Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

ESAB CORPORATION 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN 

(Effective as of January 1, 2022) 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
			
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
		
	 1.  PURPOSE
	  	 	1	 
		
	 2.  DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	 
		
	 3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
	  	 	2	 
			
	 3.1
	 	Committee	  	 	2	 
			
	 3.2
	 	Deferral Arrangement	  	 	3	 
		
	 4.  ELIGIBILITY
	  	 	3	 
		
	 5.  ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS
	  	 	3	 
			
	 5.1
	 	Granting Annual Incentive Awards	  	 	3	 
			
	 5.2
	 	Determination of Annual Incentive Award	  	 	5	 
			
	 5.3
	 	Time and Form of Payment	  	 	5	 
		
	 6.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.1
	 	Disclaimer of Rights	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.2
	 	Nonexclusivity of the Plan	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.3
	 	Withholding Taxes	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.4
	 	Captions	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.5
	 	Other Provisions	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.6
	 	Number and Gender	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.7
	 	Severability	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.8
	 	Governing Law	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.9
	 	Section 409A	  	 	6	 
			
	 6.10
	 	Recoupment	  	 	7	 
			
	 6.11
	 	Amendment and Termination	  	 	7	 

  
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 ESAB CORPORATION 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN 

(Effective as of January 1, 2022) 

ESAB Corporation, a Delaware corporation, hereby adopts this ESAB Corporation Annual Incentive Plan effective as of January 1, 2022, as
follows: 
  

	1.	 PURPOSE 

The Plan is intended to enhance the Company’s and its Affiliates’ ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers and key
employees, and to motivate such persons to serve the Company and its Affiliates. 
  

	2.	 DEFINITIONS 

For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below: 
 2.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any company or other trade or business that is
controlled by the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, any Subsidiary. 

2.2 “Annual Incentive Award” or “Award” means a bonus payable subject to attainment of
Performance Goals over a Performance Period of up to one (1) year (the Company’s calendar fiscal year, unless otherwise specified by the Committee). 

2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

2.4 “Cause” means, as determined by the Board and unless otherwise provided in an applicable agreement
with the Company: (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the performance of duties; (ii) conviction of a criminal offense (other than minor traffic offenses); or (iii) material
breach of any term of any employment, consulting or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property or non-competition agreements, if any, between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company. 
 2.5 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. 

2.6 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which shall be comprised of not less than two
(2) directors of the Board. 
 2.7 “Company” means ESAB Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or its
successor. 
 2.8 “Disability” means the Participant is unable to perform each of the essential employment
duties of such Participant’s position by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve
(12) months. 

 2.9 “Participant” means, with respect to a Performance
Period, each eligible officer or key employee designated by the Committee pursuant to Section 4 to receive an annual bonus payment contingent of achievement of specified Performance Goals. 

2.10 “Performance Goals” means, as established by the Committee for a Participant, (i) performance goals
for a Performance Period based upon the Performance Measures; and (ii) individual performance measures. 
 2.11
“Performance Measures” means measures as described in Section 5.1.4 on which the Performance Goals are based. 

2.12 “Performance Period” means the period during which the Performance Goals must be met in order to determine
the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Annual Incentive Award, which period shall be the Plan Year unless otherwise specified by the Committee. 

2.13 “Plan” means this ESAB Corporation Annual Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 2022. 

2.14 “Plan Year” means the Company’s fiscal year which begins January 1 and ends
December 31. 
 2.15 “Retirement” means the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and
its Affiliates, other than for Cause, upon the attainment of at least (i) age fifty-five (55) with five (5) consecutive years of employment service; or (ii) age sixty-five (65). 

2.16 “Section 409A” means Code Section 409A and the regulatory and other
guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 2.17 “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary corporation of the Company
within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. 
  

	3.	 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 

3.1 Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to establish and
administer the Performance Goals and to determine the attainment of the Performance Goals as described in Section 5.2 below. The Committee shall have the full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer the
Plan and shall have the exclusive right to make Awards under the Plan and to exercise discretion pursuant to Section 5.1.3 below. The Committee may take action at a meeting or by written consent. The Performance Goals may
be ratified by the Board. 
 In administering the Plan, the Committee may at its option employ compensation consultants, accountants and
counsel and other persons to assist or render advice to the Committee, all at the expense of the Company. Any determinations made by the Committee in connection with the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company, its Affiliates, their
respective stockholders and each Participant. 

  
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 3.2 Deferral Arrangement. The Board may permit or require the deferral
of any Award payment into a deferred compensation arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or earnings. Any such deferrals shall be made in a manner
that complies with Section 409A. 
  

	4.	 ELIGIBILITY 

Eligibility under this Plan is limited to eligible officers and key employees designated by the Committee, in its discretion. Upon such
designation for a Performance Period, the executive or key employee shall become a “Participant” under the Plan. 
  

	5.	 ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS 

5.1 Granting Annual Incentive Awards. The Committee may grant an Annual Incentive Award to each Participant. In doing so,
the Committee shall establish the Performance Goals applicable to determination of each such Participant’s Annual Incentive Award. The maximum Annual Incentive Award payable to a Participant under this Plan for a calendar fiscal year shall be
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). 
 5.1.1 Performance Goals Generally. The Performance Goals for Annual
Incentive Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria based upon the Performance Measures and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this
Section 5.1. Performance Goals shall be objective. The Committee may determine that such Awards shall be granted and/or settled upon achievement of any one Performance Goal or that two or more of the Performance Goals must
be achieved as a condition to grant and/or settlement of such Annual Incentive Awards. Performance Goals may differ for Annual Incentive Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants. 

5.1.2 Timing for Establishing Performance Goals. Performance Goals shall be established not later than ninety
(90) days after the beginning of any Performance Period applicable to the Annual Incentive Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted under Code Section 409A. 

5.1.3 Settlement of Awards; Other Terms. Settlement of Annual Incentive Awards shall be in cash or other property, in the
discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or increase the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with an Annual Incentive Award. If, during a Performance Period, a Participant terminates employment
with the Company and its Affiliates as a result of death or Disability, the Award will continue to vest in accordance with the original vesting schedule as if the Participant’s employment had not terminated, and Participant (or, in the event of
the Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate) shall (subject to the provisions of this Section 5 including, without limitation, Section 5.3) receive a settlement of the Award with
individual performance measures at the target level of achievement. If, during a Performance Period, a Participant terminates employment with the Company and its Affiliates as a result of Retirement, the Participant shall (subject to the provisions
of this Section 5 including, without limitation, Section 5.3) receive a pro-rata settlement of the Award based on the number of full or partial months
employed during the Performance Period with individual performance measures at the target level of achievement. 

