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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-105442
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130312
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130313

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N V
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000884624
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19961
		FILM NUMBER:		13688126

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 ABRAHAM DE VEERSTRAAT
		STREET 2:		CURACAO
		CITY:			NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
		STATE:			P8
		ZIP:			00000
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;12, 2013 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Orthofix International N.V. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7 Abraham de Veerstraat</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: 011-59-99-465-8525 </B></FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</U>.
</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Appointment of Bradley R. Mason as President and Chief Executive Officer and Related Compensation Arrangements; Letter
Agreement with Robert S. Vaters </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On March&nbsp;12, 2013, Orthofix International N.V. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and
its subsidiary Orthofix Inc. (the &#147;<U>Subsidiary</U>,&#148; and collectively with the Company, &#147;<U>Orthofix</U>&#148;) entered into a letter agreement with Robert S. Vaters, pursuant to which it was mutually agreed that
Mr.&nbsp;Vaters&#146; employment with Orthofix would cease as of the close of business on March&nbsp;12, 2013 (the &#147;<U>Letter Agreement</U>&#148;). Pursuant to the terms of Letter Agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Vaters also resigned from the board of
directors of the Company (the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;) as of such date. Mr.&nbsp;Vaters&#146; resignation from the Board was not due to any disagreement with the Company relating to the Company&#146;s operations, policies or practices. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On the same date, Orthofix entered into an employment agreement with Bradley R. Mason, effective as of March&nbsp;13, 2013 (the
&#147;<U>Employment Agreement</U>&#148;), pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Mason has been appointed as Orthofix&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer. In connection with the Employment Agreement, the Company entered into (i)&nbsp;an inducement
stock option agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Mason (the &#147;<U>Inducement Stock Option Agreement</U>&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;a restricted stock agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Mason (the &#147;<U>Restricted Stock Agreement</U>&#148;). Each of these agreements with
Messrs. Vaters and Mason were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;<U>Compensation Committee</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Mason rejoins the Company after previously serving as its Group President, North America from June 2008 through October 2009, and as a Strategic Advisor from November 2009 through October 2010,
when he retired from the Company. Prior to being appointed as Group President, North America, he had served as a Vice President of the Company since December 2003, when the Company acquired Breg, Inc. Prior to its acquisition by Orthofix,
Mr.&nbsp;Mason had served as President and Chairman of Breg, a company he principally founded in 1989 with five other shareholders.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Mason has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, some of which were spent with dj
Orthopedics (formally DonJoy) where he was a founder and held the position of Executive Vice President.&nbsp;Since his retirement from Orthofix in 2010, he has served in a variety of part-time consulting and advisory roles, including as a consultant
to Orthofix since October 2012 (which consulting relationship has been terminated as of March&nbsp;13, 2013). Mr.&nbsp;Mason is the named inventor on 38 issued patents in the orthopedic product arena. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with an Associate
of Arts and Associate of Science degree from MiraCosta College. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Mason
will be nominated to the Board at the Company&#146;s 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders. The Board believes that Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s leadership skills, operational knowledge and industry expertise, and his perspective as the
Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer, will bring unique and valuable insight to the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A summary of the
above-referenced agreements is set forth below. This summary does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of such agreements, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of these agreements, which are filed herewith as Exhibits
10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Employment Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Mason
</U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Employment Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Mason provides that Mr.&nbsp;Mason shall serve as President and Chief Executive
Officer of each of the Company and the Subsidiary. The initial term of the agreement continues through July&nbsp;1, 2014, with automatic one-year renewals commencing on July&nbsp;1, 2014, and on each July&nbsp;1 thereafter, unless either party
notifies the other party of its intention not to renew the agreement at least 90 days prior to the next July&nbsp;1 renewal date.&nbsp;The agreement further provides that if a change of control (as that term is defined in each agreement) occurs
during the initial term or during any renewal term, the agreement will automatically be extended for two years from the date of such change of control. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The agreement provides that Mr.&nbsp;Mason will receive an annual base salary during the
term of no less than $580,000 per year, a target bonus opportunity under the Company&#146;s annual incentive plan of at least 125% of his then-current base salary, and an opportunity to earn a maximum bonus under such plan of not less than 188.5% of
his then-current base salary.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Mason also receives certain temporary transition living and relocation assistance until October&nbsp;1, 2013, and a car allowance of $900 per month. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Mason is generally entitled to the following in the event of a termination prior to the end of the term as a result of
(i)&nbsp;death, (ii)&nbsp;disability (as defined in the agreement), (iii)&nbsp;termination by Mr.&nbsp;Mason for &#147;good reason&#148; (as defined in and pursuant to the terms of the agreement), or (iv)&nbsp;termination by Orthofix without
&#147;cause&#148; (as defined in and pursuant to the terms of the agreement): </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The <I>pro rata</I> amount of any incentive compensation for the fiscal year of his termination of employment (based on the number of business days he is actually
employed by Orthofix during the fiscal year in which the termination of employment occurs) based on the achievement of the goals (as that term is defined in the agreement) for the calendar year of his termination. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">An amount equivalent to 100% of his &#147;base amount&#148; (as that term is defined in the agreement).&nbsp;This multiple increases to 150% for payments triggered
following a change of control.&nbsp;Under the agreement, &#147;base amount&#148; means an amount equal to the sum of: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s annual base salary at the highest annual rate in effect at any time during the term of employment; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s target bonus in effect during the fiscal year in which termination of employment occurs, and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) the average of his annual bonuses actually earned for the two years ending immediately prior to the year in which termination of employment occurs or (b)&nbsp;if
greater, the average of his annual bonuses actually earned for the two years ending immediately prior to a change of control or potential change of control (as those terms are defined in the agreement), provided that in the case of each (a)&nbsp;and
(b), further equitable adjustments will be made to reflect that Mr.&nbsp;Mason was not an Orthofix employee in 2011 and 2012, and that he will be employed by Orthofix for less than all of the 2013 calendar year. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If he elects COBRA in a timely manner, for the lesser of 12 months after termination or until he secures coverage from new employment, he will receive a monthly cash
payment equal to the cost of continuation of coverage under Orthofix&#146;s medical and dental benefit plans in which he was participating at the time of termination of employment. This payment period is increased from 12 months to 18 months
following a change of control. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$12,500 for use towards outplacement services. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The agreement contains confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants effective so long as Mr.&nbsp;Mason is an employee and for a period of twelve months after employment is terminated
(or, in the event of termination following a change of control, for eighteen months after employment is terminated).&nbsp;The agreement also contains confidentiality and assignment of inventions provisions that last indefinitely. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Inducement Stock Option Agreement and Restricted Stock Agreement with Bradley R. Mason </U></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As an inducement to Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s employment, the Compensation Committee awarded grants to Mr.&nbsp;Mason of (i)&nbsp;stock
options to acquire up to 150,000 shares of common stock of the Company (&#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;) pursuant to the Inducement Stock Option Agreement and (ii)&nbsp;10,000 restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to the
Restricted Stock Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The exercise price of the stock options granted pursuant to the Inducement Stock Option Agreement
is $38.82, which was the closing price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on March&nbsp;13, 2013, the date of grant. Subject to certain further requirements set forth in the Inducement Stock Option Agreement, fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of
these options will vest upon the closing price of Common Stock averaging a price of $45 or greater over a period of 22 trading days, and fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of these options will vest upon the closing price of the Common Stock averaging a price
of $50 or greater over a period of 22 trading days. The stock option grant was made pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The restricted shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement were granted pursuant to the terms of the Company&#146;s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Restricted Stock
Agreement provides that these shares will &#147;cliff&#148; vest on March&nbsp;13, 2016, the third anniversary of the grant date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each of the Inducement Stock Option Agreement and Restricted Stock Agreement includes provisions for forfeiture if Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s service to Orthofix terminates prior to vesting, as well as
provisions for prior acceleration upon any change of control of Orthofix or upon Mr.&nbsp;Mason&#146;s death or disability. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Letter
Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Vaters </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Letter Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Vaters provides that Mr.&nbsp;Vaters ceased to serve as
an employee of the Subsidiary (and ceased serving as a member of the Board and as President and Chief Executive of the Company) as of March&nbsp;12, 2013. While the parties have agreed to terminate Mr.&nbsp;Vaters&#146; existing employment agreement
by mutual written consent, the Letter Agreement provides that Mr.&nbsp;Vaters shall be entitled to receive the compensation and other benefits provided for in the event of a termination by Orthofix without &#147;cause&#148; under his employment
agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a result, Mr.&nbsp;Vaters will receive the following severance benefits: </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of an additional 30 days of salary and living and car allowance benefits; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment for accrued and unused vacation; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of Mr.&nbsp;Vaters&#146; previously approved incentive plan bonus for the 2012 calendar year; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A lump sum cash severance payment in an amount equal to 200% of the &#147;base amount&#148; as defined in his employment agreement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eligibility for a 19.452% <I>pro rata</I> annual incentive program bonus for the 2013 fiscal year, to be determined by the Compensation Committee at the time 2013
annual incentive program bonus determinations are made for other senior executives of Orthofix, and to be paid (if any bonus is determined to be earned) at the time such incentive compensation is paid to other Orthofix senior executives but in no
event later than March&nbsp;15, 2014; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The ability to continue certain welfare benefit plans until the earlier of the date that is twenty four (24)&nbsp;months following March&nbsp;12, 2013 or the date that
he secures coverage from new employment; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A cash payment in the amount of $35,000 (net of any applicable withholdings) for use towards the costs and expenses of executive outplacement services or an education
program; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Accelerated vesting of certain Orthofix stock options and restricted stock, and an extended post-termination exercise period for certain Orthofix stock options, as set
forth in Section&nbsp;5.1(c) of his employment agreement. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Letter Agreement provides that, 11,111 of the
40,000 shares of restricted Common Stock granted to Mr.&nbsp;Vaters on July&nbsp;31, 2012 will vest, and that the remaining portion will be forfeited. In addition, all options to acquire Common Stock of the Company that were granted to
Mr.&nbsp;Vaters on June&nbsp;25, 2012 will be forfeited. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Regulation FD Disclosure</U>. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On March&nbsp;13, 2013, the Company issued a press release regarding certain of the matters described in Item&nbsp;5.02. That press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item&nbsp;7.01 (including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1) shall not be deemed
&#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibits </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Letter Agreement, dated March&nbsp;12, 2013, between Orthofix Inc., Orthofix International N.V. and Robert S. Vaters. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.2</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Employment Agreement, effective as of March&nbsp;13, 2013, by and between Orthofix Inc. and Bradley R. Mason. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.3</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inducement Grant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated March&nbsp;13, 2013, between Orthofix International N.V. and Bradley R. Mason. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.4</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Restricted Stock Grant Agreement under the Orthofix International N.V. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated March&nbsp;13, 2013, between Orthofix International N.V. and
Bradley R. Mason. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release, dated March&nbsp;13, 2013. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Orthofix International N.V.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Jeffrey M. Schumm</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Jeffrey M. Schumm</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: March&nbsp;13, 2013 </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Letter Agreement, dated March 12, 2013, between Orthofix Inc., Orthofix International N.V. and Robert S. Vaters.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Employment Agreement, effective as of March 13, 2013, by and between Orthofix Inc. and Bradley R. Mason.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Inducement Grant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, dated March 13, 2013, between Orthofix International N.V. and Bradley R. Mason.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Restricted Stock Grant Agreement under the Orthofix International N.V. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated March 13, 2013, between Orthofix International N.V. and Bradley R.
Mason.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release, dated March 13, 2013.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></FONT></P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">March&nbsp;12, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Robert&nbsp;S. Vaters </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President and Chief Executive Officer of Orthofix Inc. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3451 Plano Pkwy </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lewisville, TX 75056
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Bob: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Reference is made to
your Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Orthofix Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and Orthofix International N.V. (&#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148;), dated as of June&nbsp;15, 2011, as amended as of August&nbsp;29, 2012 (as amended, the
&#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;). As you, the Company and Parent have mutually agreed, you will cease to serve as an employee of the Company (and cease serving as an officer and director of the Company and any of its subsidiaries, parents and
affiliates, as applicable, including as a director and officer of Parent) as of the close of business on the date hereof (the &#147;<U>Employment Cessation Date</U>&#148;). This letter agreement between you, the Company and Parent serves to
memorialize the terms that you, the Company and Parent have agreed regarding your cessation of employment on the Employment Cessation Date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">While you are ceasing employment pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.1 of the Agreement (Termination by Mutual Agreement), such cessation on the Employment
Cessation Date shall be treated as a Termination without Cause under Section&nbsp;4.5 of the Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As provided in your Agreement, this cessation of employment on the Employment Cessation Date entitles you to the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment for three (3)&nbsp;weeks of accrued and unused vacation as of the Employment Cessation Date (calculated based on your current base salary rate, and payable
within five (5)&nbsp;business days of your Employment Cessation Date); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of your previously approved incentive plan bonus for the 2012 calendar year (to the extent not already paid to you, and payable in any event no later than the
date such 2012 incentive plan bonuses are paid to other officers of Parent); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A lump sum cash severance payment in an amount equal to 200% of the &#147;Base Amount&#148; as defined in the Agreement, as set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1(b) of the
Agreement (the &#147;<U>Severance Payment</U>&#148;), which the parties hereto mutually agree and acknowledge equals $2,720,000 in the aggregate (200% of a &#147;Base Amount&#148; of $1,360,000); </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eligibility for a 19.452%&nbsp;<I>pro rata</I>&nbsp;annual incentive program bonus for the 2013 fiscal year (which represents the portion of the 2013 fiscal year during
which you were employed by the Company), to be determined by the compensation committee of the Parent Board (as defined below) at the time 2013 annual incentive program bonus determinations are made for other senior executives of the Company, and to
be paid (if any bonus is determined to be earned) at the time such incentive compensation is paid to other Company senior executives but in no event later than March&nbsp;15, 2014; provided,&nbsp;however, that nothing in this sentence is intended to
give you greater rights to such incentive compensation than a&nbsp;<I>pro rata</I>&nbsp;portion of what you would ordinarily be entitled to under the annual incentive program that would have been applicable to you had your employment not ended, it
being understood that your cessation of employment shall not be used to disqualify you from or make you ineligible for a&nbsp;<I>pro rata</I>&nbsp;portion of the annual incentive program bonus to which you would otherwise have been entitled);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The ability to continue certain welfare benefit plans until the earlier of the date that is twenty four (24)&nbsp;months following the Employment Cessation Date or the
date that you secure coverage from new employment, as set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1(d) of the Agreement; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company will make a cash payment to you in the amount of $35,000 (net of any applicable withholdings) for use towards the costs and expenses of executive
outplacement services or an education program selected by you, as set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1(e) of the Agreement, and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Accelerated vesting of your options to acquire common stock of Parent (&#147;<U>Stock Options</U>&#148;) and grants of restricted common stock of Parent
(&#147;<U>Restricted Stock</U>&#148;), and an extended post-termination exercise period for your Stock Options, as set forth in Section&nbsp;5.1(c) of the Agreement (except, in each case, with respect to the Stock Options granted to you as of
June&nbsp;25, 2012 (the &#147;<U>June 2012 Option Grant</U>&#148;) and, in the case of accelerated vesting, the Restricted Stock granted to you as of July&nbsp;31, 2012 (the &#147;<U>July 2012 Restricted Stock Grant</U>&#148;)).
