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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18

                                   EXULT, INC.

                            2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN


                                   ARTICLE ONE

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS


        I.  PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

            This 2000 Stock Incentive Plan is intended to promote the interests
of Exult, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by providing eligible persons in the
Corporation's service with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or
otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an
incentive for them to remain in such service.

            Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in
the attached Appendix.

        II. STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

            A. The Plan shall be divided into five separate equity incentives
programs:

                - the Discretionary Option Grant Program under which eligible
persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to
purchase shares of Common Stock,

                - the Salary Investment Option Grant Program under which
eligible employees may elect to have a portion of their base salary invested
each year in special option grants,

                - the Stock Issuance Program under which eligible persons may,
at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued shares of Common Stock
directly, either through the immediate purchase of such shares or as a bonus for
services rendered the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary),

                - the Automatic Option Grant Program under which eligible
non-employee Board members shall automatically receive option grants at
designated intervals over their period of continued Board service, and

                - the Director Fee Option Grant Program under which non-employee
Board members may elect to have all or any portion of their annual retainer fee
otherwise payable in cash applied to a special stock option grant.

            B. The provisions of Articles One and Seven shall apply to all
equity programs under the Plan and shall govern the interests of all persons
under the Plan.


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        III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

            A. The Primary Committee shall have sole and exclusive authority to
administer the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with
respect to Section 16 Insiders. Administration of the Discretionary Option Grant
and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to all other persons eligible to
participate in those programs may, at the Board's discretion, be vested in the
Primary Committee or a Secondary Committee, or the Board may retain the power to
administer those programs with respect to all such persons. However, any
discretionary option grants or stock issuances for members of the Primary
Committee must be authorized by a disinterested majority of the Board.

            B. Members of the Primary Committee or any Secondary Committee shall
serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and may be removed by
the Board at any time. The Board may also at any time terminate the functions of
any Secondary Committee and reassume all powers and authority previously
delegated to such committee.

            C. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority (subject
to the provisions of the Plan) to establish such rules and regulations as it may
deem appropriate for proper administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and
Stock Issuance Programs and to make such determinations under, and issue such
interpretations of, the provisions of those programs and any outstanding options
or stock issuances thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions
of the Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative functions under
the Plan shall be final and binding on all parties who have an interest in the
Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs under its jurisdiction or
any stock option or stock issuance thereunder.

            D. The Primary Committee shall have the sole and exclusive authority
to determine which Section 16 Insiders and other highly compensated Employees
shall be eligible for participation in the Salary Investment Option Grant
Program for one or more calendar years. However, all option grants under the
Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall be made in accordance with the
express terms of that program, and the Primary Committee shall not exercise any
discretionary functions with respect to the option grants made under that
program.

            E. Service on the Primary Committee or the Secondary Committee shall
constitute service as a Board member, and members of each such committee shall
accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board
members for their service on such committee. No member of the Primary Committee
or the Secondary Committee shall be liable for any act or omission made in good
faith with respect to the Plan or any option grants or stock issuances under the
Plan.

            F. Administration of the Automatic Option Grant and Director Fee
Option Grant Programs shall be self-executing in accordance with the terms of
those programs, and no Plan Administrator shall exercise any discretionary
functions with respect to any option grants or stock issuances made under those
programs.


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        IV. ELIGIBILITY

            A. The persons eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option
Grant and Stock Issuance Programs are as follows:

                   (i) Employees,

                   (ii) non-employee members of the Board or the board of
        directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and

                   (iii) consultants and other independent advisors who provide
        services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

            B. Only Employees who are Section 16 Insiders or other highly
compensated individuals shall be eligible to participate in the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program.

            C. Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its
administrative jurisdiction under the Plan, have full authority to determine,
(i) with respect to the option grants under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program, which eligible persons are to receive such grants, the time or times
when those grants are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each
such grant, the status of the granted option as either an Incentive Option or a
Non-Statutory Option, the time or times when each option is to become
exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the option shares and
the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding and (ii) with
respect to stock issuances under the Stock Issuance Program, which eligible
persons are to receive such issuances, the time or times when the issuances are
to be made, the number of shares to be issued to each Participant, the vesting
schedule (if any) applicable to the issued shares and the consideration for such
shares.

            D. The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion either
to grant options in accordance with the Discretionary Option Grant Program or to
effect stock issuances in accordance with the Stock Issuance Program.

            E. The individuals who shall be eligible to participate in the
Automatic Option Grant Program shall be limited to (i) those individuals who
first become non-employee Board members on or after the Underwriting Date,
whether through appointment by the Board or election by the Corporation's
stockholders, and (ii) those individuals who continue to serve as non-employee
Board members at one or more Annual Stockholders Meetings held after the
Underwriting Date. A non-employee Board member who has previously been in the
employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall not be eligible to
receive an option grant under the Automatic Option Grant Program at the time he
or she first becomes a non-employee Board member, but shall be eligible to
receive periodic option grants under the Automatic Option Grant Program while he
or she continues to serve as a non-employee Board member.

            F. All non-employee Board members shall be eligible to participate
in the Director Fee Option Grant Program.


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        V. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

            A. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized
but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the
Corporation on the open market. The number of shares of Common Stock initially
reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall not exceed twenty million
(20,000,000) shares. Such reserve shall consist of (i) the number of shares
estimated to remain available for issuance, as of the Plan Effective Date, under
the Predecessor Plans as last approved by the Corporation's stockholders,
including the shares subject to outstanding options under the Predecessor Plans,
plus (ii) an additional increase of approximately six million five hundred
thousand (6,500,000) shares.

            B. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan shall automatically increase on the first trading day of January each
calendar year during the term of the Plan, beginning with calendar year 2001, by
an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding on the last trading day in December of the immediately
preceding calendar year, but in no event shall any such annual increase exceed
ten million (10,000,000) shares.

            C. No one person participating in the Plan may receive stock
options, separately exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock
issuances for more than one million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate per calendar year.

