This Agreement shall supersede the Existing Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date, and from and after such Effective Date the Existing Employment Agreement shall be of no further force or effect.  Executive’s service as an officer of the Company (including as its President, Extremity Fixation) shall be uninterrupted by the termination of the Existing Employment Agreement and the effectiveness of this Agreement (i.e., Executive will remain seamlessly employed by the Company), and such termination of the Existing Employment Agreement and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not cause any severance payment or other termination-related payment or right to accrue pursuant to the Existing Employment Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, any accrued vacation that Executive has earned under the Existing Employment Agreement shall remain accrued under this Agreement, and Executive’s service to the Company under the Plans shall be deemed uninterrupted.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement, the Severance Agreement and the Non-Competition Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any and all previous contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Company, AG and the Executive relating to the Executive’s employment by the Company.  Nothing in this Agreement shall modify or alter any indemnity agreement between the Company and the Executive or alter or impair any of the Executive’s rights under the Plans or related award agreements.  In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other agreement between the Executive and the Company (or any other member of the Company Group), this Agreement shall control.