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Exhibit 10.3

	 	 	 	 	 
	CITIGROUP GLOBAL 

MARKETS INC. 

390 Greenwich Street 

New York, New York 10013
	 	LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019
	 	GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT

PARTNERS L.P.

85 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC

9 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

CONFIDENTIAL

June 27, 2007

Nuance Communications, Inc.

1 Wayside Road

Burlington, MA 01803

Attn: Carol Vachon

Project Vicksburg

Incremental Credit Facility

Amended and Restated Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

	1.	 	This amended and restated commitment letter (including the Term Sheet (as defined below),
this “Commitment Letter”) amends, restates and supersedes that certain commitment
letter dated June 11, 2007 from CGMI, LCPI, GSCP, BOA, Lehman Brothers, BAS (each as defined
below), UBS Loan Finance LLC and UBS Securities LLC to you.
	 
	2.	 	You have advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) on behalf of Citi (as defined
below), Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. (“LCPI”), Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
(“GSCP”) and Bank of America, N.A (“BOA” and, together with Citi, LCPI and
GSCP, the “Banks”), CGMI, Lehman Brothers Inc. (“Lehman Brothers”), GSCP
(together with Citi and Lehman Brothers, the “Arrangers”) and Banc of America
Securities LLC (“BAS” and, together with the Banks and the Arrangers, the
“Commitment Parties,” “we” or “us”) that Nuance Communications, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower” or “you”), proposes to acquire (the
“Acquisition”) all of the outstanding capital stock of VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Acquired Business”). The Acquisition and the Incremental
Credit Facility (as defined below) are referred to herein as the “Transactions.” For
purposes of this Commitment Letter, “Citi” means CGMI, Citibank, N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc.,
Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates as may be appropriate to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
	 
	3.	 	You have also advised us that you propose to finance a portion of the purchase price of the
Acquisition and pay related transaction fees and expenses with the Incremental Credit Facility
(as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $225.0 million. You have
requested debt financings consisting of up to $225.0 million in incremental term loans (the
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	 	 	Credit Facility”) pursuant to Section 2.21 of the amended and restated credit
agreement dated as of April 5, 2007 among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time
to time, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as Administrative Agent, Citicorp North America, Inc., as
Syndication Agent, CGMI and UBS Securities LLC (“UBSS”), as Joint Lead Arrangers,
and CGMI, UBSS and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Joint Bookrunners (the
“Existing Credit Agreement”). The date on which the Acquisition, the advances and
fundings under the Incremental Credit Facility and the other elements of the Transactions
are consummated shall be referred to as the “Closing Date.”
	 
	4.	 	Based upon and subject to the foregoing and to the terms and conditions set forth below, set
forth in the Summary of Proposed Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A and
set forth in the Conditions to Funding contained in Exhibit B (collectively, the
“Term Sheet”; and, together with this letter agreement, the “Commitment
Letter”), each of the Banks, acting alone or through or with affiliates selected by it, is
pleased to confirm to you its commitment (several and not joint) to provide its respective
percentage of the Incremental Credit Facility on the principal terms set forth herein and in
the Term Sheet (such commitments being herein collectively referred to as the
“Commitment”) as set forth in the table below.

	 	 	 
	 	 	% of Commitment
	Citi
	 	35.0%
	LCPI
	 	25.0%
	GSCP
	 	25.0%
	BOA
	 	15.0%

	5.	 	The Commitment of the Banks and the undertakings of the Arrangers are subject to (a) your
written acceptance, and compliance with the terms and conditions, of a letter from us to you
of even date herewith (the “Fee Letter”) pursuant to which you agree to pay, or cause
to be paid, to us certain fees in connection with the Incremental Credit Facility; (b) there
not having occurred since the date of the Acquisition Agreement (as defined in Exhibit
B) a “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement); and (c)
satisfaction of all other conditions and requirements and the accuracy of representations
described herein and in the Term Sheet.
	 
	6.	 	It is agreed that Citi and Lehman Brothers, acting alone or through or with affiliates
selected by it, will act as joint lead arrangers and that Citi, Lehman Brothers and GSCP,
acting alone or through or with affiliates selected by it, will act as joint bookrunners, for
a syndicate of financial institutions and other entities reasonably acceptable to the
Arrangers and you (together with the Banks, the “Lenders”) that the Arrangers intend
to form to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Credit Facility. It is further agreed
that (i) Citi will act as “left lead bookrunner” and joint lead arranger for the Incremental
Credit Facility, (ii) LCPI will act as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the
Incremental Credit Facility, (iii) GSCP will act as joint bookrunner for the Incremental
Credit Facility and (iv) BAS will act as co-arranger for the Incremental Credit Facility.
Each of the Commitment Parties, in its respective capacity, will perform the duties and
exercise the authority customarily performed and exercised by it in such roles.
	 
	7.	 	You agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Arrangers in achieving a
timely syndication of the Incremental Credit Facility that is satisfactory to the Arrangers,
which the Arrangers intend to conduct prior to and following the Closing Date. The
syndication efforts will be accomplished by a variety of means, including your facilitating
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	 	 	tion between your senior management, advisors and affiliates, on the one hand, and the
proposed Lenders, on the other hand, and your hosting, with the Arrangers, one or more
meetings with prospective Lenders and various rating agencies at such times and places as we
may reasonably request. You agree, upon our request, to use your commercially reasonable
efforts to (a) provide, and to cause your affiliates, advisors to provide, to the Arrangers
and each of the prospective Lenders all information reasonably requested by the Arrangers to
successfully complete the syndication, including the information and projections
contemplated hereby, (b) assist, and cause your affiliates and advisors to assist, the
Arrangers in the preparation of one or more confidential information memoranda and other
marketing materials, (c) have debt ratings for the Existing Credit Agreement maintained by
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group
(“S&P”) (it being understood that no particular level of ratings will be required to
be maintained) and (d) make available your representatives on reasonable prior notice and at
reasonable times and places. You also agree to use your commercially reasonable efforts to
assist our syndication efforts through your existing lending relationships. The Arrangers
reserve the right to engage the services of their respective affiliates in furnishing the
services to be performed as contemplated herein and to allocate (in whole or in part) to any
such affiliates any fees payable to them in such manner as the Arrangers and their
respective affiliates may agree in their sole discretion. You agree that we may share with
any of our officers, affiliates and advisors any information related to the Transactions or
any other matter contemplated hereby, subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth
herein.
	 
	8.	 	Citi (and/or one or more of their respective affiliates) will manage all aspects of the
syndication of the Incremental Credit Facility (in consultation with you), including decisions
as to the selection of potential Lenders reasonably acceptable to you to be approached and
when they will be approached, when their commitments will be accepted, when Lenders reasonably
acceptable to you will participate and the final allocations of the commitments among the
Lenders, and the Arrangers will exclusively perform all functions and exercise all authority
as customarily performed and exercised in such capacities, including selecting counsel for the
Lenders and negotiating the amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement and related
documentation for the Incremental Credit Facility consistent with the terms and conditions
hereof and of the Term Sheet and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to us
and to you (the “Credit Documentation”). You agree that no Lender will receive
compensation outside the terms contained herein and in the Fee Letter in order to obtain its
commitment to participate in the Incremental Credit Facility. At the request of the
Arrangers, you agree to prepare a version of the information package and presentation to be
provided to prospective Lenders that does not contain material non-public information
concerning you or your affiliates or any securities of any thereof. In addition, you agree
that unless specifically labeled “Private — Contains Non-Public Information,” no information,
documentation or other data disseminated to prospective Lenders in connection with the
syndication of the Incremental Credit Facility, whether through an internet site (including,
without limitation, an IntraLinks workspace), electronically, in presentations at meetings or
otherwise, will contain any material non-public information concerning you, your affiliates or
any securities of any thereof.
	 
