. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers outside of Quebec including, but not limited to, in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and in any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. These jurisdictions may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Quebec to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data outside of Quebec, to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing. European Union ("EU")/European Economic Area ("EEA") and the United Kingdom ("UK") Where the Holder is permanently located in the EU/EEA or the UK, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: The Holder understands and acknowledges that: 1. The data controller of the processing of Data related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan and the Award is the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable); 2. The legal basis for such processing of the Data (including any transfer of the Data as described in paragraph 3, below) is that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Holder is a party (namely, this Agreement or any other Award Agreement); to the extent that it becomes necessary to process special categories of data, in particular as relates to disabilities, for the administration of the Plan or any Award, consent of the Holder will be sought; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan Administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of the EU/EEA or the UK (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws applicable to the protection of personal data in the EU/EEA or the UK)

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23 will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance with applicable data protection law, further details of which shall be provided on request; 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Holder's Data under Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in the EU/EEA or the UK; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Japan Where the Holder is permanently located in Japan, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 1. The utilization purpose of the Data is to implement, administer and manage the Plan and the Award; 2. The Company and its Subsidiaries may share the Data for the purpose described in paragraph 1 above; the Company (CEO: Damien McDonald, registered address: 20 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LG, United Kingdom) is the company responsible for the management of the Data; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of Japan, the EU/EEA or the UK (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws applicable to the protection of personal data in Japan) will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the "APPI") or other applicable data protection law, if any; 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Data under APPI or any

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24 Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in Japan; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process the Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Singapore By your participation in the Plan, you hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data which includes (but is not limited to): 1. terms and conditions of employment; 2. personal and emergency contact details; 3. remuneration details, bonus and share plan information; 4. taxation, banking and central provident fund details; and 5. any other information that you provide to the Company. The purposes for which the Company collects, uses and discloses this data is for use concerning the Plan and any collection, use and disclosure of such data will be in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore (the "PDPA"). For the purpose of the Plan, the Company may from time to time transfer your personal data to the following classes of persons (within or outside Singapore): 1. a related corporation as defined under the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore; 2. the Company's banks; 3. administrator of the Singapore Subsidiary's central provident fund scheme; 4. outside parties involved in a merger, acquisition or due diligence exercise;

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25 5. parties involved in a dispute, litigation, investigation, proceedings or enquiry; 6. companies or third-party service providers the Company engages to perform the functions listed above on the Company's behalf; 7. applicable regulators, governmental bodies, law enforcement agencies, courts and arbitral bodies, tax and customs authorities, supervisory bodies, or other industry recognized bodies located inside or outside Singapore as required by any applicable local or foreign law, rules and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines of any applicable jurisdiction, or any governmental or regulatory authority in or outside Singapore; and 8. anyone you authorize. The above classes of persons are situated in Singapore as well as in locations where the Company has business operations and where its staff and data processing agents may perform duties for the Company. These locations include Europe, the Americas and other Asia Pacific locations. For a detailed list of these locations, please refer to our website (www.livanova.com). In such cases, the Company will ensure that it complies with its obligations under the PDPA, including to ensure that the recipient of your personal data is bound by legally enforceable obligations (in accordance with the applicable regulations of the PDPA) to provide to the transferred personal data a standard of protection that is at least comparable to the protection under the PDPA. You must use all reasonable endeavours to keep the Company informed of any changes to your personal data. It is the Company's policy to retain certain personal data of the Singapore Holders even when they cease to be employed, and such retention of personal data will be in accordance with applicable law. This data may be required for any residual Plan-related activities, such as allowing the Company to fulfil any of the Company's contractual or statutory obligations. To the extent applicable law allows, you may request access to, and correction of, your personal data in relation to the Plan. For any further information, please contact our Director of Total Global Awards. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). United States Where the Holder is permanently located in the United States, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data, including personal data, as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its

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26 Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the Company's relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal).

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## Exhibit 10.4

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IMPORTANT NOTICES European Union/European Economic Area ("EU/EEA") In relation to each Member State of the EEA, an offer to the public of any securities that comprise the PSUs (as defined below) (together "Securities") which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice (as defined below) may not be made in that Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Member State of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation: (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons per Member State (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the Company (as defined below) to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. Italy The offer of the PSUs is exempted from prospectus requirements under Italian securities law and, in particular, under Article 34-ter, paragraph 1, of the Italian Market Authority (CONSOB) Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999. No person resident or located in Italy other than the original recipients of this document and any other document related to the PSUs may rely on such documents or their content. Japan Since the solicitation to the signatory hereof is considered a "Solicitation to a Small Number of Investors" under Article 23-13(4) of the Financial Instruments Exchange Act of Japan (the "FIEA"), notification under Article 4(1) of the FIEA has not been made. Singapore Each Holder is hereby advised that the Plan is not being registered under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore on the basis that the grant of any PSUs to the Holder is exempt from the requirement to issue a prospectus on the basis that all Holders qualify as a "Qualifying Person" in accordance with Section 273(1)(i) and 273(4) of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore. United Kingdom In relation to the United Kingdom, an offer to the public of any Securities which are the subject of the offer contemplated by this Grant Notice may not be made in the United Kingdom, except that an offer to the public in the United Kingdom of any Securities may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"): (a) where it is addressed solely to qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation; (b) where it is addressed to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons in the United Kingdom (other than qualified investors as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation); or (c) in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA"), provided that no such offer of Securities shall require the

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2 Company to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation. For these purposes, the expression an "offer to the public" in relation to any Securities in the United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Securities to be offered so as to enable a recipient of such offer to decide to purchase any Securities, and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. These restrictions apply in addition to any other selling restrictions set out in this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are employees or former employees of the Company or of another member of the same group as the Company and any persons falling within Article 60(2)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") (such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). All securities that comprise the PSUs (together "Securities") are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

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3 LIVANOVA PLC SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2022 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), pursuant to its Second Amended and Restated 2022 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), hereby grants to the holder listed below ("Holder") the number of performance stock units (each, a "PSU", and collectively, the "PSUs") set forth below. The PSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Performance Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") and the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement"), the Plan and the special provisions for Holder's country of residence, if any, attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Foreign Appendix"), and the additional country-specific data protection information attached hereto as Exhibit C, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in (or by reference in) the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Holder: [ ] Grant Date: [ ] Number of PSUs: [ ] Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the PSUs will vest as follows: [ ] By clicking the "ACCEPT" button, the Holder and the Company agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice, all of which the Holder can access through a link from the Grant Notice. The Holder has reviewed the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting and agreeing to be bound by them, and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and the Plan. Shares subject to PSUs that become vested will be distributed in accordance with the Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.4 of the Agreement). The Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or the Agreement. By clicking "ACCEPT" you confirm that you understand and agree to be bound by the market sell order below. This will apply where the Company elects that any Tax Liability arising in respect of your PSUs shall be satisfied pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(v) of the Agreement with respect to any Shares then issuable to you pursuant to your PSUs. I understand that by clicking "ACCEPT", I am instructing each broker-dealer who is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and appointed by the Company from time to time for the purposes of this market sell order as my agent (the "Agent") to execute this order to sell such number of Shares then issuable to me pursuant to my PSUs as is sufficient to (A) obtain cash for payment of any withholding taxes or other Tax Liability due as a result of the grant, vesting or settlement of my PSUs that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorised, or reasonably believes it is required or authorised, to withhold, pay or account for (such amount being "Tax"), including any previously vested

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4 PSUs that are currently pending settlement or outstanding unvested PSUs; and (B) cover all applicable fees and commissions due to, or required to be collected by, the Agent with respect to such sale. Any residual cash after payment of the Tax, commissions and fees will be deposited into my brokerage account with the Agent. The Agent may (A) execute my order in a single transaction or multiple transactions during the course of the trading day, or (B) aggregate my order with other orders for other sellers of Shares, execute them as a block or in multiple smaller transactions, and allocate an average price to each seller. In addition, I acknowledge that it may not be possible to execute my order to sell Shares at the relevant time due to (A) a legal or contractual restriction applicable to me or the Agent, (B) a market disruption, or (C) Nasdaq rules governing order execution priority. In the event of the Agent's inability to execute my order to sell Shares, I understand that I will continue to be responsible for the timely payment to the Company, Subsidiary or Employer (as applicable) of all Tax. I understand that this order will not be accepted by the Agent, and my order will not be executed, until I open a brokerage account with the Agent. I also understand that this order will be executed in my brokerage account and will be subject to the terms and conditions that I agree to for that account. I permit the Agent to discuss with and disclose to the Company any information relating to my brokerage account for the purposes of this order. I hereby agree to execute and deliver to the Agent any other agreements or documents as the Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this order. I understand that the Agent is a third-party beneficiary of this order. You must also check your W-9 or W-8 tax certification to confirm it will be in effect on the sale date(s). You can view the current status of your W-9 or W-8 on the Agent's platform.

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5 EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT Pursuant to the Performance Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") to which this Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (this "Agreement") is attached, LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company") has granted to Holder Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") under the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2022 Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time, (the "Plan") over the number of Shares set forth in the Grant Notice. ARTICLE 1. GENERAL 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) "Disability" shall be defined as in Holder's employment letter or agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, as amended from time to time, or if Holder is not a party to such a letter or agreement or such letter or agreement does not contain such a definition, shall mean Holder's inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, in each case, which has been determined by a registered medical professional, and is subject to Applicable Law. 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan and Foreign Appendix. The PSUs and the Shares issued to Holder hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, as well as this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and/or this Agreement with the Foreign Appendix, the terms of the Foreign Appendix shall control. ARTICLE 2. GRANT OF PSUS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 2.1 Grant of PSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) In consideration of Holder's past and/or continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the "Grant Date"), the Company has granted to Holder the number of PSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Grant Notice, the Plan and, if applicable, the Foreign Appendix, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2 of the Plan. Each PSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.4(b), in either case, at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including to the achievement in full of the relevant Performance Goals during the relevant Performance Period. However, unless and until the PSUs have vested, Holder will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject

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6 thereto. Prior to the actual delivery of any Shares, the PSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. (b) The Company hereby grants to Holder an Award of Dividend Equivalents with respect to each PSU granted pursuant to the Grant Notice for all ordinary cash dividends which are paid to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding Shares between the Grant Date and the date when the applicable PSU is distributed or paid to Holder or is forfeited or expires. The Dividend Equivalents for each PSU shall be equal in value to the amount of cash which is paid as a dividend on one Share. All such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to Holder in the form of additional PSUs as of the date of payment of any such dividend based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date. Each additional PSU which results from such Dividend Equivalents granted hereunder shall be subject to the same vesting, distribution or payment, adjustment, and other provisions which apply to the underlying PSU to which such additional PSU relates. In particular, Dividend Equivalents that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of the PSUs shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the PSUs vest. 2.2 Consideration to the Company. In consideration of the grant of the PSUs by the Company, Holder agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement shall confer upon Holder any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. 2.3 Vesting of PSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) Subject to Holder's continued employment with the Company or a Subsidiary on each applicable vesting date and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the PSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. Each additional PSU which results from Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof shall vest whenever the underlying PSU to which such additional PSU relates vests. (b) In the event Holder incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided by this Section 2.3, the Administrator or, as set forth in a written agreement between Holder and the Company, Holder shall immediately forfeit any and all PSUs and Dividend Equivalents granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Holder's rights in any such PSUs and Dividend Equivalents which are not so vested shall lapse and expire. (c) In the event the Holder incurs a Termination of Service due to an Approved Retirement that occurs on or following the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grant Date, the Holder's outstanding PSUs will not be forfeited upon such Approved Retirement, but instead outstanding PSUs shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the Grant Notice (provided all other terms which apply to the PSUs are met, including the terms regarding restricted activities set forth below). "Approved Retirement" means (i) if Holder is permanently located in the United States at the time of Holder's Termination of Service, a voluntary Termination of Service on or after (A) Holder's attainment of age sixty-five (65), or (B) the date upon which (1) Holder's age plus years of continuous service with the Company and its Subsidiaries totals at least sixty-five (65), and (2) Holder has attained age fifty-five