            D. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options (including
options transferred to this Plan from the Predecessor Plan) shall be available
for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent (i) those options expire or
terminate for any reason prior to exercise in full or (ii) the options are
cancelled in accordance with the cancellation-regrant provisions of Article Two.
Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently cancelled or repurchased
by the Corporation, at the original issue price paid per share, pursuant to the
Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number
of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall
accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent option
grants or direct stock issuances under the Plan. However, should the exercise
price of an option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock or should
shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld by the
Corporation in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with
the exercise of an option or the vesting of a stock issuance under the Plan,
then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan
shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the option is exercised
or which vest under the stock issuance, and not by the net number of shares of
Common Stock issued to the holder of such option or stock issuance. Shares of
Common Stock underlying one or more stock appreciation rights exercised under
Section IV of Article Two, Section III of Article Three, Section II of Article
Five or Section III of Article Six of the Plan shall NOT be available for
subsequent issuance under the Plan.


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            E. If any change is made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of
shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without
the Corporation's receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be
made by the Plan Administrator to (i) the maximum number and/or class of
securities issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of
securities for which any one person may be granted stock options, separately
exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances under the Plan
per calendar year, (iii) the number and/or class of securities for which grants
are subsequently to be made under the Automatic Option Grant Program to new and
continuing non-employee Board members, (iv) the number and/or class of
securities and the exercise price per share in effect under each outstanding
option under the Plan, (v) the number and/or class of securities and exercise
price per share in effect under each outstanding option transferred to this Plan
from the Predecessor Plan and (vi) the maximum number and/or class of securities
by which the share reserve is to increase automatically each calendar year
pursuant to the provisions of Section V.B of this Article One. Such adjustments
to the outstanding options are to be effected in a manner which shall preclude
the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such options. The
adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and
conclusive.



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                                   ARTICLE TWO

                       DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM


        I. OPTION TERMS

            Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form
approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such document
shall comply with the terms specified below. Each document evidencing an
Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan
applicable to such options.

            A. EXERCISE PRICE.

                1. The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option grant date.

                2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise
of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Seven
and the documents evidencing the option, be payable in one or more of the forms
specified below:

                   (i) cash or check made payable to the Corporation,

                   (ii) shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period
        necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial
        reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date,
        or

                   (iii) to the extent the option is exercised for vested
        shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to
        which the Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions
        to (a) a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate
        sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the
        sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
        cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus
        all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment taxes
        required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise
        and (b) the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased
        shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.

            Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized,
payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the
Exercise Date.


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            B. EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be exercisable at
such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be
determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing
the option. However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years
measured from the option grant date.

            C. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.

                1. The following provisions shall govern the exercise of any
options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation of Service or death:

                   (i) Any option outstanding at the time of the Optionee's
        cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable for such
        period of time thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan
        Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option, but
        no such option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option
        term.

                   (ii) Any option held by the Optionee at the time of death and
        exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be subsequently
        exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by
        the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the
        Optionee's will or the laws of inheritance or by the Optionee's
        designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option.

                   (iii) Should the Optionee's Service be terminated for
        Misconduct or should the Optionee otherwise engage in Misconduct while
        holding one or more outstanding options under this Article Two, then all
        those options shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

                   (iv) During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the
        option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of
        vested shares for which the option is exercisable on the date of the
        Optionee's cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the applicable
        exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term,
        the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any vested
        shares for which the option has not been exercised. However, the option
        shall, immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service, terminate
        and cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not otherwise at
        that time exercisable for vested shares.

                2. The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion,
exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the
option remains outstanding, to:

                   (i) extend the period of time for which the option is to
        remain exercisable following the Optionee's cessation of Service from
        the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that option to such
        greater period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate,
        but in no event beyond the expiration of the option term, and/or


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                   (ii) permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable
        post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the number of
        vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at
        the time of the Optionee's cessation of Service but also with respect to
        one or more additional installments in which the Optionee would have
        vested had the Optionee continued in Service.

            D. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. The holder of an option shall have no
stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to the option until such
person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a
holder of record of the purchased shares.

            E. REPURCHASE RIGHTS. The Plan Administrator shall have the
discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common
Stock. Should the Optionee cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the
Corporation shall have the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per
share, any or all of those unvested shares. The terms upon which such repurchase
right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and
the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established
by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such
repurchase right.

            F. LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the
Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall
not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of inheritance
following the Optionee's death. Non-Statutory Options shall be subject to the
same restriction, except that a Non-Statutory Option may be assigned in whole or
in part during the Optionee's lifetime to one or more members of the Optionee's
family or to a trust established exclusively for one or more such family members
or to Optionee's former spouse, to the extent such assignment is in connection
with the Optionee's estate plan or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The
assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a
proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms
applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the
option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such
documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may also designate one or more
persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding options
under this Article Two, and those options shall, in accordance with such
designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries
upon the Optionee's death while holding those options. Such beneficiary or
beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option,
including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option
may be exercised following the Optionee's death.

        II. INCENTIVE OPTIONS

            The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive
Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Section II, all the
provisions of Articles One, Two and Seven shall be applicable to Incentive
Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when
issued under the Plan shall not be subject to the terms of this Section II.


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            A. ELIGIBILITY. Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.

            B. DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares
of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for
which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any other
option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first
time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one calendar year shall
not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the extent the
Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable for the
first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the
exercisability of such options as Incentive Options shall be applied on the
basis of the order in which such options are granted.

            C. 10% STOCKHOLDER. If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is
granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be
less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of
Common Stock on the option grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five
(5) years measured from the option grant date.

        III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL

            A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction, each outstanding
option under the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall automatically
accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective
date of the Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for all the shares of
Common Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for any or
all of those shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock. However, an
outstanding option shall NOT become exercisable on such an accelerated basis if
and to the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate
Transaction, to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or
(ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the
successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at the time of the
Corporate Transaction on any shares for which the option is not otherwise at
that time exercisable and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the
same exercise/vesting schedule applicable to those option shares or (iii) the
acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan
Administrator at the time of the option grant.

            B. All outstanding repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option
Grant Program shall automatically terminate, and the shares of Common Stock
subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the event
of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i) those repurchase rights
are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in
connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is
precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the
repurchase right is issued.

            C. Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate
Transaction, all outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent
assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof).


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            D. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments to reflect such Corporate Transaction shall also be made
to (i) the exercise price payable per share under each outstanding option,
provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such securities shall remain
the same, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for
issuance over the remaining term of the Plan and (iii) the maximum number and/or
class of securities for which any one person may be granted stock options,
separately exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances
under the Plan per calendar year and (iv) the maximum number and/or class of
securities by which the share reserve is to increase automatically each calendar
year. To the extent the actual holders of the Corporation's outstanding Common
Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the
Corporate Transaction, the successor corporation may, in connection with the
assumption of the outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair
market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock
in such Corporate Transaction.