	9.	 	You hereby agree that, until the earlier of the termination of this Commitment Letter and the
completion of syndication, there shall be no competing issuance, or announcement of a
competing issuance, of any securities, bank facilities or other debt of the Borrower, the
Acquired Business or any of their respective subsidiaries being offered, placed or arranged,
other than (a) the Incremental Credit Facility, (b) the issuance by Borrower of any of its
common stock and (c) the issuance by Borrower or any of its subsidiaries of any securities
convertible into common stock, whether through a public offering or pursuant to Rule 144A of
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	 	 	amended (a “Convertible Securities Offering”), without the prior written consent of
the Arrangers.
	 
	10.	 	You hereby represent and warrant that (a) all information (other than the Projections, as
defined below) concerning you, the Acquired Business and your and their respective
subsidiaries and the Transactions (together, the “Information”) that has been or will
be made available to us or the prospective Lenders and Lenders by you or any of your
representatives, taken as a whole, is, or will be when furnished, complete and correct in all
material respects and, taken as a whole and together with your filings and reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, does not, or will not when furnished, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances
under which such statements are made, and (b) all financial projections concerning you, the
Acquired Business and your and their respective subsidiaries that have been or will be made
available to us or the Lenders by you or any of your representatives (together, the
“Projections”) have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable
assumptions at the time they were made (it being understood that future results of operations
and financial condition may differ materially therefrom). You agree to supplement, or cause
to be supplemented, the Information and the Projections from time to time until the Closing
Date so that the representations and warranties contained in the preceding sentence remain
correct in all material respects. In syndicating the Incremental Credit Facility, we will be
entitled to use and rely primarily on the Information and the Projections without
responsibility for independent check or verification thereof.
	 
	11.	 	On the Closing Date (and only if the Closing Date occurs), you hereby agree to reimburse us
for all of our reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including, without limitation, all
reasonable due diligence investigation expenses, fees of consultants, syndication expenses
(including printing, distribution, and meetings with prospective Lenders), travel expenses,
duplication fees and expenses, audit fees, search fees, filing and recording fees and the
reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel (including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees, expenses and other charges of Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp, as
counsel to the Commitment Parties (and any necessary local or special counsel selected by them
in connection with the Transactions), and any sales, use or similar taxes (and any additions
to such taxes) related to any of the foregoing), incurred in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery, any waiver or modification and any collection or
enforcement of this Commitment Letter, the Term Sheet, the Fee Letter and the Incremental
Credit Facility and all of the other transactions described herein and in any definitive
documentation and advice in connection therewith and thereafter from time to time on demand.
	 
	12.	 	By your acceptance below, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless us and the other
Lenders and our and their respective affiliates (including, without limitation, controlling
persons) and the directors, officers, employees, advisors and agents of the foregoing (each,
an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, costs, expenses,
damages or liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect
thereof) that arise out of or in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Term Sheet, the
Fee Letter, the Incremental Credit Facility or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or the providing or syndication of the Incremental Credit Facility (or the actual or
proposed use of the proceeds thereof), and to reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly upon
its written demand for any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating,
preparing to defend or defending against, or participating in, any such loss, claim, cost,
expense, damage, liability or action or other proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified
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	 	 	vided that any such obligation to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse an Indemnified
Person shall not be applicable to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. You shall not be liable for any settlement
of any such proceeding effected without your written consent, but if settled with such
consent or if there shall be a final judgment against an Indemnified Person, you shall,
subject to the proviso in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, indemnify such
Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment. You shall not, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Person,
effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such
Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought
hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter
of such proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person. None of us or
any other Lender (or any of their respective affiliates) shall be responsible or liable to
Borrower, the Acquired Business or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or
stockholders or any other person or entity for any indirect, special, punitive or
consequential damages which may be alleged as a result of this Commitment Letter, the Term
Sheet, the Fee Letter, the Incremental Credit Facility or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
	 
	13.	 	Nothing contained herein shall limit or preclude the Commitment Parties or any of their
affiliates from carrying on any business with, providing banking or other financial services
to, or from participating in any capacity, including as an equity investor in, any party
whatsoever, including, without limitation, any competitor, supplier or customer of you, the
Acquired Business or any of your or their affiliates, or any other party that may have
interests different than or adverse to such parties.
	 
	14.	 	You acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their affiliates (the term “Commitment
Parties” as used in this paragraph being understood to include such affiliates) may be
providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory
services) to other companies with which you, the Acquired Business or your or their respective
affiliates may have conflicting interests regarding the Transactions and otherwise. The
Commitment Parties will not use confidential information obtained from you or the Acquired
Business in connection with the performance by the Arrangers of services for other companies
and will not furnish any such information to other companies. You also acknowledge that the
Commitment Parties do not have any obligation in connection with the Transactions to use, or
to furnish to you or the Acquired Business, confidential information obtained from other
companies or entities. You further acknowledge and agree to the disclosure by us (in
consultation with you) of information relating to the Incremental Credit Facility to “Gold
Sheets” and other similar bank trade publications.
	 
	15.	 	This Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the contents hereof and thereof are confidential
and, except for the disclosure hereof or thereof on a confidential basis to your or our
accountants, attorneys and other professional advisors retained in connection with the
Transactions or as otherwise required by law or regulation, may not be disclosed in whole or
in part by you or us to any person or entity without your or our prior written consent;
provided, however, it is understood and agreed that you may disclose (a) this Commitment
Letter, but not the Fee Letter, on a confidential basis to the board of directors and advisors
to the Acquired Business in connection with their consideration of the Transactions and (b)
after your acceptance of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, you may disclose such
documents in any required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other
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	 	 	Fee Letter is so required to be disclosed or filed, appropriate redactions in the Fee Letter
acceptable to us and the Securities and Exchange Commission). In addition, we shall be
permitted to use (in consultation with you) information related to the syndication and
arrangement of the Incremental Credit Facility in connection with marketing, press releases
or other transactional announcements or updates provided to investor or trade publications.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we, the Lenders and our and their respective affiliates may
disclose the Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the contents hereof and thereof (1) on a
confidential basis to our and their affiliates or any of our or their affiliates’ directors,
officers, employees, advisors, representatives, attorneys, accountants, and auditors
(collectively, the “Representatives”) whom they determine need to know such
information in connection with the Transactions, (2) to any governmental agency or
regulatory body having or claiming to have authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of
any of our or their business or that of our or their Representatives in connection with the
exercise of such authority or claimed authority, (3) except the Fee Letter and the contents
thereof, to any bank or financial institution or other entity to which any of us, the
Lenders, or any of our or their affiliates has sold or desires to sell an interest or
participation in the Transactions, provided that any such recipient agrees to keep the
material confidential, (4) to the extent necessary or appropriate to effect or preserve the
security (if any) for any loan or other extension of credit or to enforce any right or
remedy or in connection with any claims asserted by or against any of them or any of their
Representatives or you or any other person or entity involved in the Transactions, (5) if
any of them is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, court order,
subpoena, administrative proceeding, civil investigatory demand, or any similar legal or
regulatory process) to disclose any of such material, (6) to the extent such material
becomes publicly available other than a result of a breach of this provision, (7) any
contractual counterparties to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or
its obligations and (8) to Moody’s and S&P in connection with confirming ratings.
Furthermore, we hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act,
Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Patriot Act”),
each of them is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies you in
accordance with the Patriot Act.
	 
