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                                 EXHIBIT 10(m)


                       AMERICAN TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORP.

                             1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN

         SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of the American Technical Ceramics
Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (this "Plan") is to provide a means whereby
selected employees, officers, directors, agents, consultants and independent
contractors of American Technical Ceramics Corp. (the "Company") or of any
parent or subsidiary (as defined in subsection 5.7 and referred to hereinafter
as "related corporations") thereof, may be granted incentive stock options
and/or nonqualified stock options to purchase the Common Stock (as defined in
Section 3) of the Company, in order to attract and retain the services or
advice of such employees, officers, directors, agents, consultants and
independent contractors and to provide added incentive to them by encouraging
stock ownership in the Company.

         SECTION 2. Administration.

         (a) This Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board"), except to the extent the Board delegates its authority
to a committee of the Board to administer this Plan. The administrator of this
Plan shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Plan Administrator."

         (b) For so long as the Company's Common Stock is registered under
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), no
option shall be granted to a director or officer (subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act) of the Company by the Board unless (i) approved in advance by the
Board or the Plan Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Rule
16b-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (where the Plan Administrator, if not the
entire Board, is a committee of the Board composed solely of two or more
non-employee directors who satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under
the Exchange Act), (ii) approved in advance, or subsequently ratified, by the
stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Rule 16b-3(d)(2) under the
Exchange Act, or (iii) absent approval as provided in clause (i) or (ii) above,
no officer or director of the Company may sell shares received upon the
exercise of an option during the six-month period immediately following the
grant of such option.

         2.1 Procedures. The Board shall designate one of the members of the
Plan Administrator as chairman. The Plan Administrator may hold meetings at
such times and places as it shall determine. The acts of a majority of the
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meetings at which a quorum exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by
all Plan Administrator members, shall be valid acts of the Plan Administrator.

         2.2 Responsibilities. Except for the terms and conditions explicitly
set forth in this Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion, to determine all matters relating to the options to be granted
under this Plan, including selection of the individuals to be granted options,
the number of shares to be subject to each option, the exercise price, and all
other terms and conditions of the options, including the designation of such
options as incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options. Grants under
this Plan need not be identical in any respect, even when made simultaneously.
The interpretation and construction by the Plan Administrator of any terms or
provisions of this Plan or any option issued hereunder, or of any rule or
regulation promulgated in connection herewith, shall be conclusive and binding
on all interested parties, so long as such interpretation and construction with
respect to incentive stock options corresponds to the requirements of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the
regulations thereunder.

         2.3 Section 16(b) Compliance and Bifurcation of Plan. It is the
intention of the Company that this Plan comply in all respects with Section
16(b) and Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, to the extent applicable, and, if
any Plan provision is later found not to be in compliance with such Section or
Rule, as the case may be, the provision shall be deemed null and void, and in
all events the Plan shall be construed in favor of its meeting the requirements
of Section 16(b) and Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board, in its absolute discretion,
may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any
provision of the Plan to participants who are officers and directors or other
persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act without so restricting,
limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other participants.

         SECTION 3. Stock Subject to This Plan. The stock subject to this Plan
shall be the Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), presently authorized but unissued or held in the Company's Treasury or
subsequently acquired by the Company. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 7 hereof, the aggregate amount of Common Stock to be delivered upon the
exercise of all options granted under this Plan shall not exceed 400,000 shares
as such Common Stock was constituted on the effective date of this Plan. If any
option granted under this Plan shall expire, be surrendered, exchanged for
another option, canceled or terminated for any reason without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased shares subject thereto shall thereupon again
be available for purposes of this Plan, including for replacement options which
may be granted in exchange for such surrendered, canceled or terminated
options.

         SECTION 4. Eligibility. An incentive stock option may be granted only
to any individual who, at the time the option is granted, is an employee of the
Company or any related corporation.

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A nonqualified stock option may be granted to any director, employee, officer,
agent, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any related
corporation, whether an individual or an entity. Any party to whom an option is
granted under this Plan shall be referred to hereinafter as an "Optionee".

