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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                                  SYBASE, INC.
                                 1996 STOCK PLAN
                    (AMENDED MAY 24, 2001, AND JUNE 6, 2001)


1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are:

-       to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of
        substantial responsibility,

-       to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants, and

-       to promote the success of the Company's business.

Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory
Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock
Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be
administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the
administration of stock option, restricted stock and incentive stock plans under
state corporate and securities laws and the Code.

(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan.

(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

(g) "Company" means Sybase, Inc.

(h) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company
or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services and who is compensated for such
services. The term "Consultant" shall not include Directors who are paid only a
director's fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for
their services as Directors.

(i) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means that the employment
or consulting relationship with the Company, any Parent, or Subsidiary, is not
interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall
not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved
by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the
Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A leave of absence
approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military leave, or any other
personal leave approved by an authorized representative of the Company. For
purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days,
unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or
contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the
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on the one hundred eighty-first (181st) day of such leave any Incentive Stock
Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(j) "Director" means a member of the Board.

(k) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code.

(l) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.

(m) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(n) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock
determined as the closing sales price for such Common Stock (or the closing bid,
if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the date of
determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable.

(o) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.

(p) "Misconduct" means the Optionee or purchaser, as applicable, (i) is
convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) committed an
act of dishonesty intended to result in substantial personal enrichment, (iii)
engaged in actions intended to cause significant injury to the Company
(including derogatory statements regarding the Company, but excluding statements
made in connection with any legal action filed against the Company), or (iv)
breached the non-disclosure, non-compete or non-solicit provisions of any
agreement between the Optionee and the Company.

(q) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.

(r) "Notice of Grant" means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain
terms and conditions of an individual Option or Right grant. The Notice of Grant
is part of the Option Agreement.

(s) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.

(t) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(u) "Option Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and an Optionee
evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option
Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(v) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option or Right.

(w) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who holds an outstanding Option
or Right.

(x) "Parent" means a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter existing, as
defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(y) "Plan" means this 1996 Stock Plan.



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(z) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant
of Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 below.

(aa) "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to stock
purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.

(bb) "Retirement" means the termination of employment pursuant to the Company's
retirement policies for an Employee who has attained the age of fifty-five (55)
and whose Continuous Status as an Employee was not interrupted during the
previous five (5) years.

(cc) "Right" means a Stock Purchase Right granted pursuant to the Plan.

(dd) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule
16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.

(ee) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

(ff) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 14 of the Plan.

(gg) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to
Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.

(hh) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 14 of the
Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 16,727,000. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.

If an Option or Right expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued under
the Plan, whether upon exercise of an Option or Right, shall not be returned to
the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan,
except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, and the original purchaser of such Shares did not
receive any benefits of ownership of such Shares, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, voting rights shall not be considered a benefit of Share ownership.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Procedure.

(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3, the Plan may be
administered by different bodies with respect to Directors, Officers who are not
Directors, and Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.

(ii) Administration With Respect to Directors and Officers Subject to Section
16(b). With respect to Options or Rights grants made to Employees who are also
Officers or Directors subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Plan
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Plan in a manner complying with the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made, or
(B) a committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which committee
shall be constituted to comply with the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made. Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase
the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with
or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused),
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the
Plan, all to the extent permitted by the rules under Rule 16b-3 relating to the
disinterested administration of employee benefit plans under which Section 16(b)
exempt discretionary grants and awards of equity securities are to be made.

(iii) Administration With Respect to Other Persons. With respect to Options or
Rights grants made to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor
Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B)
a committee designated by the Board, which committee shall be constituted to
satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall serve in its
designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may
increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove
members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies
(however caused), and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter
directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in
the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board
to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with
Section 2(n) of the Plan;

(ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Options and Rights may be
granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options and Rights or any
combination thereof, are granted hereunder;

(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each
Option and Right granted hereunder;

(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of
the Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but
are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Rights
may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting
acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Option or Right or the shares of Common Stock relating
thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall determine;

(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and awards granted
pursuant to the Plan;

(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the
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(ix) to modify or amend each Option or Right (subject to Section 16(c) of the
Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination
exercisability period of Options;

(x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument
required to effect the grant of an Option or Right previously granted by the
Administrator;

(xi) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Options and Rights
and any Restricted Stock;

(xii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled
in cash under Section 10(f) instead of Common Stock;

(xiii) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Common
Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall
be deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant
(including providing for and determining the amount (if any) of any deemed
earnings on any deferred amount during any deferral period); and

(xiv) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for
administering the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's decisions,
determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all Optionees
and any other holders of Options or Rights.