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7 (55); and (ii) if Holder is not permanently located in the United States at the time of Holder's Termination of Service, a Termination of Service designated by the Committee, in its absolute discretion, as an Approved Retirement; provided, that Approved Retirement shall not include: (1) a resignation by the Holder after being notified that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has elected to terminate the Holder for Cause, or (2) a termination or resignation by the Holder during the pendency of an investigation with respect to the Holder. In exercising its discretion in designating a Termination of Service as an Approved Retirement, the Committee will consider management recommendations based on each specific situation, including the Holder's expressed commitment at the time of Termination of Service to cease any form of full-time paid work (including, but not limited to, self-employment; agency work; or employment), Holder's tenure of service, and the Holder having reached or exceeded any applicable statutory retirement age under Applicable Law, the Holder being eligible for statutory old-age pension or retirement benefits from the applicable governmental authority under Applicable Law, or the Holder qualifying for old-age pension or retirement benefits under the applicable pension or retirement plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or its Subsidiaries. In the event the Company determines that the Holder who incurs a Termination of Service designated as an Approved Retirement commits a material breach of any fiduciary, confidentiality, non- disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, non-interference or non-disparagement obligations to the Company or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation, the Holder's engagement in any Prohibited Activities), any portion of the PSUs unvested at such time shall be immediately forfeited for no consideration. For the purposes of this Section 2.3(c), "Prohibited Activities" shall mean the activities that are prohibited pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or covenant not to compete, not to solicit or hire employees, not to solicit or disrupt business relations, not to disparage the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers and employees, or any similar restrictions set out in any employment, severance or other written agreement then in effect between the Holder and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. If no such agreement containing such restrictions is then in effect, the Holder will be deemed to be engaged in "Prohibited Activities" if the Holder, during the term of his or her employment or engagement or in the period during which any PSUs remain unvested following his or her Termination of Service, engages in any employment or business activities for him or herself or on behalf of any enterprise in any capacity or owns any interest in any entity which competes or is competitive with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary in any country in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, in each case with which the Holder has been materially involved or for which the Holder was responsible in the twelve (12) months immediately before his or her Termination of Service. (d) In the event of (i) the Holder's Termination of Service by the Company or its Subsidiary without Cause due to (A) redundancy or (B) elimination of position, (ii) the Holder's Termination of Service due to the Holder ceasing to be an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries as a result of a divestiture, sale, spin-off, or other similar transaction, or (iii) any other mutually agreed Termination of Service of the Holder as a "good leaver" (a "Mutually Agreed Good Leaver Termination"), the Holder's outstanding PSUs will not be forfeited upon such Termination of Service, but instead outstanding PSUs shall continue to vest, on a prorated basis based on the number of days the Holder was employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the applicable performance period, on the date(s) set out in the Grant Notice (provided all other terms which apply to the PSUs are met, including the terms regarding restricted activities set forth below). In exercising its discretion in designating a Termination of Service as a Mutually Agreed Good Leaver Termination, the Committee will consider management recommendations based on each specific

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8 situation, including (1) the absence of facts and circumstances that would, under Applicable Law, justify an immediate discharge or termination of the employment of the Holder for Cause (or equivalent concept), (2) the absence of facts and circumstances that would, under Applicable Law, justify the Company or its Subsidiary taking disciplinary action against the Holder, (3) the absence of facts and circumstances (whether or not documented in prior performance reviews) that would, under Applicable Law, justify placing the Holder on a performance improvement plan (or equivalent plan, program or arrangement), and (4) the entry into a separation agreement in a form acceptable to the Company containing a waiver and release. In the event the Company determines that the Holder who incurs a Termination of Service described in this Section 2.3(d) commits a material breach of any fiduciary, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non- competition, non-solicitation, non-interference or non-disparagement obligations to the Company or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation, the Holder's engagement in any Prohibited Activities), any portion of the PSUs unvested at such time shall be immediately forfeited for no consideration. For the purposes of this Section 2.3(d), "Prohibited Activities" shall mean the activities that are prohibited pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or covenant not to compete, not to solicit or hire employees, not to solicit or disrupt business relations, not to disparage the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their officers and employees, or any similar restrictions set out in any employment, severance or other written agreement then in effect between the Holder and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. If no such agreement containing such restrictions is then in effect, the Holder will be deemed to be engaged in "Prohibited Activities" if the Holder, during the term of his or her employment or engagement or in the period during which any PSUs remain unvested following his or her Termination of Service, engages in any employment or business activities for him or herself or on behalf of any enterprise in any capacity or owns any interest in any entity which competes or is competitive with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary in any country in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, in each case with which the Holder has been materially involved or for which the Holder was responsible in the twelve (12) months immediately before his or her Termination of Service. (e) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service by the Company without Cause or due to a resignation by Holder for Good Reason within the twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control, then the PSUs (and the associated Dividend Equivalents), to the extent not forfeited or otherwise vested immediately prior to such Termination of Service, shall become vested (assuming the maximum level of achievement or funding, as applicable, as set forth in the Grant Notice) upon such Termination of Service. "Good Reason" shall mean: (i) a material reduction by the Company in Holder's base salary or target annual bonus as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (ii) a material diminution in the Holder's authority, duties or responsibilities (including, without limitation, any negative change in reporting hierarchy involving the Holder or the person to whom he or she directly reports, or if Holder was a Section 16 reporting officer immediately prior the Change in Control and is no longer a Section 16 reporting officer immediately following the Change in Control); or (iii) a change of at least twenty (20) miles in the geographic location at which the Holder must perform services, or if the Holder is designated to work primarily on a "remote" basis, the Holder is required to relocate to any office or location that is not materially consistent with the Holder's remote work arrangement, provided that, in each case (a) the Holder provides written notice to the General Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in the clauses above within thirty (30) days following the Holder's knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, specifying in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good Reason, (b) the Employer fails to cure such event or condition within

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9 thirty (30) days following the receipt of such notice, and (c) the Holder incurs a Termination of Service within thirty (30) days following the expiration of such cure period. "Cause" shall mean, if Holder is employed pursuant to a written employment or similar agreement which includes a definition of "Cause," "Cause" as defined in that agreement and otherwise: (i) the willful and continued failure by Holder to perform substantially Holder's duties with the Company, other than any such failure resulting from Holder's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, which continues unabated after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Holder by the Company that specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that Holder has not substantially performed Employee's duties; (ii) Holder willfully engaging in gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company; (iii) Holder's conviction of any felony, or to any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, in either case, which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) Holder's material breach of his or her employment or service contract with the Company, which breach, if curable, has not been remedied by Holder after written notice has been provided to Holder of such breach. For purposes of this definition, an act or failure to act on Holder's part shall be considered "willful" only if done or omitted to be done by Holder otherwise than in good faith and without reasonable belief that Holder's action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Cause" herein shall not conflict with any statutory definition of cause under applicable local law. (f) In the event of Holder's Termination of Service due to Holder's death or Disability, the Administrator may in exercise of its discretion in Section 11.4 of the Plan, determine that all or a portion of the Holder's outstanding PSUs shall not be forfeited upon such Termination of Service, but instead shall: (i) continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the Grant Notice (in the Administrator's discretion, subject to the achievement in full of the relevant Performance Goals during the relevant Performance Period); or (ii) become vested (assuming 100% achievement or funding, as applicable, as set forth in the Grant Notice) upon such Termination of Service, taking into account such factors as the Administrator shall in its discretion consider appropriate including, but not limited to, the extent to which, on the date of such Holder's Termination of Service, the Performance Period has elapsed and the Performance Goals have been achieved or are expected to be achieved. 2.4 Distribution or Payment of PSUs. (a) Holder's PSUs shall be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise) or, at the option of the Company, paid in an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.4(b), in either case, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the applicable PSU pursuant to Section 2.3 and the Grant Notice and, in any event, within sixty (60) days following such vesting (for the avoidance of doubt, this deadline is intended to comply with the "short-term deferral" exemption from Section 409A of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay a distribution or payment in settlement of PSUs if it reasonably determines that such payment or distribution will violate Federal securities laws or any other Applicable Law, provided that such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii), and provided further that no payment or distribution shall be delayed under this Section 2.4(a) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code.

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10 (b) In the event that the Company determines in its discretion that due to regulatory or administrative needs it will make payment of Holder's PSUs in cash, the amount of cash payable with respect to each PSU shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the applicable distribution or payment date set forth in Section 2.4(a). All distributions made in Shares shall be made by the Company in the form of whole Shares, and any fractional share shall be distributed in cash in an amount equal to the value of such fractional share determined based on the Fair Market Value as of the date immediately preceding the date of such distribution. 2.5 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for any Shares or to cause any Shares to be held in book-entry form prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the admission of the Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares are then listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; and (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable. 2.6 Tax Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement: (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries, including, if different from the Company, Holder's Employer (the "Employer"), have the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Holder to remit to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability arising with respect to any taxable event concerning Holder pursuant to the Grant Notice or this Agreement (or otherwise pursuant to the Plan). Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability that the Company, Subsidiary or Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay or account for, and enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any such Tax Liability including (but not limited) by way of payment or withholding in one or more of the forms specified below: (i) by cash of or check for the relevant amount paid or made payable to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the withholding obligation arises; (ii) by withholding of the relevant amount from Holder's wages or other compensation payable to Holder by the Company or the Employer (or any other relevant Subsidiary), including (for the avoidance of doubt) any payment due to Holder pursuant to the PSUs; (iii) by withholding Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the PSUs or by withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares issuable pursuant to the PSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Holder's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent, in each case with such Shares having a then current Fair Market Value as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (iv) with the consent of the Administrator, by Holder tendering to the Company Shares having a then current Fair Market Value as is sufficient to cover the amount necessary to satisfy the Tax Liability; (v) through the delivery of a notice that Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to any Shares then issuable to Holder pursuant to the