            E. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to
structure one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program so that those options shall, immediately prior to the effective date of
such Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for all the shares of Common
Stock at the time subject to those options and may be exercised for any or all
of those shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock, whether or not those
options are to be assumed in the Corporate Transaction. In addition, the Plan
Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of
the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option Grant Program
so that those rights shall not be assignable in connection with such Corporate
Transaction and shall accordingly terminate upon the consummation of such
Corporate Transaction, and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall
thereupon vest in full.

            F. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to
structure one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program so that those options shall become exercisable for all the shares of
Common Stock at the time subject to those options in the event the Optionee's
Service is subsequently terminated by reason of an Involuntary Termination
within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the
effective date of any Corporate Transaction in which those options are assumed
and do not otherwise accelerate. In addition, the Plan Administrator may
structure one or more of the Corporation's repurchase rights so that those
rights shall immediately terminate with respect to any shares held by the
Optionee at the time of his or her Involuntary Termination, and the shares
subject to those terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full at
that time.


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            G. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to
structure one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program so that those options shall, immediately prior to the effective date of
a Change in Control, become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at
the time subject to those options and may be exercised for any or all of those
shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock. In addition, the Plan
Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of
the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Discretionary Option Grant Program
so that those rights shall terminate automatically upon the consummation of such
Change in Control, and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall
thereupon vest in full. Alternatively, the Plan Administrator may condition the
automatic acceleration of one or more outstanding options under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program and the termination of one or more of the
Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights under such program upon the
subsequent termination of the Optionee's Service by reason of an Involuntary
Termination within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18) months)
following the effective date of such Change in Control.

            H. The portion of any Incentive Option accelerated in connection
with a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an
Incentive Option only to the extent the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar
($100,000) limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such dollar limitation is
exceeded, the accelerated portion of such option shall be exercisable as a
Nonstatutory Option under the Federal tax laws.

            I. The outstanding options shall in no way affect the right of the
Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

        IV. CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS

            The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any
time and from time to time, with the consent of the affected option holders, the
cancellation of any or all outstanding options under the Discretionary Option
Grant Program (including outstanding options incorporated from the Predecessor
Plan) and to grant in substitution new options covering the same or a different
number of shares of Common Stock but with an exercise price per share based on
the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the new grant date.

        V. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

            A. The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to
grant to selected Optionees tandem stock appreciation rights and/or limited
stock appreciation rights.

            B. The following terms shall govern the grant and exercise of tandem
stock appreciation rights:


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                   (i) One or more Optionees may be granted the right,
        exercisable upon such terms as the Plan Administrator may establish, to
        elect between the exercise of the underlying option for shares of Common
        Stock and the surrender of that option in exchange for a distribution
        from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (a) the Fair
        Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number of shares in
        which the Optionee is at the time vested under the surrendered option
        (or surrendered portion thereof) over (b) the aggregate exercise price
        payable for such shares.

                   (ii) No such option surrender shall be effective unless it is
        approved by the Plan Administrator, either at the time of the actual
        option surrender or at any earlier time. If the surrender is so
        approved, then the distribution to which the Optionee shall be entitled
        may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the
        option surrender date, in cash, or partly in shares and partly in cash,
        as the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate.

                   (iii) If the surrender of an option is not approved by the
        Plan Administrator, then the Optionee shall retain whatever rights the
        Optionee had under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion
        thereof) on the option surrender date and may exercise such rights at
        any time prior to the later of (a) five (5) business days after the
        receipt of the rejection notice or (b) the last day on which the option
        is otherwise exercisable in accordance with the terms of the documents
        evidencing such option, but in no event may such rights be exercised
        more than ten (10) years after the option grant date.

            C. The following terms shall govern the grant and exercise of
limited stock appreciation rights:

                   (i) One or more Section 16 Insiders may be granted limited
        stock appreciation rights with respect to their outstanding options.

                   (ii) Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, each
        individual holding one or more options with such a limited stock
        appreciation right shall have the unconditional right (exercisable for a
        thirty (30)-day period following such Hostile Take-Over) to surrender
        each such option to the Corporation. In return for the surrendered
        option, the Optionee shall receive a cash distribution from the
        Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (A) the Take-Over Price
        of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such option
        (whether or not the option is otherwise at that time vested and
        exercisable for those shares) over (B) the aggregate exercise price
        payable for those shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within
        five (5) days following the option surrender date.


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           (iii)

                   At the time such limited stock appreciation right is granted,
        the Plan Administrator shall pre-approve any subsequent exercise of that
        right in accordance with the terms of this Paragraph C. Accordingly, no
        further approval of the Plan Administrator or the Board shall be
        required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash
        distribution.


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                                  ARTICLE THREE

                     SALARY INVESTMENT OPTION GRANT PROGRAM


        I. OPTION GRANTS

            The Primary Committee shall have the sole and exclusive authority to
determine the calendar year or years (if any) for which the Salary Investment
Option Grant Program is to be in effect and to select the Section 16 Insiders
and other highly compensated Employees eligible to participate in the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program for such calendar year or years. Each selected
individual who elects to participate in the Salary Investment Option Grant
Program must, prior to the start of each calendar year of participation, file
with the Plan Administrator (or its designate) an irrevocable authorization
directing the Corporation to reduce his or her base salary for that calendar
year by an amount not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). Each individual who files such a timely
authorization shall automatically be granted an option under the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program on the first trading day in January of the
calendar year for which the salary reduction is to be in effect.

        II. OPTION TERMS

            Each option shall be a Non-Statutory Option evidenced by one or more
documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however,
that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

            A. EXERCISE PRICE.

                1. The exercise price per share shall be thirty-three and
one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock
on the option grant date.

                2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise
of the option and shall be payable in one or more of the alternative forms
authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant Program. Except to the extent
the sale and remittance procedure specified thereunder is utilized, payment of
the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

            B. NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES. The number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the option shall be determined pursuant to the following formula
(rounded down to the nearest whole number):

                               X = A / (B x 66-2/3%), where

                               X is the number of option shares,


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                    A is the dollar amount by which the Optionee's base salary
            is to be reduced for the calendar year pursuant to his or her
            election under the Salary Investment Option Grant Program, and

                    B is the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
            option grant date.


