**Exhibit 10.17**

**GERBER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2003 EMPLOYEE STOCKOPTION PLANAS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2007**

**ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS**

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| 1.1           | *Board*shall		mean the Board of Directors of the Company.                                                    |
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| 1.2           | *Bonus Shares*shall mean shares of Common Stock granted to a		Participant under Article 8 of this Plan. |
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| 1.3           | *Business Combination*shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in		Section 1.4 of this Plan.        |
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| 1.4           | *Change in Control*shall mean:                                                                               |

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|   | (i)    | The acquisition by any individual,		entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of		the Exchange Act) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the		meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more		of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting		securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i),		the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control:		(1) any acquisition directly from the Company; (2) any acquisition by		the Company; (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or		related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; or (4) any		acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies		with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (iii) of this definition; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|   | (ii)   | When individuals who, as of the date		hereof, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any		reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,		however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date		hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's		stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the		directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote		or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such		person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to		such nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were a		member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such		individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an		actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or		removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of		proxies or contests by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | (iii)  | Consummation of a reorganization,		merger, share exchange or consolidation or sale or other disposition of		all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a "Business		Combination"), in each case, unless following such Business Combination,		(1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were		the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding Common Stock and		the outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote		generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting		Securities") immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially		own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then		outstanding shares of Common Stock and the combined voting power of the		then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the		election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting		from such Business Combination (including, without limitation a		corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or		all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or		through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions		as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of		the outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities,		as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting		from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related |

 

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|   |   | trust) of the Company or such		corporation resulting from the Business Combination) beneficially owns,		directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then		outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from		such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then		outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent		that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3)		at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the		corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the		Incumbent Board immediately prior to the time of the execution of the		initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such		Business Combination, or |
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|   | (iv)   | Approval by the shareholders of the		Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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| 1.5           | *Code*shall		mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| 1.6           | *Committee*		shall mean the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the		Board (or any other committee of the Board authorized by the Board to		administer this Plan) which shall administer this Plan in accordance		with the provisions of Article 5 of this Plan. |
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| 1.7           | *Common Stock*shall mean the common stock, $1.00 par value, of the		Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 1.8           | *Company*		shall mean Gerber Scientific, Inc., its Subsidiaries and their		successors and assigns.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 1.9           | *Effective Date*shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in		Section 2.2 of this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                        |

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| 1.10        | *Employee*		shall mean any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 1.11        | *Exchange Act*shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as		amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 1.12        | *Fair Market Value*shall mean, as applied to a specific date, the closing		price for the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape		on such date as reported by The Wall Street Journal or such other source		as the Committee deems reliable, or if no Common Stock was traded on		such date, on the next preceding day on which Common Stock was so		traded. |
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| 1.13        | *Grant*shall		mean, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of		Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Shares,		or Bonus Shares.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 1.14        | *Grant Agreement*shall mean the written agreement evidencing the grant of		Options, Restricted Shares, and/or Bonus Shares entered into between a		Participant and the Company pursuant to this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 1.15        | *Grant Date*		shall mean, with respect to a particular Grant, the date as of which		such Grant is granted by the Committee pursuant to this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 1.16        | *Incentive Stock Option*shall mean any Option granted under this Plan which the		Committee intends (at the time it is granted) to be an Incentive Stock		Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 1.17        | *Insider Participant*shall mean any individual who is selected by the		Committee to receive Grants under the Plan and who is subject to the		requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and		regulations thereunder.                                                                                                                                 |
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| 1.18        | *Noninsider Participant*shall mean any person who is selected by the Committee to		receive Grants under the Plan who is not an Insider Participant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 1.19        | *Nonqualified Option*shall mean any Option granted under this Plan which is		not an Incentive Stock Option.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

 

