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Separation Agreement (Randy L. Kummer)

 Exhibit 10(b) 
 SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS 
 This Separation Agreement and
Release of Claims (“Agreement”) is made by and between Randy L. Kummer (hereinafter referred to as “Employee”) and the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (hereinafter referred to as “Employer”). 
 WITNESSETH 
 WHEREAS, Employee has elected to resign his employment as Senior Vice President, Human Resources; and 
 WHEREAS,
Employee and Employer desire to establish an amicable separation of Employee’s employment and to settle fully and finally any and all differences between them which have arisen, or may arise, out of the employment relationship and/or the
termination of that relationship. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, payment and benefits hereunder
contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties represent, warrant, covenant and agree as follows: 
 A.        Employee’s employment with Employer will be terminated effective October 3, 2009 (“Date of Separation”). 
 B.        Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, stated below,
Employee shall receive a lump sum payment equal to two years’ base pay (at his regular base compensation rate of $274,000 per year) for a total of $548,000, plus $160,000, an amount approximating Employee’s expected payout under the
Company’s 2008 Executive Management Performance Incentive (EMPI) Plan, pro-rated for service during 2008, minus appropriate withholdings and deductions including, but not limited to, applicable FICA deductions and federal, state and city income
tax deductions (the “Severance Payment”). 

 C.        Performance Shares, Retention Unit and
Restricted Stock Unit Grants that Employee has received under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plans during the period of his employment with the Company will be prorated based upon the number of months of employment with the Company during
the incentive period and awarded on the date and on the same calculation basis as such awards are made at the end of the respective incentive periods to which they apply, less appropriate withholdings and deductions including, but not limited to,
applicable FICA deductions and federal, state and city income taxes. Restricted Stock granted to Employee in 2006 under the Company’s 1992 Incentive Equity Plan shall become non-forfeitable on the date of Separation, as if Employee had been
involuntarily terminated without cause, and shall be so paid in accordance with the terms of Employee’s 2006 Restricted Stock Agreement. 
 D.        In addition to the Severance Payment, Performance Shares, Retention Units, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock set forth above, Employee and eligible
dependents shall be entitled to continuation of coverage under Employer’s health/medical and dental insurance plans at his own expense pursuant to any rights he may have under the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, as
amended (“COBRA”), part VI of Subtitle B of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended Internal Revenue Code § 4980 B(f). Such continuation shall be afforded up to a maximum period
provided by law so long as Employee submits payments for elected coverage and otherwise complies with conditions of continuation on a timely basis. 
 As additional consideration for Employee’s covenants and obligations hereunder, should Employee elect such continued coverage under Employer’s health/medical insurance plan, Employer shall pay all premiums
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Employer’s dental insurance plan, less any employee contributions required of similarly-situated employees pursuant to Employer’s policies, customs
and practices, for a period of twenty four (24) months following the Date of Separation or until Employee becomes eligible to participate in any plan similar to that provided by the Company, through subsequent employment or otherwise, whichever
occurs first. Thereafter, Employee must timely submit required payments and otherwise comply with conditions for continuation should he wish his benefits to be continued consistent with his legal entitlements. For the purposes of this paragraph, a
“similar plan” is defined as any plan covering the same benefit without regard to specific entitlements thereunder. 
 E.        As further consideration for Employee’s covenants and obligations hereunder, Employee shall, for a period of up to twelve (12) months following the Date of Separation, be eligible
to receive Employer paid Relocation Assistance as otherwise available to full-time, exempt salaried employees transferring within North America (under the Employer’s Relocation Assistance Guideline effective as of January 1, 2008),
provided such benefits are not paid by another employer. 
 F.        Employer will
engage an executive outplacement service to assist Employee in finding suitable employment. Such service shall begin within six months following the Date of Separation at a time designated by Employee and will be available to Employee at no cost to
Employee for a period of up to 12 months following the beginning of such outplacement service. 
 G.        Employee may retain the IBM laptop computer that he presently uses and title shall be transferred to Employee. Continued use of programs on that computer will be subject to limitations that
may apply to Employer’s licenses for such programs. 
  

