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Form of Nonemployee Director Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10.4 
 ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK OPTION PLAN 
 FORM OF 
 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made as of             , by and between
Rotech Healthcare Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                      (the “Optionee”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted
the Rotech Healthcare Inc. Amended and Restated Nonemployee Director Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of its nonemployee directors; and 
 WHEREAS, the Committee has authorized the grant to the Optionee of a Nonqualified Stock Option under the Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth in
the Plan and as hereinafter provided. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the Company and the Optionee
hereby agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Definitions. 

 Terms used in this Agreement which
are defined in the Plan shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan. 
  

	 	2.	Grant of Option. 

 The Committee granted to the
Optionee on                     , an option to purchase
                 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”) for an option price per Share equal to
                     (the “Option”). The Option is intended by the Committee to be a Nonqualified Stock Option and the provisions
hereof shall be interpreted on a basis consistent with such intent. 
  

	 	3.	Exercise of Option. 

 (a)
Exercisability. Subject to Subsection (b) below and such other applicable conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, all or part of the Option may be exercised prior to its expiration to the extent it has vested;
provided, however, that the Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share unless such exercise is with respect to the final installment of stock subject to the Option and a fractional share (or cash in lieu thereof) must be
issued to permit the Optionee to exercise completely such final installment. Any fractional share with respect to which an installment of the Option cannot be exercised because of the limitation contained in the preceding sentence shall remain
subject to the Option and shall be available for later purchase by the Optionee in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 (b)
Vesting. The Option shall vest over the period of one (1) year from the 

 
date of grant, with fifty percent (50%) of the Option vesting on each of the first two six-month anniversaries of the date of grant; provided,
however, that: (i) in the event of a Change of Control, the entire unvested portion of the Option shall vest upon the closing of the Change of Control; and (ii) in the event of an Initial Public Offering (as defined in the Rotech
Healthcare Inc. Common Stock Option Plan), one-quarter (25%) of the aggregate number of Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Option shall vest and the remaining unvested portion of the Option, if any, shall continue to vest according to the
vesting schedule set forth in this Section 3(b). 
 (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change of
Control” shall mean the earliest of the following to occur: 
 (i) any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company or any subsidiary or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company), becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or 
 (ii) during any two (2)-year period, individuals who at the date on which the period commences constitute a majority of the Board (the
“Incumbent Directors”) cease to constitute a majority thereof for any reason; provided, however, that a Board member who was not an Incumbent Director shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such Board member was elected by, or on
the recommendation of, at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors (either actually or by prior operation of this provision), other than any Board Member who is so approved in connection with any actual or threatened contest for election to
positions on the Board; or 
 (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation (other than a
transaction involving only the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries) of the Company with any other company other than (i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such
surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no “person” (as defined in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or 
 (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement or adopt a plan relating to the complete liquidation of the Company or approve
an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
  

	 	4.	Method of Exercising Option. 

 (a)
Notice of Exercise. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company. The notice shall specify the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares for which it is being
exercised and 

  

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the form of payment. The notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option. In the event that the Option, or portion thereof, is being exercised by
the representative of the Optionee, the notice shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of the representative’s right to exercise the Option. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative shall deliver to the Company, at
the time of giving the notice, payment in a form permissible under Section 5 for the full amount of the Purchase Price. For purposes of this Agreement, “Purchase Price” shall mean the exercise price set forth in Section 2 above
multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised. 
 (b) Issuance of Shares.
After receiving a proper notice of exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or certificates for the Shares as to which the Option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising the Option (or in the names of
such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of survivorship). The Company shall cause such certificate or certificates to be delivered to or upon the order of the person exercising the Option. 

(c) Withholding Taxes. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the
exercise of the Option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of the Option, shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to
the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising the Option. 
  

	 	5.	Payment For Stock. 

 The Purchase Price for any
Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be paid as set forth below and otherwise in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Plan: 
 (a) Cash. All or part of the Purchase Price may be paid in cash or cash equivalents. 
 (b) Surrender of Stock. At the discretion of the Committee, all or any part of the Purchase Price may be paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be
surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the day preceding the date when the Option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the
purchase price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes. 
 (c) Exercise/Sale. At the discretion of the Committee, all or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by
the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company. 
  

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	 	6.	Option Terms and Exercise Period. 

