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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010.

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number 001-15601

BIOMET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Indiana		35-1418342
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

56 East Bell Drive, Warsaw, Indiana		46582
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(574) 267-6639

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of May 31, 2010, there was no established public trading market for any of the common stock of the registrant. As of May 31, 2010, there were 1,000 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding, 100% of which were owned by LVB Acquisition, Inc.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Biomet, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (“Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A”) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2010, which was originally filed on August 25, 2010 (the “Original Filing”), to amend the disclosure in Part III, Item 11 (Executive Compensation) of the Original Filing to amend and restate:

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the chart showing the weighting assigned to various company, business and individual performance goals for each of our named executive officers with respect to the non-equity incentive plan for the 2010 fiscal year to correct an error relating to the maximum percentage weighting of individual strategic objectives for Maggie Anderson, Glen Kashuba and Jon Serbousek;

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the Summary Compensation Table to correct certain arithmetic errors in the Total column for fiscal years 2008 and 2009;

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the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table to correct the number of awards granted in connection with the exchange offer completed in October 2009; and

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the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End table to correct an error relating to the number of securities underlying unexercised options unexercisable and number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options in the first line of the row showing awards granted to Maggie Anderson.

In addition, this amendment includes the following exhibits:

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Exhibit 31.1—Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer under Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a)

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Exhibit 31.2—Certification of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer under Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 hereto have been provided with respect to and in light of the disclosure being amended. This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or include, or otherwise modify or update, the disclosure contained therein in any way except as expressly indicated above.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation.

Introduction

Compensation and related matters during the 2010 fiscal year were reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committees of Parent and our Board of Directors which we refer to, collectively or individually as the context requires, as the Compensation Committee.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This section includes information regarding, among other things, the overall objectives of our compensation programs and each element of compensation that we provided, in each case with respect to the 2010 fiscal year. The goal of this section is to provide a summary of our executive compensation practices and the decisions that we made during this period concerning the compensation package payable to our executive officers, including the five executives in the Summary Compensation Table. Each of the five executives listed in the Summary Compensation Table is referred to herein as a “named executive officer.” This “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” should be read in conjunction with the detailed tables and narrative descriptions under “Executive Compensation Tables” below.

Compensation Methodology

During the 2010 fiscal year, the Compensation Committee was responsible for administering the compensation and benefit programs for our team members, including our named executive officers. The Compensation Committee annually reviews and evaluates cash compensation and equity award recommendations for our executive officers along with the rationale for such recommendations, as well as summary information regarding the aggregate compensation provided to our executive officers. The Compensation Committee examines these recommendations in relation to our overall objectives and risk profile. Our President and Chief Executive Officer was not a member of the Compensation Committee during the 2010 fiscal year and did not participate in the decisions as to his compensation package.

The most significant development in our executive compensation philosophy following the consummation of the Transactions, including during the 2010 fiscal year, has been a greater emphasis on correlating compensation to long-term equity growth. The Compensation Committee has provided significant equity investment opportunities in our Parent tied to financial objectives through (1) offering certain of our employees one-time opportunities to purchase shares of Parent at a purchase price equal to the higher of fair market value and $10.00 per share (subject to the employee’s execution of a Management Stockholders’ Agreement, as described below under “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Stock Options and Leveraged Share Awards”) and (2) granting of options to purchase shares of Parent, and has modified the structure of non-equity awards to provide greater incentives for management performance. The Compensation Committee’s decisions for the 2010 fiscal year were made after considering compensation data of an informal peer group comprised of privately owned portfolio companies of the Sponsors and other companies in the orthopedics industry, including Zimmer Holdings Inc., Stryker Corp., and Medtronic, Inc. We refer to this group of companies throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K as our “informal peer group.” However, the Compensation Committee did not engage in formal benchmarking as part of this informal review in making compensation decisions. In addition, as more fully discussed below, our annual non-equity incentive program has been redesigned in an effort to more closely align awards to our and our executives’ performance. The philosophy and target levels of each of the other compensation elements, including base salary, perquisites, health and welfare and retirement benefits during the 2010 fiscal year have largely continued to correspond to the levels of such awards, as compared to our informal peer group, for periods prior to the Transactions.

Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Our executive compensation practices are affected by the highly competitive nature of the orthopedics industry and the location of our executive offices in Warsaw, Indiana. The fact that a number of the leading orthopedic manufacturers in the world have significant operations in and around Warsaw, Indiana means that there are continuing opportunities for experienced orthopedic executives who reside in this area. On the other hand, the fact that Warsaw, Indiana, is a small town in a predominantly rural area can present challenges to attracting executive talent from other industries and parts of the country.

Our executive compensation policies and practices during the 2010 fiscal year reflected the compensation philosophies of our founders and were designed to help achieve the superior performance of our executive officers and management team by accomplishing the following goals:

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attracting, retaining and rewarding highly qualified and productive persons;

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relating compensation to company, business unit and individual performance;

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encouraging strong performance without incentivizing inappropriate or excessive risk-taking;

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establishing compensation levels that are internally equitable and externally competitive; and

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encouraging an ownership interest and instilling a sense of pride in Biomet.

This compensation methodology was based upon one of our founding philosophies: equity incentives in the form of stock options are an excellent motivation for all team members, including executive officers, and serve to align the interests of team members, management and our equity investors.

Based on these objectives, the compensation package of our executive officers during the 2010 fiscal year was intended to meet each of the following three criteria: (1) market levels competitive with companies of similar size and performance to us, such as the companies discussed above as our informal peer group; (2) performance based, “at risk” pay that is based on both short and long-term goals; and (3) incentives that are structured to create alignment between our equity investors and executives.

The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program

As a result of our compensation philosophies and objectives, the compensation package of our executive officers during the 2010 fiscal year consisted of five primary elements: (1) base salary, (2) non-equity incentive plan awards, (3) stock options and leveraged share awards, (4) participation in employee benefit plans, and (5) deferred compensation elections.

Base Salary. Consistent with prior fiscal years, our practice during the 2010 fiscal year was to provide base salaries at rates that we believed to be comparable with the rates paid to executives with companies of similar size and performance to us, such as the companies discussed above as our informal peer group, in each case with responsibilities similar to the responsibilities of our executives. The Compensation Committee reviewed our performance, the executive officers’ performance, our future objectives and challenges and the current competitive environment and set the base salary for each executive officer at the beginning of the fiscal year. We consider our 2010 base salaries to have been in line with our compensation objectives.

Non-equity Incentive Plan. Annual cash incentive awards to our named executive officers for the 2010 fiscal year were paid under the terms of a non-equity incentive plan approved by our Compensation Committee following consummation of the Transactions. The principal objective sought to be achieved by our non-equity incentive plan is to align awards with predetermined objectives and thereby improve performance in targeted areas. Payments under the plan are calculated based upon a percentage of the executive’s base salary, which percentages are targeted to be competitive with companies of similar size and performance to us, such as the companies discussed above as our informal peer group.

Potential payments under the non-equity incentive plan for the 2010 fiscal year could have ranged from 0% to 144% of the executive’s base salary, or 180% for Mr. Binder, based on corporate, business unit and individual performance. Corporate and business unit targets for the 2010 fiscal year were adjusted EBITDA, net sales, working capital metrics and operational objectives (including manufacturing footprint optimization and implementation of Six Sigma, lean manufacturing, and procurement and offshoring initiatives). Adjusted EBITDA for this purpose is defined as net income/loss before interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, and adjusted for certain expenses as defined by our bank agreement, such as restructuring charges, non-cash impairment charges, integration and facilities opening costs or other business optimization expenses, new systems design and implementation costs, certain start-up costs and costs related to consolidation of facilities, certain non-cash charges, advisory fees paid to the private equity owners, certain severance charges, purchase accounting costs, stock-based compensation and payments, payments to distributors that are not in the ordinary course of business, litigation costs, and other related charges. All adjustments are reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee chose adjusted EBITDA as an incentive metric because it effectively measures our performance and is an important valuation metric in the internal Company model.

