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                                                               Exhibit 10.35 (a)


                             SCG HOLDING CORPORATION
                            2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                          (As Adopted by the Board of
                        Directors on February 17, 2000)

                                   ARTICLE 1
                                     PURPOSE

         1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the SCG Holding Corporation 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success and enhance the value of
SCG Holding Corporation (the "Company") by linking the personal interests of its
members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants
and advisors to, the Company to those of Company stockholders and by providing
such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance in order to
generate superior returns to shareholders of the Company. The Plan is further
intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate,
attract, and retain the services of members of the Board, employees, officers,
and executives of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company upon whose
judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company's
operation is largely dependent.

                                   ARTICLE 2
                                 EFFECTIVE DATE

         2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan is effective as of the date the Plan is
approved by the Board (the "Effective Date"). Within 12 months of the Effective
Date, the Plan must be approved by the Company's shareholders. The Plan will be
deemed to be approved by the shareholders if it receives the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of stock of the Company present or
represented and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Company's Bylaws or by written consent of a
majority of the Company's shareholders in lieu of a meeting. Any awards granted
under the Plan prior to shareholder approval are effective when made (unless the
Committee specifies otherwise at the time of grant), but no Award may be
exercised or settled and no restrictions relating to any Award may lapse before
the Plan is approved by the shareholders as provided above. If the shareholders
fail to approve the Plan, any Award previously made shall be automatically
canceled without any further act.

                                   ARTICLE 3
                          DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

         3.1 DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the
initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence,
the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this
Section or in Sections 1.1 or 2.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required
by the context. The following words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:

                  (a) "Award" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock Award, Performance Share Award, Performance-Based Award, or
Take Ownership Grant granted to a Participant under the Plan.

                  (b) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract,
or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.



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

                  (d) "Cause" means (except as otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement) if the Committee, in its reasonable and good faith discretion,
determines that the Participant (i) fails to substantially perform his duties
(other than as a result of Disability), after the Board or the executive to
which the Participant reports delivers to the Participant a written demand for
substantial performance that specifically identifies the manner in which the
Participant has not substantially performed his duties; (ii) engages in willful
misconduct or gross negligence that is materially injurious to the Company or a
Subsidiary; (iii) breaches his duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary;
(iv) unauthorized removal from the premises of the Company or a Subsidiary of a
document (of any media or form) relating to the Company or a Subsidiary or the
customers of the Company or a Subsidiary; or (v) has committed a felony or a
serious crime involving moral turpitude. Any rights the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may have hereunder in respect of the events giving rise to Cause
shall be in addition to the rights the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may
have under any other agreement with the Participant or at law or in equity. If,
subsequent to a Participant's termination of employment or services, it is
discovered that such Participant's employment or services could have been
terminated for Cause, the Participant's employment or services shall, at the
election of the Board, in its sole discretion, be deemed to have been terminated
for Cause retroactively to the date the events giving rise to Cause occurred.

                  (e) "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company or the Operating Subsidiary to any Person or group of
related persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a "Group"),
together with any affiliates thereof other than TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC,
TPG Partners II, L.P., or any of their affiliates (hereafter collectively
referred to as "TPG"); (ii) the approval by the holders of Stock and the
consummation of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; (iii) (A) any Person or Group (other than TPG) shall become the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 25%
of the aggregate voting power of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to
vote in the election of directors (the "Voting Stock") of the Company and such
Person or Group has the power and authority to vote such shares and (B) TPG
beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser percentage of the Voting Stock
of the Company than such other Person or Group; (iv) the actual replacement of a
majority of the Board over a two-year period from the individual directors who
constituted the Board at the beginning of such period, and such replacement
shall not have been approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Board then
still in office who either were members of such Board at the beginning of such
period or whose election as a member of such Board was previously so approved or
who were nominated by, or designees of, TPG; (v) any Person or Group other than
TPG shall have acquired shares of Voting Stock of the Company such that such
Person or Group has the power and authority to elect a majority of the members
of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (vi) the consummation of a merger
or consolidation of the Company with another entity in which holders of the
Stock immediately prior to the consummation of the transaction hold, directly or
indirectly, immediately following the consummation of the transaction, 50% or
less of the common equity interest in the surviving


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corporation in such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event
shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a result of an initial
public offering of the Stock.

