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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

                      OraPharma, Inc. Executive Severance Pay Program

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Introduction

OraPharma, Inc. maintains the OraPharma Corporation Executive Severance Pay Plan
(the "Plan") for the purpose of providing temporary income replacement and other
benefits to certain individuals whose employment is involuntarily terminated.
This document specifies how the Plan will operate and describes the benefits to
be provided under the Plan.

Important Terms

The following terms used in this document have the meanings indicated below:

Base Pay. An Eligible Employee's authorized semi-monthly base rate of pay with
the Employer as of his or her Termination Date. Base Pay includes base salary,
but excludes overtime, bonuses and special premiums and allowances.

Board of Directors.  The board of directors of OraPharma, Inc.

Cause. Cause means an Eligible Employee's (i) conviction for committing a felony
under federal law or the law of the state in which such action occurred, (ii)
dishonesty in the course of fulfilling his or her employment duties or (iii)
willful and deliberate failure to perform his or her employment duties in any
material respect. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine
whether Cause exists, and its determination shall be final.

Change of Control. Change of Control means the happening of either of the
following:

         .      the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Employer in
which the stockholders of the Employer immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation, would not, immediately after the merger or consolidation,
beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the
combined voting power of the securities of the corporation issuing cash or
securities in the merger or consolidation (or of its ultimate parent
corporation, if any); or

         .      the stockholders of the Employer approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Employer, or there is consummated an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Employer of all or substantially all of the
Employer's assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Employer of all or
substantially all of the Employer's assets to an entity, at least 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Employer immediately
prior to such sale.

Committee. The committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer the
Plan.

Eligible Employee.  An Eligible Employee is any one of the following
individuals:

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                                    Michael D. Kishbauch

                                    James R. Lawter

                                    James A. Ratigan

                                    Jan N. Lessem

                                    Robert D. Haddow

                                    Russell A. Secter
Employer.  OraPharma, Inc.

ERISA.  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Good Reason. "Good Reason" means and will be deemed to exist if, without the
Eligible Employee's prior express written consent, (i) the Eligible Employee is
assigned any duties or responsibilities inconsistent in any material respect
with the scope of the duties or responsibilities associated with the Eligible
Employee's titles or positions; (ii) the Eligible Employee suffers a material
change in the duties, responsibilities, reporting rights or obligations, or
effective authority associated with the Eligible Employee's titles and
positions; (iii) the Eligible Employee's Base Salary is decreased by the
Employer, or the Eligible Employee's benefits under any of the Employer's
employee pension or welfare plans or programs are in aggregate materially
decreased; or (iv) the Employer fails to pay the Eligible Employee's
compensation, employee benefits or reimbursements when due.

Person. A Person is any individual, partnership, corporation, company, limited
liability company, association, trust, joint venture, unincorporated
organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or
agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan. The OraPharma Corporation Executive Severance Pay Plan described by this
document, as amended from time to time.

Separation Agreement. An agreement, in a form acceptable to the Employer,
between an Eligible Employee and the Employer, which governs the terms of the
Eligible Employee's separation from the Employer and is a prerequisite to the
receipt of any Severance Benefits under the Plan.

Severance Benefits. Severance Benefits include Severance Pay and any other
additional benefits provided under the terms of the Plan.

Severance Pay. A stream of payments given to qualifying Eligible Employees. Your
Severance Pay made under the Plan will be based on your Base Pay at the time of
an Eligible Employee's Termination Date.

Subsidiary. Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Employer) that is a
"subsidiary corporation" with respect to the Employer under Section 424(f) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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Termination Date. Termination Date is the last official workday on which an
Eligible Employee is scheduled to perform services for the Employer.

Eligibility for Benefits

If you are an Eligible Employee and (i) your employment is terminated by the
Employer, or (ii) there is a Change of Control of the Employer which Change of
Control is followed within twelve (12) months by termination of your employment
by the Employer or by you for Good Reason, you will be eligible for Severance
Benefits under the Plan, unless the Committee determines that one of the
following applies to you:

     .    You are terminated for Cause;

     .    You fail to execute a Separation Agreement in the manner required by
          the Committee;

     .    You fail to comply with any applicable agreement not to compete with
          the Employer.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if an Eligible Employee is
employed and in good standing with the Employer and dies while so employed, such
Eligible Employee shall be eligible to receive Severance Benefits hereunder.

