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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered into this 15th day of March 2002, by and
between Fresenius Medical Care North America ("FMC" or the "EMPLOYER"), with
principal offices located at 95 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 and Robert
"Rice" M. Powell, Jr. ("EMPLOYEE") currently residing at 59 Rocky Brook Road,
North Andover, MA 01845.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, FMC desires to employ EMPLOYEE as Senior Vice President and President
of the Dialysis Products Division , and,

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to express the terms and conditions of such
employment.

NOW THEREFORE, it is understood and agreed to between the parties as follows:

1.    EMPLOYMENT. FMC hereby employs EMPLOYEE as Senior Vice President and
      President of Dialysis Products Division, and EMPLOYEE hereby accepts the
      employment upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2.    TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence as of March 15, 2002 and
      continue thereafter, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions
      hereinafter stated. THE INITIAL TERM SHALL BE RENEWED BY A SUCCESSIVE ONE
      (1) YEAR PERIOD UNLESS EITHER PARTY GIVES WRITTEN NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL TO
      THE OTHER PARTY AT LEAST THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO ANY TERMINATION DATE.
      THE INITIAL TERM AND ANY SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL PERIODS SHALL BE CALLED THE
      "EMPLOYMENT TERM."

3.    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. EMPLOYEE shall serve full time as Senior Vice
      President and President of the Dialysis Products Division and in this
      position, EMPLOYEE will have full management responsibility for Dialysis
      Products Division, Spectra Renal Management and Corporate Information
      Services . EMPLOYEE shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
      EMPLOYEE shall to the best of his ability and experience competently,
      loyally, diligently and conscientiously perform all of the duties and
      obligations expressly or implicitly required under this Agreement.
      EMPLOYEE further agrees that, in conducting business in the interest of
      the EMPLOYER, he will not engage in, knowingly permit others under his
      control to carry on, or induce others to engage in any practice or commit
      any acts in violation of any federal or state or local law or ordinance.

4.    COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

      a)    Base Salary. EMPLOYER shall pay EMPLOYEE for all services rendered a
            base salary of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents
            ($350,000) per year, (the "Base Salary"), payable in accordance with
            FMC's payroll procedures, subject to customary withholding and
            employment taxes. At the end of each year of employment hereunder,
            EMPLOYEE's performance for the prior year shall be reviewed and
            evaluated. If EMPLOYEE's performance is satisfactory, EMPLOYEE shall
            receive an increase in his base salary commensurate with level of
            achievement.

      b)    Incentive Compensation. During EMPLOYEE's employment with FMC,
            EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to participate in FMC's Management Bonus
            Plan and any other such incentive compensation plans as are now
            available or may become available to other similarly positioned
            senior executives of FMC. EMPLOYEE will be in the senior executive
            eligibility Level I, wherein the target level bonus is forty percent
            (40%) and the maximum bonus is eighty percent (80%) of base salary.
            Funding for the plan is based upon attainment of specific individual
            and company financial objectives. EMPLOYEE's entitlement to a bonus
            under the Management Bonus Plan will be governed by terms of that
            Plan.
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      c)    Stock Plan. EMPLOYEE shall be eligibly to participate in the current
            Fresenius Medical Care AG Stock Incentive Plan, and any future stock
            incentive plan (individually a "Stock Plan" and collectively, the
            "Stock Plans"), subject to IRS approval of such respective Stock
            Plans. In addition to the existing options to purchase Fresenius
            Medical Care AG Preference Shares previously granted to EMPLOYEE
            (the "Existing Options"), EMPLOYEE shall be eligible to receive
            additional option grants in amounts as and if approved by the
            Fresenius Medical Care AG Managing Board.

      d)    Benefit Programs. EMPLOYEE shall continue to be eligible to
            participate in the group employee benefits programs at the senior
            executive level as now established or which subsequently become
            available.

      e)    Life Insurance. EMPLOYEE will be provided with life insurance in
            accordance with FMC's policy, currently capped at Four Hundred
            Thousand Dollars ($400,000). EMPLOYEE will be provided with the
            opportunity to purchase supplemental life insurance of an additional
            Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) beyond the current policy of
            coverage at his own expense, with proof of good health.

      f)    Automobile. EMPLOYEE will be provided with a company car allowance
            of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700) paid monthly and treated as ordinary
            income.

      g)    Financial Planning/Tax Preparation. EMPLOYEE will be provided with
            an allowance of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to be paid based upon
            submitted documentation of expenses incurred as a result of
            financial planning assistance or income tax preparation.
            Reimbursement will be treated as ordinary income.

      h)    Expenses. EMPLOYEE will be reimbursed for travel and other expenses
            related to the performance of his duties under the Agreement and in
            accordance with the EMPLOYER's policies.

      i)    Vacation/PTO. EMPLOYEE shall be allowed to carry-over up to two
            hundred (200) hours from year-to-year without losing such time.
            EMPLOYEE shall also accrue PTO days at the maximum available to
            senior executives which currently provides for thirty (30) days of
            PTO per year.

