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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June 28, 2000, by and
between CLINTRIALS RESEARCH, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter, the
"Employer"), and Graham May, M.D., a resident of the State of New Jersey (the
"Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, Employer desires to continue to employ Employee, and Employee desires
to continue such employment on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

WHEREAS, Employer desires to assure continuance of a full-time employment
relationship with Employee on certain terms and conditions which are set forth
herein; and

WHEREAS, Employee is willing to accept such employment and terms and conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and
agreements made herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:

1.       Employment. Employer hereby continues to employ Employee, and Employee
         hereby accepts employment with employer on the terms and conditions
         specified herein.

2.       Term. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period commencing on
         January 1, 2000 and ending December 31, 2000, except that the
         provisions of Section 8 and 9 will survive the expiration or earlier
         termination of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be automatically
         renewed for additional and successive one (1) year periods unless
         either party provides ninety (90) days notice prior to any anniversary
         date of its intent not to renew this Agreement (the initial term and
         any and all renewal terms each being a "Period of Employment").
         Employee will continue to be paid full pay and benefits during this
         ninety (90) day period. In the event Employer elects not to renew this
         Agreement upon any such anniversary date, Employee will be entitled to
         receive a severance payment in an amount equal to Employee's base
         monthly compensation (not including incentive compensation) at the time
         of non-renewal multiplied by twelve(12), payable in a lump sum.

3.       Duties of Employee. Employee's principal duties and responsibilities
         shall be as follows: to serve as President ClinTrials Research North
         America and be responsible for operations under his purview and for
         achieving annual revenue and profitability goals, as well as other
         quantitative and qualitative goals and plans. Employee shall also
         perform such other executive duties and responsibilities assigned to
         Employee from time to time in accordance with the policies and
         objectives established by the Company. Employee agrees to devote his
         full business time, attention and skill to his duties hereunder.
         Employee shall be required to engage in travel from time to time in
         connection with his duties for the Employer.

4.       Compensation. For his employment hereunder, Employee shall be paid
         $________ per month during the Period of Employment and in accordance
         with the Employer's standard payroll practices.

         Employee shall also be eligible to participate in a bonus program pool
         based on individual and company-wide performance under such programs as
         may from time to time be provided to employees of Employer of similar
         rank, and shall also receive a merit review after close of the books
         for the calendar year then ending.

5.       Benefits. Employee shall be entitled to such medical, dental,
         disability and life insurance, vacation, participation in any profit
         sharing plan of Employer and other employee benefits as may be provided
         to employees of Employer of similar rank from time to time. Employee
         shall be

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         entitled to four weeks vacation per calendar year, and shall be
         entitled to all other fringe benefits offered to Employer's employees
         of similar rank.

6.       Stock Options. From time to time Employee shall be eligible for
         consideration for a stock option award (the "Stock Options"), which
         Stock Options shall be formally awarded by the Board of Directors and
         which shall be exercisable at the option price that is the price per
         share at the close of trading on the date of the grant.

7.       Termination. The employment of the Employee will terminate as follows:

         a.       Termination on Death. The employment of Employee will
                  automatically terminate upon the death of Employee.

         b.       Termination by Employer for Cause. Employer may terminate the
                  employment of Employee for "cause" at any time upon written
                  notice to the Employee. For the purpose of this subparagraph 7
                  (b), the term "cause" shall mean any act or omission which
                  constitutes a refusal on the part of the Employee to perform
                  the services required of him under this Agreement, any breach
                  by Employee of his fiduciary duties to the Employer, abuse of
                  office amounting to breach of trust, fraud, any conviction of
                  a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or any act of
                  theft or dishonesty. Any dispute which shall arise between the
                  parties hereto regarding whether Employee has committed any
                  act which could give Employer "cause" to terminate this
                  Agreement shall be settled by arbitration as provided below.
                  Upon such termination, Employee shall continue to be bound by
                  the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof and all obligations
                  of Employer to Employee shall cease other than obligations to
                  pay compensation and/or provide benefits earned and/or vested
                  as of the date of termination.

