UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number 000-55039
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
 
46-2568498
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1000 Cedar Hollow Road #102
 
 
Malvern, Pennsylvania
 
19355
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(610) 729-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ý   No  o
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
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Accelerated filer  o
 
Non-accelerated filer  o
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Emerging growth company  o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
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As of April 19, 2018 , 32,794,129 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.
 





BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
PART  I
 
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
 
 
PART  II
 
 
 
 
Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “BioTelemetry” and the “Company,” as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, refer to BioTelemetry, Inc. and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries as a combined entity, except where otherwise stated or where it is clear that the terms mean only BioTelemetry, Inc. exclusive of its subsidiaries. We do not use the ® or ™ symbol in each instance in which one of our registered or common law trademarks appears in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, but this should not be construed as any indication that we will not assert our rights thereto to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, our growth prospects, the prospects for our products and our confidence in our future. These statements may be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “promises” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements we make regarding our ability to increase demand for our products and services, to leverage our Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry platform to expand into new markets to grow our market share, our expectations regarding revenue trends in our segments and the achievement of cost efficiencies through process improvement. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including important factors that could delay, divert or change any of these expectations, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors include, among other things:
our ability to identify acquisition candidates, acquire them on attractive terms and integrate their operations into our business, including our recent acquisition of LifeWatch AG (“ LifeWatch ”);
our ability to educate physicians and continue to obtain prescriptions for our products and services;
changes to insurance coverage and reimbursement levels by Medicare and commercial payors for our products and services;
our ability to attract and retain talented executive management and sales personnel;
the commercialization of new competitive products;
our ability to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals for our products, services and manufacturing facilities;
changes in governmental regulations and legislation;
our ability to obtain and maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property;
acceptance of our new products and services;
adverse regulatory action;
interruptions or delays in the telecommunications systems that we use;
our ability to successfully resolve outstanding legal proceedings; and
the other factors that are described in “Part I; Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements
BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
( In thousands, except share and par value amounts )
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,346

 
$
36,022

Healthcare accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $18,138 and $15,556, at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
31,802

 
25,190

Other accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,536 and $1,425, at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
15,370

 
13,296

Inventory
6,353

 
5,332

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
8,524

 
10,268

Total current assets
98,395

 
90,108

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $71,996 and $71,902, at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
47,838

 
49,194

Intangible assets
137,614

 
141,707

Goodwill
223,699

 
223,105

Deferred tax asset
17,988

 
17,681

Other assets
2,491

 
2,767

Total assets
$
528,025

 
$
524,562

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
16,858

 
$
14,529

Accrued liabilities
21,639

 
26,055

Current portion of capital lease obligations
3,817

 
4,023

Current portion of long-term debt
2,819

 
2,050

Deferred revenue
5,064

 
4,298

Total current liabilities
50,197

 
50,955

Long-term portion of capital lease obligations
726

 
1,486

Long-term debt
196,336

 
197,306

Other long-term liabilities
24,412

 
25,112

Total liabilities
271,671

 
274,859

Stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Common stock—$.001 par value as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 200,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 32,794,129 and 32,460,668 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
33

 
32

Paid-in capital
411,328

 
409,517

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(311
)
 
(114
)
Accumulated deficit
(152,696
)
 
(158,678
)
Total BioTelemetry, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity
258,354

 
250,757

Noncontrolling interest
(2,000
)
 
(1,054
)
Total equity
256,354

 
249,703

Total liabilities and equity
$
528,025

 
$
524,562

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Revenue:
 
 
 
Healthcare
$
80,551

 
$
42,511

Research
11,244

 
9,324

Other
2,701

 
4,046

Total revenue
94,496

 
55,881

Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
Healthcare
27,582

 
14,648

Research
6,326

 
5,571

Other
2,540

 
2,753

Total cost of revenue
36,448

 
22,972

Gross profit
58,048

 
32,909

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
General and administrative
26,719

 
15,917

Sales and marketing
11,340

 
7,701

Bad debt expense
4,879

 
2,791

Research and development
3,289

 
2,433

Other charges
5,085

 
1,739

Total operating expenses
51,312

 
30,581

Income from operations
6,736

 
2,328

Other expense:
 
 
 
Interest expense
(1,890
)
 
(388
)
Loss on equity method investment
(139
)
 
(95
)
Other non-operating income/(expense), net
187

 
(2,515
)
Total other expense
(1,842
)
 
(2,998
)
Income/(loss) before income taxes
4,894

 
(670
)
Benefit from income taxes
142

 
866

Net income
5,036

 
196

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(946
)
 

Net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.
$
5,982

 
$
196

 
 
 
 
Net income per common share attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.18

 
$
0.01

Diluted
$
0.17

 
$
0.01

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
Basic
32,570

 
28,429

Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
2,665

 
2,886

Diluted
35,235

 
31,315

Anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock units excluded from weighted average calculation
579

 
496

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.
$
5,982

 
$
196

Other comprehensive income/(loss):
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)
(197
)
 
1

Comprehensive income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.
$
5,785

 
$
197




See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)


 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
5,036

 
$
196

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Bad debt expense
4,879

 
2,791

Depreciation
5,507

 
2,720

Amortization of intangibles
4,321

 
995

Stock-based compensation
2,065

 
3,058

Equity method investment loss
139

 
95

Change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration
(700
)
 
(605
)
Accretion of discount on debt
311

 
55

Non-cash lease income
(3
)
 
(50
)
Non-cash tax benefit
(307
)
 
(635
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Healthcare and other accounts receivables
(13,565
)
 
(7,286
)
Inventory
(1,021
)
 
810

Prepaid expenses and other assets
1,287

 
368

Accounts payable
2,329

 
463

Accrued and other liabilities
(1,204
)
 
1,678

Net cash provided by operating activities
9,074

 
4,653

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment and investment in internally developed software
(3,938
)
 
(2,967
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(3,938
)
 
(2,967
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds related to the exercising of stock options and employee stock purchase plan
2,486

 
2,617

Tax payments related to the vesting of shares
(2,739
)
 
(1,881
)
Principal payments on long-term debt
(513
)
 
(312
)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations
(966
)
 
(65
)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests
(2,885
)
 

Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
(4,617
)
 
359

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(195
)
 
1

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
324

 
2,046

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
36,022

 
23,052

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
$
36,346

 
$
25,098

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
 
 
Non-cash purchases of property and equipment
$
441

 
$
498

Non-cash fair value of equity issued for acquisition of business
1,972

 

Cash paid for interest
1,497

 
310

Cash paid for taxes
$
20

 
$
47

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
BioTelemetry, Inc. Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Equity
(In thousands, except shares)
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
32,460,668

 
$
32

 
$
409,517

 
$
(114
)
 
$
(158,678
)
 
$
(1,054
)
 
$
249,703

Share issuances related to stock compensation plans
354,620

 
1

 
2,485

 

 

 

 
2,486

Stock-based compensation

 

 
2,065

 

 

 

 
2,065

Shares withheld to cover taxes on vesting of share based awards
(79,945
)
 

 
(2,739
)
 

 

 

 
(2,739
)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests
58,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

 
(197
)
 

 

 
(197
)
Net income/(loss)

 

 

 

 
5,982

 
(946
)
 
5,036

Balance at March 31, 2018
32,794,129

 
$
33

 
$
411,328

 
$
(311
)
 
$
(152,696
)
 
$
(2,000
)
 
$
256,354




See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Principles of Consolidation & Reclassifications
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ U.S. GAAP ”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and include the accounts of BioTelemetry, Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries (“ BioTelemetry ,” the “ Company ,” “ we ,” “ our ” or “ us ”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals, except as otherwise disclosed herein) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2018 and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but which are not required for interim reporting purposes, have been omitted. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 .
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period statements to conform to the current period presentation. These consist of:
reclassifying trade payable invoices received but not yet processed in our purchasing system from accrued liabilities to accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets,
disaggregating the components of other expense in the consolidated statements of operations,
disaggregating the equity method investment loss from the change in prepaid expenses and other assets in the consolidated statements of cash flows,
reclassifying research and development costs from the Corporate and Other category to the Healthcare segment in our segment information disclosures, and
aggregating the Technology operating segment into the Corporate and Other category.
The reclassifications had no impact on previously reported consolidated results of operations, cash flows or accumulated deficit.
b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
c) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exit price, the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, as defined below. Observable inputs are inputs a market participant would use in valuing an asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of us. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


our own assumptions about the factors a market participant would use in valuing an asset or liability developed using the best information available in the circumstances. The classification of an asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Level 1 -
Quoted prices in active markets for an identical asset or liability.
Level 2 -
Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 -
Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability, based on our own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, Healthcare accounts receivable, other accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and long-term debt. With the exception of contingent consideration and long-term debt, the carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value because of their short-term nature (classified as Level 1).
Our long-term debt (classified as Level 2) is measured using market prices for similar instruments, inputs such as the borrowing rates currently available, benchmark yields, actual trade data, broker/dealer quotes and other similar data obtained from quoted market prices or independent pricing vendors.
The fair value of contingent consideration (classified as Level 3) is measured on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs such as projected payment dates, probabilities of meeting specified milestones and other such variables resulting in payment amounts which are discounted back to present value using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. Adjustments to contingent consideration are recorded in other charges in the consolidated statements of operations.
In addition to the recurring fair value measurements, the fair value of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with a business combination are recorded at fair value, primarily using a discounted cash flow model (classified as Level 3). This valuation technique requires us to make certain assumptions, including, but not limited to, future operating performance and cash flows, royalty rate and other such variables which are discounted to present value using a discount rate that reflects the risk factors associated with future cash flow, the characteristics of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the experience of the acquired business. Non-financial assets such as goodwill, intangible assets, and property and equipment are subsequently measured at fair value when there is an indicator of impairment and recorded at fair value only when an impairment is recognized. We assess the impairment of intangible assets annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset may not be recoverable.
d) Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Healthcare accounts receivable is related to the Healthcare segment and is recorded at the time revenue is recognized, net of contractual allowances, and is presented on the consolidated balance sheet net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The ultimate collection of accounts receivable may not be known for several months after services have been provided and billed. The percentages and amounts used to record bad debt expense and the allowance for doubtful accounts are supported by various methods and analyses, including current and historical cash collections and the aging of receivables by payor. Because of continuing changes in the health care industry and third-party reimbursement, it is possible that our

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


estimates of collectability could change, which could have a material impact on our operations and cash flows.
Other accounts receivable is related to the Research segment and Corporate and Other category and is recorded at the time revenue is recognized, when products are shipped or services are performed. We estimate an allowance for doubtful accounts on a specific account basis, and consider several factors in our analysis including customer specific information and the aging of the account.
We write-off receivables when the likelihood for collection is remote and when we believe collection efforts have been fully exhausted and we do not intend to devote additional resources in attempting to collect. We perform write-offs on a monthly basis. Additionally, we recorded bad debt expense of $4.9 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 , respectively.
e) Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, Healthcare accounts receivable and other accounts receivable. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions to mitigate this risk. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and generally do not require collateral. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts in accordance with the procedures described above. Past-due amounts are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when collections are believed to be unlikely and all collection efforts have ceased.
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , one payor, Medicare, accounted for 16% and 21% , respectively, of our gross accounts receivable.
f) Noncontrolling Interest
The consolidated financial statements reflect the application of Accounting Standards Codification (“ ASC ”) 810 - Consolidations , which establishes accounting and reporting standards that require: (i) the ownership interest in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent to be clearly identified and presented in the consolidated balance sheet within stockholders’ equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; (ii) the amount of consolidated net income/(loss) attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and presented in the consolidated statements of operations; and (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary to be accounted for consistently.
We acquired approximately 97% of LifeWatch on July 12, 2017. On that date, we acquired control of LifeWatch and began consolidating its financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, we owned 100% of LifeWatch.
LifeWatch owns 55% of LifeWatch Turkey Holding AG (“ LifeWatch Turkey ,” domiciled in Switzerland), with their partner, IKSIR TEKNOLOJI SAGLIK VE KIMYA SAN. ve TIC. A.S., a company located in Ankara, Turkey, to provide digital health solutions to the Turkish market. Concurrent with our acquisition of LifeWatch, we acquired control of LifeWatch Turkey and began consolidating their financial statements. As of March 31, 2018 , LifeWatch Turkey’s net assets were $0.1 million and their loss for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $2.1 million .
Amounts pertaining to the noncontrolling ownership interest of LifeWatch Turkey held by third parties are reported as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


g) Stock-Based Compensation
ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ ASC 718 ”), addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for: (i) equity instruments of the enterprise or (ii) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. ASC 718 requires that an entity measures the cost of equity-based service awards based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the cost of such awards over the requisite service period (generally, the vesting period of the award). ASC 718 requires that an entity measure the cost of liability-based service awards based on current fair value that is remeasured subsequently at each reporting date through the settlement date. The compensation expense associated with performance stock units (“ PSUs ”) is recognized ratably over the period between when the performance conditions are deemed probable of achievement and when the awards are vested. Performance stock options (“ PSOs ”) are valued and stock-based compensation expense is only recognized once the performance conditions of the outstanding PSOs have been met. We account for equity awards issued to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees .
We have historically recorded stock-based compensation expense based on the number of options or restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) we expect to vest using our historical forfeiture experience and periodically update those forfeiture rates to apply to new grants. While we early adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ ASU ”) 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting during the year ended December 31, 2016, we have elected to continue to estimate forfeitures under the true-up provision of ASC 718. We record additional expense if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeiture rate is higher than estimated.
We estimate the fair value of our options using the Black‑Scholes option valuation model. The Black‑Scholes option valuation model requires the use of certain subjective assumptions. The most significant of these assumptions are the estimates of the expected volatility of the market price of our stock and the expected term of the award. We base our estimates of expected volatility on the historical average of our stock price. The expected term represents the period of time that share‑based awards granted are expected to be outstanding. Other assumptions used in the Black‑Scholes option valuation model include the risk‑free interest rate and expected dividend yield. The risk‑free interest rate for periods pertaining to the expected term of each option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield of a similar duration in effect at the time of grant. We have never paid, and do not expect to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future.
We estimate the fair value of our PSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation. This model uses assumptions, including the risk free interest rate, expected volatility of our stock price and those of the performance group, dividends of the performance group members, and expected life of the awards. As noted above, we continue to estimate forfeitures under the true-up provision of ASC 718. If it becomes probable that the PSU performance targets will be met, compensation expense will be recorded for these awards ratably over the requisite service period. The PSUs are forfeited to the extent the performance criteria are not met.
h) Income Taxes
We account for income taxes under the liability method, as described in ASC 740 - Income Taxes (“ ASC 740 ”). Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax and financial statement reporting bases of assets and liabilities. When we determine that

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


we will not be able to realize our deferred tax assets, we adjust the carrying value of the deferred tax asset through the valuation allowance.
We record uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 on the basis of a two-step process in which (i) we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (ii) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “ TCJA ”) was enacted in the U.S. The TCJA represents sweeping changes in U.S. tax law. Under ASC 740, the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances are recognized in the period in which the new legislation is enacted. The total effect of tax law changes on deferred tax balances is recorded as a component of income tax expense.
In response to the TCJA, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“ SAB 118 ”) to provide guidance to registrants in applying ASC 740 in connection with the TCJA. SAB 118 provides that in the period of enactment, the income tax effects of the TCJA may be reported as a provisional amount based on a reasonable estimate (to the extent a reasonable estimate can be determined), which would be subject to adjustment during a measurement period. The measurement period begins in the reporting period of the TCJA’s enactment and ends when a registrant has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information that was needed in order to complete the accounting requirements under ASC 740. SAB 118 also describes supplemental disclosures that should accompany the provisional amounts. As of December 31, 2017, we applied the guidance in SAB 118 to account for the financial accounting impacts of the TCJA and have provided the applicable supplemental disclosures in “Note 13. Income Taxes.”
i) Net Income Per Share
We compute net income per share in accordance with ASC 260 - Earnings Per Share . Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common shares, including stock options and RSUs, using the treasury stock method. Potentially dilutive common shares are not included in the weighted-average shares outstanding for determining net loss per share, as the result would be anti-dilutive.
Certain stock options, which are priced higher than the market price of our shares as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 would be anti-dilutive and therefore have been excluded from the weighted average shares used in computing diluted net income per share. These options could become dilutive in future periods. Similarly, certain recently granted RSUs are also excluded using the treasury stock method as their impact would be anti-dilutive.
j) Segment Information
ASC 280 - Segment Reporting , establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance.