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| 1.20        | *Option*		shall mean the right of a Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock		in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and such term shall		include Nonqualified Options and Incentive Stock Options, unless		otherwise indicated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 1.21        | *Option Period*shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in		Section 6.4 of this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 1.22        | *Option Price*shall mean the price per share of Common Stock to be paid		by a Participant upon exercise of an Option, as stated in the Grant		Agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 1.23        | *Participant*shall mean any Employee who satisfies the eligibility		requirements of Article 3 of this Plan and who is selected by the		Committee to receive a Grant under this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| 1.24        | *Permanent Disability*shall mean "permanent and total disability" as provided		in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 1.25        | *Plan*shall		mean the Gerber Scientific, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Option Plan and any		amendments thereto.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 1.26        | *Restricted Shares*shall mean shares of Common Stock granted to a		Participant under Article 7 of this Plan that are subject to		restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 1.27        | *Retirement*		shall mean termination of employment, for reasons other than Permanent		Disability or death: (1) at any time on or after the Participant's		normal retirement age pursuant to the Gerber Scientific, Inc. and		Participating Subsidiaries Pension Plan or any successor thereto (the "Pension Plan"), or (2) if the Company does not maintain a pension or		retirement plan, at any time on or after the Participant's sixty-fifth		birthday. |
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| 1.28        | *Subsidiary*		shall mean any corporation or other business entity in which the Company		directly or indirectly owns fifty percent or more of the outstanding		voting stock or other ownership interest.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

**ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE**

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| 2.1           | *Purpose.*		The purpose of this Plan is to offer as an additional incentive to the		officers and other key Employees who are the most responsible for the		growth and success of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the opportunity		to increase their proprietary interest in the Company under conditions		which will encourage their continued employment in the service of the		Company or its Subsidiaries and to recognize and reward their		contribution to creating shareholder value.                                                         |
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| 2.2           | *Effective Date.*The Plan shall become effective upon Board adoption of		the Plan (the "Effective Date"), provided that the Plan is approved by		the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or		after the date of such adoption. No Incentive Stock Options,		Nonqualified Options, Restricted Shares, or Bonus Shares shall be		granted under this Plan unless and until the Plan is approved by		shareholders nor after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date		the Plan is adopted by the Board. |

**ARTICLE 3. ELIGIBILITY**

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| 3.1           | *Persons Eligible.*Grants may be made only to Employees who are key		Employees (which term shall be deemed to include officers) who on the		grant date (i) are employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries		and (ii) have managerial, supervisory, professional, scientific,		engineering or similar responsibilities. A Director of the Company or		any Subsidiary who is not also an Employee shall not be |

 

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|   | eligible to receive a Grant. During the		term of this Plan, Grants may be made to eligible Employees whether or		not they hold or have held Grants under this Plan or Options under		previously adopted plans. |

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|   |   | The Committee shall determine, in its		sole discretion, who is a key Employee and its decision shall be final,		binding and conclusive. |

**ARTICLE 4. COMMON STOCK COVERED BY THE PLAN**

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| 4.1           | *Plan Maximums.*Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 of this		Plan, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to		which Options, Restricted Shares and Bonus Shares may be granted under		this Plan shall be 900,000 shares and the aggregate number of Restricted		Shares and/or Bonus Shares which may be granted under this Plan shall be		450,000. In addition, if any Restricted Share, Bonus Share or Option		expires, is terminated unexercised, is forfeited, or is surrendered or		is otherwise withheld to pay the exercise price of Options or other		awards issued under this Plan or to satisfy the tax withholding		obligations under these awards, then such Restricted Share, Bonus Share		and/or the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Option shall		again be available for grant under this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 4.2           | *Limitation on Grants Per Participant.*The maximum number of shares of Common Stock		with respect to which Options, Restricted Shares and Bonus Shares may be		granted under this Plan to any Participant shall not exceed 120,000		shares in any two-year period, subject to adjustment as provided in		Section 4.4 hereunder.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 4.3           | *Source of Shares.*The shares to be issued under this Plan shall be		authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 4.4           | *Adjustments to Grants.*In the event of any merger, consolidation, stock split,		stock dividend, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination,		exchange of shares, liquidation, split-up, split-off or other similar		change in capitalization, or any distribution to stockholders, other		than regular cash dividends, or any other event for which the Committee		believes an adjustment is appropriate, the Committee shall make a		proportionate adjustment in the number, price and/or kind of securities		authorized by the Plan (including a proportionate adjustment to the		maximum number of Restricted Shares and Bonus Shares that may be granted		under the Plan and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with		respect to which Options, Restricted Shares and/or Bonus Shares may be		granted under the Plan to any participant in any two year period) and in		any outstanding Options and/or Restricted Shares theretofore granted		under the Plan, provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting		from any such adjustment shall be eliminated. Upon the occurrence of any		such event, the Committee may also make such other adjustments as it		shall consider appropriate to preserve the benefits or potential		benefits intended to be made available to Participants. Options granted		pursuant to the Plan and described as Incentive Stock Options shall not		be adjusted in a manner that causes the Options to fail to continue to		qualify as Incentive Stock Options without the Participant's consent.		The determination by the Committee as to the terms of any of the		foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding. |
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|                                                            | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the		issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities		convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or		for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the		exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefore, or upon		conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such		shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by		reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Options or		Restricted Shares.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