      SECTION 5. Terms and Conditions of Options. Options granted under
this Plan shall be evidenced by written agreements which shall contain such
terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan Administrator shall
deem advisable and which are not inconsistent with this Plan (the "Option
Agreement"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, options shall include or
incorporate by reference the following terms and conditions:

              5.1 Number of Shares and Price. The maximum number of shares that
may be purchased pursuant to the exercise of each option and the price per
share at which such option is exercisable (the "exercise price") shall be as
established by the Plan Administrator, provided that the Plan Administrator
shall act in good faith to establish the exercise price which shall be not less
than the fair market value per share of the Common Stock with respect to
incentive stock options and not less than the par value per share of the Common
Stock with respect to nonqualified stock options and also provided that, with
respect to incentive stock options granted to 10% Stockholders (as defined in
Section 6.1), the exercise price shall be as required by Section 6.

              5.2 Term and Maturity. Subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 6 with respect to granting incentive stock options to 10% Stockholders,
the term of each incentive stock option shall be as established by the Plan
Administrator and, if not so established, shall be 10 years from the date it is
granted but in no event shall the term of any incentive stock option exceed 10
years. The term of each nonqualified stock option shall be as established by
the Plan Administrator and, if not so established, shall be 10 years from the
date it is granted. The Plan Administrator may establish a vesting schedule
with respect to any option granted hereunder setting forth the time or times at
which portions of such option shall become exercisable.

              5.3 Exercise. Subject to any vesting schedule described in
subsection 5.2 above, each option may be exercised in whole or in part;
provided, however, that no fewer than 100 shares (or the remaining shares then
purchasable under the option, if less than 100 shares) may be purchased upon
any exercise of an option hereunder and that only whole shares will be issued
pursuant to the exercise of any option. Options shall be exercised by delivery
to the Company of notice of the number of shares with respect to which the
option is exercised, together with payment of the exercise price.

              5.4 Payment of Exercise Price. Payment of the option exercise
price shall be made in full at the time the notice of exercise of the option is
delivered to the Company and shall be in cash, bank certified or cashier's
check or personal check (unless at the time of exercise the

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Plan Administrator in a particular case determines not to accept a personal
check) for the Common Stock being purchased.

         The Plan Administrator can determine at the time the option is granted
for incentive stock options, or at any time before exercise for nonqualified
stock options, that additional forms of payment will be permitted. To the
extent permitted by the Plan Administrator and applicable laws and regulations
(including, but not limited to, federal tax and securities laws and regulations
and state corporate law), an option may be exercised by:

         (a) delivery of shares of stock of the Company held by an Optionee
having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, such fair market value
to be determined in good faith by the Plan Administrator;

         (b) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with
irrevocable instructions to a broker, all in accordance with the regulations of
the Federal Reserve Board, to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of
sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and any federal,
state or local withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with
the exercise;

         (c) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with
instructions to the Company to withhold from the shares that would otherwise be
issued upon exercise that number of shares having a fair market value equal to
the option exercise price.

         5.5 Withholding Tax Requirement. The Company or any related
corporation shall have the right to retain and withhold from any payment of
cash or Common Stock under the Plan the amount of taxes required by any
government to be withheld or otherwise deducted and paid with respect to such
payment. At its discretion, the Company may require an Optionee receiving
shares of Common Stock to reimburse the Company for any such taxes required to
be withheld by the Company and withhold the distribution to the Optionee of
such shares in whole or in part until the Company is so reimbursed. In lieu
thereof, but subject to applicable law, the Company, at its option in its sole
discretion, shall have the right to (i) withhold from any other cash amounts
due or to become due from the Company to the Optionee an amount equal to such
taxes, or (ii) retain and withhold a number of shares having a market value not
less than the amount of such taxes required to be withheld by the Company to
reimburse the Company for any such taxes and cancel (in whole or in part) any
such shares so withheld. If required by Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the
election to pay withholding taxes by delivery of shares held by any person who
at the time of exercise is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, shall
be made either six months prior to the date the option exercise becomes taxable
or at such other times as the Company may determine as necessary to comply with
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

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5.6 Assignability and Transferability of Option. Options granted under this
Plan and the rights and privileges conferred hereby may not be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) other than (i) by will or by the applicable laws of descent and
distribution, (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined
in Section 414(p) of the Code, or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder, or (iii) as
otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the applicable
Option Agreement. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of any option under this Plan or of any right or privilege
conferred hereby, contrary to the Code or to the provisions of this Plan, or
the sale or levy or any attachment or similar process upon the rights and
privileges conferred hereby shall be null and void. The designation by an
Optionee of a beneficiary does not, in and of itself, constitute an
impermissible transfer under this Section.

