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                                                                 Exhibit 10(kkk)

                             DATED January 10, 2002


                             OVERSEAS PARTNERS LTD.

                                     - and -

                                   JED RHOADS

                     _______________________________________

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                    ________________________________________

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T H I S   A G R E E M E N T  is made the 10th day of January 2002


B E T W E E N :

OVERSEAS PARTNERS LTD. whose registered office is situated at Cumberland House,
One Victoria Street, Hamilton HM GX, Bermuda (the "Company"); and

JED RHOADS of "Belair" 11 Cobb's Hill Road, Paget (the "Executive").

W H E R E B Y I T  I S  AGREED as follows:

1.   Definitions and Interpretations
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     In addition to the words and expressions hereinbefore defined the
     following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter
     ascribed to them;

     "Associated               Company" means any company which is from time to
                               time a subsidiary or a holding company (as those
                               expressions are defined by Section 86 of the
                               Companies Act 1981) of the Company.

     the "Board"               means the Board of Directors from time to time of
                               the Company.

     "Commencement Date"       means the 1st day of December 2000.

     "Employment"              means the employment of the Executive with the
                               Company pursuant to this Agreement.

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      "Common Share Capital"   means all the Common Shares of the Company in
                               issue from time to time.

      "Termination Date"       means the date on which the Employment with the
                               Company ceases either for reason of the
                               conclusion of the fixed term of the Employment or
                               for reason of the termination of the Employment
                               in accordance with the provisions of this
                               Agreement.

2.   Term of Appointment
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     a.   The Company hereby appoints the Executive and the Executive hereby
          agrees to act as Executive Vice President-Reinsurance of Overseas
          Partners Re Ltd. and President of OP Finite for an initial Term of
          Appointment of a period of three (3) years unless this Agreement is:
          (i) sooner terminated in accordance with paragraph 5 below, or (ii)
          extended as provided in paragraph 2(b) below.

     b.   Commencing on the third anniversary of the Commencement Date and on
          each annual anniversary of such date, (each a "Renewal Date"), this
          Agreement, and the Term of Appointment herein granted, shall be
          automatically extended so as to terminate on the first annual
          anniversary of each Renewal Date, unless either the Company or the
          Executive shall give the other written notice, not less than 60 days
          prior to any Renewal Date, of the election not to so extend this
          Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall terminate on such
          Renewal Date.

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3.       Powers and Duties
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         During the period of Employment under this Agreement the Executive:

         (a)   shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the
               "CEO") and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties
               (not being duties inappropriate to his status) as Executive Vice
               President-Reinsurance of Overseas Partners Re Ltd. and President
               of OP Finite as may from time to time be vested in or assigned to
               him by the CEO and shall comply with all reasonable directions
               from time to time given to him by the CEO and with all rules and
               regulations from time to time laid down by the Company concerning
               its employees as the CEO or the Board of Directors of the Company
               (the "Board") may from time to time determine.

         (b)   shall devote his full attention and business time to the business
               and affairs of the Company, provided, however, that nothing in
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               this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from engaging in
               activities involving professional, educational, charitable,
               religious and community organizations, managing his personal
               investments, and serving on the board of directors of such
               companies and organizations as agreed to from time to time by the
               Board, to the extent that the foregoing do not materially inhibit
               the performance of the Executive's duties under this Agreement or
               conflict in any material way with the business and affairs of the
               Company.

         (c)   use his best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently, and
               to discharge the dealings and responsibilities assumed by him
               under this Agreement.

4.       Remuneration and Benefits
         -------------------------

         The Executive shall be paid by way of remuneration a salary and bonus
         and such other benefits (if any) as the CEO and the Compensation
         Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee") may from time to
         time determine as follows:

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         a)    The Executive shall be paid by way of remuneration for his
               services during the Employment hereunder: (i) a base salary at
               the rate of $25,000.00 per month through February 28, 2001 and at
               the rate of $33,333.33 per month thereafter and (ii) such bonuses
               or additional remuneration (if any) as the CEO, with ratification
               by the Compensation Committee, may from time to time determine in
               accordance with the "Overseas Partners Ltd. Incentive Plan" (in
               development at the Commencement Date) based upon a target award
               of 100% of annual base salary, a minimum award of 50% of annual
               base salary, and a maximum award of 150% of annual base salary
               (using the Executive's annual base salary in effect at the end of
               the calendar year to which the bonus relates), determined by the
               performance of the Company and the Executive as adjudged by the
               CEO and ratified by the Compensation Committee. The CEO and
               Compensation Committee shall review the Executive's base salary
               and potential bonus award, on an annual basis to determine, in
               its sole discretion, if and to what extent an increase in base
               salary and/or the awarding of a bonus or additional remuneration
               is warranted. The annual review will be completed by March 1 of
               each year.