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

                  (g) "Committee" means the committee of the Board described in
Article 4.

                  (h) "Covered Employee" means an Employee who is a "covered
employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

                  (i) "Disability" shall mean (unless otherwise defined in an
employment agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the
Participant or in the Participant's Award Agreement) any illness or other
physical or mental condition of a Participant which renders the Participant
incapable of performing his customary and usual duties for the Company, or any
medically determinable illness or other physical or mental condition resulting
from a bodily injury, disease or mental disorder which in the judgment of the
Committee is permanent and continuous in nature. The Committee may require such
medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and
permanency of the Participant's condition.

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

                  (k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any given date, the fair
market value of Stock on a particular date determined by such methods or
procedures as may be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Stock as of any
date shall be the closing price for the Stock as reported on the NASDAQ National
Market System (or on any national securities exchange on which the Stock is then
listed) for that date or, if no closing price is reported for that date, the
closing price on the next preceding date for which a closing price was reported.

                  (l) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended
to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision
thereto.

                  (m) "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who
qualifies as a "Non-Employee Director" as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the
Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board.

                  (n) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not
intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

                  (o) "Operating Subsidiary" means Semiconductor Components
Industries, LLC.

                  (p) "Option" means a right granted to a Participant under
Article 7 or Article 12 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price
during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option
or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.



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                  (q) "Participant" means a person who, as a member of the
Board, employee, officer, or executive of, or consultant or advisor providing
services to, the Company or any Subsidiary, has been granted an Award under the
Plan.

                  (r) "Performance-Based Awards" means the Performance Share
Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted to selected Covered Employees
pursuant to Articles 9 and 10, but which are subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in Article 11. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code.

                  (s) "Performance Criteria" means the criteria that the
Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or
Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance
Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the
following: pre- or after-tax net earnings, sales growth, operating earnings,
operating cash flow, return on net assets, return on stockholders' equity,
return on assets, return on capital, Stock price growth, stockholder returns,
gross or net profit margin, earnings per share, price per share of Stock, and
market share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as
compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group.
The Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code,
define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance
Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period for such Participant.

                  (t) "Performance Goals" means, for a Performance Period, the
goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based
upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to
establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in
terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business
unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may, within the time
prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of
Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution
or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in
anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction,
event, or development, or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any
other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial
statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in
applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions.

                  (u) "Performance Period" means the one or more periods of
time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may
select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be
measured for the purpose of determining a Participant's right to, and the
payment of, a Performance-Based Award.

                  (v) "Performance Share" means a right granted to a Participant
under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment of which
is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the
Committee.

                  (w) "Plan" means the SCG Holding Corporation 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended.



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                  (x) "Restricted Stock Award" means Stock granted to a
Participant under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk
of forfeiture.

                  (y) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company and such
other securities of the Company that may be substituted for Stock pursuant to
Article 14.

                  (z) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right granted
to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the difference
between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the date of exercise of
the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as determined pursuant to Article
8.

                  (aa) "Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially
owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

                  (bb) "Take Ownership Grant" means the Option granted to each
eligible Participant pursuant to Article 12.

                                   ARTICLE 4
                                 ADMINISTRATION

         4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
Committee appointed by, and which serves at the discretion of, the Board. If the
Board appoints a Committee, the Committee shall consist of at least two
individuals, each of whom qualifies as (i) a Non-Employee Director, and (ii) an
"outside director" under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations issued
thereunder. Reference to the Committee shall refer to the Board if the Board
does not appoint a Committee.

         4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. A majority of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any
meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved in writing by a majority
of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the
Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or
act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer
or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company's independent
certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other
professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the
Plan.

         4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject to any specific designation in the
Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

                  (a) Designate Participants to receive Awards;

                  (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to
each Participant;

                  (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the
number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;



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                  (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted
under the Plan including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or
purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for
lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an
Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on such
considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines; provided,
however, that the Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate the
vesting or waive the forfeiture of any Performance-Based Awards;

                  (e) Amend, modify, or terminate any outstanding Award, with
the Participant's consent unless the Committee has the authority to amend,
modify, or terminate an Award without the Participant's consent under any other
provision of the Plan.

