HOLOGIC, INC.

2014 HOLOGIC SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

(the “STIP”)

Performance-Based Compensation

Reference is made to the Hologic, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan previously approved by the Company’s Stockholders (the “2008 Plan”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings as set forth in the 2008 Plan. It is intended that the awards granted hereunder (the “Awards”) to persons who are or may become Covered Employees for the applicable period qualify, to the extent consistent therewith, as Annual Incentive Awards under Section 7 of the 2008 Plan and, to the extent applicable, “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Without limiting the foregoing, it is further intended that if all or a portion of an Award to any Covered Employee does not so qualify (either as an Annual Incentive Award or performance based compensation), it shall not affect the qualification of that portion of an Award that would otherwise so qualify, or otherwise reduce a participant’s Award hereunder. The terms and conditions of the 2008 Plan, including without limitation the individual award limits set forth therein, shall apply to any Award, or portion thereof, that shall qualify as an Annual Incentive Award thereunder. With respect to any Awards hereunder intended to qualify as performance based compensation for a Covered Employee under Section 162(m) of the Code, in the event of any inconsistencies between the 2008 Plan and this document or any other document evidencing the Award, the terms of the 2008 Plan shall control.

Administration

The STIP will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to grant and amend Awards, to adopt, amend and repeal rules relating to the STIP and to interpret and correct the provisions of the STIP and any Award. The Compensation Committee shall have the authority, subject to the express limitations of the STIP and the 2008 Plan, (i) to construe and determine the respective Awards and the STIP, (ii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the STIP and any Awards, (iii) to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Awards, which need not be identical, (iv) to create sub-plans hereunder necessary to comply with laws and regulations of any foreign country in which the Company may seek to grant an Award, and (v) to make all other determinations in the judgment of the Compensation Committee necessary or desirable for the administration and interpretation of the STIP. The Compensation Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the STIP or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the STIP or any Award into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Compensation Committee shall be final and binding on all interested persons. Neither the Company nor any member of the Compensation Committee shall be liable for any action or determination relating to the STIP.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the 2008 Plan or the listing standards of any exchange upon which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed, the Committee may delegate any or all of its powers under the STIP, as it relates to the determination of Awards and eligibility under the STIP (other than Awards made to executive officers), to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or the Board, or to one or more executive officers of the Company; provided, however, that unless otherwise expressly provided, no such delegation of authority shall limit the Compensation Committee’s discretionary authority to alter the amount or payment of any Award to any participant as set forth herein, and any Awards made to any executive officers of the Company (including without limitation any Covered Employee), including without limitation the achievement of target performance objectives, shall be subject to the final review and approval of the Compensation Committee.

Eligibility

Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, which retains sole discretion of eligibility under the STIP, the eligible participants under the STIP shall include the Company’s officers, vice presidents, operational directors, managers and such other employees that have been identified by management as key contributors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, unless otherwise approved by the Compensation Committee, participants shall not include persons, including officers, who are otherwise participating in a Company commission-based plan.

Targets

Subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee, targeted payout levels (“Targeted Payout Levels”) will be achieved at a combination of corporate, divisional and/or individual goals established for each participant, as well as discretionary allocations established by the Committee. A participant’s bonus components and the weighting of those components are determined by such participant’s title and/or role.

Funding

Subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee, aggregate funding of the STIP will be based upon the level of the Company’s achievement of the corporate and divisional financial goals established for the STIP. The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the STIP.

Maximum and Minimum Bonus Payout; No Right to Employment

The maximum bonus payouts for all participants will be 200% of Targeted Payout Levels (e.g., a participant with a Targeted Payout Level of 50% of annual base salary target would be eligible for a 100% payout). The Compensation Committee reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to decrease any bonus payouts to any participant under the STIP, regardless of the level of bonus targets that have been achieved (or bonus levels that have been estimated), including, without limitation, to reduce or provide for no bonus payout to a participant even though one or more targets under the STIP have been achieved. Neither the STIP, nor any action taken pursuant to the STIP, will be construed as giving any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee does not have discretion to increase any Award under this STIP that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, to a person who is likely to be a Covered Employee.

STIP Nonexclusive

Nothing in this STIP shall preclude the Company from granting any bonus or other award to a person, who is likely to be a Covered Employee or otherwise, that is not intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board or the Committee, without regard to the limitations set forth in this STIP.

Recoupment/Claw-Back of Awards

Notwithstanding any other provision of this STIP to the contrary, any Awards granted under this STIP shall be subject to the terms of any compensation recoupment or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, as any such policy may be amended from time to time, and/or subject to recoupment as required by any other provisions of any law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.

THE HOLOGIC, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Amended and Restated
October 15, 2013

THE HOLOGIC, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE

1.1 Purpose . The purpose of this HOLOGIC, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM (hereinafter, the “Plan”) is to permit a select group of management or highly compensated employees of Hologic, Inc. (and its selected subsidiaries and/or affiliates) to defer the receipt of income which would otherwise become payable to them. It is intended that this Plan, by providing these eligible employees an opportunity to defer the receipt of income, will assist in the retaining and attracting individuals of exceptional ability and by providing an additional opportunity to save for retirement beyond Code limitations imposed on qualified retirement plans. This Plan is intended to be “unfunded” for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).

1.2 Effective Date . This Plan was originally adopted by the Company effective as of October 15, 2006. The Plan was later amended and restated and became effective as of December 1, 2008 and was again amended and restated as of October 15, 2011. The Plan is hereby further amended and restated as of October 15, 2013 (the “Effective Date”) to, among other things, merge the Gen-Probe Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Gen-Probe Plan”) with and into the Plan. With respect to any amounts deferred or contributed (or to be deferred or contributed) to the Gen-Probe Plan for an applicable period commencing prior to the Effective Date, such amounts shall at all times be subject to and governed by the terms of the Gen-Probe Plan as such terms existed immediately prior to the merger of the Gen-Probe Plan with and into the Plan, such Gen-Probe Plan being set forth here as Exhibit B. It is the intent that all of the amounts deferred and benefits provided under this Plan will comply with the terms of Section 409A of the Code and the final Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder.

1.3 Unfunded Plan . This plan is an unfunded top-hat plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a “select group of management or highly-compensated employees” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301, and 401 of ERISA, and therefore is exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.

ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

2.1 Account(s) . “Account(s)” means the notional account or accounts maintained on the books of the Company used solely to calculate the amount payable to each Participant under this Plan and shall not constitute a separate fund of assets. Account(s) shall be deemed to exist from the time amounts are first credited to such Account(s) until such time that the entire Account balance has been distributed in accordance with this Plan. The Accounts available for each Participant with respect to Participant deferrals and Company contributions prior to January 1, 2014 shall be identified as:

(a) Deferral Account;

(b) In-Service Account;

(c) Matching Account; and

(d) Retention Account.

Effective on and after January 1, 2014, for each calendar year/Deferral Period, a Participant shall have a separate account hereinafter known as a Class Year Account (for example, for the 2014 calendar year/Deferral Period, the account shall be known as the 2014 Class Year Account, for the 2015 calendar year/Deferral Period, the account shall be known as the 2015 Class Year Account, and so on) to which all Participant deferrals and Company contributions attributable to such calendar year/Deferral Period shall be credited.

2.2 Beneficiary . “Beneficiary” means the person, persons or entity as designated by the Participant, entitled under Article VI to receive any Plan benefits payable after the Participant’s death.

2.3 Board . “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.4 Change of Control . “Change of Control” means:

(a) a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined and determined under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5). Without in any way limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, a Change of Control shall be deemed to occur on the date upon which one of the following events occurs:

(i) any one person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or more than one person acting as a group (as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B))), acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of either the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company. However, if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change of control of the Company; or

(ii) any one person (as such term is used in the Exchange Act), or more than one person acting as a group (as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing 35% or more of the total voting power of the Company. However, if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 35% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change of control of the Company; or

(iii) a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; or

(iv) any one person (as such term is used in the Exchange Act), or more than one person acting as a group (as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

2.5 Code . “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

2.6 Committee . “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Article VII.

2.7 Company . “Company” means Hologic, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any directly or indirectly affiliated subsidiary corporations.

2.8 Compensation . “Compensation” means the base salary payable to Participant and bonus identified as “Performance Based Compensation” under the terms of this Plan and any other bonus or incentive compensation which is specifically identified by the Committee as being eligible to be deferred under this Plan which is earned by a Participant with respect to employment services performed for the Company by the Participant and considered to be “wages” for purposes of federal income tax withholding. The Committee shall have the authority to exclude from the definition of Compensation which can be deferred under this Plan, provided such determination is made prior to the time that the election to defer such Compensation is required to be filed under the terms of this Plan. For purposes of this Plan only, Compensation shall be calculated before reduction for any amounts deferred by the Participant pursuant to the Company’s tax qualified plans which may be maintained under Section 401(k) or Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, but shall exclude “wages” associated with the exercise of stock options by Participant or income arising from other equity instruments (e.g., stock units, restricted stock units or restricted stock) awarded to a Participant. Inclusion of any other forms of compensation, including commissions payable, is subject to Committee Approval prior to the time that a Deferral Commitment is required to be filed under the terms of this Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding, with respect to Matching Contributions, Compensation shall be limited to the Code Section 401(a)(17) limit in effect for the given Deferral Period with respect to which the Matching Contributions are to be attributed.