               Such salary shall be paid by equal monthly installments in
               arrears on the last day of every month and shall accrue from day
               to day.

         b)    The Executive shall be entitled to receive grants of restricted
               stock, stock options and/or stock appreciation rights on an
               annual basis under the Company's Incentive Compensation Plan for
               the time being in force, subject to the rules applicable to the
               Plan as established, amended or varied from time to time by the
               Board or such other Plan as is in force from time to time, and as
               amended from time to time, as the case may be. The grants
               referred to in the preceding sentence shall be based on a target
               future value of 200% of annual base salary then in effect.

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         c)    In addition to public holidays the Executive will be entitled to
               thirty (30) days vacation in every calendar year. Unless and
               until his Employment under this Agreement terminates under any
               provision herein, salary will continue to be payable during
               vacations. Vacation days not taken in any calendar year may be
               carried forward at the sole discretion of the Compensation
               Committee.

         d)    Subject to production, if requested, of medical certificates
               satisfactory to the Company, salary will not cease to be payable
               by reason only of the Executive's incapacity to work due to
               sickness or accident (unless and until his Employment under the
               Agreement shall be terminated under any provision herein) but the
               Company may reduce salary during incapacity by an amount equal to
               the benefit (excluding any lump sum benefit) which the Executive
               would be entitled to claim during such incapacity under any
               sickness or accident insurance policy paid for entirely by the
               Company (whether or not such benefit is claimed by the
               Executive).

         e)    The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Overseas
               Partners Ltd And Subsidiaries Retirement Plan (401(k)).

         f)    The Executive is entitled to all other benefits outlined in the
               Overseas Partners Ltd./Overseas Partners Re Ltd. Company
               Handbook, which are not specifically identified in this
               Agreement.

         g)    The Company shall, during the continuance of the Employment of
               the Executive (including any period of notice), pay a housing
               allowance of $16,666.66 per month to defray the Executive's
               housing cost here in Bermuda. If during the continuance of the
               Employment of the Executive, the Executive's housing cost exceeds
               $16,666.66 per month, the Executive's housing allowance will be
               increased by an amount necessary to defray such increased
               expense; provided, however, that in no event shall the
               Executive's housing allowance ever exceed $20,666.66 per month.

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               The first of such payment shall be made on the 25/th/ day of
               December 2000 representing the housing allowance for December in
               arrears. All subsequent payments shall be on the 25/th/ day of
               each month, in arrears for the month in question.

         h)    The Company shall pay to the Executive a bonus of $500,000.00
               upon the earlier of (i) July 1, 2002, or (ii) the date of the
               consummation of an acquisition which constitutes a change in
               control, as defined in paragraph 5(g)(ii), provided that the
               Executive remains continuously employed by the Company through
               and including the applicable date.

         i)    The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable
               expenses, fees, and costs incurred in connection with the
               negotiation, legal review, and execution of the lease of his
               Bermuda residence. The amount of any such reimbursements shall
               not reduce the housing allowance otherwise provided Executive
               pursuant to paragraph 4(g).

         j)    During the Employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled
               to AYCO (or similar) tax and financial counseling and planning
               services.

         k)    During the Employment hereunder, the Company shall pay all the
               Executive's costs incurred in connection with the storage of his
               personal effects in an amount not to exceed $447.40 per month;
               provided, however, that in the event the Executive's housing
               allowance is increased to an amount which exceeds $16,666.66 per
               month, the Company shall no longer be obligated to pay the
               Executive's storage costs.

