HAEMONETICS CORP
10-Q, 1996-11-07
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                   Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                   of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


For the quarter ended:  September 28, 1996      Commission File Number:  1-10730
                        ------------------                               -------


                             HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
           ----------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Massachusetts                              04-2882273
  -----------------------------------      ------------------------------------
     (State or other jurisdiction          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   of incorporation or organization)


                       400 Wood Road, Braintree, MA 02184
                  --------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (617) 848-7100
                                                     ----------------------

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)  (2.) has been  subject to the
filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.


                                Yes  [X]   No  [ ]


Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

            27,314,872 shares of Common Stock, $ .01 par value, as of
          -------------------------------------------------------------
                               September 28, 1996


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                             HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
                                      INDEX


                                                                          PAGE
                                                                          ----

PART I.   Financial Information

          Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 28, 1996 and 
           March 30, 1996                                                  2

          Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and Six Months
           Ended September 28, 1996 and September 30 1995                  3

          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - Six Months
           Ended September 28, 1996                                        4

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended
           September 28, 1996 and September 30, 1995                       5

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                       6

          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
           and Results of Operations                                       7-8


PART II.  Other Information                                                9

          Signatures                                                      10


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                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (Unaudited - in thousands, except share data)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     September 28,     March 30,
            ASSETS                                                      1996              1996
                                                                     -------------     ---------

<S>                                                                    <C>              <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and short term investments                                      $ 13,207         $ 13,434
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,174 at 
   September 28, 1996 and $984 at March 30, 1996                         67,776           60,326
  Inventories                                                            52,547           56,729
  Current investment in sales-type leases, net                           12,888           11,020
  Deferred tax asset                                                     10,911           10,911
  Other prepaid and current assets                                        9,433            6,459
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total current assets                                              166,762          158,879
                                                                       -------------------------
Property, plant and equipment                                           177,501          160,824
  Less accumulated depreciation                                          81,562           74,408
                                                                       -------------------------
Net property, plant and equipment                                        95,939           86,416
Other assets:
  Investment in sales-type leases, net                                   26,157           21,428
  Distribution rights, net                                               11,700           12,418
  Other assets, net                                                       8,216            8,677
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total other assets                                                 46,073           42,523
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total assets                                                     $308,774         $287,818
                                                                       =========================


            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt               $ 10,840         $  3,378
  Accounts payable                                                       18,992           16,909
  Accrued payroll and related costs                                       7,894            8,305
  Accrued income taxes                                                    5,912            8,345
  Other accrued expenses                                                  8,840            9,502
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total current liabilities                                          52,478           46,439
                                                                       -------------------------
Deferred income taxes                                                     9,438            9,253
Long-term debt, net of current maturities                                11,774           15,156
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $.01 par value; Authorized - 80,000,000 shares;
   Issued - 28,972,422 at September 28, 1996; 28,770,346 shares 
    at March 30, 1996                                                       290              288
  Additional paid-in capital                                             54,780           52,355
  Retained earnings                                                     200,764          182,707
  Cumulative translation adjustments                                      6,009            7,387
                                                                       -------------------------
  Stockholders' equity before treasury stock                            261,843          242,737
    Less: treasury stock - 1,657,550 shares at cost at 
     September 28, 1996 and 1,607,354 shares at cost at 
     March 30, 1996                                                      26,759           25,767
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total stockholders' equity                                        235,084          216,970
                                                                       -------------------------
      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                       $308,774         $287,818
                                                                       =========================
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.


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                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               (Unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                               ------------------------------    ------------------------------
                                               September 28,    September 30,    September 28,    September 30,
                                                   1996             1995             1996             1995
                                               -------------    -------------    -------------    -------------

<S>                                               <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Net revenues                                      $74,426          $69,133          $149,932         $137,908
Cost of goods sold                                 34,516           30,568            67,706           62,026
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------
Gross profit                                       39,910           38,565            82,226           75,882

Operating expenses:
  Research and development                          4,681            4,521             9,718            8,804
  Selling, general and administrative              22,331           20,320            45,463           39,794
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------
      Total operating expenses                     27,012           24,841            55,181           48,598

Operating income                                   12,898           13,724            27,045           27,284

Interest  expense                                    (473)            (664)             (885)          (1,303)
Interest income                                       773              507             1,421            1,061
Other income, net                                     106              588               205              547
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------

Income before provision for income taxes           13,304           14,155            27,786           27,589

Provision for income taxes                          4,655            4,955             9,715            9,649
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------

Net income                                        $ 8,649          $ 9,200          $ 18,071         $ 17,940
                                                  ===========================================================

NET INCOME PER SHARE                              $  0.31          $  0.33          $   0.65         $   0.65
                                                  ===========================================================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON 
 EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING                     27,673           27,880            27,690           27,778
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.


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                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                           (Unaudited - in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Additional                             Cumulative         Total
                                       Common Stock         Paid-in      Retained    Treasury     Translation    Stockholders'
                                       Shares     $'s       Capital      Earnings      Stock      Adjustment        Equity
                                       ------    -----     ----------    --------    ---------    -----------    -------------

<S>                                    <C>       <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>            <C>             <C>
Balance March 30, 1996                 28,770    $ 288      $52,355      $182,707    ($25,767)      $7,387          $216,970

Exercise of stock options                 202        2        2,425        - - -        - - -        - - -             2,427
Employee stock purchase plan            - - -    - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -                 0
Treasury stock                          - - -    - - -        - - -          (14)        (992)       - - -            (1,006)
Net income                              - - -    - - -        - - -       18,071        - - -        - - -            18,071
Translation adjustment                  - - -    - - -        - - -        - - -        - - -       (1,378)           (1,378)
                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance September 28, 1996             28,972    $ 290      $54,780      $200,764    ($26,759)      $6,009          $235,084
                                       =====================================================================================
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.


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                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Unaudited- in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                                   ----------------------
                                                                   Sept 28,      Sept 30,
                                                                     1996          1995
                                                                   --------      --------

<S>                                                                <C>           <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                                       $ 18,071      $ 17,940
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                                     6,186         8,417
    (Increase) decrease in deferred income taxes                        198          (148)
    Increase in accounts receivable, net                             (7,999)       (6,978)
    (Increase) decrease in inventories                                3,849          (178)
    Increase in sales-type leases                                    (6,681)          (73)
    (Increase) decrease in other assets                              (3,682)        2,833
    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses
     and deferred revenues                                           (1,179)        3,355
                                                                   ----------------------
      Total adjustments                                              (9,308)        7,228
                                                                   ----------------------
      Net cash provided by operating activities                       8,763        25,168
                                                                   ----------------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment, net        (15,938)       (8,903)
  DHL asset acquisition                                                 ---        (6,189)
                                                                   ----------------------
      Net cash used in investing activities                         (15,938)      (15,092)
                                                                   ----------------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Payments on long-term real estate mortgage                            (99)          (74)
  Net increase (decrease) in short-term revolving credit 
   agreements                                                         7,610        (4,123)
  Net increase (decrease) in long-term revolving credit 
   agreements                                                        (1,776)          775
  Exercise of stock options                                           2,427         2,106
  Employee stock purchase plan                                                        333
  Purchase of treasury stock                                         (1,006)       (4,896)
                                                                   ----------------------
      Net cash used in financing activities                           7,156        (5,879)
                                                                   ----------------------

Effect of exchange rates on cash                                       (208)            7
                                                                   ----------------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash                                        (227)        4,204
Cash at beginning of period                                          13,434         4,230
                                                                   ----------------------
Cash at end of period                                              $ 13,207      $  8,434
                                                                   ======================
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                                    $  1,298      $  1,036
                                                                   ======================
  Income taxes paid, net of refunds                                $ 12,405      $ 11,444
                                                                   ======================
</TABLE>


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.


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                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The results of operations for the interim  periods shown in this report are
not  necessarily  indicative of results for any future interim period or for the
entire  fiscal  year.  The  Company  believes  that  the  quarterly  information
presented  includes  all  adjustments  (consisting  only  of  normal,  recurring
adjustments)  that the Company  considers  necessary for a fair  presentation in
accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The  accompanying
consolidated  financial  statements and notes should be read in conjunction with
the Company's audited annual financial statements.


2. FOREIGN CURRENCY

     The Company  enters into forward  exchange  contracts to hedge certain firm
sales commitments to customers which are denominated in foreign currencies.  The
purpose of the Company's  foreign  hedging  activities is to protect the Company
from the risk that the  eventual  dollar cash flows  resulting  from the sale of
products to  international  customers  will be adversely  affected by changes in
exchange  rates.  Gains and losses  realized on these  contracts are recorded in
operations, offsetting the related foreign currency transactions. The cash flows
related to the gains and losses on these foreign  currency hedges are classified
in the statements of cash flows as part of cash flows from operating activities.

     At  September  28, 1996 the Company had  forward  exchange  contracts,  all
having  maturities of less than one year, to exchange foreign  currencies (major
European  currencies and Japanese yen) for U.S. dollars totaling $121.6 million.
Of that  balance,  $70.3 million  represented  contracts for terms of 30 days or
less. Net unrealized gains from hedging firm sales commitments, based on current
spot rates,  were $3.0 million at September 28, 1996.  Deferred gains and losses
are recognized in earnings when the transactions being hedged are recognized.


3. INVENTORIES

     Inventories  are stated at the lower of cost or market and include the cost
of  material,  labor  and  manufacturing  overhead.  Cost is  determined  on the
first-in, first-out method.

     Inventories consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             September 28,     March 30,
                                                 1996             1996
                                             -------------     ---------
                                                   (in thousands)

            <S>                                 <C>             <C>
            Raw materials                       $ 7,673         $ 6,727
            Work-in-process                       6,017           6,699
            Finished goods                       38,857          43,303
                                                -----------------------
                                                $52,547         $56,729
                                                =======================
</TABLE>

4. NET INCOME PER SHARE

     Net income per share data is computed using the weighted  average number of
shares of common  stock  outstanding  and common  equivalent  shares  from stock
options (using the treasury stock method).


<PAGE>

Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three Months Ended September 28, 1996 Compared to Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 1995


     Net revenues in 1996  increased 8% to $74.4  million from $69.1  million in
1995.  Worldwide  disposable  sales increased 7% due to growth in  international
markets and equipment  sales  increased  15% due to growth in domestic  markets.
Sales  of  disposables   products  accounted  for  approximately  88%  and  89%,
respectively,  of net revenues for the three months ended September  28,1996 and
September 30, 1995. International sales accounted for approximately 62% and 61%,
respectively,  of net revenues for the three months ended September  28,1996 and
September 30, 1995.

