Exhibit 10(a)


THE GILLETTE COMPANY



1971 STOCK OPTION PLAN



(with amendments adopted through October
2004)



     1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the 1971 Stock Option Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) is to provide a special incentive to
selected key salaried employees of The Gillette Company (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and of its subsidiaries
and to the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company to promote the Company’s business. The Plan is
designed to accomplish this purpose by offering such employees and non-employee directors a favorable opportunity to purchase shares
of the common stock of the Company so that they will share in the success of the Company’s business. For purposes of the Plan a
subsidiary is any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, stock possessing fifty percent or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock or over which the Company has effective operating control.


     2.
ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee heretofore established by the Board of Directors
of the Company, no member of which shall be an employee of the Company or of any subsidiary. The Committee shall have authority, not
inconsistently with the Plan, (a) to determine which of the key salaried employees of the Company and its subsidiaries shall be
granted options; (b) to determine whether the options granted to any employees shall be incentive stock options within the meaning
of the Internal Revenue Code or non-qualified stock options or both; provided, however, that with respect to options granted after
December 31, 1986, in no event shall the fair market value of the stock (determined at the time of grant of the options) subject to
incentive stock options within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code which first became exercisable by any employee in any
calendar year exceed $100,000 (and, to the extent such fair market value exceeds $100,000, the later granted options shall be
treated as non-qualified stock options); (c) to determine the time or times when options shall be granted to employees and the
number of shares of common stock to be subject to each such option provided, however, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9
of the Plan, in no event shall any employee be granted options covering more than 1,250,000 shares of common stock in any calendar
year; (d) with respect to options granted to employees, to determine the option price of the shares subject to each option and the
method of payment of such price; (e) with respect to options granted to employees, to determine the time or times when each option
becomes exercisable and the duration of the exercise period; (f) to prescribe the form or forms of the instruments evidencing any
options granted under the Plan and of any other instruments required under the Plan and to change such forms from time to time; (g)
to make all determinations as to the terms of any sales of common stock of the Company to employees under Section 8 of the Plan; (h)
to adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and the options and for its own acts and
proceedings; and (i) to decide all questions and settle all controversies and disputes which may arise in connection











with the Plan. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations of the Committee shall be binding on all parties concerned.


     3.
PARTICIPANTS. The participants in the Plan shall be such key salaried employees of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries,
whether or not also officers or directors, as may be selected from time to time by the Committee in its discretion, subject to the
provisions of Section 8 of the Plan. In addition, each non-employee director shall be a participant in the Plan. In any grant of
options after the initial grant, or any sale made under Section 8 of the Plan after the initial sale, employees who were previously
granted options or sold shares under the Plan may be included or excluded.


     4.
LIMITATIONS. No option shall be granted under the Plan and no sale shall be made under Section 8 of the Plan after April 21,
2005, but options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9 of the Plan, the
number of shares of common stock of the Company, which may be delivered under the Plan, shall not exceed 198,800,000 in the
aggregate. To the extent that any option granted under the Plan shall expire or terminate unexercised or for any reason become
unexercisable as to any shares subject thereto, such shares shall thereafter be available for further grants under the Plan, within
the limit specified above.


     5. STOCK TO BE
DELIVERED. Stock to be delivered under the Plan may constitute an original issue of authorized stock or may consist of
previously issued stock acquired by the Company, as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee and the proper officers of
the Company shall take any appropriate action required for such delivery.


     6. TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES. All options granted to either non-employee directors or employees shall be subject
to Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Section 6(c) below. All options granted to employees under the Plan shall be subject to all the
following additional terms and conditions (except as provided in Sections 7 and 8 of the Plan) and to such other terms and
conditions as the Committee shall determine to be appropriate to accomplish the purposes of the Plan:


   
  (a) Option Price. The option price under each option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be not less
than l00 percent of the fair market value per share at the time the option is granted. If the Committee so directs, an option may
provide that if an employee Participant who was an employee participant at the time of the grant of the option and who is not an
officer or director of the Company at the time of any exercise of the option, he shall not be required to make payment in cash or
equivalent at that time for the shares acquired on such exercise, but may at his election pay the purchase price for such shares by
making a payment in cash or equivalent of not less than five percent of such price and entering into an agreement, in a form
prescribed by the Committee, providing for payment of the balance of such price, with interest at a specified rate, but not less
than four percent, over a period not to exceed five years and containing such other provisions as the Committee in its discretion
determines. In addition, if the Committee so directs, an option may provide for a guarantee by the Company of repayment of amounts
borrowed by the Participant in order to exercise the option, provided he is not an officer or director of the Company at the time of
such borrowing, or may provide that


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the Company may
make a loan, guarantee, or otherwise provide assistance as the Committee deems appropriate to enable the Participant to exercise the
option, provided that no such loan, guarantee, or other assistance shall be made without approval of the Board of Directors as
required by law.