	16.	 	The provisions of paragraphs 11, 12, 13, 15 and 20 shall survive any termination or
expiration of this Commitment Letter or the Commitment of the Banks or the undertakings of the
Arrangers set forth herein, and the provisions of paragraphs 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall survive
until the completion of syndication of the Incremental Credit Facility. If definitive
documentation relating to the Incremental Credit Facility shall be executed and delivered,
your obligations under this Commitment Letter in respect of the Incremental Credit Facility,
other than those relating to confidentiality, indemnification, no competing issuance and to
the syndication (including provision of supplemental Information and Projections) of such
Incremental Credit Facility (which shall remain in full force and effect), shall automatically
terminate and be superseded by the provisions contained in such definitive documentation upon
the execution and delivery thereof.
	 
	17.	 	This Commitment Letter and the Commitment of the Banks and the undertakings of the Arrangers
set forth herein shall, in the event this Commitment Letter is accepted by you as provided in
paragraph 21 hereof, automatically terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on August 30, 2007,
if the consummation of the Acquisition and the other elements of the Transactions shall not
have occurred by such time.
	 
	18.	 	This Commitment Letter and the commitments, undertakings and agreements hereunder shall not
be assignable by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto, and any attempted assignment shall be void and of no effect; provided, however, that
nothing contained in this paragraph shall prohibit us in our sole discretion from (a)
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	 	 	ties hereunder through any of our affiliates, and you will owe any related duties (including
those set forth above) to any such affiliate, and (b) granting participations in, or selling
(in consultation with you) assignments of all or a portion of, the Commitment or the
advances under the Incremental Credit Facility pursuant to arrangements reasonably
satisfactory to us (provided that we shall remain obligated hereunder). This Commitment
Letter is solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and does not confer any benefits
upon, or create any rights in favor of, any other person.
	 
	19.	 	As you know, each of the Arrangers or its affiliates is a full service securities firm
engaged, either directly or through its affiliates in various activities, including securities
trading, investment management, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and
benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these
activities, the Arrangers or their respective affiliates may actively trade the debt and
equity securities (or related derivative securities) of the Borrower and other companies which
may be the subject of the arrangements contemplated by this letter for their own account and
for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such
securities. Each Arranger or its respective affiliates may also co-invest with, make direct
investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment
vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or
make investments in securities or other debt obligations of the Borrower or other companies
which may be the subject of the arrangements contemplated by this letter.
	 
	20.	 	Any notice given pursuant to this Commitment Letter shall be mailed or hand delivered in
writing, if to (a) you, at your address set forth on page one hereof, with a copy to Andrew J.
Hirsch, Esq., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304; (b)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., at 390 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention:
Caesar W. Wyszomirski with a copy to Richard E. Farley, Esq., Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, 80
Pine Street, New York, New York 10005; (c) Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Lehman Brothers
Inc., at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Vanessa Roberts, (d)
Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., at 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Attention:
Rob Schatzman, and (e) Bank of America, N.A. and Banc of America Securities LLC, at 9 West
57th Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Douglas Ingram.
	 
	21.	 	THIS COMMITMENT LETTER AND THE FEE LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND TOGETHER CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ANY PREVIOUS
AGREEMENT, WRITTEN OR ORAL, BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND
THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATED TO OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS COMMITMENT LETTER, THE FEE LETTER, EACH ELEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR THE
PERFORMANCE BY US OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OF THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. IN ADDITION,
WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS COMMITMENT LETTER,
THE FEE LETTER OR THE TRANSACTIONS OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER, EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW
YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK; (B) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH
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	 	 	ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT;
(C) WAIVES THE DEFENSE OF ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM TO SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT;
(D) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND
MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY LAW; (E) TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES OR ASSETS HAVE OR
HEREAFTER MAY HAVE ACQUIRED OR BE ENTITLED TO IMMUNITY (SOVEREIGN OR OTHERWISE) FROM
JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OF NOTICE,
ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OF A JUDGMENT OR FROM EXECUTION
OF A JUDGMENT OR OTHERWISE), FOR SUCH PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES OR ASSETS, AGREES NOT TO CLAIM
ANY SUCH IMMUNITY AND WAIVE SUCH IMMUNITY; AND (F) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAILING
OR DELIVERING A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH ON THE FIRST
PAGE OF THIS COMMITMENT LETTER AND AGREE THAT SUCH SERVICE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE WHEN SENT OR
DELIVERED. This Commitment Letter may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or
modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. This
Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Commitment Letter by facsimile shall be
effective as delivery of a manually-executed counterpart.
	 
	22.	 	The Borrower and each Guarantor (as defined in Exhibit A) acknowledges and agrees
that in connection with all aspects of the Transactions contemplated by this Commitment
Letter, the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Commitment Parties have an arm’s-length business
relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of the Commitment Parties and the
Borrower and each Guarantor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship.

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     If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please indicate acceptance of the terms hereof by
signing the enclosed counterpart of this Commitment Letter and returning it to the Arrangers,
together with an executed counterpart of the Fee Letter, by no later than 7:00 p.m. (New York time)
on June 27, 2007. This Commitment Letter, the Commitment of the Banks and the undertakings of the
Arrangers set forth herein shall automatically terminate at such time unless signed counterparts of
this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter shall have been delivered to the Arrangers in accordance
with the terms of the immediately preceding sentence.

Sincerely,

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Caesar Wyszomirshi 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Caesar Wyszomirshi 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Laurie Perper 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Laurie Perper 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Laurie Perper 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Laurie Perper 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Illegible 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Illegible
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Illegible
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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	 	NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Paul Ricci 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Paul Ricci 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CEO 	 

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EXHIBIT A

$225,000,000

INCREMENTAL CREDIT FACILITY

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings specified in the Commitment

Letter to which this Summary of Proposed Terms and Conditions is attached.

	 	 	 
	Borrower:

	 	Nuance Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”).
	 
	 	 
	Joint Lead Arrangers:

	 	Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. will act as joint lead arrangers for the
Amended and Restated Credit Facility (as defined below) (in such capacity, the “Arrangers”), and
will perform the duties customarily associated with such role.
	 
	 	 
	Joint Bookrunners:

	 	Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners Inc. will
act as joint bookrunners for the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, and will perform the duties
customarily associated with such role.
	 
	 	 
	Co-Arranger:

	 	Banc of America Securities LLC will act as co-arranger for the Amended and Restated Credit
Facility.
	 
	 	 
	Administrative Agent:

	 	UBS AG, Stamford Branch.
	 
