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EXHIBIT 4.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This First Amendment (the “Amendment”), dated as of February 24, 2008, to the Amended and
Restated Rights Agreement dated as of March 27, 2007 (the “Rights Agreement”), is between CRITICARE
SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the
“Rights Agent”).

RECITALS

     A. Pursuant to Section 26 of the Rights Agreement, under circumstances set forth therein, the
Company may supplement or amend any provisions of the Rights Agreement without the approval of any
holders of Certificates representing Common Shares of the Company. Pursuant to Section 20 of the
Rights Agreement, the Rights Agent is authorized to take actions set forth in a certificate from
certain officers of the Company, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

     B. The Company desires to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein and to direct the
Rights Agent to execute this Amendment.

AGREEMENTS

     In consideration of the recitals and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties
hereby agree as follows:

     Section 1. Direction to Rights Agent. The Company hereby directs the Rights Agent, in
its capacity as Rights Agent and in accordance with the terms of Sections 20 and 26 of the Rights
Agreement, to execute this Amendment.

     Section 2. Certification of Appropriate Officer. The undersigned officer of the
Company, being duly authorized on behalf of the Company, hereby certifies on behalf of the Company
to the Rights Agent that (a) he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (b) this
Amendment is in compliance with Section 26 of the Rights Agreement.

     Section 3. Amendment of Rights Agreement. The rights Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

     (a) Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following subsections
at the end of such Section 1:

          (o) “Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

 

          (p) “Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

          (q) “Merger Agreement” shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 24,
2008, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, among the Company, Opto Circuits
(India) Limited, a company registered under the laws of India, and Packer Acquisition Corporation,
a Delaware corporation.”

          (r) “Offer” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

     (b) Section 1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
sentences at the end of such Section 1(a):

          “Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1(a) to the contrary, (i) neither Opto Circuits
(India) Limited nor any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “OCI”) shall be, or shall be deemed to
be, an Acquiring Person by virtue of or as a result of (A) the execution of the Merger Agreement or
any agreements, arrangements or understandings entered into by OCI contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, including, without limitation, Stockholder Tender Agreements entered into with any
officer or director of the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Stockholder Tender
Agreements”), if such agreements, arrangements or understandings are in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Merger Agreement; (B) the announcement of the Merger Agreement, the Offer or
the Merger; (C) the commencement of the Offer; (D) the consummation of the Offer or the Merger; or
(E) the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement upon the terms
and conditions of the Merger Agreement; and (ii) no officer or director, acting individually or in
a group, shall be, or shall deemed to be, an Acquiring Person solely by virtue of or as a result of
entering into a Stockholder Tender Agreement with OCI. Each event described in subclauses (i)(A),
(B), (C), (D) and (E) and clause (ii) is referred to herein as an “Exempted Transaction”.”

     (c) Section 1(c) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence
at the end of such Section 1(c).

          “Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1(c) to the contrary, (i) OCI shall not be deemed to
be a Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any securities solely by virtue of or as a result
of any Exempted Transaction; and (ii) no officer or director of the Company who enters into a
Stockholder Tender Agreement shall be deemed to be a Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own,
any additional securities solely by virtue of or as a result of entering into a Stockholder Tender
Agreement with OCI.”

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     (d) Section 1(m) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence
at the end of such Section 1(m).

          “Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1(m) to the contrary, a Shares Acquisition Date
shall not have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction.”

     (e) Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence
at the end of such Section 3(a):

          “Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3(a) to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not
have occurred by virtue of or as a result of any Exempted Transaction.”

     (f) Section 13 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence
at the end of such Section 13:

          “ Notwithstanding anything in this Section 13 to the contrary, this Section 13 shall not apply
to or be triggered by any Exempted Transaction.”

     (g) The Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 34 to the end of the Rights
Agreement, which new Section 34 shall read in its entirety as follows:

          “Section 34. Termination. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, but only if such
Effective Time shall occur, (a) the Rights Agreement shall be terminated and be without any further
force or effect, (b) none of the parties to the Rights Agreement will have any rights, obligations
or liabilities thereunder and (c) the holders of the Rights shall not be entitled to any benefits,
rights or other interests under the Rights Agreement, including, without limitation, the right to
purchase or otherwise acquire Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 18 hereof shall survive the termination of the Rights
Agreement. The Company will notify in writing the Rights Agent of the Effective Time. The Rights
Agent will not be deemed to have knowledge of the Effective Time unless and until it has received
such written notice.”

          Section 4. Effectiveness and Continued Effectiveness. In accordance with the
resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors adopted on February 24, 2008, the amendments to the
Rights Agreement set forth in Sections 3(a) through (g) of this Amendment are effective as of the
time at which such resolutions were adopted. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that,
except as specifically supplemented and amended, changed or modified in Section 3 above, the Rights
Agreement, as previously amended to the date hereof,

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shall be unaffected by this Amended and remain
in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

          Section 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and
all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

          Section 6. Defined Terms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, or unless
the context otherwise requires, all terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Rights Agreement.

          Section 7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely
within such State.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed
as of the day and year above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Emil H. Soika
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Emil H. Soika 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark F. Rimkus
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Mark F. Rimkus 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice Presidentexv10w6

 

Exhibit 10.6

RULES FOR PAYMENT OF MEETING FEES, RETAINERS AND EXPENSES

TO THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

	1.	 	Non-management Class B directors receive an annual retainer of $12,500. Non-management Class A
directors receive an annual retainer of $30,000. Unless other arrangements are requested,
one-fourth of the annual retainer will be paid to directors on a quarterly basis.
	 
	2.	 	Chairmen of the Audit Committee and the Management Development & Compensation Committee
receive an additional retainer of $10,000. Unless other arrangements are requested, one-fourth
of this additional retainer will be paid on a quarterly basis.
	 
	3.	 	Chairmen of the Class A Nominating and Governance Committee and the Finance Committee receive
an additional retainer of $5,000. Unless other arrangements are requested, one-fourth of
this additional retainer will be paid on a quarterly basis.
	 
	4.	 	Lead Director receives an additional retainer of $10,000. Unless other arrangements are
requested, one-fourth of this additional retainer will be paid on a quarterly basis.
	 
	5.	 	Additionally, non-management Class A and B directors receive a fee of $1,500 for each board
meeting attended in person.
	 
	6.	 	Non-management Class A and B directors receive a fee of $1,000 for telephonic meetings or
telephonic participation in a regular meeting.
	 
	7.	 	Non-management committee members receive a fee of $500 for the Class B Nominating Committee
meetings attended in person and $250 for telephonic meetings. The chair of the Class B
Nominating Committee who receives an additional 50 percent of the non-chair committee members.
	 
	8.	 	Non-management Class A and B committee members receive a fee of $1,000 for each of the
following committee meetings attended in person and telephonically: Audit, Management
Development and Compensation, Finance, Executive, and Class A Nominating and Governance.
	 
	9.	 	Non-management Class A and B directors receive annually 4,000 stock options in FBL Financial
Group Class A Common Stock.
	 
	10.	 	Directors are reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in attending board or committee meetings.
Mileage is paid at the Internal Revenue Service reimbursement rate, to and from the meeting
site or to and from the airport.
	 
	11.	 	The Internal Revenue Service requires receipts on items such as lodging, air travel and other
major expenses in order to classify these expenses as a reimbursable to directors instead of income.
	 
	12.	 	Retainers, meeting fees and expenses are paid quarterly, initiated by the corporate office.
Expense forms need to be completed and submitted by each director for reimbursement of their expenses.

Effective: 1/1/2008

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