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11 PSUs, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises in satisfaction of such Tax Liability; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company or the Employer (or other relevant Subsidiary) at such time as may be required by the Administrator, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale; or (vi) in any combination of the foregoing or such other method as is determined by the Company or the Administrator. (b) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificate representing Shares issuable with respect to the PSUs to, or to cause any such Shares to be held in book-entry form by, Holder or his or her legal representative unless and until Holder or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of any Tax Liability, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 2.6(b) if such delay would result in a violation of Section 409A. (c) With respect to any Tax Liability arising in connection with the PSUs, in the event Holder fails to provide timely payment of all sums required pursuant to Section 2.6(a), the Company shall have the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat such failure as an election by Holder to satisfy all or any portion of Holder's required payment obligation pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(ii) or Section 2.6(a)(iii) above, or any combination of the foregoing as the Company may determine to be appropriate. (d) In the event any Tax Liability arising in connection with the PSUs will be satisfied under Section 2.6(a)(iii), then the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on Holder's behalf a whole number of shares from those Shares then issuable to Holder pursuant to the PSUs as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the relevant Tax Liability and to remit the proceeds of such sale to the Company, the Subsidiary or the Employer (as appropriate). Holder's acceptance of this Award constitutes Holder's instruction and authorization to the Company and such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this Section 2.6(d). The Company may refuse to issue any Shares in settlement of the PSUs to Holder until the foregoing Tax Liability is satisfied, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 2.6(d) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A. (e) Holder is ultimately liable and responsible for and indemnifies and will keep indemnified the Company and each Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) against any Tax Liability arising in connection with the PSUs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the PSUs. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax Liability in connection with the awarding, vesting or distribution or payment of the PSUs, the receipt of any Dividend Equivalent, or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries (including the Employer, if applicable) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the PSUs to reduce or eliminate any Tax Liability or to achieve any particular tax result. 2.7 Rights as Shareholder. Neither Holder nor any person claiming under or through Holder will have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to dividends, in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) have been issued and recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars and delivered to Holder (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance, recordation and delivery, except as provided in

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12 Section 12 of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Holder will have all the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares. 2.8 Malus and Claw-Back. The grant of this Award is subject to the terms of the LivaNova Compensation Recoupment Policy, as it may provide from time to time, as well as any similar provisions of applicable law, any of which could in certain circumstances require the Holder to repay or forfeit cash or equity awards, including this Award, or any ordinary shares or other cash or property received with respect to this and other awards, including any value received from a disposition of the ordinary shares acquired upon payment in respect of the awards. ARTICLE 3. OTHER PROVISIONS 3.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Holder, the Company and all other interested persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Foreign Appendix, if applicable. 3.2 PSUs Not Transferable. Without limiting the generality of any other provision hereof, the PSUs shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan. 3.3 Adjustments. Holder acknowledges that the PSUs and the Shares subject to the PSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12 of the Plan. 3.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal office, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at Holder's last address reflected on the Company's records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by reputable overnight courier or by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 3.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 3.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 3.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Holder acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with

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13 all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the PSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 3.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided however that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the PSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Holder. 3.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 3.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the PSUs (including PSUs which result from Dividend Equivalents), the Dividend Equivalents, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 3.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Holder any right to continue to serve as an Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the employment of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise by Applicable Law or in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. Neither the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, nor this Agreement afford the Holder any rights to compensation or damages, including for loss or potential loss that the Holder may suffer as a result of the termination of the Plan, lapse of the PSUs or the termination of the Holder's employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. 3.12 PSUs Not Part of Employment Compensation. The PSUs and the Shares subject to the PSUs are extraordinary items that do not constitute part of normal or expected wages or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, holiday pay, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the employer, its parent, or any Subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. In addition, Holder acknowledges that by electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement that the grant of the Award is at the Company's sole discretion based on the Plan and does not entitle the Holder to further grant(s) of Awards, nor to claim for further grant(s) of Awards, in respect of the Plan or any other award(s) under any other plan or program maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary.

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14 3.13 Data Protection. By electronically signing the Grant Notice and this Agreement, the Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the Holder's employer), as applicable, may hold certain personal information about the Holder (and, to the extent provided by the Holder, a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary), including but not limited to, as applicable, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title(s), any shares held in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, details of all Awards or other entitlements to shares awarded, exercised, vested or unvested in the Holder's favor, and, as the case may be, sensitive information pertaining to disability, in each case, for the purpose of implementing, managing and administering the Plan and Awards (the "Data"). The Holder understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Holder's participation in the Plan and in connection with any Award, and the Company and its Subsidiaries may each further transfer the Data to any third-party service providers where such service providers are providing necessary assistance, presently or in the future, to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan or the Award (including the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares). These recipients may be located in the Holder's country, or elsewhere, and the Holder's country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients' country. The Data related to the Holder (or the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary) will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Holder's participation in the Plan. Where applicable, the Holder shall be responsible for obtaining Data from a Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary and will provide the Permitted Transferee or other beneficiary with such information about the processing of such Data as the Company or its Subsidiaries require and will obtain such Permitted Transferee's or beneficiary's consent in connection with the Company's and its Subsidiaries' processing of the Data before such Data is provided by the Holder to the Company or its subsidiaries. This Section 3.13 should be read in conjunction with Exhibit C, which sets out additional country-specific information applicable to a Holder where the Holder is permanently located in one of the jurisdictions set out therein. 3.14 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company, the Subsidiaries and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof. 3.15 Section 409A. This Award is not intended to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, "Section 409A"). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, or this Agreement, if at any time the Administrator determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Holder or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate for this Award either to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no provision of the Plan shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A from Holder or any other person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, employees or agents. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately

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15 following the Holder's separation from service shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Holder's separation from service (or, if earlier, the Holder's date of death). 3.16 Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 3.17 Limitation on Holder's Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Holder shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the PSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive Shares or cash as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the PSUs, as and when settled pursuant to the terms hereof. 3.18 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 3.19 Special Provisions for PSUs Granted to Holders Outside the U.S. If Holder performs services for the Company or any Subsidiary outside of the United States, the PSUs shall be subject to the special provisions, if any, for Holder's country of residence, as set forth in the Foreign Appendix. (a) If Holder relocates to one of the countries included in the Foreign Appendix during the life of the PSUs, the special provisions for such country shall apply to Holder, as specified in the special provisions for the relevant country or (if not so specified) to the extent the Company determines that the application of such provisions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. (b) The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on this Award and any Shares received upon settlement of the PSUs, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Holder to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. 3.20 Broker-Assisted Sales. In the event of any broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the satisfaction of any Tax Liability as provided in Section 2.6(a)(iii) or Section 2.6(d): (i) any Shares to be sold through a broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the Tax Liability arises or as soon thereafter as practicable; (ii) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (iii) Holder will be responsible for all broker's fees and other costs of sale, and Holder agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages or expenses relating to any such sale; (iv) to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the applicable Tax Liability, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Holder as soon as reasonably practicable; (v) Holder acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability; and (vi) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the applicable Tax Liability, Holder agrees to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its Subsidiary (including the Employer, if applicable) with respect to which the Tax Liability arises an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Company's or the applicable Subsidiary's Tax Liability,

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16 or otherwise to enter into arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the relevant Subsidiary for payment of such remaining portion of the Tax Liability in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.6 above.

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17 EXHIBIT B PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S. This Exhibit B includes special terms and conditions applicable to Holders in the countries below. These terms and conditions are in addition to those set forth in the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (the "Agreement") and the Plan, and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between these terms and conditions and those set forth in the Agreement or the Plan, these terms and conditions shall prevail. Any capitalized term used in this Exhibit B without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable. This Foreign Appendix also includes information relating to exchange control and other issues of which Holder should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the exchange control, securities and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of March 2025. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Holder not rely on the information herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the PSUs are settled or any Shares acquired under the Plan are sold. In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to the particular situation of Holder, and the Company is not in a position to assure Holder of any particular result. Accordingly, Holder is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in his or her country may apply to his or her situation. Finally, if Holder is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Holder. AUSTRALIA A copy of the Plan is enclosed with this Grant Notice and Agreement. The Plan, the Agreement and this Grant Notice do not constitute financial advice. Any advice given by the Company in relation to the Grant Notice, the Agreement, the Plan, the PSUs or the Shares does not constitute financial advice and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation and needs. In considering the PSUs and the amount of cash and/or Shares that you will receive on vesting of the PSUs, you should consider the risk factors that could affect the performance of the Company and the value of PSUs and Shares, which value can increase or decrease from time to time, and the amount of any Tax Liability. You should carefully consider these risks in light of your investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs (including financial and tax issues). You should seek professional guidance from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, financial adviser or other independent professional adviser before deciding whether to acquire PSUs or Shares.

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18 How to calculate values in Australian dollars Your PSUs will vest in accordance with the Grant Notice and the Agreement (which require certain conditions to be met) and are subject to a four-year graded vesting schedule. The PSUs may result in Shares or cash being given to you, in accordance with the Grant Notice. You will not be required to pay any amount for the PSUs or any Shares that will be issued to you upon vesting. However, the amount of cash or number of Shares you receive will depend on the market price of Shares at the time and the amount of any Tax Liability in connection with the grant and vesting of the PSUs and the issue of any Shares. You can ascertain the market price of a Share in the Company in United States Dollars ("USD") from time to time by visiting either: • the Company's website (https://investor.livanova.com/stock-information/stock-quote-chart); or • the Nasdaq website (http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/livn). To determine the market value of a Share in Australian Dollars ("AUD"), you will need to apply the prevailing USD: AUD exchange rate. For example, if the exchange rate is 1 USD : 1.5 AUD, and one share of Common Stock has a value of USD $1 on the Nasdaq, its equivalent value will be AUD $1.50. BELGIUM Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 2.6 of this Agreement: For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Tax Liability" as used in Section 2.6 of this Agreement shall not include the employer social security contributions (cotisations sociales patronales / sociale patronale bijdragen), nor any vacation pay that would be due. The following section is inserted in Article 2 of this Agreement: "2.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of PSUs: (a) When the PSUs are distributed in Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, these Shares delivered to the Belgian Holder shall be subject to a two-year lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Belgian Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period. (b) In the event that the Belgian Holder does not comply with Section 2.9(a) of this Agreement, the Belgian Holder will be responsible for reimbursing the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) for any liability (for the avoidance of doubt, including but not limited to any Tax Liability and any (increase of) employer social security contributions) which it has or will incur as a result of such non-compliance to the greatest extent permitted by Applicable Law. The Holder agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company (or any Subsidiary or the Employer, as applicable) in respect of any such liability."

