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This excerpt taken from the EYE DEF 14A filed Apr 25, 2008.

Pension Benefits

We do not offer a defined benefit pension plan to our U.S.-based executives. The following disclosure relates to Dr. Heidrich’s participation in our German pension plan.

2007 PENSION BENEFITS

 

Name

  

Plan Name

   Number
of Years
Credited
Service
(#) (1)
   Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit ($)(2)
   Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)

Holger Heidrich, Ph.D.  

  

AMO GERMANY

GmbH Ettlingen

Pension Plan

   23    $ 1,468,333    $ 0

 

(1)

Dr. Heidrich was an employee of Allergan from January 1, 1985 through our spin-off date of June 29, 2002. During the period of January 1, 1985 to June 30, 1996, Dr. Heidrich was not admitted to the Allergan pension plan and instead participated in the pension fund of the local union group. Upon Dr. Heidrich’s entry into the Allergan pension plan on July 1, 1996, it was discovered that his prior pension benefit was significantly less than would have been provided had he participated in the Allergan pension plan. After analysis of the pension benefit gap, Allergan entered into an agreement with Dr. Heidrich to compensate for lost pension benefits during his first 11 years with Allergan (January 1, 1985—June 30, 1996) by providing an additional year of credit under the pension plan for each subsequent year of service through December 31, 2007. As part of AMO’s spin-off from Allergan, due to local regulations, AMO duplicated the plan and assumed the commitment to Dr. Heidrich in effect at the time of the spin-off for Allergan employees who transferred to AMO. As of December 31, 2007, Dr. Heidrich has received his full past service pension credit. With this commitment fulfilled, future service credit will resume under a normal schedule of one year of pension credit for one year of service. As of December 31, 2007, the estimated present value of the accumulated benefit that is attributable to the additional years of service is $734,167.

 

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(2)

Based on December 31, 2007 accrued benefit obligation of €1,071,776 using the average currency conversion rate for calendar year 2007 (1.37). The following assumptions were used in calculating the disclosure amount: 2007 salary of €372,194, 2006 salary of €361,372; normal retirement age of 65; Dr. Heidrich’s actual date of birth and hire date of January 1, 1985; discount rate of 5.40%; social security increase of 2.25%; inflation of 2.00%; mortality table Heubeck RT 2005 G; disability table Heubeck RT 2005 G; turnover using Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s standard tables. The present value of accumulated benefit reported in the 2006 proxy was $2,164,601. The correct 2006 present value of accumulated benefit is $1,440,114 (in both cases using a euro to dollar conversion rate of 1.25622). The update is due to a corrected assumption for service credits.

Dr. Heidrich participates in the pension plan that is offered to all employees of AMO Germany GMbH. This plan is a defined benefit plan that provides a benefit upon retirement, early retirement, disability or death. The benefit is based upon final average salary and years of service with the company. The annual benefit at the normal retirement age of 65 is: years of service times the sum of: (.5% times final average salary below the Social Security Compensation Ceiling (“SSCC”), plus 1.5% times final average salary above the SSCC). The SSCC increases over time; the SSCC for 2007 was €63,000. In general the plan does not grant extra years of service. However, for Dr. Heidrich an agreement was made, as described above in footnote (1), to grant additional service to reconcile his pension plan benefit with his actual years of service.

This excerpt taken from the EYE DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2007.

Pension Benefits

We do not offer a defined benefit pension plan to our U.S.-based executives. The following disclosure relates to Dr. Heidrich’s participation in our German pension plan.

 

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2006 PENSION BENEFITS

 

Name

  

Plan Name

   Number
of Years
Credited
Service
(#)(1)
   Present
Value of
Accumulated
Benefit ($)(2)
   Payments
During
Last
Fiscal
Year ($)

Holger Heidrich, Ph.D.

  

AMO Germany

GmbH Ettlingen

Pension Plan

   22    $ 2,164,601    $ 0

(1)

Dr. Heidrich was an employee of Allergan from January 1, 1985 through our spin-off date of June 29, 2002. During the period of January 1, 1985 to June 30, 1996, Dr. Heidrich was not admitted to the Allergan pension plan and instead participated in the pension fund of the local union group. Upon Dr. Heidrich’s entry into the Allergan pension plan on July 1, 1996, it was discovered that his prior pension benefit was significantly less than would have been provided had he participated in the Allergan pension plan. After analysis of the pension benefit gap, Allergan entered into an agreement with Dr. Heidrich to compensate for lost pension benefits during his first 11 years with Allergan (January 1, 1985 – June 30, 1996) by providing an additional year of credit under the pension plan for each subsequent year of service through December 31, 2007. As part of AMO’s spin-off from Allergan, due to local regulations, AMO duplicated the plan and assumed the commitment to Dr. Heidrich in effect at the time of the spin-off for Allergan employees who transferred to AMO. As of December 31, 2007, Dr. Heidrich will have received his full past service pension credit. With this commitment fulfilled, future service credit will resume under a normal schedule of one year of pension credit for one year of service. As of December 31, 2006, the estimated present value of the accumulated benefit that is attributable to the additional years of service is $1,082,300.

 

(2)

Based on December 31, 2006 accrued benefit obligation of EUR 1,723,107, using the currency conversion average rate for calendar year 2006 (1.25622). The following assumptions were used in calculating the disclosure amount: 2006 salary of €361,372; 2005 salary of €332,831; normal retirement age of 65; Dr. Heidrich’s actual date of birth and hire date of January 1, 1985; discount rate of 4.50%; social security increase of 2.25%; inflation of 2.00%; mortality table Heubeck RT 2005 G; disability table Heubeck RT 2005 G; turnover using Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s standard tables.

Dr. Heidrich participates in the pension plan that is offered to all employees of AMO Germany GmbH. This plan is a defined benefit plan that provides a benefit upon retirement, early retirement, disability or death. The benefit is based upon final average salary and years of service with the company. The annual benefit at the normal retirement age of 65 is: years of service times the sum of: (.5% times final average salary below the Social Security Compensation Ceiling (“SSCC”), plus 1.5% times final average salary above the SSCC). The SSCC increases over time; the SSCC for 2006 was EUR 63,000. In general the plan does not grant extra years of service. However, for Dr. Heidrich an agreement was made, as described above in footnote (1), to grant additional service to reconcile his pension plan benefit with his actual years of service.

 

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