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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

April 24, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Illinois   1-2189   36-0698440
(State or other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

 

 

100 Abbott Park Road

Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6400

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (224) 667-6100

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on
Which Registered

Common Shares, Without Par Value ABT

New York Stock Exchange

NYSE Texas

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 24, 2026, Kevin Conroy was named to the Abbott Laboratories’ (“Abbott”) Board of Directors.

 

On April 24, 2026, Abbott shareholders approved the adoption of the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program (the “2026 Program”) at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The 2026 Program was adopted by Abbott’s Board of Directors on February 20, 2026, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting. The 2026 Program replaces the Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program, as amended and restated (the “2017 Program”), under which Abbott makes all of its equity-related incentive compensation awards.

 

The 2026 Program, which is administered by the Compensation Committee of Abbott’s Board of Directors, permits Abbott to grant nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance awards, and other share-based awards (including stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and recognition awards) to non-employee directors and employees of Abbott and its subsidiaries. Subject to adjustment in the event of changes in capitalization, the maximum number of Abbott common shares that may be issued under the 2026 Program is 140,000,000, plus the number of shares that cease to be subject to awards under the 2017 Program due to forfeiture, expiration, cancellation, or cash settlement and shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations under outstanding 2017 Program full value awards; and less the number of shares subject to awards granted under the 2017 Program between March 1, 2026 and April 23, 2026, with each full value award share being counted as three shares against the 2017 Program’s share reserve. The 2026 Program has a term of ten years.

 

For a more detailed description of the 2026 Program, see pages 79 through 86 of Abbott’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2026. The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the 2026 Program, which was included as Exhibit A to the proxy statement and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.

 

Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On April 24, 2026, Abbott’s Board of Directors amended the first sentence of Article III, Section 2 of Abbott’s by-laws to provide that Abbott’s Board of Directors shall consist of thirteen persons, effective April 24, 2026. Abbott’s by-laws previously provided that the Board of Directors consisted of twelve persons.

 

 

Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Abbott held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2026. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting.

 

(1)The shareholders elected Abbott’s entire Board of Directors.  The persons elected to Abbott’s Board of Directors and the number of shares cast for, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes, with respect to each of these persons, were as follows:

 

NAME  FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN  BROKER NON-VOTES
Nita Ahuja  1,355,031,895   2,769,947   2,308,000   177,761,396
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot  1,355,031,167   2,886,973   2,191,702   177,761,396
Sally E. Blount  1,340,491,010   16,504,318   3,114,514   177,761,396
Robert B. Ford  1,281,298,501   72,599,833   6,211,508   177,761,396
Paola Gonzalez  1,350,598,638   6,179,509   331,695   177,761,396
Michelle A. Kumbier  1,346,291,350   11,453,399   2,365,093   177,761,396
Darren W. McDew  1,350,511,200   6,363,222   3,235,420   177,761,396
Nancy McKinstry  1,289,618,114   68,049,468   2,442,260   177,761,396
Michael G. O’Grady  1,325,498,060   32,189,526   2,422,256   177,761,396
Michael F. Roman  1,338,763,530   18,363,024   2,983,288   177,761,396
Daniel J. Starks  1,291,460,783   66,299,714   2,349,345   177,761,396
John G. Stratton  1,330,379,819   27,314,174   2,415,849   177,761,396

 

(2)The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Abbott’s auditors. The number of shares cast in favor of the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 1,502,083,607    33,333,515    2,454,116    0 

 

(3)The shareholders approved the compensation of Abbott’s named executive officers listed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, with 90.35 percent of the votes cast voting “For” the proposal. The shareholder vote is advisory and non-binding. The number of shares cast in favor of approval, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 1,228,911,693    126,315,146    4,883,003    177,761,396 

 

(4)The shareholders voted to approve the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, with 95.82 percent of the votes cast voting “For” the proposal. The number of shares cast in favor of the approval of the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 1,303,349,739    52,296,340    4,463,763    177,761,396 

 

(5)The shareholders voted to approve the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for Non-U.S. Employees, with 99.33 percent of the votes cast voting “For” the proposal. The number of shares cast in favor of the approval of the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for Non-U.S. Employees, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows:

 

FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE 
 1,351,008,136    6,111,112    2,990,594    177,761,396 

  

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit
     
3.1   By-Laws of Abbott Laboratories, as amended and restated, effective April 24, 2026.
     
10.1   Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Abbott Laboratories Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 13, 2026).
     
10.2   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (time-based vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.3   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign employees (time-based vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.4   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.5   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign employees (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.6   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Agreement (annual performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.7   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign employees (annual performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.8   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Agreement (interim performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.9   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign employees (interim performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.

 

 

10.10   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (time-based vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.11   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.12   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.13   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for foreign employees under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.14   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for executive officers (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.15   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign executive officers (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.16   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Agreement for executive officers (annual performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.17   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Agreement for executive officers (interim performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.18   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign executive officers (annual performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.19   Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign executive officers (interim performance based) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.20   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for executive officers (time-based vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.21   Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for executive officers (cliff vested) under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.22   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for executive officers under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.23   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for foreign executive officers under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.24   Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.25   Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for foreign non-employee directors under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.26   Form of Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.
     
10.27   Form of Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for foreign non-employee directors under the Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
     
     
Date: April 27, 2026 By: /s/ Philip P. Boudreau
    Philip P. Boudreau
    Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

BY-LAWS OF
ABBOTT LABORATORIES

 

Adopted by the Board of Directors of
Abbott Laboratories at the Annual Meeting, April 11, 1963
as amended and restated, effective April 24
, 2026

 

Article I

 

OFFICES

 

The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Illinois shall be located at the intersection of State Routes 43 and 137 in the County of Lake. The Corporation may have such other offices either within or without the State of Illinois as the business of the Corporation may require from time to time.

 

The registered office of the Corporation may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the State of Illinois. The address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

Article II

 

SHAREHOLDERS

 

SECTION 1          ANNUAL MEETING; TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held at such place (if applicable), on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. The meeting shall be held for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of such other business as is brought properly before the meeting in accordance with these By- Laws. If the election of Directors shall not be held on the day designated for any annual meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.

 

At any annual meeting of the shareholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be made, and only such other business shall be conducted or considered, as shall have been brought properly before the meeting. For nominations to be made properly at an annual meeting, and proposals of other business to be brought properly before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be: (a) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise brought properly before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise requested properly to be brought before the annual meeting by a shareholder who (i) is a shareholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1 through the date of such annual meeting and (ii) complies with the notice requirements set forth in this Section 1. For the avoidance of doubt, compliance with the foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations, or to propose any other business (other than a proposal included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)), at an annual meeting of shareholders.

 

 

 

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for nominations to be made properly at an annual meeting by a shareholder, and proposals of other business to be brought properly before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, or earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the anniversary date of the preceding annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that if the annual meeting is called for a date that is more than thirty (30) days prior to or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder must be so delivered and received not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and (ii) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement (as defined below) was made. In no event shall the adjournment, recess, postponement, judicial stay or rescheduling of an annual meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

In addition to being timely, a shareholder’s notice must be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct (A) as of the record date for the meeting and (B) as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting (or any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof), and such update and supplement shall (I) be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (x) not later than the close of business five (5) business days after the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of such meeting (in the case of an update required to be made under clause (A)) and (y) not later than the close of business seven (7) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been postponed, rescheduled or adjourned) (in the case of an update required to be made pursuant to clause (B)), (II) be made only to the extent that information has changed since prior submission of such notice, and (III) clearly identify the information that has changed since such prior submission of such notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the requirement to update and supplement such information shall not permit any shareholder or other person to change or add any proposed nominee for Director or other proposed business or be deemed to cure any defects or inaccuracies in any prior submissions or limit the remedies (including under these By- Laws) available to the Corporation relating to any defect or inaccuracy.

 

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A shareholder’s notice to the Secretary (whether given pursuant to this Section 1 or Section 2 of Article II) shall include the following, as applicable:

 

(1)            As to any shareholder of record giving notice under this Section 1 (each, a “Noticing Party”) and any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined below), notice must set forth:

 

(A) the name and address of such Noticing Party and each Shareholder Associated Person (including, as applicable, as they appear on the Corporation’s books and records);

 

(B) the class, series and number of shares of each class or series of capital stock (if any) of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record (specifying the type of ownership) by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person (including any rights to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future); the date or dates on which such shares were acquired; the investment intent of such acquisition; and whether such shares were acquired with any financial assistance provided by any other person;

 

(C) the name of each nominee holder for, and number of, any securities of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person and any pledge by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person with respect to any of such securities;

 

(D) a complete and accurate description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, hedging transactions, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, repurchase agreements or arrangements, borrowed or loaned shares and so-called “stock borrowing” agreements or arrangements) that have been entered into by, or on behalf of, such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the price of any securities of the Corporation, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person with respect to securities of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation and without regard to whether such agreement, arrangement or understanding is required to be reported on a Schedule 13D, 13F or 13G in accordance with the Exchange Act (any of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”);

 

(E) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Corporation securities where such Noticing Party or such Shareholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series;

 

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(F) a complete and accurate description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, (I) between or among such Noticing Party and any of the Shareholder Associated Persons or (II) between or among such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (naming each such person or entity), including (x) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly, has a right to vote any security of the Corporation (other than any revocable proxy given in response to a solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act by way of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A), and (y) any understanding, written or oral, that such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person may have reached with any shareholder of the Corporation (including the name of such shareholder) with respect to how such shareholder will vote such shareholder’s shares in the Corporation at any meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders or take other action in support of any Proposed Nominee or other business, or other action to be taken, by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person;

 

(G) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation;

 

(H) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership, limited liability company or similar entity in which such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person (I) is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership or (II) is the manager, managing member or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in the manager or managing member of such limited liability company or similar entity;

 

(I) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments in any principal competitor of the Corporation held by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person;

 

(J) any direct or indirect interest of such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person in any contract or arrangement with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement);

 

(K) a description of any material interest of such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person in the business proposed by such Noticing Party, if any, or the election of any Proposed Nominee;

 

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(L) a representation that (I) neither such Noticing Party nor any Shareholder Associated Person has breached any contract or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with the Corporation except as disclosed to the Corporation pursuant hereto and (II) such Noticing Party and each Shareholder Associated Person has complied, and will comply, with all applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1;

 

(M) a complete an accurate description of any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) to which such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person may be entitled as a result of any increase or decrease in the value of the Corporation’s securities or any Derivative Instruments, including any such fees to which members of any Shareholder Associated Person’s immediate family sharing the same household may be entitled;

 

(N) (I) a description of the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person who is not an individual and (II) a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document and any presentation, document or marketing material provided to third parties (including investors and potential investors) to solicit an investment in the Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person that contains or describes the Noticing Party’s or such Shareholder Associated Person’s performance, personnel or investment thesis or plans or proposals with respect to the Corporation;

 

(O) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) under the Exchange Act or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) under the Exchange Act if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person, or such Noticing Party’s or any Shareholder Associated Person’s associates, (regardless of whether such person or entity is actually required to file a Schedule 13D), including a description of any agreement that would be required to be disclosed by such Noticing Party, any Shareholder Associated Person or any of their respective associates pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Schedule 13D;

 

(P) a certification regarding whether such Noticing Party and each Shareholder Associated Person has complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with such person’s acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and such person’s acts or omissions as a shareholder of the Corporation, if such Noticing Party or Shareholder Associated Person is or has been a shareholder of the Corporation; and

 

(Q) all other information relating to such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person, or such Noticing Party’s or any Shareholder Associated Person’s associates, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of the business proposed by such Noticing Party, if any, or for the election of any Proposed Nominee in a contested election or otherwise;

 

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provided, however, that the disclosures in the foregoing subclauses (A) through (Q) shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Noticing Party solely as a result of being the shareholder of record directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these By-Laws on behalf of a beneficial owner.

 

(2)            If the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a Director or Directors that the Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person proposes to bring before the meeting, the notice must set forth:

 

(A)          a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; and

 

(B)          the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such proposal or business includes a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the Corporation, the text of the proposed amendment).

 

(3)            As to any person the Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors (each, a “Proposed Nominee”), the notice must set forth:

 

(A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such Proposed Nominee;

 

(B) the principal occupation and employment of such Proposed Nominee;

 

(C) a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of such Proposed Nominee, completed by such Proposed Nominee in the form required by the Corporation (which form such Noticing Party shall request in writing from the Secretary prior to submitting notice and which the Secretary shall provide to such Noticing Party within ten (10) days after receiving such request);

 

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(D) a written representation and agreement completed by such Proposed Nominee in the form required by the Corporation (which form such Noticing Party shall request in writing from the Secretary prior to submitting notice and which the Secretary shall provide to such Noticing Party within ten (10) days after receiving such request) providing that such Proposed Nominee: (I) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such Proposed Nominee, if elected as a Director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such Proposed Nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a Director of the Corporation, with such Proposed Nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; (II) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a Director or nominee that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; (III) will, if elected as a Director of the Corporation, comply with all applicable rules of any securities exchanges upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, ethics, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading policies and all other guidelines and policies of the Corporation generally applicable to Directors (which other guidelines and policies will be provided to such Proposed Nominee within five (5) business days after the Secretary receives any written request therefor from such Proposed Nominee), and all applicable fiduciary duties under state law; (IV) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the meeting; (V) intends to serve a full term as a Director of the Corporation, if elected; (VI) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and its shareholders that are or will be true and correct and that do not and will not omit to state any fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; and (VII) will tender his or her resignation as a Director of the Corporation if the Board determines that such Proposed Nominee failed to comply with the provisions of this subsection (D) in all material respects, provides such Proposed Nominee of notice of any such determination and, if such non-compliance may be cured, such Proposed Nominee fails to cure such non-compliance within ten (10) business days after delivery of such notice to such Proposed Nominee;

 

(E) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, during the past three (3) years, and any other material relationships, between or among such Proposed Nominee or any of such Proposed Nominee’s affiliates or associates (each as defined below), on the one hand, and any Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person, on the other hand, including all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K as if such Noticing Party and any Shareholder Associated Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the Proposed Nominee were a Director or executive officer of such registrant;

 

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(F) a description of any business or personal interests that could place such Proposed Nominee in a potential conflict of interest with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and

 

(G) all other information relating to such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee’s associates that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made by such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of Directors in a contested election or otherwise.

 

(4)            Each notice submitted in accordance with this Section 1 shall include:

 

(A) a representation that the Noticing Party intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the meeting or nominate any Proposed Nominees, as applicable, and an acknowledgment that, if such Noticing Party (or a Qualified Representative (as defined below) of such Noticing Party) does not appear to present such business or Proposed Nominees, as applicable, at such meeting, the Corporation need not present such business or Proposed Nominees for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation;

 

(B) a complete and accurate description of any pending or, to such Noticing Party’s knowledge, threatened legal proceeding in which such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person is a party or participant involving the Corporation or, to such Noticing Party’s or any Shareholder Associated Person’s knowledge, any current or former officer, Director, affiliate or associate of the Corporation;

 

(C) identification of the names and addresses of other shareholders (including beneficial owners) known by such Noticing Party to support the nomination(s) or other business proposal(s) submitted by such Noticing Party and, to the extent known, the class and number of all shares of the Corporation’s capital stock owned beneficially or of record by such other shareholder(s) or other beneficial owner(s); and

 

(D) a representation from such Noticing Party as to whether such Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends (i) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to a number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such Noticing Party to be sufficient to approve or adopt the business to be proposed or elect the Proposed Nominees, as applicable, (ii) to solicit proxies in support of the election of any Proposed Nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act or (iii) to engage in a solicitation (within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l)) with respect to the nomination or other business, as applicable, and if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation.

 

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The Corporation may require any Noticing Party to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility or suitability of any Proposed Nominee to serve as Director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such a Proposed Nominee under the listing standards of each securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board in selecting nominees for election as a Director and for determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s Directors, including those applicable to a Director’s service on any of the committees of the Board, or the requirements of any other laws or regulations applicable to the Corporation. If requested by the Corporation, any supplemental information required under this paragraph shall be provided by a Noticing Party within ten (10) days after it has been requested by the Corporation. In addition, the Board may require any Proposed Nominee to submit to interviews with the Board or any committee thereof, and such Proposed Nominee shall make himself or herself available for any such interviews within ten (10) days following any reasonable request therefor from the Board or any committee thereof.

 

No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The number of nominees a shareholder may nominate for election at a meeting may not exceed the number of Directors to be elected at such meeting, and for the avoidance of doubt, no shareholder shall be entitled to make additional or substitute nominations following the expiration of the time periods set forth in this Section 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Chair of a meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-Laws, and, if the Chair of the meeting determines that any proposed nomination or business was not properly brought before the meeting, the Chair of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that such nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, and no vote shall be taken with respect to such nomination or proposed business, in each case, notwithstanding that proxies with respect to such vote may have been received by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1, unless otherwise required by law, if the Noticing Party (or a Qualified Representative of the Noticing Party) proposing a nominee for Director or business to be conducted at a meeting does not appear at the meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to present such nomination or propose such business, such proposed nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as applicable, and no vote shall be taken with respect to such nomination or proposed business, notwithstanding that proxies with respect to such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

 

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If any information submitted pursuant to this Section 1 by any Noticing Party proposing individuals to nominate for election or reelection as a Director or business for consideration at a shareholder meeting shall be inaccurate in any material respect (as determined by the Board or a committee thereof), such information shall be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 1. Any such Noticing Party shall notify the Secretary in writing at the principal executive offices of the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change in any information submitted pursuant to this Section 1 (including if any Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies in accordance with the representation made pursuant to subsection 4(D) above within two (2) business days after becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change, and any such notification shall clearly identify the inaccuracy or change, it being understood that no such notification may cure any deficiencies or inaccuracies with respect to any prior submission by such Noticing Party. Upon written request of the Secretary on behalf of the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof), any such Noticing Party shall provide, within seven (7) business days after delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (A) written verification, reasonably satisfactory to the Board, any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 1 and (B) a written affirmation of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 1 as of an earlier date. If a Noticing Party fails to provide such written verification or affirmation within such period, the information as to which written verification or affirmation was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 1.

 

If (A) any Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to any Proposed Nominee and (B) (1) such Noticing Party or Shareholder Associated Person subsequently either (x) notifies the Corporation that such Noticing Party or Shareholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies in support of the election of such Proposed Nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act or (y) fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act and (2) no other Noticing Party or Shareholder Associated Person that has provided notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Proposed Nominee has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, then any proxies or votes for such Proposed Nominee shall be disregarded. Upon request by the Corporation, if any Noticing Party or any Shareholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, such Noticing Party shall deliver to the Secretary, no later than five business days prior to the applicable meeting date, reasonable evidence that the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act have been satisfied.