         c.       Termination by Employer for Other Than Cause. Employer may
                  terminate the employment of Employee at any time upon written
                  notice to the Employee. In such event, Employee shall be paid
                  the amount of any unpaid salary earned by the Employee up to
                  and including the date for such Termination by Employer, an
                  amount equal to Employee's then current monthly base salary
                  multiplied by twelve (12), payable in a lump sum and any
                  unpaid vacation earned by him up to and including the date of
                  such Termination by Employer. Also for a twelve (12) month
                  period from effective date of Termination by Employer,
                  Employer shall continue to make the employer contributions
                  necessary to maintain the Employee's coverage pursuant to all
                  benefit plans provided to the Employee by the Employer
                  immediately prior to such Termination by Employer, and
                  Employer shall deduct from any payments payable to the
                  Employee pursuant to this Section the amount of any employee
                  contributions necessary to maintain such coverage, and
                  Employee shall continue to be bound by the provisions of
                  Sections 8 and 9 hereof and all unvested stock options shall
                  become fully vested and shall remain exercisable for the
                  remainder of the stated term of such stock options.

         d.       Termination by Employee. Employee may terminate this Agreement
                  upon ninety (90) days written notice to Employer, in which
                  case Employer shall pay the Employee any unpaid salary earned
                  by the Employee up to and including the date of such
                  Termination by Employee, an amount equal to Employee's then
                  current monthly base salary multiplied by three (3), payable
                  in a lump sum and any unpaid vacation pay earned by him up to
                  an including the date of such Termination by Employee. Also,
                  for a three (3) month period from the effective date of
                  Termination by Employee, Employer shall continue to make the
                  employer contributions necessary to maintain the Employee's
                  coverage pursuant to all benefit plans provided to the
                  Employee by the Employer immediately prior to such Termination
                  by Employee, and Employer shall deduct from any payments
                  payable to the Employee pursuant to

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                  this Section the Amount of any employee contributions
                  necessary to maintain such coverage and Employee shall
                  continue to be bound by the provisions of Section 8 and 9
                  hereof.

         e.       Termination of Incapacity. If at any time during the term of
                  this Agreement, Employee becomes disabled or is unable for any
                  reason substantially to perform his duties hereunder, Employer
                  may terminate his employment, and provided he has not
                  otherwise materially breached any of the provisions of this
                  Agreement, benefits shall be paid to him as delineated in the
                  Employer disability manual entitled "Your disability
                  Benefits". In such event, Employee shall continue to be bound
                  by the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof.

         f.       Failure to Renew. If Employer gives Employee notice as
                  provided in Section 2 of its election not to renew this
                  Agreement, Employee's employment shall terminate upon the
                  anniversary date. In such event, Employee shall be paid the
                  amount of any unpaid salary earned by the Employee up to and
                  including the date of such Failure to Renew by Employer, an
                  amount equal to Employee's then current monthly base salary
                  multiplied by twelve (12), in a lump sum and any unpaid
                  vacation pay earned by him up to and including the date of
                  such Termination by Employer. Also, for a twelve (12) month
                  period from the effective date of termination by Employer,
                  Employer shall continue to make the employer contributions
                  necessary to maintain the Employee's coverage pursuant to all
                  benefit plans provided to the Employee by the Employer
                  immediately prior to such Failure to Renew by Employer, and
                  Employer shall deduct from any payment payable to the Employee
                  pursuant to this Section the amount of any employee
                  contributions necessary to maintain such coverage, an Employee
                  shall continue to be bound by the provisions of Section 8 and
                  9 hereof, and all unvested stock options shall become fully
                  vested and shall remain exercisable for the remainder of the
                  stated term of such stock options.

