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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7


                                   DYNEGY INC.

                          2000 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

I. PURPOSE

     The purpose of the DYNEGY INC. 2000 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (the "Plan")
is to provide a means through which Energy Convergence Holding Company (to be
renamed Dynegy Inc.), an Illinois corporation (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries may attract able persons to enter the employ of the Company and its
affiliates and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the
responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company
and its affiliates rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the
welfare of the Company and its affiliates are of importance, can acquire and
maintain stock ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of
the Company and its affiliates.

     A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such individuals with
additional incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable
growth of the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, the Plan provides for
granting Incentive Stock Options, options that do not constitute Incentive Stock
Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Performance Awards, and Phantom Stock Awards,
or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the circumstances of
the particular employee as provided herein.


II. DEFINITIONS

     The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless
specifically modified by any paragraph:

     "Affiliate" means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or partnership, association, trust or other organization which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, "control" (including, with
correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control
with"), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of
the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the
controlled entity or organization, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of
the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

     "Award" means, individually or collectively, any Option, Restricted Stock
Award, Performance Award or Phantom Stock Award.

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

     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in
the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or
successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section.

     "Committee" means a committee of the Board that is selected by the Board as
provided in Paragraph IV(a).

     "Common Stock" means the Class A common stock, no par value per share, of
the Company, or any security into which such common stock may be changed by
reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Paragraph XI.

     "Company" means Energy Convergence Holding Company, an Illinois
corporation.


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     "Director" means an individual elected to the Board by the stockholders of
the Company or by the Board under applicable corporate law who is serving on the
Board on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or is elected to the Board
after such date.

     An "employee" means any person (including a Director) in an employment
relationship with the Company or any Affiliate.

     "Fair Market Value" means, as of any specified date, the closing sales
price of the Common Stock reported on the stock exchange composite tape on that
date, or, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on
which such prices of the Common Stock are so reported. In the event Common Stock
is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to
be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by
the Committee in such manner as it deems appropriate.

     "Holder" means an employee who has been granted an Award.

     "Incentive Stock Option" means an incentive stock option within the meaning
of section 422 of the Code.

     "Non-Employee Director" means a Director who is not employed by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries;.

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

     "Option" means an Award granted under Paragraph VII of the Plan and
includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common Stock and Options that
do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common Stock.

     "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to an Option.

     "Performance Award" means an Award granted under Paragraph IX of the Plan.

     "Performance Award Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company
and a Holder with respect to a Performance Award.

     "Phantom Stock Award" means an Award granted under Paragraph X of the Plan.

     "Phantom Stock Award Agreement" means a written agreement between the
Company and a Holder with respect to a Phantom Stock Award.

     "Plan" means the Dynegy Inc. 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from
time to time.

     "Restricted Stock Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company
and a Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

     "Restricted Stock Award" means an Award granted under Paragraph VIII of the
Plan.

     "Rule 16b-3" means SEC Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, as such
may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule, regulation or statute
fulfilling the same or a similar function.

     "Stock Appreciation Right" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Paragraph VII(d) of the Plan.


III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN

     The Plan shall become effective upon the Effective Time under the Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated June 14, 1999, among the Company, Dynegy Inc., Illinova
Corporation, Dynegy Acquisition Corporation and Energy Convergence Acquisition
Corporation (the "Merger Agreement"). Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan,
no Option shall be exercisable and no Award shall vest or become satisfiable
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further Awards may be granted under the Plan after ten years from the Effective
Time under the Merger Agreement. The Plan shall remain in effect until all
Options granted under the Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted
Stock Awards granted under the Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all
Performance Awards and Phantom Stock Awards have been satisfied or expired.


IV. ADMINISTRATION

     (a) Composition of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee
of, and appointed by, the Board, and such committee shall be comprised of two or
more outside Directors (within the meaning of the term "outside directors" as
used in section 162(m) of the Code and applicable interpretive authority
thereunder and within the meaning of "Non-Employee Director" as defined in Rule
16b-3).