 

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For purposes of Sections 1 and 2 of these By-Laws: (A) “affiliate” and “associate” each shall have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; (B) “beneficial owner,” “beneficial ownership,” or “beneficially owned” shall have the meaning set forth for such terms in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act; (C) “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (D) “Qualified Representative” of a Noticing Party means (I) a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Noticing Party or (II) a person authorized by a writing executed by such Noticing Party (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered by such Noticing Party to the Corporation prior to the making of any nomination or proposal at a shareholder meeting stating that such person is authorized to act for such Noticing Party as proxy at the meeting of shareholders, which writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, must be produced at the meeting of shareholders; and (E) “Shareholder Associated Person” shall mean, with respect to a Noticing Party, (I) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Noticing Party, (II) any member of the immediate family of such Noticing Party sharing the same household, (III) any person who is a member of a “group” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision at law)) with, or is otherwise known by such Noticing Party or other Shareholder Associated Person to be acting in concert with, such Noticing Party or any other Shareholder Associated Person with respect to the stock of the Corporation, (IV) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record by such Noticing Party or any other Shareholder Associated Person (other than a shareholder that is a depositary), (V) any affiliate or associate of such Noticing Party or any other Shareholder Associated Person, (VI) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii) (vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such Noticing Party or any other Shareholder Associated Person with respect to any proposed business or nominations, as applicable, and (VII) any Proposed Nominee.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of these By-Laws, a shareholder shall also comply with state law and all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1 and Section 2 of Article II of these By-Laws; provided, however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 1 and Section 2 of Article II of these By-Laws. Nothing in these By-Laws shall be deemed to affect any rights of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these By-Laws shall be construed to permit any shareholder, or give any shareholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Corporation’s proxy statement any nomination of Director or Directors or any other business proposal.

 

Any written notice, supplement, update or other information required to be delivered by a shareholder to the Corporation pursuant to Section 1 must be given by personal delivery, by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal executive offices.

 

SECTION 2          SPECIAL MEETINGS.

 

Subject to compliance with this Section 2, special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, any President, the Board of Directors or by a shareholder (or shareholders) beneficially owning not less than one-fifth of all the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter for which the meeting is called (the “Requisite Threshold”).

 

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At any special meeting of the shareholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be made, and only such other business shall be conducted or considered, as shall have been brought properly before the meeting. For nominations to be made properly at a special meeting, and proposals of other business to be brought properly before the special meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be: (a) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise brought properly before the special meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise requested properly to be brought before the special meeting by a shareholder (or shareholders) of the Corporation beneficially owning not less than the Requisite Threshold and (i) being shareholder(s) of record on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at such special meeting, on the date such shareholder(s) provide(s) timely notice to the Corporation as provided herein and on the date of the special meeting, and (ii) complying with the notice requirements set forth in this Section 2 (including the provisions of Article II, Section 1 which are incorporated by reference into this Section 2).

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be brought properly by a shareholder before a special meeting the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, in the case of a special meeting of shareholders, not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day and not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the date of the special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than one hundred days prior to the date of such special meeting, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or such public announcement of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment, recess, postponement, judicial stay or rescheduling of a special meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

In addition to being timely, a shareholder’s notice must be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of (A) the record date for the special meeting and (B) as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the special meeting (or any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof), and such update and supplement shall (I) be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (x) not later than the close of business five (5) business days after the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of such meeting (in the case of an update required to be made under clause (A)) and (y) not later than the close of business seven (7) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been postponed, rescheduled or adjourned) (in the case of an update required to be made pursuant to clause (B)), (II) be made only to the extent that information has changed since prior submission of such notice, and (III) clearly identify the information that has changed since such prior submission of such notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the requirement to update and supplement such information shall not permit any shareholder or other person to change or add any proposed nominee for Director or other proposed business or be deemed to cure any defects or limit the remedies (including under these By-Laws) available to the Corporation relating to any defect.

 

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A shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall include (a) all of the information set forth in, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of Article II, Section 1 of these By-Laws, as applicable; (b) an agreement by such shareholder to notify the Corporation promptly in the event of (1) any disposition prior to the time of the special meeting of any shares included within such shareholder’s beneficial ownership of shares of the Corporation as of the date on which the special meeting request was delivered to the Corporation and (2) any other change prior to the time of the special meeting in such shareholder’s beneficial ownership of shares of the Corporation; and (c) documentary evidence that the shareholder had beneficial ownership of at least the Requisite Threshold as of the date of delivery of the special meeting request to Corporation.

 

Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary, no nominations of Directors shall be made, and no other business shall be conducted, at a special meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2, and any such business must be a proper matter for shareholder action. No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The Chair of the special meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made or a proposal for business was not brought properly in accordance with the foregoing procedures, and if the Chair of the meeting should so determine, the Chair of the meeting may so declare to the special meeting and the defective nomination or business proposal shall be disregarded.

 

A failure by shareholder(s) who are requesting a special meeting to deliver such information as required by this Section 2 shall constitute a revocation of the applicable special meeting request by such requesting shareholder(s).

 

A special meeting request made by shareholders shall not be valid, and a special meeting requested by shareholders shall not be held, if (A) the special meeting request does not comply with this Section 2; or (B) the special meeting request relates to an item of business that is not a proper subject for shareholder action under applicable law. If none of the requesting shareholders appears or sends a duly authorized agent to present the business specified in the special meeting request to be presented for consideration, the Corporation need not present such business for a vote at the special meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such business may have been received by the Corporation.

 

The requesting shareholders (or any of them) may revoke a special meeting request by written revocation delivered to the Secretary at any time prior to the special meeting. If following such revocation or any deemed revocation, there are unrevoked requests from requesting shareholders beneficially owning in the aggregate less than the Requisite Thresholds (or there are no unrevoked requests at all), the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cancel the special meeting.

 

The Board of Directors may submit its own proposal or proposals for consideration at a special meeting called at the request of one or more shareholders.

 

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The date and time of any special meeting shall be fixed by the Board of Directors; provided, that the date of any such special meeting shall not be more than 120 days after the date on which a valid special meeting request is received by the Corporation.

 

SECTION 3          PLACE OF MEETING. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Illinois, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting, or may designate that any annual meeting or special meeting shall not be held at any place and shall instead be held solely by means of remote communication. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Illinois.

 

SECTION 4          NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Written notice stating the place (if applicable), day and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, or in the cases of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of assets not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, any President, or the Secretary or the persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.

 

SECTION 5          FIXING RECORD DATE. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty (60) days and, for a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten (10) days, or in the case of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of assets not less than twenty (20) days, immediately preceding such meeting.

 

SECTION 6          VOTING LISTS. The Secretary shall make, or cause to have made, within twenty (20) days after the record date for a meeting of shareholders or ten (10) days before such meeting, whichever is earlier, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each, which list, for a period of ten (10) days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder and to copying at the shareholder’s expense, at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place (if applicable) of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original share ledger or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in the State of Illinois, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.

 

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SECTION 7          QUORUM. A majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote on a matter, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for consideration of such matter at a meeting of shareholders. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on a matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 (as amended from time to time, the “BCA”) or the Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on the date of such determination. If a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of shareholders, the Chair of the meeting, or if so requested by the Chair, the shareholders present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than the announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. In addition, the Chair of any meeting or the Board of Directors shall have the power to adjourn, postpone, reschedule or cancel any meeting of shareholders previously called by any of them.

 

SECTION 8          PROXIES. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the shareholder by delivering a valid appointment to the person so appointed or such person’s agent; provided, however, no shareholder may name more than two persons as proxies to attend and to vote the shareholder’s shares at any meeting of shareholders. Without limiting the manner in which a shareholder may appoint such a proxy pursuant to these By-Laws, the following shall constitute valid means by which a shareholder may make such an appointment:

 

(a)            A shareholder may sign a proxy appointment form. The shareholder’s signature may be affixed by any reasonable means, including by facsimile signature.

 

(b)            A shareholder may transmit or authorize the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission; provided that any such transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission was authorized by the shareholder. If it is determined that the telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission is valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.

 

No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Each proxy continues in full force and effect until revoked by the person appointing the proxy prior to the vote pursuant thereto, except as otherwise provided by law. Such revocation may be effected by a writing delivered to the Secretary stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent delivery of a valid proxy by, or by the attendance at the meeting and voting in person by the person appointing the proxy. The dates of the proxy shall presumptively determine the order of appointment.

 

SECTION 9          VOTING OF SHARES. Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote in each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders and, in all elections for Directors, every shareholder shall have the right to vote the number of shares owned by such shareholder for as many persons as there are Directors to be elected, or to cumulate such votes and give one candidate as many votes as shall equal the number of Directors multiplied by the number of such shares or to distribute such cumulative votes in any proportion among any number of candidates; provided that, vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled as provided in Section 9, Article III of these By-Laws. A shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy.

 

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SECTION 10         VOTING OF SHARES BY CERTAIN HOLDERS. Shares of this Corporation held by the Corporation in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to vote at any given time.

 

Shares registered in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by any officer, agent, proxy or other legal representative authorized to vote such shares under the law of incorporation of such corporation.

 

Shares registered in the name of a deceased person, a minor ward or a person under legal disability may be voted by his or her administrator, executor, or court appointed guardian, either in person or by proxy without a transfer of such shares into the name of such administrator, executor, or court appointed guardian. Shares registered in the name of a trustee may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy.

 

Shares registered in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his or her name if authority so to do is contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed.

 

A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

 

SECTION 11         VOTING BY BALLOT. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the Board of Directors or the Chair of the applicable meeting shall order that voting be by ballot.

 

SECTION 12         INSPECTORS OF ELECTION. The Board of Directors in advance of any meeting of shareholders may appoint inspectors to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, the person acting as Chair at any such meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder or his proxy, shall make such appointment. In case any person appointed as inspector shall fail to appear or to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person acting as Chair.

 

Such inspectors shall ascertain and report the number of shares represented at the meeting, based upon their determination of the validity and effect of proxies; count all votes and report the results; and do such other acts as are proper to conduct the election and voting with impartiality and fairness to all the shareholders.

 

Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or her or by a majority of them if there be more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

 

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SECTION 13         SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT. In the case of action to be taken by a shareholder or shareholders by written consent, the shareholder or shareholders proposing to take such action shall give notice of the proposed action, which notice shall be in writing and delivered to and received by the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation, a reasonable period (but not less than thirty-five (35) days) before the proposed effective date of such action. To the extent relevant, such notice shall include the information referred to in Article II, Section 1 of these By-Laws.

 

In the case of action to be taken by a shareholder or shareholders by written consent, no written consent shall be effective to take the action referred to therein unless written consents signed by a sufficient number of shareholders to take such action are delivered to and received by the Corporation in accordance with this Section within sixty days of the record date for taking such action by written consent, or if no such record date has been set, the date the earliest dated written consent was received by the Corporation in accordance with this Section.

 

Every written consent shall be signed by one or more persons who as of the record date are shareholders of record on such record date, shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder, and shall set forth the name and address, as they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each shareholder signing such consent and the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by each such shareholder and shall be delivered to and received by the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal office by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

 

SECTION 14         RECORD DATE FOR SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT. In order that the Corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to consent to action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days (or if such tenth day is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading, the next day following such tenth day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading), or in the case of any proposed action by written consent of a shareholder or shareholders with respect to a merger, consolidation, share exchange, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of assets, not more than twenty (20) days, after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors (or such later date if the shareholder requests and the Board sets such later date as the record date). Any shareholder of record seeking to have the shareholders authorize or take action by written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but no later than ten days (or if such tenth day is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading, the next day following such tenth day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading) after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. Delivery of such request shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal office. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors within ten (10) days (or if such tenth day is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is not open for trading, the next day following such tenth day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading) after the date on which such request is received, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to consent to action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to and received by the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. Delivery shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal office. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to consent to action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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SECTION 15         INCLUSION OF SHAREHOLDER DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS IN THE CORPORATION’S PROXY MATERIALS. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these By-Laws, the Corporation shall include in its proxy materials for an annual meeting of shareholders the name, together with the Required Information, of any person nominated for election (the “Shareholder Nominee”) to the Board of Directors by one shareholder or group of shareholders that satisfy the requirements of this Section 15, including qualifying as an Eligible Shareholder, and that expressly elects at the time of providing the written notice required by this Section 15 (a “Proxy Access Notice”) to have its nominee included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 15. For the purposes of this Section 15:

 

(1)            Voting Shares” shall mean outstanding shares of capital share of the Corporation entitled to vote generally for the election of Directors;

 

(2)            Constituent Holder” shall mean any shareholder, collective investment fund included within a Qualifying Fund (as defined below) or beneficial holder whose share ownership is counted for the purposes of qualifying as holding the Proxy Access Request Required Shares (as defined below) or qualifying as an Eligible Shareholder (as defined below);

 

(3)            “affiliate” and “associate” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Rule 405 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the term “partner” as used in the definition of “associate” shall not include any limited partner that is not involved in the management of the relevant partnership; and

 

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(4)            a shareholder (including any Constituent Holder) shall be deemed to “own” only those outstanding Voting Shares as to which the shareholder itself (or any such Constituent Holder itself) possesses both (a) the full voting and investment rights pertaining to the shares and (b) the full economic interest in (including the opportunity for profit and risk of loss on) such shares. The number of shares calculated in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall be deemed not to include (and to the extent any of the following arrangements have been entered into by affiliates of the shareholder (or of any Constituent Holder), shall be reduced by) any shares (x) sold by such shareholder or Constituent Holder (or any of either’s affiliates) in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, including any short sale, (y) borrowed by such shareholder or Constituent Holder (or any of either’s affiliates) for any purposes or purchased by such shareholder or Constituent Holder (or any of either’s affiliates) pursuant to an agreement to resell or (z) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such shareholder or Constituent Holder (or any of either’s affiliates), whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of Voting Shares, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, or if exercised by either party thereto would have, the purpose or effect of (i) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such shareholder’s or Constituent Holder’s (or either’s affiliate’s) full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares, and/or (ii) hedging, offsetting or altering to any degree gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such shareholder or Constituent Holder (or either’s affiliate), other than any such arrangements solely involving an exchange listed multi- industry market index fund in which Voting Share represents at the time of entry into such arrangement less than 10 percent of the proportionate value of such index. A shareholder (including any Constituent Holder) shall “own” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as the shareholder itself (or such Constituent Holder itself) retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of Directors and the right to direct the disposition thereof and possesses the full economic interest in the shares. A shareholder’s (including any Constituent Holder’s) ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during any period in which such person has loaned such shares or delegated any voting power over such shares by means of a proxy, power of attorney or other instrument or arrangement which in all such cases is revocable at any time by the shareholder. The terms “owned,” “owning”, “ownership” and other variations of the word “own” shall have correlative meanings.

 

For purposes of this Section 15, the “Required Information” that the Corporation will include in its proxy statement is (1) the information concerning the Shareholder Nominee and the Eligible Shareholder that the Corporation determines is required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s proxy statement by the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (2) if the Eligible Shareholder so elects, a Statement. The Corporation shall also include the name of the Shareholder Nominee in its proxy card. For the avoidance of doubt, and any other provision of these By-Laws notwithstanding, the Corporation may in its sole discretion solicit against, and include in the proxy statement its own statements or other information relating to, any Eligible Shareholder and/or Shareholder Nominee, including any information provided to the Corporation with respect to the foregoing.

 

To be timely, a shareholder’s Proxy Access Notice must be delivered to the principal executive offices of the Corporation within the time periods applicable to shareholder notices of nominations pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of these By-Laws. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting, the date of which has been announced by the Corporation, commence a new time period for the giving of a Proxy Access Notice.

 

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The number of Shareholder Nominees (including Shareholder Nominees that were submitted by an Eligible Shareholder for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 15 but either are subsequently withdrawn or that the Board of Directors decides to nominate as Board of Directors’ nominees) appearing in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to an annual meeting of shareholders shall not exceed the greater of (x) one and (y) the largest whole number that does not exceed 20 percent of the number of Directors in office as of the last day on which a Proxy Access Notice may be delivered in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 15 (such greater number, the “Permitted Number”); provided, however, that the Permitted Number shall be reduced by:

 

(1)            the number of such Director candidates for which the Corporation shall have received one or more valid shareholder notices nominating Director candidates pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of these By-Laws;

 

(2)            the number of Directors in office or Director candidates that in either case will be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such annual meeting as an unopposed (by the Corporation) nominee pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding with any shareholder or group of shareholders (other than any such agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into in connection with an acquisition of Voting Shares, by such shareholder or group of shareholders, from the Corporation), other than any such Director referred to in this clause (2) who at the time of such annual meeting will have served as a Director continuously, as a nominee of the Board of Directors, for at least two annual terms, but only to the extent the Permitted Number after such reduction with respect to this clause (2) equals or exceeds one; and

 

(3)            the number of Directors in office that will be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such annual meeting for whom access to the Corporation’s proxy materials was previously provided pursuant to this Section 15, other than any such Director referred to in this clause (3) who at the time of such annual meeting will have served as a Director continuously, as a nominee of the Board of Directors, for at least two annual terms;

 

provided, further, that in the event the Board of Directors resolves to reduce the size of the Board of Directors effective on or prior to the date of the annual meeting, the Permitted Number shall be calculated based on the number of Directors in office as so reduced. In the event that the number of Shareholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Shareholders pursuant to this Section 15 exceeds the Permitted Number, each Eligible Shareholder will select one Shareholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials until the Permitted Number is reached, going in order of the amount (largest to smallest) of Voting Shares each Eligible Shareholder disclosed as owned in its Proxy Access Notice submitted to the Corporation. If the Permitted Number is not reached after each Eligible Shareholder has selected one Shareholder Nominee, this selection process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the Permitted Number is reached.

 

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An “Eligible Shareholder” is one or more shareholders of record who own and have owned, or are acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners who own and have owned (in each case as defined above), in each case continuously for at least three years as of both the date that the Proxy Access Notice is received by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 15, and as of the record date for determining shareholders eligible to vote at the annual meeting, at least 3 percent of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Share (the “Proxy Access Request Required Shares”), and who continue to own the Proxy Access Request Required Shares at all times between the date such Proxy Access Notice is received by the Corporation and the date of the applicable annual meeting, provided that the aggregate number of shareholders, and, if and to the extent that a shareholder is acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners, of such beneficial owners, whose share ownership is counted for the purpose of satisfying the foregoing ownership requirement shall not exceed twenty. Two or more collective investment funds that are part of the same family of funds or sponsored by the same employer (a “Qualifying Fund”) shall be treated as one shareholder for the purpose of determining the aggregate number of shareholders in this paragraph, provided that each fund included within a Qualifying Fund otherwise meets the requirements set forth in this Section 15. No shares may be attributed to more than one group constituting an Eligible Shareholder under this Section 15 (it being understood that no shareholder may be a member of more than one group constituting an Eligible Shareholder). A record holder acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners will not be counted separately as a shareholder with respect to the shares owned by beneficial owners on whose behalf such record holder has been directed in writing to act, but each such beneficial owner will be counted separately, subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, for purposes of determining the number of shareholders whose holdings may be considered as part of an Eligible Shareholder’s holdings. Proxy Access Request Required Shares will qualify as such if and only if the beneficial owner of such shares as of the date of the Proxy Access Notice has itself individually beneficially owned such shares continuously for the three-year period ending on that date and through the other applicable dates referred to above (in addition to the other applicable requirements being met).

