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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.33

                    PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

                     2002 TRANSITION STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                        (As Adopted November 20, 2002)


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   1.  Purpose.

   The purpose of this Plan is to strengthen Plains Exploration & Production
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), by providing an incentive to
its employees, officers, consultants and directors and thereby encouraging them
to devote their abilities and industry to the success of the Company's business
enterprise. This Plan is established in connection with the intent of Plains
Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation and Parent of the Company ("PLX"), to
distribute to the holders of its common stock, by means of a pro rata
distribution, all of the Shares PLX then owns (the "Spin-off"). The Company is
creating this Plan to provide for the grant of (i) 75,000 Shares of Restricted
Stock to James C. Flores, (ii) 60,000 Shares of Restricted Stock to John T.
Raymond, (iii) 30,000 Shares of Restricted Stock to Timothy T. Stephens, and
(iv) 300,000 SARs to Stephen A. Thorington. No other grants shall be made
hereunder.

   2.  Definitions.

   For purposes of the Plan:

      2.1  "Adjusted Appreciation Value" means, in the event of a Change in
   Control, the appreciation in the Adjusted Fair Market Value of a Share for
   purposes of determining payments to be made to a Grantee, and shall be
   measured by determining the amount equal to the Adjusted Fair Market Value
   of a Share on the exercise date minus the exercise price of the SAR being
   exercised.

      2.2  "Adjusted Fair Market Value" means, in the event of a Change in
   Control, the greater of (a) the highest price per Share paid to holders of
   the Shares in any transaction (or series of transactions) constituting or
   resulting in a Change in Control or (b) the highest Fair Market Value of a
   Share during the ninety (90) day period ending on the date of a Change in
   Control.

      2.3  "Affiliate" means any entity, directly or indirectly, controlled by,
   controlling or under common control with the Company or any corporation or
   other entity acquiring, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all the
   assets and business of the Company, whether by operation of law or otherwise.

      2.4  "Agreement" means the written agreement between the Company and an
   Optionee or Grantee evidencing the grant of an Award and setting forth the
   terms and conditions thereof.

      2.5  "Appreciation Value" means the appreciation in the Fair Market Value
   of a Share for purposes of determining payments to be made to a Grantee, and
   shall be measured by determining the amount equal to the Fair Market Value
   of a Share on the exercise date minus the exercise price of the SAR being
   exercised.

      2.6  "Award" means a grant of SARs or Restricted Stock.

      2.7  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      2.8  "Cause" means:

          (a)  for purposes of Section 6.4, the commission of an act of fraud
       or intentional misrepresentation or an act of embezzlement,
       misappropriation or conversion of assets or opportunities of the Company
       or any of its Subsidiaries; and

          (b)  in the case of a Grantee whose employment agreement between such
       Grantee and the Company, Subsidiary or Affiliate includes a definition
       of "Cause", the term "Cause" as used in this Plan or any Agreement shall
       have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement during the
       period that such employment agreement remains in effect; and

          (c)  in all other cases, (i) intentional failure to perform
       reasonably assigned duties, (ii) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the
       performance of duties, (iii) involvement in a transaction in connection
       with the performance of duties to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
       or Affiliates which transaction is adverse to the interests of the
       Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and which is engaged in
       for personal profit or (iv) willful violation of any law, rule or
       regulation in connection with the performance of duties (other than
       traffic violations or similar minor offenses) provided, however, that
       following a Change in Control, clause (i) of this Section 2.8(c) shall
       not constitute "Cause."

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      2.9  "Change in Capitalization" means any increase or reduction in the
   number of Shares, or any change (including, but not limited to, in the case
   of a spin-off, dividend or other distribution in respect of Shares, a change
   in value) in the Shares or exchange of Shares for a different number or kind
   of shares or other securities of the Company or another corporation, by
   reason of a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
   reorganization, spin-off, split-up, issuance of warrants or rights or
   debentures, stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split, cash
   dividend, property dividend, combination or exchange of shares, repurchase
   of shares, change in corporate structure or otherwise.