         g.       Change of Control. In the event there is a "Change in Control"
                  of the ownership of the Employer, and the Employee's
                  employment with the Employer is terminated as a result of such
                  Change in Control, the Employee shall be entitled to receive
                  as a severance payment following such termination an amount
                  equal to Employee's base monthly compensation (not including
                  incentive compensation) at the time of termination multiplied
                  by twelve (12), payable in a lump sum. In addition, any earned
                  but unpaid base salary, incentive compensation and any unpaid
                  vacation pay earned by him up to and including the date of
                  such termination as a result of Change in Control will be
                  paid. Also, for the twelve (12) month period following the
                  termination date, Employee will continue to receive the
                  Employer contributions necessary to maintain the Employee's
                  coverage pursuant to all benefit plans provided to the
                  Employee by the Employer immediately prior to such termination
                  as a result of Change in Control. Employer shall deduct from
                  any payments payable to the Employee pursuant to this Section
                  the amount of any employee contributions necessary to maintain
                  such coverage. Further, any Stock Options granted to the
                  Employee will be fully vested upon a Change in Control,
                  whether or not the Employee is terminated and shall remain
                  exercisable for the remainder of the stated term of such stock
                  options.

                  Termination shall be deemed to be a result of a Change in
                  Control (I) if such termination occurs within twelve (12)
                  months following the Change in Control; or (II) any change in
                  the Employee's title, reporting relationship, responsibilities
                  or authority as in effect immediately prior to any Change in
                  Control is made within twelve (12) months of such Change in
                  Control and which adversely affects to a material degree his
                  role in the management of the Employer; or (III) if any
                  reduction in the Employee's salary paid to him by the Employer
                  as in effect immediately prior to any Change in Control or, if
                  such salary has been subsequently increased at any

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                  time or from time to time, any reduction in such increased
                  salary; or (IV) if any termination of the Employee's employee
                  benefit programs, including but not limited to , any stock
                  option plan, investment plan, savings plan, incentive
                  compensation plan or life insurance, medical plans or
                  disability plans provided by the Employer to the Employee and
                  in which the Employee is participating or under which the
                  Employer is covered, all is in effect immediately prior to any
                  Change in Control; or (V) if there is any requirement by the
                  Employer that the Employee's position and principal office be
                  based and located more that twenty (20) mile outside the
                  boundaries of the principal office of the company immediately
                  prior to the Change in Control; or (VI) if any failure or
                  refusal of the Employer to renew this Employment Agreement
                  under Section 2. After any Change in Control shall have
                  occurred.

                  A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (I)
                  a tender offer shall be made and consummated for the ownership
                  of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the
                  Employer, (II) the Employer shall be merged or consolidated
                  with another corporation and as a result of such merger or
                  consolidation less than 50% of the outstanding voting
                  securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be
                  owned on the aggregate by the former shareholders of the
                  Employer, as the same shall have existed immediately prior to
                  such merger or consolidation, (III) the Employer shall sell
                  all, or substantially all, of its assets to another
                  corporation that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary, or (IV) a
                  person, within the meaning of Section 3 (a)(9) or of Section
                  13 (d)(3) (as in effect on the date hereof) of the Securities
                  and Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), shall acquire more
                  than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Employer
                  (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record). For
                  purposes hereof, ownership of voting securities shall take
                  into account and shall include ownership as determined by
                  applying the provisions of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(I) (as in effect
                  of the date hereof) pursuant to the Exchange Act.

         h.       Supersedes Prior Benefits. The provisions of this Section 7
                  concerning payments to Employee upon termination of employment
                  shall supersede and replace all other severance and
                  termination arrangements in effect prior to or after the date
                  hereof, including without limitation, the provisions of this
                  Agreement shall supersede the Employee Manual where
                  inconsistent. Whenever Section 7 of this Agreement requires or
                  permits the payment of an amount of money calculated by
                  reference to the Employee's base salary, the payment of such
                  amount to Employee shall be deemed a severance and/or
                  termination payment and shall not be deemed to extend the
                  period of employment during the time which such payment are
                  made or to require the provision of Employer of any benefits
                  to Employee during such period of time, other than those
                  benefits which may be required by applicable law to be
                  provided.

