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LTIP Unit Award Agreement, dated 12/12/2011

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 
 ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC

 INCENTIVE PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS 
 (Lisa Mumford) 
 2,400 units 

December 12, 2011 
 This Long Term Incentive Plan Unit Award Agreement (this “Award Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2011 (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between Ellington Financial LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and Lisa Mumford (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company Incentive Plan for Individuals (the
“Plan”), attached hereto as Exhibit A and the Operating Agreement of the Company, as may be amended from time to time (the “LLC Agreement”), attached hereto as Exhibit B. Where the context permits, references to the
Company shall include any successor to the Company. 
  

	 	1.	Grant of Restricted Profits Interest Units. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award of 2,400 LTIP Units, subject to all of the terms and conditions
of this Award Agreement, the LLC Agreement and the Plan. 

  

	 	2.	Lapse of Restrictions. 

  

	 	(a)	Vesting and Forfeiture. Subject to the provisions set forth below and to the extent the Participant continues to provide services to the Company through
December 31, 2012 (the “Vesting Date”), the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2(b) hereof shall lapse on the Vesting Date. If a Forfeiture Event occurs before a Vesting Date, the LTIP Units granted hereunder shall
immediately expire as of the date the Participant ceases to perform such services and the Participant shall (i) not be entitled to any allocations, distributions, payments or benefits of any kind with respect to such LTIP Units as of such
cessation date and (ii) forfeit any capital account that is associated with the LTIP Units as of such cessation date. A “Forfeiture Event” occurs if (i) Participant gives notice of the intention to resign her position as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, or (ii) a “For Cause Event” (as defined in Participant’s employment agreement with the Company, Ellington Financial Management LLC (the “Manager”), or any affiliate of the Manager as
applicable) occurs or the Company becomes aware that a For Cause Event occurred. 

  

	 	(b)	 Restrictions. Until the restrictions on transfer of the LTIP Units lapse as provided in Section 2(a) above, and except as otherwise
provided in the 

	 	
Plan, the LLC Agreement or this Award Agreement, no direct or indirect transfer of the LTIP Units or any of the Participant’s rights with respect to the LTIP Units shall be permitted, except
for transfers effectuated in connection with a change in the Company’s capital structure as described in Section 12 below. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, upon any attempt to transfer the LTIP Units or any rights in respect
of LTIP Units before the lapse of such restrictions and in violation of the terms of this Award Agreement, such LTIP Units, and all of the rights related thereto, shall be immediately forfeited by the Participant and transferred to, and reacquired
by, the Company without consideration of any kind. 

  

	 	(c)	Conversion to Common Shares. To the extent provided by the LLC Agreement, upon the lapse of restrictions pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Participant
shall, at his or her option, have the right to convert all or a portion of his or her LTIP Units into Common Shares; provided, however, that the Participant may not exercise such right for less than 1,000 LTIP Units or, if the Participant holds less
than 1,000 LTIP Units, all of the vested LTIP Units held by the Participant. Such conversion is conditioned on the Participant’s compliance with all applicable procedures and policies as may be required by the Board of Directors to effect such
conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time to cause a conversion of LTIP Units into Common Shares. 

 

	 	3.	No Obligation to Register. The Company shall be under no obligation to register the LTIP Units pursuant to the Securities Act or any other federal or state
securities laws. 

  

	 	4.	Protections Against Violations of Agreement. No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust
(voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the LTIP Units by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Award Agreement will be valid, and the Company will not transfer any of
said LTIP Units on its books, nor will any distributions be paid thereon, unless and until there has been full compliance with said provisions to the satisfaction of the Company. The foregoing restrictions are in addition to and not in lieu of any
other remedies, legal or equitable, available to enforce said provisions. 

  

	 	5.	No Voting Rights. Neither the Participant nor any successor in interest shall have any voting rights with respect to the LTIP Units except to the extent the LTIP
Units are converted into Common Shares. 

