$7,650,000,000 Zimmer Holdings,Inc. $500,000,000 1.450% Notes due 2017 $1,150,000,000 2.000% Notes due 2018 $1,500,000,000 2.700% Notes due 2020 $750,000,000 3.150% Notes due 2022 $2,000,000,000 3.550% Notes due 2025 $500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2035 $1,250,000,000 4.450% Notes due 2045 Underwriting Agreement

EX-1.1 2 d887551dex11.htm EX-1.1 EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

$7,650,000,000

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

$500,000,000 1.450% Notes due 2017

$1,150,000,000 2.000% Notes due 2018

$1,500,000,000 2.700% Notes due 2020

$750,000,000 3.150% Notes due 2022

$2,000,000,000 3.550% Notes due 2025

$500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2035

$1,250,000,000 4.450% Notes due 2045

Underwriting Agreement

New York, New York

March 10, 2015

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

As representatives of the several

underwriters named in Schedule I hereto


c/o		Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
		Eleven Madison Avenue
		New York, New York 10010-3629

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.450% Notes due 2017 (the “Notes due 2017”), $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.000% Notes due 2018 (the “Notes due 2018”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% Notes due 2020 (the “Notes due 2020”), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.150% Notes due 2022 (the “Notes due 2022”), $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.550% Notes due 2025 (the “Notes due 2025”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% Notes due 2035 (the “Notes due 2035”) and $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.450% Notes due

2045 (the “Notes due 2045” and, together with the Notes due 2017, the Notes due 2018, the Notes due 2020, the Notes due 2022, the Notes due 2025 and the Notes due 2035, the “Securities”), to be issued under an indenture (the “Base Indenture”) dated as of November 17, 2009, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee.

Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 20 hereof.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 24, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Owl Merger Sub, Inc. and LVB Acquisition, Inc. (“LVB”), the Company agreed to acquire LVB, the parent company of Biomet, Inc. The term “Acquisition” as used herein shall refer to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Securities (a) to pay a portion of the cash consideration payable in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition; (b) to pay a portion of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition; and (c) to pay off a portion of LVB’s funded debt.

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1. Insofar as such representations and warranties relate to information concerning LVB, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its financial statements and/or its accountants, such representations and warranties are made solely on the basis of the knowledge of the Company.

(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405, on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-184791), including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Applicable Time, became effective upon filing and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The Company may have filed with the

Commission, as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Applicable Time or, to the extent not completed at the Applicable Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Applicable Time, will be included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Applicable Time, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x).

(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date (as defined herein), the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Applicable Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; the Indenture complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules promulgated thereunder; and on the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee or (ii) the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.

(c) As of the Applicable Time, (i) The Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic road show, when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.

(d) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163 and (iv) at the Applicable Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer. The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).

(e) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as of the Applicable Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

(f) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8 hereof.

(g) The documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, when they become effective or when they were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder then in effect and will not contain an

untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(h) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there has not been (i) any material change in the capital stock (other than changes pursuant to open market or accelerated repurchase plans, dividend reinvestment or director or employee stock purchase or benefit plans) or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole or (ii) any material adverse change, or any development known to the Company involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole ( a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(j) Each of the Company’s subsidiaries that qualifies as a “significant subsidiary” under Section 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X (each a “Significant Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Significant Subsidiaries”), has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; each Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and (except for shares necessary to qualify directors or to maintain any minimum number of shareholders required by law) is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity.

(k) The Company has an outstanding capital stock as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (except for subsequent issuances pursuant to dividend reinvestment or director or employee stock purchase or benefit plans or pursuant to the exercise of options and except for repurchases in connection with open market or

accelerated repurchase plans), and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

(l) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(m) The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Securities will have been duly executed, issued and delivered and (assuming the due authentication thereof by the Trustee) will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, will be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and will be enforceable in accordance with their terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(n) The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; the Third Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

(o) The Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(p) The statements in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Description of the Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer,” in each case insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present and summarize, in all material respects, the matters referred to therein.

(q) The issuance and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its

Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement; nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or the By-Laws of the Company; nor will such action result in a violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their properties.