8.       Confidential Information. In consideration of the covenants of Employer
         contained herein, Employee agrees as follows:

         a.       Employee hereby agrees and acknowledges that he has and has
                  had access to or is aware of certain confidential, restricted
                  and/or proprietary information concerning operation by the
                  Employer and its affiliates of their businesses (collectively
                  the "Business"). Employee hereby undertakes and agrees that he
                  shall have a duty to Employer and its affiliates to protect
                  such information from use or disclosure.

         b.       For the purposes of the Section 8, the following definitions
                  shall apply:

                  (I)      "Trade Secret" as related to the Business, shall mean
                           any specialized technical information or data
                           relating to (I) management or clinical trials,
                           biostatistical services, or product registration
                           services; (II)

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                           marketing strategy or plans of Employer or it
                           affiliates, (III) proprietary computer software; and
                           (IV) terms of contracts and specific contract
                           proposals with existing and potential suppliers,
                           employees and customers of Employer or it affiliates,
                           which are of value and not generally known to the
                           competitors of Employer and which are or were treated
                           as confidential by Employer or it affiliates.

                  (II)     "Confidential Information" as related to the
                           Business, shall mean any data or information, other
                           than Trade Secrets, which is material to Employer or
                           its affiliates and not generally known by the public
                           and which are, or were treated as, confidential by
                           Employer or its affiliates. Confidential Information
                           shall include, without limitation, any information
                           pertaining to the Business Opportunities (as
                           hereinafter defined) of Employer or its affiliates,
                           the details of this Agreement, and the business
                           plans, financial statements and projections of
                           Employer or its affiliates.

                  (III)    "Business Opportunity" shall mean any information or
                           plans of Employer or its affiliates concerning the
                           purchase of or investment in any contract research
                           organization operations, or the availability of any
                           such operations for purchase or investment by
                           Employer or its affiliates, together with all related
                           information, concerning the specifics of any
                           contemplated purchase or investment (Including price,
                           terms and the identity of such operations),
                           regardless of whether Employer or its affiliates have
                           entered into any such agreement, made any commitment,
                           or issued any bid or offer to such operations.

         c.       Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of
                  Employer, for so long as the information and data remain Trade
                  Secrets, make use of, disclose, or negligently permit any
                  unauthorized person which is not an employee of Employer to
                  use, disclose, or gain access to any Trade Secrets of Employer
                  or its affiliates or of any other person or entity making
                  Trade Secrets available for the use of Employer or its
                  affiliates.

         d.       Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of
                  Employer, use or disclose, or intentionally permit any
                  unauthorized person who is not employed by Employer or its
                  affiliates to use, disclose, or gain access to, any
                  "Confidential Information" or "Business Opportunity" data to
                  which Employee obtained access by virtue of his relationship
                  with Employer or its affiliates for a period of one (1) year
                  following any termination of the Employee except when (I) it
                  is in the public domain without any fault or responsibility on
                  the Employee's part; or (II) it is properly within the
                  legitimate possession of the Employee prior to its disclosure
                  and without any obligation of confidentiality attaching
                  thereto; or (III) after disclosure, it is lawfully received by
                  the Employee from another Person who is lawfully in possession
                  of such Confidential Information and such other Person was not
                  restricted from disclosing the said information to the
                  Employee; or (IV) it is independently developed by the
                  Employee through Persons who have not had access to, or
                  knowledge of, the Confidential Information; or (V) it is
                  approved by the Employer for disclosure prior to its actual
                  disclosure.

         e.       Employee hereby agrees to deliver to, or maintain on behalf
                  of, Employer and its affiliates all memoranda, notes, records,
                  drawings, manuals or other documents, including all copies of
                  such materials, containing Trade Secrets or Confidential
                  Information, whether made or compiled by Employee or furnished
                  to him from any source by virtue of his relationship with
                  Employer or its affiliates.

