Document:

EX-10.15

 Exhibit 10.15 

 

			
	

	  	 CLIFFORD CHANCE
  

2-4 PLACE DE PARIS
 B.P. 1147

L-1011 LUXEMBOURG
 GRAND-DUCHÉ DE
LUXEMBOURG
  
 TEL +352 48 50 50 1

FAX +352 48 13 85
  
 www.cliffordchance.com

 BAUSCH & LOMB B.V. 
 AS PLEDGOR 
 CITIBANK, N.A. 

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 
 BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. 
 AS COMPANY 

 
  

PLEDGE OVER SHARES AGREEMENT 
 (BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.) 
  

 
  

			
	

	  	 CLIFFORD CHANCE
  

2-4 PLACE DE PARIS
 B.P. 1147

L-1011 LUXEMBOURG
 GRAND-DUCHÉ DE
LUXEMBOURG
  
 TEL +352 48 50 50 1

FAX +352 48 13 85
  
 www.cliffordchance.com

	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  
	  

 CONTENTS 
  

							
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	 CONTENTS
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	 1.
	 	 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	  	 	2	  
			
	 2.
	 	 PLEDGE OVER SHARES (PARTS SOCIALES)
	  	 	3	  
			
	 3.
	 	 VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS
	  	 	4	  
			
	 4.
	 	 PLEDGOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS
	  	 	5	  
			
	 5.
	 	 POWER OF ATTORNEY
	  	 	7	  
			
	 6.
	 	 REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
	  	 	7	  
			
	 7.
	 	 EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLATERAL
	  	 	8	  
			
	 8.
	 	 INDEMNITY
	  	 	9	  
			
	 9.
	 	 RIGHTS OF RECOURSE
	  	 	10	  
			
	 10.
	 	 PARTIAL ENFORCEMENT
	  	 	10	  
			
	 11.
	 	 COSTS AND EXPENSES
	  	 	10	  
			
	 12.
	 	 CURRENCY CONVERSION
	  	 	10	  
			
	 13.
	 	 NOTICES
	  	 	11	  
			
	 14.
	 	 SUCCESSORS
	  	 	11	  
			
	 15.
	 	 AMENDMENTS AND PARTIAL INVALIDITY
	  	 	12	  
			
	 16.
	 	 TERMINATION OR RELEASE
	  	 	12	  
			
	 17.
	 	 LAW AND JURISDICTION
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 THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT has been entered into on 18 June 2012 

BETWEEN 
  

	(1)	BAUSCH & LOMB B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), incorporated under the laws
of The Netherlands, having its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) in Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, its registered office at Koolhovenlaan 110, 1119 NH Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands and registered with the Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam
under number 34034628 (the “Pledgor”); 

  

	(2)	CITIBANK, N.A., acting for itself and as administrative agent for and on behalf of the Secured Parties (as such term is defined below) (the
“Administrative Agent”); and 

  

	(3)	BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under Luxembourg law
with registered office at 13-15, avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg, registered with the register of commerce and companies of Luxembourg under the number B 105.591 and having a share capital of EUR 105,324,937 (the
“Company”). 

 WHEREAS: 
  

	(A)	Pursuant to a USD 2,835,000,000 and EUR 460,000,000 credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of May 18, 2012 (as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) between, amongst others, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated and Bausch & Lomb B.V. (the “Dutch Subsidiary Borrower”) as borrowers and Citibank, N.A. as
administrative agent, swing line lender and an L/C issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as an L/C issuer and each other lender from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (the “Lenders”), the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to
the Borrowers subject to the term and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. 

  

	(B)	Pursuant to a foreign subsidiary guaranty (the “Foreign Subsidiary Guaranty”) to be dated on or about the date of this Agreement (as amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) between, amongst others, the Pledgor, the Guarantors party thereto and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent, the Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the Foreign Obligations
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Foreign Subsidiary Guaranty. 

  

	(C)	As a condition subsequent to the Credit Agreement, the Pledgor has agreed, for the purpose of creating a security interest for the payment and discharge of all of the
Foreign Obligations (as defined below), to enter into this pledge agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) which the Pledgor declares to be in its best corporate interest. 

  
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 IT IS AGREED as follows: 

 

	1.	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 

  

	1.1	Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall bear the same meaning herein, unless expressly provided to the contrary. 

 

	1.2	In this Pledge Agreement: 

“Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement. 

“Financial Collateral Law” means the Luxembourg law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements, as
amended. 
 “Foreign Obligations” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Foreign Subsidiary Guaranty.

 “Loan Documents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Foreign Subsidiary Guaranty. 

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Dutch Subsidiary Borrower and each Guarantor (as defined in the Foreign
Subsidiary Guaranty). 
 “Pledged Portfolio” means the Shares and the Related Assets. 

“Related Assets” means all dividends, interest and other monies payable in respect of the Shares and all other rights,
benefits and proceeds (including the proceeds from any sale of the Shares following an enforcement of this Pledge and, in particular, any proceeds that may not immediately be used to discharge the Foreign Obligations) in respect of or derived from
the Shares (whether by way of redemption, liquidation, bonus, preference, option, substitution, conversion or otherwise) except to the extent these constitute Shares. 
 “Rights of Recourse” means all and any rights, actions and claims the Pledgor may, as a result of an enforcement of the Pledge, have against any Loan Parties or any other person having
granted a security or given a guarantee for the Foreign Obligations, including, in particular, any right of recourse which the Pledgor may have against any such entity under the terms of Article 2028 et seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right of recourse prior to enforcement), or any right of recourse by way of subrogation or any other similar right, action or claim under any applicable law. 

“Secured Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement. 

“Shares” means all of the shares (parts sociales) in the share capital of the Company held by, to the order or on
behalf of the Pledgor at any time, including for the 

  
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avoidance of doubt any further shares which shall be issued to the Pledgor from time to time, (such shares being referred to as the “Future Shares”) regardless of the reason of
such issuance, whether by way of substitution, replacement, dividend or in addition to the shares held on the date hereof, whether following an exchange, division, free attribution, contribution in kind or in cash or for any other reason, in which
case such Future Shares shall immediately be and become subject to the security interest created hereunder. 
 “Share
Register” means the register of shareholders of the Company. 
  