	 	 
	Syndication Agent:

	 	Citicorp North America, Inc.
	 
	 	 
	Co-Documentation Agents:

	 	Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.
	 
	 	 
	Lenders:

	 	A syndicate of financial institutions and other entities (each, a “Lender” and, collectively, the
“Lenders”) arranged by the Arrangers and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower.
	 
	 	 
	Incremental Credit Facility:

	 	Incremental Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal
amount of up to $225,000,000 (the “Incremental Loans”).
	 
	 	 
	Use of Proceeds:

	 	The proceeds of the Incremental Loans shall be used to (a) to finance the Transactions, (b) to pay
related fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions and (c) for general
corporate purposes.

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	Availability:

	 	The full amount of the Incremental Loans must be drawn in a single drawing on the Closing Date.
Amounts borrowed under the Incremental Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
	 
	 	 
	Documentation:

	 	The documentation for the Incremental Credit Facility will be an amendment to the Existing Credit
Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Guarantors and Security:

	 	The requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (as defined in the Existing Credit
Agreement) shall have been met.
	 
	 	 
	Final Maturity:

	 	Same as Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Amortization Schedule:

	 	Same as Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Interest Rates and Fees:

	 	Same as Term Loans under the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Mandatory Prepayments/Reductions 

in Commitment:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Voluntary Prepayments/Reductions 

in Commitment:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Conditions to Advances:

	 	The making of the Incremental Term Loans shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Exhibit B
to the Commitment Letter.
	 
	 	 
	Representations and
Warranties:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Affirmative Covenants:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Negative Covenants:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Events of Default:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Yield Protection and
Increased Costs:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Assignments and
Participations:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Required Lenders:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Expenses and
Indemnification:

	 	Same as the Existing Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	 
	Governing Law and Forum:

	 	New York.
	 
	 	 
	Waiver of Jury Trial:

	 	All parties to the Credit Documentation will waive the right to trial by jury.
	 
	 	 
	Counsel for the Arrangers:

	 	Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp.

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EXHIBIT B

$225,000,000 INCREMENTAL CREDIT FACILITY

CONDITIONS TO FUNDING:

	(a)	 	The execution and delivery of the
Credit Documentation consistent with the Summary of Proposed
Terms and Conditions.
	 
	(b)	 	The Arrangers shall have
received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it:
(i) copies of the merger agreement related to the Acquisition
and all other documentation, instruments and agreements related
to the Acquisition (together, the “Acquisition
Agreement”) (it being understood that the Arrangers have
reviewed the executed acquisition agreement and are satisfied
with it as so executed); and (ii) such opinions of counsel to
the Loan Parties and other corporate documents and customary
certificates and instruments, including with respect to
perfection and priority of liens, as the Arrangers shall
reasonably require. The Acquisition shall have been consummated
and the Acquisition Agreement shall not have been amended or
modified in any respect that is materially adverse to the
Lenders without the prior written consent of the Arrangers.
	 
	(c)	 	The Arranger shall have received
the documentation and other information that is required by
regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and
anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without
limitation, the Patriot Act.
	 
	(d)	 	To the extent not otherwise
publicly available through the Borrower’s SEC filings, the
Arrangers shall have received (i) copies of audited financial
statements for the Acquired Business and its subsidiaries for
the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and interim
unaudited financial statements for each quarter ended after such
date and more than 45 days prior to the Closing Date, (ii) pro
forma financial statements of the Borrower and its subsidiaries
for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended March 31,
2007 after giving effect to the Acquisition (including the
adjustments substantially similar to those set forth on Schedule
1.01(a) to the Existing Credit Agreement) and a pro forma
balance sheet of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the
Closing Date and (iii) a certificate of chief financial officer
of the Borrower as to the solvency of each Loan Party, on a
consolidated basis, after giving effect to the Transactions.
	 
	(e)	 	All fees and expenses of the
Arrangers and Lenders required to have been paid as a condition
to the funding of the Lenders (including payment of the
reasonable fees, expenses and other

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	 	 	charges of counsel to the Arrangers to the extent invoiced)
shall have been paid in full.
	 
	(f)	 	The conditions precedent to
extensions of Incremental Term Loans set forth Section 2.21 of
the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied.
	 
	(g)	 	The Arrangers shall have received
a certificate of a Financial officer of the Borrower certifying
that the Acquisition is a “Permitted Business Acquisition” under
the Existing Credit Agreement.

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Exhibit
10.1.2

POLYMEDICA CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE SAVINGS PLAN

 

     THE POLYMEDICA CORPORATION EXECUTIVE SAVINGS PLAN, originally effective as of January 1, 2005,
is hereby amended and restated effective as of August 1, 2007.

RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to permit executives of the Company to defer a portion of their
compensation;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to make certain matching contributions under the Plan based on
amounts executives elect to defer, and to make additional contributions based upon compensation
that is in excess of the compensation with respect to which Social Security contributions are made;
and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to permit its non-employee directors to defer a portion of their
annual retainer fee.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, the
Company hereby adopts this Plan pursuant to the following terms and provisions.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

          1.1       “Accounting Date” means the last day of the Plan Year, each day that the New York Stock
Exchange is open for business, and such other date or dates as the Committee may designate from
time to time as an Accounting Date.

          1.2       “Affiliate” means any majority owned subsidiary of the Company.

          1.3       “Annual Retainer” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year, the cash portion of the retainer
fee which, absent an election to defer hereunder, would be payable to a Director for services
rendered to the Board or its committees during the given Fiscal Year.

          1.4       “Base Salary” means the regular or base salary or wages received in respect of services
rendered during the applicable period by a Participant from the Employer.

          1.5       “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated by a Participant, upon such forms as
shall be provided by the Committee, to receive payment of the Participant’s Account after the
Participant’s death. If the Participant shall fail to designate a Beneficiary, or if for any
reason such designation shall be ineffective, or if such Beneficiary shall predecease the

 

 

Participant or die simultaneously with the Participant, then the Beneficiary shall be, in the
following order of preference:

          (a)       the Participant’s surviving spouse, or

          (b)       the Participant’s estate.

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

          1.7       “Bonus” means a cash bonus paid to a Participant by the Employer for personal services.

          1.8       “Change in Control” “Change of Control” shall mean, either a “change in the ownership or
effective control” of the Company, or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets” of the Company, as described in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5), as it may be amended from
time to time.

          1.9       “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and successor tax laws.

          1.10       “Committee” means the committee appointed to administer the PolyMedica Corporation 401(k)
Plan, as it may be comprised from time to time, consisting of one or more persons. In the absence
of a committee appointed to administer the PolyMedica Corporation 401(k) Plan, the Committee shall
be comprised of one or more persons appointed by the Compensation Committee of the Board, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Compensation Committee or as otherwise set forth in the resolution
appointing such person(s), and in the absence of a committee appointed to administer the PolyMedica
Corporation 401(k) Plan and such appointment(s), the Compensation Committee of the Board shall
constitute the Committee.

          1.11       “Company” means PolyMedica Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, its successors and
assigns.

          1.12       “Compensation” means the total of all amounts paid to a Participant by the Employer as
Base Salary and Bonuses for personal services for the Plan Year, before any reductions for elective
contributions under Sections 401(k) or 125 of the Code, or any Tax-Deferred Contributions under
this Plan, for the period during the Plan Year in which an Eligible Person is a Participant.