      2.10  A "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the
   following:

          (a)  The acquisition by any "Person" (as the term person is used for
       purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
       1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) of "Beneficial Ownership" (within the
       meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of any securities
       of the Company which generally entitles the holder thereof to vote for
       the election of directors of the Company (the "Voting Securities")
       which, when added to the Voting Securities then "Beneficially Owned" by
       such Person, would result in such Person either "Beneficially Owning"
       fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the
       Company's then outstanding Voting Securities or having the ability to
       elect fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company's directors; provided,
       however, that for purposes of this paragraph (a) of Section 2.10, a
       Person shall not be deemed to have made an acquisition of Voting
       Securities if such Person; (i) becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than
       the permitted percentage of Voting Securities solely as a result of open
       market acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company which, by
       reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the
       proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by such Person; (ii) is
       the Company or any corporation or other Person of which a majority of
       its voting power or its equity securities or equity interest is owned
       directly or indirectly by the Company (a "Controlled Entity"); (iii)
       acquires Voting Securities in connection with a "Non-Control
       Transaction" (as defined in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.10); or (iv)
       becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than the permitted percentage of
       Voting Securities as a result of a transaction approved by a majority of
       the Incumbent Board (as defined in paragraph (b) below); or

          (b)  The individuals who, as of the Effective Date, are members of
       the Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at
       least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that if either the
       election of any new director or the nomination for election of any new
       director by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at
       least a majority of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall be
       considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; provided further,
       however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the
       Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result
       of either an actual or threatened "Election Contest" (as described in
       Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other actual or
       threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
       Person other than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of
       any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy
       Contest; or

          (c)  The consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization
       involving the Company (a "Business Combination"), unless (i) the
       stockholders of the Company, immediately before the Business
       Combination, own, directly or indirectly immediately following the
       Business Combination, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined
       voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation
       resulting from the Business Combination (the "Surviving Corporation") in
       substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting
       Securities immediately before the Business Combination, and (ii) the
       individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to
       the execution of the agreement providing for the Business Combination
       constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
       of the Surviving Corporation, and (iii) no Person (other than (x) the
       Company or any Controlled Entity, (y) a trustee or other fiduciary
       holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans or
       arrangements (or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the
       Company, the Surviving Corporation or any Controlled Entity, or (z) any
       Person who, immediately prior to the Business Combination, had
       Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the

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       then outstanding Voting Securities) has Beneficial Ownership of fifty
       percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Surviving
       Corporation's then outstanding voting securities (a Business Combination
       described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph shall be
       referred to as a "Non-Control Transaction");

          (d)  A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

          (e)  The sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
       assets of the Company to any Person (other than a transfer to a
       Controlled Entity).

      Notwithstanding the foregoing if a Grantee's employment is terminated,
   and Grantee reasonably demonstrates that such termination (x) was at the
   request of a third party who has indicated an intention or has taken steps
   reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control and who effectuates a
   Change in Control or (y) otherwise occurred in connection with, or in
   anticipation of, a Change in Control which actually occurs, then for all
   purposes hereof, the date of a Change in Control with respect to such
   Grantee shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such
   termination of employment.

   A Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because (A) fifty
   percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is
   Beneficially Owned by (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
   under one or more employee benefit plans or arrangements (or any trust
   forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company or any Controlled Entity
   or (y) any corporation which, immediately prior to its acquisition of such
   interest, is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company
   in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the
   Company immediately prior to such acquisition or (B) of the Spin-off.

      2.11  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

      2.12  "Committee" means a committee, as described in Section 3.1,
   appointed by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan and to
   perform the functions set forth herein.

      2.13  "Company" means Plains Exploration & Production Company.

      2.14  "Director" means a director of the Company.

      2.15  "Disability" means:

          (a)  in the case of an Optionee or Grantee whose employment with the
       Company or a Subsidiary is subject to the terms of an employment
       agreement between such Optionee or Grantee and the Company or
       Subsidiary, which employment agreement includes a definition of
       "Disability", the term "Disability" as used in this Plan or any
       Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement
       during the period that such employment agreement remains in effect; or

          (b)  the term "Disability" as used in the Company's long-term
       disability plan, if any; or

          (c)  in all other cases, the term "Disability" as used in this Plan
       or any Agreement shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs
       the Optionee's or Grantee's ability to perform substantially his or her
       duties for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.

      2.16  "Division" means any of the operating units or divisions of the
   Company designated as a Division by the Committee.

      2.17  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
   amended.

      2.18  "Fair Market Value" on any date means the closing sales prices of
   the Shares (i) on the day before such date, or (ii) on such date if an
   Agreement so provides, on the principal national securities exchange on
   which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if such Shares are
   not so listed or admitted to trading, the average of the per Share closing
   bid price and per Share closing asked price on such date as quoted on the
   National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or
   such other market in which such prices are regularly quoted, or, if there
   have been no published bid or asked quotations with respect to Shares on
   such date, the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Board
   in good faith.