	1.3	In this Pledge Agreement, any reference to (a) a “Clause” is, unless otherwise stated, a reference to a Clause hereof and (b) to any agreement
(including this Pledge Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Foreign Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Loan Documents) is a reference to such agreement as amended, varied, modified or supplemented (however fundamentally) from time to time. Clause
headings are for ease of reference only. 

  

	1.4	This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by way of facsimile exchange of executed signature pages, all of which together shall constitute
one and the same Pledge Agreement. 

  

	2.	PLEDGE OVER SHARES (PARTS SOCIALES) 

  

	2.1	The Pledgor pledges the Pledged Portfolio in favour of the Administrative Agent, acting for itself and as agent for and on behalf of the Secured Parties, who accepts,
as first-priority pledge (gage de premier rang) (the “Pledge”) for the due and full payment and discharge of all of the Foreign Obligations. 

 

	2.2	No obligations shall be included in the definition of “Foreign Obligations” to the extent that, if included, the security interest granted pursuant to this
Pledge Agreement or any part thereof would be void as a result of a violation of the prohibition on financial assistance as contained in Articles 2:98c and 2:207c of the Dutch Civil Code or any other applicable financial assistance rules under any
relevant jurisdiction (the “Prohibition”) and all provisions hereof will be construed accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, this Pledge Agreement will continue to secure those obligations which, if included in the definition of
“Foreign Obligations”, would not constitute a violation of the Prohibition. 

  

	2.3	The Company hereby accepts the Pledge for the purposes of the Financial Collateral Law and undertakes to register the Pledge in its Share Register and to provide to the
Administrative Agent a certified copy of the Share Register evidencing such registration on the date hereof. 

  
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	2.4	The following wording shall be used for the registration of the Pledge in the Share Register: 

“All shares owned from time to time by Bausch & Lomb B.V., and, in particular, the 105,324,937 Shares numbered 1
to 105,324,937 owned on the date of the present registration, have been pledged in favour of Citibank, N.A. pursuant to a pledge agreement dated 18 May 2012.”  

 

	2.5	The Pledgor and the Administrative Agent hereby give power to any manager of the Company acting individually and with full power of substitution to register the Pledge
in the Share Register. 

  

	2.6	Without prejudice to the above provisions, the Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorises and empowers the Administrative Agent to take or to cause any formal steps to be
taken by the managers or other officers of the Company for the purpose of perfecting the Pledge and, for the avoidance of doubt, undertakes to take any such steps itself if so directed by the Administrative Agent. In particular, should any such
steps be required in relation to Future Shares, the Pledgor undertakes to take any such steps simultaneously to the issuance or receipt of such Future Shares. 

 

	2.7	The Pledgor undertakes that during the subsistence of this Pledge Agreement it will not grant any pledge with lower rank over the Pledged Portfolio without the prior
approval of the Administrative Agent unless otherwise permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement. 

  

	3.	VOTING RIGHTS AND DIVIDENDS 

  

	3.1	As long as this Pledge Agreement remains in force and until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, the Pledgor shall be entitled to receive all
dividends. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing and the service of a notice by the Administrative Agent to the Pledgor of the suspension of the Pledgor’s right to receive dividends given in writing, or by
telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive all dividends and to apply them in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. As of the moment and upon the condition that all Events of Default
have been cured or waived, the Administrative Agent shall promptly repay to the Pledgor (without interest and not exceeding the actual net amount received by the Administrative Agent in this respect) all dividends that the Pledgor would otherwise be
permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of this Clause 3.1. 

  

	3.2	Until the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, the Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise all voting rights attached to the Shares in a manner which
does not, except as may be permitted by any Loan Document, (i) adversely affect this Pledge, cause an Event of Default to occur or materially or adversely affect the rights 

  
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attaching to or conferred by all or any part of the Pledged Portfolio or (ii) increase the issued share capital of the Company in a way which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative
Agent would prejudice the value of the Pledged Portfolio, or the ability of the Administrative Agent to enforce the Pledge. After the occurrence of an Event of Default and, for as long as such Event of Default is continuing and the Administrative
Agent has given notice to the Pledgor of the suspension of its voting right either in writing, or by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, the Pledgor shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, exercise any
voting rights or otherwise in relation to the Shares. 

  

	3.3	The Administrative Agent shall be entitled but not obliged, after an Event of Default has occurred and for as long as such Event of Default is continuing, to exercise
the voting rights attached to the Shares in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Financial Collateral Law in any manner the Administrative Agent deems fit (including for the avoidance of doubt, in relation to the removal and
appointment of managers). Immediately upon such election being made, the Pledgor shall no longer be entitled to exercise any voting rights attached to the Shares, and, without prejudice to the Pledgor’s ownership of the pledged Shares, the
Administrative Agent may exercise any voting rights attaching to the Shares as well as the rights of the Pledgor as shareholder in relation to the convening of shareholder meetings or the adoption of written shareholder resolutions, including, for
the avoidance of doubt (each time within the limits of the rights which the Pledgor has under applicable laws or the articles of association of the Company), the right to request the board of managers to convene shareholder meetings and to request
items to be added to the agenda, to convene such meeting itself and to propose and adopt resolutions in written form. The Pledgor and the Company expressly acknowledge and accept that the Administrative Agent may exercise such rights and use, where
required, the Shares for this purpose. 

  

	3.4	The Pledgor shall do whatever is necessary in order to ensure that the exercise of the voting rights in these circumstances is facilitated and becomes possible for the
Administrative Agent, including the issuing of a written proxy in any form or any other document that the Administrative Agent may require for the purpose of exercising the voting rights. As of the moment and upon the condition that all Events of
Default have been cured or waived, the Pledgor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting rights that the Pledgor would otherwise be authorized to exercise pursuant to the terms of Clause 3.2 above. 

