Document:

First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility)

 Exhibit 10.76 
 FIRST AMENDMENT 
 TO 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (EX-IM LOAN FACILITY) 
 This FIRST AMENDMENT to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 31st day of October, 2011, by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK
(“Bank”) and RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), whose address is 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921. 

RECITALS 
 A. Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 6, 2011 (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the
“Loan Agreement”). Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement. 
 B.
Borrower has requested that Bank extend the EX-IM Maturity Date and Bank is willing to extend the EX-IM Maturity Date, so long as Borrower complies with the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Amendment. 

AGREEMENT 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement.

 2.1 Section 13 (Definitions). The following term and its definition set forth in Section 13.1 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: 
 “EX-IM Maturity Date” is
December 31, 2011. 
 3. Limitation of Amendments. 

3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited
precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may
have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document. 
 3.2 This Amendment shall be construed in connection
with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and
effect. 

 4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment,
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows: 
 4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment
(a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which
case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default other than the Existing Defaults has occurred and is continuing; 
 4.2 Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment; 

4.3 The organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Bank on the Closing Date remain true, accurate and complete and have not
been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; 
 4.4 The execution and
delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Borrower; 

4.5 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or decree
of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower; 
 4.6 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order,
consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on either Borrower, except as already has been
obtained or made; and 
 4.7 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding
obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and
equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights. 
 5. Prior Agreement. Except as expressly provided
for in this Amendment, the Loan Documents are hereby ratified and reaffirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is not a novation and the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall be in addition to and supplemental to all
terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents. In the 

  
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event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Amendment and the terms of such documents, the terms of this Amendment shall be controlling, but such document shall not otherwise be affected
or the rights therein impaired. 
 6. Integration. This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement
about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge
into this Amendment and the Loan Documents. 
 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 
 8.
Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon the due execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto, delivery of the attached acknowledgements executed by the Guarantor, payment of a $7,708 extension fee,
and payment of all legal expenses of Bank related to this Amendment. 
 9. Governing Law. This Amendment and the rights
and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Section 11 of the Loan Agreement applies to this Amendment as if set forth herein. 

[Signature page follows.] 

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

									
	BANK	 		 	BORROWER
			
	Silicon Valley Bank	 		 	Ramtron International Corporation
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Ennis
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

	Name:	 	 Chris Ennis
	 		 	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

	Title:	 	 Relationship Manager
	 		 	Title:	 	 CEO

 Schedule 1 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT 
 AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY

 Section 1. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has reviewed and approved the terms and
conditions of the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendment”). 
 Section 2. Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that the Guaranty relating to the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect,
shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith. 

Section 3. Guarantor represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties
contained in the Guaranty are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof. 
 Dated as of October 31, 2011 

 

							
	GUARANTOR	 		 	Ramtron Canada Inc.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Title:	 	 CEO

 Schedule 2 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT 
 AND REAFFIRMATION OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

 Section 1. Pledgor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has reviewed and approved the terms and
conditions of the Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendment”). 
 Section 2. Pledgor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that the Security Agreement securing the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect, shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith. 

Section 3. Pledgor represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties
contained in the Security Agreement are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof. 
 Dated as of October 31, 2011 

 

							
	PLEDGOR	 		 	Ramtron Canada Inc.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Title:	 	 CEOEmployment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 BETWEEN 

AtriCure Europe BV 
 and 
 Ms. Patricia Kennedy 

Effective as of the 1st of October 2011 

 Content 
  

							
			
	 1.
	 	FUNCTION, WORKING HOURS AND PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT	  	 	3	  
			
	 2.
	 	PROBATION, TERM, TERMINATION	  	 	4	  
			
	 3.
	 	REMUNERATION, ALLOWANCES	  	 	4	  
			
	 4.
	 	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS	  	 	5	  
			
	 5.
	 	CAR ALLOWANCE	  	 	6	  
			
	 6.
	 	VACATION	  	 	6	  
			
	 7.
	 	ILLNESS, DISABILITY	  	 	6	  
			
	 8.
	 	HEALTH INSURANCE	  	 	7	  
			
	 9.
	 	PENSION	  	 	8	  
			
	 10.
	 	    CONFIDENTIALITY	  	 	8	  
			
	 11.
	 	    PROHIBITION OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SOLICITATION, NON-COMPETITION	  	 	8	  
			
	 12.
	 	    BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND/OR NON COMPETITION	  	 	10	  
			
	 13.
	 	    AMENDMENTS	  	 	10	  

  