                  (f) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may
be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be
canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

                  (g) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not
be identical for each Participant;

                  (h) Decide all other matters that must be determined in
connection with an Award;

                  (i) Establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as
it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; and

                  (j) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising under, the
Plan or any Award Agreement;

                  (k) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be
required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to
administer the Plan.

         4.4 DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee's interpretation of the Plan, any
Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and
conclusive on all parties.

                                   ARTICLE 5
                           SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment provided in Section 14.1,
the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for grant under
the Plan shall be 3,000,000.

         5.2 LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or
lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award will again be
available for the grant of an Award under the Plan.



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         5.3 STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock
or Stock purchased on the open market.

         5.4 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS. Notwithstanding
any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to the adjustment in
Section 14.1, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more
Awards that may be granted to any one Participant during the Company's fiscal
year shall be 1,000,000.

                                   ARTICLE 6
                          ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

         6.1 ELIGIBILITY.

                  (a) GENERAL. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan
include all members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of, and
consultants and advisors to, the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the
Committee.

                  (b) FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS. Subject to the provisions of Article
16 of the Plan, in order to assure the viability of Awards granted to
Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such
special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate
differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. Moreover, the Committee may
approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative
versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such
purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any
other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments,
restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations
contained in Section 5.1 of the Plan.

         6.2 ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals,
those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount
of each Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award under
this Plan.

                                   ARTICLE 7
                                  STOCK OPTIONS

         7.1 GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                  (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock
under an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement. It is the intention under the Plan that the exercise price for any
Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date of grant;
provided, however that the Committee may, in its discretion, grant Options
(other than Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options or Options
that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code
Section 162(m)) with an exercise price of less than Fair Market Value on the
date of grant.



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                  (b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall
determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in
part. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if
any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised.
Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, an Option will lapse
immediately if a Participant's employment or services are terminated for Cause.

                  (c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by
which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment,
including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock (through
actual tender or by attestation), or other property (including broker-assisted
"cashless exercise" arrangements), and the methods by which shares of Stock
shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

                  (d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a
written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award
Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the
Committee.

         7.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted
only to employees and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted under the
Plan must comply with the following additional rules:

                  (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock
shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any
Incentive Stock Option may not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the date
of the grant.

                  (b) EXERCISE. In no event, may any Incentive Stock Option be
exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.

                  (c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
under the following circumstances.

                           (1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years
         from the date it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award
         Agreement.

                           (2) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse upon
         termination of employment for Cause or for any other reason, other than
         the Participant's death or Disability, unless otherwise provided in the
         Award Agreement.

                           (3) If the Participant terminates employment on
         account of Disability or death before the Option lapses pursuant to
         paragraph (1) or (2) above, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse,
         unless it is previously exercised, on the earlier of (i) the date on
         which the Option would have lapsed had the Participant not become
         Disabled or lived and had his employment status (i.e., whether the
         Participant was employed by the Company on the date of his Disability
         or death or had previously terminated employment) remained unchanged;
         or (ii) 12 months after the date of the Participant's termination of
         employment on account of Disability or death. Upon the Participant's
         Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the
         Participant's Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant's
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         the person or persons entitled to do so under the Participant's last
         will and testament, or, if the Participant fails to make testamentary
         disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the
         person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option under
         the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

                  (d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of Stock with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant
in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as
imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent
that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of
such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options.

                  (e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. An Incentive Stock Option shall be
granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more
than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of
the Company only if such Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110%
of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is exercisable for no
more than five years from the date of grant.

                  (f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an
Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to this Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date.

                  (g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant's lifetime, an
Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant.

                                   ARTICLE 8
                           STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

         8.1 GRANT OF SARS. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                  (a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right to
receive the excess, if any, of:

                           (1) The Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the
         date of exercise; over

                           (2) The grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right
         as determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair
         Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant in the case of
         any SAR related to any Incentive Stock Option.

                  (b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise, methods of
settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, and any other terms and
conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee
at the time of the grant of the Award and shall be reflected in the Award
Agreement.



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                                   ARTICLE 9
                               PERFORMANCE SHARES

         9.1 GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARES. The Committee is authorized to grant
Performance Shares to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be
selected by the Committee. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to
determine the number of Performance Shares granted to each Participant. All
Awards of Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

         9.2 RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Shares gives the
Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or
exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Shares are granted, in
whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall set performance goals and
other terms or conditions to payment of the Performance Shares in its discretion
which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number
and value of Performance Shares that will be paid to the Participant.

