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    </div><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Exhibit 4.4<br></font>

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STORES, INC.</font></div>
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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Purpose.  </font>The
purpose of the Stage Stores, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to
advance the interests of Stage Stores, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), and its stockholders by providing incentives to certain key
employees and non-employee directors of the Company, its subsidiaries and its
affiliates (which shall include any other entity designated by the Committee in
which the Company directly or indirectly owns at least a 50% interest) who
contribute significantly to the strategic and long-term performance objectives
and growth of the Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Administration.</font>  The
Plan shall be administered solely by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) or the
Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board, which Committee shall be
comprised solely of two or more Outside Directors who shall administer the
Plan.  The term “Outside Director” shall mean a director who, within
the meaning of Treasury Department regulation § 1.162-27(e)(3), (1) is
not a current employee of the Company, (2) is not a former employee of the
Company who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under
a tax-qualified retirement plan) during the taxable year with respect to which
the director’s status is being determined, (3) has not been an officer of
the Company, or (4) does not receive remuneration from the Company, either
directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as a
director.  References to the Committee hereunder shall include the
Board where appropriate.  The membership of the Committee or such
successor committee shall be constituted so as to comply at all times with the
applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  No member of
the Committee shall have within one year prior to his appointment received
awards under the Plan (“Awards”) or under any other plan, program or arrangement
of the Company or any of its affiliates if such receipt would cause such member
to be an “interested person” under Rule 16b-3; provided that if at any time
(i) Rule 16b-3 so permits without adversely affecting the ability of
the Plan to comply with the conditions for exemption from Section 16 of the
Exchange Act (or any successor provision) provided by Rule 16b-3, and
(ii) Treasury Department regulation § 1.162-27 so permits without
adversely affecting the ability of Awards under the Plan to qualify as
“performance-based” within the meaning of such regulation, one or more members
of the Committee may be an “interested person.”  For purposes of the
remainder of the Plan, reference to the “Committee” shall include the Board to
the extent that the Board has not designated a committee to administer the
Plan.</font></div>
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Committee has all the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan set forth
herein, such powers to include exclusive authority (except as may be delegated
as permitted herein) to select the key employees and non-employee directors to
be granted Awards under the Plan, to determine the type, size and terms of the
Award to be made to each individual selected, to modify the terms of any Award
that has been granted, to determine the time when Awards will be granted, to
establish performance objectives and performance measures under which Awards may
be granted, to make any adjustments necessary or desirable as a result of the
granting of Awards to eligible individuals located outside the United States and
to prescribe the form of the instruments embodying Awards made under the
Plan.  The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan and the
Awards granted under the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, and to make any other determinations which it
deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.  The
Committee (or its delegate as permitted herein) may correct any defect or supply
any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award in the
manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable to carry it
into effect.  Any decision of the Committee (or its delegate as
permitted herein) in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as
described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned.  The Committee
may act only by a majority of its members in office, except that the members
thereof may authorize any one or more of their members or any officer of the
Company to execute and deliver documents or to take any other ministerial action
on behalf of the Committee with respect to Awards made or to be made to Plan
participants.  No member of the Committee and no officer of the
Company shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him, by any
other member of the Committee, or by any officer of the Company in connection
with the performance of duties under the Plan, except for his own willful
misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.  Determinations to be
made by the Committee under the Plan may be made by its
delegates.  The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members
or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties as it may deem
advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties as
aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any
responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the
Plan.</font></div><br>
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with the purposes of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive power (except
as may be delegated as permitted herein) to select the key employees and
non-employee directors of the Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliates who
may participate in the Plan and be granted Awards under the
Plan.  Eligible individuals may be selected individually or by groups
or categories, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.</font></div>
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under the Plan.</font></div>
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Awards</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</font>  Awards under the
Plan may include, but need not be limited to, one or more of the following
types, either alone or in any combination thereof:  (i) Stock
Options, (ii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iii) Restricted Stock,
(iv) Restricted Stock Units, (v) Performance Shares or Units, or
(vi) Other Stock-Based Awards (including, but not limited to, Awards of, or
options or similar rights granted with respect to, unbundled stock units or
components thereof, and Awards made to participants who are foreign nationals or
are employed or performing services outside the United States).  Stock
Options, which include “Nonqualified Stock Options” and “Incentive Stock
Options” or combinations thereof, are rights to purchase common shares of the
Company having a par value of $.01 per share and stock of any other class into
which such shares may thereafter be changed (the “Common
Shares”).  Nonqualified Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options are
subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions specified in
Section 5.  Stock Appreciation Rights are rights to receive
(without payment to the Company) cash, Common Shares, other Company securities
(which may include, but need not be limited to, unbundled stock units or
components thereof, debentures, preferred stock, warrants, securities
convertible into Common Shares or other property (“Other Company Securities”))
or property, or other forms of payment, or any combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee, based on the increase in the value of the number of
Common Shares specified in the Stock Appreciation Right.  Stock
Appreciation Rights are subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions
specified in Section 6.  Shares of Restricted Stock are Common
Shares which are issued subject to certain restrictions pursuant to