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We report our business under two segments: Healthcare and Research. The Healthcare segment is focused on the remote cardiac monitoring to identify cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders. We offer cardiologists and electrophysiologists, neurologists and primary care physicians a full spectrum of solutions which provides them with a single source of cardiac monitoring services. The Research segment is engaged in centralized core laboratory services providing cardiac monitoring, imaging services, scientific consulting and data management services for drug and medical device trials. During the first quarter of 2018, as part of the continuing LifeWatch integration, our forward-looking integration and rebranding plans, considering full year 2018 financial forecasts of the results of the integrated company, and re-evaluating the significance and materiality of our segments, we aggregated the Technology operating segment into the Corporate and Other category. Included in the Corporate and Other category is the manufacturing, testing and marketing of cardiovascular and blood glucose monitoring devices to medical companies, clinics and hospitals and corporate overhead and other items not allocated to any of our reportable segments.
k) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted
In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ”) issued ASU 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 , to add various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of SAB 118 to ASC 740. SAB 118 was issued by the SEC in December 2017 to provide immediate guidance for accounting implications of U.S. tax reform under the TCJA. We have evaluated the potential impacts of SAB 118 and have applied this guidance to our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as of January 1, 2018.
In May 2017, the FASB released ASU 2017-09,  Scope of Modification Accounting , which clarifies the changes to terms or conditions of a share based payment award that requires application of modification accounting under Topic 718. A change to an award should be accounted for as a modification unless the fair value of the modified award is the same as the original award, the vesting conditions do not change and the classification as an equity or liability instrument does not change. This update is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and this standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
In January 2017, the FASB released ASU 2017-01,  Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business , which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. No disclosures are required at transition. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and this standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which has been updated through several revisions and clarifications since its original issuance (collectively, the “ Revenue Updates ”). The Revenue Updates require revenue recognized to represent the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration that a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Revenue Updates also require new, expanded

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disclosures regarding revenue recognition. We adopted the Revenue Updates effective January 1, 2018. See “Note 2. Revenue Recognition.”
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases . This standard will require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheet and makes selected changes to lessor accounting. The standard is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. A modified retrospective transition approach is required, with certain practical expedients available. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

2. Revenue Recognition
We adopted ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ ASC 606 ” or the “ Revenue Standard ”) on January 1, 2018. The Revenue Standard requires revenue recognized to represent the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration that a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
We utilized the modified retrospective method for adoption, allowing us to not retrospectively adjust prior periods. We applied the modified retrospective method only to contracts that were not complete at January 1, 2018 and accounted for the aggregate effect of any contract modifications upon adoption. No cumulative adjustment to retained earnings was recorded.
Disaggregation of Revenue
We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by payor type and major service line. We determined that disaggregating revenue into these categories achieves the disclosure objective of illustrating the differences in the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue streams. Disaggregated revenue by payor type and major service line for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was as follows:
(in thousands)
Healthcare
 
Research
 
Other
 
Total Consolidated
Payor/Service Line
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remote cardiac monitoring services - Medicare
$
30,215

 
$

 
$

 
$
30,215

Remote cardiac monitoring services - commercial payors
50,336

 

 

 
50,336

Clinical trial support and related services

 
11,244

 

 
11,244

Technology devices, consumable and related services

 

 
2,701

 
2,701

Total
$
80,551

 
$
11,244

 
$
2,701

 
$
94,496

Remote Cardiac Monitoring Services Revenue (Healthcare segment)
Healthcare revenue is generated by remote cardiac monitoring to identify cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders. We offer cardiologists and electrophysiologists, neurologists and primary care physicians a full spectrum of solutions which provides them with a single source of cardiac monitoring services. We bill our customers after service commences.
Performance obligations are determined based on the nature of the services provided by us. With our remote cardiac monitoring services, the patient receives the benefits from the cardiac monitoring service

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over time, resulting in a time elapsed output method for revenue recognition. We believe that this method provides an accurate depiction of the transfer of value over the term of the performance obligation because the level of effort in providing these services is consistent during the service period.
A summary of the payment arrangements with payors is as follows:
Medicare and Contracted payors : We determine the transaction price based negotiated prices for services provided, on a case rate basis, as provided for under the relevant Current Procedural Terminology (“ CPT ”) codes.
Non-contracted payors: Non-contracted commercial and government insurance carriers often reimburse out of network rates provided for under the relevant CPT codes on a case rate basis. Our transaction price includes implicit price concessions based on our historical collection experience for our non-contracted patients
We are utilizing the portfolio approach practical expedient in ASC 606 for our patient contracts in the Healthcare segment. We account for the contracts within each portfolio as a collective group, rather than individual contracts. Based on our history with these portfolios and the similar nature and characteristics of the patients within each portfolio, we have concluded that the financial statement effects are not materially different than if accounting for revenue on a contract by contract basis
For the contracted portfolio, we have historical experience of collecting substantially all of the negotiated contractual rates and determined at contract inception that these customers have the intention and ability to pay the promised consideration. As such, we are not providing an implicit price concession but, rather, have chosen to accept the risk of default, and adjustments to the transaction price are recorded as bad debt expense.
For our non-contracted portfolio, we are providing an implicit price concession because we do not have a contract with the underlying payor, the result of which requires us to estimate our transaction price based on historical cash collections utilizing the expected value method. Subsequent adjustments to the transaction price are recorded as an adjustment to Healthcare revenue and not as bad debt expense.
We have not made any significant changes to judgments in applying ASC 606 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 .
Clinical Trial Support and Related Services Revenue (Research segment)
Research revenue is generated by providing centralized core laboratory services including cardiac monitoring, imaging services, scientific consulting and data management services for drug and medical device trials. These amounts are due from pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. We bill our customers after the services are performed. Under a typical contract, customers pay us a portion of our fee for these services upon contract execution as an upfront refundable deposit. Upfront deposits are deferred and then recognized as the services are performed. If a contract is canceled prior to service being provided, the upfront deposit is refunded.
Performance obligations are determined based on the nature of the services provided by us. Our core laboratory services are provided over time as the customer receives benefits resulting in revenue recognition over the term of the contract. Our research customer contracts have legally enforceable terms that are predominately thirty days due to termination for convenience clauses, which are held by the customer with no significant penalty. Given the short-term nature of these contracts and the structure of our billing

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practices, our billing practices approximate our performance if measured by an output method, where each output is an individual occurrence of each performance obligation. Accordingly, we utilize the invoice practical expedient as defined in ASC 606 resulting in recognition of revenue in the amount that we have the right to invoice.
We determine the transaction price based on the fixed consideration in our contractual agreements with our customers and allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on our relative stand-alone selling prices. We determine the relative stand-alone selling price utilizing either the adjusted market assessment or the cost-plus margin approach depending upon the type of contract.
We have not made any significant changes to judgments in applying ASC 606 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 .
Technology Devices, Consumable and Related Service Revenue (Other category)
Our technology device and other related revenue is primarily derived from two operations: (1) manufacturing, engineering and development of non-invasive cardiac monitors for healthcare companies and (2) manufacturing, engineering and development of cellular-enabled blood glucose meter systems for diabetes patients. We bill our customers after goods are delivered or services are performed.
Performance obligations are determined based on the nature of the services provided by us. Our performance obligations consist of the following two categories: (1) the sale of medical devices and related goods produced by us and (2) contract manufacturing on behalf of a customer. These contracts transfer control to a customer at a point in time based on the transfer of title for the underlying good or service. We provide standard warranty provisions.
We determine the transaction price based on fixed consideration in our contractual agreements with our customers and allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative stand-alone selling price. We determine the relative stand-alone selling price utilizing our observable prices for the sale of the underlying goods.
We have not made any significant changes to judgments in applying ASC 606 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 .
Deferred Revenue
ASC 606 requires an entity to present a revenue contract as a contract asset when the entity performs its obligations under the contract by transferring goods or services to a customer before the customer pays consideration or before payment is due. ASC 606 also requires an entity to present a revenue contract as a contract liability in instances when a customer pays consideration, or an entity has a right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (e.g. receivable), before the entity transfers a good or service to the customer.
We currently do not have any contract assets. We recognize contract liabilities in the form of deferred revenue in the Research segment in instances where a customer pays an upfront deposit upon contract execution for future services to be performed by us. We receive payments from our customers based on standard terms and conditions. No significant changes or impairment losses occurred to contract balances during the three months ended March 31, 2018 .

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As of March 31, 2018 , we had deferred revenue of $5.1 million primarily related to the Research services where customers paid upfront deposits upon contract execution for future services to be performed by us. If the contract is canceled, these upfront deposits are refundable if service was not yet provided. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 , amounts moved from deferred revenue to revenue were $1.5 million .
Practical Expedient Elections
We have elected the following practical expedients in applying ASC 606 across all reportable segments unless otherwise noted below.
Unsatisfied Performance Obligations: Because all of our performance obligations relate to contracts with a duration of less than one year, we have elected to apply the optional exemption provided in ASC 606 and, therefore, are not required to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period.
Contract Costs: All incremental customer contract acquisition costs are expensed as they are incurred as the amortization period of the asset that we otherwise would have recognized is one year or less in duration.
Significant Financing Component: We do not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component as we expect, at contract inception, that the period between when we transfer a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less.
Sales Tax Exclusion from the Transaction Price: We exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by us from the customer.
Shipping and Handling Activities: For our technology device, consumable and related service revenue, we account for shipping and handling activities we perform after a customer obtains control of the good as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the good.

3. Acquisitions
LifeWatch
On July 12, 2017, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Cardiac Monitoring Holding Company, LLC, acquired approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of LifeWatch for aggregate consideration of 3,615,840 shares of BioTelemetry common stock with a fair value of $116.8 million and cash in the amount of $165.8 million . On that date, we acquired control of LifeWatch and began consolidating its financial statements.  The acquisition of LifeWatch strengthens our market position as the leader in mobile cardiac monitoring.
We recorded our obligations to acquire the remaining untendered LifeWatch shares, pursuant to a squeeze-out procedure in accordance with Swiss law and takeover regulations related to the offering, as components of accrued liabilities and paid-in capital, and reduced our noncontrolling interest related to our ownership of LifeWatch, in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. As a result, we owned

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100% of LifeWatch as of December 31, 2017. In early January 2018, we settled those obligations with payment of $2.9 million in cash and the issuance of 58,786 shares of our common stock with a fair market value of $2.0 million .
We accounted for the transaction as a business combination, and as such, all assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values.  The excess of the fair value of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired has been recognized as goodwill, which represents the expected future benefits arising from the assembled workforce and other synergies attributable to cost savings opportunities.  We recognized $184.1 million of goodwill as a result of the acquisition, all of which has been assigned to the Healthcare segment. None of this goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.
The amounts below represent our preliminary fair value estimates as of March 31, 2018 and are subject to subsequent adjustment as additional information is obtained during the applicable measurement period.  The measurement period adjustment recorded during the first quarter of 2018 consisted of reducing certain international non-income tax receivables by $0.6 million . The primary areas of these preliminary estimates that are not yet finalized relate to certain tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including deferred taxes, unrecorded tax provisions and identifiable intangible assets. We expect to finalize all accounting for the acquisition of LifeWatch within one year of the acquisition date.

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(in thousands, except lives)
Amount
 
Weighted
Average Life
(Years)
Fair value of assets acquired:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
4,303

 
 
Healthcare accounts receivable
9,467

 
 
Inventory
1,136

 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,798

 
 
Property and equipment
28,241

 
 
Other assets
713

 
 
Identifiable intangible assets:
 
 
 
Customer relationships
126,900

 
10
Technology
3,005

 
3
Total identifiable intangible assets
129,905

 
 
Total assets acquired
177,563

 
 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
10,424

 
 
Accrued liabilities
9,747

 
 
Current portion of capital lease obligations
4,664

 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
3,027

 
 
Long-term capital lease obligations
3,420

 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
14,454

 
 
Other long-term liabilities
23,435

 
 
Total liabilities assumed
69,171

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total identifiable net assets
108,392

 
 
Fair value of noncontrolling interest
(9,961
)
 
 
Goodwill
184,143

 
 
Net assets acquired
$
282,574

 
 
We have integrated the operations of LifeWatch which are included as components of our Healthcare segment. As a result of this integration, it is impracticable to disclose the amount of revenue and earnings/(loss) attributable to LifeWatch.
There were no acquisition-related costs related to LifeWatch for the three month period ended March 31, 2018 .
The following unaudited pro forma financial information has been prepared using historical financial results of BioTelemetry and LifeWatch as if the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2016.  Certain adjustments related to the elimination of transaction costs, as well as the addition of interest on the debt, the addition of depreciation and amortization related to fair value adjustments on the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired, and the change in the share count resulting from the share issuance have been reflected for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma financial information presented below.  We believe

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the assumptions used in preparing the unaudited pro forma financial information are reasonable, but not necessarily indicative of actual results should the acquisition have occurred on January 1, 2016.
Pro forma financial information is summarized as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(pro forma, unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
March 31,
2017
Revenue
$
85,100

Net loss attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.
(6,100
)
Net loss per common share attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc.:
 
Basic
$
(0.19
)
Diluted
$
(0.19
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
Basic
32,123

Diluted
32,123


4. Inventory
Inventory consists of the following:
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Raw materials and supplies
$
3,861

 
$
3,128

Finished goods
2,492

 
2,204

Total inventory
$
6,353

 
$
5,332

Inventory, which includes purchased parts, materials, direct labor and applied manufacturing overhead, is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined by use of the first-in, first-out method.

5. Fair Value Measurements
We have determined that our long term debt, classified as Level 2, has a fair value consistent with its carry value, exclusive of debt discount and deferred charges, of $199.2 million and $199.4 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively.
Contingent consideration represents our contingent milestone payment obligations related to our acquisitions and is measured at fair value, based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of contingent consideration uses assumptions we believe would be made by a market participant. We assess these estimates on an ongoing basis as additional data impacting the assumptions is obtained. The balances of the fair value of contingent consideration are recognized within other long-term liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Adjustments to contingent consideration are recorded in other charges in the consolidated statements of operations.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of contingent payments associated with acquisitions that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2016:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Beginning balance
$
700

 
$
3,305

Changes in fair value of contingent consideration
(700
)
 
(605
)
Ending balance
$

 
$
2,700

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , the fair values of the contingent consideration decreased $0.7 million and $0.6 million , respectively, as it was no longer probable that certain of the contingencies related to the Telcare or ePatch acquisitions, respectively, would be met.

6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill was recognized at the time of our acquisitions. The following table presents the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to our reportable segments, as well as the changes to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2018 :
 
Reporting Segment
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Healthcare
 
Research
 
Corporate and Other
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
198,273

 
$
16,293

 
$
8,539

 
$
223,105

Measurement period adjustment
594

 

 

 
594

Balance at March 31, 2018
$
198,867

 
$
16,293

 
$
8,539

 
$
223,699

The measurement period adjustment in the Healthcare segment is due to the LifeWatch acquisition. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisitions” for details related to the measurement period adjustment.

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The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of our intangible assets are as follows:
 
Estimated
Useful Life
(Years)
 
 
(in thousands, except years)
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Customer relationships
5 - 15
 
$
143,174

 
$
143,174

Technology including internally developed software
3 - 10
 
16,180

 
15,953

Backlog
1 - 4
 
6,860

 
6,860

Covenants not to compete
5 - 7
 
1,040

 
1,040

Total intangible assets, gross
 
 
167,254

 
167,027

Customer relationships
 
 
(14,354
)
 
(10,868
)
Technology including internally developed software
 
 
(9,184
)
 
(8,573
)
Backlog
 
 
(5,245
)
 
(5,052
)
Covenants not to compete
 
 
(857
)
 
(827
)
Total accumulated amortization
 
 
(29,640
)
 
(25,320
)
Total intangible assets, net
 
 
$
137,614

 
$
141,707


7. Equity Method Investment
We hold an ownership interest in Well Bridge Health, Inc. (“ WellBridge ”). The investment is accounted for under the equity method. Our Chief Executive Officer sits on WellBridge’s Board of Directors, and therefore WellBridge is considered a related party. Except for our periodic investment in WellBridge through capital contributions, there were no related party transactions.
As of March 31, 2018 , our investment in WellBridge represented 32.1% of its outstanding stock. A summary of our investment in WellBridge is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Beginning balance
$
1,431

 
$
1,125

Loss in equity method investment
(139
)
 
(95
)
Ending balance
$
1,292

 
$
1,030



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8. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consists of the following:
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Compensation
$
10,783

 
$
13,086

Professional fees
1,904

 
1,587

Squeeze-out

 
2,885

Severance
758

 
1,605

Non-income taxes
1,345

 
588

Interest
341

 
306

Other
6,508

 
5,998

Total
$
21,639

 
$
26,055


9. Credit Agreement
Concurrent with the acquisition of LifeWatch, we entered into a credit agreement with SunTrust Bank (the “ SunTrust Credit Agreement ”), as a lender and an agent for the lenders (the “ Lenders ”). Pursuant to the SunTrust Credit Agreement, the Lenders agreed to make loans to us as follows; (i) a term loan in an aggregate principal amount equal to $205.0 million ; and (ii) a $50.0 million revolving credit facility for ongoing working capital purposes. The proceeds of the loans were used to pay (i) our existing Healthcare Financial Solutions, LLC Credit Agreement of $24.9 million ; (ii) acquired LifeWatch debt of $3.0 million ; (iii) a portion of the consideration for the acquisition of LifeWatch; and (iv) related transaction fees and expenses for the acquisition of LifeWatch.
The loans bear interest at an annual rate, at our election, of (i) with respect to LIBOR rate loans, LIBOR plus the applicable margin and (ii) with respect to base rate loans, the Base Rate (the “ prime rate” as published in the Wall Street Journal plus the applicable margin). The applicable margin for both LIBOR and base rate loans is determined by reference to our Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined in the SunTrust Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2018 , the applicable margin is 2.00% for LIBOR loans and 1.00% for base rate loans.
The outstanding principal of the loan is subject to the following payment schedule:
Beginning January 1, 2018, the principal amount of the term loan will be repaid, on a quarterly basis, in installments of approximately $0.5 million , plus accrued interest;
Beginning January 1, 2019, the principal amount of the term loan will be repaid, on a quarterly basis, in installments of approximately $1.3 million , plus accrued interest;
Beginning January 1, 2020, the principal amount of the term loan will be repaid, on a quarterly basis, in installments of approximately $3.8 million , plus accrued interest;
Beginning January 1, 2021, the principal amount of the term loan will be repaid, on a quarterly basis, in installments of approximately $5.1 million , plus accrued interest;

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The remaining principal balance will be repaid on or before July 12, 2022 (or such earlier date upon an acceleration of the loans by Lenders upon an event of default or termination by the Company).
The loans are secured by substantially all of our assets and by a pledge of the capital stock of our U.S. based subsidiaries as well as a pledge of 65% of the capital stock of our first tier material foreign subsidiaries, including 65% of our ownership interest of LifeWatch.
The carrying amount of the term loan was $199.2 million as of March 31, 2018 , which is the principal amount outstanding, net of $5.3 million of unamortized deferred financing costs to be amortized over the remaining term of the credit facility. The revolving credit facility is subject to an unused commitment fee, which is determined by reference to our Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined in the SunTrust Credit Agreement. Our unused commitment fee as of March 31, 2018 was 0.3% , and the revolving credit facility remains undrawn as of that date.
Covenants
The SunTrust Credit Agreement contains affirmative and financial covenants regarding the operations of our business and certain negative covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant certain liens, make certain investments, merge or consolidate, make certain restricted payments and engage in certain asset dispositions, including a sale of all, or substantially all, of our property. As of March 31, 2018 , we were in compliance with our covenants.

10. Equity
Common Stock
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , we were authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , we had 32,794,129 and 32,460,668 shares issued and outstanding, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, in accordance with the squeeze-out procedures under Swiss law, we issued 58,786 shares to the remaining stockholders of LifeWatch. See “Note 3. Acquisitions” for further details related to the LifeWatch acquisition.
Preferred Stock
As of March 31, 2018 , we were authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Noncontrolling Interest
As of March 31, 2018 , the noncontrolling interest of $2.0 million on our consolidated balance sheet represents our partner’s share of the accumulated deficit recorded within LifeWatch Turkey. See “Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies; f) Noncontrolling Interest” for further details.