Individual performance of named executive officers was determined by the Compensation Committee after considering each executive’s leadership ability and contributions to our business during the 2010 fiscal year. With respect to named executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee also considered the Chief Executive Officer’s assessment of their individual performance in determining an individual named executive officer’s performance. The relative weighting of company, business unit and/or individual performance goals for each named executive officer is described below. The Compensation Committee establishes the performance measures and other terms and conditions of non-equity incentive plan awards, and retains the authority to cancel or award an additional bonus amount at its discretion (a “leadership/discretionary” award).

The chart below includes information about the named executive officers’ 2010 fiscal year non-equity incentive plan target and maximum award opportunities and actual payouts.


	Non-Equity Incentive Plan				Non-Equity Incentive Plan				Non-Equity Incentive Plan
	Target				Maximum				Payout (Paid in July 2010)
	% of Base Salary		Amounts ($)		% of Base Salary		Amount ($)		% of Base Salary		Amount ($)
Jeffrey R. Binder	100	%	$	696,150	180	%	$	1,253,070	93	%	$	649,949
Daniel P. Florin	80	%		327,859	144	%		590,146	74	%		305,280
Maggie Anderson	80	%		249,016	144	%		448,229	69	%		215,331
Glen Kashuba	80	%		329,409	144	%		592,937	53	%		217,620
Jon C. Serbousek	80	%		321,422	144	%		578,560	89	%		357,686

The following chart shows the weighting assigned to the various company, business unit and individual performance goals discussed above for each named executive officers:


	Jeffrey R. Binder				Daniel P. Florin				Maggie Anderson				Glen Kashuba				John C. Serbousek
Goals	Target		Max		Target		Max		Target		Max		Target		Max		Target		Max
Biomet Financials	80	%	160	%	64	%	128	%	12	%	24	%	12	%	24	%	12	%	24	%
Business Unit Financials	—		—		—		—		52	%	104	%	52	%	104	%	52	%	104	%
Individual Strategic Objectives	20	%	20	%	16	%	16	%	16	%	16	%	16	%	16	%	16	%	16	%

TOTAL	100	%	180	%	80	%	144	%	80	%	144	%	80	%	144	%	80	%	144	%


Leadership / Discretionary	+/-10	%			+/-10	%			+/-10	%			+/-10	%			+/-10	%

Since corporate and business unit target performance goals are generally set consistent with our confidential operating plan for the fiscal year, actual performance above our confidential operating plan would generally result in incentive payments above the target level. Conversely, performance below our confidential operating plan would generally result in incentive payments below the target level. The Compensation Committee and management believe that the metrics for the non-equity incentive plan align well with our objective of relating compensation to company, business unit and individual performance. The specific corporate and business unit targets and ranges of acceptable performance set under the non-equity incentive plan are not disclosed because we believe disclosure of this information would cause competitive harm. These performance targets were based on our confidential operating plan for the 2010 fiscal year and, therefore, we believe that achievement of the targets was substantially uncertain at the time they were set. The targets are intended to be realistic and reasonable, but challenging, in order to drive sustainable, risk appropriate growth and individual performance.

Stock Options and Leveraged Share Awards. In 2007, the Board of Directors of Parent adopted the LVB Acquisition, Inc. 2007 Management Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 LVB Plan”), which provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock of Parent (the “LVB Options”) to our and our affiliates’ key employees, directors, service providers and consultants. Prior to the exchange offer relating to employee options described below, 50% of the LVB Options granted to employees vested based on continued employment, 25% vested based on continued employment and had an exercise price that increased by 10% per annum, and 25% vested based on the achievement of annual adjusted EBITDA-performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee. Following the exchange offer, generally 75% of the LVB Options granted to employees vest based on continued employment and 25% vest based on the achievement of annual adjusted EBITDA-performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee. We have also granted LVB Options to certain of our distributors, which are eligible to vest based on the achievement of specified sales targets.

In 2008, the Board of Directors of Parent adopted an addendum to the 2007 LVB Plan, which provides the ability to grant leveraged equity awards in Parent under the 2007 LVB Plan to eligible employees (the “LVB Leveraged Awards,” and together with the LVB Options, the “LVB Awards”). LVB Leveraged Awards permit participants to purchase shares of LVB common stock using the proceeds of non-recourse loans from Parent, which shares remain subject to forfeiture and other restrictions prior to the participant’s repayment of the loan.

In May 2009, the Board of Directors of Parent authorized an exchange offer relating to employee options outstanding at May 6, 2009 (including the options held by our named executive officers). Outstanding distributor options were not included in the exchange offer. The exchange offer provided the holders of such options with the opportunity to surrender the options for cancellation in exchange for replacement options, the terms of which are (1) different from the surrendered options with respect to the performance based and accreting exercise price options, and (2) the same as the surrendered options with respect to the time based options. The terms of the performance based and accreting exercise price options are modified in the replacement options as follows:

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New Performance Vesting Options (which replace the surrendered performance based options) — Beginning in fiscal 2010, the remaining unvested options vest ratably over four to six years (depending on the date of grant) instead of the three to five years remaining under the terms of the currently outstanding performance based options. The remaining options will continue to vest contingent upon the Company achieving certain reduced adjusted EBITDA targets in each of those years (New options granted subsequent to, and not in connection with, the exchange program will vest ratably over 5 years following the grant date contingent upon the Company achieving certain adjusted EBITDA targets with respect to each such year).

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New Extended Time Vesting Options (which replace the surrendered accreting exercise price options) — These options are similar to the currently outstanding time based options. The exercise price reverts to $10.00 per share (i.e., the original grant date exercise price before it began accreting) and will no longer increase by 10% on an annual basis. The remaining unvested options will vest ratably over four to six years (depending on the date of grant) instead of the three to five years remaining under the terms of the currently outstanding accreting exercise price options.

The goal of the exchange offer was to provide employees who elected to participate with new options, the terms of which preserve the original incentive effect of our option program in light of current market-wide economic conditions. Although the Board of Directors of Parent authorized the option exchange program in May 2009, we did not conduct the exchange offer until our 2010 fiscal year. Therefore, the exchange offer is reflected in the 2010 fiscal year compensation tables below and the financial information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All of our employees elected to participate in the exchange offer.

In October 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent amended the addendum to the 2007 LVB Plan relating to the LVB Leveraged Awards to permit amendments to the LVB Leveraged Awards that would reflect the changes made to the replacement options described above. The amendments to the LVB Leveraged Awards therefore reduced the interest rate on the non-recourse loans from Parent to zero and extended the vesting period by one year for the performance-based and the accreting hurdle portion of the LVB Leveraged Awards.

Upon termination of a participant’s employment, the 2007 LVB Plan provides that any unvested portion of a participant’s LVB Award will be forfeited, and that the vested portion of his or her LVB Award will expire on the earliest of (1) the date the participant’s employment is terminated for cause, (2) 30 days following the date the participant resigns without good reason, (3) 90 days after the date the participant’s employment is terminated either by us for any reason other than cause, death or disability, or by the participant with good reason, (4) one year after the date the participant’s employment is terminated by reason of death or disability or (5) the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the LVB Award. In no event will any option remain outstanding after the tenth anniversary of the original grant date of such option.

Prior to receiving shares of Parent’s common stock (whether pursuant to the exercise of LVB Options, purchased pursuant to an LVB Leveraged Award or otherwise), participants must execute a Management Stockholders’ Agreement, which provides that the shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, put and call rights, and tag-along and drag-along rights (and, with respect to certain senior members of management, limited registration and preemptive rights).

