SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-04-27

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<div><a name="s76840D5A01E23A5B816E02DB18B72D1B"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">FIRST AMENDMENT TO </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;First Amendment&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) between Paul Johnson (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and Hill&#8209;Rom Holdings, Inc. (&#8220;Company&#8221;) is dated and effective the 24th day of April, 2018.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">W I T N E S S E T H:</font></div><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into an Employment Agreement dated May 2, 2016 which sets forth the terms and conditions upon which Executive is currently employed by the Company in an executive position; </font></div><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement to provide certain benefits to Executive in the event of Executive&#8217;s involuntary termination of employment by the Company under certain circumstances; and</font></div><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of Executive&#8217;s continued employment with the Company and the mutual covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement and herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:240%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Paragraph 16 of the Employment Agreement, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Severance Payments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;, is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of said Paragraph:</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;In addition to the payment of severance pay and the continuation of health and welfare benefits as provided for in this Paragraph 16, Executive shall be eligible to receive cash payments as compensation for the forfeiture of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units that are unvested as of </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">the effective date of termination of employment and that are otherwise scheduled to vest by their terms in calendar years 2018 and 2019, as follows: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:240%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For each such unvested stock option, an amount equal to the difference between the closing price of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock on the Executive&#8217;s effective date of termination of employment and the stock option&#8217;s exercise price;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:240%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:240%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For each such unvested restricted stock unit, an amount equal to the closing price of the C