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 H.        Employee acknowledges and agrees that
the Severance Payment, Performance Shares and Retention Unit awards, Restricted Stock, health and dental benefit continuation, Relocation Assistance and outplacement service outlined above are benefits to which Employee is not otherwise entitled
pursuant to the employment relationship, the termination of the employment relationship, or otherwise, and Employee acknowledges and agrees that said payments and benefits are intended to and do constitute adequate consideration for Employee’s
covenants and obligations set forth in the Agreement. 
 I.        Employee hereby
forever gives up, waives and releases any right to recall or reinstatement by Employer or any of its affiliated companies, and Employee does hereby for himself and for his heirs, executors, successors, and assigns, release and forever discharge
Employer, as well as each of its past and present successors, assigns, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, related or affiliated companies, and the officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, heirs, agents and attorneys of each of the
following, including without limitation any and all management and supervisory employees, and all persons acting under or in concert with any of them (hereinafter collectively termed the “Released Parties”) of and from any and all debts,
claims, demands, charges, complaints, grievances, promises, actions or causes of action, suits at law or equity, and/or damages of any kind and every kind that Employee has or may have, whether known or unknown, including, but not limited to, any
and all claims and/or demands for back pay, reinstatement, hire or re-hire, front pay, stock options, performance shares, retention units, group insurance or employee benefits of whatsoever kind (except on rights expressly provided for herein),
claims for monies and/or expenses, any claims arising out of or relating to the cessation of Employee’s employment with Employer, any claims for breach of contract or Employee’s failure to obtain employment with any other person or
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claims for discrimination on any basis arising under any federal, state or local statute, ordinance, order or law, and any and all claims for wrongful
termination of employment, misrepresentation, harassment, mental anguish, emotional distress, breach of contract, breach of implied contract, promissory estoppel, defamation, violation of public policy, attorney’s fees and costs of any legal
proceeding, if any, and any and all other claims or causes of action, however denominated, that Employee has or may have by reason of any matter or thing arising out of, or in any way connected with, directly or indirectly, any act and/or omission
that has occurred up to the Effective Date of this Agreement. In addition, Employee agrees never to apply for employment of any kind with Employer or any of its affiliated companies. This release does not apply to Employee’s entitlements under
this Agreement. 
 J.        Employee covenants and agrees that Employee will not
bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, or voluntarily aid any action or proceeding or otherwise prosecute or sue Employer either affirmatively or by way of cross complaint, defense or counterclaims, or in any other manner with respect to
the claims herein released. The foregoing sentence shall be construed as a covenant not to sue. This Agreement may be introduced as evidence at any legal proceedings as a complete defense to any claims ever asserted by Employee against the Released
Parties. 
 K.        Employee represents that Employee has not filed any complaints
or charges against the Employer with any local, state or federal government agency or with any local, state or federal court, that Employee will not do so at any time hereinafter, and that if any such agency or court assumes jurisdiction of any
complaint or charge against the Employer on behalf of Employee, Employee will request such agency or court to withdraw from the matter, or refuse any benefits derived therefrom; provided, however, that this Agreement will not affect the 

  

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Employee’s rights to file a charge with or otherwise participate in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Opportunity Commission
regarding a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or under any state or federal discrimination or harassment law(s) or statute(s) relating to matters which arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, stated below, and which are
not the subject of this Agreement. 
 L.        Employee represents and agrees that,
as of the Effective Date of Agreement, stated below, Employee has not assigned or transferred any of the released claims or any portion thereof or interest therein to any other person or entity. 
 M.        Employee agrees to promptly return to Employer all original and copies of
Employer’s documents and information, regardless of the form on which such information has been maintained or stored, including without limitation, computer disks, tapes or other forms of computer storage. 
 N.        Employee recognizes and understands that, by executing this Agreement, he shall be
releasing the Released Parties, defined above, from any claims that he now has, may have, or subsequently may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621, et seq., as amended, by his signing this
Agreement. 
 O.        Employee acknowledges being advised that he should thoroughly
review and understand the meaning and effect of this Agreement, before signing and returning this Agreement. Employee also acknowledges being advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement. Employee further acknowledges
that, prior to signing this Agreement, he has been given at least twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement with whomever he desires, including legal counsel, and that he has signed this Agreement freely, without coercion or promise of
any benefit beyond that contained in this Agreement. 
  