When the 2007 LVB Plan became effective, there were 37,520,000 shares of LVB common stock reserved for issuance in connection with LVB Awards to be granted thereunder. The Compensation Committee is responsible for administering the 2007 LVB Plan and authorizing the grant of LVB Awards pursuant thereto, and may amend the 2007 LVB Plan (and any LVB Awards) at any time. LVB Awards may not be granted under the 2007 LVB Plan on or after November 16, 2017. Following the Transactions, a total of 28,373,500 LVB Options were granted to employees and distributors under the 2007 LVB Plan during the 2008 fiscal year, and 769,500 LVB Leveraged Awards were granted to employees under the 2007 LVB Plan during the 2008 fiscal year. Of the 28,373,500 LVB Options granted during the 2008 fiscal year, 7,245,000 were granted to our named executive officers, and of the 769,500 LVB Leveraged Awards granted during the 2008 fiscal year, none were granted to our named executive officers. During the fiscal 2009 year, a total of 2,744,000 LVB Options were granted to employees and non-employee distributors under the 2007 LVB Plan, of which none were granted to our named executive officers. There were no LVB Leveraged Awards granted under the 2007 LVB Plan in fiscal 2010.

Retirement Plans. We do not sponsor or maintain any pension plans applicable to our U.S. based named executive officers; however, we do have defined benefit retirement plans for certain of our foreign subsidiaries, which cover certain of our overseas employees.

In addition, during the 2010 fiscal year our executive officers were eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan (the “401(k) Plan”). All team members residing in the United States who are at least 18 years of age and complete at least 90 days of continuous service, or work for us at least 1,000 hours per year were also eligible during the 2010 fiscal year to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Each year we, in our sole discretion, may match 100% of each team member’s contributions, up to a maximum amount equal to 6% of the team member’s annual cash compensation. All contributions to the 401(k) Plan are allocated to accounts maintained on behalf of each participating team member and, to the extent vested, are available for distribution to the team member or beneficiary upon retirement, death, disability or termination of service.

Deferred Compensation. We maintain The Biomet, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which is available for our senior management. The Deferred Compensation Plan allows eligible participants to defer pre-tax compensation to reduce current tax liability and assist those team members in their planning for retirement and other long-term savings goals in a tax effective manner. We do not make any contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, eligible participants may defer up to 100% of their base salary and annual cash incentive award. Participants receive scheduled distributions from the Deferred Compensation Plan, which are treated as ordinary income subject to federal and state income taxation at the time of distribution. Except in circumstances of hardship, unscheduled withdrawals are not permitted. Amounts contributed to the Deferred Compensation Plan are at the participant’s election and are treated as “deemed investments,” which means that the participants have no ownership interest in the investment alternative selected. The participants’ deferrals and any notional investment gains thereon are reflected on our financial statements and are part of our unsecured general assets. The Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded “future promise to pay” by us. Neither Biomet nor the Deferred Compensation Plan record keeper provides any guarantee of investment return. We do not pay above-market interest rates on deferred amounts of compensation. For more information, refer to “Executive Compensation Tables—Retirement and Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” below.

Perquisites. We believe that our approach to perquisites has historically been, and continues to be, comparable to other companies in our informal peer group discussed above. Our President and Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers have been historically and generally been permitted, when practical, to use company aircraft for business and personal travel for security reasons. On a case by case basis, we have historically reimbursed certain executives for social club dues, offered to provide a travel allowance in connection with Biomet related travel, and offered to provide relocation assistance to certain members of our senior management team who relocate their principal residence at our request. For example, we have historically, at times, provided reimbursement of moving expenses and protection against a loss on the sale of the executive’s home.

Health and Welfare Benefits. Named executive officers have historically received similar benefits to those provided to all other salaried U.S. employees, such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage.

Employment Agreements. We have entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers to help ensure the retention of those executives critical to our future success. These agreements contain severance and change in control provisions which provide for potential future compensation depending on the circumstances of their departure from Biomet.

Policy with Respect to Deductibility of Compensation over $1 Million. Section 162(m) of the Code generally limits to $1.0 million the tax deductibility of annual compensation paid by publicly held corporations (as defined in the Code) to certain executives. However, performance based compensation can be excluded from this limit if it meets certain requirements. Prior to the Transactions, Biomet’s Compensation Committee’s policy was historically to consider the impact of Section 162(m) in establishing compensation for our senior executives. However, the committee historically retained the discretion to establish compensation, even if such compensation was not deductible under Section 162(m), if, in the committee’s judgment, such compensation was in our best interest and was reasonably expected to increase shareholder value. Following the Transactions and through the 2010 fiscal year, because we currently are not a publicly held corporation (as defined in the Code) with publicly held equity, the restrictions of Section 162(m) have not and do not presently apply to us.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Based on such review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Compensation Committee

Jonathan J. Coslet

Adrian Jones

Michael Dal Bello

Michael Michelson

Executive Compensation Tables

Summary Compensation Table

The following narrative, tables and footnotes describe the “total compensation” earned during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years by our named executive officers. The total compensation presented below does not reflect the actual compensation received by our named executive officers or the target compensation of our named executive officers during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal years.

The individual components of the total compensation calculation reflected in the Summary Compensation Table with respect to fiscal 2010 are broken out below:

Salary. Base salary earned during the 2010 fiscal year. Refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Base Salary” above for further information concerning this element of our compensation program.

Bonus. For the 2010 fiscal year, we did not have any bonus plans applicable to our named executive officers. Each named executive officer, however, earned an annual performance based cash incentive award as described under “Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation” below.

Option Awards. The awards disclosed under the heading “Option Awards” consist of grants of stock options awarded under the 2007 LVB Plan. For further information about our stock option programs, refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Stock Options and Leveraged Share Awards” above. In addition, details about option awards made during the 2010 fiscal year are included in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table below. The dollar amounts for the awards in the Summary Compensation Table below reflect the grant date fair value of grants made in the fiscal year. The recognized compensation expense of the option awards for financial reporting purposes will likely vary from the actual amount ultimately realized by the named executive officer based on a number of factors. The factors include our actual operating performance, common share price fluctuations, differences from the valuation assumptions used and the timing of exercise or applicable vesting.

Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation. Our named executive officers earned annual cash incentive awards for the 2010 fiscal year. Refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-equity Incentive Plan” above for further information concerning this element of our compensation program.

Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings. We do not sponsor or maintain any pension plans applicable to our named executive officers.

None of our named executive officers participated in the Deferred Compensation Plan during the 2010 fiscal year. Furthermore, we do not pay above-market or preferential earnings on non-qualified deferred compensation and, accordingly, are not required under applicable SEC disclosure rules to report any amounts in the “Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the summary compensation table in connection with our Deferred Compensation Plan for fiscal 2010. For information on the Deferred Compensation Plan, refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Retirement Plans” above and “Retirement and Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans—Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” below.

All Other Compensation. The amounts included under the All Other Compensation heading represent the sum of: (1) certain perquisites and other personal benefits; (2) Biomet-paid contributions to defined contribution and other retirement plans; (3) Biomet-paid insurance premiums; (4) certain tax reimbursements made by us; and (5) certain other amounts more fully described in footnote (3) to the Summary Compensation Table.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE


Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)		Option Awards (1) ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		Change in Pension Value and Non- Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)		All Other Compensation (2) ($)		Total ($)
Jeffrey R. Binder President and Chief Executive Officer	2010	$	696,150	$	3,026,988	$	649,949	$	—	$	413,218	$	4,786,305
	2009		682,500		—		636,090		—		254,488		1,573,078
	2008		682,500		13,914,041		840,000		—		1,623,203		17,059,744

Daniel P. Florin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	2010		409,824		714,420		305,280		—		13,063		1,442,587
	2009		401,788		—		297,002		—		13,063		711,853
	2008		401,788		2,203,057		356,708		—		13,313		2,974,866

Maggie Anderson President Biomet 3i	2010		311,270		2,074,819		215,331		—		200,063		2,801,483



Glen A. Kashuba President Biomet Trauma Biomet Spine	2010		411,762		648,640		217,620		—		13,063		1,291,085
	2009		403,688		—		390,641		—		13,063		807,392
	2008		397,722		2,981,580		310,223		—		13,313		3,702,838

Jon C. Serbousek President Biomet Orthopedics	2010		401,778		465,423		357,686		—		164,358		1,389,245
	2009		393,900		2,695,152		388,001		—		45,318		3,522,371
	2008		95,031		—		83,429		—		6,138		184,598

(1)	For each named executive officer listed in the Summary Compensation Table above, the value reflects the grant date fair value of grants made in the fiscal year.