 

No later than the final date when a nomination pursuant to this Section 15 may be delivered to the Corporation, an Eligible Shareholder (including each Constituent Holder) must provide the following information in writing to the Secretary: (1) all information that would be required to be included in a shareholder notice nominating Director candidates pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of these By-Laws if the Eligible Shareholder (including each Constituent Holder) were a “Noticing Party” that had nominated the Eligible Shareholder’s Shareholder Nominee pursuant to such Section; (2) one or more written statements from the record holder of the shares (and from each intermediary through which the shares are or have been held during the requisite three-year holding period) verifying that, as of a date within seven calendar days prior to the date the Proxy Access Notice is delivered to the Corporation, such person owns, and has owned continuously for the preceding three years, the Proxy Access Request Required Shares, and such person’s agreement to provide, within ten days after the record date for the annual meeting, written statements from the record holder and intermediaries verifying such person’s continuous ownership of the Proxy Access Request Required Shares through the record date, together with any additional information reasonably requested to verify such person’s ownership of the Proxy Access Request Required Shares, and to provide immediate notice if the Eligible Shareholder ceases to own any of the Proxy Access Request Required Shares prior to the date of the applicable annual meeting of shareholders; (3) a representation that such person: (a) acquired the Proxy Access Request Required Shares in the ordinary course of business and not with the intent to change or influence control of the Corporation, and does not presently have such intent, (b) has not nominated and will not nominate for election to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting any person other than the Shareholder Nominee(s) being nominated pursuant to this Section 15, (c) has not engaged and will not engage in, and has not and will not be a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act in support of the election of any individual as a Director at the annual meeting other than its Shareholder Nominee(s) or a nominee of the Board of Directors, (d) will not distribute to any shareholder any form of proxy for the annual meeting other than the form distributed by the Corporation, and (e) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and its shareholders that are and will be true and correct in all material respects and do not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will otherwise comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with any actions taken pursuant to this Section 15; (4) in the case of a nomination by a group of shareholders that together is such an Eligible Shareholder, the designation by all group members of one group member that is authorized to act on behalf of all members of the nominating shareholder group with respect to the nomination and matters related thereto, including withdrawal of the nomination; and (5) an undertaking that such person agrees to assume all liability stemming from, and indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its Directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors individually against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its Directors, officers or employees arising out of any legal or regulatory violation arising out of the Eligible Shareholder’s communications with the shareholders of the Corporation or out of the information that the Eligible Shareholder (including such person) provided to the Corporation, and that such person will file with the Commission any solicitation by the Eligible Shareholder of shareholders of the Corporation relating to the annual meeting at which the Shareholder Nominee will be nominated.

 

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In addition, no later than the final date on which a Proxy Access Notice may be submitted under this Section 15, a Qualifying Fund whose share ownership is counted for purposes of qualifying as an Eligible Shareholder must provide to the Secretary documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors that demonstrates that the funds included within the Qualifying Fund are either part of the same family of funds or sponsored by the same employer. In order to be considered timely, any information required by this Section 15 to be provided to the Corporation must be supplemented (by delivery to the Secretary) (1) no later than ten days following the record date for the applicable annual meeting, to disclose the foregoing information as of such record date, and (2) no later than the fifth day before the annual meeting, to disclose the foregoing information as of the date that is no earlier than ten days prior to such annual meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, the requirement to update and supplement such information shall not permit any Eligible Shareholder or other person to change or add any proposed Shareholder Nominee or be deemed to cure any defects or limit the remedies (including under these By-Laws) available to the Corporation relating to any defect.

 

The Eligible Shareholder may provide to the Secretary, at the time the information required by this Section 15 is originally provided, a written statement for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement for the annual meeting, not to exceed five hundred words, in support of the candidacy of such Eligible Shareholder’s Shareholder Nominee (the “Statement”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 15, the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information or Statement that it, in good faith, believes is materially false or misleading, omits to state any material fact, or would violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

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No later than the final date when a nomination pursuant to this Section 15 may be delivered to the Corporation, each Shareholder Nominee must: (1) provide an executed agreement, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board of Directors or its designee (which form shall be provided by the Corporation reasonably promptly upon written request of a shareholder), that such Shareholder Nominee (a) consents to being named in any proxy statement and associated form of proxy card pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act as a nominee and to serving as a Director of the Corporation for the full term if elected, (b) agrees, if elected, to adhere to the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Conduct and any other publicly available Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to Directors and (c) is not and will not become a party to any compensatory, payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity in connection with his or her nomination, service or action as a Director of the Corporation, or any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity as to how the Shareholder Nominee would vote or act on any issue or question as a Director, in each case that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; (2) complete, sign and submit all questionnaires, representations and agreements required by these By-Laws or of the Corporation’s Directors generally; and (3) provide such additional information as necessary to permit the Board of Directors to determine if such Shareholder Nominee (a) is independent under the listing standards of each principal U.S. exchange upon which the common shares of the Corporation are listed, any applicable rules of the Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s Directors, (b) has any direct or indirect relationship with the Corporation other than those relationships that have been deemed categorically immaterial pursuant to the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, (c) would not, by serving on the Board of Directors, violate or cause the Corporation to be in violation of these By-Laws, the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, the rules and listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the common share of the Corporation is listed or any applicable law, rule or regulation and (d) is or has been subject to any event specified in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K (or successor rule) of the Commission.

 

In the event that any information or communications provided by the Eligible Shareholder (or any Constituent Holder) or the Shareholder Nominee to the Corporation or its shareholders ceases to be true and correct in all material respects or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, each Eligible Shareholder or Shareholder Nominee, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Secretary of any defect in such previously provided information and of the information that is required to correct any such defect; it being understood that providing any such notification shall not be deemed to cure any such defect or limit the remedies (including under these By-Laws) available to the Corporation relating to any such defect.

 

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Any Shareholder Nominee who is included in the Corporation’s proxy materials for a particular annual meeting of shareholders but either (1) withdraws from or becomes ineligible or unavailable for election at that annual meeting (other than by reason of such Shareholder Nominee’s disability or other health reason), or (2) does not receive votes cast in favor of the Shareholder Nominee’s election of at least 25 percent of the shares entitled to vote on the matter, represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting, will be ineligible to be a Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 15 for the next two annual meetings, and in the case of clause (2), the Eligible Shareholder (including each Constituent Holder) that nominated such Shareholder Nominee will not be eligible to nominate or participate in the nomination of any Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 15 for the following annual meeting of shareholders. Any Shareholder Nominee who is included in the Corporation’s proxy statement for a particular annual meeting of shareholders, but subsequently is determined not to satisfy the eligibility requirements of this Section 15 or any other provision of these By-Laws, the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or other applicable regulation any time before the annual meeting of shareholders, will not be eligible for election at the relevant annual meeting of shareholders. Any Eligible Shareholder (including each Constituent Holder) whose Shareholder Nominee is elected as a Director at the annual meeting of shareholders will not be eligible to nominate or participate in the nomination of a Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 15 for the following two annual meetings of shareholders, other than the nomination of such previously elected Shareholder Nominee.

 

The Corporation shall not be required to include, pursuant to this Section 15, a Shareholder Nominee in its proxy materials for any annual meeting of shareholders, or, if the proxy statement already has been filed, to allow the nomination of a Shareholder Nominee, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation: (1) who is not independent under the listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the common shares of the Corporation are listed, any applicable rules of the Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing independence of the Corporation’s Directors, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors; (2) whose service as a member of the Board of Directors would violate or cause the Corporation to be in violation of these By-Laws, the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, the rules and listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the common share of the Corporation is traded, or any applicable law, rule or regulation; (3) if the Eligible Shareholder (or any Constituent Holder) or applicable Shareholder Nominee otherwise breaches or fails to comply in any material respect with its obligations pursuant to this Section 15 or any agreement, representation or undertaking required by this Section; (4) who is or has been, within the past three years, an officer or director of a competitor, as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914; (5) who is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in such a criminal proceeding within the past ten years; (6) who is subject to any order of the type specified in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or (7) if the Eligible Shareholder ceases to be an Eligible Shareholder for any reason, including not owning the Proxy Access Request Required Shares through the date of the applicable annual meeting.

 

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For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, clauses (1) and (2) and, to the extent related to a breach or failure by the Shareholder Nominee, clause (3) will result in the exclusion from the proxy materials pursuant to this Section 15 of the specific Shareholder Nominee to whom the ineligibility applies, or, if the proxy statement already has been filed, the ineligibility of such Shareholder Nominee to be nominated; provided, however, that clause (4) and, to the extent related to a breach or failure by an Eligible Shareholder (or any Constituent Holder), clause (3) will result in the Voting Share owned by such Eligible Shareholder (or Constituent Holder) being excluded from the Proxy Access Request Required Shares (and, if as a result the Proxy Access Notice shall no longer have been filed by an Eligible Shareholder, the exclusion from the proxy materials pursuant to this Section 15 of all of the applicable shareholder’s Shareholder Nominees from the applicable annual meeting of shareholders or, if the proxy statement has already been filed, the ineligibility of all of such shareholder’s Shareholder Nominees to be nominated).

 

This Section 15 provides the exclusive method for a shareholder to include nominees for election to the Board of Directors in the Corporation’s proxy materials (including any proxy card or written ballot), other than with respect to Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act to the extent applicable with respect to form of proxies.

 

SECTION 16         ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS. The Chair of the Board of Directors shall act as Chair of meetings of shareholders of the Corporation. The Board may designate any other director or officer of the Corporation to act as Chair of any meeting in the absence of the Chair of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors may further provide for determining who shall act as Chair of any meeting of shareholders in the absence of the Chair of the Board of Directors and such designee. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of shareholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chair of any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such Chair, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the Chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (c) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (d) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to shareholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies or such other persons as the Chair of the meeting shall determine; (e) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement of the meeting; (f) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; (g) removal of any shareholder or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting rules, regulations or procedures; (h) conclusion, recess or adjournment of the meeting, regardless of whether a quorum is present, to a later date and time and at a place, if any, announced at the meeting; (i) restrictions on the use of audio and video recording devices, cell phones and other electronic devices; (j) rules, regulations or procedures for compliance with any state and local laws and regulations including, without limitation, those concerning safety, health and security; (k) procedures (if any) requiring attendees to provide the Corporation advance notice of their intent to attend the meeting; and (l) any rules, regulations or procedures as the Chair may deem appropriate regarding the participation by means of remote communication of shareholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication.

 

Article III

 

DIRECTORS

 

SECTION 1          GENERAL POWERS. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 2          NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The number of Directors of the Corporation shall be thirteen. The terms of all Directors shall expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders following their election. Despite the expiration of a Director’s term, he or she shall continue to serve until the next meeting of shareholders at which Directors are elected. Directors need not be residents of Illinois or shareholders of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 3          REGULAR MEETINGS. A regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-Law, immediately after, and at the same place (if applicable) as, the annual meeting of shareholders. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation on the second Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. without other notice than this By-Law. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, for the holding of the regular monthly meetings at a different time and place, either within or without the State of Illinois, or for the omission of the regular monthly meeting altogether. Where the Board of Directors has, by resolution, changed or omitted regular meetings, no other notice than such resolution shall be given.

 

SECTION 4          SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chair of the Board, the Chair of the Executive Committee, the Chief Executive Officer, any President, or of any four Directors. The persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the State of Illinois, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 5          NOTICE. Notice of any special meeting shall be given: (i) at least one (1) day prior thereto if the notice is given personally or by an electronic transmission (or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate in the circumstances), (ii) at least two (2) business days prior thereto if the notice is given by having it delivered by a third party entity that provides delivery services in the ordinary course of business and guarantees delivery of the notice to the Director no later than the following business day, and (iii) at least seven (7) days prior thereto if the notice is given by mail. For this purpose, the term “electronic transmission” may include an email, facsimile, or other electronic means. Notice shall be delivered to the Director’s business address and/or telephone number and shall be deemed given upon electronic transmission, upon delivery to the third party delivery service, or upon being deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid. Any Director may waive notice of any meeting by signing a written waiver of notice either before or after the meeting. Attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need to be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

 

SECTION 6          QUORUM. A majority of the number of Directors fixed by these By-Laws shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors; provided, that if less than a majority of such number of Directors are present at said meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

 

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SECTION 7          MANNER OF VOTING. The act of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 8          INFORMAL ACTION BY DIRECTORS. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the Directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, or by all the members of such committee, as the case may be.

 

The consent shall be evidenced by one or more written approvals, each of which sets forth the action taken and bears the signature of one or more Directors. All the approvals evidencing the consent shall be delivered to the Secretary to be filed in the corporate records. The action taken shall be effective when all the Directors have approved the consent unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

 

Any such consent signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote.

 

SECTION 9          VACANCIES. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may be filled by election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders. A majority of Directors then in office may also fill one or more vacancies arising between meetings of shareholders by reason of an increase in the number of Directors or otherwise, and any Director so selected shall serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders, provided that at no time may the number of Directors selected to fill vacancies in this manner during any interim period between meetings of shareholders exceed 33-1/3 percent of the total membership of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 10         PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT. A Director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof at which action on any corporate matter is taken is conclusively presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he or she files his or her written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or forwards such dissent by registered or certified mail to the Secretary immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favor of such action.

 

SECTION 11         APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS. The Audit Committee shall appoint annually a firm of independent public accountants as auditors of the Corporation. Should the Audit Committee for any reason determine that such appointment be terminated, the Audit Committee shall appoint another firm of independent public accountants to act as auditors of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 12         CHAIR OF THE BOARD. The Chair of the Board shall be chosen from among the directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Chair of the Board shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.

 

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Article IV

 

COMMITTEES

 

SECTION 1          APPOINTMENT. A majority of the Board of Directors may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on the committee or committees. Each committee shall have one or more members, who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate one member of each committee to be chair of the committee. The Board of Directors shall designate a secretary of each committee who may be, but need not be, a member of the committee or the Board of Directors..

 

SECTION 2          COMMITTEE MEETINGS. A majority of any committee shall constitute a quorum and the act of the majority of the members of a committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee. A committee may act by unanimous consent in writing without a meeting. Committee meetings may be called by the Chair of the Board, the chair of the committee, or any two of the committee’s members. The time and place of committee meetings shall be designated in the notice of such meeting. Notice of each committee meeting shall be given to each committee member. Each Committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings.

 

SECTION 3          EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Executive Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall be selected from those Directors who satisfy the independence requirements of the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Executive Committee may, when the Board of Directors is not in session, exercise the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation; provided, however, the Committee may not:

 

(1)            authorize distributions;

 

(2)            approve or recommend to shareholders any act the BCA requires to be approved by shareholders;

 

(3)            fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or on any of its committees;

 

(4)            elect or remove Officers or fix the compensation of any member of the Committee;

 

(5)            adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws;

 

(6)            approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval;

 

(7)            authorize or approve reacquisition of shares, except according to a general formula or method prescribed by the Board;

 

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(8)            authorize or approve the issuance or sale, or contract for sale, of shares, except that the Board of Directors may direct the Committee (i) to fix the specific terms of the issuance or sale or contract for sale, including the pricing terms or the designation and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of a series of shares if the Board of Directors has approved the maximum number of shares to be issued pursuant to such delegated authority, or (ii) to fix the price and the number of shares to be allocated to particular employees under an employee benefit plan; or

 

(9)            amend, alter, repeal, or take action inconsistent with any resolution or action of the Board of Directors when the resolution or action of the Board of Directors provides by its terms that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by action of the Committee.

 

SECTION 4          AUDIT COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint an Audit Committee. The composition of the members and the duties of such committee shall be as set forth in the Audit Committee Charter.

 

SECTION 5          COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Compensation Committee. The composition of the members and the duties of such committee shall be as set forth in the Compensation Committee Charter.

 

SECTION 6          NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominations and Governance Committee. The composition of the members and the duties of such committee shall be as set forth in the Nominations and Governance Committee Charter.

 

SECTION 7          PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors shall appoint a Public Policy Committee. The composition of the members and the duties of such committee shall be as set forth in the Public Policy Committee Charter.

 

Article V

 

OFFICERS

 

SECTION 1          NUMBER. The Officers of the Corporation shall be the Chief Executive Officer, one or more Presidents, one or more Executive, Group or Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Controller, a General Counsel and such Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries as the Board of Directors may elect or the Chair of the Board may appoint. Any two offices may be held by the same person.

 

SECTION 2          ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE. The Board of Directors may elect any Officer. The Chair of the Board may appoint any Vice President, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary and any Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries.

 

The Officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed annually. Each year, the Board of Directors shall elect Officers at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the annual meeting of shareholders. If the Board of Directors does not elect Officers at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each year, immediately following the election of Officers by the Board of Directors or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, the Chair of the Board shall appoint such additional Officers within the scope of the Chair’s authority as the Chair deems necessary or appropriate.

 

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Vacancies or new offices may be filled at any time as set forth in Section 4 of this Article V.

 

Each Officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected or appointed and shall have qualified or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.

 

SECTION 3          REMOVAL OF OFFICERS. Any Officer may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby. Any Officer appointed by the Chair of the Board may be removed by the Chair whenever, in the Chair’s judgment, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby.

 

SECTION 4          VACANCIES. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term. A vacancy in any office appointed by the Chair of the Board may be filled by the Chair of the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.

 

SECTION 5          CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the overall management of the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 6          PRESIDENT. Each President shall be the Chief Operating Officer of a major area of the Corporation’s activities and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

SECTION 7          EXECUTIVE, GROUP AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS. Each Executive, Group, or Senior Vice President shall be responsible for supervising and coordinating a major area of the Corporation’s activities subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer or a President.