         9.3 OTHER TERMS. Performance Shares may be payable in cash, Stock, or
other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee and reflected in the Award Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                             RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

         10.1 GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make
Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such
terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. All Awards of Restricted
Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

         10.2 ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to
such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may
impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote
Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock).
These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under
such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee
determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter.

         10.3 FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the
time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment
during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time
subject to restrictions shall be forfeited, provided, however, that the
Committee may provide in any Restricted Stock Award Agreement that restrictions
or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or
in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the
Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or
forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

         10.4 CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted under
the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name
of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to
the terms, conditions, and restrictions


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applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion,
retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable
restrictions lapse.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                            PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS

         11.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Article 11 is to provide the
Committee the ability to qualify the Performance Share Awards under Article 9
and the Restricted Stock Awards under Article 10 as "performance-based
compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code. If the Committee, in its
discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee,
the provisions of this Article 11 shall control over any contrary provision
contained in Articles 9 or 10.

         11.2 APPLICABILITY. This Article 11 shall apply only to those Covered
Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance-Based Awards. The
Committee may, in its discretion, grant Restricted Stock Awards or Performance
Share Awards to Covered Employees that do not satisfy the requirements of this
Article 11. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a
Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an
Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a
Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of
such Covered Employee as a Participant in any subsequent Performance Period and
designation of one Covered Employee as a Participant shall not require
designation of any other Covered Employees as a Participant in such period or in
any other period.

         11.3 DISCRETION OF COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE AWARDS. With
regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full
discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type of
Performance-Based Awards to be issued, the kind and/or level of the Performance
Goal, and whether the Performance Goal is to apply to the Company, a Subsidiary
or any division or business unit thereof.

         11.4 PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS. Unless otherwise provided in the
relevant Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or a
Subsidiary on the last day of the Performance Period to be eligible for a
Performance Award for such Performance Period. Furthermore, a Participant shall
be eligible to receive payment under a Performance-Based Award for a Performance
Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved. In
determining the actual size of an individual Performance-Based Award, the
Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance-Based Award
earned for the Performance Period, if in its sole and absolute discretion, such
reduction or elimination is appropriate.

         11.5 MAXIMUM AWARD PAYABLE. The maximum Performance-Based Award payable
to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period is 1,000,000
shares of Stock, or in the event the Performance-Based Award is paid in cash,
such maximum Performance-Based Award shall be determined by multiplying
1,000,000 by the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock as of the date of grant
of the Performance-Based Award.



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                                   ARTICLE 12
                              TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS

         12.1 TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS. The Take Ownership Grants shall be awarded
to Participants selected by the Committee and shall be subject to the following
terms and conditions:

                  (a) EFFECTIVE DATE OF GRANTS. The effective date of the Take
Ownership Grants shall be on the day on which the Company's initial public
offering of Stock is consummated; provided, however, that Take Ownership Grants
shall not be made to those persons who are not United States residents if the
jurisdiction in which any such person resides prohibits such Grants or makes it
impractical for the Company to make such Grants.

                  (b) EXERCISE PRICE FOR GRANTS. Notwithstanding any other
provision hereof, the exercise price per share of Stock under the Take Ownership
Grants shall be the price at which the Company's Stock is offered under its
initial public offering of Stock ("IPO Price"), provided, however, that, with
respect to Participants who do not reside in the United States, if the day on
which the Company receives approval by the applicable foreign jurisdiction to
offer Stock to Participants residing in that jurisdiction is later than the day
on which the Company's initial public offering becomes effective, the exercise
price per share of Stock under the Take Ownership Grants shall be the Fair
Market Value on the day on which the Company receives approval by the applicable
foreign jurisdiction to offer Stock to such Participants.

                  (c) AMOUNT OF THE TAKE OWNERSHIP GRANTS. Each Participant
selected to receive a Take Ownership Grant shall be entitled to receive an
Option to purchase 50 shares of Stock. Such Option shall be designated as a
Non-Qualified Stock Option.

                  (d) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Take Ownership Grants
shall become fully exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of grant.