          1.13       “Deferral Account” means an account established by a Director who becomes a Participant
pursuant to one or more Deferral Agreements.

          1.14       “Deferral Contributions” means that portion of the Annual Retainer credited to a
Participant’s Deferral Account under Section 3.5(a) hereof.

          1.15       “Deferral Agreement” means the agreement in the form or forms prescribed by the
Committee, which may be electronic, entered into by (i) the Eligible Person in accordance with
Section 3.2 hereof pursuant to which the Eligible Person shall elect (A) the amount of his or her
Tax-Deferred Contributions for the Plan Year, (B) the allocation of his or

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her Tax-Deferred Contributions among his or her Retirement Account and In-Service Accounts, if
any have been established pursuant to a Deferral Agreement, and (C) the manner in which
distribution of the Participant’s Account is to be paid in accordance with Article 6 hereof or (ii)
the Director in accordance with Section 3.5(b) hereof pursuant to which the Director shall elect
(A) the amount of his or her Deferral Contributions for the Fiscal Year and (B) the manner in which
distribution of the Director’s Deferral Contributions Account is to be paid in accordance Article 6
hereof.

          1.16       “Director” means a non-employee director of the Company who becomes a Participant
pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Plan.

          1.17       “Disabled” or “Disability” means the inability of the Participant 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.

          1.18       “Eligible Persons” means each full-time, common law employee of the Employer (not
including persons engaged as independent contractors by the Employer), designated by the
Compensation Committee of the Board to be eligible to participate in the Plan. The Compensation
Committee of the Board shall not designate an employee as an Eligible Person unless he or she is
deemed to be among a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer
within the meaning of Section 201(2) of ERISA.

          1.19       “Employer” means the Company and any Affiliate that adopts the Plan with the consent of
the Company.

          1.20       “Employer Contributions” means the contributions made by the Employer that are credited
to the Participant’s Account in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof.

          1.21       “Employer Contributions Subaccount” means the account maintained under the Plan for a
Participant that is credited with the Participant’s Employer Contributions.

          1.22       “Entry Date” means (i) for Eligible Persons who become Participants, January 1, 2005,
(ii) for Directors who become Participants, August 1, 2007 and (iii) the first day of each calendar
month after (A) January 1, 2005 for Eligible Persons who become Participants and (B) August 1,
2007 for Directors who become Participants.

          1.23       “Fiscal Year” means each twelve (12) month period that begins an April 1 and ends on a
March 31.

          1.24       “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any
successor laws.

          1.25       “In-Service Account” means an account established by a Participant pursuant to one or
more Deferral Agreements which shall have a distribution date selected by the Participant in
accordance with Section 6.1(a) hereof, and to which a Participant may allocate a portion of his
current Tax-Deferred Contributions.”

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          1.26       “Investment Funds” means those investment options that shall from time to time be made
available as investment options under the Trust.

          1.27       “Leave of Absence” means any absence authorized by the Employer that employs the
Participant under its standard personnel practices.

          1.28       “Matching Contributions” means the matching contributions made by the Employer that are
credited to the Participant’s Account in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof.

          1.29       “Matching Contributions Subaccount” means the account maintained under the Plan for a
Participant that is credited with the Participant’s Matching Contributions.

          1.30       “Participant” means any Eligible Person or any Director who becomes a Participant as set
forth in Section 2.1 of this Plan.

          1.31       “Participant’s Account” means, (i) with respect to Eligible Persons who become
Participants, collectively, a Participant’s Retirement Account and In-Service Accounts (if any)
and (ii) with respect to Directors who becomes Participants, a Participant’s Deferral Account, each
as maintained under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan for each Participant.

          1.32       “Performance Based Compensation Bonus” means compensation based on services over a period
of at least 12 months and that satisfies the requirements for performance based compensation as
that term is used in Section 409A(a)(4) of the Code.

          1.33       “Plan” means the PolyMedica Corporation Executive Savings Plan as herein set forth and as
it may be amended from time to time.

          1.34       “Plan Year” means each twelve (12) month period beginning on or after January 1, 2005,
that begins a January 1 and ends on a December 31.

          1.35       “Retirement Account” means the account maintained under the Plan in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan for each Participant, that includes the Participant’s Matching Contributions
Subaccount and Employer Contributions Subaccount, and the portion of the Participant’s Tax-Deferred
Contributions Subaccount that has not been credited to an In-Service Account.

          1.36       “Separation from Service” means (i) with respect to Eligible Persons who become
Participants, the earliest date on which a Participant has incurred a separation from service,
within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code, with the Employer, or if later, and elected
by the Participant when the Participant executes his or her initial Deferral Agreement, the date on
which the Participant ceases to provide consulting services to the Employer that begin immediately
following termination of the Participant’s employment with the Employer and (ii) with respect to
Directors who become Participants, the date the participant ceases providing services as a director
of the Company.

          1.37       “Specified Employees” means “specified employees” as defined in, and pursuant to Treas.
Reg. § 1.409A-1(i). The determination of whether a Participant is a Specified

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Employee shall be made by the Committee in accordance with the methodology adopted by the
Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, which methodology may be amended or replaced
from time to time to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code.

          1.38       “Social Security Wage Base” means the maximum amount of wages that are considered for
Social Security purposes for the Plan Year in question.

          1.39       “Tax-Deferred Contributions” means the Compensation reduction contributions credited to
the Participant’s Account under Section 3.2 of the Plan.

          1.40       “Tax-Deferred Contributions Subaccount” means the account maintained under the Plan for a
Participant that is credited with the Participant’s Tax-Deferred Contributions.

          1.41       “Trust” means the PolyMedica Corporation Executive Savings Plan Trust created pursuant to
the Trust Agreement dated as of January 1, 2000 between the Company and Reliance Trust Company, as
trustee, as amended from time to time.

          1.42       “Trustee” means the person or entity that shall from time to time be serving as the
Trustee of the Trust.

ARTICLE II

ELIGIBILITY

          2.1       Determining Eligibility.

          (a)       Only Eligible Persons and Directors may become Participants in the Plan.

          (b)       An Eligible Person shall become a Participant on the Entry Date coincident with or
immediately following the date on which he or she becomes an Eligible Person or such later Entry
Date as the Committee may determine.

          (c)       Eligible Persons who become Participants in the Plan shall be classified into the
following two groups:

             (i)       Group 1 shall be comprised of all Participants who were, on or prior to
March 31, 2007, required to file reports with respect to the Company pursuant to
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all other
Participants designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board as being members
of Group 1 for all or a portion of the Plan Year.

             (ii)       Group 2 shall be comprised of all Participants who are not in Group 1 for
the Plan Year.

          (d)       A Director shall become a Participant on August 1, 2007 or, if later, the Entry Date
coincident with or immediately following the date on which he or she is elected to the Board or
such later Entry Date as the Committee may determine.

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ARTICLE III

CONTRIBUTIONS

          3.1       General. Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of this Article III apply to Eligible
Persons who become Participants (pursuant to Section 2.1 above) and Section 3.5 of this Article III
applies to Directors who become Participants (pursuant to Section 2.1 above).

