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Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made effective as of March 22, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), by and between James E. Keller (“Employee”) and MAKO Surgical Corp. (“Company”).

1.                  Employment

On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby employs the Employee as its Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for a one (1) year period commencing effective as of the Effective Date (in total, the “Term”).  This Agreement is subject to renewal by the mutual written agreement of the parties on terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the parties at the time of renewal.  In the event either party does not intend to renew the Agreement following expiration of the initial (1) year term, ninety (90) days written advance notice shall be given to the other party (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).  If no such Notice of Non-Renewal is given this Agreement shall automatically renew for one (1) year terms. In the event of non-renewal by the Company, the Company shall, with delivery of its Notice of Non-Renewal, provide Employee with written notice of its election to either (a) pay Employee severance in accordance with Section 3(c) hereto in consideration for the non-competition covenants contained in Section 5(b); or (b) waive the rights to enforcement of and release Employee from obligations of the non-competition covenants contained in Section 5(b).

The Employee hereby accepts such employment and agrees to perform the services and duties required on an exclusive (except as agreed to in writing by Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”)) and full‐time basis.  Employee hereby represents and warrants that he is under no contractual, legal, or other impediment to performing the services required under this Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the Employee from investing or trading in stocks, bonds, commodities, or other securities or forms of investment, including real estate property, as long as such activities do not require an unreasonable amount of time by the Employee, and do not otherwise conflict with any policy of the Company, adversely affect the interest of the Company or run afoul of covenants contained in this Agreement.

The Employee further agrees that he will use his best efforts to perform his duties hereunder to the best of his ability in accordance with Company policies, and in a diligent, proper and workmanlike manner.  In the performance of Employee’s duties, he shall be subject to the direction, supervision and control of the Company’s President and CEO.  The Employee shall have supervision and control over the day-to-day business and affairs as described in a Job Description document on file with the Human Resources Department of Company, as updated from time to time and acknowledged by Employee (the “Job Responsibilities”).  Employee will perform his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement based out of the offices of the Company located in South Florida and shall travel to such other locations as the Company may reasonably direct.

 

 

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2.                  Compensation

During the term of employment under this Agreement, and as full compensation for all the Employee’s services rendered under this Agreement, the Employee shall receive the following compensation and benefits:

a.                   Base Salary:

The Employee shall receive an annual base salary (as increased from time to time, “Base Salary”) at the rate of $225,000.  The Employee’s Base Salary will be payable in installments consistent with the Company’s payroll schedule, subject to usual and required employee payroll deductions, including, without limitation, applicable taxes.  Employee’s Base Salary shall be increased on an annual basis in the sole discretion of the Board.

b.             Performance Bonus:

The Employee’s performance cash bonus for any year under this Agreement shall be as determined by the Board and calculated based on Employee’s performance (as an individual and as part of the Company).    The decision about whether the necessary criteria have been met for a performance cash bonus and whether to award such performance bonus shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board and is final.  The bonus, should one be awarded, shall be payable within ninety (90) days following the period for which the bonus is awarded.

c.             Equity:

On the Effective Date of this Agreement, Employee shall receive an award of incentive stock options (ISOs), issued pursuant and subject to the Company’s 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Option Plan,” a copy of which has been furnished to Employee), entitling Employee to purchase seventy-five thousand (75,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Initial Option Award”).  Employee is eligible to receive an additional award in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.  The purchase price per share for any option award will be the fair market value of such Common Stock at the time of such equity award.  The grant to Employee of and payment for the any option award shall in each case be made pursuant and subject to the terms of an ISO Agreement (with associated exhibits, a copy of which has been provided to Employee) between the Company and Employee, consistent with the Option Plan.  In the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason by either the Company or Employee, Employee shall not be entitled to, and therefore shall forfeit, any unvested equity interest in the Company.  

d.             Benefits:

The Employee shall be eligible for participation in the employee welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company, including but not limited to, health insurance and dental insurance, subject to the terms and provisions of said benefit plans.  The Employee shall also be entitled to paid time off (PTO) as described in the Company’s Human Resource Policy Manual, in effect from time to time.  In addition, subject to approval by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Employee shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses relating to Employee’s professional continuing education requirements (if applicable) and professional licensing fees (if applicable).

