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January 26, 2001

Eric Winkler
846 East Dana Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Dear Eric:

    This letter confirms the agreement between Vicinity Corporation (the
"Company") and you regarding the terms of your separation from the Company
effective as of January 31, 2001.

    1.  Separation Benefits. In consideration for your signing this agreement,
you will receive the following:

    a)  continued payment of your salary and benefits through January 31, 2001
(with your accrued paid-time off being utilized for the business days falling in
the period beginning January 27, 2001 and ending January 31, 2001);

    b)  a lump sum payment of $82,500 on January 31, 2001 representing six
months salary (less applicable withholding); and

    c)  acceleration of 23,437 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the
stock option grant dated February 16, 1999 under the Company's 1996 Employee
Stock Option Plan effective as of the date of this agreement.

In addition, the Company will continue your existing medical, dental and vision
benefits or make COBRA payments on your behalf for a period of up to six months
following January 31, 2001. In the event that you secure employment with another
entity prior to the expiration of such period and you and your dependants shall
become eligible under another health care plan, you shall promptly notify the
Company of such event and your rights under this paragraph shall terminate as of
the date such coverage becomes effective.

    2.  Termination of Offer Letter and Option Agreements. You and the Company
agree that effective immediately following the acceleration of shares described
in paragraph 1(c) above, (i) the terms of the offer letter dated January 5, 1999
and (ii) your rights to vest into or to exercise options under the option
agreements entered into between you and the Company under the Company's 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan and 2000 Equity Participation Plan, shall each
immediately and without any other action be terminated.

    3.  Return of Company Property. You have returned, or will as requested by
the Company, all Company property in your possession.

    4.  Maintaining Confidential Information. You will continue to abide by the
terms of the Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement that
you executed when hired by the Company and you will not disclose any
confidential information (including technology, trade secrets, business
practices or other proprietary information of the company) that you acquired
while an employee of the Company to any other person or use such information in
any manner that is detrimental to the Company's interests.

    5.  Cooperation With the Company. You will cooperate fully with the Company
in its defense of or other participation in any administrative, judicial or
other proceeding arising from any charge, complaint or other action which has
been or may be filed.

    6.  Release of the Company. You understand that by agreeing to this release
you are agreeing not to sue, or otherwise file any claim against, the Company or
any of its employees or other agents for any reason whatsoever based on anything
that has occurred as of the date you sign this agreement.

    a)  On behalf of yourself and your heirs and assigns, you hereby release and
forever discharge the "Releasees" hereunder, consisting of the Company, and each
of its owners, affiliates, divisions, predecessors, successors, assigns, agents,
directors, officers, partners, employees, insurers, and employee benefit plans
in which you are or have been a participant by virtue of your

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employment with the Company and all persons acting by, through, under or in
concert with them, or any of them, of and from any and all manner of action or
actions, cause or causes of action, in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens,
contracts, agreements, promises, liability, claims, demands, damages, loss, cost
or expense, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent
(hereinafter called "Claims"), which you now have or may hereafter have against
the Releasees, or any of them, by reason of any matter, cause, or thing
whatsoever from the beginning of time to the date hereof, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Claims arising out of, based upon,
or relating to your hire, employment, remuneration or resignation of your
employment, including any Claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended; the
Equal Pay Act, as amended; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended; the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended; the California Fair
Employment and Housing Act, as amended; the California Labor Code; and/or any
other local, state or federal law governing discrimination in employment and/or
the payment of wages and benefits.

    b)  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR
SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF
KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY
HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF
SIMILAR EFFECT.

    7.  Release of Eric Winkler. On behalf of itself and each of its divisions,
predecessors, successors or assigns, the Company hereby releases you of and from
any and all Claims, which it now has or may hereafter have against you by reason
of any action taken by you in performance of your duties as an employee or on
behalf of the Company which are known or should reasonably be known by the Board
of Directors of the Company as of the date hereof.

    8.  Severability. The provisions of this agreement are severable. If any
provision is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision.

    9.  Voluntary and Knowing Agreement. You represent that you have thoroughly
read and considered all aspects of this agreement, that you understand all its
provisions and that you are voluntarily entering into said agreement.

    10. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This agreement sets forth the entire
agreement between you and the Company and supersedes any and all prior oral or
written agreements or understanding between you and the Company concerning the
subject matter. This agreement may not be altered, amended or modified, except
by a further written document signed by you and the Company.

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    If the above accurately reflects your understanding, please date and sign
the enclosed copy of this letter in the places indicated below and return that
copy to a member of the Human Resources Department.

        Respectfully,
 
 
 
 
          /s/ EMERICK M. WOODS   
 
 
 
 
Emerick M. Woods
President and Chief Executive Officer
Accepted and agreed to on
 
  January 26, 2001.        
/s/ ERIC WINKLER   
 
 

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    Eric Winkler    

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CODICIL TO SEPARATION AGREEMENT

January 31, 2001

    The undersigned parties to that certain Separation Agreement dated
January 26, 2001 to which this Codicil forms a part hereby agree to extend the
releases set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 thereof to cover the period of
employment following the date of such agreement and ending the date hereof.

    VICINITY CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
/s/ EMERICK M. WOODS           

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    Name:   Emerick M. Woods     Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ ERIC WINKLER   
 
 
 
 

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        Eric Winkler        

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