            C. EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. The option shall become exercisable
in a series of twelve (12) successive equal monthly installments upon the
Optionee's completion of each calendar month of Service in the calendar year for
which the salary reduction is in effect. Each option shall have a maximum term
of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.

            D. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE. Should the Optionee cease
Service for any reason while holding one or more options under this Article
Three, then each such option shall remain exercisable, for any or all of the
shares for which the option is exercisable at the time of such cessation of
Service, until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option
term or (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date
of such cessation of Service. Should the Optionee die while holding one or more
options under this Article Three, then each such option may be exercised, for
any or all of the shares for which the option is exercisable at the time of the
Optionee's cessation of Service (less any shares subsequently purchased by
Optionee prior to death), by the personal representative of the Optionee's
estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to
the Optionee's will or the laws of inheritance or by the designated beneficiary
or beneficiaries of the option. Such right of exercise shall lapse, and the
option shall terminate, upon the earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten
(10)-year option term or (ii) the three (3)-year period measured from the date
of the Optionee's cessation of Service. However, the option shall, immediately
upon the Optionee's cessation of Service for any reason, terminate and cease to
remain outstanding with respect to any and all shares of Common Stock for which
the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable.

        III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/ CHANGE IN CONTROL/ HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction while the Optionee
remains in Service, each outstanding option held by such Optionee under this
Salary Investment Option Grant Program shall automatically accelerate so that
each such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate
Transaction, become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as
fully vested shares of Common Stock. Each such outstanding option shall
terminate immediately following the Corporate Transaction, except to the extent
assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in such Corporate
Transaction. Any option so assumed shall remain exercisable for the fully vested
shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term
or (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of
the Optionee's cessation of Service.


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            B. In the event of a Change in Control while the Optionee remains in
Service, each outstanding option held by such Optionee under this Salary
Investment Option Grant Program shall automatically accelerate so that each such
option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control,
become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to
such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully vested
shares of Common Stock. The option shall remain so exercisable until the
earliest to occur of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term, (ii)
the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of the
Optionee's cessation of Service, (iii) the termination of the option in
connection with a Corporate Transaction or (iv) the surrender of the option in
connection with a Hostile Take-Over.

            C. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over while the Optionee
remains in Service, such Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which
to surrender to the Corporation each outstanding option held by him or her under
the Salary Investment Option Grant Program. The Optionee shall in return be
entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the
excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to the surrendered option (whether or not the option is otherwise at the
time exercisable for those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price
payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5)
days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. The Primary
Committee shall, at the time the option with such limited stock appreciation
right is granted under the Salary Investment Option Grant Program, pre-approve
any subsequent exercise of that right in accordance with the terms of this
Paragraph C. Accordingly, no further approval of the Primary Committee or the
Board shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and cash
distribution.

            D. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per
share under each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price
payable for such securities shall remain the same. To the extent the actual
holders of the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration
for their Common Stock in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, the
successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption of the outstanding
options under the Salary Investment Option Grant Program, substitute one or more
shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash
consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Corporate Transaction.

            E. The grant of options under the Salary Investment Option Grant
Program shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust,
reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or
to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part
of its business or assets.


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        IV. REMAINING TERMS

            The remaining terms of each option granted under the Salary
Investment Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for
option grants made under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.



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                                  ARTICLE FOUR

                             STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM


        I. STOCK ISSUANCE TERMS

            Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program through direct and immediate issuances without any intervening option
grants. Each such stock issuance shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance
Agreement which complies with the terms specified below. Shares of Common Stock
may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to share right
awards which entitle the recipients to receive those shares upon the attainment
of designated performance goals.

            A. PURCHASE PRICE.

                1. The purchase price per share shall be fixed by the Plan
Administrator, but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the issuance date.

                2. Subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Seven,
shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program for any of
the following items of consideration which the Plan Administrator may deem
appropriate in each individual instance:

                   (i) cash or check made payable to the Corporation, or

                   (ii) past services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent
        or Subsidiary).

            B. VESTING PROVISIONS.

                1. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance
Program may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and
immediately vested upon issuance or may vest in one or more installments over
the Participant's period of Service or upon attainment of specified performance
objectives. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested
shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program shall be
determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Stock Issuance
Agreement. Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program pursuant to share right awards which entitle the recipients to receive
those shares upon the attainment of designated performance goals.

                2. Any new, substituted or additional securities or other
property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the
Participant may have the right to receive with respect to the Participant's
unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
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other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
Corporation's receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to (i) the same
vesting requirements applicable to the Participant's unvested shares of Common
Stock and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem
appropriate.

                3. The Participant shall have full stockholder rights with
respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant under the Stock
Issuance Program, whether or not the Participant's interest in those shares is
vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such shares
and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares.

                4. Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while
holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock
Issuance Program or should the performance objectives not be attained with
respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those shares
shall be immediately surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the
Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those
shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued to the
Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent (including the
Participant's purchase-money indebtedness), the Corporation shall repay to the
Participant the cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares and shall
cancel the unpaid principal balance of any outstanding purchase-money note of
the Participant attributable to the surrendered shares.

                5. The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the
surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock which
would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the Participant's Service or the
non-attainment of the performance objectives applicable to those shares. Such
waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant's interest in
the shares of Common Stock as to which the waiver applies. Such waiver may be
effected at any time, whether before or after the Participant's cessation of
Service or the attainment or non-attainment of the applicable performance
objectives.

                6. Outstanding share right awards under the Stock Issuance
Program shall automatically terminate, and no shares of Common Stock shall
actually be issued in satisfaction of those awards, if the performance goals
established for such awards are not attained. The Plan Administrator, however,
shall have the discretionary authority to issue shares of Common Stock under one
or more outstanding share right awards as to which the designated performance
goals have not been attained.

        II. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL

            A. All of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights under the
Stock Issuance Program shall terminate automatically, and all the shares of
Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full,
in the event of any Corporate Transaction, except to the extent (i) those
repurchase rights are to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent
thereof) in connection with such Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated
vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed in the Stock Issuance
Agreement.


