EXHIBIT 10.1

XICOR, INC.

2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN

     1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2002 Stock Option Plan are:

       •    to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
substantial responsibility,          •    to provide additional incentive to
Employees, Directors and Consultants, and          •    to promote the success
of the Company’s business.

          Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant.

     2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

          (a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall
be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

          (b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U. S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options are, or will be, granted under
the Plan.

          (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (d) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following
events:

               (i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power
represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or

               (ii) A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a
two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are
Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” will mean directors who either (A)
are directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or (B) are elected, or
nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a
majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination
(but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in
connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election
of directors to the Company); or

               (iii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

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               (iv) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least
fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation.

          (e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (f) “Committee” means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board
in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

          (g) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

          (h) “Company” means Xicor, Inc., a California corporation.

          (i) “Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor,
engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such
entity.

          (j) “Director” means a member of the Board.

          (k) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

          (l) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Service
Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Company, (ii) transfers between locations of the Company
or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor, or (iii) a
termination of service with the Company, but such service recommences within
ninety (90) days of the date of such termination. Neither service as a Director
nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute
“employment” by the Company.

          (m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

          (n) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:

               (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on
the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;

               (ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of
a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked
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determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable;

               (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.

          (o) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

          (p) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

          (q) “Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing
certain terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Notice of Grant
is part of the Option Agreement.

          (r) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

          (s) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

          (t) “Option Agreement” means an agreement between the Company and an
Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The
Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

          (u) “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

          (v) “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option granted under
the Plan.

          (w) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

          (x) “Plan” means this 2002 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated.

          (y) “Retirement” means a termination of an Optionee’s status as a
Service Provider when the Optionee is age 55 or over and has continuously been a
Service Provider for at least ten (10) years on the date of such termination.

          (z) “RIF” means a termination of an Optionee’s status as a Service
Provider resulting from a work force reduction or job elimination.

          (aa) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.

          (bb) “Section 16(b) “ means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

          (cc) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

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          (dd) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

          (ee) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

     3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 1,000,000 Shares plus (a) any Shares which have been reserved
but not issued under the Company’s 1990 Incentive and Non-Incentive Stock Option
Plan (the “1990 Plan”) upon the date the 1990 Plan terminates, and (b) any
Shares returned to the 1990 Plan following the date of its termination as a
result of termination of options granted under the 1990 Plan. The Shares may be
authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

          If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued under
the Plan upon exercise of an Option shall not be returned to the Plan and shall
not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if
Shares of restricted stock are repurchased by the Company at their original
purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the
Plan.

     4. Administration of the Plan.

          (a) Procedure.

               (i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with
respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

               (ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator
determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as
“performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside
directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

               (iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions
hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder
shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

               (iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan
shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall
be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

          (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in
its discretion:

               (i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

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               (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options may be
granted hereunder;

               (iii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each Option granted hereunder;

               (iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

               (v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with
the terms of the Plan, of any Option granted hereunder. Such terms and
conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or
times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance
criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and
any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or the Shares relating
thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall determine;

               (vi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards
granted pursuant to the Plan;

               (vii) to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans
established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

               (viii) to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section 14(c)
of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the
post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise
provided for in the Plan;

               (ix) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by
electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise
of an Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the
minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to
be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be
withheld is to be determined. All elections by an Optionee to have Shares
withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions
as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;

               (x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company
any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option previously granted by
the Administrator;

               (xi) to correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, or in any Option Agreement, in a manner and to the
extent it shall deem necessary, all of which determinations and interpretations
made by the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding on all Optionees, any
other holders of Options and on their legal representatives and beneficiaries;
and

               (xii) except to the extent prohibited by, or impermissible in
order to obtain treatment desired by the Administrator under Applicable Laws, to
allocate or delegate all or any portion of its powers and responsibilities to
any one or more of its members or to any person(s) selected by it, subject to
revocation or modification by the Administrator of such allocation or
delegation.

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               (xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.

          (c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions,
determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Optionees
and any other holders of Options.

     5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Service
Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

     6. Limitations.

          (a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either
an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

          (b) Neither the Plan nor any Option shall confer upon an Optionee any
right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s relationship as a Service
Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the
Optionee’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any
time, with or without cause.

          (c) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options:

               (i) No Service Provider shall be granted, in any fiscal year of
the Company, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.

               (ii) In connection with his or her initial service, a Service
Provider may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 750,000 Shares,
which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection (i) above.

               (iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately
in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in
Section 12.