2.9 Deferral Election . “Deferral Election” means an irrevocable written commitment made by a Participant to defer a portion of his/her Compensation as set forth in Article III, and as permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion. A Participant shall be required to execute separate Deferral Elections for the deferral of Performance-Based Compensation and Compensation other than Performance-Based Compensation. The Deferral Election shall apply to each payment of Compensation and/or Performance-Based Compensation, as applicable, payable to a Participant. Such designation shall be made in the form of a whole percentage. Such Deferral Election shall be made on an Election Form and at a time deemed acceptable to the Committee.

2.10 Deferral Period . “Deferral Period” means each calendar year. For purposes of deferrals related to Participant’s annual bonus or other Performance-Based Compensation, “Deferral Period” shall mean the Company’s Fiscal Year.

2.11 Determination Date . “Determination Date” means each business day.

2.12 Disability . “Disability means the Participant is: (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement or other disability benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the participant’s employer.

2.13 Distribution Election . “Distribution Election” means the form of payment for certain benefits payable under this Plan, as elected by the Participant.

2.14 Financial Hardship . “Financial Hardship” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, a Beneficiary or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B));

(b) loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, not as a result of a natural disaster); or

(c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, which may include, if applicable, (x) the imminent foreclosure of or eviction from the Participant’s primary residence, (y) the need to pay for medical expenses of the Participant or funeral expenses of the Participant’s spouse, a Beneficiary, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Section 152 of the Code without regard to Section 152 (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)). Except as otherwise provided in this clause (c), the purchase of a home and the payment of college tuition are not Financial Hardship..

The determination of whether a Financial Hardship exists shall be determined by the Committee after addressing facts and circumstances of each case and other requirements of the applicable Treasury Regulations.

2.15 Interest . “Interest” means the amount credited to or charged against a Participant’s Account(s) on each Determination Date, which shall be based on the Valuation Funds chosen by the Participant as provided in Section 2.24, below and in a manner consistent with Section 4.3, below. Such credits or charges to a Participant’s Account may be either positive or negative to reflect the increase or decrease in value of the Account in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

2.16 Matching Contribution . “Matching Contribution” means the annual discretionary contribution, if any, made by the Company to the Participant’s Matching Account or Class Year Account, as applicable, under Section 4.4, below.

2.17 Participant . “Participant” means any individual who is eligible, pursuant to Section 3.1, below as applicable, to participate in this Plan, and who either, has elected to defer Compensation under this Plan in accordance with Article III, below, or who is determined by the Committee in their sole discretion as being eligible to receive a Matching Contribution or a Retention Contribution under this Plan. Such individual shall remain a Participant in this Plan for the period of deferral, or credit, and until such time as all benefits payable under this Plan have been paid in accordance with the provisions hereof.

2.18 Performance Based Compensation . “Performance Based Compensation” means annual bonus and commissions, the amount of which, or the entitlement to which is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria that relate to a particular Performance Period and are not certain to be met at the time the Deferral Election is made.

2.19 Performance Period . “Performance Period” means a continuous period of service with the Company comprising one entire plan year (which is the Company’s fiscal year) with respect to which Performance-Based Compensation is earned.

2.20 Plan . “Plan” means this Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Program, as amended from time to time.

2.21 Retention Contribution . “Retention Contribution” means the annual discretionary contribution, if any, made by the Company to the Participant’s Retention Account or Class Year Account, as applicable, under Section 4.4, below.

2.22 Retirement . “Retirement” means the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company, for reasons other than death or Disability, on or after the earlier of: (a) attainment of age 55 with at least ten (10) years of continuous service with the Company; or (b) attainment of age sixty-five (65).

2.23 Specified Employees . “Specified Employees” means “key employees,” as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof, of the Company.

2.24 Termination of Employment . “Termination of Employment” occurs where the Participant ceases performing any bona fide services for the Company, irrespective of whether the Participant is receiving or scheduled to receive salary continuation, severance, employee benefits or similar payments or benefits following the cessation of services, and where such cessation of services constitutes a separation from service under Code Section 409A.

2.25 Valuation Funds . “Valuation Funds” means one or more of the hypothetical investment funds or indices managed by an investment manager that are selected by the Committee. These Valuation Funds are used solely to calculate the Interest that is credited to each Participant’s Account(s) in accordance with Article IV, below, and does not represent, nor should it be interpreted to convey any beneficial interest or ownership on the part of the Participant in any asset or other property of the Company. Participants may allocate their Account(s) between Valuation Funds. Exhibit A attached hereto sets forth the available Valuation Funds which may be amended from time to time in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee.

ARTICLE 3 - ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility and Participation.

(a) Eligibility . Eligibility to participate in the Plan shall be limited to those employees of the Company who are (i) members of a select group of management or highly-compensated employees and (ii) designated as eligible to participate by the Committee, in its discretion, from time to time. An individual’s eligibility to participate in the Plan may be limited, in the Committee’s discretion, to deferrals only and/or to one or more Company contribution types.

(b) Participation . An individual’s participation in the Plan shall be effective upon notification to the individual by the Committee or its designee of his/her eligibility to participate (which notification shall specify the effective date of participation), and the earlier of a contribution under this Plan being made on behalf of the Participant by the Company or the completion and submission of an Enrollment Form, Allocation Form (as defined in Section 3.2(b) below), and a Distribution Election to the Committee within the time periods set forth in Section 3.2(b).

3.2 Form of Deferral Election . Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1, a Participant may irrevocably elect to make a Deferral Election and a related Distribution Election with respect to Compensation other than annual bonus Compensation or Performance-Based Compensation to be deferred for a given Deferral Period, and any Matching Contribution that may be made with respect to such Deferral Period, provided such elections are made and the respective forms are submitted to the Committee prior to the December 31 that immediately precedes the beginning of the Deferral Period. A Deferral Election and related Distribution Election with respect to any bonus or Performance-Based Compensation which is based on services performed over a period of at least twelve (12) months shall be made prior to March 27 of such performance period (and, in any event, no later than six (6) months prior to the end of such performance period), provided that: (i) the election to defer is made before the compensation has become readily ascertainable and (ii) the Participant was employed at the time the performance criteria were established. Notwithstanding the preceding, effective on and after January 1, 2014, a Deferral Election and related Distribution Election with respect to a given calendar year/Deferral Period shall apply to all Participant deferrals and Company contributions attributable to such calendar year/Deferral Period that are credited to the Participant’s applicable Class Year Account for such calendar year/Deferral Period. The Deferral Election shall specify the following:

(a) Deferral Amounts; Accounts . A Deferral Election shall be made with respect to each payment of Compensation payable by the Company to a Participant during the Deferral Period, and, prior to January 1, 2014, shall designate the portion of each deferral that shall be allocated among either the Deferral or In-Service Accounts. In addition, for periods prior to January 1, 2014, no amounts shall be deferred into an In-Service Account once payments have commenced under the terms of this Plan and until such time as the entire Account Balance has been completely distributed. The Participant shall set forth the amount of his salary to be deferred as a whole percentage amount of Compensation.

(b) Allocation to Valuation Funds . The Participant shall specify in a separate form (known as the “Allocation Form”) filed with the Committee, the Participant’s initial allocation of the amounts deferred into each Account among the various available Valuation Funds.

(c) Maximum Deferral . The maximum amount of Compensation that may be deferred shall be no more than seventy-five percent (75%) of base salary and one hundred percent (100%) of annual bonus or Performance-Based Compensation.

3.3 Period of Commitment . Any Deferral Election or Distribution Election made by a Participant with respect to Compensation shall remain in effect solely for the current Deferral Period, and shall not remain in effect for any future Deferral Periods; provided, if a Participant suffers a Disability or terminates employment with Company prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the Deferral Period shall end as of the date of Disability or Termination of Employment. Furthermore, a Deferral Election may be temporarily revoked by operation of Section 5.6, below.

3.4 Modification of Deferral Election . Except as provided in Sections 3.3, above, and 5.6 below, a Deferral Election shall be irrevocable by the Participant during a Deferral Period.

3.5 Change in Status . If the Committee determines that a Participant’s employment performance is no longer at a level that warrants reward through participation in this Plan, but does not terminate the Participant’s employment with Company, the Participant’s existing Deferral Election shall terminate at the end of the Deferral Period, and no new Deferral Election may be made by such Participant after notice of such determination is given by the Committee, unless the Participant later satisfies the requirements of Section 3.1. If the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines that the Participant no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as determined in accordance with the ERISA, and interpretive guidance issued thereunder the Committee may, in its sole discretion terminate any Deferral Election for that year, and prohibit the Participant from making any future Deferral Elections.