			
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 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective 1 October 2011, 

BETWEEN 
  

	A.	AtriCure Europe B.V., a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of The Netherlands, with its business office at President Kennedylaan
19, 2517 JK The Hague, The Netherlands, and duly represented by Mrs. J.A. Piton, hereinafter referred to as: the “Employer”; 

 AND 
  

	B.	Ms. Patricia Kennedy, an American citizen working as a ‘knowledge migrant’ in the Netherlands and residing at Utrechtseweg 114 1381 GT Weesp, the
Netherlands; hereinafter referred to as the “Employee”. 

  

	1.	Function, working hours and place of employment 

  

	1.1	Function 

  

	 	1.1.1	Employee will be employed by Employer in the function of Vice President and General Manager International 

 

	 	1.1.2	 This employment agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the 1st of October 2011 and replaces any and all existing compensation arrangements. 

 

	 	1.1.3	The employment activities of employee comprise of all activities, which are generally carried out by a Vice President and General Manager International and which
Employer reasonably may instruct Employee to carry out and which activities relate to the enterprise of the Employer. 

  

	 	1.1.4	The activities mentioned in article 1.1.2 of this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to: 

 

	 	•	 	 Oversees and directs all sales and marketing activities for the EMEA, Canada, South America and Asian markets. 

 

	 	•	 	 Establishes sales and marketing strategies, goals and objectives for same markets 

 

	 	•	 	 Reports to President and CEO of AtriCure, Inc. 

  

	 	•	 	 Supervises sales, marketing and clinical staff based in Europe, Canada, South America and Asia; typically comprised of sales, marketing and clinical
professionals 

  

	 	•	 	 Responsible for hiring, performance management, and development of staff 

 

	 	•	 	 Oversees and maintains relationships with distributors and customers thereof 

 

	 	•	 	 Oversees and plans professional education events and symposia within appropriate and related compliance guidelines 

 

	 	•	 	 Participates as colleague with U.S. based counterparts and colleagues 

  

			
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	 	1.1.5	Employee shall carry out her employment activities to the best of her ability and shall follow the instructions which will be given to her by or on behalf of the
Employer. 

  

	1.2	Working hours 

  

	 	1.2.1	Employee shall in principle carry out her employment activities during general business hours, which in principle result in forty (40) working hours per week on
Mondays thru Fridays. 

  

	 	1.2.2	During working hours Employee shall dedicate all of her time to activities concerning AtriCure Europe BV 

 

	 	1.2.3	Employee is aware of the fact that her function may include irregular working times outside of the general business hours including weekends and that more than 50% of
her working hours may comprise traveling. 

  

	1.3	Place of Employment 

 Employee
shall exercise her employment at the offices of Employer in The Hague or at such other location as the employer may relocate to (i.e. Amsterdam) within 75 kilometers of the current employment address. 

 

	2.	Probation, Term, Termination 

  

	2.1	Term 

 This Agreement is entered
into for an indefinite term. 
  

	2.2	Termination 

  

	 	2.2.1	Subject to a termination period, each Party to this Agreement may cancel this Agreement. The termination period is two (2) months for the Employer and one
(1) month for the Employee. Termination is only possible as per the end of the month and should be in writing. 

  

	3.	Remuneration, Allowances 

  

	3.1	Remuneration 

  

	 	3.1.1	The annual base salary of Employee amounts to EUR 181,900 gross to include 8% holiday allowance. 

 

	 	3.1.2	The salary of Employee is deemed to include a reasonable remuneration for overtime work. Consequently, Employee shall therefore not be entitled to additional salary or
remuneration for carrying out overtime work. 

  

			
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	3.2	Bonus 

  

	 	3.2.1	Employee may qualify for an annual target bonus in addition to her remuneration included in article 3.1 of this Agreement. This bonus amounts to EUR 27,500 per
quarter on achievement of the sales objectives which will be included in a separate document for each respective quarter. 