5.    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. EMPLOYEE's employment hereunder may be
      terminated under the following circumstances:

      a)    Death. EMPLOYEE's employment hereunder shall terminate upon his
            death.

      b)    Total Disability. The EMPLOYER may terminate EMPLOYEE's employment
            hereunder upon EMPLOYEE becoming "Totally Disabled." For purposes of
            this Agreement, EMPLOYEE shall be "Totally Disabled" if EMPLOYEE is
            physically or mentally incapacitated so as to render EMPLOYEE
            incapable of performing EMPLOYEE's usual and customary duties under
            this Agreement. EMPLOYEE's receipt of Social Security disability
            benefits or disability benefits under a Company-sponsored long-term
            disability plan shall be deemed conclusive evidence of Total
            Disability for purpose of this Agreement; provided, however, that in
            the absence of EMPLOYEE's receipt of such Social Security or
            long-term disability benefits, the Company's Board of Directors may,
            in its reasonable discretion (but based upon medical evidence),
            determine that EMPLOYEE is Totally Disabled.

      c)    Voluntary Termination. EMPLOYER or EMPLOYEE may terminate EMPLOYEE's
            employment hereunder at any time after providing written notice to
            the other party. The EMPLOYEE is required to give the EMPLOYER at
            least thirty (30) days written notice if he wishes to terminate his
            employment pursuant to this provision.

      d)    Termination by the EMPLOYER for Cause. The EMPLOYER may terminate
            EMPLOYEE's employment for Cause at any time after providing thirty
            (30) days' written notice to EMPLOYEE. Such notice shall specify in
            reasonable detail the nature of the Cause, and during such thirty
            (30) day period, EMPLOEE shall have the opportunity to cure the
            stated Cause, if at all possible. If EMPLOYEE fails to cure a state
            Cause, or if such Cause cannot be cured, EMPLOYEE's employment
            hereunder shall terminate at the end of the thirty (30) day period,
            but without prejudice to EMPLOYEE's right to contest the existence
            of any

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            stated Cause or to contest the fact that the Cause has not been
            cured. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Cause" shall mean,
            with respect to the EMPLOYEE, any of the following: (i) conviction
            of EMPLOYEE of a felony; (ii) deliberate and continual refusal to
            satisfactorily perform employment duties reasonably requested by the
            EMPLOYER; (iii) fraud or embezzlement determined in accordance with
            the EMPLOYER's normal, internal investigative procedures
            consistently applied in comparable circumstances to EMPLOYEES; (iv)
            failure to obtain and maintain in good order any licenses required
            for EMPLOYEE to perform his duties under this Agreement; or (v) a
            breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 7 below.

      e)    Termination by EMPLOYEE for Cause. This Agreement may be terminated
            by EMPLOYEE in the event of a breach by FMC of any of its
            obligations under this Agreement, provided EMPLOYEE gives FMC
            written notice specifying the manner in which he believes FMC has
            breached this Agreement and FMC has thirty (30) days from receipt of
            such notice to cure such breach, or in the case of other than a
            non-payment of money breach, if such breach cannot be cured within
            thirty (30) days, to commence a good faith effort to cure.

      f)    Notice of Termination. Any termination by the EMPLOYER or the
            EMPLOYEE under this Agreement shall be communicated by notice of
            termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this
            Agreement, a Notice of Termination shall mean a notice in writing
            which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this
            Agreement relied upon to terminate EMPLOYEE's employment and shall
            set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
            to provide a basis for termination of EMPLOYEE's employment under
            the provision so indicated.

6.    COMPENSATION FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF RETENTION.

      a)    Under all circumstances, upon termination the EMPLOYEE shall be
            entitled to receive:

            (i)   Any accrued but unpaid Base Salary for services rendered to
                  the date of termination;

            (ii)  Accrued PTO; and

            (iii) Any benefits to which EMPLOYEE may be entitled upon
                  termination pursuant to the plans, policies and arrangements
                  referred to in Section 4 hereof shall be determined and paid
                  in accordance with the terms of such plans, policies and
                  arrangements. EMPLOYEE shall have one (1) year from any such
                  termination to exercise his Vested Stock Option. Should he
                  fail to exercise these options within this period, they will
                  be forfeited at the end of that period.

      b)    In the event that EMPLOYEE's employment hereunder is voluntarily
            terminated by the EMPLOYER in accordance with Section 5(c), or in
            the event that EMPLOYEE's employment hereunder is terminated by the
            EMPLOYEE in accordance with Section 5(e), the EMPLOYEE shall also be
            entitled to receive:

                  (i)   A payment equal to eighteen (18) months Base Salary, at
                        the rate in effect on the date of termination of
                        employment, such amount to be paid as salary
                        continuation with benefits. EMPLOYEE may request and FMC
                        will agree that any remaining salary continuation be
                        paid in a lump sum. If a lump sum is selected, all
                        benefits entitlement will cease as of the date of such
                        payment; and

                  (ii)  A pro-rated portion of the EMPLOYEE's annual bonus based
                        upon termination or work date.

      c)    Any stock options or other awards will continue to vest in
            accordance with the terms of the award and the plan pursuant to
            which it was made. If the terms of any award and governing plan are
            silent with respect to termination of employment, such award will
            lapse immediately upon such termination.