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 Furthermore, notwithstanding the fact that the Employer has allowed Employee twenty-one
(21) days to consider this Agreement, in the event Employee elects to execute this Agreement prior to the end of such twenty-one (21) day period, by his signature below, Employee represents, acknowledges and agrees that his decision to
accept this shortening of the time was knowing and voluntary and was not induced by fraud, misrepresentation or any threat to withdraw or alter the benefits provided by the Employer herein, or by the Employer providing different terms to any
similarly-situated employee executing this Agreement prior to the end of such twenty-one (21) consideration period. In signing below, Employee expressly acknowledges that his execution of same is with full knowledge of the consequences thereof
and is of his own free will. 
 P.        Both Employer and Employee agree and
recognize that, for a period of seven (7) calendar days following Employee’s execution of this Agreement, Employee may revoke this Agreement by providing written notice revoking the same, within the seven (7) day period, to Joseph A.
Carrabba, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, 1100 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Such revocation of this Agreement by Employee also will automatically revoke the acceptance of the offer set forth herein
and Employee will not be entitled to any amounts and/or benefits described herein. Employee also agrees that he will not receive any of the payments described in paragraph B through F of the Agreement until after this seven-day revocation has
expired. 
 Q.        Each of the parties has read and fully understands this
Agreement. Employee understands and acknowledges that the circumstances leading up to and surrounding this Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Agreement are confidential. Employee agrees not to disclose the circumstances leading up to and
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Agreement to any person without the written consent of Employer, except to Employee’s present attorney, tax advisors or immediate family. 
 R.        This Agreement has been drafted by the Parties. It should be construed according to the
fair intent of the language as a whole and not for or against either party. 
 S.        This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements,
either oral or written, between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement. No modification to this Agreement shall be effective, unless in writing and signed by the President of Employer and Employee. 
 T.        This Agreement has been made in Ohio, and Ohio law shall apply to it. If any part is
found to be invalid, the remaining parts of this Agreement will remain in effect as if no invalid part existed. 
 U.        This Agreement is binding on the parties hereto and upon their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives and assigns. 
 V.        This Agreement and all documents executed pursuant to it may be executed in
counterparts and, upon signing by all parties, each of such counterparts will be deemed an original. 
 EMPLOYEE REPRESENTS THAT HE HAS
CAREFULLY READ THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND HAS HAD A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED BY THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE FURTHER REPRESENTS THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE CONTENT AND CONSEQUENCES OF SIGNING THE
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND THAT EMPLOYEE EXECUTES IT AS HIS OWN FREE ACT AND DEED INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY IT. EMPLOYEE ALSO REPRESENTS THAT EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT HE IS WAIVING AMONG OTHER THINGS, ANY RIGHT OR CLAIMS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Employee and Employer have executed this Agreement effective and binding as of the
Effective Date of this Agreement. 
  

			
	 DATE OF EXECUTION BY EMPLOYEE
 (“Effective Date of Agreement” is this date)
	  	 AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
  

		
	         2-Oct-2008
	  	 /s/ Randy L. Kummer

		  	 Randy L. Kummer

		
		  	 EXECUTION WITNESSED BY:

		
		  	 /s/ George W. Hawk, Jr.

		
	 DATE OF EXECUTION BY THE
 COMPANY:
	  	 AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY
 Cleveland-Cliffs Inc:

		
	         October 2, 2008
	  	 /s/ Joseph A. Carrabba

		
		  	 EXECUTION WITNESSED BY:

		
		  	 /s/ George W. Hawk, Jr.

  

 9Form of Performance Share Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
 ATRICURE, INC. 
 2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT 
 Summary of
Performance Share Grant 
 AtriCure, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), grants to the Grantee named below, in
accordance with the terms of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and this Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”), Performance Shares as follows: 
  

					
			
	Name of Grantee:	 	  
	 	
			
	Maximum Number of Performance Shares:	 	  
	 	
			
	Grant Date:	 	  
	 	