We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options to calculate compensation expense. For information about the assumptions used in determining the compensation expense we recognized during the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)

The table below presents an itemized account of “All Other Compensation” provided during the 2009 and 2010 fiscal years and the period from June 1, 2007 to July 11, 2007, and July 12, 2007 to May 31, 2008. For each named executive officer listed below, the sum of the amounts listed in the columns in the table below reflects the total value included under the All Other Compensation heading in the table above.


	Year	Life Insurance Premiums ($)		Retirement Plan Contributions ($)		Medical Flex ($)		Travel Allowance ($) (a)		Personal Use of Company Aircraft ($) (b)		Other ($)			Total ($)
Jeffrey R. Binder	2010	$	63	$	—	$	—	$	13,000	$	400,155	$	—		$	413,218
	2009		63		—		—		13,000		241,425		—			254,488
	2008		63		—		250		13,000		289,890		1,320,000	(c)		1,623,203

Daniel P. Florin	2010		63		—		—		13,000		—		—			13,063
	2009		63		—		—		13,000		—		—			13,063
	2008		63		—		250		13,000		—		—			13,313

Maggie Anderson	2010		63		—		—		—		—		200,000	(d)		200,063

Glen A, Kashuba	2010		63		—		—		13,000		—		—			13,063
	2009		63		—		—		13,000		—		—			13,063
	2008		63		—		250		13,000		—		—			13,313

Jon C. Serbousek	2010		63		—		—		13,000		1,295		150,000	(e)		164,358
	2009		63		—		—		13,250		32,005		—			45,318
	2008		63		—		125		—		5,950		—			6,138

(a)

Represents the cost to us of providing a car allowance to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba, and Serbousek.

(b)

Represents our incremental costs incurred for personal use of our aircraft. This amount is calculated by multiplying the aircraft’s hourly variable operating cost by a trip’s flight time, which includes any flight time used for an empty return flight. Variable operating costs are based on industry standard rates of our variable operating costs, including fuel and oil costs, maintenance and repairs, landing/ramp fees and other miscellaneous variable costs. On certain occasions, a spouse or other family member may accompany one of our named executive officers on a flight. No additional operating cost is incurred in such situations under the foregoing methodology. We do not pay our named executive officers any amounts in connection with taxes on income imputed to them for personal use of our aircraft.

Pursuant to the employment agreement between us and Mr. Binder, dated February 26, 2007, we agreed to arrange, at our expense, for Mr. Binder to fly once per week to and from Mr. Binder’s Texas home and our headquarters or such other location as may be reasonably specified by us during the term of the employment agreement. We will not provide Mr. Binder with a “gross up” for taxes incurred in connection with these benefits. If, however, Mr. Binder uses a commercial flight and the income imputed in connection with the commercial flight exceeds the amount that would have been imputed to Mr. Binder if he had used our aircraft, we will provide to Mr. Binder a “gross up” for taxes incurred on the amount of such excess. Our incremental costs associated with extending these benefits to Mr. Binder are capped at $500,000 in any twelve-month period. For the purposes of applying this limitation, our incremental cost for commercial flights shall be the cost of Mr. Binder’s tickets, and for flights on Biomet-operated aircraft shall be the incremental per-hour cost associated with Mr. Binder’s flights and other incremental costs related to such flights, such as landing fees, transportation and housing costs of aircrew and other similar costs. The amount that appears under the Personal Use of Company Aircraft heading reflects the amount of this rolling twelve-month allowance that Mr. Binder used during fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008.

During fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008, pending Mr. Serbousek’s relocation to the Warsaw, Indiana area, we arranged for him to fly, at our expense, between his Tennessee home and our headquarters. Our incremental cost associated with providing this benefit to Mr. Serbousek were calculated as described above with respect to Mr. Binder.

(c)

Pursuant to the employment agreement between us and Mr. Binder dated February 26, 2007 (which has been superceded by his employment agreement dated February 28, 2009), we agreed to reimburse Mr. Binder up to $1,320,000 if Mr. Binder is required to pay his former employer in connection with the termination of his previous employment. On September 21, 2007, we paid $1,320,000 to Mr. Binder in connection with this obligation.

Also pursuant to Mr. Binder’s employment agreement dated February 26, 2007, we agreed to purchase Mr. Binder’s prior residence in Illinois at its appraised value, to be determined by an independent appraiser, up to $2,199,000. Furthermore, we agreed to reimburse Mr. Binder for certain capital gains taxes, if any, incurred as a result of the sale of Mr. Binder’s prior residence. As a result of the independent appraisal, we purchased Mr. Binder’s prior residence on October 1, 2007 for significantly less than the maximum amount specified above, and Mr. Binder has not recognized any gain on the sale of his prior residence to us. As a result of our subsequent sale of Mr. Binder’s former residence for more than the amount paid by us to Mr. Binder for such residence, the amount paid by us to Mr. Binder is not reflected in the amount shown in the table above for Mr. Binder under the “All Other Compensation” heading. In addition, because Mr. Binder recognized a loss on the sale of his house, we have not paid any “gross up” amounts to Mr. Binder in connection with the sale of his house.

(d)

Pursuant to Ms. Anderson’s employment agreement, we paid Ms. Anderson a $200,000 sign-on bonus in August 2009.

(e)

We paid Mr. Serbousek a $150,000 relocation bonus in June 2010.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

During the 2010 fiscal year, we granted cash incentive awards to our named executive officers under our non-equity incentive plan. Information with respect to each of these payments is set forth in the table below. For additional discussion of our non-equity incentive plan, refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-Equity Incentive Plan.” During the 2010 fiscal year, we granted equity-based awards to two of our named executive officers, Mr. Florin and Ms. Anderson. In addition, we completed the exchange offer relating to the LVB options granted to employees in October 2009. Information with respect to these awards is set forth in the table below.

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS


	Grant Date	Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards						Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards			All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)	All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)		Exercise of Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)		Grant-Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Name	Grant Date	Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)		Threshold (#)	Target (#)	Maximum (#)
Jeffrey R. Binder	October 5, 2009	$	—	$	696,150	$	1,253,070	—	—	—	—	4,200,000	(a)	$	10.00	$	3,026,988

Daniel P. Florin	October 5, 2009		—		327,859		590,146	—	—	—	—	665,000	(a)	$	10.00		479,274
	October 5, 2009											85,000	(b)	$	10.00		235,146

Maggie Anderson	October 5, 2009		—		249,016		448,229	—	—	—	—	750,000	(b)	$	10.00		2,074,819

Glen A. Kashuba	October 5, 2009		—		329,409		592,937	—	—	—	—	900,000	(a)	$	10.00		648,640

Jon C. Serbousek	October 5, 2009		—		321,422		578,560	—	—	—	—	850,000	(a)	$	10.00		465,423

(a)	Awards granted in connection with the exchange offer completed in October 2009.

(b)	Awards granted not in connection with the exchange offer:

For Mr. Florin, a supplemental grant was made to bring his total award in line with peers.