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            B. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to
structure one or more of the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Stock
Issuance Program so that those rights shall automatically terminate in whole or
in part, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated rights shall
immediately vest, in the event the Participant's Service should subsequently
terminate by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period
(not to exceed eighteen (18) months) following the effective date of any
Corporate Transaction in which those repurchase rights are assigned to the
successor corporation (or parent thereof).

            C. The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary
authority to structure one or more of the Corporation's repurchase rights under
the Stock Issuance Program so that those rights shall automatically terminate in
whole or in part, and the shares of Common Stock subject to those terminated
rights shall immediately vest, either upon the occurrence of a Change in Control
or upon the subsequent termination of the Participant's Service by reason of an
Involuntary Termination within a designated period (not to exceed eighteen (18)
months) following the effective date of that Change in Control.

        III. SHARE ESCROW/LEGENDS

            Unvested shares may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be held
in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant's interest in such shares
vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on
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                                  ARTICLE FIVE

                         AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM


        I. OPTION TERMS

            A. GRANT DATES. Option grants shall be made on the dates specified
below:

                1. Each individual who is first elected or appointed as a
non-employee Board member at any time on or after the Underwriting Date shall
automatically be granted, on the date of such initial election or appointment, a
Non-Statutory Option to purchase twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares of Common
Stock, provided that individual has not previously been in the employ of the
Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary.

                2. On the date of each Annual Stockholders Meeting held after
the Underwriting Date, each individual who is to continue to serve as a
non-employee Board member, whether or not that individual is standing for
re-election to the Board at that particular Annual Meeting, shall automatically
be granted a Non-Statutory Option to purchase ten thousand (10,000) shares of
Common Stock, provided such individual has served as a non-employee Board member
for at least six (6) months. There shall be no limit on the number of such
10,000-share option grants any one non-employee Board member may receive over
his or her period of Board service, and non-employee Board members who have
previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary)
or who have otherwise received one or more stock option grants from the
Corporation prior to the Underwriting Date shall be eligible to receive one or
more such annual option grants over their period of continued Board service.

            B. EXERCISE PRICE.

                1. The exercise price per share shall be equal to one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the option
grant date.

                2. The exercise price shall be payable in one or more of the
alternative forms authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.
Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure specified thereunder is
utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on
the Exercise Date.

            C. OPTION TERM. Each option shall have a term of ten (10) years
measured from the option grant date.

            D. EXERCISE AND VESTING OF OPTIONS. Each option shall be immediately
exercisable for any or all of the option shares. However, any unvested shares
purchased under the option shall be subject to repurchase by the Corporation, at
the exercise price paid per share, upon the Optionee's cessation of Board
service prior to vesting in those shares. The shares subject to each automatic
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lapse, in a series of installments over the Optionee's period of continued Board
service as follows: (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the option shares shall
vest upon the Optionee's completion of one year of service as a Board member
measured from the grant date, and (ii) the balance of the option shares shall
vest in a series of thirty-six (36) successive equal monthly installments upon
the Optionee's completion of each of the next thirty-six (36) months of
continued service as a Board member thereafter.

            E. LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Each option under this
Article Five may be assigned in whole or in part during the Optionee's lifetime
to one or more members of the Optionee's family or to a trust established
exclusively for one or more such family members or to Optionee's former spouse,
to the extent such assignment is in connection with the Optionee's estate plan
or pursuant to a domestic relations order. The assigned portion may only be
exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the
option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion
shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such
assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as
the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. The Optionee may also designate one
or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding
options under this Article Five, and those options shall, in accordance with
such designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or
beneficiaries upon the Optionee's death while holding those options. Such
beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all
the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such
transferred option, including (without limitation) the limited time period
during which the option may be exercised following the Optionee's death.

            F. TERMINATION OF BOARD SERVICE. The following provisions shall
govern the exercise of any options held by the Optionee at the time the Optionee
ceases to serve as a Board member:

                   (i) The Optionee (or, in the event of Optionee's death, the
        personal representative of the Optionee's estate or the person or
        persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's
        will or the laws of inheritance or the designated beneficiary or
        beneficiaries of such option) shall have a twelve (12)-month period
        following the date of such cessation of Board service in which to
        exercise each such option.

                   (ii) During the twelve (12)-month exercise period, the option
        may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of vested
        shares of Common Stock for which the option is exercisable at the time
        of the Optionee's cessation of Board service.

                   (iii) Should the Optionee cease to serve as a Board member by
        reason of death or Permanent Disability, then all shares at the time
        subject to the option shall immediately vest so that such option may,
        during the twelve (12)-month exercise period following such cessation of
        Board service, be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully
        vested shares of Common Stock.


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                   (iv) In no event shall the option remain exercisable after
        the expiration of the option term. Upon the expiration of the twelve
        (12)-month exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the
        option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for
        any vested shares for which the option has not been exercised. However,
        the option shall, immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Board
        service for any reason other than death or Permanent Disability,
        terminate and cease to be outstanding to the extent the option is not
        otherwise at that time exercisable for vested shares.

        II. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/ CHANGE IN CONTROL/ HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A. In the event of a Corporate Transaction while the Optionee
remains a Board member, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each
outstanding option held by such Optionee under this Automatic Option Grant
Program but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each
such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate
Transaction, become exercisable for all the option shares as fully vested shares
of Common Stock and may be exercised for any or all of those vested shares.
Immediately following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each
automatic option grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to
the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof).

            B. In the event of a Change in Control while the Optionee remains a
Board member, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding
option held by such Optionee under this Automatic Option Grant Program but not
otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option
shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become
exercisable for all the option shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock and
may be exercised for any or all of those vested shares. Each such option shall
remain exercisable for such fully vested option shares until the expiration or
sooner termination of the option term or the surrender of the option in
connection with a Hostile Take-Over.

            C. All outstanding repurchase rights under this under this Automatic
Option Grant Program shall automatically terminate, and the shares of Common
Stock subject to those terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, in the
event of any Corporate Transaction or Change in Control.

            D. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over while the Optionee
remains a Board member, such Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in
which to surrender to the Corporation each of his or her outstanding options
under this Automatic Option Grant Program. The Optionee shall in return be
entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the
excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at
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shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such
cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the surrender of
the option to the Corporation. No approval or consent of the Board or any Plan
Administrator shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and
cash distribution.