         5.7 Termination of Relationship or Death of Optionee. No option shall
be exercisable after termination of the Optionee's relationship with the
Company or a related corporation unless such termination occurs by reason of
retirement with the consent of the Company or death. In the event of the
retirement of a recipient of options with the consent of the Company, the
options or unexercised portions thereof which were otherwise exercisable on the
date of retirement shall expire unless exercised within a period of three
months after the date of retirement. In the event of the death of a recipient
of options while an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or
independent contractor of the Company or a related corporation or in the event
of the death of the recipient within the three month period following
termination of such person's employment or other association with the Company
by reason of retirement with the consent of the Company, the options which were
otherwise exercisable on the date of such termination shall be exercisable by
his or her personal representatives, heirs, or legatees at any time prior to
the expiration of one year from the date of his or her death. In no event,
however, shall an option be exercisable after ten years from the date it is
granted. In the event that a recipient ceases to be employee, officer,
director, agent, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or a
related corporation for any reason, including death or retirement, prior to the
lapse of any applicable vesting period, his or her option shall terminate and
be null and void. The Plan Administrator may, if it determines that to do so
would be in the Company's best interests, provide in a specific case or cases
for the exercise of options which would otherwise terminate upon termination of
an Optionee's relationship with the Company for any reason, upon such terms and
conditions as the Plan Administrator determines to be appropriate.

         For purposes of this subsection 5.7, a transfer of relationship
between or among the Company and/or any related corporation shall not be deemed
to constitute a termination of employment with the Company or any of its
related corporations. For purposes of this subsection 5.7, with respect to
incentive stock options, employment shall be deemed to continue while the
Optionee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence
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Plan Administrator). The foregoing notwithstanding, employment shall not be
deemed to continue beyond the first 90 days of such leave, unless the
Optionee's reemployment rights are guaranteed by statute or by contract.

         As used herein, when referring to a subsidiary corporation or other
entity, the term "related corporation" shall mean any corporation (other than
the Company) or other entity in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with
the Company if, at the time of the granting of the option, stock or other
interests possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock or other interests of each of the corporations or other
entities other than the Company is owned by one of the other corporations or
other entities in such chain. When referring to a parent corporation or other
entity, the term "related corporation" shall mean any corporation or other
entity in an unbroken chain of corporations or other entities ending with the
Company if, at the time of the granting of the option, each of the corporations
or other entities other than the Company owns stock or other interests
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock or other interests in one of the other corporations or other entities in
such chain.

         5.8 Status of Stockholder. Neither the Optionee nor any party to which
the Optionee's rights and privileges under the option may pass shall be, or
have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with
respect to any of the shares issuable upon the exercise of any option granted
under this Plan unless and until such option has been exercised.

         5.9 Continuation of Employment. Nothing in this Plan or in any option
granted pursuant to this Plan shall confer upon any Optionee any right to
continue in the employ of the Company or of a related corporation, or to
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or of any such related
corporation to terminate his or her employment or other relationship with the
Company at any time.

         5.10 Modification and Amendment of Option. Subject to the requirements
of Code Section 422 with respect to incentive stock options and to the terms
and conditions and within the limitations of this Plan, the Plan Administrator
may modify or amend outstanding options granted under this Plan. The
modification or amendment of an outstanding option shall not, without the
consent of the Optionee, impair or diminish any of his or her rights or any of
the obligations of the Company under such option. Except as otherwise provided
in this Plan, no outstanding option shall be terminated without the consent of
the Optionee. Unless the Optionee agrees otherwise, any changes or adjustments
made to outstanding incentive stock options granted under this Plan shall be
made in such a manner so as not to constitute a "modification" as defined in
Code Section 424(h) and so as not to cause any incentive stock option issued
hereunder to fail to continue to qualify as an incentive stock option as
defined in Code Section 422(b).

