Document:

Prepared and filed by St Ives Financial

Exhibit 10.35

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT entered into as of September 2, 2003, between APPLERA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at Norwalk, Connecticut (the “Company”), and Catherine M. Burzik, residing at 7 Odell Place, Atherton, CA  94027 (the “Employee”).

WHEREAS, the Employee has rendered and/or will render valuable services to the Company and it is regarded essential by the Company that it have the benefit of Employee’s services in future years; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company believes that it is essential that, in the event of the possibility of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined herein), the Employee be able to continue her attention and dedication to her duties and to assess and advise the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) whether such proposals would be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders without distraction regarding any uncertainty concerning her future with the Company; and 

WHEREAS, the Employee is willing to agree to continue to serve the Company in the future;

NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:

1.  Employment.  The Company agrees to employ Employee, and the Employee agrees to serve as an employee of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries after a Change of Control during the Period of Employment (as those terms are defined in Section 2 hereof) in such executive capacity as Employee served immediately prior to the Change in Control which caused the commencement of the Period of Employment.  The Employee also agrees to serve during the Period of Employment, if elected or appointed thereto, as a Director of the Board of Directors of the Company and as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors.  Notwith-standing anything to the contrary herein, the Period of
Employment shall not commence and the Employee shall not be entitled to any rights, benefits, or payments hereunder unless and until a Change in Control has occurred.

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  2.  Definitions.

(a)  Cause.  During the Period of Employment, “Cause” means termination upon (i) the willful and continued failure by the Employee to perform substantially her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for a substantial performance is delivered to the Employee by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“CEO”) which specifically identifies the manner in which the CEO believes that the Employee has not substantially performed her duties, or (ii) the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to
the Company.  For purposes of this Section 2(a), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Employee shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee's action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.  Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the
Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for her, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board the Employee was guilty of the conduct set forth above in (i) or (ii) of this Section 2(a) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(b)  Cash Compensation. “Cash Compensation” shall mean the sum of (i) Employee’s Base Salary (determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof) and (ii) Employee’s incentive compensation (provided for under Section 4(b) hereof), which shall be an amount equal to the greatest of (x) the average of the amount of Employee’s incentive compensation for the last three completed fiscal years immediately prior to the Employee’s termination of employment (whether or not such years occurred during the Period of Employment), (y) the target amount of such Employee’s incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which her
  termination of employment occurs, or (z) the Employee’s target amount for
  the fiscal year in which the Change in Control occurs.

(c)  Change in Control.  “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: an event that would be required to be reported (assuming such event has not been “previously reported”) in response to Item 1(a) of the Current Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any “person” within the meaning of Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 becomes the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 thereunder,
directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the Company’s Common Stock; (ii) during any two-year period, individuals who constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) as of the beginning of the period cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director during such period whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii), considered as though such person were a member of the
Incumbent Board; or (iii) the approval by the Company’s stockholders of the sale of all or substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company.

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(d)  Disability. “Disability” means
    the absence of the Employee from her duties with the Company on a full-time
    basis for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days as a result of incapacity
    due to physical or mental illness.

(e)  Good Reason.  During the Period of Employment, “Good Reason” means:

(i)  an adverse change in the status of the Employee (other than any such change primarily attributable to the fact that the Company may no longer be publicly owned) or position(s) as an officer of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or the assignment to the Employee of any duties or responsibilities which, in her reasonable judgment, are inconsistent with such status or position(s), or any removal of the Employee from or any failure to reappoint or reelect her to such position(s) (except in connection with the termination of the Employee’s employment for Cause, Disability, or upon attaining age 65 or upon taking early retirement under any of the
Company's retirement plans, or as a result of death or by the Employee other than for Good Reason);

(ii)  a reduction by the Company after a Change in Control in the Employee’s Base Salary;