  
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 5.1.4 Performance Measures. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 5.1.7, the Performance Goals established by the Committee shall be based on one or more (i) individual performance measures, and (ii) of the following Performance Measures: 

 

	 	(a)	 net earnings or net income; 

 

	 	(b)	 operating earnings; 

 

	 	(c)	 pretax earnings; 

 

	 	(d)	 pre-tax earnings per share; 

 

	 	(e)	 earnings per share; 

 

	 	(f)	 share price, including growth measures and total stockholder return; 

 

	 	(g)	 earnings before interest and taxes; 

 

	 	(h)	 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization; 

 

	 	(i)	 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization as adjusted to exclude any one or more
of the following: 

  

	 	•	 	 stock-based compensation expense; 

 

	 	•	 	 income from discontinued operations; 

 

	 	•	 	 gain on cancellation of debt; 

 

	 	•	 	 debt extinguishment and related costs; 

 

	 	•	 	 restructuring, separation and/or integration charges and costs; 

 

	 	•	 	 reorganization and/or recapitalization charges and costs; 

 

	 	•	 	 impairment charges; 

  

	 	•	 	 gain or loss related to investments; 

 

	 	•	 	 sales and use tax settlement; and 

 

	 	•	 	 gain on non-monetary transaction. 

 

	 	(j)	 sales or revenue growth, whether in general, by type of product or service, or by type of customer;

  

	 	(k)	 gross or operating margins; 

 

	 	(l)	 return measures, including total shareholder return, return on assets, capital, investment, equity,
sales or revenue; 

  

	 	•	 	 operating cash flow; 

  

	 	•	 	 free cash flow, defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization (as adjusted to
exclude any one or more of the items that may be excluded pursuant to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization above) less capital expenditures; 

 

	 	•	 	 cash flow return on equity; and 

 

	 	•	 	 cash flow return on investment; 

 

	 	(m)	 productivity ratios; 

 

	 	(n)	 expense targets; 

 

	 	(o)	 market share; 

 

	 	(p)	 working capital targets; 

 

	 	(q)	 completion of acquisitions of businesses or companies; 

 

	 	(r)	 completion of divestitures and asset sales; 

 

	 	(s)	 debt repayment targets, and debt/equity ratios; and 

 

	 	(t)	 any combination of the foregoing business criteria. 

  
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 Any one or more Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the
Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the
performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (e) above as compared to various stock market indices.

 5.1.5 Evaluation of Performance. The Committee may provide with respect to Annual Incentive Awards that any
evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of
changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; (f) acquisitions or
divestitures; and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. 
 5.1.6 Adjustment of Awards. The Committee shall
retain the discretion to adjust any Awards downward or upward, either on a formula or discretionary basis, or any combination as the Committee determines. 

5.1.7 Board Discretion. In the event that applicable laws permit Board discretion to alter the Performance Measures, the
Board shall have sole discretion to make such changes provided the exercise of such discretion does not violate Section 409A. In addition, the Committee may grant and/or settle Awards based on Performance Measures other than those set forth in
Section 5.1.4. 
 5.2 Determination of Annual Incentive Award. Payment of a Participant’s
Annual Incentive Award, if any, is subject to the Committee’s determination that the Performance Goals have been satisfied to a particular extent and any other material terms and conditions for the earning and payment of the Annual Incentive
Award have been satisfied. The amount of payment shall be further subject to the Committee’s right, in its sole discretion, to reduce or increase the Annual Incentive Award amount as so determined. The Committee’s determination is final
and binding and the Participant shall have no right to receive the amount by which the Annual Incentive Award potential was reduced from the amount designated as payable upon achievement of the Performance Goals at a particular level. 

5.3 Time and Form of Payment. Awards determined pursuant to Section 5.2 will be paid in a lump
sum on an annual basis between January 1 and March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year to which the Award relates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company does not pay the Award within such
specified January 1 and March 15 time period, the Company shall pay such Award in a lump sum no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year to which the Award relates. 

  
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	6.	 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

6.1 Disclaimer of Rights. No provision in the Plan or in any Annual Incentive Award shall be construed to confer upon any
individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to
any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay
only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or
escrow for payment to any Participant under the terms of the Plan. 
 6.2 Nonexclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of
the Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals
or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines desirable. 
 6.3
Withholding Taxes. The Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from Award payments of any kind otherwise due to a Participant any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be
withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award. 
 6.4 Captions. The use
of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan. 

6.5 Other Provisions. Each Award granted under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. 
 6.6 Number and Gender. With respect to words used
in this Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc., as the context requires. 

6.7 Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in
any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. 

6.8 Governing Law. The validity and construction of this Plan and any instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted hereunder to the
substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. 
 6.9 Section 409A. The Plan, and the administration of the Plan, is
intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption to Section 409A, with regard to Awards hereunder. 

  
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 6.10 Recoupment. Any amounts paid under the Plan will be subject to
recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company has adopted or hereafter adopts. 
 6.11 Amendment and
Termination. The Board shall have the right, at any time without notice to Participants, to amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan from time to time, but no such amendment, modification, or suspension shall alter the business criteria
on which the Performance Goals are based, increase the dollar maximum for an Annual Bonus under Section 5.1 or materially modify the requirements regarding eligibility for participation in the Plan, nor shall any such
amendment, modification or suspension impair, without the consent of the Participant affected, any Annual Incentive Award payment that has been determined by the Committee prior to the effective date of the amendment, modification, suspension or
termination. 
 *         *         * 

To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan by the Board, on _________, 2021, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute
the Plan. 
  

	
	 ESAB Corporation
  

By:  ____________________________________
  

Name: __________________________________
  

Title:____________________________________

  
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 Exhibit 10.10 

THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 

EXCESS BENEFITS PLAN 

Effective January 1, 2022 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 	  	Page	 
	 ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	 
		
	 ARTICLE 2 SELECTION, ENROLLMENT, ELIGIBILITY
	  	 	5	 
		
	 ARTICLE 3 DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
	  	 	5	 
		
	 ARTICLE 4 SHORT-TERM PAYOUT; UNFORESEEABLE FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES
	  	 	9	 
		
	 ARTICLE 5 BENEFITS
	  	 	10	 
		
	 ARTICLE 6 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
	  	 	11	 
		
	 ARTICLE 7 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
	  	 	12	 
		
	 ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION
	  	 	12	 
		
	 ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION
	  	 	13	 
		
	 ARTICLE 10 OTHER BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS
	  	 	14	 
		
	 ARTICLE 11 CLAIMS PROCEDURES
	  	 	14	 
		
	 ARTICLE 12 TRUST
	  	 	14	 
		
	 ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	15	 

  

  
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 THE ESAB GROUP, INC. EXCESS BENEFITS PLAN 

Effective January 1, 2022 

Purpose 
 The ESAB
Group, Inc. Excess Benefit Plan (the “Plan”) is established to provide specified benefits to a select group of management and highly compensated Employees of The ESAB Group, Inc. and its Affiliates for the purpose of providing maximum
compensation deferrals, matching contributions and a two percent (2%) Company contribution to enhance retirement savings. The Plan is hereby adopted effective January 1, 2022, with respect to pay received on or after January 1, 2022. The
Plan provides that Participants must affirmatively make deferral and distribution elections during each Plan enrollment period. The Plan is intended to provide benefits similar, but in addition, to benefits under the The ESAB Group, Inc. 401(k)
Savings Plan Plus (the “401(k) Plan”). The Plan shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. 
 This
Plan is intended to comply with all applicable law, including Code Section 409A and related Treasury guidance and Regulations, and shall be operated and interpreted in accordance with this intention. 