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9.       Non-Compete, Etc. In consideration of the covenants of the Employer
         contained herein and provided he receives all payments and benefits due
         to him upon termination, the Employee agrees as follows:

         a.       During the Employee's employment with Employer, and for a
                  period of six (6) months immediately following the termination
                  of his employment with Employer, Employee shall not, except as
                  an employee of Employer, either directly or indirectly through
                  any partnership, corporation or business entity in which he
                  has an ownership interest or serves as an officer, employee or
                  independent contractor of or as a consultant for, solicit,
                  divert or take away the business of, or attempt to solicit,
                  divert or take away the business of, any of the customers of
                  Employer with whom Employee had significant contact at any
                  time within the last two (2) years of the term of his
                  employment with Employer or any prospective customers of
                  Employer that the Employee solicited on behalf of Employer
                  within such two-year period.

         b.       During the term of his employment with Employer and for a
                  period of six (6) months immediately following the termination
                  of his employment with Employer, Employee shall not solicit,
                  entice or persuade any other employees or agents or Employer
                  to leave the services of Employer for any reason.

         c.       During the term of his employment with Employer and for a
                  period of six (6) months immediately following the termination
                  of his employment with Employer: (I) Employee shall not make
                  any statements or perform any acts intended to advance the
                  interest of any existing or prospective competitors of
                  Employer in any way that will injure the interest of Employer;
                  and (II) without the prior express written approval by the
                  Board, Employee shall not directly or indirectly own or hold
                  any proprietary interest in or be employed by or receive
                  compensation from any party engaged in the same or any similar
                  business in the same geographic area Employer does business,
                  both within and without the United States. For the purposes of
                  the Agreement, proprietary interest means legal or equitable
                  ownership, whether through stock holdings or otherwise, of a
                  debt or equity interest (including options, warrants, rights,
                  notes and convertible interests) in a business firm or entity,
                  or ownership of more than 5% of any class of equity interest
                  in a publicly held company. The Employee acknowledges that the
                  covenants contained in this Section 9 herein are reasonable as
                  to geographic and temporal scope. In the event a court
                  considering this Agreement concludes that such provisions are
                  not enforceable due to their duration or scope, the parties
                  hereto expressly consent to the revision of such provisions by
                  such court to duration or scope which shall be enforceable.

         d.       Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained
                  in Section 9 of this Agreement shall survive any termination
                  of employment, with or without cause, at the instigation or
                  upon the initiative of either party. Employee further
                  acknowledges and agrees that the ascertainment of damages in
                  the event of Employee's breach of any covenant contained in
                  this Section 9 of this Agreement would be difficult, if at all
                  possible. Employee therefor acknowledges and agrees that
                  Employer (in addition to and without limiting any other remedy
                  or right which it might have) shall have the right, upon
                  submitting whatever pleadings the law may require, and posting
                  any necessary bond, to have a court of competent jurisdiction
                  enjoin Employee from committing any such breach. Employee
                  hereby waives the defense in such a case that Employer has, or
                  will then have, an adequate remedy at law.

         e.       The Employee will, with reasonable notice during or after the
                  Period of Employment, furnish information as may be in his
                  possession and cooperate with Employer as may reasonable be
                  requested in connection with any claims or legal actions in
                  which Employer is may become a party other than actions of
                  Employee against Employer.

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10.      Assignments, Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of
         Employee hereunder are not assignable or delegable, and any prohibited
         assignment or delegation will be null and void. The Employer may assign
         and delegate this Agreement. The provisions hereof shall inure to the
         benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of
         the parties hereto.

11.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted under, subject to
         and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all questions
         concerning its validity, construction and administration shall be
         determined in accordance thereby.

12.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any
         number of counter parts, each of which will be deemed an original but
         all of which will together constitute one and same instrument.