 

 

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e.             Relocation:

Employee has committed to working full-time at the Company’s South Florida headquarter or traveling on Company business until ultimately relocating to South Florida (the “Relocation”), with an intention to do so within the one year period following the Effective Date (the “Intended Relocation Period”).  The Company shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and customary Relocation expenses, which are pre-approved by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, in a total Gross Payment (defined as a payment that shall be subject to applicable payroll taxes, through the Company’s payroll withholding process) amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) (the “Relocation Allowance”).  Until the Relocation or expiration of the Intended Relocation Period, whichever is sooner, the Company shall provide Employee with a monthly Gross Payment of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for reimbursement of personal coach airfare expenses to the Collierville, Tennessee area, which shall not exceed Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) in the aggregate (the “Travel Allowance”). During the period commencing upon the Effective Date and ending upon the earlier of (i) Employee’s purchase of a South Florida residence (a “Residential Purchase”) and (ii) twelve (12) months thereafter, the Company shall provide Employee with a monthly Gross Payment of up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for actual costs incurred for temporary housing in South Florida (collectively, the “Housing Allowance”), provided however, that Employee and Company shall meet every six (6) months during which temporary housing payments are being made to review the progress of Employee’s relocation efforts.  Upon a Residential Purchase, the Company shall provide to Employee a one time Gross Payment of up to Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars ($38,000) for reimbursement of Employee’s actual and customary closing costs, which are pre-approved by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “Closing Allowance”).  The parties agree that at the Company’s sole discretion any of the payments described in this Section 2(e) shall be billed directly to the Company.  The parties further agree that all Relocation and Residential Purchase items set forth in Schedule 1 hereto are deemed to be reasonable and, therefore, approved (but each shall still require pre-approval in regards to cost) and that Relocation and Residential Purchase items not set forth in Schedule 1 are presumed to be unreasonable and are therefore subject to pre-approval in regards to both the nature and cost of such item.  Notwithstanding the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2, Employee expressly agrees and acknowledges that (i) the maximum aggregate Gross Payments to be made by Company to Employee under all of the Relocation Allowance, the Travel Allowance, the Housing Allowance and the Closing Allowance (collectively the “Relocation Payments”) shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and (ii) if, within twenty-four (24) months of the date of this Agreement, Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason except Good Reason (as defined in Section 3(d) of this Agreement), Employee shall repay a prorated share of the Relocation Payments based on a twenty-four (24) month proration formula.    

f.             Insurance:

The Company shall provide industry standard Director’s and Officer’s (“D&O”) Insurance during the term of this Agreement at its sole expense.  Employee, if an officer of the Company, shall be named as an insured under the policy.  The Company shall enter into an indemnification agreement (a copy of which has been provided to Employee), whereby Company shall indemnify Employee and agree to hold Employee harmless, from all covered claims, demands, judgments, assessments, and costs, including attorney or other professional fees, in excess of the amount of insurance provided and/or which are incurred by application of the retention amount.

 

 

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3.            Termination

a.                   At the Expiration of the Term

If the Employee’s employment with the Company terminates at the end of the Term, the Company shall have no further obligation to the Employee under this Agreement, except for accrued and unpaid Base Salary and benefits the Employee has accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefit plans provided by the Company, earned but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses and unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy.  

b.                   Automatic Termination Due To Death or Disability

If the Employee dies or suffers any Disability (as such term is hereinafter defined) his employment pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date of his death or Disability, as the case may be. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Employee to perform his duties, with or without reasonable accommodations, under this Agreement because of physical or mental illness or incapacity for a period of ninety (90) days in any six (6) month period. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Date of Disability” shall be the 90th day of such Disability. 