          3.2       Tax-Deferred Contributions.

          (a)       Tax-Deferred Contribution Elections. Each Participant, so long as he or she
remains a Participant, may elect, pursuant to a Deferral Agreement and in accordance with Committee
rules, to defer receipt of a portion of his or her Compensation pursuant to this Plan, consisting
of (i) a minimum of 0% and a maximum of 25% (in whole percentages) of his Base Salary earned during
the Plan Year, and (ii) a minimum of 0% and a maximum of 100% (in whole percentages) of any Bonuses
earned during the Plan Year.

          (b)       Timing of Tax-Deferred Contribution Elections. A Participant’s Deferral Agreement
containing any election to defer Base Salary is effective on a Plan Year basis, must be filed
before the beginning of the Plan Year to which it relates, and may not be amended or revoked after
the beginning of the Plan Year with respect to that Plan Year. A Participant’s Deferral Agreement
containing an election to defer any Bonus that does not constitute Performance Based Compensation
must be filed prior to the beginning of the Plan Year in which the Company’s fiscal year with
respect to which the Bonus will be paid begins. Such election shall apply to the Bonus payable for
such fiscal year of the Company, and may not be amended or revoked with respect to that Bonus after
the beginning of the Plan Year in which such fiscal year begins. A Participant’s election to defer
any Performance Based Compensation for a Plan Year must be filed on or before September 30 of the
Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the Performance Based Compensation is payable, and may
not be amended or revoked with respect to such Plan Year after that September 30. A Participant
may change his or her election with respect to any subsequent deferrals of Base Salary or Bonuses
by timely submitting a new Deferral Agreement. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Committee
may from time to time set such other deadlines for the filing of Participant elections as it may
determine in its discretion, provided that such other deadlines would not result in a violation of
any of the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

          (c)       Special Rule for First Year of Participation. An Eligible Person who becomes a
Participant during a Plan Year may file a Participant Deferral Agreement within 30 days after
becoming a Participant. The Participant election form shall apply to Compensation with respect to
services to be performed subsequent to the election, beginning with the first administratively
practicable payroll period after it is filed, and may not be amended or revoked during the Plan
Year for which it is made.

          (d)       Allocation to Retirement or In-Service Accounts. Each Participant, so long as he
or she remains a Participant, may elect on his or her Deferral Agreement to allocate his or her
Tax-Deferred Contributions for the Plan Year among his Retirement Account and one or more
In-Service Accounts. The Employer shall withhold, by payroll deduction, the amounts deferred
pursuant to this Section 3.2 from the current Compensation of a Participant and credit

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such withheld amount to the Participant’s Retirement Account or to an In-Service Account, as
elected by the Participant.

          (e)       Timing of Tax Deferred Contributions. Tax-Deferred Contributions made under this
Section 3.2 shall be credited to a Participant’s Tax-Deferred Contributions Account as and when
such amounts are withheld from each Participant’s Compensation, or as soon as practicable
thereafter.

          3.3       Matching Contributions.

          (a)       Amount of Matching Contributions. For each Plan Year, the Committee shall credit
to the Matching Contributions Subaccount of each eligible Participant an amount equal to the lesser
of (i) 50% of the Participant’s Tax-Deferred Contributions for the Plan Year, and (ii) 3% of the
amount by which the Participant’s Compensation for the Plan Year exceeds the compensation limit
under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the Plan Year. A Participant shall not be eligible for a
Matching Contribution for any Plan Year unless the Participant is a member of Group 1 or Group 2,
as defined in Section 2.1(c) hereof, for that Plan Year.

          (b)       Timing of Matching Contributions. Any Matching Contributions made under this
Section 3.3 shall be credited to a Participant’s Matching Contributions Subaccount no later than
the January 31 that immediately follows the last day of the Plan Year for which the contribution is
made.

          3.4       Employer Contributions.

          (a)       Amount of Employer Contributions. For each Plan Year, the Committee shall credit
an Employer Contribution to the Employer Contribution Subaccount of each eligible Participant equal
to 6.2% of the excess, if any, of such Participant’s Compensation for the Plan Year over the Social
Security Wage Base for that year. A Participant shall not be eligible for an Employer Contribution
for any Plan Year unless the Participant is a member of Group 1 for that Plan Year.

          (b)       Timing of Discretionary Employer Contributions. Any Discretionary Employer
Contributions made under this Section 3.4 shall be credited to a Participant’s Employer
Contributions Subaccount by no later than the January 31 that immediately follows the last day of
the Plan Year for which the contribution is made.

          3.5       Deferral Contributions.

          (a)       Deferral Contribution Elections. Each Director who becomes a Participant, so long
as he or she remains a Participant, may elect, pursuant to a Deferral Agreement and in accordance
with Committee rules, to defer receipt of a portion of his or her Annual Retainer pursuant to this
Plan, consisting of (i) a minimum of 0% and a maximum of 100% (in whole percentages) of his Annual
Retainer paid during the Fiscal Year.

          (b)       Deferral Contribution Agreement. A Participant’s Deferral Agreement must be filed
before the beginning of the Fiscal Year to which it relates, and may not be amended or revoked
after the beginning of the Fiscal Year with respect to that Fiscal Year.

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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Committee may from time to time set such other
deadlines for the filing of Participant elections as it may determine in its discretion, provided
that such other deadlines would not result in a violation of any of the requirements of Section
409A of the Code.

          (c)       Special Rule for Director’s First Year of Participation. Any individual who is a
Director on August 1, 2007 and any individual who becomes a Director during a Fiscal Year
thereafter (in each case, who becomes a Participant pursuant to Section 2.1 above), may file a
Deferral Agreement within 30 days after August 1, 2007 or becoming a Director, if later. The
Director’s election form shall apply to the portion of the Annual Retainer with respect to services
to be performed subsequent to the election and may not be amended or revoked during the Fiscal Year
for which it is made.

          (d)       Timing of Deferral Contributions.  Deferral Contributions made under this Section
3.5 shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferral Contribution Account as and when such amounts
are withheld from each Director’s Annual Retainer, or as soon as practicable thereafter.

ARTICLE IV

VESTING

          4.1       All Accounts. A Participant’s interest in all of his or her Accounts shall be
fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times.

ARTICLE V

VALUATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ACCOUNTS

          5.1       Account Value. Each Participant’s Account shall be treated as if it were actually
invested by the Participant in the Investment Funds selected by the Participant in such manner and
at such times as shall be determined by the Committee and in accordance with the Plan, and shall be
credited with gains and losses allocable thereto at such times and in such manner as shall be
determined by the Committee. Participants may change their Investment Fund selections at such
times and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Committee.

          5.2       Contribution to Trust. Amounts credited to a Participant’s Account shall be
contributed by the Employer to the Trust at such time or times as the Employer shall determine.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

          6.1       Timing of Distributions.

          (a)       Timing of In-Service Account Distributions.

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            (i)       A Participant shall specify, in the manner prescribed by the Committee, a
date on which distributions from each In-Service Account of the Participants are to
commence (the “In-Service Distribution Date”), which date must be at least 2 years
from the end of a Plan Year in which contributions are made to the In-Service
Account. A Participant may not have more than 3 In-Service Accounts in existence at
any one time.