   
  (b) Period of Options. The period of an option shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant.


   
  (c) Exercise of Option.


   
  (1) Each option held by a participant other than a non-employee director should be made exercisable at such time or
times, whether or not in installments, as the Committee shall prescribe at the time the option is granted. In the case of an option
held by a participant other than a non-employee director which is not immediately exercisable in full, the Committee may at any time
accelerate the time at which all or any part of the option may be exercised.


   
  (2) Options intended to be incentive stock options, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, shall contain and be
subject to such provisions relating to the exercise and other matters as are required of incentive stock options under the
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations, as from time to time in effect, and the Secretary of
the Committee shall inform optionees of such provisions.


   
  (3) Payment for Delivery of Shares. Upon exercise of any option, payment in full in the form of cash or a certified
bank, or cashier’s check or, with the approval of the Secretary of the Committee, in whole or part Common stock of the Company
at fair market value, which for this purpose shall be the closing price on the business day preceding the date of exercise, shall be
made at the time of such exercise for all shares then being purchased thereunder, except in the case of an exercise to which the
provisions of the second sentence of Section 6(a) above are applicable.


   
  The purchase price payable by any person, other than a non-employee director, who is not a citizen or resident of the
United States of America and who is an employee of a foreign subsidiary at the time payment is due shall, if the Committee so
directs, be paid to such subsidiary in the currency of the country in which such subsidiary is located, computed at such exchange
rate as the Committee may direct. The amount of each such payment may, in the discretion of the Committee, be accounted for on the
books of such subsidiary as a contribution to its capital by the Company. The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any shares
unless and until, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all applicable federal and state laws and regulations have been
complied with, nor, in the event the outstanding common stock is at the time listed upon any stock exchange, unless and until the
shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be added to the list upon official notice of issuance upon such exchange,
nor unless or until all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of shares have been approved by the
Company’s counsel. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may


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require from the
Participant such investment representation or such agreement, if any, as counsel for the Company may consider necessary in order to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and may require that the Participant agree that any sale of the shares will be made only on
the New York Stock Exchange or in such other manner as is permitted by the Committee and that he will notify the Company when he
makes any disposition of the shares whether by sale, gift, or otherwise. The Company shall use its best efforts to effect any such
compliance and listing, and the Participant shall take any action reasonably requested by the Company in such connection. A
Participant shall have the rights of a shareholder only as to shares actually acquired by him under the Plan.


   
  (4)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as hereinafter
defined, all outstanding options held by employee Participants and non-employee directors which are not yet exercisable shall become
immediately exercisable and all the rights and benefits relating to such options including, but not limited to, periods during which
such options may be exercised shall become fixed and not subject to change or revocation by the Company except as otherwise provided
under Section 6(i).


   
  (b) In the event that, within two years of a Change of Control, the employment of an employee Participant is terminated
by the Company for any reason other than for Cause, or the employee Participant terminates employment for Good Reason, or the
service as a director of a non-employee director is terminated, the applicable exercise period for all options, other than options
granted prior to June 21, 2001 and designated as incentive stock options hereunder, then held by him shall be the greater of (i) a
period of two years from the date of termination, and (ii) the post-termination exercise period otherwise applicable to the employee
Participant under Section 6(f), or to the non-employee director under Section 12(d); provided, however, that in no event shall any
option be exercisable beyond ten years from its date of grant.


   
  (c) A Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:


   
  (1) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Paragraph (1), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, ( iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
(iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Paragraph (3)
below;


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  (2) Individuals who, as of December 16, 1999, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,
however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by
the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board
shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person
other than the Board;


   
  (3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all
or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more
than 60% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the
Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business
Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business
Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of
the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of
such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination;
or


   
  (4) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.