 

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**ARTICLE 5. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN**

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| 5.1           | *Committee.*		The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 5.2           | *Powers of the Committee.*The Committee may interpret this Plan, prescribe, amend,		and rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the		administration of this Plan, and make such other determinations under,		and interpretations of, this Plan, and take such other action, as it		deems necessary or advisable. Any interpretation, determination or other		action made or taken by the Committee shall be final, binding and		conclusive upon all parties.                                                                                                                       |
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| 5.3           | *Action by the Committee.*A majority of the members of the Committee shall		constitute a quorum. All determinations of the Committee shall be made		by a majority of its members. Any decision or determination reduced to		writing and signed by all of the members shall be fully as effective as		if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and		held. The Committee shall also have express authority to hold Committee		meetings by means of conference telephone or similar communications		equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear		each other. |
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| 5.4           | *Discretion to Determine Grants.*		Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have the		authority in its sole discretion from time to time to:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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|   |      (a) | determine and designate those key		Employees to whom Grants are to be made;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   |      (b) | authorize and make Grants;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|   |      (c) | determine the number of Options granted		pursuant to any Grant Agreement and the number of shares of Common Stock		subject to each Option, the Option Price thereof, and whether the		Options covered thereby are Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified		Stock Options; provided, however, that repricing of Options shall not be		permitted. For this purpose, a "repricing" means any of the following		(or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following):		(A) changing the terms of an Option to lower its Option Price; (B) any		other action that is treated as a "repricing" under generally accepted		accounting principles; and (C) canceling an Option at a time when its		Option Price is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the		underlying Common Stock in exchange for another Option, restricted stock		or other equity award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in		connection with a Change in Control. Such cancellation and exchange		would be considered a "repricing" regardless of whether it is treated as		a "repricing" under generally accepted accounting principles and		regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Participant. |
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|   |      (d) | determine the number of Restricted		Shares granted to any Participant;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   |      (e) | determine the number of Bonus Shares		granted to any Participant;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|   |      (f) | determine the time or times when and the		manner in which each Option shall be exercisable;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   |      (g) | establish the criteria for the vesting		and/or acceleration of the vesting of Grants;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|   |      (h) | determine the duration of the Option		Period for each Option;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|   |      (i) | determine the terms, conditions and		restrictions on Restricted Shares including terms and conditions		relating to the disposition or transfer of such Restricted Shares and		the forfeitability of such Restricted Shares;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   |      (j) | determine the terms, conditions and		restrictions, if any, on Bonus Shares; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|   |      (k) | make all other determinations deemed		necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. In making		these determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of		the services rendered by respective Employees, their present and		potential contributions to the success of the Company and such other		factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

 

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|   | The Committee may, in its discretion,		treat all or any portion of any period during which a Participant is on		military or on an approved leave of absence from the Company as a period		of employment of such Participant by the Company, for purposes of		accrual of his rights under his Grants. |

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| 5.5           | *Indemnification.*Current and past members of the Board or Committee shall		be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any and		all loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or		reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from		any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such member may be or		become a party or in which such member may be or become involved by		reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan and against		and from any and all amounts paid by such member in settlement thereof		(with the Company's written approval) or paid by such member in		satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,		except a judgment in favor of the Company based upon a finding of such		member's lack of good faith. Indemnification pursuant to this provision		is subject to the condition that, upon the institution of any claim,		action, suit or proceeding against such member, such member shall in		writing give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle		and defend the same before such member undertakes to handle and defend		it on such member's behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall		not be exclusive of any other right to which such member may be entitled		as a matter of law or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have		to indemnify or hold such member harmless. |
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| 5.6           | *Reliance.*		Each member of the Board or of the Committee, and each officer and		Employee of the Company, shall be fully justified in relying or acting		in good faith upon any information furnished in connection with the		administration of this Plan by any appropriate person or persons. In no		event shall any current or past member of the Board or the Committee, or		any officer or Employee of the Company, be held liable for any		interpretation, construction or determination made or other action taken		or any omission to act in connection with the Plan (or with any Grant		Agreement), if made or taken in good faith.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 5.7           | *Agents.*In		administering this Plan, the Committee may employ accountants and		counsel and other persons to assist or render advice to it, all at the		expense of the Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