            E. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per
share under each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price
payable for such securities shall remain the same. To the extent the actual
holders of the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration
for their Common Stock in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, the
successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption of the outstanding
options under the Automatic Option Grant Program, substitute one or more shares
of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash
consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Corporate Transaction.

            F. The grant of options under the Automatic Option Grant Program
shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify,
reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its
business or assets.

        III. REMAINING TERMS

            The remaining terms of each option granted under the Automatic
Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for option grants
made under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.



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                                   ARTICLE SIX

                        DIRECTOR FEE OPTION GRANT PROGRAM


        I. OPTION GRANTS

            The Primary Committee shall have the sole and exclusive authority to
determine the calendar year or years for which the Director Fee Option Grant
Program is to be in effect. For each such calendar year the program is in
effect, each non-employee Board member may irrevocably elect to apply all or any
portion of the annual retainer fee otherwise payable in cash for his or her
service on the Board for that year to the acquisition of a special option grant
under this Director Fee Option Grant Program. Such election must be filed with
the Corporation's Chief Financial Officer prior to the first day of the calendar
year for which the annual retainer fee which is the subject of that election is
otherwise payable. Each non-employee Board member who files such a timely
election shall automatically be granted an option under this Director Fee Option
Grant Program on the first trading day in January in the calendar year for which
the retainer fee election is in effect.

        II. OPTION TERMS

            Each option shall be a Non-Statutory Option governed by the terms
and conditions specified below.

            A. EXERCISE PRICE.

                1. The exercise price per share shall be thirty-three and
one-third percent (33-1/3%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock
on the option grant date.

                2. The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise
of the option and shall be payable in one or more of the alternative forms
authorized under the Discretionary Option Grant Program. Except to the extent
the sale and remittance procedure specified thereunder is utilized, payment of
the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

            B. NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES. The number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the option shall be determined pursuant to the following formula
(rounded down to the nearest whole number):

                               X = A / (B x 66-2/3%), where

                               X is the number of option shares,

                               A is the portion of the annual retainer fee
                     subject to the non-employee Board member's election under
                     this Director Fee Option Grant Program, and


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                               B is the Fair Market Value per share of Common
                     Stock on the option grant date.

            C. EXERCISE AND TERM OF OPTIONS. The option shall become exercisable
in a series of twelve (12) equal monthly installments upon the Optionee's
completion of each calendar month of Board service during the calendar year for
which the retainer fee election is in effect. Each option shall have a maximum
term of ten (10) years measured from the option grant date.

            D. LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Each option under this
Article Six may be assigned in whole or in part during the Optionee's lifetime
to one or more members of the Optionee's family or to a trust established
exclusively for one or more such family members or to Optionee's former spouse,
to the extent such assignment is in connection with Optionee's estate plan or
pursuant to a domestic relations order. The assigned portion may only be
exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the
option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion
shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such
assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as
the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. The Optionee may also designate one
or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding
options under this Article Six, and those options shall, in accordance with such
designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries
upon the Optionee's death while holding those options. Such beneficiary or
beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option,
including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option
may be exercised following the Optionee's death.

            E. TERMINATION OF BOARD SERVICE. Should the Optionee cease Board
service for any reason (other than death or Permanent Disability) while holding
one or more options under this Director Fee Option Grant Program, then each such
option shall remain exercisable, for any or all of the shares for which the
option is exercisable at the time of such cessation of Board service, until the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term or (ii) the
expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of such cessation
of Board service. However, each option held by the Optionee under this Director
Fee Option Grant Program at the time of his or her cessation of Board service
shall immediately terminate and cease to remain outstanding with respect to any
and all shares of Common Stock for which the option is not otherwise at that
time exercisable.

            F. DEATH OR PERMANENT DISABILITY. Should the Optionee's service as a
Board member cease by reason of death or Permanent Disability, then each option
held by such Optionee under this Director Fee Option Grant Program shall
immediately become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to that option, and the option may be exercised for any or all of those
shares as fully vested shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten
(10)-year option term or (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period
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the date of such cessation of Board service. To the extent such option is held
by the Optionee at the time of his or death, that option may be exercised by the
personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by the person or persons to
whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or the laws of
inheritance or by the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of such option.

                Should the Optionee die after cessation of Board service but
while holding one or more options under this Director Fee Option Grant Program,
then each such option may be exercised, for any or all of the shares for which
the option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee's cessation of Board
service (less any shares subsequently purchased by Optionee prior to death), by
the personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by the person or persons
to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or the laws of
inheritance or by the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of such option.
Such right of exercise shall lapse, and the option shall terminate, upon the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term or (ii) the three
(3)-year period measured from the date of the Optionee's cessation of Board
service.

        III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER

            A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction while the Optionee
remains a Board member, each outstanding option held by such Optionee under this
Director Fee Option Grant Program shall automatically accelerate so that each
such option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Corporate
Transaction, become exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to such option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as
fully vested shares of Common Stock. Each such outstanding option shall
terminate immediately following the Corporate Transaction, except to the extent
assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in such Corporate
Transaction. Any option so assumed and shall remain exercisable for the fully
vested shares until the earliest to occur of (i) the expiration of the ten
(10)-year option term, (ii) the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured
from the date of the Optionee's cessation of Board service or (iii) the
surrender of the option in connection with a Hostile Take-Over.

            B. In the event of a Change in Control while the Optionee remains a
Board member, each outstanding option held by such Optionee under this Director
Fee Option Grant Program shall automatically accelerate so that each such option
shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become
exercisable for all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such
option and may be exercised for any or all of those shares as fully vested
shares of Common Stock. The option shall remain so exercisable until the
earliest to occur of (i) the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term, (ii)
the expiration of the three (3)-year period measured from the date of the
Optionee's cessation of Board service, (iii) the termination of the option in
connection with a Corporate Transaction or (iv) the surrender of the option in
connection with a Hostile Take-Over.


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            C. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over while the Optionee
remains a Board member, such Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in
which to surrender to the Corporation each outstanding option held by him or her
under the Director Fee Option Grant Program. The Optionee shall in return be
entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the
excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to each surrendered option (whether or not the option is otherwise at
the time exercisable for those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price
payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5)
days following the surrender of the option to the Corporation. No approval or
consent of the Board or any Plan Administrator shall be required at the time of
the actual option surrender and cash distribution.