			
	Performance Goals:	 	As set forth on Exhibit A	 	
			
	Performance Period:	 	As set forth on Exhibit A	 	

 Terms of Agreement 
 1. Grant of Performance Shares. Subject to and upon the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, the Company grants to the Grantee as of the Grant Date, Performance
Shares upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Performance Share shall represent one hypothetical Share and shall at all times be equal in value to one Share. 
 2. Earning of Performance Shares. 
 (a) Except as provided in Section 3, Performance Shares shall be earned as set forth on Exhibit A, provided that the Grantee has remained continuously employed by the Company or any Subsidiary from the Grant Date through the end of the
Performance Period. 
 (b) Prior to the payment of any Performance Shares as provided in this Agreement, the Committee shall determine in
writing the extent, if any, that the Performance Goals have been satisfied and shall determine the number, if any, of Performance Shares that shall have become earned under this Agreement. The Committee may in its sole discretion modify the
Performance Goals, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable to reflect a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company or its Subsidiaries, the manner in which it conducts
its business, or other events or circumstances. 
 3. Payment of Performance Shares. 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, if and to the extent earned pursuant to Section 2 above, the Company shall deliver to the
Grantee the Shares underlying the earned Performance Shares in one installment to be delivered within 90 days of December 31, 2010. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b) or 3(c) or as otherwise provided by the 

 
Committee, the Grantee must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on December 31, 2010 in order to be entitled to payment of any such Shares.

 (b) If the Grantee’s continuous employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates due to a permanent and total disability
(a “Permanent Disability”) within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall, for all purposes under this Agreement, be deemed to continue. If Grantee dies
while suffering a Permanent Disability, Grantee’s estate shall have the rights to Shares underlying Performance Shares on the terms set forth in Section 3(c). 
 (c) If a “Change of Control” (as defined in the Plan) described in Section 13(c) of the Plan occurs while the Grantee is employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or if the Grantee dies, in either case
at any time prior to December 31, 2010, then the Grantee shall be deemed to have earned 100% of the Maximum Number of Performance Shares, and the Company shall, upon such Change of Control, deliver to Grantee (or Grantee’s estate in the
case of death) the Shares underlying all earned Performance Shares, provided, however, that if such Change of Control or death occurs after December 31, 2009 and before December 31, 2010 and Grantee is not entitled to an award of
Performance Shares for the Performance Period of the year ending December 31, 2009, Grantee shall be deemed only to have earned the Performance Shares that Grantee can earn based on the Performance Period of the year ending December 31,
2010, and the Company shall deliver to Grantee (or Grantee’s estate in the case of death) the Shares underlying such earned Performance Shares. 
 (d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which the Performance Shares become vested and nonforfeitable on such terms
and conditions as it deems appropriate. 
 4. Transferability. The Performance Shares may not be Transferred and shall not be subject
in any manner to assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge, unless otherwise provided under the Plan. Any purported Transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section 4 shall be void, and the other party to any
such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Performance Shares. 
 5. Dividend, Voting and Other
Rights. The Grantee shall not possess any incidents of ownership (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) in the Shares underlying the Performance Shares until such Shares have been delivered to the Grantee in accordance with
Section 3 of this Agreement. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver Shares in the future, and the rights of the Grantee will be no greater than that
of an unsecured general creditor. No assets of the Company will be held or set aside as security for the obligations of the Company under this Agreement. 
 6. Continuous Employment. For purposes of this Agreement, the continuous employment of the Grantee with the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to have been interrupted, and the Grantee shall not
be deemed to have ceased to be an employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries, by reason of the transfer of his employment among the Company and its Subsidiaries. 
  

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 7. No Employment Contract. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Grantee any
right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company and its Subsidiaries, nor limit or affect in any manner the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment or adjust the compensation of the Grantee. 

