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EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 
  

					
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                    COMMON STOCK

                    CUSIP 98956P 10 2

                    SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
  

                    Zimmer

                    Holdings, Inc.

                    INCORPORATED UNDER 
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
	  	  
 SHARES

	    	  	

  

			
	 

	  	 THIS CERTIFIES THAT
  

 
  
 IS THE OWNER
OF

		
		  	FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
		
	 [Corporate Seal]
	  	 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), transferable on the books of said Corporation by the
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

 
 Witness the seal of said Corporation and the signatures of its
duly authorized officers.

  

							
		 	Dated
		 		  		  	COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
		 		  		  	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC
		 		  		  	(Brooklyn, NY)
		 		  		  	TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
				
		 	/s/ David C. Dvorak	  	/s/ Chad F. Phipps	  	BY:
				
		 		  		  	                /s/ Mark C. Healy
				
		 	 PRESIDENT AND
 CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	  	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY	  	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS A STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS AND THE POWERS,
PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS THEREOF, OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, WHICH THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE. 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written
out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	 TEN COM
	  	– as tenants in common	    	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —	  	_________Custodian________
	 TEN ENT
	  	– as tenants by the entireties	    		  	(Cust)                            
(Minor)
	 JT TEN
	  	– as joint tenants with right of	    		  	under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
		  	    survivorship and not as tenants in common	    		  	___________________________
		  		    		  	                        (State)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

For Value Received, ______________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 

 

			
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 of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint                                   

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 

Dated, _____________________________ 
  

			
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		  	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERNATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR
ANY CHANGE WHATEVER

 SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED: 
  

					
	By	  	  	  	 
		  	THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 
 CORPORATE EXECUTIVE CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION 
 AND
NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT 
 This Corporate Executive Confidentiality, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement
(“Agreement”) is made by and between Zimmer, Inc., a corporation having its principal headquarters in Warsaw, Indiana, and
                    (“Employee”). 
 Recitals 
 A. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Company” means Zimmer, Inc. and/or any or each of its affiliates, parents, or direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as any successor-in-interest to Zimmer, Inc. and/or to any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, affiliates, or
parents. 
 B. Employee is employed or has been offered employment by Company in an executive and/or high-level managerial
capacity in which Employee will have extensive access to trade secrets and confidential information of Company. 
 C. Company
has offered Employee the grant of certain equity-based awards under an equity incentive plan or program of the Company, contingent upon Employee’s entering into this Agreement. 

Agreement 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Company
and Employee agree to be legally bound as follows: 
 1. Acknowledgements. Employee acknowledges that Company is
engaged in the highly competitive business of the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of orthopaedic medical, oral rehabilitation, spine and/or trauma devices, products, processes and services, among other products and services, and
that Employee serves in an executive and/or high-level managerial capacity for Company and in that capacity Employee has and/or will have access to and will gain knowledge of substantial trade secrets and confidential information of Company.

 2. Non-Disclosure and Ownership of Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that Confidential
Information is a valuable, special, and unique asset of Company, and solely the property of Company, and agrees to the following: 
 (a) Confidential Information Defined. The term “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, any and all of Company’s trade secrets, confidential and proprietary
information and all other information and data of Company that is not generally known to the public or other third parties who could derive economic value from its use or disclosure. Confidential Information includes, without limitation,
confidential business methods and processes, research and development information, business plans and strategies, marketing plans and strategies, information pertaining to current and prospective customers, information pertaining to distributors,
pricing information, costing information, non-public financial information, personnel information, and information about current and prospective products or services, whether or not reduced to writing or other tangible medium of expression,
including work product created by Employee in rendering services for Company. 
 (b) Non-Disclosure of Confidential
Information. During Employee’s employment with Company and thereafter, Employee will not disclose, transfer, or use (or seek to induce others to disclose, 

 
transfer, or use) any Confidential Information for any purpose other than i) disclosure to authorized employees and agents of Company who are bound to maintain the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information; and/or ii) for authorized purposes during the course of Employee’s employment in furtherance of Company’s business. Employee’s non-disclosure obligations shall continue as long as the Confidential Information
remains confidential and shall not apply to information that becomes generally known to the public through no fault or action of Employee. 
 (c) Protection of Confidential Information. Employee will notify Company in writing of any circumstances which may constitute unauthorized disclosure, transfer, or use of Confidential Information.
Employee will use Employee’s best efforts to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure, transfer, or use. Employee will implement and abide by all procedures adopted by Company to prevent unauthorized disclosure, transfer,
or use of Confidential Information. 
 3. Ownership of Intellectual Property. 