   
  (d) For the purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise provided under the terms of an employment agreement with the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, in which case the


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definition
contained therein shall control, an employee Participant shall be treated as terminating his employment for “Good Reason”
if he does so as a direct result of:


   
  (i)  the assignment to the Participant of any duties materially inconsistent in any respect with the
Participant’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as
in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, or any other action by the Company or its subsidiaries that results in a
diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and
inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and that is promptly remedied by the Company and/or the subsidiary;


   
  (ii)  a decrease in the Participant’s compensation, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent
failure not occurring in bad faith and that is promptly remedied by the Company and/or the subsidiary; or


   
  (iii)  the Company’s or the subsidiary’s requiring the Participant to be based at any office or
location other than (A) the office or where the Participant was based and performed services immediately prior to the Change of
Control or (B) any other location less than 35 miles from such office, or the Company’s or the subsidiary’s requiring the
Participant to travel on business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Change of Control.


   
  (d) Nontransferability of Options.


   
  (1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) below, no option may be transferred by a Participant otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the Participant’s lifetime the option may be exercised only by him.


   
  (2) In the case of options other than (i) those options designated as incentive stock options or (ii) those options
excluded from the application of this Paragraph pursuant to a Schedule to this Plan, the Committee in its sole and exclusive
discretion may provide in the option agreement covering an option granted hereunder (either at the time of grant or, with the
consent of the Participant, at any time thereafter) that the Participant may transfer by gift all or any part of such option to (x)
his spouse, child, grandchild or other “family member” (as such term is defined for purposes of applicable securities and
tax laws), to a trust having only family members as beneficiaries or to a partnership or company having only family members as
partners or owners, or (y) a charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any options so
transferred shall remain subject to the otherwise applicable terms of the option agreement and this Plan, and also shall be subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe. Subsequent transfers of options shall be permitted under this Paragraph
only to the extent, and subject to the rules, prescribed by the Committee.


   
  (3) A Participant may transfer all or any part of an option granted hereunder to a former spouse pursuant to the terms
of a qualified domestic relations order. Any options so


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 transferred shall
remain subject to the otherwise applicable terms of the option agreement and this Plan. No subsequent transfers of options shall be
permitted under this Paragraph.


   
  (e) Nontransferability of Shares. If the Committee so determines, an option granted to an employee may provide
that, without prior consent of the Committee, shares acquired by exercise of the option shall not be transferred, sold, pledged or
otherwise disposed of within a period not to exceed one year from the date the shares are transferred to the Participant upon his
exercise of the option or prior to the satisfaction of all indebtedness with respect thereto, if later.


   
  (f) Termination of Employment. The provisions of this Subsection (f) shall govern in the event of the termination
of a Participant’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries. If the employment of an employee Participant terminates
for any reason other than his death, he may (unless discharged for Cause as hereinafter defined) thereafter exercise his option as
provided below:



   
  (i) If such termination of employment is voluntary on the part of the employee Participant, he may exercise his option
only within 30 days after the date of termination of his employment (unless a longer period not in excess of three months is allowed
by the Committee).


   
  (ii) If such termination of employment is involuntary on the part of the employee Participant, he may exercise his
option only within three months after the date of termination of his employment.


   
  (iii) If such termination of employment is on account of the employee Participant’s total and permanent disability,
he may exercise (I) any option granted prior to January 1, 2002 within the period ending one year after the date of termination of
his employment, and (II) any option granted after December 31, 2001 within the period ending three years after the date of
termination of his employment.


   
  (iv) If such termination of employment is on account of the employee Participant’s retirement (as defined below),
he may exercise (I) any option granted prior to January 1, 1994, other than an option designated as an incentive stock option
hereunder, within the period ending two years after his retirement date, (II) any option granted after December 31, 1993 and prior
to April 17, 1997, other than an option designated an incentive stock option hereunder, within the period ending three years after
his retirement date, (III) any option granted prior to April 17, 1997 and designated an incentive stock option hereunder within the
period ending three months after his retirement date, (IV) any option granted after April 16, 1997 and prior to January 1, 2002
within the period ending five years after his retirement date and (V) any option granted after December 31, 2001 over the remaining
option period, provided that an option described in clause (IV) or (V) which was designated at grant as an incentive stock option
shall cease to qualify as an incentive stock option under the Internal Revenue Code if not exercised


