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EX-10.13

 Exhibit 10.13 

MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC. 

2012 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 

PERFORMANCE AWARD (U.S. EMPLOYEES) 

Summary of Restricted Share Unit Award Grant 

Meridian Bioscience, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of
the Meridian Bioscience, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), the following number of Restricted Share Units of the Company (the “Restricted
Units”), on the Grant Date set forth below: 
 Name of
Grantee:                                     

Number of
Units:                         
  

					
	Grant Date:	  	11/6/2014	  	
			
	Vesting Dates:	  	25%	  	11/15/2015
		  	25%	  	11/15/2016
		  	25%	  	11/15/2017
		  	25%	  	11/15/2018

 Terms of Agreement 

1. Grant of Restricted Share Unit Awards. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in
the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee as of the Grant Date, the total number of Restricted Units set forth above. The Restricted Units shall be credited in a book entry account established for the Grantee until payment in accordance
with Section 4 hereof. 
 2. Vesting of Restricted Units. 

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this grant of Restricted Units shall not vest and shall become void and be of no further
effect at the time net earnings for Meridian’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 are determined and such earnings are released to the public unless such net earnings (the “Actual Earnings”) exceed $******, subject to treatment
of certain items as defined in Item A of the [2015] Officers’ Performance Compensation Plan (Corporate Incentive Bonus Plan) (the “Earnings Target”). If the Actual Earnings exceed the Earnings Target, this grant of Restricted Units
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement and such Restricted Units shall vest 25% per year from the date of grant on the respective Vesting Dates identified above. 

(b) All of the Restricted Units shall vest in full immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following prior to any determination and
release to the public of earnings as described in Section 2(a): (i) the Grantee dies while in the employ of the Company; (ii) the Grantee has a Disability; or (iii) there is an event described in Section 2(g) of the Plan
(“Section 2(g) Change in Control”). For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Restricted Units that vest in full upon the occurrence of an event described in (i), (ii) or (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence prior to any
determination and release to the public of earnings as described in Section 2(a) shall remain vested and shall not be forfeited or cancelled even if the Earnings Target exceeds the Actual Earnings. 

 (c) In no event shall any of the Restricted Units vest if Grantee’s Retirement occurs prior
to March 31, 2015. For the avoidance of doubt, if Grantee’s Retirement occurs prior to March 31, 2015, Grantee shall forfeit the Restricted Units even if the Actual Earnings exceed the Earnings Target. 

(d) If Grantee’s Retirement occurs after March 31, 2015 but before any determination and release to the public of earnings as
described in Section 2(a), Restricted Units shall vest upon, and only upon, the later determination and release to the public that the Actual Earnings exceed the Earnings Target. 

(e) In the event that after the determination and release to the public as described in Section 2(a) the Actual Earnings exceed the
Earnings Target Grantee’s employment with the Company is terminated due to the Grantee’s death, Disability, or Retirement including separation from employment, all of the Restricted Units shall vest in full upon Grantee’s death,
Disability or Retirement, as the case may be. 
 (f) In the event of the determination and release to the public that the Actual Earnings
exceed the Earnings Target, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which the Restricted Units become vested and nonforfeitable on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Plan, provided such acceleration does not result in an impermissible acceleration of payments under Section 409A of the Code. 

3. Forfeiture of Restricted Units.  

(a) The Restricted Units that have not yet vested pursuant to Section 2 shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice
if the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company other than as provided in Section 1(b) 2(d), 2(e) or (f) hereof. 
 (b) The
Grantee hereby acknowledges that in order for the Restricted Units to vest, Grantee must, prior to the first Vesting Date identified on the first page hereof under “Summary of Restricted Share Unit Award Grant”, (i) accept the
Restricted Units online or by telephone in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and Merrill Lynch, and; (ii) open a Merrill Lynch brokerage account through the system maintained on behalf of the Company. If the Grantee has
not completed both of the tasks prior to the first Vesting Date identified on the first page hereof under “Summary of Restricted Share Unit Award Grant”, the Restricted Units shall be forfeited as of such date. 