(a) Invention Defined. The term “Invention” includes, but is not limited to ideas, programs, processes, systems,
intellectual property, works of authorship, copyrightable materials, discoveries, and/or improvements which Employee discovers, invents, originates, develops, makes, authors, or conceives alone or in conjunction with others during Employee’s
employment with Company and/or within six (6) months after Employee’s employment ends which relate to Company’s present or future business. An Invention is covered by this Agreement regardless of whether i) Employee conceived of the
Invention in the scope of Employee’s employment; ii) the Invention is patentable; or iii) Company takes any action to commercialize or develop the Invention. 
 (b) Ownership of Inventions. Inventions are solely the property of Company. Employee agrees that by operation of law and/or the effect of this Agreement Employee does not have any rights, title, or
interest in any Inventions. Notwithstanding, Employee may be recognized as the inventor of an Invention without retaining any other rights associated therewith. 
 (c) Disclosure and Assignment of Inventions. Employee hereby assigns to Company all right, title and interest Employee may have in any Inventions that are discovered, invented, originated,
developed, made, authored, or conceived by Employee (whether alone or with others) during Employee’s employment with Company and/or within six (6) months after Employee’s employment ends which relate to Company’s present or
future business. Employee agrees to: (i) promptly disclose all such Inventions in writing to Company; (ii) keep complete and accurate records of all such Inventions, which records shall be Company property and shall be retained on Company
premises; and (iii) execute such documents and do such other acts as may be necessary in the opinion of Company to establish and preserve Company’s property rights in all such Inventions. This section shall not apply to any Invention for
which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of Company was used and which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and (1) which does not relate (a) directly to the business of Company, or (b) to
Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, and (2) which does not result from any work performed by Employee for Company. 
 (d) Works of Authorship. All written, graphic or recorded material and all other works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression made or created by Employee, solely or jointly with
others, during Employee’s employment with Company and relating to Company’s business, actual or contemplated, shall be the exclusive property of Company (collectively “Works”). Company will have the exclusive right to copyright
such Works. Employee agrees that if any Work created while employed by Company, whether or not created at the direction of Company, is copyrightable, such Work will be a “work made for hire,” as that term is defined in the copyright laws
of the United States. If, for any reason, any copyrightable Works created by Employee are excluded from that definition, Employee hereby assigns and conveys to Company all right, title and interest (including any copyright and renewals) in such
Works. 

  
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 (e) Attribution and Use of Works and Inventions; Waiver of Assertion of “Moral”
Rights in Inventions and Works. Employee agrees that Company and its licensees are not required to designate Employee as author, inventor or developer of any Works or Inventions when distributed or otherwise. Employee hereby waives, and agrees
not to assert, any “moral” rights in any Inventions and Works. Employee agrees that Company and its licensees shall have sole discretion with regard to how and for what purposes any Inventions or Works are used or distributed. 

(f) Employee Cooperation in Establishment of Company Proprietary Rights. Employee will sign documents of assignment, declarations
and other documents and take all other actions reasonably required by Company, at Company’s expense, to perfect and enforce any of its proprietary rights. In the event Company is unable, for any reason whatsoever, to secure Employee’s
signature to any lawful or necessary documents required to apply for, prosecute, perfect, or assign any United States or foreign application for Letters Patent, trademark, copyright registration, or other filing to protect any Invention or Work,
Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Employee’s agent and attorney in fact, to act for and on Employee’s behalf, to execute and file any such application, registration
or other filing, and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution, issuance or assignment of Letters Patent or other protections on such Inventions, or registrations for trademark or copyright or other protections on such
Works, with the same force and effect as if executed by Employee. 
 4. Return of Confidential Information and Company
Property. Immediately upon termination of Employee’s employment with Company, Employee shall return to Company all of Company’s property relating to Company’s business, including without limitation all of Company’s
property which is in the possession, custody, or control of Employee such as Confidential Information, documents, hard copy files, copies of documents and electronic information/files. 