                  (e) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by
which the exercise price of the Take Ownership Grants may be paid, the form of
payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note, shares of Stock
(through actual tender or by attestation), or other property (including
broker-assisted "cashless exercise" arrangements), and the methods by which
shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants.

                  (f) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Take Ownership Grants shall be
evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant.
The Award Agreement shall provide that upon a Participant's termination of
employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason, the Take
Ownership Grant shall lapse and shall include such other provisions as may be
specified by the Committee.

                                   ARTICLE 13
                         PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

         13.1 STAND-ALONE AND TANDEM AWARDS. Awards granted under the Plan may,
in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or
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with, any other Award granted under the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or
in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a
different time from the grant of such other Awards.

         13.2 EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to
exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash, Stock,
or another Award, based on the terms and conditions the Committee determines and
communicates to the Participant at the time the offer is made.

         13.3 TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period as
determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of any
Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with the
Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of its grant.

         13.4 FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made by the
Company or a Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may be made in such
forms as the Committee determines at or after the time of grant, including
without limitation, cash, promissory note, Stock, other Awards, or other
property, or any combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer,
in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance
with rules adopted by, and at the discretion of, the Committee.

         13.5 LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in any
Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in favor of any party
other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien,
obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the
Company or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no Award
shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution.

         13.6 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.5, a Participant may, in
the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the
rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any
Award upon the Participant's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal
representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to
all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the
Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise
provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Committee. If the Participant is married, a designation of a person other
than the Participant's spouse as his beneficiary with respect to more than 50 %
of the Participant's interest in the Award shall not be effective without the
written consent of the Participant's spouse. If no beneficiary has been
designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person
entitled thereto under the Participant's will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed
or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or revocation is
filed with the Committee.

         13.7 STOCK CERTIFICATES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates
evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Awards, unless and
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of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if
applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are
listed or traded. All Stock certificates delivered under the Plan are subject to
any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary
or advisable to comply with Federal, state, or foreign jurisdiction, securities
or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or
traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference
restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions
provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable
covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion,
deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or
requirements.

         13.8 ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control
occurs, all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards
shall become fully exercisable and all restrictions on outstanding Awards shall
lapse. To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to
exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options
shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options. Upon, or in anticipation of,
such an event, the Committee may cause every Award outstanding hereunder to
terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the
right to exercise Awards during a period of time as the Committee, in its sole
and absolute discretion, shall determine.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                          CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

         14.1 GENERAL.

                  (a) SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANT. In the event of any change in
the number of shares of Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or
split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of
shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of
Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Awards shall be
appropriately adjusted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the
number of shares of Stock outstanding by reason of any other event or
transaction, the Committee may, but need not, make such adjustments in the
number and class of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted
as the Committee may deem appropriate.

                  (b) OUTSTANDING AWARDS - INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ISSUED SHARES
WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the
Company, in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares
of Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock or the
payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Stock), or any other
increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or
payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee shall proportionally
adjust the number of shares of Stock subject to each outstanding Award and the
exercise price per share of Stock of each such Award.

                  (c) OUTSTANDING AWARDS - CERTAIN MERGERS. Subject to any
required action by the shareholders of the Company, in the event that the
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surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or
consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Stock receive
securities of another corporation), each Award outstanding on the date of such
merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities which a
holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award would have
received in such merger or consolidation.

                  (d) OUTSTANDING AWARDS - CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS. In the
event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets, (iii) a merger or consolidation
involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or
(iv) a merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is the
surviving corporation but the holders of shares of Stock receive securities of
another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Committee shall,
in its absolute discretion, have the power to:

                           (1) cancel, effective immediately prior to the
         occurrence of such event, each Award outstanding immediately prior to
         such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full
         consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such
         Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Stock subject to
         such Award, respectively, equal to the excess of (A) the value, as
         determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion, of the property
         (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Stock as a result
         of such event over (B) the exercise of such Award; or

                           (2) provide for the exchange of each Award
         outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then
         exercisable) for an option, a stock appreciation right, restricted
         stock award, performance share award or performance-based award with
         respect to, as appropriate, some or all of the property for which such
         Award is exchanged and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment
         as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion in the
         exercise price or value of the option, stock appreciate right,
         restricted stock award, performance share award or performance-based
         award or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the
         option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock award, performance
         share award or performance-based award or, if appropriate, provide for
         a cash payment to the Participant to whom such Award was granted in
         partial consideration for the exchange of the Award.