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In exchange for your waiver of the 30-day notice period provided for in Section&nbsp;4.5 of the Agreement, you will be paid a
lump sum amount equal to the sum of (i)&nbsp;30 days of base salary, (ii)&nbsp;$3,500 (representing 30 days of your current housing and living expense reimbursement) and (iii)&nbsp;$900 (representing 30 days of your current car allowance amount).
You will not be reimbursed for any relocation or travel expenses in connection with any relocation from the Lewisville, Texas region. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As
agreed by you, the Company and Parent, notwithstanding anything in the Agreement or any other Parent equity award agreement to the contrary, 11,111 of the 40,000 shares of Restricted Stock covered by the July 2012 Restricted Stock Grant shall vest
effective as of the date that is seven (7)&nbsp;calendar days following the date that you return the Release (as defined below). You, the Company and Parent hereby agree that (i)&nbsp;28,889 shares of Restricted Stock granted to you </FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2 </FONT></P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">pursuant to the July 2012 Restricted Stock Grant shall terminate effective as of the date hereof (as if the
termination was a &#147;voluntary termination&#148; pursuant to the applicable Restricted Stock grant agreement) and (ii)&nbsp;all Stock Options granted to you on June&nbsp;25, 2012 shall terminate effective as of the date hereof (as if the
termination was a &#147;voluntary termination&#148; pursuant to the applicable Stock Option agreement). A list of all Stock Options and Restricted Stock held by you is attached as <U>Exhibit A</U> hereto. The Parent and Company recognize that you
own 12,100 shares of common stock of Parent that you previously purchased and that are not affected in any way by this letter or by the attached release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As agreed by you, the Company and Parent, you are resigning as a member of the Board of Directors of Parent (the &#147;<U>Parent Board</U>&#148;), and all other officer and director positions of the
Parent and its subsidiaries, as of the date hereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We understand you desire to avoid the imposition of tax under Section&nbsp;409A of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the &#147;<U>Code</U>&#148;). As such, the Severance Payment, and $35,000 cash payment (net of any applicable withholdings) for outplacement/education purposes, are each being made more than 6 months after the
Employment Cessation Date. In addition, as required by Section&nbsp;5.1(d) of the Agreement, if you desire to continue welfare coverage in any plan other than medical or dental, you must pay the full cost of continuation of such benefits until the
date that the Severance Payment is paid to you, at which time the Company will reimburse you for the difference between the full cost and the costs you were paying for such coverage prior to the Employment Cessation Date. You also understand that
your receipt of the Severance Payment and other benefits under the Agreement are contingent on your signing a release in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U> (the &#147;<U>Release</U>&#148;) and all revocation periods for such Release having
expired prior to 28 days from the date hereof (the &#147;<U>Release Return Date</U>&#148;). We will have no obligation to pay you the Severance Payment or provide you the other benefits if you do not sign the Release by the Release Return Date and
if the applicable revocation period has not expired by the Release Return Date. The payments described in this letter (the &#147;<U>Payments</U>&#148;) are intended by you and the Company to comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code, and the
guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder to the extent applicable thereto, and this letter will be interpreted and construed consistent with this intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required to assume any
increased economic burden in connection with the Payments. The Company does not represent or warrant that the Payments will comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, or local law. Neither the Company, nor
any parent or affiliate, nor its or their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers (collectively, the &#147;<U>Parent Group</U>&#148;) will be liable to you (or to any other individual claiming a benefit through you) for any tax,
interest, or penalties you might owe as a result of the Payments, and no member of the Parent Group shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise protect you from the obligation to pay any taxes pursuant to Section&nbsp;409A of the Code.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You also agree that from and after the date of this letter agreement and until two years after the Employment Cessation Date, unless the
prior written consent of the Parent Board has been obtained, neither you nor any of your Affiliates will in any manner, directly or indirectly, (a)&nbsp;effect, seek, offer, or </FONT></P>
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propose (whether publicly or otherwise), or cause or participate in (except to sell or tender your Parent securities in the ordinary course pursuant to any consummated public sale of Parent) or
in any way assist any other person to effect, seek, offer, or propose (whether publicly or otherwise) (i)&nbsp;any acquisition of beneficial ownership of any securities issued by Parent or any assets of Parent or any of Parent&#146;s direct or
indirect subsidiaries (other than (i)&nbsp;pursuant to the exercise of your existing Stock Options or (ii)&nbsp;acquisitions not to exceed in the aggregate more than one percent (1%)&nbsp;of the outstanding shares of Parent common stock (excluding
Parent common stock already beneficially owned by you or your Affiliates as of the date hereof or exercisable by you pursuant to Stock Options)); (ii)&nbsp;any tender or exchange offer, merger, or other business combination involving Parent;
(iii)&nbsp;any recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, or other extraordinary transaction with respect to Parent or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv)&nbsp;any &#147;solicitation&#148; of &#147;proxies&#148; (as those terms are used
in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) to vote, or refrain from voting, any voting securities issued by Parent or to solicit any consents of Parent&#146;s shareholders; (b)&nbsp;form, join, or in any way participate in a
&#147;group&#148; (as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to any securities issued by Parent or otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence Parent&#146;s management, the Parent Board,
or Parent&#146;s policies; (c)&nbsp;take any action which might require Parent or any of its subsidiaries to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above; or (d)&nbsp;enter into any
discussions or arrangements with any third party with respect to any of the foregoing. For the purpose hereof, &#147;Affiliate&#148; shall mean any person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with the person or entity specified. For purposes of this definition of &#147;Affiliate,&#148; control of a person or entity means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such person or entity whether through ownership of voting securities or ownership interests, by contract or otherwise, and specifically with respect to a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, means direct
or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of the voting securities in such corporation or of the voting interest in a partnership or limited liability company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At this time, we also remind you of your non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality and other obligations under the Agreement. In connection therewith, the Company and Parent agree to consider in
good faith any requests from you from time-to-time for relief from applicable non-competition requirements, which will not be unreasonably withheld. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this letter limits or alters your post-termination
obligations to the Company and its affiliates under Section&nbsp;6 of the Agreement, all of which will remain in effect in accordance with the Agreement following the date hereof and the Employment Cessation Date. Parent and the Company agree that
you will be provided an opportunity to review in advance, and provide any comments with respect to, the press release announcing your departure, with the intent of mutual agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter or in <U>Exhibit B</U>, all subsections of Section&nbsp;7 of the Agreement shall apply to and be incorporated into this letter and <U>Exhibit B</U>,
specifically including but not limited to Section&nbsp;7.2(b), except to the extent plainly inapplicable. The company will pay your reasonable attorneys&#146; fees in connection with your separation of employment, including negotiating this letter
agreement and the attached release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[remainder of page intentionally left blank] </FONT></P>
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returning a copy to me. Your signature below will also constitute resignation by you, as of the date hereof, from all officer and director positions with the Company or any of its parents or affiliates (including as a director of Parent).
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sincerely,</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">O<SMALL>RTHOFIX</SMALL> I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ James F. Gero</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James F. Gero</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of
Orthofix International N.V.,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ultimate parent of Orthofix Inc.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">O<SMALL>RTHOFIX</SMALL> I<SMALL>NTERNATIONAL</SMALL> N.V.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James F. Gero</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Agreed and Accepted:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Robert S. Vaters</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>LIST OF STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Options: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Grant Date</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Price</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Vested</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Outstanding</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Exercisable</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2/15/2011</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">29.230</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2/23/2009</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">18.440</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6/15/2011</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40.270</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2/15/2012</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">35,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">41.370</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11,667</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">35,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11,667</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6/25/2012</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">39.660</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6/30/2009</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">65,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25.010</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">65,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">65,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">65,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9/7/2008</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">150,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25.050</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">150,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">150,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">150,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Restricted Stock: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Grant Date</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Shares</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Price</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Vested</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Unvested</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2/15/2011</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">17,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0.000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11,334</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5,666</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7/31/2012</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0.000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>EXHIBIT B </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RELEASE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In exchange for the consideration set forth in the letter agreement, dated as of March&nbsp;12, 2013, by and among Orthofix Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Orthofix International N.V. (&#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148;) and myself (the &#147;<U>Letter Agreement</U>&#148;), and your amended and restated employment agreement with the Company dated as of June&nbsp;15, 2011 and as
amended as of August&nbsp;29, 2012 (together with the Letter Agreement, collectively, the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), the respective terms of which Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, I, Robert S. Vaters, am entering into this Release
(this &#147;<U>Release</U>&#148;) for good and valuable consideration as required by the Agreement, and agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.
GENERAL RELEASE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, successors and assigns, I irrevocably and unconditionally
release, waive and forever discharge the Company, its members, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies, including the Company Group (as defined below), or any member of the Company Group, and their present and former agents,
employees, officers, directors, attorneys, stockholders, plan fiduciaries, successors and assigns (collectively, the &#147;<U>Releasees</U>&#148;), from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, fees and all liability
whatsoever, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, &#147;<U>Claims</U>&#148;), which I had, have, or may have against Releasees relating to or arising out of my employment by or separation from the
Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and parents, including, without limitation, Orthofix International N.V. (collectively, the &#147;<U>Company Group</U>&#148;), up to and including the date of execution of this Release, other than my
right to receive the severance payments and other benefits and consideration described in the Agreement. This Release includes, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;claims at law or equity or sounding in contract (express or implied) or tort;
(ii)&nbsp;claims arising under any federal, state or local laws of any jurisdiction that prohibit age, sex, race, national origin, color, disability, religion, veteran or military status, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination,
harassment or retaliation (including, without limitation, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, the Unruh Civil Rights Act,
or any other federal, state or local laws, regulations and ordinances governing discrimination, harassment or retaliation in employment; and the right to bring demands, complaints, causes of action, and claims under any other federal, state, local
or common law, statute, regulation or decision); (iii)&nbsp;claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; or (iv)&nbsp;any other statutory or common law claims related to my employment with the Company or my separation from the
Company. I further covenant not to sue any of the Releasees with respect to any matters released hereby. </FONT></P>

<p Style='page-break-before:always'>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This release does not include a release or waiver of any rights or claims I have, or
might subsequently have in my capacity as a stockholder of Orthofix International N.V. In addition, this Release shall not release the Company from its continuing obligation to honor the terms of the Agreement. However, this Release shall remain in
full force and effect regardless of any claim by me that the Company failed to honor the terms of the Agreement. In the event of any such dispute, my sole remedy against the Company shall be to enforce the terms of the Agreement. I am also not
waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive, any right to coverage under any directors and officers insurance coverage, if any, provided by the Company, the Company Group, or any member of the Company Group, or any right to
indemnification or expense advancement under any indemnification agreement, or any applicable Company Group articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar organizational document, if any, in each case, to which I might be entitled. I am also not
waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive any claims I may have for unemployment insurance or workers&#146; compensation benefits, state disability compensation, claims for any vested benefits under any Company-sponsored benefit
plan, or any claims that, as a matter of law, may not be released by private agreement. I am also not waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive, any claims relating to the validity or enforceability of this Release; or any
non-waivable right to file a charge with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the &#147;<U>EEOC</U>&#148;) or the National Labor Relations Board (&#147;<U>NLRB</U>&#148;); provided, however, that I shall not be entitled to
recover any monetary damages or to non-monetary relief if the EEOC or NLRB were to pursue any claims relating to my employment with the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EXCEPT AS OUTLINED ABOVE, THIS MEANS THAT, BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE, I WILL WAIVE ANY RIGHT I MAY HAVE HAD TO PURSUE OR BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE COMPANY OR THE RELEASEES THAT IN
ANY WAY ARISES FROM OR RELATES TO MY EMPLOYMENT OR THE TERMINATION OF THAT EMPLOYMENT, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) I acknowledge that different or additional facts may be discovered in addition to what I now know or believe to be true with respect to the matters herein released, and I agree that this Release shall
be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete and final release of the matters released, notwithstanding any such different or additional facts. I represent and warrant that I have not previously filed or joined in any claims against the
Company or any of the Releasees, that I have not given or sold any portion of any claims released herein to anyone else, and that I will indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from all liabilities, claims, demands, costs, expenses and/or
attorneys&#146; fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) I acknowledge that I have been given an opportunity of twenty-one (21)&nbsp;days to
consider this Release, but I may voluntarily waive that period by signing it earlier, and I acknowledge that I am being advised herein to consult with legal counsel of my own choosing prior to executing this Release. I understand that for a period
ending at the end of the seventh calendar day following my execution of this Release (&#147;<U>Revocation Period</U>&#148;), I shall have the right to revoke this Release by delivering a written notice of revocation to Jeffrey M. Schumm, Orthofix
Inc. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 3451 Plano Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75056 no later than the end of the seventh calendar day after I sign this Release. I understand and agree that this Release will not be effective
and enforceable until after the Revocation Period expires without revocation, and if I elect to exercise this revocation right, this Release shall be voided in its entirety, and the Company shall be relieved of all obligations under this Release and
all obligations under the Agreement as provided therein. This Release shall be effective on the eighth calendar day after it is executed by me (&#147;<U>Effective Date</U>&#148;) provided it has not been previously revoked as provided herein.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. I agree not to disclose, publish or use any confidential information of the Company Group, except as the Company directs
or authorizes unless required by law to do so. I also agree that I will take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure and unauthorized use of confidential information of the Company Group, and I will immediately notify
the Company in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company Group&#146;s confidential information of which I become aware. I agree that the obligations set forth in this paragraph do not supersede, but are in addition to, any
previous confidentiality obligations agreed to by me and any member of the Company Group, including those under the Agreement. The confidentiality provisions set forth in this Release are contractual and their terms are material to this Release. In
any proceeding brought to enforce or seek damages for the alleged breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Release, the party successfully prosecuting or defending such action shall be entitled to recover from the opposing party its
reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. I agree to hold harmless the Releasees, at my sole cost and expense,
from and against any claims arising from my breach of this Release (including breaches of my post separation obligations under the Agreement). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. I agree that I have not made and shall not make, publicly or privately, any critical or negative comments to the media or any significant critical or negative comments to any other person (including
future or prospective employees) regarding any of the Releasees. The Company and Parent further agree that they shall not make, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any of their respective officers or directors from making, any
critical or negative comments to the media or other persons about me, provided that the foregoing shall in no way limit Parent&#146;s right to make any public statements or disclosures it believes, after consultation with counsel, are required or
appropriate pursuant to applicable federal securities laws. </FONT></P>

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decision to do so is voluntary and is made knowingly. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. I represent and acknowledge that in executing this Release, I do not
rely, and have not relied, on any communications, statements, inducements or representations, oral or written, by any of the Releasees, except as expressly contained in this Release. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. I also represent and warrant that, on or before my last date of employment, I will have delivered to the Company (a)&nbsp;all
documents and materials containing confidential information (including without limitation any &#147;soft&#148; copies or computerized or electronic versions thereof) or otherwise containing information relating to the business and affairs of any
member of the Company Group (whether or not confidential), and (b)&nbsp;all other documents, materials and other property belonging to any member of the Company Group&nbsp;that are or were in my possession or under my control; provided, however,
that notwithstanding the foregoing, I shall be permitted to keep (i)&nbsp;my company-provided computer and cell phone (including the phone number associate with such cell phone), (ii)&nbsp;my electronic list of business and personal contacts (which
will be provided to me in electronic form by the Company), and (iii)&nbsp;for 30 calendar days, use of my Company-based email account, with an appropriate automatic reply message thereafter. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. The Company and I agree that this Release shall be binding on us and our heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors
and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of our heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. This Release shall be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. The Company and I agree that the language of
this Release shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10 The Company and I agree that should that any provision of this Release be determined to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions will not be affected and any illegal or invalid
provision will be deemed not to be a part of this Release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. The Company and I agree that this Release may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
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</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that I have read the above Release and agree to its terms. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>This Employment Agreement (the
&#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), entered into and effective as of March&nbsp;13, 2013 (the &#147;<U>Effective Date</U>&#148;), is by and between Orthofix Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), and Bradley R. Mason, an
individual (the &#147;<U>Executive</U>&#148;). <B> </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A. The Company desires to employ the Executive in the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive desires to
render such services, upon the terms and conditions contained herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">B. The Executive desires to render such services, upon
the terms and conditions contained herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">C. The Company is a subsidiary of Orthofix International N.V., a corporation
organized under the laws of Curacao (the &#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148;) for whom Executive will also perform services as contemplated hereby, and under certain compensation plans of which Executive shall be eligible to receive compensation, and Parent
is agreeing to provide such compensation and guarantee the Company&#146;s payment obligations hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">D. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined have the meaning for them set forth on <U>Exhibit A</U> attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>I.
EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.1</B> <U>Duties</U>. The Company hereby employs the Executive as an employee, and the
Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. While serving as an employee of the Company, the Executive shall serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and be appointed to serve
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Parent. The Executive shall be the senior most executive officer of the Company and Parent and shall have such power and authority and perform such duties, functions and responsibilities as are associated
with and incident to such positions, and as the Board may from time to time require of him; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that such authority, duties, functions and responsibilities are commensurate with the power, authority, duties, functions
and responsibilities generally performed by chief executive officers of public companies which are similar in size and nature to, and the financial position of, the Parent Group, including, but not limited to, appropriate involvement in meetings of
and exposure to the Board and its committees. The Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer or director of Parent or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Parent, in each such case at no compensation in addition to that
provided for in this Agreement, but the Executive serves in such positions solely as an accommodation to the Company and such positions shall grant him no rights hereunder (including for purposes of the definition of Good Reason). The parties agree
that the Board will nominate the Executive to stand for election as a director of Parent at Parent&#146;s 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders, and that the Board will recommend to Parent&#146;s shareholders the Executive&#146;s election to
the Board at such meeting in proxy materials filed and distributed in connection therewith. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.2</B> <U>Services</U>. During the Term (as defined in <U>Section&nbsp;1.3</U>), and
excluding any periods of vacation, sick leave or disability, the Executive agrees to devote his full business time, attention and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. During the Term, it shall not be a violation of this
<U>Section&nbsp;1.2</U> for the Executive to (a)&nbsp;serve on civic or charitable boards or committees (but not corporate boards, except for the corporate board of Stone Flats, Inc., a Delaware Corporation), (b)&nbsp;deliver lectures or fulfill
speaking engagements or (c)&nbsp;manage personal investments, including Executive&#146;s investment and board level management of Stone Flats, Inc., so long as such activities do not substantially interfere with the performance of the
Executive&#146;s responsibilities in accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Executive shall be permitted to continue serving on the board of directors of certain
companies previously identified to the Board so long as such companies do not materially compete with Parent or its subsidiaries and such service does not interfere with the performance of his responsibilities hereunder. After the first anniversary
of the Effective Date, the Executive may request the Board&#146;s prior written consent to serve on a corporate board (including to continue serving on any corporate board the Executive currently serves on), which consent shall be at the
Board&#146;s reasonable discretion and only so long as such service does not interfere with the performance of his responsibilities hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.3</B> <U>Term of Employment</U>. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July&nbsp;1, 2014 (the &#147;<U>Initial
Term</U>&#148;) unless sooner terminated or extended as provided hereunder. This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one-year periods on July&nbsp;1, 2014 and on each and every July&nbsp;1 thereafter (each such extension, the
&#147;<U>Renewal Term</U>&#148;) unless either party gives the other party written notice of its or his election not to extend such employment at least ninety (90)&nbsp;days prior to the next July&nbsp;1 renewal date. Further, if a Change of Control
occurs during the Initial Term or during any Renewal Term, this Agreement shall automatically be extended for two years only from the Change of Control Date and thereafter shall terminate on the second anniversary of the Change of Control Date in
accordance with its terms. The Initial Term, together with any Renewal Term or extension as a result of a Change of Control, are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<U>Term</U>.&#148; In the event the Executive continues to be employed by
the Company (or any other member of the Parent Group) after the Term, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, such continued employment shall be on an at-will, month-to-month basis upon terms agreed upon at such time without regard to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement (except as expressly provided herein) and this Agreement shall be deemed terminated at the end of the Term, regardless of whether such employment continues at-will, other than <U>Articles VI</U> and <U>VII</U>,
which shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason. For the avoidance of doubt, non-renewal of the Term shall not trigger any of the payments set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;5.1</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.4</B> <U>Place of Performance</U>. During the Term, the Executive shall be based in
Lewisville, Texas. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>II. COMPENSATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.1</B> <U>General</U>. The base salary and Incentive Compensation (as defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.3</U>) payable to the Executive hereunder, as well as any stock-based compensation, including stock
options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock grants, shall be determined from time to time by the Board and paid pursuant to the Company&#146;s customary payroll practices or in accordance with the terms of the applicable Plans (as
defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.4</U>). The Company shall pay the Executive in cash, in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, the base salary and Incentive Compensation set forth below. For the avoidance of doubt, in providing
any compensation payable in stock, the Company may withhold, deduct or collect from the compensation otherwise payable or issuable to the Executive a portion of such compensation to the extent required to comply with applicable tax laws to the
extent such withholding is not made or otherwise provided for pursuant to the agreement governing such stock-based compensation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.2 </B><U>Base Salary</U>. The Executive shall be paid an annual base salary of no less than $580,000 while he is employed by the Company during the Term; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that nothing
shall prohibit the Company from reducing the base salary as part of an overall cost reduction program that affects all senior executives of the Parent Group and does not disproportionately affect the Executive, so long as such reductions do not
reduce the base salary to a rate that is less than 90% of the minimum base salary amount set forth above (or, if the minimum base salary amount has been increased during the Term, 90% of such increased amount). The base salary shall be reviewed
annually by the Board for increase (but not decrease, except as permitted above) as part of its annual compensation review, and any increased amount shall become the base salary under this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.3 </B><U>Bonus or other Incentive Compensation</U>. With respect to each fiscal year of the Company during the Term, the Executive
shall be eligible to receive annual bonus compensation under the Parent&#146;s Executive Annual Incentive Plan or any successor plan (the &#147;<U>Bonus Plan</U>&#148;) based on the achievement of goals established by the Board from time to time
(the &#147;<U>Goals</U>&#148;). During the Term, the Executive will have a target bonus opportunity under the Bonus Plan of at least 125% of his then-applicable Base Salary and an opportunity to earn a maximum annual bonus of not less than 188.5% of
his then-applicable Base Salary; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, the Executive&#146;s bonus under the Annual Incentive Plan with respect to work performed during the 2013 calendar year shall be pro-rated based on the number of days employed during
the 2013 calendar year. The amount of any actual payment will depend upon the achievement (or not) of the Goals established by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, to receive a bonus under the Bonus Plan, the Executive must be
employed on the date of payment of such bonus. Amounts payable under the Bonus Plan shall be determined by the Board and shall be paid following such fiscal year and no later than two and one-half months
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after the end of such fiscal year. In addition, the Executive shall be eligible to receive such additional bonus or incentive compensation as the Board may establish from time to time in its sole
discretion. Any bonus or incentive compensation under this <U>Section&nbsp;2.3</U> under the Bonus Plan or otherwise is referred to herein as &#147;<U>Incentive Compensation</U>.&#148; Stock-based compensation shall not be considered Incentive
Compensation under the terms of this Agreement unless the parties expressly agree otherwise in writing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.4 </B><U>Stock
Compensation</U>. The Executive shall be eligible to receive stock-based compensation, whether stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock grants or otherwise, under Parent&#146;s 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan or other stock-based
compensation plans as Parent may establish from time to time (collectively, the &#147;<U>Plans</U>&#148;). The Executive shall be considered for such grants no less often than annually as part of the Board&#146;s annual compensation review, but any
such grants shall be at the sole discretion of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the 2013 calendar year, the Executive shall receive on the Effective Date (i)&nbsp;a grant of stock options to acquire up to 150,000 shares of
common stock of Parent in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U>, and (ii)&nbsp;a grant of 10,000 restricted shares of common stock of Parent in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit C</U>. The Executive shall not be eligible to receive
additional grants under the Plans during the 2013 calendar year other than those described in the preceding sentence. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.5
</B><U>Relocation and Transition Living Assistance</U>. From the Effective Date until October&nbsp;1, 2013 (the &#147;<U>Transition Period</U>&#148;), the Company shall pay the Executive $3,500 per month as a temporary allowance for housing and
related living expenses in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. In addition, during the Transition Period, the Company will reimburse Executive for the cost of an average of two commercial round trip airline flights per month between
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and California (for use by either the Executive or his wife). Within five (5)&nbsp;business days of the time that the Executive notifies the Company that he has relocated his family to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas region,
the Company shall pay the Executive a $10,000 one-time relocation bonus. The Company shall not be obligated to pay any further relocation or other transitional living expenses in connection with the Executive&#146;s relocation to Lewisville, Texas
other than as provided above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2.6 </B><U>Car Allowance</U>. The Executive shall receive an automobile allowance of $900
per month. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>III. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3.1 </B><U>General</U>. Subject only to any post-employment rights under <U>Article V</U>, so long as the Executive is employed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, he shall be eligible for the
following benefits to the extent generally available to senior executives of the Company or by virtue of his position, tenure, salary and other qualifications. Any eligibility shall be subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Company&#146;s benefits policies and applicable plans (including as to deductibles, premium sharing, co-payments or other cost-splitting arrangements). </FONT></P>
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participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, all savings, pension, salary continuation and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs available to senior executives of the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3.3 </B><U>Welfare and Other Benefits</U>. The Executive and/or the Executive&#146;s eligible dependents, as the case may be, shall be
entitled to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company (including without limitation, medical, prescription, drug, dental, disability, salary continuance, group
life, dependent life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) and other benefits (including, without limitation, executive physicals and tax and financial planning assistance) at a level that is available to other senior
executives of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3.4 </B><U>Vacation</U>. The Executive shall be entitled to 4 weeks paid vacation per 12-month
period. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3.5 </B><U>Expenses</U>. The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable
business-related expenses incurred by the Executive in performing his duties under this Agreement. Reimbursement of the Executive for such expenses will be made upon presentation to the Company of expense vouchers that are in sufficient detail to
identify the nature of the expense, the amount of the expense, the date the expense was incurred and to whom payment was made to incur the expense, all in accordance with the expense reimbursement practices, policies and procedures of the Company.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>3.6 </B><U>Key Man Insurance</U>. The Company shall be entitled to obtain a &#147;key man&#148; or similar life or
disability insurance policy on the Executive, and neither the Executive nor any of his family members, heirs or beneficiaries shall be entitled to the proceeds thereof. Such insurance shall be available to offset any payments due to the Executive
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.1</U> of this Agreement due to his death or Disability. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>IV. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.1 </B><U>Termination by Mutual Agreement</U>. The Executive&#146;s employment may be terminated at any time during
the Term by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Executive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.2</B> <U>Death</U>. The Executive&#146;s
employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.3 </B><U>Disability</U>. In the event the Executive incurs a
Disability for a continuous period exceeding 90 days or for a total of 180 days during any period of 12 consecutive months, the Company may, at its election, terminate the Executive&#146;s employment during the Term by delivering a Notice of
Termination (as defined in <U>Section&nbsp;4.8</U>) to the Executive 30 days in advance of the date of termination. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.4 </B><U>Good Reason</U>. The Executive may terminate his
employment at any time during the Term for Good Reason by delivering a Notice of Termination to the Company 30 days in advance of the date of termination; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Executive agrees not to terminate his employment for
Good Reason until the Executive has given the Company at least 30 days&#146; in which to cure the circumstances set forth in the Notice of Termination constituting Good Reason and if such circumstances are not cured by the 30</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day, the Executive&#146;s employment shall terminate on such date.