In the event of death of Employee, the Company shall have no further obligation under this Agreement, except for (1) accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary, (2) benefits the Employee has accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefits plan, earned (through the date of termination) but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses, in accordance with Company policy and (3) payment for six (6) months of continued participation in the Company’s health benefits for the Employee’s spouse/dependents. In the event of Disability the Company shall have no further obligation to the Employee under the Agreement, except for (a) accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary, benefits the Employee has accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefits plan, (b) earned (through the date of termination) but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses and unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy and (c) payment for six (6) months of continued participation in the Company’s health benefits for the Employee and his spouse/dependents.  The Base Salary payment shall be at the rate in effect at the time of death or Disability.  

c.                    Termination by the Company Without Cause

The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time during the Term without Cause. In the event of termination without Cause, the Company shall pay the Employee six (6) months Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time, in monthly installments and shall pay for continuation of health benefits for six (6) months.  The Employee shall also be paid for accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary, and benefits which Employee accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefits plan, earned (through the date of termination) but unused vacation for that year, earned but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses, in accordance with Company policy.  

d.                   Termination by the Employee

The Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing the Company with sixty (60) days advance written notice, or for Good Reason (as such term is hereinafter defined) by providing the Company written notice.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) a material adverse change of Employee’s Job Responsibilities, (ii) a breach by the Company with respect to (1) its compensation obligations under this Agreement which has not been cured after thirty (30) days written notice by Employee, or (2) its Notice of Non-Renewal, (iii) a decrease in Employee’s Base Salary not equally applied (on a percentage basis) to all employees subject to an employment agreement with the Company, or (iv) after Employee’s Relocation, the Company relocates its South Florida offices to a location more than one hundred (100) miles from its location at the time of Employee’s Relocation. 

 

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In the event Employee terminates this Agreement for Good Reason, he shall be entitled to severance in an amount equal to six (6) months Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time, paid in monthly installments, and payment of health continuation benefits for six (6) months.  In addition, Employee shall be paid accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary and benefits which Employee accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefits plan, earned (through the date of termination) but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses and unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy.

In the event Employee terminates this Agreement without Good Reason, the Employee shall only be entitled to payment for accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary and benefits which Employee accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefit plan, earned (through the date of termination) but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses, in accordance with Company policy.

e.                    Termination by the Company for Cause

The Company shall have the right to immediately terminate the employment of the Employee for Cause (as such term is hereinafter defined), if such termination is approved by not less than two-thirds of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose, provided the Employee is given at least five (5) days advance notice of such meeting and is given the opportunity to speak at such meeting. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any act or any failure to act on the part of the Employee which constitutes: (i) the willful, knowing or grossly negligent failure or refusal of the Employee to perform his duties under this Agreement or to follow the reasonable directions of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer which has continued for thirty (30) days following written notice of such failure or refusal from the Board; (ii) a breach by the Employee of any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries for which the Employee is required to perform services under this Agreement; (iii) material and willful misfeasance or malfeasance by the Employee in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement; (iv) Employee’s commission of an act which is a fraud or embezzlement; (v) the conviction of the Employee for, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal act which is a felony; (vi) a material breach or default by the Employee of any provision of this Agreement which has continued for thirty (30) days following notice of such breach or default from the Board; (vii) the Employee’s willful and material breach or violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses); (viii) abuse of drugs or alcohol to the detriment of the Company; or (ix) the Employee not maintaining his primary residence in the South Florida region. 

In the event the Employee is terminated for Cause, the Employee shall only be entitled to payment for accrued (through the date of termination) and unpaid Base Salary and benefits which Employee accrued pursuant to any applicable welfare benefits plan, earned (through the date of termination) but unpaid bonuses, and unreimbursed business-related expenses, in accordance with Company policy.  