              (ii)       A Participant may change the In-Service Distribution Date with respect to
an In-Service Account up to 3 times per In-Service Account; provided, however, that
(1) each change must extend the In-Service Distribution Date by at least 5 years,
(2) each change must be made at least 12 months prior to the In-Service Distribution
Date being changed, and (3) and no change may accelerate an In-Service Distribution
Date.

          (iii)       Distributions shall commence from an In-Service Account as soon as
administratively practicable following the earlier of (1) the In-Service
Distribution Date for that In-Service Account, or (2) the first day of the month
immediately following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or
termination of employment with the Employer by reason of the Participant’s death or
Disability.

          (b)       Timing of Retirement Account Distribution. A Participant’s Retirement Account
shall be distributed commencing on or as soon as administratively practicable after the first day
of the month immediately following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or
termination of employment with the Employer by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability.

          (c)       Distributions to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
shall any distributions be made under the Plan on account of the Separation from Service of any
Participant that is a Specified Employee, before the date that is 6 months after the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death or
Disability, or as otherwise permitted without violating the requirements of 409(A)(a)(2) of the
Code. Any distribution delayed as a result of the preceding sentence shall be payable in a lump
sum as soon as practicable following the expiration of the 6 month period (or such earlier date as
permitted under Section 409A of the Code).

          (d)       Timing of Deferral Accounts Distribution. A Participant’s Deferral Account shall
be distributed commencing on or as soon as administratively practicable after the first day of the
month immediately following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or termination of
employment with the Employer by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability.

          6.2       Form of Distributions.

          (a)       Form of In-Service Account Distributions. Distribution of each of a Participant’s
In-Service Accounts shall be made in one of the following forms specified by the Participant in the
manner prescribed by the Committee: (x) a lump sum distribution, or (y) in at least 4 but not more
than 60 quarterly installments. Each installment shall be equal to the value

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of the In-Service Account multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 1 and the
denominator of which is the number of installments remaining to be paid.

          (b)       Form of Retirement Account Distributions. Distribution of the Participant’s
Retirement Account shall be made in one of the following forms specified by the Participant in the
manner prescribed by the Committee: (x) a lump sum distribution, or (y) in at least 4 but not more
than 60 quarterly installments. Each installment shall be equal to the value of the Participant’s
Retirement Account multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 1 and the denominator of
which is the number of installments remaining to be paid.

          (c)       Form of Deferral Account Distributions. Distribution of a Participant’s Deferral
Account shall be made in one of the following forms specified by the Participant in the manner
prescribed by the Committee: (x) a lump sum distribution or (y) in at least 4 but not more than 60
quarterly installments. Each installment shall be equal to the value of the Deferral Account
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 1 and the denominator of which is the number of
installments remaining to be paid.

          (d)       Changes to Forms of Distributions; Failure to Elect Form. A Participant may elect
on a form provided by the Committee to change the form in which his In Service, Retirement Account
or Deferral Account is to be distributed under Section 6.2(a), (b) or (c) provided that (A) any
change in the Participant’s election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on
which the election is made, (B) any election related to an In-Service Account must be made no less
than 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment with respect to that In-Service
Account and (C) any distribution for which the election is made must be deferred for a period of no
less than 5 years from the date such distributions would otherwise have taken place (or in the case
of installment payments, 5 years from the date the first amount was scheduled to be distributed).
The most recent election made by the Participant with respect to each such Account shall apply with
respect to each such Account. If a Participant fails to elect a form of distribution, the
distribution shall be made in the form of a lump sum.

          6.3       Payments to Beneficiaries. If a Participant dies before distribution of the all
of the Participant’s Accounts has been made to him or her, any remaining amounts (including any
remaining installments that otherwise would have been payable to the Participant under Section
6.2), shall be distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in a lump sum payment
as soon as practicable after the Participant’s death.

          6.4       Change in Control. If and to the extent that it would not violate the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, in the event of a Change in Control, the full value of
the Participant’s Account (including any remaining installments that otherwise would have been
payable to the Participant under Section 6.2), shall be distributed as a lump sum to the
Participant or to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries of a deceased Participant, as soon as
practicable following the Change in Control.

          6.5       Method of Distribution. Distribution of the Participant’s Account shall be made
in cash, based upon the valuation of such Account on the Accounting Date coincident with or
immediately preceding the date of the distribution.

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          6.6       Hardship Distributions. Upon the written request of a Participant and in the
event the Committee determines that an “unforeseeable emergency” has occurred with respect to a
Participant, the Participant may withdraw, in each case, the lesser of (i) the amount necessary to
meet the emergency or (ii) the value of the Participant’s Account, reduced by applicable
withholding taxes. For this purpose, an “unforeseeable emergency” shall mean an unanticipated
emergency, such as a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent of
the Participant or loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, that is caused by an event
beyond the control of the Participant and that would result in a severe financial hardship if the
withdrawal were not permitted. The need to pay a Participant’s child’s tuition to college and the
desire to purchase a home shall not be considered unforeseeable emergencies. Hardship
distributions shall first be made from the Participant’s Retirement Account, until depleted, and
then from the Participant’s In-Service Accounts, if any, beginning with the In-Service Account with
the most distant distribution date.

          6.7       No Acceleration of Benefits. In no event shall the acceleration of the time or
schedule of any payment under the Plan be permitted, except to the extent permitted under Section
409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION

          7.1       Powers and Duties. The Committee generally shall be responsible for the
management, operation, interpretation and administration of the Plan. The Committee shall:

          (a)       Establish procedures for allocation of responsibilities of the Plan which are not
allocated herein;

          (b)       Subject to Section 1.15, determine the names of those employees who are eligible to
participate, and such other matters as may be necessary to enable payment under the Plan;

          (c)       Construe all terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan;

          (d)       Correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency that may appear in
the Plan;

          (e)       Determine the amount, manner and time of payment of any benefits hereunder and prescribe
procedures to be followed by Participants to obtain benefits; and

          (f)       Perform such other functions and take such other actions as may be required by the Plan or
as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the Plan.

The Company shall furnish the Committee with all data and information available which the Committee
may reasonably require in order to perform its functions hereunder. The Committee may rely without
question upon any such data or information furnished by the Company. Any interpretation or other
decision made by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive

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upon all persons in the absence of clear and convincing evidence that the Committee acted
arbitrarily and capriciously.

          7.2       Agents. The Committee may appoint a Secretary who may, but need not, be a member
of the Committee, and may employ such agents for clerical and other services, and such counsel,
accountants and other professional advisors as may be required for the purpose of administering the
Plan. The Committee may rely on all tables, valuations, reports, certificates and opinions
furnished by its agents.

          7.3       Procedures. A majority of the Committee members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. No action shall be taken except upon a majority vote of the Committee.
An individual shall not vote or decide upon any matter relating solely to himself or vote in any
case in which his individual right or claim to any benefit under the Plan is particularly involved.
In any case in which a Committee member is so disqualified to act, and the remaining members
cannot agree on an issue, the Company shall appoint a temporary substitute member to exercise all
of the powers of the disqualified member concerning the matter in which he is disqualified.