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      2.19  "Grantee" means a person to whom an Award has been granted under
   the Plan.

      2.20  "Nonemployee Director" means a director of the Company who is a
   "nonemployee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
   the Exchange Act.

      2.21  "Outside Director" means a director of the Company who is an
   "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the
   regulations promulgated thereunder.

      2.22  "Parent" means any corporation which is a parent corporation
   (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code) with respect to the
   Company.

      2.23  "Performance-Based Compensation" means an Award of SARs that is
   intended to constitute "performance based compensation" within the meaning
   of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
   thereunder.

      2.24  "Plan" means the Plains Exploration & Production Company 2002
   Transition Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.

      2.25  "Retained Distribution" means any securities or other property
   (other than regular cash dividends) distributed by the Company in respect of
   Restricted Stock during any Restricted Period.

      2.26  "Restricted Period" means the period designated by the Committee
   during which Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, pledged or
   otherwise encumbered.

      2.27  "Restricted Stock" means Shares issued or transferred to a Grantee
   pursuant to Section 6.

      2.28  "SAR" means a right to receive the Appreciation Value of a Share.

      2.29  "Shares" means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
   Company and any other securities into which such shares are changed or for
   which such shares are exchanged.

      2.30  "Subsidiary" means any entity, whether or not incorporated, in
   which the Company directly or indirectly owns 50% or more of the outstanding
   equity or other ownership interests.

   3.  Administration.

   3.1  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall hold
meetings at such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. A quorum shall be a
majority of the members of the Committee and a majority of a quorum may
authorize any action. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and
signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be as fully effective as if
made by a vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall consist
of one (1) or more Directors and may consist of the entire Board. If the
Committee consists of less than the entire Board, then with respect to any
Award to an individual who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the
Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each of whom shall be a
Nonemployee Director and to the extent necessary for any award under the Plan
to qualify as performance-based compensation for the purposes of Section 162(m)
of the Code, the Committee shall consist of at least two (2) Directors each of
whom shall be an Outside Director. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if
one or more members of the Committee is not a Nonemployee Director and an
Outside Director but recuses himself or herself or abstains from voting with
respect to a particular action taken by the Committee, then the Committee, with
respect to that action, shall be deemed to consist only of the members of the
Committee who have not recused themselves or abstained from voting. Subject to
applicable law, the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to any
other person or persons.

   3.2  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, failure to
act, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this
Plan or any transaction hereunder. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify each
member of the Committee for all costs and expenses and, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with defending against,
responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise dealing with any
claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind arising in connection with any
actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or denying authorization
to any transaction hereunder.

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   3.3  Subject to the express terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Committee shall have the power from time to time to:

      (a)  grant Awards to each of James C. Flores, John T. Raymond, Timothy T.
   Stephens and Stephen A. Thorington in accordance with their respective
   employment agreements.

      (b)  to construe and interpret the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder
   and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for the
   administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, correcting any
   defect or supplying any omission, or reconciling any inconsistency in the
   Plan or in any Agreement, in the manner and to the extent it shall deem
   necessary or advisable, including so that the Plan and the operation of the
   Plan complies with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Code to the extent
   applicable and other applicable law, and otherwise to make the Plan fully
   effective. All decisions and determinations by the Committee in the exercise
   of this power shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Company, its
   Subsidiaries, the Grantees, and all other persons having any interest
   therein;

      (c)  to determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence which
   may be granted to a Grantee on an individual basis without constituting a
   termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan;

      (d)  to exercise its discretion with respect to the powers and rights
   granted to it as set forth in the Plan; and

      (e)  generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as are
   deemed necessary or advisable to promote the best interests of the Company
   with respect to the Plan.

   4.  Stock Subject to the Plan; Grant Limitations.

   4.1  The maximum number of Shares that may be made the subject of Awards
granted under the Plan is 465,000; provided, however, that in the aggregate,
not more than 465,000 of the allotted Shares may be made the subject of
Restricted Stock Awards or SARs. The maximum number of Shares that may be the
subject of an Award of SARs granted to a Grantee in any one calendar year
period may not exceed 300,000 Shares.

   4.2  In connection with the grant of an Award, the number of Shares shall be
reduced by the number of Shares in respect of which the Award is granted or
denominated.