               (iv) If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year of the
Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 12), the cancelled Option will be counted against the
limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above.

     7. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 18 of the Plan, the Plan shall become
effective upon its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for a term
of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 14 of the Plan.

     8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be ten
(10) years from the date of grant or

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such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. Moreover, in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be
five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in
the Option Agreement.

     9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

          (a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator, subject to the following:

               (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                    (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive
Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of
the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                    (B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee described
in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

               (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant as determined by the Administrator. In the case of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.

               (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with
a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share
on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction.

          (b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is
granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the
Option may be exercised.

          (c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall
determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such
consideration may consist entirely of:

               (i) cash;

               (ii) check;

               (iii) promissory note;

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               (iv) other Shares, provided Shares acquired directly or
indirectly from the Company, (A) have been vested and owned by the Optionee for
more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised;

               (v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;

               (vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the
Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee’s participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

               (vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or

               (viii) such other consideration and method of payment for the
issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

     10. Exercise of Option.

          (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at
such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set
forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of
a Share.

               An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives:
(i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option
Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if
requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse or
in the name of a family trust of which the Optionee is a trustee. Until the
Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote
or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with
respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The
Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the
Option is exercised; provided that if the Company shall be advised by counsel
that certain requirements under the Federal, state or foreign securities laws
must be met before Shares may be issued under this Plan, the Company shall
notify all persons who have been issued Options, and the Company shall have no
liability for failure to issue Shares under any exercise of Options because of
delay while such requirements are being met or the inability of the Company to
comply with such requirements. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are
issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan.

               Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of
Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under
the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

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          (b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee
ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee’s death,
Disability or as the result of a RIF or Retirement, the Optionee may exercise
his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option
Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination
(but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set
forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option
Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for three (3) months following
the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not
vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the
Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option
shall revert to the Plan.

          (c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his
or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement
to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event
later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the
Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s
termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to
his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the
Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider,
the Option may be exercised following the Optionee’s death, within such period
of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is
vested on the date of death (but in no event may the Option be exercised later
than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary
has been designated prior to the Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to the
Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then
such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s
estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the
Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In
the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain
exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s death. If, at the
time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the
Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to
the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.

          (e) Reduction in Force. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as the result of a RIF, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option
within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement, to the
extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later
than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the
Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s
termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to
his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the
Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not
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Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (f) Retirement of Optionee. If the Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of his or her Retirement, the Optionee may exercise his or
her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement,
to the extent the Option is vested on the date of Retirement (but in no event
later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the
Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s
termination. If, on the date of Retirement, the Optionee is not vested as to his
or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option
shall revert to the Plan. If, after his or her Retirement, the Optionee does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

          (g) Leaves of Absence.

               (i) Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of
Options granted hereunder shall continue during any unpaid leave of absence.

               (ii) A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the
case of any leave of absence approved by the Company.

               (iii) For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may
exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is
guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of
absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months
following the 91st day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the
Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be
treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

     11. Transferability of Options. Unless determined otherwise by the
Administrator, an Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of
descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator makes an Option
transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as
the Administrator deems appropriate.

     12. Adjustments; Dissolution; Merger or Change in Control.

               (a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other
property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization,
merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange
of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate
structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in
order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan, may (in its sole discretion)
adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan
and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding
Option, as well as the numerical Share limits in Sections 6 of the Plan.

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               (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the
Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any
Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares,
provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in
the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.

               (c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each
outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the
successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In
the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the
Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the
Option as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would
not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or
electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall
terminate upon the expiration of such period.

                    For the purposes of this subsection (c), the Option shall be
considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the option
confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option
immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change
in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date
of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or
Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation,
provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option,
for each Share subject to the Option, to be solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in
Control.

     13. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option shall be, for all
purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting
such Option, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator.
Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.

     14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

          (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter,
suspend or terminate the Plan.

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          (b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder
approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply
with Applicable Laws and Section 14(c) below.

          (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
suspension or termination of the Plan shall (i) impair the rights of any
Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the
Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and
the Company or (ii) permit the reduction of the exercise price of an Option
after it has been granted (except for adjustments made pursuant to Section 12),
unless approved by the Company’s shareholders. Neither may the Administrator,
without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, cancel any outstanding
Option and immediately replace it with a new Option with a lower exercise price.
Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise
the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the
Plan prior to the date of such termination.

     15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

          (a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

          (b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an
Option, the Company may require the person exercising such Option to represent
and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased
only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such
Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required.

     16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained.

     17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will
at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

     18. Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is
adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the
degree required under Applicable Laws.

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