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within three
months after his retirement date. For the purposes of his Plan, an employee Participant’s termination of employment is on
account of “retirement” if either (A) at the time the Participant leaves the employ of the Company and its subsidiaries,
the Participant qualifies for an early or normal retirement pension under the terms of a retirement plan maintained by or to which
the Company or any subsidiary contributes for the benefit of the Participant, (B) the Participant leaves the employ of a subsidiary
that does not maintain or contribute to a retirement plan for the benefit of the Participant, and at such time the Participant would
have qualified for an early or normal retirement pension under the terms of The Gillette Company Retirement Plan had the individual
been a participant of that plan, or (C) solely in the case of a Company-initiated termination of employment ( other than for Cause),
at the time the Participant leaves the employ of the Company and its subsidiaries, the sum of Participant’s attained age and
years of service (each measured in full and partial years) totals at least 80. An employee Participant’s “retirement
date”, as used in this paragraph, means the first day the Participant is no longer on the active payroll of the Company or any
subsidiary following the Participant’s retirement.


   
  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate any such option at or any time after the date of termination of the
Participant’s employment (and prior to the expiration of the exercise periods specified above), if it deems such action to be
in the best interests of the Company. In no event may any Participant exercise any option that was not exercisable on the date he
ceased to be an employee, except (A) as to options granted prior to January 1, 2002, those options granted at least one year prior
to Participant’s cessation of employment on account of retirement or total and permanent disability and (B) as to options
granted after December 31, 2001, if the Participant’s cessation of employment is on account of retirement or total and
permanent disability. In no event may any Participant exercise any option after the expiration of the option period. For the
purposes of this Subsection (f), a Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated in the case of a sick leave or
other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or a subsidiary in conformance with the applicable provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code or Treasury Regulations, or in the case of a transfer to the employment of a subsidiary or to the employment
of the Company.



   
  If an employee Participant is discharged for Cause, as hereinafter defined, all his options shall immediately be
cancelled effective as of the date of termination of his employment. For the purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise provided under
the terms of an employment agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in which case the definition contained therein
shall control, a discharge for “Cause” shall have occurred where a Participant is terminated because of:


   
  (A) the Participant’s continued failure to perform substantially his duties with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for
performance is delivered to Participant by an officer or a senior manager of the Company or the


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subsidiary which
identifies the manner in which the Board or the elected officer or manager believes that Participant has not performed his duties;



   
  (B) the Participant’s engaging in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably
injurious to the Company or the subsidiary; or


   
  (C) the Participant’s conviction of a felony or a plea of nolo contendere by Participant with respect thereto.



   
  (g) Death. In the event a Participant dies while holding options granted hereunder, (I) any option granted prior
to January 1, 2002 may be exercised within a period not to exceed one year after the date of death, and (II) any option granted
after December 31, 2001 may be exercised within a period not to exceed three years after the date of death, as to all or any of the
shares covered by such option, by his executor or administrator of the person or persons to whom the option is transferred by will
or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and except as so exercised the option shall expire after the expiration of such
period. In no event, however, may any option be exercised after the expiration of the option period.


   
  (h) Deferral Election. In accordance with such rules and procedures as the Committee may prescribe from time to
time, if provided by the Committee, in its sole and exclusive discretion, in the option agreement covering an option granted
hereunder, a Participant may elect to defer the delivery of the shares acquired upon the exercise of the option; provided that such
election may not be made with respect to any incentive stock option or any option transferred pursuant to the provisions of Section
6(d) above. The Participant’s deferral election must be made at least six months prior to the date such option is exercised or
at such other time as the Committee may specify. Payment of the option exercise price must be made in the form of shares of common
stock which the Participant has held for at least six months. Deferral elections will be allowed only for option exercises that
occur while the Participant is an active employee of the Company and its subsidiaries or is actively serving as a non-employee
director, as the case may be. Any election to defer the delivery of the stock shall be irrevocable as long as the Participant
remains an employee of the Company and its subsidiaries or a non-employee director, as the case may be.


   
  Upon the exercise of an option as to which a deferral election has been made in accordance with this Subsection (h), the
Company shall credit to a bookkeeping account a number of deferred stock units equal to the number of shares that otherwise would
have been delivered to the Participant. During the period of deferral, the deferred stock units shall accrue dividends at the rate
paid upon the Company’s common stock, which dividend equivalents shall be credited in the form of additional deferred stock
units. Deferred stock units shall be distributed in shares of common stock (with cash payment in lieu of any fractional share) upon
the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries or following the date the Participant’s
membership on the Board of Directors ceases, as the case may be, or if the Participant’s termination is on account of
retirement, at such other date or dates as may be approved by the Committee over a period extending no later than 10 years following
such termination date.