(iii)  a material reduction after a Change in Control in the Employee’s total annual compensation; provided, however, that for these purposes a reduction for any year of over 10% of total compensation measured by the preceding year without a substantially similar reduction to all other executives participating in incentive compensation plans shall be considered “material”; and the failure of the Company to adopt or renew a stock option plan or to grant amounts of restricted stock or stock options, which are consistent with the Company’s prior practices, to the Employee shall also be considered a material reduction, unless the Employee participates in substitute
programs that provide substantially equivalent economic value to the Employee; 

(iv)  the failure by the Company to continue in effect any Benefit Plan (as hereinafter defined) in which Employee was participating at the time of the Change in Control (or Benefit Plans providing Employee with at least substantially similar benefits) other than as a result of the normal expiration of any such Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms as in effect at the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action, or the failure to act, by the Company which would adversely affect Employee’s continued participation in any such Benefit Plans on at least as favorable a basis to Employee as was the case immediately prior to the Change in Control or which would
materially reduce Employee’s benefits in the future under any of such Benefit Plans or deprive Employee of any material benefit enjoyed by Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control;

  

  

  
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(v)  the failure by the Company after a Change in Control to provide and credit Employee with the number of paid vacation days to which Employee was then entitled in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

(vi)  the Company’s requiring the Employee after a Change in Control to be based more than fifty miles from the Employee’s principal place of business immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the business travel obligations which she undertook on behalf of the Company prior to the Change in Control.

(f)  Period of Employment.  (i)  “Period of Employment” means, subject to the provisions of Section 2(f)(ii), the period of thirty-six (36) months commencing on the date of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2(c) hereof) and the period of any extension or extensions thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section.  The Period of Employment shall be extended automatically by one week for each week in which the Employee’s employment continues after the date of a Change in Control.

(ii)  Notwithstanding the provisions
    of Section 2(f)(i) hereof, the Period of Employment shall terminate upon
    the occurrence of the earliest of (A) the Employee’s attainment of age
    65, or the election by the Employee to retire early from the Company under
    any of its retirement plans, (B) the death of the Employee, (C) the Disability
    of the Employee or (D) a termination of Employee's employment by the Company
    for Cause or by the Employee without Good Reason.

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  (g)  Termination Date. “Termination Date” means
      the date on which the Period of Employment terminates.

  3.  Duties During the Period of Employment.  While employed by the Company during the Period of Employment, the Employee shall devote her full business time, attention, and best efforts to the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Employee may engage in other activities, such as activities involving charitable, educational, religious, and similar types of organizations, speaking engagements, membership on the board of directors of other organizations, and similar types of activities to the extent that such other activities do not prohibit the performance of her duties under this Agreement, or inhibit or conflict in any material way
with the business of the Company and its subsidiaries.

4.  Current Cash Compensation.

(a)  Base Salary.  The Company will pay to the Employee while employed by the Company during the Period of Employment an annual base salary (“Base Salary”) in an amount determined by the Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee which shall never be less than the greater of (i) the Employee’s Base Salary prior to the commencement of the Period of Employment or (ii) her Base Salary during the preceding year of the Period of Employment; provided, however, that it is agreed between the parties that the Company shall review annually the Employee’s Base Salary, and in light of such review may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or its
Compensation Committee, increase such Base Salary taking into account the Employee’s responsi-bilities, inflation in the cost of living, increase in salaries of executives of other corporations, performance by the Employee, and other pertinent factors.  The Base Salary shall be paid in substantially equal biweekly installments while Employee is employed by the Company.

(b)  Incentive Compensation.
      While employed by the Company during the Period of Employment, the Employee
      shall continue to participate in such of the Company’s incentive compensation
      programs for executives as the Employee participated in prior to the commencement
      of the Period of Employment. Any amount awarded to the Employee under such
  programs shall be paid to Employee in accordance with the terms thereof.

5.  Employee Benefits.

(a)  Vacation and Sick Leave.  The Employee shall be entitled during the Period of Employment to a paid annual vacation of not less than twenty (20) business days during each calendar year while employed by the Company and to reasonable sick leave.