Defaults in Event of Incomplete or Inaccurate Deferral Elections or Distribution Elections . In the event that a Participant submits an incomplete or inaccurate Deferral Election, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, such election will be rejected as an invalid Deferral Election . In addition, in the event that a Participant submits an incomplete or inaccurate Distribution Election, as determined in the Committee’s discretion, the form of distribution for all monies in each Account under the Plan shall be a lump sum distribution upon Termination of Employment. Finally, in the event that a Participant submits an incomplete or inaccurate Valuation Fund, the amounts to be credited to the Participant’s applicable Account shall be invested in such fund as selected by the Committee in its discretion.

ARTICLE 4 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT

4.1 Accounts . Effective prior to January 1, 2014, the Compensation deferred by a Participant under the Plan, and Interest shall be credited to the Participant’s Account(s) as selected by the Participant; any Matching Contributions and Interest thereon shall be credited to the Participant’s Matching Account; and any Retention Contributions and Interest thereon shall be credited to the Participant’s Retention Account. Separate accounts may be maintained on the books of the Company to reflect the different Accounts chosen by the Participant, and the Participant shall designate the portion of each deferral that will be credited to each Account as set forth in Section 3.2(a), above. These Accounts shall be used solely to calculate the amount payable to each Participant under this Plan and shall not constitute a separate fund of assets. Effective on and after January 1, 2014, for each calendar year/Deferral Period, a Participant shall have all Compensation deferred by the Participant (and Interest thereon) for a given calendar year/Deferral Period and all Company contributions attributable to such calendar year/Deferral Period (and Interest thereon) credited to the Participant’s applicable Class Year Account.

4.2 Timing of Credits; Withholding . A Participant’s deferred Compensation shall be credited to each Account designated by the Participant as soon as administratively practical after the date the Compensation deferred would have otherwise been payable to the Participant. Any Matching Contributions shall be credited to the Matching Account as set forth in Section 4.5, below. Any Retention Contributions shall be credited to the Retention Account as set forth in Section 4.5, below. Any withholding of taxes or other amounts with respect to deferred Compensation or other amounts credited under this Plan that is required by local, state or federal law shall be withheld from the Participant’s corresponding non-deferred portion of the Compensation to the maximum extent possible, and any remaining amount shall reduce the amount credited to the Participant’s Account in a manner specified by the Committee.

4.3 Valuation Funds . A Participant shall designate, at a time and in a manner acceptable to the Committee, one or more Valuation Funds for each Account for the sole purpose of determining the amount of Interest to be credited or debited to such Account. Such election shall designate the portion of each deferral of Compensation made into each Account that shall be allocated among the available Valuation Fund(s), and such election shall apply to each succeeding deferral of Compensation until such time as the Participant shall file a new election with the Committee. Upon notice to the Committee, Participants shall also be permitted to reallocate the balance in each Valuation Fund among the other available Valuation Funds as determined by the Committee. The manner in which such elections shall be made and the frequency with which such elections may be changed and the manner in which such elections shall become effective shall be determined in accordance with the procedures to be adopted by the Committee or its delegates from time to time. As of the Effective Date, such elections may be made on a daily basis electronically, and such elections shall become effective on the date made or the next available Determination Date.

4.4 Company Contributions .

(a) Matching Contributions . With respect to a Participant who (i) elects to defer Compensation under the Plan for a given Deferral Period and (ii) deferred the maximum permissible amount under the Hologic, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for such Deferral Period, the Company may make a discretionary contribution to each such eligible Participant’s Matching Account in an amount not to exceed the additional Company contribution amount that would have been credited to the Participant under the 401(k) Plan but for the deferral limitations under the 401(k) Plan. If the Company, in its discretion, elects to make a Matching Contribution for a given Deferral Period, the applicable Matching Contribution shall be credited to each eligible Participant’s Matching Account as soon as is practical after the end of the Deferral Period. In order for a Participant to be eligible to receive a Matching Contribution, if any, made under this Section 4.4(a) with respect to a given Deferral Period, the Participant must remain an active employee of the Company on the last day of such Deferral Period. Effective on and after January 1, 2014, Matching Contributions attributable to a given calendar year/Deferral Period shall be made to the Participant’s applicable Class Year Account.

(b) Retention Contributions . Company may make a discretionary contribution to each eligible Participant’s Retention Account as soon as is practical after the close of the Company’s fiscal year. The amount of the credit shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and each year, the Committee shall have the discretion to increase or decrease the Retention Contribution from prior years, or to eliminate the contribution totally for any given year. Effective on and after January 1, 2014, Retention Contributions attributable to a given calendar year/Deferral Period shall be made to the Participant’s applicable Class Year Account.

4.5 Determination of Accounts . Each Participant’s Account as of each Determination Date shall consist of the balance of the Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date, adjusted as follows:

(a) New Deferrals . Each Account shall be increased by any deferred Compensation credited since such prior Determination Date in the proportion chosen by the Participant, except that no amount of new deferrals shall be credited to an Account at the same time that a distribution is to be made from that Account.

(b) Company Contributions . Each Account shall be increased by any Matching Contributions or Retention Contributions credited since such prior Determination as set forth above in sections 4.4 or as otherwise directed by the Committee.

(c) Distributions . Each Account shall be reduced by the amount of each benefit payment made from that Account since the prior Determination Date. Distributions shall be deemed to have been made proportionally from each of the Valuation Funds maintained within such Account based on the proportion that such Valuation Fund bears to the sum of all Valuation Funds maintained within such Account for that Participant as of the Determination Date immediately preceding the date of payment.

(d) Interest . Each Account shall be increased or decreased by the Interest credited to such Account since such Determination Date as though the balance of that Account as of the beginning of the current month had been invested in the applicable Valuation Funds chosen by the Participant.

4.6 Vesting of Accounts . Each Participant shall be vested in the amounts credited to such Participant’s Account and Interest thereon as follows:

(a) Amounts Deferred . A Participant shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all times in the amount of Compensation elected to be deferred under this Plan to the Deferral Account and In-Service Account, if any, including any Interest thereon.

(b) Matching Contributions . A Participant shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all times in the amount of Matching Contributions made, if any, to the Participant’s Matching Account (or, effective on and after January 1, 2014, the applicable Class Year Account), including any Interest thereon.

(c) Retention Contributions . Each separate Retention Contribution, if any, to a Participant’s Retention Account (or, effective on and after January 1, 2014, the applicable Class Year Account), including any Interest thereon, shall be 33% vested on September 30 of the first calendar year that commences following the fiscal year to which the Retention Contribution is attributable, provided, that the Participant remains employed by the Company on such date; vested in an additional 33% of such Retention Contribution on September 30 of the second calendar year that commences following the fiscal year to which the Retention Contribution is attributable, provided, that the Participant remains employed by the Company on such date; and vested in an additional 34% of such Retention Contribution on September 30 of the third calendar year that commences following the fiscal year to which the Retention Contribution is attributable, provided, that the Participant remains employed by the Company on such date. If the Participant fails to remain employed with the Company through the vesting dates and the Retention Contribution is not otherwise vested as providing in the following sentence, then the unvested portion of the Retention Contribution and any Interest thereon shall be forfeited and returned to the Company. Notwithstanding the previous sentence or anything else herein to the contrary, a Participant’s Retention Contributions shall (i) be one hundred percent (100%) vested upon the death or Disability of the Participant, the Participant’s Retirement or a Change of Control or (ii) be one hundred percent (100%) vested as otherwise provided by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(d) Statement of Accounts . The Committee shall direct the Plan’s third-party administrator to provide to each Participant a statement showing the balances in the Participant’s Account on a quarterly basis.

ARTICLE 5 - PLAN BENEFITS

5.1 Deferral Account and Matching Account . The vested portion of a Participant’s Deferral Account and Matching Account shall be distributed to the Participant upon the Termination of Employment with the Company.

(a) Timing of Payment. Subject to Section 5.9, benefits payable from the Deferral Account shall commence on or about the December 15 ^th immediately following the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment, or if later forty-five (45) days following the Participant’s Termination of Employment, and subsequent payments, if the Form of Payment selected provides for subsequent payments, shall be made on or about each succeeding December 15th.

(b) Form of Payment. The form of benefit payment from the Deferral Account and Matching Account (or, as applicable, a portion of the Deferral Account or Matching Account) shall be that form selected by the Participant in the applicable Deferral Election and Distribution Election which designated the distribution of the Matching Account or a portion of the Compensation deferred be allocated to the Deferral Account, and as permitted pursuant to Section 5.10 below, except that if the Participant terminates employment prior to Retirement, in which event, the Deferral Account and the Matching Account shall be paid in the form of a lump sum payment.

5.2 Retention Account. The vested portion of the Participant’s Retention Account shall be distributed to the Participant upon the Termination of Employment with the Company.

(a) Timing of Payment. Subject to Section 5.9, benefits payable from the Retention Account shall commence on or about the December 15 ^th immediately following the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment, or if later forty-five (45) days following the Participant’s Termination of Employment, and subsequent payments, if the Form of Payment selected provides for subsequent payments, shall be made on or about each succeeding December 15th.

(b) Form of Payment . The form of benefit payment from the Retention Account shall be made in that form selected by the Participant in the Distribution Election set forth in the Enrollment Form filed with the Committee coincident with the initial crediting of amounts to the Retention Account, and as permitted pursuant to Section 5.10 below, except that if the Participant terminates employment prior to Retirement, in which event, the Retention Account shall be paid in the form of a lump sum payment.