     (b) Powers. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee
shall have authority, in its sole discretion, to determine which employees shall
receive an Award, the time or times when such Award shall be made, whether an
Incentive Stock Option or nonqualified Option shall be granted, and the number
of shares to be subject to each Option or Restricted Stock Award, the number of
shares subject to or the value of each Performance Award, and the value of each
Phantom Stock Award. In making such determinations, the Committee shall take
into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees,
their present and potential contribution to the Company's success and such other
factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant.

     (c) Additional Powers. The Committee shall have such additional powers as
are delegated to it by the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express
provisions of the Plan, this shall include the power to construe the Plan and
the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, and to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of
the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and
provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause
designated Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee
may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in
the Plan or in any agreement relating to an Award in the manner and to the
extent it shall deem expedient to carry it into effect. The determinations of
the Committee on the matters referred to in this Paragraph IV shall be
conclusive.


V.   SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; GRANT OF OPTIONS; GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK
     AWARDS

     (a) Shares Subject to the Plan and Award Limits. Subject to adjustment in
the same manner as provided in Paragraph XI with respect to shares of Common
Stock subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000
shares. Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan only to the
extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award. To the extent that an
Award lapses or the rights of its Holder terminate, any shares of Common Stock
subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under
the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Options, Restricted
Stock Awards (subject to performance forfeiture restrictions described in
Paragraph VIII) and Performance Awards denominated in shares of Common Stock
granted to any one individual during any calendar year may not exceed 1,000,000
shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in
Paragraph XI with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to Options then
outstanding) and the maximum value of any Performance Award denominated in cash
(including the Fair Market Value of any shares of Common Stock paid in
satisfaction of such Performance Award) granted to any one individual during any
calendar year may not exceed $5,000,000. The limitations set forth in the
preceding sentence shall be applied in a manner which will permit compensation
generated under the Plan to constitute "performance-based" compensation for
purposes of section 162(m) of the Code, including, without limitation, counting
against such maximum number of shares, to the extent required under section
162(m) of the Code and applicable interpretive authority thereunder, any shares
subject to Options that are canceled or repriced.


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     (b) Grant of Awards. The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to
one or more employees determined by it to be eligible for participation in the
Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

     (c) Stock Offered. Subject to the limitations set forth in Paragraph
V(a),the stock to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be authorized
but unissued Common Stock or Common Stock previously issued and outstanding and
reacquired by the Company. Any of such shares which remain unissued and which
are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Plan shall cease
to be subject to the Plan but, until termination of the Plan, the Company shall
at all times make available a sufficient number of shares to meet the
requirements of the Plan.


VI. ELIGIBILITY

     Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are
employees of the Company and its Affiliates, or Non-Employee Directors. An Award
may be granted on more than one occasion to the same person, and, subject to the
limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock
Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock
Award, a Performance Award, a Phantom Stock Award, or any combination thereof.


VII. STOCK OPTIONS

     (a) Option Period. The term of each Option shall be as specified by the
Committee at the date of grant.

     (b) Limitations on Exercise of Option. An Option shall be exercisable in
whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee.

     (c) Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. An Incentive Stock
Option may be granted only to an individual who is employed by the Company or
any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) at
the time the Option is granted. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is granted)
of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted after 1986
are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year
under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent and
subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be
treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options. The
Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code,
Treasury Regulations and other administrative pronouncements, which of a
Holder's Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options
because of such limitation and shall notify the Holder of such determination as
soon as practicable after such determination. No Incentive Stock Option shall be
granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual
owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation,
within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such
Option is granted the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock subject to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not
exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. An
Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Holder's
lifetime only by such Holder or the Holder's guardian or legal representative.

     (d) Option Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement
in such form and containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including, without
limitation, provisions to qualify an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of
the Code. Each Option Agreement shall specify the effect of termination of
employment on the exercisability of the Option. An Option Agreement may provide
for the payment of the option price, in whole or in part, by the delivery of a
number of shares of Common Stock (plus cash if necessary) having a Fair Market
Value equal to such option price. Moreover, an Option Agreement may provide for
a "cashless exercise" of the Option by establishing procedures satisfactory to
the Committee with respect thereto. Further, an Option Agreement may provide for
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the right to purchase shares under the Option in return for a payment in cash or
shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock equal
in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares with respect to
which the right to purchase is surrendered over the option price therefor
("Stock Appreciation Rights"), on such terms and conditions as the Committee in
its sole discretion may prescribe. In the case of any such Stock Appreciation
Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right
shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock exceeds
the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be
surrendered. The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need
not be identical.