4.            Discoveries and Works

The Employee understands and agrees that any and all Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) of the Company which he has access to, uses or creates during his employment with the Company is and shall at all times remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee further agrees to assign to the Company any right, title or interest he may have in such Confidential Information to the Company. The Employee also agrees that, if he is asked by the Company (at its expense), he will do all things and sign all necessary documents reasonably necessary in the opinion of the Company to eliminate any ambiguity as to the right of the Company in such Confidential Information including but not limited to providing his full cooperation to the Company in the event of any litigation to protect, establish or obtain such rights of the Company.

 

 

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The Employee understands that this Section 4 does not waive or transfer his rights to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret or Confidential Information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on his own time, unless the invention relates to the business of the Company, or to the Company’s actual demonstratively anticipated research or development, or the invention results from any work that he performed for the Company during the term of his employment relationship with the Company.

The Employee hereby assigns and transfers to the Company, its successors, legal representatives and assigns, his entire right, title, and interest in and to any and all present and future works of authorship, inventions, know-how, confidential information, proprietary information, or trade secrets resulting from work done by him on behalf of the Company (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”).  The Employee agrees to waive all moral rights relating to the Intellectual Property developed or produced, including without limitation any and all rights of identification of authorship, any and all rights of approval, restriction or limitation on use or subsequent modifications and any and all rights to prevent any changes prejudicial to his honor or reputation.  The Employee further agrees to provide all assistance reasonably requested by the Company in the establishment, preservation and enforcement of its rights in the Intellectual Property, such assistance to be provided at the Company’s expense, but without any additional compensation to the Employee.

5.            Confidentiality and Noncompetition Covenants

a.                   Confidentiality

The Employee acknowledges that, during the course of his employment with the Company, the Employee may receive special training and/or may be given access to or may become acquainted with Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) of the Company. As used in this Section 5, “Confidential Information” of the Company means all Intellectual Property Rights not available in the public domain, trade practices, business plans, price lists, supplier lists, customer lists, marketing plans, financial information, software and all other compilations of information which relate to the business of the Company, or to any of its subsidiaries, and which have not been disclosed by the Company to the public, or which are not otherwise generally available to the public. 

The Employee acknowledges that the Confidential Information of the Company, as such may exist from time to time, are valuable, confidential, special and unique assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, expensive to produce and maintain and essential for the profitable operation of their respective businesses. The Employee agrees that, during the course of his employment with the Company, or at any time thereafter, he shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate, disclose or divulge to any Person (as such term is hereinafter defined), or use for his benefit or the benefit of any Person, in any manner, any Confidential Information of the Company or its subsidiaries acquired during his employment with the Company or any other confidential information concerning the conduct and details of the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, except as required in the course of his employment with the Company or as otherwise may be required by law. For purposes if this Agreement, “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity or any government, governmental agency or political subdivision.

All documents relating to the businesses of the Company and its affiliates including, without limitation, Confidential Information of the Company, whether prepared by the Employee or otherwise coming into the Employee’s possession, are the exclusive property of the Company and such respective subsidiaries, and must not be removed from the premises of the Company, except as required in the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company. The Employee shall return all such documents (including any copies thereof) to the Company when the Employee ceases to be employed by the Company or upon the earlier request of the Company or the Board. 

 

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The Employee agrees not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any other non-officer employee of the Company without the consent of the Chief Executive Officer.

b.                   Noncompetition

During the Term of this Agreement (including any extensions thereof) and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement for any reason, the Employee shall not, except with the Company’s express prior written consent, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, for the benefit of any entity or person (including the Employee):

(i)                   Become employed by, own, operate, manage, direct, invest in (except investment through a mutual fund or ownership of less than 1% of the securities of a public company in competition with the Business), or otherwise, directly or indirectly, engage in, or be employed by, any entity or person which competes with the Business (as hereinafter defined) within the Territory.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the development and/or manufacture, sale or distribution to the orthopedics market of any image guided surgical device and/or software used in combination with any surgical robotic device and/or software.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Territory” shall mean the United States of America.  