  

	 	3.2.2	If the pertinent objectives are met by Employee, then the payment of the bonus shall occur prior to the end of the month following the quarter for which the criteria
are met. 

  

	 	3.2.3	During the first and last year of employment, the bonus will be paid through the most recently completed quarter that the Employee was employed.

  

	3.3	Allowances 

  

	 	3.3.1	The holiday allowance amounts to 8% of the annual gross salary as mentioned in article 3.1.1 (and is included in the base salary.) The holiday allowance equal to 8% of
the gross salary (gross salary = annual base salary of 181900 Euro / 12.96 x 12) will be paid annually in monthly arrears or in the month of May for the period 1st of June of the previous calendar year to 1st of June of the current calendar year.
Should the Employee not have worked a full year for which holiday allowance is due, the holiday allowance will be paid in proportion to the time worked by the Employee during that specific year. 

 

	4.	Expense reimbursements 

  

	4.1	General 

 Employer shall only
reimburse to Employee those expenses paid by the Employee and which directly relate to the exercise of the function Employee has with Employer under this Agreement. 
 4.2 Out of pocket expenses 
 Employer shall reimburse reasonable and prudent out of
pocket expenses, after having received from Employee the receipts of those expenses. 
 4.3 Travel, lodging, meals 

Employer shall reimburse travel expenses and expenses of lodging and meals incurred by Employee after Employer receives from Employee
expense statements accompanied by receipts of the expenses made. 

  

			
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	5.	Car allowance 

  

	5.1	Car Allowance 

  

	 	5.1.1	In addition to the remuneration included in article 3.1, Employee will receive from Employer a car allowance of EUR 1000 (one thousand Euros) gross per month for
purposes of exercising the function Employee has with Employer under this Agreement. Additionally, Employer will reimburse Employee for gas related to business use of vehicle upon Employee submission of receipts. 

 

	 	5.1.2	The amount of the car allowance may be amended by Employer from time to time. The car allowance may be subject to tax, social security contributions or other levies in
the Employee’s country of tax residence. All these levies are for the account of Employee, the car allowance is therefore a gross payment. 

  

	5.2	Penalties 

 Penalties and other
criminal and/or administrative sanctions issued to Employee when driving a vehicle during the exercise of his employment with Employer are for the risk and account of Employee and shall be claimed back from Employee or shall not be reimbursed to
Employee, as the case may be. 
  

	6.	Vacation 

  

	6.1	Number of vacation days 

Employee is entitled to 27 vacation days per calendar year (or a pro rata part thereof if the Agreement was not in force during the full
calendar year). Official national holidays in The Netherlands are excluded, so that they will add to the afore-mentioned number of vacation days. 
  

	6.2	Use of vacation days 

 Employee
may only take a vacation day following approval of Employer. Employer will respond to a request of Employee to take a holiday within two (2) weeks following the receipt of the request. Such request shall be submitted by Employee to Employer in
writing. 
  

	7.	Illness, disability 

  

	7.1	Requirement of notification and treatment 

 In case of illness or any other form of disability, as a result of which Employee is not capable of exercising her employment, Employee is required to notify Employer thereof on the first day of
Employee’s disability prior to 10:00 (ten o’clock a.m.). This notification includes the nursing address if this address differs from the Employee’s residency address known to the Employer. In case of illness, Employee shall
immediately contact a physician and shall take all steps required to regain her good health as soon as possible. 

  

			
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	7.2	Payment of salary, deduction of illness allowances 

  

	 	7.2.1	In case of disability, Employer shall, pursuant to article 7:629 of the Netherlands civil code, continue to pay the Employee the pro rata remuneration in accordance
with article 3 of this Agreement: 

  

	 	a.	During the first 12 weeks: 100% of the remuneration that Employee would be entitled to in the absence of disability. 

 

	 	b.	During the following 40 weeks of disability: 70% of the remuneration that Employee would be entitled to in the absence of disability. 

 

	 	c.	For the following 52 weeks of disability: 70% of the remuneration that Employee would be entitled to in the absence of disability. 

 

	 	7.2.2	Any benefits to be received by the Employee under the applicable social security laws and/or benefits under any other relevant insurance policies taken out by the
Employer shall be deducted from the remuneration paid by Employer in accordance with this article 7.2. The Employee shall inform Employer about the term and amount of such payment and Employee shall take all necessary steps, or shall arrange that
all necessary steps will be taken, to enforce the rights on these payments in order to minimize the remuneration payment obligation of Employer. 