For Ms. Anderson, a grant was made in connection with her initial employment.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table

For further information on our stock option awards and their material terms, refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Stock Options and Leveraged Share Awards.” We did not grant any equity awards to our named executive officers during fiscal 2010.

The following table shows the equity awards granted to our named executive officers, which are comprised solely of stock option awards under the 2007 LVB Plan (vested and unvested) that were outstanding as of the end of the 2010 fiscal year.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END


Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (1)	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (2)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (3) (#)	Option Exercise Price (4) ($)		Option Expiration Date (5)	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)	Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)	Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Jeffrey R. Binder	1,260,000	1,890,000	(a)	—	$	10.00	July 11, 2017	—	$	—	—	$	—
	420,000	—		630,000		10.00	July 11, 2017	—		—	—		—

Daniel P. Florin	199,500	299,250	(a)	—		10.00	July 11, 2017	—		—	—		—
	66,500	—		99,750		10.00	July 11, 2017	—		—	—		—
	—	63,750	(a)	—		10.00	October 5, 2019	—		—	—		—
	—	—		21,250		10.00	October 5, 2019	—		—	—		—

Maggie Anderson	—	562,500	(a)	—		10.00	October 5, 2019	—		—	—		—
	—	—		187,500		10.00	October 5, 2019	—		—	—		—

Glen A. Kashuba	270,000	405,000	(a)	—		10.00	July 11, 2017	—		—	—		—
	90,000	—		135,000		10.00	July 11, 2017	—		—	—		—

Jon C. Serbousek	255,000	382,500	(a)	—		10.00	May 8, 2018	—		—	—		—
	85,000	—		127,500		10.00	May 8, 2018	—		—	—		—

(1)	On an award-by-award basis, reflects the number of common shares underlying unexercised options that are exercisable and that are not reported in Column 3—”Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options.”

(2)	On an award-by-award basis, reflects the number of common shares underlying unexercised options that are unexercisable and that are not reported in Column 3—”Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options.” The vesting schedules of the outstanding unvested options are listed below:

(a)

Represents time-based options, which generally vest ratably over 5 years or 6 years for modified accreting exercise price options.

With respect to Mr. Binder, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the time-based option granted on December 4, 2007. The unvested portion is scheduled to vest in increments of 577,500 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012, and 157,500 on July 11, 2013.

With respect to Mr. Florin, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the time-based option granted on December 4, 2007 and October 5, 2009. The unvested portion is scheduled to vest in increments of 91,438 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012, 24,936 on July 11, 2013, and 12,750 on October 5 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

With respect to Ms. Anderson, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the time-based option granted on October 5, 2009. The unvested portion is scheduled to vest in increments of 112,500 common shares on October 5 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

With respect to Mr. Kashuba, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the time-based option granted on December 4, 2007. The unvested portion is scheduled to vest in increments of 123,750 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011 and 2012, and 33,750 on July 11, 2013.

With respect to Mr. Serbousek, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the time-based option granted on May 1, 2008. The unvested portion is scheduled to vest in increments of 116,875 common shares on May 8 in each of 2011, 2012, and 2013, and 31,875 on May 8, 2014.

(3)	Represents, on an award-by-award basis, the total number of common shares underlying unexercised options awarded under any equity incentive plan that have not been earned. Performance awards vest based on our achievement of adjusted EBITDA targets established by the Compensation Committee.

With respect to Mr. Binder, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the performance-based option granted on December 4, 2007. The unvested portion is eligible to vest in increments of 157,500 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

With respect to Mr. Florin, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the performance-based option granted on December 4, 2007. The unvested portion is eligible to vest in increments of 24,938 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

With respect to Ms. Anderson, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the original option granted on October 5, 2009. The unvested portion is eligible to vest in increments of 37,500 common shares on October 5 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

With respect to Mr. Kashuba, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the performance-based option granted on December 4, 2007. The unvested portion is eligible to vest in increments of 33,750 common shares on July 11 in each of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

With respect to Mr. Serbousek, represents the outstanding unvested portion of the original option granted on May 8, 2008. The remaining unvested portion of the original award vests in increments of 31,875 common shares on May 8 in each of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

(4)

The exercise price, as it was recorded in the applicable stock option award agreement at the time of grant, for each option reported in Columns 1 and 2—“Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options” and Column 3—“Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options.” The options have an exercise price that is at least equivalent to fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Since our common stock is not currently traded on a national securities exchange, fair market value was determined by the Compensation Committee.

(5)

Represents the tenth year anniversary for each option award reported in Columns 1 and 2—“Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options” and Column 3—“Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options.” For information on the vesting schedule of unvested portions of outstanding option awards, see sub-footnotes (a)-(b) of footnote (2), and footnote (3), above.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

During the 2010 fiscal year, no option awards were exercised by, and no stock awards vested to, Biomet’s named executive officers.

Retirement and Non-Qualified Defined Contribution and Deferred Compensation Plans

Pension Plans

We do not sponsor or maintain any pension plans applicable to our named executive officers.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

Biomet’s Deferred Compensation Plan is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which is available for members of our senior management. The Plan allows eligible participants to defer pre-tax compensation to reduce current tax liability and assist those team members in their plan for retirement and other long-term savings goals in a tax-effective manner. Under the Plan, eligible participants may defer up to 100% of their base salary and annual cash incentive payments, as well as Board fees for non-employee Directors, as applicable. We do not make any contributions to the Plan. For further information on the Deferred Compensation Plan, refer to “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Retirement Plans” above.

During the 2010 fiscal year, none of Biomet’s named executive officers participated in the Deferred Compensation Plan. We do not pay above-market or preferential earnings on non-qualified deferred compensation.

Employment Agreements and Potential Post-Termination Payments

We have employment agreements with each of Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, which agreements contain severance and change in control provisions.

Employment Agreement with Jeffrey R. Binder

On June 11, 2008, we entered into an amended and restated employment agreement, which we refer to as the employment agreement, with Mr. Binder, our President and Chief Executive Officer. The employment agreement supersedes our original employment agreement with Mr. Binder dated as of February 26, 2007, which we refer to as the original employment agreement. The employment agreement has an initial three-year term that provides for automatic twelve-month extensions, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the employment agreement, unless either we or Mr. Binder give prior notice of termination. Mr. Binder will receive a base salary at a rate no less than $650,000 per year, which shall be increased at our discretion. Mr. Binder’s employment agreement provides that he will also have the opportunity to earn an annual cash incentive award in an amount no less than 100% of his base salary for on-target performance, with the possibility of exceeding 100% for high achievement. For a further discussion of our non-equity incentive plan, see “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-Equity Incentive Plan.”

Mr. Binder’s employment agreement provides that we will arrange, at our expense, for Mr. Binder to fly once per week to and from his Texas home and our headquarters or such other location as may be reasonably specified by us during the term of the employment agreement. We will not provide Mr. Binder with a “gross up” for taxes incurred in connection with these benefits. If, however, Mr. Binder uses a commercial flight and the income imputed in connection with the commercial flight exceeds the amount that would have been imputed to Mr. Binder if he had used our aircraft, we will provide to Mr. Binder a “gross up” for taxes incurred on the amount of such excess. Our incremental costs associated with extending these benefits to Mr. Binder are capped at $500,000 in any twelve month period.

The employment agreement further provides that, upon any termination of Mr. Binder’s employment, his rights with respect to any equity or equity-related awards will be governed by the applicable terms of the related plan or award agreement. Mr. Binder could be entitled to certain severance benefits following a termination of employment prior to a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or within two years following a change in control. Severance payable to Mr. Binder under such circumstances was previously provided for under the Change in Control Agreement entered into between us and Mr. Binder as of February 26, 2007, which expired by its terms on July 11, 2007 upon consummation of the Transactions.