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         5.11 Limitation on Value for Incentive Stock Options. As to all
incentive stock options granted under the terms of this Plan, to the extent
that the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the incentive
stock option is granted) of the stock with respect to which incentive stock
options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar
year (under this Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the
Company, a related corporation or a predecessor corporation) exceeds $100,000,
such options shall be treated as nonqualified stock options. The previous
sentence shall not apply if the Code is amended or if the Internal Revenue
Service publicly rules, issues a private ruling to the Company, any Optionee,
or any legatee, personal representative or distributee of an Optionee or issues
regulations, changing or eliminating such annual limit, in which case the
limitation shall be that provided by the Code or the Internal Revenue Service,
as the case may be.

         5.13 Valuation of Common Stock Received Upon Exercise

              5.13.1 Exercise of Options Under Sections 5.4(a) and (c). The
value of Common Stock received by the Optionee from an exercise under Sections
5.4(a) and 5.4(c) hereof shall be the fair market value thereof which shall
mean the last reported sales price, regular way of the Common Stock of on the
date of receipt by the Company of the Optionee's delivery of shares under
Section 5.4(c) hereof (or, if no sale takes place on any such day, the closing
bid price of the Common Stock on such day), on the principal securities
exchange (including the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the
"NASD's") National Market System) on which the Common Stock is admitted or
listed for trading, or, if the Common Stock is not listed on any such exchange
on any such day, the highest reported bid price for the Common Stock as
furnished by the NASD through NASDAQ, or a similar organization if NASDAQ is no
longer reporting such information, or, if the Common Stock is not listed for
trading on an exchange and is not quoted on NASDAQ or any similar organization
on any such day, the fair value of a share of Common Stock on such day as
determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith.

              5.13.2 Exercise of Option Under Section 5.4(b). The value of
Common Stock received by the Optionee from an exercise under Section 5.4(b)
hereof (a) in the case of the sale of the Common Stock received as a result of
the exercise by a broker on the date of receipt by the Company of the
Optionee's exercise notice, shall equal the sales price received for such
shares; and (b) in all other cases, shall be determined as provided in Section
5.13.1 hereof.

    SECTION 6. Greater Than 10% Stockholders.

         6.1 Exercise Price and Term of Incentive Stock Options. If incentive
stock options are granted under this Plan to employees who own more than 10% of
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voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any related corporation
(each a "10% Stockholder"), the term of such incentive stock options shall not
exceed five years and the exercise price shall be not less than 110% of the
fair market value of the Common Stock at the time the incentive stock option is
granted. This provision shall control notwithstanding any contrary terms
contained in an option agreement or any other document. The term and exercise
price limitations of this provision shall be amended to conform to any change
required or permitted by a change in the Code or by a ruling or pronouncement
of the Internal Revenue Service.

         6.2 Attribution Rule. For purposes of subsection 6.1, in determining
stock ownership, an employee shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly
or indirectly, by or for his or her brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and
lineal descendants. Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a
corporation, partnership, estate or trust shall be deemed to be owned
proportionately by or for its shareholders, partners or beneficiaries. If an
employee or a person related to the employee owns an unexercised option or
warrant to purchase stock of the Company, the stock subject to that portion of
the option or warrant which is unexercised shall not be counted in determining
stock ownership. For purposes of this Section 6, stock owned by an employee
shall include all stock owned by him which is actually issued and outstanding
immediately before the grant of the incentive stock option to the employee.

         SECTION 7. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. The aggregate
number and class of shares for which options may be granted under this Plan,
the number and class of shares covered by each outstanding option, and the
exercise price per share thereof (but not the total price), shall all be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock of the Company resulting from a split-up or
consolidation of shares or any like capital adjustment, or the payment of any
stock dividend.


         7.1. Effect of Liquidation, Reorganization or Change in Control.

              7.1.1 Cash, Stock or Other Property for Stock. Except as provided
in subsection 7.1.2, upon a merger (other than a merger of the Company in which
the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common stock in the surviving corporation
immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,
separation, reorganization (other than a mere reincorporation or the creation
of a holding company) or liquidation of the Company, as a result of which the
stockholders of the Company receive cash, or property other than capital stock
in exchange for or in connection with their shares of Common Stock, any option
granted hereunder shall terminate, but the Optionee shall have the right
immediately prior to any such merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or
stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation to exercise such

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Optionee's option in whole or in part whether or not the vesting requirements
set forth in the option agreement have been satisfied.