5. Obligations to Other Entities or Persons. Employee warrants that Employee is not bound by the terms of a confidentiality
agreement or any other legal obligation which would either preclude or limit Employee from disclosing or using any of Employee’s ideas, inventions, discoveries or other information or otherwise fulfilling Employee’s obligations to Company.
While employed by Company, Employee shall not disclose or use any confidential information belonging to another entity or other person. 
 6. Conflict of Interest and Duty of Loyalty. During Employee’s employment with Company, Employee shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any activity, employment or business
venture, whether or not for remuneration, that i) is competitive with Company’s business; ii) deprives or potentially could deprive Company of any business opportunity; iii) conflicts or potentially could conflict with
Company’s business interests; or iv) is otherwise detrimental to Company, including but not limited to preparations to engage in any of the foregoing activities. 
 7. Restrictive Covenants. Employee agrees to, and covenants to comply with, each of the following separate and divisible restrictions: 

(a) Definitions. 
 (1) “Competing Product” is defined as any product, process or service that is similar to (or would serve as a substitute for) and competitive with any product, process or service that Company is
researching, developing, manufacturing, distributing, selling and/or providing at the time of Employee’s termination of employment with Company. 

  
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 (2) “Competing Organization” is defined as any organization that researches,
develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and/or sells one or more Competing Products. A Competing Organization is diversified if it operates multiple, independently operating business divisions, units, lines or segments some of which do not
research, develop, manufacture, market, distribute and/or sell any Competing Products. 
 (3) “Prohibited Capacity” is
defined as (a) any same or similar capacity to that held by Employee at any time during Employee’s last two (2) years of employment with Company; (b) any executive or managerial capacity; or (c) any capacity in which
Employee’s knowledge of Confidential Information and/or Inventions would render Employee’s assistance a competitive advantage to the Competing Organization. 
 (4) “Restricted Geographic Area” is defined as all countries, territories, and states in which Company is doing business or is selling its products at the time of termination of Employee’s
employment with Company. Employee acknowledges that this geographic scope is reasonable given Employee’s position with Company, the international scope of Company’s business; and the fact that Employee could compete with Company from
anywhere Company does business. 
 (5) “Restricted Period” is defined as the date Employee executes this Agreement,
continuing through the eighteen (18) months after the Employee’s last day of employment with Company unless otherwise extended by Employee’s breach of this Agreement. The running time on the Restricted Period shall be suspended during
any period in which Employee is in violation of any of the restrictive covenants set forth herein, and all restrictions shall automatically be extended by the period Employee was in violation of any such restrictions. 

(6) “Customer” is defined as any person or entity with respect to whom, as of the date of Employee’s separation from
Company employment or at any time during the two years prior to such separation, Company sold or provided any products and/or services. 
 (7) “Active Prospect” is defined as any person or entity that Company individually and specifically marketed to and/or held discussions with regarding the distribution and/or sale of any of
Company’s products, processes or services at any time during the last six (6) months of Employee’s employment with Company. 
 (b) Restrictive Covenants. During the Restricted Period, Employee agrees to be bound by each of the following independent and divisible restrictions: 

(1) Covenant Not to Compete. 
 (A) Employee will not, within the Restricted Geographic Area, be employed by, work for, consult with, provide services to, or lend assistance to any Competing Organization in a Prohibited Capacity.

 (B) Employee may be employed by, work for, consult with, provide services to, or lend assistance to a Competing Organization provided that:
i) the Competing Organization’s business is diversified; ii) the part of the Competing Organization’s business with which Employee will be affiliated would not, evaluated on a stand-alone basis, be a Competing Organization; iii)
Employee’s affiliation with the Competing Organization does not involve any Competing Products; iv) Employee provides Company a written description of Employee’s anticipated activities on behalf of the Competing Organization which
includes, without limitation, an assurance satisfactory to Company that Employee’s affiliation with the Competing Organization does not constitute a Prohibited Capacity; and v) Employee’s affiliation with the Competing Organization does
not constitute a competitive disadvantage to Company. 

  
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 (2) Covenant Not to Solicit Customers or Active Prospects. Employee will not i)
provide, sell, or market; ii) assist in the provision, selling or marketing of; or iii) attempt to provide, sell or market any Competing Products to any of Company’s Customers or Active Prospects located in the Restricted Geographic Area.

 (3) Covenant Not to Interfere with Business Relationships. Employee will not, within the Restricted Geographic Area,
urge, induce or seek to induce any of Company’s independent contractors, subcontractors, distributors, brokers, consultants, sales representatives, customers, vendors, suppliers or any other person or entity with whom Company has a business
relationship at the time of Employee’s separation from Company employment to terminate its or their relationship with, or representation of, Company or to cancel, withdraw, reduce, limit or in any manner modify any such person’s or
entity’s business with, or representation of, Company. 
 (4) Covenant Not to Solicit Company Employees. Employee
will not, within the Restricted Geographic Area, employ, solicit for employment, or advise any other person or entity to employ or solicit for employment, any individual employed by Company at the time of Employee’s separation from Company
employment, or otherwise directly or indirectly induce or entice any such employee to leave his/her employment with Company to work for, consult with, provide services to, or lend assistance to any Competing Organization. 