13.      Invalidity. The validity or unenforceability of any provision of this
         Agreement shall not affect any other provision hereof, and this
         Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or
         unenforceable provision was omitted. Furthermore, in lieu of such
         illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision there shall be added
         automatically as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in
         terms to such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision as may be
         possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.

14.      Exclusiveness. This Agreement and the agreements referred to herein
         constitute the entire understanding and agreement between the parties
         with respect to the employment by the Employer of Employee and
         superseded any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the
         parties.

15.      Modification. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except on
         writing signed by the parties. No term or condition of this Agreement
         will be deemed to have been waived except in writing by the party
         charged with waiver. A waiver shall operate only as to the specific
         term or condition waived and will not constitute a waiver for the
         future or act on anything other than which is specifically waived.

16.      Arbitration. Any dispute among the parties hereto shall be settled by
         final and binding arbitration in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina, in
         accordance with the then effective rules of the American Arbitration
         Association, and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any
         court having jurisdiction thereof. In any action or proceeding brought
         to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
         be entitled to recover its costs from the opposing party, including
         reasonable legal fees and expenses.

17.      Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
         hereunder shall be n writing and shall be deemed to have been made when
         delivered or mailed first-class postage prepaid by registered mail,
         return receipt requested, or when delivered if by hand, overnight
         delivery service or confirmed facsimile transmission, to the following:

                  a. If to the Employer, at:

                  11000 WESTON PARKWAY
                  CARY, NC  27513

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                  With a copy to:

                  HARWELL HOWARD HYNE GABBERT & MANNER, P.C.
                  1800 FIRST AMERICAN CENTER
                  315 DEADERICK STREET
                  NASHVILLE, TN  37238
                  ATTN:  MARK MANNER

                  Or at such other addresses may have been furnished to the
                  Employee by the Employer in writing; or

                  b. If to Employee, at:

                  GRAHAM MAY
                  151 MINE MOUNT ROAD
                  BERNARDSVILLE, NJ  07924

                  With a copy to:

                  PAUL J. OTTAVIANO
                  11000 WESTON PARKWAY
                  CARY, NC 27513

                  Or such other address as may have been furnished to Employer
                  by Employee in writing.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date fist above written.

                                    "EMPLOYER"

                                    CLINTRIALS RESEARCH, INC.

                                    By:
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                                    Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

                                    "EMPLOYEE"

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                                    Graham May, M.D.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                            COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

1.       Purpose of the Plan

         The purpose of the Cox Communications, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan is to provide a method by which eligible employees of Cox
Communications, Inc. and its subsidiary corporations may purchase shares of
Class A Common Stock of the Company by payroll deductions and at favorable
prices. This means eligible employees will be given an opportunity to acquire an
ownership interest in the Company and a further incentive to promote the best
interest of the Company. The Plan is intended to meet the requirements for an
"employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and is to be interpreted and applied consistent with those
requirements. The Plan shall be effective as of the date it is approved by the
Management Committee of the Board of Directors of Cox Communications, Inc.,
provided the shareholders of Cox Communications, Inc. approve the Plan within
the time period prescribed under applicable law. In the event that shareholder
approval is not obtained within such applicable law, the Plan shall be rescinded
and all payroll deductions made hereunder shall be fully refunded to the
affected employees without interest.

2.       Definitions

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

         "Committee" means the Management Committee of the Board of Directors of
          Cox Communications, Inc.

         "Company" means Cox Communications, Inc., including any successor
thereto, and its subsidiary corporations.

         "Eligible Employee" means any employee of the Company regularly
scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week, including any such person who is
on an authorized leave of absence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any employee
of the Company who, after purchasing Shares under the Plan, would own 5 percent
or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of
the Company, or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof, is not
eligible to participate in the Plan. Ownership of stock is determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 424(d) of the Code. For all Plan
purposes, the terms "parent corporation" and "subsidiary corporation" have the
meanings set forth in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively.