                  (e) OUTSTANDING AWARDS - OTHER CHANGES. In the event of any
other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than
those specifically referred to in Article 14, the Committee may, in its absolute
discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to
Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share
exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to
prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.

                  (f) NO OTHER RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided in the Plan,
no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or
consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any
increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any
dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other
corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the
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shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to an Award or the exercise
price of any Award.

                                   ARTICLE 15
                    AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

         15.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. With the approval of the
Board, at any time and from time to time, the Committee may terminate, amend or
modify the Plan; provided, however, that to the extent necessary and desirable
to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.

         15.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. Except as otherwise provided in the
Plan, including without limitation, the provisions of Article 14, no
termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in
any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the
written consent of the Participant.

                                   ARTICLE 16
                     PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRENCH EMPLOYEES

         Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, the
following provisions shall apply to Awards granted to any employee who is a
French citizen or who works primarily in France as of the grant date (referred
to herein as "French Employee").

         16.1 CONSULTANTS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no
French Employee who would otherwise be considered a consultant under French law
may be granted an Award under the Plan.

         16.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The last sentence of Section 3.1(d)
(definition of Cause) shall not apply to French Employees.

         16.3 TEN PERCENT OWNERS. Notwithstanding Section 6.1(a) above, no Award
shall be granted to any French Employee who holds more than ten percent of the
Stock on the grant date.

         16.4 EXERCISE PRICE. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(a) above, all Awards
granted to French Employees shall be granted at an exercise price per share
equal to Fair Market Value per share as of the grant date.

         16.5 TIME LIMITATIONS. No Options shall be granted to any French
Employee five years after the later of (a) the date the Company's stockholders
initially approved the Plan, or (b) the date the Plan has been subsequently
re-authorized, in its original form or as amended from time to time by the
Board, by the Company's stockholders.

         16.6 VESTING OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) above, no
portion of any Award granted to a French Employee shall become exercisable
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         16.7 EFFECT OF PARTICIPANT'S DEATH. Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) or
any other provision hereof, upon a French Employee's death, the vested portion
of such Participant's Award shall remain exercisable for a period of six months
after the date of his death and shall be exercisable by his heirs.

         16.8 EXCHANGE OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 13.2 above, the
Company shall not terminate any portion of an Award granted to any French
Employee.

         16.9 ADJUSTMENT OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding Section 14.1 herein, any
adjustment made to any Award granted to a French Employee shall comply with
applicable French law.

                                   ARTICLE 17
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         17.1 NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant , employee, or other person
shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and neither the
Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and
other persons uniformly.

         17.2 NO STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of the
rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in
fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

         17.3 WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the
authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit
to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes
(including the Participant's FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld
with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. With the
Committee's consent, a Participant may elect to have the Company withhold from
those Stock that would otherwise be received upon the exercise of any Option, a
number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory
amount necessary to satisfy the Company's applicable federal, state, local and
foreign income and employment tax withholding obligations.

         17.4 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES. Nothing in the Plan or any
Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment or services
at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ
of the Company or any Subsidiary.

         17.5 UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an
"unfunded" plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet
made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any
Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than
those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

         17.6 INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under applicable law,
each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held
harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be
imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or
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proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be
involved by reason of any action or failure to act under the Plan and against
and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in
such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her provided he or she gives the
Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before
he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The
foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company's
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any
power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

         17.7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan shall be
taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement,
savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the
Company or any Subsidiary.

         17.8 EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company and its Subsidiaries.

         17.9 TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections in
the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any
conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall
control.

         17.10 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of stock shall be issued
and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be
given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be
eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate.

         17.11 SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to any person who is, on
the relevant date, obligated to file reports under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable
conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent
any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to so comply, it
shall be void to the extent permitted by law and voidable as deemed advisable by
the Committee.

         17.12 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Company
to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government
agencies as may be required. The Company shall be under no obligation to
register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of
Stock paid under the Plan. If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain
circumstances be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as
it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

         17.13 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.



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