 (a) The Option shall be exercised, and payment by the Optionee of the Option price shall be made, pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided for in the Plan or in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the tenth
(10th) anniversary (the fifth (5th) anniversary if the Optionee is a Ten Percent Shareholder) of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) the date the Option is fully exercised. 
 (c) Upon the termination of the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company for any reason other than death, such Optionee is
Totally and Permanently Disabled or retirement on or after the age of 65 of the Optionee, the Option shall expire and terminate on the earliest of the following occasions: 
 (i) The termination date determined pursuant to Subsection (b) above; or 
 (ii) The date ninety (90) days after the termination of the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company for any reason.

 The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Option at any time before its termination under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that the
Option had become exercisable (i.e., vested) before the effective date of the termination of the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company. In the event that the Optionee dies after his or her termination of service as a director of the
Company but before the expiration of the Option, all or part of the Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired the Option directly from the
Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company terminated. 
 (d) Upon the termination of the Optionee’s service as a director of the Company by reason of death, such Optionee is Totally and
Permanently Disabled or retirement on or after the age of 65 of the Optionee, the Option shall expire and terminate on the termination date determined pursuant to Subsection (b) above. 
 All or part of the Option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the Optionee’s
estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s death. When the Optionee
dies, the Option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which the Option is not yet exercisable. 
  

	 	7.	Restrictions on Transfer of Option. 

 This Agreement
and the Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option shall be exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, solely by the Optionee or his or her guardian or legal
representative; provided, however, that the Optionee may transfer the Option, or a part thereof, by gift to his or her Family Members. The terms of the Option shall be binding upon the Family Members, beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs
and successors of the Optionee 
  

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	 	8.	Regulation by the Committee. 

 This Agreement and
the Option shall be subject to any administrative procedures and rules as the Committee shall adopt. All decisions of the Committee upon any question arising under the Plan or under this Agreement, shall be conclusive and binding upon the Optionee
and any person or persons to whom any portion of the Option has been transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 
  

	 	9.	Rights as a Shareholder. 

 The Optionee shall have
no rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option until certificates for Shares are issued to the Optionee. 
  

	 	10.	Reservation of Shares. 

 With respect to the Option,
the Company hereby agrees to at all times reserve for issuance and/or delivery upon payment by the Optionee of the Option price, such number of Shares as shall be required for issuance and/or delivery upon such payment pursuant to the Option.

  

	 	11.	Delivery of Share Certificates. 

 Within a
reasonable time after the exercise of the Option, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Optionee, his or her legal representative or his or her beneficiary, a certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.

  

	 	12.	Amendment. 

 The Board may amend this Agreement at
any time and from time to time; provided, however, that no amendment of this Agreement that would alter or impair any of the Optionee’s rights or obligations with respect to the Option shall be effective without the written consent of the
Optionee. 
  

	 	13.	Capital Changes and Business Successions. 

 It is
the purpose of this Option to encourage the Optionee to work for the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Since, for example, that might require the issuance of a stock dividend or a merger with another corporation, the purpose of
this Option would not be served if such a stock dividend, merger or similar occurrence would cause the Optionee’s rights hereunder to be diluted or terminated and thus be contrary to the Optionee’s interest. Therefore, provisions in the
Plan for adjustment with respect to stock subject to options and the related provisions with respect to successors to the business of the company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference. 
  

	 	14.	Plan Terms. 

 The terms of the Plan are hereby
incorporated herein by reference. 
  

	 	15.	Effective Date of Grant. 

 The Option shall be
effective as of the date first written above. 
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	 	16.	Optionee Acknowledgment. 

 By executing this
Agreement, the Optionee hereby acknowledges that he or she has received and read the Plan and this Agreement and that he or she agrees to be bound by all of the terms of both the Plan and this Agreement. 
  

					
	ATTEST:	  	ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC.
			
	  
	  	By:	 	  

			
		  	Its:	 	  

			
	WITNESS:	  		 	
		
	  
	  	  

		  	OPTIONEE
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 6Form of Officer (other than CEO) Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10.5 
 ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC. 
 COMMON STOCK OPTION PLAN 
 FORM OF OFFICER (OTHER THAN CEO) 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION 
 THIS AGREEMENT made as of             , by and between Rotech Healthcare Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and              (the “Optionee”). 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Rotech Healthcare Inc. Common Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”) for the benefit of a select group of employees, nonemployee directors and consultants; 
 WHEREAS, due to the
Optionee’s position in the Company, the Optionee is eligible for a grant of stock options under the Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, the Board has
authorized the grant to the Optionee of an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and as hereinafter provided. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the Company and the Optionee hereby agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Definitions. 