  

	 	6.	Distributions and Allocations. Subject to Section 2(a) above, the Participant will be eligible to receive certain distributions and allocations with respect
to the LTIP Units by the Company as set forth in the LLC Agreement. 

  
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	 	7.	Investment Representations. The Participant represents and warrants to the Company that the Participant is acquiring the LTIP Units and to the extent such LTIP
Units are converted into Common Shares, in each case, for the Participant’s own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the LTIP Units or, as applicable, the Common Shares. The Participant acknowledges
that the LTIP Units: (A) have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable law of the United States; (B) have not been approved, disapproved or recommended by any U.S. federal, state or other
securities commission or regulatory authority and (C) constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and cannot be resold or transferred unless they are registered under the Securities Act
or an exemption from registration is available. 

  

	 	8.	Section 83(b) Election; Tax Withholding. 

  

	 	(a)	The Participant understands that he or she (and not the Company) shall be responsible for any tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Award Agreement. The Participant shall pay to the Company promptly upon request, and in any event at the time the Participant recognizes taxable income in respect of the LTIP Units (or, if the Participant makes an election under
Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) in connection with such grant), an amount equal to the taxes the Company determines it is required to withhold under applicable tax laws with respect to such LTIP Units. The
Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by making a payment to the Company in cash or check having a value equal to the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld. The Participant agrees to provide the Company with a copy of any
election made pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code within thirty (30) days of filing such election. A form of the Section 83(b) election is attached hereto as Exhibit C. 

 

	 	(b)	THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY’S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE
CODE. BY SIGNING THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE PARTICIPANT REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED WITH ITS OWN TAX ADVISORS THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS A WARD AGREEMENT AND THAT THE
PARTICIPANT IS RELYING SOLELY ON SUCH ADVISORS AND NOT ON ANY STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS. THE PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE PARTICIPANT (AND NOT THE COMPANY) SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAX
LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS A WARD AGREEMENT. 

  
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	 	9.	Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Award Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof. 

  

	 	10.	Governing Law. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of
conflict of laws. 

  

	 	11.	Incorporation of Plan. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the LTIP Units and this Award Agreement shall be subject to all
terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Award Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. 

 

	 	12.	Changes in Capital Structure. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, special dividend or distribution (whether in cash,
shares or other property, other than the payment of any cash distributions by the Company in the ordinary course), share split, reverse share split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Shares
of the Company or the value thereof, the LTIP Units shall be appropriately adjusted so that the value of, and the rights relating to, the LTIP Units are preserved in or impacted by such transaction in the same manner that the value of, and the
rights relating to, the Common Shares are preserved in or impacted by such transaction. 

  

	 	13.	Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Award Agreement, to the extent that the Board determines that the Plan
or the LTIP Units are subject to Section 409A of the Code and fails to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Board reserves the right (without any obligation to do so) to amend or terminate the Plan and/or amend,
restructure, terminate or replace the LTIP Units in order to cause the LTIP Units to either not be subject to Section 409A of the Code or to comply with the applicable provisions of such section. 

 

	 	14.	Survival of Terms. This Award Agreement shall apply to and bind the Participant and the Company and their respective permitted assignees and transferees, heirs,
legatees, executors, administrators and legal successors. 

  

	 	15.	Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
be deemed to be one and the same instrument. 

  

	 	16.	Agreement Not a Contract for Services. Neither the Plan, the granting of the LTIP Units, this Award Agreement nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan
shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Participant has a right to continue to provide services as an officer, director, employee, consultant or advisor of the Company or any Affiliate for any
period of time or at any specific rate of compensation. 