          7.4       Claims Procedure. In the event that any Participant or Beneficiary claims to be
entitled to benefits under the Plan or believes his or her benefits are incorrect, that Participant
or Beneficiary (hereafter, a “Claimant”) may file a claim for benefits by submitting a written
statement describing the basis of the claim for benefits under the Plan. The Committee shall
review the claim and respond within a reasonable period of time (generally 90 days). However, if
special circumstances require an extension of time to consider the claim, the Committee may extend
the 90 day period up to a total of 180 days. If the Committee extends the 90 day period, the
Claimant will be notified in writing as to the length of the extension and the special
circumstances which necessitate the extension, including the date on which the Committee expects to
render the determination. If the Committee makes an adverse determination as to the Claimant’s
claim, the Committee shall, within the time period described above, notify the Claimant in a
writing setting forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

          (a)       the specific reasons for the adverse determination,

          (b)       the provisions of the Plan on which the determination is based,

          (c)       a description of additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect
the claim and an explanation of why such additional information or material is necessary, and

          (d)       a description of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such
procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring suit under Section 502(a) of
ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

     Within 60 days of receipt by a Claimant of a notice denying a claim, the Claimant, or his or
her duly authorized representative, may request in writing a full and fair review of the claim by
filing an appeal with the Committee. In connection with such appeal, the Claimant or his or her
duly authorized representative may review pertinent documents and may submit issues and

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comments in writing. The Committee shall consider the Claimant’s written presentation, as
well as any evidence, facts or circumstances the Committee deems relevant. The Committee shall
make a decision not later than 60 days after the Plan’s receipt of a request for appeal, unless
special circumstances (such as the need to hold a hearing, as determined by the Committee in its
sole discretion) require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision will be
rendered as soon as possible but not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for appeal.
The Committee shall notify the Claimant prior to the expiration of the initial 60 day period if an
extension is required. The notification shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the
extension, and the date on which the Committee expects to render the determination on review. If
the initial 60 day period is extended due to a Claimant’s failure to submit information necessary
to make the benefit determination on review, the period shall be tolled from the date on which the
notification of the extension is sent to the Claimant until the date on which the Claimant responds
to the request for additional information.

     Notification of the Committee’s decision on appeal shall be provided to the Claimant in
writing. If an adverse determination is made, the notification shall set forth, in a manner
calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

          (a)       the specific reasons for the adverse determination,

          (b)       reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the adverse determination is based,

          (c)       a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the
Claimant’s claim for benefits, and

          (d)       a statement that the Claimant may bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

          7.5       Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify each Committee member against any
liability or loss sustained by reason of any act or failure to act made in good faith, including,
but not limited to, those in reliance on certificates, reports, tables, opinions or other
communications from any company or agents chosen by the Committee in good faith. Such
indemnification shall include attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses reasonably incurred in
defense of any action brought by reason of any such act or failure to act.

          7.6       Participants Bound. Any action with respect to the Plan taken by the Committee or
the Company or the Trustee or any action authorized by or taken at the direction of the Committee,
the Company or the Trustees shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all Participants and
beneficiaries entitled to benefits under the Plan in the absence of clear and convincing evidence
that the Committee, Company or Trustee acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

          7.7       Receipts and Release. Any payment to any Participant or Beneficiary in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims
against the Company, the Committee and the Trustee under the Plan, and the Committee may require
such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and
release to such effect. If any Participant or Beneficiary is determined by

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the Committee to be incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability (including
minority) to give a valid receipt and release, the Committee may cause the payment or payments
becoming due to such person to be made to another person for his or her benefit without
responsibility on the part of the Committee, the Company or the Trustee to follow the application
of such funds.

          7.8       Withholding or Deduction for Taxes. Anything in this Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, all payments or contributions required to be made, and all benefits required to be
provided, shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts relating to taxes as the Employer may
reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In lieu of
withholding such amounts, in whole or in part, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, accept
other provisions for payment of taxes and withholding as required by law, provided it is satisfied
that all requirements of law affecting its responsibilities to withhold have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

          8.1       Unfunded Plan. The obligations of an Employer under this Plan shall be paid from
the general assets of that Employer and not from any particular fund. Participants shall have the
status of general unsecured creditors of an Employer and the Plan constitutes a mere promise by
that Employer to make benefit payments in the future. It is intended that this Plan shall
constitute an “unfunded” plan for tax purposes and an “unfunded” plan for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees under ERISA. If an Employer purchases any life
insurance policies, or makes any other investments, such policies (and any amounts invested by that
Employer therein) and any other investments of that Employer shall be subject to the claims of that
Employer’s creditors. The assets of the Trust also shall be subject to the Employer’s creditors in
the event of the Employer’s Insolvency, as defined in the Trust Agreement establishing the Trust.
Nothing contained in this Plan shall be interpreted to grant to any Participant or Beneficiary, any
right, title or interest in any property of an Employer or the Trust.

          8.2       Impact on Other Executive Benefits. This Plan shall not be construed to impact or
cause the denial of any benefits to which any Participant may be entitled under any other welfare
or benefit plan of the Employer.

          8.3       Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all
respects under and by the laws of the state in which the Company maintains its primary place of
business.

          8.4       No Assignment. The right to receive payment of any benefits under the Plan shall
not be transferred, assigned or pledged, except by Beneficiary designation, by will, under the laws
of decent and distribution, or as may be otherwise required by law.

          8.5       Severability. If any provision of this Plan is found, held or deemed to be void,
unlawful or unenforceable under any applicable statute or other controlling law, the remainder of
the Plan shall continue in full force and effect.

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          8.6       Headings and Subheadings. Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for
convenience only and are not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.

          8.7       Gender. The masculine, as used herein, shall be deemed to include the feminine
and the singular to include plural, except where the context requires a different construction.

          8.8       Amendment and Termination. This Plan may be amended or terminated in any respect
at any time by the Compensation Committee of the Board; provided, however, that no amendment or
termination of the Plan shall be effective to reduce any benefits that accrue before the adoption
of such amendment or termination. If and to the extent permitted without violating the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Compensation Committee of the Board may require that
the Accounts of all Participants and Beneficiaries (including, without limitation, any remaining
benefits payable to Participants or Beneficiaries receiving distributions in installments at the
time of the termination) be distributed as soon as practicable after such termination,
notwithstanding any elections by Participants or Beneficiaries with regard to the timing or form in
which their benefits are to be paid. If and to the extent that the Compensation Committee of the
Board does not accelerate the timing of distributions on account of the termination of the Plan
pursuant to the preceding sentence, payment of any remaining benefits under the Plan shall be made
at the same times and in the same manner as such distributions would have been made based upon the
most recent elections made by Participants and Beneficiaries, and the terms of the Plan, as in
effect at the time the Plan is terminated.

          8.9       No Employment Contract or Retention Right. This Plan does not constitute a
contract of employment or impose on the Employer any obligations to retain the Participant as an
employee, to change the status of the Participant’s employment, to change the Employer’s policies
regarding termination of employment. A Director’s right, if any, to continue to serve as a
director of the Company or any of its Affiliates shall not be enlarged or otherwise affected by his
or her designation as a Participant under the Plan.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the Plan to be executed by its duly authorized
officer effective as of the
1st day
of August, 2007.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PolyMedica Corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Patrick T. Ryan 	 
	 
	 	Name:  	Patrick T. Ryan 	 
	 
	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

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