            D. Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had
the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the exercise price payable per
share under each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price
payable for such securities shall remain the same. To the extent the actual
holders of the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration
for their Common Stock in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, the
successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption of the outstanding
options under the Director Fee Option Grant Program, substitute one or more
shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash
consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Corporate Transaction.

            E. The grant of options under the Director Fee Option Grant Program
shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify,
reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its
business or assets.

        IV. REMAINING TERMS

            The remaining terms of each option granted under this Director Fee
Option Grant Program shall be the same as the terms in effect for option grants
made under the Discretionary Option Grant Program.



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                                  ARTICLE SEVEN

                                  MISCELLANEOUS


        I. FINANCING

            The Plan Administrator may permit any Optionee or Participant to pay
the option exercise price under the Discretionary Option Grant Program or the
purchase price of shares issued under the Stock Issuance Program by delivering a
full-recourse, interest-bearing promissory note payable in one or more
installments. The terms of any such promissory note (including the interest rate
and the terms of repayment) shall be established by the Plan Administrator in
its sole discretion. In no event may the maximum credit available to the
Optionee or Participant exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate option exercise
price or purchase price payable for the purchased shares (less the par value of
such shares) plus (ii) any Federal, state and local income and employment tax
liability incurred by the Optionee or the Participant in connection with the
option exercise or share purchase.

        II. TAX WITHHOLDING

            A. The Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock
upon the exercise of options or the issuance or vesting of such shares under the
Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and
local income and employment tax withholding requirements.

            B. The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide any or all
holders of Non-Statutory Options or unvested shares of Common Stock under the
Plan (other than the options granted or the shares issued under the Automatic
Option Grant or Director Fee Option Grant Program) with the right to use shares
of Common Stock in satisfaction of all or part of the Withholding Taxes to which
such holders may become subject in connection with the exercise of their options
or the vesting of their shares. Such right may be provided to any such holder in
either or both of the following formats:

                Stock Withholding: The election to have the Corporation
withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise
of such Non-Statutory Option or the vesting of such shares, a portion of those
shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the
Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the
holder.

                Stock Delivery: The election to deliver to the Corporation, at
the time the Non-Statutory Option is exercised or the shares vest, one or more
shares of Common Stock previously acquired by such holder (other than in
connection with the option exercise or share vesting triggering the Withholding
Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the
Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the
holder.


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        III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

            A. The Plan shall become effective immediately on the Plan Effective
Date. However, the Salary Investment Option Grant Program and the Director Fee
Option Grant Program shall not be implemented until such time as the Primary
Committee may deem appropriate. Options may be granted under the Discretionary
Option Grant at any time on or after the Plan Effective Date, and the initial
option grants under the Automatic Option Grant Program shall also be made on the
Plan Effective Date to any non-employee Board members eligible for such grants
at that time. However, no options granted under the Plan may be exercised, and
no shares shall be issued under the Plan, until the Plan is approved by the
Corporation's stockholders. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within
twelve (12) months after the Plan Effective Date, then all options previously
granted under this Plan shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, and no
further options shall be granted and no shares shall be issued under the Plan.

            B. The Plan shall serve as the successor to the Predecessor Plans,
and no further option grants or direct stock issuances shall be made under the
Predecessor Plans after the Plan Effective Date. All options outstanding under
the Predecessor Plans on the Plan Effective Date shall be transferred to the
Plan at that time and shall be treated as outstanding options under the Plan.
However, each outstanding option so transferred shall continue to be governed
solely by the terms of the documents evidencing such option, and no provision of
the Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations
of the holders of such transferred options with respect to their acquisition of
shares of Common Stock.

            C. One or more provisions of the Plan, including (without
limitation) the option/vesting acceleration provisions of Article Two relating
to Corporate Transactions and Changes in Control, may, in the Plan
Administrator's discretion, be extended to one or more options transferred from
the Predecessor Plans which do not otherwise contain such provisions.

            D. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) May
31, 2010, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the
Plan shall have been issued as fully vested shares or (iii) the termination of
all outstanding options in connection with a Corporate Transaction. Should the
Plan terminate on May 31, 2010, then all option grants and unvested stock
issuances outstanding at that time shall continue to have force and effect in
accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing such grants or
issuances.

        IV. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

            A. The Board shall have complete and exclusive power and authority
to amend or modify the Plan in any or all respects. However, no such amendment
or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect
to stock options or unvested stock issuances at the time outstanding under the
Plan unless the Optionee or the Participant consents to such amendment or
modification. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder approval
pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.


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            B. Options to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted under
the Discretionary Option Grant and Salary Investment Option Grant Programs and
shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program that are
in each instance in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance
under the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under those programs
shall be held in escrow until there is obtained stockholder approval of an
amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock available
for issuance under the Plan. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within
twelve (12) months after the date the first such excess issuances are made, then
(i) any unexercised options granted on the basis of such excess shares shall
terminate and cease to be outstanding and (ii) the Corporation shall promptly
refund to the Optionees and the Participants the exercise or purchase price paid
for any excess shares issued under the Plan and held in escrow, together with
interest (at the applicable Short Term Federal Rate) for the period the shares
were held in escrow, and such shares shall thereupon be automatically cancelled
and cease to be outstanding.

        V. USE OF PROCEEDS

            Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of
shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate
purposes.

        VI. REGULATORY APPROVALS

            A. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock option
under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock (i) upon the
exercise of any granted option or (ii) under the Stock Issuance Program shall be
subject to the Corporation's procurement of all approvals and permits required
by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the stock options
granted under it and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.

            B. No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or
delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with
all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, including the
filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for the shares
of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements
of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which
Common Stock is then listed for trading.

        VII. NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS

            Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the
Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration
or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the
Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each,
to terminate such person's Service at any time for any reason, with or without
cause.


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                                    APPENDIX


            The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

            A. AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the automatic option
grant program in effect under Article Five of the Plan.

            B. BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

            C. CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control of
the Corporation effected through either of the following transactions:

                   (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly by any person or
        related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that
        directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
        control with, the Corporation), of beneficial ownership (within the
        meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more
        than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
        Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange
        offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders, or

                   (ii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period
        of thirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a majority of
        the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections
        for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have
        been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or
        (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during
        such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in
        clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such
        election or nomination.

            D. CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            E. COMMON STOCK shall mean the Corporation's common stock.