 

	4.	PLEDGOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS 

  

	4.1	The Pledgor hereby represents to the Administrative Agent that during the subsistence of this Pledge Agreement: 

 

	 	4.1.1	it is, and will be, the sole owner of the Pledged Portfolio free from any encumbrance (other than the Pledge); 

  
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	 	4.1.2	the Shares represent the entire issued share capital of the Company; 

  

	 	4.1.3	the Shares are duly authorised, validly issued and fully paid and freely transferable and constitute shares with voting rights in the capital of the Company. There are
no moneys of liabilities outstanding or payable in respect of any of the Shares; 

  

	 	4.1.4	it has not sold or disposed of all or any of its rights, title and interest in the Pledged Portfolio; 

 

	 	4.1.5	it has the necessary power to enable it to enter into and perform its obligations under this Pledge Agreement; 

 

	 	4.1.6	the Pledge created pursuant to this Pledge Agreement is not contrary to any law or court order applicable to the Pledgor and is not in breach of its constitutional
documents or of any agreement to which the Pledgor is a party; 

  

	 	4.1.7	this Pledge Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations and the Pledge, once perfected in accordance with Clause 2 (Pledge over Shares),
creates an effective first priority pledge (gage de premier rang) over the Pledged Portfolio enforceable in accordance with its terms; and 

  

	 	4.1.8	all necessary authorisations to enable it to enter into this Pledge Agreement have been obtained and are, and will remain, in full force and effect.

  

	4.2	Except with the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent the Pledgor shall not or as permitted under the Credit Agreement: 

 

	 	4.2.1	sell or otherwise dispose of all or any of the Shares or of its rights, title and interest in the Pledged Portfolio; 

 

	 	4.2.2	create, grant or permit to exist (a) any encumbrance or security interest over or (b) any restriction on the ability to transfer or realise all or any part of
the Pledged Portfolio (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Pledge and liens expressly permitted pursuant to section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement). 

  

	4.3	The Pledgor hereby undertakes that, during the subsistence of this Pledge Agreement: 

 

	 	4.3.1	it shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent and sign or cause to be signed all such further documents and take all such further action as the Administrative Agent
may from time to time reasonably request to perfect and protect this Pledge or to exercise its rights under this Pledge Agreement; 

  

	 	4.3.2	as shareholder of the Company, it shall act in good faith to maintain and exercise its rights in the Company, and in particular shall not knowingly take any steps nor
do anything which could adversely affect the existence of the security interest created hereunder or the value thereof. 

  
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	5.	POWER OF ATTORNEY 

  

	5.1	The Pledgor irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent to be its attorney and in its name and on its behalf to execute, deliver and perfect all documents (including
any share transfer forms and other instruments of transfer) and do all things that the Administrative Agent may consider to be requisite for (a) carrying out any obligation imposed on the Pledgor under this Pledge Agreement or
(b) exercising any of the rights conferred on the Administrative Agent or the Loan Parties by this Pledge Agreement or by law, it being understood that the enforcement of the pledge over the Pledged Portfolio must be carried out as described in
Clause 6 (Remedies upon Default) hereunder. 

  

	5.2	The Company irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent to be its attorney and to make in its name and on its behalf all filings and publications in the register of
commerce and companies required to give effect to the exercise by the Administrative Agent of its rights under this Pledge Agreement including, in particular, any filings with the register of commerce and companies appointing or dismissing managers
appointed in accordance with Clause 6 and any transfer of ownership of the Shares following an enforcement in accordance with Clause 6. 

  

	5.3	The Pledgor shall ratify and confirm all things done and all documents executed by the Administrative Agent in the exercise of that power of attorney.

  

	6.	REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT 

  

	6.1	Following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, if the Foreign Obligations are due and payable and remain unpaid, the Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to realise the Pledged Portfolio in the most favourable manner provided for by Luxembourg law upon ten days written notice to the Pledgor and may, in particular, but without limitation, 

 

	 	6.1.1	appropriate the Pledged Portfolio in which case the Pledged Portfolio will be valued at its market value, as determined by an independent expert appointed by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. The Administrative Agent may elect, in its sole discretion, to appoint or nominate another person to which the ownership of the Pledged Portfolio shall be transferred in lieu of the Administrative Agent,
it being understood that such appointment or nomination shall not affect the Administrative Agent’s rights and obligations against the Pledgor; 

  
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	 	6.1.2	sell the Pledged Portfolio in a private sale on reasonable commercial terms (conditions commerciales normales) for a cash or non-cash consideration, in a sale
organised by a stock exchange (to be chosen by the Administrative Agent) or in a public sale (organised at the discretion of the Administrative Agent and which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not need to be made by or within a stock exchange);

  

	 	6.1.3	request a judicial decision that the Pledged Portfolio shall be attributed to the Administrative Agent in discharge of the Foreign Obligations following a valuation of
the Pledged Portfolio made by a court appointed expert; 

  

	 	6.1.4	proceed to a set off between the Foreign Obligations and the Pledged Portfolio; 

 

	 	6.1.5	if applicable, appropriate the Pledged Portfolio at its list price (if the Pledged Portfolio is admitted to the official list of a stock exchange located in Luxembourg
or abroad, or if it is traded on a regulated market functioning regularly, recognised and open to the public). 

  

	6.2	The Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds of the sale in paying the costs of that sale or disposal and in or towards the discharge of the Foreign Obligations,
in accordance with the terms of the provisions of the Credit Agreement. 

  

	7.	EFFECTIVENESS OF COLLATERAL 

  

	7.1	The Pledge shall be a continuing security and shall not be considered as satisfied or discharged or prejudiced by any intermediate payment, satisfaction or settlement
of any part of the Foreign Obligations and shall remain in full force and effect until it has been discharged by the express written release thereof granted by the Administrative Agent or until release of collateral pursuant to section 9.11 of the
Credit Agreement and Clause 16 of this Pledge Agreement. 

  

	7.2	The Pledge shall be cumulative, in addition to, and independent of every other security which the Secured Parties may at any time hold as security for the Foreign
Obligations or any rights, powers and remedies provided by law and shall not operate so as in any way to prejudice or affect or be prejudiced or affected by any security interest or other right or remedy which the Secured Parties may now or at any
time in the future have in respect of the Foreign Obligations. 

  

	7.3	This Pledge shall not be prejudiced by any time or indulgence granted to any person, or any abstention or delay by the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent in
perfecting or enforcing any security interest or rights or remedies that the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent may now or at any time in the future have from or against the Pledgor or any other person. 

  
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	7.4	No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent to exercise, or delay on its part in exercising, any of its rights under this Pledge Agreement shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any further or other exercise of that or any other rights. 