ARTICLE 1 

Definitions 
 For
purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings: 
  

	1.1	 “Account Balance” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, a credit on the records of the
Company equal to the sum of (i) the Deferral Account balance, (ii) the Two Percent Company Contribution Account balance, (iii) the Company Matching Contribution Account balance, and (iv) the Transferred Colfax Account Balance.
The Account Balance, and each other specified account balance, shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his or her Beneficiary,
pursuant to the Plan. 

  

	1.2	 “Affiliate” means any person with whom the Company would be considered a single employer under
Code Sections 414(b) or (c) so as to fall within the definition of “service recipient” in Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(g). For purposes of determining a Separation from Service, the
definition of Affiliate shall take into account the modifications specified in Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(h)(3). Colfax will be an Affiliate until Colfax completes a dividend of Company stock to the
stockholders of Colfax. 

  

	1.3	 “Annual Installment Method” shall be an annual installment payment over the number of years
selected by the Participant in accordance with the Plan, calculated as follows: (i) for the first annual installment, the vested Account Balance of the Participant shall be calculated as of the close of business on or around the last business
day of the month preceding the month in which distribution commences, and (ii) for remaining annual installments, the vested Account Balance of the Participant shall be calculated on or around each applicable anniversary date thereafter. Each
annual installment shall be calculated by multiplying this balance by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the remaining number of annual payments due the Participant. By way of example, if the Participant elects
a ten (10) year Annual Installment Method, the first payment shall be 1/10 of the vested Account Balance, calculated as described in this definition. The following year, the payment shall be 1/9 of the vested Account Balance, calculated as
described in this definition. 

  

	1.4	 “Beneficiary” shall mean the person or persons, designated in accordance with Article 6, that
are entitled to receive benefits under the Plan upon the death of a Participant. 

  

	1.5	 “Beneficiary Designation Form” shall mean the form established from time to time by the
Company that a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Company to designate one or more Beneficiaries. 

  
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	1.6	 “Bonus Compensation” shall mean, with respect to a Participant, (i) the
Participant’s annual incentive bonus payable during the calendar year with respect to services as an Employee during the prior year or (ii) the Participant’s long-term incentive bonus, if applicable, payable during the calendar year
with respect to services as an Employee during a prior period longer than a year. 

  

	1.7	 “Change in Control” shall mean an event that constitutes a “change in control event”
within the meaning of Treasury Regulations §1.409A-3(i)(5) and in accordance with the default rules thereunder, but excluding the dividend of Company stock by Colfax to the stockholders of Colfax.

  

	1.8	 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

  

	1.9	 “Colfax” shall mean Colfax Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 

 

	1.10	 “Colfax Account Balance” shall mean a Participant’s “Account Balance” under and
as defined in the Colfax Plan. 

  

	1.11	 “Colfax Plan” means the Colfax Corporation Amended and Restated Excess Benefits Plan,
effective January 1, 2013, as amended. 

  

	1.12	 “Colfax Plan Participant” means any Employee who is a participant in the Colfax Plan.

  

	1.13	 “Colfax Deferral Account” shall mean a Participant’s “Deferral Account” under
and as defined in the Colfax Plan. 

  

	1.14	 “Colfax Matching Contribution Account” shall mean a Participant’s “Company Matching
Contribution Account” under and as defined in the Colfax Plan. 

  

	1.15	 “Colfax Two Percent Company Contribution Account” shall mean a Participant’s “Two
Percent Company Contribution Account” under and as defined in the Colfax Plan. 

  

	1.16	 “Company” shall mean The ESAB Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets or business. 

  

	1.17	 “Company Matching Contribution Account” shall mean Company Matching Contribution Amounts, plus
(i) amounts credited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of the Plan that relate to the Participant’s Company Matching Contribution Account, plus (ii) a Participant’s Transferred Colfax Matching
Contribution Account Amount, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan that relate to the Participant’s Company Matching Contribution Account. 

 

	1.18	 “Company Matching Contribution Amount” shall mean, with respect to each Plan Year, the
Company’s contribution to a Participant’s Company Matching Contribution Account equal to the amount determined by applying the rate of matching contribution applied under the 401(k) Plan to the Participant’s Total Deferral Amount
under the Plan for such year, and reducing that amount by the matching contribution to be credited to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, the Company reserves the right to adjust the rate of
matching contribution to be applied under the Plan for subsequent years, without notice. 

  

	1.19	 “Compensation” shall be defined in the same manner as it is under Article 1.1,
“Compensation,” in the 401(k) Plan, but excluding any Bonus Compensation. 

  

	1.20	 “Deferral Account” shall mean (i) the sum of all of a Participant’s Net Deferral
Amounts, plus (ii) amounts credited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of the Plan that relate to the Participant’s Deferral Account, plus (iii) a Participant’s Transferred Colfax Deferral Account Amount,
less (iv) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan that relate to his or her Deferral Account. 

  
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	1.21	 “Disability Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 5.3.

  

	1.22	 “Disability” or “Disabled” shall mean that a Participant is unable to engage
in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. A Participant shall be
considered Disabled only if he or she meets one or more of the following criteria: 

  

	 	(a)	 He or she has been determined under the Employer’s long-term disability plan as eligible for benefits
thereunder; or 

  

	 	(b)	 He or she has been determined by the Social Security Administration as eligible for Social Security disability
benefits. 

  

	1.23	 “Election Form” shall mean (i) the form established from time to time by the Company that
a Participant completes, signs and returns to the Company to make a deferral election with respect to Compensation or Bonus Compensation under the Plan, and (ii) Transferred Colfax Plan Election Forms. 

 

	1.24	 “Employee” shall mean a person who is an employee of the Company or its Affiliate.

  

	1.25	 “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended
from time to time. 

  

	1.26	 “401(k) Plan” shall mean The ESAB Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan Plus effective
January 1, 2022. 

  

	1.27	 “Key Employee” shall mean, in the event that the Company has stock which is publicly traded on
an established securities market or otherwise, “key employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, unless otherwise stated in this Plan. 

  

	1.28	 “Net Deferral Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

  

	1.29	 “Participant” shall mean any Employee (i) who is selected to participate in the Plan,
(ii) who elects to participate in the Plan, (iii) who signs an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, (iv) whose signed Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are accepted by the Company, and (v) who commences
participation in the Plan. A Participant shall also include any Colfax Plan Participant who has his Colfax Account Balance transferred by Colfax with the consent of the Company to this Plan. A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be
treated as a Participant in the Plan or have an Account Balance under the Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation
or divorce. 

  

	1.30	 “Performance-Based Compensation” shall mean compensation the entitlement to which or amount of
which is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months, as determined by the Company in
accordance with Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(e). For this purpose, organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre-established if established
in writing by not later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established. 

 

	1.31	 “Plan” shall mean this The ESAB Group, Inc. Excess Benefit Plan, as amended from time to time.

  

	1.32	 “Plan Benefit” shall mean the benefit set forth in Section 5.1. 

 

	1.33	 “Plan Year” shall mean a period beginning on January 1 of each calendar year and
continuing through December 31 of such calendar year. 

  

	1.34	 “Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit” shall mean the
benefit set forth in Section 5.2. 

  
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	1.35	 “Regular Separation from Service” means a Separation from Service for a reason other than
death or becoming Disabled. 