   4.3  Whenever any outstanding Award or portion thereof expires, is canceled,
is settled in cash (including the settlement of tax withholding obligations
using Shares) or is otherwise terminated for any reason without having been
exercised or payment having been made in respect of the entire Award, the
Shares allocable to the expired, canceled, settled or otherwise terminated
portion of the Award may not again be the subject of Awards granted hereunder.

   5.  SARs.

   5.1  Exercise.  SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times stated in
the Agreement.

   5.2  Amount Payable.  Upon the exercise of SARs, the Grantee shall be
entitled to receive an amount determined by multiplying (A) the Appreciation
Value of a Share, by (B) the number of SARs being exercised.

   5.3  Method of Exercise.  The exercise of an Award of SARs shall be made
only by a written notice delivered in person or by mail or telecopy to the
Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal executive office (or
through such other notification method that the Committee may adopt),
specifying the number of SARs with respect to which the Award is being
exercised. If requested by the Committee, the Grantee shall deliver the
Agreement evidencing the SARs being exercised and the Agreement evidencing any
related Option to the Secretary of the Company who shall endorse thereon a
notation of such exercise and return such Agreement to the Grantee.

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   5.4  Form of Payment.  Payment of the amount determined under Section 5.2
shall be made solely in cash.

   5.5  Effect of Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, all
outstanding SARs shall become immediately and fully exercisable. In addition,
to the extent set forth in an Agreement evidencing the grant of a SAR
(including as such Agreement may be amended in the Committee's sole discretion
prior to the Change in Control), a Grantee will be entitled to receive a
payment from the Company in cash (provided that the SARs have any Appreciation
Value), as the Committee shall determine, with a value equal to (A) the greater
of (x) the aggregate Appreciation Value, on the date of exercise, of the
unexercised SARS and (y) the aggregate Adjusted Fair Market Value, on the date
of exercise, of the unexercised SARs. In the event that the Committee requires
exercise of SARs at the time of such Change in Control (even if they have no
Appreciation Value), they shall be cancelled effective as of the Change in
Control. The Committee may require cancellation of SARs in the Agreement
evidencing the SARs or by resolution at the time of a Change in Control.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any Agreement, the
Committee may require such cancellation without a Grantee's consent even if the
cancellation is a modification of the terms of the SARs. In the event a
Grantee's employment or other service with the Company terminates following a
Change in Control and any SARs remain outstanding after the Change in Control,
each SAR held by the Grantee that was exercisable as of the date of termination
of the Grantee's employment or other service shall remain exercisable for a
period ending not before the earlier of the first anniversary of (A) the
termination of the Grantee's employment or (B) the expiration of the stated
term of the SAR.

   5.6  Non-Transferability.  No SARs shall be transferable by the Grantee
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, pursuant
to a domestic relations order (within the meaning of Rule 16a-12 promulgated
under the Exchange Act), and SARs shall be exercisable during the lifetime of
such Grantee only by the Grantee or his or her guardian or legal
representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may set forth in
the Agreement evidencing SARs at the time of grant or thereafter, that the SARs
may be transferred to members of the Grantee's immediate family, to trusts
solely for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in
which such family members and/or trusts are the only partners, and for purposes
of this Plan, a transferee of an Award shall be deemed to be the Grantee. For
this purpose, immediate family means the Grantee's spouse, parents, children,
stepchildren and grandchildren and the spouses of such parents, children,
stepchildren and grandchildren. The terms of an Award shall be final, binding
and conclusive upon the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and
successors of the Grantee.

   6.  Restricted Stock.

   6.1  Rights of Grantee.  Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an
Award hereunder shall be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Award is granted provided that the Grantee has
executed an Agreement evidencing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers
and, in the discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other
documents which the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of
such Shares. If a Grantee shall fail to execute the Agreement evidencing a
Restricted Stock Award, or any documents which the Committee may require within
the time period prescribed by the Committee at the time the Award is granted,
the Award shall be null and void. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares
issued in connection with a Restricted Stock Award shall be deposited together
with the stock powers with an escrow agent (which may be the Company)
designated by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and as
set forth in the Agreement, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow agent,
the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such
Shares, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or
other distributions paid or made with respect to the Shares (other than
Retained Distributions). The Company shall retain custody of all Retained
Distributions made or declared with respect to the Restricted Stock and such
Retained Distributions shall be subject to the same restrictions on terms and
conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Stock.

   6.2  Non-transferability.  Until all restrictions upon the Shares of
Restricted Stock awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in the manner set forth
in Section 6.3, such Shares and Retained Distributions shall not be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of and shall not be pledged or otherwise
hypothecated.