**ARTICLE 6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS**

      Each Option granted under this Plan shallbe subject to the following terms and conditions: 

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| 6.1           | *Grant Agreement.*A proper officer of the Company as designated by the		Committee and each Participant shall execute a Grant Agreement which		shall be in the form approved by the Committee and shall set forth the		Grant Date of the Option, the total number of shares of Common Stock		subject to the Option to which such Grant Agreement pertains, the Option		Price, whether it is a Nonqualified Option or an Incentive Stock Option,		the time or times when the Option vests and becomes exercisable, the		duration of the Option Period, and such other terms, conditions,		restrictions, and privileges as the Committee in each instance shall		deem appropriate, provided they are not inconsistent with the terms,		conditions, and provisions of this Plan. |
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| 6.2           | *Option Price*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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|   | (a)      | *Incentive Stock Options.*The price per share of Common Stock subject to an		Incentive Stock Option shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%)		of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date of		such Incentive Stock Option, except as provided in Section 6.8(c) below. |

 

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|   | (b)      | *Nonqualified Options.*The price per share of Common Stock subject to a		Nonqualified Option shall be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of		the Fair Market Value of the Company's Common Stock on the Grant Date of		such Nonqualified Option. |

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| 6.3           | *Vesting and Exercise of Options.* |

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|   | (a)    | Except as otherwise provided in this		Article 6 of this Plan, an Option granted hereunder shall vest and		become exercisable at such times, under such conditions, and in such		manner as the Committee shall determine and specify in the Grant		Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Grant Agreement or otherwise,		the Committee may exercise discretion to change the date on which an		outstanding Option vests and becomes exercisable; *provided*, *however*, that a vesting date designated in a Grant Agreement may not		be changed to a later date without the consent of the Participant. |
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|   | (b)    | Upon vesting of an Option, the Option		may be exercised in whole or in part, but only with respect to whole		shares of Common Stock, during the Option Period determined in		accordance with Sections 6.4 through 6.6. An Option shall be exercised		by (i) written notice to the Committee of the intent to exercise the		Option with respect to a specified number of shares of Common Stock and		(ii) payment for such shares as specified in Section 6.7 of this Plan.                                                                                                               |

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| 6.4           | *Option Period.*Each Grant Agreement shall specify the period during		which an Option may be exercised (the "Option Period") and shall provide		that the Option shall expire at the end of such Option Period. However,		in no event shall an Option granted under this Plan be exercisable later		than ten (10) years from the Grant Date. Subject to the terms of Section		6.6 of this Plan, an Option granted pursuant hereto may be exercised		only while a Participant remains employed by the Company or its		Subsidiaries. |
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| 6.5                                                             | Accelerated Vesting in the Event of		Death, Permanent Disability, Retirement, or Change in Control.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

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|   | (a)    | An Option granted under this Plan that		is not fully vested and exercisable as of the date the Participant		terminates his employment with the Company because of his death or		Permanent Disability shall become fully vested and immediately		exercisable on such date and may be exercised as provided in		Section 6.6.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|   | (b)    | In the event of termination of		employment due to Retirement, an Option or part thereof, to the extent		it would vest and become exercisable within two (2) years from the date		of Retirement, shall vest and become immediately exercisable upon the		Participant's termination of employment and may be exercised by the		Participant as provided in Section 6.6.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|   | (c)    | In the event of a Change in Control of		the Company, as defined in Section 1.4, all unexercised outstanding		Options under this Plan shall vest and become immediately exercisable in		full and may be exercised at any time on and after the date of such		Change in Control, provided that any such Options are exercised within		the applicable Option Period determined in accordance with Sections 6.4		and 6.6 of this Plan, except that in the case of a Change in Control by		reason of a Business Combination such Options shall become exercisable		and may be exercised as of the effective date of such Business		Combination and, if not exercised, shall expire on such date.		Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control by		reason of a Business Combination, the expiration of an unexercised		Option as of the effective date of such event shall occur only if the		Participant has received notice by registered or certified mail, return		receipt requested, of such proposed event not less than twenty		(20) business days in advance of the effective date of the proposed		event. |

 

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| 6.6           | *Exercise in the Event of Death,		Permanent Disability, Retirement, or Termination of Employment.* |