5.3 In-Service Account . The vested portion of a Participant’s In-Service Account shall generally be distributed to the Participant upon the date chosen by the Participant, or if earlier the Participant’s Termination of Employment.

(a) Timing of Payment . Subject to Section 5.9, benefits under this section shall be payable on or about January 15 ^th of the year specified in the first Deferral Election which designated a portion of the Compensation deferred be allocated to the In-Service Account and subsequent payments. In no event shall the date selected be earlier than twenty-four (24) months following the initial filing of the Deferral Election with respect to that In-Service Account. In the event that the Participant terminates employment with the Company prior to the date so specified, the benefits under this section shall commence on Participant’s Termination of Employment. Any benefit payments due on Termination of Employment shall commence on or about the December 15th immediately following the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment, or if later forty-five (45) days following the Participant’s Termination of Employment and if the Form of Payment selected provides for subsequent payments, subsequent payments shall be made on or about each succeeding December 15th.

(b) Form of Payment . The form of benefit payment from the In-Service Account shall be that form selected by the Participant pursuant to Section 5.10, below, except that if the Participant terminates employment with the Company prior to the date so specified, then the In-Service Account shall be paid in the form of a lump sum payment.

(c) Change of Time and/or Form of Payment . The Participant may, subsequently amend the form of payment or the intended date of payment to a date later than that date initially chosen, by filing such amendment with the Committee no later than twelve (12) months prior to the current date of payment. The Participant may file this amendment, provided that each amendment must provide for a payout under this paragraph at a date no earlier than five (5) years after the date of payment in force immediately prior to the filing of such request, and the amendment may not take effect for twelve (12) months after the request is made.

5.4 Class Year Account . The vested portion of each applicable Class Year Account of a Participant shall be distributed to the Participant upon the earlier of (i) the Participant’s Termination of Employment with the Company or (ii) a date-certain distribution date, as elected by the Participant.

(a) Timing of Payment. Subject to Section 5.9, benefits payable from the applicable Class Year Account shall commence within sixty (60) days following the earlier of (i) date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment or (ii) the date-certain distribution date elected by the Participant, and subsequent payments, if the Form of Payment selected provides for subsequent payments, shall be made on each subsequent anniversary date of the first payment. In no event shall a Participant be permitted to elect the tax year of payment when the sixty (60) day period spans two calendar years.

(b) Form of Payment. The form of benefit payment from the applicable Class Year Account shall be that form selected by the Participant in the applicable Deferral Election and Distribution Election which designated the distribution of the applicable Class Year Account. Notwithstanding the preceding, if the Participant terminates employment prior to Retirement, Retention Contributions made to the Participant’s Class Year Accounts shall be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment.

5.5 Death Benefit . Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, upon the death of a Participant prior to the commencement of benefits under this Plan from any particular Account, Company shall pay to the Participant’s Beneficiary an amount equal to the vested Account balance in that Account in the form of a lump sum payment within ninety (90) days following the Participant’s date of death, provided substantiation of such death is provided to the Company within such time period. In the event of the death of the Participant after the commencement of benefits under this Plan from any Account, the benefits from that Account(s) shall be paid to the Participant’s designated Beneficiary from that Account at the same time and in the same manner as if the Participant had survived.

5.6 Hardship Distributions . Upon a finding that a Participant has suffered a Financial Hardship, the Committee shall terminate the existing Deferral Election, and/or make distributions from any or all of the Participant’s Accounts. The amount of such distribution shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to meet the Participant’s needs resulting from the Financial Hardship plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such Financial Hardship is or may be relieved through the reimbursement or compensation by insurance, or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent that liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). The amount of such distribution will not exceed the Participant’s vested Account balances. If payment is made due to Financial Hardship, the Participant’s deferrals under this Plan shall cease for the period of the Financial Hardship and for twelve (12) months thereafter. If the Participant is again eligible to participate, any resumption of the Participant’s deferrals under the Plan after such twelve (12) month period shall be made only at the election of the Participant in accordance with Article III herein.

5.7 Change of Control Distributions . Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, benefits payable from the Participant’s Accounts shall be distributed to the Participant within forty-five (45) days following the Change of Control.

5.8 Disability Distributions . Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, with respect to a Participant Disability occurring after October 15, 2013, upon a finding that a Participant has suffered a Disability prior to the commencement of benefits under the Plan, the Committee shall distribute the vested Account balance from each of the Participant’s Accounts in the form of a lump sum payment within ninety (90) days following the Participant’s Date of Disability.

5.9 Payment to Specified Employees . Payments of benefits due to the Termination of Employment of a Participant who is determined to meet the definition of Specified Employee shall be payable as otherwise provided, except that the initial payment shall be made no earlier than the six (6) months following the Termination of Employment with the Company (or if earlier than the end of the six (6) month period, the date of death of the Specified Employee).

5.10 Form of Payment . Unless otherwise specified in this Article, the benefits payable from any Account under this Plan shall be paid in the form of benefit as provided below, and as elected by the Participant. The permitted forms of benefit payments are:

(a) A lump sum; and

(b) Annual installments for a period of up to fifteen (15) years (or in the event of payment of the In-Service Account, a maximum of five (5) years) (with respect to Class Year Accounts, up to fifteen (15) years if payment is to be made due to Termination of Employment; otherwise, up to five (5) years if payment is to be made pursuant to a date-certain distribution election) where the annual payment shall be equal to the balance of the Account (or portion of the Account payable in Installments) immediately prior to the payment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1) and the denominator of which commences at the number of annual payment initially chosen and is reduced by one (1) in each succeeding year. Interest on the unpaid balance shall be based on the most recent allocation among the available Valuation Funds chosen by the Participant, made in accordance with Section 4.3, above. For purposes of Code Section 409A, installment payments shall be considered to be single payment.

5.11 Small Account . If the total of a Participant’s vested, unpaid aggregate Account balance in all Accounts under the Plan as of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment is less than $10,000, the remaining unpaid, vested aggregate Account balance in all Accounts under the Plan shall be paid in a lump sum, notwithstanding any election by the Participant to the contrary.

5.12 Withholding; Payroll Taxes . Company shall withhold from any payment made pursuant to this Plan any taxes required to be withheld from such payments under local, state or federal law.

5.13 Payment to Guardian . If a Plan benefit is payable to a minor or a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of the property, the Committee may direct payment to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or person. The Committee may require proof of incompetency, minority, incapacity or guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution. Such distribution shall completely discharge the Committee and Company from all liability with respect to such benefit.

5.14 Effect of Payment . The full payment of the applicable benefit under this Article V shall completely discharge all obligations on the part of the Company to the Participant (and the Participant’s Beneficiary) with respect to the operation of this Plan, and the Participant’s (and Participant’s Beneficiary’s) rights under this Plan shall terminate.

5.15 Forfeiture. In the event a Participant is terminated for “cause”, then his Retention Account shall be immediately forfeited without regard to whether or not he is vested or unvested in such Retention Account. For purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall mean (i) an act or acts of personal dishonesty taken by the Participant and intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Participant at the expense of the Company; (ii) material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, and other Company Codes of Conduct or policies and procedures that are applicable to the Participant; or (iii) the conviction of the Participant of a felony involving moral turpitude, which are not remedied in a reasonable period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, forfeiture for cause may not occur following a Change of Control.

5.16 No Acceleration of Retirement Benefit. Neither a Participant nor the Company may accelerate the time or schedule of any Retirement Benefit scheduled to be paid under the Plan (including, for this purpose, any Deferral Agreement or Deferral Election). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the time or schedule of any Retirement Benefit may be accelerated in any of the following circumstances:

(a) Domestic Relations Orders. The Plan Administrator may accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to an individual other than the Participant, or a payment under the Plan may be made to an individual other than the Participant, to the extent necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code);

(b) Payment of Employment Taxes. The Plan Administrator may accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan, or a payment may be made under the Plan, to (x) pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”) tax imposed under Sections 3101, 3121(a) or 3121(v)(2) of the Code or (y) pay the income tax at the source on wages imposed under Section 3401 of the Code or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. However, the total payment under this clause (b) may not exceed the aggregate of the FICA amount and the income tax withholding related to the FICA amount;

(c) Payment Upon Income Inclusion Under Section 409A. The Plan Administrator may accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan, or a payment may be made under the Plan, at any time that the Plan fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Final Regulations. Such payment may not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; or

(d) Certain Offsets. The Plan Administrator may accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan, or a payment may be made under the Plan, as satisfaction of debt of the Participant to the Company, where such debt is incurred in the ordinary course of the service relationship between the Participant and the Company, the entire amount of reduction in any of the Participant’s taxable years does not exceed $5,000, and the reduction is made at the same time and in the same amount as the debt otherwise would have been due and collected from the Participant.