(b)  Regular Reimbursed Business
      Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Employee for all expenses
      and disbursements reasonably incurred by the Employee in the performance
      of her duties during the Period of Employment.

 

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  (c)  Employment Benefit Plans or Arrangements.  While employed by the Company, Employee shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, programs, or arrangements (“Benefit Plans”) of the Company, in accordance with the terms thereof, as in effect from time to time, which provide benefits to senior executives of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, Benefit Plans shall include, without limitation, any compensation plan such as an incentive, deferred, stock option or restricted stock plan, or any employee benefit plan such as a thrift, pension, profit sharing, pre-tax savings, medical, dental, disability, salary continuation, accident, life
insurance plan, or a relocation plan or policy, or any other plan, program, or policy of the Company intended to benefit employees.

6.  Termination of Employment.

(a)  Termination by the Company
      for Cause or Termination by the Employee Other Than for Good Reason.
      If during the Period of Employment the Company terminates the employment
      of the Employee for Cause or if the Employee terminates her employment
      other than for Good Reason the Company shall pay the Employee (i) the Employee’s
      Base Salary through the end of the month in which the Termination Date
      occurs, (ii) any incentive compensation payable to her pursuant to Section
      4(b) hereof, including a pro rata share for any partial year, (iii) any
      accrued vacation pay, and (iv) benefits payable to her pursuant to the
      Company’s Benefit Plans as provided in Section 5(c)
hereof through the end of the month in which the Termination Date occurs.  The
      amounts and benefits set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
      the preceding sentence shall hereinafter be referred to as “Accrued
      Benefits.”

 

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(b)  Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason.
    If during the Period of Employment the Company terminates the Employee’s
    employment with the Company without Cause or the Employee terminates her
    employment with the Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay to Employee
    all Accrued Benefits and, in addition, pay or provide to the Employee the
    following:

	 	 	(i)	
 within thirty (30) days after the date of termination, a lump sum equal to the greater of (A) the Employee’s Cash Compensation for the remainder of the Period of Employment or (B) two times the Employee’s Cash Compensation; 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(ii)	
 for the greater of two years or the remainder of the Period of Employment immediately following the Employee’s date of termination, the Employee and Employee’s family shall continue to participate in any Benefit Plans of the Company (as defined in Section 5(c) hereof) in which Employee or Employee’s family participated at any time during the one-year period ending on the day immediately preceding Employee’s termination of employment, provided that (a) such continued participation is possible under the terms of such Benefit Plans, and (b) the Employee continues to pay contributions for such participation at the rates paid for similar participation by active Company employees in similar positions to that held by the Employee immediately
prior to the date of termination.  If such continued participation is not possible, the Company shall provide, at its sole cost and expense, substantially identical benefits to the Employee plus pay an additional amount to the Employee equal to the Employee’s liability for federal, state and local income taxes on any amounts includible in the Employee’s income by virtue of the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii) so that Employee does not have to personally pay any federal, state and local income taxes by virtue of the terms of this Section 6(b)(ii);

 

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	 	 	(iii)	
 three additional years of service credit under the Company’s Non-Qualified Plans and, for purposes of such plans, Employee’s final average pay shall be deemed to be her Cash Compensation for the year in which the date of termination occurs;

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(iv)	
 the Company shall take all reasonable actions to cause any Company restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”) granted to Employee to become fully vested and any options to purchase Company stock (“Options”) granted to Employee to become fully exercisable, and in the event the Company cannot effect such vesting or acceleration within sixty (60) days, the Company shall pay within thirty (30) days thereafter to Employee (i) with respect to each Option, an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of unvested shares subject to such Option, multiplied by (y) the excess of the fair market value of such a share of Company common stock on the date of Employee’s termination of employment, over the per share exercise price of such Option and
(ii) with respect to each unvested share of Restricted Stock an amount equal to the fair market value of such a share of Company common stock on the date of Employee’s termination of employment.

