HEALTHTRONICS SURGICAL SERVICES INC
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>AMENDMENT AGREEMENT<BR>
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">dated</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">March 2, 2004</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">between</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B><U>HMT Holding AG</U></B>, Kreuzlingerstrasse 5, CH-9575 Lengwil</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">as employer</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">(hereinafter &#147;<B>HMT Holding</B>&#148;)</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">and</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B><U>Dr. Andreas B&#228;nziger</U></B>, **********************************</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">as employee</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">(hereinafter &#147;<B>Employee</B>&#148;)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">(HMT Holding and the Employee together
hereinafter the &#147;<B>Parties</B>&#148; and each
a &#147;<B>Party</B>&#148;)</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">WHEREAS HMT Holding and Employee have
concluded an employment agreement dated October 15, 2001 and an amendment to
this employment agreement dated July 29, 2002 (together hereinafter the &#147;<B>Existing Agreement</B>&#148;).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">WHEREAS the Parties wish to amend the
Existing Agreement by concluding this Amendment Agreement.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">WHEREAS based on that certain sale and
purchase agreement dated February 18, 2004 (hereinafter the &#147;<B>SPA</B>&#148;), Employee as a seller sold all of his
shares in HMT Holding to HealthTronics GmbH (hereinafter the &#147;<B>Acquisition</B>&#148;).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">WHEREAS as a condition to the closing of the
SPA, the Employee and HMT Holding shall conclude an amendment agreement to the
Existing Agreement in a form acceptable to HealthTronics GmbH.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">WHEREAS in the process of the Acquisition,
HealthTronics GmbH and the Employee agreed that the Employee will conclude an
amendment agreement to the Existing Agreements with HMT Holding which provides
for a reduction of the Employee&#146;s current total remuneration by&nbsp;50%.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:</FONT></P>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>EDUCTION OF TOTAL REMUNERATION</SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">1.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The current
  total remuneration of the Employee of CHF 421,200 per year (which amount
  includes the gross salary, all bonuses and other payments to be made by HMT
  Holding, but not the payment for allowance expenses which has been accepted
  by the tax authorities and which amounts to CHF 2,500 per month) shall be
  reduced by 50%, and amount to CHF 210,600 per year (which amount includes the
  gross salary, all bonuses and other payments to be made by HMT Holding, but
  not the payment for allowance expenses which has been accepted by the tax
  authorities and which amounts to CHF 2,500 per month).</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">1.2</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The reduction
  of the total remuneration shall be effective as of March 15, 2004.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">1.3</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The Employee
  and former shareholder expressly agrees that the reduction of the total
  remuneration based on this SECTION 1 has been negotiated as part and a quid
  pro quo of the Acquisition as a whole and acknowledges that the compensation
  he receives under the SPA and the indemnification granted pursuant to SECTION
  3 of this Amendment Agreement fully takes into account the reduction of his
  total remuneration.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">1.4</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The reduction
  pursuant to this SECTION 1 shall not apply to a severance payment HMT Holding
  owes to the Employee as a consequence of a termination of the employment
  without any fault of the Employee. However, for the avoidance of doubt,
  within the limits of SECTION 5 of this Agreement, the continuation of
  payments of salary during the notice period shall be subject to the reduction
  pursuant to this SECTION 1.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E<SMALL>MPLOYEE</SMALL>&#146;<SMALL>S PENSION PLAN
  </SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">Within the
  limits of the applicable law and the applicable pension fund regulations, HMT
  Holding agrees to use its best efforts to avoid that the Employee will suffer
  a loss with respect to his pension plan (<I>Pensionskasse</I>) as a result of the
  reduction pursuant to SECTION 1 of this Amendment Agreement.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">3</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I<SMALL>NDEMNIFICATION OF THE</SMALL> E
<SMALL>MPLOYEE</SMALL></B></FONT></P>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">3.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">Within the
  limits set forth in this SECTION 3, HMT Holding agrees to indemnify and hold
  harmless the Employee for any and all claims in connection with the
  Acquisition personally brought against the Employee by the minority
  shareholder in HMT High Medical Technologies AG, HMT Invest AG, or by the
  individuals holding shares in HMT Invest AG at the date of this agreement.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">3.2</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The duty of
  HMT Holding to indemnify and hold harmless the Employee pursuant to this SECTION
  3 shall be limited to claims which are based on facts in connection with the
  Acquisition which arose between October 2003 and February 2004. The recourse
  of the Employee against HMT Holding for all other claims brought against the
  Employee shall exclusively be subject to the provisions of the Swiss Code of
  Obligations.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">3.3</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The Employee
  shall notify HMT Holding, HealthTronics GmbH and HealthTronics Surgical
  Services Inc., USA, immediately of every claim which could result in an
  indemnification pursuant to this SECTION 3. In defending against such claim
  or lawsuit, the Employee will follow all instructions of HMT Holding.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C<SMALL>LAIMS ARISEN PRIOR TO THIS
  </SMALL> A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">4.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The Employee
  expressly states and acknowledges that as of the date of this Amendment
  Agreement all of his claims for remuneration (which term includes all
  payments for salary, all bonuses and all other payments to be made by HMT
  Holding) have been fully paid.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">4.2</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The Employee
  expressly states and acknowledges that HMT Holding was never obliged to
  compensate him for any overtime claims and that HMT Holding will not be
  obliged to compensate him for any overtime claims in the future.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L<SMALL>IMITATION</SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">The
  reduction of the total remuneration pursuant to SECTION 1 of this Agreement
  shall be for a limited period of two (2) years, i.e. until March 14, 2006.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>SECTION 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I<SMALL>NCORPORATION OF</SMALL> E
  <SMALL>XISTING</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENTS</SMALL></B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">6.1</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">This
  Amendment Agreement supersedes the Existing Agreement insofar as it contains
  specific provisions which deviate from the Existing Agreement.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">6.2</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">All other
  provisions of the Existing Agreement, including but not limited to the
  provisions regarding the applicable law and jurisdiction, remain unchanged
  and in full force and effect.</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>HMT Holding AG</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>The Employee:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">/s/ Norbert
  Brill</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">/s/ R.
  Germann</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">/s/ A.
  Baenziger</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">By: Norbert
  Brill</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">By: R.
  Germann</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><B>Dr. Andreas B&#228;nziger</B></FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">Title: EVP,
  Technology</FONT></P></TD>
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  <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN">Title: CFO</FONT></P></TD>
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