(ii)                 Solicit, service, divert, take away, or contact any customer, client or employee of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, or promote a competing service to any customer, client or employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its respective businesses.

6.            Reliance

The Employee acknowledges that his compliance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Restrictive Covenants”) is a material part of the consideration bargained for by the Company under this Agreement. The Employee agrees that such covenants are reasonable as to scope and duration and agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law, it being the intent and spirit of the parties to this Agreement that the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement shall be enforceable. However, the parties to this Agreement further agree that if any portion of the Restrictive Covenants or their application is construed to be invalid or unenforceable, then the other portions thereof and their application shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforceable. If the Restrictive Covenants shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographic scope, property, subject or similar factor, then the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce or limit such duration, geographic scope, property, subject or similar factors so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with applicable law, and the Restrictive Covenants shall then be enforceable in its reduced or limited form. 

7.            Equitable Relief and Enforcement

The Employee further acknowledges that any breach by him of the Restrictive Covenants will result in irreparable injury to the Company and its affiliates for which money damages could not adequately compensate the Company or such affiliates. In the event of any such breach (or threatened breach), the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies which it may have at law or in equity, to have an injunction issued by any competent court enjoining and restraining the Employee and all other persons involved therein from continuing such breach. The Company shall be entitled to such injunction without necessity of posting any bond, but if a bond is nonetheless required by the court entertaining the motion for the injunction, the parties to this Agreement agree that a bond in the amount of US$1,000 is appropriate. The existence of any claim or cause of action which the Employee or any such other Person may have against the Company shall not constitute a defense or bar to the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants. 

 

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8.            Miscellaneous

a.             Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers; Headings

Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings, agreements, arrangements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties to this Agreement with respect to such subject matter.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect, except by the mutual written agreement of the parties to this Agreement. The waiver by any of the parties to this Agreement of any other party’s prompt and complete performance, or breach or violation, of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation, and the waiver by any of the parties to this Agreement to exercise any right or remedy which it may possess under this Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as a bar to the exercise of such right or remedy by such party upon the occurrence of any subsequent breach violation. Descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement, however caused, and the termination of this Agreement.

b.             Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any numbers of counterparts (including facsimile copies thereof) and by the separate parties hereto in separate counterparts (including facsimile copies thereof), each of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

c.             Notices 

All notices, requests, demands, instructions, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if and when (a) delivered personally, (b) transmitted by facsimile, prepaid telegram or telex, (c) mailed by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) sent by an internationally recognized express courier service, postage or delivery charges prepaid, to the parties at (i) for the Company, at 2555 Davie Road, Attn: Chief Financial Officer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33317 and (ii) for Employee, at the address of record on file with the Company’s human resources department, as provided by Employee from time to time.

d.             Successors and Assigns 

No party hereto shall have the right to assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of the other parties; provided, however that this Agreement shall be assignable by the Company, in its sole discretion (a) upon a sale or acquisition of the Company, or (b) to any affiliate of the Company, without such consent and upon such assignment, shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, both the Employee and the person or entity purchasing such assets, business or goodwill, or surviving such merger or resulting from such consolidation, or the successor company, as the case may be, in the same manner and to the same extent as though such other person or entity or the successor company were the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns.