  

	7.3	Disability regulations, sanctions, assignment 

  

	 	7.3.1	The Employee must strictly comply with the guidelines and instructions which have been or will be given by or on behalf of the Employer regarding any disability. In
case the Employee does not follow the regulations applicable in case of disability (including, but not limited to, regulations of re-integration), Employer may impose sanctions and may defer its obligation to continue the payment of salary until
Employee meets the pertinent regulations in accordance with Section 7:629 of the Netherlands civil code. 

  

	 	7.3.2	In case the disability of Employee is caused by an accident as a result of which due to third party liability Employee may enforce certain rights, then Employee shall
cooperate with the assignment of these rights to Employer. 

  

	8.	Health insurance 

Employee will agree a health care insurance with a Dutch health care insurer that is substantially equivalent to that of coverage for a
comparable position in a comparable company in the Netherlands whereby employee will pay the rate equivalent to the cost sharing rate of United States based AtriCure, Inc. executives (currently 21.3 %) of the applicable insurance premium.

  

			
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	9.	Pension 

 The Employer
will make an offer to the Employee to enter into a pension contract. The costs of this pension contract will be equivalent to 2/3 employer contribution and 1/3 employee contribution. 

 

	10.	Confidentiality 

  

	10.1	Any confidential information acquired by Employee from Employer including but not limited to existing or contemplated equipment, products, processes, techniques,
designs, trade secrets, ideas, markets, customers, financial information or any information or data developed by Employer or companies affiliated to Employer or developed by Employee pursuant to the performance of the employment activities by
Employee under this Agreement shall not be disclosed by Employee to others or used for Employee’s own benefit without the prior written consent of Employer. 

 

	 	10.1.1	Confidential Information shall not include: 

  

	 	•	 	 information which is or becomes, through no fault of Employee, generally known to the public; or 

 

	 	•	 	 information received on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Employer; 

 

	 	10.1.2	Employee shall keep the content of this Agreement confidential. 

  

	 	10.1.3	In this article 10.1.4 the term “Employer” includes companies affiliated to Employer, including, but not limited to the parent company of Employer, AtriCure
Inc. 

  

	 	10.1.4	Any property, inventions, ideas acquired by Employee from Employer including but not limited to existing or contemplated equipment, products, processes, techniques,
designs, trade secrets, ideas, markets, customers, financial information or any information or data developed by Employer are the property of Employer. 

  

	 	10.1.5	Any inventions or ideas relating to medical devices, made or conceived by Employee in connection with or during the performance of employment activities for Employer,
shall be the property of Employer. 

  

	 	10.1.6	Upon termination of this Agreement, Employee will return to Employer all records, data, notes, reports and other documents or property furnished by Employer or
developed pursuant to the relationship hereunder. 

  

			
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	11.	Prohibition other activities and solicitation, non-competition 

  

	11.1	Prohibition to carry out other activities 

 In the absence of prior written approval from Employer, which the Employer may grant with our without conditions, Employee shall not in its own name, by way of a cooperation with other individuals or
legal entities and/or under another employment agreement carry out employment activities, a profession or a business in any form or way whatsoever. 
  

	11.2	Solicitation 

 During her
employment with the Employer and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, the Employee shall not, either directly or indirectly in connection with others, 
 (a) Solicit or attempt to Solicit for employment any employee of the Employer, hire any such person or induce any such person to leave the employ of his/her Employer; 

(b) Solicit or attempt to Solicit the business of any client or customer of the Employer (other than on behalf of the Employer) for
purposes of any aspect of a Restricted Business; or 
 (c) interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere or damage) any
relationship between the Employer and a client, customer or independent contractor. 
 In this article 11.2 the terms:

  

	 	(i)	“Solicit” shall mean any direct or indirect communication of any kind whatsoever, regardless of by whom initiated, inviting, advising, encouraging or
requesting any person or entity, in any manner, to take or refrain from taking any action: and 

  

	 	(ii)	“Restricted Business” shall mean the design, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing or promotion of medical services designed or used to diagnose,
treat or prevent atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease or related complications (including stroke), or any other type of medical device that the Company designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, markets or promotes from time to time.

