STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among ZIMMER, INC. ZIMMER HOLDINGS FRANCE S.A.S. ABBOTT LABORATORIES and ABBOTT FRANCE S.A.S. with respect to all outstanding capital stock of ABBOTT SPINE INC. and ABBOTT SPINE S.A. dated as of September 4, 2008Stock Purchase Agreement • September 5th, 2008 • Zimmer Holdings Inc • Orthopedic, prosthetic & surgical appliances & supplies • Delaware
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 4, 2008 is made and entered into by and among Zimmer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“U.S. Purchaser”); subject to the provisions of Section 4.18 hereof, Zimmer Holdings France S.A.S. (“International Purchaser” and together with U.S. Purchaser, “Purchasers”); Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (“U.S. Seller”); and, subject to the provisions of Section 11.15 hereof, Abbott France S.A.S., a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of the Republic of France, having its registered office at 10 Rue d’Arcueil, BP 90233, 94528 Rungis Cedex, France, and registered with the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés of Créteil under identification number (“numéro d’identification unique”) 602 950 206 (“International Seller” and together with U.S. Seller, “Sellers”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 10.01 hereof.