If the circumstances constituting Good Reason are remedied within the cure period to the reasonable satisfaction of the Executive, such event shall no longer constitute Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement and the Executive shall thereafter
have no further right hereunder to terminate his employment for Good Reason as a result of such event. Unless the Executive provides written notification of an event described in the definition of Good Reason within 90 days after the Executive has
actual knowledge of the occurrence of any such event, the Executive shall be deemed to have consented thereto and such event shall no longer constitute Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.5 </B><U>Termination without Cause</U>. The Company may terminate the Executive&#146;s employment at any time during the Term
without Cause by delivering to the Executive a Notice of Termination 30 days in advance of the date of termination; provided that as part of such notice the Company may request that the Executive immediately tender the resignations contemplated by
<U>Section&nbsp;4.9</U> and otherwise cease performing his duties hereunder. The Notice of Termination need not state any reason for termination and such termination can be for any reason or no reason. The date of termination shall be the date set
forth in the Notice of Termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.6</B> <U>Cause</U>. The Company may terminate the Executive&#146;s employment at any
time during the Term for Cause by delivering a Notice of Termination to the Executive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.7 </B><U>Voluntary
Termination</U>. The Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment at any time during the Term by delivering to the Company a Notice of Termination 30 days in advance of the date of termination (a &#147;<U>Voluntary Termination</U>&#148;). For
purposes of this Agreement, a Voluntary Termination shall not include a termination of the Executive&#146;s employment by reason of death or for Good Reason, but shall include voluntary termination upon retirement in accordance with the
Company&#146;s retirement policies. A Voluntary Termination shall not be considered a breach or other violation of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.8 </B><U>Notice of Termination</U>. Any termination of employment under this Agreement by the Company or the Executive requiring a notice of termination shall require delivery of a written notice by
one party to the other party (a &#147;<U>Notice of Termination</U>&#148;). A Notice of Termination must indicate the specific termination provision of this Agreement relied upon and the date of termination. The date of termination specified in the
Notice of Termination shall comply with the time periods required under this <U>Article IV</U>, and may in no event be earlier than the date such Notice of Termination is delivered to or received by the party getting the notice. If the Executive
fails to include a </FONT></P>
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date of termination in any Notice of Termination he delivers, the Company may establish such date in its sole discretion. No Notice of Termination under <U>Section&nbsp;4.4</U> shall be effective
until the applicable cure period, if any, shall have expired without the Company or the Executive, respectively, having corrected the event or events subject to cure to the reasonable satisfaction of the other party. The terms
&#147;termination&#148; and &#147;termination of employment,&#148; as used herein are intended to mean a termination of employment which constitutes a &#147;separation from service&#148; under Section&nbsp;409A. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4.9</B> <U>Resignations</U>. Upon ceasing to be an employee of the Company for any reason, or earlier upon request by the Company
pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4.5</U>, the Executive agrees to immediately tender written resignations to the Company with respect to all officer and director positions he may hold at that time with any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>V. PAYMENTS ON TERMINATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.1</B> <U>Death; Disability; Resignation for Good Reason; Termination without Cause</U>. If at any time during the Term the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company is terminated due to his death,
Disability, resignation for Good Reason or termination by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to the payment and benefits set forth below only: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Any unpaid base salary and accrued unpaid vacation then owing through the date of termination, which amounts shall be
paid to the Executive within 30 days of the date of termination. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If, for the calendar year prior to the
Executive&#146;s termination, Executive has satisfied a sufficient portion of the Goals to be eligible for a bonus under the Bonus Plan, and such bonus has not yet been paid as of the date of Executive&#146;s termination, Executive shall be paid a
bonus under the Bonus Plan for such prior calendar year, which bonus shall be paid at the same time as payments are made to other participants in the Bonus Plan. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) A pro rata amount of any Bonus Plan Incentive Compensation for the fiscal year of his termination of employment (based
on the number of business days he was actually employed by the Company during the fiscal year in which the termination of employment occurs) based on the achievement of the Goals for the calendar year of his termination of employment. Nothing in the
foregoing sentence is intended to give the Executive greater rights to such Incentive Compensation than a pro rata portion of what he would ordinarily be entitled to under the Bonus Plan Incentive Compensation that would have been applicable to him
had his employment not been terminated, it being understood that Executive&#146;s termination of employment shall not be used to disqualify Executive from or make him ineligible for a pro rata portion of the Bonus Plan Incentive Compensation to
which he would otherwise have been entitled. The pro rata portion of Bonus Plan Incentive Compensation shall, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;7.16</U>, be paid at the time such Incentive Compensation is paid to other participants in the Bonus Plan.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) A one-time lump sum severance payment in an amount
equal to 100% of the Executive&#146;s Base Amount plus, for a termination by the Executive for Good Reason or a termination by the Company without Cause only, $12,500 to be used by the Executive for outplacement services. The lump sum severance
payment shall be paid on the 60</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day following the
Executive&#146;s termination of employment, provided that prior to such time the Executive has signed the release described in <U>Section&nbsp;5.4</U> and the applicable revocation period for such release has expired, subject, in the case of
termination other than as a result of the Executive&#146;s death, to <U>Section&nbsp;7.16</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) The
post-termination exercise period for any options which are vested as of Executive&#146;s termination of employment shall be as set forth in the applicable award agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) Provided the Executive elects COBRA in a timely manner, for the lesser of 12 months after termination or until the
Executive secures coverage from new employment, Executive shall receive a monthly cash payment equal to the cost of continuation coverage under the Company&#146;s medical and dental benefit plans in which the Executive was participating at the time
of his termination of employment at the level at which the Executive was participating at the time of his termination of coverage (e.g. single or family coverage), <U>less</U> the amount of the employee contribution for such coverage. Such payments
shall be subject to all applicable taxes and withholding. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event the Executive&#146;s termination is pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U>, payment shall be made to the Executive&#146;s heirs, beneficiaries, or personal representatives, as applicable. Further, any payments by the Company under <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(d)</U> above pursuant to a termination under
<U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U> or <U>4.3</U> shall be reduced by any payments received by the Executive pursuant to any of the Company&#146;s employee welfare benefit plans providing for payments in the event of death or Disability. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.2</B> <U>Termination for Cause; Voluntary Termination</U>. If at any time during the Term the Executive&#146;s employment with the
Company is terminated by the Company for Cause or due to a Voluntary Termination, the Executive shall be entitled to only the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) any unpaid base salary and accrued unpaid vacation then owing through the date of termination, which amounts shall be paid to the Executive within 30 days of the date of termination. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) whatever rights, if any, that are available to the Executive upon such a termination pursuant to the Plans or any
award documents related to any stock-based compensation such as stock options, stock appreciation rights or restricted stock grants. This Agreement does not grant any greater rights with respect to such items than provided for in the Plans or the
award documents in the event of any termination for Cause or a Voluntary Termination. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.3 </B><U>Termination following Change of Control</U>. The Executive shall have no
specific right to terminate this Agreement or right to any severance payments or other benefits solely as a result of a Change of Control or Potential Change of Control. However, if during a Change of Control Period during the Term, (a)&nbsp;the
Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason, or (b)&nbsp;the Company terminates the Executive&#146;s employment without Cause, the lump sum severance payment under <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(d)</U> shall be increased from 100% of
the Base Amount to 150% of the Base Amount and the period of monthly payment of COBRA continuation coverage for medical and dental benefits under <U>Section&nbsp;5.1(f)</U> shall be increased to 18 months from 12 months. The terms and rights with
respect to such payments shall otherwise be governed by <U>Section&nbsp;5.1</U>. No other rights result from termination during a Change of Control Period; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U> is intended to
limit or impair the rights of the Executive under the Plans or any documents evidencing any stock-based compensation awards in the event of a Change of Control if such Plans or award documents grant greater rights than are set forth herein.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.4 </B><U>Release</U>. The Company&#146;s obligation to pay or provide any benefits to the Executive
following termination (other than in the event of death pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;4.2</U>) is expressly subject to the requirement that (i)&nbsp;the Executive execute the release in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit D</U> (the
&#147;<U>Release</U>&#148;) prior to the 60</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day
following Executive&#146;s termination of employment, and (ii)&nbsp;any revocation period for the Release shall have expired prior to the 60</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day following Executive&#146;s termination of employment without Executive having breached or revoked the Release. In
the event that the Executive does not sign the Release, or signs and later revokes the Release, all of the Company&#146;s obligations to make payments and provide benefits under this Agreement will terminate in full, and the Executive understands
and agrees that he will not be entitled to any severance benefits in connection with his termination of employment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.5
</B><U>Other Benefits</U>. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this <U>Article V</U>, the provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the Executive&#146;s participation in, or terminating distributions and vested rights under, any pension,
profit-sharing, insurance or other employee benefit plan of the Parent Group to which the Executive is entitled pursuant to the terms of such plans, or expense reimbursements he is otherwise entitled to under <U>Section&nbsp;3.5</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.6</B> <U>No Mitigation</U>. It will be difficult, and may be impossible, for the Executive to find reasonably comparable employment
following the termination of the Executive&#146;s employment, and the protective provisions under <U>Article VI</U> contained herein will further limit the employment opportunities for the Executive. In addition, the Company&#146;s severance pay
policy applicable in general to its salaried employees does not provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payment received thereunder. Accordingly, the parties hereto expressly agree that the payment of severance compensation in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be liquidated damages, and that the Executive shall not be required to seek other employment, or otherwise, to mitigate any payment provided for hereunder. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.7 </B><U>Limitation; No Other Rights</U>. Any amounts due or payable under this
<U>Article V</U> are in the nature of severance payments or liquidated damages, or both, and the Executive agrees that such amounts shall fully compensate the Executive, his dependents, heirs and beneficiaries and the estate of the Executive for any
and all direct damages and consequential damages that they do or may suffer as a result of the termination of the Executive&#146;s employment, or both, and are not in the nature of a penalty. Notwithstanding the above, no member of the Parent Group
shall be liable to the Executive under any circumstances for any consequential, incidental, punitive or similar damages. The Executive expressly acknowledges that the payments and other rights under this <U>Article V</U> shall be the sole monies or
other rights to which the Executive shall be entitled to and such payments and rights will be in lieu of any other rights or remedies he might have or otherwise be entitled to. In the event of any termination under this <U>Article V</U>, the
Executive hereby expressly waives any rights to any other amounts, benefits or other rights, including without limitation whether arising under current or future compensation or severance or similar plans, agreements or arrangements of any member of
the Parent Group (including as a result of changes in (or of) control or similar transactions), unless Executive&#146;s entitlement to participate or receive benefits thereunder has been expressly approved by the Board. Similarly, no one in the
Parent Group shall have any further liability or obligation to the Executive following the date of termination, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.8</B> <U>No Right to Set Off</U>. The Company shall not be entitled to set off against amounts payable to the Executive hereunder any amounts earned by the Executive in other employment, or
otherwise, after termination of his employment with the Company, or any amounts which might have been earned by the Executive in other employment had he sought such other employment. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>5.9 </B><U>Adjustments Due to Excise Tax</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) If it is determined that any amount or benefit to be paid or payable to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise in conjunction with his employment (whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in conjunction with his employment) would give rise to liability of the Executive for the excise tax imposed by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Code, as amended from time to time, or any
successor provision (the &#147;<U>Excise Tax</U>&#148;), then the amount or benefits payable to the Executive (the total value of such amounts or benefits, the &#147;<U>Payments</U>&#148;) shall be reduced by the Company so that no portion of the
Payments to the Executive is subject to the Excise Tax. The Company shall reduce or eliminate the Payments by first reducing or eliminating any cash payments (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being reduced first), then by reducing
or eliminating any accelerated vesting of options, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of restricted stock, then by reducing or eliminating any other remaining </FONT></P>
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Payments. Such reduction shall only be made if the net amount of the Payments, as so reduced (and after deduction of applicable federal, state, and local income and payroll taxes on such reduced
Payments other than the Excise Tax (collectively, the &#147;<U>Deductions</U>&#148;)) is greater than the excess of (1)&nbsp;the net amount of the Payments, without reduction (but after making the Deductions) over (2)&nbsp;the amount of Excise Tax
to which the Executive would be subject in respect of such Payments. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) In the event it is determined that
the Excise Tax may be imposed on the Executive prior to the possibility of any reductions being made pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;5.9(a)</U>, the Company and the Executive agree to take such actions as they may mutually agree in writing to take to
avoid any such reductions being made or, if such reduction is not otherwise required by <U>Section&nbsp;5.9(a)</U>, to reduce the amount of Excise Tax imposed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The independent public accounting firm serving as the Company&#146;s auditing firm, or such other accounting firm, law firm or professional consulting services provider of national reputation and
experience reasonably acceptable to the Company and Executive (the &#147;<U>Accountants</U>&#148;) shall make in writing in good faith all calculations and determinations under this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, including the assumptions to be used in
arriving at any calculations. For purposes of making the calculations and determinations under this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>, the Accountants and each other party may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning the application of
Section&nbsp;280G and Section&nbsp;4999. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Accountants and each other such information and documents as the Accountants and each other may reasonably request to make the calculations and determinations
under this <U>Section&nbsp;5.9</U>. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants incur in connection with any calculations contemplated hereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>VI. PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.1</B> <U>Noncompetition</U>. Without the
prior written consent of the Board (which may be withheld in the Board&#146;s sole discretion), so long as the Executive is an employee of the Company or any other member of the Parent Group and for a twelve month period thereafter, the Executive
agrees that he shall not anywhere in the Prohibited Area, for his own account or the benefit of any other, engage or participate in or assist or otherwise be connected with a Competing Business. For the avoidance of doubt, the Executive understands
that this <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U> prohibits the Executive from acting for himself or as an officer, employee, manager, operator, principal, owner, partner, shareholder, advisor, consultant of, or lender to, any individual or other Person that is
engaged or participates in or carries out a Competing Business or is actively planning or preparing to enter into a Competing Business. The parties agree that such prohibition shall not apply to the Executive&#146;s passive ownership of not more
than 5% of a publicly-traded company. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.2</B> <U>No Solicitation or Interference</U>. So long as the Executive is an employee
of the Company or any other member of the Parent Group (other than while an employee acting solely for the express benefit of the Parent Group) and for a twelve month period thereafter, the Executive shall not, whether for his own account or for the
account or benefit of any other Person, throughout the Prohibited Area: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) request, induce or attempt to
influence (i)&nbsp;any customer of any member of the Parent Group to limit, curtail, cancel or terminate any business it transacts with, or products or services it receives from or sells to, or (ii)&nbsp;any Person employed by (or otherwise engaged
in providing services for or on behalf of) any member of the Parent Group to limit, curtail, cancel or terminate any employment, consulting or other service arrangement, with any member of the Parent Group. Such prohibition shall expressly extend to
any hiring or enticing away (or any attempt to hire or entice away) any employee or consultant of the Parent Group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) solicit from or sell to any customer any products or services that any member of the Parent Group provides or is capable of providing to such customer and that are the same as or substantially similar
to the products or services that any member of the Parent Group, sold or provided while the Executive was employed with, or providing services to, any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) contact or solicit any customer for the purpose of discussing (i)&nbsp;services or products that are competitive with
and the same or closely similar to those offered by any member of the Parent Group or (ii)&nbsp;any present business of any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) request, induce or attempt to influence any supplier, distributor or other Person with which any member of the Parent Group has a business relationship or to limit, curtail, cancel or terminate any
business it transacts with any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) otherwise interfere with the relationship of
any member of the Parent Group with any Person which is, or within one-year prior to the Executive&#146;s date of termination was, doing business with, employed by or otherwise engaged in performing services for, any member of the Parent Group.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The twelve month post-termination employment period described herein and in <U>Section&nbsp;6.1</U> shall be extended to
eighteen months in the event of a termination described in <U>Section&nbsp;5.3</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.3</B> <U>Confidential
Information</U>. During the period of the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company or any member of the Parent Group and at all times thereafter, the Executive shall hold in secrecy for the Company all Confidential Information that may come to
his knowledge, may have come to his attention or may have come into his possession or control while employed by the Company (or otherwise performing services for any member of the Parent Group). Notwithstanding the
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preceding sentence, the Executive shall not be required to maintain the confidentiality of any Confidential Information which (a)&nbsp;is or becomes available to the public or others in the
industry generally (other than as a result of disclosure or inappropriate use, or caused, by the Executive in violation of this <U>Section&nbsp;6.3</U>) or (b)&nbsp;the Executive is compelled to disclose under any applicable laws, regulations or
directives of any government agency, tribunal or authority having jurisdiction in the matter or under subpoena. Except as expressly required in the performance of his duties to the Company under this Agreement, the Executive shall not use for his
own benefit or disclose (or permit or cause the disclosure of) to any Person, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information unless such use or disclosure has been specifically authorized in writing by the Company in advance. During the
Executive&#146;s employment and as necessary to perform his duties under <U>Section&nbsp;1.2</U>, the Company will provide and grant the Executive access to the Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes that any Confidential Information is
of a highly competitive value, will include Confidential Information not previously provided the Executive and that the Confidential Information could be used to the competitive and financial detriment of any member of the Parent Group if misused or
disclosed by the Executive. The Company promises to provide access to the Confidential Information only in exchange for the Executive&#146;s promises contained herein, expressly including the covenants in <U>Sections 6.1</U>, <U>6.2</U> and
<U>6.4</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.4</B> <U>Inventions</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company any and all ideas, improvements, discoveries and
inventions, whether or not they are believed to be patentable (&#147;<U>Inventions</U>&#148;), that the Executive conceives of or first actually reduces to practice, either solely or jointly with others, during the Executive&#146;s employment with