7.    NON-DISCLOSURE/NON COMPETITION AGREEMENT. EMPLOYEE acknowledges that
      during the term of employment with EMPLOYER, he will have access to and
      become acquainted with Confidential Information of

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      the EMPLOYER. Confidential Information means all information related to
      the present or planned business of FMC that has not been released publicly
      by authorized representatives of FMC, and shall include but not be limited
      to, trade secrets and know-how, inventions, marketing and sales programs,
      employee, customer, patient and supplier information, information from
      patient medical records, financial data, pricing information, regulatory
      approval and reimbursement strategies, data, operations and clinical
      manuals.

      EMPLOYEE agrees not to use or disclose, directly or indirectly, any
      Confidential Information of FMC at any time and in any manner, except as
      required in the course of his employment with FMC or with the express
      written authority of FMC.

      EMPLOYEE understands that his non-disclosure obligations will continue
      following his termination of employment.

      EMPLOYEE agrees that during the term of his employment, and for a period
      of one (1) year immediately after, he leaves the employment of FMC for any
      reason or the end of the period during which EMPLOYEE continues to receive
      salary continuation after leaving the employment of FMC, whichever is
      greater, EMPLOYEE will not directly or indirectly for his own benefit or
      the benefit of others:

      a)    render services for a competing organization in connection with
            competing products as an employee, officer, agent, broker,
            consultant, partner, stockholder (except that EMPLOYEE may own three
            percent (3%) or less of the equity securities of any publicly-traded
            company);

      b)    hire or seek to persuade any employee of FMC to discontinue
            employment or to become employed in any competing organization or
            seek to persuade any independent contractor or supplier to
            discontinue its relationship with FMC; and

      c)    solicit, direct, take away or attempt to take away any business or
            customers of FMC.

      Nothing in this Agreement would preclude EMPLOYEE from working for a
      competitor of FMC's subsequent to termination of EMPLOYEE's employment
      provided EMPLOYEE will not be engaged, directly or indirectly, in any
      business in which FMC is actively engaged at the time of EMPLOYEE's
      termination or in any new business which FMC is in the process of setting
      up in which EMPLOYEE had direct involvement while employed by FMC.
      EMPLOYEE also agrees to inform FMC of any such employment with a
      competitor before beginning such employment.

8.    ENFORCEMENT OF COVENANTS.

      a)    EMPLOYEE agrees that if the EMPLOYER determines that EMPLOYEE has
            breached any of the covenants set forth in Section 7 at any time,
            the EMPLOYER shall have the right, notwithstanding anything herein
            to the contrary, to discontinue any or all amounts otherwise payable
            to EMPLOYEE hereunder. Such termination of employment or
            discontinuance of payments shall be in addition to and shall not
            limit any and all other rights and remedies that the EMPLOYER may
            have against EMPLOYEE.

      b)    Right to Injunction. EMPLOYEE acknowledges that a breach of the
            covenants set forth in Section 7 hereof will cause irreparable
            damage to the EMPLOYER with respect to which the EMPLOYER's remedy
            at law for damages will be inadequate. Therefore, in the event of
            breach or anticipatory breach of the covenants set forth in this
            section by EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYEE and the EMPLOYER agree that the
            EMPLOYER shall be entitled to the following particular forms of
            relief, in addition to remedies otherwise available to it at law or
            equity: injunctions, both preliminary and permanent, enjoining or
            restraining such breach or anticipatory breach and EMPLOYEE hereby
            consents to the issuance thereof forthwith and without bond by any
            court of competent jurisdiction.

      c)    Separability of Covenants. The covenants contained in Section 7
            hereof constitute a series of separate covenants, one for each
            applicable State in the United States and the District of Columbia,
            and one for each applicable foreign country. If in any judicial
            proceeding, a court shall hold that any of the covenants set

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            forth in Section 7 exceed the time, geographic, or occupational
            limitations permitted by applicable laws, EMPLOYEE and the EMPLOYER
            agree that such provisions shall and are hereby reformed to the
            maximum time, geographic, or occupational limitations permitted by
            such laws. Further, in the event a court shall hold unenforceable
            any of the separate covenants deemed included herein, then such
            unenforceable covenant or covenants shall be deemed eliminated from
            the provisions of this Agreement for the purpose of such proceeding
            to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants
            to be enforced in such proceeding. EMPLOYEE and the EMPLOYER further
            agree that the covenants in Section 7 shall each be construed as a
            separate agreement independent of any other provisions of this
            Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by
            Employee against the Company whether predicated on this Agreement or
            otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
            Company of any of the covenants in Section 7.