Under the employment agreement, if Mr. Binder’s employment is terminated at any time within the two-year period following a change in control either (1) by us for any reason other than for cause, death or disability, or (2) by Mr. Binder for good reason, then (a) his severance multiple would be increased from 1.5 times his base salary and annual cash incentive award to two times his base salary and annual cash incentive award and (b) his pro rated annual cash inventive award for the year of termination of employment would be based on his target annual cash incentive award for such year rather than the actual annual cash incentive award he would have received for such year (as determined based on the Company’s performance to the date of termination of employment, extrapolated through the end of such fiscal year). The employment agreement further provides that if Mr. Binder is subject to the “golden parachute” excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, the Company will pay him an additional amount such that he is placed in the same after-tax position as if no excise tax had been imposed. See “Severance Benefits” below.

Employment Agreements with Daniel P. Florin and Glen A. Kashuba

On February 28, 2008, we entered into employment agreements with Mr. Florin, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and with Mr. Kashuba, our Senior Vice President and President of Biomet Trauma and Biomet Spine. Each of Mr. Florin and Mr. Kashuba will be referred to in this section as “Executive.” Both agreements have an initial three-year term that provides for automatic twelve-month extensions, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the agreement, unless either party gives prior notice of termination. Mr. Florin and Mr. Kashuba will receive a base salary at a rate no less than $395,850 and $397,722 per year, respectively, which shall be increased at our discretion. Executive will also have the opportunity to earn an annual cash incentive award in an amount no less than 80% of his base salary for on-target performance, with the possibility of exceeding 80% for high achievement. For a further discussion of our non-equity incentive plan, see “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-equity Incentive Plan.”

The agreements further provide that Executive could be entitled to certain severance benefits following termination of employment prior to a change in control (as defined in the agreements) or within two years following a change in control. See “—Severance Benefits” below.

Employment Agreement with Jon C. Serbousek

On March 3, 2008, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Serbousek, our Senior Vice President and President of Biomet Orthopedics, LLC. The agreement has an initial three-year term that provides for automatic twelve-month extensions, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the agreement, unless either party gives prior notice of termination. Mr. Serbousek will receive a base salary at a rate no less than $390,000 per year, which shall be increased at our discretion. Mr. Serbousek will also have the opportunity to earn an annual cash incentive award in an amount no less than 80% of his base salary for on-target performance, with the possibility of exceeding 80% for high achievement. For a further discussion of our non-equity incentive plan, see “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-equity Incentive Plan.”

The agreement further provides that Mr. Serbousek could be entitled to certain severance benefits following termination of employment prior to a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or within two years of a change in control. See “—Severance Benefits” below.

Employment Agreement with Maggie Anderson

On August 1, 2009, we entered into an employment agreement with Ms. Anderson, our Senior Vice President and President of Biomet 3i, LLC. The agreement has an initial three-year term that provides for automatic twelve-month extensions, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the agreement, unless either party gives prior notice of termination. Ms. Anderson will receive a base salary at a rate no less than $375,024 per year, which shall be increased at our discretion. Ms. Anderson will also have the opportunity to earn an annual cash incentive award in an amount no less than 80% of her base salary for on-target performance, with the possibility of exceeding 80% for high achievement. For a further discussion of our non-equity incentive plan, see “The Elements of Biomet’s Compensation Program—Non-equity Incentive Plan.”

The agreement further provides that Ms. Anderson could be entitled to certain severance benefits following termination of employment prior to a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or within two years of a change in control. See “—Severance Benefits” below.

Severance Benefits Provided Under Employment Agreements

Each of our employment agreements with Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, contains provisions which entitle the executive to certain severance benefits following termination of employment prior to a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or within two years following a change in control.

The following summary provides a description of the severance arrangements contained in our employment agreements with Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson. Other than with respect to Mr. Binder as described in “Termination Within Two Years Following a Change in Control by Biomet Other Than For Cause, Death or Disability, or by Executive for Good Reason,” the following summary does not discuss the executives’ rights with respect to any equity related awards, as such awards are governed by the applicable terms of the related plan or award agreement.

Termination Prior to a Change in Control by Biomet Other Than For Cause, Death or Disability, or by Executive for Good Reason

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, in the event of a termination of the executive’s employment prior to a change in control either (1) by us for any reason other than for “cause” (which generally includes the executive’s failure to substantially perform the executive’s duties, willful misconduct or gross negligence, willful or grossly negligent breach of the executive’s fiduciary duties to Biomet, commission of any felony or other serious crime involving moral turpitude, material breach of any agreement between the executive and Biomet or material breach of our written policies), executive’s death or executive’s disability, or (2) by executive for “good reason” (which generally includes any material diminution in duties and responsibilities (but does not include, in the case of Messrs. Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, a change in duties and responsibilities that results from becoming a part of a larger organization following a change in control), reduction in base salary or bonus opportunity or relocation of primary work location by more than 50 miles), our employment agreements with Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, provide that such executive would be entitled to the following:

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An amount equal to (a) 1.5 times the executive’s base salary in effect at the date of termination (with respect to Messrs. Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, the “Severance Benefit,” and with respect to Mr. Binder, the “Base Component”) plus, with respect to Mr. Binder, (b) 1.5 times the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by Mr. Binder for the preceding fiscal year and (y) the annual cash incentive award Mr. Binder would have received for the current fiscal year had his employment not been terminated, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of such fiscal year (the “Bonus Component,” and with respect to Mr. Binder, together with the Base Component, the “Severance Benefit”). The total amount of the Severance Benefit will be paid in equal, ratable installments in accordance with our regular payroll policies over the course of the 18 month non-compete period provided for in the agreement. If Mr. Binder becomes employed by another employer during that period, the Bonus Component will cease and his Severance Benefit will be limited to the Base Component;

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An amount equal to the pro rated portion (based on the percentage of Biomet’s current fiscal year preceding the date on which the executive’s employment is terminated) of the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current fiscal year. The total amount of the pro rated annual cash incentive award will be paid in a lump sum at the time we pay annual cash incentive awards to similarly situated active employees;

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If the executive is eligible for and elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, we will pay the premiums for such coverage (or reimburse the executive for such premiums) until the earlier of (a) the end of the 18 month period during which, under the employment agreement, the executive agrees not to engage in certain activities in competition with us or (b) the date the executive becomes eligible for coverage under another group plan;

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Any “accrued benefits” (as defined in the agreement), which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company, and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive; and

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With respect to Mr. Binder, continued payment of Mr. Binder’s company-provided car allowance, if any, for a period of 12 months from the termination date.

Termination Within Two Years After a Change in Control by Biomet Other Than For Cause, Death or Disability, or by Executive for Good Reason

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson, in the event of a termination of the executive’s employment within two years after a change in control either (1) by us for any reason other than for cause, executive’s death or executive’s disability, or (2) by executive for good reason, such executive would be entitled to the following:

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An amount equal to (a) two times the executive’s base salary in effect at the date of termination plus (b) two times the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by executive for the preceding fiscal year and (y) the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year had the executive’s employment not been terminated, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of such fiscal year (collectively, the “Change-in-Control Severance Benefit”). The total amount of the Change-in-Control Severance Benefit will be paid in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following the termination of the executive’s employment;

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An amount equal to the pro rated portion (based on the percentage of Biomet’s current fiscal year preceding the date on which the executive’s employment is terminated) of the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current year. The total amount of the pro rated annual cash incentive award will be paid in a lump sum at the time we pay annual cash incentive awards to similarly situated active employees;

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If the executive is eligible for and elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, we will pay the premiums for such coverage (or reimburse executive for such premiums) until the earlier of (a) the end of the 18 month period during which, under the employment agreement, the executive agrees not to engage in certain activities in competition with us or (b) the date the executive becomes eligible for coverage under another group plan;

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With respect to Mr. Binder, continued payment of Mr. Binder’s company-provided car allowance, if any, for a period of 12 months from the termination date and immediate vesting of any unvested options held by Mr. Binder as of the date his employment is terminated.