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|   | (a)                               | In the event of termination of		employment due to death or Permanent Disability, any Option or part		thereof held by such Participant may be exercised within one (1) year		following the date of death or Permanent Disability, as the case may be,		but in no event any later than the expiration date of the Option		determined under Section 6.4. In the event of the Participant's death		within one (1) year following termination of employment by reason of		Retirement or Permanent Disability, the Option may be exercised within		one (1) year following the date of death, but in no event any later than		the expiration date of the Option determined under Section 6.4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | (b)      | *Retirement.*In the event of termination of employment due to		Retirement, an Option or part thereof, to the extent it is exercisable		or becomes exercisable in accordance with Section 6.5(b), may be		exercised at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration date of		the Option determined under Section 6.4, or (ii) one (1) year following		the date of Retirement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|   | (c)      | *Termination of Employment for Reasons		Other than Death, Permanent Disability or Retirement.*In the event of the Participant's termination from		employment by reason other than death, Permanent Disability or		Retirement, an Option held by such Participant may be exercised, only to		the extent it was exercisable on the date of such termination, at any		time prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option		determined under Section 6.4, or (ii) thirty (30) days from the date of		such termination, unless the Participant's employment is terminated as a		result of fraud or other gross misconduct on the part of the Participant		(the existence of which shall be determined by the Committee in its sole		discretion), in which case such Option shall terminate on the date of		such termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the		Committee, in the exercise of its discretion, may extend such 30-day		period, but in no event shall such period be extended beyond the		expiration date of the Option determined under Section 6.4. |

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| 6.7           | *Payment of Option Price.*No shares of Common Stock shall be issued to any		Participant upon exercise of an Option until full payment of the		purchase price has been made to the Company and the Participant has		remitted to the Company the required federal and state withholding		taxes, if any. A Participant exercising an Option shall obtain no rights		as a stockholder of the Company until certificates for the shares of		Common Stock purchased under such Option are issued to the Participant.		At the election of the Participant, payment of the purchase price and/or		applicable withholding taxes, if any, may be made in whole, or in part,		in shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for more than six (6)		months, excluding Restricted Shares, pursuant to such terms and		conditions as may be established from time to time by the Committee. To		the extent permitted by applicable law, Participants may simultaneously		exercise Options and sell the shares of Common Stock thereby acquired		pursuant to a brokerage or similar arrangement, approved in advance by		the Committee, and use the proceeds from such sale as payment of the		purchase price of such shares and all applicable withholding taxes. If		any such payment is made in shares of Common Stock, such stock shall be		valued at one-hundred percent (100%) of Fair Market Value on the day a		Participant exercises his or her Option. If the Committee so determines,		a Participant need not surrender shares of Common Stock as payment and		the Company may, upon the giving of satisfactory evidence of ownership		of said shares of Common Stock by Participant, deliver the appropriate		number of additional shares of Common Stock reduced by the number of		shares required to pay the purchase price and applicable withholding		taxes. Such form of evidence shall be determined by the Committee. |

 

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| 6.8           | *Additional Terms Applicable to		Incentive Stock Options.*All Options issued		under this Plan as Incentive Stock Options will be subject, in addition		to the terms detailed in Sections 6.1 through 6.7 above, to those terms		contained in this Section 6.8. |

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|   | (a)      | *Special Limitation on Incentive Stock		Option Grants.*Except as provided in		Section 6.8(b) of this Plan, the aggregate Fair Market Value, determined		as of the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted, of the Common Stock		(and stock of a Subsidiary) with respect to which Incentive Stock		Options granted under this Plan and stock options that satisfy the		requirements of Section 422 of the Code granted under any other stock		option plan or plans maintained by the Company (or any Subsidiary) are		exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year		shall not exceed $100,000 for such year. The foregoing limitation shall		not take into account stock options which, by their terms, provide that		they shall not be treated as incentive stock options. |
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|   | (b)      | *Special Limitation on Incentive Stock		Option Treatment.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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|   | (i)        | *In General.*To the extent that, as a result of the rules described in		Section 6.5 or otherwise, the aggregate Fair Market Value of Common		Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted to a		Participant are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year		exceeds $100,000, such Options shall not be treated as Incentive Stock		Options or otherwise as stock options which satisfy the requirements of		Section 422 of the Code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|   | (ii)       | *Ordering Rule.*Clause (i) shall be applied by taking Incentive Stock		Options into account in the order that they were granted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|   | (iii)           | *Allocation Rule.*If a single otherwise-qualifying Incentive Stock Option		causes the aggregate Fair Market Value of all Common Stock with respect		to which the Participant has been granted Incentive Stock Options		exercisable for the first time during any calendar year to exceed		$100,000, the Option will be treated in part as an Incentive Stock		Option and in part as a Nonqualified Option. In such a case, the Company		may designate which Common Stock acquired by such Option is to be		treated as stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock		Option by issuing a separate certificate (or certificates) for such		stock and identifying such certificate (or certificates) as Incentive		Stock Option stock in its stock transfer records. In the absence of such		a designation, an equal proportion of each share of Common Stock		acquired pursuant to such Option shall be treated as if acquired		pursuant to the exercise of a Nonqualified Option. |