(r) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or any such regulatory authority or other governmental body in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states, the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the securities laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States in which the Securities are offered.

(s) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(t) The accountants who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and LVB and each of their respective consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their respective reports with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are independent registered public accountants with respect to the Company and LVB, respectively, within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder.

(u) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and LVB and each of their respective consolidated subsidiaries included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and LVB, as applicable, as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The summary financial data set forth under the caption “Selected Historical Financial Data of Zimmer” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus fairly present, on the basis stated in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, the information included therein.

(v) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(w) The Company has filed all tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure so to file would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto)) and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any such assessment, fine or penalty that is currently being contested in good faith or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(x) No labor problem or dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a Material Adverse Effect exists or is threatened or imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers that could have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(y) Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), the Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by responsible and reputable insurers against such losses and risks and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) as are prudent and customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or similar businesses in which they are engaged and similarly situated; provided that such insurance is available in the relevant market; all policies of insurance insuring the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects; there are no material claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(z) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all material licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by all applicable authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the

aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(aa) The Company and its subsidiaries are (i) in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under any environmental law, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of the subsidiaries has been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

(bb) In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business, operations and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such review, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

(cc) None of the following events has occurred or exists: (i) a failure to fulfill the obligations, if any, under the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to a Plan, determined without regard to any waiver of such obligations or extension of any amortization period; (ii) an audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other federal or state governmental agency or any foreign regulatory agency with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) any breach of any contractual obligation, or any violation of law or applicable qualification standards, with respect to the employment or compensation of employees by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (i) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans in the current fiscal year of the Company

and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of such contributions made in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) a material increase in the “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 106) of the Company and its subsidiaries compared to the amount of such obligations in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) any event or condition giving rise to a liability under Title IV of ERISA that could have a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) the filing of a claim by one or more employees or former employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries related to their employment that could have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Plan” means a plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA with respect to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries may have any liability.

(dd) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use, on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted or as proposed in the Final Prospectus to be conducted. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, (a) there are no material rights of third parties to any such Intellectual Property; (b) there is no material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (c) there is no pending or threatened material action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s rights in or to any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such material claim; (d) there is no pending or threatened material action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such material claim; (e) there is no pending or threatened material action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any other fact which would constitute a reasonable basis for any such material claim; (f) there is no U.S. patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims which may have a Material Adverse Effect and that dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus as being owned by or licensed to the Company or that materially interferes with any issued or pending claims of any such Intellectual Property of the Company and (g) there is no material prior art of which the Company is aware that may render any U.S. patent held by the Company invalid or any U.S. patent application held by the Company unpatentable which has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

(ee) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 relating to loans and Sections 302 and 906 relating to certifications.

(ff) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting control over financial reporting with respect to itself and its consolidated subsidiaries sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2014 and the Company is not aware of any material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.

(gg) The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective. The Company has carried out and will continue to carry out evaluations, under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Company, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act.

(hh) Except for the circumstances described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and the consequences thereof, neither the Company, LVB nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company’s executive officers, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in, (x) with respect to the Company, its subsidiaries or any of its or its subsidiaries’ directors, officers, agents, employees or affiliates, a material violation, or (y) with respect to LVB, its subsidiaries or any of its or its subsidiaries’ directors, officers, agents, employees or affiliates, a violation, in each case by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company, LVB and their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s affiliates have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to ensure compliance with the FCPA and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

(ii) The operations of the Company, LVB and their respective subsidiaries are, and have been conducted at all times, in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or

guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company, LVB or their respective subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(jj) None of the Company, LVB, any of their respective subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or LVB located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, other than as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company, LVB and their respective subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, and are not now knowingly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any Person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions, except pursuant to licenses issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

(kk) With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by the Company to the grant recipients, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Stock Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of common stock on the applicable Grant Date and (v) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act and all

other applicable laws. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinate the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.

(ll) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, the Company (i) does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any of the Underwriters and (ii) does not intend to use any of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder to repay any outstanding debt owed to any affiliate of any of the Underwriters.