     (e) Option Price and Payment. The price at which a share of Common Stock
may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee
but, in the case of Incentive Stock Options only, subject to adjustment as
provided in Paragraph XI shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted. The Option
or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of
exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee. The purchase price of
the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by
the Committee. Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the Company for
those shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and
for those shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not
constitute an Incentive Stock Option.

     (f) Stockholder Rights and Privileges. The Holder shall be entitled to all
the privileges and rights of a stockholder only with respect to such shares of
Common Stock as have been purchased under the Option and for which certificates
of stock have been registered in the Holder's name.

     (g) Options and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other
Corporations. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the
Plan from time to time in substitution for stock options held by individuals
employed by corporations who become employees as a result of a merger or
consolidation or other business combination of the employing corporation with
the Company or any Affiliate.

     (h) Non-Employee Director Option Grants. Upon his or her election or
appointment as a Director, each Non-Employee Director shall receive, without any
further action on the part of the Committee, the award of an Option to purchase
3,000 shares of Common Stock, which Option shall (i) be priced at Fair Market
Value, (ii) vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of
grant, and (iii) with respect to any unexercised portion thereof, automatically
and without further notice, terminate and become null and void on the tenth
anniversary of the date of grant of such Option or on the third anniversary of
the date such Director's service on the Board terminates. Each Option shall be
evidenced by an Option Agreement. In the event a Director is unable to, or
chooses not to, accept the Award, he or she should decline to execute the Option
Agreement.


VIII. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

     (a) Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee. Shares of
Common Stock that are the subject of a Restricted Stock Award shall be subject
to restrictions on disposition by the Holder and an obligation of the Holder to
forfeit and surrender the shares to the Company under certain circumstances(the
"Forfeiture Restrictions"). The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by
the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the
Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon

          (i) the attainment of one or more performance measures established by
     the Committee that are based on:

               (1) the price of a share of Common Stock,

               (2) the Company's earnings per share,

               (3) the Company's market share,

               (4) the market share of a business unit of the Company designated
          by the Committee,

               (5) the Company's sales,

               (6) the sales of a business unit of the Company designated by the
          Committee,


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               (7) the net income (before or after taxes) of the Company or any
          business unit of the Company designated by the Committee,

               (8) the cash flow return on investment of the Company or any
          business unit of the Company designated by the Committee,

               (9) the earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation,
          and/or amortization of the Company or any business unit of the Company
          designated by the Committee,

               (10) the economic value added,

               (11) the return on stockholders' equity achieved by the Company,
          or

               (12) the total stockholders' return achieved by the Company,

          (ii) the Holder's continued employment with the Company for a
     specified period of time,

          (iii) the occurrence of any event or the satisfaction of any other
     condition specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, or

          (iv) a combination of any of the foregoing. The performance measures
     may be subject to adjustment for specified significant extraordinary items
     or events, and may be absolute, relative to one or more other companies, or
     relative to one or more indexes, and may be contingent upon future
     performance of the Company or any Affiliate, division, or department
     thereof by or in which the Holder is employed during the performance
     period. Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture
     Restrictions, in the sole discretion of the Committee.

     (b) Other Terms and Conditions. Common Stock awarded pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award shall be represented by a stock certificate registered in
the name of the Holder of such Restricted Stock Award. The Holder shall have the
right to receive dividends with respect to Common Stock subject to a Restricted
Stock Award, to vote Common Stock subject thereto and to enjoy all other
stockholder rights, except that

          (i) the Holder shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock
     certificate until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired,

          (ii) the Company shall retain custody of the stock until the
     Forfeiture Restrictions have expired,

          (iii) the Holder may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate
     or otherwise dispose of the stock until the Forfeiture Restrictions have
     expired, and (iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the
     Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a
     forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award. At the time of such Award, the
     Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms,
     conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including,
     but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination of employment (by
     retirement, disability, death or otherwise) of a Holder prior to expiration
     of the Forfeitures Restrictions. Such additional terms, conditions or
     restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in
     conjunction with the Award.