the Company or any other member of the Parent Group, and that relate to the business now or thereafter carried on or contemplated by any member of the Parent Group or that result from any work performed by the Executive for any member of the Parent
Group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Inventions shall be the sole and exclusive property
of the Company (or member of the Parent Group) and are hereby assigned to the Company (or applicable member of the Parent Group). During the term of the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company (or any other member of the Parent Group) and
thereafter, whenever requested to do so by the Company, the Executive shall take such action as may be requested to execute and assign any and all applications, assignments and other instruments that the Company shall deem necessary or appropriate
in order to apply for and obtain Letters Patent of the United States and/or of any foreign countries for such Inventions and in order to assign and convey to the Company (or any other member of the Parent Group) or their nominees the sole and
exclusive right, title and interest in and to such Inventions. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this
<U>Section&nbsp;6.4</U> do not apply to an Invention: (i)&nbsp;for which no equipment, supplies, or facility of any member of the Parent Group or Confidential Information was used; (ii)&nbsp;that was developed entirely on the Executive&#146;s own
time and does not involve the use of Confidential Information; (iii)&nbsp;that does not relate directly to the business of any member of the Parent Group or to the actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of any member of the
Parent Group; and (iv)&nbsp;that does not result from any work performed by the Executive for any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.5</B> <U>Return of Documents and Property</U>. Upon termination of the Executive&#146;s employment for any reason, the Executive (or
his heirs or personal representatives) shall immediately deliver to the Company (a)&nbsp;all documents and materials containing Confidential Information (including without limitation any &#147;soft&#148; copies or computerized or electronic versions
thereof) or otherwise containing information relating to the business and affairs of any member of the Parent Group (whether or not confidential), and (b)&nbsp;all other documents, materials and other property belonging to any member of the Parent
Group that are in the possession or under the control of the Executive. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.6</B> <U>Reasonableness; Remedies</U>. The
Executive acknowledges that each of the restrictions set forth in this <U>Article VI</U> are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company&#146;s business and opportunities (and those of the Parent Group) and that a breach of any of the
covenants contained in this <U>Article VI</U> would result in material irreparable injury to the Company and the other members of the Parent Group for which there is no adequate remedy at law and that it will not be possible to measure damages for
such injuries precisely. Accordingly, the Company and any member of the Parent Group shall be entitled to the remedies of injunction and specific performance, or either of such remedies, as well as all other remedies to which any member of the
Parent Group may be entitled, at law, in equity or otherwise, without the need for the posting of a bond or by the posting of the minimum bond that may otherwise be required by law or court order. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>6.7</B> <U>Extension; Survival</U>. The Executive and the Company agree that the time periods identified in this <U>Article VI</U>
will be stayed, and the Company&#146;s obligation to make any payments or provide any benefits under <U>Article V</U> shall be suspended, during the period of any breach or violation by the Executive of the covenants contained herein. The parties
further agree that this <U>Article VI</U> shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason. The Executive acknowledges that his agreement to each of the provisions of this <U>Article VI</U> is fundamental to the
Company&#146;s willingness to enter into this Agreement and for it to provide for the severance and other benefits described in <U>Article V</U>, none of which the Company was required to do prior to the date hereof. Further, it is the express
intent and desire of the parties for each provision of this <U>Article VI</U> to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any part of this <U>Article VI</U>, or any provision hereof, is deemed illegal, void, unenforceable or overly
broad (including as to time, scope and geography), the parties express desire is that such provision be reformed to the fullest extent possible to ensure its enforceability or if such reformation is deemed impossible then such provision shall be
severed from this Agreement, but the remainder of this Agreement (expressly including the other provisions of this <U>Article VI</U>) shall remain in full force and effect. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.1</B> <U>Notices</U>. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have
been effectively made or given if personally delivered, or if sent via U.S. mail or recognized overnight delivery service or sent via confirmed e-mail or facsimile to the other party at its address set forth below in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.1</U>, or
at such other address as such party may designate by written notice to the other party hereto. Any effective notice hereunder shall be deemed given on the date personally delivered, three business days after mailed via U.S. mail or one business day
after it is sent via overnight delivery service or via confirmed e-mail or facsimile, as the case may be, to the following address: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to the Company: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Orthofix Inc. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attn: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Corporate Secretary </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3451 Plano Pkwy </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lewisville, TX 75056 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: 704-948-2690 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">E-mail: JeffSchumm@orthofix.com </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With a copy which shall not
constitute notice to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Hogan Lovells US LLP </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20004 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Facsimile: (202)&nbsp;637-5910
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Email: joseph.gilligan@hoganlovells.com </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to the Executive: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At the most recent address on file with the Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.2 </B><U>Legal
Fees</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company shall pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses of the Executive&#146;s counsel in
connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The parties hereto agree that any dispute or controversy arising under
or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively and finally by binding arbitration in Lewisville, Texas, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the
arbitrator&#146;s award in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall be responsible for its own fees, costs and expenses and shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to all reasonable attorneys&#146; and related fees, costs and expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with such arbitration if the arbitrator determines that the Executive prevailed on a material issue of the arbitration. If there is any dispute between the Company and the Executive as to the payment of such
fees and expenses, the arbitrator shall resolve such dispute, which resolution shall also be final and binding on the parties, and as to such dispute only the burden of proof shall be on the Company. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.3</B> <U>Severability</U>. If an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any term or provision hereof is
void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, (a)&nbsp;the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall be unimpaired and (b)&nbsp;such arbitrator or court shall replace such void, invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that
is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the void, invalid or unenforceable term or provision. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties expressly intend that this provision extend to <U>Article VI</U> of this
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.4</B> <U>Entire Agreement</U>. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any and all previous contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Company, the Parent and the Executive relating to the Executive&#146;s employment by the Company. Nothing in this Agreement
shall modify or alter any indemnity agreement between Parent and the Executive or alter or impair any of the Executive&#146;s rights under the Plans or related award agreements. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other
agreement between the Executive and the Company (or any other member of the Parent Group), this Agreement shall control. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.5</B> <U>Amendment; Modification</U>. Except for increases in Base Salary, and adjustments with respect to Incentive Compensation,
made as provided in <U>Article II</U>, this Agreement may be amended at any time only by mutual written agreement of the Executive and the Company; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the
Plans (or any award documents under the Plans), the Company may reform this Agreement, the Plans (or any award documents under the Plans) or any provision thereof (including, without limitation, an amendment instituting a six-month waiting period
before a distribution) or otherwise as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;7.16</U> below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.6</B> <U>Withholding</U>. The
Company shall be entitled to withhold, deduct or collect or cause to be withheld, deducted or collected from payment any amount of withholding taxes required by law, statutory deductions or collections with respect to payments made to the Executive
in connection with his employment, termination (including <U>Article V</U>) or his rights hereunder, including as it relates to stock-based compensation. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.7 </B><U>Representations</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i)&nbsp;the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Executive do not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Executive is a party or by which he is bound, and (ii)&nbsp;upon
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Executive hereby acknowledges and represents that he has consulted
with legal counsel regarding his rights and obligations under this Agreement and that he fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Executive that (i)&nbsp;the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not and shall not conflict with, breach, violate
or cause a default under any material contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and (ii)&nbsp;upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive, this Agreement
shall be the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.8</B> <U>Governing
Law; Jurisdiction</U>. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to any provision of that State&#146;s rules on the conflicts of law that might make applicable the
law of a jurisdiction other than that of the State of Texas. Except as otherwise provided in <U>Section&nbsp;7.2</U>, all actions or proceedings arising out of this Agreement shall exclusively be heard and determined in state or federal courts in
the State of Texas having appropriate jurisdiction. The parties expressly consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such action or proceeding and waive any objection to venue laid therein or any claim for forum nonconveniens.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.9</B> <U>Successors</U>. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by
the Executive, the Company, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. In the event of a Business Combination (as defined in clause (iii)&nbsp;of Change of Control), the provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parent or entity resulting from such Business Combination or to which the assets shall be sold or transferred, which entity from and after the date of such Business Combination shall be
deemed to be the Company for purposes of this Agreement. In the event of any other assignment of this Agreement by the Company, the Company shall remain primarily liable for its obligations hereunder; <U>provided</U>,<U> however</U>, that if the
Company is financially unable to meet its obligations hereunder, the Parent shall assume responsibility for the Company&#146;s obligations hereunder pursuant to the guaranty provision following the signature page hereof. The Executive expressly
acknowledges that the Parent and other members of the Parent Group (and their successors and assigns) are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and may enforce this Agreement on behalf of themselves or the Company. Both parties agree that
there are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement other than as expressly set forth in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.9</U>. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.10 </B><U>Nonassignability</U>. Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest
hereunder shall be assignable by the Executive, his beneficiaries, dependents or legal representatives without the Company&#146;s prior written consent; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;7.10</U> shall preclude
(a)&nbsp;the Executive from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon his death or (b)&nbsp;the executors, administrators or other legal representatives of the Executive or his estate from assigning any rights hereunder
to the Person(s) entitled thereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.11 </B><U>No Attachment</U>. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments
under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge or hypothecation in favor of any third party, or to execution, attachment, levy or similar process or assignment by
operation of law in favor of any third party, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.12 </B><U>Waiver</U>. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by
written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived
and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than that specifically waived. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.13</B> <U>Construction</U>. The headings of articles or sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions
of this Agreement. References to days found herein shall be actual calendar days and not business days unless expressly provided otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.14</B> <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed by any of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.15 </B><U>Effectiveness</U>. This Agreement shall be effective as of the
Effective Date when signed by the Executive and the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.16</B> <U>Code Section&nbsp;409A</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) It is the intent of the parties that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with Section&nbsp;409A and,
accordingly, to interpret, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement to be in compliance therewith. If the Executive notifies the Company in writing (with specificity as to the reason therefore) that the Executive believes that any provision
of this Agreement (or of </FONT></P>
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any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause the Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Section&nbsp;409A and the Company concurs with such
belief or the Company (without any obligation whatsoever to do so) independently makes such determination, the parties shall, in good faith, reform such provision to try to comply with Code Section&nbsp;409A through good faith modifications to the
minimum extent reasonably appropriate to conform with Code Section&nbsp;409A. To the extent that any provision hereof is modified by the parties to try to comply with Code Section&nbsp;409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall,
to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code Section&nbsp;409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to assume any economic
burden in connection therewith. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If the Executive is deemed on the date of &#147;separation from
service&#148; to be a &#147;specified employee&#148; within the meaning of that term under Section&nbsp;409A(a)(2)(B), then, with regard to any payment or the provision of any benefit that is specified as subject to this <U>Section&nbsp;7.16</U>,
such payment or benefit shall, if required to avoid the imposition of additional tax or interest under Section&nbsp;409A, be made or provided at the date which is the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the
date of such &#147;separation from service&#148; of the Executive, and (B)&nbsp;the date of the Executive&#146;s death (the &#147;Delay Period&#148;). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this
<U>Section&nbsp;7.16</U> (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under
this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. If a payment is to be made promptly after a date, it shall be made within sixty (60)&nbsp;days thereafter. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Any expense reimbursement under&nbsp;this Agreement&nbsp;shall be made promptly upon Executive&#146;s presentation to the Company of
evidence of the fees and expenses incurred by the Executive and in all events on or before the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expense was incurred by the Executive, and no such reimbursement or the amount of
expenses eligible for reimbursement&nbsp;in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>7.17</B> <U>Survival</U>. As provided in <U>Section&nbsp;1.3</U> with respect to expiration of the Term, <U>Articles VI</U> and <U>VII</U> shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement
for any reason. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ORTHOFIX INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Parent (Orthofix International N.V.) is not a party to this Agreement, but joins in this Agreement for the sole purpose of guaranteeing the obligations of the Company to pay, provide, or reimburse the
Executive for all cash or other benefits provided for in this Agreement, including the provision of all benefits in the form of, or related to, securities of Parent and to elect or appoint Executive to the positions with Parent and provide Executive
with the authority relating thereto as contemplated by <U>Section&nbsp;1.1</U> of this Agreement, and to ensure the Board will take the actions required of it hereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Definitions </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Base Amount</U>&#148;</B> shall mean an amount equal to the sum of: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the Executive&#146;s annual base salary at the highest annual rate in effect at any time during the Term; and </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) the lower of (i)&nbsp;the Executive&#146;s target bonus under <U>Section&nbsp;2.3</U> in effect during the fiscal year in which
termination of employment occurs, or (ii)&nbsp;the average of the Incentive Compensation (as defined in <U>Section&nbsp;2.3</U>) actually earned by the Executive (A)&nbsp;with respect to the two consecutive annual Incentive Compensation periods
ending immediately prior to the year in which termination of the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company occurs (which for purposes of the 2011 and 2012 calendar years, shall be deemed under this (ii)(A) to be the amount of the Executive&#146;s
target incentive bonus for 2013, and which for purposes of 2013, shall be deemed under this (ii)(A) to be the Executive&#146;s actually earned 2013 incentive plan bonus as if such bonus were not pro-rated to reflect his employment for a period of
less than 365 days during the 2013 calendar year) or, (B)&nbsp;if greater, with respect to the two consecutive annual Incentive Compensation periods ending immediately prior to the Change of Control Date or the Potential Change of Control Date.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent. Any obligation of the Board other than
termination for Cause under this Agreement may be delegated to an appropriate committee of the Board, including its compensation committee, and references to the Board herein shall be references to any such committee, as appropriate. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Cause</U>&#148;</B> shall mean termination of the Executive&#146;s employment because of the Executive&#146;s:
(i)&nbsp;involvement in fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement related to the business or property of the Company; (ii)&nbsp;conviction for, or guilty plea to, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or crime of similar gravity in the jurisdiction
in which such conviction or guilty plea occurs; (iii)&nbsp;intentional wrongful disclosure of Confidential Information or other intentional wrongful violation of <U>Article VI</U>; (iv)&nbsp;willful and continued failure by the Executive to follow
the reasonable instructions of the Board; (v)&nbsp;willful commission by the Executive of acts that are dishonest and demonstrably and materially injurious to a member of the Parent Group, monetarily or otherwise; or (vi)&nbsp;willful or material
violation of, or willful or material noncompliance with, any securities law, rule or regulation or stock exchange listing rule adversely affecting the Parent Group including without limitation (a)&nbsp;if the Executive has undertaken to provide any
chief executive officer or principal executive officer certification required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<U>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</U>&#148;), and he willfully or
materially fails to take reasonable and appropriate steps to determine whether or not the certificate was accurate or otherwise in </FONT></P>

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compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or (b)&nbsp;the Executive&#146;s willful or material failure to establish and administer effective systems and controls applicable to
his area of responsibility necessary for the Parent to timely and accurately file reports pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. No act or omission shall be deemed willful or material for purposes of this definition if taken or
omitted to be taken by Executive in a good faith belief that such act or omission to act was in the best interests of the Parent Group or if done at the express direction of the Board. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Change of Control</U>&#148;</B> shall occur upon any of the following events: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), in any individual transaction or series of related transactions, of 50% or more of either (A)&nbsp;the then outstanding shares of common
stock of Parent (the &#147;<U>Outstanding Common Stock</U>&#148;) or (B)&nbsp;the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Parent entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the &#147;<U>Outstanding Voting
Securities</U>&#148;); <U>excluding</U>, <U>however</U>, the following: (1)&nbsp;any acquisition directly from Parent, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself
acquired directly from Parent; (2)&nbsp;any acquisition by Parent; (3)&nbsp;any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Parent or any entity controlled by Parent; or (4)&nbsp;any acquisition pursuant to
a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B)&nbsp;and (C)&nbsp;of subsection (iii)&nbsp;of this definition of Change of Control; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) a change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board (the &#147;<U>Incumbent Board</U>&#148;) cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, for purposes of this paragraph, that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the Effective Date, whose appointment, election, or nomination for election by
Parent&#146;s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though
such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but <U>provided</U> <U>further</U> that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in
Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other
business combination or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent (including assets that are shares held by Parent in its subsidiaries) (any such transaction, a &#147;<U>Business Combination</U>&#148;);
<U>expressly excluding</U>, <U>however</U>, any such Business Combination pursuant to which all of the following conditions are met: (A)&nbsp;all or substantially all of the Person(s) who are the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and