9.    FMC DOCUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT. All documents and equipment relating to the
      business of FMC, whether prepared by EMPLOYEE or otherwise coming into
      EMPLOYEE's possession, are the exclusive property of FMC, and must not be
      removed from the premises of FMC except as required in the course of
      employment. Any such documents and equipment must be returned to FMC when
      EMPLOYEE leaves the employment of FMC.

10.   WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The EMPLOYER may withhold from any compensation and
      benefits payable under this Agreement all applicable federal, state,
      local, or other taxes.

11.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS. This Agreement shall constitute the
      entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all existing
      agreements between them, whether oral or written, with respect to the
      subject matter hereof. Any waiver, alteration, or modification of any of
      the provisions of this Agreement, or cancellation or replacement of this
      Agreement shall be accomplished in writing and signed by the respective
      parties.

12.   NOTICES. Any notice, consent, request or other communication made or given
      in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
      to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by registered or
      certified mail, return receipt requested, to those listed below at their
      following respective addresses or at such other address as each may
      specify by notice to the others:

                     To the Employer:

                           Fresenius Medical Care North America
                           Corporate Headquarters
                           Two Ledgemont Center
                           95 Hayden Avenue
                           Lexington, MA 02420-9192
                           Attention: Vice President, Human Resources

                     To Employee:

                           At the address for Employee set forth above

13.   GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and
      the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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14.   SEPARABILITY. If any term or provision of this Agreement is declared
      illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and cannot
      be modified to be enforceable, such term or provision shall immediately
      become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Agreement in full
      force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the
undersigned duly authorized persons as of the day and year first stated above.

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                                        NATIONAL MEDICAL CARE, INC. D/B/A
                                        FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE
WITNESS                                 NORTH AMERICA, EMPLOYER

 /s/ Lorraine Gettings                  By: /s/ Ben J. Lipps                               6/6/02
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                                            Ben J. Lipps                                   (DATE)
                                            Chief Executive Officer

WITNESS                                 ROBERT "RICE" M. POWELL, JR.

  /s/ Brian O'Connell                   /s/ Robert Maurice Powell                          5/29/02
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                                        (Employee Signature)                               (DATE)
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                      FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
                         2003 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

     1. PURPOSE; TYPES OF AWARDS; CONSTRUCTION. The purposes of the 2003 Equity
and Incentive Plan of Fisher Scientific International Inc. (the "Plan") are to
attract, motivate and retain (a) employees of the Company and any Subsidiary and
Affiliate, (b) independent contractors who provide significant services to the
Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate and (c) non-employee directors. The Plan is
also designed to encourage stock ownership by such persons, thereby aligning
their interest with those of the Company's shareholders and to permit the
payment of compensation that qualifies as performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code. Pursuant to the Long-Term Incentive Program
described herein, there may be granted stock options (including "incentive stock
options" and "non-qualified stock options"), and other stock based awards,
including but not limited to, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend
equivalents, performance units, stock appreciation rights and other long-term
stock Awards; excluding, however, reload or other automatic Awards made upon
exercise of Options, which Awards shall not be granted under the Plan.

     2. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be
defined as set forth below:

          (a) "Affiliate" means an affiliate of the Company, as defined in Rule
     12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

          (b) "Award" means individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan
     of Options or Other Stock Based Awards.

          (c) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract, or other
     instrument or document evidencing an Award.

          (d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
     time to time.

          (f) "Committee" means the committee established by the Board to
     administer the Plan. The Committee shall consist of not less than two
     directors who shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at
     the pleasure of, the Board. The Committee shall be comprised solely of
     directors who are (a) "non-employee directors" under Rule 16b-3 of the
     Exchange Act, (b) "outside directors" under Section 162(m) of the Code and
     (c) "independent directors" pursuant to New York Stock Exchange
     requirements.

          (g) "Company" means Fisher Scientific International Inc., a
     corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any
     successor corporation.

          (h) "Effective Date" means the date that the Plan was adopted by the
     Board.

          (i) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended from time to time, and as now or hereafter construed, interpreted
     and applied by regulations, rulings and cases.