4. Payment.  
 (a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Grantee one share of its common stock (“Share”) for each vested Restricted Unit within thirty (30) days following the earlier of: 

 

	 	(i)	the Vesting Dates identified on the first page hereof under “Summary of Restricted Share Unit Award Grant”; 

  

	 	(ii)	the date of the Grantee’s death; 

  

	 	(iii)	the date of the Grantee’s Disability, provided such Disability also constitutes a “disability” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code with respect to a Grantee whose Restricted Units are
subject to Section 409A of the Code; 

  

	 	(iv)	the date of Grantee’s termination of employment with the Company as a result of Retirement or a Change in Control event described in Section 2(g)(i) or (ii) of the Plan, provided such termination of
employment also constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code with respect to a Grantee whose Restricted Units are subject to Section 409A of the Code; or 

  
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	 	(v)	the date of an event described in Section 2(g)(iii) or (iv) of the Plan, provided such event also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code with
respect to a Grantee whose Restricted Units are subject to Section 409A of the Code. 

 If the Grantee is a “specified
employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code on the date of the Grantee’s separation from service and the Grantee’s Restricted Units are subject to Section 409A of the Code, then payment under (iv) above
shall be made on the first day of the seventh month following the Grantee’s separation from service, or, if earlier, the date of the Grantee’s death. 

(b) The Company’s obligations with respect to the Restricted Units shall be satisfied in full upon the delivery of its Shares pursuant to
Section 4(a) herein. 
 5. Transferability. The Restricted Units may not be transferred and shall not be subject in any manner to
assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge, until all restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise provided under the Plan. Any purported Transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 5 shall be
void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Units. 
 6.
Voting and Other Rights. The Grantee will not have any rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Units until the delivery of the underlying Shares. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely
that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Shares in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for
the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. 
 7. Dividend Equivalent Payment Rights. The Grantee shall possess dividend
equivalent payment rights with respect to the Restricted Units granted pursuant to this Agreement as of the Grant Date. Any dividend equivalent payment on the Restricted Units shall be based on the number of Restricted Units credited to the Grantee
as of the dividend record date and such credited dividend equivalent payment amount shall be paid in accordance with quarterly dividend declarations by the Board of Directors on the Company’s common stock. 

8. Continuous Employment. Unless otherwise specified by the Plan, for purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the
Grantee with the Company shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Company or a leave of absence approved
by the Committee. 
 9. No Employment Contract. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any right with
respect to continuance of employment by the Company, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee. 

10. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into
account in determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage available to
any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company. 
 11. Taxes and Withholding. To the extent that the
Company is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax in connection with the Restricted Units or dividend equivalent payments thereon pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be a condition to earning the award that the Grantee
make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of such taxes required to be withheld. With respect to payments under Section 4 herein, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require the Grantee to satisfy such required
withholding obligation by surrendering to the Company a portion of the Shares earned by the Grantee hereunder, and the Shares so surrendered by the Grantee shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the Fair Market Value of such
Shares on the date of surrender. 

  
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 12. Adjustments. The number and kind of Shares deliverable pursuant to a Restricted Unit
are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 of the Plan. 
 13. Compliance with Law. While the Company shall make
reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the Restricted Units or Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Section 4 herein, the Company shall not be obligated to
deliver any Restricted Units or Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery thereof would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement. 

14. Amendments. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any
amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect the rights of the
Grantee under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may be provided in the Plan. 
 15. Section 409A of the Code. It is intended that
the Restricted Units shall be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed, administered, and governed in a manner that effects such intent, and the
Committee shall not take any action that would be inconsistent with such intent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Restricted Units shall not be deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, adjusted, substituted, exchanged or modified in a
manner that would cause the award to fail to satisfy the conditions of an applicable exception from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise would subject the Grantee to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the
Code. 
 16. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a
court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable. 

17. Relation to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations in respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern except with respect to Section 1(a) of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. The
Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the Restricted Units. 

18. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 5, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company. 

19. No Advice Regarding Award. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any
recommendations regarding the Grantee’s participation in the Plan or the acquisition or sale of the underlying securities. The Grantee is hereby advised to consult with the Grantee’s personal tax, legal or financial advisors regarding the
decision to participate in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. 

  
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 20. Governing Law. 

(a) The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement, including tort claims, shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Ohio, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 
 (b) Any party bringing a legal action or proceeding against
another party arising out of or relating to this Agreement may bring the legal action or proceeding only in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and any of the courts of the State of Ohio, in each case sitting in
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
 (c) Each of the Company and the Grantee waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) any objection which it
may now or later have to the laying of venue of any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought in any court of the State of Ohio sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio or the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio, including, without limitation, a motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens or lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and (ii) any claim that any action or proceeding brought in
any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 (d) Each of the Company and the Grantee submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
(both personal and subject matter) of (i) the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio and its appellate courts, and (ii) any court of the State of Ohio sitting in Cincinnati, Ohio and its
appellate courts, for the purposes of all legal actions and proceedings arising out of or related to this Agreement. 
 21. Language.
If the Grantee receives this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control. 