8. Relation to Other Benefits. Any economic or other benefit to the Grantee under this Agreement or the Plan shall not be taken into account in
determining any benefits to which the Grantee may be entitled under any profit-sharing, retirement or other benefit or compensation plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary and shall not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage
available to any beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or a Subsidiary. 
 9. Taxes and
Withholding. To the extent that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax in connection with the Performance Shares pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be a condition to earning the
award that the Grantee make arrangements satisfactory to the Company or such Subsidiary for payment of such taxes required to be withheld. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, require the Grantee to satisfy such required withholding obligation
by surrendering to the Company a portion of the Shares earned by the Grantee under this Agreement, and the Shares so surrendered by the Grantee shall be credited against any such withholding obligation at the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the
date of surrender. In no event shall the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be surrendered pursuant to this section to satisfy applicable withholding taxes exceed the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld or such other amount that will not
result in a negative accounting impact. 
 10. Adjustments. The number and kind of Shares deliverable pursuant to the Performance
Shares are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13 of the Plan. 
 11. Compliance with Law. The Company shall make
reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws and listing requirements with respect to the Performance Shares; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company
shall not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement if the delivery of this Agreement would result in a violation of any such law or listing requirement. 
 12. Amendments. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify this Agreement upon written notice to the Grantee. Any amendment to the
Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of the Plan or this Agreement shall adversely affect the rights of the Grantee
under this Agreement without the Grantee’s consent unless the Committee determines, in good faith, that such amendment is required for the Agreement to either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, or as otherwise may provided in the Plan. 
 13. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. It is
intended that this Agreement shall either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be construed, administered, and governed in a manner that effects such intent, and
the Committee shall not take any action that would be inconsistent with such intent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Performance Shares shall not be deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out, settled, adjusted, substituted, exchanged or modified
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that would cause the award to fail to satisfy the conditions of an applicable exception from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise
would subject the Grantee to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code. The amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be separate payments that qualify for the “short-term deferral” exception to
Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible. 
 14. Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions of this Agreement, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall
continue to be valid and fully enforceable. 
 15. Relation to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior written or oral communications, representations and negotiations
with respect to this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used of this Agreement without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Plan. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise of this Agreement, have the right to determine any questions which arise in connection with the grant of the
Performance Shares. 
 16. Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 4, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Grantee, and the successors and assigns of the Company. 
 17. Governing Law. The interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws of this Agreement. 
 18. Electronic Delivery. The Grantee consents and
agrees to electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may elect to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports,
and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other award made or offered under the Plan. The Grantee understands that, unless earlier revoked by the Grantee by giving written notice to the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, this consent shall be effective for the duration of the Agreement. The Grantee also understands that he or she shall have the right at any time to request that the Company deliver written copies of any and all materials referred to above at
no charge. The Grantee consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may elect to deliver, and agrees that his or
her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature. The Grantee consents and agrees that any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to
provide administrative services related to the Plan. 
 The Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer and the Grantee has also executed this Agreement, as of the Grant Date. 
  

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	ATRICURE, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 The undersigned acknowledges that a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the
Company’s most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “Prospectus Information”) are available for viewing on the Company’s intranet site at www.atricure.com. The Grantee consents to receiving this Prospectus Information
electronically, or, in the alternative, agrees to contact the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at (513) 755-4100 to request a paper copy of the Prospectus Information at no charge. The Grantee represents that he or she is familiar with
the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and accepts the award of Performance Shares on the terms and conditions set forth of this Agreement and in the Plan. 
  

			
	  

	Grantee	 	
		
	Date:	 	  

 ALTERNATIVE FOR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE 
 You may accept the award online or by telephone in accordance with the procedures established by the Company and the Plan administrator. By accepting your
award in accordance with these procedures, you acknowledge that a copy of the Plan, Plan Summary and Prospectus, and the Company’s most recent Annual Report and Proxy Statement (the “Prospectus Information”) either have been received
by you or are available for viewing on the Company’s intranet site at www.atricure.com, and consent to receiving this Prospectus Information electronically, or, in the alternative, agree to contact the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at
(513) 755-4100 to request a paper copy of the Prospectus Information at no charge. You also represent that you are familiar with the terms and provisions of the Prospectus Information and accept the award on the terms and conditions set forth
of this Agreement and in the Plan. These terms and conditions constitute a legal contract that will bind both you and the Company as soon as you accept the award as described above. 
  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 PERFORMANCE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE PERIOD 
 Performance Period: Year Ending December 31, 2009 

 

			
	Performance Goal:	  	Net income (excluding non-cash compensation) of the Company of more than $0.

 If, for the year ending December 31, 2009 Performance Period, the Company achieves the
Performance Goal set forth above, Grantee shall be entitled to                      Performance Shares. 
 If, for the year ending December 31, 2009 Performance Period, the Grantee fails to achieve the Performance Goal set forth above, then Grantee’s
right to earn Performance Shares for the year ending December 31, 2009 Performance Period shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice. 
 Performance Period: Year Ending December 31, 2010 
  

			
	Performance Goal:	  	Increase in net revenue of the Company of at least 20% over net revenue of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 If, for the year ending December 31, 2010 Performance Period, the Company achieves the
Performance Goal set forth above, Grantee shall be entitled to                      Performance Shares. 
 If, for the year ending December 31, 2010 Performance Period, the Grantee fails to achieve the Performance Goal set forth above, then Grantee’s
right to earn Performance Shares for the year ending December 31, 2010 Performance Period shall be forfeited automatically without further action or notice.

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