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                                                                EXHIBIT (10g)



                      1996 AMENDMENT TO THE 1993 EXECUTIVE

                            LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN






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          1996 AMENDMENT TO THE 1993 EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

         The 1993 Executive Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan) is hereby
amended as follows:

A.       The following terms and accompanying definitions shall be added to the
         Plan under Article 2:

         (hh)     "Covered Employee" means a Participant who, as of the date of
                  vesting and/or payout of an Award, as applicable, is one of
                  the group of "covered employees", as defined in the
                  regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code, or
                  any successor provision thereto.

         (ii)     "Performance-Based Exception"means the performance-based
                  exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Section
                  162(m) of the Code.

B.       Section 4.1 of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to read as
         follows:

         4.1      NUMBER OF SHARES; LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS.

         (a)      (i)      Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of
                           the Plan, the total number of Shares available for
                           grant under the Plan may not exceed two million
                           (2,000,000). These two million (2,000,000) Shares may
                           be either authorized but unissued or reacquired or
                           treasury Shares.

                  (ii)     The following rules will apply for purposes of the
                           determination of the number of Shares available for
                           grant under the Plan:

                           (A)      While an Award is outstanding, it shall be
                                    counted against the authorized pool of
                                    Shares, regardless of its vested status.

                           (B)      The grant of an Option or Restricted Stock
                                    shall reduce the Shares available for grant
                                    under the Plan by the number of Shares
                                    subject to such Award.

                           (C)      The grant of a Tandem SARshall reduce the
                                    number of Shares available for grant by the
                                    number of Shares subject to the related
                                    Option (i.e., there is no double counting of
                                    Options and their related Tandem SARs).

                           (D)      The grant of an Affiliated SARshall reduce
                                    the number of Shares available for grant by
                                    the number of Shares subject to the SAR, in
                                    addition to the number of Shares subject to
                                    the related Option.

                           (E)      The grant of a Freestanding SARshall reduce
                                    the number of Shares available for grant by
                                    the number of Freestanding SARs.

                           (F)      The Committee shall in each case determine
                                    the appropriate number of Shares to deduct
                                    from the authorized pool in connection with
                                    the grant of Performance Units and/or
                                    Performance.

                           (G)      To the extent that an Award is settled in
                                    cash rather than in Shares, the authorized
                                    Share pool shall be credited with the
                                    appropriate number of Shares represented by
                                    the cash settlement of the Award, as
                                    determined at the sole discretion of the
                                    Committee (subject to the limitation set
                                    forth in Section 4.2 herein).


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         (b)      Unless and until the Committee determines that an Award
                  granted to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to comply
                  with the Performance-Based Exception, the following rules
                  shall apply to grant of such Awards under the Plan:

                  (i)      Stock Options. The maximum aggregate number of Shares
                           to which Stock Options granted under the Plan
                           pertain, pursuant to any Awards granted in any one
                           fiscal year to any one single Participant, shall be
                           fifty thousand (50,000) Shares.

                  (ii)     SARs. The maximum aggregate number of Shares that may
                           be granted in the form of SARs, pursuant to any
                           awards granted in any one fiscal year to any one
                           single Participant, shall be fifty thousand (50,000)
                           Shares.

                  (iii)    Restricted Stock. The maximum aggregate number of
                           Shares that may be granted with respect to Awards
                           granted in the form of Restricted Stock granted in
                           any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be
                           fifty thousand (50,000)Shares.

                  (iv)     Performance Units/Performance Shares. The maximum
                           aggregate grant with respect to Awards granted in the
                           form of Performance Shares or Performance Units
                           granted to any one Participant with respect to
                           Performance Periods ending during or concurrently
                           with the end of any fiscal year of the Company shall
                           be Performance Shares or Performance Units having, at
                           the time each such Award is granted and when
                           aggregated with the value at the time of Award of all
                           other Awards granted to such Participant with respect
                           to Performance Periods ending during or concurrently
                           with the end of such fiscal year, a maximum value
                           (with respect to Performance Units) or a Fair Market
                           Value (with respect to Performance Shares) of
                           $700,000.

                  Such limits shall constitute separate limits as to each
                  Participant with respect to each type of Award hereunder.

C.       Section 4.3 of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to read as
         follows:

         4.3      ADJUSTMENTS IN AUTHORIZED SHARES.

         In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
         recapitalization, separation, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up,
         Share combination, or other change in the corporate structure of the
         Company affecting the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the
         number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan and
         the maximum number of Shares which may be granted as Stock Options,
         SARs or Restricted Shares in a fiscal year to a Participant, and in the
         number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding
         Options, SARs, and Restricted Stock, and in Performance Shares and
         Performance Units, granted under the Plan, as may be determined to be
         appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to
         prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; and provided that the number
         of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

D.       New Section 4.4 and 4.5 shall be added to the Plan and shall read in
         their entirety as follows:

         4.4      PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

         Unless and until the Committee proposes for shareholder vote and the
         shareholders of the Company approve a change in the general performance
         measures set forth in this Section 4.4 the attainment of which may
         determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards
         granted to Covered Employees which are designed to qualify for the
         Performance-Based Exception, the performance measure(s)to be used for
         purposes of such grants shall be chosen from among the following:



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                  (a)      return on equity;
                  (b)      earnings per share;
                  (c)      operating cash flow;
                  (d)      income before taxes;
                  (e)      net income;
                  (f)      return on revenue;
                  (g)      total shareholder return; and
                  (h)      stock price appreciation of the Shares.

         The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations of
         the degree of attainment of the pre-established performance goals;
         provided, however, the Awards which are designed to qualify for the
         Performance-Based Exception, and which are held by Covered Employees,
         may not be adjusted upward (the Committee, however, shall retain the
         discretion to adjust such Awards to Covered Employees downward).

         In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to
         permit Committee discretion to alter the governing performance measures
         without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee
         shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining
         shareholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee
         determines that it is advisable to grant Awards which shall not qualify
         for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may make such grants
         without satisfying the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.

         4.5      COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 162(M) OF THE CODE.

         At all times when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable, all Awards
         granted under this Plan shall comply with the requirements of Section
         162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that in the event the Committee
         determines that such compliance is not desired with respect to any
         Award or Awards available for grant under the plan, then compliance
         with Section 162(m) of the Code will not be required. In addition, in
         the event that changes are made to Section 162(m) of the Code to permit
         flexibility with respect to the Award or Awards available under the
         Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Section 4.5, make any
         adjustments to such Awards or otherwise it deems appropriate.

E.       Section 6.1 of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to read as
         follows:

         6.1      GRANT OF OPTIONS.

         Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted
         to Employees at any time and from time to time as shall be determined
         by the Committee. Subject to Article 4 of this Plan, the Committee
         shall have discretion in determining the number of Shares subject to
         Options granted to each Participant. The Committee may grant ISOs,
         NQSOs, or a combination thereof.

F.       Section 9.1 of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to read as
         follows:

         9.1      GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/PERFORMANCE SHARES.

         Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance Units and Performance
         Shares may be granted to eligible Employees at any time and from time
         to time, as shall be determined by the Committee. Subject to Article 4
         of this Plan the Committee shall have complete discretion in
         determining the number of Performance Units and Performance Shares
         granted to each Participant.




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