     Gross profit in 1996  increased to $39.9  million from $38.6 million in the
same period of 1995.  As a percentage of net  revenues,  gross profit  decreased
2.2% to 53.6% in 1996 from 55.8% in 1995. This decrease was attributable to both
a shift in the mix of product sales from the higher margin surgical  products to
the lower margin  commercial plasma products and an increase in spending to fund
the start up of new business.

     The Company expended $4.7 million in 1996 on research and development (6.3%
of net  revenues)  and $4.5  million  in the same  period  of 1995  (6.5% of net
revenues).

     Selling,  general and administrative expenses increased to $22.3 million in
1996 from $20.3 million in 1995 and increased as a percentage of net revenues to
30.0% from 29.3%.  The increase  resulted  from  increased  staffing and related
personnel  costs in both the  domestic  and  international  markets,  as well as
increased costs for new business opportunities.

     Interest expense decreased in 1996 to $0.5 million from $0.7 million in the
same period of 1995 due to a decreased level of borrowing.  Total debt decreased
$6.2 million from a year ago.

     The  provision  for  income  taxes  remained  at  approximately  35%  as  a
percentage  of  pretax  income.  The  annualized  rate for the full 12 months of
fiscal 1997 will be approximately 35%.


Six Months Ended September 28, 1996 Compared to Six Months Ended 
 September 30, 1995

     Net revenues in 1996  increased 9% to $149.9 million from $137.9 million in
1995.  Worldwide  disposable  sales increased 7% due to growth in  international
markets and equipment  sales  increased  22% due to growth in domestic  markets.
Sales  of  disposables   products  accounted  for  approximately  87%  and  89%,
respectively,  of net revenues for the six months ended  September  28, 1996 and
September 30, 1995. International sales accounted for approximately 63% and 61%,
respectively,  of net revenues for the six months  ended  September  28,1996 and
September 30, 1995.

     Gross profit in 1996 increased to $82.2 million from $75.9 million in 1995.
As a percentage of net revenues, gross profit declined .2% to 54.8% in 1996 from
55.0% in 1995.  A shift  in the mix of  product  sales  from the  higher  margin
surgical products to the lower margin commercial plasma products and an increase
in spending to fund the start up of new business  accounted for  approximately a
3.0% decrease in gross margin.  This decrease was largely offset by gains in our
gross  margin due to a higher  percentage  of  international  sales which have a
better gross profit margin than domestic sales and favorable currency impact.

     The Company expended $9.7 million in 1996 on research and development (6.5%
of net revenues) and $8.8 million in 1995 (6.4% of net revenues).

     Selling, general and administrative expenses were $45.5 million in 1996 and
$39.8  million in 1995 and  increased as a  percentage  of net revenues to 30.3%
from 28.9%. The increase resulted from increased  staffing and related personnel
costs in both the domestic and international markets, as well as increased costs
for new business opportunities.

     Interest  expense  decreased  in 1996 to $0.9  million from $1.3 million in
1995 due to a decreased level of borrowing. Interest income increased in 1996 to
$1.4  million  from $1.1  million  in 1995  resulting  from an  increase  in the
Company's investment in sales-type leases.

     The provision for income taxes remained constant at 35% of pretax income in
1996 and 1995.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company  historically has satisfied its cash  requirements  principally
from  internally  generated cash flow,  stock  offerings,  and bank  borrowings.
During the six months ended  September  28,  1996,  the Company  generated  $8.8
million in cash flow from operating activities compared to $25.2 million in cash
flow from operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 1995. Cash
utilized from the increase in revolving credit  agreements  totaled $7.6 million
for the six months ended  September 28, 1996.  The  Company's  need for funds is
derived  primarily from capital  expenditures  and from increases in sales- type
leases and accounts receivable.  During the six months ended September 28, 1996,
net cash used for capital  expenditures  was $15.9 million  related to equipment
utilized in the U.S.  commercial  plasma  business and investments in facilities
and manufacturing equipment. Increased accounts receivable and sales type leases
utilized net cash of $14.7  million.  The Company  believes that  committed bank
lines,  combined with  internally  generated  funds,  will be sufficient to meet
future liquidity and capital needs.

     At September 28, 1996 and March 30, 1996,  the Company had working  capital
of $114.3 million and $112.4 million, respectively.



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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         Not applicable.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         Not applicable.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

         Not applicable.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a). Exhibits

         The following exhibits will be filed as part of this form 10-Q:

              Exhibit 10AG    Lease  dated  May 10, 1996  between  Charlotte E.
                              Flatley  and John P.  Garrahan,  trustees of  the
                              1970  Flatley  Family  Trust and the Company  for
                              the property located at Forbes  Business  Center,
                              Braintree, Massachusetts.

              Exhibit 10AH    Supplement  to  the  lease  dated  May  10,  1996
                              between Charlotte E. Flatley and John P. Garrahan,
                              trustees of the 1970 Flatley Family Trust and the
                              Company  for  the   property  located  at  Forbes
                              Business Center, Braintree, Massachusetts.

              Exhibit 27      Financial Data Schedule


         (b). Reports on Form 8-K.

         None



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                    HAEMONETICS CORPORATION



Date:  November 6, 1996          By:  /s/ JOHN F. WHITE
       --------------------           -----------------------------------------
                                      John F. White, Chairman, President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer


Date:  November 6, 1996          By:  /s/ BRIDIG A. MAKES
       --------------------           -----------------------------------------
                                      Brigid A. Makes, Chief Financial Officer,
                                      (Principal Financial Officer)






                                                                 EXHIBIT 10AG 
 
                             THE FLATLEY COMPANY
 
                      STANDARD FORM OF COMMERCIAL LEASE
 		       
                          SUBMISSION NOT AN OPTION
 
THE SUBMISSION OF THIS LEASE FOR EXAMINATION AND NEGOTIATION DOES NOT 
CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO LEASE, A RESERVATION OF, OR OPTION FOR THE PREMISES AND 
SHALL VEST NO RIGHT IN ANY PARTY.  TENANT OR ANYONE CLAIMING UNDER OR THROUGH 
TENANT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS TO THE PREMISES AS SET FORTH HEREIN AND THIS 
LEASE BECOMES EFFECTIVE AS A LEASE ONLY UPON EXECUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
THEREOF BY LANDLORD AND TENANT, REGARDLESS OF ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL 
REPRESENTATION OF ANY AGENT, MANAGER OR EMPLOYEE OF LANDLORD TO THE CONTRARY. 
 
                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
SECTION                                                             PAGE 
- -------                                                             ----
 
SECTION 1 - PARTIES.............................................     -1- 
 
SECTION 2 - PREMISES............................................     -1- 
 
SECTION 3 - TERM................................................     -1- 
 
SECTION 3A - ADJUSTMENT OF TERM.................................     -1- 
 
SECTION 4 - COMMENCEMENT DATE...................................     -1- 
 
SECTION 5 - RENT................................................     -2- 
 
SECTION 5A - RENT COMMENCEMENT DATE.............................     -2- 
 
SECTION 6 - ABATEMENT OF RENT...................................     -2- 
 
SECTION 7 - SECURITY DEPOSIT....................................     -3- 
 
SECTION 8 - ADDITIONAL RENT.....................................     -3- 
      Real Estate Taxes.........................................     -3- 
      Operating Expenses........................................     -4- 
 
SECTION 9 - USE.................................................     -6- 
 
SECTION 10 - COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS...............................     -6- 
 
SECTION 11 - FIRE INSURANCE.....................................     -6- 
 
SECTION 12 - UTILITIES..........................................     -6- 
 
SECTION 13 - ELECTRICAL.........................................     -7- 
 
SECTION 14 - ADDITIONAL CHARGES.................................     -7- 
 
SECTION 15 - MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES............................     -7- 
 
SECTION 16 - ALTERATIONS........................................     -8- 
 
SECTION 17 - LESSOR'S LIABILITY.................................     -8- 
 
SECTION 18 - LESSOR'S SERVICES..................................     -8- 
 
SECTION 19 - DAMAGES............................................     -8- 
 
SECTION 20 - LESSEE'S LIABILITY INSURANCE.......................     -9- 
 
SECTION 21 - INSURABLE DAMAGES..................................     -9- 
 
SECTION 22 - FIRE, CASUALTY, EMINENT DOMAIN.....................     -9- 
 
SECTION 23 - DEFAULT, BANKRUPTCY................................     -9- 
 
SECTION 24 - NOTICE.............................................    -10- 
 
SECTION 25 - SURRENDER..........................................    -10- 
 
SECTION 26 - HOLDING OVER.......................................    -10- 
 
SECTION 27 - RIGHT TO MOVE......................................    -11- 
 
SECTION 28 - RULES AND REGULATIONS..............................    -11- 
 
SECTION 29 - NOT TO INVALIDATE..................................    -11- 
 
SECTION 30 - QUIET ENJOYMENT....................................    -11- 
 
SECTION 31 - ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING..........................    -11- 
 
SECTION 32 - SUBORDINATE........................................    -12- 
 
SECTION 33 - LESSOR'S ACCESS....................................    -12- 
 
SECTION 34 - INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY......................    -12- 
 
SECTION 35 - LESSEE'S RISK......................................    -13- 
 
SECTION 36 - INJURY CAUSED BY THIRD PARTY.......................    -13- 
 
SECTION 37 - LESSEE'S REMOVABLE PROPERTY........................    -13- 
 
SECTION 38 - WAIVER.............................................    -13- 
 
SECTION 39 - BROKER'S COMMISSION................................    -14- 
 
SECTION 40 - CONTINGENCY........................................    -14- 
 
SECTION 41 - LESSEE'S RIGHT TO EXPAND...........................    -14- 
 
SECTION 42 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION..............................    -15- 
 
SECTION 43 - LATE PAYMENT.......................................    -15- 
 
SECTION 44 - CLEANING SPECIFICATION.............................    -15- 
 
SECTION 45 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS................................    -16- 
 
SECTION 46 - SIGNAGE............................................    -16- 
 
SECTION 47 - WHEN LEASE BECOMES BINDING.........................    -16- 
             Rules and Regulations..............................    -18- 
             Exhibit "A"........................................    -20- 
             Exhibit "B"........................................    -21- 
             Exhibit "C"........................................    -22- 
 
                          STANDARD COMMERCIAL LEASE
 
                             SECTION 1 - PARTIES
 
Charlotte E. Flatley and John P. Garrahan, Trustees of the 1970 Flatley Family 
Trust, LESSOR, which expression shall include their heirs, successors and 
assigns where the context so admits, does hereby lease to Haemonetics 
Corporation, LESSEE. 
 