 

SECTION 8          VICE PRESIDENTS. Each of the Vice Presidents shall be responsible for those activities designated by an Executive, Group, or Senior Vice President, a President, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 9          TREASURER. The Treasurer shall administer the investment, financing, insurance and credit activities of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 10        SECRETARY. The Secretary will be the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, will countersign certificates for shares of the Corporation, and in general will perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary. The Secretary shall have the authority to certify the By-Laws, resolutions of the shareholders and the Board of Directors and committees thereof, and other documents of the Corporation as true and correct copies hereof.

 

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SECTION 11        CONTROLLER. The Controller will conduct the accounting activities of the Corporation, including the maintenance of the Corporation’s general and supporting ledgers and books of account, operating budgets, and the preparation and consolidation of financial statements.

 

SECTION 12        GENERAL COUNSEL. The General Counsel will be the chief consultant of the Corporation on legal matters. He or she will supervise all matters of legal import concerning the interests of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 13        ASSISTANT TREASURER. The Assistant Treasurer shall, in the absence or incapacity of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer, and shall perform such other duties as shall from time to time be given to him or her by the Treasurer.

 

SECTION 14        ASSISTANT SECRETARY. The Assistant Secretary shall, in the absence or incapacity of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary, and shall perform such other duties as shall from time to time be given to him or her by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall be, with the Secretary, keeper of the books, records, and the seal of the Corporation, and shall have the authority to certify the By-Laws, resolutions and other documents of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 15        GENERAL POWERS OF OFFICERS. The Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, any President, and any Executive, Group or Senior Vice President, may sign without countersignature any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, reports to public agencies, or other instruments whether or not the Board of Directors has expressly authorized execution of such instruments, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these By-Laws solely to some other Officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed. Any other Officer of this Corporation may sign contracts, reports to public agencies, or other instruments which are in the regular course of business and within the scope of his or her authority, except where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these By-Laws to some other Officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed.

 

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Article VI

 

CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES, UNCERTIFICATED SHARES
AND THEIR TRANSFER

 

SECTION 1          CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND UNCERTIFICATED SHARES. The issued shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated shares. Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall be in such form as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by any one of the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, a President or an Executive Vice President, and shall be countersigned by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and shall be sealed with the seal, or a facsimile of the seal, of the Corporation. If a certificate is countersigned by a Transfer Agent or Registrar, other than the Corporation itself or its employee, any other signatures or countersignature on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any Officer of the Corporation, or any officer or employee of the Transfer Agent or Registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate ceases to be an Officer of the Corporation, or an officer or employee of the Transfer Agent or Registrar before such certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if the Officer of the Corporation, or the officer or employee of the Transfer Agent or Registrar had not ceased to be such at the date of its issue. Each certificate representing shares shall state: that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Illinois; the name of the person to whom issued; the number and class of shares; and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents. Each certificate shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporation’s shares shall be uncertificated shares, provided that such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to this section. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be identical. The name of the person to whom the shares are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation. All certificates surrendered to the Corporation for transfer shall be canceled, and no new certificate or uncertificated shares shall be issued in replacement therefor until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled, except in the case of lost, destroyed or mutilated certificates.

 

SECTION 2          TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such Transfer Agents and Registrars in such locations as it shall determine, and may, in its discretion, appoint a single entity to act in the capacity of both Transfer Agent and Registrar in any one location.

 

SECTION 3          TRANSFER OF SHARES. Transfers of shares of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation at the request of the holder of record thereof or of his attorney, lawfully constituted in writing, and on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares, unless such shares are uncertificated. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation.

 

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SECTION 4          LOST, DESTROYED OR MUTILATED CERTIFICATES. In case of lost, destroyed or mutilated certificates, duplicate certificates shall be issued to the person claiming the loss, destruction or mutilation, provided:

 

(a)            that the claimant furnishes an affidavit stating the facts of such loss, destruction or mutilation so far as known to him or her and further stating that the affidavit is made to induce the Corporation to issue a duplicate certificate or certificates; and that issuance of the duplicate certificate or certificates is approved:

 

(i)            in a case involving a certificate or certificates for more than 1,000 shares, by the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, a President, an Executive Vice President, or the Secretary; or

 

(ii)           in a case involving a certificate or certificates for 1,000 shares or less, by the Transfer Agent appointed by the Board of Directors for the transfer of the shares represented by such certificate or certificates;

 

in each case upon receipt of a bond, with one or more sureties, in the amount to be determined by the party giving such approval; or

 

(b)            that issuance of the said duplicate certificate or certificates is approved by the Board of Directors upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine.

 

Article VII

 

FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January in each year and end on the last day of December in each year.

 

Article VIII

 

VOTING SHARES OR INTERESTS IN OTHER CORPORATIONS

 

The Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, a President, an Executive, Group, or Senior Vice President and each of them, shall have the authority to act for the Corporation by voting any shares or exercising any other interest owned by the Corporation in any other corporation or other business association, including wholly or partially owned subsidiaries of the Corporation, such authority to include power to attend any meeting of any such corporation or other business association, to vote shares in the election of directors and upon any other matter coming before any such meeting, to waive notice of any such meeting and to consent to the holding thereof without notice, and to appoint a proxy or proxies to represent the Corporation at any such meeting with all the powers that the said Officer would have under this section if personally present.

 

Article IX

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Board of Directors may authorize, and the Corporation may make, distributions to its shareholders, subject to any restriction in the Articles of Incorporation and subject also to the limitations prescribed by law.

 

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Article X

 

SEAL

 

The Corporate Seal of the Corporation shall be in the form of a circle in the center of which is the insignia “https:||www.sec.gov|Archives|edgar|data|1800|000110465922025612|tm226900d1_ex3-1img001.jpg” and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words “an Illinois Corporation.”

 

Article XI

 

WAIVER OF NOTICE

 

Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of these By-Laws or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or under the provisions of the BCA, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice thereof unless the person at the meeting objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given.

 

Article XII

 

AMENDMENTS

 

These By-Laws may be made, altered, amended or repealed by the shareholders or the Board of Directors.

 

Article XIII

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

This Article XIII shall be deemed to grant to each person who, at any time that Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation is in effect, serves or agrees to serve in any capacity which entitles such person to indemnification under Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation, rights against the Corporation to enforce the provisions of Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation. Such rights are contract rights between the Corporation and each such person to whom they are extended that vest at the commencement of such person’s service to or at the request of the Corporation. Any repeal, amendment or modification of Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation, or any repeal or modification of the BCA or any other applicable law, that in any way diminishes or adversely affects any such rights shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any such rights with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment or modification, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission, and all of such rights shall continue as to any such person who has ceased to be a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or ceased to serve at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as described herein, and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on specified Delivery Dates.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414(b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(g)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(i)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(j)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

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·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(j), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

The Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

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3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on one-third of the Units will lapse on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Delivery Date”) until, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, 100% of the Units are no longer subject to the Restrictions. Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

(b)Retirement. If the Employee’s Termination occurs due to Retirement, then any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

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16.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

Abbott Laboratories
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on specified Delivery Dates.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

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(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(i), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(j)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

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3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on one-third of the Units will lapse on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Delivery Date”) until, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, 100% of the Units are no longer subject to the Restrictions. Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

(b)Retirement. If the Employee’s Termination occurs due to Retirement, then any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

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6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee's behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company's withholding practices.

 

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If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

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(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 5 and/or 6 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

10.              Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

11.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

12.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

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13.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

14.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

15.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

16.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

17.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

20.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

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21.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

22.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

23.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

24.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

25.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

26.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.              Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.              Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.              Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.              Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ABT”. Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.              Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.              French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee . The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 24 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé . L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 12 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.              Treatment of Units upon Retirement. Provided that the Employee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, if the Employee experiences a Termination due to Retirement, Restrictions on the Units shall lapse on the date of the Termination, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Termination.

 

2.              Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 7 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.              Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.              English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.              Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.              Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

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3.              IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

4.              Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.              Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.              Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.              Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.              Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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MEXICO

 

1.              Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.              Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

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NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.              Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

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2.              Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

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ROMANIA

 

1.              Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.              English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.              Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.              Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

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SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.              Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.              Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.              Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Section 4 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.              Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.              Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.              Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

2.              Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

Abbott Laboratories
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of « NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(e)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(f)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Date for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

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(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

The Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Units will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Delivery Date”). Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and the Units shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and the Units shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

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6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

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(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the employee's behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company's withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

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(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

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16.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.5

 

Abbott Laboratories
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(e)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(f)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(g)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(h)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Date for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

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(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Units will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Delivery Date”). Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and the Units shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and the Units shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

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6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

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(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

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(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 5 and/or 6 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

10.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

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(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

11.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

12.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

13.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

14.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

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15.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

16.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

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17.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

20.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

21.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

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22.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

23.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

24.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

25.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

26.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.              Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.              Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.              Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.              Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ABT”. Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.              Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.              French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 24 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 12 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

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DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 7 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.              Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.              English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.              Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.              Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.              IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

4.              Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.              Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

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INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.              Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.              Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.              Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

MEXICO

 

1.              Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

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2.              Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

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New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.              Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.              Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

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PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.              Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.              English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

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RUSSIA

 

1.              Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.              Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.              Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.              Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

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b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.              Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Section 4 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.              Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.              Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

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SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.              Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

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2.              Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

Abbott Laboratories

PERFORMANCE Restricted Stock Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of « NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(g)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(i)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(j)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

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·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(j), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c) or (d) occurs.

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.           Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

16.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

Abbott Laboratories
Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”).

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

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·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(i), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(j)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

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(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

Units for which Restrictions have lapsed, as described in this subsection 4(a), shall be settled in the form of Shares on the date(s) on which such Restrictions lapse (each, a “Delivery Date”). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

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(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to continue to be subject to the Restrictions, provided such Restrictions may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case such Units shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Termination. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares for taxes paid on the Employee's behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company's withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 5 and/or 6 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

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(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

10.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

11.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

12.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

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13.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

14.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

15.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

16.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

17.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

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20.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

21.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

22.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

23.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

24.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

25.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

26.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

   
  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
Performance RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

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To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ABT”. Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee . The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 24 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé . L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 12 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Treatment of Units upon Retirement. Provided that the Employee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, if the Employee experiences a Termination due to Retirement, Restrictions on the Units shall lapse on the date of the Termination, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Termination.

 

2.            Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 7 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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4.            Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.            Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

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KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

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A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

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Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Section 4 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.            Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.8

 

Abbott Laboratories

PERFORMANCE Restricted Stock Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of « NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(g)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(i)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(j)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

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·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(j), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c) or (d) occurs.

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on «M_1st_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on «M_2nd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on «M_3rd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death, or Disability, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

  

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

16.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

   
  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.9

 

Abbott Laboratories
Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”).

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

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·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(i), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(j)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

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(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_1st_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_2nd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_3rd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

Units for which Restrictions have lapsed, as described in this subsection 4(a), shall be settled in the form of Shares on the date(s) on which such Restrictions lapse (each, a “Delivery Date”). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

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(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death or Disability, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to continue to be subject to the Restrictions, provided such Restrictions may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case such Units shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Termination. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee's behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company's withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 5 and/or 6 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

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(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

10.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

11.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

12.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

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13.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

14.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

15.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination due to death or Disability (as applicable); and (iii) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

16.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

17.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

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20.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

21.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

22.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

23.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

24.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

25.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

26.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

   
  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
performance RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

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To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABT". Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 24 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 12 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Treatment of Units upon Retirement. Provided that the Employee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, if the Employee experiences a Termination due to Retirement, Restrictions on the Units shall lapse on the date of the Termination, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Termination.

 

2.            Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 7 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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4.            Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.            Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

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NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

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2.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

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ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

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SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Section 4 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.            Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 7 of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 11 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.10

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

Restricted Stock Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(e)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(f)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(g)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(i)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(j)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

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·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(j), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c) or (d) occurs.

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date until, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, 100% of the Shares are no longer subject to the Restrictions.

 

(b)Retirement. If the Employee’s Termination occurs due to Retirement, then any Restrictions remaining after the date of such Retirement shall continue to lapse on the anniversaries of the Grant Date as set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than Retirement, death, or Disability, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

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7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

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16.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.11

 

Abbott Laboratories

Restricted Stock Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of « NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(d)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(e)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(f)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 5 and 6 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the earliest to occur of the events described in subsection 4(a), (b), or (c).

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Shares will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. Any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

6.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than death or Disability, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. In the event that the Employee is terminated by the Company other than for Cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 6(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

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7.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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10.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

16.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  

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Exhibit 10.12

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NoShares12345» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting the Option, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Option.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and the Option shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Employee are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(c)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414(b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(d)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

 

 

 

(e)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(f)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(g)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(h)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(i)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(j)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(j), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

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(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Term of Option. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7, the Employee may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date (or any earlier expiration of the Option pursuant to Sections 5, 6 and 7), it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows:

 

(a)on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third of the total number of Shares may be purchased;

 

(b)on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, two-thirds of the total number of Shares may be purchased; and

 

(c)on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option may be exercised in full.

 

The Option is not earned and the Employee has no right to purchase the underlying Shares until an event described above occurs. The vesting described above is cumulative, so that at each vesting date an additional amount of Shares is available for purchase and remains available until the Option’s Expiration Date or such earlier date determined pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7 below.

 

4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Employee Only. During the lifetime of the Employee, the Option may be exercised only by the Employee or the Employee’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Employee dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Employee or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

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(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

(b)Method of Exercise. The Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Employee having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

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(vi)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

5.Effect of Termination or Death on the Option.

 

(a)Termination due to Retirement. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, in the event of Termination due to Retirement, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(b)Termination due to Disability. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, in the event of Termination due to Disability, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(c)Termination due to Death of the Employee. In the event of the death of the Employee during employment, the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(d)Termination for Reason Other than Retirement, Disability or Death.

 

(i)Options Granted Within Nine (9) Months of Termination. Any Option granted less than nine (9) months prior to a Termination other than for Retirement, Disability or death shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately upon such Termination.

 

(ii)Options Granted Nine (9) Months or More Prior to Termination. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, an Option granted nine (9) months or more prior to a Termination for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, will continue to vest and shall be exercisable to the extent permitted by Section 3 for a three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date. In the event of the death of the Employee during the three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, the Option shall continue to vest and be exercisable for a three-month period measured from the date of death, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date.

 

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6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. The Option shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee:

 

(a)commits a material breach of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(ii)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(iii)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(iv)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(v)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(b)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

7.Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7 will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

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9.No Contract as of Right. The grant of an Option under the Program does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Options or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

10.No Right to Compensation. Neither this Option, Shares issued upon its exercise, any excess of market value over Exercise Price, nor any other rights, benefits, values or interest resulting from the granting of the Option shall be considered as compensation for purposes of any pension or retirement plan, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Option is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or similar payments.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

12.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

13.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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14.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

16.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

20.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   

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Exhibit 10.13

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NQSOs» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting the Option, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Option.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and the Option shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Employee are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(c)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(d)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

 

 

 

(e)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(f)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(g)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(h)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(i)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(i), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(j)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

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2.Term of Option. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7, the Employee may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date (or any earlier expiration of the Option pursuant to Sections 5, 6 and 7), it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows:

 

(a)on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third of the total number of Shares may be purchased;

 

(b)on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, two-thirds of the total number of Shares may be purchased; and

 

(c)on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option may be exercised in full.

 

The Option is not earned and the Employee has no right to purchase the underlying Shares until an event described above occurs. The vesting described above is cumulative, so that at each vesting date an additional amount of Shares is available for purchase and remains available until the Option’s Expiration Date or such earlier date determined pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7 below.

 

4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Employee Only. During the lifetime of the Employee, the Option may be exercised only by the Employee or the Employee’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Employee dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Employee or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

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(b)Method of Exercise. Subject to the requirements of local law, the Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Employee having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(vi)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option.

 

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5.Effect of Termination or Death on the Option. By accepting this Option grant, the Employee acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Employee’s right to vest in the Option under the Program, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Option grant.

 

(a)Termination due to Retirement. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, in the event of Termination due to Retirement, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(b)Termination due to Disability. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, in the event of Termination due to Disability, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(c)Termination due to Death of the Employee. In the event of the death of the Employee during employment, the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(d)Termination for Reason Other than Retirement, Disability or Death.

 

(i)Options Granted Within Nine (9) Months of Termination. Any Option granted less than nine (9) months prior to a Termination other than for Retirement, Disability or death shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately upon such Termination.

 

(ii)Options Granted Nine (9) Months or More Prior to Termination. Subject to Sections 6 and 7 below, an Option granted nine (9) months or more prior to a Termination for any reason other than Retirement, Disability or death, will continue to vest and shall be exercisable to the extent permitted by Section 3 for a three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date. In the event of the death of the Employee during the three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, the Option shall continue to vest and be exercisable for a three-month period measured from the date of death, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. The Option shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee:

 

(a)commits a material breach of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(ii)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

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(iii)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(iv)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(v)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(b)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

7.Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7 will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

9.Nature of Grant. In accepting this Option grant, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Option award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Options, benefits in lieu of Options, or other Program benefits in the future, even if Options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

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(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Option and Shares subject to the Option are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of this Option award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Option resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 6 and/or 7 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

(i)The Option and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Option, the amount realized upon exercise of the Option or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

10.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

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(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Option will be null and void.

 

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11.Private Placement. This Option grant is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this Option grant is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

12.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this Option grant, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

13.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

14.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

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15.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

16.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Option and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

19.Addendum. This Option grant shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

20.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

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21.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

22.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

23.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

24.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

25.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

   
  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By      
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Option is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 10 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Option and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Option and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Option, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Option and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Option nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

  

2.            Securities Law Notice. If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on the Employee’s disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Option and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Option, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Exercise of the Option – No Tendering Previously-Owned Shares. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement or Program to the contrary, if the Employee is resident in Canada, the Employee may not tender Shares that the Employee owns to pay the Exercise Price or taxes in connection with the Option.

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ABT”. Shares also are listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 10 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 23 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee . The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 22 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé . L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 11 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Option hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

2.            Foreign Exchange Control Laws. As a condition of the Option, the Employee understands and agrees that, due to the exchange control laws in China, the Employee will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds resulting from the cashless exercise of the Option to China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, in the event of an Employee’s Termination other than due to Retirement, the Employee shall be required to exercise the Option (to the extent outstanding, vested and otherwise permitted under the Agreement) and/or sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Program no later than 90 days after the date of Termination (or such other period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”)), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Employee’s Termination by reason of Retirement, the Employee shall be required to exercise the Option (to the extent outstanding, vested and otherwise permitted under the Agreement) and/or sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Program no later than 180 days after the date of such Retirement (or such other period as may be required by the SAFE), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Option in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable SAFE rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Options upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Option upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Option upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding anything in Section 4(c) of the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of Grant. The Option is not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-177 and seq. and L. 22-10-56 to L. 22-10-58 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Exercise of Option. If, for any reason, the Employee exercises the Option within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

2.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Option and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials pertaining to the Option, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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3.            Wages. The Option and Shares underlying the Option do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

INDIA

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition to this Option grant, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Exercise Method. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Employee may not remit cash out of India to pay the Option Exercise Price.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Option, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon exercise of the Option and any and all previously granted Options with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of the Option, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

ITALY

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are being made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Option does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Option as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Option is not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any awards, under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

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NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of an Option which, upon exercise and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the exercise and settlement of the Option, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting or dividend rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Option may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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PAKISTAN

 

1.            Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

2.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Option grant, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds attributable to the cashless exercise of the Option acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

3.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to exercising an Option or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Option nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Option in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Option under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of the prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Option is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Option in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

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SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice.