 

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Except as provided in the following
    sentence, the amounts payable to the Employee under this Section 6(b) shall
    be absolutely owing and shall not be subject to reduction or mitigation as
    a result of employment of the Employee elsewhere after the date of termination.
    Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the benefits described
    in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 6(b) shall only be payable
    with respect to the period ending upon the earlier of (i) the end of the
    period specified in each such clause or (ii) Employee’s attainment
    of age 65. 

7.  Gross-Up.  In the event any amounts due to the Employee under this Agreement after a Change in Control, under the terms of any Benefit Plan, or otherwise payable by the Company or an affiliate of the Company are subject to excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Excise Taxes”), the Company shall pay to the Employee, in addition to any other payments due under other provisions of this Agreement, an amount equal to the amount of such Excise Taxes plus the amount of any federal, state and local income or other taxes and Excise Taxes attributable to all amounts, including income taxes, payable under this Section 7, so that
after payment of all income, Excise and other taxes with respect to the amounts due to the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee will retain the same net after tax amount with respect to such payments as if no Excise Taxes had been imposed. 

8.  Governing Law.  This Agreement is governed by, and is to be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut.  If under such laws any portion of this Agreement is at any time deemed to be in conflict with any applicable statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance, such portion shall be deemed to be modified or altered to conform thereto or, if that is not possible, to be omitted from this Agreement, and the invalidity of any such portion shall not affect the force, effect, and validity of the remaining portion hereof.

9.  Notices.  All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered in person (in the Company's case, to its Secretary) or seventy-two (72) hours after deposit thereof in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, for delivery as registered or certified mail – addressed, in the case of the Employee, to the Employee at Employee’s residential address, and in the case of the Company, to its corporate headquarters, attention of the Secretary, or to such other address as the Employee or the Company may designate in writing at any time or from time to time to the other party.  In lieu of personal notice or notice by deposit in the U.S. mail, a
party may give notice by telegram, fax or telex.

10.  Miscellaneous.  This Agreement may be amended only by a subsequent written agreement of the Employee and the Company. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Employee, the Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and assigns and to the benefit of the Company and its successors.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing herein shall prevent or interfere with the ability of the Company to terminate the employment of the Employee prior to a Change in Control nor be construed to entitle Employee to be continued in employment prior to a Change in Control and this Agreement shall terminate if
Employee or the Company terminates Employee’s employment prior to a Change in Control.  Similarly, nothing herein shall prevent the Employee from retiring under any of the Company’s retirement plans and receiving the corresponding benefits thereunder consistent with the treatment of other Company employees.

11.  Fees and Expenses.  The Company shall pay all reasonable legal fees and related expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with this Agreement following a Change in Control of the Company, including without limitation, all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with (i) contesting or disputing any termination of the Employee’s employment hereunder, or (ii) the Employee seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by the Agreement.

12.  Arbitration.  Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Connecticut by three arbitrators in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.  Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee shall be entitled to be paid as if his or her employment continued during the pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement.  The Company shall bear all costs and expenses arising in connection with any arbitration pursuant to this Section 12.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the year and day first above written.

    

 APPLERA CORPORATION 
  By: /s/
  Tony L. White               

  
         Tony L. White

         Chairman,
  President and

         Chief
  Executive Officer

ATTEST:

By: /s/ William B. Sawch     

       William B. Sawch

        Senior
Vice President and

        General Counsel

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

   /s/
  Catherine M. Burzik     

            Catherine
M. BurzikPrepared and filed by St Ives Financial

Exhibit 10.36

	 	850
        Lincoln Centre Drive

Foster City, CA 94404 U.S.A.

