Exhibit 10.26
DATED 23 January 1996
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DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
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OTHERS
DEED OF APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT
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DEPUY EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME
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CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
[INITIALS APPEARS HERE]
X.X. XXXXX GROUP
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THIS DEED APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT is made the 23rd day of January One
thousand nine hundred and ninety-six BETWEEN DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED whose
Registered Office is situate at St. Anthony's Road Beeston Leeds West Yorkshire
LS11 80T (hereinafter called "the Principal Employer") of the first part XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX of 00 XXX X 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America
and XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX of St. Anthony's Road aforesaid (hereinafter
called "the Continuing Trustees") of the second part XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of St.
Anthonys Road aforesaid (hereinafter called "the Retiring Trustee") of the
third part and XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx XX0 0XX (hereinafter called "the New Trustee") of the fourth part
WHEREAS:-
(1) This Deed is supplemental to the deed dated First July 1993 (hereinafter
called "the Trust Deed") whereby the Principal Employee inaugurated a
scheme known as the Depuy Executive Retirement Benefits Scheme
(hereinafter called "the Scheme") and the Continuing Trustees and the
Retiring Trustee were appointed Trustees of the Scheme
(2) The Retiring Trustee is desirous of retiring from the trusts of the
Scheme
(3) The power of appointing new trustees of the Scheme is vested in the
Principal Employer and the Principal Employer is desirous of appointing
the New Trustee to be a trustee of the Scheme in place of the Retiring
Trustee and the New Trustee has consented to accept such appointment as
is evidenced by his execution hereof
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSETH that:
A. In exercise of the power in that behalf conferred on it by the Trust Deed
and of every other power it enabling the Principal Employer HEREBY APPOINTS
the New Trustee to be a Trustee of the Scheme in place of the Retiring
Trustee and jointly with the Continuing Trustees for all purposes of the
Scheme on and from the day First above written
B. The New Trustee hereby consents to be and act as a trustee as aforesaid
C. The Principal Employer the Continuing Trustees and the New Trustee hereby
certify that this deed falls with Category A in the Schedule to the Stamp
Duty (Exempt Instruments) Regulations 1987
IN WITNESS whereof these presents have been entered into the day and year first
above written
The Common Seal
of DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
was hereunto affixed
in the presence of :-
Director /s/ X. Xxxxxx
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Secretary /s/ X. X. Xxxxxxx
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Signed and Delivered )
by the said XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX) /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
in the presence of: ) ..........................
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Signed and Delivered )
by the said XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX ) /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
THRUSH in the presence of: ) ..........................
[SIGNATURE APPEARS HERE]
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Signed and Delivered )
by the said XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX ) /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
in the presence of: ) ..........................
[SIGNATURE APPEARS HERE]
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Signed and Delivered )
by the said XXXXXXX XXXXX ) /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
XXXXXXX in the presence of: ) ..........................
[SIGNATURE APPEARS HERE]
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