          (j) "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to Stock or other
     property, the fair market value of such Stock or other property determined
     by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by
     the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith,
     the per share Fair Market Value of Stock as of a particular date shall
     mean, (i) the closing sales price per share of Stock on the national
     securities exchange on which the Stock is principally traded, for the last
     preceding date on which there was a sale of such Stock on such exchange, or
     (ii) if the shares of Stock are then traded in an over-the-counter market,
     the average of the closing bid and asked prices for the shares of Stock in
     such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was
     a sale of such Stock in such market, or if the shares of Stock are not then
     listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter
     market, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall
     determine in good faith.
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          (k) "Grantee" means a person who, as an employee of or independent
     contractor or non-employee director with respect to the Company, a
     Subsidiary or an Affiliate, has been granted an Award under the Plan.

          (l) "ISO" means any Option intended to be and designated as an
     incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

          (m) "NQSO" means any Option that is designated as a nonqualified stock
     option.

          (n) "Option" means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section
     6(b)(i), to purchase shares of Stock. An Option may be either an ISO or an
     NQSO; provided that ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or
     a Subsidiary.

          (o) "Other Stock-Based Award" means an Award under the Long-Term
     Incentive Program that is denominated or valued in whole or in part by
     reference to Stock, including, but not limited to performance units, stock
     appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or dividend
     equivalents, each of which may be subject to the attainment of Performance
     Goals or a period of continued employment or other terms and conditions as
     permitted under the Plan.

          (p) "Performance Goals" means performance goals based on one or more
     of the following criteria: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income, (ii)
     operating profit, (iii) return on equity, assets, capital or investment,
     (iv) earnings or book value per share, (v) sales or revenues, (vi)
     operating expenses, (vii) Stock price appreciation, (viii) cash flow or
     (ix) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes. Where
     applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a
     specified level of the particular criteria or the attainment of a
     percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be
     applied to one or more of the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, or a
     division or strategic business unit of the Company, or may be applied to
     the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other
     companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. The
     Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which
     no payment will be made (or no vesting will occur), levels of performance
     at which specified payments will be made (or specified vesting will occur),
     and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment will
     be made (or at which full vesting will occur). Each of the foregoing
     Performance Goals shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted
     accounting principles and shall be subject to certification by the
     Committee; provided that the Committee shall have the authority to make
     equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or
     non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate
     or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate,
     in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for
     items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in
     nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment
     of a business or related to a change in accounting principles.

          (q) "Plan" means this Fisher Scientific International Inc. 2003 Equity
     and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

          (r) "Plan Year" means a calendar year.

          (s) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect
     promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of
     the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule.

          (t) "Stock" means shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
     of the Company.

          (u) "Subsidiary" means any corporation in an unbroken chain of
     corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of an
     Award, each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the
     unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
     voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
     the chain.

     3. ADMINISTRATION. At the discretion of the Board, the Plan shall be
administered either (i) by the Board or (ii) by the Committee. In the event the
Board is the administrator of the Plan, references herein to the Committee shall
be deemed to include the Board. The Board may from time to time appoint a member
or members of the

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Committee in substitution for or in addition to the member or members then in
office and may fill vacancies on the Committee however caused. The Committee
shall choose one of its members as chairman and shall hold meetings at such
times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of the members of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum and any action may be taken by a majority of
those present and voting at any meeting.

     Any action may also be taken without the necessity of a meeting by a
written instrument signed by a majority of the Committee. The decision of the
Committee as to all questions of interpretation and application of the Plan
shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons. The Committee shall have
the authority in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the
express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to exercise all the
power and authority either specifically granted to it under the Plan or
necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan, including without
limitation, the authority to grant Awards, to determine the persons to whom and
the time or times at which Awards shall be granted, to determine the type and
number of Awards to be granted, the number of shares of Stock to which an Award
may relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and Performance Goals
relating to any Award; to determine Performance Goals no later than such time as
is required to ensure that an underlying Award which is intended to comply with
the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so complies; to determine
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled,
cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered; to make adjustments in the
terms and conditions (including Performance Goals) applicable to Awards; to
construe and interpret the Plan and any Award; to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and
provisions of the Award Agreements (which need not be identical for each
Grantee); and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply
any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award
Agreement granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem
expedient to carry the Plan into effect and shall be the sole and final judge of
such expediency. No Committee member shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith.

     4. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs shall be granted only to employees (including officers
and directors who are also employees) of the Company, its parent or any of its
Subsidiaries. All other Awards may be granted to officers, independent
contractors, employees and non-employee directors of the Company or of any of
its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

     No ISO shall be granted to any employee of the Company, its parent or any
of its Subsidiaries if such employee owns, immediately prior to the grant of the
ISO, stock representing more than 10% of the voting power or more than 10% of
the value of all classes of stock of the Company or a parent or a Subsidiary,
unless the purchase price for the stock under such ISO shall be at least 110% of
its Fair Market Value at the time such ISO is granted and the ISO, by its terms,
shall not be exercisable more than five years from the date it is granted. In
determining the stock ownership under this paragraph, the provisions of Section
424(d) of the code shall be controlling.