ARTICLE 6 - BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

6.1 Beneficiary Designation . Each Participant shall have the right, at any time, to designate one (1) or more persons or entity as Beneficiary (both primary as well as secondary) to whom benefits under this Plan shall be paid in the event of Participant’s death prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s vested Account balance. Each Beneficiary designation shall be in a written form prescribed by the Committee, shall be effective only when filed with the Committee during the Participant’s lifetime and shall apply to all monies in all of the Participant’s Accounts under the Plan.

6.2 Changing Beneficiary . Any Beneficiary designation may be changed by a Participant without the consent of the previously named Beneficiary by the filing of a new Beneficiary designation with the Committee.

6.3 No Beneficiary Designation . If any Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary in the manner provided above, if the designation is void, or if the Beneficiary designated by a deceased Participant dies before the Participant or before complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be the person in the first of the following classes in which there is a survivor:

(a) The Participant’s surviving spouse;

(b) The Participant’s children in equal shares, except that if any of the children predeceases the Participant but leaves surviving issue, then such issue shall take by right of representation the share the deceased child would have taken if living; or

(c) The Participant’s estate.

6.4 Effect of Payment . Payment to the Beneficiary shall completely discharge the Company’s obligations under this Plan.

ARTICLE 7 - ADMINISTRATION

7.1 Committee; Duties . This Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee, or the Senior Vice President of Human Resources acting as the Plan Administrator. References to the “Compensation Committee” in the Plan shall include the Senior Vice President of Human Resources acting in his capacity as Plan Administrator. The Committee or its designee shall have the authority to make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of the Plan, as they may arise in such administration. A majority vote of the Committee members shall control any decision.

7.2 Agents . The Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Company.

7.3 Binding Effect of Decisions . The decision or action of the Committee with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

7.4 Indemnity of Committee . To the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Compensation Committee or the Senior Vice President of Human Resources acting as the Plan Administrator against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan on account of such member’s service on the Committee, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

ARTICLE 8 - CLAIMS PROCEDURE

8.1 Claim . Any person or entity claiming a benefit, requesting an interpretation or ruling under the Plan (hereinafter referred to as “Claimant”), or requesting information under the Plan shall present the request in writing to the Committee, which shall respond in writing as soon as practical, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after receiving the initial claim (or no later than forty-five (45) days after receiving the initial claim regarding a Disability under this Plan).

8.2 Denial of Claim . If the claim or request is denied, the written notice of denial shall state:

(a) The reasons for denial, with specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(b) A description of any additional material or information required and an explanation of why it is necessary, in which event the time frames listed in section 8.1 shall be one hundred and eighty (180) and seventy-five (75) days from the date of the initial claim respectively; and

(c) An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedure.

8.3 Review of Claim . Any Claimant whose claim or request is denied or who has not received a response within sixty (60) days (or one hundred and eighty (180) days in the event of a claim regarding a Disability) may request a review by notice given in writing to the Committee. Such request must be made within sixty (60) days (or one hundred and eighty (180) days in the event of a claim regarding a Disability) after receipt by the Claimant of the written notice of denial, or in the event Claimant has not received a response sixty (60) days (or one hundred and eighty (180) days in the event of a claim regarding a Disability) after receipt by the Committee of Claimant’s claim or request. The claim or request shall be reviewed by the Committee which may, but shall not be required to, grant the Claimant a hearing. On review, the claimant may have representation, examine pertinent documents, and submit issues and comments in writing.

8.4 Final Decision . The decision on review shall normally be made within sixty (60) days (or forty-five (45) days in the event of a claim regarding a Disability) after the Committee’s receipt of claimant’s claim or request. If an extension of time is required for a hearing or other special circumstances, the Claimant shall be notified and the time limit shall be one hundred twenty (120) days (or ninety (90) days in the event of a claim regarding a Disability). The decision shall be in writing and shall state the reasons and the relevant Plan provisions. All decisions on review shall be final and bind all parties concerned.

ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

9.1 Amendment . The Board may at any time amend the Plan by written instrument, notice of which is given to all Participants and to Beneficiary receiving installment payments, except that no amendment shall reduce or otherwise adversely affect the amount accrued in any Account as of the date the amendment is adopted.

9.2 Company’s Right to Terminate . The Board may at any time terminate the Plan provided that such termination of the Plan is not treated as an “acceleration of benefits” as described in Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and the Plan termination is identified as an exception to the non-acceleration rule” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix). Upon a permitted partial or complete termination, the Board may cease all future Deferral Elections, all current Deferral Elections, and or, in its sole discretion, pay out Accounts over a period of up to five (5) years, provided such action is not treated as an “acceleration of benefits” as described in Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).:

ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Unsecured General Creditor . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, Participants and Participants’ Beneficiary shall be unsecured general creditors, with no secured or preferential rights to any assets of Company or any other party for payment of benefits under this Plan. Any property held by Company for the purpose of generating the cash flow for benefit payments shall remain its general, unpledged and unrestricted assets. Company’s obligation under the Plan shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.

10.2 Trust Fund . Company shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits provided under the Plan. At its discretion, Company may establish one (1) or more rabbi trusts, with such trustees as the Board may approve, for the purpose of assisting in the payment of such benefits. The assets of any such trust shall be held for payment of all Company’s general creditors in the event of insolvency. To the extent any benefits provided under the Plan are paid from any such trust, Company shall have no further obligation to pay them. If not paid from the trust, such benefits shall remain the obligation of Company.

10.3 Nonassignability . Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be unassignable and non-transferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

10.4 Not a Contract of Employment . This Plan shall not constitute an employment contract or a contract for services of any kind between the Company and the Participant. Nothing in this Plan shall confer on the Participant the right to be retained by Company or otherwise be retained in the service of the Company or to interfere with the right of the Company to terminate its relationship with a Participant at any time.

10.5 Protective Provisions . A Participant will cooperate with Company by furnishing any and all information requested by Company, in order to facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, and by taking such physical examinations as Company may deem necessary and taking such other action as may be requested by Company.

10.6 Governing Law . The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, except to the extent as preempted by federal law.

10.7 Validity . If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

10.8 Notice . Any notice required or permitted under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered or sent by registered or certified mail. Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification. Mailed notice to the Committee shall be directed to the company’s address. Mailed notice to a Participant or Beneficiary shall be directed to the individual’s last known address in company’s records.

10.9 Successors . The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of Company and its successors and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of Company, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity

10.10 Code Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Company, upon the advice of its counsel, determines in its sole and absolute discretion that a delay in payment of a benefit hereunder or other modification is necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, then such delay in payment or other modification shall be made.

Effective ______, you have been granted an award of ___ restricted stock units (“RSUs”) . These units are restricted until the restriction lapse date(s) shown below, at which time, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the attached Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”), you will receive the applicable vested shares of Hologic, Inc. (the “Company”) common stock:

The current total value of the underlying shares (based upon the closing price on the grant date) is $_________ .

The vesting schedule of the award is as follows:

By your signature and the Company's signature below, you and the Company agree that these RSUs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement and the Company's Plan, referenced above and in the Award Agreement, all of which are attached and made a part of this document. 

Hologic, Inc.

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) pursuant to the Hologic, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company and the Grantee desire to enter into an agreement whereby the Company will grant the Grantee Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) in respect of the Company’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), as set forth in the Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Units to which this Award Agreement is attached (the “Award Notice”).

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:

1. Grant of RSUs . Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated herein by reference), the Company hereby grants to the Grantee the number of RSUs as provided in the Award Notice. The shares of Common Stock covered by these RSUs are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “RSU Shares”. The number and class of securities and vesting schedule of the RSUs are subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

2. Restricted Stock Units . Each RSU entitles the Grantee to receive from the Company (i) one share of Common Stock for each RSU Share vested as of a Vesting Date (as defined below) and (ii) the right to receive notional dividend equivalents, if any, each in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan. As soon as practical after a Vesting Date, the Company shall deliver the RSU Shares which have vested on that date.

3. Dividend Equivalents . Until the Vesting Date, whenever dividends are paid or distributed with respect to the Common Stock, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive notional dividend equivalents (the “Dividend Equivalents”) in an amount equal in value to the amount of the dividend or property distributed on a single share of Common Stock, multiplied by the number of RSUs credited to the Grantee’s account as of the record date for such dividend or distribution.   Payment of the notional dividend equivalents paid on RSUs will be withheld by the Company and shall be delivered to the Grantee as of the Vesting Date, if and only to the extent that the RSUs have vested as of said date, as set forth in paragraph 4.  

4. Vesting . The RSUs granted hereby will vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the Restriction Lapse Dates as provided in the Award Notice with respect to the number of shares as provided in the Award Notice for each such date, or (ii) in their entirety on the termination of the Grantee’s Service (as defined below) as a result of the death or Permanent Disability (as defined in Section 23(e)(3) of the Code) of the Grantee, provided that in each such case the Grantee has remained in continuous Service through such date or termination, as applicable (the “Vesting Date”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Service” shall mean service as a Service Provider to the Company; and the term “Service Provider” shall mean an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or a consultant currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. Whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Company, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. If the Grantee’s Service is terminated prior to the Vesting Date, then the unvested RSUs shall terminate and Grantee shall have no further rights hereunder, including without limitation any rights to receive any Dividend Equivalents as set forth in paragraph 3.