  

	1.36	 “Separation from Service” means a “separation from service” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations §1.409A-1(h) and in accordance with the default rules thereunder, which includes termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or its Affiliate, whether voluntarily
or involuntarily, by reason of death, retirement, becoming Disabled, resignation or discharge. Transfer to employment with an Affiliate shall not be treated as a Separation from Service. 

 

	1.37	 “Short-Term Payout” shall mean the payout set forth in Section 4.1.

  

	1.38	 “Termination Date” means the date the Participant has a Separation from Service.

  

	1.39	 “Transferred Colfax Account Balance” shall mean a Participant’s Colfax Account Balance
that is transferred by Colfax with the consent of the Company from the Colfax Plan to this Plan and added to the Participant’s Account Balance. 

  

	1.40	 “Transferred Colfax Deferral Account Amount” shall mean the amount credited to a
Participant’s Colfax Deferral Account that is transferred by Colfax with the consent of the Company from the Colfax Plan to this Plan and credited to the Participant’s Deferral Account. 

 

	1.41	 “Transferred Colfax Election Form” shall mean a deferral election form completed and submitted
pursuant to the Colfax Plan by a Participant who has a Transferred Colfax Account Balance, which Colfax Plan deferral election form shall continue to apply, as applicable, to a Participant’s Transferred Colfax Deferral Account Amount,
Transferred Colfax Matching Contribution Account Amount, and Transferred Colfax Two Percent Company Contribution Account Amount. 

  

	1.42	 “Transferred Colfax Matching Contribution Account Amount” shall mean the amount credited to a
Participant’s Colfax Company Matching Contribution Account that is transferred by Colfax with the consent of the Company from the Colfax Plan and credited to the Participant’s Company Matching Contribution Account. 

 

	1.43	 “Transferred Colfax Two Percent Company Contribution Account Amount” shall mean the amount
credited to a Participant’s Colfax Two Percent Company Contribution Account that is transferred by Colfax with the consent of the Company from the Colfax Plan and credited to the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account.

  

	1.44	 “Two Percent Company Contribution Account” shall mean Two Percent Company Contribution
Amounts, plus (i) amounts credited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of the Plan that relate to the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account, plus (ii) a Participant’s Transferred Colfax Two
Percent Company Contribution Account Amount, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan that relate to the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account.

  

	1.45	 “Two Percent Company Contribution Amount” shall mean, with respect to each Plan Year, the
Company’s contribution to a Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account equal to (i) two percent (2%) of the amount of the Participant’s Compensation and Bonus Compensation payable during such year, (ii) minus the
amount credited for the year to the Participant’s account under Article VI of the 401(k) Plan as a non-elective employer contribution. 

 

	1.46	 “Total Deferral Amount” shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Compensation and Bonus
Compensation, if any, that a Participant elects to have deferred under the Plan and the 401(k) Plan for any one Plan Year. The Total Deferral Amount shall equal the sum of all amounts of Compensation and Bonus Compensation to be deferred under the
Plan and the 401(k) Plan for a Plan Year. 

  
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	1.47	 “Trust” shall mean one or more rabbi trusts established by the Company in accordance with
Article 12 of the Plan as amended from time to time. 

  

	1.48	 “Unforeseeable Financial Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant
resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s beneficiary, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to subsections 152(b)(1), (b)(2),
and (d)(1)(B)); loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a
result of events beyond the control of the Participant. 

 ARTICLE 2 

Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility 
  

	2.1	 Selection by Company. Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those Employees who
(i) are officers or other select managerial employees and (ii) are, upon recommendation of the Company, approved for such participation by the Company, in its sole discretion. 

 

	2.2	 Enrollment Requirements. As a condition to participation, each selected Employee shall complete,
execute and return to the Company, an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, all within 30 days (or such shorter time as the Company may determine) after he or she is selected to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the
requirements of this Article 2 and Section 3.1(a). In addition, the Company shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines in its sole discretion are necessary. 

 

	2.3	 Eligibility; Commencement of Participation. Provided an Employee selected to participate in the
Plan has met all enrollment requirements set forth in the Plan and required by the Company, including returning all required documents to the Company within thirty (30) days (or such shorter time as the Company may determine) after he or she is
selected to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the requirements of this Article 2 and Section 3.1(a), that Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on the first day of the month following the month in which the Employee
completes all enrollment requirements. If an Employee fails to meet all such requirements within the period required, that Employee shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan until the first day of the Plan Year following the delivery to and
acceptance by the Company of the required documents. 

  

	2.4	 Termination of Deferrals. If the Company determines in good faith that a Participant no longer
qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as membership in such group is determined in accordance with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, the Company shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to prevent the Participant from making deferral elections for future calendar years. For the avoidance of doubt, any such action by the Company shall have no effect on the Participant’s deferral election for the current calendar
year, which election, except as set forth in Section 4.3, shall remain irrevocable. 

 ARTICLE 3 

Deferral Elections 
  

	3.1	 Elections to Defer Compensation. 

 

	 	(a)	 Deferral Election for Compensation. In connection with a Participant’s commencement of
participation in the Plan, a Participant may elect to defer Compensation by filing with the Company an Election Form that conforms with the requirements of Article 2 within the time period specified in Section 2.3. If a Participant does not
make a deferral election with respect to the first Plan Year with respect to which the Participant is eligible to participate in the Plan, the Participant may elect to defer Compensation for any subsequent Plan year by filing with the Company an
Election Form that conforms with the requirements of Article 2 before the start of that Plan Year. 

  
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	 	(b)	 Amount of Deferral. Subject to Section 3.3, the amount of Compensation that a Participant
may elect to defer is such Compensation received after the date on which the deferral election is effective, and may be an integral percentage, as selected by the Participant, which shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Participant’s
Compensation; provided that the total amount deferred by a Participant shall be limited in any calendar year, if necessary, to satisfy FICA, income tax, and employee benefit plan withholding requirements as determined in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Company. 

  

	 	(c)	 Duration of Compensation Deferral Election. A Participant’s election to defer Compensation
is effective only with respect to Compensation earned after the date on which the election is effective and, except as set forth in Section 4.3, is irrevocable with respect to Compensation earned in the Plan Year for which the election is made.
A Participant must make a new deferral election for each subsequent Plan Year by filing a new Election Form with the Company prior to the beginning of such Plan Year, at such time as the Company may require, which election shall be effective on the
first day of the next following Plan Year. 

  

	3.2	 Elections to Defer Bonus Compensation. Subject to Section 3.3, in connection with a
Participant’s commencement of participation in the Plan, and subject to the final sentence of this Section 3.2, a Participant may elect to defer up to fifty percent (50%) of his or her Bonus Compensation payable during a calendar year, by
completing and filing an Election Form with the Company during the enrollment period established by the Company for deferral of that Bonus Compensation; provided that the total amount deferred by a Participant shall be limited in any calendar year,
if necessary, to satisfy FICA, income tax, and employee benefit plan withholding requirements as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. For any Bonus Compensation that is Performance-Based Compensation, the enrollment period
shall end no later than six (6) months prior to the end of the performance measurement period and, to the extent required by Code Section 409A, deferral elections for Bonus Compensation that is not Performance-Based Compensation shall be
made no later than the year prior to the year in which the services relating to the Bonus Compensation are performed. 