 

In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights. By accepting the Option grant, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Options under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Option and the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, the Option grant shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Option grant, unless otherwise provided in Section 5 of the Agreement, any unvested Option as of the date the Employee ceases active employment, and any vested portion of the Option not exercised within the post-termination exercise period set out in the Agreement, will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Option.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Option, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SRI LANKA

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

SWEDEN

 

Exercise Procedures. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is a resident in Sweden, the Company may not limit the exercise method of the Option only to a cashless exercise.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Option (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

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TUNISIA

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

UKRAINE

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Payment of Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 4(c) of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Employer or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 4(c) of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to exercise the Option, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Option. Upon the grant of the Option, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

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Exhibit 10.14

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Day» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(h)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

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(i)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(j)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(k)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Date for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

The Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Units will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Delivery Date”). Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and the Units shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and the Units shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iv) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsection 4(b), (c) or Section 5, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

11.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

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(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

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14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

17.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section 13(a) of the Program, upon the lapse of Restrictions pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of the Change in Control or the date of the Employee’s Termination (as applicable); (iii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination, Disability or Change in Control (as applicable); and (iv) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

21.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.15

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(h)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

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(i)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(j)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(k)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Date for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

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4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Units will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Delivery Date”). Units for which Restrictions have lapsed shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and the Units shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and the Units shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iv) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

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7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4(b), (c) or Section 5, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to lapse and be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 6 and/or 7 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

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(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

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12.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

13.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

14.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

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16.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section 13(a) of the Program, upon the lapse of Restrictions pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, any Units not previously settled on the Delivery Date shall be settled as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of the Change in Control or the date of the Employee's Termination (as applicable); (iii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination, Disability or Change in Control (as applicable); and (iv) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

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18.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

19.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

20.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

21.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

22.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

23.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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24.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

25.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

26.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

27.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By               
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 11 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABT". Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 11 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 24 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 13 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

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DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 8 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

4.            Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.            Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

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INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

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2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

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New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

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PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

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RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

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b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.            Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

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SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

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2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.16

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
PERFORMANCE Restricted Stock Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

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(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change and Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(h)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(i)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

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(j)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(k)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(l)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(m)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(m), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(n)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

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3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or Section 5 occurs.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iii) and (v) of the Program.

 

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6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4 (b), (c), (d) or Section 5, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee for any reason other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

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(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

11.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

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13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

17.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

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18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

21.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.17

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(h)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

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(i)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(j)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(k)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(l)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(m)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(m), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

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(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(n)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or Section 5 occurs.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on «M_1st_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on «M_2nd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Shares will lapse on «M_3rd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

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(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iii) and (v) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4(b), (c), (d) or Section 5, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

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8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

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10.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

11.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

17.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

21.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                    
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.18

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”).

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414(b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

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(h)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(i)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(j)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(k)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

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(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(l), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(m)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

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3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on the last business day of February 20__, provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

Units for which Restrictions have lapsed, as described in this subsection 4(a), shall be settled in the form of Shares on the date(s) on which such Restrictions lapse (each, a “Delivery Date”). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

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5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iv) and (v) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4(b), (c), (d) or Section 5, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to continue to be subject to the Restrictions, provided such Restrictions may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case such Units shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Termination. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 6 and/or 7 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

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(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

12.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

13.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

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14.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

16.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section 13(a) of the Program, upon the lapse of Restrictions pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of the Change in Control or the date of the Employee’s Termination (as applicable); (iii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination, Disability or Change in Control (as applicable); and (iv) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

18.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

19.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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20.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

21.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

22.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

23.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

24.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

25.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

26.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

27.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 11 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABT". Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 11 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 25 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 25 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 13 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Treatment of Units upon Retirement. Provided that the Employee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, if the Employee experiences a Termination due to Retirement, Restrictions on the Units shall lapse on the date of the Termination, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Termination.

 

2.            Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 8 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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4.            Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.            Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

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NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

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2.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

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ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

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Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.            Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.19

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
PERFORMANCE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”).

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

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(h)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(i)Disability: As of a particular date, the Employee is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least six (6) months under (i) the terms of the Abbott Laboratories Long-Term Disability Plan (formerly known as the Extended Disability Plan) (the “LTD Plan”), or (ii) if the Employee’s employer does not participate in the LTD Plan, such similar accident and health plan providing replacement benefits in which the Employee’s employer participates.

 

(j)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(k)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

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(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(l), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(m)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Delivery Dates and Shareholder Rights. The Delivery Dates for Shares underlying the Units are the respective dates on which the Shares are payable to the Employee pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date(s):

 

(a)the Employee shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Employee shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Employee’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Employee shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Employee with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Employee has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Employee is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Employee shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

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3.Restrictions. The Units are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Units are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries:

 

(i)the Restrictions on one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_1st_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent;

 

(ii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_2nd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent; and

 

(iii)the Restrictions on an additional one-third of the total number of Units will lapse on «M_3rd_yr_vest», provided the Company’s prior year return on equity is a minimum of __ percent.

 

If the Restrictions do not lapse on the respective date set forth in subsection 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) above, such Restrictions shall not lapse at a later date.

 

Units for which Restrictions have lapsed, as described in this subsection 4(a), shall be settled in the form of Shares on the date(s) on which such Restrictions lapse (each, a “Delivery Date”). Unless indicated otherwise, Shares shall be delivered in an equal number (subject to rounding) as of each Delivery Date.

 

(b)Retirement. The Restrictions shall continue to apply in the event of the Employee’s Termination due to Retirement, but may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case any Units not previously settled shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Retirement as if the Employee had remained employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, for any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date, the restrictions shall lapse on the Employee’s date of death and the Units will be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled (for the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution) in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Disability, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Disability.

 

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5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iv) and (v) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Units not previously settled shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4 (b), (c), (d) or Section 5, any Units with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all of the Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date to continue to be subject to the Restrictions, provided such Restrictions may lapse thereafter in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4(a), in which case such Units shall be settled in the form of Shares on the Delivery Date(s) set forth in subsection 4(a) above occurring after the date of such Termination. In accepting this Award, the Employee acknowledges that in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or determined by the Company, the Employee’s right to vest in the Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Award.

 

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(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.Nature of Grant. In accepting this grant of Units, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Units, benefits in lieu of Units, or other Program Benefits in the future, even if Units have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Unit grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

(f)The Units and Shares subject to the Units are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of the Award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Units resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 6 and/or 7 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

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(i)The Units and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

12.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Employee, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Employee’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Employee or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Employee’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Employee to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Employee’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Employee’s behalf).

 

13.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

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14.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

15.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

16.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Employee shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Employee has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination (including Retirement) shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Employee’s Termination (or upon the Employee’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable: (i) all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Employee is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment; (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section 13(a) of the Program, upon the lapse of Restrictions pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement, any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of the Change in Control or the date of the Employee’s Termination (as applicable); (iii) the term “as soon as administratively possible” means a period of time that is within 60 days after the Termination, Disability or Change in Control (as applicable); and (iv) the date of the Employee’s Disability shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

17.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

18.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

19.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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20.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

21.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

22.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

23.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

24.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

25.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

26.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

27.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                    
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
performance RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 11 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Units and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Units, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ALGERIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Units nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. The offer of Units is being made under Division 1A Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on any disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Units and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Units, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABT". Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 11 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 25 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 25 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 13 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Units hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)The offer deals with securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Treatment of Units upon Retirement. Provided that the Employee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, if the Employee experiences a Termination due to Retirement, Restrictions on the Units shall lapse on the date of the Termination, and any Units not previously settled on a Delivery Date shall be settled in the form of Shares as soon as administratively possible after, and effective as of, the date of Termination.

 

2.            Foreign Exchange Control Laws. The Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. If the Company changes its designated broker, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may transfer any Shares issued under the Program to the new designated broker if necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Employee agrees to sign any documentation necessary to facilitate the transfer. Upon a Termination, the Employee shall be required to sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Units within 90 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange) of the Termination date and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company shall establish procedures for effectuating the forced sale of the Shares (including procedures whereby the Company may issue sell instructions on behalf of the Employee), and the Employee hereby agrees to comply with such procedures and take any and all actions as the Company determines, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable for purposes of complying with local laws, rules and regulations in China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Units in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable State Administration of Foreign Exchange rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Units upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Units upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Units upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding Section 8 of the Agreement, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of the Award. The Units are not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-197-1 and seq. and L. 22-10-59 and L. 22-10-60 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Settlement in Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Addendum or the Program, the Award shall be settled only in Shares (and may not be settled in cash).

 

2.            Lapse of Restrictions. If, for any reason, Shares are issued to the Employee within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

3.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Units and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

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4.            Wages. The Units and Shares subject to the Units do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

5.            Nature of the Program. The Company specifically intends that the Program will not be treated as an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (“ORSO”). To the extent any court, tribunal or legal/regulatory body in Hong Kong determines that the Program constitutes an occupational retirement scheme for the purposes of ORSO, the grant of the Units shall be null and void.

 

INDIA

 

Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Award, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon settlement of the Units subject to the Award and any and all previously granted restricted stock units with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of Units, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

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KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Award does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Award as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Employee’s Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Units is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Units are not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

NEPAL

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are Nepalese citizens.

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any Awards under the Program as a result of such Termination.

 

NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of Units which, upon vesting and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the vesting and settlement of the Units, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Units may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

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A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

PAKISTAN

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Award, the Employee agrees to repatriate all Dividend Equivalents and all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to acquiring or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Units nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon vesting and settlement of the Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Award in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Award under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares underlying the Award in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Award in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA.

 

SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

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Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights

 

By accepting the Award, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Units under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Units and the Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason the Award shall be null and void.

 

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The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Award, unless otherwise provided in Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement, any unvested Units as of the date the Employee ceases active employment will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with Cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without Cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without Cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Units.

 

2.            Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, “Cause” shall be as defined as set forth in the Agreement, regardless of whether the Termination is considered a fair termination (i.e., “despido procedente”) under Spanish legislation.

 

3.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Award, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Units (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

TUNISIA

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Section 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UKRAINE

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Withholding Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Subsidiary in the United Kingdom that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 8 of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to the Units, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Units. Upon the grant of the Award, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Settlement in Cash.  Notwithstanding Sections 4 or 5 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, pursuant to Section 12 of the Agreement, the Units will be settled in the form of a cash payment, except as otherwise determined by the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.20

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

 

 

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

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(h)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(i)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(j)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(k)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(l)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(m)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

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(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(m), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(n)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until an event or combination of events described in subsections 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or Section 5 occurs.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on one-third of the Shares will lapse on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Grant Date until, on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, 100% of the Shares are no longer subject to the Restrictions.

 

(b)Retirement. If the Employee’s Termination occurs due to Retirement, then any Restrictions remaining after the date of such Retirement shall continue to lapse on the anniversaries of the Grant Date as set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Employee’s death after his or her Termination due to Retirement, the restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s death.

 

(c)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(d)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

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5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iii) of the Program.

 

6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4(b), (c), (d) or Section 5, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the dates set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such dates.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

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8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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11.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

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(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

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17.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

21.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

  

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
     
  By                       
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.21

 

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) a Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» Shares.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting this Award, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Award.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and this Award shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Agreement.

 

(b)Cause: Cause shall mean the following, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(A)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(B)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(C)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(D)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(E)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(ii)to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

 

(c)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(d)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(e)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

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(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(f)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(h)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(i)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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(j)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(k)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Shareholder Rights. Subject to the conditions below, the Employee shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares (and any securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to the Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, which securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” hereunder) including the right to vote and to receive all cash dividends or other cash distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares regardless of whether the Restrictions described below are in effect.

 

3.Restrictions. The Shares are subject to the forfeiture provisions in Sections 6 and 7 below. The Shares are not earned and may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the earliest to occur of the events described in subsection 4(a), (b), (c) or Section 5.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 7 below:

 

(a)During Employment. While the Employee is employed with the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Restrictions on 100% of the Shares will lapse on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

(b)Death. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Employee’s Termination due to death.

 

(c)Disability. The Restrictions shall lapse on the date the Employee incurs 12 consecutive months of Disability.

 

5.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Award with an award of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new award will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Award, the Restrictions shall lapse on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Award, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, the Restrictions shall lapse on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 5 shall supersede Section 13(a)(iii) of the Program.

 

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6.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. If Section 5 does not apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate, the Employee engages in activity that constitutes Cause, whether or not the Employee experiences a Termination or remains employed with the Company or a Subsidiary. If Section 5 does apply, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board, the Employee engages in an activity that constitutes Change in Control Cause.

 

7.Effect of Termination; Recoupment.

 

(a)Effect of Termination. In the event of the Employee’s Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 4(b), (c) or Section 5, any Shares with respect to which Restrictions have not lapsed as of the date of Termination shall be forfeited without consideration to the Employee or the Employee’s Representative. If the Company terminates the Employee other than for Cause and such termination is not covered by Section 5, the Company may, in its sole discretion, cause Restrictions on some or all of the Shares to lapse on the date set forth in subsection 4(a) above as if the Employee had remained employed on such date.

 

(b)Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7(b) will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Award back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Award and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

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(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(f)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Award, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

11.No Right to Compensation. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Award is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, pension, retirement, or any other employee benefits, or similar payments under plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

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(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Award, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

17.Code Section 409A. The Award is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Award is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

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18.Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

19.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

20.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

21.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

22.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                 
   
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.22

 

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NQSOs» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting the Option, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Option.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and the Option shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Employee are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(c)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

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(d)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

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For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

(e)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(f)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(g)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(h)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(i)Employee Agreement: The Employee Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Employee as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(j)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(k)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(l)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(m)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

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·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(m), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(n)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Term of Option. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7, the Employee may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date (or any earlier expiration of the Option pursuant to Sections 5, 6 and 7), it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows:

 

(a)on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third of the total number of Shares may be purchased;

 

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(b)on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, two-thirds of the total number of Shares may be purchased; and

 

(c)on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option may be exercised in full.

 

The Option is not earned and the Employee has no right to purchase the underlying Shares until an event described above occurs. The vesting described above is cumulative, so that at each vesting date an additional amount of Shares is available for purchase and remains available until the Option’s Expiration Date or such earlier date determined pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7 below.

 

4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Employee Only. During the lifetime of the Employee, the Option may be exercised only by the Employee or the Employee’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Employee dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Employee or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

(b)Method of Exercise. The Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Employee having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

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(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(vi)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option.

 

5.Effect of Termination or Death on the Option.

 

(a)Termination due to Retirement. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, in the event of Termination due to Retirement, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(b)Termination due to Disability. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, in the event of Termination due to Disability, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(c)Termination due to Death of the Employee. In the event of the death of the Employee during employment, the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

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(d)Termination for Reason Other than under Subsection 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6.

 

(i)Options Granted Within Nine (9) Months of Termination. Any Option granted less than nine (9) months prior to a Termination for any reason other than for those set forth in subsections 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6 shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately upon such Termination.

 

(ii)Options Granted Nine (9) Months or More Prior to Termination. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, an Option granted nine (9) months or more prior to a Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6, will continue to vest and shall be exercisable to the extent permitted by Section 3 for a three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date. In the event of the death of the Employee during the three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, the Option shall continue to vest and be exercisable for a three-month period measured from the date of death, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date.

 

6.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Option with options of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new option will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Option, this Option will be fully vested on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Option, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, this Option shall become fully vested on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 6 shall supersede Section 13(a)(i)of the Program.

 

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7.Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7 will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. The Option shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate with respect to (a) and (b), or, the sole opinion and discretion of the Board with respect to (c), the Employee:

 

(a)if Section 6 does not apply, commits a material breach of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

(ii)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s Employee Agreement;

 

(iii)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(iv)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(v)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(b)if Section 6, does not apply, to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)if Section 6 does apply, the Employee engages in an activity that is deemed to constitute Change in Control Cause.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

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10.No Contract as of Right. The grant of an Option under the Program does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Options or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee. Future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

11.No Right to Compensation. Neither this Option, Shares issued upon its exercise, any excess of market value over Exercise Price, nor any other rights, benefits, values or interest resulting from the granting of the Option shall be considered as compensation for purposes of any pension or retirement plan, insurance plan, investment or stock purchase plan, or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Unless expressly provided by the Company in writing, any value associated with the Option is an item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any, and shall not be deemed part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or similar payments.

 

12.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

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15.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Employee relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Employee’s relocation.

 

17.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

21.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By              
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.23

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Employee”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NQSOs» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Employee understands, acknowledges, and agrees that by accepting the Option, the Employee is thereby bound by the terms and conditions of the Program, Program prospectus, Program administrative rules, applicable company policies, and this Agreement, including the terms addressing the forfeiture of the Option.  If the Employee does not so agree, then the Employee must immediately notify the Program administrator, in writing, and the Option shall be withheld and canceled with no consideration paid. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Employee are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Change in Control Agreement: An Agreement Regarding Change in Control in effect between the Company (or the Surviving Entity) and the Employee, if any.

 

(c)Change in Control Cause: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control: the willful engaging by the Employee in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company. For purposes of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Employee’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Change in Control Cause unless and until the Company delivers to the Employee a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Employee and an opportunity for the Employee, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Employee was guilty of conduct set forth above and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

(d)Change in Control Good Reason: shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances without the Employee’s express written consent during the period that begins six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ends two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control:

 

 

 

 

(i)a significant adverse change in the nature, scope or status of the Employee’s position, authorities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, including, without limitation, if the Employee was, immediately prior to the Change in Control, an Employee officer of a public company, the Employee ceasing to be an Employee officer of a public company;

 

(ii)the failure by the Company to pay the Employee any portion of the Employee’s current compensation, or to pay the Employee any portion of any installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

 

(iii)a reduction in the Employee’s annual base salary (or a material change in the frequency of payment) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(iv)the failure by the Company to award the Employee an annual bonus in any year which is at least equal to the annual bonus, awarded to the Employee under the annual bonus plan of the Company for the year immediately preceding the year of the Change in Control;

 

(v)the failure by the Company to award the Employee equity-based incentive compensation (such as stock options, shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity-based compensation) on a periodic basis consistent with the Company’s practices with respect to timing, value and terms prior to the Change in Control;

 

(vi)the failure by the Company to continue to provide the Employee with the welfare benefits, fringe benefits and perquisites enjoyed by the Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control under any of the Company’s plans or policies, including, but not limited to, those plans and policies providing pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, vacation, Employee automobile, Employee tax or financial advice benefits or club dues;

 

(vii)the relocation of the Company’s principal Employee offices to a location more than 35 miles from the location of such offices immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company requiring the Employee to be based anywhere other than the location where the Employee primarily performs services for the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control except for required travel for the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

 

(viii)the failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform any Change in Control Agreement.