To receive the severance benefits provided under the agreement, the executive must sign a general release of claims. The agreement contains customary confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions. Messrs. Binder’s, Florin’s, Kashuba’s and Serbousek’s, and Ms. Anderson’s non-competition period is 18 months following the date of termination of employment.

Furthermore, in the event that any payments made to Mr. Binder in connection with a termination of employment would be subject to excise taxes under the Code, subject to certain conditions, Biomet will “gross up” his compensation to fully offset such excise taxes.

Termination Due to Death or Disability

If any of Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba or Serbousek’s, or Ms. Anderson’s employment is terminated due to the executive’s death or disability, the executive is entitled to receive the following:

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the executive’s base salary in effect through the date of termination;

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a pro-rated portion (based on the percentage of our fiscal year preceding the date of termination) of the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by such executive for the preceding year and (y) the annual cash incentive award such executive would have received in the current year if the executive’s employment had not been terminated, based on our performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the then current fiscal year; and

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any “accrued benefits” (as defined in the agreement).

Termination With Cause or Without Good Reason

If any of Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba or Serbousek’s, or Ms. Anderson’s employment is terminated with “cause” or without “good reason” (as defined in the employment agreement) we will pay such executive’s base salary in effect through the termination date and any “accrued benefits” (as defined in the agreement) when due.

Potential Payments Upon Certain Terminations

This table shows the potential compensation that we would have to pay to certain named executive officers upon a termination of employment – related or unrelated to a change in control – by us without “cause” or by the executive with “good reason” (as defined in the applicable agreements), due to the executive’s death or disability, and by us with “cause” or by the executive without “good reason” (as defined in the applicable agreements). The table excludes certain amounts payable pursuant to plans that are available generally to all salaried employees. In the event of the death or disability of any of the named executive officers listed in the following table, the deceased or disabled named executive officer, or his designated beneficiaries, would also receive a payment pursuant to the terms of Biomet-funded life or disability plans, respectively, in addition to the amounts set forth below. The amounts shown assume that termination of employment was effective May 31, 2010. The amounts shown are only estimates of the amounts that would be payable to the executives upon termination of employment and do not reflect tax positions we may take or the accounting treatment of such payments. Actual amounts to be paid can only be determined at the time of separation. Although the calculations are intended to provide reasonable estimates of the potential benefits, they are based on numerous assumptions and do not represent the actual amount an executive would receive if an eligible termination event were to occur.

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Termination in Connection With a Change in Control


	Termination in Connection with a Change in Control								Termination in Absence of a Change in Control
Name of Executive Officer	Termination without Cause or with Good Reason (1)		Termination with Cause or Resignation without Good Reason (2)		Disability (3)		Death (4)		Termination without Cause or with Good Reason (5)		Termination with Cause or Resignation without Good Reason (6)		Disability (7)		Death (8)
Jeffrey R. Binder
Estimated Value of Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations	$	3,357,683	$	—	$	643,020	$	643,020	$	2,688,098	$	—	$	643,020	$	643,020
Estimated Value of Options & Equity Awards		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total		3,357,683		—		643,020		643,020		2,688,098		—		643,020		643,020

Daniel P. Florin
Estimated Value of Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations		1,743,604		—		301,141		301,141		936,411		—		301,141		301,141
Estimated Value of Options & Equity Awards		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total		1,743,604		—		301,141		301,141		936,411		—		301,141		301,141

Maggie Anderson
Estimated Value of Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations		1,284,928		—		215,331		215,331		698,631		—		215,331		215,331
Estimated Value of Options & Equity Awards		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total		1,284,928		—		215,331		215,331		698,631		—		215,331		215,331

Glen A. Kashuba
Estimated Value of Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations		1,665,799		—		304,131		304,131		851,658		—		304,131		304,131
Estimated Value of Options & Equity Awards		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total		1,665,799		—		304,131		304,131		851,658		—		304,131		304,131

Jon C. Serbousek
Estimated Value of Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations		1,923,324		—		372,844		372,844		976,748		—		372,844		372,844
Estimated Value of Options & Equity Awards		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total		1,923,324		—		372,844		372,844		976,748		—		372,844		372,844

(1)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents: (i) an amount equal to (a) two times the executive’s base salary in effect at the date of termination plus (b) two times the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by the executive for the preceding fiscal year and (y) the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year had the executive’s employment not been terminated, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of such fiscal year; (ii) an amount equal to the pro-rated portion of the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current year; (iii) if the executive is eligible for and elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, the premiums for such coverage until the earlier of (a) the end of the 18-month period during which executive agrees, under the executive’s employment agreement, not to engage in certain activities in competition with us or (b) the date the executive becomes eligible for coverage under another group plan; (iv) any “accrued benefits,” which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company, and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive; and (v) with respect to Mr. Binder, continued payment of Mr. Binder’s company provided car allowance, if any, for a period of 12 months from the termination date.

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Options and Equity Awards represents the difference between the exercise price and the value of LVB’s common stock on May 31, 2010 with respect to any vested options held by the executive as of May 31, 2010.

(2)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba, and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents (i) base salary in effect through the termination date and (ii) any “accrued benefits” (as defined in the employment agreements), which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive.

(3)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents: (i) the executive’s base salary in effect through date of termination; (ii) a pro-rated portion (based on the percentage of our fiscal year preceding the date of termination) of the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award bonus earned by the executive for the preceding year and (y) the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received in the current year if the executive’s employment had not been terminated, based on our performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current year; and (iii) any “accrued benefits,” which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company, and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive.

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

(4)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents the payments as described in footnote 3 of this table.

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

(5)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents: (i) an amount equal to (a) 1.5 times the executive’s base salary in effect at the date of termination plus, with respect to Mr. Binder (b) 1.5 times the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by executive for the preceding fiscal year and (y) the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year had the executive’s employment not been terminated, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of such fiscal year; (ii) an amount equal to the pro-rated portion (based on the percentage of Biomet’s current fiscal year preceding the date on which executive’s employment is terminated) of the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received for the current fiscal year, based on Biomet’s performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current year; (iii) if the executive is eligible for and elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, the premiums for such coverage (or reimbursement to the executive for such premiums) until the earlier of (a) the end of the 18-month period during which, under the employment agreement, the executive agrees not to engage in certain activities in competition with us or (b) the date the executive becomes eligible for coverage under another group plan; (iv) any “accrued benefits,” which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company, and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive; and (v) with respect to Mr. Binder, continued payment of Mr. Binder’s company provided car allowance, if any, for a period of 12 months from the termination date and immediate vesting of any unvested options held by Mr. Binder as of the date his employment is terminated.

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

(6)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents: (i) base salary in effect through the termination date and (ii) any “accrued benefits,” which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive.

(7)	For Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents: (i) the executive’s base salary in effect through date of termination; (ii) a pro-rated portion (based on the percentage of our fiscal year preceding the date of termination) of the average of (x) the annual cash incentive award earned by the executive for the preceding year and (y) the annual cash incentive award the executive would have received in the current year if the executive’s employment had not been terminated, based on our performance to the date of termination extrapolated through the end of the current year; and (iii) any “accrued benefits,” which generally include any vested compensation deferred by the executive and not yet paid by the Company, any amounts or benefits owing to the executive under the then applicable benefit plans of the Company and any amounts owing to the executive for reimbursement of expenses properly incurred by the executive.

For Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

(8)	With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Equity Benefits and Accrued Obligations represents the payments described in footnote 4 of this table.