(mm) The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(nn) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package, no “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) (i) has imposed (or has informed the Company that it is considering imposing) any condition (financial or otherwise) on the Company’s retaining any rating assigned to the Company or the Securities or (ii) has indicated to the Company that it is considering any of the actions described in Section 6(i) hereto.

(oo) The Merger Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, and except as rights to indemnification and contribution may be limited by applicable public policy considerations.

(pp) The financial information relating to the Acquisition and to LVB included in the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus presents fairly in all material respects the information shown therein. The pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto included in the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidance with respect to pro forma financial information, and the assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to the transactions or events described therein, the related pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions, and the pro forma columns therein reflect the proper application of those adjustments to the corresponding historical financial statement amounts.

(qq) To the knowledge of the Company, LVB is not in breach of any of its representations or warranties contained in the Merger Agreement (after taking into account the exceptions to such representations and warranties set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter (as defined in the Merger Agreement)), except for such breaches that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at 99.590% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2017, 99.532% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2018, 99.348% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2020, 99.124% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2022, 99.115% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2025, 98.467% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2035 and 98.321% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2045, in each case the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto.

3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2015 or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Company or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”). Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to an account specified by the Company. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. Certificates for the Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives may request not less than two Business Days in advance of the Closing Date.

4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus.

5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:

(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company

has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. The Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.

(b) It will prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the form approved by you and attached as Schedule III hereto and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within the time required by such Rule.

(c) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.

(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or

supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Final Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event, (ii) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Final Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Final Prospectus to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.

(e) As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.

(f) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.

(g) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.

(h) The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto; provided that the prior written consent of the Company shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule II hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company agrees

that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

(i) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until the Business Day following the Closing Date.

(j) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or otherwise.

(k) The Company agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (iv) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities; (v) any registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vi) any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (vii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to

prospective purchasers of the Securities; (viii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; (ix) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Notes; (x) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Notes with the ratings agencies; and (xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder.

(l) The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus.

(m) The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its reasonable efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.

6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Applicable Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(b) hereto, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.

(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that:

(i) the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;

(ii) the Company has an outstanding capitalization as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to dividend reinvestment or director or employee stock purchase or benefit plans or pursuant to the exercise of options and except for repurchases in connection with open market repurchase plans);

(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(iv) the Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authentication thereof by the Trustee, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable in accordance with their terms except as the same may be limited by (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, (B) general equity principles and (C) federal courts with respect to the enforcement in such courts of forum selection clauses; the Securities conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;

(v) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Third Supplemental Indenture by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (A) requirements that a claim with respect to any debt securities that are payable other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law, (B) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or (C) federal courts with respect to the enforcement in such courts of forum selection clauses; the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; the Indenture conforms in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus;

(vi) the statements in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions “Description of the Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer” in each case insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present and summarize, in all material respects, the matters referred to therein;

(vii) neither the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to (A) the charter or by-laws of the Company or (B) any applicable federal, Delaware or Indiana statute, law, rule, regulation, or, to such counsel’s knowledge, any judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries of any federal, Delaware or Indiana court, regulatory body,

administrative agency, governmental body or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, which conflict, breach, violation, lien, charge or encumbrance, in the case of clause (B), would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement;

(viii) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or any such regulatory authority or other governmental body in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states, the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the securities laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States in which the Securities are offered;

(ix) the Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus will not be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(x) the Registration Statement became effective under the Act upon filing with the Commission; any required filing of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by rule 424(b); to the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened; and

(xi) the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (other than the documents incorporated by reference therein, the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein and the Trustee’s Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder.

Such counsel shall also state that that nothing has come to their attention that caused them to believe that (i) the Registration Statement, on the Effective Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Disclosure Package, as amended or supplemented at the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not

misleading or (iii) the Final Prospectus, as of its date and on the Closing Date, included or includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (in each case, other than the financial statements and other financial information contained therein and the Form T-1, as to which such counsel need express no belief).

In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the corporate law of the State of Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and as specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.