11. Stock-Based Compensation
We have  three  stock plans: our 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“ OIP ”), our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2008 Plan ”) and our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2003 Plan ”). The OIP is the only remaining

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stock plan actively granting new stock options or units.  The purpose of these stock plans was, and the OIP is, to grant incentive stock options to employees and non-qualified stock options, RSUs, performance stock and other stock-based incentive awards to officers, directors, employees and consultants.  The Plans are administered by our Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) or its delegates. The number, type, exercise price, and vesting terms of awards are determined by the Board or its delegates in accordance with the terms of the Plans. The options granted expire on a date specified by the Board, but generally not more than ten years from the grant date. Stock option grants to employees generally vest over four years while RSUs generally vest after three years .
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (OIP)
In May 2017, our stockholders approved the OIP, which replaces the 2008 Plan. Stock options, RSUs, PSUs and PSOs are granted under the OIP. At March 31, 2018 , 2,498,284 shares remain available for grant under the OIP.
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
Our 2008 Plan became effective on March 18, 2008 and replaced our 2003 Plan. Under the terms of the 2008 Plan, all available shares in the 2003 Plan share reserve automatically rolled into the 2008 Plan. Any cancellations or forfeitures of granted options under the 2003 Plan also automatically roll into the 2008 Plan. There are no shares available to grant under the 2008 Plan subsequent to the approval of the OIP.
Stock option and PSO activity is summarized as follows:
 
Stock Options
 
Performance Stock Options
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017
3,574,439

 
$
10.78

 
150,000

 
$
20.41

Granted
185,806

 
33.15

 

 

Forfeited
(53,077
)
 
28.37

 

 

Exercised
(102,493
)
 
12.94

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2018
3,604,675

 
$
11.61

 
150,000

 
$
20.41

The table below summarizes certain additional information with respect to our options:
 
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per option amounts)
 
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding at period end
$
73,400

 
$
73,660

Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable at period end
65,819

 
59,376

Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the period
2,164

 
3,752

Cash received from the exercise of stock options during the period
1,327

 
1,981

Weighted average grant date fair value per option during the period
$
19.61

 
$
15.31


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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


The total compensation cost of options granted but not yet vested at March 31, 2018 was $12.5 million , which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately three years.
RSU and PSU activity is summarized as follows:
 
Restricted Stock Units
 
Performance Stock Units
 
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
Units outstanding as of December 31, 2017
467,129

 
$
13.76

 

 

Granted
79,474

 
32.99

 
63,345

 
$
37.79

Forfeited
(3,730
)
 
17.84

 

 

Vested
(186,650
)
 
10.33

 

 

Units outstanding as of March 31, 2018
356,223

 
$
19.81

 
63,345

 
$
37.79

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we granted awards to certain members of management in the form of PSUs. These PSUs will vest at the end of a three-year performance period only if specific financial performance metrics are met and the vested shares will then be modified based on relative total shareholder return. The 63,345 PSUs were granted at “target” levels, however, for share pool purposes, we have reserved an additional 63,345 shares if the combined financial performance and market conditions achieve maximum levels. As of March 31, 2018 , no compensation expense related to these PSUs was recognized in accordance with ASC 718.
Additional information about our RSUs is summarized as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Aggregate market value of RSUs vested during the period
$
6,395

 
$
4,265

The total compensation cost of RSUs and PSUs granted but not yet vested at March 31, 2018 was $6.8 million , which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In July 2008, we made available an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ 2008 ESPP ”) in which substantially all of our full-time employees became eligible to participate effective March 18, 2008. In May 2017, our stockholders approved the BioTelemetry, Inc. 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ 2017 ESPP ”), with 500,000 shares reserved for issuance which replaced the 2008 ESPP. Under the 2017 ESPP, employees may contribute through payroll deductions up to $21,500 . The price per share is equal to the lower of 85% of the fair market price on the first day of the offering period, or 85% of the fair market price on the day of purchase. Proceeds received from the issuance of shares are credited to stockholders’ equity in the period that the shares are issued. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 , an aggregate of 65,477 shares were purchased in accordance with the 2017 ESPP. Net proceeds from the issuance of shares of common stock under the 2017 ESPP for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $1.2 million . At March 31, 2018 , 387,274 shares remain available for purchase under the 2017 ESPP.
Our aggregate stock-based compensation expense is summarized as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Stock options
$
1,111

 
$
596

Performance stock options

 
1,534

Restricted stock units
720

 
813

Employee stock purchase plan
234

 
115

Total stock-based compensation expense
$
2,065

 
$
3,058


12. Other Charges
We account for expenses associated with exit or disposal activities in accordance with ASC 420 - Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, and record the expenses in other charges in our consolidated statements of operations, and record the related accrual in the accrued expenses line of our consolidated balance sheets.

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


We account for expenses associated with our acquisitions and certain litigation as other charges as incurred. These expenses were primarily a result of activities surrounding our acquisition and legal fees related to patent litigation in which we are the plaintiff. Other charges are costs that are not considered necessary to the ongoing business operations. A summary of these expenses is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31,
2018
 
March 31,
2017
Legal fees
$
1,536

 
$
982

Professional fees
1,227

 
1,160

Severance and employee related costs
1,997

 
185

Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(700
)
 
(605
)
Other costs
1,025

 
17

Total
$
5,085

 
$
1,739

Legal fees, severance and employee related costs and other costs increased primarily due to integration activities related to the LifeWatch acquisition. The change in fair value of contingent consideration is the result of the contingent consideration related to certain 2016 acquisitions being written off as it is no longer probable that certain of the contingencies will be met.

13. Income Taxes
The income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, which are taken into account in the quarterly period in which they occur.  We review and update our estimated annual effective tax rate each quarter.  An income tax benefit of $0.1 million and $0.9 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively, primarily due to a discrete benefit recorded for equity compensation deduction under the previously adopted ASU 2016-9, Improvement to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting .
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , we had deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowance, of $18.0 million and $17.7 million , respectively.
On December 22, 2017, the TCJA was enacted in the U.S.  The TCJA represents sweeping changes in U.S. tax law. As of December 31, 2017, we recorded the provisional impact from the TCJA in accordance with SAB 118. As of March 31, 2018, we have not adjusted any of our provisional amounts that were recorded as of December 31, 2017. We will finalize our adjustments during 2018.

14. Segment Information
We operate under two reportable segments: Healthcare and Research. During the first quarter of 2018, we aggregated the Technology operating segment into the “Corporate and Other” category. The Healthcare segment is focused on remote cardiac monitoring to identify cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders. We offer cardiologists and electrophysiologists, neurologists and primary care physicians a full spectrum of solutions which provides them with a single source of cardiac monitoring services. The Research segment is engaged in centralized core laboratory services providing cardiac monitoring, imaging

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


services, scientific consulting and data management services for drug and medical device trials. Included in the Corporate and Other category is the manufacturing, testing and marketing of cardiovascular and blood glucose monitoring devices to medical companies, clinics and hospitals and corporate overhead and other items not allocated to any of our reportable segments.
Expenses that can be specifically identified with a segment have been included as deductions in determining pre-tax segment income. Any remaining expenses including integration, restructuring and other charges, as well as the elimination of costs associated with intercompany revenue are included in Corporate and Other. Also included in Corporate and Other is our net interest expense and other financing expenses. We do not allocate assets to the individual segments.
During the year ended December 31, 2017 we reclassified research and development costs associated with cardiovascular devices utilized by our Research segment from the Corporate and Other category to the Healthcare segment to synchronize our external reporting with the way our chief operating decision maker reviews the segment performance and makes decisions about the reportable segments.
(in thousands)
Healthcare
 
Research
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
80,551

 
$
11,244

 
$
2,701

 
$
94,496

Income/(loss) before income taxes
17,724

 
786

 
(13,616
)
 
4,894

Depreciation and amortization
11,436

 
1,010

 
(2,618
)
 
9,828

Capital expenditures
5,064

 
291

 
(1,417
)
 
3,938

(reclassified, in thousands)
Healthcare
 
Research
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
42,511

 
$
9,324

 
$
4,046

 
$
55,881

Income/(loss) before income taxes
11,759

 
378

 
(12,807
)
 
(670
)
Depreciation and amortization
2,861

 
1,033

 
(179
)
 
3,715

Capital expenditures
2,890

 

 
77

 
2,967


15. Legal Proceedings
The final outcome of any current or future litigation or governmental or internal investigations cannot be accurately predicted, nor can we predict any resulting penalties, fines or other sanctions that may be imposed at the discretion of federal or state regulatory authorities. We record accruals for such contingencies to the extent that we conclude it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be estimated.
ZTech, Inc., Biorita LLC, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Arbitration
In January 2017, ZTech, Inc., Biorita LLC, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (the “ Claimants ”) filed an arbitration demand against LifeWatch with the American Arbitration Association. Claimants alleged that LifeWatch violated the 2015 Stock Purchase Agreement for the purchase of FlexLife Health, Inc., a remote international normalized ratio monitoring business. The demand alleges LifeWatch did not make

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BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)


commercially reasonable efforts to achieve certain conditions precedent and did not have a reasonable basis for terminating the business line. Claimants seek liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees.  We are vigorously defending against these claims and are seeking recovery of attorneys’ fees related to our defense.  The arbitration hearing was held in February 2018, and we are awaiting a decision.  While we believe that the risk of loss in this arbitration is improbable, we cannot determine, nor can we estimate, the range of potential loss.  Accordingly, as we do not believe that a loss is probable, in accordance with authoritative guidance on the evaluation of loss contingencies, we have not recorded an accrual related to this matter.



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and in conjunction with the accompanying quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth herein and elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”).  See the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report.  Unless otherwise noted, the figures in the following discussions are unaudited.
Company Background
We provide monitoring services and digital population health management for healthcare providers, medical device manufacturing and centralized core laboratory services for clinical research. We operate under two reportable segments: Healthcare and Research. The Healthcare segment is focused on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders. We offer cardiologists and electrophysiologists, neurologists and primary care physicians a full spectrum of solutions which provides them with a single source of cardiac monitoring services. These services range from the differentiated mobile cardiac telemetry service to event, Holter, extended wear Holter, Pacemaker and International Normalized Ratio monitoring. The Research segment is engaged in central core laboratory services providing cardiac monitoring, imaging services, scientific consulting and data management services for drug and medical device trials. The Corporate and Other category includes corporate overhead and other items not allocated to any of our reportable segments.

Recent Developments
Acquisitions
On July 12, 2017, we acquired, through our wholly owned subsidiary Cardiac Monitoring Holding Company, LLC, approximately 97% of the outstanding shares of LifeWatch AG (“ LifeWatch ”). On that date, we acquired control of LifeWatch and began consolidating its financial statements. We recorded our obligations for the remaining untendered LifeWatch shares, pursuant to a squeeze-out procedure in accordance with Swiss law and takeover regulations related to the offering, as components of accrued liabilities and paid-in capital, and reduced our noncontrolling interest related to our ownership of LifeWatch, in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. As a result, we owned 100% of LifeWatch as of December 31, 2017. In early January 2018, we settled those obligations with payment of $2.9 million in cash and the issuance of 58,786 shares of our common stock with a fair market value of $2.0 million .

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have prepared the financial statements and accompanying notes included in  “Part I; Item 1. Financial Statements”  of this report in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ U.S. GAAP ”). This requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical

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experience, analysis of current trends, and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We periodically reevaluate our accounting policies, assumptions, and estimates and make adjustments when facts and circumstances warrant. Our significant accounting policies are described in “Part II; Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”  in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 . The accounting policies and related assumptions that we consider to be more critical to the preparation of our financial statements and accompanying notes and involve the most significant management judgments and estimates are described in  “Part II; Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”  of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 . Except for the implementation of ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, there were no material changes in, or additions to, our critical accounting policies or in the assumptions or estimates we used to prepare the financial information appearing in this report.

Results of Operations
Three Months Ended Ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017
Revenue
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Healthcare
$
80,551

 
$
42,511

 
$
38,040

 
89.5
 %
Research
11,244

 
9,324

 
1,920

 
20.6
 %
Other
2,701

 
4,046

 
(1,345
)
 
(33.2
)%
Total revenue
$
94,496

 
$
55,881

 
$
38,615

 
69.1
 %
Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased due primarily to higher Healthcare revenue, which was driven by the combination of the full quarter impact of the LifeWatch acquisition and 12% organic revenue growth. The organic revenue growth stemmed from higher patient volume as well as a favorable service mix. Research revenue increased due to higher image and electrocardiogram volumes. Other revenue decreased due primarily to a large, non-recurring sale of blood glucose meters and strips that occurred in the first quarter of 2017.
Gross Profit
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Gross profit
$
58,048

 
$
32,909

 
$
25,139

 
76.4
%
Percentage of revenue
61.4
%
 
58.9
%
 
 
 
 
Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased due primarily to the full quarter impact of the LifeWatch acquisition, the organic revenue growth, and realized synergies from our acquisitions. The increase in gross margin percentage was due to the favorable Healthcare service mix and the impact of the synergies resulting from the integration of LifeWatch.

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General and Administrative Expense
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
General and administrative expense
$
26,719

 
$
15,917

 
$
10,802

 
67.9
%
Percentage of revenue
28.3
%
 
28.5
%
 
 
 
 
General and administrative expense increased for the three months ended March 31, 2018 due primarily to the $6.4 million full quarter impact of the LifeWatch acquisition, a $3.3 million impact from intangible asset amortization attributed to LifeWatch, $0.5 million higher consulting expense driven by system optimization efforts, as well as a $0.3 million increase in headcount-related expense, partially offset by $0.2 million in headcount synergies. The decrease in the general and administrative expense as a percent of revenue was the result of improved leverage due to the impact of synergies and higher revenue.
Sales and Marketing Expense
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Sales and marketing expense
$
11,340

 
$
7,701

 
$
3,639

 
47.3
%
Percentage of revenue
12.0
%
 
13.8
%
 
 
 
 
The increase to sales and marketing expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was due primarily to the $5.4 million full quarter impact of the LifeWatch acquisition and $0.9 million due to higher sales meeting costs, partially offset by approximately $2.8 million of synergies due to the integration of LifeWatch. Sales and marketing expense decreased as a percentage of revenue due to improved leverage resulting from the synergies realized from our LifeWatch acquisition.
Bad Debt Expense
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Bad debt expense
$
4,879

 
$
2,791

 
$
2,088

 
74.8
%
Percentage of revenue
5.2
%
 
5.0
%
 
 
 
 
The increase in bad debt expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was due to increased Healthcare revenue and the timing of revenue and collections. Substantially all of our bad debt expense relates to the Healthcare segment. Bad debt expense in the Research segment and the Corporate and Other category was minimal and is recorded on a specific account basis.

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Research and Development Expense
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Research and development expense
$
3,289

 
$
2,433

 
$
856

 
35.2
%
Percentage of revenue
3.5
%
 
4.4
%
 
 
 
 
Research and development expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased due primarily to the $0.7 million full quarter impact of the LifeWatch acquisition, offset partially by $0.2 million of synergies realized from the integration of LifeWatch and other cost savings.
Other Charges
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Other charges
$
5,085

 
$
1,739

 
$
3,346

 
192.4
%
Percentage of revenue
5.4
%
 
3.1
%
 
 
 
 
The increase in other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily related to $3.2 million for the consolidation and closure of certain legacy LifeWatch international locations and $0.7 million of higher legal expenses, offset by a $0.5 million decrease in integration expenses related to our 2016 acquisitions.
Other Expense
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Interest expense
$
(1,890
)
 
$
(388
)
 
$
(1,502
)
 
387.1
 %
Loss on equity method investment
(139
)
 
(95
)
 
(44
)
 
46.3
 %
Other non-operating income/(expense), net
187

 
(2,515
)
 
2,702

 
(107.4
)%
Total Other expense
$
(1,842
)
 
$
(2,998
)
 
$
1,156

 
(38.6
)%
Percentage of revenue
1.9
%
 
5.4
%
 
 
 
 
Total other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was affected by $1.5 million of additional interest expense in the current year resulting from our new SunTrust Credit Agreement entered into concurrent with our LifeWatch acquisition, offset by the reduction of $2.7 million in other non-operating charges associated with our 2017 settlement with the Office of Civil Rights related to the theft of two unencrypted laptop computers in 2011.

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Income Taxes
 
Three Months Ended
 
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
$
 
%
Benefit from income taxes
$
142

 
$
866

 
$
(724
)
 
(83.6
)%
Effective tax benefit rate
2.9
%
 
129.3
%
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , we recognized a modest income tax benefit. After considering windfall benefits from the exercise of stock options, we expect our 2018 annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 25% to 27% absent changes in tax laws or significant changes in uncertain tax positions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table highlights certain information related to our liquidity and capital resources:
(in thousands, except ratios)
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,346

 
$
36,022

Healthcare accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
31,802

 
25,190

Other accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
15,370

 
13,296

Availability under revolving credit facility
50,000

 
50,000

 
 
 
 
Working capital
$
48,198

 
$
39,153

Current ratio
2.0

 
1.8

 
 
 
 
Total capital lease obligations
$
4,543

 
$
5,509

Total debt
$
199,155

 
$
199,356

The following table highlights certain cash flow activities:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
Net income
$
5,036

 
$
196

Non-cash adjustments to net income
16,212

 
8,424

Cash used for working capital
(12,174
)
 
(3,967
)
Cash provided by operating activities
9,074

 
4,653

 
 
 
 
Cash used in investing activities
(3,938
)
 
(2,967
)
 
 
 
 
Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
$
(4,617
)
 
$
359

Non-cash adjustments to income primarily relate to bad debt, depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 , our non-cash adjustments increased

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compared to the comparative prior year period due primarily to $3.3 million of increased amortization, $2.8 million of increased depreciation and $2.1 million of increased bad debt expense, all related to the acquisition of LifeWatch, offset partially by a decrease of $1.0 million of stock compensation expense related to the prior year recognition of performance stock options.
In conjunction with the LifeWatch acquisition in 2017, we established a new Credit Agreement with SunTrust Bank and lenders named therein in the amount of $205.0 million and extinguished the previous Healthcare Financial Solutions, LLC Credit Agreement. For further details regarding the Credit Agreements, please see “Part I; Item 1. Financial Statements; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; Note 9. Credit Agreement.”

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2018 were $36.3 million . We do not invest in any short-term or long-term securities, nor do we hold any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
At March 31, 2018 , we had $199.2 million of variable rate debt, inclusive of debt discounts and deferred charges, at a rate of LIBOR plus the applicable margin, or the prime rate plus the applicable margin. A 1.0% change in either the LIBOR rate, prime rate, or the applicable margin would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $2.0 million . For further details regarding the debt, rates or applicable margin, please refer to “Part I; Item 1. Financial Statements; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; Note 9. Credit Agreement.”

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“ Exchange Act ”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer (the Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, and like others in the industry, we receive requests for information from government agencies in connection with their regulatory or investigational authority or are involved in traditional employment or business litigation.  We review such requests and notices and take appropriate action.
The final outcome of any current or future litigation or governmental or internal investigations cannot be accurately predicted, nor can we predict any resulting penalties, fines or other sanctions that may be imposed at the discretion of federal or state regulatory authorities.  We record accruals for such contingencies to the extent that we conclude it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be estimated.
For further details regarding certain legal proceedings to which we are currently a party, which is incorporated herein by reference, please refer to “Part I; Item 1. Financial Statements; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; Note 15. Legal Proceedings.”


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Item 1A.  Risk Factors
In evaluating an investment in BioTelemetry common stock, investors should consider carefully, among other things, “Part I; Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 , as well as the information contained in this Quarterly Report and other reports and registration statements filed by us with the SEC.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
In January 2018, in conjunction with the settlement of the squeeze-out procedures under Swiss law, we issued 58,786 shares of our common stock to the former LifeWatch stockholders.
The tender offer was subject to a Tier I exemption pursuant to Rule 14d-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the issuance of BioTelemetry Common Stock in connection therewith was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Rule 802 thereof, because Life Watch is a foreign private issuer and U.S. holders held less than 10% of the LifeWatch Shares that were the subject of the tender offer.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information
Not applicable.



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Item 6.  Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Filed/Furnished Herewith
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date
 
10.1*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.2*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.3*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.4*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Indicates a management plan or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Filed herewith.

+
Furnished herewith.