 

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e.             Applicable Law; Arbitration as Exclusive Remedy

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to conflict of laws principles. All controversies or claims arising out of or relating to Paragraph 1 through 3 of this Agreement shall be resolved by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes, except the parties agree the matter shall be handled by a single arbitrator. The award rendered in any arbitration proceeding under this section shall be final and binding.  Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.  Any demand for arbitration must be made and filed within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date the requesting party knew or reasonably should have known of the event giving rise to the controversy or claim.  Any claim or controversy not submitted to arbitration in accordance with this section shall be considered waived, and, therefore, no arbitration panel or tribunal or court shall have the power to rule or make any award on such claims or controversy.  The prevailing party in such arbitration proceeding shall be entitled to recover reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs.

f.             Adherence to Legal, Regulatory, Company and Ethical Requirements. Employee agrees and covenants that he shall at all times conduct himself in full compliance with all legal and ethical regulations and industry guidelines applicable to his position with the Company, including, without limitation, all rules, regulations and policies of the Company, the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and NASDAQ stock market, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-1329d-8; 42 U.S.C. 1320d-2) (“HIPAA”), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and Advanced Medical Technology Association (“AdvaMed”) Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES TO THIS Agreement have placed their hands as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
By: 

	
/s/ James E. Keller

	
 

	
Dated: March 22, 2010

	
 

	
James E. Keller

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
MAKO SURGICAL CORP.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
By:

	
/s/ Maurice R. Ferré, M.D.

	
 

	
Dated: March 22, 2010

	
 

	
Maurice R. Ferré, M.D.

	
 

	
 

	
 

	
President & Chief Executive Officer

	
 

	
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule 1

 

Relocation Items

 

MAKO will pay for some of the closing costs associated with purchasing your new home.  These may include:

	
 

	
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MAKO will pay for certain reasonable miscellaneous expenses associated with your relocation. These expenses may include:

	
 

	
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    EXHIBIT
4.1

    

    Form
of Restricted Stock Agreement

    

    Restricted
Stock Agreement

    

    This
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made this ______ day of
______________, 20__, by and between MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC., a
Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), and
__________________________, a resident of ___________________________,
_______  (the “Recipient”).

    

    

    W
I T N E S S E T H:

    

    WHEREAS
the Company has adopted the Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 2004 Stock
Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), which
authorizes the Company to award restricted shares (“Restricted Shares”)
of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to
key employees of the Company and/or its affiliates (individually, a “Restricted Stock
Award”); and

    

    WHEREAS,
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has adopted
the 2010 Restricted Stock Plan (the “2010 Plan”);
and

    

    WHEREAS,
the Company and Recipient wish to confirm the terms and conditions of a
Restricted Stock Award through the 2010 Plan to Recipient on
___________________, 20___ (the “Date of
Award”).

    

    NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed between the parties hereto as
follows:

    

    1.           Definitions.  Except
as provided in this Agreement, or unless the context otherwise requires, the
terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan.

    

    2.           Award of
Shares.  Upon and subject to the terms, restrictions,
limitations and conditions stated herein, the Company hereby awards to Recipient
____________ Restricted Shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Shares”).

    

    3.           Rights; Vesting;
Forfeiture.  Except as otherwise provided herein, Recipient
shall have full right, title and interest in the Shares to the extent such
Shares have vested in accordance with subparagraph (iii) below.

    

    i.           During
the Vesting Period (as defined below) and prior to the vesting of the Shares,
the Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered by Recipient.  Certificates issued with respect to the
Shares shall be registered in the name of Recipient and deposited by Recipient
with the Company, and any such certificates shall bear an appropriate legend
disclosing the restrictions imposed on the Shares hereunder and by the
Plan.  Upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable to the Shares,
the Company shall deliver such certificates to Recipient or Recipient’s legal
representative, as the case may be.

    

    ii.           During
the Vesting Period the Recipient shall have all rights of a shareholder of the
Company (except as otherwise provided herein), including without limitation the
right to vote and receive dividends on the Shares.  If as a result of
a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other adjustment in the
capital stock or stated capital of the Company, or as the result of a merger,
consolidation, or other reorganization, the Common Stock is increased, reduced
or otherwise changed and by virtue thereof, Recipient shall be entitled to new
or additional or different shares, with such new or additional shares being
subject to the same terms, conditions and restrictions as applicable to the
Shares, as determined by the 2010 Plan.