 Terms used in this Agreement which
are defined in the Plan shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan. 
  

	 	2.	Grant of Option. 

 Pursuant to the Board’s
authorization, an option to purchase              Shares is hereby granted to the Optionee effective             ,
for an option price per Share equal to $         (the “Option”). The Option is intended by the Board to be an Incentive Stock Option and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted on a basis
consistent with such intent. 
  

	 	3.	Exercise of Option. 

 (a) Exercisability.
Subject to Subsection (b) below and such other applicable conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, all or part of the Option may be exercised prior to its expiration to the extent it has vested; provided, however, that the Option
may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share unless such exercise is with respect to the final installment of stock subject to the Option and a fractional share (or cash in lieu thereof) must be issued to permit the Optionee to exercise completely
such final installment. Any fractional share with respect to which an installment of the Option cannot be exercised because of the limitation contained in the preceding sentence shall remain subject to the Option and shall be available for later
purchase by the Optionee in accordance with the terms hereof. 

 (b) Vesting. The Option shall vest over a period of three (3) years in twelve (12) equal
quarterly installments with vesting deemed to have commenced on                     . In the event of a termination of the Optionee’s
employment without Cause (as defined in the Optionee’s employment agreement with the Company, or the Plan to the extent the Optionee does not have an employment agreement with the Company) within 18 months following a Change in Control, the
entire unvested portion of the Option shall immediately vest as of the effective date of the termination of employment. To the extent the Optionee has an employment agreement with the Company that provides for payments upon a termination of the
Optionee’s employment for Good Reason or upon a No Fault termination (as defined in such employment agreement), then in the event of a termination of the Optionee’s employment for Good Reason or for No Fault within 18 months following a
Change of Control, the entire unvested portion of the Option shall immediately vest as of the effective date of the termination of employment. 
  

	 	4.	Method of Exercising Option. 

 (a) Notice of
Exercise. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative may exercise the Option by giving written notice to the Company. The notice shall specify the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares for which it is being exercised and
the form of payment. The notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option. In the event that the Option, or portion thereof, is being exercised by the representative of the Optionee, the notice shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory
to the Company) of the representative’s right to exercise the Option. The Optionee or the Optionee’s representative shall deliver to the Company, at the time of giving the notice, payment in a form permissible under Section 5 for the
full amount of the Purchase Price. For purposes of this Agreement, “Purchase Price” shall mean the exercise price set forth in Section 2 above multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised.

 (b) Issuance of Shares. After receiving a proper notice of exercise, the Company shall cause to be issued a certificate or
certificates for the Shares as to which the Option has been exercised, registered in the name of the person exercising the Option (or in the names of such person and his or her spouse as community property or as joint tenants with right of
survivorship). The Company shall cause such certificate or certificates to be delivered to or upon the order of the person exercising the Option. 
 (c) Withholding Taxes. In the event that the Company determines that it is required to withhold any tax as a result of the exercise of the Option, the Optionee, as a condition to the exercise of the Option, shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy all withholding requirements. The Optionee shall also make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to enable it to satisfy any withholding requirements that may arise in connection with the
vesting or disposition of Shares purchased by exercising the Option. 
  

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	 	5.	Payment For Stock. 

 (a) Cash. All or part of
the Purchase Price may be paid in cash or cash equivalents. 
 (b) Surrender of Stock. All or any part of the Purchase Price may be
paid by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares that are already owned by the Optionee. Such Shares shall be surrendered to the Company in good form for transfer and shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the
Option is exercised. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the purchase price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect
to the Option for financial reporting purposes. 
 (c) Exercise/Sale. All or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may
be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company. 
 (d) Exercise/Pledge. All or part of the Purchase Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by the delivery (on a form prescribed by the Company)
of an irrevocable direction to pledge Shares to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company. 
  

	 	6.	Option Terms and Exercise Period. 

 (a) The Option
shall be exercised, and payment by the Optionee of the Option price shall be made, pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided for in the Plan or in this Agreement, the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary (the fifth (5th) anniversary if the Optionee is a Ten Percent Shareholder)
of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) the date the Option is fully exercised. 
 (c) Upon the termination of the Optionee’s
employment with the Company other than by reason of death, Disability or retirement of the Optionee on or after the age of 65, the Option shall expire and terminate on the earliest of the following occasions: 
 (i) The termination date determined pursuant to Subsection (b) above; or 
 (ii) The date ninety (90) days after the termination of the Optionee’s employment for any reason. 
 The Optionee may exercise all or part of the Option at any time before its termination under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that the Option had become
exercisable (i.e., vested) before the effective date of the termination of the Optionee’s employment. In the event that the Optionee dies after his or her termination of employment but before the expiration of the Option, all or part of the
Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the executors or administrators 

  

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of the Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired the Option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but
only to the extent that the Option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s employment terminated. 
 (d) Upon the termination of
the Optionee’s employment with the Company by reason of death, Disability or retirement on or after the age of 65 of the Optionee, the Option shall expire and terminate on the termination date determined pursuant to Subsection (b) above.

