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| | | <rptOwnerName> Ferguson Matthew </rptOwnerName> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Includes 161 shares purchased under the FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Pursuant to the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of ev3 Inc. ("ev3") with and into FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. (the "Merger"), such shares were disposed of in exchange for $3,670,038.72 in cash. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> This option vests with respect to 1/4 of the shares on January 1, 2006 and 1/36 of the remaining shares vest and become exercisable each month thereafter for 36 months. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> This option was assumed by ev3 in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 48,540 shares of ev3 common stock for an exercise price of $17.43 per share, vesting with respect to 1/12 of the unvested shares on each month thereafter for 12 months beginning on October 4, 2007. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> This option vests with respect to 1/4 of the shares on February 17, 2007 and 1/36 of the remaining shares vest and become exercisable each month thereafter for 36 months. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F6"> This option was assumed by ev3 in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 80,900 shares of ev3 common stock for an exercise price of $18.91 per share, vesting with respect to 1/12 of the unvested shares on each month thereafter for 12 months beginning on October 4, 2007. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F7"> This option vests with respect to 1/4 of the shares on March 6, 2007 and 1/36 of the remaining shares vest and become exercisable each month thereafter for 36 months. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F8"> This option was assumed by ev3 in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 64,720 shares of ev3 common stock for and exercise price of $12.94 per share, vesting with respect to 1/12 of the unvested shares on each month thereafter for 12 months beginning on October 4, 2007. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F9"> The restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive the maximum number of shares of ev3 common stock at a future date or event assuming that the maximum targets are achieved. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F10"> This restricted stock unit was assumed by ev3 in the Merger and replaced with a restricted stock unit with the contingent right to receive 32,360 shares of ev3 common stock. The restricted stock unit will vest with respect to 50% of the shares on October 4, 2007 and with respect to the remaining unvested shares on October 4, 2008. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
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| | <signatureName> /s/ Matthew B. Ferguson </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2007-10-08 </signatureDate> |
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