Except as set forth in Section 4.3, a Bonus Compensation deferral election made by a Participant shall become irrevocable as of the close
of the enrollment period applicable to such Bonus Compensation and established by the Company in accordance with the preceding paragraph. The Bonus Compensation deferral election may be revoked in writing up to the end of the applicable enrollment
period by completing and submitting a revocation prior to the enrollment-period close. 
  

	3.3	 Net Deferral Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 3, the actual
amount that will be deferred from a Participant’s Compensation and Bonus Compensation, if any, under the Plan in any Plan Year is the Participant’s Net Deferral Amount. The Net Deferral Amount for any Plan Year shall be equal to the Total
Deferral Amount that a Participant elects to defer for such year, reduced by the amount of elective deferrals credited to the Participant’s account under the 401(k) Plan for such year. In the event of a Participant’s Separation from
Service prior to the end of a Plan Year, such year’s Net Deferral Amount shall be the actual amount withheld prior to such event. 

  

	3.4	 Withholding of Net Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year, the Net Deferral Amount shall be
withheld from each regularly scheduled payroll in equal amounts, as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Compensation, and from each payment of Bonus Compensation for which a timely Election Form has been filed with the Company.
In accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2, a Participant must complete separate Election Forms for the deferral of Compensation and Bonus Compensation for which separate elections for the deferral of Compensation and Bonus Compensation may be made, in
the Company’s sole discretion, on the same Election Form, or as otherwise provided by the Company. 

  

	3.5	 Annual Company Contributions. For each Plan Year, the Company will credit (a) each
Participant’s Company Matching Contribution Account with the Company Matching Contribution Amount and (b) each Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account with the Two Percent Company Contribution Amount.

  
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	3.6	 Vesting. 

 

	 	(a)	 A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Deferral Account. 

 

	 	(b)	 A Participant’s benefit under his or her Matching Contribution Account shall at all times be 100% vested.

  

	 	(c)	 A Participant’s benefit under his or her Two Percent Company Contribution Account shall vest in accordance
with the following schedule based on his or her years of vesting service under the 401(k) Plan : 

  

					
	 Years of Vesting Service
	  	Vested Percentage	 
	 Less than 2
	  	 	0	% 
	 At least 2, but less than 3
	  	 	20	% 
	 At least 3, but less than 4
	  	 	40	% 
	 At least 4, but less than 5
	  	 	60	% 
	 5 or more
	  	 	100	% 

  

	 	(d)	 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is employed by the Company on his or her Normal Retirement Date
as defined under the 401(k) Plan, the date he or she becomes Disabled, or the date he or she dies, his or her vested interest in his or her Company Matching Contribution Account shall be 100%. 

 

	 	(e)	 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, in the event of a Change in Control, a
Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account shall immediately become 100% vested (if not already vested in accordance with the above vesting schedule). 

 

	 	(f)	 Notwithstanding the previous subsections, the vesting schedule for a Participant’s Two Percent Company
Contribution Account shall not be accelerated to the extent that the Company determines that such acceleration would cause the deduction limitations of Code Section 280G to become effective. In the event that all of a Participant’s Two
Percent Company Contribution Account is not vested pursuant to such a determination, the Participant may request independent verification of the Company’s calculations with respect to the application of Code Section 280G. In such case, the
Company must provide to the Participant within fifteen (15) business days of such a request an opinion from a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Participant (the “Accounting Firm”). If the Accounting Firm’s
opinion is in agreement with the Company’s determination, the opinion shall state that any limitation in the vested percentage hereunder is necessary to avoid the limits of Code Section 280G and contain supporting calculations. The cost of
such opinion shall be paid for by the Company. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this Section 3.6(f) shall not supersede any employment or other agreement between the Company and a Participant regarding the effect of Code
Section 280G on the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account. 

  

	 	(g)	 Notwithstanding the previous subsections, the vesting provisions of the Colfax Plan shall apply to a
Participant’s Transferred Two Percent Company Contribution Account Amount. 

  

	3.7	 Deferral Accounts and Company Contribution Accounts. The Company shall establish a Deferral
Account, a Two Percent Company Contribution Account and a Company Matching Contribution Account for each Participant under the Plan. Each Participant’s Deferral Account, Two Percent Company Contribution Account and Company Matching Contribution
Account shall be further divided into separate subaccounts (“investment fund subaccounts”), each of which corresponds to an investment fund elected by the Participant. A Participant’s Deferral Account, Two Percent Company Contribution
Account and Company Matching Contribution Account shall be credited as follows: 

  
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	 	(a)	 After amounts are withheld and deferred from a Participant’s Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation, the
Company shall credit the investment fund subaccounts of the Participant’s Deferral Account with an amount equal to the amount of Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation deferred by the Participant as of the date that the Compensation or Bonus
Compensation would have been paid to the Participant, and the portion of the Participant’s deferred Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation that the Participant has deemed to be invested in a certain type of investment fund shall be credited to
the investment fund subaccount corresponding to that investment fund. 

  

	 	(b)	 The Company shall credit the investment fund subaccounts of the Participant’s Two Percent Company
Contribution Account and Company Matching Contribution Account with the amounts equal to the Two Percent Company Contribution Amount and Company Matching Contribution Amount, respectively, if any, for that Participant, on the date or dates to be
determined by the Company in its sole discretion, and the portion of such amounts so credited that the Participant has deemed to be invested in a certain type of investment fund shall be credited to the investment fund subaccount corresponding to
that investment fund. 

  

	 	(c)	 Each business day, each of the Participant’s investment fund subaccounts shall be credited with earnings
or losses in an amount equal to that determined by multiplying the balance credited to such investment fund subaccount as of the prior day plus contributions allocated to the investment fund subaccount that day by the rate of net gain or loss for
the corresponding investment fund for that day. 

  

	 	(d)	 Each of the Participant’s investment fund subaccounts shall be reduced pro rata by the amount of any
distributions made to the Participant, as of the date of the distribution. 

  

	3.8	 Investment Elections. 

 

	 	(a)	 The Company shall select from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, commercially available
investment funds to be used to determine the amount of earnings or losses to be credited to the Participant’s Plan accounts under Section 3.7. 

  

	 	(b)	 At the time of making a deferral election, a Participant shall designate, on a form provided by the Company,
the investment fund or funds in which the Participant’s Deferral Account attributable to deferrals of Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation and the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account and Company Matching Contribution
Account attributable to the annual Two Percent Company Contribution Amount and Company Matching Contribution Amount, if any, for the Plan Year to which the deferral election relates will be deemed to be invested for purposes of determining the
amount of earnings or losses to be allocated to that Account. The Participant may specify the deemed investment, in whole percentage increments, in one or more of the investment funds as communicated from time to time by the Company. A Participant
may change this investment designation by filing a change of election and making a new designation with the Company at such time as provided by the Company and in accordance with the procedures established by the Company from time to time.

  

	 	(c)	 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan that may be interpreted to the contrary, the investment funds
selected by the Company or designation of investment funds by a Participant shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of the Participant. In the event that the Company or the trustee of the Trust, in its sole and
absolute discretion, shall invest funds in any or all of the selected investment funds, no Participant shall have any rights in or to such investments. Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant’s Account Balance shall at all times be a
bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company or the Trust; the Participant shall remain at all times an unsecured creditor of the Company. 

  
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	3.9	 FICA and Other Taxes. 