     (c) Payment for Restricted Stock. The Committee shall determine the amount
and form of any payment for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock
Award, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a Holder shall not
be required to make any payment for Common Stock received pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

     (d) Committee's Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock
Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and as of a date determined by the
Committee, fully vest any or all Common Stock awarded to a Holder pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to
such Restricted Stock Award shall terminate as of such date. Any action by the
Committee pursuant to this Subparagraph may vary among individual Holders and
may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Holder.
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Subparagraph, the Committee may
not take any action described in this Subparagraph with respect to a Restricted
Stock Award that has been granted to a "covered employee" (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation section 1.162-27(c)(2)) if such Award has been designed to
meet the exception for performance-based compensation under section 162(m) of
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     (e) Restricted Stock Agreements. At the time any Award is made under this
Paragraph VIII, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Restricted Stock
Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other
matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The terms and
provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be identical.


IX. PERFORMANCE AWARDS

     (a) Performance Period. The Committee shall establish, with respect to and
at the time of each Performance Award, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to, or the maximum value of, the Performance Award and the performance
period over which the performance applicable to the Performance Award shall be
measured.

     (b) Performance Measures. A Performance Award shall be awarded to a Holder
contingent upon future performance of the Company or any Affiliate, division, or
department thereof by or in which such Holder is employed during the performance
period. The Committee shall establish the performance measures applicable to
such performance either (I) prior to the beginning of the performance period or
(II) within ninety days after the beginning of the performance period if the
outcome of the performance targets is substantially uncertain at the time such
targets are established, but not later than the date that 25% of the performance
period has elapsed; provided such measures may be made subject to adjustment for
specified significant extraordinary items or events. The performance measures
may be absolute, relative to one or more other companies, or relative to one or
more indexes. The performance measures established by the Committee may be based
upon

          (i) the price of a share of Common Stock,

          (ii) the Company's earnings per share,

          (iii) the Company's market share,

          (iv) the market share of a business unit of the Company designated by
     the Committee,

          (v) the Company's sales,

          (vi) the sales of a business unit of the Company designated by the
     Committee,

          (vii) the net income (before or after taxes) of the Company or any
     business unit of the Company designated by the Committee,

          (viii) the cash flow return on investment of the Company or any
     business unit of the Company designated by the Committee,

          (ix) the earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation,
     and/or amortization of the Company or any business unit of the Company
     designated by the Committee,

          (x) the economic value added,

          (xi) the return on stockholders' equity achieved by the Company,

          (xii) the total stockholders' return achieved by the Company, or

          (xiii) a combination of any of the foregoing. The Committee, in its
     sole discretion, may provide for an adjustable Performance Award value
     based upon the level of achievement of performance measures.

     (c) Awards Criteria. In determining the value of Performance Awards, the
Committee shall take into account a Holder's responsibility level, performance,
potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.
The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for a reduction in the value
of a Holder's Performance Award during the performance period.

     (d) Payment. Following the end of the performance period, the Holder of a
Performance Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount not
exceeding the number of shares of Common Stock subject to or the maximum value
of the Performance Award, based on the achievement of the performance measures
for such performance period, as determined by the Committee. Payment of a
Performance Award may be made in cash, Common Stock, or a combination thereof,
as determined by the Committee. Payment shall be made in a lump sum


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or in installments as prescribed by the Committee. If a Performance Award
covering shares of Common Stock is to be paid in cash, such payment shall be
based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the payment date.

     (e) Termination of Award. A Performance Award shall terminate if the Holder
does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates at
all times during the applicable performance period, except as may be determined
by the Committee.

     (f) Performance Award Agreements. At the time any Award is made under this
Paragraph IX, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Performance Award
Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such
additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The terms
and provisions of the respective Performance Award Agreements need not be
identical.


X. PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS

     (a) Phantom Stock Awards. Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive shares
of Common Stock (or the Fair Market Value thereof), or rights to receive an
amount equal to any appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Common
Stock over a specified period of time, which vest over a period of time as
established by the Committee, without satisfaction of any performance criteria
or objectives. The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other
conditions of the Holder respecting any Phantom Stock Award.

     (b) Award Period. The Committee shall establish, with respect to and at the
time of each Phantom Stock Award, a period over which the Award shall vest with
respect to the Holder.

     (c) Awards Criteria. In determining the value of Phantom Stock Awards, the
Committee shall take into account a Holder's responsibility level, performance,
potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate.

     (d) Payment. Following the end of the vesting period for a Phantom Stock
Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may
provide), the Holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive
payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock
Award, based on the then vested value of the Award. Payment of a Phantom Stock
Award may be made in cash, Common Stock, or a combination thereof as determined
by the Committee. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as
prescribed by the Committee. Any payment to be made in cash shall be based on
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the payment date. Cash dividend
equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting period with respect to a
Phantom Stock Award, as determined by the Committee.

     (e) Termination of Award. A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the
Holder does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its
Affiliates at all times during the applicable vesting period, except as may be
otherwise determined by the Committee.

     (f) Phantom Stock Award Agreements. At the time any Award is made under
this Paragraph X, the Company and the Holder shall enter into a Phantom Stock
Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such
additional matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The terms
and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be
identical.


XI. RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

     (a) No Effect on Right or Power. The existence of the Plan and the Awards
granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or
the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment,
recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's or any
Affiliate's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of
the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or
affecting Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of
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sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or
business or any other corporate act or proceeding.

     (b) Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Stock Dividends. The shares
with respect to which Awards may be granted are shares of Common Stock as
presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award
theretofore granted, the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of
shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend on Common Stock
without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of shares of Common
Stock with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied,
as applicable

          (i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares
     shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall
     be proportionately reduced, and

          (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares
     shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be
     proportionately increased. Any factional share resulting from such
     adjustment shall be rounded down to the next whole share.

     (c) Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes. If the Company recapitalizes,
reclassifies its capital stock, or otherwise changes its capital structure (a
"recapitalization"), the number and class of shares of Common Stock covered by
an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall
thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which
the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of there
capitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Holder had
been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered
by such Award. If (i) the Company shall not be the surviving entity in any
merger or consolidation (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity), (ii)
the Company sells, leases or exchanges or agrees to sell, lease or exchange all
or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) the
Company is to be dissolved and liquidated, (iv) any person or entity, including
a "group" as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act, acquires or gains
ownership or control (including, without limitation, power to vote) of more than
50% of the outstanding shares of the Company's voting stock (based upon voting
power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of
Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election
shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board (each such event is referred
to herein as a "Corporate Change"), no later than (x) ten days after the
approval by the stockholders of the Company of such merger, consolidation,
reorganization, sale, lease or exchange of assets or dissolution or such
election of Directors or (y) thirty days after a Corporate Change of the type
described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without
the consent or approval of any Holder, shall effect one or more of the following
alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Holders and which may
vary among Options held by any individual Holder:

          (1) accelerate the time at which Options then outstanding may be
     exercised so that such Options may be exercised in full for a limited
     period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such
     Corporate Change)fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all
     unexercised Options and all rights of Holders thereunder shall terminate,

          (2) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected Holders
     of some or all of the outstanding Options held by such Holders
     (irrespective of whether such Options are then exercisable under the
     provisions of the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate
     Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall
     thereupon cancel such Options and the Company shall pay (or cause to be
     paid) to each Holder an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if
     any, of the amount calculated in Subparagraph d below (the "Change of
     Control Value") of the shares subject to such Option over the exercise
     price(s) under such Options for such shares,

          (3) make such adjustments to Options then outstanding as the Committee
     deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change (provided, however, that
     the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is
     necessary to Options then outstanding), or


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          (4) provide that the number and class of shares of Common Stock
     covered by an Option theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such
     Option shall thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock or
     other securities or property (including, without limitation, cash) to which
     the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement
     of merger, consolidation or sale of assets and dissolution if, immediately
     prior to such merger, consolidation or sale of assets and dissolution, the
     Holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common
     Stock then covered by such Option.