  
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	 	17.	Authority of the Board or Committee. As set forth in the Plan, the Board or Committee shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan
and this Award Agreement, which determination as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

  

	 	18.	Severability. Should any provision of this Award Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, or enforceable only if modified,
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Award Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties hereto with any such modification (if any) to become a part hereof and treated as though
contained in this original Award Agreement. Moreover, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Award Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity, subject or otherwise so as to be unenforceable, in
lieu of severing such unenforceable provision, such provision or provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial body by limiting or reducing it or them, so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with the applicable law as
it shall then appear, and such determination by such judicial body shall not affect the enforceability of such provisions or provisions in any other jurisdiction. 

 

	 	19.	Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and
provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and accepts the LTIP Units subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Board or Committee upon any questions arising under this Award Agreement. 

 (Signatures
on following page) 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Award Agreement on
the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Laurence Penn

		 	Name:	 	Laurence Penn
		 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer and President
	
	LISA MUMFORD (Participant)
		
	Signature:	 	 /s/ Lisa Mumford

  
 6Change in Control Agreement

 Exhibit 10.7 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT 
 THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of June     , 2010, is made by and between The Cooper Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Greg Matz (“Executive”). 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, Executive is a senior executive of the Company or its subsidiaries and has made and is expected to continue to make major
contributions to the short- and long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the Company; 
 WHEREAS, the Company
recognizes that, as is the case for most publicly held companies, the possibility of a Change in Control exists; 
 WHEREAS, the
Company desires to assure itself of both present and future continuity of management and desires to establish certain severance benefits for Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to ensure that Executive is not practically disabled from discharging his or her duties in respect of a
proposed or actual transaction involving a Change in Control; 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement
for the Executive to continue to remain in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries; and 
 WHEREAS, on May 21, 2007
the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Board authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s Change in Control Severance Plan. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Executive agree as follows: 
 1. Certain Defined
Terms. In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters: 
 (a) “Base Pay” means Executive’s annual base salary rate as in effect from time to time. 
 (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (c)
“Cause” means (i) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendre to, a felony or (ii) gross misconduct injurious to the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries, as determined in good faith by the Board, and which has
not been remedied by the Executive within ten days after written notice thereof to Executive by the Board. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for “Cause”
under (ii) above unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the Board then in office at a meeting of the Board called and held for
such purpose, after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel (if the Executive chooses to have counsel present at such meeting), to be heard before the Board, finding that,
in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive had committed an act constituting “Cause” and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Nothing herein will limit the right of the Executive or his beneficiaries to contest the
validity or propriety of any such determination. 
 (d) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the
following events: 
 (i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock of the Company; 

(ii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, or other transaction (each, a “Business Combination”), unless, in each case, immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of
Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions relative to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Voting Stock of the Company and (B) no Person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination; or 
 (iii) The Company
stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 (e) “Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 (f) “Employee Benefits” means any group health and dental benefit plans;
provided, however, that Employee Benefits shall not include contributions made by the Company or its subsidiaries to any retirement plan, pension plan or profit sharing plan for the benefit of the Executive in connection with amounts earned by the
Executive. 
 (g) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

 (h) “Good Reason” means that the Executive (without the Executive’s written
consent): 
 (i) Has, except in connection with termination of employment for Cause or due to death or disability, suffered a
material and substantial diminution in Executive’s job responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the public announcement of the Change in Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated and inadvertent action by the Company or its
subsidiaries or a successor entity not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company or its subsidiaries or successor entity within ten days after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive and further provided that neither mere
changes in title and/or reporting relationship nor reassignment following a Change in Control to a position that is similar to the position held immediately prior to the Change in Control shall constitute a material and substantial diminution in job
responsibilities. 
 (ii) Has incurred one or more material reductions in his or her Base Pay; or 