  

	11.3	Non-competition 

  

	 	11.3.1	During her employment with the Employer and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, the Employee shall not without the Employer’s prior written
consent, either directly or indirectly engage in (whether as an employee, consultant, proprietor, partner, director or otherwise), or participate in the operation, management or control of, any operations of any person, firm, corporation or business
that relate in any way to the operation, acquisition or development of any aspect of atrial fibrillation treatment or left atrial appendage exclusion/stroke reduction. 

 

	 	11.3.2	 Otherwise, for a period of six (6) months thereafter, the Employee shall not without the Employer’s prior written consent, either directly or
indirectly engage in (whether as an employee, consultant, proprietor, partner, director or otherwise), or participate 

  

			
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in the operation, management or control of, any operations of any person, firm, corporation or business that relate in any way to the operation, acquisition or development of treatment for
cardiovascular disease or related complications (including stroke), or any other type of medical device that the Company designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, markets or promotes from time to time. 

 

	12.	Breach of confidentiality and/or non competition 

  

	12.1	In the event that the Employee commits any breach of clauses 10.1.1 and/or 11 of this Agreement she shall, in variance from the provisions of Section 7:650
subsections 3, 4 and 5 of the Dutch Civil Code, forfeit to the Employer an immediately payable penalty of EUR 10,000 for each breach of this Clause, to be increased by EUR 1,000 for each day that such breach continues, without prior notice or
judicial intervention being required and entirely without prejudice to the Employer’s right to demand full compensation for the loss actually suffered by it and/or to demand specific performance instead of the aforesaid penalty.

  

	12.2	Payment of the penalty referred to in this clause shall not release the Employee from her obligations specified in this Agreement. 

13. Amendments 
 Employer
is entitled to unilaterally amend the regulations included in the articles of this Agreement taking into account article 7:613 of the Netherlands Civil Code or taking into account the rules of reasonableness and fairness (“redelijkheid en
billijkheid”) of article 7:611 Netherlands Civil Code. 
 Various 

 

	13.1	Changes in relevant information 

Employee is obliged to inform Employer immediately about changes in her marital status, residency address and other information regarding
Employee relevant to the Employer. 
 13.2 Employee file 
 Upon entering into this Agreement, Employee shall handover to Employer her (valid) passport so that Employer is able to make copies for purposes of the Employee file. This also applies to a residency
permit. 
 13.3 Previous agreements 
 The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements regarding the employment by Employer of Employee. 

  

			
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	13.4	Amendments 

 This Agreement may
be changed, modified or amended by a written agreement signed by both parties expressly referring to this Agreement and stating that it changes, modifies or amends the Agreement or portions thereof. 

 

	13.5	Notifications in writing 

 The
content of notifications in writing in whatever form by Employer to Employee are deemed known to Employee. Employee is obliged to take notice of any relevant internal and external information provided by Employer. 

 

	13.6	Nullity 

 If any provision in
this Agreement shall be held to be void or unenforceable, in whole or part, under any enactment or rule of law, such provision or part thereof shall to that extend be deemed not to form part of this Agreement, but all other shall be in full force
and effect. 
  

	13.7	Governing Law 

 The meaning,
performance and legal effect of this Agreement and any legal issue relating to this Agreement and each and every provision incorporated in this Agreement or further agreements resulting from this Agreement shall be construed, enforced and determined
solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands, with the exclusion of any foreign law or international conventions to the extend not mandatory applicable to this Agreement. 

 

	13.8	Jurisdiction 

  

	 	    	Employee hereby irrevocably and exclusively submits to the jurisdiction of the District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands, in first instance, for the determination of
all disputes, controversies, claims and all other issues arising out of the formation, performance, interpretation, nullification, termination, invalidation or modification of this Agreement or in connection with this Agreement or further agreements
resulting thereof, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement. 

  

			
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 AGREED AND SIGNED in 2 (two) originals by duly authorized signatories of the Parties: 

 

							
	AtriCure Europe B.V.	 		 	Ms. Patricia Kennedy
				
	Represented by:	 	/s/     Julie A. Piton	 		 	/s/     Patricia Kennedy

  

			
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