  

	7.5	Neither the obligations of the Pledgor contained in this Pledge Agreement nor the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Administrative Agent by this Pledge
Agreement or by law, nor the Pledge created hereby shall be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by: 

  

	 	7.5.1	any amendment to, or any variation, waiver or release of, any Foreign Obligation or of the obligations of any Loan Party under any other Loan Documents;

  

	 	7.5.2	any failure to take, or fully to take, any security contemplated by the Loan Documents or otherwise agreed to be taken in respect of the Foreign Obligations;

  

	 	7.5.3	any failure to realise or fully to realise the value of, or any release, discharge, exchange or substitution of, any security taken in respect of the Foreign
Obligations; or 

  

	 	7.5.4	any other act, event or omission which, but for this Clause 7.5, might operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect any of the obligations of the Pledgor contained
in this Pledge Agreement, the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the Administrative Agent by this Pledge Agreement, the Pledge or by law. 

  

	7.6	For the avoidance of doubt, the Pledgor hereby waives any rights arising for it now or in the future (if any) under Article 2037 of the Luxembourg Civil Code.

  

	7.7	Neither the Secured Parties, nor the Administrative Agent or any of their agents shall be liable by reason of (a) taking any action permitted by this Pledge
Agreement or (b) any neglect or default in connection with the Pledged Portfolio or (c) the realisation of all or any part of the Pledged Portfolio, except in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct upon their part.

  

	8.	INDEMNITY 

  

	8.1	The Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Pledgor save in respect of such loss or damage which is
suffered as a result of wilful misconduct or gross negligence. 

  

	8.2	The Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent shall be indemnified in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Credit Agreement. 

  
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	9.	RIGHTS OF RECOURSE 

  

	9.1	For as long as the Foreign Obligations are outstanding and have not been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full or the Administrative Agent or the
Secured Parties have any obligations or commitments under the Loan Documents, the Pledgor shall, without prejudice to Clause 9.2, not exercise any Rights of Recourse, arising for any reason whatsoever, by any means whatsoever (including for the
avoidance of doubt, by way of provisional measures such as provisional attachment (“saisie-arrêt conservatoire”) or by way of set-off). 

 

	9.2	The Pledgor irrevocably agrees to waive its Rights of Recourse against any Loan Party if (and as of the moment where) such Loan Party ceases to be a Subsidiary of the
Parent Borrower as a result of the enforcement of any Security Agreement. 

  

	9.3	Without prejudice to Clause 9.1 above, this Clause shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any discharge, release or termination of this Pledge (whether
or not in accordance with Clause 7.1 of this Pledge Agreement). 

  

	10.	PARTIAL ENFORCEMENT 

Subject to Clause 6 (Remedies Upon Default), the Administrative Agent shall have the right, to request enforcement of all or part
of the Pledged Portfolio in its most absolute discretion. No action, choice or absence of action in this respect, or partial enforcement, shall in any manner affect the Pledge created hereunder over the Pledged Portfolio, as it then shall be (and in
particular those Shares which have not been subject to enforcement). The Pledge shall continue to remain in full and valid existence until enforcement, discharge or termination hereof, as the case may be. 

 

	11.	COSTS AND EXPENSES 

 All
the Administrative Agent’s reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including legal fees, stamp duties and any value added tax) incurred in connection with (a) the execution of this Pledge Agreement or otherwise in relation to it,
(b) the perfection or enforcement of the collateral hereby constituted or (c) the exercise of its rights hereunder, shall be reimbursed to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement including, but
not limited to, provisions of section 10.04. (Attorney Costs and Expenses) of the Credit Agreement. 
  

	12.	CURRENCY CONVERSION 

 For
the purpose of, or pending the discharge of, any of the Foreign Obligations the Administrative Agent may convert any money received, recovered or realised or subject to application by it under this Pledge Agreement from one currency to another, as
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effectuate the terms of the Pledge Agreement and any such conversion shall be effected at the Administrative Agent’s spot rate of exchange for the time being for obtaining such other
currency with the first currency. 
  

	13.	NOTICES 

  

	13.1	Any notice or demand to be served by one person on another pursuant to this Pledge Agreement shall be served in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.02
(Notices and other Communications; Facsimile Copies) of the Credit Agreement. 

  

	13.2	Notices to the Pledgor shall be sent to: 

 BAUSCH & LOMB B.V. 
 Koolhovenlaan 110. 1119 NH Schiphol-Rijk 

The Netherlands 

Fax: +31 20 6537871 
 With copy to: 
 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 

One Bausch & Lomb Place 
 Rochester, NY 14604-2701 
 Attention: Bob Bailey, Vice President and General
Counsel 
 Telecopy: +1-585-338-8706 
 Telephone: +1-585-338-6800 
 Electronic Mail: bob.bailey@bausch.com

 Website Address: http://www.bausch.com 

 

	14.	SUCCESSORS 

  

	14.1	This Pledge Agreement shall, in accordance with Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement, remain in effect despite any amalgamation or merger (however effected)
relating to the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent, and references to the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to include any assignee or successor in title of the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent and any
person who, under any applicable law, has assumed the rights and obligations of the Secured Parties or the Administrative Agent hereunder or to which under such laws the same have been transferred or novated or assigned in any manner.

  

	14.2	For the purpose of Articles 1278 et seq. of the Luxembourg Civil Code and any other relevant legal provisions, to the extent required under applicable law and
without prejudice to any other terms hereof or of any other Loan Documents and in particular Clause 14.1 hereof, the Secured Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby expressly reserve and the Pledgor agrees to the preservation of this Pledge
Agreement and the Pledge in case of assignment, novation, amendment or any other transfer of the Foreign Obligations or any other rights arising under the Loan Documents. 

 

	14.3	To the extent a further notification or registration or any other step is required by law to give effect to the above, such further notification or registration shall
be made and the Pledgor hereby gives power of attorney to the Administrative Agent to make any notifications and/or to require any required registrations to be made in the Share Register, or to take any other steps, and undertakes to do so itself if
so requested by the Administrative Agent. 

  
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	15.	AMENDMENTS AND PARTIAL INVALIDITY 

  

	15.1	Changes to this Pledge Agreement and any waiver of rights under this Pledge Agreement shall require written form and consent of each party hereto, not unreasonably
withheld. 