5.       Termination of Employment
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      a)  The Employment may be terminated prior to the scheduled expiration of
          the Term of Appointment: (i) by the Company with or without "cause"
          (as defined below), (ii) by the Executive with or without "good
          reason" (as defined below) or (iii) due to the death or total and
          permanent disability of the Executive in accordance with the
          applicable long-term policies of the Company in which the Executive
          participates.

      b)  In the event that the Executive wishes to resign from the Company
          without "good reason" prior to the scheduled expiration of the Term of
          Appointment, the Executive shall provide the Company with three (3)
          months' advance written notice and, in such case, the Company may
          terminate the Executive's employment prior to the end of such three
          (3) month period provided that the Company makes the payments to the
          Executive described in paragraph (e) below. A termination of the
          Employment by the Company as provided in the preceding sentence shall
          not be deemed a termination without "cause" or give the Executive
          grounds to terminate his employment for "good reason" for purposes of
          paragraph (c) below.

      c)  In the event that the Employment is terminated pursuant to paragraph
          (a) above (i) by the Company without "cause" or (ii) by the Executive
          with "good reason", the Executive shall be entitled to receive, in
          addition to accrued salary and benefits (including a pro-rata
          calculation of earned vacation days) payable to the Executive through
          the Termination Date, the following payments, each of which shall be
          paid in a lump sum within 14 business days from the Termination Date:
          (i) an amount equal to the product of 24 times the Executive's monthly
          base salary (as determined in paragraph 4(a)), and (ii) an amount
          equal to the product of 2 times the Executive's bonus entitlement (as
          determined in paragraph 4(a)), based upon the target level set by the
          Company for the year in which the Executive's termination occurs. In
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               entitled to an amount equal to the Executive's bonus entitlement
               (as determined in paragraph 4(a)), based upon the performance of
               the Company for the year in which the Executive's termination
               occurs and pro-rated for the period from January 1 of the year in
               which the termination occurs to the Termination Date, payable
               within 60 days of the end of such year. In addition, in the event
               of a termination of Employment described in this paragraph 5(c),
               the Executive shall receive continuation of his monthly housing
               allowance (as that amount is determined in paragraph 4(g) above)
               for 24 months; provided, however that such continued payment of
               the Executive's monthly housing allowance shall cease if the
               Executive obtains full-time employment or leaves Bermuda.

               The Company's obligation to make the payments in this paragraph
               5(c) shall be conditioned on the Executive's execution of a
               General Release Agreement in accordance with the Company's
               customary practice.

          d)   In the event of the termination of the Employment for one of the
               reasons described in paragraph (c) above, all outstanding grants
               of restricted stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights
               previously granted to the Executive by the Company will
               automatically become fully vested as of the date of such
               termination, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
               in the terms or provisions of the Company's Incentive
               Compensation Plan.

          e)   In the event that the Employment is terminated pursuant to
               paragraph (a) above: (i) by the Company for "cause", (ii) by the
               Executive without "good reason" or (iii) due to the death or
               disability of the Executive; the Executive shall be entitled to
               receive only his accrued salary and benefits (including a
               pro-rata calculation of earned vacation days) payable through the
               Termination Date or otherwise payable under plans maintained by
               the Company in accordance with their terms and nothing else. In
               addition, in the event that the Executive terminates his
               Employment with the Company

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               without "good reason" in accordance with paragraph 5(b) of this
               Agreement, the Company shall be required (even if the Company
               subsequently elects to terminate the Employment of the Executive
               prior to the effective date of his termination in accordance with
               paragraph 5(b) of this Agreement) to continue to provide the
               Executive with his salary and benefits until the earlier of the
               effective date of his termination and the end of the Term of
               Appointment.

            F) In the event the Company does not extend this Agreement in
               accordance with paragraph 2(b), and the Executive's employment
               has not terminated for any other reason, then notwithstanding any
               other provision of this paragraph 5, the Executive shall be
               entitled to receive, in addition to accrued salary and benefits
               (including a pro-rata calculation of earned vacation days)
               payable to the Executive through the Termination Date, the
               following payments, each of which shall be paid in a lump sum
               within 14 business days from the Termination Date: (i) an amount
               equal to the product of 12 times the Executive's monthly base
               salary (as determined in paragraph 4(a)), and (ii) an amount
               equal to the Executive's bonus entitlement (as determined in
               paragraph 4(a)), based upon the target level set by the Company
               for the year in which the Executive's termination occurs. In
               addition, the Executive shall be entitled to an amount equal to
               the Executive's bonus entitlement (as determined in paragraph
               4(a)), based upon the performance of the Company for the year in
               which the Executive's termination occurs and pro-rated for the
               period from January 1 of the year in which the termination occurs
               to the Termination Date, payable within 60 days of the end of
               such year. In addition, in the event of a termination of
               Employment described in this paragraph 5(f), the Executive shall
               receive continuation of his monthly housing allowance (as that
               amount is determined in paragraph 4(g) above) for 12 months;
               provided, however, that such continued payment of the Executive's




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               monthly housing allowance shall cease if the Executive obtains
               full-time employment or leaves Bermuda.