Outstanding Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns
Parent or all or substantially all of Parent&#146;s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Common Stock
and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B)&nbsp;no Person (other than Parent, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of Parent or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such entity entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C)&nbsp;individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) the approval by the shareholders of
Parent of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Parent; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) the Parent Group (or any of them) shall sell or
dispose of, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, business operations that generated two-thirds of the consolidated revenues of the Parent Group (determined on the basis of Parent&#146;s four most recently completed fiscal
quarters for which reports have been filed under the Exchange Act) and such disposal shall not be exempted pursuant to clause (iii)&nbsp;of this definition of Change of Control; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) Parent files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act
disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change of control of Parent has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing agreement or
transaction; notwithstanding the foregoing, unless determined in a specific case by a majority vote of the Board, a &#147;<U>Change of Control</U>&#148; shall not be deemed to have occurred solely because: (A)&nbsp;an entity in which Parent directly
or indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the voting securities, or any Parent-sponsored employee stock ownership plan, or any other employee plan of Parent or the Company, either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement
under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by form or report or item therein, disclosing
beneficial ownership by it of shares of stock of Parent, or because Parent reports </FONT></P>

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that a change of control of Parent has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership or (B)&nbsp;any Parent-sponsored employee stock ownership
plan, or any other employee plan of Parent or the Company, either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or
report or item therein) under the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by form or report or item therein, disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of stock of Parent, or because Parent reports that a change of control of Parent has
or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership; or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vii) any
other transaction or series of related transactions occur that have substantially the effect of the transactions specified in any of the preceding clauses in this definition. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notwithstanding the above definition of Change of Control, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that a Change of Control has occurred for purposes of this Agreement, even if the events giving
rise to such Change of Control are not expressly described in the above definition. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Change of Control
Date</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the date on which a Change of Control occurs. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Change of Control
Period</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the 24 month period commencing on the Change of Control Date; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, if the Company terminates the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company prior to the Change of Control Date but on or
after a Potential Change of Control Date, and it is reasonably demonstrated that the Executive&#146;s (i)&nbsp;employment was terminated at the request of an unaffiliated third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of
Control or (ii)&nbsp;termination of employment otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of the Change of Control, then the &#147;<U>Change of Control Period</U>&#148; shall mean the 24 month period beginning on the date immediately
prior to the date of the Executive&#146;s termination of employment with the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Code</U>&#148;</B> shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Competing Business</U>&#148;</B> means any business or
activity that (i)&nbsp;competes with any member of the Parent Group for which the Executive performed services or the Executive was involved in for purposes of making strategic or other material business decisions and involves (ii)&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;the
same or substantially similar types of products or services (individually or collectively) manufactured, marketed or sold by any member of the Parent Group during Term or (B)&nbsp;products or services so similar in nature to that of any member of
the Parent Group during Term (or that any member of the Parent Group will soon thereafter offer) that they would be reasonably likely to displace substantial business opportunities or customers of the Parent Group. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>&#147;Confidential Information</U>&#148;</B> shall include Trade Secrets and includes
information acquired by the Executive in the course and scope of his activities under this Agreement, including information acquired from third parties, that (i)&nbsp;is not generally known or disseminated outside the Parent Group (such as
non-public information), (ii)&nbsp;is designated or marked by any member of the Parent Group as &#147;confidential&#148; or reasonably should be considered confidential or proprietary, or (iii)&nbsp;any member of the Parent Group indicates through
its policies, procedures, or other instructions should not be disclosed to anyone outside the Parent Group. Without limiting the foregoing definitions, some examples of Confidential Information under this Agreement include (a)&nbsp;matters of a
technical nature, such as scientific, trade or engineering secrets, &#147;know-how&#148;, formulae, secret processes, inventions, and research and development plans or projects regarding existing and prospective customers and products or services,
(b)&nbsp;information about costs, profits, markets, sales, customer lists, customer needs, customer preferences and customer purchasing histories, supplier lists, internal financial data, personnel evaluations, non-public information about medical
devices or products of any member of the Parent Group (including future plans about them), information and material provided by third parties in confidence and/or with nondisclosure restrictions, computer access passwords, and internal market
studies or surveys and (c)&nbsp;and any other information or matters of a similar nature. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>&#147;Disability&#148;</U></B> as used in this Agreement shall have the meaning given that term by any disability insurance the
Company carries at the time of termination that would apply to the Executive. Otherwise, the term &#147;<U>Disability</U>&#148; shall mean the inability of the Executive to perform his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement as a result of
a physical or mental illness, disease or personal injury he has incurred. Any dispute as to whether or not the Executive has a &#147;<U>Disability</U>&#148; for purposes of this Agreement shall be resolved by a physician reasonably satisfactory to
the Board and the Executive (or his legal representative, if applicable). If the Board and the Executive (or his legal representative, if applicable) are unable to agree on a physician, then each shall select one physician and those two physicians
shall pick a third physician and the determination of such third physician shall be binding on the parties. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Good Reason</U>&#148; </B>shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without the written consent of the Executive:
(1)&nbsp;the assignment to the Executive of any duties materially inconsistent in any respect with the Executive&#146;s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by
<U>Section&nbsp;1</U> of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action
not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive; (2)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s material reduction of the Executive&#146;s Base Salary or bonus opportunity, each as in effect
on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time; (3)&nbsp;the relocation of the Company&#146;s offices at which the Executive is principally employed (the &#147;Principal Location&#148;) to a location more than thirty
(30)&nbsp;miles from such location, or the Company&#146;s requiring the Executive to be </FONT></P>

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based at a location more than thirty (30)&nbsp;miles from the Principal Location, except for required travel on the Company&#146;s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive&#146;s present business travel obligations; (4)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor entity to assume and agree to perform this Agreement; or (5)&nbsp;any material breach of this Agreement
or any other material agreement with the Executive by the Company or any successor entity. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Parent</U>&#148;
</B>shall mean Orthofix International N.V., an entity organized under the laws of Curacao. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Parent
Group</U>&#148;</B> shall mean Parent, together with its subsidiaries including the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Person</U>&#148;</B>
shall include individuals or entities such as corporations, partnerships, companies, firms, business organizations or enterprises, and governmental or quasi-governmental bodies. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Potential Change of Control</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the earliest to occur of: (i)&nbsp;the date on which Parent executes an
agreement or letter of intent, the consummation of the transactions described in which would result in the occurrence of a Change of Control or (ii)&nbsp;the date on which the Board approves a transaction or series of transactions, the consummation
of which would result in a Change of Control, and ending when, in the opinion of the Board, the Parent (or the Company) or the respective third party has abandoned or terminated any Potential Change of Control. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Potential Change of Control Date</U>&#148;</B> shall mean the date on which a Potential Change of Control occurs;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, such date shall become null and void when, in the opinion of the Board, the Parent (or the Company) or the respective third party has abandoned or terminated any Potential Change of Control. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Prohibited Area</U>&#148;</B> means North America, South America and the European Union, which Prohibited Area the parties
have agreed to as a result of the fact that those are the geographic areas in which the members of the Parent Group conduct a preponderance of their business and in which the Executive provides substantive services to the benefit of the Parent
Group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Section 409A</U>&#148;</B> shall mean Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder
(and any similar or successor federal or state statute or regulations). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&#147;<U>Trade Secrets</U>&#148;</B> are
information of special value, not generally known to the public that any member of the Parent Group has taken steps to maintain as secret from Persons other than those selected by any member of the Parent Group. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[This exhibit is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Form 8-K] </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[This exhibit is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Form 8-K] </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>RELEASE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In exchange for the consideration set forth in the Employment Agreement, entered into and effective as of March&nbsp;13, 2013 by and
among Orthofix Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and myself (the &#147;<U>Employment Agreement</U>&#148;), the respective terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, I, Bradley R. Mason, am entering into this Release (this
&#147;<U>Release</U>&#148;) for good and valuable consideration as required by the Employment Agreement, and agree as follows: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. GENERAL RELEASE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) On behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, successors and assigns, I irrevocably and unconditionally release, waive and forever discharge the Company, its members, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates
and related companies, including the Company Group (as defined below), or any member of the Company Group, and their present and former agents, employees, officers, directors, attorneys, stockholders, plan fiduciaries, successors and assigns
(collectively, the &#147;<U>Releasees</U>&#148;), from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, fees and all liability whatsoever, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, suspected or unsuspected (collectively,
&#147;<U>Claims</U>&#148;), which I had, have, or may have against Releasees relating to or arising out of my employment by or separation from the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and parents, including, without limitation, Orthofix
International N.V. (collectively, the &#147;<U>Company Group</U>&#148;), up to and including the date of execution of this Release, other than my right to receive the severance payments and other benefits and consideration described in the
Employment Agreement. This Release includes, without limitation: (i)&nbsp;claims at law or equity or sounding in contract (express or implied) or tort; (ii)&nbsp;claims arising under any federal, state or local laws of any jurisdiction that prohibit
age, sex, race, national origin, color, disability, religion, veteran or military status, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination, harassment or retaliation (including, without limitation, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, the Unruh Civil Rights Act, or any other federal, state or local laws, regulations and ordinances governing
discrimination, harassment or retaliation in employment; and the right to bring demands, complaints, causes of action, and claims under any other federal, state, local or common law, statute, regulation or decision); (iii)&nbsp;claims arising under
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; or (iv)&nbsp;any other statutory or common law claims related to my employment with the Company or my separation from the Company. I further covenant not to sue any of the Releasees with respect to any
matters released hereby. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) This release does not include a release or waiver of any rights or claims I have, or
might subsequently have in my capacity as a stockholder of Orthofix International N.V. In addition, this Release shall not release the Company from its continuing obligation to honor the terms of the Employment Agreement. However, this Release shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any claim by me that the Company failed to honor the terms of the Employment Agreement. In the event of any such dispute, my sole remedy against the Company shall be to enforce the terms of the
Employment Agreement. I am also not waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive, any right to coverage under any directors and officers insurance coverage, if any, provided by the Company, the Company Group, or any member of the
Company Group, or any right to indemnification or expense advancement under any indemnification agreement, or any applicable Company Group articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar organizational document, if any, in each case, to which I might
be entitled. I am also not waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive any claims I may have for unemployment insurance or workers&#146; compensation benefits, state disability compensation, claims for any vested benefits under any
Company-sponsored benefit plan, or any claims that, as a matter of law, may not be released by private agreement. I am also not waiving, and nothing in this Release is intended to waive, any claims relating to the validity or enforceability of this
Release; or any non-waivable right to file a charge with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the &#147;<U>EEOC</U>&#148;) or the National Labor Relations Board (&#147;<U>NLRB</U>&#148;); provided, however, that I shall not be
entitled to recover any monetary damages or to non-monetary relief if the EEOC or NLRB were to pursue any claims relating to my employment with the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EXCEPT AS OUTLINED ABOVE, THIS MEANS THAT, BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE, I WILL WAIVE ANY RIGHT I MAY HAVE HAD TO PURSUE OR BRING A LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST THE COMPANY OR THE RELEASEES THAT IN
ANY WAY ARISES FROM OR RELATES TO MY EMPLOYMENT OR THE TERMINATION OF THAT EMPLOYMENT, UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) I acknowledge that different or additional facts may be discovered in addition to what I now know or believe to be true with respect to the matters herein released, and I agree that this Release shall
be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete and final release of the matters released, notwithstanding any such different or additional facts. I represent and warrant that I have not previously filed or joined in any claims against the
Company or any of the Releasees, that I have not given or sold any portion of any claims released herein to anyone else, and that I will indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from all liabilities, claims, demands, costs, expenses and/or
attorneys&#146; fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) I acknowledge that I have been given an
opportunity of twenty-one (21)&nbsp;days to consider this Release, but I may voluntarily waive that period by signing it earlier, and I acknowledge that I am being advised herein to consult with legal counsel of my own choosing prior to executing
this Release. I understand that for a period ending at the end of the seventh calendar day following my execution of this Release (&#147;<U>Revocation Period</U>&#148;), I shall have the right to revoke this Release by delivering a written notice of
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revocation to Jeffrey M. Schumm, Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 3451 Plano Pkwy, Lewisville, TX 75056 no later than the end of the seventh calendar
day after I sign this Release. I understand and agree that this Release will not be effective and enforceable until after the Revocation Period expires without revocation, and if I elect to exercise this revocation right, this Release shall be
voided in its entirety, and the Company shall be relieved of all obligations under this Release and all obligations under the Employment Agreement as provided therein. This Release shall be effective on the eighth calendar day after it is executed
by me (&#147;<U>Effective Date</U>&#148;) provided it has not been previously revoked as provided herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. I agree not to
disclose, publish or use any confidential information of the Company Group, except as the Company directs or authorizes unless required by law to do so. I also agree that I will take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid
disclosure and unauthorized use of confidential information of the Company Group, and I will immediately notify the Company in the event of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company Group&#146;s confidential information of which I become
aware. I agree that the obligations set forth in this paragraph do not supersede, but are in addition to, any previous confidentiality obligations agreed to by me and any member of the Company Group, including those under the Agreement. The
confidentiality provisions set forth in this Release are contractual and their terms are material to this Release. In any proceeding brought to enforce or seek damages for the alleged breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Release, the
party successfully prosecuting or defending such action shall be entitled to recover from the opposing party its reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. I agree to hold harmless the Releasees, at my sole cost and expense, from and against any claims arising from my breach of this Release (including breaches of my post separation obligations under the
Agreement). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. I agree that I have not made and shall not make, publicly or privately, any critical or negative comments to
the media or any significant critical or negative comments to any other person (including future or prospective employees) regarding any of the Releasees. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. I understand it is my choice whether or not to enter into this Release and that my decision to do so is voluntary and is made knowingly. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. I represent and acknowledge that in executing this Release, I do not rely, and have not relied, on any communications, statements,
inducements or representations, oral or written, by any of the Releasees, except as expressly contained in this Release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. I
also represent and warrant that, on or before my last date of employment, I will have delivered to the Company (a)&nbsp;all documents and materials containing confidential information (including without limitation any &#147;soft&#148; copies or
computerized or electronic versions thereof) or otherwise containing information relating to the business and affairs of any member of the Company Group (whether or not confidential), and (b)&nbsp;all other documents, materials and other property
belonging to any member of the Company Group&nbsp;that are or were in my possession or under my control. </FONT></P>

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administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of our heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. This Release shall be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. The Company and I agree that the language of
this Release shall in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10 The Company and I agree that should that any provision of this Release be determined to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions will not be affected and any illegal or invalid
provision will be deemed not to be a part of this Release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. The Company and I agree that this Release may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(<I>Remainder of this page intentionally left blank</I>) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Please read carefully
as this document includes a General Release of claims. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As evidenced by my signature below, I certify that I have read the
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.3 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Inducement Grant Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Option
Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;) is made this 13</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day of March 2013 (the &#147;<B><I>Grant Date</I></B>&#148;) between Orthofix International N.V., a Curacao company (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), and the person signing this Agreement adjacent
to the caption &#147;Optionee&#148; on the signature page hereof (the &#147;<B><I>Optionee</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, as an
inducement for the Optionee to accept employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries, the Company desires to afford the Optionee the opportunity to purchase Common Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in connection with the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Grant of Option</U>. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to
the Optionee the right and option (the &#147;<B><I>Option</I></B>&#148;) to purchase 150,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $38.82 per share (the &#147;<B><I>Exercise Price</I></B>&#148;), which Exercise Price is 100% of the Fair Market Value
per share on the date the Optionee became an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Non-Qualified Stock
Option</U>. The Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option under Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code and will be interpreted accordingly. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. <U>Vesting</U>. Subject to earlier termination in accordance with this Agreement and the terms and conditions herein, the Option shall vest and become immediately exercisable with respect to 50% of the
shares covered hereby on the First Threshold Date and 50% of the shares covered hereby on the Second Threshold Date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.