(iii) Has been notified that his or her principal place of work will be relocated to a new location that is 35 miles or more from
Executive’s principal work location as of immediately before the Change in Control; or 
 (iv) Has experienced a material
breach by the Company or by its successor entity of its obligations to Executive under this Agreement. 
 Before “Good
Reason” has been deemed to have occurred, Executive must give the Company written notice detailing why the Executive believes a Good Reason event has occurred and such notice must be provided to the Company within sixty days of the initial
occurrence of such alleged Good Reason event(s). The Company shall then have thirty days after its receipt of written notice to cure the items cited in the written notice so that “Good Reason” will have not formally occurred with respect
to the event(s) in question. 
 (i) “Voting Stock” means securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
Board members. 
 2. Termination Following (or in connection with) a Change in Control. In the event that in the 12 months
following the consummation of a Change in Control, the employment of Executive is either terminated by the Company or it subsidiaries for any reason other than Cause, death or disability or is terminated by Executive for Good Reason then the
following subsections in this Section 2 shall occur: 
 (a) Subject to the effectiveness of the release of claims and
covenant not to sue referenced in Section 2(g) below, the Company shall pay to Executive cash in 24 monthly installments with each installment equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of Base Pay (at the rate in effect at the time of employment
termination), commencing on or before the tenth business day following the effectiveness of such release. However, in the event that payment of such installments would extend past the last day of the second year following the year Executive
“separates from service” 

 
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “409A Period”), the total amount of such installments shall instead be reamortized and payable in equal monthly
installments over the 409A Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive is deemed at the time of separation from service to be a “specified” employee under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), to
the extent that the total amount of Executive’s installment payments and any other “separation pay” hereunder (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-l(b)(9)(iii)) exceeds the dollar threshold set forth in such
regulation section, then the amount over such threshold shall not be paid until the (i) expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of Executive’s “separation from service” or (ii) such earlier time
permitted under Section 409A of the Code. Such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax treatment to Executive, including (without limitation) the additional twenty percent (20%) tax for which Executive
would otherwise be liable under Section 409A of the Code in the absence of such deferral. Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, any compensation or benefits which would have otherwise been paid during that period (whether in a
single sum or in installments) in the absence of such deferral shall be paid in one lump sum. 
 (b) For the 24 month period
following such termination, the Company shall continue to provide to Executive all Employee Benefits which were received by, or with respect to, Executive as of the date of such termination, at the same expense to Executive as before the Change in
Control subject to immediate cessation (other than as to any pre-existing condition not covered by the new benefits coverage) if Executive is offered employee benefits coverage in connection with new employment. Through the 24 months following
Executive’s termination of employment, Executive shall provide advance written notice to the Company informing the Company when the Executive is offered or becomes eligible for other employee benefits in connection with new employment. In
addition, if periodically requested by the Company during the 24 months after termination of Executive’s employment, the Executive will provide the Company with written confirmation that he/she has not been offered other employee benefits.

 (c) The Company or its subsidiaries shall pay Executive a pro-rata share (based on the number of months Executive served as
an executive of the Company or its subsidiaries during the fiscal year of Executive’s termination of employment) of annual incentive award payments, if any, due to Executive under the terms of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ annual
incentive payment plan. Any amounts payable to Executive under this Section 2(c) will be paid to Executive at the same time payments are made to other participants under the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ annual incentive payment
plan. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any restricted stock, stock option or other equity compensation plan or
agreement or deferred compensation or retirement plan or agreement, upon the date of his/her termination the Executive shall become immediately fully vested (and all vesting restrictions removed) in all of his/her then outstanding stock options,
stock appreciation rights, warrants, restricted stock, phantom stock, deferred compensation, retirement agreement or similar plans or agreements with the Company or its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any award that is subject to a
performance condition will vest only to the extent the performance condition has been satisfied on or prior to the date of termination. 

 (e) As of his/her termination date, Executive shall also be paid for his/her accrued but
unpaid salary and vacation, unreimbursed valid business expenses that were submitted in accordance with the policies of the Company or its subsidiaries; and is eligible for other vested benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan.

