METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Exhibit&#160;10.57
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    Date December&#160;4, 2007
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    Reference PB/em
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    Direct Dial +41 44 944 22 85
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    Telefax +41 44 944 22 55
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    <FONT style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica">Employment Agreement
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    between Mettler-Toledo International Inc., Greifensee Branch, Im
    Langacher, 8606 Greifensee, Switzerland, and Thomas Caratsch,
    born October&#160;22, 1958, citizen of Switzerland.
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    The parties enter into an employment agreement on the terms and
    conditions set forth below:
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    Function </TD>
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    Head Laboratory Division, Member of the Group Management
    Committee (GMC) of the METTLER TOLEDO Group.</TD>
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    Employing Company/Position Location </TD>
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    Mettler-Toledo International Inc., Greifensee Branch, 8606
    Greifensee, Switzerland. The principal place of work is
    Greifensee, Switzerland. Given the international presence of the
    company, employee&#146;s duties will require regular business
    travel to the Group&#146;s various locations.</TD>
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    If not otherwise stipulated in this agreement, the general rules
    of employment (&#147;Allgemeine arbeitsvertragliche Bestimmungen
    (AVB)&#148; of our Swiss operations) apply.</TD>
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    Remuneration </TD>
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    Base Salary of CHF 300&#146;000.&#151;&#160;gross per annum,
    effective January&#160;1, 2008 payable in twelve equal monthly
    installments of CHF 25&#146;000.&#160;&#151; .</TD>
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    Participation in the Incentive Plan POBS Plus for Members of the
    Group Management of METTLER TOLEDO pursuant to the then-current
    plan and regulations. Under this plan employee is eligible to
    earn a Bonus based upon achievement of various financial and
    personal targets. For 100% target achievement, the bonus is
    currently CHF 135&#146;000.&#151;&#160;gross (45% of base
    salary). The scaling of the bonus system, and selection and
    weighting of targets, including personal targets, are at the
    sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
    Directors.</TD>
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    Expenses </TD>
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    Expense Allowance according to then-current regulations of
    CHF&#160;10&#146;500.&#151;&#160;per annum, payable in twelve
    monthly installments of CHF 875.&#160;&#151; . No commuting or
    vehicle allowance will be paid.</TD>
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    Equity Incentive Plan </TD>
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    Participation in the METTLER TOLEDO Equity Incentive Plan as may
    be amended from time to time.</TD>
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    Personnel Insurance </TD>
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    Additional Accident Insurance and Disability Insurance (coverage
    of salary in case of illness and accident), at METTLER
    TOLEDO&#146;s expense.</TD>
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    Participation in the Mettler-Toledo Fonds (pension plan for GMC
    members) as might be amended from time to time, at METTLER
    TOLEDO&#146;s expense for the &#147;Standard plan minus&#148;.
    The insured salary in the Mettler-Toledo Fonds and other
    personnel insurances is 77.2727% of Target Salary, subject to
    limits applicable under Swiss law.</TD>
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    Vacation </TD>
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    30 working days per calendar year, including compensation for
    overtime (&#147;Zeitregelung mit pauschaler Abgeltung&#148;).
    Unused vacation days in a given year will not be carried forward.</TD>
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    Duration </TD>
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    This employment agreement starts on January&#160;1, 2008 and is
    of unlimited duration.</TD>
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    Notice Period </TD>
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    The notice period is 12&#160;months to the end of a month for
    both parties.</TD>
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    Non-Competition </TD>
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    While employee is employed by METTLER TOLEDO and for a period of
    twelve months after his termination, employee shall not directly
    or indirectly (a)&#160;engage in or be employed in any business
    anywhere in the world which competes with the businesses of
    METTLER TOLEDO, or (b)&#160;solicit for hire or hire any
    METTLER&#160;TOLEDO employee.</TD>
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    In particular, employee agrees (i)&#160;not to accept any
    employment in a business or company which develops, produces,
    markets or distributes products substantially similar to the
    products of METTLER&#160;TOLEDO or any of METTLER TOLEDO&#146;s
    affiliated companies or to render services substantially similar
    to METTLER TOLEDO and any of METTLER TOLEDO&#146;s affiliates,
    including any companies which METTLER TOLEDO, in the last
    24&#160;months prior to the termination of the employment,
    evaluated acquiring (hereinafter a &#147;Competitor&#148;),
    (ii)&#160;not to act as a consultant or representative or in any
    other form on behalf of a Competitor, (iii)&#160;not to have
    directly or indirectly, any financial or other interest in a
    Competitor, (iv)&#160;not to directly or indirectly establish a
    Competitor, (v)&#160;not to engage in any activity that competes
    with METTLER TOLEDO or any of METTLER TOLEDO&#146;s affiliated
    companies.</TD>
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    Employee acknowledges that a violation of employee&#146;s
    obligations not to compete as set forth in the preceding
    paragraphs might cause serious damage to METTLER TOLEDO. In the
    event employee violates his/her obligations not to compete,
    METTLER TOLEDO shall be entitled to seek judicial enforcement of
    such obligation. Furthermore, employee shall pay to METTLER
    TOLEDO liquidated damages in an amount equal to one annual
    salary, calculated based on the aggregate income that employee
    received during the last 12&#160;months of employee&#146;s
    employment with METTLER TOLEDO including the value of equity, or
    based on such shorter actual period of employment as may be
    applicable. Payment of the liquidated damages does nor relieve
    employee from the obligation not to compete. METTLER
    TOLEDO&#146;s right to claim damages exceeding the amount of
    liquidated damages is expressly reserved.</TD>
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    Miscellaneous </TD>
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    Tax filings:</TD>
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    The parties acknowledge a separate agreement will be signed
    regarding tax equalization matters.</TD>
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    Previous Employment Agreements </TD>
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    With the effectiveness of this employment agreement, all
    previous employment agreements with METTLER TOLEDO shall be
    considered cancelled. The acquired period of service since
    October&#160;1, 2007 is taken into consideration where
    applicable.</TD>
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    Applicable Law and Jurisdiction </TD>
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    This agreement shall be governed by Swiss law. All disputes
    concerning the terms and conditions of this agreement shall be
    brought before the ordinary courts in the Canton of Zurich,
    Switzerland.</TD>
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    Mettler-Toledo International Inc.&#160;
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    The Employee
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    Robert F. Spoerry
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    Peter B&#252;rker
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    Thomas Caratsch
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