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19 CANADA Holder's PSUs shall be settled in Shares only (either in book-entry form or otherwise), unless the Administrator offers the Holder the right to receive cash in lieu of Shares and the Holder, in its discretion, so elects. Section 3.11 to be amended with the following at the end of the last sentence of such section: ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." Section 3.12 to be amended with the following at the end of the first sentence of such section: ", subject only to the minimum entitlements under the Applicable Laws, including the applicable employment standards legislation." The following to be added as Section 3.21: "The parties acknowledge having requested that the present Agreement and all related documents be drafted in English only. Les parties reconnaissent avoir demandé que le présent contrat et les documents joints soient rédigés en anglais seulement." FRANCE If the Holder is employed by a French Subsidiary (as defined in the sub-plan for France (the "French Sub- Plan")) and satisfies to the other conditions set in the French Sub-Plan (a "French Holder"), the terms and conditions provided in the French Sub-Plan will apply, in addition to the terms set out below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Holder's PSUs shall only be distributed in Shares (in book-entry form), and no portion of the Holder's PSUs shall be payable to the Holder in cash. Holder cannot benefit from any Dividend Equivalent provided for under Sections 2.1(b) and 2.3 of the Agreement. The last two paragraphs of Section 2.3(c) and Sections 2.6(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Agreement are not applicable to French Holders. Section 2.6(e) of the Agreement shall not apply to the employer contribution (contribution patronale) applicable under article L. 137-13 of the French social security code and to the extent that article L. 242-14 of the French social security code might be applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any sale of Shares to satisfy the payment of any Tax Liability shall occur only after the expiration of the Holding Period (as defined below), if any. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 2 of the Agreement: "2.9. Holding Period: (a) In accordance with Section 6 of the French Sub-Plan, Shares delivered to the French Holder prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Grant Date cannot be transferred until after that second anniversary except:

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20 • in case of death of the French Holder or in the event of the French Holder's disability of the second or third category (as determined in accordance with Article L 341-4 of the French Social Security Code), or • in the event of the corporate transactions and under the conditions referred to under Article L 225-197-1, III of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), subject to complying with the rollover mechanisms set forth therein. (b) In the event that the French Holder does not comply with Section 2.9(a) of the Agreement, the French Holder will be responsible for reimbursing the French Subsidiary for any Tax Liability which it has or will incur as a result of such non-compliance, excluding for the avoidance of doubt any employer social security contributions. The Holder agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the French Subsidiary in respect of such a Tax Liability." Any French Holder accepting an Award of Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement acknowledges in doing so that he or she is proficient in English and that he or she fully understands the terms and conditions thereof, as well as those of the Plan. Le Holder Français qui accepte une attribution gratuite d'actions dans le cadre de cet Accord reconnait qu'il ou elle maitrise l'anglais et qu'il ou elle comprend entièrement les termes et conditions de l'Accord ainsi que ceux du Plan. GERMANY Definition of "Tax Liability" in Section 2.6: For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of "Tax Liability" shall not include the employer portions of the social security contributions. The following sentence is inserted at Section 3.1 of the Agreement: "For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrator's decisions and interpretations shall be subject to reasonable discretion." The heading of Section 3.12 shall be supplemented and read as follows: "3.12 PSUs Not Part of Employment Compensation, No Legal Claim to Grant(s)." ITALY Section 2.4: Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, a Holder's PSUs shall only be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise), and no portion of the Holder's PSUs shall be payable to the Holder in cash. Section 2.6:

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21 For the avoidance of doubt, with specific reference to social security contributions, the notion of "Tax Liability" shall only include the portion of applicable social security contributions to be borne by the Holder. JAPAN There should be no requirement for your Employer in Japan to withhold the income tax and social security contributions on the amount taxable upon vesting of the PSUs or any portion thereof. Please note, however, that your Employer in Japan will report your vested PSUs to the Japanese tax authority by March 31 of the following year of the vesting. You should report your vested PSUs in your individual income tax return and pay directly to the Japanese tax authorities the income tax liability with regard to your vested PSUs by the due date, which is usually March 15. You should understand that PSUs and their underlying Shares (or any cash paid upon settlement of PSUs) are granted as an employee benefit and are not considered your salary in any circumstance. SINGAPORE The following section is inserted in Article 2 of this Agreement: "2.9. Lock-up Period following Vesting of PSUs: (a) When the PSUs are distributed in Shares pursuant to Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement, such Shares delivered to a Singapore Holder shall be subject to a six-month lock-up period during which the Shares cannot be sold, encumbered or otherwise transferred, starting as of the moment of Vesting. As a consequence of this lock-up of the Shares, the Singapore Holder will not be able to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer the Shares during this period." UNITED KINGDOM The following paragraph is inserted as Section 2.6(f) of the Agreement where: (i) on the Grant Date, Holder is resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or performs some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom); or (ii) after the Grant Date, Holder becomes resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes or commences performing some or all of the duties of Holder's engagement with the Company (or any Subsidiary) in the United Kingdom (other than where such performance in the United Kingdom is not significant in scope and is incidental to duties performed by Holder outside the United Kingdom), in which case the terms of this United Kingdom part of the Foreign Appendix shall be deemed to apply from the Grant Date: "(i) Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company or (if different) the Employer the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) for payment of any Tax Liability. This Section 2.6(f)(i) and the following Sections 2.6(f)(ii) and (iii) shall apply to any Tax Liability to the extent that the Company, any Subsidiary or the Employer is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay or account for such Tax Liability, and Sections 2.6(f)(ii) and 2.6(f)(iii) shall be read accordingly.

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22 (ii) Holder further irrevocably agrees that if Holder does not pay or the Employer or the Company does not withhold from Holder the full amount of any Tax Liability that Holder owes in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of PSUs, the transfer or issue of Shares to Holder on vesting or settlement of PSUs, any restrictions applicable to Shares held by Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares, the disposal of any Shares, the release or assignment of PSUs for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with the Award or the PSUs (the "Taxable Event") within ninety (90) days of the end of the UK tax year in which the Taxable Event occurs, or such other period specified in Section 222(1)(c) of the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 ("ITEPA 2003") (the "Due Date"), then the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability shall (unless the Company or (if different) the Employer determines otherwise at its discretion) constitute a loan owed by Holder to the Company or (if different) the Employer, effective on the Due Date. Holder agrees that the loan will bear interest at the then current official rate of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC") and will be immediately due and repayable by Holder, and the Company or the Employer (as appropriate) may recover it at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 2.6(a) of the Agreement. Holder also authorizes the Company to withhold the transfer of any Shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full. (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Holder is a director or other officer of the Company or the Employer (including an executive officer of the Company), Holder will not be eligible for such a loan to cover any relevant uncollected Tax Liability. In that case, or in any other case where the Company or the Employer determines not to treat the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability as a loan in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the amount of any uncollected Tax Liability that are not collected from or paid by Holder by the Due Date will constitute a benefit to Holder on which additional income tax and National Insurance contributions ("NICs") will be payable. Holder shall be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime (unless the Company or the Employer has confirmed that such income tax has been accounted for through payroll) and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit which the Company and/or the Employer may recover from Holder at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 2.6(a) of the Agreement. (iv) To the extent required by the Administrator or the Company (or, if different, the Employer), and subject to this being permitted by Applicable Law, the grant, vesting and/or settlement of the PSUs shall be conditional on: (A) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate) pursuant to section 431(1) or 431(2) of ITEPA 2003 (or such other election as the Company or (if different) the Employer may direct for the same purpose) in respect of any Shares acquired (or to be acquired) on the grant, vesting and/or settlement of the relevant PSUs; and (B) Holder entering into a joint election with the Company or (if different) the Employer (as appropriate), made in accordance with paragraph 3B(1) of Schedule 1 of the UK Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, to transfer to Holder the liability for and secondary Class 1 (employer) NICs arising in respect of "relevant employment income" as defined in paragraph 3B(1A) of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBIT C Additional Country-Specific Data Protection Information Supplementing Section 3.13 of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement This Exhibit C, which is part of and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement, sets out additional country-specific data protection information required to be disclosed to a Holder who is located in any of the jurisdictions listed below. Canada Where the Holder is permanently located in Canada the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, disclosure and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers in the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions that may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Canada to the United States, European Union or other foreign jurisdiction, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, European Union or other jurisdictions. 3. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the Company's

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24 relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. 4. In addition to the foregoing, where the Holder is permanently located in Quebec, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 5. The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Holder's Data may be stored and processed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and their service providers outside of Quebec including, but not limited to, in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and in any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. These jurisdictions may not have data protection or other laws that are as protective as in your country of residence. In the event that Data is transferred outside of Quebec to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws. By participating in the Plan or the Award, the Holder consents to the transfer, processing and storage of their Data outside of Quebec, to jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Jersey and any other jurisdiction where the Company administers the Plan. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing. European Union ("EU")/European Economic Area ("EEA") and the United Kingdom ("UK") Where the Holder is permanently located in the EU/EEA or the UK, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: The Holder understands and acknowledges that: 1. The data controller of the processing of Data related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan and the Award is the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable); 2. The legal basis for such processing of the Data (including any transfer of the Data as described in paragraph 3, below) is that the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Holder is a party (namely, this Agreement or any other Award Agreement); to the extent that it becomes necessary to process special categories of data, in particular as relates to disabilities, for the administration of the Plan or any Award, consent of the Holder will be sought; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan Administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of the EU/EEA or the UK (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws

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25 applicable to the protection of personal data in the EU/EEA or the UK) will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance with applicable data protection law, further details of which shall be provided on request; 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Holder's Data under Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in the EU/EEA or the UK; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Japan Where the Holder is permanently located in Japan, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement: 1. The utilization purpose of the Data is to implement, administer and manage the Plan and the Award; 2. The Company and its Subsidiaries may share the Data for the purpose described in paragraph 1 above;. the Company (CEO: Damien McDonald, registered address: 20 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LG, United Kingdom) is the company responsible for the management of the Data; 3. Any transfer of the Data to a third party (including to the Plan administrator or a broker or other third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Holder may elect to deposit any Shares) located in a jurisdiction outside of Japan, the EU/EEA or the UK (where such jurisdiction has not been deemed "adequate" for the purpose of the laws applicable to the protection of personal data in Japan) will be made subject to appropriate safeguards, in compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the "APPI") or other applicable data protection law, if any;

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26 4. The Holder may, at any time, access the Holder's Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data, require any necessary amendments to the Data without cost, or exercise any other rights the Holder may have in relation to the Data under APPI or any Applicable Law, including the right, in certain circumstances, to object to or restrict processing or request that data be erased, or the right to make a complaint to a data protection regulator in Japan; 5. In the event that the Company or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) are unable to process the Data as is required for the purpose of administering, managing or implementing the Plan of this Award, it may not be possible for the Holder to participate in the Plan or Award; 6. Queries or requests regarding the Holder's Data or the processing of such Data in connection with the Plan or this Award can be made to the Company's representative relating to the Plan, who may be contacted through the LivaNova Data Protection Portal (subject access). This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). Singapore By your participation in the Plan, you hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data which includes (but is not limited to): 1. terms and conditions of employment; 2. personal and emergency contact details; 3. remuneration details, bonus and share plan information; 4. taxation, banking and central provident fund details; and 5. any other information that you provide to the Company. The purposes for which the Company collects, uses and discloses this data is for use concerning the Plan and any collection, use and disclosure of such data will be in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 of Singapore (the "PDPA"). For the purpose of the Plan, the Company may from time to time transfer your personal data to the following classes of persons (within or outside Singapore): 1. a related corporation as defined under the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore; 2. the Company's banks; 3. administrator of the Singapore Subsidiary's central provident fund scheme;