(c) The Company shall have requested and caused its General Counsel, Chad F. Phipps, to have furnished to the Representatives his opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives to the effect that:

(i) the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) each Significant Subsidiary has been duly incorporated or organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; each Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interest of each Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and (except for shares necessary to qualify directors or to maintain any minimum number of shareholders required by law) is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity;

(iv) neither the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the issue and sale of the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of the transactions

herein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to (A) the charter or by-laws of any Significant Subsidiary or (B) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other financial agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, which such conflict, breach, violation, lien, charge or encumbrance, in the case of clause (B), would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement;

(v) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or its or their property, of a character required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement which is not adequately disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and, to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no franchise, contract or other document of a character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described or filed as required;

(vi) the documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and

(vii) all descriptions in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus of contracts and other documents to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party are accurate in all material respects; and to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there are no contracts, indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other instruments required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus other than those described or referred to therein.

(d) The Representatives shall have received from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(e) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show used in connection with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:

(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;

(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and

(iii) since the date of the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto after the date hereof).

(f) At the date hereof and at the Closing Date, the Company shall have requested and caused PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to furnish to the Underwriters letters, dated respectively as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters of the type described in PCAOB Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72/AU 634.

(g) As the date hereof and at the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received letters of Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated respectively as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters of the type described in AICPA Professional Standards AU-C section 920.

(h) Subsequent to the Applicable Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraphs (f) or (g) of this Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business, business prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in

or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

(i) Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package, subsequent to the Applicable Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

(j) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019, on the Closing Date.

7. Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through the Representatives on demand for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.

8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or

otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or any other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the Final Prospectus, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheet required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.

(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that (i) the information in the last paragraph of the cover page (as continued) regarding delivery of the Securities, (ii) the names of the Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (iii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (iv) the paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided

in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless (i) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other

things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).

9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York

Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (i) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attention: General Counsel, Fax: (212) ###-###-####, (ii) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Attention: LCD-IBD, Fax: (212) ###-###-####, (iii) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk—3rd Floor, Fax: (212) ###-###-#### and (iv) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, NY1-050-12-01, New York, NY 10020, Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal, Fax: (212) ###-###-####, or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Zimmer Holdings, Inc., Chad F. Phipps, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Fax: (574) ###-###-#### and confirmed to it at 345 East Main Street, Warsaw, Indiana, 46580, attention of the Legal Department.

13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

14. No Fiduciary Duty. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which they may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

16. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.

17. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

19. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

20. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.

“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Applicable Time” shall mean 7:15 p.m (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.

“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Applicable Time.

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

“Commission” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus used most recently prior to the Applicable Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, (iv) the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, if any, and (v) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.

“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Applicable Time, together with the Base Prospectus.

“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.

“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.

“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements, and any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.

“Rule 158,” “Rule 163,” “Rule 164,” “Rule 172,” “Rule 405,” “Rule 415,” “Rule 424,” “Rule 430B” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Act.

“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

“Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.


Very truly yours,

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.

By:	/s/ James T. Crines
	Name:	James T. Crines
	Title:	EVP, Finance and CFO


The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first set forth above.

By:	CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

By:	/s/ Brian D. Bednarski
	Name:	Brian D. Bednarski
	Title:	Managing Director

For itself and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.


The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first set forth above.

By:	CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

By:	/s/ Christopher J. Murphy
	Name:	Christopher J. Murphy
	Title:	Managing Director

For itself and the other several

Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.


The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first set forth above.

By:	J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

By:	/s/ Som Bhattacharyya
	Name:	Som Bhattacharyya
	Title:	Vice President

For itself and the other several

Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.


The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first set forth above.

By:		MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
		INCORPORATED

By:		/s/ Douglas Muller
		Name: Douglas Muller
		Title: Managing Director

For itself and the other several

Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.