 (f) In the event that it is determined that any payment or distribution of any type to or for the benefit of the Executive
made by the Company, by any of its subsidiaries, by any person who acquires ownership or effective control of the Company or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code, and the
regulations thereunder or by any affiliate of such person, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “Total Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by
section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest or penalties, are collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then such payments or distributions
shall be payable either in (x) full or (y) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of such payments or distributions being subject to the Excise Tax and Executive shall receive the greater, on an after-tax basis, of
(x) or (y) above. All mathematical determinations and all determinations of whether any of the Total Payments are “parachute payments” (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code) that are required to be made under this
Section 2(f), shall be made by a nationally recognized independent audit firm not currently retained by the Company most recently prior to the Change in Control (the “Accountants”), who shall provide their determination, together with
detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of any relevant matters, both to the Company and to the Executive within seven (7) business days of the Executive’s termination date, if applicable, or such earlier time as is requested
by the Company. Such determination shall be made by the Accountants using reasonable good faith interpretations of the Code. Any determination by the Accountants shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive, absent manifest error. The Company
shall pay the fees and costs of the Accountants which are incurred in connection with this Section 2(f). 
 (g) All
payments and benefits provided under this Section 2 are conditioned on and subject to the Executive’s continuing compliance with this Agreement and the Executive’s timely execution (and effectiveness) of a reasonable and customary
release of claims and covenant not to sue in a form prescribed by the Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of employment. There is no entitlement to any payments or benefits unless and until such and release of claims and covenant not to sue
is effective. 
 (h) To the extent Executive receives severance or similar payments and/or benefits under any other plan,
program, agreement, policy, practice, or the like of the Company or its subsidiaries, or under the WARN Act or similar state law, the payments and benefits due to Executive under this Agreement will be correspondingly reduced on a dollar-for-dollar
basis (or vice-versa). 
 (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall also remain effective (and Executive shall be
eligible for payments and benefits hereunder) if, during a period beginning 3 

 
months immediately prior to a public announcement of an impending Change in Control that is actually consummated, the Company (or its subsidiaries) terminates the Executive’s employment for
any reason other than Cause, death or disability or the Executive terminates his/her employment for Good Reason and such termination is determined to be in connection with the Change in Control. The Board shall determine in good faith whether such a
termination is occurring in connection with the impending Change in Control. However, such a termination shall in any event be deemed to be in connection with an impending Change in Control if such termination (i) is required by the merger
agreement or other instrument relating to such Change in Control, or (ii) is made at the express request of the other party (or parties) to the transaction constituting such Change in Control, or (iii) occurs after the public announcement
of the impending Change in Control. 
 3. Successors and Binding Agreement. 

(a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise)
to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the
Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring directly or
indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed the “Company” for the purposes of this
Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company. 
 (b) This Agreement will inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and legatees. 
 (c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
except as expressly provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive payments hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge,
creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive’s will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 3(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned, transferred or delegated. 
 4. No Retention Rights. This
Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give the Executive the right to be retained by the Company or its subsidiaries and the Executive agrees that he/she is an employee-at-will. The Company (or its subsidiaries) reserves the right to
terminate the Executive’s service as an employee at any time and for any reason. 

 5. Notices. For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications, including without
limitation notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt
thereof orally confirmed), or five business days after having been mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or three business days after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight
courier service such as FedEx, UPS, or DHL, addressed to the Company (to the attention of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal executive office and to the Executive at her principal residence, or to such other address as any party may have
furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 6. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary
to make it enforceable, valid or legal. 
 7. Arbitration; Governing Law. Any dispute between the parties under this Agreement
shall be resolved (except as provided below) in Pleasanton, California through informal arbitration by an arbitrator selected under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitration shall be conducted in that location under the
rules of said Association. The arbitrator shall have the right only to interpret and apply the provisions of this Agreement and may not change its provisions. The arbitrator shall permit reasonable pre-hearing discovery of facts, to the extent
necessary to establish a claim or a defense to a claim, subject to supervision by the arbitrator. The determination of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties and judgment upon the same may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator shall give written notice to the parties stating his or their determination and shall furnish to each party a signed copy of such determination. To the extent required by applicable law, the expenses of the
arbitration shall be borne by the Company, otherwise the arbitration expenses shall be borne equally by the Company and the Executive (except that each party shall be responsible for their own legal fees and expenses). The validity, interpretation,
construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
 8. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No
waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements of the parties with respect to such
subject matter. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party 

 
which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. References to Sections are to references to Sections of this Agreement. 