     (d) Change of Control Value. For the purposes of clause (2) in
Subparagraph(c) above, the "Change of Control Value" shall equal the amount
determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows:

          (i) the per share price offered to stockholders of the Company in any
     such merger, consolidation, sale of assets or dissolution transaction,

          (ii) the price per share offered to stockholders of the Company in any
     tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or

          (iii) if such Corporate Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender
     or exchange offer, the Fair Market Value per share of the shares into which
     such Options being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the
     Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of
     cancellation and surrender of such Options. In the event that the
     consideration offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction
     described in this Subparagraph (d) or Subparagraph (c) above consists of
     anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash
     equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than
     cash.

     (e) Other Changes in the Common Stock. In the event of changes in the
outstanding Common Stock by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations,
mergers, consolidations, combinations, split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs,
exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the
holders of Common Stock occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and
not otherwise provided for by this Paragraph XI, such Award and any agreement
evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its
sole discretion as to the number and price of shares of Common Stock or other
consideration subject to such Award. In the event of any such change in the
outstanding Common Stock or distribution to the holders of Common Stock, the
aggregate number of shares available under the Plan and the maximum number of
shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any one individual may be
appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be
conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Corporate
Change, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or
approval of any Holder, may require the mandatory surrender to the Company by
selected Holders of some or all of the outstanding Performance Awards and
Phantom Stock Awards as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change,
specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall there upon cancel
such Performance Awards and Phantom Stock Awards and the Company shall pay (or
cause to be paid) to each Holder an amount of cash equal to the maximum value of
such Performance Award or Phantom Stock Award which, in the event the applicable
performance or vesting period set forth in such Performance Award or Phantom
Stock Award has not been completed, shall be multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days during the period beginning on the
first day of the applicable performance or vesting period and ending on the date
of the surrender, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of days
in the applicable performance or vesting period.

     (f) Stockholder Action. Any adjustment provided for in the above
Subparagraphs shall be subject to any required stockholder action.

     (g) No Adjustments unless Otherwise Provided. Except as hereinbefore
expressly provided, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class
or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash, property,
labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to
subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company
convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not
for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be
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number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards theretofore granted or the
purchase price per share, if applicable.


XII. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

     The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect
to any shares of Common Stock for which Awards have not theretofore been
granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part
thereof from time to time; provided that no change in any Award theretofore
granted may be made which would impair the rights of the Holder without the
consent of the Holder, and provided, further, that the Board may not, without
approval of the stockholders, amend the Plan to (a) increase the maximum
aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Plan or (b) change the
class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.


XIII. MISCELLANEOUS

     (a) No Right To An Award. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action
of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give an employee any right
to be granted an Option, a right to a Restricted Stock Award, a right to a
Performance Award or a right to a Phantom Stock Award, or any other rights
hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on
behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and
conditions expressly set forth therein. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company
shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any
other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its
obligations under any Award.

     (b) No Employment Rights Conferred. Nothing contained in the Plan shall
(i)confer upon any employee any right with respect to continuation of employment
with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of
the Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment relationship at
any time.

     (c) Other Laws; Withholding. The Company shall not be obligated to issue
any Common Stock pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan at any time when
the shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules and
regulations as the Company or the Committee deems applicable and, in the opinion
of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration
requirements of such laws, rules and regulations available for the issuance and
sale of such shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered,
nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid. The Company shall have
the right to deduct in connection with all Awards any taxes required by law to
be withheld and to require any payments required to enable it to satisfy its
withholding obligations.

     (d) No Restriction on Corporate Action. Nothing contained in the Plan shall
be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action
which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its
best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the
Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person
shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any
such action.

     (e) Restrictions on Transfer. An Award (other than an Incentive Stock
Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in
Paragraph VII(c)) shall not be transferable otherwise than

          (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution,

          (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by
     the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
     as amended, or the rules thereunder, or

          (iii) with the consent of the Committee.

     (f) Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Illinois.


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