  

	15.2	If any provision of this Pledge Agreement is declared by any judicial or other competent authority to be void or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be
severed from this Pledge Agreement and the remaining provisions of this Pledge Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Pledge Agreement shall, however, thereafter be amended by the parties in such reasonable manner so as to achieve,
without illegality, the intention of the parties with respect to that severed provision. 

  

	16.	TERMINATION OR RELEASE 

  

	16.1	This Pledge Agreement shall terminate with respect to all Foreign Obligations and any liens arising therefrom shall be automatically released when all outstanding
Foreign Obligations have been repaid in full. 

  

	16.2	The Pledgor shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder as provided in Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement, provided that the Lenders shall
have consented in writing to such transaction (to the extent required by the Credit Agreement) and the terms of such consent did not provide otherwise. 

  

	16.3	Upon any sale or other transfer by the Pledgor of the Pledged Portfolio that is permitted under the Credit Agreement to any Person that is not the Parent Borrower or a
Guarantor (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security granted hereby pursuant to Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement, the Pledge shall be released automatically.

  

	16.4	In connection with any termination or release pursuant to Clauses 16.2 or 19.3 above, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the Pledgor, at the
Pledgor’s expenses, all documents that the Pledgor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement. Any execution and delivery of documents
pursuant to this Clause 16 shall be without recourse against or representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party. 

  
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	17.	LAW AND JURISDICTION 

  

	17.1	This Pledge Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by Luxembourg law. 

 

	17.2	The courts of Luxembourg-City shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise from or in connection with it. 

This Pledge Agreement has been duly executed by the parties in three copies. 

  
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 SIGNATURE PAGE – PLEDGE OVER THE SHARES OF BAUSCH & LOMB 

LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. 
  

			
	The Pledgor
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB BV
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	 

		
	Name:	 	A. Robert D. Bailey
		
	Title:	 	Management Board member
	
	The Company
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	Richard Brekelmans
		
	Title:	 	Category A Manager
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	Brian J. Harris
		
	Title:	 	Category B Manager
	
	The Administrative Agent
	
	CITIBANK, N.A.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title:	 	

 SIGNATURE PAGE – PLEDGE OVER THE SHARES OF BAUSCH & LOMB 

LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. 
  

			
	The Pledgor
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB BV
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	A. Robert D. Bailey
		
	Title:	 	Management Board member
	
	The Company
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	

		
	Name:	 	Richard Brekelmans
		
	Title:	 	Category A Manager
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	Brian J. Harris
		
	Title:	 	Category B Manager
	
	The Administrative Agent
	
	CITIBANK, N.A.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title:	 	

 SIGNATURE PAGE – PLEDGE OVER THE SHARES OF BAUSCH & LOMB 

LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. 
  

			
	The Pledgor
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB BV
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	A. Robert D. Bailey
		
	Title:	 	Management Board member
	
	The Company
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	Richard Brekelmans
		
	Title:	 	Category A Manager
	
	

		
	Name:	 	Brian J. Harris
		
	Title:	 	Category B Manager
	
	The Administrative Agent
	
	CITIBANK, N.A.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title:	 	

 SIGNATURE PAGE – PLEDGE OVER THE SHARES OF BAUSCH & LOMB 

LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. 
  

			
	The Pledgor
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB B.V.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title:	 	
	
	The Company
	
	BAUSCH & LOMB LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	  

		
	Name:	 	
		
	Title:	 	
	
	The Administrative Agent
	
	CITIBANK, N.A.
	
	Duly represented by:
	
	

		
	Name:	 	Michael Zicari
		
	Title:	 	Managing Director & Vice PresidentEX-10.16

 Exhibit 10.16 

 
  

	
	  
 CORPORATE OFFICER SEPARATION PLAN FOR NEW
HIRES
 EFFECTIVE APRIL 28, 2008
  

  

	1.0	Background 

  

	 	1.1	Purpose: 

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (the “Company”) hereby establishes the Corporate Officer Separation Plan for New
Hires (this “Plan”), effective April 28, 2008 (the “Effective Date”). The purpose of this Plan is to establish an equitable measure of compensation for Eligible Corporate Officers (as defined herein) of the
Company whose employment has been involuntarily terminated by the Company in accordance with Section 1.2 below. Although the Company does not guaranty any particular tax treatment, the benefits under this Plan are intended to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury regulations and other authoritative guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”), and the provisions
of this Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent with such exemption. This Plan is intended to be a “top-hat” pension benefit plan within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation Section 2520.104-23 covering a select
group of management or highly compensated employees. 
  

	 	1.2	Eligibility: 

 Subject to
the terms and conditions specified herein, corporate officers hired after January 1, 2008 (“Eligible Corporate Officers”) are entitled to receive benefits under this Plan. An Eligible Corporate Officer shall become a
“Participant” in this Plan upon his (a) incurring a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) as a result of a termination of employment from the Company for reasons other than a
termination of his employment by the Company for Cause or his having incurred a Disability, voluntary resignation, early or normal retirement, or death, and (b) compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 7 hereof. 

 

	2.0	Definitions 

  

	 	2.1	 The term “Cause”, when used in connection with the termination of a Participant’s employment, means, unless otherwise provided in
any applicable stock option grant agreement between WP Prism, Inc. (the “WP Prism”) and the Participant with respect to any awards under the WP Prism Inc. Management Stock Option Plan, (i) a failure of the Participant to substantially
perform his or her duties (other than as a result of physical or mental illness or injury) that has continued after the Company or WP Prism has provided written notice of such failure and the Participant has not cured such failure within 30 days of
the date of such written notice, provided that a failure to meet financial performance expectations shall not, by itself, constitute a failure by the Participant to substantially perform his or her duties; (ii) the Participant’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties for WP Prism or the Company; (iii) a willful or grossly negligent breach by the Participant of the Participant’s fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty to WP Prism, the

  
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Company or their respective affiliates; (iv) the commission by the Participant of any felony or other serious crime involving moral turpitude; (v) a material breach of the
Participant’s obligations under any agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company, WP Prism or any of their affiliates, which, if such breach is reasonably susceptible to cure, has continued after WP Prism or the Company has
provided written notice of such breach and the Participant has not cured such failure within 30 days of the date of such written notice; or (vii) a material breach of the written policies or procedures of WP Prism or the Company that have been
communicated to the Participant and that causes material harm to WP Prism, the Company or their respective affiliates or their respective business reputations. 