SCHEDULE I


Underwriters	Principal Amount of the Notes due 2017 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2018 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2020 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2022 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2025 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2035 to be Purchased		Principal Amount of the Notes due 2045 to be Purchased

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.	$	75,000,000	$	172,500,000	$	225,000,000	$	112,500,000	$	300,000,000	$	75,000,000	$	187,500,000
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC		75,000,000		172,500,000		225,000,000		112,500,000		300,000,000		75,000,000		187,500,000
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC		75,000,000		172,500,000		225,000,000		112,500,000		300,000,000		75,000,000		187,500,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated		75,000,000		172,500,000		225,000,000		112,500,000		300,000,000		75,000,000		187,500,000
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.		25,000,000		57,500,000		75,000,000		37,500,000		100,000,000		25,000,000		62,500,000
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.		25,000,000		57,500,000		75,000,000		37,500,000		100,000,000		25,000,000		62,500,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co.		25,000,000		57,500,000		75,000,000		37,500,000		100,000,000		25,000,000		62,500,000
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.		25,000,000		57,500,000		75,000,000		37,500,000		100,000,000		25,000,000		62,500,000
RBC Capital Markets, LLC		25,000,000		57,500,000		75,000,000		37,500,000		100,000,000		25,000,000		62,500,000
RBS Securities Inc.		11,500,000		26,450,000		34,500,000		17,250,000		46,000,000		11,500,000		28,750,000
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.		12,500,000		28,750,000		37,500,000		18,750,000		50,000,000		12,500,000		31,250,000
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.		10,000,000		23,000,000		30,000,000		15,000,000		40,000,000		10,000,000		25,000,000
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.		10,000,000		23,000,000		30,000,000		15,000,000		40,000,000		10,000,000		25,000,000
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC		10,000,000		23,000,000		30,000,000		15,000,000		40,000,000		10,000,000		25,000,000
BMO Capital Markets Corp.		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
DNB Markets, Inc.		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
Banca IMI S.p.A.		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
PNC Capital Markets LLC		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
Santander Investment Securities Inc.		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
Loop Capital Markets LLC		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
UniCredit Capital Markets LLC		3,000,000		6,900,000		9,000,000		4,500,000		12,000,000		3,000,000		7,500,000
Total	$	500,000,000	$	1,150,000,000	$	1,500,000,000	$	750,000,000	$	2,000,000,000	$	500,000,000	$	1,250,000,000

S-I-1

SCHEDULE II

None.

S-II-1

SCHEDULE III

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Pricing Term Sheet

$500,000,000 1.450% Notes due 2017

$1,150,000,000 2.000% Notes due 2018

$1,500,000,000 2.700% Notes due 2020

$750,000,000 3.150% Notes due 2022

$2,000,000,000 3.550% Notes due 2025

$500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2035

$1,250,000,000 4.450% Notes due 2045

March 10, 2015


Issuer:		Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

Format:		SEC Registered

Size:		2017 Notes: $500,000,000
		2018 Notes: $1,150,000,000
		2020 Notes: $1,500,000,000
		2022 Notes: $750,000,000
		2025 Notes: $2,000,000,000
		2035 Notes: $500,000,000
		2045 Notes: $1,250,000,000

Maturity:		2017 Notes: April 1, 2017
		2018 Notes: April 1, 2018
		2020 Notes: April 1, 2020
		2022 Notes: April 1, 2022
		2025 Notes: April 1, 2025
		2035 Notes: August 15, 2035
		2045 Notes: August 15, 2045

Coupon:		2017 Notes: 1.450%
Coupon:		2018 Notes: 2.000%

S-III-1


		2020 Notes: 2.700%
		2022 Notes: 3.150%
		2025 Notes: 3.550%
		2035 Notes: 4.250%
		2045 Notes: 4.450%

Yield to Maturity:		2017 Notes: 1.480%
		2018 Notes: 2.023%
		2020 Notes: 2.711%
		2022 Notes: 3.190%
		2025 Notes: 3.578%
		2035 Notes: 4.299%
		2045 Notes: 4.499%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:		2017 Notes: T+80 basis points
		2018 Notes: T+95 basis points
		2020 Notes: T+110 basis points
		2022 Notes: T+125 basis points
		2025 Notes: T+145 basis points
		2035 Notes: T+160 basis points
		2045 Notes: T+180 basis points

Benchmark Treasury:		2017 Notes: UST 0.500% due February 28, 2017
		2018 Notes: UST 1.000% due February 15, 2018
		2020 Notes: UST 1.375% due February 29, 2020
		2022 Notes: UST 1.750% due February 28, 2022
		2025 Notes: UST 2.000% due February 15, 2025
		2035 Notes: UST 3.000% due November 15, 2044
		2045 Notes: UST 3.000% due November 15, 2044