22. Electronic Delivery. The Grantee hereby consents and agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to
deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other
award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that, unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also
understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at no charge. The Grantee hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established
or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as,
his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the Plan. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer and the Grantee has also
executed this Agreement, as of the Grant Date. 
  

			
	MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
	Name: Melissa Lueke
	Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

  
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EXHIBIT 10.152
Tiffany & Co. 
Share Ownership Policy for Executive Officers and Directors 

Adopted July 20, 2006, Amended and Restated March 15, 2007, Amended and Restated 
March 21, 2013, Amended and Restated September 18, 2013, Amended and Restated 
March 20, 2014, Amended and Restated November 19, 2014

This Policy was adopted on July 20, 2006 (the “Adoption Date”) by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tiffany & Co. (the “Corporation”) for those who were then, or who were subsequently designated, “executive officers” by the Board.  This Policy was revised on March 15, 2007, to include directors of the Corporation.  This Policy was further revised on March 21, 2013 to deal with pledging securities.  This Policy was further revised on September 18, 2013 to remove the requirement to own a Significant Portfolio by any specific date, to eliminate the practice of counting vested options from the calculation of a Significant Portfolio and to specify the Restrictions on Disposition for executive officers and directors who do not own a Significant Portfolio.  This Policy was further revised on March 20, 2014 to clarify the calculation of a Significant Portfolio. This Policy was further revised on November 19, 2014 to apply restrictions on disposition to Net Incentive Stock as that term is defined below.  This Policy applies to the ownership of Common Stock.

Defined Terms:

For the purposes of this Policy the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

“Acquisition Costs” means the sum of the following costs incurred by a Covered Person to acquire Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock option issued to the Covered Person by the Corporation or the vesting of a restricted stock unit issued to the Covered Person by the Corporation: (i) tax withholding obligations of the employer of the executive officer associated with such exercise or vesting; (ii) tax payments made by a director to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the income tax obligations of the director, both federal and state, associated with such exercise or vesting; and (iii) payment to the Corporation of the stock option exercise price (“strike price”).

“Annual Calculation Date” means the close of trading on the first date on or after April 1 of each year on which the Common Stock trades on The New York Stock Exchange, provided that for the period September 18, 2013 through April 1, 2014 the Annual Calculation Date shall be September 18, 2013.

“Beneficial Ownership” shall have the same meaning as under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include (A) Common Stock held by members of the Covered Person’s immediate family sharing the same household provided that the presumption of such beneficial ownership has not been rebutted by the Covered Person and (B) the Common Stock conversion value of restricted

stock units issued under the Corporation’s 2008 Directors Equity Plan, which have vested but will not be delivered until retirement of the applicable director from the Corporation’s board of directors, but shall not include (X) the Covered Person’s right to acquire Common Stock through the exercise or conversion of any derivative security, including Common Stock issuable by the Company on the exercise of a stock option or the vesting of a restricted stock unit and (Y) shares of Common Stock that are subject to a Pledge .

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Corporation, $.01 par value, but the term Common Stock shall not refer to options to purchase Common Stock or restricted stock units prior to vesting.

“Covered Person” means a director or an executive officer of the Corporation.

“director” means a director of the Corporation but a director of the Corporation who is also an executive officer shall not be deemed a director for purposes of this policy.

“Disposition” means any transaction which would cause the Covered Person to cease to be the Beneficial Owner of Common Stock including any withholding of shares that would be issued by the Corporation to cover Acquisition Costs. 

“Financial Hardship” means an immediate and heavy financial need of the Covered Person (including that of his spouse or any dependent), as so determined by the Board on application from the Covered Person, not in excess of the amount required to relieve such financial need, and only if, and to the extent, such need cannot be satisfied from other resources reasonably available to the executive officer or director (including assets of his or her spouse and minor children reasonably available to him or her).

“Net Incentive Stock” means that number of shares of Common Stock issued to a Covered Person or to his or her brokerage account as the result of (i) the exercise of a stock option issued to the Covered Person by the Corporation or (ii) the vesting of a restricted stock unit issued to the Covered Person by the Corporation.  For the avoidance of doubt, shares of Common Stock that are withheld by the Corporation to pay withholding taxes or the exercise or “strike price” associated with the exercise of a stock option or the vesting of a restricted stock unit shall not be deemed to be “issued” for purposes of this definition. 