5. Nontransferability . The RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement may not be transferred without the consent of the Company, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

6. No Rights Other Than Those Expressly Created . Neither this Award Agreement, the RSUs, nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving the Grantee any right to be retained in the Service of, or continue to be affiliated with, the Company, (ii) giving the Grantee any equity or interest of any kind in any assets of the Company, or (iii) creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Grantee and the Company. As to any claim for any unpaid amounts or distributions under this Award Agreement, any person having a claim for payments shall be an unsecured creditor. The Grantee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any RSU Shares or any Dividend Equivalents until such time as the underlying RSU has been vested and the RSU Shares have been issued.

7. Compliance with Laws .

(a) Withholding of Taxes . Pursuant to applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, the Company may be required to collect or withhold income or other taxes from Grantee upon the Vesting Date or at some other time. The Company may require, upon the Vesting Date, or demand, at such other time as it may consider appropriate, that the Grantee pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company may determine is required to be collected or withheld, and the Grantee shall comply with the requirement or demand of the Company.

(b) Securities Law Compliance . Upon vesting (or partial vesting) of the RSUs granted hereunder, the Grantee shall make such representations and furnish such information as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be appropriate to permit the Company to issue or transfer the RSU Shares in compliance with the provisions of applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and delivery of RSU Shares until completion of such registration or other qualification of such shares under any federal or state laws, or stock exchange listing, as the Company may consider appropriate. In addition, the Company may require that prior to the issuance or transfer of RSU Shares, the Grantee enter into a written agreement to comply with any restrictions on subsequent disposition that the Company deems necessary or advisable under any applicable federal and state securities laws. The RSU Shares issued hereunder may be legended to reflect such restrictions.

(c) General . No RSU Shares shall be issued or Dividend Equivalents distributed upon vesting of an RSU granted hereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that there has been compliance with all legal requirements applicable to the issuance of such RSU Shares and/or distribution of such Dividend Equivalents.

8. Miscellaneous .

(a) 409A Compliance . The Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, delay payments hereunder or make such other modifications with respect to the issuance of stock hereunder as it reasonably deems necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code and interpretative guidance thereunder.

(b). Recoupment/Claw-Back of Awards . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, any RSU granted under this Award Agreement (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received upon any receipt or exercise of any RSU or upon the receipt or resale of any share of Common Stock underlying the RSU) shall be subject to the terms of any compensation recoupment or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, as any such policy may be amended from time to time, and/or subject to recoupment as required by any other provisions of any law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.

(c) Discretion of the Committee . Unless otherwise explicitly provided herein, the Board of Directors of the Company, or an authorized committee thereof, shall make all determinations required to be made hereunder, including determinations required to be made by the Company, and shall interpret all provisions of this Award Agreement and the underlying RSUs, as it deems necessary or desirable, in its sole and unfettered discretion. Such determinations and interpretations shall be binding on and conclusive to the Company and the Grantee.

(d) Amendment . This Award Agreement may only be modified or amended by a writing signed by both parties.

(e) Notices . Any notices required to be given under this Award Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

if to the Company:

Hologic, Inc.

35 Crosby Dr.

Bedford, MA 01730

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Grantee:

As set forth in the records of the Company

or to such other address as either party may designate under the provisions hereof.

(f) Entire Agreement . This Award Agreement shall supersede in its entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Grantee, whether oral or written, with respect to the RSUs granted hereunder; provided however that nothing herein shall supersede any prior written employment or other similar written agreement, if any, that may provide, in certain circumstances, for acceleration of restricted stock units granted to the Grantee.

(g) Successors and Assigns . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

(h) Applicable Law; Severability . All rights and obligations under this Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Award Agreement shall be unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Award Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.

(i) Paragraph Headings; Rules of Construction . The paragraph headings used in this Award Agreement are for convenience of reference, and are not to be construed as part of this Award Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Award Agreement.

(j) Electronic Copies . The Company may choose to deliver certain materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this Award Agreement, the Grantee consents and agrees that the Company may deliver the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report to Grantee in an electronic format. If at any time Grantee would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, the Company will provide such copies upon request.

(k) No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies . No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of the party, unless explicitly provided for herein. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Award Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder.

(l) Counterparts . The Award Notice to which this Award Agreement is a part may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by electronic or facsimile signature, each of which shall be deemed in original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Effective Grant Date , you have been granted a Non-Qualified Stock Option (the “Option”) to buy shares granted shares of Hologic , Inc. (the “Company”) common stock at grant price . The Option is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan, referenced above, and the option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) provided herewith.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Option Agreement and the Plan, the Option will vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, such that the Option will be fully vested on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement or the Plan the Option will expire on Expiration Date [7 years after grant date] .

By your signature and the Company's signature below, you and the Company agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Option Agreement. 

HOLOGIC, INC.

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) pursuant to the Hologic, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company and the Optionee desire to enter into an agreement whereby the Company will grant the Optionee an option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), as set forth in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options to which this Award Agreement is attached (the “Award Notice”); and

WHEREAS, this Option is intended to qualify as a “Non-Qualified Stock Option”, which is a stock option which does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Optionee agree as follows:

1. Grant of Option .

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated herein by reference), the Company hereby grants to the Optionee an Option to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) as provided in the Award Notice. The exercise price at which the Option Shares may be purchased (the “Option Exercise Price”) and the vesting schedule of the Option are set forth in the Award Notice. The number and class of securities, vesting schedule and exercise price per share subject to this Option are subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

2. Vesting of Option .

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, Section 3 of this Option Agreement and the right of the Company to accelerate the date upon which any or all of this Option would otherwise become exercisable, the Optionee shall be entitled to exercise this Option with respect to all or a portion of the percentage or number of the Option Shares provided in the Award Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Optionee’s Service (as defined below) is terminated as a result of the death or Permanent Disability (as defined in Section 23(e)(3) of the Code) of the Optionee, the Option shall become fully vested upon such termination . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Service” shall mean service as a Service Provider to the Company, and the term “Service Provider” shall mean an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or a consultant currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. Whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of this Agreement shall be determined by the Company, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date set forth in the Award Notice.

3. Termination of Service.

If the Optionee’s Service is terminated (a “Termination”), then unless otherwise provided in this Option Agreement or the Plan, this Option may be exercised as to all shares with respect to which Optionee could exercise this Option on the date of Termination, and which shares have not been previously purchased, until the earlier of the Expiration Date, or:

(i) in the case of a Termination by reason of death or Permanent Disability, one year after such Termination; and

(ii) in all other cases, ninety (90) days after the Termination; or

such other date as determined by the Company, and there shall be no further vesting of the Option after such Termination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Termination for cause, the ability to exercise this Option may be terminated on such earlier date as the Company may specify, and such date may be set so as to prevent the Optionee from further exercising any portion of this Option.

4. Nontransferability; Persons Able to Exercise .

The Option may not be transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. During the life of the Optionee, only the Optionee may exercise this Option. If the Optionee dies while still employed by the Company, or the periods specified in Section 3, this Option may be exercised by the Optionee’s executors, administrators, legatees or distributees, provided that such person or persons comply with the provisions of this Option applicable to the Optionee.

5. Method of Exercising Option .

The Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by written notice to the Company, containing an executed Notice of Exercise in the form of Attachment A, provided that the Company, in its discretion, may modify or augment these requirements as provided in Section 7 of this Option Agreement, or where appropriate because a person other than the Optionee is exercising the Option pursuant to Section 4. The written notice specified in this Section must be accompanied by payment of the Option Exercise Price for the shares being purchased. Payment shall be made in cash, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, authorizes payment to be made in shares of Common Stock of the Company, a combination of such shares and cash. As soon as practical after receipt of this notice and payment, the Company shall deliver the purchased Option Shares. In the event this Option is exercised by any person other than the Optionee, the notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise this Option.

6. No Rights Other Than Those Expressly Created .

Neither this Option, the Option Agreement nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving the Optionee any right to be retained in the Service of, or continue to be affiliated with, the Company, (ii) giving the Optionee any equity or interest of any kind in any assets of the Company, or (iii) creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Optionee and the Company. As to any claim for any unpaid amounts under this Option, any person having a claim for payments shall be an unsecured creditor. The Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Option Shares until such time as this Option has been exercised and Option Shares have been issued.

7. Compliance with Laws .

(a) Withholding of Taxes . Pursuant to applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, the Company may be required to collect or withhold income or other taxes from Optionee upon the grant of this Option, the exercise of this Option, or at some other time. The Company may require, as a condition to the exercise of this Option, or demand, at such other time as it may consider appropriate, that the Optionee pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company may determine is required to be collected or withheld, and the Optionee shall comply with the requirement or demand of the Company.

(b) Securities Law Compliance . Upon exercise (or partial exercise) of this Option, the Optionee shall make such representations and furnish such information as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be appropriate to permit the Company to issue or transfer the Option Shares in compliance with the provisions of applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and delivery of Option Shares upon any exercise of this Option until completion of such registration or other qualification of such shares under any federal or state laws, or stock exchange listing, as the Company may consider appropriate. In addition, the Company may require that prior to the issuance or transfer of Option Shares upon exercise of this Option, the Optionee enter into a written agreement to comply with any restrictions on subsequent disposition that the Company deems necessary or advisable under any applicable federal and state securities laws. The Option Shares issued hereunder may be legended to reflect such restrictions.