Section 7.  Restricted Stock Units are subject to the terms,
conditions and restrictions specified in Section 8.  Performance
Shares or Units are subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions specified
in Section 9.  Other Stock-Based Awards are subject to the terms,
conditions and restrictions specified in Section 10.</font></div>
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Shares that May be Issued</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</font>  There may be
issued under the Plan (as Restricted Stock, pursuant to the exercise of Stock
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or in payment of or pursuant to the
exercise of such other Awards as the Committee, in its discretion, may
determine) an aggregate of not more than 1,000,000 Common Shares, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 15.  Common Shares granted as
Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against the maximum
number of Common Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan as one Common
Share for each Common Share granted.  Common Shares granted as Awards
in any form other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
counted against the maximum number of Common Shares authorized for issuance
under the Plan as 1.8 Common Shares for each Common Share
granted.  Irrespective of the aggregate number of Common Shares
authorized herein, each participant in the Plan shall be entitled to receive
grants of Awards with respect to no more than 500,000 Common Shares, Restricted
Stock Units and Performance Units in any calendar year, subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 15.  Common Shares issued pursuant to the
Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares, reacquired
shares, or any combination thereof.  If any Common Shares issued as
Restricted Stock or otherwise subject to  forfeiture  are
reacquired by the Company pursuant to such rights, or if any Award is cancelled,
terminates, lapses or expires unexercised, any Common Shares that would
otherwise have been issuable pursuant thereto will again become available for
issuance under new Awards.     If there is any change
in the outstanding Common Shares by reason of the events set forth in
Section 15, the number of Common Shares which may be issued under this Plan
shall be appropriately adjusted.  This is not an “evergreen” plan
whereby additional Common Shares would be added to the Plan on an annual basis
without stockholder approval.</font></div>
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respect to Common Shares and Other Securities</font></font></div>
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otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, a participant to whom
an Award of Restricted Stock has been made (and any person succeeding to such
participant’s rights in accordance with the Plan) shall have, after issuance of
a certificate for the number of Common Shares awarded and prior to the
expiration of the Restricted Period (as hereinafter defined) or the earlier
repurchase of such Common Shares as herein provided, ownership of such Common
Shares, including the right to vote the same and to receive dividends or other
distributions made or paid with respect to such Common Shares (provided that
such Common Shares, and any new, additional or different shares, or Other
Company Securities or property, or other forms of consideration which the
participant may be entitled to receive with respect to such Common Shares as a
result of a stock split, stock dividend or any other change in the corporation
or capital structure of the Company, shall be subject to the restrictions
hereinafter described as determined by the Committee in its discretion),
subject, however, to the options, restrictions and limitations imposed thereon
pursuant to the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a participant
with whom an Award agreement is made to issue Common Shares in the future, shall
have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Common Shares related to such
agreement until issuance of a certificate to him or her.</font></div><br>
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Performance Shares is made (and any person succeeding to such a participant’s
rights pursuant to the Plan) shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect
to any Common Shares or as a holder with respect to other securities, if any,
issuable pursuant to any such Award until the date of the issuance of a stock
certificate to him for such Common Shares or other instrument of ownership, if
any.  Except as provided in Section 15, no adjustment shall be
made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether ordinary or
extraordinary, and whether in cash, securities, other property or other forms of
consideration, or any combination thereof) for which the record date is prior to
the date such stock certificate or other instrument of ownership, if any, is
issued.</font></div>
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participant who is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than
10 percent of any class of any equity security which is registered pursuant
to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or who is an officer or director of the
Company (unless an exemption under Regulation Section 240.16b-3(d) or (e) of the
Exchange Act applies), shall hold his or her Restricted Stock, if any, for at
least six months from the date of grant and any other Award received for at
least six months from the date of acquisition of the Award before
disposition of the Award or its underlying Common Stock.</font></div>
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acquired pursuant to an Award may be subject to vesting as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion.</font></div>
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Grants.</font>  The Committee in its discretion, shall set the
frequency of grants.</font></div>
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Tax Law Compliance.</font></font></div>
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Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its discretion, no Awards shall
be granted unless counsel for the Company shall be satisfied that such issuance
will qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor statutory provision thereto (the “Code”) and that such issuance will
be in compliance with the Code and regulations issued thereunder. For purposes
of this Plan, the term “performance goals” shall mean goals established by the
Committee with respect to Awards intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code based upon the following
business criteria or a combination thereof: (i) Company Pre-Tax Earnings, (ii)
the total shareholder return of the Company as compared with the total
shareholder return of a designated group of apparel industry peers, (iii)
Earnings Per Share, (iv) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA), or (v) earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), or (vi)
Pre-Tax Income.</font></div>
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Common Shares, Other Company Securities or property, other securities or
property, or other forms of payment shall be issued hereunder with respect to
any Award unless counsel for the Company shall be satisfied that such issuance
will be in compliance with applicable federal, state, local and foreign legal,
securities exchange and other applicable requirements.</font></div><br>
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Committee may grant or sell Stock Options either alone, or in conjunction with
Stock Appreciation Rights, either at the time of grant or by amendment
thereafter; provided that an Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an
eligible employee of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as
such are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code,
respectively).  Each Stock Option (referred to herein as an “Option”)
granted or sold under the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in such form
as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time in accordance with the Plan
and shall comply with the following terms and conditions, and with such other
terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, restrictions upon the
Option or the Common Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, as the Committee, in
its discretion, shall establish:</font></div>
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option price shall be as determined by the Committee; provided that, in the case
of Incentive Stock Options, the exercise price shall be at least the fair market
value of the Common Shares subject to such Incentive Stock Option at the time
the Incentive Stock Option is granted, and in the case of Nonqualified Stock
Options, the exercise price shall be at least 100% of the fair market value of
the Common Shares subject to such Nonqualified Stock Option at the time the
Nonqualified Stock Option is granted.</font></div>
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Committee shall determine the number of Common Shares to be subject to each
Option.  The number of Common Shares subject to an outstanding Option
may be reduced on a share-for-share or other appropriate basis, as determined by
the Committee, to the extent that Common Shares under such Option are used to
calculate the cash, Common Shares, Other Company Securities or property, or
other forms of payment, or any combination thereof, received pursuant to
exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right attached to such Option.</font></div>
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Incentive Stock Option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall be exercisable during the grantee’s lifetime only by
him.  A Nonqualified Stock Option may not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, except by will or
the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the
grantee’s lifetime only by him.  Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, the Option shall not be exercisable for at least six months after the
date of grant, unless the grantee ceases employment before the expiration of
such six-month period by reason of his disability, as defined in
Section 12, or his death.</font></div>
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Option shall not be exercisable:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(i)           after
the seventh anniversary of the date it is granted.  Any Option may be
exercised during such period only as set forth under Section 4(d) or at
such time or times and in such installments as the Committee may establish in
its grant of the Option;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(ii)         
unless payment in full is made for the shares being acquired thereunder at the
time of exercise; such payment shall be made in such form (including, but not
limited to, cash, surrender of all or a portion of an outstanding Award, Common
Shares held by the participant at their fair market value on the exercise date,
or a combination thereof) as provided in the Award grant instrument or as the
Committee may determine in its discretion; and</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(iii)         unless
the person exercising the Option has been, at all times during the period
beginning with the date of the grant of the Option and ending on the date of
such exercise, employed by, or a non-employee director of, the Company, or a
parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or a corporation substituting or
assuming the Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code,
is applicable, except that:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(A)           if
such person dies, unvested Options will immediately vest and that person’s
estate will have one year from the date of death to exercise all Options,
provided that the exercise occurs within the remaining Option
Term.  Any portion of the Option not exercised within the one year
period shall terminate.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(B)           if
such person’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of retirement
or disability (retirement as determined by the Board), unvested Options will
immediately vest and he will have one year from the date of termination to
exercise all Options, provided that the exercise occurs within the remaining
Option Term.  Any portion of the Option not exercised within the
one-year period shall terminate.</font></div><br>
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the termination of such person’s employment with the Company for reason other
than death, retirement or disability, that person will have sixty days from the
date of termination to exercise all vested Options provided that the exercise
occurs within the remaining Option Term.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </font>Any portion of the Option
not exercised within the sixty day period shall terminate.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 108pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(D)           if
such person shall cease employment with the Company while holding an Option
which has not expired and has not been fully exercised, the Committee may
determine to allow such person at any time within the sixty days or such other
period determined by the Committee (but in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, such period shall not exceed ninety days) after the date he ceased such
employment (but in no event after the Option has expired), to exercise the
Option with respect to any shares as to which he could have exercised the Option
on the date he ceased such employment or with respect to such greater number of
shares as determined by the Committee.  Any portion of the Option not
exercised within the sixty day period or such other period determined by the
Committee shall terminate.</font></div>
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the event of a Change in Control, as that term is defined in  this
Plan, all stock options will<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </font>immediately vest and will
be exercisable.</font></div>
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the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the amount of the aggregate fair market
value of Common Shares (determined at the time of grant of the Option pursuant
to Section 5(a) of the Plan) with respect to which Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable for the first time by an employee during any calendar year
(under all such plans of his employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary
corporations) shall not exceed $100,000.  To the extent the aggregate
fair market value of the Common Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options are exercisable by an employee during any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, the Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock
Options.</font></div>
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is the intent of the Company that Nonqualified Stock Options granted under the
Plan not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, that the Incentive Stock
Options granted under the Plan be consistent with and contain or be deemed to
contain all provisions required under Section 422 (and the other
appropriate provisions) of the Code and any implementing regulations (and any
successor provisions thereof), and that any ambiguities in construction shall be
interpreted in order to effectuate such intent.</font></div>
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the Committee’s recommendation and the approval of the Shareholders, the Board
may reissue or reprice outstanding Stock Options at the fair market value of the
Common Shares on the date of such reissue or repricing.</font></div>
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Rights.</font>  The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights
(referred to herein as a “SAR”) either alone, or in conjunction with Stock
Options, either at the time of grant or by amendment thereafter.  Each
Award of SARs granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in such
form as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time in accordance with the
Plan and shall comply with the following terms and conditions, and with such
other terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, restrictions upon the
Award of SARs or the Common Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, as the
Committee, in its discretion, shall establish:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(a)          The
SAR shall be granted with a Grant Price equal to at least the fair market value
of the underlying Common Shares on the date of such grant.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(b)          The
Committee shall determine the number of Common Shares to be subject to each
Award of SARs.  The number of Common Shares subject to an outstanding
Award of SARs may be reduced on a share-for-share or other appropriate basis, as
determined by the Committee, to the extent that Common Shares under such Award
of SARs are used to calculate the cash, Common Shares, Other Company Securities
or property, or other forms of payment, or any combination thereof, received
pursuant to exercise of an Option attached to such Award of SARs, or to the
extent that any other Award granted in conjunction with such Award of SARs is
paid.</font></div>
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Award of SARs may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution,
and shall be exercisable during the grantee’s lifetime only by
him.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Award of SARs
shall not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant, unless
the grantee ceases employment or performance of services before the expiration
of such six-month period by reason of his disability, as defined in
Section 12, or his death.</font></div><br>
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the seventh anniversary of the date it is granted.  Any Award of SARs
may be exercised during such period only as set forth under Section 4(d) or
at such time or times and in such installments as the Committee may
establish;</font></div>
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the case that the Award of SARs is attached to an Option, unless such Option is
at the time exercisable; and</font></div>
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the person exercising the Award of SARs has been, at all times during the period
beginning with the date of the grant thereof and ending on the date of such
exercise, employed by, or a non-employee director of, the Company, except
that:</font></div>
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such person dies, unvested SARs will immediately vest and that person’s estate
will have one year from the date of death to exercise all SARs, provided that
the exercise occurs within the remaining Term. Any portion of the SARs not
exercised within the one year period shall terminate.</font></div>
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such person’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of retirement
or disability (retirement as determined by the Board), unvested SARs will
immediately vest and he will have one year from the date of termination to
exercise all SARs, provided that the exercise occurs within the remaining
Term.  Any portion of the SARs not exercised within the one-year
period shall terminate.</font></div>
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the termination of such person’s employment with the Company for reason other
than death, retirement or disability, that person will have sixty days from the
date of termination to exercise all vested SARs provided that the exercise
occurs within the remaining Term.</font></div>
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such person shall cease employment with the Company while holding an Award of
SARs which has not expired and has not been fully exercised, the Committee may
determine to allow such person at any time within the sixty days or such other
period determined by the Committee  after the date he ceased such
employment (but in no event after the Award of SARs has expired), to exercise
the Award of SARs with respect to any shares as to which he could have exercised
the Award of SARs on the date he ceased such employment or with respect to such
greater number of shares as determined by the Committee.  Any portion
of the SARs not exercised within the sixty day period or such other period
determined by the Committee shall terminate.</font></div>
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the event of a Change in Control, all SARs will immediately vest and will be
exercisable.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(e)           An
Award of SARs shall entitle the holder (or any person entitled to act under the
provisions of Section 6(d)(iii)(A) hereof) to exercise such Award and
surrender unexercised the Option, if any, to which the SAR is attached (or any
portion of such Option) to the Company and to receive from the Company in
exchange thereof, without payment to the Company, that number of Common Shares
having an aggregate value equal to (or, in the discretion of the Committee, less
than) the excess of the fair market value of one share at the time of such
exercise, over the exercise price (or Option Price, as the case may be), times
the number of shares subject to the Award or the Option, or portion thereof,
which is so exercised or surrendered, as the case may be.  The
Committee shall be entitled in its discretion to elect to settle the obligation
arising out of the exercise of a SAR by the payment of cash or Other Company
Securities or property, or other forms of payment, or any combination thereof,
as determined by the Committee, equal to the aggregate value of the Common
Shares it would otherwise be obligated to deliver.  Any such election
by the Committee shall be made as soon as practicable after the receipt by the
Committee of written notice of the exercise of the SAR.  The value of
a Common Share, Other Company Securities or property, or other forms of payment
determined by the Committee for this purpose shall be the fair market value
thereof on the last business day next preceding the date of the election to
exercise the SAR, unless the Committee, in its discretion, determines
otherwise.</font></div><br>
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SAR may provide that it shall be deemed to have been exercised at the close of
business on the business day preceding the expiration date of the SAR or of the
related Option, or such other date as specified by the Committee, if at such
time such SAR has a positive value.  Such deemed exercise shall be
settled or paid in the same manner as a regular exercise thereof as provided in
Section 6(e) hereof.</font></div>
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fractional shares may be delivered under this Section 6, but in lieu
thereof a cash or other adjustment shall be made as determined by the Committee
in its discretion.</font></div>
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Stock</font>.  Each Award of Restricted Stock under the Plan shall be
evidenced by an instrument in such form as the Committee shall prescribe from
time to time in accordance with the Plan and shall comply with the following
terms and conditions, and with such other terms and conditions as the Committee,
in its discretion, shall establish:</font></div>
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Committee shall determine the number of Common Shares to be issued to a
participant pursuant to the Award, and the extent, if any, to which they shall
be issued in exchange for cash, other consideration, or both.</font></div>
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on the agreement, restricted stock grants may either (i) cliff-vest all at once
at the end of two year, three year, or other period established by the
Committee, or (ii) step vest in pro rata increments, over a two year, three year
or other period established by the Committee.</font></div>
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Stock awarded to a participant in accordance with the Award shall be subject to
the following conditions and/or restrictions until the expiration of such period
as the Committee shall determine, from the date on which the Award is granted
(the “Restricted Period”):  (i) a participant to whom an Award of
Restricted Stock is made may, at the discretion of the Committee, be issued, but