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BioTelemetry, Inc.
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 27, 2018
By:
/s/ Heather C. Getz
 
 
Heather C. Getz
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and authorized officer of the Registrant)

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Exhibit 10.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
 
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
1.
PURPOSE
1
2.
DEFINITIONS
1
3.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
8
 
3.1
Committee
8
 
 
3.1.1
Powers and Authorities
8
 
 
3.1.2
Composition of the Committee
9
 
 
3.1.3
Other Committees
9
 
 
3.1.4
Delegation by the Committee
9
 
3.2
Board
10
 
3.3
Terms of Awards
10
 
 
3.3.1
Committee Authority
10
 
 
3.3.2
Forfeiture; Recoupment
11
 
3.4
No Repricing
11
 
3.5
Deferral Arrangement
11
 
3.6
Registration; Share Certificates
11
4.
STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
12
 
4.1
Number of Shares of Stock Available for Awards
12
 
4.2
Adjustments in Authorized Shares of Stock
12
 
4.3
Share Usage
12
5.
TERM; AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION
13
 
5.1
Term
13
 
5.2
Amendment, Suspension, and Termination
13
6.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS
13
 
6.1
Eligible Grantees
13
 
6.2
Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards
14
 
6.3
Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards
14
 
6.4
Minimum Vesting Period
15
7.
AWARD AGREEMENT
15
8.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
15
 
8.1
Option Price
15
 
8.2
Vesting and Exercisability
15
 
8.3
Term
15
 
8.4
Termination of Service
16
 
8.5
Limitations on Exercise of Option
16
 
8.6
Method of Exercise
16
 
8.7
Rights of Holders of Options
16
 
8.8
Delivery of Stock
16
 
8.9
Transferability of Options
16
 
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8.10
Family Transfers
17
 
8.11
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
17
 
8.12
Notice of Disqualifying Disposition
17
9.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
17
 
9.1
Right to Payment and SAR Price
17
 
9.2
Other Terms
18
 
9.3
Term
18
 
9.4
Rights of Holders of SARs
18
 
9.5
Transferability of SARs
18
 
9.6
Family Transfers
18
10.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK, RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS, AND DEFERRED STOCK UNITS
19
 
10.1
Grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Deferred Stock Units
19
 
10.2
Restrictions
19
 
10.3
Registration; Restricted Stock Certificates
19
 
10.4
Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock
19
 
10.5
Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units
20
 
 
10.5.1
Voting and Dividend Rights
20
 
 
10.5.2
Creditor’s Rights
20
 
10.6
Termination of Service
20
 
10.7
Purchase of Restricted Stock and Shares of Stock Subject to Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units
20
 
10.8
Delivery of Shares of Stock
21
11.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND OTHER EQUITY-BASED AWARDS
21
 
11.1
Unrestricted Stock Awards
21
 
11.2
Other Equity-Based Awards
21
12.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
22
 
12.1
Dividend Equivalent Rights
22
 
12.2
Termination of Service
22
13.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS
22
 
13.1
Grant of Performance-Based Awards
22
 
13.2
Value of Performance-Based Awards
22
 
13.3
Earning of Performance-Based Awards
22
 
13.4
Form and Timing of Payment of Performance-Based Awards
23
 
13.5
Performance Conditions
23
 
13.6
Performance-Based Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees
23
 
 
13.6.1
Performance Goals Generally
23
 
 
13.6.2
Timing For Establishing Performance Goals
23
 
 
13.6.3
Payment of Awards; Other Terms
24
 
 
13.6.4
Performance Measures
24
 
 
13.6.5
Evaluation of Performance
25
 
 
13.6.6
Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation
26
 
 
13.6.7
Committee Discretion
26
 
 
13.6.8
Status of Awards Under Code Section 162(m)
26
 
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14.
FORMS OF PAYMENT
26
 
14.1
General Rule
26
 
14.2
Surrender of Shares of Stock
26
 
14.3
Cashless Exercise
27
 
14.4
Other Forms of Payment
27
15.
REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
27
 
15.1
General
27
 
15.2
Rule 16b-3
28
16.
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION
29
 
16.1
Changes in Stock
29
 
16.2
Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity Which Does Not Constitute a Change in Control
29
 
16.3
Change in Control in Which Awards Are Not Assumed
30
 
16.4
Change in Control in Which Awards Are Assumed
31
 
16.5
Adjustments
32
 
16.6
No Limitations on Company
32
17.
PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS
32
18.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
33
 
18.1
Disclaimer of Rights
33
 
18.2
Nonexclusivity of the Plan
33
 
18.3
Withholding Taxes
33
 
18.4
Captions
34
 
18.5
Construction
34
 
18.6
Other Provisions
34
 
18.7
Number and Gender
34
 
18.8
Severability
34
 
18.9
Governing Law
34
 
18.10
Foreign Jurisdictions
34
 
18.11
Section 409A of the Code
35
 
18.12
Limitation on Liability
35
 
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BIOTELMETRY, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
 
 
1.                                      PURPOSE
 
The Plan is intended to (a) provide eligible individuals with an incentive to contribute to the success of the Company and to operate and manage the Company’s business in a manner that will provide for the Company’s long-term growth and profitability and that will benefit its shareholders and other important stakeholders, including its employees and customers, and (b) provide a means of recruiting, rewarding, and retaining key personnel.  To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of Awards of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Unrestricted Stock, Dividend Equivalent Rights, Performance Shares and other Performance-Based Awards, Other Equity-Based Awards, and cash bonus awards.  Any of these Awards may, but need not, be made as performance incentives to reward the holders of such Awards for the achievement of performance goals in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  Options granted under the Plan may be Non-qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, as provided herein.
 
As of the Effective Date of this Plan, the Prior Plans shall terminate and no future Awards shall be granted thereunder.  The Prior Plans shall remain in existence solely with respect to Awards that were granted thereunder and remain outstanding as of the Effective Date.
 
2.                                      DEFINITIONS
 
For purposes of interpreting the Plan documents, including the Plan and Award Agreements, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 
2.1         “ Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including any Subsidiary.  For purposes of grants of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, an entity may not be considered an Affiliate unless the Company holds a Controlling Interest in such entity.
 
2.2         “ Applicable Laws ” shall mean the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under (a) applicable provisions of the Code, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any rules or regulations thereunder, and any other laws, rules, regulations, and government orders of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Affiliates, (b) applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax, and other laws, rules, regulations, and government orders of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents thereof, and (c) the rules of any Stock Exchange or Securities Market on which the Stock is listed or publicly traded.
 
2.3         “ Award ” shall mean a grant under the Plan of an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Deferred Stock Unit, Unrestricted Stock, a Dividend Equivalent Right, a Performance Share or other Performance-Based Award, an Other Equity-Based Award, or cash.
 
2.4         “ Award Agreement ” shall mean the written agreement, in such written, electronic, or other form as determined by the Committee, between the Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award.
 



 
2.5         “ Beneficial Owner ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
 
2.6         “ Benefit Arrangement ” shall mean any formal or informal plan or other arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to a Grantee (including groups or classes of Grantees or beneficiaries of which the Grantee is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Grantee.
 
2.7         “ Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
2.8         “ Cause ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Grantee’s employment agreement with the Company, as in effect on the date an Award is granted; provided that if no such agreement or definition exists, “Cause” shall mean, unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement: (a) conviction of any felony or indictable offense (other than one related to a vehicular offense) or other criminal act involving fraud; (b) willful misconduct that results in a material economic detriment to the Company; (c) material violation of Company policies and directives, which is not cured after written notice and an opportunity for cure; (d) continued refusal by the Grantee to perform the Grantee’s duties after written notice identifying the deficiencies and an opportunity for cure; (e) a material violation by the Grantee of any material covenants to the Company and (f) such other actions constituting cause under applicable common law.  No action or inaction shall be deemed willful if not demonstrably willful and if taken or not taken by the Grantee in good faith and with the understanding that such action or inaction was not adverse to the best interests of the Company. Reference in this definition to the Company shall also include direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Company, and materiality shall be measured based on the action or inaction and the impact upon the Company taken as a whole.  Any determination by the Committee regarding whether an event constituting Cause shall have occurred shall be final, binding, and conclusive.
 
2.9         “ Capital Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) in equity of such Person, whether outstanding on the Effective Date or issued thereafter, including, without limitation, all shares of Stock.
 
2.10       “ Change in Control ” shall mean, subject to Section 18.11 , the occurrence of any of the following:
 
(a)        the acquisition (other than from the Company), by any person (as such term is defined in Section 13(c) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;
 
(b)       the individuals who, as of the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, and such new director shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board;
 
(c)        the closing of a merger or similar business combination (each, an “ Business Combination ”) involving the Company if (i) the shareholders of the Company, immediately before such Business Combination, do not, as a result of such Business Combination, own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
 
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securities of the entity resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately before such Business Combination or (ii) immediately following the Business Combination, the individuals who comprised the Board immediately prior thereto do not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (or, if the entity resulting from such Business Combination is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof); or
 
(d)        a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the closing of an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities is acquired by (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) any corporation which, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in the same proportion as their ownership of shares in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.
 
2.11       “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and any successor thereto.  References in the Plan to any Code Section shall be deemed to include, as applicable, regulations and guidance promulgated under such Code Section.
 
2.12       “ Committee ” shall mean a committee of, and designated from time to time by resolution of, the Board, which shall be constituted as provided in Section 3.1.2 and Section 3.1.3 (or, if no Committee has been so designated, the Board).
 
2.13       “ Company ” shall mean BioTelemetry, Inc. and any successor thereto.
 
2.14       “ Controlling Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i); provided that (a) except as specified in clause (b) below, an interest of “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of an interest of “at least 80 percent” in each case where “at least 80 percent” appears in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), and (b) where a grant of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is based upon a legitimate business criterion, an interest of “at least 20 percent” shall be used instead of an interest of “at least 80 percent” in each case where “at least 80 percent” appears in Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i).
 
2.15       “ Covered Employee ” shall mean a Grantee who is, or could become, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m)(3).
 
2.16       “ Deferred Stock Unit ” shall mean a Restricted Stock Unit, the terms of which provide for delivery of the underlying shares of Stock, cash, or a combination thereof subsequent to the date of vesting, at a time or times consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
 
2.17       “ Disability ” shall mean, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, that the Grantee is (a) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months or (b) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve
 
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(12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company; provided, that, if applicable to the Award, “Disability” shall be determined in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code.
 
2.18       “ Disqualified Individual ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 280G(c).
 
2.19       “ Dividend Equivalent Right ” shall mean a right, granted to a Grantee pursuant to Article 12 , entitling the Grantee thereof to receive, or to receive credits for the future payment of, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividend payments or distributions, or other periodic payments, declared or paid with respect to a number of shares of Stock specified in such Dividend Equivalent Right (or other Award to which such Dividend Equivalent Right relates) as if such shares of Stock had been issued to and held by the Grantee of such Dividend Equivalent Right as of the record date.
 
2.20       “ Effective Date ” shall meanMay 11, 2017, subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s shareholders on such date, the Plan having been approved by the Board on March 13, 2017.
 
2.21       “ Employee ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an employee (including an officer) of the Company or an Affiliate.
 
2.22       “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and any successor thereto.
 
2.23       “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean the fair market value of a share of Stock for purposes of the Plan, which shall be, as of any date of determination:
 
(a)        If on such date the shares of Stock are listed on a Stock Exchange, or are publicly traded on another Securities Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of the Stock as reported on such Stock Exchange or such Securities Market (provided that, if there is more than one such Stock Exchange or Securities Market, the Committee shall designate the appropriate Stock Exchange or Securities Market for purposes of the Fair Market Value determination).  If there is no such reported closing price on such date, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of the Stock on the next preceding day on which any sale of Stock shall have been reported on such Stock Exchange or such Securities Market.
 
(b)        If on such date the shares of Stock are not listed on a Stock Exchange or publicly traded on a Securities Market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the value of the Stock as determined by the Committee by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method, in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A.
 
Notwithstanding this Section 2.23 or Section 18.3 , for purposes of determining taxable income and the amount of the related tax withholding obligation pursuant to Section 18.3 , the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith using any reasonable method as it deems appropriate, to be applied consistently with respect to Grantees; provided, further, that the Committee shall determine the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock for tax withholding obligations due in connection with sales, by or on behalf of a Grantee, of such shares of Stock subject to an Award to pay the Option Price, SAR Price, and/or any tax withholding obligation on the same date on which such shares may first be sold pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement (including broker-assisted cashless exercises of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, as described in Section 14.3 , and sell-to-cover transactions) in any manner consistent with applicable
 
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provisions of the Code, including but not limited to using the sale price of such shares on such date (or if sales of such shares are effectuated at more than one sale price, the weighted average sale price of such shares on such date) as the Fair Market Value of such shares, so long as such Grantee has provided the Company, or its designee or agent, with advance written notice of such sale.
 
2.24       “ Family Member ” shall mean, with respect to any Grantee as of any date of determination, (a) a Person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of such Grantee, (b) any Person sharing such Grantee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), (c) a trust in which any one or more of the Persons specified in clauses (a) and (b) above (and such Grantee) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, (d) a foundation in which any one or more of the Persons specified in clauses (a) and (b) above (and such Grantee) control the management of assets, and (e) any other entity in which one or more of the Persons specified in clauses (a) and (b) above (and such Grantee) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
 
2.25       “ Good Reason ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Grantee’s employment agreement with the Company, as in effect on the date an Award is granted; provided that if no such agreement or definition exists, “Good Reason” shall mean, unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the events or conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) immediately below which are not cured by the Company (if susceptible to cure by the Company) within thirty (30) days after the Company has received written notice from the Grantee which notice must be provided by the Grantee within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the event or condition constituting Good Reason specifying the particular events or conditions which constitute Good Reason and the specific cure requested by the Grantee: (a) any material reduction in the Grantee’s duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; provided that diminution of responsibility shall not include any such diminution resulting from a promotion, death or Disability, the termination of the Grantee’s employment for Cause, or the Grantee’s termination of employment other than for Good Reason; and (b) any reduction in the Grantee’s base salary or target bonus opportunity which is not comparable to reductions in the base salary or target bonus opportunity of other similarly-situated employees at the Company.
 
2.26       “ Grant Date ” shall mean, as determined by the Committee, the latest to occur of (a) the date as of which the Committee approves the Award, (b) the date on which the recipient of an Award first becomes eligible to receive an Award under Article 6 hereof (e.g., in the case of a new hire, the first date on which such new hire performs any Service), or (c) such subsequent date specified by the Committee in the corporate action approving the Award.
 
2.27       “ Grantee ” shall mean a Person who receives or holds an Award under the Plan.
 
2.28       “ Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Code Section 422.
 
2.29       “ Non-qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
 
2.30       “ Non-Employee Director ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
 
2.31       “ Officer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act.
 
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2.32       “ Option ” shall mean an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock at a specified Option Price awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Article 8 .
 
2.33       “ Option Price ” shall mean the per share exercise price for shares of Stock subject to an Option.
 
2.34       “ Other Agreement ” shall mean any agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a Grantee with the Company or an Affiliate, except an agreement, contract, or understanding that expressly addresses Code Section 280G and/or Code Section 4999.
 
2.35       “ Other Equity-Based Award ” shall mean an Award representing a right or other interest that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to Stock, other than an Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Deferred Stock Unit, Unrestricted Stock, a Dividend Equivalent Right, or a Performance Share.
 
2.36       “ Outside Director ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i).
 
2.37       “ Parachute Payment ” shall mean a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2).
 
2.38       “ Performance-Based Award ” shall mean an Award of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Performance Shares, Other Equity-Based Awards, or cash made subject to the achievement of performance goals (as provided in Article 13 ) over a Performance Period specified by the Committee.
 
2.39       “ Performance-Based Compensation ” shall mean compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for Qualified Performance-Based Compensation paid to Covered Employees.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to mean that an Award which does not satisfy the requirements for Qualified Performance-Based Compensation does not constitute performance-based compensation for other purposes, including the purposes of Code Section 409A.
 
2.40       “ Performance Measures ” shall mean measures as specified in Section 13.6.4 on which the performance goal or goals under Performance-Based Awards are based and which are approved by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to, and to the extent required by, the Plan in order to qualify such Performance-Based Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.
 
2.41       “ Performance Period ” shall mean the period of time, up to ten (10) years, during or over which the performance goals under Performance-Based Awards must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to any such Performance-Based Awards.
 
2.42       “ Performance Shares ” shall mean a Performance-Based Award representing a right or other interest that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to Stock, made subject to the achievement of performance goals (as provided in Article 13 ) over a Performance Period.
 
2.43       “ Person ” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust, or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an
 
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agency or instrumentality thereof; provided that, for purposes of Section 2.10(a), Section 2.10(c)  and Section 2.10(d) , Person shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
 
2.44       “ Plan ” shall mean this BioTelemetry, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
2.45       “ Prior Plans ” shall mean the BioTelemetry, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
2.46       “ Qualified Performance-Based Compensation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 162(m).
 
2.47       “ Restricted Period ” shall mean a period of time established by the Committee during which an Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units is subject to restrictions.
 
2.48       “ Restricted Stock ” shall mean shares of Stock awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Article 10 .
 
2.49       “ Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one (1) share of Stock awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Article 10 that may be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement, in shares of Stock, cash, or a combination thereof.
 
2.50       “ SAR Price ” shall mean the per share exercise price of a SAR.
 
2.51       “ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and any successor thereto.
 
2.52       “ Securities Market ” shall mean an established securities market.
 
2.53       “ Separation from Service ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 409A.
 
2.54       “ Service ” shall mean service qualifying a Grantee as a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee’s change in position or duties shall not result in interrupted or terminated Service, so long as such Grantee continues to be a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate.  Subject to the preceding sentence, any determination by the Committee whether a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive.  If a Service Provider’s employment or other Service relationship is with an Affiliate and the applicable entity ceases to be an Affiliate, a termination of Service shall be deemed to have occurred when such entity ceases to be an Affiliate unless the Service Provider transfers his or her employment or other Service relationship to the Company or any other Affiliate.
 
2.55       “ Service Provider ” shall mean (a) an Employee or director of the Company or an Affiliate, or (b) a consultant or adviser to the Company or an Affiliate (i) who is a natural person, (ii) who is currently providing bona fide services to the Company or an Affiliate, and (iii) whose services are not in connection with the Company’s sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s Capital Stock.
 
2.56       “ Service Recipient Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 409A.
 
2.57       “ Share Limit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 .
 
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2.58       “ Short-Term Deferral Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 409A.
 
2.59       “ Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, or any security into which shares of Stock may be changed or for which shares of Stock may be exchanged as provided in Section 16.1 .
 
2.60       “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” shall mean a right granted to a Grantee pursuant to Article 9 .
 
2.61       “ Stock Exchange ” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, or another established national or regional stock exchange.
 
2.62       “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) or non-corporate entity with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of Voting Stock.  In addition, any other entity may be designated by the Committee as a Subsidiary, provided that (a) such entity could be considered as a subsidiary according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and (b) in the case of an Award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, such Award would be considered to be granted in respect of Service Recipient Stock under Code Section 409A.
 
2.63       “ Substitute Award ” shall mean an Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted under a compensatory plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or a business entity acquired or to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate has combined or will combine.
 
2.64       “ Ten Percent Shareholder ” shall mean a natural Person who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of Voting Stock of the Company, the Company’s parent (if any), or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries.  In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d) shall be applied.
 
2.65       “ Unrestricted Stock ” shall mean Stock that is free of any restrictions.
 
2.66       “ Voting Stock ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, Capital Stock of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers, or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.
 
3.                                      ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
 
3.1         Committee .
 
3.1.1      Powers and Authorities .
 
The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall have such powers and authorities related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and to make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the Plan which the
 
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Committee deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement.  All such actions and determinations shall be made by (a) the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or (b) the unanimous consent of the members of the Committee executed in writing or evidenced by electronic transmission in accordance with the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws.  Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, the Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe all provisions of the Plan, any Award, and any Award Agreement, and any such interpretation or construction, and any other determination contemplated to be made under the Plan or any Award Agreement, by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all Persons, whether or not expressly provided for in any provision of the Plan, such Award, or such Award Agreement.
 