 

	 	(a)	 Deferral Amounts. For each Plan Year in which a Net Deferral Amount is being withheld from a
Participant, the Company shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Compensation and Bonus Compensation that is not being deferred, in a manner determined by the Company, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment
taxes on such Net Deferral Amount. If necessary, the Company may reduce the Net Deferral Amount in order to comply with this subsection (a). 

  

	 	(b)	 Company Contributions. When a Participant becomes vested in a portion of his or her Two Percent
Company Contribution Account, the Company shall withhold from the Participant’s Compensation and Bonus Compensation that is not deferred, in a manner determined by the Company, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes. If
necessary, the Company may reduce the vested portion of the Participant’s Two Percent Company Contribution Account in order to comply with this subsection (b). 

 

	 	(c)	 Distributions. The Company, or the trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments made to
a Participant under the Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes required to be withheld by the Company, or the trustee of the Trust, in connection with such payments, in amounts and in a manner to be determined in the
sole discretion of the Company and the trustee of the Trust. 

 ARTICLE 4 

Short-Term Payout; Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies 
  

	4.1	 Short-Term Payout. In connection with each deferral election under the Plan, a Participant may
elect to receive a Short-Term Payout from the Plan with respect to all or a portion of the Net Deferral Amount. The Short-Term Payout shall be a lump sum payment in an amount that is equal to the portion of the Net Deferral Amount that the
Participant elected to have distributed as a Short-Term Payout, plus amounts credited or debited in the manner provided in Section 3.7 above on that amount, calculated as of the close of business on or around the date on which the Short-Term
Payout becomes payable, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, each Short-Term Payout elected shall be paid out during a sixty (60) day period commencing immediately after the last
day of any Plan Year designated by the Participant. The Plan Year designated by the Participant must be at least five (5) Plan Years after the Plan Year in which the Net Deferral Amount is actually deferred. By way of example, if a Short-Term
Payout is elected for Net Deferral Amounts that are deferred in the Plan Year commencing January 1, 2022, the Short-Term Payout would become payable during a sixty (60) day period commencing January 1, 2027. 

 

	4.2	 Other Benefits Take Precedence Over Short-Term. Should an event occur that triggers a benefit
under Article 5, any Net Deferral Amount, plus amounts credited or debited thereon, that is subject to a Short-Term Payout election under Section 4.1 shall not be paid in accordance with Section 4.1 but shall be paid in accordance with
Article 5. 

  

	4.3	 Payout/Cancellation for Unforeseeable Financial Emergencies. If the Participant experiences an
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency, the Participant may petition the Company to receive a partial or full payout from the Plan. The payout shall not exceed the lesser of the Participant’s vested Account Balance, calculated as if such Participant
were receiving a Plan Benefit, or the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Financial Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the payout, after taking into account the extent to which such
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial
hardship), or by cessation of deferrals under the Plan. A Participant experiencing an Unforeseeable Financial Emergency may also petition for a cancellation of his or her deferral election in effect under the Plan. If, subject to the sole discretion
of the Company, the petition for a cancellation and/or payout is approved, cancellation shall take effect upon the date of approval and any payout shall be made within sixty (60) days of the date of

  
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approval. In the event of any such cancellation, the deferral election under the Plan made by the Participant next following the cancellation of his or her deferral election due to an
Unforeseeable Financial Emergency shall be treated as an initial deferral election with respect to Compensation earned after the date on which the election is effective, in accordance with Treasury Regulations
§1.409A-2(a) and subject to the requirements of Article 3 hereunder, but shall in no event be treated as an election with respect to the first Plan Year with respect to which the Participant is eligible
to participate in the Plan. 

 ARTICLE 5 

Benefits 
  

	5.1	 Plan Benefit. A Participant who experiences a Regular Separation from Service shall receive, as
the Plan benefit, the vested portion of his or her Account Balance (the “Plan Benefit”). 

  

	 	(a)	 Payment Commencement Date for a Regular Separation from Service. A Participant shall designate on
each Election Form the time as of which payment of his or her Plan Benefit with respect to the Compensation or Bonus Compensation deferred pursuant to such Election Form is to commence in the event of a Regular Separation from Service as one of the
following alternatives. The Participant either may select: 

  

	 	(1)	 The last day of the month following the Participant’s Termination Date, except that, in the case of a Key
Employee, that date shall be the last day of the month in which occurs the six (6) month anniversary of his or her Termination Date; or 

  

	 	(2)	 January 31 of any of the five (5) calendar years following the year that includes the
Participant’s Termination Date, except that, in the case of a Key Employee, the first payment shall be made as of the later of (x) the selected January 31, or (y) the last day of the month in which occurs the six (6) month
anniversary of his or her Termination Date. 

 In addition, if a payment commencement date under this Section is not
established at the time a Participant submits his or her deferral Election Form, his or her Plan Benefit with respect to the Compensation or Bonus Compensation deferred pursuant to such Election Form shall be paid as a lump sum as of the last day of
the month in which occurs the six (6) month anniversary of the Participant’s Termination Date. 
 With respect to a Key Employee
who experiences a Separation from Service, unless the Company determines otherwise in accordance with Code Section 409A, the payments to which the Key Employee would otherwise be entitled during the period between his or her Termination Date
and the payment commencement date determined in accordance with this Section 5.1(a) shall be accumulated and paid on the payment commencement date. 
  

	 	(b)	 Form of Benefit for a Regular Separation from Service. A Participant shall elect on each Election
Form to receive the Plan Benefit with respect to the Compensation or Bonus Compensation deferred pursuant to such Election Form in a lump sum or pursuant to an Annual Installment Method over 2 years to 10 years. If a Participant does not make any
election with respect to the payment of the Plan Benefit, then such benefit shall be payable in a lump sum. 

  

	 	(c)	 Death Prior to Completion of Benefit Payment. If a Participant dies after his or her Regular
Separation from Service but before the Plan Benefit is paid in full, the Participant’s unpaid Plan Benefit payments shall continue and shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary over the remaining number of years and in the same
amounts as that benefit would have been paid to the Participant had the Participant survived. 

  

  
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	 	(d)	 Small Plan Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, if the vested
portion of the Participant’s Account Balance at the time of his or her Regular Separation from Service is less than $10,000, payment of his or her Plan Benefit shall be paid in a lump sum on or before the later of (i) December 31 of
the calendar year in which occurs the Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date 2-1/2 months after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

 

	5.2	 Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit. The Participant’s
Beneficiary shall receive a Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit equal to the Participant’s Account Balance if the Participant dies before he or she experiences a Regular Separation from Service or receiving
the Disability Benefit described in Section 5.3. A Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive the Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit in a lump sum. The lump sum payment shall be made no later than 60 days
after the last day of the Plan Year in which the Company is provided with proof that is satisfactory to the Company of the Participant’s death. 

  

	5.3	 Disability Benefit. A Participant who while still an Employee is deemed Disabled shall, for
benefit purposes under the Plan, be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service as soon as practicable after such Participant is determined to be Disabled, in which case the Participant shall receive a Disability Benefit equal to the vested
portion of his or her Account Balance. The Disability Benefit shall be paid in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s deemed Separation from Service, or, if the Participant is a Key Employee, as of the last day of the month
in which occurs the six (6) month anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

  

	5.4	 Change in Time or Form of Payment. Notwithstanding the method of payment for the Plan Benefit
elected by a Participant on an Election Form with respect to the Compensation or Bonus Compensation deferred pursuant to such Election Form, the Participant may elect to change the time or form of such payment under a subsequent election only if the
following requirements are met: 

  

	 	(a)	 The subsequent election may not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the
subsequent election is made. 