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27 4. outside parties involved in a merger, acquisition or due diligence exercise; 5. parties involved in a dispute, litigation, investigation, proceedings or enquiry; 6. companies or third-party service providers the Company engages to perform the functions listed above on the Company's behalf; 7. applicable regulators, governmental bodies, law enforcement agencies, courts and arbitral bodies, tax and customs authorities, supervisory bodies, or other industry recognized bodies located inside or outside Singapore as required by any applicable local or foreign law, rules and regulations, codes of practice or guidelines of any applicable jurisdiction, or any governmental or regulatory authority in or outside Singapore; and 8. anyone you authorize. The above classes of persons are situated in Singapore as well as in locations where the Company has business operations and where its staff and data processing agents may perform duties for the Company. These locations include Europe, the Americas and other Asia Pacific locations. For a detailed list of these locations, please refer to our website (www.livanova.com). In such cases, the Company will ensure that it complies with its obligations under the PDPA, including to ensure that the recipient of your personal data is bound by legally enforceable obligations (in accordance with the applicable regulations of the PDPA) to provide to the transferred personal data a standard of protection that is at least comparable to the protection under the PDPA. You must use all reasonable endeavours to keep the Company informed of any changes to your personal data. It is the Company's policy to retain certain personal data of the Singapore Holders even when they cease to be employed, and such retention of personal data will be in accordance with applicable law. This data may be required for any residual Plan-related activities, such as allowing the Company to fulfil any of the Company's contractual or statutory obligations. To the extent applicable law allows, you may request access to, and correction of, your personal data in relation to the Plan. For any further information, please contact our Director of Total Global Awards. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal). United States Where the Holder is permanently located in the United States, the following provision applies and supplements Section 3.13 of the Agreement:

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28 1. The Holder hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Holder's Data, including personal data, as described in the Plan and any Award Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Subsidiaries for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan or the Award. 2. The Holder authorizes the Company, its Subsidiaries and any third parties assisting, presently or in the future, the Company and its Subsidiaries in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Holder's participation in the Plan. Further, the Holder understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If the Holder does not consent, or if the Holder later seeks to revoke his or her consent, or instructs the Company or its Subsidiaries to cease the processing of the Data, the only adverse consequence is that the Company may cancel the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Award and, at the Administrator's discretion, the Holder may forfeit any outstanding Awards. Therefore, the Holder understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Holder's ability to participate in the Plan or the Awards. For more information on the consequences of the Holder's refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may consult the Company's relevant privacy policies or contact his or her local human resources representative. This information is supplemental to and should be read in conjunction with the Notice on Employee Data Processing (which may be updated from time to time and is currently located on the LivaNova Data Protection Portal).

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## Exhibit 10.5

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LIVANOVA PLC 2025 DIRECTOR INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN (Adopted by the Board of Directors of LivaNova PLC on April 23, 2025, conditional on shareholder approval.) (Approved by the shareholders of LivaNova PLC on June 11, 2025.) ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE The purpose of the LivaNova PLC 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the "Plan") is to promote the success and enhance the value of LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), by linking the individual interests of the non- Executive members of the Board to those of Company shareholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Company shareholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of non- Executive members of the Board upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company's operation is largely dependent. ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates. 2.1. "Administrator" shall mean the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in ARTICLE 11. With reference to the duties of the Board under the Plan which have been delegated to one or more persons pursuant to Section 11.6, the term "Administrator" shall refer to such person(s) unless the Board has revoked such delegation. 2.2. "Applicable Accounting Standards" shall mean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, International Financial Reporting Standards or such other accounting principles or standards as may apply to the Company's financial statements under United States federal securities laws from time to time. 2.3. "Applicable Law" shall mean any applicable law, including without limitation: (a) the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any rules or regulations thereunder; (b) corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, state, local or foreign, applicable in the United Kingdom, United States or any other jurisdiction; and (c) rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted or traded. 2.4. "Automatic Exercise Date" shall mean, with respect to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, the last business day of the applicable Option Term or SAR Term that was initially established by the Administrator for such Option or Stock Appreciation Right (e.g., the last business day prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Option or Stock Appreciation Right initially had a ten-year Option Term or SAR Term, as applicable). 2.5. "Award" shall mean an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Other Stock or Cash Based Award or a Dividend Equivalent award, which may be awarded or granted under the Plan. 2.6. "Award Agreement" shall mean any written notice, agreement, terms and conditions, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium, which shall contain such terms and conditions with respect to an Award as the Administrator shall determine consistent with the Plan.

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2.7. "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 2.8. "Change in Control" shall mean: (a) a Sale; or (b) a Takeover. The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto. To the extent that any amount payable under the Plan constitutes non-exempt "deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A and would otherwise be payable or distributable under the Plan by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to any Holder who is subject to Section 409A by reason of such Change in Control unless the circumstances giving rise to such Change in Control constitutes a "change in control event" as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount, such payment or distribution shall be made on the next earliest payment or distribution date or event specified in the Plan that is permissible under Section 409A. 2.9. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, together with the regulations and official guidance promulgated thereunder, whether issued prior or subsequent to the grant of any Award. 2.10. "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board, or another committee or subcommittee of the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board described in ARTICLE 11 hereof. 2.11. "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE 1. 2.12. "Control" shall have the meaning given in Section 995(2) of the Income Tax Act 2007, unless otherwise specified; 2.13. "Director" shall mean a member of the Board, as constituted from time to time. 2.14. "Director Limit" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6. 2.15. "Dividend Equivalent" shall mean a right to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares, awarded under Section 9.2. 2.16. "DRO" shall mean a "domestic relations order" as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or the rules thereunder. 2.17. "Effective Date" shall mean June 11, 2025, corresponding to the date on which the Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company. 2.18. "Eligible Individual" shall mean any person who is a Non-Executive Director, as determined by the Administrator. 2.19. "Employee" shall mean any person who is an employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary, including any employee who is also a director or officeholder of the Company or of any Subsidiary. 2.20. "Equity Restructuring" shall mean a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its shareholders, such as a dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, consolidation of shares, spin-off or demerger, rights offering or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the number or kind of Shares (or other securities of the Company) or the share price of the Shares (or other securities) and causes a change in the per- share value of the Shares underlying outstanding Awards.

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2.21. "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 2.22. "Expiration Date" shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.1(c). 2.23. "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any given date, the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for such date or, if there is no closing sales price for a Share on the date in question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable. 2.24. "Holder" shall mean a person who has been granted an Award. 2.25. "Non-Executive Director" shall mean a Director of the Company who is not an Employee. 2.26. "Option" shall mean a right to purchase Shares at a specified exercise price, granted under ARTICLE 5. 2.27. "Option Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 2.28. "Organizational Documents" shall mean, collectively: (a) the Company's memorandum and articles of association; and (b) the Committee's charter or other similar organizational documentation relating to the creation and governance of the Committee. 2.29. "Other Stock or Cash Based Award" shall mean a cash bonus award, share bonus award, performance award or incentive award that is paid in cash, Shares or a combination of both, awarded under Section 9.1, which may include, without limitation, deferred stock, deferred stock units, stock payments and performance awards. 2.30. "Permitted Transferee" shall mean, with respect to a Holder, any "family member" of the Holder, as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (or any successor form thereto), or any other transferee specifically approved by the Administrator after taking into account Applicable Law. 2.31. "Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE 1. 2.32. "Program" shall mean any program adopted by the Administrator pursuant to the Plan containing the terms and conditions intended to govern a specified type of Award granted under the Plan and pursuant to which such type of Award may be granted under the Plan. 2.33. "Restricted Stock" shall mean Shares awarded under ARTICLE 7 that are subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture or repurchase. 2.34. "Restricted Stock Units" shall mean the right to receive Shares awarded under ARTICLE 8. 2.35. "Sale" shall mean the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. 2.36. "SAR Term" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 2.37. "Section 409A" shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. 2.38. "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 2.39. "Shares" shall mean ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. 2.40. "Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean an Award entitling the Holder (or other person entitled to exercise pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion thereof (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to

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its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount (in cash or Shares, at the discretion of the Administrator) determined by multiplying the difference obtained by subtracting the exercise price per share of such Award from the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such Award by the number of Shares with respect to which such Award shall have been exercised, subject to any caps or limitations the Administrator may impose. 2.41. "Subsidiary" shall mean a company that is a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006. 2.42. "Substitute Award" shall mean an Award granted under the Plan in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or stock, in any case, upon the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding equity awards previously granted by a company or other entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the term "Substitute Award" be construed to refer to an award made in connection with the cancellation and repricing of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right. 2.43. "Takeover" shall mean if any person (or a group of persons acting in concert) (the "Acquiring Person"): (a) obtains Control of the Company as the result of making a general offer to:- (i) acquire all of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, which is made on a condition that, if it is satisfied, the Acquiring Person will have Control of the Company; or (ii) acquire all of the shares in the Company which are of the same class as the Shares; or (b) obtains Control of the Company as a result of a compromise or arrangement sanctioned by a court under Section 899 of the Companies Act 2006, or sanctioned under any other similar law of another jurisdiction; or (c) becomes bound or entitled under Sections 979 to 985 of the Companies Act 2006 (or similar law of another jurisdiction) to acquire shares of the same class as the Shares; or (d) obtains Control of the Company in any other way. 2.52 "Tax Liability" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a). 2.44. "Termination of Service" shall mean, with respect to any Holder, the time when such Holder ceases to be a Director for any reason, including, without limitation, a termination by resignation, failure to be elected, removal from office, death or retirement, but excluding a termination where the Holder simultaneously commences an employment or engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to any Termination of Service, including, without limitation, whether a Termination of Service has occurred.

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ARTICLE 3 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 3.1. Number of Shares. (a) Subject to Sections 3.1(b) and 12.2, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan is 300,000. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market. (b) If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, if any Award or any portion of an Award lapses or expires, if any Shares subject to an Award are converted to shares of another Person in connection with a Takeover, Sale, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares or other similar event, or if any Award is settled for cash (in whole or in part) (including Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder), the Shares subject to such Award shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, lapse, expiration or cash settlement, again be available for future grants of Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under Section 3.1(a) and shall not be available for future grants of Awards: (i) Shares tendered by a Holder or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) Shares tendered by the Holder or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an any Award; (iii) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right in Shares upon on exercise thereof; and (iv) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. Any Shares repurchased by the Company under Section 7.4 at the same price paid by the Holder so that such Shares are returned to the Company shall again be available for Awards. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. (c) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by its shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre- existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of shares of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available Shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employed by or providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries immediately prior to such acquisition or combination. ARTICLE 4 GRANTING OF AWARDS 4.1. Participation. The Administrator may, from time to time, select from among all Eligible Individuals, those to whom an Award shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award, which shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of the Plan. No Eligible Individual or other Person shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to the Plan and neither the Company nor the Administrator is obligated to treat Eligible Individuals, Holders or any other persons uniformly. Participation by each Holder in the Plan shall be voluntary and nothing in the Plan or any Program shall be construed as mandating that any Eligible Individual or other Person shall participate in the Plan. 4.2. Award Agreement. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for such Award as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (consistent with the requirements of the Plan and any applicable Program).