                            SECTION 2 - PREMISES
 
LESSEE, which expression shall include its successors, executors, 
administrators and assigns where the context so admits, does hereby lease the 
following described Premises:  Suite Number 100  on the first (1st) floor of 
Forbes Business Center, 166 Forbes Road, Braintree, MA  02184, consisting of 
approximately 4,807 square feet of space as outlined on Exhibit "A" of 
this Lease, which also includes a 15% common area factor, together with the 
right to use in common, with others entitled thereto, the hallways, stairways 
and elevators, necessary for access to said Premises and lavatories nearest 
thereto. 
 
                              SECTION 3 - TERM
 
The term of this Lease shall be for five (5) years, commencing on the 
Commencement Date (defined below), and terminating five (5) years immediately 
thereafter, unless sooner terminated as herein provided. 
 
                       SECTION 3A - ADJUSTMENT OF TERM
 
If the Commencement Date (defined below) is other than the first day of a 
calendar month, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect for a 
period of five (5) years from the first day of the calendar month next 
succeeding the Commencement Date. 
 
                        SECTION 4 - COMMENCEMENT DATE
 
The Commencement Date of the term of this Lease shall be the date of Lease 
execution by both parties.  LESSOR shall deliver the Premises to LESSEE upon 
the Commencement Date as defined herein in "as is" condition.  LESSEE shall 
have sixty (60) days from the execution of Lease by both parties to complete 
LESSEE'S work as delineated on Exhibit "C", attached hereto and made a part 
hereof, which shall be contingent upon Section 40 herein.  LESSEE'S Work and 
the construction thereof shall be subject to the supervision and direction of 
LESSOR'S Project Manager and to the normal rules and regulations of the 
Building.  In no event shall LESSOR charge LESSEE a construction supervision 
fee for said supervision by the Project Manager. LESSEE will prepare (or cause 
to be prepared) and submit to LESSOR upon Lease execution by LESSEE detailed 
plans and specifications (the Plans) for the work ("Lessee's Work") to prepare 
the Premises for LESSEE'S occupancy.  The Plans shall be subject to the prior 
written approval of LESSOR. LESSOR'S consent not to be unreasonably withheld 
or delayed provided such plan conforms to the parameters of LESSOR'S standard 
design criteria established by LESSOR for the Building. LESSEE shall cause 
LESSEE's Work to be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner, in 
accordance with the Plans approved by LESSOR and as otherwise required 
pursuant to the provisions of this Lease.  LESSEE shall be responsible to 
assure LESSEE's Work conforms with all applicable local, state and federal 
laws and regulations.  The cost of LESSEE'S Work (including, but not limited 
to, the cost of the Plans, permits, fees, labor and materials) shall be the 
sole responsibility of LESSEE.  LESSOR shall not have any obligation to 
prepare the Premises for LESSEE's occupancy. 
 
LESSOR will allow LESSEE access to the Premises prior to the Commencement of 
LESSEE'S work for the purpose of preparing construction documents and walk 
through for LESSEE'S contractors. 
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if LESSEE'S personnel shall occupy all or any 
part of the Premises for the conduct of its business prior to the Commencement 
Date as determined pursuant to the preceding paragraph, such date of occupancy 
shall, for all intents and purposes of this Lease, be the Commencement Date. 
 
LESSOR and LESSEE agree to execute a Supplemental Agreement setting forth the 
actual Occupancy and Term Dates, once the same have been established. 
 
                              SECTION 5 - RENT
 
The LESSEE agrees to pay to LESSOR, without deduction or offset, rent at the 
rate of FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR AND 00/100 ($57,684.00) 
Dollars annually, payable in advance on the first day of each month, in equal 
monthly installments of FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVEN AND 00/100 
($4,807.00) Dollars, for the first (1st) year of the Lease Term, and at that 
rate for any fraction of a month at the beginning of the term; and 
 
SIXTY THOUSAND EIGHTY-SEVEN AND 50/100 ($60,087.50) Dollars annually, payable 
in advance on the first day of each month, in equal monthly installments of 
FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN AND 29/100 ($5,007.29) Dollars, for the second (2nd) year 
of the Lease Term, and at that rate for any fraction of a month; and 
 
SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-ONE AND 00/100 ($62,491.00) Dollars 
annually, payable in advance on the first day of each month, in equal monthly 
installments of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVEN AND 58/100 ($5,207.58) 
Dollars, for the third (3rd) year continuing through and including the fourth 
(4th) year of the Lease Term, and at that rate for any fraction of a month; 
and 
 
SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND 00/100 ($67,298.00) Dollars 
annually, payable in advance on the first day of each month, in equal monthly 
installments of FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHT AND 17/100 ($5,608.17) 
Dollars, for the fifth (5th) year of the Lease Term, and at that rate for any 
fraction of a month at the end of the term. 
 
                     SECTION 5A - RENT COMMENCEMENT DATE
 
The payment of rental shall commence sixty (60) days from the Commencement 
Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event LESSEE'S personnel shall 
occupy all or any part of the Premises for the conduct of its business prior 
to the expiration of the sixty (60) days, then for all intents and purposes of 
this Lease, such date of occupancy shall be the Rent Commencement Date. 
 
                        SECTION 6 - ABATEMENT OF RENT
 
It is understood and agreed that if for any reason whatsoever, the LESSOR does 
not deliver possession of the Premises according to the terms of this Lease, 
the rent shall be abated until such date as possession of the Premises is 
rendered by the LESSOR.  In no event shall the LESSOR, its agents or employees 
be liable in damages for failure to deliver possession under the terms of this 
Lease, except for willful failure to do so. 
 
                        SECTION 7 - SECURITY DEPOSIT
 
                           INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
 
                         SECTION 8 - ADDITIONAL RENT
 
In accordance with the following, LESSEE shall under the terms, conditions and 
provisions hereinafter provided, pay to LESSOR as additional rent, the 
following: 
 
Real Estate Taxes 
 
      1.  If real estate taxes upon the land and buildings (the 
      "Property"), of which the Premises are a part, for any tax year exceed
      the real estate base tax amount, whether by reason of an increase in 
      either the tax rate or the assessed valuation or both, LESSEE shall pay 
      to LESSOR as additional rent within ten (l0) days after billing 
      therefor, an amount equal to the product of (a) such excess over the 
      base taxes and (b) the following fraction: 
 
                     Square Footage of LESSEE's Premises
                 Aggregate of All the Rentable Square Footage
       (whether or not rented or improved within the entire building)
 
      Effective July 1, 1997, LESSEE shall pay monthly, at the time when Rent 
      payments are due hereunder, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of 
      the total of annual real estate taxes (as estimated by LESSOR) due from 
      LESSEE to LESSOR pursuant to this Subsection 8.1.  Promptly after the 
      determination by any taxing authority of real estate taxes upon the 
      Building for each tax year, LESSOR shall make a determination of the 
      real estate taxes allocated to the Premises, and if the aforesaid 
      payments theretofore made for such tax year by LESSEE exceed the real 
      estate taxes allocated to the Premises, such overpayment shall be 
      credited against the payments thereafter to be made by LESSEE pursuant 
      to this paragraph; and if the real estate taxes allocated to the 
      Premises for such tax year are greater than such payments theretofore 
      made on account for such tax year, LESSEE shall within ten (10) days of 
      written notice from the LESSOR make a suitable payment to LESSOR.  Xerox
      copies of tax bills submitted by LESSOR with any such statement shall be
      conclusive evidence of the amount of real estate taxes charged, assessed
      or imposed.  After the full assessment year, the initial monthly payment
      on account of the real estate taxes allocated to the Premises shall be 
      replaced each year by a payment which is one-twelfth (1/12th) of the 
      real estate taxes allocated to the Premises for the immediately 
      preceding tax year. 
 
      2.  For the purposes of this clause, the term "Tax Year" shall mean the 
      twelve month period commencing on July lst (or any month as it may apply 
      and/or change for the city, town or municipality tax period) immediately 
      preceding the Commencement Date and each twelve month period thereafter 
      during the term of this Lease. 
 
      3.  It is agreed by both parties that the Base Year as it applies to 
      taxes for this Lease shall be July l, l996 - June 30, l997. 

      4.  If any abatement, refund or rebate shall be subsequently made for 
      any tax year, an appropriate adjustment shall be made in the amount 
      payable from, or paid by LESSEE to LESSOR on account of said real estate 
      taxes, after deducting the LESSOR'S expenses reasonably incurred in 
      obtaining such abatement, refund or rebate and provided there is no 
      existing default of LESSEE.  An appropriate adjustment will be made to 
      the base tax year as a result of the foregoing. 
 
      5.  If some method or type of taxation replaces the current method of 
      assessment of real estate taxes, or the type thereof, LESSEE agrees that 
      it shall pay an equitable share of the same computation herein provided, 
      to the end that LESSEE'S share thereof shall be to the maximum extent 
      practicable, comparable to that which LESSEE would bear under the 
      foregoing provisions. 
 
      6.  If a tax (other than a Federal or State net income tax) is assessed 
      on account of the rents or other charges payable by LESSEE to the LESSOR 
      under this Lease, LESSEE agrees to pay the same within ten (l0) days 
      after billing therefor, unless applicable law prohibits the payment of 
      such tax by LESSEE.  LESSOR shall have the same rights and remedies for 
      non-payment by LESSEE of any such amounts due on account of such taxes 
      as LESSOR has hereunder, for the failure of LESSEE to pay rent as 
      provided for in Section 23 of this Lease. 
 
                             Operating Expenses
 
      7.  The following is a list of all such items of operating expenditures 
      as are within the meaning of "Operating Expenses" hereinafter set forth.
      If, in any calendar year of the term of this Lease, LESSOR'S Operating 
      Expenses exceed Operating Expenses for the calendar year 1996, as it 
      relates to all other charges with the exception of snow removal, which 
      shall be an amount representative of LESSOR'S actual snow removal costs 
      over the previous five (5) year period, LESSEE shall after notice as 
      hereinafter provided, pay to LESSOR as additional rent, an amount equal 
      to the product of (a) such excess multiplied by (b) a fraction involving 
      the same numerator and denominator as is provided for in Subsection 8.1
      of this Lease. 
 