shall not be entitled to, a stock certificate, (ii) the Restricted Stock
shall not be transferable prior to the end of the Restricted Period,
(iii) the Restricted Stock shall be forfeited and the stock certificate, if
issued, shall be returned to the Company and all rights of the holder of such
Restricted Stock to such shares and as a shareholder shall terminate without
further obligation on the part of the Company if the participant’s continuous
employment or performance of services for the Company shall terminate for any
reason prior to the end of the Restricted Period, except as otherwise provided
in Section 7(d), and (iv) such other conditions and/or restrictions as
determined by the Committee in its discretion, including, without limitation, a
requirement that participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of
Restricted Stock, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific
performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment
of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under
applicable laws, or holding requirements or sale restrictions on the Shares by
the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock.</font></div>
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a participant who has been in continuous employment with the Company since the
date on which a Restricted Stock Award was granted to him leaves for any reason
other than death, disability or retirement before vesting, the unvested portion
of the restricted stock award is forfeited.  If a participant who has
been in continuous employment with the Company since the date on which a
Restricted Stock Award was granted to him dies, becomes disabled or retires, the
restricted stock award will fully vest.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(e)           The
Committee may provide in an Award agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock
is conditioned upon the participant making or refraining from making an election
with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.  If a
participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code concerning a
Restricted Stock Award, the participant shall be required to file promptly a
copy of such election with the Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(f)           In
the event of a Change in Control, the restricted stock award will immediately
vest and will be payable within thirty days of the Change in Control<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">.</font></font></div>
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Units.</font>  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Units
to participants in such amounts as the Committee shall
determine.  Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted
Stock except that no Common Shares are actually awarded to the participant on
the date of grant.  Each Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be
evidenced by an instrument in such form as the Committee shall prescribe from
time to time in accordance with the Plan and shall specify the Restricted
Period, the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other terms and
conditions as the Committee, in its discretion, shall
establish.</font></div><br>
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Restricted Stock Units granted herein may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable
Restricted Period established by the Committee, or upon earlier satisfaction of
any other conditions, as specified by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and
set forth in the Award agreement or otherwise.  All rights with
respect to the Restricted Stock Units granted to a participant under the Plan
shall be available during his lifetime only to such participant, except as
otherwise provided in an Award agreement or at any time by the
Committee.</font></div>
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Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any
Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable
including, without limitation, a requirement that participants pay a stipulated
purchase price for each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the
achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting
following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions,
and/or restrictions under applicable laws, or holding requirements or sale
restrictions on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock
Units.  A participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any
Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.</font></div>
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Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares
as the Committee, in its sole discretion shall determine.</font></div>
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Award agreement shall set forth the extent to which the participant shall have
the right to retain Restricted Stock Units following termination of the
participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its
affiliates, and/or its subsidiaries, as the case may be.  Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be
included in the Award agreement entered into with each participant, need not be
uniform among all Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to the Plan, and may
reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.</font></div>
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the event of a Change in Control, the restricted stock unit award will
immediately vest and will be payable within thirty days of the Change in
Control<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">.</font></font></div>
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Shares.</font>  Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Units and/or
Performance Shares to participants in such amounts as the Committee shall
determine.  Each grant of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an
instrument in such form as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time in
accordance with the Plan and shall specify, in addition to the following terms
and conditions, the performance period, the number of Performance Shares
granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its
discretion, shall establish.</font></div>
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Award agreement evidencing the award of Performance Shares shall designate a
target Number of Performance Shares under the Award agreement and the
Performance Cycle.  The Committee shall set performance goals in its
discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine
the number of Performance Shares that will be paid out to the
participant.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(b)           Subject
to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Cycle has
ended, the holder of Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive payout on
the value and number of Performance Shares earned by the participant over the
Performance Cycle, to be determined as a function of the extent to which
the corresponding performance goals have been achieved.</font></div>
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of earned Performance Shares shall be as determined by the Committee and as
evidenced in the Award agreement.  Subject to the terms of the Plan,
the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Shares in
the form of cash or in Common Shares (or in a combination thereof) equal to the
value of the earned Performance Shares at the close of the applicable
Performance Cycle, or as soon as practicable after the end of the Performance
Cycle.  Any Common Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions
deemed appropriate by the Committee.  The determination of the
Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth
in the Award agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.</font></div><br>
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Award agreement shall set forth the extent to which the participant shall have
the right to retain Performance Shares following termination of the
participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its
affiliates, and/or its subsidiaries, as the case may be.  Such
provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be
included in the Award agreement entered into with each participant, need not be
uniform among all Awards of Performance Shares issued pursuant to the Plan, and
may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.</font></div>
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Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated
or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.  Further, except as otherwise provided in a
participant’s Award agreement or otherwise determined at any time by the
Committee, a participant’s rights under the Plan shall be exercisable during his
lifetime only by such participant.</font></div>
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If a participant’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason
other than death or disability before the end of a Performance Cycle, the
Performance Share award shall be forfeited.  If a participant’s
employment with the Company is terminated due to death or disability during the
Performance Cycle, he will receive the Target Number of shares set forth in his
Performance Share Award Agreement within thirty days of the triggering
event.</font></div>
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the event of a Change in Control, the Performance Share award will immediately
vest and will be payable within thirty days of the Change in Control<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">.</font></font></div>
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Awards.</font>  The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or
equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan
(including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Common Shares) (“Other
Stock-Based Awards”) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions,
as the Committee shall determine.  Such Awards may involve the
transfer of actual Common Shares to participants, or payment in cash or
otherwise of amounts based on the value of Common Shares and may include,
without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the
applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United
States.  Each grant of Other Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by
an instrument in such form as the Committee shall prescribe from time to time in
accordance with the Plan and shall specify, in addition to the following terms
and conditions, such other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its
discretion, shall establish.</font></div>
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Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Common Shares or units
based on Common Shares, as determined by the Committee.  The Committee
may establish performance goals in its discretion.  If the Committee
exercises its discretion to establish performance goals, the number and/or value
of Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid out to the participant will depend
on the extent to which the performance goals are met.  Payment, if
any, with respect to an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with
the terms of the Award, in cash or Common Shares as the Committee
determines.</font></div>
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Committee shall determine the extent to which the participant shall have the
right to receive Other Stock-Based Awards following termination of the
participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, its
affiliates, and/or its subsidiaries, as the case may be or a Change in
Control.  Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Committee, such provisions may be included in an agreement entered into
with each participant, but need not be uniform among all Awards of Other
Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions
based on the reasons for termination.</font></div>
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as otherwise determined by the Committee, Other Stock-Based Awards may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.  Further, except as otherwise provided by the Committee,
a participant’s rights under the Plan, if exercisable, shall be exercisable
during his lifetime only by such participant.</font></div>
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Plan.</font>  The terms of any outstanding Award under this Plan may
be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion in any manner
that it deems appropriate (including, but not limited to, acceleration of the
date of exercise of any Award and/or payments thereunder); provided that no such
amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of a participant
under the Award without his written consent, unless the Committee determines in
its discretion that there have occurred or are about to occur significant
changes in the participant’s position, duties, or responsibilities, or
significant changes in economic, legislative, regulator, tax, accounting or
cost/benefit conditions which are determined by the Committee in its discretion
to have or to be expected to have a substantial effect on the performance of the
Company, or any subsidiary, affiliate, division or department thereof, on the
Plan or on any Award under the Plan.   Provided, further, except
in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards
may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs
or cancel outstanding Options or SARS in exchange for cash, other awards or
Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of
the original Options or SARs without shareholder approval.</font></div><br>
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purposes of this Plan, a participant shall be deemed to have terminated his
employment by the Company, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates by reason of
disability, if the Committee shall determine that the physical or mental
condition of the participant by reason of which such employment terminated was
such at that time as would entitle him to payment of monthly disability benefits
under any Company disability plan.  If the participant is not eligible
for benefits under any disability plan of the Company, he shall be deemed to
have terminated such employment by reason of disability if the Committee shall
determine that his physical or mental condition would entitle him to benefits
under any Company disability plan if he were eligible therefor.</font></div>
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purposes of this Plan, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have
occurred:</font></div>
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such date within the 12-month period following the date that any one person, or
more than one person acting as a group (as defined in §1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B) of
the Treasury Regulations), acquires ownership of stock that represents
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding securities (the “Trigger Date”), that a majority of the
individuals who, as of the Trigger Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) are replaced by new members whose appointment or election is not
endorsed by a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board before the date of
such appointment or election;</font></div>
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of the<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font>date that
any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in
§1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B) of the Treasury Regulations), acquires ownership of stock
that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than
50%<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </font>of either (1)
the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or (2) the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors; provided, however, if any one
person or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than
fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the
stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or
persons shall not be considered to cause a Change in Control; or</font></div>
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date any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in