         "Entry Date" means one of the four dates on which Eligible Employees
may commence participation under the Plan, including April 1, 2000, October 1,
2000, April 1, 2001 and October 1, 2001.

         "Fair Market Value" means the average of the closing prices per Share
as reflected by composite transactions on the New York Stock Exchange throughout
a period of the ten (10) trading days ending (a) on and including any Grant Date
or (b) on and including the last day of the Offering Period, as appropriate.

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         "Grant Date" means one of the four dates on which shares will be
offered to Eligible Employees for purchase under the Plan, including January 3,
2000, August 1, 2000, February 1, 2001 and August 1, 2001.

         "Offering Period" means, with respect to each Eligible Employee, the
period that begins on the Entry Date applicable to the Eligible Employee and
that ends on March 31, 2002.

         "Participating Employee" means an employee who has satisfied the
eligibility conditions of Section 3 of this Plan, has signed a Subscription
Agreement and has begun payroll deductions.

         "Plan" means the Cox Communications, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
          Plan, as amended.

         "Purchase Date" means April 1, 2002.

         "Shares" means Class A Common Stock of the Company.

3.       Eligibility to Participate

         Any Eligible Employee of the Company who is employed on a Grant Date is
eligible to participate in the Plan as of the Entry Date that immediately
follows such Grant Date. If such Eligible Employee elects not to participate on
such Entry Date, he or she will not be permitted to commence participation in
the Plan at any later date. If such an Eligible Employee elects not to
participate, then terminates employment and is subsequently rehired prior to the
Purchase Date, then such Eligible Employee also will not be able to participate
in the Plan.

4.       Number of Shares To Be Offered

         An aggregate 2,000,000 Shares will be offered for subscription under
the Plan.

5.       Purchase Price

         The purchase price per Share offered for purchase under the Plan with
respect to any Grant Date will be the lower of 85 percent of the Fair Market
Value of the Share as of such Grant Date or 90 percent of the Fair Market Value
of the Share at the end of the Offering Period.

6.       Offering of Shares for Subscription

         Shares will be offered to Eligible Employees for subscription during
the period beginning with the applicable Grant Date and ending on the date 45
days after that Grant Date (the "Subscription Period"); provided, that the
Subscription Period with respect to the initial Grant Date under the Plan shall
end 60 days after that Grant Date. To subscribe, an Eligible Employee must
complete, sign and deliver a subscription agreement to the Company no later than
the last day of the Subscription Period. In the subscription agreement, the
Eligible Employee shall indicate the dollar amount per pay period which the
Eligible Employee is subscribing to contribute under the Plan (the "Subscription
Amount").

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7.       Method of Payment

         Payment of a Participating Employee's Subscription Amount will be made
through payroll deductions, and an employee's participation in the Plan is
contingent on the employee providing the Company with written authorization to
withhold payroll deductions. The maximum amount per payroll that a Participating
Employee may deduct from his or her payroll is $250. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Participating Employee may arrange to pay any installment due for
any payroll period directly to the Company in the event the Participating
Employee is on an authorized unpaid leave of absence during such payroll period.

8.       Limit on Amount of Shares Subscribed

         Notwithstanding a Participating Employee's subscription agreement, the
maximum amount that may be withheld from a Participating Employee's pay or
otherwise paid to the Company for the purchase of Shares under the Plan shall be
$13,000 (i.e., $250 x 52). In the event of an oversubscription of Shares, each
Participating Employee's subscription shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so
that the total number of Shares subject to subscription does not exceed the
maximum number of Shares authorized under Section 4 of the Plan.

9.       Purchase of Shares

         Unless a Participating Employee previously has withdrawn from the Plan
as provided in Section 10 or otherwise has had his or her participation
terminated as provided in Section 12, a Participating Employee will be deemed to
have exercised his or her right to purchase Shares as of the Purchase Date. The
number of Shares purchased by the Participating Employee generally shall be
equal to the whole number of Shares that may be purchased with the total amount
of withheld payments made by the Participating Employee under the Plan that have
not been refunded to the Participating Employee. Any amount remaining after the
purchase of full Shares will be refunded to the Participating Employee without
interest.