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  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow for the early distribution of an employee Participant’s deferred
stock units in the event of an immediate and heavy financial hardship or in the event of the death or disability of the Participant.
Distribution on account of financial hardship shall be limited to the amount necessary to satisfy the hardship. In addition, the
Committee in its discretion may direct the distribution of an employee Participant’s deferred stock units if it believes such
action is in the best interest of the Company. Deferred stock units shall not be assigned or alienated by any Participant, and shall
not be subject to attachment, garnishment, encumbrance, pledge or charge of any nature.


   
  (i) Additional Conditions of Option Awards. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to an employment agreement between
an employee Participant and the Company, the following additional provisions shall govern options awarded under the Plan.


   
  (1) With respect to any option granted prior to June 21, 2001, and to any option granted on June 21, 2001 under The
Gillette U.K. Approved Stock Option Plan (“2001 UK approved option”), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, cancel
any such option at or any time after the date of termination of an employee Participant’s employment (and prior to the
expiration of the exercise periods specified above), if it deems such action to be in the best interests of the Company.


   
  (2) With respect to any option granted on or after June 21, 2001 (other than any 2001 UK approved option) (“covered
option”), the following terms and conditions shall apply:


   
  (a) Unless otherwise provided pursuant to a termination settlement agreement with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, while the Participant is employed by the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months after the termination or
cessation of such employment for any reason, the Participant shall not directly or indirectly:


  
   (i) as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, officer, director, individual proprietor, investor,
partner, stockholder, agent, principal, joint venturer, or in any other capacity whatsoever (other than as the holder of not more
than one percent of the combined voting power of the outstanding stock of a publicly held corporation or company), be employed,
work, consult, advise, assist, or engage in any activity regarding any business, product, service or other matter which: (A) is
substantially similar to or competes with any business, product, service or other matter regarding which the Participant worked for
the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, during the three (3) years prior to Participant’s termination of employment; or (B)
concerns subject matters about which Participant gained proprietary information of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, during
the three (3) year period prior to the Participant’s termination of employment;


  
   (ii) either alone or in association with others, solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or to take
away, the business or patronage of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the


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Company which
were contacted, solicited or served, directly or indirectly, by Participant while employed by the Company; or


  
   (iii) either alone or in association with others: (A) solicit or encourage any employee or independent contractor
of the Company to terminate his/her relationship with the Company; or (B) recruit, hire or solicit for employment or for engagement
as an independent contractor, any person who is or was employed by the Company at any time during the Participant’s employment
with the Company; provided, that this Paragraph (iii) shall not apply to such person whose employment with the Company has been
terminated for a period of six months or longer.


   
  (b) The Participant shall not disclose or use at any time any secret or confidential information or knowledge obtained
or acquired by the Participant during, after, or by reason of, employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as provided
under applicable law and any and all agreements between the Participant and the Company or any of its subsidiaries regarding
Participant’s employment with the Company or the subsidiary.


   
  (c) In accordance with any and all agreements between the Participant and the Company or any of its subsidiaries
regarding the Participant’s employment, the Participant shall disclose promptly and transfer and assign to the Company all
improvements and inventions in certain fields made or conceived by the Participant during employment with the Company or the
subsidiary and within the prescribed periods thereafter.


   
  (d) To the extent permitted by law, the Participant shall not make, publish or state, or cause to be made, published or
stated, any defamatory or disparaging statement, writing or communication pertaining to the character, reputation, business
practices, competence or conduct of the Company, its subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents,
representatives or successors.


   
  (3) The geographic scope of the provisions of Paragraph (2)(a) above shall extend to anywhere the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is doing business, has done business or intends to do business.


   
  (4) If any restriction set forth in Paragraph (2)(a) above is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic
area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it
may be enforceable.


   
  (5) In the event of a Change of Control, the restrictions contained in Paragraphs (2)(a)(i), (2)(a)(iii) and (2)(d)
above shall cease and the Participant shall no longer be bound by the obligations thereunder.