With respect to Messrs. Binder, Florin, Kashuba and Serbousek, and Ms. Anderson:

Non-Employee Director Compensation and Benefits

Our directors have not received cash retainers, committee fees, or stock option awards for their services as our directors.

Business Expenses

The directors are reimbursed for their business expenses related to their attendance at our meetings, including room, meals and transportation to and from Board and committee meetings. On rare occasions, a director’s spouse may accompany a director when traveling on Biomet business. At times, a director may travel to and from our meetings on our corporate aircraft. Directors are also eligible to be reimbursed for attendance at qualified director education programs.

Director and Officer Liability (or D&O) Insurance and Travel Accident Insurance

D&O insurance individually insures our directors and officers against certain losses that they are legally required to bear as a result of their actions while performing duties on our behalf. Our D&O insurance policy does not break out the premium for directors versus officers and, therefore, a dollar amount cannot be assigned to the coverage provided for individual directors.

We also maintain an Aviation Insurance Policy that provides benefits to each director in the event of death or disability (permanent and total) during travel on our corporate aircraft. This policy also covers employees and others while traveling on our corporate aircraft and, therefore, a dollar amount cannot be assigned to the coverage provided for individual directors.

Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Table

The following table shows information regarding the compensation of our non-employee directors for the 2010 fiscal year. Mr. Binder is not included in the table below because, as President and Chief Executive Officer, disclosure in respect of his compensation is presented in the Summary Compensation Table. Furthermore, as an employee director, Mr. Binder did not receive compensation in his capacity as a director.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION


Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (1)		Stock Awards ($) (2)		Option Awards ($) (2)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (3)		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (4)		All Other Compensation ($)		Total ($)
Jonathon J. Coslet	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Michael Dal Bello		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Adrian Jones		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Michael Michelson		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Dane A. Miller, Ph.D. (5)		—		—		—		—		—		900,000		900,000
Stephen Ko		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Todd Sisitsky		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
David McVeigh		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Andrew Y. Rhee		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

(1)	Represents the aggregate dollar amount of all fees earned or paid in cash for services as a director, including annual Board and committee chair retainer fees, and committee meeting fees, in each case including amounts deferred pursuant to director elections.

(2)

For each director listed in the Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Table above, reflects the compensation expense we recognized during the 2010 fiscal year under guidance issued by the FASB. For information concerning the assumptions used in determining the compensation expense we recognized during the 2010 fiscal year, refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

(3)	We do not have a non-equity incentive plan for non-employee directors.

(4)	We do not have a pension plan for non-employee directors and do not pay above market or preferential rates on non-qualified deferred compensation for non-employee directors.

(5)

On May 8, 2006, Biomet, Inc. entered into a Separation, Release and Consultancy Agreement with Dane A. Miller, Ph.D. (the “Miller Agreement”). As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 2006, pursuant to the terms of the Miller Agreement, Dr. Miller received $4.0 million on October 1, 2006, $0.5 million on November 30, 2006 and has received $0.5 million on the last day of each quarter thereafter through the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 as compensation for his consulting services. Also pursuant to the Miller Agreement, Dr. Miller was reimbursed for out-of-pocket fees and expenses relating to an off-site office and administrative support, in an amount of $0.1 million per year, ending on August 31, 2009. Dr. Miller received the final payment during the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2010 for $0.5 million. On January 14, 2010, the Company entered into a new consulting agreement with Dr. Miller, pursuant to which it will pay Dr. Miller a consulting fee of $0.25 million per fiscal year for Dr. Miller’s consulting services and will reimburse Dr. Miller for out-of-pocket fees and expenses relating to an off-site office and administrative support in an amount of $0.1 million per year. The term of the agreement extends through the earlier of September 1, 2011, an initial public offering or a change of control. The agreement also contains certain restrictive covenants prohibiting Dr. Miller from competing with the Company and soliciting employees of the Company during the term of the agreement and for a period of one year following such term. The total amount paid to Dr. Miller under the new consulting agreement during the year ended May 31, 2010 was $0.4 million.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Biomet, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on September 17, 2010.


BIOMET, INC.

By:		/S/ DANIEL P. FLORIN
		Daniel P. Florin
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Exhibit
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2006, amended and restated as of June 7, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., LVB Acquisition, LLC and LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2007

3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2007

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2007

4.1		Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.1.1		First Supplemental Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.1.2		Form of 10% Senior Notes due 2017, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.1.3		Form of 10³/8% / 11¹/8% Senior Toggle Notes due 2017, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.2		Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.2.1		First Supplemental Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.2.2		Form of 11⁵/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

4.4		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., the Guarantors listed therein, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference


Exhibit No.		Exhibit
10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., LVB Acquisition, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and the Other Lenders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.1.1		Guaranty (Cash Flow), dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc. identified therein, and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.1.2		Pledge and Security Agreement (Cash Flow), dated as of September 25, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., LVB Acquisition, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc. identified therein, and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.1.3		Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, by and among Bank of America, N.A., as ABL Collateral Agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as CF Collateral Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.1.4		Patent Security Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition, Inc., Biomet, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.1.5		Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, among LVB Acquisition, Inc., Biomet, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.2		Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2007, among Biomet, Inc., the Several Subsidiary Borrowers Party thereto, LVB Acquisition, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and the Other Lenders Party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.2.1		Guaranty (ABL), dated as of September 25, 2007 between LVB Acquisition, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.2.2		Pledge and Security Agreement (ABL), dated as of September 25, 2007 among Biomet, Inc., LVB Acquisition, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc. identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.3		Corporate Integrity Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2007, by and between the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services and Biomet, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.3.1		Settlement Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2007, by and between Biomet, Inc. and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference


Exhibit No.		Exhibit
10.4†		Biomet, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (Post-409A Plan), effective January 1, 2005, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference

10.5†		LVB Acquisition Management Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2007, by and among LVB Acquisition, Inc. and the stockholders party thereto, filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.6*		Governance Acknowledgement, dated as of September 25, 2007, by and between LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC, LVB Acquisition, Inc. and Biomet, Inc.

10.7*		Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2007, by and among LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC, LVB Acquisition, Inc., Biomet, Inc. and the stockholders party thereto

10.8†		LVB Acquisition, Inc. 2007 Management Equity Incentive Plan, adopted November 16, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.9†		Biomet, Inc. Executive Annual Cash Incentive Plan, effective June 1, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.10†		Employment Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2008, by and among Biomet, Inc. and Jeffrey R. Binder, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.10.1†		First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Jeffrey R. Binder, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2009

10.11†		Employment Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2008, by and among Biomet, Inc. and Daniel P. Florin, filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.11.1†		First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Daniel P. Florin, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference

10.12†*		Retirement and Consulting Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2010, by and between Biomet, Inc., Biomet Europe BV and Roger Van Broeck

10.13†		Employment Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Glen A. Kashuba, filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference

10.13.1†		First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Glen A. Kashuba, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference

10.14†		Employment Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Jon Serbousek, filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 21, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference


Exhibit No.		Exhibit
10.14.1†		First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Jon Serbousek, filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 21, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference

10.15†*		Employment Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2009, by and between Biomet, Inc. and Maggie Anderson

10.16†		Separation, Release and Consultancy Agreement, dated May 8. 2006, by and among Biomet, Inc. and Dane A. Miller, Ph. D., filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference

10.16.1†		Consulting Agreement dates as of January 14, 2010 between Company and Dane A. Miller, Ph. D., filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference

10.17		Indemnification Priority Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2010, among the Company, LVB Acquisition, Inc., The Blackstone Group, L.P., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. and TPG Capital, L.P. filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 14, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference

12*		Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

14		Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended on May 6, 2009, filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference

21*		Subsidiaries of Biomet, Inc.

23.1*		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31.1**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2**		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1*		Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*	Filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010 (which Annual Report was filed on August 25, 2010).

**	Filed herewith.

†	Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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