      8.  The expression "Operating Expenses" as used herein, shall mean the 
      aggregate cost or expenses reasonably incurred by LESSOR with respect to 
      the operation, administration, cleaning, repair, maintenance and 
      management of the Property, including without limitation, those items 
      enumerated hereinafter.  If during any portion of the calendar year for 
      which Operating Expenses are being computed, less than 93% of the 
      building's rentable area was occupied by tenants, actual Operating 
      Expenses incurred shall be reasonably extrapolated by LESSOR on an item 
      by item basis to the estimated operating expenses that would have been 
      incurred if the building were at least 93% occupied for such year, and 
      such extrapolated amounts shall for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be 
      the Operating Expenses for such year. 
 
      9.  Effective January 1, 1997, LESSEE shall pay monthly, at the time 
      when Rent payments are due hereunder, an amount equal to one-twelfth 
      (1/12th) of the total annual Operating Expenses (as estimated by LESSOR) 
      due from LESSEE to LESSOR pursuant to Subsection 8.7 of this Lease.  
      Promptly after the end of each calendar year thereafter, LESSOR shall 
      make a determination of LESSEE'S share of such Operating Expenses; and
      if the aforesaid payments theretofore made for such period by LESSEE 
      exceed LESSEE'S share, such overpayment shall be credited against the 
      payments thereafter to be made by LESSEE pursuant to this Paragraph; and 
      if LESSEE'S share is greater than such payments theretofore made on 
      account for such period, LESSEE shall within thirty (30) days of written 
      notice from the LESSOR make a suitable payment to LESSOR. 
 
      The initial monthly payment on account of the Operating Expense Charge 
      shall be replaced after LESSOR'S determination of LESSEE'S share thereof 
      for the preceding accounting period by a payment which is one-twelfth 
      (1/12th) of LESSEE'S actual share thereof for the immediately preceding 
      period, with adjustments as appropriate where such preceding period is 
      less than a full twelve-month period.  LESSOR shall have the same rights 
      and remedies for non-payment by LESSEE of any such amounts due on 
      account of such Operating Expenses as LESSOR has hereunder, for the 
      failure of LESSEE to pay rent as provided for in Section 23 of this 
      Lease. 
 
      10.  Without limitation, Operating Expenses shall include: 
 
           a.  All expenses incurred by LESSOR or LESSOR'S agents which shall 
           be directly related to employment of personnel, including amounts 
           incurred for wages, salaries and other compensation for services, 
           payroll, social security, unemployment and similar taxes, worker's 
           compensation insurance, disability benefits, pensions, 
           hospitalization, retirement plans and group insurance, uniforms 
           and working clothes and the cleaning thereof, and expenses imposed 
           on LESSOR or LESSOR'S agents pursuant to any collective bargaining 
           agreement for the services of employees of LESSOR or LESSOR'S 
           agents in connection with the operation, repair, maintenance, 
           cleaning of common areas only, management and protection of the 
           Property, and its mechanical systems including, without 
           limitation, day and night supervisors, property manager, 
           accountants, bookkeepers, janitors used for the purpose of 
           cleaning the common areas only, carpenters, engineers, mechanics, 
           electricians and plumbers and personnel engaged in supervision of 
           any of the persons mentioned above; provided that, if any such 
           employee is also employed on other properties of LESSOR, such 
           compensation shall be suitably prorated among the Property and 
           such other properties. 
 
           b.  The cost of services, utilities, materials and supplies 
           furnished or used in the operation, repair, maintenance, cleaning, 
           management and protection of the Property. 
 
           c.  The cost of replacements for tools and other similar equipment 
           used in the repair, maintenance, cleaning and protection of the 
           Property; provided that, in the case of any such equipment used 
           jointly on other properties of LESSOR, such costs shall be 
           suitably prorated among the Property and such other properties. 
 
           d.  Where the Property is managed by LESSOR or an affiliate of 
           LESSOR, a sum equal to the amounts customarily charged by 
           management firms in the Boston area taking into consideration 
           management accounting/bookkeeping salaries for management of 
           similar properties, for similar properties whether or not actually 
           paid, or where otherwise managed, the amounts accrued for 
           management, together with amounts accrued for legal and other 
           professional fees relating to the Property, but excluding such 
           fees and commissions paid in connection with services rendered for 
           securing or renewing leases and for matters not related to the 
           normal administration and operation of the building. 
 
           e.  Premiums for insurance against damage or loss to the building 
           from such hazards as shall from time to time be generally required 
           by institutional mortgagors in the Boston area for similar 
           properties, including, but not by way of limitation, insurance 
           covering loss of rent attributable to any such hazards, and public 
           liability insurance. 
 
           f.  Cost for electricity, water and sewer use charges, and other 
           utilities supplied to the Property and not paid for directly by 
           LESSEE. 
 
           g.  Betterment assessments, provided the same are apportioned 
           equally over the longest period permitted by law. 
 
           h.  Amounts paid to independent contractors for services, 
           materials and supplies furnished for the operation, repair, 
           maintenance, cleaning and protection of the Property. 
 
           i.  Only those capital expenditures made to reduce Operating 
           Expenses or which are for energy conservation shall be included in 
           Operating Expenses pursuant to this Section, amortized with 
           reasonable interest on a useful life basis. 
 
                               SECTION 9 - USE
 
The LESSEE shall use the Premises only for the purpose of general business and 
medical offices and the collection, storage and distribution of blood 
components. 
 
                      SECTION 10 - COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
 
The LESSEE acknowledges that no trade or occupation shall be conducted in the 
Premises or use made thereof which will be unlawful, improper, noisy or 
offensive, or contrary to any law or any municipal by-law or ordinance in 
force in the city or town in which the Premises is situated. 
 
                         SECTION 11 - FIRE INSURANCE
 
The LESSEE shall not permit any use of the Premises which will make voidable 
any insurance on the Property of which the Premises are a part, or on the 
contents of said Property, which shall be contrary to any law or regulation 
from time to time established by the New England Fire Insurance Rating 
Association, or any similar body succeeding to its powers.  The LESSEE shall, 
on demand, reimburse the LESSOR and all other tenants, all extra insurance 
premiums caused by LESSEE'S misuse of the Premises. 
 
                           SECTION 12 - UTILITIES
 
The LESSOR shall provide and shall pay for all LESSEE'S water and sewer use 
and reasonable heating and air-conditioning during the normal heating and 
cooling season between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M., Monday through 
Friday, 7:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Saturday, and 11:00 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. Sunday.  
The normal cooling season shall be from April 15th to October lst of any given 
year.  Normal business days are all days except, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, 
July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day (and the following day 
when any such day occurs on Sunday) and such other days as LESSOR presently or 
in the future recognizes as holidays for LESSOR'S general office staff.  In 
addition, LESSOR agrees to furnish elevator service and to light passageways 
and stairways during business hours, and to furnish such cleaning service for 
the common areas only, all subject to interruption due to any accident, to the 
making of repairs, alterations or improvements, to labor difficulties, to 
trouble in obtaining fuel, electricity, service or supplies from the sources 
from which they are usually obtained for said building, or to causes beyond 
LESSOR'S control.  If LESSEE shall require air-conditioning, heating or 
ventilation outside the hours and days above specified, LESSOR shall furnish 
such service and LESSEE shall pay therefor $25.00 per required hour.  The 
LESSOR shall have the right to adjust LESSEE'S monthly energy cost, as herein 
defined, on an annual basis, in the event LESSOR'S cost of said gas/electric 
power increase or decrease as a result of rate increases or decrease due to 
energy market conditions.  The LESSOR shall provide, upon written request from 
LESSEE, documentation to back up said adjustment.  In the event LESSEE 
introduces into the Premises personnel or equipment which overloads the 
capacity of the building system or in any other way interferes with the 
system's ability to perform adequately its proper functions, supplementary 
systems may if and as needed at LESSOR'S option, be provided by LESSOR, at 
LESSEE'S expense. 
 
                           SECTION 13 - ELECTRICAL
 
LESSOR shall purchase and receive electric current for the Premises directly 
from the public utility company serving the building and LESSEE shall permit 
LESSOR'S existing wires, risers, conduits and other electrical equipment of 
LESSOR to be used for such purposes.  LESSOR shall not in any way be liable or 
responsible to LESSEE for any loss or damage or expense which LESSEE may 
sustain or incur if, during the term of this Lease, either the quantity or 
character of electric current is changed or electric current is no longer 
available or suitable for LESSEE'S requirements due to a factor or cause 
beyond LESSOR'S control.  LESSOR at LESSEE'S expense, shall purchase and 
install all lamps, tubes, bulbs, starters and ballasts. 
 
Section 13 of this Lease shall apply until such time as LESSOR separately 
meters LESSEE'S suite.  Thereupon, LESSEE shall be responsible to purchase its 
own light and plug electric. 
 
                       SECTION 14 - ADDITIONAL CHARGES
 
Should LESSEE fail to pay when due, any sums under this Lease designated as an 
additional charge, LESSOR shall have the same rights and remedies as LESSOR 
has hereunder, for failure to pay rent as provided for in Section 23 of this 
Lease. 
 
                    SECTION 15 - MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES
 
The LESSEE agrees to maintain the Premises in the same condition as existed at 
the commencement of the term or as they may be improved during the term of 
this Lease, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire and other casualty only 
excepted, and whenever necessary, to replace plate glass and other glass 
therein, acknowledging that the Premises are now in good order and the glass 
whole.  The LESSEE shall not permit the Premises to be overloaded, damaged, 
stripped, or defaced, nor suffer any waste.  LESSEE shall obtain written 
consent of LESSOR before erecting any sign on the Premises.  LESSEE shall be 
responsible for the cost of repairs which may be made necessary by reason of 
damage to common areas in the building by LESSEE, LESSEE'S independent 
contractors, or LESSEE'S invitees.  If repairs are required to be made by 
LESSEE pursuant to the terms hereof, LESSOR may demand that LESSEE make the 
same forthwith, and if LESSEE refuses or neglects to commence such repairs and 
complete the same with reasonable dispatch after such demand, LESSOR may (but 
shall not be required to) make or cause such repairs to be made and shall not 
be responsible to LESSEE for any loss or damage that may occur to LESSEE'S 
stock or business by reason thereof.  If LESSOR makes or causes such repairs 
to be made, LESSEE agrees that LESSEE shall forthwith on demand, pay to LESSOR 
the cost thereof as an additional charge. 
 