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4.3. Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan, and any Award granted or awarded to any individual who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and any amendments thereto) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 4.4. No Right to Continued Office. Nothing in the Plan or in any Program or Award Agreement hereunder shall confer upon any Holder any right to continue as a Director of the Company or any Subsidiary, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and any Subsidiary, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to remove from office or otherwise discharge any Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, and with or without notice, or to terminate or change any Holder's terms and conditions of appointment, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary. 4.5. Foreign Holders. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or applicable Program to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have Non-Executive Directors, or in order to comply with the requirements of any foreign securities exchange or other Applicable Law, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (a) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (b) determine which Eligible Individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (c) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Law (including, without limitation, applicable foreign laws or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange); (d) establish sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable; provided, however, that no such sub- plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3.1 or the Director Limit; and (e) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals or listing requirements of any foreign securities exchange. 4.6. Director Limit. The sum of the grant date fair value of equity-based Awards and the amount of any cash-based Awards granted to a Non-Executive Director during any calendar year shall not exceed $500,000 (the "Director Limit"). ARTICLE 5 GRANTING OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 5.1. Granting of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals. The Administrator is authorized to grant Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible Individuals from time to time, in its sole discretion, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, which shall not be inconsistent with the Plan. 5.2. Option and Stock Appreciation Right Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall be set by the Administrator, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right that is a Substitute Award, the exercise price per share of the Shares subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, may be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant; provided that the exercise price of any Substitute Award shall be determined in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 424 and 409A of the Code. 5.3. Option and SAR Term. The term of each Option (the "Option Term") and the term of each Stock Appreciation Right (the "SAR Term") shall be set by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Option Term or SAR Term, as applicable, shall not be more than ten (10) years from the date the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, is granted to an Eligible Individual. Except as limited by the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and regulations and rulings thereunder or the first sentence of this Section 5.3 and without limiting the Company's rights under Section 10.7, the Administrator may extend the Option Term of any outstanding Option or the SAR Term of any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, and may extend the time period during which vested Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised, in connection with any Termination of Service of the

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Holder or otherwise, and may amend, subject to Section 10.7 and 12.1, any other term or condition of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right relating to such Termination of Service of the Holder or otherwise. 5.4. Option and SAR Vesting. (a) The period during which the right to exercise, in whole or in part, an Option vests in the Holder shall be set by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, the applicable Program or by action of the Administrator following the grant of the Option: (i) no portion of an Option which is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable; and (ii) the portion of an Option that is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall automatically expire on the date of such Termination of Service. (b) The period during which the right to exercise, in whole or in part, a Stock Appreciation Right vests in the Holder shall be set by the Administrator and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, the applicable Program or by action of the Administrator following the grant of the Stock Appreciation Right: (i) no portion of a Stock Appreciation Right which is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall thereafter become exercisable and (ii) the portion of a Stock Appreciation Right that is unexercisable at a Holder's Termination of Service shall automatically expire on the date of such Termination of Service. 5.5. Substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights; Early Exercise of Options. The Administrator may provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to substitute a Stock Appreciation Right for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option; provided that such Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable with respect to the same number of Shares for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable, and shall also have the same exercise price, vesting schedule and remaining term as the substituted Option. The Administrator may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part prior to the full vesting of the Option in exchange for unvested shares of Restricted Stock with respect to any unvested portion of the Option so exercised. Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise of any unvested portion of an Option shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine. ARTICLE 6 EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 6.1. Exercise and Payment. An exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part. However, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall not be exercisable with respect to fractional Shares and the Administrator may require that, by the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, a partial exercise must be with respect to a minimum number of Shares. Payment of the amounts payable with respect to Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to this ARTICLE 6 shall be in cash, Shares (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised), or a combination of both, as determined by the Administrator. 6.2. Manner of Exercise. Except as set forth in Section 6.3, all or a portion of an exercisable Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed exercised upon delivery of all of the following to the Secretary of the Company, the share plan administrator of the Company or such other person or entity designated by the Administrator, or his, her or its office, as applicable: (a) A written or electronic notice complying with the applicable rules established by the Administrator stating that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or a portion thereof, is exercised. The notice shall be signed by the Holder or other person then entitled to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right or such portion thereof; (b) Such representations and documents as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with Applicable Law.

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(c) In the event that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercised pursuant to Section 10.3 by any person or persons other than the Holder, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator; and (d) Full payment (which term shall include an arrangement for full payment having been made) of any Tax Liability arising on exercise (or partial exercise) of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or in respect of the issue of Shares pursuant to such exercise (or partial exercise)), and, in the case of an Option, full payment of the exercise price, in a manner permitted by the Administrator in accordance with Sections 9.1 and 9.2. 6.3. Expiration of Option Term or SAR Term: Automatic Exercise of In-The-Money Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in an Award Agreement or otherwise or as otherwise directed by an Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder in writing to the Company, each vested and exercisable Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding on the Automatic Exercise Date with an exercise price per Share that is less than the Fair Market Value per Share as of such date shall automatically and without further action by the Option or Stock Appreciation Rights Holder or the Company be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date. In the sole discretion of the Administrator, payment of the exercise price of any such Option shall be made pursuant to Section 10.1(b) or 10.1(c) and the Company or any Subsidiary shall be entitled to deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability associated with such exercise in accordance with Section 10.2. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, this Section 6.3 shall not apply to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right if the Holder of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right incurs a Termination of Service on or before the Automatic Exercise Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price per Share that is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per Share on the Automatic Exercise Date shall be exercised pursuant to this Section 6.3. ARTICLE 7 AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK 7.1. Award of Restricted Stock. The Administrator is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Eligible Individuals, and shall determine the terms and conditions, including the restrictions applicable to each award of Restricted Stock, which terms and conditions shall not be inconsistent with the Plan or any applicable Program, and may impose such conditions on the issuance of such Restricted Stock as it deems appropriate. The Administrator shall establish the purchase price, if any, and form of payment for Restricted Stock; provided, however, that if a purchase price is charged, such purchase price shall be no less than the par value, if any, of the Shares to be purchased, unless otherwise permitted by Applicable Law. In all cases, legal consideration shall be required for each issuance of Restricted Stock to the extent required by Applicable Law. 7.2. Rights as Shareholders. Subject to Section 7.4, upon issuance of Restricted Stock, the Holder shall have, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, all the rights of a shareholder with respect to said Shares, subject to the restrictions in the Plan, any applicable Program and/or the applicable Award Agreement, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares to the extent such dividends and other distributions have a record date that is on or after the date on which the Holder to whom such Restricted Stock are granted becomes the record holder of such Restricted Stock; provided, however, that, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, any extraordinary distributions with respect to the Shares may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.3. In addition, with respect to a share of Restricted Stock, dividends which are paid prior to vesting shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the share of Restricted Stock vests. 7.3. Restrictions. All Restricted Stock (including any shares received by Holders thereof with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other form of recapitalization) shall be subject to such restrictions and vesting requirements as the Administrator shall provide in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. By action taken after the Restricted Stock is issued, in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to: (a) death or disability, the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, accelerate the vesting of such Restricted Stock by removing any or all of the restrictions imposed by the terms of the applicable Program or Award Agreement; or

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(b) retirement, the Administrator may, on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, determine that such Restricted Stock shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. 7.4. Repurchase or Forfeiture of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, if no price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall be surrendered to the Company or a person nominated by the Company without consideration on the date of such Termination of Service. If a price was paid by the Holder for the Restricted Stock, upon a Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, the Company or a person nominated by the Company shall have the right to repurchase from the Holder the unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions at a cash price per Share equal to the price paid by the Holder for such Restricted Stock or such other amount as may be specified in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide (in an Award Agreement or otherwise) that in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to: (a) death or disability, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall not lapse, such Restricted Stock shall vest and cease to be forfeitable and, if applicable, the Company shall cease to have a right of repurchase; or (b) retirement, the Holder's rights in unvested Restricted Stock then subject to restrictions shall not lapse, but shall continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. 7.5. Section 83(b) Election. If a Holder makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to the Restricted Stock as of the date of transfer of the Restricted Stock rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Holder would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Holder shall be required to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service along with proof of the timely filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service. ARTICLE 8 AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 8.1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator is authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Individual selected by the Administrator in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator. 8.2. Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term of a Restricted Stock Unit award shall be set by the Administrator in its sole discretion. 8.3. Purchase Price. The Administrator shall specify the purchase price, if any, to be paid by the Holder to the Company with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit award; provided, however, that value of the consideration shall not be less than the par value of a Share, unless otherwise permitted by Applicable Law. 8.4. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, vesting based upon the Holder's duration of service to the Company or any Subsidiary, Company performance, individual performance or other specific criteria, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods, as determined by the Administrator. 8.5. Maturity and Payment. At the time of grant, the Administrator shall specify the maturity date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units, which shall be no earlier than the vesting date or dates of the Award and may be determined at the election of the Holder (if permitted by the applicable Award Agreement); provided that, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, and subject to compliance with Section 409A, in no event shall the maturity date relating to each Restricted Stock Unit occur following the later of: (a) the 15th day of the third month following the end of calendar year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests; or (b) the 15th

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day of the third month following the end of the Company's fiscal year in which the applicable portion of the Restricted Stock Unit vests. On the maturity date, the Company shall, in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10.4(f), transfer to the Holder one unrestricted, fully transferable Share for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited, or in the sole discretion of the Administrator, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the maturity date or a combination of cash and Shares as determined by the Administrator. 8.6. Settlement after Termination of Service. An Award of Restricted Stock Units shall only be settled (whether by a distribution of Shares or a payment in cash) while the Holder is a Director; provided, however, that the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may provide (in an Award Agreement or otherwise) that a Restricted Stock Unit award: (a) may be settled subsequent to a Termination of Service in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death or disability; or (b) may continue to vest on the date(s) set out, and remain subject to such restrictions as are provided, in the applicable Program or Award Agreement. ARTICLE 9 AWARD OF OTHER STOCK OR CASH BASED AWARDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 9.1. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards. The Administrator is authorized to grant Other Stock or Cash Based Awards, including awards entitling a Holder to receive Shares or cash to be delivered immediately or in the future, to any Eligible Individual. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any applicable Program, the Administrator shall determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including the term of the Award, any exercise or purchase price, performance goals, transfer restrictions, vesting conditions and other terms and conditions applicable thereto, which shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Administrator, and may be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan, as stand-alone payments, as a part of a deferred compensation or other arrangement, and/or as payment in lieu of compensation to which an Eligible Individual is otherwise entitled. 9.2. Dividend Equivalents. Dividend Equivalents may be granted by the Administrator, either alone or in tandem with another Award, based on dividends declared on the Shares, to be credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between the date the Dividend Equivalents are granted to a Holder and the date such Dividend Equivalents terminate or expire, as determined by the Administrator. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such restrictions and limitations as may be determined by the Administrator. In addition, Dividend Equivalents with respect to an Award that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of such Award shall only be paid out to the Holder to the extent that the vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the Award vests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. ARTICLE 10 ADDITIONAL TERMS OF AWARDS 10.1. Payment. The Administrator shall determine the method or methods by which payments by any Holder with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan shall be made, including, without limitation: (a) cash or check; (b) Shares (including, in the case of payment of the exercise price of an Award, Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Award) or Shares held for such minimum period of time as may be established by the Administrator, in each case, having a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate payments required;