            F. CORPORATE TRANSACTION shall mean either of the following
stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a party:

                   (i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing
        more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
        Corporation's outstanding securities are transferred to a person or
        persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately
        prior to such transaction, or

                   (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
        substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation or
        dissolution of the Corporation.


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            G. CORPORATION shall mean Exult, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
any corporate successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting
stock of Exult, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

            H. DIRECTOR FEE OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the special stock
option grant in effect for non-employee Board members under Article Six of the
Plan.

            I. DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the discretionary
option grant program in effect under Article Two of the Plan.

            J. EMPLOYEE shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.

            K. EXERCISE DATE shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall
have received written notice of the option exercise.

            L. FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant date
shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                   (i) If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
        National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
        price per share of Common Stock on the date in question, as such price
        is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers on the
        Nasdaq National Market and published in The Wall Street Journal. If
        there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in
        question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
        on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

                   (ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock
        Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
        per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the Stock Exchange
        determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the
        Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape
        of transactions on such exchange and published in The Wall Street
        Journal. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on
        the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing
        selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation
        exists.

                   (iii) For purposes of any option grants made on the
        Underwriting Date, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be equal to
        the price per share at which the Common Stock is to be sold in the
        initial public offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.


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            M. HOSTILE TAKE-OVER shall mean the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the
Corporation or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, the Corporation) of beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation's
outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to
the Corporation's stockholders which the Board does not recommend such
stockholders to accept.

            N. INCENTIVE OPTION shall mean an option which satisfies the
requirements of Code Section 422.

            O. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION shall mean the termination of the Service
of any individual which occurs by reason of:

                   (i) such individual's involuntary dismissal or discharge by
        the Corporation for reasons other than Misconduct, or

                   (ii) such individual's voluntary resignation following (A) a
        change in his or her position with the Corporation which materially
        reduces his or her duties and responsibilities or the level of
        management to which he or she reports, (B) a reduction in his or her
        level of compensation (including base salary, fringe benefits and target
        bonus under any corporate-performance based bonus or incentive programs)
        by more than fifteen percent (15%) or (C) a relocation of such
        individual's place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles, provided
        and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the
        Corporation without the individual's consent.

            P. MISCONDUCT shall mean the commission of any act of fraud,
embezzlement or dishonesty by the Optionee or Participant, any unauthorized use
or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct
by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition
shall not in any way preclude or restrict the right of the Corporation (or any
Parent or Subsidiary) to discharge or dismiss any Optionee, Participant or other
person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any
other acts or omissions, but such other acts or omissions shall not be deemed,
for purposes of the Plan, to constitute grounds for termination for Misconduct.

            Q. 1934 ACT shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

            R. NON-STATUTORY OPTION shall mean an option not intended to satisfy
the requirements of Code Section 422.

            S. OPTIONEE shall mean any person to whom an option is granted under
the Discretionary Option Grant, Salary Investment Option Grant, Automatic Option
Grant or Director Fee Option Grant Program.


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            T. PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in
an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

            U. PARTICIPANT shall mean any person who is issued shares of Common
Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

            V. PERMANENT DISABILITY OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED shall mean the
inability of the Optionee or the Participant to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve
(12) months or more. However, solely for purposes of the Automatic Option Grant
and Director Fee Option Grant Programs, Permanent Disability or Permanently
Disabled shall mean the inability of the non-employee Board member to perform
his or her usual duties as a Board member by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be
of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more.

            W. PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as
set forth in this document.

            X. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the particular entity, whether the
Primary Committee, the Board or the Secondary Committee, which is authorized to
administer the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with
respect to one or more classes of eligible persons, to the extent such entity is
carrying out its administrative functions under those programs with respect to
the persons under its jurisdiction.

            Y. PLAN EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean the date the Plan shall become
effective and shall be coincident with the Underwriting Date.

            Z. PREDECESSOR PLANS shall mean (i) the Corporation's 1999 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan, as in effect immediately prior to the Plan Effective
Date hereunder, and (ii) the Corporation's 1999 Special Executive Stock Option
Plan, as in effect immediately prior to the Plan Effective Date hereunder.

            AA. PRIMARY COMMITTEE shall mean the committee of two (2) or more
non-employee Board members appointed by the Board to administer the
Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs with respect to Section
16 Insiders and to administer the Salary Investment Option Grant Program solely
with respect to the selection of the eligible individuals who may participate in
such program.

            BB. SALARY INVESTMENT OPTION GRANT PROGRAM shall mean the salary
investment option grant program in effect under Article Three of the Plan.


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            CC. SECONDARY COMMITTEE shall mean a committee of one or more Board
members appointed by the Board to administer the Discretionary Option Grant and
Stock Issuance Programs with respect to eligible persons other than Section 16
Insiders.

            DD. SECTION 16 INSIDER shall mean an officer or director of the
Corporation subject to the short-swing profit liabilities of Section 16 of the
1934 Act.

            EE. SERVICE shall mean the performance of services for the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) by a person in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or
independent advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the
documents evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.

            FF. STOCK EXCHANGE shall mean either the American Stock Exchange or
the New York Stock Exchange.

            GG. STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement entered into
by the Corporation and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of
Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

            HH. STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM shall mean the stock issuance program in
effect under Article Four of the Plan.

            II. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

            JJ. TAKE-OVER PRICE shall mean the greater of (i) the Fair Market
Value per share of Common Stock on the date the option is surrendered to the
Corporation in connection with a Hostile Take-Over or (ii) the highest reported
price per share of Common Stock paid by the tender offeror in effecting such
Hostile Take-Over. However, if the surrendered option is an Incentive Option,
the Take-Over Price shall not exceed the clause (i) price per share.

            KK. 10% STOCKHOLDER shall mean the owner of stock (as determined
under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent
or Subsidiary).

            LL. UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT shall mean the agreement between the
Corporation and the underwriter or underwriters managing the initial public
offering of the Common Stock.

            MM. UNDERWRITING DATE shall mean the date on which the Underwriting
Agreement is executed and priced in connection with an initial public offering
of the Common Stock.


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            NN. WITHHOLDING TAXES shall mean the Federal, state and local income
and employment withholding taxes to which the holder of Non-Statutory Options or
unvested shares of Common Stock may become subject in connection with the
exercise of those options or the vesting of those shares.


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