(5) Covenant Not to Disparage Company. Employee will not make or publish any disparaging or derogatory statements about Company;
about Company’s products, processes, or services; or about Company’s past, present and future officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents. Disparaging or derogatory statements include, but are not limited to, negative statements
regarding Company’s business or other practices; provided, however, nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from providing any information as may be compelled by law or legal process. 

8. Reasonableness of Terms. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement
restrict Employee from engaging in activities for a competitive purpose and are reasonably necessary to protect Company’s legitimate interests in Confidential Information, Inventions, and goodwill. Additionally, Employee acknowledges and agrees
that the restrictive covenants are reasonable in all respects, including, but not limited to, temporal duration, scope of prohibited activities and geographic area. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants set forth in
this Agreement will not pose any hardship on Employee and that Employee will reasonably be able to earn an equivalent livelihood without violating any provision of this Agreement. 

9. Non-Competition Period Payments. To the extent Employee is denied a specific employment position that would otherwise be
offered to Employee by a Competing Organization solely because of the restrictive covenant provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement, and provided Employee satisfies all conditions stated herein, then upon expiration of the period of time
represented by any severance benefits Employee was offered, Company will make payments to Employee equal to Employee’s monthly base pay at the time of Employee’s separation from Company employment (exclusive of bonus and other extra
compensation and any other employee benefits) for each month of such unemployment through the end of the Restricted Period. 

(a) Expiration of Severance Benefits. Severance benefits shall be deemed to have expired at the conclusion of the period of time
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Employee (even if such offered severance benefits are not actually paid as a result of action or inaction on the part of Employee), including but not limited to basic severance benefits,
supplemental severance benefits and severance benefits payable pursuant to a change in control severance agreement to which Employee is a party. 
 (b) Verification of Eligibility for Non-Competition Period Payments. To qualify for payments under this Section 9, Employee must provide Company detailed written documentation supporting
eligibility for payment, including, at a minimum, (a) the name and location of the Competing Organization that would have employed Employee but for the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement, (b) the title, nature, and detailed job
responsibilities of the employment position with the Competing Organization that Employee was denied, (c) the date Employee was denied the employment position, and (d) the name and contact information of a managerial employee at the
Competing Organization who has sufficient authority to confirm that Employee was denied this specific employment position with the Competing Organization solely because Employee is subject to the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement (the
“eligibility documentation”). Upon receipt of the eligibility documentation, Company will determine eligibility for payment and, if eligibility is established, payments will commence as of the date of Company’s receipt of the
eligibility documentation. 
 (c) Obligation to Pursue Replacement Employment and Verification of
Continued Eligibility for Non-Competition Period Payments. Employee is obligated to diligently seek and pursue replacement employment that does not violate Section 7 of this Agreement (“replacement employment”) during any period
in which Employee seeks and/or accepts payment from Company under this Section 9. After eligibility for non-competition period payments is established, Employee will, on or before the 15th day of each month of eligibility for continued payments, submit to Company a written statement (i) identifying by
name and address all prospective employers with whom Employee has applied or inquired about employment; (ii) identifying positions sought with each listed employer and specific actions taken in seeking each position; (iii) describing all
other efforts made to obtain replacement employment; and (iv) describing any offers of employment received, including the name of the employer; the nature, title, and compensation terms of the position offered; the actual or anticipated start
date if the offer has been accepted; and the reason(s) for declining if the offer was declined. 
 (d) Effect of Replacement
Employment on Non-Competition Period Payments. If Employee is denied a specific employment position with a Competing Organization solely because of the restrictive covenant provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement but obtains replacement
employment, and the monthly compensation (including base pay, commissions, incentive compensation, bonuses and other compensation) for the replacement employment is less than Employee’s monthly base pay at the time of Employee’s separation
from employment with Company, Company agrees to pay Employee the difference for each such month through the end of the Restricted Period, again upon expiration of any severance benefits which Employee was offered and provided Employee satisfies all
conditions stated herein. Employee shall submit to Company payroll records (as well as any other records reasonably requested by Company) showing all compensation received by Employee from the replacement employment as a condition of Company’s
payment of Non-Competition Period Payments covering any period of time when Employee is working in replacement employment. 

