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January 22, 2002 Steven Davenport 113 Orwell Drive Aylesbury Bucks HP21 9UE Dear Steven:

Terms and Conditions of Employment • March 16th, 2005 • Molecular Devices Corp • Laboratory analytical instruments • England

• Contract Type
  Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Filed
  March 16th, 2005
• Company
  Molecular Devices Corp
• Industry
  Laboratory analytical instruments
• Jurisdiction
  England

Please read the enclosed carefully and return one signed and dated copy of the Terms and Conditions of Employment (this letter), and one signed and dated copy of the enclosed Employee Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement.

MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION AMENDED KEY EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT FOR TIMOTHY A. HARKNESS

Key Employee Agreement • March 16th, 2005 • Molecular Devices Corp • Laboratory analytical instruments • California

• Contract Type
  Key Employee Agreement
• Filed
  March 16th, 2005
• Company
  Molecular Devices Corp
• Industry
  Laboratory analytical instruments
• Jurisdiction
  California

This Amended Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 17th day of December 2004, by and between Timothy A. Harkness (“Executive”) and Molecular Devices Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).