(c) General . No Option Shares shall be issued upon exercise of this Option unless and until the Company is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that there has been compliance with all legal requirements applicable to the issuance of such Option Shares.

8. Miscellaneous .

(a) Non-Qualified Option . The Option hereby granted is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b). Recoupment/Claw-Back of Awards . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Option Agreement to the contrary, any Option granted under this Option Agreement (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received upon any receipt or exercise of any Option or upon the receipt or resale of any share of Common Stock underlying the Option) shall be subject to the terms of any compensation recoupment or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, as any such policy may be amended from time to time, and/or subject to recoupment as required by any other provisions of any law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.

(c) Discretion of the Committee . Unless otherwise explicitly provided herein, the Board of Directors of the Company, or an authorized committee thereof, shall make all determinations required to be made hereunder, including determinations required to be made by the Company, and shall interpret all provisions of this Option and Option Agreement, as it deems necessary or desirable, in its sole and unfettered discretion. Such determinations and interpretations shall be binding on and conclusive to the Company and the Optionee.

(d) Amendment . This Option may only be modified or amended by a writing signed by both parties.

(e) Notices . Any notices required to be given under this Option shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

if to the Company:

Hologic, Inc.

35 Crosby Dr.

Bedford, MA 01730

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Optionee:

As set forth in the records of the Company

or to such other address as either party may designate under the provisions hereof.

(f) Entire Agreement . This Option Agreement shall supersede in its entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee, whether oral or written, with respect to this option; provided however that nothing herein shall supersede any prior written employment or other similar written agreement, if any, that may provide, in certain circumstances, for acceleration or extension of options granted to the Optionee.

(g) Successors and Assigns . The rights and obligations of the Company under this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

(h) Applicable Law; Severability . All rights and obligations under this Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Option Agreement shall be unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Option Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. 

(i) Paragraph Headings; Rules of Construction . The paragraph headings used in this Option Agreement are for convenience of reference, and are not to be construed as part of this Option or Option Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Option Agreement.

(j) Electronic Copies . The Company may choose to deliver certain materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this option, you consent and agree that the Company may deliver the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report to you in an electronic format. If at any time you would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, as you are entitled to, the Company would be pleased to provide you with such copies upon request.

(k). No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies . No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Option Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of the party, unless explicitly provided for herein. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Option Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder.

(l). Counterparts . The Award Notice to which this Option Agreement is attached and incorporated by reference may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by electronic or facsimile signature, each of which shall be deemed in original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Effective GRANT DATE (the “Grant Date”), you (the “Grantee”) have been granted an award of a target number of SHARES GRANTED performance stock units (“PSUs”) of Hologic , Inc. (the “Company”) (such number of PSUs are hereinafter referred to as the “Target Number of PSUs”) . The PSUs are granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan, referenced above, and the performance stock unit award agreement (the “PSU Award Agreement”) provided herewith.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the PSU Award Agreement and the Plan, and achievement of the performance targets set forth in the 2014 Long-Term Performance Program (the “2014 LTP Overview”), the PSUs will vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, entitling you to receive one share of the Company’s common stock for each PSU so vested.

By your signature and the Company's signature below, you and the Company agree that these PSUs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the PSU Award Agreement.

Hologic, Inc.

Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “PSU Award Agreement”) pursuant to the Hologic, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company and the Grantee desire to enter into an agreement whereby the Company will grant the Grantee Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) in respect of the Company’s Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), as set forth in the Notice of Grant of Performance Stock Units to which this PSU Award Agreement is attached (the “Award Notice”).

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:

1. Grant of PSUs . Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this PSU Award Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated herein by reference), the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an award for the Target Number of PSUs as provided in the Award Notice. The shares of Common Stock covered by these PSUs are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “PSU Shares.” The number and class of securities and vesting schedule of the PSUs are subject to adjustment as set forth in this PSU Award Agreement, the Plan and the 2014 LTP Overview (which is incorporated herein by reference). In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this PSU Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

2. Performance Stock Units . Each PSU entitles the Grantee to receive from the Company (i) one share of Common Stock for each PSU vested as of a Vesting Date (as defined below) and (ii) the right to receive notional dividend equivalents, if any, each in accordance with the terms of and subject to adjustment as provided in this PSU Award Agreement, the Plan and the 2014 LTP Overview. After a Vesting Date, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver the PSU Shares which have vested on that date. To the extent that the PSUs granted hereby are not otherwise forfeited, the number of PSUs that vest shall be rounded to the nearest whole PSU.

3. Dividend Equivalents . Until the Vesting Date, whenever dividends are paid or distributed with respect to the Common Stock, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive notional dividend equivalents (the “Dividend Equivalents”) in an amount equal in value to the amount of the dividend or property distributed on a single share of Common Stock as of the record date for such dividend or distribution, multiplied by the number of PSUs granted hereunder that are vested as of the Vesting Date. Payment of the notional dividend equivalents paid on PSUs will be withheld by the Company and shall be delivered to the Grantee as of the Vesting Date, if and only to the extent that the PSUs have vested as of said date, as set forth in paragraph 4.

4. Vesting .

(a) Subject to achievement of the performance targets set forth in the 2014 LTP Overview, and except as otherwise set forth herein, the PSUs granted hereby will vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date as provided in the Award Notice, provided that the Grantee has remained in continuous Service (as defined below) through such date (the “Restriction Lapse Date”). The calculation of the number of PSUs, if any, that will vest on the Restriction Lapse Date is specified in the 2014 LTP Overview and is based upon (a) the Company achieving each of the three Annual ROIC Thresholds (as set forth in the 2014 LTP Overview) and (b) the Three-Year Average ROIC (as set forth in the 2014 LTP Overview). If, for any fiscal year during the Performance Period (as defined below), the Company does not achieve the applicable Annual ROIC Threshold the PSUs granted or otherwise eligible to be issued hereunder shall be forfeited as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year. If the Company does not achieve the Minimum Three-Year Average ROIC (as set forth in the 2014 LTP Overview) during the Performance Period, the PSUs granted or otherwise eligible to be issued hereunder shall be forfeited as of the last day of the Performance Period. For purposes of this PSU Award Agreement, the term “Service” shall mean service as a Service Provider to the Company; and the term “Service Provider” shall mean an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or a consultant currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. Whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of this PSU Award Agreement shall be determined by the Company, which determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. If the Grantee’s Service is terminated prior to the Restriction Lapse Date, then the unvested PSUs shall terminate and Grantee shall have no further rights hereunder, including without limitation any rights to receive any Dividend Equivalents as set forth in paragraph 3, with respect to such unvested PSUs. For purposes of this PSU Award Agreement, the term “Performance Period” shall be the period commencing on September 29, 2013 (the first day of the Company’s current fiscal year) and ending on September 24, 2016 (the last day of the Company’s fiscal year 2016).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4(a) above and subject to the conditions set forth below, the Target Number of PSUs granted hereby will vest prior to the Restriction Lapse Date upon the termination of the Grantee’s Service as a result of the death or Permanent Disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of the Grantee, provided that the Grantee has remained in continuous Service through the date of termination, and the Company has not failed to achieve any of the Annual ROIC Thresholds or the Minimum Three-Year Average ROIC for any fiscal year or Performance Period, as applicable, ended prior to the date of termination (the “Termination Vesting Date”).

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4(a) above and subject to the conditions set forth below, if the Company consummates a Change of Control prior to the Restriction Lapse Date, the Target Number of PSUs granted hereby will vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the Restriction Lapse Date or (ii) upon termination of the Grantee’s employment during the Change of Control Period either (A) by the Company other than for Cause or (B) by the Grantee for Good Reason, provided that in the case of clause (i) the Grantee has remained in continuous Service through the Restriction Lapse Date, and in the case of clause (ii)(A) or (ii)(B) the Grantee has remained in continuous Service through the date of termination, and in each such case (clause (i), clause (ii)(A) or clause (ii)(B)) the Company has not failed to achieve any of the Annual ROIC Thresholds or the Minimum Three-Year Average ROIC for any fiscal year or Performance Period, as applicable, ended prior to the date of the Change of Control (the “Change of Control Vesting Date” and each of the Restriction Lapse Date, the Termination Vesting Date, and the Change of Control Vesting Date a “Vesting Date”). For the avoidance of doubt, the effect of the foregoing is that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control prior to the Restriction Lapse Date, the Target Number of PSUs granted hereby that have not otherwise been forfeited prior to the Change of Control shall in effect become time-lapsed restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a rate of one RSU for each of the Target Number of PSUs. Certain capitalized terms used in this paragraph (c) are defined in Annex A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this PSU Award Agreement (including the foregoing, the 2014 LTP Overview, or Annex A hereto), if the Grantee is a party to a prior written employment agreement, change of control agreement or other similar written agreement (each a “Prior Agreement”), that provides, in certain circumstances, for greater benefits regarding the accelerated vesting of equity awards (including PSUs) following a change of control of the Company or similar transaction, the terms of such Prior Agreement shall control the definition of the term “Change of Control” (or any term used therein of similar import), and the terms and conditions by which the vesting of the PSUs may be accelerated as a result of a Change of Control, as well as the benefits that may otherwise be available to the Grantee upon a Change of Control. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereby confirm that the PSUs granted hereunder shall be considered and treated as restricted stock under any such Prior Agreement for purposes of determining whether any such vesting is accelerated.