(e) Company’s Right To Provide Release of Obligations in Lieu of Non-Competition Period Payments. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing provisions of this Section 9, Company reserves the right to release Employee from Employee’s obligations under Section 7 of this Agreement at any time during the Restricted Period, in full or in sufficient part to allow
Employee to accept employment that would otherwise be prohibited under this Agreement, at which time Company’s payment obligations under this Section 9 shall cease immediately and Employee shall not be entitled to any further such payments
or compensation. 

  
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 10. Severability, Modification of Restrictions: The covenants and restrictions
in this Agreement are separate and divisible, and to the extent any clause, portion or section of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, Company and Employee acknowledge and agree that such unenforceability or
invalidity shall not affect the enforceability or validity of the remainder of the Agreement. If any particular covenant, provision or clause of this Agreement is determined to be unreasonable or unenforceable for any reason, including, without
limitation, temporal duration, scope of prohibited activity, and/or scope of geographic area, Company and Employee acknowledge and agree that such covenant, provision or clause shall automatically be deemed reformed to have the closest effect
permitted by applicable law to the original form and shall be given effect and enforced as so reformed to whatever extent would be reasonable and enforceable under applicable law. The parties agree that any court interpreting the provisions of this
Agreement shall have the authority, if necessary, to reform any such provision to make it enforceable under applicable law. 

11. Remedies. Employee acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by Employee of this Agreement will give rise to
irreparable injury to Company and that money damages will not be adequate relief for such injury. Accordingly, Employee agrees that Company shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief, including, but not limited to, temporary restraining orders,
preliminary injunctions and/or permanent injunctions, without having to post any bond or other security, to restrain or prohibit such breach or threatened breach, in addition to any other legal remedies which may be available. In addition to all
other relief to which it shall be entitled, Company shall be entitled to cease all payments to which Employee would otherwise be entitled under Section 9 hereto; continue to enforce this Agreement; recover from Employee all payments made under
Section 9 to the extent attributable to a time during which Employee was in violation of the covenants for which payment was made; and recover from Employee all litigation costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by Company in any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement in which Company prevails in any respect, including, but not limited to, any action or proceeding in which Company seeks enforcement of this Agreement or seeks relief from Employee’s violation of this
Agreement. 
 12. Survival of Obligations. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee’s obligations under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, Employee’s non-disclosure and non-competition obligations, shall survive the termination of Employee’s employment with Company, whether such termination is with or without cause and whether it
is voluntary or involuntary. Employee acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this Agreement alters the at-will nature of Employee’s employment and that either Company or Employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or
without cause or notice. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that: (a) Employee’s non-disclosure, non-disparagement, non-solicitation and non-competition covenants set forth in Sections 2 and 7 of this Agreement shall be construed as
independent covenants and that no breach of any contractual or legal duty by Company shall be held sufficient to excuse or terminate Employee’s obligations or to preclude Company from obtaining injunctive relief or other remedies for
Employee’s violation or threatened violation of such covenants, and (b) the existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to
Company’s enforcement of Employee’s obligations under Sections 2 and 7 of this Agreement. 
 13. Governing
Law and Choice of Forum. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, notwithstanding any state’s choice-of-law rules to the contrary. The parties agree that any legal action
relating to this Agreement shall be commenced and maintained exclusively before any appropriate state court located in Kosciusko County or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. The parties hereby
submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive any right to challenge or otherwise object to personal jurisdiction or venue, in any action commenced or maintained in such courts. Language translations aside, the English version shall govern.

  
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 14. Successors and Assigns. Company shall have the right to assign this
Agreement, and, accordingly, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any and all successors and assigns of Company, including without limitation by asset assignment, stock sale, merger, consolidation or other corporate
reorganization, and shall be binding on Employee. The services to be provided by Employee to Company are personal to Employee, and Employee shall not have the right to assign Employee’s duties under this Agreement. 

15. Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written document signed by both
Employee and a duly authorized officer of Company. 
 16. No Waiver. The failure of Company to insist in any one
or more instances upon performance of any provision of this Agreement or to pursue its rights hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of any such provisions or the relinquishment of any such rights. 

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of
which when taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. 
 18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement,
including Recitals, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subjects specifically addressed herein, and supersedes any prior agreements, understandings, or representations, oral or written, on the subjects addressed
herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the employee has an existing non-competition, confidentiality, and/or non-solicitation agreement in favor of Company and has breached or violated the terms thereof, Company may continue to enforce
its rights and remedies under and pursuant to such existing agreement. 
 Employee’s signature below indicates that
Employee has read the entire Agreement, understands what Employee is signing, and is signing the Agreement voluntarily. Employee agrees that Company advised Employee to consult with an attorney prior to signing the Agreement. 

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