     5. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The maximum number of shares of Stock
reserved for the grant or settlement of Awards under the Plan shall be 2,700,000
and shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein. No more than 15% of the
shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be issued
as restricted stock, restricted units or similar full share value Awards. The
aggregate Awards granted during any fiscal year to any single individual who is
likely to be a "covered employee" as defined under Code Section 162(m) shall not
exceed (i) 1,100,000 shares subject to Options or stock appreciation rights or
(ii) 400,000 shares subject to Other Stock-Based Awards (other than stock
appreciation rights). Determinations made in respect of the limitation set forth
in the preceding sentence shall be made in a manner consistent with Section
162(m) of the Code. Such shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized but
unissued shares or shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the
Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any shares
subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an
Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the
Grantee, the shares of stock with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of
any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or
expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan. Upon the exercise of
any Award granted in tandem with any other Awards, such related Awards shall be
cancelled to the extent of the number of shares of Stock as to which the Award
is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall no
longer be available for Awards under the Plan.

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     Except as provided in an Award Agreement or as otherwise provided in the
Plan, in the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock, or other property),
recapitalization, Stock split, reverse split, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other
similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Stock such that an
adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
rights of Grantees under the Plan, then the Committee shall make such equitable
changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (i)
the number and kind of shares of Stock or other property (including cash) that
may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards or the total number of Awards
issuable under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Stock or other
property issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise
price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award; provided that, with
respect to ISOs, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h)
of the Code, (iv) the Performance Goals and (v) the individual limitations
applicable to Awards.

     6. SPECIFIC TERMS OF AWARDS.

          (a) GENERAL. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be
     determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
     applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a
     Subsidiary or Affiliate upon the grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award
     may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine at the date of
     grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, or other
     property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments,
     or on a deferred basis.

          (b) AWARDS. The Committee is authorized to grant to Grantees the
     following Awards, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the
     purposes of the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms and
     conditions of such Awards at the date of grant or thereafter.

             (i) OPTIONS. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
        Grantees on the following terms and conditions:

                (A) TYPE OF AWARD. The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of
           an Option under the Plan shall designate the Option as an ISO or an
           NQSO.

                (B) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock
           purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but
           in no event shall the exercise price of an Option per share of Stock
           be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date
           of grant of such Option. The purchase price of Stock as to which an
           Option is exercised shall be paid in full at the time of exercise;
           payment may be made in cash, which may be paid by check, or other
           instrument acceptable to the Company, or, with the consent of the
           Committee, in shares of Stock, valued at the Fair Market Value on the
           date of exercise (which Stock has been held by the Grantee for at
           least six months), or if there were no sales on such date, on the
           next preceding day on which there were sales or (if permitted by the
           Committee and subject to such terms and conditions as it may
           determine) by surrender of outstanding Awards under the Plan. In
           addition, any amount necessary to satisfy applicable federal, state
           or local tax withholding requirements shall be paid promptly upon
           notification of the amount due. The Committee may permit such amount
           of tax withholding to be paid in shares of Stock previously owned by
           the employee, or a portion of the shares of Stock that otherwise
           would be distributed to such employee upon exercise of the Option, or
           a combination of cash and shares of such Stock.

                (C) TERM AND EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS. Options shall be
           exercisable over the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten
           years from the date of grant), at such times and upon such conditions
           as the Committee may determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement;
           provided that, the Committee shall have the authority to accelerate
           the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under
           such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
           An Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all full shares of
           Stock as to which the Option has become exercisable, by giving
           written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated
           agent. No partial exercise may be made for less than one hundred
           (100) full shares of Stock.

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                (D) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, ETC. Unless otherwise provided in
           the applicable Award Agreement;

                    (I) Except as set forth herein or in II or III below, an
               Option will be cancelled for no value unless the Grantee is then
               in the employ of, maintains an independent contractor
               relationship with, or is a director of, the Company or a
               Subsidiary or an Affiliate (or a company or a parent or
               subsidiary company of such company issuing or assuming the Option
               in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies),
               and unless the Grantee has remained continuously so employed, or
               continuously maintained such relationship, since the date of
               grant of the Option; provided that, (i) the Award Agreement may
               contain provisions extending the exercisability of Options, in
               the event of specified terminations, to a date not later than the
               expiration date of such Option, and (ii) the Committee may
               determine, in its sole discretion, to allow the exercise of any
               Option in any individual case after the termination of the
               employment or other relationship, but in any event, such exercise
               shall not be allowed after the expiration date of such Option.

                    (II) If the Grantee's employment or service terminates
               because the Grantee has died, retired from the Company at or
               after any early retirement date under any Company qualified
               retirement plan in which he participates or become permanently
               disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code),
               all of such Grantee's Options (regardless of the extent to which
               such Options are then exercisable) shall be exercisable as of
               such date of termination and remain outstanding until the earlier
               of (i) one year from the date Grantee's employment or service
               terminates, and (ii) expiration of the term of the Option and
               shall expire thereafter.