 All or part of the Option may be exercised at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence by the executors or administrators of the
Optionee’s estate or by any person who has acquired this option directly from the Optionee by beneficiary designation, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option had become exercisable before the Optionee’s death. When
the Optionee dies, the Option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which the Option is not yet exercisable. 
 (e) Notwithstanding any of the provisions set forth herein, the exercise of the Option, or any portion thereof, after termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company shall be subject to satisfaction of the conditions
precedent that the Optionee not breach or otherwise violate any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-solicitation, or non-competition covenant contained in the Employment Agreement. In the event of such adjudged breach or violation, any unexercised
portion of the Option, whether vested or not, shall immediately terminate and expire. 
 (f) The Option will cease to qualify for favorable
tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (i) more than three (3) months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason other than death or permanent and total disability
(as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), or (ii) more than twelve (12) months after the date the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company by reason of such permanent and total disability. 
 (g) A transfer of the Optionee’s employment between the Company and any subsidiary of the Company, or between any subsidiaries of the Company, shall
not be deemed to be a termination of the Optionee’s employment for purposes of the Option. 
  

	 	7.	Restrictions on Transfer of Option. 

 This Agreement
and the Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option shall be exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, solely by the Optionee, except on account of the Optionee’s
Disability or death. 
  

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	 	8.	Regulation by the Board. 

 This Agreement and the
Option shall be subject to any administrative procedures and rules as the Board shall adopt. All decisions of the Board upon any question arising under the Plan or under this Agreement, shall be conclusive and binding upon the Optionee and any
person or persons to whom any portion of the Option has been transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 
  

	 	9.	Rights as a Shareholder. 

 The Optionee shall have
no rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to the Option until certificates for Shares are issued to the Optionee. 
  

	 	10.	Reservation of Shares. 

 With respect to the Option,
the Company hereby agrees to at all times reserve for issuance and/or delivery upon payment by the Optionee of the Option price, such number of Shares as shall be required for issuance and/or delivery upon such payment pursuant to the Option.

  

	 	11.	Delivery of Share Certificates. 

 Within a
reasonable time after the exercise of the Option, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Optionee, his or her legal representative or his or her beneficiary, a certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.

  

	 	12.	Amendment. 

 The Board may amend this Agreement at
any time and from time to time; provided, however, that no amendment of this Agreement that would alter or impair any of the Optionee’s rights or obligations with respect to the Option shall be effective without the written consent of the
Optionee (unless such amendment is required in order to cause the Award hereunder to qualify as “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162 (m) of the Code and applicable interpretive authority thereunder).

  

	 	13.	Capital Changes and Business Successions. 

 It is
the purpose of this Option to encourage the Optionee to work for the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Since, for example, that might require the issuance of a stock dividend or a merger with another corporation, the purpose of
this Option would not be served if such a stock dividend, merger or similar occurrence would cause the Optionee’s rights hereunder to be diluted or terminated and thus be contrary to the Optionee’s interest. Section 3(b) of the Plan
contains extensive provisions designed to preserve options at full value in a number of contingencies. Therefore, provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to stock subject to options and the related provisions with respect to successors to
the business of the company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference. 
  

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	 	14.	No Retention Rights. 

 Nothing in this Stock Option
Agreement, the grant of the Option or in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period of specific duration. 
  

	 	15.	Plan Terms. 

 The terms of the Plan are hereby
incorporated herein by reference. 
  

	 	16.	Effective Date of Grant. 

 The Option shall be
effective as of the date first written above. 
  

	 	17.	Optionee Acknowledgment. 

 By executing this
Agreement, the Optionee hereby acknowledges that he has received and read the Plan and this Agreement and that he agrees to be bound by all of the terms of both the Plan and this Agreement. 
  

					
	ATTEST:	  	ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC.
			
	  
	  	By:	 	  

		  		 	
		  	Its:	 	
		
	WITNESS:	  	
			
	  
	  		 	  

		  		 	

  

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