In the event that the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement provides for any action to be taken by the Board or any determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken or such determination may be made by the Committee constituted in accordance with this Section 3.1 if the Board has delegated the power and authority to do so to such Committee.
 
3.1.2      Composition of the Committee .
 
The Committee shall be a committee composed of not fewer than two (2) directors of the Company designated by the Board to administer the Plan.  Each member of the Committee shall be (a) a Non-Employee Director, (b) an Outside Director, and (c) an independent director in accordance with the rules of any Stock Exchange on which the Stock is listed; provided that any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective whether or not members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership set forth in this Section 3.1.2 or otherwise provided in any charter of the Committee.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may be the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof if the Compensation Committee of the Board or such subcommittee satisfies the foregoing requirements.
 
3.1.3      Other Committees .
 
The Board also may appoint one or more committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not be Outside Directors, which (a) may administer the Plan with respect to Grantees who are not Officers or directors of the Company, (b) may grant Awards under the Plan to such Grantees, and (c) may determine all terms of such Awards, in each case, excluding (for the avoidance of doubt) Performance-Based Awards intending to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation and subject, if applicable, to the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the rules of any Stock Exchange or Securities Market on which the Stock is listed or publicly traded.
 
3.1.4      Delegation by the Committee.
 
To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee may, by resolution, delegate some or all of its authority with respect to the Plan and Awards to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and/or any other officer of the Company designated by the Committee, provided that the Committee may not delegate its authority hereunder (a) to make Awards to directors of the Company, (b) to make Awards to Employees who are (i) Officers, (ii) Covered Employees, or (iii) officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee pursuant to this Section 3.1.4 , or (c) to interpret the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement.  Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or thereafter.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as obligating the Committee to
 
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delegate authority to any officer of the Company, and the Committee may at any time rescind the authority delegated to an officer of the Company appointed hereunder and delegate authority to one or more other officers of the Company.  At all times, an officer of the Company delegated authority pursuant to this Section 3.1.4 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee.  Any action undertaken by any such officer of the Company in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority shall have the same force and effect as if undertaken directly by the Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the “Committee” shall, to the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such delegation, be deemed to include a reference to each such officer.
 
3.2         Board .
 
The Board, from time to time, may exercise any or all of the powers and authorities related to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Section 3.1 and other applicable provisions of the Plan, as the Board shall determine, consistent with the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws.
 
3.3         Terms of Awards .
 
3.3.1      Committee Authority .
 
Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority to:
 
(a)        designate Grantees;
 
(b)        determine the type or types of Awards to be made to a Grantee;
 
(c)        determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to an Award or to which an Award relates;
 
(d)        establish the terms and conditions of each Award (including the Option Price, the SAR Price, and the purchase price for applicable Awards; the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of an Award or the shares of Stock subject thereto; the treatment of an Award in the event of a Change in Control (subject to applicable agreements); and any terms or conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options);
 
(e)        prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing an Award;
 
(f)        subject to the limitation on repricing in Section 3.4 , amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Award, which authority shall include the authority, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to make Awards or to modify outstanding Awards made to eligible natural Persons who are foreign nationals or are natural Persons who are employed outside the United States to reflect differences in local law, tax policy, or custom; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification, or supplement of the terms of any outstanding Award shall, without the consent of the Grantee thereof, materially impair such Grantee’s rights under such Award; and
 
(g)        make Substitute Awards.
 
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3.3.2                    Forfeiture; Recoupment .
 
The Committee may reserve the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee with respect to an Award thereunder on account of actions taken by, or failed to be taken by, such Grantee in violation or breach of, or in conflict with, any (a) employment agreement, (b) non-competition agreement, (c) agreement prohibiting solicitation of Employees or clients of the Company or an Affiliate, (d) confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (e) Company or Affiliate policy or procedure, (f) other agreement, or (g) other obligation of such Grantee to the Company or an Affiliate, as and to the extent specified in such Award Agreement.  If the Grantee of an outstanding Award is an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate and such Grantee’s Service is terminated for Cause, the Committee may annul such Grantee’s outstanding Award as of the date of the Grantee’s termination of Service for Cause.
 
Any Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to mandatory repayment by the Grantee to the Company (x) to the extent set forth in an Award Agreement or (y) to the extent the Grantee is, or in the future becomes, subject to (1) any Company or Affiliate “clawback” or recoupment policy that is adopted to comply with the requirements of any Applicable Laws, or (2) any Applicable Laws which impose mandatory recoupment, under circumstances set forth in such Applicable Laws, and in the event of an inconsistency between (x) and (y), the provision of broader applicability shall apply.
 
3.4                               No Repricing .
 
Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Stock, other securities, or other property), stock split, extraordinary dividend, recapitalization, Change in Control, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Stock, or other securities or similar transaction), the Company may not: (a) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the Option Price or SAR Price, as applicable, of such outstanding Options or SARs; (b) cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for or substitution of Options or SARs with an Option Price or SAR Price, as applicable, that is less than the Option Price or SAR Price, as applicable, of the original Options or SARs; or (c) cancel outstanding Options or SARs with an Option Price or SAR Price, as applicable, above the current Fair Market Value in exchange for cash or other securities, in each case, unless such action is subject to and approved by the Company’s shareholders.
 
3.5                               Deferral Arrangement .
 
The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any payment pursuant to any Award into a deferred compensation arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or Dividend Equivalent Rights and, in connection therewith, provisions for converting such credits into Deferred Stock Units and for restricting deferrals to comply with hardship distribution rules affecting tax-qualified retirement plans subject to Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(IV); provided that no Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted in connection with, or related to, an Award of Options or SARs.  Any such deferrals shall be made in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A, including, if applicable, with respect to when a Separation from Service occurs.
 
3.6                               Registration; Share Certificates .
 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the ownership of the shares of Stock issued under the Plan may be evidenced in such a manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate,
 
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including by book-entry or direct registration (including transaction advices) or the issuance of one or more share certificates.
 
4.                                      STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
 
4.1                               Number of Shares of Stock Available for Awards .
 
Subject to such additional shares of Stock as shall be available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.2 , and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 16 , the maximum number of shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (i) 3,000,000 plus (ii) the number of shares of Stock related to awards outstanding under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date that thereafter terminate by expiration or forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such shares of Stock (collectively, the “ Share Limit ”).  Such shares of Stock may be authorized and unissued shares of Stock, treasury shares of Stock, or any combination of the foregoing, as may be determined from time to time by the Board or by the Committee.  Any of the shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan may be used for any type of Award under the Plan.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.1 to the contrary but subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 hereof, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be delivered under the Plan as a result of the exercise of the Incentive Stock Options shall be 3,000,000  shares of Stock.
 
4.2                               Adjustments in Authorized Shares of Stock .
 
In connection with mergers, reorganizations, separations, or other transactions to which Code Section 424(a) applies, the Committee shall have the right to cause the Company to assume awards previously granted under a compensatory plan of another business entity that is a party to such transaction and to grant Substitute Awards under the Plan for such awards.  The Share Limit shall neither be increased nor decreased by the number of shares of Stock subject to any such assumed awards and Substitute Awards.  Shares available for issuance under a shareholder-approved plan of a business entity that is a party to such transaction (as appropriately adjusted, if necessary, to reflect such transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Stock otherwise available for issuance under the Plan, subject to applicable rules of any Stock Exchange or Securities Market on which the Stock is listed or publicly traded.
 
4.3                               Share Usage .
 
(a)                                 Shares of Stock subject to an Award shall be counted as used as of the Grant Date for purposes of calculating the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under Section 4.1 .
 
(b)                                Any shares of Stock that are subject to Awards, including shares of Stock acquired through dividend reinvestment pursuant to Article 10 , shall be counted against the Share Limit as one (1) share of Stock for every one (1) share of Stock subject to an Award.  The number of shares of Stock subject to an Award of Stock-settled SARs shall be counted against the Share Limit as one (1) share of Stock for every one (1) share of Stock subject to such Award regardless of the number of shares of Stock actually issued to settle such SARs upon the exercise of the SARs.  A number of shares of Stock at least equal to the target number of shares issuable under Performance Shares shall be counted against the Share Limit as of the Grant Date, but such number shall be adjusted to equal the actual number of shares issued upon settlement of the Performance Shares to the extent different from such number of shares.  Awards that do not entitle the Grantee thereof to receive or purchase shares of Stock and Awards that are settled in cash shall not be counted against the Share Limit set forth in Section 4.1 .
 
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(c)                                 If any shares of Stock subject to an Award are not purchased or are forfeited or expire or if an Award otherwise terminates without delivery of any Stock subject thereto or is settled in cash in lieu of shares, then the number of shares of Stock counted against the Share Limit with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, termination, expiration, or settlement, again be available for making Awards under the Plan.
 
(d)                                The number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be increased by the number of shares of Stock (i) tendered, withheld, or subject to an Option granted under the Plan surrendered in connection with the payment of the Option Price upon exercise of an Option or in connection with the Company’s tax withholding obligations with respect to Options or Stock-settled SARs, (ii) that were not issued upon the net settlement or net exercise of a Stock-settled SAR granted under the Plan, (iii) deducted or delivered from payment of an Award granted under the Plan in connection with the Company’s tax withholding obligations as provided in Section 18.3 , or (iv) purchased by the Company with proceeds from Option exercises.
 
5.                                      TERM; AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION
 
5.1                               Term .
 
The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date.  Following the Effective Date, no awards shall be made under the Prior Plans.  The Plan shall terminate on the first to occur of (a) the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, (b) the date determined in accordance with Section 5.2 , and (c) the date determined in accordance with Section 16.3 ; provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options may not be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the Board’s adoption of the Plan.  Upon such termination of the Plan, all outstanding Awards shall continue to have full force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the terminated Plan and the applicable Award Agreement (or other documents evidencing such Awards).
 
5.2                               Amendment, Suspension, and Termination .
 
The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan; provided that, with respect to Awards theretofore granted under the Plan, no amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the Grantee, materially impair the rights or obligations under any such Award.  The effectiveness of any amendment to the Plan shall be contingent on approval of such amendment by the Company’s shareholders to the extent provided by the Board or required by Applicable Laws; provided that no amendment shall be made to the no-repricing provisions of Section 3.4 , the Option Pricing provisions of Section 8.1 , or the SAR Pricing provisions of Section 9.1 without the approval of the Company’s shareholders.
 
6.                                      AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS
 
6.1                               Eligible Grantees .
 
Subject to this Article 6 , Awards may be made under the Plan to (a) any Service Provider, as the Committee shall determine and designate from time to time, and (b) any other individual whose participation in the Plan is determined to be in the best interests of the Company by the Committee.
 
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6.2                               Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards .
 
During any time when the Company has any class of common equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, but subject to adjustment as provided in Article 16 :
 
(a)                                 The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be granted under the Plan, pursuant to Options or SARs, in a calendar year to any Person eligible for an Award under Section 6.1 , other than a non-employee director of the Company, is one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) shares;
 
(b)                                The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be granted under the Plan, pursuant to Awards other than Options or SARs that are intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Compensation and are Stock-denominated and are either Stock- or cash-settled, in a calendar year to any Person eligible for an Award under Section 6.1 who is a Covered Employee is one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) shares;
 
(c)                                 The maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Awards granted during a single calendar year to any non-employee director, taken together with any cash fees paid to such non-employee director during the calendar year, shall not exceed $1,000,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes); and
 
(d)                                The maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-denominated Performance-Based Award (whether or not cash-settled) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation for a Performance Period of twelve (12) months or less to any Person eligible for an Award under Section 6.1 who is a Covered Employee shall be ten million dollars ($10,000,000), and the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-denominated Performance-Based Award (whether or not cash-settled) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation for a Performance Period of greater than twelve (12) months to any Person eligible for an Award under Section 6.1 who is a Covered Employee shall be ten million dollars ($10,000,000) times the number of years in the Performance Period.
 
6.3                               Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards .
 
Subject to Section 3.4 , Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, (a) any other Award, (b) any award granted under another plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or any business entity that has been a party to a transaction with the Company or an Affiliate, or (c) any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the Company or an Affiliate.  Such additional, tandem, exchange, or Substitute Awards may be granted at any time.  If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, or for an award granted under another plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or any business entity that has been a party to a transaction with the Company or an Affiliate, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award or award under such other plan in consideration for the grant of such exchange or Substitute Award.  In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash payments under other plans of the Company or an Affiliate.  Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and Section 9.1 , but subject to Section 3.4 , the Option Price of an Option or the SAR Price of a SAR that is a Substitute Award may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the original Grant Date; provided that such Option Price or SAR Price is determined in accordance with the principles of Code Section 424 for any Incentive Stock Option and consistent with Code Section 409A for any other Option or SAR.
 
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6.4                               Minimum Vesting Period .
 
Except with respect to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the Share Limit, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2 , and except as otherwise provided in Section 16 , no Award shall provide for vesting which is any more rapid than vesting on the one (1) year anniversary of the Grant Date or, with respect to Awards that vest upon the attainment of performance goals, a Performance Period that is less than twelve (12) months.  The foregoing five percent (5%) share issuance limit shall be subject to adjustment consistent with the adjustment provisions of Section 16 and the share usage rules of Section 4.3 .
 
7.                                      AWARD AGREEMENT
 
Each Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be in such form or forms as the Committee shall from time to time determine.  Award Agreements utilized under the Plan from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan.  Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be Non-qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and, in the absence of such specification, such Options shall be deemed to constitute Non-qualified Stock Options.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and an Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
 
8.                                      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
 
8.1                               Option Price .
 
The Option Price of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option.  Except in the case of Substitute Awards, the Option Price of each Option shall be at least the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the Grant Date; provided that, in the event that a Grantee is a Ten Percent Shareholder, the Option Price of an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the Grant Date.  In no case shall the Option Price of any Option be less than the par value of one (1) share of Stock.
 
8.2                               Vesting and Exercisability .
 
Subject to Sections 8.3 and 16.3 , each Option granted under the Plan shall become vested and/or exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall be determined by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing.
 
8.3                               Term .
 
Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date of such Option, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option; provided that, in the event that the Grantee is a Ten Percent Shareholder, an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the day before the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Grant Date of such Option.
 
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8.4                               Termination of Service .
 
Each Award Agreement with respect to the grant of an Option shall set forth the extent to which the Grantee thereof, if at all, shall have the right to exercise such Option following termination of such Grantee’s Service.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.
 
8.5                               Limitations on Exercise of Option .
 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no event may any Option be exercised, in whole or in part, after the occurrence of an event referred to in Article 16 which results in the termination of such Option.
 
8.6                               Method of Exercise .
 
Subject to the terms of Article 14 and Section 18.3 , an Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee’s delivery to the Company or its designee or agent of notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company’s principal office or the office of such designee or agent, on the form specified by the Company and in accordance with any additional procedures specified by the Committee.  Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which such Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of the shares of Stock for which such Option is being exercised, plus the amount (if any) of federal and/or other taxes which the Company may, in its judgment, be required to withhold with respect to the exercise of such Option.
 
8.7                               Rights of Holders of Options .
 
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee or other Person holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a shareholder of the Company (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the shares of Stock subject to such Option, to direct the voting of the shares of Stock subject to such Option, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Company’s shareholders) until the shares of Stock subject thereto are fully paid and issued to such Grantee or other Person.  Except as provided in Article 16 , no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions, or other rights with respect to any shares of Stock subject to an Option for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of such shares of Stock.
 
8.8                               Delivery of Stock .
 
Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price with respect thereto, such Grantee shall be entitled to receive such evidence of such Grantee’s ownership of the shares of Stock subject to such Option as shall be consistent with Section 3.6 .
 
8.9                               Transferability of Options .
 
Except as provided in Section 8.10 , during the lifetime of a Grantee of an Option, only such Grantee (or, in the event of such Grantee’s legal incapacity or incompetency, such Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise such Option.  Except as provided in Section 8.10 , no Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
 
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8.10                        Family Transfers .
 
If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option to any Family Member.  For the purpose of this Section 8.10 , a transfer “not for value” is a transfer which is (a) a gift, (b) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights, or (c) unless Applicable Laws do not permit such transfer, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (and/or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in such entity.  Following a transfer under this Section 8.10 , any such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to such transfer.  Subsequent transfers of transferred Options shall be prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 8.10 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The provisions of Section 8.4 relating to termination of Service shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee of the Option, following which such Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, in Section 8.4 .
 
8.11                        Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.
 
An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only (a) if the Grantee of such Option is an Employee of the Company or any corporate Subsidiary, (b) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award Agreement, and (c) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time such Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Company and its Affiliates) does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).  Except to the extent provided in the regulations under Code Section 422, this limitation shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted.
 
8.12                        Notice of Disqualifying Disposition.
 
If any Grantee shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances provided in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition immediately but in no event later than ten (10) days thereafter.
 
9.                                      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
 
9.1                               Right to Payment and SAR Price .
 
A SAR shall confer on the Grantee to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the date of exercise, over (b) the SAR Price as determined by the Committee.  The Award Agreement for a SAR shall specify the SAR Price, which shall be no less than the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the Grant Date of such SAR.  SARs may be granted in tandem with all or part of an Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option, in combination with all or any part of any other Award, or without regard to any Option or other Award; provided that a SAR that is granted in tandem with all or part of an Option shall have the same term, and expire at the same time, as the related Option.
 
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9.2                               Other Terms .
 
The Committee shall determine, on the Grant Date or thereafter, the time or times at which, and the circumstances under which, a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future Service requirements); the time or times at which SARs shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Service or upon other conditions; the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Grantees, whether or not a SAR shall be granted in tandem or in combination with any other Award; and any and all other terms and conditions of any SAR; provided that no SARs shall be granted to Grantees who are entitled to overtime under Applicable Laws that will vest or be exercisable within a six (6)-month period starting on the Grant Date.
 
9.3                               Term .
 
Each SAR granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights thereunder shall cease, on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date of such SAR or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such SAR.
 
9.4                               Rights of Holders of SARs .
 
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee or other Person holding or exercising a SAR shall have none of the rights of a shareholder of the Company (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the shares of Stock underlying such SAR, to direct the voting of the shares of Stock underlying such SAR, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Company’s shareholders) until the shares of Stock underlying such SAR, if any, are issued to such Grantee or other Person.  Except as provided in Article 16 , no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions, or other rights with respect to any shares of Stock underlying a SAR for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of such shares of Stock, if any.
 
9.5                               Transferability of SARs .
 
Except as provided in Section 9.6 , during the lifetime of a Grantee of a SAR, only the Grantee (or, in the event of such Grantee’s legal incapacity or incompetency, such Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise such SAR.  Except as provided in Section 9.6 , no SAR shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
 
9.6                               Family Transfers .
 
If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement or by the Committee, in its sole discretion, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of a SAR to any Family Member.  For the purpose of this Section 9.6 , a transfer “not for value” is a transfer which is (a) a gift, (b) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights, or (c) unless Applicable Laws do not permit such transfer, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (and/or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in such entity.  Following a transfer under this Section 9.6 , any such SAR shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to such transfer.  Subsequent transfers of transferred SARs shall be prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 9.6 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
 
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10.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK, RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS, AND DEFERRED STOCK UNITS
 
10.1                        Grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Deferred Stock Units .
 
Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Deferred Stock Units may be made for consideration or for no consideration, other than the par value of the shares of Stock, which shall be deemed paid by past Service or, if so provided in the related Award Agreement or a separate agreement, the promise by the Grantee to perform future Service to the Company or an Affiliate.
 