  

	 	(b)	 The subsequent election may not be made less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the first
scheduled payment under the current election. 

  

	 	(c)	 The first payment with respect to which the subsequent election is made must be deferred for a period of not
less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made. 

  

	 	(d)	 The subsequent election may not accelerate the time of any payment. 

The form of payment elected in a subsequent election also must be an election of the form and timing of payment that could have been made under
Section 4.1 or Section 5.1 by the Participant at the time of original election. For purposes of this Section 5.4, installment payments elected by a Participant under the Plan shall be treated as a single payment to be made on the
payment date for the first installment payment. 
  

	5.5	 Limitation on Key Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the
payment of a Plan Benefit or Disability Benefit with respect to a Participant who is a “key employee” within the meaning of Code Section 416(i)(1), if at that time any stock of the Company is publicly traded on an established
securities market or otherwise, shall not be made within six (6) months following his or her Separation from Service, except in the event of death. 

ARTICLE 6 

Beneficiary Designation 
  

	6.1	 Beneficiary. Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate his or her
Beneficiary(ies) (both primary as well as contingent) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant. The Beneficiary designated under the Plan may be the same as or different from the Beneficiary
designation under any other plan of the Company in which the Participant participates. 

  
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	6.2	 Beneficiary Designation; Change. A Participant shall designate his or her Beneficiary by
completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form, and returning it to the Company. A Participant shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form
and the Company’s rules and procedures, as in effect from time to time. Upon the acceptance by the Company of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be canceled. The Company shall be entitled to
rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Participant and accepted by the Company prior to his or her death. 

  

	6.3	 Acknowledgment. No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until
received and acknowledged in writing by the Company. 

  

	6.4	 No Beneficiary Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided in
Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 above or if all Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving spouse.
If the Participant has no surviving spouse, the benefits remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be payable to the Participant’s estate. 

 

	6.5	 Doubt as to Beneficiary. If the Company has any doubt as to the proper Beneficiary to receive
payments pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall have the right, exercisable in its discretion, to cause the Company to withhold such payments until this matter is resolved to the Company’s satisfaction. 

 

	6.6	 Discharge of Obligations. The payment of benefits under the Plan to a Beneficiary shall fully and
completely discharge the Company from all further obligations under the Plan with respect to the Participant. 

 ARTICLE
7 
 Leave of Absence 
  

	7.1	 Paid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Company or its Affiliate for any
reason to take a paid leave of absence from the employment of the Company or its Affiliate (as applicable) and such leave of absence does not constitute a Separation from Service, the Participant shall continue to be considered employed by the
Company or its Affiliate and the Net Deferral Amount shall continue to be withheld during such paid leave of absence in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2. 

  

	7.2	 Unpaid Leave of Absence. If a Participant is authorized by the Company or its Affiliate for any
reason to take an unpaid leave of absence from the employment of the Company or its Affiliate (as applicable) and such leave of absence does not constitute a Separation from Service, the Participant shall continue to be considered employed by the
Company or its Affiliate and the Participant shall be excused from making deferrals until the Participant returns to a paid employment status. Upon such return, deferrals shall resume for the remaining portion of the Plan Year in which the return
occurs, based on the deferral election, if any, made for that Plan Year. If no election was made for that Plan Year, no deferral shall be withheld. 

ARTICLE 8 

Termination, Amendment or Modification 
  

	8.1	 Termination. Although the Company anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite
period of time, there is no guarantee that the Company will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future. Accordingly, the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan, in its sole discretion, in whole or in part,
and for any reason, by action of the Company. The Company may terminate the Plan with respect to the Participants employed or formerly employed by the Company, as follows: 

 

	 	(a)	 Partial Termination. The Company, in its sole discretion, may partially terminate the Plan by not
accepting any additional deferral elections under the Plan. If such a partial termination occurs, the Plan shall continue to operate and be effective with regard to deferral elections properly completed and filed prior to the effective date of such
partial termination. 

  
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	 	(b)	 Complete Termination. The Company, in its sole discretion, may completely terminate the Plan by
not accepting any additional deferral elections, and by terminating all existing Plan deferrals. In the event of complete termination, the Plan shall cease to operate and, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and subject to the
rules thereunder, the Company shall distribute each vested Account Balance to the appropriate Participant. 

  

	8.2	 Amendment. The Company may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part by the
action of the Company; provided, however, that: (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the value of a Participant’s Account Balance in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made,
calculated as if the Participant had experienced a Regular Separation from Service as of the effective date of the amendment or modification, except that the Company may change the investment funds to be applied prospectively, and (ii) no
amendment or modification of this Section 8.2 of the Plan shall be effective. The amendment or modification of the Plan shall not affect any Participant or Beneficiary who has become entitled to the payment of benefits under the Plan as of the
date of the amendment or modification. The Company specifically reserves the right to amend the Plan to conform the provisions of the Plan to the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to Code Section 409A, in accordance
with such guidance. 

  

	8.3	 Effect of Payment. The full payment of the applicable benefit under Articles 4 or 5 of the Plan
shall completely discharge all obligations to a Participant and his or her Beneficiaries under the Plan. 

 ARTICLE 9

 Administration 
  

	9.1	 Administrative Duties. To the extent that ERISA applies to the Plan, the Company shall be the
“named fiduciary” of the Plan and the “plan administrator” of the Plan. The Company shall be responsible for the general administration of the Plan. The Company will, subject to the terms of the Plan, have the authority to:
(i) approve for participation employees who are recommended for participation by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) adopt, alter, and repeal administrative rules and practices governing the Plan,
(iii) interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan, and (iv) otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. All decisions by the Company will be made with the approval of not less than a majority of the members of its Board of
Directors. The Company may delegate any of its authority to any other person or persons that it deems appropriate. 

  

	9.2	 Agents. In the administration of the Plan, the Company may, from time to time, employ agents and
delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit (including acting through a duly appointed representative) and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company. 

 

	9.3	 Binding Effect of Decisions. All decisions by the Company, and by any other person or persons to
whom the Company has delegated authority, shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan. 

  

	9.4	 Indemnity of Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold any Employee to whom the duties of the
Company may be delegated against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to the Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct by the Company or any such Employee.

  

	9.5	 Information. To perform its functions, any person or persons who the Company has deemed
appropriate to administer the Plan shall supply full and timely information on all matters relating to the compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the retirement, the Disabled status, death or other Separation from Service of
its Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Company may reasonably require. 

  
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 ARTICLE 10 

Other Benefits and Agreements 
  

	10.1	 Coordination with Other Benefits. The benefits provided for a Participant and Participant’s
Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Company. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or
program except as may otherwise be expressly provided. 

