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Exhibit 10.4

Privileged and Confidential

RETIREMENT BENEFIT AGREEMENT

     This Amended Retirement Benefit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 31 st day of August, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) by and between:

Mylan Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, with offices located at 1500 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317 (hereinafter referred to as “Mylan” or “Company”).

and

Rajiv Malik, an executive officer of Mylan (hereinafter referred to as “Executive”).

WHEREAS, Executive performs valuable services for the Company; and

     WHEREAS, in recognition of his continuing service to Mylan, the Company wishes to provide Executive with financial assistance with respect to certain retirement and death;

     WITNESSETH THEREFORE that in consideration of the additional benefits provided for hereunder, the premises and covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

I. DEFINITIONS

     Whenever used in the Agreement the following terms shall be defined as follows:

 

(a)

 

“At-Will” shall mean with respect to the period of Executive’s employment with Mylan or any subsidiary thereof, that the Company is under no obligation to continue to employ Executive for any period of time, and can terminate his employment at any time without notice, subject to certain statutory and regulatory requirements, and if applicable, any contractual rights Executive may have; and that Executive is under no obligation to remain employed by the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

 

 

(b)

 

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

 

(c)

 

“Change in Control” shall mean:

 

(1)

 

The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of 20% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common

 


 

 

 

 

Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (iv) any acquisition by a Person that is permitted to, and actually does, report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G (or any successor schedule); provided that, if any Person subsequently becomes required to or does report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule), then, for purposes of this paragraph, such Person shall be deemed to have first acquired, on the first date on which such Person becomes required to or does so report, beneficial ownership of all of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by it on such date or (v) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) below; or

 

 

(2)

 

Individuals who, as of Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, the term “Incumbent Board” as used in this Agreement shall not include any individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

 

 

(3)

 

Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries

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(each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (A) the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the resulting or surviving entity or any parent thereof) more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) individuals who comprise the Incumbent Board immediately prior to such Business Combination constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries); or

 

 

(4)

 

Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of


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