5. Nontransferability . The PSUs granted pursuant to this PSU Award Agreement may not be transferred without the consent of the Company, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

6. No Rights Other Than Those Expressly Created . Neither this PSU Award Agreement, the PSUs, nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving the Grantee any right to be retained in the Service of, or continue to be affiliated with, the Company, (ii) giving the Grantee any equity or interest of any kind in any assets of the Company, or (iii) creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Grantee and the Company. As to any claim for any unpaid amounts or distributions under this PSU Award Agreement, any person having a claim for payments shall be an unsecured creditor. The Grantee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any PSU Shares or any Dividend Equivalents until such time as the underlying PSU has been vested and the PSU Shares have been issued.

7. Compliance with Laws .

(a) Withholding of Taxes . Pursuant to applicable federal, state, local or foreign laws, the Company may be required to collect or withhold income or other taxes from Grantee upon a Vesting Date or at some other time. The Company may require, upon a Vesting Date, or demand, at such other time as it may consider appropriate, that the Grantee pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company may determine is required to be collected or withheld, and the Grantee shall comply with the requirement or demand of the Company.

(b) Section 280G . In the event that the Grantee shall become entitled to payments and/or benefits provided by this PSU Award Agreement or any other amounts in the “nature of compensation” as a result of a Change of Control (the “Company Payments”), and such Company Payments will be subject to the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or similar provision, then, except as may otherwise be provided in a Prior Agreement between the Company and the Grantee, the amounts of any Company Payments shall be automatically reduced to an amount one dollar less than the amount that would subject the Grantee to the Excise Tax.

(c) Securities Law Compliance . Upon vesting (or partial vesting) of the PSUs granted hereunder, the Grantee shall make such representations and furnish such information as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be appropriate to permit the Company to issue or transfer the PSU Shares in compliance with the provisions of applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and delivery of PSU Shares until completion of such registration or other qualification of such shares under any federal or state laws, or stock exchange listing, as the Company may consider appropriate. In addition, the Company may require that prior to the issuance or transfer of PSU Shares, the Grantee enter into a written agreement to comply with any restrictions on subsequent disposition that the Company deems necessary or advisable under any applicable federal and state securities laws. The PSU Shares issued hereunder may be legended to reflect such restrictions.

(d) General . No PSU Shares shall be issued or Dividend Equivalents distributed upon vesting of a PSU granted hereunder unless and until the Company is satisfied, in its sole discretion, that there has been compliance with all legal requirements applicable to the issuance of such PSU Shares and/or distribution of such Dividend Equivalents.

8. Miscellaneous .

(a) 409A Compliance . The Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, delay payments hereunder or make such other modifications with respect to the issuance of stock hereunder as it reasonably deems necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code and interpretative guidance thereunder.

(b) Recoupment/Claw-Back of Awards . Notwithstanding any other provision of this PSU Award Agreement to the contrary, any PSU granted under this PSU Award Agreement (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received upon any receipt or exercise of any PSU or upon the receipt or resale of any share of Common Stock underlying the PSU) shall be subject to the terms of any compensation recoupment or claw-back policy implemented by the Company, as any such policy may be amended from time to time, and/or subject to recoupment as required by any other provisions of any law (including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.

(c) Discretion of the Committee . Unless otherwise explicitly provided herein, the Board of Directors of the Company, or an authorized committee thereof, shall make all determinations required to be made hereunder, including but not limited to determinations relating to the achievement of any thresholds or the vesting of any PSUs hereunder, and shall interpret all provisions of this PSU Award Agreement and the underlying PSUs, as it deems necessary or desirable, in its sole and absolute discretion. Such determinations and interpretations shall be binding on and conclusive to the Company and the Grantee. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, delay payments hereunder or make such other modifications with respect to the issuance of stock hereunder as it reasonably deems necessary to the extent that (a) audited financials are not complete for any applicable period during the Performance Period and/or (b) that the Company has not had an adequate opportunity to review the audited financials or calculate the ROIC, the Three-Year Average ROIC, or any other metric set forth in the 2014 LTP Overview, for any applicable period during the Performance Period.

(d) Amendment . This PSU Award Agreement may only be modified or amended by a writing signed by both parties.

(e) Notices . Any notices required to be given under this PSU Award Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

if to the Company:

Hologic, Inc.

35 Crosby Dr.

Bedford, MA 01730

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

if to the Grantee:

As set forth in the records of the Company

or to such other address as either party may designate under the provisions hereof.

(f) Entire Agreement . This PSU Award Agreement shall supersede in its entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Grantee, whether oral or written, with respect to the PSUs granted hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall supersede any Prior Agreement that may provide, in certain circumstances, for greater benefits regarding acceleration of vesting of equity awards granted to the Grantee.

(g) Successors and Assigns . The rights and obligations of the Company under this PSU Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

(h) Applicable Law; Severability . All rights and obligations under this PSU Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this PSU Award Agreement shall be unenforceable in any respect, then such provision shall be deemed limited to the extent that such court deems it enforceable, and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that such court shall deem any such provision, or portion thereof, wholly unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this PSU Award Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. 

(i) Paragraph Headings; Rules of Construction . The paragraph headings used in this PSU Award Agreement are for convenience of reference, and are not to be construed as part of this PSU Award Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this PSU Award Agreement.

(j) Electronic Copies . The Company may choose to deliver certain materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this PSU Award Agreement, the Grantee consents and agrees that the Company may deliver the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report to Grantee in an electronic format. If at any time Grantee would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, the Company will provide such copies upon request.

(k) No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies . No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this PSU Award Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of the party, unless explicitly provided for herein. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this PSU Award Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder.

(l) Counterparts . The Award Notice to which this PSU Award Agreement is a part may be executed in multiple counterparts, including by electronic or facsimile signature, each of which shall be deemed in original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Annex A

Certain Definitions Regarding Accelerated Vesting on a Change of Control

Certain Definitions. For purposes of the Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement to which this Annex is attached (the “PSU Award Agreement”), the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below.

(a) “ Cause ” means a determination by the Company that any of the following has occurred: (i) disloyalty, gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty to the Company which results in substantial direct or indirect loss, damage or injury to the Company; (ii) the Grantee’s material violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct, and other Company Codes of Conduct or other policies and procedures that are applicable to the Grantee; (iii) the commission, indictment, plea of nolo contendere or conviction of the Grantee of a felony; (iv) the breach of the Grantee’s confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation covenants set forth in a separate written agreement between the Company and the Grantee; (v) a violation of federal or state securities law or regulations; or (vi) any other act or omission by the Grantee that would constitute “cause” under any employment or similar agreement entered into between the Grantee and the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(b) “ Change of Control ” means:

(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 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) of 50% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company; provided, however, that any acquisition by the Company, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company of 50% or more of Voting Stock shall not constitute a Change in Control; and provided, further, that any acquisition by a corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation, is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Voting Stock, shall not constitute a Change in Control; or

(ii) Any transaction which results in the Continuing Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company) constituting less than a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; or

(iii) The consummation of (A) a Merger with respect to which the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Voting Stock immediately prior to such Merger do not, following such Merger, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from the Merger (the Resulting Corporation”) as a result of the individuals’ and entities’ shareholdings in the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger and without regard to any of the individual’s and entities’ shareholdings in the corporation resulting from the Merger immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, (B) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (C) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, excluding a sale or other disposition of assets to a subsidiary of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control shall be deemed to occur if as a result of any transaction referred to in paragraph (iii) above, the Company is deemed to be the accounting acquirer under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, as it may be amended from time to time or any successor rule, standard, pronouncement, law or regulation.

(c) “ Change of Control Period ” means the period commencing upon a Change of Control and ending two (2) years after a Change of Control.

(d) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor act thereto.

(e) “ Good Reason ” means:

(i) A material diminution in the Grantee’s base compensation;

(ii) A material diminution in the Grantee’s authority, duties and responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control;

(iii) A material diminution in the authority, duties and responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Grantee is required to report as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control;

(iv) A material change in the geographic location in which Grantee’s principal office was located immediately prior to the Change of Control;

(v) A material diminution in the budget over which the Grantee had authority immediately prior to the of the Change of Control; and

(vi) Any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the PSU Award Agreement or any other agreement under which the Grantee provides services;

provided, however, that Good Reason shall not exist unless the Grantee has given written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the Good Reason event or condition(s) giving specific details regarding the event or condition; and unless the Company has had at least thirty (30) days to cure such Good Reason event or condition after the delivery of such written notice and has failed to cure such event or condition within such thirty (30) day cure period.

(f) “ Merger ” means a reorganization, merger or consolidation.

(g) “ Voting Stock ” means the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company.