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   6.3  Lapse of Restrictions.

   (a)  Generally.  Restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock awarded
hereunder shall lapse at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as
the Committee may determine (the "Restricted Period"). The Agreement evidencing
the Award shall set forth any such restrictions.

   (b)  Effect of Change in Control.  Unless the Committee shall determine
otherwise at the time of the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the
restrictions upon Shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse upon a Change in
Control. The Agreement evidencing the Award shall set forth any such provisions.

   6.4  Treatment of Dividends.  At the time an Award of Shares of Restricted
Stock is granted, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the
payment to the Grantee of dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared
or paid on such Shares by the Company shall be (a) deferred until the lapsing
of the restrictions imposed upon such Shares and (b) held by the Company for
the account of the Grantee until such time. In the event that dividends are to
be deferred, the Committee shall determine whether such dividends are to be
reinvested in Shares (which shall be held as additional Shares of Restricted
Stock) or held in cash. If deferred dividends are to be held in cash, there may
be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount
of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the
Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends in
respect of Shares of Restricted Stock (whether held in cash or as additional
Shares of Restricted Stock), together with interest accrued thereon, if any,
shall be made upon the lapsing of restrictions imposed on the Shares in respect
of which the deferred dividends were paid, and any dividends deferred (together
with any interest accrued thereon) in respect of any Shares of Restricted Stock
shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of such Shares.

   6.5  Delivery of Shares.  Upon the lapse of the restrictions on Shares of
Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate to be delivered
to the Grantee with respect to such Shares, free of all restrictions hereunder.

   7.  Effect of a Termination of Employment.

   The Agreement evidencing the grant of each Award shall set forth the terms
and conditions applicable to such Award upon a termination or change in the
status of the employment of the Grantee by the Company, or a Subsidiary,
Affiliate or Division (including a termination or change by reason of the sale
of a Subsidiary, Affiliate or Division), which shall be as the Committee may,
in its discretion, determine at the time the Award is granted or thereafter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the terms of any employment agreement require
that Awards granted to an individual receive a specific treatment upon
termination of employment, such terms shall be deemed to have been included in
the Grantee's Agreement evidencing the Award as of the date of grant of such
Award provided that such terms do not conflict with any of the terms of the
Plan.

   8.  Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization.

   (a)  In the event of a Change in Capitalization, the Committee shall
conclusively determine the appropriate adjustments, if any, to (i) the maximum
number, exercise price and class of Shares or other stock or securities with
respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number,
exercise price and class of Shares or other stock or securities with respect to
which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any one calendar year period, and
(iii) the number, exercise price and class of Shares or other stock or
securities which are subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan. As
appropriate, such adjustment may include substituting stock or securities of
another Company for the Shares covered by the original Award.

   (b)  Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or securities subject
to SARs shall be made in such a manner as not to adversely affect the treatment
of the SARs as Performance-Based Compensation.

   (c)  If, by reason of a Change in Capitalization, a Grantee of an Award
shall be entitled to new, additional or different shares of stock or securities
of the Company or any other corporation, such new, additional or different
shares shall thereupon be subject to all of the conditions, restrictions and
performance criteria which were applicable to the Shares subject to the Award
prior to such Change in Capitalization.

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   9.  Effect of Certain Transactions.

   (a)  Subject to Sections 5.5 and 6.3(b), or as otherwise provided in an
Agreement, in the event of (a) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or
(b) a merger or consolidation of the Company (a "Transaction"), the Plan and
the Awards issued hereunder shall continue in effect in accordance with their
respective terms, except that following a Transaction either (i) each
outstanding Award shall be treated as provided for in the agreement entered
into in connection with the Transaction or (ii) if not so provided in such
agreement, each Grantee shall be entitled to receive in respect of each Share
subject to any outstanding Awards upon exercise of any SAR or payment or
transfer in respect of any Award, the same number and kind of stock,
securities, cash, property or other consideration that each holder of a Share
was entitled to receive in the Transaction in respect of a Share; provided,
however, that such stock, securities, cash, property, or other consideration
shall remain subject to all of the conditions, restrictions and performance
criteria which were applicable to the Awards prior to such Transaction.

   (b)  Any such adjustment in the Shares or other stock or securities subject
to SARs shall be made in such a manner as not to adversely affect the treatment
of the SARs as Performance-Based Compensation.