“Pledge” means any arrangement by which (i) custody or record ownership of Common Stock has been provided to a third person by the beneficial owner and (ii) such third person may acquire beneficial ownership or dispose of such Common Stock on the satisfaction of a condition, i.e, default by the beneficial owner.  A Pledge shall include custody of Common Stock in a margin account held or maintained at a brokerage firm.  

“Qualified Domestic Relations Order” means a judgment, decree or order (including approval of a property settlement agreement) made pursuant to a state domestic relations law (including community property law) that relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child or other 

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dependent of a Covered Person and which requires the Covered Person to make a transfer or sale of Common Stock.

“Significant Portfolio” means for the Covered Person in question, shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned having a value equal to or greater than the multiple of annual salary set forth below, or in the case of directors, the multiple of annual retainer (exclusive of supplemental retainer for committee chairs):

Chief Executive Officer - five times; 
Director - five times;
President - four times; 
Executive Vice Presidents - three times; and
Senior Vice Presidents - two times.

For purposes of determining the amount of shares constituting a Significant Portfolio, shares of Common Stock will be valued at the mean of the high and low trading prices on The New York Stock Exchange on the last Annual Calculation Date.

“Significant Portfolio Owner”: a Covered Person will be deemed to be a Significant Portfolio Owner if he or she Beneficially Owned a Significant Portfolio as of the last Annual Calculation Date that has occurred prior to the date of any proposed Disposition; provided, however, that a Covered Person who did not Beneficially Own a Significant Portfolio as of the last Annual Calculation Date shall be deemed to be a Significant Portfolio Owner on any subsequent date before the next Annual Calculation Date if he or she then Beneficially Owns, on such subsequent date, a Significant Portfolio.

A.  Basic Policy

It is the policy of the Board that each Covered Person will be subject to the Restrictions on Disposition set forth in Section C.  

B.  Valuation

For purposes of this Policy, shares of Common Stock will be valued at the mean of the high and low trading prices on The New York Stock Exchange on the last Annual Calculation Date; provided, however, that, in calculating Net Incentive Stock with respect to a proposed Disposition, the trading price of the Common Stock for such Disposition shall be used to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be withheld by the Corporation to pay withholding taxes or the strike price associated with the exercise of a stock option. The Secretary of the Corporation will inform each Covered Person whether he or she is deemed a Significant Portfolio Owner as of each Annual Calculation Date.

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C.  Restrictions on Disposition

1.  A Covered Person who is deemed a Significant Portfolio Owner will not engage in any Disposition that would cause him or her to cease to Beneficially Own a Significant Portfolio (on the basis of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned on the date of any proposed Disposition).

2.   A Covered Person who is not deemed a Significant Portfolio Owner shall not engage in any Disposition except as follows: 

		
	(i) 
	a Disposition of Net Incentive Stock, but not in excess of  fifty  percent (50%) of the Net Incentive Stock issued as a consequence of any vesting or exercise;

		
	(ii) 
	a Disposition made under circumstances constituting a Financial Hardship; or

		
	(iii)
	a Disposition made pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.

3.  The following examples are offered by way of illustration and not for purposes of limitation:

		
	Example 1:
	A Covered Person who is not a Significant Portfolio Owner exercises a stock option for 1,000 shares.  The Company withholds 600 shares to cover the exercise or “strike” price associated with such exercise, and an additional 200 shares to pay withholding taxes.  The Covered Person receives a net amount of 200 shares. He may sell up to 100 of the shares issued to him by the Company.  He must retain 100 shares in his account to build a Significant Portfolio.

		
	Example 2:
	A Covered Person who is not a Significant Portfolio Owner is granted 2,000 Performance-based Restricted Stock Units.  1,000 of these units vest at the end of the performance period; 500 of these units are withheld by the Corporation to cover Acquisition Costs and 500 are transferred to the account of the Covered Person.  The Covered Person may sell up to 250 of the shares issued to him by the Company. He must retain 250 shares in his account to build a Significant Portfolio.

D.  Other Matters

Nothing contained in this Policy shall compel any transaction or excuse compliance with applicable law or with the Corporation’s policies, including the Corporation’s policies with respect to trading on insider information or engaging in speculative transactions in the Common Stock.   Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to alter the terms of any stock option or other equity award grant made under the Corporation’s equity award plans.

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