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  (6) If the Company reasonably determines that a Participant has materially violated any of the Participant’s
obligations under Paragraph (2) above, or if a Participant is terminated for Cause, then, in addition to any other remedies at law
or in equity it may have, the Company shall have the following rights and remedies:


   
  (a) The Company may cancel any and all covered options granted to the Participant, including grants that according to
their terms are vested, effective as of the date on which such violation began (the “Violation Date”); and


   
  (b) The Company may demand the return of any gain realized by the Participant as a result of the Participant’s
exercise of any covered option during the period commencing one year prior to the Participant’s termination of employment and
continuing through the Violation Date. Upon demand, the Participant shall pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or
payment received as a result of such exercises. At the option of the Company, such payment shall be made by returning to the Company
the number of shares of common stock of the Company which the Participant received in connection with such exercise (with the
Company then refunding the option price paid by the Participant), or in cash in the amount of the gain realized. If after such
demand the Participant fails to return said shares or amounts, the Company shall have the right to offset said amounts against any
amounts, including compensation, owed to the Participant by the Company or to commence judicial proceedings against the Participant
to recover said shares or amounts.


   
  (7) The non-competition restrictions set forth in Paragraph (2)(a) supersede any non-competition restrictions of less
than eighteen (18) months in duration set forth in any agreement between a Participant and the Company or any subsidiary or
predecessor.


     7. REPLACEMENT
OPTIONS. The Company may grant options under the Plan on terms differing from those provided for in Section 6 of the Plan where
such options are granted in substitution for options held by employees of other corporations who concurrently become employees of
the Company or a subsidiary as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or subsidiary,
or the acquisition by the Company or a subsidiary of property or stock of the employing corporation. The Committee may direct that
the substitute options be granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee considers appropriate in the circumstances.


     Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Plan, the Committee shall have authority, with respect to any options granted or to be granted to
employees or outstanding installment Purchase Agreements of participants other than non-employee directors under this Plan, to
extend the time for payment of any and all installments, to modify the amount of any installment, to amend outstanding option
certificates to provide for installment payments or to take any other action which it may, in its discretion, deem necessary,
provided that: (1) interest on the unpaid balance under any outstanding Purchase Agreement at the rate of at least four percent (4%)
per annum shall continue to be due and payable quarterly during the period of any deferral of payment; (2) all such installment
Purchase Agreements and unexercised options, shall at all times be in accordance with the applicable


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provisions of Regulation G of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time amended, and with all other applicable legal requirements; (3) no such
action by the Committee shall jeopardize the status of stock options as incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code.


     8. FOREIGN
EMPLOYEES. The Company may grant options under the Plan on terms differing from those provided for in Section 6 of the Plan
where such options are granted to employee Participants who are not citizens or residents of the United States of America if the
Committee determines that such different terms are appropriate in view of the circumstances of such Participants, provided, however,
that such options shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) of the Plan.


     In addition, if the
Committee determines that options are inappropriate for any key salaried employees who are not citizens or residents of the United
States of America, whether because of the tax laws of the foreign countries in which such employees are residents or for other
reasons, the Board of Directors may authorize special arrangements for the sale of shares of common stock of the Company to such
employees, whether by the Company, or a subsidiary, or other person. Such arrangements may, if approved by the Board of Directors,
include the establishment of a trust by the foreign subsidiary, which is the employer of the key salaried employees, designated by
such subsidiary, to whom the shares are to be sold. Such arrangements shall provide for a purchase price of not less than the fair
market value of the stock at the date of sale and a maximum annual grant per participant of options to purchase 1,250,000 shares of
common stock and may provide that the purchase price be paid over a period of not more than ten years, with or without interest, and
that such employees have the right, with or without payment of a specified premium, to require the seller of the shares to
repurchase such shares at the same price, subject to specified conditions. Such arrangements may also include provisions deemed
appropriate as to acceleration or prepayment of the balance of the purchase price, restrictions on the transfer of the shares by the
employee, representations or agreements by the employee about his investment purposes and other miscellaneous matters.


     9. CHANGES IN
STOCK. In the event of a stock dividend, split-up or combinations of shares, recapitalization or merger in which the Company is
the surviving corporation, or other similar capital change, the number and kind of shares of stock or securities of the Company to
be subject to the Plan and to options then outstanding or to be granted thereunder, the maximum number of shares or securities which
may be issued or sold under the Plan, the maximum annual grant for each participant, the automatic annual grant for each
non-employee director, the option price and other relevant provisions shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors of
the Company, whose determination shall be binding on all persons. In the event of a consolidation or a merger in which the Company
is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of substantially all the Company’s outstanding stock by a
single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, or in the event of complete liquidation of the
Company, all outstanding options shall thereupon terminate, provided that (i) at least twenty days prior to the effective date of
any such consolidation or merger, the Board of Directors shall with respect to employee participants either (a) make all outstanding
options immediately exercisable, or (b) arrange to have the surviving corporation grant replacement options to the employee
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the case of option grants to non-employee
directors, all outstanding options not otherwise exercisable shall become exercisable on the twentieth day prior to the effective
date of the merger.