 

	 	2.2	The term “Change in Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the
assets of WP Prism and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than the Sponsor or its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); or (ii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction where (A) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of, directly or indirectly, or (B) all Persons who were beneficial owners of the outstanding Shares immediately prior to the transaction will cease to beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting stock of WP Prism, and, in each case, the Sponsor ceases to control the Board of Directors of WP Prism. 

 

	 	2.3	The term “Disability” shall mean (i) the inability of a Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity or (ii) the receipt by the
Participant of income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of WP Prism or the Company, in each case by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. 

  

	 	2.4	The term “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated
organization, estate, trust or joint venture, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 

  

	 	2.5	The term “Separation Date” means the date on which an Eligible Corporate Officer incurs a separation from service, in accordance with
Section 409A. 

  

	 	2.6	The term “Severance Benefits” means, collectively, the benefits provided under this Plan pursuant to Sections 3.1, 4.0, and 6.2, as applicable.

  

	 	2.7	The term “Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of WP Prism, and any shares of capital stock of the WP Prism issued with
respect to such common stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof. 

  
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	 	2.8	The term “Sponsor” means, collectively, Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P.,
any successor fund thereto, and their respective affiliates that are direct or indirect equity investors in the Company (excluding any Employee Shareholder and each of WP Prism Co-Invest A LLC, WP Prism Co-Invest C LLC, WP Prism Bridge Co-Invest
LLC, and WP Prism Co-Invest, L.P.). 

  

	3.0	Severance Pay 

  

	 	3.1	Maximum Severance Pay Allowance: 

 A Participant shall be entitled to a severance pay allowance equal to the product of one times such Participant’s annual rate of base pay in effect on his Separation Date (the “Severance
Amount”). 
  

	 	3.2	Method of Payment: 

Subject to Sections 7.2 and 11.0, the Company shall make payments of the Severance Amount to a Participant in equal biweekly installments,
in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, for a period of 12 months following the Participant’s Separation Date (such period, the “Severance Period”). 

 

	 	3.3	Vacation Payment: 

 In
addition to the Severance Amount, within 30 days following a Participant’s Separation Date, the Company shall pay the Participant for any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect on the
Separation Date. 
  

	4.0	Incentive Compensation 

 A
Participant whose Separation Date is after June 30 in any calendar year will receive a pro rata portion of his annual bonus pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company’s Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, based on
the actual attainment of the specified performance targets set for such annual bonus. Such pro rata portion shall be calculated based on the period of the Participant’s active employment for the year. Subject to Section 11.0, such pro rata
bonus (if earned) will be paid in the calendar year following the calendar year for which it is earned on the date that such bonuses are paid to all other active eligible employees. 

 

	5.0	Long-term Incentive Program  

 Any equity or other long term incentive award granted to a Participant prior to his Separation Date shall be governed by, and shall be exercisable, vested, forfeited or terminated in accordance with, the
terms and conditions of the applicable program, plan and/or award agreement between the Company and the Participant. 

  
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	6.0	Other Benefits 

  

	 	6.1	COBRA: 

 Participants may
elect continued coverage under the Company’s medical and dental benefit plans in which the Participant participated immediately prior to the Separation Date pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

  

	 	6.2	Life Insurance: 

Participants shall be entitled to continued coverage under the Company’s Life Insurance policies in which the Participant
participated immediately prior to the Separation Date, with premiums thereon paid by the Company on a monthly basis, until the first to occur of (a) the one year anniversary of the Participant’s Separation Date and (b) the date the
Participant becomes eligible for coverage under the life insurance plan of a subsequent employer. 
  

	 	6.3	Other Benefit Plans: 

 All
other benefits made available by the Company to Eligible Corporate Officers from time to time shall cease as of the Separation Date, including, without limitation and to the extent applicable, participation in the Steady Growth, 401(k), and
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan and benefits under the Company’s disability plan(s). 
  

	7.0	Required Agreements 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Severance Benefits shall be paid or provided to a Participant unless he executes an
agreement with the Company containing the following provisions within 60 days of the Separation Date: 
 7.1 Restrictive
Covenants: 
 An agreement providing for restrictive covenants following Participant’s Separation Date substantially in
the following form: 
 In consideration of the Severance Benefits to be provided to Participant by the Company (which, for
purposes of this Section, shall include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all affiliated companies and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time (but not any other portfolio companies of the Sponsor) pursuant to the
Plan, Participant makes the following covenants described in this Section: 
  

	 	(a)	Non-solicitation of Company Customers and Suppliers. For the twelve month period following Participant’s Separation Date (the “Restricted
Period”), Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Participant or of anyone other than the Company, solicit or hire or attempt to solicit or hire (or assist any third party in soliciting or hiring or attempting to solicit
or hire) any of the Company’s then-current and actively-sought potential customers (“Customers”) or suppliers of inventory (“Suppliers”) in connection with any business activity that is operated by a Competitor
of the Company (as defined below). 

  
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	 	(b)	Non-solicitation of Company Employees. During the Restricted Period, Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or
indirectly, on behalf of Participant or any third party, solicit or hire, recruit, induce or encourage (or assist any third party in hiring, soliciting, recruiting, inducing or encouraging) any employees of the Company or any individuals who were
employees within the six-month period immediately prior thereto to terminate or otherwise alter his or her employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions contained in this sub-Section (b) shall not apply to
(i) general solicitations that are not specifically directed to employees of the Company or (ii) serving as a reference at the request of an employee. 

 

	 	(c)	Non-competition with the Company. During the Restricted Period, Participant shall not become an employee, director, or independent contractor of, or consultant
to, or perform any services for, any Competitor of the Company. For purposes of this Section, a “Competitor of the Company” shall mean (i) any unit, division, line of business, parent, subsidiary or subsidiary of the
parent of any of Alcon, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Allergan, Inc., Johnson & Johnson (provided that, with respect to Johnson & Johnson, this provision shall be limited to Johnson & Johnson businesses that are primarily
engaged in the provision of ophthalmological products, including, without limitation, the Vistakon Division), CIBA Vision, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., STAAR Surgical Company, Cooper Companies, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and ISTA Pharmaceuticals;
or (ii) any individual or entity that within two years after Participant’s termination could reasonably be expected to generate more than $50 Million in annualized gross revenue from any activity that competes, or combination of activities
that competes, with any business of the Company; provided, that a Competitor of the Company under this clause (ii) shall not include any individual or entity or portion of an entity where (A) Participant has actual supervisory
duties and authority over one or more businesses and (B) less than 20% of the annualized gross revenue of such businesses over which Participant has actual supervisory duties and authority arise from any activity or combination of activities
that competes with any business of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any of the above-named entities in clause (i) of this sub-Section (c) no longer engages in a line of business that competes with any business of
the Company, such entity shall no longer be deemed a Competitor of the Company for purposes of this Section. 