                    (III) If the Grantee's employment or service terminates for
               any reason other than as described in subsection (II) above or
               for cause, the portions of outstanding Options granted to such
               Grantee that are exercisable as of the date of such termination
               of employment or service shall remain exercisable until the
               earlier of (i) 90 days following the date of such termination of
               employment or service and (ii) expiration of the term of the
               Option (and shall terminate thereafter). All additional portions
               of outstanding Options granted to such Grantee which are not
               exercisable as of the date of such termination of employment or
               service, shall terminate upon the date of such termination of
               employment or service.

                (E) NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' GRANTS. Immediately following each
           annual meeting of Company shareholders during the term of the Plan,
           each non-employee director serving as such shall be granted a NQSO to
           purchase 10,000 shares of Stock at a price per share equal to 100% of
           the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. Each such Option shall
           vest and become exercisable ratably in annual installments commencing
           on the first anniversary of the date of grant with 100% vesting and
           exercisability on the third anniversary of such date (subject to
           continued service as a director through each such vesting date).
           Other terms and conditions of the grants shall be established by the
           Committee pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan.

                (F) OTHER PROVISIONS. Options may be subject to such other
           conditions including, but not limited to, restrictions on
           transferability of the shares acquired upon exercise of such Options,
           as the Committee may prescribe in its discretion or as may be
           required by applicable law.

             (ii) OTHER STOCK BASED AWARDS. The Committee is authorized, subject
        to limitation under applicable law, to grant to Grantee Other
        Stock-Based Awards that are deemed by the Committee to be consistent
        with the purposes of the Plan. The Committee shall determine the terms
        and conditions of such Awards at the date of grant and thereafter,
        including the Performance Goals and performance periods. Stock or other
        securities or property delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a
        purchase right granted under this Section 6(ii) shall be purchased for
        such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such
        forms, including, without limitation, Stock, other Awards, notes or
        other property, as the Committee shall determine, subject to any
        required corporate action. In the event the Committee determines to
        grant restricted stock or stock units, the Committee shall determine the
        price,

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        which, to the extent required by law, shall not be less than the par
        value of the Stock, to be paid by the Grantee for each share of
        restricted or unrestricted stock or stock units subject to the Award.

                (A) SPECIAL PROVISIONS. Shares of restricted stock and
           restricted stock units shall be subject to such restrictions as the
           Committee shall impose and the Committee shall have discretion as to
           the lapse of the restrictions; provided, however, if vesting
           conditions relate exclusively to the passage of time and continued
           employment, such time period shall not be less than 36 months, with
           1/3 of the award vesting every 12 months from the date of the Award
           subject to Section 7 below.

                (B) LIMIT ON OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. For any Other Stock-Based
           Awards (other than stock appreciation rights) payable in cash, no
           more than $10 million shall be paid in satisfaction of such Awards
           during any fiscal year to any Grantee who is likely to be a "covered
           employee" as defined under Code Section 162(m).

     7. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS.

     (a) Except as set forth in an Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control (as hereinafter defined), any Award carrying a right to
exercise that was not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully
exercisable and vested and the restrictions, and forfeiture conditions
applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Award
shall be deemed fully vested, and any Performance Goals imposed with respect to
Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved at target level. Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan to the contrary, upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control, the purchaser(s) of the Company's assets or stock may, in his, her, or
its discretion, deliver to the Grantee the same kind of consideration that is
delivered to the shareholders of the Company as a result of such sale,
conveyance or Change in Control, or the Board may cancel all outstanding Options
in exchange for consideration in cash or in kind which consideration in both
cases shall be equal in value to the higher of (i) the Fair Market Value of
those shares of stock or other securities the Grantee would have received had
the Option been exercised and no disposition of the shares acquired upon such
exercise been made prior to such sale, conveyance or Change in Control, less the
exercise price therefore, and (ii) the Fair Market Value of those shares of
stock or other securities the Grantee would have received had the Option been
exercised and a disposition of the shares acquired upon such exercise had been
made immediately following such sale, conveyance or Change in Control, less the
exercise price therefore. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred
if (i) any person, or any two or more persons acting as a group, and all
affiliates of such person or persons (other than any person or group, or any of
their affiliates, who on the Effective Date owns at least 10% of the Stock and
who at no time after the Effective Date owns less than 10% of such Stock) shall
acquire, whether by purchase, exchange, tender offer, merger, consolidation or
otherwise, such additional shares of the Company's Common Stock in one or more
transactions, or series of transactions, such that following such transaction or
transactions, such person or group and affiliates beneficially own fifty percent
(50%) or more of Stock outstanding, (ii) on any date, the individuals who were
serving as the members of the Board at the beginning of the two year period
ending on such date cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number
of directors then serving, provided that any new director (other than a director
whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened
election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating
to the election of directors of the Company) elected in such period whose
appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the first day
of such two year period or whose appointment, election or nomination for
election was previously so approved or recommended in accordance with this
proviso or (iii) there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a
sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets to an entity at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of which are owned by persons in substantially the same proportions
as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

     (b) Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all Options and other
Awards granted under this Plan shall terminate, but each Grantee shall have the
right, immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation, to exercise his or
her Option to the extent then exercisable.