     10. EMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS. The adoption of the Plan does not confer upon any employee of the Company or a subsidiary any right to continued
employment with the Company or a subsidiary, as the case may be, nor does it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a
subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time.


     11. AMENDMENT OF
PLAN OR OPTIONS. The Board of Directors of the Company, or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors if and to the
extent authorized, may at any time or times amend the Plan or amend any outstanding option or options or arrangements established
under Section 8 of the Plan for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of any changes in applicable laws or regulations or for
any other purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, provided that (except to the extent required or permitted under Section
9 of the Plan and, with respect to clauses (b) and (f) below, except to the extent required or permitted under Section 7 of the
Plan) no such amendment shall, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, (a) increase the maximum number of shares
available under the Plan or the maximum annual grant per participant other than as permitted under Section 9 of the Plan, (b) reduce
the minimum option price of options thereafter to be granted below the price provided for in Section 6(a) of the Plan, except that
the Plan may be amended to provide that the minimum option price of non-qualified stock options thereafter to be granted to
employees may be not less than 95% of the fair market value at the date of grant if the Board determines that such amendment is
necessary for tax reasons to carry out the objectives of the Plan, (c) reduce the price at which shares of common stock of the
Company may be sold under Section 8 of the Plan below the price provided for in said Section 8, (d) reduce the option price of
outstanding options, (e) extend the time within which options may be granted, or (f) extend the period of an outstanding option
beyond ten years from the date of grant; and further provided no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant
(without his consent) under any option theretofore granted or other contractual arrangements theretofore entered into or after a
Change of Control deprive any Participant of any right or benefit which became operative in the event of a Change of Control.


     12. TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS GRANTED TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS. Effective at the close of business on the second business day after the
1992 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company and on the second business day after each Annual Meeting thereafter, each
non-employee director shall be automatically granted a non-incentive stock option to purchase 4,000 shares (5,000 shares for options
granted after 2001 and before 2004, and 7,500 shares for options granted after 2003) of the common stock of the Company under the
generally applicable provisions of the Plan and upon the following specific terms and conditions:


   
  (a) Option Price. The option price under each option shall be the fair market value on the date of grant, which
for this purpose is defined as the average between the high and the low price of the common stock as reported by the New York Stock
Exchange.


   
  (b) Option Period. The period of an option shall be ten years from the date of grant.


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  (c) Option Exercisability. Each option granted prior to 2001 shall become exercisable in full on the earlier of
the first Annual Meeting following the date of grant or the first anniversary of the date of grant, except as otherwise provided
under Paragraph (4) of Section 6(c) of the Plan. Each option granted after 2000 shall become exercisable ratably over a three year
period (for options granted after 2003, this means 2,500 after one year, an additional 2,500 after two years and the remaining 2,500
after three years) on the earlier of the Annual Meeting or the anniversary of the date of grant in each such year, except as
otherwise provided under Paragraph (4) of Section 6(c) of the Plan.


   
  (d) Exercise Period. Any option, otherwise exercisable, may be exercised during the period a non-employee
director remains a member of the Board of Directors and for a period of three months following the date a non-employee director
ceases to be a director; provided that, in the case where the non-employee director either has attained age 65 or has served as a
non-employee director for at least five years when membership on the Board of Directors ends, all of that non-employee
director’s options shall be exercisable for a period of two years with respect to options granted before 1994, three years for
options granted after 1993 and before 2001, five years for options granted after 2000 and before 2002, and the remaining option
period for options granted after 2001, each such period commencing on the date membership on the Board of Directors ceases.


   
  If a non-employee director dies while a member of the Board of Directors, or following the date membership on the Board
of Directors ceases while an option remains exercisable in accordance with the preceding paragraph, then (I) for options granted
before 2002, at any time or times within one year after that non-employee director’s death, and (II) for options granted after
2001, at any time or times within three years after that non-employee director’s death, that non-employee director’s
option may be exercised in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(g) of the Plan. In no event shall any option be exercised
after the expiration of the option period.


October 21, 2004


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