§1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B) of the Treasury Regulations), acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by
such person or persons) all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company,
except for any sale, lease exchange or transfer resulting from any action taken
by any creditor of the Company in enforcing its rights or remedies against any
assets of the Company in which such creditor holds a security
interest.  Provided further, a transfer of assets by the Company shall
not be treated as a Change in Control if the assets are transferred
to:</font></div>
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shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange
for or with respect to its stock;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(ii)           An
entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 108pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(iii)           A
person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or
indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the
outstanding stock of the Company; or</font></div>
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entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, by a person described in paragraph (iii)
herein.</font></div>
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purposes of subsection (c) and except as otherwise provided in paragraph (i), a
person’s status is determined immediately after the transfer of the
assets.</font></div>
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Participant.</font>  For all purposes under the Plan, the Committee
shall determine whether a participant has terminated employment with the
Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">15.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dilution and Other
Adjustments.</font>  In the event of any change in the outstanding
Common Shares of the Company by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
split-up, split-off, spin-off, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, rights
offering, reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, a sale by the
Company of all of its assets, any distribution to stockholders other than a
normal cash dividend, or other extraordinary or unusual event, and that such
change equitably requires an adjustment in the terms of any Award of the number
of Common Shares available for Awards, such adjustment shall be made by the
Committee and shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes of the
Plan.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">In
the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all
outstanding Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Committee.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">In
the event of a Change of Control, all outstanding Awards shall immediately vest
and all restrictions on any outstanding Awards shall immediately lapse and
participants shall be entitled to the full benefit of all such awards
immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control.  For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have
occurred if (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in
Section 13(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities and within one (1) year after such
“person” or “group” acquires 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company (the “Trigger Date”) the members of the Board immediately prior to the
Trigger Date cease to constitute a majority of the Board, (ii) there shall
be consummated any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company
is not the surviving or continuing corporation or pursuant to which shares of
the Company’s Common Shares would be converted into cash, securities or other
property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of the
Company’s Common Shares immediately prior to the merger have (directly or
indirectly) at least a 51% ownership interest in the outstanding Common Shares
of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, or (iii) any
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Company</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">16.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Designation of Beneficiary by
Participant.</font>  A participant may name a beneficiary to receive
any payment to which he may be entitled in respect to any Award under the Plan
in the event of his death, on a written form to be provided by and filed with
the Committee, and in a manner determined by the Committee in its
discretion.  The Committee reserves the right to review and approve
beneficiary designations.  A participant may change his beneficiary
from time to time in the same manner, unless such participant has made an
irrevocable designation.  Any designation of beneficiary under the
Plan (to the extent it is valid and enforceable under applicable law) shall be
controlling over any other disposition, testamentary or otherwise, as determined
by the Committee in its discretion.  If no designated beneficiary
survives the participant and is living on the date on which an amount becomes
payable to such a participant’s beneficiary, such payment will be made to the
legal representatives of the participant’s estate, and the term “beneficiary” as
used in the Plan shall be deemed to include such person or
persons.  If there are any questions as to the legal right of any
beneficiary to receive a distribution under the Plan, the Committee in its
discretion may determine that the amount in question be paid to the legal
representatives of the estate of the participant, in which event the Company,
the Board and the Committee and the members thereof, will have no further
liability to anyone with respect to such amount.</font></div>
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Provisions.</font></div>
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employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award
under the Plan.  Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan
need not be uniform and may be made selectively among eligible individuals under
the Plan, whether or not such eligible individuals are similarly
situated.  Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be
construed as giving any employee any right to continue to be employed by the
Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliates, and the right to terminate the
employment of any participants at any time and for any reason is specifically
reserved.</font></div><br>
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participant or other person shall have any right with respect to the Plan, the
Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan or in any Award, contingent
or otherwise, until written evidence of the Award shall have been delivered to
the recipient and all the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and the
Award applicable to such recipient (and each person claiming under or through
him) have been met.</font></div>
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as may be approved by the Committee where such approval shall not adversely
affect compliance of the Plan with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, a
participant’s rights and interest under the Plan may not be assigned or
transferred, hypothecated or encumbered in whole or in part either directly or
by the operation of law or otherwise (except in the event of a participant’s
death) including, but not by way of limitation, however, that any Option or
similar right (including, but not limited to, a SAR) offered pursuant to the
Plan shall be transferable by will or the laws of descent and distribution but
shall be exercisable during the participant’s lifetime only by him.</font></div>
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is the intent of the Company that the Plan comply in all respects with
Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, that any ambiguities or inconsistencies
in construction of the Plan be interpreted to give effect to such intention and
that if any provision of the Plan is found not to be in compliance with
Rule 16b-3, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent
required to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(e)           The
Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment made under the Plan any
federal, state, local or foreign income or other taxes required by law to be
withheld with respect to such payment.  It shall be a condition to the
obligation of the Company to issue Common Shares, Other Company Securities or
property, other securities or property, or other forms of payment, or any
combination thereof, upon exercise, settlement or payment of any Award under the
Plan, that the participant (or any beneficiary or person entitled to act) pay to
the Company, upon its demand, such amount as may be required by the Company for
the purpose of satisfying any liability to withhold federal, state, local or
foreign income or other taxes.  If the amount requested is not paid,
the Company may refuse to issue Common Shares, Other Company Securities or
property, other securities or property, or other forms of payment, or any
combination thereof.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, the Committee may, in its discretion, permit an eligible participant
(or any beneficiary or person entitled to act) to elect to pay a portion or all
of the amount requested by the Company for such taxes with respect to such
Award, at such time and in such manner as the Committee shall deem to be
appropriate (including, but not limited to, by authorizing the Company to
withhold, or agreeing to surrender to the Company on or about the date such tax
liability is determinable, Common Shares, Other Company Securities or property,
other securities or property, or other forms of payment, or any combination
thereof, owned by such person or a portion of such forms of payment that would
otherwise be distributed, or have been distributed, as the case may be, pursuant
to such Award to such person, having a fair market value equal to the amount of
such taxes).</font></div>
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expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"> </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(g)           The
Plan shall be unfunded.  The Company shall not be required to
establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of
assets to assure the payment of any Award under the Plan, and rights to the
payment of Awards shall be no greater than the rights of the Company’s general
creditors.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(h)           By
accepting any Award or other benefit under the Plan, each participant and each
person claiming under or through him shall be conclusively deemed to have
indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken
under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee or its
delegates.</font></div>
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market value in relation to Common Shares shall mean a price that is based on
the opening, closing, actual, high, low, or average selling prices of a Common
Share on the New York Stock Exchange or other established stock exchange or
exchanges on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding
trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the Committee in
its discretion.  Such definition of fair market value shall be
specified in the Award agreement and may differ depending on whether fair market
value is in reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, or settlement or payout
of an Award.  If the Common Shares are not reported on an exchange or
market, the fair market value of Common Shares shall be as determined in good
faith by the Committee in such reasonable manner as it may deem appropriate in
accordance with applicable law.  Fair market value in relation to
Other Company Securities or property, other securities or property or other
forms of payment of Awards under the Plan, or any combination thereof, as of any
specific time shall mean such value as determined in good faith by the Committee
in such reasonable manner as it may deem appropriate in accordance with
applicable law.</font></div><br>
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 The masculine pronoun includes the feminine and the singular includes the
plural wherever appropriate.</font></div>
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appropriate officers of the Company shall cause to be filed any reports, returns
or other information regarding Awards hereunder of any Common Shares issued
pursuant hereto as may be required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (or any successor provision) or any other applicable statute, rule or
regulation.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(l)           
The validity, construction, interpretation, administration and effect of the
Plan, and of its rules and regulations, and rights relating to the Plan and to
Awards granted under the Plan, shall be governed by the substantive laws, but
not the choice of law rules, of the State of Nevada.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(m)           Certificates
for Common Shares issued pursuant to the Plan which have not been registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Restricted Stock, if any, shall
bear an appropriate legend.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(n)           Each
person who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or the Committee, or an
officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with the
Plan, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any
loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably
incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action,
suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may
be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and
against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof,
with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any
judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he
or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to defend the
same before he or she undertakes to defend it on his or her own behalf, unless
such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of his or her own willful
misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute.  The foregoing
right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any
power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them
harmless.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">18.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Plan Amendment or
Suspension.</font>  The Plan may be amended or suspended in whole or
in part at any time from time to time by the Board, but no amendment shall be
effective unless and until the same is approved by shareholders of the Company
where the failure to obtain such approval would adversely affect the compliance
of the Plan with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and with other
applicable law.  No amendment of the Plan shall adversely affect in a
material manner any right of any participant with respect to any Award
theretofore granted without such participant’s written consent, except as
permitted under Section 11.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">19.</font>           <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Plan
Termination.</font>  This Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of the
following dates or events to occur:</font></div>
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the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan; or</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">(b)           ten
years from the date the Plan as amended is approved and adopted by the
stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that the Board may, prior to the
expiration of such ten-year period, extend the term of the Plan for an
additional period of up to five years from the grant of Awards other than
Incentive Stock Options.  No termination of the Plan shall materially
alter or impair any of the rights or obligations of any person, without his
consent, under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan, except that
subsequent to termination of the Plan, the Committee may make amendments
permitted under Section 11.</font></div>
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