           g)  For purposes of this Agreement:

               (i)  "cause" means (a) an act or acts of personal dishonesty
                    taken by the Executive and intended to result in the
                    material personal enrichment of the Executive at the expense
                    of the Company and its Associated Companies, excluding for
                    this purpose any isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent
                    action not taken in bad faith which is remedied by the
                    Executive in a reasonable period of time after receipt of
                    reasonably prompt written notice thereof from the Company,
                    (b) repeated violations by the Executive of his obligations
                    under this Agreement which are demonstrably willful and
                    deliberate and which are not remedied in a reasonable period
                    of time by the Executive after receipt of reasonably prompt
                    written notice thereof from the Company, or, (c) the
                    Executive's conviction of a felony involving moral
                    turpitude; and


               (ii) "good reason" means (a) the sale or other disposition by the
                    Company of all or substantially all of its reinsurance
                    operations, (b) the change in control of the Company through
                    the acquisition (whether by purchase, transfer, merger,
                    renunciation or otherwise) of any interest in any shares,
                    if, upon completion of such acquisition the third party,
                    together with persons acting in concert with the third
                    party, would hold more than fifty percent of the Common
                    Share Capital of the Company, (c) repeated violations by the
                    Company of its obligations under this Agreement which are
                    demonstrably willful and deliberate and which are not
                    remedied in a reasonable period of time by the Company after
                    receipt of reasonably prompt written notice thereof from the
                    Executive, (d) without the Executive's consent, the Company
                    reduces the

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                           Executive's current base salary, reduces the
                           Executive's then current target total annual
                           compensation, reduces the Executive's housing
                           allowance, or reduces any of the benefits provided to
                           the Executive under paragraphs 4(e) or (f) of this
                           Agreement, (e) a diminution in the Executive's duties
                           or responsibilities or the assignment of the
                           Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse
                           respect with the Executive's then current duties and
                           responsibilities or, (f) the Work Permit of the
                           Executive is terminated by the Government of Bermuda.

             (h)  (i)      The Employment, following the initial Term of
                           Appointment and during any extended Term of
                           Appointment, may be terminated prior to the scheduled
                           expiration of the extended Term of Appointment: (i)
                           by the company with or without "cause" (as defined in
                           paragraph 5(g)(i) above, (ii) by the Executive with
                           or without "good reason" (as defined in paragraph
                           5(g)(ii) above), or (iii) due to the death or
                           disability of the Executive in accordance with the
                           applicable programs and policies of the Company.

                  (ii)     In the event that the Executive wishes to resign from
                           the Company without "good reason" prior to the
                           scheduled expiration of any extended Term of
                           Appointment, the Executive shall comply with the
                           provisions of paragraph 5(b) above.

                  (iii)    In the event that Employment is terminated pursuant
                           to paragraph 5(h)(i) above (i) by the Company without
                           "cause", or (ii) by the Executive with "good reason",
                           the Executive shall be entitled to receive, in
                           addition to accrued salary and benefits (including a
                           pro-rata calculation of earned vacation days) payable
                           to the Executive through the Termination Date, the
                           following payments, each of which shall be paid in a
                           lump sum within 14 business days from the Termination
                           Date: (i) an amount equal to the product of 24

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                           times the Executive's monthly base salary (as
                           determined in paragraph 4(a)), and (ii) an amount
                           equal to the product of 2 times the Executive's bonus
                           entitlement (as determined in paragraph 4(a)), based
                           upon the target level set by the Company for the year
                           in which the Executive's termination occurs. In
                           addition, the Executive shall be entitled to an
                           amount equal to the Executive's bonus entitlement (as
                           determined in paragraph 4(a)), based upon the
                           performance of the Company for the year in which the
                           Executive's termination occurs and pro-rated for the
                           period from January 1 of the year in which the
                           termination occurs to the Termination Date, payable
                           within 60 days of the end of such year. In addition,
                           in the event of a termination of Employment described
                           in paragraph 5(h)(i), the Executive shall receive
                           continuation of his monthly housing allowance (as
                           that amount is determined in paragraph 4(g) above)
                           for 24 months; provided, however, that such continued
                           payment of the Executive's monthly housing allowance
                           shall cease if the Executive obtains full-time
                           employment or leaves Bermuda.