5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Rights may be granted to
Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees. If otherwise eligible, an Employee or Consultant who has been granted
an Option or Right may be granted additional Options or Rights.

6. Limitations.

(a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding
such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the
Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the
Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be
treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a),
Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they
were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the
time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

(b) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Right shall confer upon an Optionee any
right with respect to continuing the Optionee's employment or consulting
relationship with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the
Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate such employment or
consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.

(c) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options to Employees:

(i) No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Options to
purchase more than one percent (1%) of the Company's total number of outstanding
shares immediately prior to the issuance.

(ii) The foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in connection
with any change in the Company's capitalization as described in Section 14.

7. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 20 of the Plan, the Plan shall become
effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval
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Section 20 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years
unless terminated earlier under Section 16 of the Plan.

8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Notice of
Grant and shall be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as
may be provided in the Notice of Grant.

9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator,
subject to the following:

(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall
be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price
shall be determined by the Administrator, but in no case shall the per Share
exercise price be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant; provided, however, that for any calendar year, the aggregate number of
Shares subject to Nonstatutory Stock Options granted during such calendar year
with a per Share exercise price less than the Fair Market Value per Share on the
date of grant shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the number of Shares subject
to Options granted in the preceding calendar year.

(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the
Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and
shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the Option may be
exercised. In so doing, the Administrator may specify that an Option may not be
exercised until the completion of a service period or the attainment of certain
performance goals determined by the Administrator.

(c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form
of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In
the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may
consist entirely of:

(i) cash;

(ii) check;

(iii) other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an
option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date
of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to
the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be
exercised;

(iv) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other
documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require
to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or
loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price;

(v) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Optionee,
including any liability attributable to the Optionee's participation in any
Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

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(vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares
to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

10. Exercise of Option.

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted
hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such
times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth
in the Option Agreement.

An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or
electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the
person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares
with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any
consideration and method of payment authorized by the administrator and
permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of
an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the
Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such
stock certificate promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 14 of the
Plan.

Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares
thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the
Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. Upon termination of an
Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, other than as
provided for in Sections 10(c), 10(d) and 10(e), the Optionee may exercise his
or her Option, but only within such period of time as is specified in the Notice
of Grant, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it
at the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the
term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant). In the absence of a
specified time in the Notice of Grant, the Option shall remain exercisable for
three (3) months following the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of
termination, the Optionee is not entitled to exercise the Optionee's entire
Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall
revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or
her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(i) Notwithstanding the above, in the event an Optionee's Continuous Status as
an Employee or Consultant terminates and the Optionee performs an act of
Misconduct, all unexercised Options held by such Optionee shall expire five (5)
business days following written notice from the Company to the Optionee.

(ii) Notwithstanding the above, in the event of an Optionee's change in status
from Consultant to Employee or Employee to Consultant, an Optionee's Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not automatically terminate solely as
a result of such change in status. However, in the event of an Optionee's change
of status from Employee to Consultant, an Incentive Stock Option held by the
Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be
treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option three (3) months and one
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(c) Disability of Optionee. In the event that an Optionee's Continuous Status as
an Employee or Consultant terminates as a result of the Optionee's Disability,
the Optionee may exercise his or her Option at any time within twelve (12)
months from the date of such termination, but only to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination (but in no
event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the
Notice of Grant). If, at the date of termination, the Optionee is not entitled
to exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.

(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the Option may
be exercised at any time within twenty-four (24) months following the date of
death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to
the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to exercise his
or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the
Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If, after death, the Optionee's
estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to
the Plan.

(e) Retirement. In the event that an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee
terminates as a result of the Optionee's Retirement, the Optionee may exercise
his or her Option at any time subject to the limitations in the Plan and the
Notice of Grant, but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option at the time of such termination, unless otherwise expressly
provided in a written agreement between the Optionee and the Company. However,
any Incentive Stock Options not exercised within three (3) months of the
termination of the Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee shall be treated
for tax purposes as Nonstatutory Stock Options three (3) months and one (1) day
following such Retirement.

(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a
payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted based on such terms and
conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee
at the time that such offer is made.