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|   | (iv)      | *Special Definitions.*For purposes of this subsection (b), stock options		granted to a Participant under any other stock option plan or plans		maintained by the Company (or any Subsidiary) that satisfy the		requirements of Section 422 of the Code shall be included within the		term Incentive Stock Options, stock of a Subsidiary shall be included		within the term Common Stock, and options which, by their terms, provide		that they shall not be treated as incentive stock options shall not be		taken into account. |

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|   | (c)      | *Limits on Ten Percent Shareholders.*The price at which shares of Common Stock may		be purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an		individual who, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted,		owns, directly or indirectly, more than ten percent (10%) of the total		combined voting power of all classes of stock issued to shareholders of		the Company or any Subsidiary, shall be no less than one hundred and ten		percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock		of the Company at the time of grant, and such Incentive Stock Option		shall by its terms not be exercisable after the earlier of the date		determined in accordance with |

 

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|   |                              | Sections 6.4 through 6.6 or the		expiration of five (5) years from the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock		Option.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|   | (d)      | *Federal Income Tax Treatment.*A share of Common Stock transferred to a Participant		pursuant to his exercise of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be		treated as a share transferred pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive		Stock Option for federal income tax purposes unless (i) no disposition		of such share is made by the Participant within two (2) years from the		Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option nor within one (1) year after		the transfer of such share to the Participant, and (ii) at all times		during the period beginning on the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock		Option and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of		exercise of the Incentive Stock Option, the Participant was an Employee		of either the Company, a parent of the Company or any Subsidiary.		Notwithstanding Section 6.8(d)(ii), an Incentive Stock Option that is		exercised within twelve (12) months after the Participant's employment		ceases as a result of death shall continue to be treated as an Incentive		Stock Option and an Incentive Stock Option that is exercised within		twelve (12) months after the Participant's employment ceases as a result		of a Permanent Disability shall continue to be treated as an Incentive		Stock Option. In addition, Section 6.8(d)(i) shall not apply to an		Incentive Stock Option exercised after the death of the Participant. |
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|   | (e)      | *Notice of Disposition; Withholding;		Escrow.*A Participant shall immediately notify		the Company in writing of any sale, transfer, assignment or other		disposition (or action constituting a disqualifying disposition within		the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) of any shares of Common Stock		acquired through exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, within two		(2) years after the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option or within		one (1) year after the acquisition of such shares, setting forth the		date and manner of disposition, the number of shares disposed of, and		the price at which such shares were disposed. The Company or any		Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold from any compensation or other		payments then or thereafter due to the Participant such amounts as may		be necessary to satisfy any withholding requirements of federal or state		law or regulation and, further, to collect from the Participant any		additional amounts which may be required for such purpose. The Committee		may, in its discretion, require shares of Common Stock acquired by a		Participant upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option to be held in an		escrow arrangement for the purpose of enabling compliance with the		provisions of this Section 6.8(e).                                                                                                                                   |

**ARTICLE 7. RESTRICTED SHARES**

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| 7.1           | *Restricted Shares.*		The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Shares to Participants		on the following terms and conditions: |

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|   | (a)      | *Grant and Restrictions.*		Restricted Shares shall be subject to such restrictions on		transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as		the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in		combination at such times, under circumstances (including based on		achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in		such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine on the		Grant Date or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under any		Grant Agreement relating to the Restricted Shares, a Participant granted		Restricted Shares shall have all of the rights of a shareholder,		including the right to vote the Restricted Shares and the right to		receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or		other requirement imposed by the Committee). During the restriction		period applicable to the Restricted Shares, the Restricted Shares may		not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise		encumbered by the Participant. |

 