10.2                        Restrictions .
 
At the time a grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units is made, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, (a) establish a Restricted Period applicable to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units and (b) prescribe restrictions in addition to or other than the expiration of the Restricted Period, including the achievement of corporate or individual performance goals, which may be applicable to all or any portion of such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units as provided in Article 13 .  Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Deferred Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Committee with respect to such Awards.
 
10.3                        Registration; Restricted Stock Certificates .
 
Pursuant to Section 3.6 , to the extent that ownership of Restricted Stock is evidenced by a book-entry registration or direct registration (including transaction advices), such registration shall be notated to evidence the restrictions imposed on such Award of Restricted Stock under the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.  Subject to Section 3.6 and the immediately following sentence, the Company may issue, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted Stock has been granted, certificates representing the total number of shares of Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Grant Date of such Restricted Stock.  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock that either (a) the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for such Grantee’s benefit until such time as such shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited to the Company or the restrictions applicable thereto lapse and such Grantee shall deliver a stock power to the Company with respect to each certificate, or (b) such certificates shall be delivered to such Grantee, provided that such certificates shall bear legends that comply with Applicable Laws and make appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed on such Award of Restricted Stock under the Plan and such Award Agreement.
 
10.4                        Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock .
 
Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement and subject to the restrictions set forth in the Plan, any applicable Company program, and the applicable Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive any dividend payments or distributions declared or paid with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock.  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Restricted Stock that (a) any cash dividend payments or distributions paid on Restricted Stock shall be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as applicable to such underlying shares of Restricted Stock or (b) any dividend payments or distributions declared or paid on shares of Restricted Stock
 
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shall only be made or paid upon satisfaction of the vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such shares of Restricted Stock.  Dividend payments or distributions declared or paid on shares of Restricted Stock which vest or are earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such shares of Restricted Stock are achieved, and if such performance goals are not achieved, the Grantee of such shares of Restricted Stock shall promptly forfeit and, to the extent already paid or distributed, repay to the Company such dividend payments or distributions.  All stock dividend payments or distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to shares of Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of stock, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as applicable to such underlying shares of Restricted Stock.
 
10.5                        Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units .
 
10.5.1             Voting and Dividend Rights .
 
Holders of Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units shall have no rights as shareholders of the Company (for example, the right to receive dividend payments or distributions attributable to the shares of Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units, to direct the voting of the shares of Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Company’s shareholders).  The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units that the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit.
 
10.5.2             Creditor’s Rights .
 
A holder of Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.
 
10.6                        Termination of Service .
 
Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is issued, but prior to termination of Grantee’s Service, upon the termination of such Grantee’s Service, any Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited.  Upon forfeiture of such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units, the Grantee thereof shall have no further rights with respect thereto, including any right to vote such Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalent Rights, as applicable, with respect to such Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units.
 
10.7                        Purchase of Restricted Stock and Shares of Stock Subject to Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units .
 
The Grantee of an Award of Restricted Stock, vested Restricted Stock Units, or vested Deferred Stock Units shall be required, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, to purchase such Restricted Stock or the shares of Stock subject to such vested Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units from the Company at a purchase price equal to the greater of (x) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or such vested Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units or (y) the purchase price, if
 
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any, specified in the Award Agreement relating to such Restricted Stock or such vested Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units.  Such purchase price shall be payable in a form provided in Article 14 or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in consideration for Service rendered or to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or an Affiliate.
 
10.8                        Delivery of Shares of Stock .
 
Upon the expiration or termination of any Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, including, without limitation, any performance goals or delayed delivery period, the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units settled in shares of Stock shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a book-entry or direct registration (including transaction advices) or a certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of Stock shall, consistent with Section 3.6 , be issued, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee thereof or such Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.  Neither the Grantee, nor the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, shall have any further rights with regard to a Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit once the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit have been delivered in accordance with this Section 10.8 .
 
11.             TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS AND OTHER EQUITY-BASED AWARDS
 
11.1                        Unrestricted Stock Awards .
 
Subject to Section 6.4 , the Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at the par value of a share of Stock or at such other higher purchase price as shall be determined by the Committee) an Award to any Grantee pursuant to which such Grantee may receive shares of Unrestricted Stock under the Plan.  Awards of Unrestricted Stock may be granted or sold to any Grantee as provided in the immediately preceding sentence in respect of Service rendered or, if so provided in the related Award Agreement or a separate agreement, to be rendered by the Grantee to the Company or an Affiliate or other valid consideration, in lieu of or in addition to any cash compensation due to such Grantee.
 
11.2                        Other Equity-Based Awards .
 
The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards in the form of Other Equity-Based Awards, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan.  Awards granted pursuant to this Section 11.2 may be granted with vesting, value, and/or payment contingent upon the achievement of one or more performance goals.  The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of Other Equity-Based Awards on the Grant Date or thereafter.  Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is issued, but prior to termination of the Grantee’s Service, upon the termination of a Grantee’s Service, any Other Equity-Based Awards held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited.  Upon forfeiture of any Other Equity-Based Award, the Grantee thereof shall have no further rights with respect to such Other Equity-Based Award.
 
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12.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS
 
12.1         Dividend Equivalent Rights .
 
A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder, provided that no Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted in connection with, or related to, an Award of Options or SARs.  The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Agreement therefor.  Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently (with or without being subject to forfeiture or a repayment obligation) or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock or Awards, which may thereafter accrue additional Dividend Equivalent Rights (with or without being subject to forfeiture or a repayment obligation).  Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash, shares of Stock, or a combination thereof, in a single installment or in multiple installments, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.  A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award will (a) provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award and (b) Dividend Equivalent Rights credited pursuant to a Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award which vests or is earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such underlying Award are achieved, and if such performance goals are not achieved, the Grantee of such Dividend Equivalent Rights shall promptly forfeit and, to the extent already paid or distributed, repay to the Company payments or distributions made in connection with such Dividend Equivalent Rights.
 
12.2         Termination of Service .
 
Unless the Committee provides otherwise in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is issued, a Grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall automatically terminate upon such Grantee’s termination of Service for any reason.
 
13.                               TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS
 
13.1         Grant of Performance-Based Awards .
 
Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance-Based Awards in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.
 
13.2         Value of Performance-Based Awards .
 
Each grant of a Performance-Based Award shall have an initial cash value or an actual or target number of shares of Stock that is established by the Committee as of the Grant Date.  The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are achieved, shall determine the value and/or number of shares of Stock subject to a Performance-Based Award that shall be paid out to the Grantee thereof.
 
13.3         Earning of Performance-Based Awards .
 
Subject to the terms of the Plan, in particular Section 13.6.3 , after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the Grantee of a Performance-Based Award shall be entitled to receive a payout of the value earned under such Performance-Based Award by such Grantee over such Performance Period.
 
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13.4         Form and Timing of Payment of Performance-Based Awards .
 
Payment of the value earned under Performance-Based Awards shall be made, as determined by the Committee, in the form, at the time, and in the manner described in the applicable Award Agreement.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, (i) may pay the value earned under Performance-Based Awards in the form of cash, shares of Stock, other Awards, or a combination thereof, including shares of Stock and/or Awards that are subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee, and (ii) shall pay the value earned under Performance-Based Awards at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Committee has determined that the performance goal or goals relating thereto have been achieved; provided that, unless specifically provided in the Award Agreement for such Performance-Based Awards, such payment shall occur no later than the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third (3 rd ) month following the end of the calendar year in which such Performance Period ends.  The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Performance-Based Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement therefor.
 
13.5         Performance Conditions .
 
The right of a Grantee to exercise or to receive a grant or settlement of any Performance-Based Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee.  The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions.  If and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m), any power or authority relating to an Award intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m) shall be exercised by the Committee and not by the Board.
 
13.6         Performance-Based Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees .
 
If and to the extent that the Committee determines that a Performance-Based Award to be granted to a Grantee should constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise, and/or settlement of such Performance-Based Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 13.6 .
 
13.6.1     Performance Goals Generally .
 
The performance goals for Performance-Based Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 13.6 .  Performance goals shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Code Section 162(m), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain.”  The Committee may determine that such Awards shall be granted, exercised, and/or settled upon achievement of any single performance goal or of two (2) or more performance goals.  Performance goals may differ for Performance-Based Awards granted to any one Grantee or to different Grantees.
 
13.6.2     Timing For Establishing Performance Goals .
 
Performance goals for any Performance-Based Award shall be established not later than the earlier of (a) ninety (90) days after the beginning of any Performance Period applicable to such Performance-Based Award, and (b) the date on which twenty-five percent (25%) of any Performance Period applicable to such
 
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Performance-Based Award has expired, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for compensation payable to a Covered Employee to constitute Performance-Based Compensation.
 
13.6.3     Payment of Awards; Other Terms .
 
Payment of Performance-Based Awards shall be in cash, shares of Stock, other Awards, or a combination thereof, including shares of Stock and/or Awards that are subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee, in each case as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of a payment otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance-Based Awards.  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance-Based Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of Service by the Grantee prior to the end of a Performance Period or settlement of such Performance-Based Awards.  In the event payment of the Performance-Based Award is made in the form of another Award subject to Service-based vesting, the Committee shall specify the circumstances in which the payment Award shall be paid or forfeited in the event of a termination of Service.
 
13.6.4     Performance Measures .
 
The performance goals upon which the vesting or payment of a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may be conditioned shall be limited to the following Performance Measures, with or without adjustment (including pro forma adjustments):
 
(a)            revenues, income before taxes and extraordinary items, net income, operating income, earnings before income tax, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, cash flow or a combination of any or all of the foregoing;
 
(b)           after-tax or pre-tax profits including, without limitation, that attributable to continuing and/or other operations;
 
(c)            the level of the Company’s bank debt or other long-term or short-term public or private debt or other similar financial obligations of the Company either in absolute terms or as it relates to a profitability ratio including operating income or EBITDA;
 
(d)           return on capital employed, return on assets, or return on invested capital;
 
(e)            after-tax or pre-tax return on stockholders’ equity;
 
(f)            economic value added targets based on a cash flow return on investment formula;
 
(g)           Stock price, including growth measures and total shareholder return;
 
(h)           the market capitalization or enterprise value of the Company, either in amount or relative to industry peers;
 
(i)            the value of an investment in the Stock assuming the reinvestment of dividends;
 
(j)            the achievement of operating margin targets or other measures of improving profitability;
 
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(k)           the filing of one or more new medical device application(s) (“ 510(k) ”) or the clearance of one or more 510(k)(s) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
 
(l)            the achievement of, or progress toward, a launch of one or more new product(s) or device(s);
 
(m)          the achievement of research and development milestones;
 
(n)           the achievement of other strategic milestones including, without limitation, the achievement of specific synergy capture and cost savings realization relating to integrations and the successful creation or execution of a restructuring plan for a specific business or function;
 
(o)           the successful completion of clinical trial phases;
 
(p)           licensing or acquiring new products or product platforms;
 
(q)           acquisition or divestiture of products or business;
 
(r)            the entering into new, or exiting from existing, geographic markets or industry segments; or
 
(s)            the attainment of a certain level of, reduction of, or other specified objectives with regard to limiting the level in or increase in, all or a portion of controllable expenses or costs or other expenses or costs.
 
Performance under any of the foregoing Performance Measures (a) may be used to measure the performance of (i) the Company, its Subsidiaries, and other Affiliates as a whole, (ii) the Company, any Subsidiary, any other Affiliate, or any combination thereof, or (iii) any one or more business units or operating segments of the Company, any Subsidiary, and/or any other Affiliate, in each case as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, (b) may be compared to the performance of one or more other companies or one or more published or special indices designated or approved by the Committee for such comparison, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, and (c) may be stated as a combination of one or more Performance Measures, and on an absolute or relative basis.  In addition, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may select performance under the Performance Measure specified in clause (g) above for comparison to performance under one or more stock market indices designated or approved by the Committee. The Committee shall also have the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Performance-Based Award based on the achievement of performance goals pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this Article 13 .
 
13.6.5     Evaluation of Performance .
 
The Committee may provide in any Performance-Based Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claims, judgments, or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) any reorganization or restructuring events or programs; (e) extraordinary, non-core, non-operating, or non-recurring items and items that are either of an unusual nature or of a type that indicates infrequency of occurrence as a separate component of income from continuing operations; (f) acquisitions or divestitures; (g) foreign exchange gains and losses; (h) impact of shares of Stock purchased through share repurchase programs; (i) tax valuation allowance reversals; (j) impairment expense; and (k) environmental expense.  To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, such
 
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inclusions or exclusions shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
 
13.6.6     Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation .
 
The Committee shall have the sole discretion to adjust Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, either on a formula or discretionary basis, or on any combination thereof, as the Committee determines consistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
 
13.6.7     Committee Discretion .
 
In the event that Applicable Laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval, provided that the exercise of such discretion shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m).  In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 13.6.4 .
 
13.6.8     Status of Awards Under Code Section 162(m) .
 
It is the intent of the Company that Performance-Based Awards under Section 13.6 granted to Grantees who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation.  Accordingly, the terms of Section 13.6 , including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m).  If any provision of the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement, or any other agreement relating to any such Performance-Based Award does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m), such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.
 
14.                               FORMS OF PAYMENT
 
14.1         General Rule .
 
Payment of the Option Price for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Stock, vested Restricted Stock Units, and/or vested Deferred Stock Units shall be made in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company.
 
14.2         Surrender of Shares of Stock .
 
To the extent that the applicable Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Stock, vested Restricted Stock Units, and/or vested Deferred Stock Units may be made all or in part through the tender or attestation to the Company of shares of Stock, which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which such Option Price or purchase price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of such tender or attestation.
 
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14.3         Cashless Exercise .
 
To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and to the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell shares of Stock and to deliver all or part of the proceeds of such sale to the Company in payment of such Option Price and/or any withholding taxes described in Section 18.3 .
 
14.4         Other Forms of Payment .
 
To the extent that the applicable Award Agreement so provides and/or unless otherwise specified in an Award Agreement, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to exercise of an Option or the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Stock, vested Restricted Stock Units, and/or vested Deferred Stock Units may be made in any other form that is consistent with Applicable Laws, including (a) with respect to Restricted Stock, vested Restricted Stock Units, and/or vested Deferred Stock Units only, Service rendered or to be rendered by the Grantee thereof to the Company or an Affiliate and (b) with the consent of the Company, by withholding the number of shares of Stock that would otherwise vest or be issuable in an amount equal in value to the Option Price or purchase price and/or the required tax withholding amount.
 
15.                               REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
 
15.1         General .
 
The Company shall not be required to offer, sell, or issue any shares of Stock under any Award, whether pursuant to the exercise of an Option, a SAR, or otherwise, if the offer, sale, or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Grantee, the Company, an Affiliate, or any other Person of any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or of Applicable Laws, including any federal or state securities laws or regulations.  If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, or qualification of any shares of Stock subject to an Award upon any Stock Exchange or Securities Market or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the offering, sale, issuance, or purchase of shares of Stock in connection with any Award, no shares of Stock may be offered, sold, or issued to the Grantee or any other Person under such Award, whether pursuant to the exercise of an Option, a SAR, or otherwise, unless such listing, registration, or qualification shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of such Award.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the exercise of any Option or any SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an Award, unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock subject to such Award, the Company shall not be required to offer, sell, or issue such shares of Stock unless the Committee shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other Person exercising such Option or SAR or accepting delivery of such shares may acquire such shares of Stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.  Any determination by the Committee in connection with the foregoing shall be final, binding, and conclusive.  The Company may register, but shall in no event be obligated to register, any shares of Stock or other securities issuable pursuant to the Plan pursuant to the Securities Act.  The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option or a SAR or the issuance of shares of Stock or other securities issuable pursuant to the Plan or any Award to comply with any Applicable Laws.  As to any
 
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jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option or SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock shall not be exercisable until the shares of Stock subject to such Option or SAR are registered under the securities laws thereof or are exempt from such registration, the exercise of such Option or SAR under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.
 
15.2         Rule 16b-3 .
 
During any time when the Company has any class of common equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intention of the Company that Awards pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options and SARs granted hereunder that would otherwise be subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act shall qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.  To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee does not comply with the requirements of such Rule 16b-3, such provision or action shall be deemed inoperative with respect to such Awards to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and deemed advisable by the Committee and shall not affect the validity of the Plan.  In the event that such Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Committee may exercise its discretion to modify the Plan in any respect necessary or advisable in its judgment to satisfy the requirements of, or to permit the Company to avail itself of the benefits of, the revised exemption or its replacement.
 
15.3         Clawback of Benefits
 
The Company may (A) cause the cancellation of any Award, (B) require reimbursement of any Award by a Grantee or Beneficiary, and (C) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “ Clawback Policy ”).  In addition, a Grantee may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy.  By accepting an Award, a Grantee is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Grantee’s Award Agreements may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Grantee’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.
 
If the Grantee, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any Related Entity or after termination of such employment or service, violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement or otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or any Related Entity, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, then (i) any outstanding, vested or unvested, earned or unearned portion of the Award may, at the Committee’s discretion, be canceled and (ii) the Committee, in its discretion, may require the Grantee or other person to whom any payment has been made or Shares or other property have been transferred in connection with the Award to forfeit and pay over to the Company, on demand, all or any portion of the gain (whether or not taxable) realized upon the exercise of any Option or SAR and the value realized (whether or not taxable) on the vesting or payment of any other Award during the time period specified in the Award Agreement or otherwise specified by the Committee
 
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16.                               EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION
 
16.1                        Changes in Stock .
 
If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or kind of Capital Stock or other securities of the Company on account of any merger, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, combination of stock, exchange of stock, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in shares of Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares of Capital Stock for which grants of Options and other Awards may be made under the Plan, including the Share Limit set forth in Section 4.1 , the individual share limitations set forth in Section 6.2 , and the share limitations in Section 6.4 , shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Committee. In addition, the number and kind of shares of Capital Stock for which Awards are outstanding shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Committee so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee therein immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before such event.  Any such adjustment in outstanding Options or SARs shall not change the aggregate Option Price or SAR Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of such outstanding Options or SARs, as applicable, but shall include a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the per share Option Price or SAR Price, as the case may be.  The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected without receipt of consideration.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any distribution to the Company’s shareholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (including an extraordinary dividend, but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend, declared and paid by the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Board or the Committee constituted pursuant to Section 3.1.2 shall, in such manner as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate, adjust (a) the Share limit set forth in Section 4.1 , the individual share limitations set forth in Section 6.2 , and the share limitations in Section 6.4 , (b) the number and kind of shares of Capital Stock subject to outstanding Awards and/or (c) the aggregate and per share Option Price of outstanding Options and the aggregate and per share SAR Price of outstanding SARs as required to reflect such distribution.
 
16.2                        Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity Which Does Not Constitute a Change in Control .
 
