Acknowledgements. Employee acknowledges that Employee has read and understands this Agreement, and Employee specifically acknowledges the following:

Acknowledgements. Executive acknowledges that it is the mutual intent of the parties hereto that the full release contained in this Agreement fully complies with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”). Accordingly, this Agreement requires, and Executive acknowledges and agrees that: 1) the consideration provided to Executive under this Agreement exceeds the nature and scope of any consideration to which Executive would otherwise have been legally entitled to receive absent execution of this Agreement; 2) execution of this Agreement and the full release herein, which specifically includes a waiver of any claims under the ADEA, is Executive’s knowing and voluntary act; 3) Executive is hereby advised to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; 4) Executive has had at least twenty-one (21) calendar days within which to consider this Agreement and his/her signature on this Agreement prior to the expiration of this twenty-one (21) day period (should Executive choose not to take the full period offered) constitutes an irrevocable waiver of said period or its remainder; 5) in the event Executive signs this Agreement, Executive has another seven (7) calendar days to revoke it by delivering a written notice of revocation to the addressee identified in the Notice provision above (Section 14), and this Agreement does not become effective until the expiration of this seven (7) day period; 6) Executive has read and fully understands the terms of this Agreement; and 7) nothing contained in this Agreement purports to release any of Executive’s rights or claims under the ADEA that may arise from acts occurring after the date of the execution of this Agreement. The parties agree that changes, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the 21-day period. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be in violation of the OWBPA or ADEA, it should be severed or modified to comply with the OBWPA or ADEA, without affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the other terms or provisions of this Agreement.

Acknowledgements. By executing this Amendment, each of the Loan Parties # consents to this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties of their obligations hereunder, # acknowledges that notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the obligations of each of the Loan Parties under each of the Collateral Documents and each of the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, are not impaired or affected and each such Collateral Document and each such other Loan Document continues in full force and effect, # affirms and ratifies, its Obligations under the Credit Agreement as expanded or amended hereby are entitled to the benefits of the pledges set forth in each Collateral Document to the extent it is a party thereto, # confirms that its Obligations under the Credit Agreement as expanded or amended hereby constitute “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the Collateral Documents) and # confirms that the Secured Obligations shall remain in full force and effect, and such Secured Obligations shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of the grant set forth in the Collateral Documents. Each Guarantor # confirms its Guaranteed Obligations under the Credit Agreement, # confirms that the Guaranteed Obligations under the Credit Agreement as expanded or amended hereby are entitled to the benefits of the guarantee set forth in Article 11 of the Credit Agreement and # confirms that the Obligations under the Credit Agreement as expanded or amended hereby constitute “Guaranteed Obligations”. Each Loan Party, by its execution of this Amendment, hereby confirms that the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain in full force and effect.

Acknowledgements . The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:

. Each of the Borrower and the Co-Borrower hereby acknowledges that:

Acknowledgements. Mr. Haak acknowledges that he has been given at least twenty-one (21) days from the Receipt Date to consider this Agreement and the Additional Release (the “Consideration Period”), and that he is hereby advised to consult with an attorney of his own choosing prior to signing this Agreement and the Additional Release. Mr. Haak acknowledges that he is entering into this Agreement with full knowledge of his right to obtain such counsel, and that he is entering into this Agreement and the Additional Release on a voluntary basis and has relied upon no promises or representations by anyone except as contained in this document. Mr. Haak further acknowledges and agrees that any changes made to this Agreement or any attachments hereto following his initial receipt of this Agreement on the Receipt Date, whether material or immaterial, shall not re-start or affect in any manner the Consideration Period. Mr. Haak understands that he may revoke this Agreement and the Additional Release for a period of seven (7) days after he signs each document by notifying the Company in writing, and that neither this Agreement nor the Additional Release shall be effective or enforceable until the expiration of the document’s respective seven (7) day revocation period. Mr. Haak understands and agrees that by entering into this Agreement and Additional Release he will be waiving any and all rights or claims he might have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, and that he has received consideration beyond that to which he was previously entitled.

Acknowledgements. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement are unique and extraordinary and that in the course of performing such services Executive shall have access to and knowledge of significant confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information belonging to the Company. Executive agrees that the covenant not to compete and the nonsolicitation obligations imposed by this Section 2 are reasonable in duration, geographic area, and scope and are necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests in its goodwill, its confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information, and its investment in the unique and extraordinary services to be provided by Executive pursuant to this Agreement. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 2, a court holds that the covenant not to compete and/or the nonsolicitation obligations described herein are unreasonable or unenforceable under the circumstances then existing, then the Parties agree that the maximum duration, scope, and/or geographic area legally permissible under such circumstances will be substituted for the duration, scope and/or area stated herein.

Acknowledgements. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement are unique and extraordinary and that in the course of performing such services Executive shall have access to and knowledge of significant confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information belonging to the Company. Executive agrees that the covenant not to compete and the nonsolicitation obligations imposed by this Section 2 are reasonable in duration, geographic area, and scope and are necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests in its goodwill, its confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information, and its investment in the unique and extraordinary services to be provided by Executive pursuant to this Agreement. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 2, a court holds that the covenant not to compete and/or the nonsolicitation obligations described herein are unreasonable or unenforceable under the circumstances then existing, then the Parties agree that the maximum duration, scope, and/or geographic area legally permissible under such circumstances will be substituted for the duration, scope and/or area stated herein.

Acknowledgements. The Executive acknowledges that the Company is in the business of providing reconstructive, regenerative and trauma-related products used in various orthopedic and spine procedures worldwide and that the Company makes substantial investments and has established substantial goodwill associated with its business, supplier relationships and marketing programs throughout the United States. The Executive therefore acknowledges and agrees that it is fair and reasonable for the Company to take steps to protect its Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, goodwill, business relationships, employees, economic advantages, and/or other legitimate business interests from the risk of misappropriation of or harm to its Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, goodwill, business relationships, employees, economic advantages, and/or other legitimate business interests. The Executive acknowledges that any limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained are reasonable and do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect Company’s Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, good will, business relationships, employees, economic advantages, and/or other legitimate business interests, and will not prevent the Executive from earning a livelihood.

Acknowledgements. You acknowledge that # the consideration given to you in exchange for the waiver and release in this Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which you were already entitled; # that you have been paid for all time worked , have received all the leave, leaves of absence and leave benefits and protections for which you are eligible, and have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which you have not already filed a claim; # you have been given sufficient time to consider this Agreement and to consult an attorney or advisor of your choosing; and # you are knowingly and voluntarily executing this Agreement waiving and releasing any claims you may have as of the date you execute it.