T 650.570.6667 F 650.572.2743

    www.appliedbiosystems.com 

July 25, 2003 

Catherine M. Burzik

137
Bedens Brook Road

Skillman, New Jersey 08558 

Dear Cathy: 

On behalf of Applied Biosystems, an Applera Corporation business, I am pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President-Applied Biosystems, reporting directly to me. In your new role, you will be a member of my executive staff and also a member of the Applera Executive Committee. I am targeting your start date for September 1, 2003. The terms of your offer are as follows: 

	Base Salary:	$450,000 per year, payable bi-weekly
	 	 
	Target Bonus Level:	60% as governed by FY’04 Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP)
	 	 
	Restricted Stock Grant:	25,000 (ABI) stock vests equally over four years subject to the plan
	 	 
	Stock Option Grant:	100,000 (ABI) stock options vest equally over four years subject to the plan
	 	 
	Car Allowance:	$15,000 per year, payable in equal monthly installments
	 	 
	Financial and Tax Planning:	$10,000 per year
	 	 
	Sign On Bonus:	$110,000 (gross)
	 	 
	Mortgage Subsidy:	Upon
       purchase of a home in the Bay Area you will be granted a $50,000 mortgage
       subsidy annually for a period of 5 years subject to the plan
	 	 
	Performance
    Unit Bonus Plan:	 It
      will be recommended to the BOD that you participate in the PUBP (subject
    to plan document) if and when new nominations are accepted  
	 	 
	 Severance
    Agreement: 	 Should your
      employment with Applied Biosystems be terminated, without just cause, you
      will receive a separation package which includes twelve months of base
      pay, twelve months of medical and dental benefits continuation (may be
      paid in lump sum payment), outplacement assistance, and ICP bonus eligibility
    pro-rated for the period of employment during that specific fiscal year.  
	 	 
	 Change
    of Control: 	 A recommendation
      will be made to the BOD that Applera Corporation enter into a Change of
    Control (CoC) agreement with you as per the Applera CoC document.  

You will be eligible to participate in our Incentive Compensation Program, with a target annual bonus of 60% based on your eligible fiscal year earnings. Your target bonus is governed by the FY 04 Incentive Compensation Plan, which runs from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004 and will be prorated for your service during FY 04. Under this plan your bonus is based on the achievement of both personal and corporate goals. 

Catherine M. Burzik 

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This offer includes a recommendation for a new-hire stock option grant. As such, it will be recommended to our Board of Directors that you be granted an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Applied Biosystems (ABI) common stock. The option price will be set based on date of grant or start date whichever is later. The Company guarantees that the 100,000 stock options will produce a yield of $120,000 within four years. If, after four years, the options are not worth $120,000, you can surrender the options and the Company will pay you a maximum of $120,000, subject to normal withholding taxes. Additionally, the Company will recommend to the Board of Directors that a total of 25,000 shares of (ABI) restricted stock be made available to you. The restricted stock will be priced at $.01 per share and will vest over a period of four years. Both the stock options and restricted stock will vest in equal annual installments over a
 four-year period with the first 25% of such stock options and restricted stock vesting upon the first anniversary date of your hire (for the prevention of doubt not stock options shall vest before such one year anniversary date). You will receive a packet with complete information about your stock grants approximately 8 to 12 weeks following the next Board meeting. 

Applera Corporation offers a deferred compensation program to those employees earning more than $125,000.00 annually. This deferred compensation program will allow you to defer up to 100% of your base salary and annual bonus amount for U.S. tax planning purposes. 

As part of your offer, Applera Corporation will be providing you with relocation benefits as outlined in the attached Applera Corporation Relocation Policy and Provisions. In the event you elect to terminate employment prior to the completion of twelve (12) continuous months of employment, you will be obligated to refund relocation reimbursements and payments on a pro-rated basis. Should you have any questions regarding your relocation benefits, please contact Stacy Hall at (650) 554-2079. 

All full time employees and all part time employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for participation in the Applera Corporation Total Ownership employee benefits program on their date of hire. Please refer to the enclosed benefits summary for more information on these benefits. During your first few days of employment, Kris Anderson will set up a one on one meeting between yourself and a benefits specialist to review your Applera benefits. 

For your information, I have enclosed a Benefits Summary outlining our Applera benefits programs. We will arrange for you to meet with a member of our benefits staff to review your benefits package and enroll in the various programs. As an executive, you may choose to have an annual health screening done at Applera’s expense, with a physician of your choice. Please note also that, as an executive, you will not accrue PTO but will instead have the flexibility of taking time off at your discretion in accordance with the business needs of the corporation, approximately four weeks a year. 