   10.  Interpretation.

   Following the required registration of any equity security of the Company
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

      (a)  The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
   Exchange Act and the Committee shall interpret and administer the provisions
   of the Plan or any Agreement in a manner consistent therewith. Any
   provisions inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and shall not
   affect the validity of the Plan.

      (b)  Each SAR granted under the Plan is intended to be Performance-Based
   Compensation. The Committee shall not be entitled to exercise any discretion
   otherwise authorized hereunder with respect to such Awards if the ability to
   exercise such discretion or the exercise of such discretion itself would
   cause the compensation attributable to such SARs to fail to qualify as
   Performance-Based Compensation.

   11.  Termination and Amendment of the Plan or Modification of Awards.

   The Plan shall terminate on the day preceding the tenth anniversary of the
date of its adoption by the Board and no Award may be granted thereafter. The
Board may sooner terminate the Plan, and the Board may at any time and from
time to time, amend, modify or suspend the Plan or Agreement; provided, however
that:

      (a)  no such amendment, modification, suspension or termination shall:
   (i) impair or adversely alter any Awards theretofore granted under the Plan,
   except with the consent of the Grantee (unless expressly provided for and
   only to the extent provided for in Sections 5.5, 6.4(b), 8 and 9), or (ii)
   deprive any Grantee of any Shares which he or she may have acquired through
   or as a result of the Plan, and

      (b)  to the extent necessary under any applicable law, regulation or
   exchange requirement, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the
   stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law, regulation or
   exchange requirement.

   12.  Non-Exclusivity of the Plan.

   The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as amending,
modifying or rescinding any previously approved incentive arrangement or as
creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other
incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation,
the granting of stock options otherwise than under the Plan, and such
arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

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   13.  Limitation of Liability.

   As illustrative of the limitations of liability of the Company, but not
intended to be exhaustive thereof, nothing in the Plan shall be construed to:

      (a)  give any person any right to be granted an Award other than at the
   sole discretion of the Committee;

      (b)  give any person any rights whatsoever with respect to Shares except
   as specifically provided in the Plan;

      (c)  limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or
   Affiliate to terminate the employment of any person at any time; or

      (d)  be evidence of any agreement or understanding, expressed or implied,
   that the Company will employ any person at any particular rate of
   compensation or for any particular period of time.

   14.  Regulations and Other Approvals; Governing Law.

   14.1  Except as to matters of federal law, the Plan and the rights of all
persons claiming hereunder shall be construed and determined in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of laws
principles thereof.

   14.2  The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect
to Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules
and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws,
and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be
deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

   14.3  The Board may make such changes as may be necessary or appropriate to
comply with the rules and regulations of any government authority.

   14.4  Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the
Committee determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or
qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of
Shares, no Awards shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole
or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval
has been effected or obtained free of any conditions as acceptable to the
Committee.

   14.5  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or any Agreement to the
contrary, in the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the
Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and is not otherwise
exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer
to the extent required by the Securities Act and Rule 144 or other regulations
thereunder. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant
to an Award granted under the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such
Shares, to represent and warrant to the Company in writing that the Shares
acquired by such individual are acquired without a view to any distribution
thereof and will not be sold or transferred other than pursuant to an effective
registration thereof under said Act or pursuant to an exemption applicable
under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The certificates evidencing any of such Shares shall be appropriately amended
or have an appropriate legend placed thereon to reflect their status as
restricted securities as aforesaid.

   15.  Miscellaneous.

   15.1  Multiple Agreements.  The terms of each Award may differ from other
Awards granted under the Plan at the same time, or at some other time.

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   15.2  Withholding of Taxes.  At such times as a Grantee recognizes taxable
income in connection with the receipt of Shares or cash hereunder (a "Taxable
Event"), the Grantee shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the federal,
state and local income taxes and other amounts as may be required by law to be
withheld by the Company in connection with the Taxable Event (the "Withholding
Taxes") prior to the issuance, or release from escrow, of such Shares or the
payment of such cash. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any
payment of cash to a Grantee an amount equal to the Withholding Taxes in
satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes. The Committee may
provide in the Agreement at the time of grant, or at any time thereafter, that
the Grantee, in satisfaction of the obligation to pay Withholding Taxes to the
Company, may elect to have withheld a portion of the Shares then issuable to
him or her having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Withholding Taxes.

   15.3  Effective Date.  The effective date of the Plan shall be the date of
its adoption by the Board.

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