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|   | (b)      | *Forfeiture.*		Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon a Participant's		termination of employment during the applicable restriction period,		Restricted Shares held by the Participant that are at that time subject		to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company;		provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, in any individual		case provide for waiver in whole or in part of restrictions or		forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Shares.                                                                                                                        |
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|   | (c)      | *Certificates for Restricted Shares.*		Restricted Shares granted under this Plan may be evidenced in such		manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing		Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the Participant, the		Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend		referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such		Restricted Shares, that the Company retain physical possession of the		certificates, and that the Participant deliver a stock power to the		Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Shares.       |
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|   | (d)      | *Dividends and Splits.*		As a condition to a Grant of Restricted Shares, the Committee may		require that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Shares be		automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Shares or		applied to the purchase of additional Restricted Shares under this Plan.		Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, shares of Common Stock		distributed as a dividend shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of		forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Shares with respect to		which such shares of Common Stock or other property have been		distributed. |
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|   | (e)      | *Effect of Change in Control.*		Unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of a		Restricted Share Grant, any restriction periods and restrictions imposed		on Restricted Shares under this Plan shall lapse upon a Change in		Control and within ten (10) business days the certificates representing		the Restricted Shares, without any such restrictions, shall be delivered		to the applicable Participant.                                                                                                                                                                                      |

**ARTICLE 8. BONUS SHARES AND OTHER GRANTS**

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| 8.1           | *Bonus Shares and Grants in Lieu of		Obligations.* The Committee is authorized to		grant shares of Common Stock as a bonus, or to grant shares of Common		Stock or other Grants in lieu of obligations to pay cash or deliver		other property under this Plan or under other plans or compensatory		arrangements ("Bonus Shares") to employees. Bonus Shares or Grants made		hereunder shall be subject to such other terms as shall be determined by		the Committee. |

**ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION**

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| 9.1           | *Amendment.*		The Committee, from time to time and without further approval of the		shareholders, may amend this Plan in such respects as the Committee may		deem advisable; provided, however, that no amendment shall become		effective without prior approval of the shareholders which would (a)		materially increase the benefits accruing to Insider Participants; (b)		materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under		this Plan to Insider Participants; or (c) materially modify the		requirements as to eligibility for participation in this Plan to add a		class of Insider Participants; provided, further, that any increase in		the number of shares available under this Plan and any change in the		designation of the group of Employees eligible to receive Incentive		Stock Options under this Plan shall be subject to shareholder approval		in accordance with Section 422 of the Code. No amendment shall, without		the Participant's (or beneficiary's) consent, alter or impair any of the		rights or obligations under any Grant previously made to him under this		Plan. |

 

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| 9.2           | *Termination.*Unless terminated sooner, this Plan shall remain in		effect for ten (10) years ending on the tenth anniversary of Board		adoption of the Plan, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.2		hereof, thereafter for so long as Grants made under this Plan prior to		the date of termination remain outstanding. The Board, without further		approval of the shareholders, may terminate this Plan at any time, but		no termination shall, without the Participant's (or beneficiary's)		consent, alter or impair any of the rights under any Grant previously		made to him under this Plan. |

**ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

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| 10.1        | *No Rights as a Shareholder.*No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder		with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to his Option prior		to the date of issuance to him of a certificate or certificates for such		shares. Holders of Restricted Shares, however, shall have the rights as		a shareholder set forth in Article 7 of this Plan with regard to such		Restricted Shares.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 10.2        | *No Rights to Continued Employment.*Neither this Plan nor any Grant made under		this Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to		continued employment by the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way		with the right of the Company, or the right of the Participant, to		terminate the employment of the Participant at any time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 10.3        | *Compliance With Other Laws and		Regulations.*The Plan, the making of Grants,		the exercise of Options, and the obligation of the Company to sell and		deliver shares of Common Stock hereunder, shall be subject to all		applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such		approvals as may be required by any government or regulatory agency. The		Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for		shares of Common Stock under this Plan prior to (a) the obtaining of any		approval or ruling from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the		Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental agency which the		Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine to be necessary or		advisable, (b) the listing of such shares on any stock exchange on which		the Common Stock may then be listed, and (c) the completion of any		registration or qualification of such shares under any federal or state		law, or any rule or regulation of any government body which the Company		shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 10.4        | *No Right to Options, Restricted		Shares or Bonus Shares.*The making of any		Grant pursuant to this Plan shall be entirely in the discretion of the		Committee. The adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any		person any right to a Grant, except to the extent and upon such terms		and conditions as may be determined by the Committee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 10.5        | *Withholding.*It shall be a condition of a Participant's right (a) to		exercise Options granted hereunder, (b) to receive any Restricted Shares		granted hereunder, and/or (c) to receive Bonus Shares, that the		Participant shall, at the option of the Committee, pay, surrender		shares, consent to the withholding by the Company of, or make other		provision satisfactory to the Company for the payment of, any federal,		state or other taxes which the Company is obligated to withhold or		collect with respect to such exercise or otherwise with respect to such		Options or as relates to such Restricted Shares or Bonus Shares. The		Company is authorized to pay any such federal, state or other taxes		resulting from the exercise of an Option or the grant of Restricted		Shares or Bonus Shares, by withholding from the number of shares of		Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such exercise and/or from the		number of shares of Restricted Shares or Bonus Shares otherwise issuable		to the Participant, such number of shares that, based on the Fair Market		Value of the shares on the date the Option is exercised or the date that		Restricted Shares or Bonus Shares are granted (or with respect to		Restricted Shares, at the Company's election, based on the Fair Market		Value of shares on the date the restrictions lapse), will satisfy such		federal, state or other tax. |
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| 10.6        | *Nontransferability of Grants;		Restrictions on Transferability of Shares.*		Options granted under this Plan shall not be transferable other than by		will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