              7.1.2 Conversion of Options on Stock for Stock Exchange. If the
stockholders of the Company receive capital stock of another corporation
("Exchange Stock") in exchange for their shares of Common Stock in any
transaction involving a merger (other than a merger of the Company in which the
holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common stock in the surviving corporation
immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,
separation or reorganization (other than a mere reincorporation or the creation
of a holding company), all options granted hereunder shall be converted into
options to purchase shares of Exchange Stock unless the Company and corporation
issuing the Exchange Stock, in their sole discretion, determine that any or all
such options granted hereunder shall not be converted into options to purchase
shares of Exchange Stock but instead shall terminate in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 7.1.1. The amount and price of converted options shall
be determined by adjusting the amount and price of the options granted
hereunder in the same proportion as used for determining the number of shares
of Exchange Stock the holders of the Common Stock receive in such merger,
consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation or reorganization.
Unless the Board determines otherwise, the converted options shall be fully
vested whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the option
agreement have been satisfied.

         7.2 Fractional Shares. In the event of any adjustment in the number of
shares covered by an option, any fractional shares resulting from such
adjustment shall be disregarded and each such option shall cover only the
number of full shares resulting from such adjustment.

         7.3 Determination of Board to Be Final. All Section 7 adjustments
shall be made by the Board, and its determination as to what adjustments shall
be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. Unless
an Optionee agrees otherwise, any change or adjustment to an incentive stock
option shall be made in such a manner so as not to constitute a "modification"
as defined in Code Section 425(h) and so as not to cause his or her incentive
stock option issued hereunder to fail to continue to qualify as an incentive
stock option as defined in Code Section 422(b).

         SECTION 8. Securities Regulation. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option granted under this Plan unless the exercise of such option
and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, any applicable
state securities laws, the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock
exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance, including the availability

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of an exemption from registration for the issuance and sale of any shares
hereunder. Inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary for
the lawful issuance and sale of any shares hereunder or the unavailability of
an exemption from registration for the issuance and sale of any shares
hereunder shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the
nonissuance or sale of such shares as to which such requisite authority shall
not have been obtained.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the Optionee to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the
shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such representation is required by any relevant provision of the
aforementioned laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order
against any shares of stock may be placed on the official stock books and
records of the Company, and a legend indicating that the stock may not be
pledged, sold or otherwise transferred unless an opinion of counsel is provided
(concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in
violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock
certificates in order to assure exemption from registration. The Company may
also require such other action or agreement by the Optionees as it may from
time to time deem to be necessary or advisable. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE
OBLIGATED, BY REASON OF THIS PROVISION OR OTHERWISE, TO UNDERTAKE REGISTRATION
OF ANY OPTIONS OR ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF.

         Should any of the Company's capital stock of the same class as the
stock subject to options granted hereunder be listed on a national securities
exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, all stock issued hereunder if not
previously listed on such exchange or inter-dealer quotation system shall be
authorized by that exchange or system for listing thereon prior to the issuance
thereof.

         SECTION 9. Amendment and Termination.

              9.1 Board Action. The Board may at any time suspend, amend or
terminate this Plan, provided that except, as set forth in Section 7, the
approval of the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of
voting capital stock present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at
any meeting shall be necessary for the adoption by the Board of any amendment
which will:

                   (a) increase the number of shares which are to be reserved
for the issuance of options under this Plan;

                   (b) permit the granting of stock options to a class of
persons other than those presently permitted to receive stock options under
this Plan; or

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                   (c) require shareholder approval under applicable law,
including Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

              9.2 Automatic Termination. Unless sooner terminated by the Board,
this Plan shall terminate ten years from the date on which this Plan is adopted
by the Board. No option may be granted after such termination or during any
suspension of this Plan. The amendment or termination of this Plan shall not,
without the consent of the option holder, alter or impair any rights or
obligations under any option theretofore granted under this Plan.

         SECTION 10. Effectiveness Of This Plan. This Plan shall become
effective upon adoption by the Board so long as it is approved by the holders
of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of voting capital stock
present , in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at any meeting at any
time within 12 months after the adoption of this Plan.

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