<U>Term</U>. The Option shall expire and no longer be exercisable 10 years from the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in accordance with this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Termination of Service</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;<U>Termination of Service Other than
for Death or Disability</U>.&nbsp;If, prior to vesting, the Optionee&#146;s Service is terminated other than reason by death or Disability, the unvested portion of the Option shall be cancelled and revert back to the Company as of the date of such
termination of Service, and the Optionee shall have no further right or interest therein unless the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine otherwise. The Optionee shall have the right, subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, to exercise the Option, to the extent it has vested as of the date of termination of Service, at any time within three months after the date of such termination, subject to the earlier expiration of the Option as provided in
Section&nbsp;4 hereof; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that if Optionee&#146;s Service is terminated by the Company without &#147;Cause,&#148; or by Optionee for &#147;Good Reason,&#148; in each case as defined in and pursuant to the Employment
Agreement, the three month exercise period shall be extended to 180 days, subject to the earlier expiration of the Option as provided in Section&nbsp;4 hereof. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;<U>Termination of Service for Death or Disability</U>. If the Optionee&#146;s
Service terminates by reason of death or Disability (as defined in and pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.3 of the Employment Agreement), the Option shall automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full as of the date of such termination of
Service. The Option shall remain exercisable by the Optionee (or any person entitled to do so) at any time within 12 months after the date of such termination of Service, subject to the earlier expiration of the Option as provided in Section&nbsp;4
hereof. To the extent the Option is not exercised within such 12 month period, the Option shall be cancelled and revert back to the Company and the Optionee or any permitted transferee pursuant to Section&nbsp;10, as applicable, shall have no
further right or interest therein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. <U>Change of Control</U>. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Option shall
automatically vest and become immediately exercisable in full and shall remain exercisable until Optionee&#146;s Service is terminated in accordance with the terms of Section&nbsp;5 hereof (in which case the Option shall remain outstanding for such
additional time period as is provided by Section&nbsp;5(a) or 5(b), as applicable to the circumstances of such termination of Service), subject to the earlier expiration of the Option as provided in Section&nbsp;4 hereof; provided, however, that if
outstanding stock options of the Company are not being assumed by the acquirer in the Change of Control transaction, the Committee may (i)&nbsp;require Optionee to exercise such Option prior to the consummation of the Change of Control or
(ii)&nbsp;provide that the Option shall be cancelled upon consummation of the Change of Control, and that Optionee shall receive an amount equal to the product of the number of Common Shares subject to the Option at such time multiplied by the
amount, if any, by which (x)&nbsp;the formula or fixed price per share payable to holders of Common Shares pursuant to such transaction exceeds (y)&nbsp;the Exercise Price. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. <U>Method of Exercising Option</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Notice of Exercise</U>. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by written or electronic notice to the Company, from the Optionee or a person who proves to the Company&#146;s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so, stating the
number of Common Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised and specifying how such Common Shares should be registered (e.g., in Optionee&#146;s name only or in Optionee&#146;s and his or her spouse&#146;s names as joint tenants with
right of survivorship). Such notice shall be accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for all Common Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of such Option. The date of exercise of the Option shall be the later of (i)&nbsp;the date on which
the Company receives the notice of exercise or (ii)&nbsp;the date on which the conditions set forth in Sections 7(b) are satisfied. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Optionee may not exercise the Option and no Common Shares
will be issued by the Company with respect to any attempted exercise when such exercise is prohibited by law or any Company policy then in effect. The Option may not be exercised at any one time as to less than 100 shares (or such number of shares
as to which the Option is then exercisable if less than 100). In no event shall the Option be exercisable for a fractional share. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Payment</U>. Prior to the issuance of the Common Shares pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(e)
hereof in respect of which all or a portion of the Option shall have been exercised, the Optionee shall have paid to the Company the Exercise Price for all Common Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of such Option. Payment may be made by
personal check, bank draft or postal or express money order (such modes of payment are collectively referred to as &#147;cash&#148;) payable to the order of the Company in U.S. dollars. Payment may also be made in mature Common Shares owned by the
Optionee, or in any combination of cash or such mature shares as the Committee in its sole discretion may approve. The Company may also permit the Optionee to pay for such Common Shares by directing the Company to withhold Common Shares that would
otherwise be received by the Optionee, pursuant to such rules as the Committee may establish from time to time. In the discretion of the Committee, and in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee, the Optionee may be
permitted to make a &#147;cashless&#148; exercise of all or a portion of the Option. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Shareholder Rights</U>. The
Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option until the Optionee shall become the holder of record thereof, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or
other rights in respect of any Common Shares for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Optionee shall become the holder of record thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Limitation on Exercise; Investment Intent</U>. The Option shall not be exercisable unless the offer and sale of Common Shares pursuant thereto has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;<B><I>1933 Act</I></B>&#148;), and qualified under applicable state &#147;blue sky&#148; laws or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act and from qualification under such state
&#147;blue sky&#148; laws is available. The Committee may require the Optionee to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that he is acquiring the Common Shares subject to the Option for investment purposes and not with a view to the
distribution thereof. All certificates for Common Shares delivered under this Agreement shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, any exchange upon which the Common Shares are then listed, and any applicable securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to
such restrictions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Issuance of Common Shares</U>. The issuance of all Common Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise
of this Option shall be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion, will deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of one or more certificates. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. <U>Recapitalization or Reorganization</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Authority of the Company and Shareholders</U>. The existence of this Agreement and the Option granted hereunder shall not affect or
restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the shareholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company&#146;s capital structure or business, any merger or
consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Common Shares or the rights thereof or
which are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar
character or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Change in Capitalization</U>. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the number and
kind of Common Shares authorized for issuance under this Agreement, shall be equitably adjusted in the sole discretion of the Committee in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
extraordinary dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Common Shares at a price substantially below Fair Market Value or other similar corporate event affecting the Common Shares in order
to preserve, but not increase, the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Agreement. In addition, upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the number of outstanding Options and the number of Common Shares
subject to any outstanding Options and the Exercise Price shall be equitably adjusted (including by payment of cash to the Optionee) in the sole discretion of the Committee in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made
available to the Optionee. Such adjustments shall be made by the Committee, in its sole discretion, whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such
adjusted Options shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting or settlement schedule to which the underlying Options are subject. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9. <U>Tax Withholding</U>. The Company shall have the right, prior to the issuance of any Common Shares upon full or partial exercise of the Option (whether by the Optionee or any person entitled to do
so), to require the Optionee to remit to the Company any amount sufficient to satisfy the minimum required federal, state or local tax withholding requirements, as well as all applicable withholding tax requirements of any other country or
jurisdiction. The Company may permit the Optionee to satisfy, in whole or in part, such obligation to remit taxes, by directing the Company to withhold Common Shares that would otherwise be received by the Optionee, pursuant to such rules as the
Committee may establish from time to time. The Company shall also have the right to deduct from all cash payments made pursuant to, or in connection with, the Option, the minimum federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to
such payments. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10. <U>Transfers</U>. Except as provided in this Section&nbsp;10, during Optionee&#146;s
lifetime, only Optionee (or in the event of Optionee&#146;s legal incapacity or incompetency, his or her guardian or legal representative) may exercise the Option, and the Option shall not be assignable or transferable by Optionee, other than by
designation of beneficiary, will or the laws of descent and distribution. Optionee may transfer all or part of this Option, not for value, to any Family Member, provided that Optionee provides prior written notice to the Company, of such transfer.
For the purpose of this section, a &#147;not for value&#148; transfer is a transfer which is (i)&nbsp;a gift, (ii)&nbsp;a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights, or (iii)&nbsp;a transfer to an entity in
which more than fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or Optionee) in exchange for an interest in such entity. Subsequent transfers of transferred portions of the Option are prohibited except to
Optionee&#146;s Family Members in accordance with this Section&nbsp;10 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of Optionee&#146;s termination of service, this Agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to Optionee,
following which the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified herein. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11. <U>Prohibition on Repricing</U>. The Committee and/or the Board may neither (a)&nbsp;amend the Option to reduce the Exercise Price,
nor (b)&nbsp;cancel or replace the Option with Options having a lower exercise or grant price, without the approval of the shareholders of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12. <U>Miscellaneous Provisions</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Notices</U>. Any notice required by
the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered or made electronically, over the Internet or otherwise (with request for assurance of receipt in a manner typical with respect to communications of that type), or given in writing. Any notice given in
writing shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, and shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office
and to the Optionee at the address that he or she has most recently provided to the Company. Any notice given electronically shall be deemed effective on the date of transmission. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Headings</U>. The headings of sections and subsections are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the
meaning of the provisions of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Entire Agreement</U>. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements, representations or
understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) that relate to the subject matter hereof. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Amendments</U>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board and the
Committee shall have the power to amend or modify this Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment or modification of this Agreement shall materially and adversely alter or impair the rights of the Optionee without the consent of the Optionee,
except as otherwise provided in Section&nbsp;12(i), and any such amendment or modification of the terms of this Agreement by the Board or the Committee shall, upon adoption, become and be binding on all persons affected thereby without requirement
for consent or other action with respect thereto by any such person. The Committee shall give notice to the Optionee of any such amendment or modification as promptly as practicable after the adoption thereof. The foregoing shall not restrict the
ability of the Optionee and the Board or the Committee by mutual written consent to alter or amend the terms of this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <U>Binding Effect</U>. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties hereto
and may only be amended by written agreement of the parties hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g) <U>Governing Law</U>. This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(h) <U>No Employment or Other Rights</U>. This Agreement grant does not confer upon the Optionee any right to be continued in the employment of, or otherwise provide services to, the Company or any
Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, or interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof to terminate such Optionee&#146;s employment at any time. For purposes of this Agreement only, the
term &#147;employment&#148; shall include circumstances under which Optionee provides consulting or other services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as an independent contractor, but such Optionee is not, nor shall be considered, an
employee; provided, however, nothing in this Section&nbsp;12(h) or this Agreement shall create an employment relationship between such person and the Company or its applicable Subsidiary, as the usages described in this Section are for convenience
only. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) <U>Compliance with Code Section&nbsp;409A</U>. It is the intent of the parties that this Agreement incorporates the
terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Code Section&nbsp;409A(a)(1). To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in compliance with Code Section&nbsp;409A and Department of Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Committee or the Board determines that the Option may be subject to Code Section&nbsp;409A, the
Committee or the Board may, without the consent of the Optionee, adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that
the Committee or the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to (i)&nbsp;exempt the Option from Code Section&nbsp;409A or (ii)&nbsp;comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive
guidance issued thereunder. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(j) <U>Administration</U>. The Committee shall administer this Agreement and the related
Option, and shall have full power and authority, subject to the express provisions hereof, to: (i)&nbsp;construe and interpret this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;proscribe, amend and rescind rules and procedures relating to this Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;employ
such legal counsel, independent auditors and consultants as it deems desirable for such administration and to rely upon any opinion or computation received therefrom, (iv)&nbsp;vary the terms of this Agreement to take account of tax, securities law
and other regulatory requirements of foreign jurisdictions, and (v)&nbsp;make all other determinations and take any other action desirable or necessary to interpret, construe or implement properly the provisions of this Agreement. All determinations
by the Committee in carrying out and administering this Agreement and in construing and interpreting this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons interested herein. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(k) <U>Liability; Board Action</U>. No member of the Board or Committee, or any officer or employee of the Company to whom any duties or
responsibilities are delegated hereunder shall be liable for any action or determination made in connection with the operation, administration or interpretation of this Agreement and the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each such
person from any liability arising from or in connection with this Agreement, except where such liability results directly from such person&#146;s fraud, willful misconduct or failure to act in good faith. In the performance of its responsibilities
with respect to this Agreement, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon information and advice furnished by the Company&#146;s officers, the Company&#146;s accountants, the Company&#146;s counsel and any other party the Committee deems
necessary, and no member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such advice. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any authority or responsibility that, under the terms of this
Agreement may be exercised by the Committee, may alternatively be exercised by the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(l) <U>Section&nbsp;16(b) of the
Exchange Act</U>. This Agreement is intended to comply in all respects with Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if the consummation of any transaction under this Agreement, or
the taking of any action by the Committee in connection with a change in control of the Company, would result in the possible imposition of liability on the Optionee pursuant to Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated, to defer such transaction or the effectiveness of such action to the extent necessary to avoid such liability, but in no event for a period longer than 180 days. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13. <U>Definitions</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Board</I></B>&#148; means the Board of Directors of the Company. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Change of Control</I></B>&#148; shall have the meaning set forth
in the Employment Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Code</I></B>&#148; means the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Committee</I></B>&#148; shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or
such other committee appointed by the Board to administer equity compensation plan-related matters. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Common Shares</I></B>&#148; means the common shares of the Company, par value $0.10 per share. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Disability</I></B>&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Employment Agreement</I></B>&#148; shall mean the Optionee&#146;s employment agreement with Orthofix Inc.,
dated March&nbsp;13, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Fair Market Value</I></B>&#148; means, as of any date that requires the
determination of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share under this Agreement, the value of a Common Share on such date of determination, calculated based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market on such date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Family Member</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to Optionee as of any date of determination, (a)&nbsp;a person
who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive
relationships, of Optionee, (b)&nbsp;any person sharing Optionee&#146;s household (other than a tenant or employee), (c)&nbsp;a trust in which any one or more of the persons specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above (and Optionee) own more
than fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of the beneficial interest, (d)&nbsp;a foundation in which any one or more of the persons specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above (and Optionee) control the management of assets, and (e)&nbsp;any other entity
in which one or more of the persons specified in clauses (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;above (and Optionee) own more than fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of the voting interests. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>First Threshold Date</I></B>&#148; means the first date that each of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)&nbsp;the average closing price of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market during the period of 22 trading dates ending on such date was $45 or greater, and (ii)&nbsp;one of such 22 trading dates was a Qualifying First Threshold Date.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Qualifying First Threshold Date</I></B>&#148; means that (i)&nbsp;such date is a trading day on
the Nasdaq Stock Market and (A)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s trading window for directors and officers is open pursuant to the Company&#146;s insider trading policy as </FONT></P>
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of the beginning of trading on such date or (B)&nbsp;the Company has released an earnings release for the most recently completed fiscal quarter no less than one trading day and no more than five
trading days prior to such date (or, if no earnings release is issued by the Company with respect to such prior fiscal quarter, the Company has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as applicable, with respect to
such most recently completed fiscal quarter, no less than one trading day and no more than five trading days prior to such date), and (ii)&nbsp;the closing price of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market is $45 or greater on such date.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Qualifying Second Threshold Date</I></B>&#148; means that (i)&nbsp;such date is a trading day on
the Nasdaq Stock Market and (A)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s trading window for directors and officers is open pursuant to the Company&#146;s insider trading policy as of the beginning of trading on such date or (B)&nbsp;the Company has released an