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     8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

     (a) Nontransferability, deferrals and settlements. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee or provided in an Award Agreement, Awards shall not
be transferable by a Grantee except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Grantee only by
such Grantee or his guardian or legal representative. Any Award shall be null
and void and without effect upon the bankruptcy of the Grantee to whom the Award
is granted, or upon any attempted assignment or transfer, except as herein
provided, including without limitation any purported assignment, whether
voluntary or by operation of law, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition,
attachment, divorce, trustee process or similar process, whether legal or
equitable, upon such Award. The Committee may require or permit Grantees to
elect to defer the issuance of shares of Stock, or the settlement of Awards in
cash under such rules and procedures as established under the Plan. It may also
provide that deferred settlements include the payment or crediting of interest
on the deferral amounts.

     (b) No Right to Continued Employment, etc. Nothing in the Plan or in any
Award granted or any Award Agreement, promissory note or other agreement entered
into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in the
employ or service of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate or to be
entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or such Award
Agreement, promissory note or other agreement or to interfere with or limit in
any way the right of the Company or any such Subsidiary or Affiliate to
terminate such Grantee's employment or service.

     (c) Taxes. The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to
withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the
Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any other payment to a Grantee,
amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any transaction
involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem
advisable to enable the Company and Grantees to satisfy obligations for the
payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award.
This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other
property with a Fair Market Value not in excess of the minimum amount required
to be withheld and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a
Grantee's tax obligations.

     (d) Stockholder Approval; Amendment and Termination. The Plan shall take
effect on the Effective Date but the Plan (and any grants of Awards made prior
to the stockholder approval mentioned herein) shall be subject to the requisite
approval of the stockholders of the Company, which approval must occur within
twelve (12) months of the date that the Plan is adopted by the Board. In the
event that the stockholders of the Company do not ratify the Plan at a meeting
of the stockholders at which such issue is considered and voted upon, then upon
such event the Plan and all rights hereunder shall immediately terminate and no
Grantee (or any permitted transferee thereof) shall have any remaining rights
under the Plan or any Award Agreement entered into in connection herewith. The
Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or
discontinuation shall be made that would impair the rights of a Grantee under
any award theretofore granted without such Grantee's consent, or that without
the approval of the stockholders (as described below) would: (a) except as
provided in Section 5, increase the total number of shares of Stock reserved for
the purpose of the Plan, (b) change the class of employees, directors,
consultants and advisors eligible to participate in the Plan or (c) allow Option
repricing under the Plan or amend any outstanding Option in a manner which would
be deemed a repricing under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
No. 44. In addition, stockholder approval shall be required at such time and
under such circumstances as stockholder approval would be required under Section
162(m) of the Code, regulations of the New York Stock Exchange or any other
applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any material amendment to any
employee benefit plan of the Company. Notwithstanding anything in here to the
contrary, no amendment under the Plan to an Award shall waive a mandatory term
or otherwise authorize terms that could not have been authorized for an Award
newly granted at the time of such amendment. Unless earlier terminated by the
Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall terminate on the
tenth anniversary of its Effective Date. No Awards shall be granted under the
Plan after such termination date.

     (e) No Rights to Awards; No Stockholder Rights. No Grantee shall have any
claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of Grantees. Except as provided specifically

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herein, a Grantee or a transferee of an Award shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Award until the date of
the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares.

     (f) Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to constitute an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Grantee pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in
the Plan or any Award shall give any such Grantee any rights that are greater
than those of a general creditor of the Company.

     (g) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine
whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of
such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto
shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

     (h) Regulations and Other Approvals.

          (i) The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Stock with
     respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all
     applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal
     and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by
     governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the
     Committee.

          (ii) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the
     Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing,
     registration or qualification of Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan is
     required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or
     the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or
     desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award
     or the issuance of Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or
     Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration,
     qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of
     any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

          (iii) In the event that the disposition of Stock acquired pursuant to
     the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the
     Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and is not
     otherwise exempt from such registration, such Stock shall be restricted
     against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or
     regulations thereunder, and the Committee may require a Grantee receiving
     Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such
     Stock, to represent to the Company in writing that the Stock acquired by
     such Grantee is acquired for investment only and not with a view to
     distribution.

     (i) Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken
pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

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