                  (iv)     In the event that the Employment is terminated during
                           any additional Term of Appointment, pursuant to
                           paragraph 5h(i) above: (i) by the Company for
                           "cause", (ii) by the Executive without "good reason",
                           or (iii) due to the death or disability of the
                           Executive, the Executive shall be entitled to receive
                           only his accrued salary and benefits (including a
                           pro-rata calculation of earned vacation days) payable
                           to the Termination Date or otherwise payable under
                           plans maintained by the Company in accordance with
                           their terms and nothing else. In all other respects,
                           the Executive's termination under the provisions of
                           this paragraph shall be in accordance with provisions
                           of paragraph 5(e) and (g) above.

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6.       Non-Competition
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         The Executive shall not during the continuance of the Employment
         (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company) undertake any other
         business or profession or be or become an executive or agent of any
         other company, firm or person or assist or have any financial interest
         in any other business or profession, if such business or profession is
         in competition with the business of the Company or any Associated
         Company but nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Executive from
         holding or acquiring less than 5% of the voting shares or other equity
         securities of any other company which are listed or dealt in on any
         recognized stock exchange by way of bona fide investment.

7.       Non-Solicitation
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         The Executive covenants with the Company that he shall not during the
         continuance of the Employment or for a period of two (2) years after
         the Termination Date on his own behalf or on the behalf of any other
         person, firm or company directly or indirectly endeavor to entice away
         from the Company any person who is then employed by the Company and was
         so employed by the Company during the continuance of the Employment.

8.       Confidential Information
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         The Executive shall not, either during the continuance of his
         Employment hereunder and up to two years after the termination of the
         Agreement, use to the detriment or prejudice of the Company, except in
         the proper course of his duties, divulge to any person any trade secret
         or any other information of a confidential nature concerning the
         business or affairs of the Company which may have come to his knowledge
         during the Employment.

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9.       Board Information
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         The Executive shall at all times promptly give to the Board (in writing
         if so requested) all such information and explanations as they may
         require in connection with matters relating to his Employment hereunder
         or with the business of the Company.

10.      Return of Papers etc.
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         The Executive shall promptly upon the request of the Board following
         his termination of Employment deliver up to the Company all lists of
         clients or customers, correspondence and all other documents, papers
         and records which may have been prepared by him or have come into his
         possession in the course of his Employment, and the Executive shall not
         be entitled to and shall not retain any copies thereof. Title and
         copyright therein shall vest in the Company.

11.      Misrepresentation
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         The Executive shall not at any time after the termination of his
         Employment hereunder wrongfully represent himself as being employed by
         or connected with the Company or any Associated Company.

12.      Notices
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         Any notice in writing to be served hereunder shall be given personally
         to the Executive or to the Secretary of the Company (as the case may
         be) or shall be couriered or posted by registered mail to the Company
         (for the attention of its Secretary) at its registered office for the
         time being or to the Executive either at his address given above or at
         his last known address. Any such notice sent by post shall be deemed
         served three days after it is posted and in proving such service it
         shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and
         put in the post or couriered.

13.      Indemnity and Insurance
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         The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Executive harmless
         for any acts or omissions arising out of the course and scope of his
         Employment with the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
         applicable law.

14.      Other Agreements
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         The Executive acknowledges and warrants that there are no agreements or
         arrangements whether written, oral or implied between the Company and
         the Executive relating to the Employment of the Executive other than
         those expressly set out in the Agreement and that he is not entering
         into the Agreement in reliance on any representation not expressly set
         out herein.

15.      Successors and Assigns
         ----------------------

         The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
         purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially
         all of its business or assets to expressly assume this Agreement and
         agree to perform under this Agreement in the same manner and to the
         same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such
         succession had taken place. In addition, the Company may assign this
         Agreement (and all of its rights and obligations hereunder) to any of
         its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As used in this Agreement, the term
         "Company" shall mean any successor or subsidiary that assumes and
         agrees to perform this Agreement or which otherwise becomes bound by
         all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

16.      Governing Law
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         The Agreement shall be governed by and construed under Bermuda law and
         each of the parties hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the Bermuda
         Courts as regards any claim or matter arising under the Agreement.

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17.      Expenses
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         The Company will reimburse the Executive for legal fees and expenses
         incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of
         this Employment Agreement for an amount up to $5,000.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the date
first above written.

SIGNED by                               )  /s/ Mary R. Hennessy
on behalf of the Company                )  /s/ L. Davidson Leader
in the presence of:-                    )





SIGNED by the Executive                 ) /s/ Jed E. Rhoads
in the presence of:-                    ) /s/ L. Davidson Leader