 

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|                                           | foregoing, the Committee, in its sole		and absolute discretion, may grant Options (other than Incentive Stock		Options) that can be transferred by gift to or for the benefit of family		members of the Participants or that can be transferred without		consideration to a trust established by the Participant for his		beneficiaries.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|                                           | The designation of a beneficiary shall		not constitute a transfer. During the lifetime of the Participant, an		Option shall be exercisable only by such Participant or, if the		Participant is legally incompetent, by the Participant's guardian or		legal representative, or, if transferred pursuant to a transfer		permitted above, by the transferee of such Participant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|                                           | The Committee may also impose such		restrictions on the transfer of any Restricted Shares, Bonus Shares and		any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an		Option under this Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without		limitation, restrictions pursuant to the federal securities laws or any		blue sky or other state securities laws, or under the requirements of		any stock exchange upon which such shares of Common Stock are then		listed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 10.7        | *Investment Representation.*Each Grant Agreement evidencing the grant of an		Option, Restricted Shares or Bonus Shares shall provide that, upon		demand by the Committee, the Participant (or his beneficiary, guardian,		legal representative or transferee, as applicable) shall deliver to the		Committee at the time any Grant is made under this Plan and/or at the		time an Option, or any portion of an Option, is exercised, such written		representations with respect to the shares to be acquired upon such		Grant and/or exercise as the Committee may deem necessary to satisfy the		requirements of federal or state securities law. Delivery of such		representations as may be requested by the Committee pursuant to this		Section 10.7 shall be a condition precedent to the right of the		Participant (or such other person) to receive and/or purchase any shares		of Common Stock under this Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| 10.8        | *Designation of Beneficiary.*Each Participant may, from time to time, designate		any beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom any benefit under the Plan is		to be paid or transferred in case of his death prior to the distribution		of all benefits due the Participant under this Plan. Such beneficiary		shall be entitled to exercise any Option that is or becomes vested upon		the death of the Participant, subject to the terms hereof. Each		designation shall revoke all prior designations, shall be in the form		prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by		the Participant with the Committee. In the absence of any such		designation at the time of the Participant's death, all outstanding		Grants made to the Participant under this Plan that have not previously		been transferred as permitted in Section 10.6 above shall be		transferred, and all benefits due the Participant under this Plan shall		be distributed, to his estate. With respect to all outstanding Grants to		the Participant under this Plan that have previously been transferred as		permitted in Section 10.6 above, all benefits due the transferee under		this Plan shall be distributed to such transferee. |
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| 10.9        | *Headings.*		Any headings preceding the text of the sections of this Plan are		inserted for convenience of reference only, and shall neither constitute		a part of this Plan nor affect its meaning, construction, or effect.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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| 10.10      | *Governing Law.*All rights under this Plan shall be governed by and		construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of		Connecticut without giving effect to the principles of conflicts or		choice of law rules of any jurisdiction. |
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| 10.11      | *Pronouns.*		The use of the masculine gender shall be extended to include the		feminine gender wherever appropriate.                                                                                                                               |
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| 10.12      | *Reservation of Shares.*		The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve		and keep available such number of shares as shall be sufficient to		satisfy the requirements of the Plan.                                         |