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(c) delivery of a written or electronic notice that the Holder has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to Shares then issuable upon exercise or vesting of an Award, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the aggregate payments required; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale; (d) other form of legal consideration acceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (e) any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Holder who is a Director or an "executive officer" of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to make payment with respect to any Awards granted under the Plan, or continue any extension of credit with respect to such payment, with a loan from the Company or a loan arranged by the Company in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act. 10.2. Responsibility for Taxes and Tax Withholding. (a) As a condition of the grant, vesting and/or exercise of any Award (or any Substitute Award) granted to a Holder, the ultimate liability for all income tax, National Insurance contributions and any other social security contributions (including employer's National Insurance contributions or other employer's social security contributions to the extent such amounts may be lawfully recovered from the relevant Holder, unless the Company decides not to pursue such recovery at its absolute discretion), or any other relevant taxes (including, but not limited, to any federal, state, local or foreign taxes) or tax related items (or any equivalent or similar taxes, contributions or other relevant tax-related items in any relevant jurisdiction) or required deductions, withholdings or payments legally applicable to the relevant Holder related to: (i) the grant, vesting or exercise of or any benefit derived from an Award (or any Substitute Award); (ii) the transfer or issue of Shares or cash to a Holder on satisfaction of an Award (or any Substitute Award); (iii) any restrictions applicable to Shares held by a Holder ceasing to apply to those Shares; (iv) the disposal of any Shares by or on behalf of a Holder; or (v) participation in the Plan (any, a "Tax Liability") is and remains the responsibility of the relevant Holder and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company. (b) The Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Holder to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any Tax Liability required by law to be withheld or otherwise arising with respect to any taxable event concerning a Holder arising as a result of the Plan or any Award. (c) The Holder irrevocably agrees to pay to the Company the amount of any Tax Liability or enter into arrangements to the satisfaction of the Company for payment of any Tax Liability that the Company is required or authorized, or reasonably believes it is required or authorized, to withhold, pay, or account for, including (but not limited) by way of (i) cash of or check for the relevant amount paid or made payable, as applicable, to the Company with respect to which the relevant Tax Liability arises; (ii) withholding from the Holder's fees or other compensation paid to the Holder by the Company, including (for the avoidance of doubt) any payment due to the Holder pursuant to the relevant Award, (iii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired on satisfaction of an Award either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Holder's behalf pursuant to this authorization) without further consent, (iv) withholding Shares that would otherwise be issued upon satisfaction of an Award or (v) in any combination of the foregoing or such other method as determined by the Company or the Administrator. (d) The Holder will indemnify and keep indemnified the Company from and against any liability for or obligation to pay any Tax Liability, regardless of any action taken by the Company. The Company makes no representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any Tax Liability in connection with the grant, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or any Substitute Award), any subsequent disposal of Shares or the receipt of any dividend. The Company does not commit to nor is under any obligation to structure any Award (or any Substitute Award) to reduce or eliminate any Tax Liability or to achieve any particular tax result.

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10.3. Transferability of Awards. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 10.3(b) and 10.3(c): (i) No Award under the Plan may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (B) subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO, unless and until such Award has been exercised or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed; (ii) No Award or interest or right therein shall be liable for or otherwise subject to the debts, contracts or engagements of the Holder or the Holder's successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy) unless and until such Award has been exercised, or the Shares underlying such Award have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed, and any attempted disposition of an Award prior to satisfaction of these conditions shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by Section 10.3(a)(i); and (iii) During the lifetime of the Holder, only the Holder may exercise any exercisable portion of an Award granted to such Holder under the Plan, unless it has been disposed of pursuant to a DRO. After the death of the Holder, any exercisable portion of an Award may, prior to the time when such portion becomes unexercisable under the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement, be exercised by the Holder's personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Holder's will or under the Applicable Laws of descent and distribution. (b) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine to permit a Holder or a Permitted Transferee of such Holder to transfer an Award to any one or more Permitted Transferees of such Holder, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall not be assignable or transferable by the Permitted Transferee other than (A) to another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder or (B) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, pursuant to a DRO; (ii) an Award transferred to a Permitted Transferee shall continue to be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Award as applicable to the original Holder (other than the ability to further transfer the Award to any Person other than another Permitted Transferee of the applicable Holder); and (iii) the Holder (or transferring Permitted Transferee) and the receiving Permitted Transferee shall execute any and all documents requested by the Administrator, including, without limitation documents to (A) confirm the status of the transferee as a Permitted Transferee, (B) satisfy any requirements for an exemption for the transfer under Applicable Law and (C) evidence the transfer. (c) Notwithstanding Section 10.3(a), a Holder may, if permitted, and in the manner determined, by the Administrator, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Holder and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Holder's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Program or Award Agreement applicable to the Holder and any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. If the Holder is married or a domestic partner in a domestic partnership qualified under Applicable Law and resides in a community property state or jurisdiction, a designation of a person other than the Holder's spouse or domestic partner, as applicable, as the Holder's beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Holder's interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written or electronic consent of the Holder's spouse or domestic partner. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Holder, payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Holder's will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Holder at any time; provided that the change or revocation is delivered in writing to the Administrator prior to the Holder's death. 10.4. Conditions to Issuance of Shares. (a) The Administrator shall determine the methods by which Shares shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Holders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be

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required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book entries evidencing Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Administrator has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance of such Shares is in compliance with Applicable Law and the Shares are covered by an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that a Holder make such reasonable covenants, agreements and representations as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with Applicable Law. (b) All share certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan and all Shares issued pursuant to book entry procedures are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with Applicable Law. The Administrator may place legends on any share certificate or book entry to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares (including, without limitation, restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock). (c) The Administrator shall have the right to require any Holder to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement, distribution or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the sole discretion of the Administrator. (d) No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares shall be eliminated by rounding down. (e) The Company, in its sole discretion, may (i) retain physical possession of any share certificate evidencing Shares until any restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and/or (ii) require that the share certificates evidencing such Shares be held in custody by a designated escrow agent (which may but need not be the Company) until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that the Holder deliver a stock transfer form, endorsed in blank, relating to such Shares. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or required by Applicable Law, the Company shall not deliver to any Holder certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or share plan administrator). 10.5. Malus and Claw-Back Provisions. All Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by a Holder upon any receipt or exercise of any Award or upon the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award) shall be subject to the terms of Applicable Law, regulation and governance codes that regulate or govern executive remuneration and compensation from time to time and the provisions of any malus or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including, without limitation, any malus or claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of Applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent set forth in such malus or claw-back policy and/or in the applicable Award Agreement. 10.6. Prohibition on Repricing. Subject to Section 11.2, the Administrator shall not, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company: (a) authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce its price per Share; or (b) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award when the Option or Stock Appreciation Right price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares. Furthermore, for purposes of this Section 10.6, except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, 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 per Share of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or to cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash or other Awards with an exercise price per Share that is less than the exercise price per Share of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. 10.7. Amendment of Awards. 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and adversely affect the Holder; or (b) the change is otherwise permitted under the Plan (including, without limitation, under Section 12.2 or 12.9). 10.8. Data Protection. The Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall process personal information about the Holder for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan and the Awards, as described in the relevant Award Agreement and subject to Applicable Law. ARTICLE 11 ADMINISTRATION 11.1. Administrator. The full Board, acting by a majority of its members in office, shall conduct the general administration of the Plan (except as otherwise permitted herein), and the term "Administrator" as used in the Plan shall be deemed to refer to the Board. The Board may delegate its authority hereunder to the extent permitted by Section 11.6. 11.2. Duties and Powers of Administrator. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to conduct the general administration of the Plan in accordance with its provisions. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, all Programs and Award Agreements, and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and any Program as are not inconsistent with the Plan, to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules and to amend any Program or Award Agreement; provided that the rights or obligations of the Holder of the Award that is the subject of any such Program or Award Agreement are not materially and adversely affected by such amendment, unless the consent of the Holder is obtained or such amendment is otherwise permitted under Section 10.5, 10.7 or 12.9. In its sole discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee in its capacity as the Administrator under the Plan except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule, or Nasdaq Rule 5605(d) or any successor rule are required to be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. 11.3. Action by the Administrator. Unless otherwise established by the Board, set forth in any Organizational Documents or as required by Applicable Law, a majority of the Administrator shall constitute a quorum and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by all members of the Administrator in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Administrator. Each member of the Administrator is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any director, officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company's independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. 11.4. Authority of Administrator. Subject to the Organizational Documents, any specific designation in the Plan and Applicable Law, the Administrator has the exclusive power, authority and sole discretion to: (a) Designate Eligible Individuals to receive Awards; (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Eligible Individual (including, without limitation, any Awards granted in tandem with another Award granted pursuant to the Plan); (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares to which an Award will relate; (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, purchase price, any performance criteria, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for vesting, lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, and any provisions related to non-competition and claw-back and recapture of gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Administrator in its sole discretion determines;

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(e) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; (f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Holder; (g) Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award; (h) Establish, adopt, or revise any Programs, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; (i) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement; (j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be required pursuant to the Plan or as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; (k) Permit any Award or portion thereof to continue to vest on the date(s) set out in the applicable Program or Award Agreement in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to retirement, subject to whatever terms and conditions it selects; and (l) Accelerate wholly or partially the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any Award or portion thereof in the event of a Holder's Termination of Service due to death or disability, subject to whatever terms and conditions it selects and Section 12.2. 11.5. Decisions Binding. The Administrator's interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Program or any Award Agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding and conclusive on all Persons. 11.6. Delegation of Authority. The Board may from time to time delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards or to take other administrative actions pursuant to this ARTICLE 11 provided, however, that in no event shall a member of the Board or an officer of the Company be delegated the authority to grant Awards to, or amend Awards held by: (a) such individual; (b) any other individual to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder; or (c) any individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act; provided, further, that any delegation of administrative authority shall only be permitted to the extent it is permissible under any Organizational Documents and Applicable Law. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Board specifies at the time of such delegation or that are otherwise included in the applicable Organizational Documents, and the Board may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee. At all times, the delegatee appointed under this Section 11.6 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Board, and the Board may abolish any committee at any time and re-vest in itself any previously delegated authority. ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 12.1. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.1(b), the Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Board; provided that, except as provided in Section 10.5, 10.7 or 12.9, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Holder, materially and adversely affect any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted or awarded, unless the Award itself otherwise expressly so provides. (b) Notwithstanding Section 12.1(a), the Board may not, except as provided in Section 12.2, take any of the following actions without approval of the Company's shareholders: (i) increase the limit imposed in

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Section 3.1 on the maximum number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or the Director Limit, (ii) reduce the price per share of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan or take any action prohibited under Section 10.6, (iii) cancel any Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or another Award in violation of Section 10.6, or (iv) any other action that may require approval of the Company's shareholders under Applicable Law. (c) No Awards may be granted or awarded during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may any Award be granted under the Plan after April 23, 2035 (the "Expiration Date"). Any Awards that are outstanding on the Expiration Date shall remain in force according to the terms of the Plan, the applicable Program and the applicable Award Agreement. 12.2. Changes in Shares or Assets of the Company, Acquisition or Liquidation of the Company and Other Corporate Events. (a) In the event of any dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation of shares or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting the shares of the Company, or the share price of the Company's shares, other than an Equity Restructuring, the Administrator will make equitable adjustments, if any, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such change with respect to: (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan); (ii) the number and kind of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iv) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. (b) In the event of any transaction or event described in Section 12.2(a) or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award under the Plan, to facilitate such transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in Applicable Law or Applicable Accounting Standards: (i) To provide for the termination of any such Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or other property with a value equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder's rights (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction or event described in this Section 12.2 the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Holder's rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment); (ii) To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar options, rights or awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator; (iii) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards and Awards which may be granted in the future; (iv) To provide that such Award shall be exercisable or payable or fully vested with respect to all Shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the applicable Program or Award Agreement;