    

    iii.           The
Shares shall vest at such time and on such date as the performance criteria
indicated on Schedule A has been satisfied (the “Vesting Date(s)”),
provided that Recipient is employed by the Company or an Affiliate (the “Employer”) at all
times following the Date of Award and prior to and on the Vesting Date(s) (the
“Vesting
Period”).  If, at any time during the Vesting Period,
Recipient’s employment with Employer is terminated for any reason other than as
a result of termination for good reason, termination without cause, death,
Disability, retirement or change of control, all of the Shares held by such
Recipient shall immediately and automatically be forfeited without monetary
consideration to the Company and shall be automatically canceled and
retired.  If Recipient’s employment with Employer is terminated for
termination for good reason, termination without cause, death, Disability,
retirement or change of control, all as defined in the 2010 Plan, then in any
such case all Shares shall become immediately vested and
nonforfeitable.

    

    4.           Share Award and Shares
Subject to Plan.  The Restricted Stock Award represented by
this Agreement and the Shares shall be subject to, and the Company and Recipient
agree to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same
shall be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.

    

    5.           Covenants and
Representations of Recipient.  Recipient represents, warrants,
covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:

    

    i.           The
Shares cannot be offered for sale, sold or transferred by Recipient other than
pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under applicable state securities
laws or in a transaction which is otherwise in compliance with such laws; (B) an
effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933
Act”), or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the 1933 Act; and (C)
evidence satisfactory to the Company of compliance with the securities laws of
all applicable jurisdictions.  The Company shall be entitled to rely
upon an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with
the foregoing laws;

    

    ii.           The
Company will be under no obligation to register (or maintain the registration
of) the Shares or to comply with any exemption available for sale of the Shares
without registration.  The Company is under no obligation to act in
any manner so as to make Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act available with
respect to sales of the Shares; and

    

    iii.           If
applicable, a legend indicating that the Shares have not been registered under
the applicable state securities laws and referring to any applicable
restrictions on transferability and sale of the Shares may be placed on the
certificate or certificates delivered to Recipient and any transfer agent of the
Company may be instructed to require compliance therewith.

    

    6.           Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be construed, administered and
enforced according to the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to the
conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

    

    7.           Successors.  This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefits of the heirs, legal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the parties.

    

    8.           Notice.  Except
as otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if
personally delivered or if sent by registered or certified United States mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the proposed recipient
at the last known address of such recipient.  Any party may designate
any other address to which notices shall be sent by giving notice of such
address to the other parties in the same manner provided herein.

    

    9.           Severability.  In
the event that any one or more of the provisions or portion thereof contained in
this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the same shall not invalidate or otherwise affect
any other provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be construed as
if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion thereof had never
been contained herein.

    

    10.           Entire
Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
this Agreement expresses the entire understanding and agreement of the parties
hereto with respect to such terms, restrictions and limitations.  This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed and original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument.

    

    11.           Violation.  Any
transfer, pledge, sale, assignment or hypothecation of the Shares except in
accordance with this Agreement shall be a violation of the terms hereof and
shall be void and without effect.

    

    12.           Headings.  Section
headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be
considered in interpreting this Agreement.

    

    13.           Specific
Performance.  In the event of any actual or threatened default
in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement,
the party or parties who are thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific
performance and injunction in addition to any and all other rights and remedies
at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be
cumulative.

    

    14.           Counterparts.  This
Agreement may be executed by the signatures of each of the parties hereto, or to
a counterpart of this Agreement, and all such counterparts shall collectively
constitute one Agreement.  Facsimile signatures shall constitute
original signatures for purposes of this Agreement.

    

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and sealed this Agreement on the day
and year first set forth above.

    

    MID-AMERICA
APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC.

    

    

    By:

    Name:

    Title:

    

    RECIPIENT:

    

    

    Signature:

    Name
(printed):

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