Health and Welfare Benefits. All health and welfare benefits applicable to Executive shall continue in effect subject to plan terms during the Transition Period. Thereafter, Executive shall be permitted to elect to continue health coverage then in effect under Patterson’s plan pursuant to COBRA, 26 U.S.C. § 9801 et seq.; provided, however, that the cost of any such coverage shall be at Executive’s expense. In addition, Executive shall be permitted to continue her coverage under the Company’s group life insurance policy, and then convert that coverage to an individual policy, subject to the terms of the group policy and applicable law, and she shall be responsible for the premiums on such continued and converted coverage.

Retirement or Welfare Benefits. During the Contract Period, the Executive shall participate in employee retirement and welfare benefit plans made available to the Company’s senior level executives as a group or to its employees generally, as such retirement and welfare plans may be in effect from time to time and subject to the eligibility requirements of the plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from amending or terminating any retirement, welfare or other employee benefit plans or programs from time to time as the Company deems appropriate.

You will continue to be eligible for the same benefits as all other U.S. employees of Medtronic, including any benefits commensurate with your job level.

Health Care and Other Welfare Benefits. The Company shall pay the cost of the continued coverage of the Participant and/or the Participant’s family under the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans for 18 months after the Date of Termination provided that the Participant makes an election to continue such coverage in the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans under COBRA, subject to the requirements and limitations thereof. Unless otherwise limited by applicable law, thereafter, the Company shall pay the cost of the continued coverage of the Participant and/or the Participant’s family under the Company’s medical and dental employee benefit plans for an additional period of six months, in the case of a [Schedule A] Participant, or 18 months, in the case of a [Schedule B] Participant (for a [Schedule C] Participant, no additional period beyond the initial 18 months); provided however, that if the Participant becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or dental benefits under another employer provided plan, the medical and dental benefits provided by the Company under this Plan shall be secondary to those provided under such other plan during the applicable period of eligibility.

Insured Benefits. With respect to benefits that, prior to the Distribution Date, were provided for under the ​ Welfare Plans through the purchase of insurance, ​ shall cause the ​ Welfare Plans to fully perform, pay and discharge all claims of ​ Welfare Plan Participants that were incurred prior to the Distribution Date.

The benefits that comprise the ​ Welfare Plan (and the nonelective employer contributions towards those benefits) need not be substantially similar in all material respects to the similar benefits (and nonelective employer contributions) provided under the ​ Welfare Plan as of the Distribution Date.

Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Employee and/or Employee’s family, as the case may be, shall also be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Employer (including, without limitation, medical, hospitalization, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and travel accident insurance plans and programs) (“Welfare Benefit Plans”), in each case provided that senior management is eligible to participate therein.

If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason other than Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to elect to receive continued medical, dental and vision benefits under the same benefit plans as in effect for active executive officers of the Company for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage under such plans pursuant to Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for a period of eighteen (18) months, subject to the terms of the plans and payment by the Executive of the premiums charged to former employees of the Company pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code for continued benefit coverage for former employees and their eligible spouses, dependents and beneficiaries under such plans. Thereafter, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount necessary for Executive to acquire such benefits under equivalent plans from an independent provider, net of the amount the Executive would otherwise be required to pay under this Section 6. The Company may amend or otherwise alter the medical, dental and vision plans to provide different benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage so long as the benefits provided to the Executive and the Executive’s spouse, dependents and beneficiaries eligible for coverage are no less favorable in the aggregate that those provided or offered to active executive officers of the Company. In no event shall the coverage provided pursuant to this Section 6 extend beyond December 31 of the year in which the Executive turns 65 years old. The obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall terminate if, at any time after the date of termination of the Executive's employment, the Executive is employed by or is otherwise affiliated with a party that offers substantially comparable medical, dental and vision benefits to the Executive.

Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or the Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120‑day period immediately preceding the Change of Control Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Change of Control Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.

the establishment or amendment by an Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of any “welfare plan” as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of any Loan Party.