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(v) To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or (vi) To provide that the Award cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after such event. (c) In connection with the occurrence of any Equity Restructuring, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 12.2(a) and 12.2(b): (i) The number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and the exercise price or grant price thereof, if applicable, shall be equitably adjusted (and the adjustments provided under this Section 12.2(c)(i) shall be nondiscretionary and shall be final and binding on the affected Holder and the Company); and/or (ii) The Administrator shall make such equitable adjustments, if any, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such Equity Restructuring with respect to the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitation in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares which may be issued under the Plan). (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, unless the Administrator elects to (i) terminate an Award in exchange for cash, rights or property, or (ii) cause an Award to become fully exercisable and no longer subject to any forfeiture restrictions prior to the consummation of a Change in Control, pursuant to this Section 12.2, such Award shall continue in effect or be assumed or an equivalent Award substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. (e) In the event that the successor corporation in a Change in Control refuses to assume or substitute for an Award, the Administrator may cause (i) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to terminate in exchange for cash, rights or other property pursuant to Section 12.2(b)(i) or (ii) any or all of such Award (or portion thereof) to become fully exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction and all forfeiture restrictions on any or all of such Award to lapse. If any such Award is exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Holder that such Award shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, contingent upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, and such Award shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. (f) For the purposes of this Section 12.2, an Award shall be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether in shares, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of the Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control was not solely shares of the successor (or acquiring) corporation or its parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each Share subject to an Award, to be solely shares of the successor (or acquiring) corporation or its parent equal in fair market value to the per-share consideration received by holders of the Shares in the Change in Control. (g) The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may include such further provisions and limitations in any Award, agreement or certificate, as it may deem equitable and in the best interests of the Company that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. (h) Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, no adjustment or action described in this Section 12.2 or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent it would (i) result in short- swing profits liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, or (ii) cause an Award to fail to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. (i) The existence of the Plan, any Program, any Award Agreement and/or the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the shareholders of the Company

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to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of shares or of options, warrants or rights to purchase shares or of bonds, debentures, or preference shares whose rights are superior to or affect the Shares or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise. (j) In the event of any pending dividend in specie, sub-division of shares, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation of shares, or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting the Shares or the share price of the Shares including any Equity Restructuring, for reasons of administrative convenience, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award during a period of up to thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of any such transaction. 12.3. No Shareholders Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or in an applicable Program or Award Agreement, a Holder shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Holder becomes the record owner of such Shares. 12.4. Paperless Administration. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Holder may be permitted through the use of such an automated system. 12.5. Effect of Plan upon Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Company or any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Company or any Subsidiary: (a) to establish any other forms of incentives or compensation for Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (b) to grant or assume options or other rights or awards otherwise than under the Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose including without limitation, the grant or assumption of options in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, share or assets of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm or association. 12.6. Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan and the issuance and delivery of Shares and the payment of money under the Plan or under Awards granted or awarded hereunder are subject to compliance with all Applicable Law (including but not limited to state, federal and foreign securities law and margin requirements), and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by the Company, provide such assurances and representations to the Company as the Company may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all Applicable Law. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may take whatever actions it deems necessary or appropriate to effect compliance with Applicable Law, including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer notices to agents and registrars. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 12.7. Titles and Headings, References to Sections of Applicable Law. The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control. References to sections of the Code or the Exchange Act or any other Applicable Law shall include any amendment or successor thereto. 12.8. Governing Law. The Plan and any Programs and Award Agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of laws thereof or of any other jurisdiction. 12.9. Section 409A. To the extent that the Administrator determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A, the Plan, the Program pursuant to which such Award is granted and the Award

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Agreement evidencing such Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. To the extent applicable, the Plan, the Program and any Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Administrator determines that any Award may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may (but is not obligated to), without a Holder's consent, adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Program and Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to: (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award; or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of any penalty taxes under Section 409A. The Company makes no representations or warranties as to the tax treatment of any Award under Section 409A or otherwise. The Company shall have no obligation under this Section 12.9 or otherwise to take any action (whether or not described herein) to avoid the imposition of taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and shall have no liability to any Holder or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute non-compliant, "nonqualified deferred compensation" subject to the imposition of taxes, penalties and/or interest under Section 409A. 12.10. Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to be an "unfunded" plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Holder pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Program or Award Agreement shall give the Holder any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary. 12.11. Indemnification. To the extent permitted under Applicable Law and the Organizational Documents, each member of the Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Organizational Documents, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 12.12. Relationship to other Benefits. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder. 12.13. Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries. \* \* \*

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## Exhibit 10.6

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LIVANOVA PLC 2025 DIRECTOR INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE LivaNova PLC, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Company"), pursuant to its 2025 Director Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"), hereby grants to the holder listed below ("Holder") the number of Restricted Stock Units (the "RSUs") set forth below. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice (the "Grant Notice") and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement") and the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in the Grant Notice and the Agreement. Holder: Grant Date: Number of RSUs: Vesting Schedule: The RSUs shall become fully vested on the earliest of (i) the first anniversary of the Grant Date, (ii) the date of a Change in Control or (iii) a Termination of Service (solely to the extent set out in Section 2.2(b) of the Agreement). By clicking the "ACCEPT" button, Holder and the Company agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Sub-Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice all of which Holder can access through a link from the Grant Notice. Holder has reviewed the Plan, the Agreement, the Foreign Appendix, if applicable, and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to electronically signing the Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Shares subject to RSUs that become vested will be distributed in accordance with the Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.3 of the Agreement) Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice, or the Agreement.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-1 Exhibit A DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANT NOTICE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT Pursuant to the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, the Company has granted to Holder the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice. ARTICLE I. GENERAL 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice. 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs and the Shares issued to Holder hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. ARTICLE II. AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS 2.1 Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) In consideration of Holder's past and/or continued service to the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the "Grant Date"), the Company has granted to Holder the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan and this Agreement, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2 of the Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.3(b), in either case, at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein. However, unless and until the RSUs have vested, Holder will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject thereto. Prior to the actual delivery of any Shares, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company. (b) The Company hereby grants to Holder an Award of Dividend Equivalents with respect to each RSU granted pursuant to the Grant Notice for all ordinary cash dividends which are paid to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding Shares between the Grant Date and the date when the applicable RSU is distributed or paid to Holder or is forfeited or expires. The Dividend Equivalents for each RSU shall be equal to the amount of cash which is paid as a dividend on one Share. All such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to Holder and be deemed to be reinvested in additional RSUs as of the date of payment of any such dividend based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date. Each additional RSU which results from such deemed reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents granted hereunder shall be subject to the same vesting, distribution or payment, adjustment and other provisions which apply to the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates. 2.2 Vesting of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. (a) Subject to Holder's continued service to the Company or a Subsidiary on each applicable vesting date and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. Each additional RSU which results from deemed

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-2 reinvestments of Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof shall vest whenever the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates vests. (b) In the event Holder incurs a Termination of Service, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Holder and the Company, a prorated portion of the RSUs and dividend equivalents shall immediately vest upon such Termination of Service (calculated by multiplying the number of the RSUs and dividend equivalents by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed between the grant date and the date of the Termination of Service and the denominator of which is 365 days); provided, however, if necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the RSUs shall be settled in Company ordinary shares on the date set forth in the original terms of such award notwithstanding the accelerated vesting set forth above. (c) In the event of a Change in Control that occurs following the Grant Date, the RSUs, to the extent not otherwise vested immediately prior to such Change in Control, shall become fully vested immediately prior to, but subject to the consummation of, such Change in Control, subject to the Holder's continued service to the Company or a Subsidiary through such Change in Control. 2.3 Distribution or Payment of RSUs. (a) Holder's RSUs shall be distributed in Shares (either in book-entry form or otherwise) or, at the option of the Company, paid in an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.3(b), in either case, as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the applicable RSU pursuant to Section 2.2, and, in any event, within sixty (60) days following such vesting (for the avoidance of doubt, this deadline is intended to comply with the "short-term deferral" exemption from Section 409A of the Code). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay a distribution or payment in settlement of RSUs if it reasonably determines that such payment or distribution will violate Federal securities laws or any other Applicable Law, provided that such distribution or payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably determines that the making of such distribution or payment will not cause such violation, as required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii), and provided further that no payment or distribution shall be delayed under this Section 2.3(a) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code. (b) In the event that the Company elects to make payment of Holder's RSUs in cash, the amount of cash payable with respect to each RSU shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the applicable distribution or payment date set forth in Section 2.3(a). All distributions made in Shares shall be made by the Company in the form of whole Shares, and any fractional share shall be distributed in cash in an amount equal to the value of such fractional share determined based on the Fair Market Value as of the date immediately preceding the date of such distribution. 2.4 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for any Shares or to cause any Shares to be held in book-entry form prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (A) the admission of the Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Shares are then listed, (B) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable, and (C) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-3 2.5 Tax Withholding. (a) The provisions of Section 10.2 of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holder acknowledges and agrees that to the extent consistent with applicable law and Holder's status as an independent consultant for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and the Subsidiaries do not intend to withhold any amounts as federal income tax withholdings under any other state or federal laws, and Holder hereby agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries which may arise in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares. (b) Holder is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Holder's tax liability. 2.6 Rights as Stockholder. Neither Holder nor any person claiming under or through Holder will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) will have been issued and recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Holder (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Holder will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-4 ARTICLE III. OTHER PROVISIONS 3.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Holder, the Company and all other interested persons. To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 3.2 RSUs Not Transferable. The RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the Shares underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed. No RSUs or any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Holder or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the consent of the Administrator, the RSUs may be transferred to certain persons or entities related to the Holder, including but not limited to members of Holder's family, charitable institutions or trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are members of Holder's family or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by the Administrator, pursuant to any such conditions and procedures the Administrator may require. 3.3 Adjustments. The Administrator may accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of the RSUs in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. Holder acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan, including Section 12.2 of the Plan. 3.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal office, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at Holder's last address reflected on the Company's records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 3.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 3.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. 3.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Holder acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-5 are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law. 3.8 Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Holder. 3.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3.2 and the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 3.10 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the RSUs (including RSUs which result from the deemed reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents), the Dividend Equivalents, the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 3.11 Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Holder any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement afford the Holder any rights to compensation or damages, including for loss of or potential loss that the Holder may suffer as a result of the termination of the Plan, lapse of the RSUs or the termination of the Holder's service to the Company. 3.12 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof. 3.13 Section 409A. This Award is not intended to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, "Section 409A"). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, if at any time the Administrator determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Holder or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate for this Award either to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-6 3.14 Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement. 3.15 Limitation on Holder's Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Holder shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. 3.16 Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 3.17 Broker-Assisted Sales. In the event of any broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the payment of withholding taxes as provided in Section 2.5(a)(iii) or Section 2.5(c): (A) any Shares to be sold through a broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the tax withholding obligation arises or as soon thereafter as practicable; (B) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (C) Holder will be responsible for all broker's fees and other costs of sale, and Holder agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (D) to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the applicable tax withholding obligation, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Holder as soon as reasonably practicable; (E) Holder acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation; and (F) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation, Holder agrees to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its Subsidiary with respect to which the withholding obligation arises an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Company's or the applicable Subsidiary's withholding obligation. \* \* \* \* \*

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