10.      Change in Participation and Withdrawal from Plan

         A Participating Employee may reduce his or her Subscription Amount at
any time, but on a prospective basis only, by giving written notice to that
effect to the Company. Such a reduction shall take effect as soon as is
administratively feasible following the date as of which the Company is so
notified. A Participating Employee may withdraw from the Plan and cancel his or
her subscription at any time prior to the Purchase Date by giving written notice
of cancellation to the Company. In such event, the Participating Employee may
elect to have the entire amount he or she has paid into the Plan to date applied
to the purchase of whole Shares, with any remaining amount refunded in cash to
the employee, or to have the entire amount paid into the Plan to date refunded
to the employee in cash without interest. Should any installment be due and
unpaid for 30 days (as in the case of an unpaid leave of absence) without
satisfactory arrangement for the payment being made within such period, the
subscription shall be canceled automatically, the amount previously paid into
the Plan shall be refunded without interest to the employee in cash and the
employee shall have no right to purchase Shares under the Plan.

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11.      Rights Not Transferable

         A Participating Employee's rights under the Plan belong to the
Participating Employee alone and may not be transferred or assigned to any other
person during the Participating Employee's lifetime. After Shares have been
issued under the Plan, such Shares may be transferred or assigned the same as
any other Shares.

12.      Termination of Rights

         In the case of termination of employment, including retirement or
death, the Participating Employee or his or her beneficiary may elect within 30
days after the happening of such event to (i) receive in cash the full amount
paid into the Plan by the Participating Employee, or (ii) have the amount paid
into the Plan applied to the purchase of full Shares with any remaining funds
refunded in cash to the Participating Employee or to his or her beneficiary
without interest. A failure to make such election within such 30-day period will
be treated as notice of cancellation and the full amount paid into the Plan will
be refunded without interest in cash to the Participating Employee. Each
Participating Employee shall be permitted to designate his or her beneficiary
under this Section 12, which designation shall be made in writing on a form
prepared by or satisfactory to the Company and shall be delivered to the
Company. In the event a Participating Employee does not so designate a
beneficiary, any election rights under this Section 11 otherwise subject to
delegation to a beneficiary will be deemed delegated to the Participating
Employee's estate.

13.      Issuance of Shares

         As soon as is administratively feasible after the purchase of any
Shares under the Plan, the Participating Employee or beneficiary will be issued
a stock certificate for the number of Shares purchased. The Shares will be
issued only in the name of the Participating Employee, or if directed by the
Participating Employee or beneficiary, in the Participating Employee's or
beneficiary's name and in the name of one other person as tenants by the
entireties or joint tenants with right of survivorship.

14.      Application of Funds

         All funds held or received by the Company under this Plan may be used
for any corporate purpose until applied to the purchase of Shares or refunded to
Participating Employees and shall not be segregated from the general assets of
the Company.

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15.      Administration

         The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall prescribe
such rules as it deems necessary to administer the Plan and shall have the sole
and discretionary authority to resolve any questions regarding the
interpretation or application of the terms of the Plan.

16.      Amendment or Discontinuance of Plan

         The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the right to amend,
modify or terminate the Plan at any time without notice; provided, that no
Participating Employee's then- existing rights are adversely affected without
his or her consent, and provided further that any amendment of the Plan, except
as is provided in this Section 16 of the Plan, shall be subject to shareholder
approval to the extent required by any Federal or state law or the rules of any
stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed.

17.      Adjustment of Subscriptions

         In the event of reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock
dividend, merger, consolidation or any other change in the structure of Shares
of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company may make such adjustment
as it may deem appropriate in the number, kind and subscription price of Shares
available for purchase under the Plan.

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