Subject to Section 16.3 , if the Company shall undergo any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities which does not constitute a Change in Control, any Award theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the Capital Stock to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the per share Option Price or SAR Price of any outstanding Option or SAR so that the aggregate Option Price or SAR Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Option Price or SAR Price of the shares of Stock remaining subject to the Option or SAR as in effect immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation. Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or as otherwise set forth in writing, any restrictions applicable to such Award shall apply as well to any replacement shares of Capital Stock subject to such Award, or received by the Grantee, as a result of such reorganization, merger, or consolidation.  In the event of any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company referred to in this Section 16.2 , Performance-Based Awards shall be adjusted (including any adjustment to the Performance Measures applicable to such Awards deemed appropriate by the Committee) so as to apply to the
 
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Capital Stock that a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to the Performance-Based Awards would have been entitled to receive immediately following such reorganization, merger, or consolidation.
 
16.3                        Change in Control in Which Awards Are Not Assumed .
 
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or as otherwise set forth in writing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in which outstanding Awards are not being assumed or continued, the following provisions shall apply to such Award, to the extent not assumed or continued:
 
(a)                                 Immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control, in each case with the exception of Performance-Based Awards, all outstanding shares of Restricted Stock, and all Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, and Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be deemed to have vested, and all shares of Stock and/or cash subject to such Awards shall be delivered; and either or both of the following two (2) actions shall be taken:
 
(i)                                   At least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled consummation of such Change in Control, all Options and SARs outstanding hereunder shall become immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days.  Any exercise of an Option or SAR during this fifteen (15)-day period shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the applicable Change in Control and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation thereof, and upon consummation of such Change in Control, the Plan and all outstanding but unexercised Options and SARs shall terminate, with or without consideration (including, without limitation, consideration in accordance with clause (ii) below) as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  The Committee shall send notice of an event that shall result in such a termination to all Persons who hold Options and SARs not later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof to its shareholders.
 
and/or
 
(ii)                               The Committee may elect, in its sole discretion, to cancel any outstanding Awards of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, and/or Dividend Equivalent Rights and pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered, to the holder thereof an amount in cash or Capital Stock having a value (as determined by the Committee acting in good faith), in the case of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, and Dividend Equivalent Rights (for shares of Stock subject thereto), equal to the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock pursuant to such Change in Control and, in the case of Options or SARs, equal to the product of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Options or SARs multiplied by the amount, if any, by which (x) the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock pursuant to such transaction exceeds (y) the Option Price or SAR Price applicable to such Options or SARs.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock pursuant to such transaction is equal to or less than the Option Price or SAR Price applicable to a given Option or SAR, then such Option or SAR may be cancelled without payment therefore.
 
(b)                                Performance-Based Awards shall vest on a pro rata basis determined based on the portion of the applicable Performance Period that has elapsed through the date of the consummation of the Change in Control, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Actual performance to date shall be determined as of a date reasonably proximal to the date of consummation of the Change in Control as determined by the
 
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Committee, in its sole discretion, and that level of performance thus determined shall be treated as achieved immediately prior to occurrence of the Change in Control.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, if, based on the discretion of the Committee, actual performance is not determinable, the Performance-Based Awards shall be treated as though target performance has been achieved.  After application of this Section 16.3(b) , if any Awards arise from application of this Article 16 , such Awards shall be settled under the applicable provision of Section 16.3(a) .
 
(c)                                 Other Equity-Based Awards shall be governed by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.
 
16.4                        Change in Control in Which Awards Are Assumed .
 
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or as otherwise set forth in writing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in which outstanding Awards are being assumed or continued, the following provisions shall apply to such Award, to the extent assumed or continued:
 
The Plan and the Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights, and Other Equity-Based Awards granted under the Plan shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided in the event of any Change in Control to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such Change in Control for the assumption or continuation of such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights, and Other Equity-Based Awards, or for the substitution for such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights, and Other Equity-Based Awards of new stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, dividend equivalent rights, and other equity-based awards relating to the Capital Stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares (disregarding any consideration that is not common stock) and exercise prices of options and stock appreciation rights.
 
In the event an Award (other than a Performance-Based Award) is assumed, continued, or substituted upon the consummation of any Change in Control and the Service of such Grantee with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason, in each case within twelve (12) months following the consummation of such Change in Control, (i) such Award shall become fully vested and exercisable, and (ii) the restrictions, payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any such Award shall lapse.  In the event a Performance-Based Award is assumed, continued, or substituted upon the consummation of any Change in Control and the Service of such Grantee with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason, in each case within twelve (12) months following the consummation of such Change in Control, (i) such Performance-Based Award shall become vested and exercisable on a pro rata basis determined based on the portion of the applicable Performance Period that has elapsed through the date of the Grantee’s termination of Service, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, (ii) the restrictions, payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any such Performance-Based Award shall lapse on the same pro rata basis, and (iii) actual performance to date shall be determined as of a date reasonably proximal to the date of the Grantee’s termination of Service as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and that level of performance thus determined shall be treated as achieved immediately prior to occurrence of the Grantee’s termination of Service; provided, that, if, based on the discretion of the Committee, actual performance is not determinable, the Performance-Based Award shall be treated as though target performance has been achieved.
 
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16.5                        Adjustments .
 
Adjustments under this Article 16 related to shares of Stock or other Capital Stock of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding, and conclusive.  No fractional shares or other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward to the nearest whole share.  The Committee may provide in the applicable Award Agreement as of the Grant Date, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing at any time thereafter with the consent of the Grantee, for different provisions to apply to an Award in place of those provided in Sections 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, and 16.4 .  This Article 16 shall not limit the Committee’s ability to provide for alternative treatment of Awards outstanding under the Plan in the event of an internal reorganization change in control event involving the Company that is not a Change in Control.
 
16.6                        No Limitations on Company .
 
The making of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets (including all or any part of the business or assets of any Subsidiary or other Affiliate) or to engage in any other transaction or activity.
 
17.                               PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS
 
If any Grantee is a Disqualified Individual, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or of any Other Agreement to the contrary and notwithstanding any Benefit Arrangement, any right of the Grantee to any exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit under the Plan shall be reduced or eliminated:
 
(a)                                 to the extent that such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Grantee under the Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements, would cause any exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit to the Grantee under the Plan to be considered a Parachute Payment; and
 
(b)                                if, as a result of receiving such Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the Grantee from the Company under the Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Grantee without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute Payment.
 
Except as required by Code Section 409A or to the extent that Code Section 409A permits discretion, the Committee shall have the right, in the Committee’s sole discretion, to designate those rights, payments, or benefits under the Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements that should be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having such rights, payments, or benefits be considered a Parachute Payment; provided, however, to the extent any payment or benefit constitutes deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, in order to comply with Code Section 409A, the Company shall instead accomplish such reduction by first reducing or eliminating any cash payments (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being reduced first), then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Performance-Based Awards, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Options or SARs, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Deferred Stock Units, then by reducing or eliminating any other remaining Parachute Payments.
 
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18.                               GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
18.1                        Disclaimer of Rights .
 
No provision in the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement shall be construed (a) to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the Service of the Company or an Affiliate, (b) to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or an Affiliate either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any Person at any time, or (c) to terminate any Service or other relationship between any Person and the Company or an Affiliate.  In addition, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing, no Award granted under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Grantee thereof, so long as such Grantee continues to provide Service.  The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to the Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts provided herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein.  The Plan and Awards shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third-party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.
 
18.2                        Nonexclusivity of the Plan .
 
Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board or the Committee to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Board or the Committee in their discretion determine desirable.
 
18.3                        Withholding Taxes .
 
The Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by Applicable Laws to be withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option or pursuant to any other Award.  At the time of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay in cash to the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or such Affiliate may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation; provided that if there is a same-day sale of shares of Stock subject to an Award, the Grantee shall pay such withholding obligation on the day on which such same-day sale is completed.  Subject to the prior approval of the Company or an Affiliate, which may be withheld by the Company or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such withholding obligation, in whole or in part, (a) by causing the Company or such Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (b) by delivering to the Company or such Affiliate shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee.  The shares of Stock so withheld or delivered shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligation.  The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or such Affiliate as of the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.  A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 18.3 may satisfy such Grantee’s withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements.  The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be withheld from any Award to satisfy any federal, state, or local tax withholding requirements upon the exercise, vesting, or lapse of restrictions applicable to any Award or payment of shares of Stock pursuant to
 
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such Award, as applicable, may not exceed such number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the maximum statutory amount required by the Company or the applicable Affiliate to be withheld and paid to any such federal, state, or local taxing authority with respect to such exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions, or payment of shares of Stock.
 
18.4                        Captions .
 
The use of captions in the Plan or any Award Agreement is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.
 
18.5                        Construction .
 
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in the Plan to “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”
 
18.6                        Other Provisions .
 
Each Award granted under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
 
18.7                        Number and Gender .
 
With respect to words used in the Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, as the context requires.
 
18.8                        Severability .
 
If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.
 
18.9                        Governing Law .
 
The validity and construction of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted hereunder to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
 
18.10                 Foreign Jurisdictions .
 
To the extent the Committee determines that the material terms set by the Committee imposed by the Plan preclude the achievement of the material purposes of the Plan in jurisdictions outside the United States, the Committee shall have the authority and discretion to modify those terms and provide for such additional terms and conditions as the Committee determines to be necessary, appropriate, or desirable to accommodate differences in local law, policy, or custom or to facilitate administration of the Plan.  The Committee may adopt or approve sub-plans, appendices, or supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of the Plan as in effect for any other purposes.  The special terms and any appendices, supplements,
 
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amendments, restatements, or alternative versions, however, shall not include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as in effect, unless the Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the Company’s stockholders.
 
18.11                 Section 409A of the Code .
 
The Plan is intended to comply with Code Section 409A to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Code Section 409A.  Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the Short-Term Deferral Period shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Laws require otherwise. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under Code Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to the Plan during the six (6)-month period immediately following the Grantee’s Separation from Service shall instead be paid on the first payroll date after the six (6)-month anniversary of the Grantee’s Separation from Service (or the Grantee’s death, if earlier).
 
Furthermore, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the case of an Award that is characterized as deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, and pursuant to which settlement and delivery of the cash or shares of Stock subject to the Award is triggered based on a Change in Control, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred for purposes of such settlement and delivery of cash or shares of Stock if the transaction is not also a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of” the Company as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).  If an Award characterized as deferred compensation under Code Section 409A is not settled and delivered on account of the provision of the preceding sentence, the settlement and delivery shall occur on the next succeeding settlement and delivery triggering event that is a permissible triggering event under Code Section 409A.  No provision of this paragraph shall in any way affect the determination of a Change in Control for purposes of vesting in an Award that is characterized as deferred compensation under Code Section 409A.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on any Grantee under Code Section 409A, and neither the Company or an Affiliate nor the Board or the Committee shall have any liability to any Grantee for such tax or penalty.
 
18.12                 Limitation on Liability .
 
No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Award, or any Award Agreement.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, neither the Company, an Affiliate, the Board, the Committee, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, an Affiliate, the Board, or the Committee shall be liable to any Grantee or to the estate or beneficiary of any Grantee or to any other holder of an Award under the Plan by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422 or Code Section 409A or by reason of Code Section 4999, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award; provided, that this Section 18.12 shall not affect any of the rights or obligations set forth in an applicable agreement between the Grantee and the Company or an Affiliate.
 
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Exhibit 10.2

BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
O PTION A GREEMENT
(I NCENTIVE S TOCK O PTION OR N ON- Q UALIFIED S TOCK O PTION )

Pursuant to this Option Agreement and the grant details (the “Grant Summary”), which can be accessed on the Morgan Stanley StockPlan Connect Website at www.stockplanconnect.com or the website of any other stock plan administrator selected by BioTelemetry, Inc. (the “ Company ”) in the future, the Company has granted you an option under its 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) to purchase the number of shares of the Company’s Stock indicated in the Grant Summary at the exercise price indicated in the Grant Summary. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Option Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

The details of your option, in addition to those set forth in the Grant Summary and the Plan, are as follows:

1.      VESTING AND EXERCISE. Subject to the limitations contained herein and provided that you remain in Service through the applicable vesting date, your option will vest and become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Grant Summary.

2.      NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced in the Grant Summary may be adjusted from time to time as provided for in the Plan.

3.      METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the exercise price in cash or by check or in one or more of the following manners (except (c) in the case of Incentive Stock Options):

(a)      Provided that at the time of exercise the Stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal , pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of Stock, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds.




(b)      Provided that at the time of exercise the Stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal , by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of already-owned shares of Stock that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. “Delivery” for these purposes, in the sole discretion of the Company at the time you exercise your option, shall include delivery to the Company of your attestation of ownership of such shares of Stock in a form approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not exercise your option by tender to the Company of Stock to the extent such tender would violate the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock.

(c)      Provided that at the time of exercise the Stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, and subject to the consent of the Company at the time of exercise, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issued upon exercise of your option by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company shall accept a cash or other payment from you to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued; provided further, however, that shares of Stock will no longer be outstanding under your option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (1) shares are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the “net exercise,” (2) shares are delivered to you as a result of such exercise, and (3) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

4.      WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole shares of Stock.

5.      SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the Securities Act or, if such shares of Stock are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option also must comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may not exercise your option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

6.      TERM. You may not exercise your option before the commencement or after the expiration of its term. The term of your option commences on the Grant Date and expires upon the earliest of the following:




(a)      immediately upon the termination of your Service for Cause;

(b)      three (3) months after the termination of your Service for any reason other than Cause, your Disability or death; provided, however, that if during any part of such three (3) month period your option is not exercisable solely because of the condition set forth in Section 5 , your option shall not expire until the earlier of the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable for an aggregate period of three (3) months after the termination of your Service;
(c)      twelve (12) months after the termination of your Service due to your Disability;

(d)      twelve (12) months after your death if you die either during your Service or within three (3) months after your Service terminates for any reason other than Cause;

(e)    the Expiration Date indicated in the Grant Summary; or

(f)    the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date.

If your option is an Incentive Stock Option, note that to obtain the federal income tax advantages associated with an Incentive Stock Option, the Code requires that at all times beginning on the Grant Date of your option and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of your option’s exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the event of your death or Disability. The Company has provided for extended exercisability of your option under certain circumstances for your benefit but cannot guarantee that your option will necessarily be treated as an Incentive Stock Option if you continue to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate as a consultant or director after your employment terminates or if you otherwise exercise your option more than three (3) months after the date your employment with the Company or an Affiliate terminates.

7.      EXERCISE.

(a)      You may exercise the vested portion of your option during its term as provided on the Morgan Stanley StockPlan Connect Website at www.stockplanconnect.com (or the website of any other stock plan administrator selected by the Company in the future) .




(b)      By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into an arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of (i) the exercise of your option, or (ii) the disposition of shares of Stock acquired upon such exercise.

(c)      If your option is an Incentive Stock Option, by exercising your option you agree that you will notify the Company in writing immediately after any disposition of any of the shares of the Stock issued upon exercise of your option that occurs within two (2) years after the Grant Date or within one (1) year after such shares of Stock are transferred upon exercise of your option. You agree that you may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by you as a result of such disposition.

8.      TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your life only by you. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, you agree not to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in any of the shares of Stock subject to this option until the shares of Stock are issued to you. After the shares of Stock have been issued to you, you are free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such shares of Stock provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein and applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise your option. In addition, you may transfer your option to a trust if you are considered to be the sole beneficial owner (determined under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law) while the option is held in the trust, provided that you and the trustee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company.




9.      OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT.

(a)      Your Service with the Company or an Affiliate is not for any specified term and may be terminated by you or by the Company or an Affiliate at any time, for any reason, with or without Cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Option Agreement, the Plan or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Option Agreement or the Plan shall: (i) confer upon you any right to continue in the Services of, or affiliation with, the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) constitute any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of Services or affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Option Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of this Option Agreement or the Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company of the right to terminate you at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that you may have.

(b)      By accepting your option, you acknowledge and agree that the right to continue vesting in this option is earned only by continuing as an employee, director or consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted your option or any other award or benefit) and that the Company has the right to reorganize, sell, spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or Affiliates at any time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate (a “ reorganization ”). You further acknowledge and agree that such a reorganization could result in the termination of your Service, or the termination of Affiliate status of your employer and the loss of benefits available to you under this Option Agreement, including the termination of the right to continue vesting in your option. You further acknowledge and agree that this Option Agreement, the Plan, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in any of them do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the term of this Option Agreement, for any period, or at all, and shall not interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice.

10.      WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.

(a)      At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a “cashless exercise” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as



promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of your option.

( b)      Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, you may withhold from fully vested shares of Stock otherwise issuable to you upon the exercise of your option, a number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the maximum amount required to be withheld by law. Any adverse consequences to you arising in connection with such share withholding procedure shall be your sole responsibility.

( c)      You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares of Stock or release such shares of Stock from any escrow provided for herein unless such obligations are satisfied.

11.      NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Option Agreement will be addressed to the Company, in care of its Stock Plan Administrator at BioTelemetry, Inc., 1000 Cedar Hollow Rd., Suite 102, Malvern, PA 19355, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this Award by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

12.      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF PLAN AND OFFICIAL PLAN PROSPECTUS. You hereby acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to this Option Agreement or the Plan by electronic means or request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by



electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through any online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

13.      GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your option, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions this Option Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

14.      SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Option Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Option Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Option Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

15.      EFFECT ON OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The value of your option shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.

16.      BINDING AGREEMENT . Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this option contained herein, this Option Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto (provided that neither the option nor this Option Agreement may be assigned by you).

17.      RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER . Neither you nor any person claiming under or through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Stock deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Stock have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to you. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, you will have all the rights of a



stockholder of the Company with respect to such Stock, including voting and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Stock.

18.      CAPTIONS . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Option Agreement.

19.      VENUE . For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Option Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ,  and agree that such litigation will be conducted solely in the courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, or the federal courts for the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

20.      AGREEMENT . Your receipt of the option and this Option Agreement constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the Grant Summary and the Plan and sets forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the acquisition of Stock in the Company and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of equity previously granted and delivered to you and, if applicable, your employment agreement. Your signature is not required in order to make this Option Agreement effective.


Exhibit 10.3

BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) and the grant details (the “ Grant Summary ”), which can be accessed on the Morgan Stanley StockPlan Connect Website at www.stockplanconnect.com or the website of any other stock plan administrator selected by BioTelemetry, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and in consideration of your services, the Company has awarded you Restricted Stock Units (this “ Award ”) under its 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) in the amount set forth in the Grant Summary. This Award is granted to you effective as of the Award Date set forth in the Grant Summary. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
The details of this Award, in addition to those set forth in the Grant Summary and the Plan, are as follows:

1. GRANT OF THIS AWARD. This Award represents the right to be issued on a future date the number of shares of Stock as indicated in the Grant Summary. As of the Award Date, the Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for your benefit (the “ Account ”) the number of shares of Stock subject to this Award. This Award was granted in consideration of your services to the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, you will not be required to make any payment to the Company (other than past and future services to the Company) with respect to your receipt of this Award, the vesting of the shares of Stock or the delivery of the underlying Stock.

2. VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein and provided that you remain in Service through the applicable vesting date, this Award will vest, if at all, in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Grant Summary. Upon termination of your Service, the shares of Stock credited to the Account that were not vested on the date of such termination will be forfeited at no cost to the Company and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such underlying shares of Stock.

3. NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK.

(a)      The number of shares of Stock subject to this Award may be adjusted from time to time as provided for in the Plan.

(b)      Any shares of Stock, cash or other property that becomes subject to this Award pursuant to this Section 3 and Section 7 of this Agreement, if any, shall be subject, in a manner determined by the Board, to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as applicable to the other shares of Stock covered by this Award.

(c)      Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3 , no fractional shares of Stock or rights for fractional shares of Stock shall be created pursuant to this Section 3 . The Board



shall, in its discretion, determine an equivalent benefit for any fractional shares of Stock or fractional shares of Stock that might be created by the adjustments referred to in this Section 3 .

4. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you may not be issued any shares of Stock under this Award unless the shares of Stock issuable are then registered under the Securities Act or, if such shares of Stock are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The issuance of share of Stock also must comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing this Award, and you will not receive such shares of Stock if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

5. TRANSFERBILITY. This Award is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, you agree not to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in any of the shares of Stock subject to this Award until the shares of Stock are issued to you. After the shares of Stock have been issued to you, you are free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such shares of Stock provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein and applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of Stock to which you were entitled at the time of your death pursuant to this Agreement.

6.
DATE OF ISSUANCE.

(a)      The Company will deliver to you a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of vested shares of Stock subject to this Award, including any additional shares of Stock received pursuant this Agreement that relate to those vested shares of Stock, within thirty (30) days following the date on which the shares of Stock subject to this Award vest as set forth in the Grant Summary for this Award (the “ Settlement Date ”). If the scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next following business day.

(b)      If the Company determines that you are subject to its policy regarding insider trading of the Company’s Stock or you are otherwise prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market and any shares of Stock subject to this Award are scheduled to be delivered on a Settlement Date that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you, as determined by the Company in accordance with such policy, or a day when you are prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market and the Company elects not to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding shares of Stock from your distribution, then such shares of Stock shall not be delivered on such Settlement Date and shall instead be delivered as soon as practicable on the first business day within the next open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to such policy or the next day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market (regardless of whether you are still providing Services at such time); provided, however , that unless the delay until the next open window period or the next day when you are not prohibited from



selling shares of Stock in the public market would not result in the imposition of any additional taxes under the Code (including section 409A of the Code), the delivery of the shares of Stock shall not be delayed pursuant to this provision beyond sixty (60) days following the selected Settlement Date. The form of such delivery ( e.g. , a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares of Stock) shall be determined by the Company.

7. DIVIDENDS . You shall receive no benefit or adjustment to this Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution that does not result from adjustments as provided in the Plan; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to any shares of Stock that are delivered to you in connection with this Award after such shares of Stock have been delivered to you.

8. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued under this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends determined by the Company.

9.
AWARD NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT.

(a)      Your Service with the Company or an Affiliate is not for any specified term and may be terminated by you or by the Company or an Affiliate at any time, for any reason, with or without Cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Agreement, the Plan or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Agreement or the Plan shall: (i) confer upon you any right to continue in the Services of, or affiliation with, the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) constitute any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of Services or affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of this Agreement or the Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company of the right to terminate you at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that you may have.

(b)      By accepting this Award, you acknowledge and agree that the right to continue vesting in this Award is earned only by continuing as an employee, director or consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Award or any other award or benefit) and that the Company has the right to reorganize, sell, spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or Affiliates at any time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate (a “ reorganization ”). You further acknowledge and agree that such a reorganization could result in the termination of your Service, or the termination of Affiliate status of your employer and the loss of benefits available to you under this Agreement, including the termination of the right to continue vesting in this Award. You further acknowledge and agree that this Agreement, the Plan, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in any of them do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the term of this Agreement, for any period, or at all, and shall not interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice.




10.
WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.

(a)      On or before the time you receive a distribution of the shares of Stock subject to this Award, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize any required withholding from the Common Stock issuable to you and/or otherwise agree to make adequate provision in cash for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate which arise in connection with this Award (the “ Withholding Taxes ”); provided, however, that the number of such shares of Stock so withheld to cover taxes shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.

(b)      Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Stock.

(c)      In the event the Company’s obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to you of Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Stock to you that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.

(d)      If specified in the Grant Summary, you may direct the Company to withhold shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Stock are issued pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Stock so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.

11. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. This Award is unfunded, and as a holder of a vested Award, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement. Neither you nor any person claiming under or through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Stock deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Stock have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to you. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, you will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Stock, including voting and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Stock. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.




12. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in this Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this Award by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

13. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)      The rights and obligations of the Company under this Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Award may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

(b)      You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of this Award.

(c)      You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed this Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting this Award, and fully understand all provisions of this Award.

(d)      This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

(e)      All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.

14. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. This Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of this Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

15. SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any



Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

16. EFFECT ON OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The value of this Award subject to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.

17. CAPTIONS . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

18. VENUE . For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ,  and agree that such litigation will be conducted solely in the courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, or the federal courts for the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

19. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by you and by a duly authorized representative of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended solely by the Board by a writing which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you, and provided that no such amendment adversely affecting your rights hereunder may be made without your written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board reserves the right to change, by written notice to you, the provisions of this Agreement in any way it may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the grant as a result of any change in applicable laws or regulations or any future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision, provided that any such change shall be applicable only to rights relating to that portion of this Award which is then subject to restrictions as provided herein.

20. SECTION 409A OF THE CODE. This Agreement and the shares of Stock subject to this Award issued hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of section 409A of the Code by settling such shares of Stock within the short-term deferral exemption set forth in the regulations under section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement and such shares of Stock shall be interpreted on a basis consistent with such intent. In no event shall the Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.

21. AGREEMENT . Your receipt of this Award and this Agreement constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Grant Summary and the Plan and sets forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the acquisition of Stock in the Company and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of equity previously granted and delivered to you and, if applicable, your employment agreement. Your signature is not required in order to make this Agreement effective.

Exhibit 10.4

BIOTELEMETRY, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to this Performance Stock Unit Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) and the grant details (the “ Grant Summary ”), which can be accessed on the Morgan Stanley StockPlan Connect Website at www.stockplanconnect.com or the website of any other stock plan administrator selected by BioTelemetry, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and in consideration of your services, the Company has awarded you Performance Stock Units, or PSUs (this “ Award ”), under its 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) in the amount and on the Award Date as set forth in the Grant Summary. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.
The details of this Award, in addition to those set forth in the Grant Summary and the Plan, are as follows:
1. GRANT OF THIS AWARD. This Award represents the right to be issued on a future date the number of shares of Stock as indicated in the Grant Summary. As of the Award Date, the Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for your benefit (the “ Account ”) the Target Number of PSUs subject to this Award. This Award was granted in consideration of your services to the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, you will not be required to make any payment to the Company (other than past and future services to the Company) with respect to your receipt of this Award, the vesting of the shares of Stock or the delivery of the underlying Stock.
2. VESTING.
(a)      Subject to the limitations contained herein and provided that you remain in Service through the TSR Measurement Period (as defined below), this Award will vest, if at all, in accordance with this Section 2 . Upon termination of your Service, the shares of Stock credited to the Account that were not vested on the date of such termination will be forfeited at no cost to the Company and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such underlying shares of Stock.
(b)      PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT.
i.
General . The number of Performance Share Units granted to you pursuant to this Award, as specified in the Grant Summary, is referred to as the “ Target Number of PSUs .” The vesting of one-half of the Target Number of PSUs (the “ Target Number of Revenue PSUs ”) will be determined with reference to the revenue metric as provided in Section 2(b)(ii) . The vesting of one-half of the Target Number of PSUs (the “ Target Number of EBITDA PSUs ”) will be determined with reference to the adjusted EBITDA metric as provided in Section 2(b)(iii) . The Target Number of PSUs is also subject to adjustment



based on the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank as provided in Section 2(b)(iv) .
ii.
Revenue Metric . The Target Number of Revenue PSUs that shall vest will be based on Revenue (as defined below) during the Performance Period. No portion of the Target Number of Revenue PSUs shall vest unless the Committee determines that Revenue for the Performance Period is greater than or equal to $[ ] million. If the Committee determines that Revenue for the Performance Period is greater than or equal to $[ ] million, the percentage of the Target Number of Revenue PSUs that shall vest will equal the Revenue Vested Percentage (as defined below) as adjusted pursuant to Section 2(b)(iv) .
iii.
Adjusted EBITDA Metric . The Target Number of EBITDA PSUs that shall vest will be based on Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) during the Performance Period. No portion of the Target Number of EBITDA PSUs shall vest unless the Committee determines that Adjusted EBITDA for the Performance Period is greater than or equal to $[ ] million. If the Committee determines that Adjusted EBITDA for the Performance Period is greater than or equal to $[ ] million, the percentage of the Target Number of EBITDA PSUs that shall vest will equal the EBITDA Vested Percentage (as defined below) as adjusted pursuant to Section 2(b)(iv) .
iv.
TSR Adjustment . The PSUs that shall vest in accordance with Section 2(b)(ii) and (iii) shall be adjusted upward by [ ]% if the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank is equal to or greater than the [ ] percentile and shall be adjusted downward by [ ]% if the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank is equal to or less than the [ ] percentile. [No adjustment shall be made if the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank is between the [ ] and [ ] percentile.] [Additionally, in no event shall an upward adjustment result in either the Target Number of Revenue PSUs or the Target Number of EBITDA PSUs vesting at greater than [ ]%.]
v.
Acquisitions and Divestitures . The impact of acquisitions shall be included and the impact of divestitures shall be excluded when calculating the performance metrics; provided that no pro forma adjustments shall be made to account for any acquisition or divestiture.
vi.
Determinations of the Committee regarding Adjusted EBITDA, Revenues, TSR, TSR Percentile Rank and the resulting vested PSUs, and related matters, will be final and binding on you.
vii.
Definitions .
A.
Adjusted EBITDA ” shall mean adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of the Company, as reported in



the Company’s earnings release for the fiscal year ended [ ], as furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
B.
EBITDA Vested Percentage ” shall mean the amount between [ ]% and [ ]%, which is based on Adjusted EBITDA, as provided in the following table:
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
EBITDA Vested Percentage
Greater than $[ ]million
[ ]%
$[ ] million
[ ]%
$[ ]million
[ ]%
$[ ] million
[ ]%
Less than $[ ] million
[ ]%

[The EBITDA Vested Percentage will be interpolated on a straight-line basis between the respective levels.]
C.
Peer Companies ” shall mean [ ].
D.
Performance Period ” shall mean the period beginning on [ ], and ending on [ ].
E.
Revenues ” shall mean the Company’s reported total consolidated revenues.
F.
Revenue Vested Percentage ” shall mean the amount between [ ]% and [ ]%, which is based on Revenue, as provided in the following table:
Revenue (in millions)
Revenue Vested Percentage
Greater than $[ ] million
[ ]%
$[ ] million
[ ]%
$[ ] million
[ ]%
$[ ] million
[ ]%
Less than $[ ] million
[ ]%

[The Revenue Vested Percentage will be interpolated on a straight-line basis between the respective levels.]
G.
TSR ” shall mean the change in the value, expressed as a percentage of a given dollar amount invested in a company's most widely publicly traded stock over the TSR Measurement Period, taking into account both stock price appreciation (or depreciation) and the reinvestment of dividends (including the cash value of non-cash



dividends) in additional stock of the company. The [ten (10) trading-day average closing values] of the Company's Stock and the stock of the Peer Companies, as applicable [( i.e. , average closing values over the period of 10 trading days ending on the beginning of the TSR Measurement Period and the final 10 trading days of the TSR Measurement Period)], shall be used to value the Company's Stock and the stock of the Peer Companies, as applicable, at the beginning and end of the TSR Measurement Period. Dividend reinvestment shall be calculated consistently for the Company and all Peer Companies.
H.
TSR Measurement Period ” shall mean the three-year period beginning on [ ], and ending on [ ].
I.
TSR Percentile Rank ” shall mean the percentage of TSR values among Peer Companies during the TSR Measurement Period that are lower than the Company’s TSR during the TSR Measurement Period. For example, if the Company's TSR during the TSR Measurement Period is at the [ ] percentile, [ ]% of the Peer Companies had higher TSR during the TSR Measurement Period and [ ]% of the companies in the Peer Companies had equal or lower TSR during the TSR Measurement Period. For purposes of the TSR Percentile Rank calculation, the Company will be excluded from the group of Peer Companies .
3. NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK.
(a)      The number of shares of Stock subject to this Award may be adjusted from time to time as provided for in the Plan.
(b)      Any shares of Stock, cash or other property that becomes subject to this Award pursuant to this Section 3 and Section 7 of this Agreement, if any, shall be subject, in a manner determined by the Board, to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as applicable to the other shares of Stock covered by this Award.
(c)      Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3 , no fractional shares of Stock or rights for fractional shares of Stock shall be created pursuant to this Section 3 . The Board shall, in its discretion, determine an equivalent benefit for any fractional shares of Stock or fractional shares of Stock that might be created by the adjustments referred to in this Section 3 .
4. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you may not be issued any shares of Stock under this Award unless the shares of Stock issuable are then registered under the Securities Act or, if such shares of Stock are not then so registered, the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The issuance of share of Stock also must comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing this Award, and you will not receive such shares of Stock



if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.
5. TRANSFERBILITY. This Award is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, you agree not to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in any of the shares of Stock subject to this Award until the shares of Stock are issued to you. After the shares of Stock have been issued to you, you are free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such shares of Stock provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein and applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of Stock to which you were entitled at the time of your death pursuant to this Agreement.
6.
DATE OF ISSUANCE.
(a)      The Company will deliver to you a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of vested shares of Stock subject to this Award, including any additional shares of Stock received pursuant this Agreement that relate to those vested shares of Stock, within thirty (30) days following the date on which the shares of Stock subject to this Award vest as set forth in the Grant Summary for this Award (the “ Settlement Date ”). If the scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next following business day.
(b)      If the Company determines that you are subject to its policy regarding insider trading of the Company’s Stock or you are otherwise prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market and any shares of Stock subject to this Award are scheduled to be delivered on a Settlement Date that does not occur during an open “window period” applicable to you, as determined by the Company in accordance with such policy, or a day when you are prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market and the Company elects not to satisfy its tax withholding obligations by withholding shares of Stock from your distribution, then such shares of Stock shall not be delivered on such Settlement Date and shall instead be delivered as soon as practicable on the first business day within the next open “window period” applicable to you pursuant to such policy or the next day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market (regardless of whether you are still providing Services at such time); provided, however , that unless the delay until the next open window period or the next day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of Stock in the public market would not result in the imposition of any additional taxes under the Code (including section 409A of the Code), the delivery of the shares of Stock shall not be delayed pursuant to this provision beyond sixty (60) days following the selected Settlement Date. The form of such delivery ( e.g. , a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares of Stock) shall be determined by the Company.
7. DIVIDENDS . You shall receive no benefit or adjustment to this Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution that does not result from a adjustments as provided in the Plan; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to any



shares of Stock that are delivered to you in connection with this Award after such shares of Stock have been delivered to you.
8. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Stock issued under this Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends determined by the Company.
9.
AWARD NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT.
(a)      Your Service with the Company or an Affiliate is not for any specified term and may be terminated by you or by the Company or an Affiliate at any time, for any reason, with or without Cause and with or without notice. Nothing in this Agreement, the Plan or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Agreement or the Plan shall: (i) confer upon you any right to continue in the Services of, or affiliation with, the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) constitute any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of Services or affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of this Agreement or the Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company of the right to terminate you at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that you may have.
(b)      By accepting this Award, you acknowledge and agree that the right to continue vesting in this Award is earned only by continuing as an employee, director or consultant at the will of the Company (not through the act of being hired, being granted this Award or any other award or benefit) and that the Company has the right to reorganize, sell, spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or Affiliates at any time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate (a “ reorganization ”). You further acknowledge and agree that such a reorganization could result in the termination of your Service, or the termination of Affiliate status of your employer and the loss of benefits available to you under this Agreement, including the termination of the right to continue vesting in this Award. You further acknowledge and agree that this Agreement, the Plan, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in any of them do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an employee or consultant for the term of this Agreement, for any period, or at all, and shall not interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice.
10.
WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.
(a)      On or before the time you receive a distribution of the shares of Stock subject to this Award, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize any required withholding from the Common Stock issuable to you and/or otherwise agree to make adequate provision in cash for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate which arise in connection with this Award (the “ Withholding Taxes ”); provided, however, that the number of such shares of Stock so withheld to cover taxes shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax



withholding obligations using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.
(b)      Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Stock.
(c)      In the event the Company’s obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to you of Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Stock to you that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.
(d)      If specified in the Grant Summary, you may direct the Company to withhold shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Stock are issued pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided, however, that the number of such shares of Stock so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the maximum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.
11. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. This Award is unfunded, and as a holder of a vested Award, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement. Neither you nor any person claiming under or through you will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Stock deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Stock have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to you. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, you will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Stock, including voting and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Stock. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.
12. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in this Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan and this Award by electronic means or to request your consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)      The rights and obligations of the Company under this Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder



shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Award may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.
(b)      You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of this Award.
(c)      You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed this Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting this Award, and fully understand all provisions of this Award.
(d)      This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
(e)      All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
14. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. This Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of this Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations that may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
15. SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.
16. EFFECT ON OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. The value of this Award subject to this Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating your benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.
17. CAPTIONS . Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
18. VENUE . For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of



Pennsylvania ,  and agree that such litigation will be conducted solely in the courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, or the federal courts for the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
19. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by you and by a duly authorized representative of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended solely by the Board by a writing which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you, and provided that no such amendment adversely affecting your rights hereunder may be made without your written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board reserves the right to change, by written notice to you, the provisions of this Agreement in any way it may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the grant as a result of any change in applicable laws or regulations or any future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision, provided that any such change shall be applicable only to rights relating to that portion of this Award which is then subject to restrictions as provided herein.
20. SECTION 409A OF THE CODE. This Agreement and the shares of Stock subject to this Award issued hereunder are intended to be exempt from the requirements of section 409A of the Code by settling such shares of Stock within the short-term deferral exemption set forth in the regulations under section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement and such shares of Stock shall be interpreted on a basis consistent with such intent. In no event shall the Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.
21. AGREEMENT . Your receipt of this Award and this Agreement constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Grant Summary and the Plan and sets forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the acquisition of Stock in the Company and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of equity previously granted and delivered to you and, if applicable, your employment agreement. Your signature is not required in order to make this Agreement effective.




Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Joseph H. Capper, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form  10-Q of BioTelemetry, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 27, 2018

 
 
/s/ JOSEPH H. CAPPER
 
 
Joseph H. Capper
  President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)




Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Heather C. Getz, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form  10-Q of BioTelemetry, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: April 27, 2018

 
 
/s/ HEATHER C. GETZ
 
 
Heather C. Getz
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principle Financial and Accounting Officer)





Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of BioTelemetry, Inc. on Form  10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of Joseph H. Capper, the President and Chief Executive Officer of BioTelemetry, Inc. and Heather C. Getz, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BioTelemetry, Inc. hereby certifies, pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his or her knowledge:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of BioTelemetry, Inc.

/s/ JOSEPH H. CAPPER
 
/s/ HEATHER C. GETZ
Joseph H. Capper
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
Heather C. Getz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

April 27, 2018
 
April 27, 2018


This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.