  

	 	(d)	Non-disclosure of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. Except where required by law, statute, regulation or rule of any governmental body or agency, or
pursuant to a subpoena or court order, Participant shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, for Participant’s own account or for the account of any other person, firm or entity, use or disclose any Confidential Information or proprietary
Trade Secrets (as such terms are defined below) of the Company to any third person unless such Confidential Information or Trade Secret has been previously disclosed to the public or is in the public domain (other than by reason of
Participant’s breach of this sub-section (d)). 

 “Confidential Information” shall mean all
material information regarding the Company and any of its affiliates, any Company activity or the activity of any Company affiliate, Company business or the business of any Company affiliate or Company Customer or the Customers of any Company
affiliate that is not generally known to persons not employed or retained (as employees or as independent contractors or agents) by the Company, that is not generally disclosed by Company practice or authority to

  
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persons not employed by the Company, that does not rise to the level of a Trade Secret and that is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it confidential. Confidential Information shall, to
the extent such information is not a Trade Secret and to the extent material, include, but not be limited to product code, product concepts, production techniques, technical information regarding the Company or Company affiliate products or
services, production processes and product/service development, operations techniques, product/service formulas, information concerning Company or Company affiliate techniques for use and integration of its website and other products/services,
current and future development and expansion or contraction plans of the Company or any affiliate, sale/acquisition plans and contacts, marketing plans and contacts, information concerning the legal affairs of the Company or any affiliate and
certain information concerning the strategy, tactics and financial affairs of the Company or any affiliate. “Confidential Information” shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than information
that has become available as a result, directly or indirectly, of the Participant’s failure to comply with any of his or her obligations to the Company or its affiliates. This definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential
information” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law. 

“Trade Secret” shall mean all secret, proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company (which shall mean and
include all of the Company’s subsidiaries and all affiliated companies and joint ventures connected by ownership to the Company at any time) or any Company activity that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the Uniform
Trade Secrets Act or other applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing or any definition of Trade Secrets, Trade Secrets protected hereunder shall include all source codes and object codes for the Company’s software and all website design
information to the extent that such information fits within the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Nothing in this agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to limit the protections of any applicable law protecting trade secrets or other confidential
information. “Trade Secrets” shall not include information that has become generally available to the public, other than information that has become available as a result, directly or indirectly, of your failure to comply with any of your
obligations to the Company or its affiliates. This definition shall not limit any definition of “trade secrets” or any equivalent term under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any other state, local or federal law. 

 

	 	(e)	 Enforceability of Covenants. Participant acknowledges that the Company has a present and future expectation of business from and with the
Customers and Suppliers. Participant acknowledges the reasonableness of the term, geographical territory, and scope of the covenants set forth in this Section, and Participant agrees that Participant will not, in any action, suit or other
proceeding, deny the reasonableness of, or assert the unreasonableness of, the premises, consideration or scope of the covenants set forth herein and Participant hereby waives any such defense. Participant further acknowledges that complying with
the provisions contained in this Agreement will not preclude Participant from engaging in a lawful profession, trade or business, or from becoming gainfully employed. Participant agrees that Participant’s covenants under this Section are
separate and distinct obligations hereunder, and the failure or alleged failure of the Company or the Board to perform obligations under any provision of the Plan shall not constitute a defense to the enforceability of Participant’s covenants
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agrees that any breach of any covenant under this Section will result in irreparable damage and injury to the Company and that the Company will be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of
competent jurisdiction without the necessity of posting any bond. 

 In the event Participant (i) violates
any of the non-solicitation or non-competition covenants or (ii) prior to the second anniversary of the Participant’s Separation Date, materially violates any the non-disclosure of Confidential Information covenant, any Severance Benefits
then being paid or provided to Participant pursuant to the Plan shall immediately cease and you Participant shall pay to the Company, within fifteen (15) days of such violation an amount equal to any Severance Amount (as defined in the Plan)
previously paid to Participant. 
 7.2 Release of Claims: 

An agreement releasing claims by the Participant against the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and any of
its or their officers, directors and other related parties, arising out of or relating to the Participant’s employment by the Company, or separation from employment by the Company, of the Participant, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel. The Company shall provide the Release to the Participant within 7 days following the Separation Date. The Participant will be required to sign the Release within 45 days after the date it is provided to him and not
revoke it within the 7-day period following the date on which it is signed. All payments delayed pursuant to this Section, except to the extent delayed pursuant to Section 11.0, shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum on the first
Company payroll date on or following the 60th day after
the Separation Date, and any remaining payments due to the Participant under this Plan shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. 

7.3 Cooperation: 
 An agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and its counsel to provide reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Company and its counsel in connection with matters in
litigation, investigation, arbitration or other proceedings that arose from periods of the Participant’s employment. 
  

	8.0	Administration of this Plan 

 8.1 Plan Administrator: 
 The general administration of this Plan on behalf
of the Company (as plan administrator under Section 3(16)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 174, as amended (“ERISA”) ) shall be placed with a committee consisting of members of the Board designated by the
Board from time to time to administer this Plan (the “Committee”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, and to the extent that no Committee exists which has the authority to administer the Plan, the functions of the Committee shall be
exercised by the Board and all references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Board. 

  
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 8.2 Reimbursement of Expenses of Plan Committee: 

The Company may, in its sole discretion, pay or reimburse the members of the Committee for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with their duties hereunder, including, without limitation, expenses of outside legal counsel. 
 8.3 Action by the Plan
Committee: 
 Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members attending a meeting at which a quorum is
present (which meeting may be held telephonically), or by written action in accordance with applicable law. Subject to the terms of this Plan and provided that the Committee acts in good faith, the Committee shall have complete authority to
determine a Participant’s participation and Severance Benefits under this Plan, to interpret and construe the provisions of this Plan, and to make decisions in all disputes involving the rights of any person interested in this Plan. 