 

For purposes of any determination regarding the existence of Change in Control Good Reason, any good faith determination by the Employee that Change in Control Good Reason exists shall be conclusive.

 

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(e)Code of Business Conduct: The Company’s Code of Business Conduct, as amended from time to time.

 

(f)Controlled Group:

 

(i)Abbott and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined under the aggregation rules of subsections 414 (b), (c), or (m) of the Code) with Abbott; and

 

(ii)during the period of the TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. (“TAP”) joint venture between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Abbott ending April 30, 2008, TAP and any corporation, partnership and proprietorship under common control (as defined above) with TAP.

 

(g)Data: Certain personal information about the Employee held by the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(h)Disability: Sickness or accidental bodily injury, directly and independently of all other causes, that disables the Employee so that the Employee is completely prevented from performing all the duties of his or her occupation or employment.

 

(i)Employee’s Representative: The Employee’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(j)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(k)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)Retirement:

 

(i)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group prior to January 1, 2004, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 50 with 10 years of service;

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service; or

 

·age 55 with an age and service combination of 70 points, where each year of age is one (1) point and each year of service is one (1) point.

 

(ii)Except as provided under (iii) below, for employees hired by the Controlled Group after December 31, 2003, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

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(iii)For participants in the Abbott Laboratories Pension Plan for Former BASF and Former Solvay Employees, Retirement means any of the following:

 

·age 55 with 10 years of service; or

 

·age 65 with at least three (3) years of service.

 

(iv)For purposes of calculating service under this Section 1(l), except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, service is earned only if performed for a member of the Controlled Group while that Controlled Group member is a part of the Controlled Group. Program administrative rules apply in determining Retirement eligibility and credited service.

 

(v)If an Employee has a Termination and (A) as of the date of that Termination met the definition of Retirement, and (B) is subsequently rehired by a member of the Controlled Group, then for purposes of this Agreement that Employee will continue to be treated as meeting the definition of Retirement.

 

(m)Termination: A severance of employment for any reason (including Retirement) from the Company and all Subsidiaries. Any Termination shall be effective on the last day the Employee performs services for or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiary, and employment shall not be extended by any statutory or common law notice of termination period.

 

2.Term of Option. Subject to Sections 5, 6 and 7, the Employee may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date (or any earlier expiration of the Option pursuant to Sections 5, 6 and 7), it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. Subject to Sections 6 and 7, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as follows:

 

(a)on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, one-third of the total number of Shares may be purchased;

 

(b)on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, two-thirds of the total number of Shares may be purchased; and

 

(c)on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option may be exercised in full.

 

The Option is not earned and the Employee has no right to purchase the underlying Shares until an event described above occurs. The vesting described above is cumulative, so that at each vesting date an additional amount of Shares is available for purchase and remains available until the Option’s Expiration Date or such earlier date determined pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7 below.

 

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4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Employee Only. During the lifetime of the Employee, the Option may be exercised only by the Employee or the Employee’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Employee dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Employee or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

(b)Method of Exercise. Subject to the requirements of local law, the Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Employee having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

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(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Employee to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Employee; or

 

(vi)requiring the Employee to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Employee’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Employee, the Employee shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option.

 

5.Effect of Termination or Death on the Option. By accepting this Option grant, the Employee acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event of Termination (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Employee’s right to vest in the Option under the Program, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Employee is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) and that the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Employee is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Option grant.

 

(a)Termination due to Retirement. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, in the event of Termination due to Retirement, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(b)Termination due to Disability. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, in the event of Termination due to Disability, then (regardless of any subsequent death of the Employee) the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

(c)Termination due to Death of the Employee. In the event of the death of the Employee during employment, the Option will continue to vest pursuant to Section 3, and the last date on which the Option may be exercised is the day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

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(d)Termination for Reason Other than under Subsection 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6.

 

(i)Options Granted Within Nine (9) Months of Termination. Any Option granted less than nine (9) months prior to a Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6 shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately upon such Termination.

 

(ii)Options Granted Nine (9) Months or More Prior to Termination. Subject to Sections 7 and 8 below, an Option granted nine (9) months or more prior to a Termination for any reason other than those set forth in subsections 5(a), (b), (c) or Section 6, will continue to vest and shall be exercisable to the extent permitted by Section 3 for a three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date. In the event of the death of the Employee during the three-month period after the Employee’s effective date of Termination, the Option shall continue to vest and be exercisable for a three-month period measured from the date of death, but in no event shall such Option be exercised on or after the Expiration Date.

 

6.Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the entity surviving such Change in Control or the ultimate parent thereof (referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”) may assume, convert or replace this Option with options of at least equal value (determined using the same value for purchasing Company shares as used for purchasing Company shares not subject to this Agreement on the date of the Change in Control) with terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, in which case the new option will vest according to the terms of the applicable award agreement. If the Surviving Entity does not assume, convert or replace this Option, this Option will be fully vested on the date of the Change in Control. If the Surviving Entity does assume, convert or replace this Option, then in the event the Employee’s Termination (i) occurs within the time period beginning six (6) months immediately before a Change in Control and ending two (2) years immediately following such Change in Control, and (ii) was initiated by the Company (or the Surviving Entity) for a reason other than Change in Control Cause or was initiated by the Employee for Change in Control Good Reason, this Option shall become fully vested on the later of the date of the Change in Control and the date of the Employee’s Termination. The provisions of this Section 6 shall supersede Section 13(a)(i) of the Program.

 

7.Recoupment. Any Benefit granted pursuant to this Program is subject to the terms and conditions of the Abbott Laboratories Recoupment Policy, the Abbott Laboratories Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, and any other similar Company policies, including any predecessor and successor policies, each as may be amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the “Policies,” and each individually, the “Policy”). Any Benefit (including Benefits that have vested) shall be subject to any recoupment or clawback that is required under applicable laws, rules, regulations or stock exchange listing standards. No recovery of compensation as described in this Section 7 will be an event giving rise to the Employee’s right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any plan of, or agreement with, the Company, a Subsidiary and/or the Employee.

 

8.Effect of Certain Bad Acts. The Option shall be cancelled and forfeited immediately if, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Committee or its delegate with respect to (a) and (b) or, in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board with respect to (c), the Employee:

 

(a)if Section 6 does not apply, commits a material breach of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)material breach by the Employee of the Code of Business Conduct;

 

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(ii)material breach by the Employee of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(iii)commission by the Employee of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Employee’s duties or in the course of the Employee’s employment;

 

(iv)wrongful disclosure by the Employee of secret processes or confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(v)failure by the Employee to substantially perform the duties of the Employee’s employment (other than any such failure resulting from the Employee’s Disability); or

 

(b)if Section 6 does not apply, to the extent permitted by applicable law, engagement by the Employee, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Employee or others, in any activity, employment or business which is competitive with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)if Section 6 does apply, the Employee engages in an activity that is deemed to constitute Change in Control Cause.

 

9.No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement and the Employee’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Employee’s employment at any time.

 

10.Nature of Grant. In accepting this Option grant, the Employee acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Program is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

 

(b)This Option award is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Options, benefits in lieu of Options, or other Program benefits in the future, even if Options have been granted repeatedly in the past;

 

(c)All decisions with respect to future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion;

 

(d)Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Employee;

 

(e)The Employee is voluntarily participating in the Program;

 

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(f)The Option and Shares subject to the Option are:

 

(i)extraordinary items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and are outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any;

 

(ii)not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

 

(iii)not part of the Employee’s normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits, or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(g)The future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

(h)In consideration of this Option award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the Option resulting from (i) Termination (for any reason whatsoever) and/or (ii) the application of Sections 7 and/or 8 above and the Employee irrevocably releases the Company and its Subsidiaries from any such claim that may arise; if any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing or electronically accepting this Agreement, the Employee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived the Employee’s entitlement to pursue such claim;

 

(i)The Option and the Benefits under the Program, if any, will not automatically transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfer of liability; and

 

(j)Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Option, the amount realized upon exercise of the Option or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

11.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Employee:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

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(b)Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Employee’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

The Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting his or her local human resources manager.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable), the Employee agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Employee’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Employee’s country, either now or in the future. If the Employee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Employee’s country, the Employee understands and agrees that the Employee will not be able to participate in the Program and the Option will be null and void.

 

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12.Private Placement. This Option grant is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Employee’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this Option grant is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

13.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this Option grant, the Employee agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

14.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Employee’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Employee or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Employee even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Employee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Employee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Employee further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Employee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Employee has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Employee acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

15.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Employee’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Employee (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Employee) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Employee may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Employee from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

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16.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Employee’s participation in the Program or the Employee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Employee is hereby advised to consult with the Employee’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

17.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Employee’s participation in the Program, on the Option and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Employee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Employee agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country. In addition, the Employee agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Employee’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Employee’s country.

 

18.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

19.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Employee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

20.Addendum. This Option grant shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Employee’s country. Moreover, if the Employee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Employee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s relocation). The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

 

21.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

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22.Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, and any applicable Company policies constitute the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

23.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Employee, the Employee’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

24.Language. If the Employee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

25.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

26.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                 
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Option is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Employee is employed in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the employee transfers residence and/or employment to or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Employee’s transfer).

 

EUROPEAN UNION / EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

 

Data Privacy. The following provision replaces Section 11 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, Abbott and the Subsidiary that employs the Employee (the “Employer”) hereby notifies the Employee of the following in relation to the Employee’s Personal Data (defined below) and the collection, processing and transfer in electronic or other form of such Personal Data in relation to the administration of the Option and the Employee’s participation in the Program. The collection, processing and transfer of the Employee’s Personal Data is necessary for the legitimate purpose of Abbott and the Employer’s administration of the Option and the Employee’s participation in the Program, and the Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of Personal Data may affect the Employee’s participation in the Program. As such, by accepting the Option, the Employee acknowledges the collection, use, processing and transfer of Personal Data as described herein.

 

Abbott and the Employer hold certain personally identifiable information about the Employee, specifically, the Employee’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in Abbott, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Employee’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program (“Personal Data”). The Personal Data may be provided by the Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties. Abbott or the Employer each act as controllers of the Personal Data and will process the Personal Data in this context for the exclusive legitimate purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program and meeting related legal obligations associated with these actions.

 

The processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures correlated to the purposes for which the Personal Data was collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations. Personal Data will be accessible within Abbott’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and other aspects of the employment relationship and for the Employee’s participation in the Program.

 

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Abbott and the Employer will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Employee’s participation in the Program, and Abbott and the Employer may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting Abbott or the Employer in the implementation, administration and management of the Program, including UBS Financial Services Inc. or any successor or other third party that Abbott, the Employer or UBS Financial Services Inc. (or its successor) may engage to assist with the administration of the Program from time to time. These recipients may be located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere throughout the world, such as the United States. By participating in the Program, the Employee understands that these recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Personal Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Employee’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Personal Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Employee’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Employee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program. The Employee further understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Employee’s Personal Data by contacting the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources Department. When transferring Personal Data to these potential recipients, Abbott and the Employer provide appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally binding and permissible arrangements. The Employee may request a copy of such safeguards from the Employee’s local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

To the extent provided by law, the Employee may, at any time, have the right to request: access to Personal Data, rectification of Personal Data, erasure of Personal Data, restriction of processing of Personal Data, and portability of Personal Data. The Employee may also have the right to object, on grounds related to a particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data, as well as opt-out of the Program herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Employee’s human resources manager. The Employee’s provision of Personal Data is a contractual requirement. The Employee understands, however, that the only consequence of refusing to provide Personal Data is that Abbott and the Employer may not be able to let the Employee participate in the Program, or grant other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. For more information on the consequences of the Employee’s refusal to provide Personal Data, the Employee understands that the Employee may contact his or her local human resources manager or Abbott's human resources department.

 

When Abbott and the Employer no longer need to use Personal Data for the purposes above or do not need to retain it for compliance with any legal or regulatory purpose, each will take reasonable steps to remove Personal Data from their systems and/or records containing the Personal Data and/or take steps to properly anonymize it so that the Employee can no longer be identified from it.

 

ARGENTINA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Option and the underlying Shares have not been and will not be publicly issued, placed, distributed, offered, or registered in the Argentine capital markets, and, as a result, have not been and will not be registered with the Argentine Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Valores). Neither this Agreement nor any other offering material related to the Option nor the underlying Shares may be utilized in connection with any general offering to the public within Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires the Shares will do so under their own responsibility under the terms of a private offering to them from outside of Argentina. Any Argentine resident who acquires Shares shall not transfer such Shares to any other person within six (6) months of acquiring the Shares, unless the transaction is conducted outside Argentina.

 

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AUSTRALIA

 

1.            Breach of Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Program, the Employee will not be entitled to, and shall not claim any benefit (including without limitation a legal right) under the Program if the provision of such benefit would give rise to a breach of Part 2D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), any other provision of that Act, or any other applicable statute, rule or regulation which limits or restricts the giving of such benefits.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. If the Employee offers Shares acquired under the Program for sale to a person or entity resident in Australia, the Employee’s offer may be subject to disclosure requirements under Australian law. The Employee should obtain legal advice on the Employee’s disclosure obligations prior to making any such offer.

 

BOLIVIA

 

Securities Law Notice. The Option and the underlying Shares are not publicly offered or listed on any stock exchange in Bolivia. The offer is private and not subject to the supervision of any Bolivian governmental authority.

 

BRAZIL

 

Labor Law Acknowledgment. The Employee agrees, for all legal purposes, (i) the benefits provided under the Agreement and the Program are the result of commercial transactions unrelated to the Employee’s employment; (ii) the Agreement and the Program are not a part of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment; and (iii) the income from the Option, if any, is not part of the Employee’s remuneration from employment.

 

CANADA

 

1.            Exercise of the Option – No Tendering Previously-Owned Shares. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement or Program to the contrary, if the Employee is resident in Canada, the Employee may not tender Shares that the Employee owns to pay the Exercise Price or taxes in connection with the Option.

 

2.            Resale Restriction. The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated broker appointed under the Program, provided the resale of Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of the stock exchange on which the Shares are traded. The principal market for the Shares is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABT". Shares are also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and traded on various regional and electronic exchanges. Outside the United States, the Shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

3.            Data Privacy. The following provision supplements Section 11 of the Agreement:

 

The Employee hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel involved in the administration and operation of the Program. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to disclose and discuss the Program with their advisors. The Employee further authorizes the Company and any of its Subsidiaries to record such information and to keep such information in the Employee’s employee file. The Employee acknowledges that the Company and other parties involved in the administration of the Program may use technology to collect and use information to assess certain characteristics, for example, for the purpose of evaluating the Employee’s work performance, which may have an impact on the Employee or the administration of the Program.

 

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4.            French Language Documents. If the Employee works or resides in Quebec, the following provision replaces Section 24 of the Agreement in its entirety:

 

A French translation of the Agreement and the Program will be made available to the Employee. The Employee understands that, from time to time, additional information related to the offering of the Program might be provided in English and such information may not be immediately available in French. However, upon request, the Company will translate into French documents related to the offering of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, and unless the Employee indicates otherwise, the French translation of the Agreement and the Program will govern the Award.

 

Documents en français. Si l’Employé travaille ou réside au Québec, la disposition suivante remplace l’article 23 de la Convention dans son intégralité:

 

Une traduction française de la présente Convention et du Programme sera mise à la disposition de l’Employé. L’Employé comprend que, de temps à autre, des informations supplémentaires relatives à l’offre du Programme peuvent être fournies en anglais et que ces informations peuvent ne pas être immédiatement disponibles en français. Cependant, sur demande, la Société traduira en français les documents relatifs à l’offre du Programme dès que cela sera raisonnablement possible. Nonobstant toute disposition contraire de la Convention, et sauf indication contraire de l'Employé, la traduction française de la Convention et du Programme régira l'Attribution.

 

CHILE

 

Private Placement. The following provision shall replace Section 12 of the Agreement:

 

The grant of the Option hereunder is not intended to be a public offering of securities in Chile but instead is intended to be a private placement.

 

a)The starting date of the offer will be the Grant Date (as defined in the Agreement), and this offer conforms to General Ruling no. 336 of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market;

 

b)securities not registered in the registry of securities or in the registry of foreign securities of the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market, and therefore such securities are not subject to its oversight;

 

c)The issuer is not obligated to provide public information in Chile regarding the foreign securities, as such securities are not registered with the Chilean Commission for the Financial Market; and

 

d)The foreign securities shall not be subject to public offering as long as they are not registered with the corresponding registry of securities in Chile.

 

a)La fecha de inicio de la oferta será el de la fecha de otorgamiento (o “Grant Date”, según este término se define en el documento denominado “Agreement”) y esta oferta se acoge a la norma de Carácter General n° 336 de la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile;

 

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b)La oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el registro de valores o en el registro de valores extranjeros que lleva la Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile, por lo que tales valores no están sujetos a la fiscalización de ésta;

 

c)Por tratar de valores no inscritos no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respecto de esos valores; y

 

d)Esos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el registro de valores correspondiente.

 

CHINA

 

The following provisions shall apply to individuals who are subject to the People’s Republic of China (“China”) exchange control requirements, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion:

 

1.            Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

2.             Foreign Exchange Control Laws. As a condition of the Option, the Employee understands and agrees that, due to the exchange control laws in China, the Employee will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds resulting from the cashless exercise of the Option to China.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that the repatriation of dividends and sales proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the Employee hereby consents and agrees that sales proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program may be transferred to such account by the Company on the Employee’s behalf prior to being delivered to the Employee. The sales proceeds may be paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in U.S. dollars, the Employee understands that the Employee will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the sales proceeds are paid to the Employee in local currency, the Employee acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the dividends and proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions. The Employee agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the net proceeds are converted into local currency and distributed to the Employee. The Employee further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in China in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. The Employee agrees to be subject to these restrictions even after Termination.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, in the event of an Employee’s Termination other than due to Retirement, the Employee shall be required to exercise the Option (to the extent outstanding, vested and otherwise permitted under the Agreement) and/or sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Program no later than 90 days after the date of Termination (or such other period as may be required by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”)), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Employee’s Termination by reason of Retirement, the Employee shall be required to exercise the Option (to the extent outstanding, vested and otherwise permitted under the Agreement) and/or sell all Shares issued pursuant to the Program no later than 180 days after the date of such Retirement (or such other period as may be required by the SAFE), and repatriate the sales proceeds to China in the manner designated by the Company.

