SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-02-24

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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit 10.1</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">6</font>

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 <a name="_GoBack"></a><font style="display: inline;">ATRICURE, INC.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;"></font><font style="display: inline;">2014 STOCK </font><font style="display: inline;">INCENTIVE PLAN </font>
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 <font style="display: inline;">FORM OF </font><font style="display: inline;">PERFORMANCE SHARE </font><font style="display: inline;">AWARD </font><font style="display: inline;">AGREEMENT </font>
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 <font style="display: inline;">AtriCure, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), grants to the Grantee named below, in accordance with the terms of the </font><font style="display: inline;">2014 Stock </font><font style="display: inline;">Incentive Plan</font><font style="display: inline;"> &nbsp;(</font><font style="display: inline;">as amended and restated </font><font style="display: inline;">from time to time, </font><font style="display: inline;">the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;"> and this Performance Share </font><font style="display: inline;">Award </font><font style="display: inline;">Agreement (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), Performance Shares as follows: </font>
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