                          SECTION 16 - ALTERATIONS
 
The LESSEE shall not make any structural alterations or additions to the 
Premises, but may make non-structural alterations provided the LESSOR consents 
thereto in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or 
delayed.  All such allowed alterations shall be at LESSEE'S sole cost and 
expense and shall be of such quality at least equal to the present 
construction.  LESSEE shall not permit any mechanics' liens, or similar liens, 
to remain upon the Premises for labor and material furnished to LESSEE or 
claimed to have been furnished to LESSEE in connection with work of any 
character performed or claimed to have been performed at the direction of 
LESSEE and shall cause any such lien to be released of record forthwith 
without cost to LESSOR.  Any alterations or improvements made by the LESSEE 
shall become the property of the LESSOR at the termination of occupancy as 
provided herein. 
 
                       SECTION 17 - LESSOR'S LIABILITY
 
LESSEE specifically agrees to look solely to LESSOR'S then equity interest in 
the Property at the time owned, plus LESSOR'S Comprehensive General Liability 
Insurance Policy in the amount of ONE MILLION AND 00/100 ($1,000,000.00) 
Dollars, for recovery of any judgment from LESSOR; it being specifically 
agreed that neither LESSOR (original or successor) nor anyone claiming under 
the LESSOR, shall ever be personally liable for any such judgment, or for the 
payment of any monetary obligation to LESSEE. 
 
LESSEE would look to LESSOR to maintain One Million and 00/100 
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) of equity interest by reserving the necessary funds 
for said purpose or otherwise, to satisfy its obligations to the LESSEE 
hereunder. 
 
                       SECTION 18 - LESSOR'S SERVICES
 
With respect to any services to be furnished by LESSOR to LESSEE, LESSOR shall 
in no event be liable for failure to furnish the same when prevented from 
doing so by strike, lockout, breakdown, accident, order or regulation of or by 
any governmental authority, or failure of supply, or inability by the exercise 
of reasonable diligence to obtain supplies, parts or employees necessary to 
furnish such services, or because of war or other emergency, or for any cause 
due to any act or neglect of LESSEE or LESSEE'S servants, agents, employees, 
licensees or any person claiming by, through or under LESSEE. 
 
                            SECTION 19 - DAMAGES
 
In no event shall LESSOR ever be liable to LESSEE for any indirect or 
consequential damages suffered by LESSEE from whatever cause. 
 
                  SECTION 20 - LESSEE'S LIABILITY INSURANCE
 
The LESSEE shall maintain with respect to the Premises and the Property of 
which the Premises are a part, comprehensive public liability insurance in the 
amounts of $1,000,000.00/$1,000,000.00, with property damage insurance in 
limits of $1,000,000.00, in responsible companies qualified to do business in 
Massachusetts and in good standing therein,  insuring the LESSEE and naming 
the LESSOR as an additional insured, with respect to the acts or omissions of 
LESSEE, against injury to persons or damage to property as provided.  The 
LESSEE shall deposit with the LESSOR, prior to the Commencement Date of the 
term of this Lease, certificates for such insurance, and thereafter within 
thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any such policies.  All such 
insurance certificates shall provide that such policies shall not be cancelled 
without at least ten (l0) days prior written notice to each insured named 
therein. 
 
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, it is hereby 
understood and agreed that in the event the LESSOR files a claim under the 
LESSEE'S comprehensive public liability insurance policy, the LESSOR shall 
simultaneously notify the LESSEE of such claim. 
 
                       SECTION 21 - INSURABLE DAMAGES
 
LESSOR shall not be liable for any damage insurable by LESSEE to LESSEE'S 
fixtures, merchandise or property unless caused by LESSOR'S negligence and 
LESSEE hereby releases LESSOR from same.  LESSEE shall not be liable for any 
damage insurable by LESSOR to the Premises, regardless of cause and LESSOR 
hereby releases LESSEE from same. 
 
                 SECTION 22 - FIRE, CASUALTY, EMINENT DOMAIN
 
Should a substantial portion of the Premises, or of the Property of which the 
Premises are a part, be damaged by fire or other casualty, or be taken by 
eminent domain, the LESSOR may elect to terminate this Lease.  When such fire, 
casualty, or taking renders the Premises substantially unsuitable for LESSEE'S 
intended use, a just and proportionate abatement of rent shall be made, and 
the LESSEE may elect to terminate this Lease if:  (a) the LESSOR fails to give 
written notice within ninety (90) days of its intention to restore the 
Premises, or (b) the LESSOR fails to restore the Premises to a condition 
substantially suitable for LESSEE'S intended use within one hundred twenty 
(l20) days of said fire, casualty or taking.  The LESSOR reserves, and the 
LESSEE grants to the LESSOR, all rights which the LESSEE may have for damages 
or injury to the Premises for any taking by eminent domain, except for damage 
to LESSEE'S fixtures, property or equipment. 
 
 
                      SECTION 23 - DEFAULT, BANKRUPTCY
 
If at any time subsequent to the date of this Lease, any one or more of the 
following events (herein referred to as a default of LESSEE) shall occur:  (a) 
LESSEE shall fail to pay the installment of rent, escalation charge or other 
charges hereunder when due, and such failure shall continue for five (5) full 
business days after notice has been given to LESSEE from LESSOR; (b) LESSEE 
shall default in the observance or performance of any other of the LESSEE'S 
covenants, agreements, or obligations hereunder and such default shall not be 
corrected within thirty (30) days after such notice thereof; (c) LESSEE shall 
be declared bankrupt or insolvent according to law; or (d) if any assignment 
shall be made of LESSEE'S property for the benefit of creditors, then the 
LESSOR shall have the right thereafter, while such default continues, to re-
enter and take complete possession of the Premises, to declare the term of 
this Lease ended, and to remove the LESSEE'S effects, without prejudice to any 
remedies which might be otherwise used for arrears of rent or other default.  
The LESSEE shall indemnify the LESSOR against all loss of rent and other 
payments which the LESSOR may incur by reason of such termination during the 
remainder of the term.  If the LESSEE should default, after reasonable notice 
thereof, in the observance or performance of any conditions or covenants on 
LESSEE'S part to be observed or performed under or by virtue of any of the 
provisions in any section of this Lease, the LESSOR, without being under any 
obligation to do so and without thereby waiving such default, may remedy such 
default for the account and at the expense of the LESSEE.  If the LESSOR makes 
any expenditures or incurs any obligations for the payment of money in 
connection therewith, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees 
in instituting, prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding, any such 
sums paid or obligations incurred, shall accrue interest at the rate equal to 
two percent (2%) above the then prime interest rate per annum, and all costs 
shall be paid to the LESSOR by the LESSEE, as additional rent. 
 
                             SECTION 24 - NOTICE

Any notice from the LESSOR to the LESSEE relating to the Premises or to the 
occupancy thereof, shall be deemed duly served if addressed to the LESSEE 
mailed to 400 Wood Road, Braintree, MA  02184 by registered or certified mail, 
return receipt requested, postage prepaid. 
 
Any notice from the LESSEE to the LESSOR relating to the Premises or to the 
occupancy thereof, shall be deemed duly served if mailed to the LESSOR at 
Braintree Hill Office Park, 50 Braintree Hill Park, Braintree, MA 02l84, or to 
such other address as the LESSOR may from time to time advise in writing. 
 
                           SECTION 25 - SURRENDER
 
The LESSEE shall at the expiration or other termination of this Lease, remove 
all LESSEE'S goods and effects from the Premises (including without hereby 
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all signs and lettering affixed or 
painted by the LESSEE, either inside or outside of the Premises).  LESSEE 
shall deliver to LESSOR, the Premises and all keys, locks thereto and other 
fixtures connected therewith and all alterations and additions made to or upon 
the Premises, in the same condition as they were at the Commencement Date of 
the term of this Lease, or as they were put in during the term hereof, 
reasonable wear and tear and damage by fire or other casualty only excepted.  
In the event of LESSEE'S failure to remove any of LESSEE'S property from the 
Premises, LESSOR is hereby authorized without liability to LESSEE for loss or 
damage thereto, and at the sole risk of LESSEE, to remove and store any of the 
property at LESSEE'S expense, or to retain same under LESSOR'S control or to 
sell at public or private sale, without notice, any or all of the property not 
so removed and to apply the net proceeds of such sale to the payment of any 
sum due hereunder, or to destroy such property. 
 
                          SECTION 26 - HOLDING OVER
 
Any holding over by LESSEE after the expiration of the term of this Lease 
shall be treated as a daily Tenancy At Sufferance, at a rate equal to one and 
one half (1 1/2) times the rent plus escalation charges and other charges 
herein provided (prorated on a daily basis) and shall otherwise be on the same 
terms and conditions as set forth in this Lease, where the same may be 
applicable. 
 
                         SECTION 27 - RIGHT TO MOVE
 
                           INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
 
                     SECTION 28 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 
The LESSEE will observe and comply with the Rules and Regulations as attached 
hereto and made a part hereof, including revisions and additions as the LESSOR 
may from time to time institute. 
 
 
                       SECTION 29 - NOT TO INVALIDATE
 
If any term or provision of this Lease, or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstance shall, to the extent be invalid or unenforceable, the 
remainder of this Lease, or the application of such term or provision to 
persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or 
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of 
this Lease shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 
                        SECTION 30 - QUIET ENJOYMENT
 
LESSEE, subject to the terms and provisions of this Lease, on payment of the 
rent and escalation charges and observing, keeping and performing all of the 
other terms and provisions of this Lease on LESSEE'S part to be observed, kept 
and performed, shall lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy and 
enjoy the Premises during the term hereof, without hindrance or ejection by 
any persons lawfully claiming under LESSOR to have title to the Premises 
superior to LESSOR. 
 