 ARTICLE 11 

Claims Procedures 
  

	11.1	 Initial Claim. If a Participant believes he or she is entitled to payments under the Plan which
have not been paid or have been paid in a lesser amount, the Participant may submit a written claim to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Company. If the Senior Vice President of Human Resources determines that the claim should be
denied, written notice of the decision will be furnished to the Participant within a reasonable period of time. This notice will set forth in clear and precise terms the specific reasons for the denial, specific reference to pertinent Plan
provisions on which the denial is based, a description of additional material or information necessary for the Participant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of the Plan’s review procedure. The written notice shall be given to the
Participant within ninety (90) days after receipt of the claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, in which case a decision will be rendered and written notice furnished within one hundred eighty
(180) days after receipt of the claim. A written notice of such extension of time indicating the special circumstances and expected date of decision will be furnished to the Participant within the initial ninety (90) day period.

  

	11.2	 Claims Appeal. The Participant may, within sixty (60) days after receiving notice denying
the claim, request a review of the decision by written application to the committee established by the Company to review appeals under this Plan (the “Review Panel”). The Participant may also review pertinent documents and submit issues
and comments in writing. A written decision on the appeal will be made by the Review Panel not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case a decision will be
rendered within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the appeal. A written notice of such extension of time will be furnished to the Participant before such extension begins. The
decision will include the specific reason(s) for the decision and the specific reference(s) to the pertinent plan provisions on which the decision is based. The decision will be final. The Participant’s Beneficiary also may use the claim
procedures set forth in Section 11.1 and this Section. 

 ARTICLE 12 

Trust 
  

	12.1	 Establishment of the Trust. The Company may establish one or more irrevocable Trusts to which the
Company may transfer such assets as the Company determines in its sole discretion to assist in meeting its obligations under the Plan. 

  

	12.2	 Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust. The provisions of the Plan shall govern the rights
of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to the Plan. The provisions of the Trust shall govern the rights of the Company, Participants and the creditors of the Company to the assets transferred to the Trust. 

 

	12.3	 Distributions from the Trust. The Company’s obligations under the Plan may be satisfied with
Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust, and any such distribution shall reduce the Company’s obligations under the Plan. 

  
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 ARTICLE 13 

Miscellaneous 
  

	13.1	 Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to be a plan that is not qualified within the meaning of
Code Section 401(a) and that “is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of Sections
201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intent. 

  

	13.2	 Unsecured General Creditor. Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns
shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any property or assets of the Company. For purposes of the payment of benefits under the Plan, any and all of the Company’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged
unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligation under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. 

 

	13.3	 Company’s Liability. The Company’s liability for the payment of benefits shall be
defined only by the Plan. The Company shall have no obligation to a Participant under the Plan except as expressly provided in the Plan. 

  

	13.4	 Nonassignability. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute,
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are
expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment or sequestration for the payment of
any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a
spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise. 

  

	13.5	 Not a Contract of Employment. The terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed to
constitute a contract of employment between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, either expressed or implied. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an “at will” employment relationship that can be terminated at any time
for any reason, or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of the
Company or any Affiliate, or to interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time. 

  

	13.6	 Furnishing Information. A Participant or his or her Beneficiary will cooperate with the Company
by furnishing any and all information requested by the Company and take such other actions as may be requested in order to facilitate the administration of the Plan and the payments of benefits hereunder, including but not limited to taking such
physical examinations as the Company may deem necessary. 

  

	13.7	 Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though
they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all
cases where they would so apply. 

  

	13.8	 Captions. The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of the Plan are for convenience
only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions. 

  

	13.9	 Governing Law. Subject to ERISA, the provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted
according to the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. 

  

	13.10	 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Company under the Plan
shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the address below: 

  
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 The ESAB Group, Inc. 

909 Rose Avenue, Suite 800 

North Bethesda, MD 20852 
 Attn:
Director, Global Compensation & Benefits 
 Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by
mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification. 
 Any notice or filing required or permitted to
be given to a Participant under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent by mail, to the last known address of the Participant. 
  

	13.11	 Successors. The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its
successors and assigns and the Participant and the Participant’s Beneficiaries. 

  

	13.12	 Spouse’s Interest. The interest in the benefits hereunder of a spouse of a Participant who
has predeceased the Participant shall automatically pass to the Participant and shall not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse’s will, nor shall such interest pass under the laws of intestate
succession. 

  

	13.13	 Validity. In case any provision of the Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said
illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein. 

 

	13.14	 Incompetent. If the Company determines in its discretion that a benefit under the Plan is to be
paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Company may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and
custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person. The Company may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit. Any payment of a benefit shall be a payment
for the account of the Participant and the Participant’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount. 

 

	13.15	 Court Orders. The Company shall comply with domestic relations orders (as defined in Code
Section 414(p)(1)(B)), pursuant to which a court has determined that a spouse or former spouse of a Participant has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under the Plan, and other court orders that do not contravene the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code. 

  

	13.16	 Insurance. The Company, on its own behalf or on behalf of the trustee of the Trust, and, in its
sole discretion, may apply for and procure insurance on the life of the Participant, in such amounts and in such forms as the Trust may choose. The Company or the trustee of the Trust, as the case may be, shall be the sole owner and beneficiary of
any such insurance. The Participant shall have no interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, and at the request of the Company shall submit to medical examinations and supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by
the insurance company or companies to whom the Company has applied for insurance. 

  

	13.17	 Distribution in the Event of Income Inclusion Under Code
Section 409A. The Company intends for the Plan to comply with and be construed in accordance with Code Section 409A, but this is not a guarantee. In the event that it is determined that the Plan does not
comply with Section 409A, if any portion of a Participant’s Account Balance under this Plan is required to be included in income by the Participant prior to receipt due to a failure of this Plan to comply with the requirements of Code
Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, the Company may determine that such Participant shall receive a distribution from the Plan in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the portion of his or her Account Balance required to be
included in income as a result of the failure of the Plan to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations, or (ii) the unpaid vested Account Balance. 

  
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	13.18	 Deduction Limitation on Benefit Payments. If the Company reasonably anticipates that the
Company’s deduction with respect to any distribution from this Plan would be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m), the Company may, in its sole discretion, delay payment of any “grandfathered amounts” (as
defined under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and regulations thereunder) to the extent necessary to ensure that the distribution from this Plan is deductible and that any such delay is permitted by Treasury Regulations §1.409A-2(b)(7)(i). Any amounts for which distribution is delayed due to the Company’s exercise of its discretion, pursuant to this Section 13.18, shall continue to be credited or debited with
additional amounts in accordance with Section 3.7, and all such amounts shall be distributed to the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary in the event of the Participant’s death) at the earliest date the Company reasonably anticipates
that the deduction of the payment of the amount will not be limited or eliminated by application of Code Section 162(m). In the event that such delayed distribution date is determined to be after a Participant’s Separation from Service and
that the Participant to whom the payment relates is determined to be a Key Employee, then to the extent necessary to comply with Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(2), the delayed payment shall not made
before the end of the six-month period following such Participant’s Separation from Service. 

  

	13.19	 No Acceleration of Benefits. The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under the
Plan is not permitted, except as provided in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

  

	13.20	 Compliance with Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to
provide for the deferral of compensation in accordance with Code Section 409A. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has
signed this The ESAB Group, Inc. Excess Benefit Plan, effective January 1, 2022. 
  

			
	THE ESAB GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	          

	Title:	 	  

  

  
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