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, our offer of employment is contingent upon your ability to verify your identity and legal right to work in the United States within three (3) business days of hire. In order to complete the required I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, it is imperative that you bring the appropriate documentation to Kris Anderson on your first day of work. Please review the enclosed list of acceptable documents for completing the I-9 Form. 

Applera Corporation is firmly committed to maintaining its position as an employer who provides a safe and healthy work environment in which each employee can develop and produce to his/her maximum capability. In order to uphold this standard, we require that all employees submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test and a pre-employment background check. Our offer of employment, therefore, is contingent upon your successful completion of both the specified drug test and background check. Enclosed please find detailed instructions on how to complete both pre-employment screens. 

Applera Corporation has a long-standing policy of respecting the rights of prior employers of persons whom the Corporation hires. Applera Corporation, therefore, does not want to receive, and you will not be asked to provide nor should you use in your work, any confidential information of a former employer. This includes information you may have in your possession or that you may have had access to while previously employed. It is very important that no documents of a former employer are brought into the Corporation’s premises and computer systems. Should you accept 

Catherine M. Burzik

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employment with us, you will be asked to sign the Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement to likewise protect the Corporation’s information. 

By signing this letter, you recognize that an employment at-will relationship will exist between you and Applera Corporation and that either you or Applera may terminate this employment relationship at any time for any reason, with or without notice. 

Upon acceptance of this offer and commencement of your employment, you will be granted a one-time cash bonus of $110,000 (gross). The request for your sign-on bonus will be generated during the first week of your employment and may take up to 30 days to process. In the event that you elect to terminate employment prior to the completion of twenty-four (24) continuous months of employment, you will be obligated to refund the sign-on bonus amount, pro-rated for the period of employment during such twenty-four (24) months. 

To accept this offer, please sign and date where indicated below and return one executed copy to Victoria Ngo. Please also review the enclosed New Employee Paperwork Checklist, complete all required forms, and return them with your signed original offer using the enclosed envelope. Victoria’s phone extension is (650) 554-3182. 

This offer will expire on July 31,2003. Should you have any questions regarding this offer, or if you are unable to accept this offer prior to the above expiration date, please contact me at (650) 638-5500 or Kris Anderson, my HR VP at (650) 638-6839. 

On behalf of the Applied Biosystems Executive Team, I look forward to your joining our leadership team. I am confident that you will find Applied Biosystems and the critical role you will play to be a challenging and rewarding opportunity. 

Best Regards, 

/s/ Michael W.
Hunkapiller

Michael W. Hunkapiller

President, Applied Biosystems and Senior Vice President, Applera Corporation 

cc: Kris Anderson 

Enclosures 

Please sign below indicating your acceptance of this offer of employment. 

	Catherine
    Burzik	 	/s/
        Catherine M. Burzik  	 
	
	 	
	 
	Name (Printed)	 	Signature	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	July
    31, 2003	 	 Sept 2,
    2003	 
	
	 	
	 
	 Date	 	Start
    Date  	 

   

Catherine M. Burzik

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	 List
    of Enclosures  
	 	 
	•	Pre-employment
    Drug Screening Program and Procedures Packet
	•	Pre-employment
    Background Screening Program and Procedures Packet
	•	Total Ownership
    Benefits Summary
	•	List of
    Acceptable Documents for Completion of I-9 Form
	•	New Employee
    Paperwork Checklist
	•	Relocation
    Summary/Policy and Repayment Agreement Form
	•	Conflict
    of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement
	•	Employee
    Profile Form
	•	Conduct
    of Business Activities Policy Statement and Acknowledgement Form
	•	Safe Workplace
    Policy Statement and Acknowledgement Form
	•	Form W-4
    for Federal Withholding Allowance
	•	Form DE-4
    for State Withholding Allowance (or other form if applicable)
	•	Postage
    paid envelope

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