 

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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any costs, fees, lost interest or dividends or other losses the Employee may incur or suffer resulting from the enforcement of the terms of this Addendum or otherwise from the Company’s operation and enforcement of the Program, the Agreement and the Option in accordance with Chinese law including, without limitation, any applicable SAFE rules, regulations and requirements.

 

DENMARK

 

Treatment of Options upon Termination. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is determined to be an “Employee,” as defined in Section 2 of the Danish Act on the Use of Rights to Purchase or Subscribe for Shares etc. in Employment Relationships, as in effect prior to January 1, 2019 (the “Stock Option Act”), the treatment of the Option upon a Termination shall be governed by Sections 4 and 5 of the Stock Option Act. However, if the provisions in the Agreement or the Program governing the treatment of the Option upon a Termination are more favorable, the provisions of the Agreement or the Program will govern.

 

FINLAND

 

Withholding of Tax-Related Items. Notwithstanding anything in Section 4(c) of the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is a local national of Finland, any Tax-Related Items shall be withheld only in cash from the Employee’s regular salary/wages or other amounts payable to the Employee in cash, or such other withholding methods as may be permitted under the Program and allowed under local law.

 

FRANCE

 

1.            Nature of Grant. The Option is not granted under the French specific regime provided by Articles L. 225-177 and seq. and L. 22-10-56 to L. 22-10-58 of the French commercial code, as amended.

 

2.            English Language. The parties to the Agreement acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English. Les parties à la Convention reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de la présente Convention, ainsi que de tous documents exécutés, avis donnés et procédures judiciaires intentées, directement ou indirectement, relativement à ou suite à la présente Convention.

 

HONG KONG

 

1.            Exercise of Option. If, for any reason, the Employee exercises the Option within six (6) months of the Grant Date, the Employee agrees that he or she will not sell or otherwise dispose of any such Shares prior to the six-month anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

2.            IMPORTANT NOTICE. WARNING: The contents of the Agreement, the Addendum, the Program, and all other materials pertaining to the Option and/or the Program have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The Employee is hereby advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer thereunder. If the Employee has any doubts about any of the contents of the aforesaid materials pertaining to the Option, the Employee should obtain independent professional advice.

 

3.            Wages. The Option and Shares underlying the Option do not form part of the Employee’s wages for the purposes of calculating any statutory or contractual payments under Hong Kong law.

 

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INDIA

 

1.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition to this Option grant, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds and dividends attributable to Shares acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations, unless an exception applies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.            Exercise Method. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Employee may not remit cash out of India to pay the Option Exercise Price.

 

ISRAEL

 

1.            Securities Law Notice. The Israeli Securities Authority granted to the Company an exemption from the requirement to file a prospectus with respect to the Program. A copy of the Program and the Form S-8 registration statement for the Program filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt or are available free of charge upon request from the Employee’s local human resources department.

 

2.            Holding and Sale of Shares. In consideration for the grant of the Option, the Employee agrees to hold the Shares received upon exercise of the Option and any and all previously granted Options with the Company’s designated broker. The Employee understands and agrees that upon the Employee’s sale of Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Company, (a) the repatriation of sales proceeds shall be effected through the Subsidiary that employs the Employee, (b) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will withhold the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding (e.g., National Insurance payments) from the sales proceeds and (c) the Subsidiary that employs the Employee will transfer the remaining sale proceeds (net of the requisite tax and other mandatory withholding) to the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the process and requirements set forth herein shall continue to apply following the Employee’s Termination.

 

3.            Indemnification for Tax Liabilities. As a condition of the grant of the Option, the Employee expressly consents and agrees to indemnify the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and hold them harmless from any and all liability attributable to taxes, interest or penalties thereon, including without limitation, liabilities relating to the necessity to withhold any taxes.

 

ITALY

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

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KUWAIT

 

Securities Law Notice. The Program does not constitute the marketing or offering of securities in Kuwait pursuant to Law No. 7 of 2010, as amended (establishing the Capital Markets Authority) and its implementing regulations. Offerings under the Program are being made only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

MEXICO

 

1.            Commercial Relationship. The Employee expressly acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program and the Company’s grant of the Option does not constitute an employment relationship between the Employee and the Company. The Employee has been granted the Option as a consequence of the commercial relationship between the Company and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee, and the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico is the Employee’s sole employer. Based on the foregoing: (a) the Employee expressly acknowledges that the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program do not establish any rights between the Employee and the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; (b) the Program and the benefits derived from participation in the Program are not part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by the Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee; and (c) any modifications or amendments of the Program or benefits granted thereunder by the Company, or a termination of the Program by the Company, shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of the Employee’s employment with the Subsidiary in Mexico.

 

2.            Extraordinary Item of Compensation. The Employee expressly recognizes and acknowledges that the Employee’s participation in the Program is a result of the discretionary and unilateral decision of the Company, as well as the Employee’s free and voluntary decision to participate in the Program in accord with the terms and conditions of the Program, the Agreement and this Addendum. As such, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may, in its sole discretion, amend and/or discontinue the Employee’s participation in the Program at any time and without any liability. The value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of the Employee’s employment contract, if any. The Option is not part of the Employee’s regular or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits, or any similar payments, which are the exclusive obligations of the Company’s Subsidiary in Mexico that employs the Employee.

 

MOROCCO

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

NETHERLANDS

 

Waiver of Termination Rights. The Employee waives any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of a Termination, insofar as those rights result or may result from: (a) the loss or diminution in value of such rights or entitlements under the Program; or (b) the Employee ceasing to have rights, or ceasing to be entitled to any awards, under the Program as a result of such Termination.

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NEW ZEALAND

 

Securities Law Notice.

 

Warning

 

This is an offer of an Option which, upon exercise and settlement in accordance with the terms of the Program and the Agreement, will be converted into Shares. Shares give you a stake in the ownership of Abbott Laboratories. You may receive a return if dividends are paid.

 

If Abbott Laboratories runs into financial difficulties and is wound up, you will be paid only after all creditors and holders of preference shares have been paid. You may lose some or all of your investment.

 

New Zealand law normally requires people who offer financial products to give information to investors before they invest. This information is designed to help investors to make an informed decision. The usual rules do not apply to this offer because it is made under an employee share purchase scheme. As a result, you may not be given all the information usually required. You will also have fewer other legal protections for this investment.

 

Ask questions, read all documents carefully, and seek independent financial advice before committing.

 

Prior to the exercise and settlement of the Option, you will not have any rights of ownership (e.g., voting or dividend rights) with respect to the underlying Shares.

 

No interest in any Option may be transferred (legally or beneficially), assigned, mortgaged, charged or encumbered.

 

The Shares are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. This means that if you acquire Shares under the Program, you may be able to sell them on the New York Stock Exchange if there are interested buyers. You may get less than you invested. The price will depend on the demand for the Shares.

 

You also are hereby notified that the documents listed below are available for review on sites at the web addresses listed below:

 

1.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K): https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

2.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent published financial statements (Form 10-Q or 10-K) and the auditor’s report on those financial statements: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=abt&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search

 

3.The Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

4.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

A copy of the above documents will be sent to you free of charge on written request being mailed to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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PAKISTAN

 

1.            Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

2.            Repatriation Requirements. As a condition of this Option grant, the Employee agrees to repatriate all sales proceeds attributable to the cashless exercise of the Option acquired under the Program in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

3.            Exchange Control Obligations. To the extent applicable, the Employee is required to comply with certain consent and reporting requirements to the State Bank of Pakistan (Pakistan’s central bank) under the exchange control laws of Pakistan. As the exchange control regulations can change frequently and at times, without notice, the Employee should consult his or her legal advisor prior to exercising an Option or selling Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

PANAMA

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither the Option nor the Shares that the Employee may acquire under the Program constitute a public offering of securities, as they are available only to eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

PHILIPPINES

 

Securities Law Notice. As the offer of Shares under the Program is exempt from the securities registration requirement under Section 10.2 of the Philippine Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”), the Shares have not been registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission under the SRC.

 

The Employee should be aware of the risks of participating in the Program, including, but not limited to, the risk of fluctuation in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the risk of currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and the Employee’s local currency. In this regard, the Employee should be aware that the value of any Shares acquired under the Program may decrease after the Shares are issued and fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the Employee’s local currency and the U.S. Dollar may affect the value of the any amounts due to the Employee upon exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired under the Program. The Company is not making any representations, projections or assurances regarding the value of the Shares now or in the future.

 

Further information on risk factors impacting the Company’s business that may affect the value of the Shares may be found in the discussion in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available online at www.sec.gov as well as on the Company’s website at www.abbott.com/investors.html. In addition, the Employee understands that the Employee may receive, free of charge, a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, Quarterly Reports or any other reports, proxy statements or communications distributed to the Company’s shareholders on written request to Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

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The Employee understands that the Employee is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Program through the designated Program broker appointed by the Company (or such other broker to whom the Employee may transfer the Shares), provided that such sale takes place outside of the Philippines through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange, on which the Shares are listed.

 

ROMANIA

 

1.            Termination. A Termination shall include the situation where the Employee’s employment contract is terminated by operation of law on the date the Employee reaches the standard retirement age and has completed the minimum contribution record for receipt of state retirement pension or the relevant authorities award the Employee an early-retirement pension of any type.

 

2.            English Language. The Employee hereby expressly agrees that this Agreement, the Program as well as all documents, notices and proceedings entered into, relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up or communicated only in the English language. Angajatul consimte în mod expres prin prezentul ca acest Contract, Programul precum şi orice alte documente, notificări, înştiinţări legate direct sau indirect de acest Contract să fie redactate sau efectuate doar în limba engleză.

 

RUSSIA

 

1.            Sale or Transfer of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Agreement, the Employee shall not be permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares acquired pursuant to the Option in Russia. The Employee may sell the Shares only through a broker established and operating outside Russia.

 

2.            Cash Payments to a Russian Bank Account. The Employee agrees to promptly repatriate proceeds resulting from the sale of Shares acquired under the Program to a foreign currency account at an authorized bank in Russia if legally required at the time Shares are sold and to comply with all applicable local foreign exchange rules and regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

SINGAPORE

 

Qualifying Person Exemption. The grant of the Option under the Program is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (the “SFA”). The Program has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is not regulated by any financial supervisory authority pursuant to any legislation in Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of the prospectuses would not apply. The Employee should note that, as a result, the Option is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Employee will not be able to make: (a) any subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore; or (b) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares subject to the Option in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other

than section 280) of the SFA.

 

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SLOVENIA

 

Language Consent. The parties acknowledge and agree that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.

 

Dogovor o uporabi jezika. Stranke se izrecno strinjajo, da se za sklepanje Pogodbe, kot tudi vseh dokumentov, obvestil in postopkov sklenjenih neposredno ali posredno v zvezi s tem, uporablja angleški jezik.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

 

1.            Exchange Control Obligations. The Employee is solely responsible for complying with applicable exchange control regulations and rulings (the “Exchange Control Regulations”) in South Africa. As the Exchange Control Regulations change frequently and without notice, the Employee should consult the Employee’s legal advisor prior to the acquisition or sale of Shares under the Program to ensure compliance with current Exchange Control Regulations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Employee’s failure to comply with applicable laws.

 

2.             Securities Law Notice.

 

In compliance with South African securities laws, the Employee acknowledges that the documents listed below are available for review at the web addresses listed below:

 

a.Abbott Laboratories’ most recent annual financial statements: https://www.abbott.com/investors.html.

 

b.Abbott Laboratories 2017 Incentive Stock Program Prospectus: This document can be accessed in the library section of the UBS website at www.ubs.com/onesource/abt.

 

The Employee understands that copies of the documents listed above will be sent to the Employee free of charge on written request to: Senior Manager, LTI Administration, Abbott Laboratories, D058G, AP6B-2, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.

 

The Employee is advised to carefully read the materials provided before making a decision whether to participate in the Program and to contact the Employee’s tax advisor for specific information concerning the Employee’s personal tax situation with regard to Program participation.

 

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SPAIN

 

1.            Acknowledgement of Discretionary Nature of the Program; No Vested Rights. By accepting the Option grant, the Employee consents to participation in the Program and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Program.

 

The Employee understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and in its sole discretion granted Options under the Program to individuals who may be employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that (i) any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on an ongoing basis, other than as set forth in the Agreement; (ii) the Option and the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever; and (iii) the Employee’s participation in the Program will cease as of the date of Termination, as detailed below. In addition, the Employee understands that this grant would not be made to the Employee but for the assumptions and conditions referenced above; thus, the Employee acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, the Option grant shall be null and void.

 

The Employee understands and agrees that, as a condition of the Option grant, unless otherwise provided in Sections 5 or 6 of the Agreement, any unvested Option as of the date the Employee ceases active employment, and any vested portion of the Option not exercised within the post-termination exercise period set out in the Agreement, will be forfeited without entitlement to the underlying Shares or to any amount of indemnification in the event of Termination by reason of, but not limited to, disciplinary dismissal adjudged to be with cause, disciplinary dismissal adjudged or recognized to be without cause, individual or collective dismissal on objective grounds, whether adjudged or recognized to be with or without cause, material modification of the terms of employment under Article 41 of the Workers’ Statute, relocation under Article 40 of the Workers’ Statue, Article 50 of the Workers’ Statute, unilateral withdrawal by the Subsidiary that employs the Employee and under Article 10.3 of the Royal Decree 1382/1985. The Employee acknowledges that the Employee has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in the Agreement regarding the impact of a Termination on the Option.

 

2.            Securities Law Notice. No “offer of securities to the public,” as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory under the Program. The Program, the Option, the Agreement, this Addendum and all other materials the Employee may receive regarding the Employee’s participation in the Program have not been nor will they be registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (Spanish Securities Exchange Commission), and they do not constitute a public offering prospectus.

 

SRI LANKA

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

SWEDEN

 

Exercise Procedures. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is a resident in Sweden, the Company may not limit the exercise method of the Option only to a cashless exercise.

 

SWITZERLAND

 

Securities Law Notice. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the Option (i) constitutes a prospectus according to articles 35 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Act on Financial Services (“FinSA”), (ii) may be publicly distributed nor otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland to any person other than an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary or (iii) has been filed with, approved or supervised by any Swiss reviewing body according to article 51 FinSA or any Swiss regulatory authority, including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

 

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TUNISIA

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

UKRAINE

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

1.            Payment of Taxes. The following provision supplements Section 4(c) of the Agreement.

 

The Employee agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items as and when requested by the Company or the Employer or by HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority). The Employee also agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay on the Employee’s behalf to HMRC (or any other tax authority or any other relevant authority).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a director or executive officer of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), he or she would not be eligible to have the Company or the Employer cover any income tax liability on his or her behalf. In this case, any income tax not collected from or paid by the Employee within 90 days after the end of the U.K. tax year in which the event giving rise to the income tax liability occurred (or such other period specified in U.K. law) will constitute a benefit to the Employee on which additional income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be payable. The Employee will be responsible for paying and reporting any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for reimbursing the Company or the Employer (as applicable) the value of any employee NICs due on this additional benefit, which the Company or the Employer may recover from the Employee by any of the means referred to in Section 4(c) of the Agreement.

 

2.            Exclusion of Claim. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will have no entitlement to compensation or damages insofar as such entitlement arises or may arise from the Employee’s ceasing to have rights under or to be entitled to exercise the Option, whether or not as a result of Termination (whether the Termination is in breach of contract or otherwise), or from the loss or diminution in value of the Option. Upon the grant of the Option, the Employee shall be deemed to have waived irrevocably any such entitlement.

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Employee Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Employee and does not sell or share Employee Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California Employees can be found at: California_Employee_Use_of_Personal_Information.pdf.

 

VIETNAM

 

Mandatory Full Cashless Exercise. Notwithstanding Section 4 of the Agreement or any other provision in the Agreement to the contrary, the Option may be exercised only by using the cashless method, except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Only full cashless exercise (net proceeds remitted to the Employee in cash) will be permitted. Cash, cashless sell-to-cover, or stock swap methods of exercise are prohibited.

 

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Exhibit 10.24

 

 

Abbott Laboratories
Non-employee DIRECTOR Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Director”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Data: Certain personal information about the Director held by the Company and the Subsidiary for which the Director provides services (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Director’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Director’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(c)Director’s Representative: The Director’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(d)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(e)Termination: A termination from service for any reason (including death or retirement) with the Board of Directors of the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The “Delivery Date” for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Director pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Director shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Director shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Director’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

 

 

 

The Director shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Director with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Director has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Director is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Director shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units shall be fully vested as of the Grant Date; provided, however, that the Units will be subject to subsections (3)(a), (b), and (c) below (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

(a)The Units may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of.

 

(b)Any additional Shares or other securities or property issued with respect to Shares covered by the Units as a result of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, shall be subject to the Restrictions and other provisions of the Program and this Agreement.

 

(c)The Director shall not be entitled to receive any Shares prior to completion of all actions deemed appropriate by the Company to comply with federal, state or other applicable securities laws and stock exchange requirements.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. The Restrictions shall lapse and have no further force or effect and Shares underlying the Units shall be settled upon the earlier of the following events (each, a “Delivery Date”):

 

(a)Termination Event. The date of the Director’s Termination; or

 

(b)Change in Control. The date of occurrence of a Change in Control; provided that the event constituting a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

5.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Director to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

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(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Director; or

 

(d)requiring the Director to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Director’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Director is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Director, the Director shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

6.No Right to Continued Service. This Agreement and the Director’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form a contractual or other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Director any right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Director’s service at any time.

 

7.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Director. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

8.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Director’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program. The Director’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Director:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Director’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Director may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Director or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Director’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Director’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that served by the Director (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Director may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

The Director may seek to exercise these rights by contacting the Company’s corporate human resources department.

 

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(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Director Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Director and does not sell or share Director Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California residents can be found at: https://www.abbott.com/privacy-policy.html.

 

9.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Director’s participation in the Program or the Director’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Director is hereby advised to consult with the Director’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

10.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Director and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

11.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

12.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Director relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Director’s relocation.

 

13.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Director’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

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To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Director shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Director has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Director’s Termination shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Director’s Termination (or upon the Director’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Director is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Director (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Director) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Director may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Director from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

14.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

15.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

16.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

17.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                      
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.25

 

 

Abbott Laboratories
Non-employee DIRECTOR Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name» (the “Director”) a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) of «NoShares12345» restricted stock units (the “Units”) representing the right to receive an equal number of Shares on a specified Delivery Date.

 

The Award is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Award are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.