(g) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to individuals subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act ("Insiders") must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule
16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or restrictions as may be
required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the
Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

11. Stock Purchase Rights.

(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in
addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash
awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will
offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in
writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant, of the terms,
conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares
that the offeree shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the
time within which the offeree must accept such offer, which shall in no event
exceed six (6) months from the date upon which the Administrator made the
determination to grant the Stock Purchase Right. The offer shall be accepted by
execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the
Administrator. The Administrator may grant a Stock Purchase Right at a price
equal to or in excess of the par value of the Shares; provided, however, for any
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year, the aggregate number of shares subject to grants of Stock Purchase Rights
granted during such calendar year with a per Share exercise price less than the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant shall not exceed ten percent
(10%) of the number of Shares subject to Options granted in the preceding
calendar year.

(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option
exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser's
employment or in the event of the purchaser's Misconduct with the Company for
any reason (including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares
repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the
original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any
indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse
at a rate determined by the Administrator.

(c) Rule 16b-3. Stock Purchase Rights granted to Insiders, and Shares purchased
by Insiders in connection with Stock Purchase Rights, shall be subject to any
restrictions applicable thereto in compliance with Rule 16b-3. An Insider may
only purchase Shares pursuant to the grant of a Stock Purchase Right, and may
only sell Shares purchased pursuant to the grant of a Stock Purchase Right,
during such time or times as are permitted by Rule 16b-3.

(d) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such
other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be
determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the
provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the same with
respect to each purchaser.

(e) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the
purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a shareholder, and shall
be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the
duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a
dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock
Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan.

12. Withholding Taxes. In accordance with any applicable administrative
guidelines it establishes, the Administrator may allow a purchaser to pay the
amount of taxes required by law to be withheld as a result of a purchase of
Shares or a lapse of restrictions in connection with Shares purchased pursuant
to an Option or Right, by withholding from any payment of Common Stock due as a
result of such purchase or lapse of restrictions, or by permitting the purchaser
to deliver to the Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value, as determined by
the Administrator, equal to the amount of such required withholding taxes.

13. Non-Transferability of Options and Rights. Unless otherwise specified by the
Administrator in the Notice of Grant, an Option or Right may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised,
during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

14. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset
Sale.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option and Right, and the number of shares of Common Stock
which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no
Options or Rights have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan
upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Right, as well as the price per
share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option or Right, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
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combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Right.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon
as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The
Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to have the right to
exercise his or her Option or Right until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option or Right would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition,
the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase rights applicable to
any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Right shall lapse as to all
such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the
time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously
exercised, an Option or Right will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into
another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Company, each outstanding Option and Right shall be assumed or an equivalent
option or right substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation (the "Successor Corporation"), unless
the Successor Corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or
Right, in which case the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option or
Right as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not
otherwise be exercisable. If an Option or Right is exercisable in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the
Option or Right shall be fully exercisable for a period of not less than
forty-five (45) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Right shall
terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the Option or Right shall be considered assumed if, following the
merger or sale of assets, the option or right confers the right to purchase or
receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Right
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type
of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares);
provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or sale of
assets was not solely common stock of the Successor Corporation, the
Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Right, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Right, to be solely common
stock of the Successor Corporation equal in fair market value to the per share
consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or sale of
assets.

15. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option or Right shall be, for all
purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting
such Option or Right, or such other later date as is determined by the
Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Optionee
within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

16. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.



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(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend
or terminate the Plan.

(b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any
Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3
or with Section 422 of the Code (or any successor rule or statute or other
applicable law, rule or regulation, including the requirements of any exchange
or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted). Such
shareholder approval, if required, shall be obtained in such a manner and to
such a degree as is required by the applicable law, rule or regulation.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or
termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually
agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement
must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.

17. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an
Option or Right unless the exercise of such Option or Right and the issuance and
delivery of such Shares shall comply with all relevant provisions of law,
including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, Applicable Laws,
and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the
Shares may then be listed or quoted, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or
Right, the Company may require the person exercising such Option or Right to
represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being
purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or
distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a
representation is required.

18. Liability of Company.

(a) Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain
authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is
deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale
of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect
of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority
shall not have been obtained.

(b) Grants Exceeding Allotted Shares. If the Optioned Stock covered by an Option
or Right exceeds, as of the date of grant, the number of Shares which may be
issued under the Plan without additional shareholder approval, such Option or
Right shall be void with respect to such excess Optioned Stock, unless
shareholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of
Shares subject to the Plan is timely obtained in accordance with Section 16(b)
of the Plan.

19. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at
all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

20. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval
by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the
date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the
manner and to the degree required under applicable federal and state law.



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