First Amendment to Fisher Scientific International Inc. Retirement Plan (Safety Equipment Company Service Credit)

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Summary

This amendment to the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Retirement Plan allows former employees of Safety Equipment Company, who became employees of Fisher Scientific on January 31, 2002, to receive credit for their prior service at Safety Equipment Company. This credit applies to eligibility and vesting under the Cash Balance Plan, treating their previous service as if it had been with Fisher Scientific. The amendment was approved by the Administrative and Investment Committee on December 10, 2002.

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EX-10.39 6 b53280fcexv10w39.txt EX-10.39 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE RETIREMENT PLAN EXHIBIT 10.39 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC. RETIREMENT PLAN WHEREAS, Fisher Scientific International Inc. desires to amend the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan") to grant service to former employees of Safety Equipment Company (the "SEC"); and WHEREAS, Article 10 of the Retirement Plan grants the Administrative and Investment Committee (the "Committee") the authority to (i) make amendments to the Retirement Plan which will not involve an estimated annual cost under the Retirement Plan in excess of $500,000 and (ii) credit certain employees with retroactive vesting and eligibility service based upon their service with a prior employer; NOW THEREFORE, it hereby is: RESOLVED THAT the Retirement Plan be hereby amended as follows: Schedule D of the Retirement Plan is amended effective January 31, 2002, by the addition of number 7 as follows: "7. Safety Equipment Company. A former employee of Safety Equipment Company, who became an Employee of the Company on January 31, 2002, shall receive credit under the Cash Balance Plan for purposes of eligibility and vesting, as if his or her service with Safety Equipment Company had been service with the Company." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fisher Scientific International Inc. Retirement Plan is amended this 10th day of December, 2002. ADMINISTRATIVE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE /s/ Paul M. Meister _______________________________________ Paul M. Meister /s/ Todd M. DuChene _______________________________________ Todd M. DuChene