                   SECTION 31 - ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
 
The LESSEE shall not assign or sublet the whole or any portion of the Premises 
without LESSOR'S prior written consent, which consent shall not be 
unreasonably withheld.  Any increase in the rent resulting from the permitted 
subletting will be due and payable to the LESSOR, after first reimbursing 
LESSEE for LESSEE'S verified reasonable costs from such excess in connection 
with such subletting.  The foregoing restrictions shall not be applicable to 
any assignment of this Lease or a subletting of the Premises by LESSEE to a 
subsidiary wholly-owned by LESSEE, or controlling operation, the stock in 
which is wholly-owned by the stockholders of LESSEE.  It shall be a condition 
of the validity of any assignment, whether with the consent of LESSOR or to a 
subsidiary or controlling corporation, that the assignee agrees directly with 
LESSOR, to be bound by all the obligations of LESSEE hereunder including, 
without limitation, the covenant against further assignment and subletting.  
No assignment or subletting shall relieve LESSEE from its obligations 
hereunder and LESSEE shall remain fully and primarily liable therefor.  If 
this Lease shall be assigned, or if the Premises or any portion thereof shall 
be sublet or occupied by anyone other than LESSEE, LESSOR may, at any time and 
from time to time, collect rent and other charges from the assignee, sublessee 
or occupant, and apply the net amount collected to the rent and other charges 
herein reserved, but no such assignment, subletting, occupancy or collection 
shall be deemed a waiver of this covenant, or the acceptance of the assignee, 
sublessee or occupant as a lessee, or a release of LESSEE or any successor 
from obtaining the express consent in writing of LESSOR, to any further 
assignment or subletting.  No assignment or subletting and no use of the 
Premises by a subsidiary wholly-owned by LESSEE or controlling corporation of 
LESSEE shall affect permitted uses. 
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of the above, any proposed assignee or 
sublessee submitted to the LESSOR for approval must have the same or greater 
financial strength as LESSEE. It shall be LESSOR'S responsibility to obtain 
from LESSEE'S proposed assignee or subletees the financial information 
required by LESSOR to determine the financial strength of any proposed 
assignees or subletees.  If LESSEE shall request permission to assign this 
Lease or sublet the Premises or any part thereof to any person other than a 
subsidiary wholly-owned by LESSEE or controlling corporation, the stock of 
which is wholly-owned by the stockholders of LESSEE, LESSEE shall, together 
with such request for consent thereto, inform LESSOR of the rental and other 
amounts to be paid by such assignee or sublessee and the term of any 
subletting. 
 
LESSOR shall have the right to terminate this Lease, provided that LESSOR 
shall exercise such right within forty-five (45) days of its receipt of 
LESSEE'S request for such consent and provided further, that LESSEE shall have 
the right to withdraw its request for such consent within fifteen (l5) days 
after its receipt of such notice from LESSOR, in which event such notice of 
termination shall become null and void.  If this Lease shall be terminated 
pursuant to the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, such 
termination shall become effective upon the last day of the calendar month 
next following LESSOR'S giving notice of termination.  Upon LESSEE'S vacating 
the Premises in accordance with this Lease, LESSOR shall refund all unearned 
rent and other payments made by LESSEE. 
 
                          SECTION 32 - SUBORDINATE
 
This Lease shall be subject and subordinate to any and all mortgages, deeds of 
trust and other instruments in the nature of a mortgage, now or at any time 
hereafter, a lien or liens on the Property of which the Premises are a part 
and the LESSEE shall, when requested, promptly execute and deliver such 
written instruments as shall be necessary to show the subordination of this 
Lease to said mortgages, deeds of trust or other such instruments in the 
nature of mortgage, and LESSEE hereby appoints such holder as LESSEE'S 
attorney-in-fact to execute such subordination agreement upon default of 
LESSEE in complying with such holder's request.  Upon thirty (30) days prior 
written notice from LESSEE at LESSEE'S sole cost and expense, LESSOR shall use 
its best efforts to obtain a Non-Disturbance agreement from LESSOR'S existing 
mortgagee. 
 
                        SECTION 33 - LESSOR'S ACCESS
 
The LESSOR or agents of the LESSOR may, upon twenty-four (24) hours advance 
notice, except in the case of an emergency,  enter to view the Premises and 
may remove placards and signs not approved and affixed as herein provided, and 
make repairs and alterations as LESSOR should elect to do and may show the 
Premises to others, and at any time upon reasonable notice within three (3) 
months prior to the expiration of the term, may affix to any suitable part of 
the Premises a notice for letting or selling the Premises or Property of which 
the Premises are a part and keep the same so affixed without hindrance or 
molestation. 
 
                 SECTION 34 - INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY
 
LESSEE agrees to indemnify, defend and hold LESSOR harmless from and against 
all loss, cost, liability, damage or expense including, without limitation, 
reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from the negligence or intentional acts 
of LESSEE, or its employees, agents or contractors in or on the common areas 
of the Building. 
 
LESSOR agrees to indemnify, defend and hold LESSEE harmless from and against 
any loss, cost, liability, damage or expense including, without limitation 
reasonably attorneys' fees, resulting from the negligence or intentional acts 
of LESSOR or its employees, agents or contractors in or on the Premises. 
 
In carrying out their respective obligations of indemnification as aforesaid, 
LESSOR and LESSEE shall cooperate with each other in all respects including, 
without limitation, promptly notifying the other of any action or event which 
may reasonably be expected to be the basis of a claim or a suit for which the 
other is obligated to provide indemnification, and supplying the other with 
all information and documentation available to it relating to the same. 
 
                         SECTION 35 - LESSEE'S RISK
 
To the maximum extent this agreement may be made effective according to law, 
LESSEE agrees to use and occupy the Premises and to use such other portions of 
the building as LESSEE is herein given the right to use at LESSEE'S own risk; 
and LESSOR shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss of or damage 
to LESSEE'S removable property.  The provisions of this section shall be 
applicable from and after the execution of this Lease and until the end of the 
term of this Lease, and during such further period as LESSEE may use or be in 
occupancy of any part of the Premises or of the building. 
 
                  SECTION 36 - INJURY CAUSED BY THIRD PARTY
 
To the maximum extent this agreement may be made effective according to law, 
LESSEE agrees that LESSOR shall not be responsible or liable to LESSEE or to 
those claiming by, through or under LESSEE, for any loss or damage that may be 
occasioned by or through the acts or omissions of persons occupying adjoining 
premises or any part of the premises adjacent to or connecting with the 
Premises or any part of the Property or otherwise. 
 
                  SECTION 37 - LESSEE'S REMOVABLE PROPERTY
 
All articles of personal property and all business fixtures, machinery and 
equipment and furniture owned or installed by LESSEE solely at its expense in 
the Premises (LESSEE'S removable property) shall remain the property of the 
LESSEE and may be removed by LESSEE at any time prior to the expiration of 
this Lease, provided that LESSEE, at its expense, shall repair any damage to 
the building caused by such removal or installation. 
 
                             SECTION 38 - WAIVER
 
Failure on the part of LESSOR or LESSEE to complain of any action or non-
action on the part of the other, no matter how long the same may continue, 
shall never be a waiver by LESSOR or LESSEE, respectively, of any of the 
other's rights hereunder.  Further, no waiver at any time of any of the 
provisions hereof by LESSOR or LESSEE shall be construed as a waiver of any of 
the other provisions hereof, and a waiver at any time of any of the provisions 
shall not be construed as a waiver at any subsequent time of the same 
provisions.  The consent or approval of LESSOR or LESSEE to or of any action 
by the other requiring such consent or approval shall not be construed to 
waive or render unnecessary LESSOR'S or LESSEE'S consent or approval to or of 
any subsequent similar act by the other. 
 
No payment by LESSEE, or acceptance by LESSOR, of a lesser amount than shall 
be due from LESSEE to LESSOR shall be treated otherwise than as a payment on 
account.  The acceptance by LESSOR of a check for a lesser amount with an 
endorsement or statement thereon, or upon any letter accompanying such check, 
that such lesser amount is payment in full, shall be given no effect, and 
LESSOR may accept such check without prejudice to any other rights or remedies 
which LESSOR may have against LESSEE. 
 
                      SECTION 39 - BROKER'S COMMISSIONS
 
Other than Sean Teague of Fallon, Hines & O'Connor, LESSEE warrants that it 
has had no dealings with any agent or broker in connection with this Lease and 
covenants to defend with counsel approved by LESSOR, hold harmless and 
indemnify LESSOR from and against any and all cost, expense or liability for 
any compensation, commission or charges claimed by any agent or broker with 
respect to LESSEE'S dealing in connection with this Lease or the negotiation 
thereof. 
 
                          SECTION 40 - CONTINGENCY
 
It is an integral part of this Lease Agreement without which the LESSOR would 
not enter the same, that this Lease is contingent upon the LESSEE receiving 
all appropriate approvals from the Braintree Building Department, FDA and 
Massachusetts Board of Health within thirty (30) days following execution by 
both parties.  In the event that such approvals are not received within thirty 
(30) days of Lease execution mutual execution of the Lease, then either Lessor 
or Lessee shall have the right but not the obligation to terminate this Lease 
Agreement with written notice to the other party (hereinafter known as the 
"Termination Notice"). In the event either party shall send such Termination 
Notice to the other party, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Lease 
Agreement shall be deemed null and void and of no further force or effect.   
 
                    SECTION 41 - LESSEE'S RIGHT TO EXPAND
 
In the event LESSEE has not been in default of any of the terms, conditions 
and covenants of this Lease Agreement and any Amendments made hereto during 
the term hereof, LESSEE shall have the right, to lease additional space from 
the LESSOR which additional space shall be adjacent to the Premises demised 
hereunder within Forbes Business Center, 166 Forbes Road, Braintree, MA  
02184, subject to availability and further subject, but not limited to, the 
following terms and conditions: 
 
      1.  LESSEE'S additional space requirement must be a minimum of 
      2,450 square feet (hereinafter referred to as the "Expansion Space"). 
 
      2.  LESSEE must notify LESSOR in writing of its additional space 
      requirements no less than ninety (90) days prior to the date LESSEE 
      desires such Expansion Space. 
 
      3.  In the event LESSEE exercises LESSEE'S Right to Expand after 
      the first (1st) full three (3) years of the Lease term, then LESSEE 
      shall be responsible for any/and all costs incurred with relocating 
      other tenants due to such Right to Expand and all construction work 
      associated with LESSEE'S expansion space over the term of the Lease.  
      The LESSOR and LESSEE shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment 
      to this Lease setting forth the mutually negotiated relocation costs to 
      be paid by LESSEE incurred from relocating on existing tenant to 
      accommodate LESSEE'S expansion. 
 