earnings release for the most recently completed fiscal quarter no less than one trading day and no more than five trading days prior to such date (or, if no earnings release is issued by the Company with respect to such prior fiscal quarter, the
Company has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as applicable, with respect to such most recently completed fiscal quarter, no less than one trading day and no more than five trading days prior to such date), and
(ii)&nbsp;the closing price of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market is $50 or greater on such date. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Second Threshold Date</I></B>&#148; means the first date that each of the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)&nbsp;the average closing price of the Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market during the period of 22 trading dates ending on such date was $50 or greater, and (ii)&nbsp;one of such 22 trading dates was a Qualifying Second Threshold Date.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Service</I></B>&#148; means Optionee serving as an employee of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;a domestic or foreign corporation or other
entity with respect to which the Company, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a majority of the members of such corporation&#146;s board of directors
or analogous governing body or (ii)&nbsp;any other domestic or foreign corporation or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has an equity or similar interest and which the Committee designates as a Subsidiary. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.4 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Restricted Stock Grant Agreement under </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>the Orthofix International N.V.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;) is made this 13</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> day of March, 2013 (the &#147;<B><I>Grant Date</I></B>&#148;), between Orthofix International N.V., a Curacao company
(the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), and the person signing this Agreement adjacent to the caption &#147;Award Recipient&#148; on the signature page hereof (the &#147;<B><I>Award Recipient</I></B>&#148;). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Orthofix International N.V. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Company desires to afford the Award Recipient the opportunity to acquire Common Shares (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in connection with the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.&nbsp;<U>Grant of Restricted Stock</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;<U>Number of Shares/Vesting</U>.&nbsp;The Company hereby grants to the Award Recipient, on the Grant Date, an Award of 10,000
shares of Stock (&#147;<B><I>Common Shares</I></B>&#148;) under the Plan subject to the vesting schedule and terms and conditions set forth below (the &#147;<B><I>Restricted Stock</I></B>&#148;). Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the
Plan or this Agreement and the terms and conditions herein, all of the Restricted Stock granted under this Agreement shall vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date (the &#147;<B><I>Vesting Date</I></B>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;<U>Additional Documents</U>.&nbsp;The Award Recipient agrees to execute such additional documents and complete and execute such
forms as the Company may require for purposes of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)&nbsp;<U>Issuance of Restricted Stock; Dividend and
Distribution Rights</U>.&nbsp;Upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, the restrictions of Sections 1(a) and 3 shall lapse with respect to such vested Restricted Stock.&nbsp;The issuance of the Restricted Stock under
this grant shall be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion, will deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. As the Award Recipient&#146;s vests as
described above, the recordation of the number of Common Shares attributable to such Award Recipient will be appropriately modified. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.&nbsp;<U>Incorporation of Plan</U>. The Award Recipient acknowledges receipt of the Plan, and represents that he or she is familiar with its terms and provisions and hereby accepts this grant of
Restricted Stock subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may, from time to time, be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall govern and this Agreement shall be interpreted to minimize or eliminate any such conflict or inconsistency. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3.&nbsp;<U>Restrictions on Transfer</U>.&nbsp;To the extent not yet vested, the Restricted
Stock may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of, whether by operation of law or otherwise. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.&nbsp;<U>Notification of Election Under Section&nbsp;83(b) of the Code</U>.&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Code</I></B>&#148;), the
difference between the purchase price paid for the Restricted Stock (i.e., zero), and the fair market value of shares on the date any forfeiture restrictions lapse with respect to such shares, will be reportable as ordinary income at that time. An
Award Recipient may elect to be taxed at the time the shares are acquired, rather than when such shares cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions, by filing an election under Section&nbsp;83(b) of the Code within thirty days of the Grant
Date. In such event, the Award Recipient will have to make a tax payment based on the fair market value of the shares on the Grant Date, which amount will be treated as ordinary income. The form for making this election is attached hereto. Failure
to make this filing within the thirty (30)&nbsp;day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by the Award Recipient as the forfeiture restrictions lapse. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, THE AWARD RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS HIS OR HER SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE COMPANY&#146;S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF THE AWARD
RECIPIENT REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HIS OR HER BEHALF. THE AWARD RECIPIENT AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE IS RELYING SOLELY ON HIS OR HER OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
TO FILE ANY SECTION 83(b) ELECTION. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.&nbsp;<U>Termination of Service</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;<U>Termination of Service Other than for Death or Disability</U>.&nbsp;If, prior to vesting, the Award Recipient&#146;s Service
is terminated other than reason by death or Disability (as defined in and pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.3 of the Employment Agreement), the Restricted Stock shall be forfeited by the Award Recipient and cancelled by the Company as of the date of the
Award Recipient&#146;s termination of Service, and the Award Recipient shall have no further right or interest therein unless the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine otherwise. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;<U>Termination of Service for Death or Disability</U>. If the Award Recipient&#146;s Service terminates by reason of death or
Disability (as defined in and pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.3 of the Employment Agreement), the Restricted Stock shall automatically vest in full as of the date of the Award Recipient&#146;s termination of Service. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6&nbsp;<U>Change of Control</U>. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as that term is defined in the Employment Agreement) prior
to any forfeiture hereunder, the Restricted Stock shall automatically vest in full. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7.&nbsp;<U>Withholding</U>.&nbsp;The Award Recipient (or following the Award
Recipient&#146;s death, the Award Recipient&#146;s estate, personal representative, or beneficiary, as applicable) shall be liable for any and all U.S. federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the
vesting of the Restricted Stock, as well as for any and all applicable withholding tax requirements of any other country or jurisdiction.&nbsp;When the Restricted Stock vests, the Company shall cause the Award Recipient (or following the Award
Recipient&#146;s death, the Award Recipient&#146;s estate, personal representative, or beneficiary, as applicable) to satisfy all of his or her tax withholding obligations by having the Company withhold a number of Common Shares that would otherwise
become vested having a Fair Market Value (as of the close of business on the Vesting Date) not in excess of the minimum amount of tax withholding obligations required by law to be withheld with respect to such vesting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8.&nbsp;<U>No Employment or Other Rights</U>.&nbsp;This grant of Restricted Stock does not confer upon the Award Recipient any right to
be continued in the employment of, or otherwise provide Services to, the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, or interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or other affiliate thereof to terminate
such Award Recipient&#146;s employment or other service relationship at any time.&nbsp;For purposes of this Agreement only, the term &#147;employment&#148; shall include circumstances under which Award Recipient provides consulting or other Services
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as an independent contractor, but such Award Recipient is not, nor shall be considered, an employee; provided, however, nothing in this Section&nbsp;8 or this Agreement shall create an employment
relationship between such person and the Company or its applicable Subsidiary, as the usages described in this Section are for convenience only. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9.&nbsp;<U>Adjustment of and Changes in Common Shares</U>. In the event of any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, or other event or change
in corporate structure affecting the Common Shares, the Committee shall make such adjustments, if any, as it deems appropriate in the number and class of shares subject to the Restricted Stock. The foregoing adjustments shall be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.&nbsp;<U>Rights as a Shareholder</U>.&nbsp;Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Award Recipient shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock granted under this Agreement, including voting rights.&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends with respect to any Restricted Stock
granted under this Agreement shall accrue, but shall not be paid, until the Award Recipient shall become the holder of record thereof, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other rights in respect of any Restricted Stock
for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Award Recipient shall become the holder of record thereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11.&nbsp;<U>Discretionary Nature of Plan</U>.&nbsp;The Plan is discretionary in nature, and the Company may suspend, modify, amend or
terminate the Plan in its sole discretion at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable limitations imposed by law.&nbsp;This Restricted Stock grant under the Plan is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other
right to receive additional Restricted Stock or other benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock in the future.&nbsp;Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number
of shares of Restricted Stock granted, and the vesting provisions. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12.&nbsp;<U>Miscellaneous Provisions</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a)&nbsp;<U>Applicable Law</U>.&nbsp;The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this instrument will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b)&nbsp;<U>Notice</U>.&nbsp;Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered or made electronically, over the
Internet or otherwise (with request for assurance of recipient in a manner typical with respect to communications of that type), or given in writing.&nbsp;Any notice given in writing shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit
with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, and shall be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Award Recipient at the address that he or she has most recently
provided to the Company.&nbsp;Any notice given electronically shall be deemed effective on the date of transmission. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)&nbsp;<U>Headings</U>.&nbsp;The headings of sections and subsections are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not
affect the meaning of the provisions of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d)&nbsp;<U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e)&nbsp;<U>Amendments</U>. The Board and the Committee shall have the power to alter or amend the terms of the grant of Restricted Stock as set forth herein from time to time, in any manner consistent
with the provisions of Sections 5.3 and 18.10 of the Plan, and any alteration or amendment of the terms of this grant of Restricted Stock by the Board or the Committee shall, upon adoption, become and be binding on all persons affected thereby
without requirement for consent or other action with respect thereto by any such person. The Committee shall give notice to the Award Recipient of any such alteration or amendment as promptly as practicable after the adoption thereof. The foregoing
shall not restrict the ability of the Award Recipient and the Board or the Committee by mutual written consent to alter or amend the terms of this grant of Restricted Stock in any manner which is consistent with the Plan. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f)&nbsp;<U>Binding Effect</U>. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the Award
Recipient and the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(g)&nbsp;<U>Entire Agreement</U>.&nbsp;This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement
between the Award Recipient and the Company regarding the grant of Restricted Stock and supersede all prior arrangements or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) with respect thereto. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">13.&nbsp;<U>Definitions</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Change of Control</I></B>&#148; shall have the meaning set forth
in the Employment Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Disability</I></B>&#148; shall have the meaning set forth in the
Employment Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;<B><I>Employment Agreement</I></B>&#148; shall mean the Optionee&#146;s employment
agreement with Orthofix Inc., dated March&nbsp;13, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(<I>Remainder of page intentionally left blank</I>) </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned hereby makes an election pursuant to Section&nbsp;83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the property described below and supplies the following information in accordance with
the regulations promulgated thereunder: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. The name, address and social security number of the undersigned: </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of Orthofix International N.V., a Curacao company, (the &#147;Company&#148;).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. The date on which the property was transferred is March&nbsp;13, 2013. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. The taxable year to which this election relates is calendar year 2013. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. Nature of restrictions to which the property is subject: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The shares of stock are subject to the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the undersigned and the Company. The shares of stock are subject to forfeiture under the terms of such
agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6. The fair market value of the property at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any lapse
restriction) was $38.82 per share, for a total of $388,200. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7. The amount paid by taxpayer for the property was $0.00.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8. A copy of this statement has been furnished to the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2013 </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>UNDER&nbsp;INTERNAL&nbsp;REVENUE&nbsp;CODE&nbsp;SECTION&nbsp;83(b) </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following procedures <B>must</B> be followed with respect to the attached form for making an election under Internal Revenue Code
section 83(b) in order for the election to be effective:</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">2</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. You must file one copy of the completed election form with the IRS Service Center where you file your federal income tax
returns within <U>30 days</U> after the Grant Date of your Restricted Stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. At the same time you file the election form
with the IRS, you must also give a copy of the election form to the Secretary of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>3. You must file another
copy of the election form with your federal income tax return (generally, Form 1040) for the taxable year in which the stock is transferred to you. </I></B></FONT></P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Orthofix International Appoints Brad Mason as President </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>and Chief Executive Officer </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">LEWISVILLE, Texas &#150; March&nbsp;13, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) &#150; Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has appointed Brad Mason as its President and Chief
Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr.&nbsp;Mason succeeds Robert Vaters, who resigned to pursue other interests. As an industry veteran, Mr.&nbsp;Mason brings deep knowledge of the Company&#146;s products, distribution channels, and markets,
as well as proven senior leadership in both building and integrating medical device organizations. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;The Board believes that Brad is a
terrific leader, who brings with him a strong track record of growth and value creation, and we welcome him back to Orthofix at a time when the Company is in a fundamentally solid position,&#148; stated Chairman of Orthofix James Gero. &#147;We also
want to thank Bob for his many contributions over the past several years guiding the Company through difficult times and wish him well in his future endeavors.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Former President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Vaters commented, &#147;I am very pleased with the tremendous progress we have made navigating some challenging circumstances over the last several
years and believe that the Company is now well positioned to resume its growth trajectory under Brad&#146;s leadership. Brad&#146;s unique expertise and strong operating performance make him the right person for the next stage of the Orthofix
story.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Brad Mason said, &#147;I am extremely excited to come back to Orthofix and am thrilled with the potential we have. I look
forward to pursuing the many opportunities we have in the markets we serve. I also want to thank the Board for their confidence in me and thank Bob for suggesting me as his successor. I am anxious to work with all of our employees and constituents
to create value for our shareholders and customers.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Mason will relocate to the Lewisville, TX area. He had previously served
Orthofix from 2003 to 2010 in roles of increasing responsibility. Of the many contributions he made across the Company during that period, Mr.&nbsp;Mason was instrumental in driving the acquired Spinal Implants business to profitability.
Mr.&nbsp;Mason joined the Company upon the acquisition of Breg, Inc., which he founded in 1989 and built through rapid product innovation and by maximizing distribution capabilities. In addition, he was dj
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Orthopedics&#146; (formally DonJoy, Inc.) first head of Manufacturing Operations and Product Design, where his efforts resulted in hundreds of new and innovative products during his tenure.
Mr.&nbsp;Mason is also the named inventor on 38 issued patents in the orthopedic product arena. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>About Orthofix: </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Orthofix International N.V. is a diversified, global medical device company focused on developing and delivering innovative repair and regenerative
solutions to the spine and orthopedic markets. Orthofix&#146;s products are widely distributed around the world to surgeons and patients via Orthofix&#146;s sales representatives and its subsidiaries, and via collaborations with other leading
orthopedic product companies. In addition, Orthofix is collaborating on R&amp;D activities with leading research and clinical organizations such as the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, and
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. For more information about Orthofix, please visit www.orthofix.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Inducement Grant
</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As an inducement to Mr.&nbsp;Mason to enter into employment with the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Mason has been granted stock options to
purchase 150,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock. The exercise price of the stock options will be the March&nbsp;13, 2013 closing price of the common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Subject to certain further requirements set forth in
the award agreement, fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of these options will vest upon the closing price of common stock averaging a price of $45 or greater over a period of 22 trading days, and fifty percent (50%)&nbsp;of these options will vest upon the
closing price of the common stock averaging a price of $50 or greater over a period of 22 trading days. The grant, which was approved by the Company&#146;s compensation committee, was made pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4). The award
agreement includes provisions for full accelerated vesting of the options upon a change of control. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Mason has been granted 10,000 restricted shares of common stock, with 3-year cliff vesting, pursuant to the Company&#146;s 2012
Long-Term Incentive Plan (which grant was not made pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4)). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Contact: </U></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mark Quick </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director of Investor Relations and
Business Development </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">markquick@orthofix.com </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">214-937-2924 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>Source: </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Orthofix International N.V. </FONT></P>
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