9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same agreement. 
 10. Section 409A. The Agreement is not intended to constitute
a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event this Agreement or any benefit paid under this Agreement to Executive is deemed to be subject to section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the Executive consents to the Company’s adoption of such conforming amendments as the Company deems advisable or necessary, in its sole discretion, to comply with section 409A of the Code (including without
limit delaying the timing of payments. 
 11. Withholding. All payments and benefits made under this Agreement shall be subject
to reduction to reflect any withholding taxes or other amounts required by applicable law or regulation. 
 12. Restrictive
Covenants. 
 (a) Nondisparagement. Each party hereto will not disparage the other party or, in the case of the Company, its
directors, officers, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors or assigns in any written or oral communications to any third party. Each party further agrees that he/she/it will not direct anyone to make any disparaging oral or
written remarks to any third parties. 
 (b) Nonsolicit. During the Executive’s employment with Company or its subsidiaries
and for twelve months after Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an individual or as an employee, agent, consultant, advisor, independent contractor, general partner, officer,
director, stockholder, investor, lender, or in any other capacity whatsoever, of any person, firm, corporation or partnership: (i) solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees or
consultants to terminate their relationship with the Company or its subsidiaries, or attempt to solicit, induce, recruit, encourage any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ employees or consultants to terminate their relationship with the
Company or its subsidiaries, or attempt to solicit, induce, recruit, encourage or take away employees or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries or (ii) attempt to negatively influence any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’
clients or customers from purchasing the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ products or services or to solicit or influence or attempt to influence any client, customer or other person either directly or indirectly, to direct his or its
purchase of products and/or services to any person, firm, corporation, institution or other entity in competition with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or (iii) participate or engage in the design, development, manufacture,
production, marketing, sale or servicing of any product, or the provision of any service, that directly or indirectly relates to the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ business as conducted on the date of the Executive’s termination of
employment. 

 (c) Nondisclosure. Notwithstanding any requirement that the Company, or its subsidiaries may
have to publicly disclose the terms of this Agreement pursuant to applicable law or regulations, the Executive agrees to use reasonable efforts to maintain in confidence the existence of this Agreement, the contents and terms of this Agreement, and
the consideration for this Agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Agreement Information”). The Executive also agrees to take every reasonable precaution to prevent disclosure of any Agreement Information to third parties,
except for disclosures required by law or absolutely necessary with respect to Executive’s family members or personal advisors who shall also agree to maintain confidentiality of the Agreement Information. 

(d) Confidentiality. Executive shall not, except as required by any court or administrative agency, without the written consent of the
Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person, other than an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Executive or his
duties to the Company or its subsidiaries, any confidential information obtained by him while in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ inventions, processes, customers,
methods of distribution, methods of manufacturing, attorney-client communications, pending or contemplated acquisitions, other trade secrets, or any other material which the Company or its subsidiaries are obliged to keep confidential pursuant to
any confidentiality agreement or protective order; provided, however, that confidential information shall not include any information now known or which becomes known generally to the public (other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by
the Executive) or any information of a type not otherwise considered confidential by a person engaged in the same business or a business similar to that conducted by the Company or its subsidiaries. 

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
as of the date first above written. 
  

	
	THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
	
	/s/ Robert S. Weiss
	Robert S. Weiss
	President and Chief Executive Officer

  

	
	Executive:
	
	/s/ Greg Matz
	Greg Matz

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