      4.  In the event LESSEE exercises LESSEE'S Right to Expand within 
      the first (1st) two (2) full years of the Lease term, then LESSOR and 
      LESSEE shall negotiate mutually agreed upon business terms associated 
      with such Right to Expand. The Expansion Space term shall be coterminous 
      with the Lease in the event LESSEE exercises LESSEE'S Right to Expand 
      within the first two (2) full years of the Lease Term. 
 
      5.  In the event LESSEE exercises LESSEE'S Right to Expand within 
      the first two (2) full years of the Lease term, the rent for said 
      Expansion space shall be the rental then being paid by LESSEE in 
      accordance with Section 5, herein.  In the event LESSEE exercises 
      LESSEE'S Right to Expand during the third full year through the fifth 
      full year then the rental  for said Expansion Space shall be at the then 
      current market rent rate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event 
      the term of this Lease is extended, then rent for the Expansion Space 
      and the Premises demised hereunder shall be adjusted to reflect the then
      current market rent rate effective on the commencement date of such 
      extended term. 
 
It is hereby agreed between the parties that immediately following LESSOR'S 
receipt of LESSEE'S notice indicating its desire to lease Expansion Space, and 
once such Expansion Space has been located by LESSOR, LESSOR and LESSEE shall 
enter into a mutually acceptable Amendment to this Lease setting forth the 
terms and provisions set forth hereinabove. 
 
                     SECTION 42 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
It is hereby understood and agreed that LESSEE will supply to the LESSOR, on 
an annual basis, a copy of LESSEE'S audited financial statement within ninety 
(90) days following LESSEE'S fiscal year end.  Any information obtained by 
LESSOR pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be treated as 
confidential, except that LESSOR may disclose such information to its lenders. 
 
                          SECTION 43 - LATE PAYMENT
 
If LESSEE fails to pay any installment of Annual Rent and/or Additional Rent 
on or before the first (1st) day of the calendar month when such installment 
becomes due and payable, LESSEE shall pay to LESSOR a late charge of five 
percent (5%) of the amount of such installment, and, in addition, such unpaid 
installment shall bear interest at the rate per annum which is four percent 
(4%) greater than the "base lending rate" then in effect at The Wall Street 
Journal, or the highest rate permitted by law, whichever may be less; with it 
being the express intent of the parties that nothing herein contained shall be 
construed or implemented in such manner as to allow LESSOR to charge or 
receive interest in excess of the maximum legal rate then allowed by law.  
Such late charge and interest shall constitute Additional Rent hereunder due 
and payable with the next monthly installment of Annual Rent due. 
 
                     SECTION 44 - CLEANING SPECIFICATION
 
LESSEE shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for cleaning the 
Premises demised hereunder, including, but not limited to, dusting, vacuuming 
and trash removal from the Premises. 
 
No rubbish, trash, garbage or other refuse shall be burned by LESSEE in the 
Premises or elsewhere in the Building or Property and all the same shall be 
kept in suitable containers in the interior of the Premises until the same is 
picked up from the Premises. 
 
LESSEE shall utilize a specialized medical courier service at its sole cost 
and expense, to remove all medical waste from LESSEE'S Premises to be disposed 
of off site. 
 
                      SECTION 45 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
 
The Building, to the best of LESSOR'S knowledge, is free and clean of all 
hazardous material. 
 
LESSOR and LESSEE shall strictly comply with all state, federal and municipal 
laws, regulations, guidelines and ordinances concerning the use, storage, 
handling and disposition of any blood procedures substance or material that is 
or may be toxic or hazardous, and notwithstanding anything contained in this 
Lease to the contrary, LESSOR and LESSEE agree to indemnify the other against 
any liability caused by it, including attorney's fees and costs in connection 
therewith. 
 
                            SECTION 46 - SIGNAGE
 
LESSEE shall have the right, at LESSEE'S sole cost and expense, to install a 
sign on the inside face of the perimeter windows of the Premises, the size and 
location of which to be agreed upon by LESSOR.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
any signage proposed by LESSEE must have LESSOR'S prior written approval, 
which approval shall be at the sole and absolute discretion of the LESSOR, and 
must be in conformance with the standard sign design criteria established by 
LESSOR for the building.  The LESSEE, at its sole cost and expense, shall be 
responsible for obtaining all municipal and other approvals necessary for the 
erection and maintenance of such sign.  The LESSOR shall cooperate with the 
LESSEE in its filing of applications for any such approvals, provided that the 
LESSEE shall pay all costs associated with such applications and approvals. 
 
                   SECTION 47 - WHEN LEASE BECOMES BINDING
 
The submission of this document for examination and negotiation does not 
constitute an offer to lease, or a reservation of, or option for the Premises, 
and this document shall become effective and binding only upon the execution 
thereof by both LESSOR and LESSEE, regardless of any written or verbal 
representation of any agent, manager or other employee of LESSOR to the 
contrary.  All negotiations, consideration, representations and understandings 
between LESSOR and LESSEE are incorporated herein and this Lease expressly 
supersedes any proposals or other written documents relating hereto.  This 
Lease may be modified or altered only by written agreement between LESSOR and 
LESSEE, and no act or omission of any employee or agent of LESSOR shall alter, 
change or modify any of the provisions thereof. 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the LESSOR and LESSEE have hereunto set their hands and 
common seals this 16th day of May, l996. 
 
Witness as to LESSOR:     LESSOR:      Charlotte E. Flatley and
                                       John P. Garrahan, Trustees
                                       of the 1970 Flatley Family Trust 
 

/s/ Francisca Sterensen                   /s/ Nancy LaPlante
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                                       By     Nancy LaPlante 
                                       Its    Authorized Agent 
 
Witness as to LESSEE:     LESSEE:      Haemonetics Corporation 

/s/ Marianne K. Pekrue                    /s/ John F. White 
- ----------------------                 ----------------------
                                       By  
                                       Its 
                                              Duly Authorized 
 
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS   ) 
                                ) 
COUNTY OF NORFOLK               ) 
                                                               May 10, 1996. 
 
      Then personally appeared Nancy LaPlante to me known to be the individual 
who acknowledged herself to be the Authorized Agent of The 1970 Flatley Family 
Trust, LESSOR, and that she, as such, being authorized to so do, executed the 
foregoing instrument and acknowledged the execution thereof to be her free act 
and deed for the purposes therein contained. 
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal at Norfolk 
County, Braintree, Massachusetts, this 10th day of May, 1996.
 
                                       /s/ Kerry A. Kelley
                                       -----------------------
                                       Notary Public 
                                       My Commission Expires:1/29/1999 
 
 
STATE OF MA              ) 
COUNTY OF NORFOLK        ) 
                                                                 May 6, 1996. 
 
      Then personally appeared John White to me known to be the individual who 
acknowledged himself to be the President of Haemonetics Corporation, LESSEE, 
and that he, as such, being authorized to so do, executed the foregoing 
instrument and acknowledged the execution thereof to be his free act and deed 
for the purposes therein contained. 
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal at Norfolk 
County, Braintree, Massachusetts, this 6th day of May, 1996. 
 
                                       /s/ Marianne K. Pekrue 
                                       -------------------------
                                       Notary Public 
                                       My Commission Expires: 6/30/2000 
 
                            RULES AND REGULATIONS
 
l.  The sidewalks, entrances, passages, courts, elevators, vestibules, 
stairways, corridors and halls shall not be obstructed or encumbered by any 
LESSEE, nor shall they be used for any purpose other than ingress and egress 
to and from the Premises.  LESSOR shall keep the sidewalks and curbs directly 
in front of said Premises, clean and free from ice and snow. 
 
2.  No awnings or other projections shall be attached to the outside walls of 
the building without the prior written consent of the LESSOR.  No curtains, 
blinds, shades or screens shall be attached to, hung in, or used in connection 
with, any window or door of the Premises, without the prior written consent of 
the LESSOR.  Any such awnings, projections, curtains, blinds, shades, screens 
or other fixtures used by LESSEE (if given the prior written consent of the 
LESSOR for such use), shall be of a quality, type, design and color, attached 
in a manner approved by the LESSOR. 
 
3.  A building directory will be maintained in the main lobby of the building 
at the expense of the LESSOR and the number of such listings shall be at the 
sole discretion of the LESSOR.  No sign, advertisement, notice or other 
lettering shall be exhibited, inscribed, painted or affixed by any LESSEE on 
any part of the outside or inside of the Premises or building, without the 
prior written consent of the LESSOR.  In the event of violation of the 
foregoing by any LESSEE, LESSOR may remove same without any liability and may 
charge the expense incurred by such removal to any LESSEES violating this 
rule.  Interior signs on doors and directory tablet shall be inscribed, 
painted or affixed for each LESSEE, at LESSEE'S expense and shall be of a 
size, color and style acceptable to the LESSOR. 
 
4.  The sashes, sash doors, skylights, windows and doors that reflect or admit 
light and air into the halls, passageways or other public places in the 
building shall not be covered or obstructed by any LESSEE, nor shall any 
bottles, parcels or other articles be placed on the windowsills. 
 
5.  No show cases or other articles shall be put in front of, or affixed to 
any part of the exterior of the building, nor placed in the halls, corridors, 
vestibules or fire escapes, without the prior written consent of the LESSOR. 
 
6.  The water and wash closets and other plumbing fixtures shall not be used 
for any purposes other than those for which they were constructed, and no 
sweepings, rubbish, rags or other substances shall be thrown therein.  All 
damages resulting from any misuses of the fixtures shall be borne by the 
LESSEE who, or whose servants, employees, agents, visitors, or licensees, 
shall have caused same. 
 
7.  No LESSEE shall mark, paint, drill into, or in any way deface any part of 
the Premises or the building of which they form a part.  No boring, cutting or 
stringing of wires shall be permitted, except with the prior written consent 
of LESSOR, and as the LESSOR may direct.  No LESSEE shall lay linoleum, or 
other similar floor covering, so that the same shall come in contact with the 
floor of the Premises, and, if linoleum or other similar floor covering is 
desired to be used, an interlining of builder's deadening felt shall be first 
affixed to the floor by a paste or other material, soluble in water, the use 
of cement or other similar adhesive material being expressly prohibited. 
 
8.  No bicycles, vehicles or animals of any kind shall be brought in or kept 
about the Premises, and no cooking shall be done or permitted by LESSEE on 
said Premises.  No LESSEE shall cause or permit any unusual or objectionable 
odors to be produced upon or permeate from the Premises. 
 