 

(b)Data: Certain personal information about the Director held by the Company and the Subsidiary for which the Director provides services (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Director’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Director’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(c)Director’s Representative: The Director’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(d)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(e)Termination: A termination from service for any reason (including death or retirement) with the Board of Directors of the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Delivery Date and Shareholder Rights. The “Delivery Date” for Shares underlying the Units is the date on which the Shares are payable to the Director pursuant to Section 4 below. Prior to the Delivery Date:

 

(a)the Director shall not be treated as a shareholder as to those Shares underlying the Units, and shall have only a contractual right to receive Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)the Director shall not be permitted to vote the Shares underlying the Units; and

 

(c)the Director’s right to receive such Shares will be subject to the adjustment provisions relating to mergers, reorganizations, and similar events set forth in the Program.

 

 

 

 

Subject to the requirements of local law, the Director shall receive cash payments equal to the dividends and distributions paid on Shares underlying the Units (the “Dividend Equivalents”) (other than dividends or distributions of securities of the Company which may be issued with respect to its Shares by virtue of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization) to the same extent and on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) as if each Unit were a Share; provided, however, that no Dividend Equivalents shall be payable to or for the benefit of the Director with respect to dividends or distributions the record date for which occurs on or after the date the Director has forfeited the Units, or the date the Units are settled. For purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, the specified date for payment of any Dividend Equivalents to which the Director is entitled under this Section 2 is the calendar year during the term of this Agreement in which the associated dividends or distributions are paid on Shares underlying the Units. The Director shall have no right to determine the year in which Dividend Equivalents will be paid.

 

3.Restrictions. The Units shall be fully vested as of the Grant Date; provided, however, that the Units will be subject to subsections (3)(a), (b), and (c) below (collectively, the “Restrictions”) until the Units are settled.

 

(a)The Units may not be sold, exchanged, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of.

 

(b)Any additional Shares or other securities or property issued with respect to Shares covered by the Units as a result of any stock split, combination, stock dividend or recapitalization, shall be subject to the Restrictions and other provisions of the Program and this Agreement.

 

(c)The Director shall not be entitled to receive any Shares prior to completion of all actions deemed appropriate by the Company to comply with federal, state or other applicable securities laws and stock exchange requirements.

 

4.Lapse of Restrictions. The Restrictions shall lapse and have no further force or effect and Shares underlying the Units shall be settled upon the earlier of the following events (each, a “Delivery Date”):

 

(a)Termination Event. The date of the Director’s Termination; or

 

(b)Change in Control. The date of occurrence of a Change in Control; provided that the event constituting a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

5.Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Director to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising from the grant of the Award, the lapse of Restrictions or the delivery of Shares pursuant to this Agreement by, without limitation:

 

(a)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

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(b)tendering Shares received in connection with the Units back to the Company;

 

(c)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(d)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Units and having the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(e)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Director; or

 

(d)requiring the Director to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Director’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Director is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Units that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Director, the Director shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Units, subject to the Restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

6.No Right to Continued Service. This Agreement and the Director’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form a contractual or other relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Director any right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Director’s service at any time.

 

7.No Contract as of Right. The Award does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Awards or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Director. Future Awards, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

8.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Director’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program. The Director’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Director:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

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(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Director’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Director may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Director or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Director’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Director’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that served by the Director (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Director may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

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The Director may seek to exercise these rights by contacting the Company’s corporate human resources department.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that the Director provides services for (if applicable), the Director agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that that the Director provides services for (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Director’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Director’s country, either now or in the future. If the Director fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that the Director provides services for (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Director’s country, the Director understands and agrees that the Director will not be able to participate in the Program and the Award will be null and void.

 

9.Form of Payment. The Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Director’s Units in the form of a cash payment to the extent settlement in Shares: (i) is prohibited under local law; (ii) would require the Director, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to obtain the approval of any governmental and/or regulatory body in the Director’s country; (iii) would result in adverse tax consequences for the Director or the Company; or (iv) is administratively burdensome. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, settle the Director’s Units in the form of Shares but require the Director to sell such Shares immediately or within a specified period of time following the Director’s Termination (in which case, this Agreement shall give the Company the authority to issue sales instructions on the Director’s behalf).

 

10.Private Placement. The grant of this Unit is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Director’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this grant of Units is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

11.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this grant of Units, the Director agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

12.Exchange Rate Fluctuations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Units, the amount realized upon settlement of the Units or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement of the Units, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

13.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

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(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Director’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Director or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Director even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Director acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Director’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Director further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, lapse of Restrictions or settlement of the Units, the issuance of Shares upon payment of the Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or any Dividend Equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Units to reduce or eliminate the Director’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Director has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Director acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

14.Code Section 409A. Payments made pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to the extent applicable. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that any payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Director’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

To the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A and applicable guidance issued thereunder, the Director shall not be deemed to have had a Termination unless the Director has incurred a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), and amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six-month period immediately following the Director’s Termination shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Director’s Termination (or upon the Director’s death, if earlier). For purposes of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, all payments provided hereunder shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and each separately identified amount to which the Director is entitled under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.

 

Although this Agreement and the payments provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from or to otherwise comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the payments provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Director (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Director) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Director may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Director from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

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15.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Units, the Director’s participation in the Program or the Director’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Director is hereby advised to consult with the Director’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

16.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Director’s participation in the Program, on the Units and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Director to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Director agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Director’s country. In addition, the Director agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Director’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Director’s country.

 

17.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

18.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Director hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

19.Addendum. This grant of Units shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Director’s country. Moreover, if the Director relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum (if any), the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Director, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Director’s relocation). Any such Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.

 

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20.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

21.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Director and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Award. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

22.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Award have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

23.Language. If the Director has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

24.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

25.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                  
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Addendum to the Abbott Laboratories
Non-employee DIRECTOR Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Director provides services in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Director transfers residence and/or provides services or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Director's transfer).

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Director Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Director and does not sell or share Director Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California residents can be found at: https://www.abbott.com/privacy-policy.html.

 

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Exhibit 10.26

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Non-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name», (the “Director”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NQSOs» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Director are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Data: Certain personal information about the Director held by the Company and the Subsidiary for which the Director provides services (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Director’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Director’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(c)Director’s Representative: The Director’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(d)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(e)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(f)Termination: A termination from service with the Board of Directors of the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Term of Option. The Director may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date, it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. The Option is 100% vested on the Grant Date.

 

 

 

 

4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Director Only. During the lifetime of the Director, the Option may be exercised only by the Director or the Director’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Director dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Director or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution, and only on or before the day prior to the Expiration Date. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than: (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or (B) by the Director as a gift to the Director’s spouse, child or grandchild (the Director’s “Immediate Family”) or to a family trust, a family partnership, a family limited liability company, or a similar arrangement for the benefit of members of the Director’s Immediate Family. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

(b)Method of Exercise. The Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Director having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

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Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Director to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Director; or

 

(vi)requiring the Director to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Director’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Director is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Director, the Director shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option.

 

5.No Right to Continued Service. This Agreement and the Director’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form a contractual relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Director any right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Director’s service at any time.

 

6.No Contract as of Right. The grant of an Option under the Program does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Options or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Director. Future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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7.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Director’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program. The Director’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Director:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Director’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Director may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Director or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Director’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Director’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that served by the Director (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Director may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

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(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

The Director may seek to exercise these rights by contacting the Company’s corporate human resources department.

 

(e)[For California residents] In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Director Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Director and does not sell or share Director Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California residents can be found at: https://www.abbott.com/privacy-policy.html.

 

8.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Director’s participation in the Program or the Director’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Director is hereby advised to consult with the Director’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

9.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Director and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

10.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

11.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed. Furthermore, if the Director relocates to another country, the Company may establish special or alternative terms and conditions as necessary or advisable to comply with local law, facilitate the administration of the Program, and/or accommodate the Director’s relocation.

 

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12.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Director’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Director (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Director) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Director may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Director from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

13.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

14.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

15.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

16.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                            
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.27

 

 

ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Non-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

On «Grant_Date» (the “Grant Date”), Abbott Laboratories hereby grants to «First Name» «MI» «Last Name», (the “Director”) an Option (the “Option”) to purchase a total of «NoShares12345» Shares, at the price of $«Option_Price» per Share (the “Exercise Price”), such price being not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date.

 

The Option is granted under the Program and is subject to the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, the Program administrative rules, applicable Company policies, and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Program, the Program prospectus, and the Program administrative rules, the Program shall control.

 

The terms and conditions of the Option granted to the Director are as follows:

 

1.Definitions. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as in the Program.

 

(a)Agreement: This Non-Employee Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)Data: Certain personal information about the Director held by the Company and the Subsidiary for which the Director provides services (if applicable), including (but not limited to) the Director’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license, state identification card and passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares held in the Company, details of all Options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Director’s favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Program.

 

(c)Director’s Representative: The Director’s legal guardian or other legal representative.

 

(d)Option: The Non-Qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(e)Program: The Abbott Laboratories 2026 Incentive Stock Program, as amended from time to time.

 

(f)Termination: A termination from service with the Board of Directors of the Company and all Subsidiaries.

 

2.Term of Option. The Director may exercise all or a portion of the vested Option at any time prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided that the Option may be exercised with respect to whole Shares only. In no event shall the Option be exercisable on or after the Expiration Date. To the extent the Option is not exercised prior to the Expiration Date, it shall be canceled and forfeited.

 

3.Vesting. The Option is 100% vested on the Grant Date.

 

 

 

 

4.Exercise of the Option. To the extent vested, the Option may be exercised in whole or in part as follows:

 

(a)Who May Hold/Exercise the Option.

 

(i)General Rule - Exercise by Director Only. During the lifetime of the Director, the Option may be exercised only by the Director or the Director’s Representative.

 

(ii)Death Exception. If the Director dies, then the Option may be exercised only by the executor or administrator of the estate of the Director or the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution, and only on or before the day prior to the Expiration Date. Such person(s) shall furnish the appropriate tax clearances, proof of the right of such person(s) to exercise the Option, and other pertinent data as the Company may deem necessary.

 

(iii)Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee or its delegate, the Option is not transferable other than: (A) by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or (B) by the Director as a gift to the Director’s spouse, child or grandchild (the Director’s “Immediate Family”) or to a family trust, a family partnership, a family limited liability company, or a similar arrangement for the benefit of members of the Director’s Immediate Family. It may not be assigned, transferred (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or hypothecated in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any attachment or similar process upon such Option, shall be null and void.

 

(b)Method of Exercise. Subject to the requirements of local law, the Option may be exercised only by:

 

(i)delivery to the designated employee or agent of the Company of a written, electronic, or telephonic notice of exercise, specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised, and payment of the full Exercise Price of the Shares being purchased in cash or with other Shares held by the Director having a then Fair Market Value equal to the Exercise Price;

 

(ii)delivery of a properly-executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the Exercise Price;

 

(iii)a combination of (i) and (ii) above; or

 

(iv)any other manner approved by the Committee from time to time.

 

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Each method of exercise requires payment of the full amount of any federal, state, local or other applicable taxes which the Company believes are required to be withheld and paid with respect to such exercise, as described below.

 

(c)Payment of Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to withhold, or require the Director to remit, any federal, state, local, and other applicable taxes (in U.S. or non-U.S. jurisdictions), including income, social security and Medicare withholding taxes arising in connection with the receipt or exercise of the Option by, without limitation:

 

(i)having the Company withhold Shares;

 

(ii)tendering Shares received in connection with the Option back to the Company;

 

(iii)delivering other previously acquired Shares having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld;

 

(iv)selling Shares issued pursuant to the Option and having the Company withhold from the proceeds of the sale of such Shares;

 

(v)having the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, withhold from any cash compensation payable to the Director; or

 

(vi)requiring the Director to repay the Company or Subsidiary, in cash or in Shares, for taxes paid on the Director’s behalf.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Director is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-2 promulgated thereunder, any tax withholding obligations shall be satisfied by having the Company withhold a number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option that is sufficient to satisfy such obligations consistent with the Company’s withholding practices.

 

If, to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the Company withholds Shares otherwise issuable to the Director, the Director shall be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Option.

 

5.No Right to Continued Service. This Agreement and the Director’s participation in the Program is not and shall not be interpreted to:

 

(a)form a contractual relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries;

 

(b)confer upon the Director any right to continue in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or

 

(c)interfere with the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Director’s service at any time.

 

6.No Contract as of Right. The grant of an Option under the Program does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional Options or other Program Benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create or enlarge any other contractual obligations between the Company and the Director. Future Option grants, if any, and their terms and conditions, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee.

 

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7.Data Privacy.

 

(a)Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the collection, processing and transfer of the Director’s personal Data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program. The Director’s denial and/or objection to the collection, processing and transfer of personal Data may affect his or her ability to participate in the Program. As such (where required under applicable law), the Director:

 

(i)voluntarily acknowledges, consents and agrees to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal Data as described herein; and

 

(ii)authorizes Data recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Program and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on the Director’s behalf to a broker or other third party with whom the Director may elect to deposit any Shares acquired pursuant to the Program.

 

(b)Data may be provided by the Director or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company will process the Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Director’s participation in the Program. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which the Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the Director’s country of residence. Data processing operations will be performed minimizing the use of personal and identification data when such operations are unnecessary for the processing purposes sought. The Data will be accessible within the Company’s organization only by those persons requiring access for purposes of the implementation, administration and operation of the Program and for the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

(c)The Company will transfer Data as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Director’s participation in the Program, and the Company and the Subsidiary that served by the Director (if applicable) may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Program. These recipients may be located throughout the world.

 

(d)The Director may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to:

 

(i)obtain confirmation as to the existence of the Data;

 

(ii)verify the content, origin and accuracy of the Data;

 

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(iii)request the integration, update, amendment, deletion or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of the Data; and

 

(iv)oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of the Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Program and the Director’s participation in the Program.

 

The Director may seek to exercise these rights by contacting the Company’s corporate human resources department.

 

(e)Upon request of the Company or the Subsidiary that the Director provides services for (if applicable), the Director agrees to provide an executed data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents that may be required), as deemed necessary by the Company or the Subsidiary that that the Director provides services for (if applicable) for the purpose of administering the Director’s participation in the Program in compliance with the data privacy laws in the Director’s country, either now or in the future. If the Director fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Subsidiary that the Director provides services for (if applicable) and the Committee or its delegate determines that the collection, processing and/or transfer of Data without such consent or agreement would violate the laws in the Director’s country, the Director understands and agrees that the Director will not be able to participate in the Program and the Option will be null and void.

 

8.Private Placement. This Option grant is not intended to be a public offering of securities in the Director’s country. The Company has not submitted any registration statement, prospectus or other filings with the local securities authorities (unless otherwise required under local law), and this Option grant is not subject to the supervision of the local securities authorities.

 

9.Exchange Controls. As a condition to this Option grant, the Director agrees to comply with any applicable foreign exchange rules and regulations.

 

10.Exchange Rate Fluctuations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any change in value of the Option, the amount realized upon exercise of the Option or the amount realized upon a subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, resulting from any fluctuation of the United States Dollar/local currency foreign exchange rate.

 

11.Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations.

 

(a)The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares pursuant to this Agreement pending compliance with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws (including any registration requirements or tax withholding requirements) and compliance with the rules and practices of any stock exchange upon which the Company’s Shares are listed.

 

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(b)Regardless of any action the Company or its Subsidiaries take with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to the Director’s participation in the Program and legally applicable to the Director or deemed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to be an appropriate charge to the Director even if technically due by the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Tax-Related Items”), the Director acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Director’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Director further acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries: (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the issuance of Shares upon exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate the Director’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if the Director has become subject to tax in more than one (1) jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Director acknowledges that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one (1) jurisdiction.

 

12.Code Section 409A. The Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Program and this Agreement shall be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent. If the Company determines that the Option is subject to Code Section 409A and this Agreement fails to comply with that section’s requirements, the Company may, at the Company’s sole discretion, and without the Director’s consent, amend this Agreement to cause it to comply with Code Section 409A or otherwise be exempt from Code Section 409A.

 

Although this Agreement and the Benefits provided hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company does not represent or warrant that this Agreement or the Benefits provided hereunder will comply with Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be liable to the Director (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Director) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Director may owe as a result of compensation paid under this Agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect the Director from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Code Section 409A.

 

13.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Option, the Director’s participation in the Program or the Director’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. The Director is hereby advised to consult with the Director’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding participation in the Program before taking any action related to the Program.

 

14.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Director’s participation in the Program, on the Option and on any Shares acquired under the Program, to the extent the Company or its Subsidiaries determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Program, and to require the Director to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. The Director agrees to take any and all actions, and consents to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Director’s country. In addition, the Director agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Director’s personal obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Director’s country.

 

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15.Determinations. Each decision, determination, interpretation or other action made or taken pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement by the Company, the Committee or any delegate of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

16.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Program by electronic means. The Director hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Program through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

 

17.Addendum. This Option grant shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for the Director’s country. Any such Addendum shall constitute part of this Agreement.

 

18.Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. To the extent a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to revise or strike such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable to the full extent permitted under local law.

 

19.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Program constitute the entire agreement between the Director and the Company regarding the Option and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties regarding the Option. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement (and any provision of this Agreement) may not be modified, changed, clarified, or interpreted by the parties, except in a writing specifying the modification, change, clarification, or interpretation, and signed by a duly authorized Company officer.

 

20.Succession. This Agreement shall be binding upon and operate for the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns, and the Director, the Director’s Representative, and the person or persons to whom rights under the Option have passed by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

21.Language. If the Director has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Program translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

 

22.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the U.S. State of Illinois without giving effect to any state’s conflict of laws principles.

 

23.Venue. For any legal action relating to this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the Northern District of Illinois, USA, and, if there is no jurisdiction in federal court, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state courts in Lake County, Illinois, USA.

 

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In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the grant date above set forth.

 

  ABBOTT LABORATORIES
   
  By                
    Robert B. Ford
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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ADDENDUM TO THE ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Award is subject to the following terms and conditions. All defined terms contained in this Addendum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Program. If the Director provides services in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply. If the Director transfers residence and/or provides services or otherwise becomes subject to the local laws, rules, and/or regulations in a country identified in the Addendum, the additional terms and conditions for such country shall apply to the extent the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable to comply with local law or to facilitate administration of the Program (or the Company may establish alternative terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable to accommodate the Director's transfer).

 

UNITED STATES

 

California Data Privacy Notice. In the course of administering the Program, the Company collects Director Data that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with a particular Director and does not sell or share Director Data with third parties for monetary value or cross contextual behavioral advertising. The Company’s Privacy Notice to California residents can be found at: https://www.abbott.com/privacy-policy.html.

 

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