Benchmark Treasury Price; Yield:		2017 Notes: 99-20³⁄₄ ; 0.680%
Benchmark Treasury Price; Yield:		2018 Notes: 99-25¹⁄₄ ; 1.073%

S-III-2


		2020 Notes: 98-28; 1.611%
		2022 Notes: 98-24+; 1.940%
		2025 Notes: 98-27+; 2.128%
		2035 Notes: 106-04; 2.699%
		2045 Notes: 106-04; 2.699%

Interest Payment Dates:		2017 Notes, 2018 Notes, 2020 Notes, 2022 Notes and 2025 Notes: Semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, commencing on October 1, 2015
Interest Payment Dates:		2035 Notes and 2045 Notes: Semi-annually on February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 2015

Redemption Provision:		2017 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to the maturity date, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 12.5 basis points.
		2018 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to the maturity date, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points.
		2020 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to March 1, 2020, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points. On or after March 1, 2020 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity date), at an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
		2022 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to February 1, 2022, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points. On or after February 1, 2022 (the date that is two months prior to the maturity date), at an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
		2025 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to January 1, 2025, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points. On or after January 1, 2025 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date), at an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
		2035 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to February 15, 2035, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points. On or after February 15, 2035 (the date that is six months prior to the maturity date), at an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

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		2045 Notes: In whole or in part, at any time prior to February 15, 2045, at the Issuer’s option, at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points. On or after February 15, 2045 (the date that is six months prior to the maturity date), at an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

Special Mandatory Redemption:		In the event that the LVB merger (as defined in the prospectus supplement) has not been consummated on or prior to April 24, 2015 plus any extension period permitted under the merger agreement (the “Outside Date”) or if, prior to such date, the merger agreement is terminated, then the Issuer must redeem all of the notes on the special redemption date at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance to, but excluding, the special redemption date (subject to the right of holders as of the close of business on a regular record date to receive interest due on the related interest payment date). The “special redemption date” means the earlier to occur of (1) the Outside Date plus five business days and (2) the 30th day (or if such day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) following the termination of the merger agreement for any reason.

Repurchase at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control Repurchase Event:		If a “Change of Control Repurchase Event” (as defined in the prospectus supplement) occurs, the Issuer will be required to offer to repurchase the notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

Price to Public:		2017 Notes: 99.940%
		2018 Notes: 99.932%
		2020 Notes: 99.948%
		2022 Notes: 99.749%
		2025 Notes: 99.765%
		2035 Notes: 99.342%
		2045 Notes: 99.196%

Trade Date:		March 10, 2015

Settlement Date:		March 19, 2015 (T+7)

Minimum Denominations:		$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof

CUSIP:		2017 Notes: 98956P AJ1
		2018 Notes: 98956P AE2
		2020 Notes: 98956P AK8
		2022 Notes: 98956P AL6
		2025 Notes: 98956P AF9

		2035 Notes: 98956P AG7

		2045 Notes: 98956P AH5

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ISIN:		2017 Notes: US98956PAJ12

		2018 Notes: US98956PAE25

		2020 Notes: US98956PAK84

		2022 Notes: US98956PAL67

		2025 Notes: US98956PAF99

		2035 Notes: US98956PAG72

		2045 Notes: US98956PAH55

Joint Book-Running Managers:		Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Co-Managers:		BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. RBC Capital Markets, LLC RBS Securities Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC BMO Capital Markets Corp. DNB Markets, Inc. Banca IMI S.p.A. PNC Capital Markets LLC Santander Investment Securities Inc. Loop Capital Markets LLC UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

This pricing term sheet supplements the preliminary form of prospectus supplement issued by Zimmer Holdings, Inc. on March 10, 2015 relating to its prospectus dated November 6, 2012, Registration Statement No. 333-184791.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, you may obtain a copy of the prospectus by contacting Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at ###-###-####; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at ###-###-####; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at ###-###-#### or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at ###-###-####.

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