9.  No space in the building, except as provided in individual Leases, shall 
be used for manufacturing, for the storage of merchandise, or for the sale of 
merchandise, goods or property of any kind at auction. 
 
10.  No LESSEE shall make, or permit to be made, any unsettling or disturbing 
noises or disturb or interfere with occupants of this or neighboring buildings 
or premises' or those having business with them, whether by the use of any 
musical instrument, radio, talking machine, unmusical noise, whistling, 
singing, or in any other way.  No LESSEE shall throw anything out of doors, 
windows, skylights or down the passageways. 
 
11.  No LESSEE, nor any of LESSEE'S servants, employees, agents, visitors or 
licensees, shall at any time bring or keep upon the Premises any flammable, 
combustible or explosive fluid, chemical and substance, except for items 
customarily used in LESSEE'S business operations provided someone safeguarded 
in accordance with applicable laws and fire codes. 
 
12.  No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any of the 
doors or windows by any LESSEE, nor shall any changes be made in existing 
locks or the mechanism thereof.  Each LESSEE must, upon the termination of his 
tenancy, return to the LESSOR, all keys for stores, offices and toilet rooms, 
either furnished to, or otherwise procured by, such LESSEE, and in the event 
of the loss of any keys so furnished, such LESSEE shall pay the LESSOR the 
cost thereof. 
 
13.  All removals, or the carrying in or out of any safes, freight, furniture 
or bulky matter of any description must take place during the hours which the 
LESSOR or its agents may determine from time to time.  The LESSOR reserves the 
right to inspect all freight to be brought into the building and to exclude 
from the building, all freight which violates any of these Rules and 
Regulations or the Lease of which these Rules and Regulations are a part. 
 
14.  No LESSEE shall occupy or permit any portion of the Premises leased to 
him to be occupied for the possession, storage, manufacture or sale of liquor, 
narcotics, or dope, or as a barber or manicure shop. 
 
15.  LESSOR shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by any LESSEE 
which, in LESSOR'S opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the building or 
its desirability as a building for offices, and upon written notice from 
LESSOR, LESSEE shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising.  LESSEE 
shall not use the name of the building or its owner in any advertising without 
the express written consent of the LESSOR. 
 
16.  No LESSEE shall install or permit the installation or use of any machines 
dispensing goods for sale, including without limitation, foods, beverages, 
cigarettes or cigars.  No food or beverage shall be carried in the public 
halls and elevators of the buildings, except in closed containers. 
 
17.  The Premises shall not be used for lodging or sleeping or for any immoral 
or illegal purpose. 
 
18.  Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the building is prohibited and 
each LESSEE shall cooperate to prevent the same by notifying the LESSOR.  
LESSOR reserves the right to inspect any parcel or package being removed from 
the building by LESSEE, its employees, representatives and business invitees. 
 
19.  There shall not be used in any space or in the public halls of any 
building, either by a LESSEE or by jobbers or others in the delivery of or 
receipt of merchandise, any hand trucks, except those equipped with rubber 
tires and side guards. 
 
 
                                 EXHIBIT "A"
 
                                 Floor Plan
 
 
                                 EXHIBIT "B"
 
                        Description of LESSOR'S Work
 
LESSEE acknowledges that it has examined and inspected the Premises and is 
familiar with the physical condition thereof.  LESSEE further acknowledges (1) 
that LESSOR has not made and does not hereby make any representations 
regarding the physical condition of the Premises and (2) that there are no 
warranties, either expressed or implied, regarding the condition of the 
Premises.  Any such warranties which may exist, are hereby expressly released 
and waived.  Accordingly, LESSEE hereby agrees to accept the Premises in their 
"as is" condition. 
 
 
                                 EXHIBIT "C"
 
                        Description of LESSEE'S Work
 
                                 EXHIBIT "D"
 
                          LANDLORD'S SIGN CRITERIA

1. Signs

      TENANT shall prior to the commencement of the lease term, erect a new 
"Store Front Sign" which must conform to the following standards and shall be 
subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.

      a.  The advertising or informative content of TENANT'S sign shall 
      be limited to letters designating TENANT's name only and shall contain 
      no advertising devices, slogans, symbols, or logos, which shall be 
      permitted in accordance with Subsection C contained herein.

      b.  The character, design, color and layout of all of TENANT'S 
      signs shall be subject to the approval of LANDLORD. Three blueline 
      copies of the sign shop drawings with full specifications shall be 
      submitted to LANDLORD for review and approval.

      c.  Corporate crests and/or shield, or logos must be approved 
      writing by LANDLORD.

      d.  The sign and any part or parts thereof shall be located within 
      the physical limits of the Demised Premises.

      e.  Sign shall be vinyl cut letters in accordance with the sign 
      program established for the adjacent office tenants.

      f.  TENANT having one (1) or more facades will be subject to 
      LANDLORD's individual review of that TENANT's allowable signage, to 
      ensure against excessive signage by any tenant.

      g.  The following are types of signs or sing components that are 
      prohibited:

          (i) Paper signs and/or stickers utilized as signs;

          (ii) Signs of a temporary character or purpose irrespective of the
          composition of the sign or material used therefore;

          (iii) Printed signs;

          (iv) Flat cut-out plexiglass or metal letters;

          (v) Signs employing flashing, moving flickering or blinking
          illuminations, animations, moving lights, or floodlight illumination;

          (vi) Signs employing raceways, ballast boxes, electrical
          transformers, crossovers, or conduit;

          (vii) Sign contractor or sign company's name, stamp or decal
          (unless required by applicable law).

      b. No signs will be permitted at the rear of the Premises except 
      for a small identification sign stating only the name of the tenant. 
      Said sign shall be a maximum of two inches (2") in height and shall be 
      lettered on the delivery door at the rear of TENANT'S Premises. Such 
      sign will also require LANDLORD's written approval.

                             COMMERCIAL DIVISION
                  SPECIFICATIONS FOR UPGRADED OFFICE SPACE

1.  Partitions: Demising partition consisting of 3 5/8" metal studs, 
    24" o.c. with one layer 5/8 G.W.B. each side, extending to deck above 
    with batt insulation in wall cavity. Interior partitions consisting of
    3 5/8" metal studs 24" o.c. with one layer 1/2" G.W.B. each side extending
    6" above suspended ceiling.

2.  Doors: Each Tenant will be allowed one solid core wood entrance 
    door. Solid core interior doors with passage set, will be provided.

3.  Painting and Wallcovering: All wall surfaces shall receive two coats 
    of eggshell paint. Paint colors shall be selected from Landlord's 
    standard color selections. Where Tenant desires wallcovering, Landlord 
    shall initially prepare walls to receive wallcovering as designated by 
    Tenant. Wallcovering shall be furnished and installed at Tenant's sole 
    expense.

4.  Woodstain. All Landlord's standard wood shall receive two coats of 
    clear polyurethane varnish.

5.  Carpeting: Carpeting will be installed per Landlord's standard 
    samples. Landlord's standards are Shaws and Dimension Commercial 
    Carpets, Cypress Point III 30 oz. and Finesse 30, respectively.

6.  Base: Vinyl base will be installed per Landlord's standard samples.

7.  Window Sills: Landlord's standard drywall sills and aprons.

8.  Lighting: Recessed fluorescent lighting fixtures with parabolic lens 
    containing two 40 watt rapid start U-tubes will be provided at a ratio 
    of one fixture per 42 square feet of net rentable space. 2' x 2' in 
    private offices and 2' x 4' in open office areas.

9.  Ceiling: White acoustical lay-in ceiling tiles in a white T-bar 
    suspended grid installed at a minimum 8'-6" above finished floor, or 
    maximum height attainable. 2' x 2' in private offices and 2' x 4' in
    open office areas.

10.  Electrical Outlets: One duplex receptacle, installed eight per 
     circuit, will be installed one per 100 square feet of net rentable 
     space.

11.  Switches: One Electrical switch will be provided per 8 allowed 
     lighting fixtures.

12.  Window Blinds: All building perimeter windows shall receive the 
     Landlord's standard blinds.

13.  Air Conditioning: Will be supplied at one ton for each 400 square 
     feet of rentable space with all returns ducted.

14.  Telephone: Arrangements for service and location of telephone 
     outlets by the telephone company are the responsibility of the Tenant. 
     The Tenant will coordinate with the telephone company for prewire at 
     locations designated by the Tenant.

15.  Special Equipment: Any special equipment or items not mentioned 
     above, desired by the Tenant, will be installed at Tenant's expense.

     FIFTY BRAINTREE HILL OFFICE PARK * BRAINTREE, MA 02184 * (617) 848-2000






















                                                                EXHIBIT 10AH

September 23, 1996

Mr. John F. White
President
Haemonetics Corporation
400 Wood Road
Braintree, MA 02184

                           SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

To be attached to and made a part of that certain Lease Agreement dated May 
10, 1996, by and between Charlotte E. Flatley & John P. Garrahan, Trustees 
of the 1970 Flatley Family Trust as LANDLORD, and Haemonetics Corporation as 
Tenant.

Relative to the Premises located at Forbes Business Center, 166 Forbes Road, 
Suite #100, Braintree, MA 02184 and more specifically referred to in the 
above-mentioned Lease Agreement, our records indicate the following 
pertinent information with regard to same:

              Occupancy Date:     June 17, 1996

      Term Commencement Date:     June 17, 1996

           Actual Term Dates:     June 17, 1996 - June 30, 2001

      Rent Commencement Date:     June 17, 1996

If you concur with the above, please acknowledge by signature below, 
retaining one (1) copy of this agreement for your files and returning the 
other to my attention, at your earliest possible convenience.

Should this Supplemental Agreement not be executed and returned to LESSOR 
within thirty (30) days of its receipt by LESSEE, said dates as specified 
herein shall hereby be deemed assented to by the LESSOR.

Sincerely yours,

/s/ Diane Regan
Diane Regan
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DIVISION

CC:    David Player
Certified Mail - Return Receipt Requested     P 257 082 401

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September 23, 1996
Mr. John F. White

      The foregoing is hereby acknowledged and agreed.


WITNESS                                TENANT:  Haemonetics Corporation

                                         /s/ John F. White
- -----------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                       By:   John F. White
                                       Its:  President
                                       Duly Authorized




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