8.4 Delegation of Authority: 
 The Committee may delegate any and all of its powers and responsibilities hereunder to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the Company’s senior most human resources officer; provided, that
any such delegation shall not be effective until it is accepted by the Chief Executive Officer or the senior most human resources officer, as applicable, and may be rescinded at any time by written notice from the Committee to the person to whom the
delegation is made. In addition, the Committee may delegate any and all of its powers and responsibilities hereunder to any other person by formal resolution filed with and accepted by the Board; provided, that any such delegation shall not be
effective until it is accepted by the Board and the persons designated and may be rescinded at any time by written notice from the Committee to the person to whom the delegation is made. 

8.5 Retention of Professional Assistance: 
 The Committee may employ such legal counsel, accountants and other persons as may be required in carrying out its work in connection with this Plan. 

8.6 Accounts and Records: 
 The Committee shall maintain such accounts and records regarding the fiscal and other transactions of this Plan and such other data as may be required to carry out its functions under this Plan and to
comply with all applicable laws. 
 8.7 Indemnification: 

The Committee, its members and any person designated pursuant to Section 8.4 above shall not be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to this Plan. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each director, officer and employee of the Company for liabilities or
expenses they and each of them incur in carrying out their respective duties under this Plan, other than for any liabilities or expenses arising out of such individual’s willful misconduct or fraud. 

  
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	9.0	Miscellaneous 

 9.1
Other Policies and Plans: 
 Participants covered by this Plan shall not be eligible to participate in any other severance
or termination arrangement, plan, policy or practice of the Company that would otherwise apply under the circumstances described herein and as a condition to participate in this Plan, a Participant shall have waived any and all rights and
entitlements under any agreement with the Company that provides for severance benefits. This Plan supersedes any other severance or termination arrangement, plan, policy or practice of the Company including, without limitation, the Corporate Officer
Separation Plans dated as of March1, 2003 and October 4, 2007, and any change in control agreement or arrangement entered into by a Participant and the Company prior to the Effective Date. 

9.2 Amendment and Termination: 
 The Company shall have the right to (a) amend or modify this Plan, in whole or in part, or (b) terminate this Plan, at any time and for any reason, by action and at the sole discretion of the
Compensation Committee of the Board; provided, that (x) in no event shall any amendment, modification or termination adversely impact any Participant’s rights hereunder; and (y) this Plan may not be amended or modified to reduce the
Severance Benefits provided for herein, nor may this Plan be terminated, prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date. 

9.3 Unfunded Status: 
 This Plan shall be “unfunded” for the purposes of ERISA and the Code and Severance Benefits shall be paid out of the general assets of the Company as and when Severance Benefits are payable
under this Plan. All Participants shall be solely unsecured general creditors of the Company. If the Company decides in its sole discretion to establish any advance accrued reserve on its books against the future expense of the Severance Benefits
payable hereunder, or if the Company decides in its sole discretion to fund a trust under this Plan, such reserve or trust shall not under any circumstances be deemed to be an asset of this Plan. 

9.4 Withholding: 
 The Company shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any obligations it may have to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by
reason of payments pursuant to this Plan. 
 9.5 Minors and Incompetents: 

If the Administrator shall find that any person to whom a Severance Benefit is payable under this Plan is unable to care for his affairs
because of illness or accident, or is a minor, any Severance Benefit due (unless a prior claim therefore shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian, committee or other legal representative) may be paid to the spouse, a child, parent, or
brother or sister, or to any person deemed by the Administrator to have incurred expense for such person otherwise entitled to the Severance Benefit, in such manner and proportions as the Administrator may determine it its sole discretion. Any such
Severance Benefit shall be a complete discharge of the liabilities of the Company, the Administrator and the Board under this Plan. 

  
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 9.6 Limitation of Rights: 

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon a Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Company as an
employee in any other capacity or to interfere with the Company’s right to discharge him at any time for any reason whatsoever. This Plan is not an agreement of employment and it shall not grant the Participant any rights of employment.

 9.7 Payment Not Salary: 
 Any Severance Amount payable under this Plan shall not be deemed salary or other compensation to the Participant for the purposes of computing benefits to which he may be entitled under any pension plan
or other arrangement of the Company maintained for the benefit of its employees, unless such plan or arrangement provides otherwise. 
 9.8 Severability: 
 In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or
invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision never existed. 

9.9 Non-Alienation of Benefits: 
 The Severance Benefits payable under this Plan shall not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, and any attempt to cause any Severance Benefits to be
so subjected shall not be recognized. 
 9.10 Governing Law: 

To the extent legally required, the Code and ERISA shall govern this Plan and, if any provision hereof is in violation of any applicable
requirement thereof, the Company reserves the right to retroactively amend this Plan to comply therewith. To the extent not governed by the Code and ERISA, this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. 

9.11 Headings and Captions: 
 The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only. They shall not be considered part of this Plan and shall not be employed in the construction of this Plan. 

9.12 Gender and Number: 
 Whenever used in this Plan, the masculine shall be deemed to include the feminine and the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 

 

	10.0	ERISA Claims Procedure 

An Eligible Corporate Officer may file a written claim with an individual designated by the Committee with respect to his rights to
receive a benefit from the Plan in accordance with the U.S. Department of Department of Labor Regulations 2560.503-1(e) through (g). If the Eligible Corporate Officer’s claim has been denied, or an adverse benefit determination has been made,
the Eligible Corporate Officer may request that the Committee review the denial in accordance with the U.S. Department of Department of Labor Regulations 2560.503-1(h) through (j). The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding on all
parties. These procedures must be exhausted before a Eligible Corporate Officer may bring a legal action seeking benefits. 

  
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	11.0	Section 409A 

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regard to any payment or the providing of any benefit made subject to this Section 11.0, to the extent required to be delayed in compliance with Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, and any other payment or the provision of any other benefit
that is required to be delayed in compliance with Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided to a Participant who is a Specified Employee (as defined in Section 409A) prior to the earlier of
(a) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the Participant’s Separation Date or (b) the date of the Participant’s death. On the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation Date or, if
earlier, on the date of his death, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 11.0 (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the
Participant in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Plan shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. 

  
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