BIOMET INC
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.4 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This First Amendment to Employment Agreement (the
&#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) is made this 31st day of December 2008 between BIOMET, INC., an Indiana corporation (&#147;<U>Biomet</U>&#148;), and Daniel P. Florin (&#147;<U>Executive</U>&#148;). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement (defined below), unless otherwise defined herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, Biomet and Executive
entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated as of February&nbsp;28, 2008 (the &#147;<U>Employment Agreement</U>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">WHEREAS, Biomet and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Biomet and Executive hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. <U>Section&nbsp;9(e):<B> </B>Termination by the Company Other Than For Cause, Death or Disability, or by the Executive for Good Reason, Following a
Change of Control</U>. Section&nbsp;9(e)(i) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to delete the final sentence of Section&nbsp;9(e)(i) in its entirety and replace it with the following: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;The total amount of the Change of Control Severance Benefit will be paid: (1)&nbsp;if the Change in Control constitutes a change in control event
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5), in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable (but in no event later than 30 days) following the Date of Termination or (2)&nbsp;if the Change of Control does not constitute a change
in control event within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5), in equal, ratable installments in accordance with the Company&#146;s regular payroll policies over the course of the Non-Compete Period.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. <U>Miscellaneous</U>. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment
may be executed in two (2)&nbsp;or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this First Amendment to Employment Agreement on the
date first set forth above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Bradley J. Tandy</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bradley J. Tandy</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President, General Counsel &amp; Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Daniel P. Florin</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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