Benefits

Severance Pay. If you are eligible for Severance Benefits under the Plan and you
have been an employee of the Employer for more than eighteen (18) months, you
will be entitled to be paid Severance Pay equal to your Base Pay for eighteen
(18) months after your Termination Date. If you are eligible for Severance
Benefits under the Plan and you have been an employee of the Employer for
eighteen (18) months or less, you will be entitled to be paid Severance Pay
equal to your Base Pay for the period that you have been employed. Your
Severance Pay will be paid to you in installments on the same schedule as the
Employer's payroll, and will begin as soon as your Separation Agreement becomes
irrevocable. At the Committee's sole discretion, you may receive your total
Severance Pay in a lump sum rather than in installments.

Payments upon Death. If you die before you have received the total amount of
Severance Pay for which you are eligible, the remaining portion will be paid, in
a manner determined by the Committee, to your spouse, or, if you are not married
at the time of your death, the remainder of your benefit will be paid to your
estate.

Other Severance Benefits. If you are eligible for Severance Benefits under the
Plan, you will receive continued medical and dental coverage for a period equal
to the number of months of Severance Pay that you are to receive. Your medical
and dental benefits will be provided to you on the same terms and conditions as
are applicable to active employees.

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Information on Plan Payments

Benefits Payable from General Assets. Severance Benefits shall be paid
exclusively from the general assets of the Employer, and no person entitled to a
payment under the Plan has any claim, interest or right to any other fund, trust
account, insurance contracts or other assets of the Employer to meet this
obligation.

Withholding of Taxes. The Employer reserves the right to withhold required
federal, state or local income or other taxes from Plan payments.

Right to Employer Offset. The Employer reserves the right to offset or reduce
the payments to which you are entitled under the Plan by the amount, if any,
that you owe to the Employer. These payments will also not duplicate benefits
such as workers' compensation wage replacement benefits, disability benefits,
pay-in-lieu-of-notice, severance pay, or any other similar benefits under other
benefit plans, severance programs, applicable laws (including the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)), or the like. If such other
benefits are payable, due, or owed, your payments under the Plan will be reduced
accordingly; or, alternatively, benefits previously paid under the Plan will be
treated as having been paid to satisfy such other benefit obligations (including
any statutorily required wages/benefits). In either case, the Committee will
determine how to coordinate such benefits and may override other provisions of
the Plan in doing so.

Effect of Future Employment. The amount of your Severance Pay shall not be
decreased by any compensation you may receive from a future employer or any
other source, unless the future employer is the Employer's successor. All
payments under the Plan will cease if you become re-employed by the Employer,
and if you are re-employed within three months of your termination, you will be
required to pay back the Severance Benefits that you received under the Plan
less the allocable portion of such Severance Benefits for the period during such
unemployment. If you fail to repay these amounts, they will be deducted from
your pay.

No Assignment of Benefits. You may not assign, alienate, or pledge your benefits
under the Plan.

Additional Administrative Information

Interpretation. In the event of any dispute or disagreement as to the
interpretation of the Plan or as to any question, right or obligation arising
from or related to the Plan, the decision of the Board of Directors shall be
final and binding upon all persons.

Assumption. The Employer will require any successor to all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, whether directly or indirectly, by purchase,
merger, consolidation, acquisition or stock or otherwise, by an agreement in
form and substance satisfactory to the Employer, expressly to assume and agree
to perform the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent as the Employer
would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Prior Plans or Policies. The Plan supercedes any prior severance plans, policies
or programs maintained by the Employer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, in the event an Eligible Employee is a party to an agreement with the
Employer which contains provisions

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concerning severance payments or benefits, such Eligible Employee shall not be
entitled to any Severance Benefits under the Plan.

No Right to Employment. Your eligibility for Severance Benefits under the Plan
does not in any way entitle you to continued service or employment with the
Employer. If you fail to qualify for any benefit under the Plan, your
termination of employment will not be affected and will not give you a right to
continue employment with the Employer or to receive any benefits in place of the
benefits offered under the Plan.

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Exhibit 4.1

                          AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
                         2001 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                (AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2002)

                                   ARTICLE 1
                       DESIGNATION OF PLAN AND DEFINITIONS

          Section 1.1. Title and Purpose.

          This Plan shall be known as the "AmerisourceBergen Corporation 2001
Deferred Compensation Plan." The purpose of this Plan is to provide specified
benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees and
directors who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and
future business success of AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, and its subsidiaries (including lower-tier subsidiaries), if any,
that sponsor this Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for
purposes of Title I of ERISA.

          Effective November 1, 2002, the Board of Directors of the Company
amended and restated this Plan to (i) transfer into this Plan all of the assets,
liabilities and obligations under the Bergen Brunswig Corporation 1999 Deferred
Compensation Plan, which was terminated and (ii) add the availability of
contributions by the Company to Participants from time to time.

          Section 1.2. Definitions.

          Whenever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the
meaning specified below unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

          1.2.1. "Anniversary Date" shall mean the last day of the Plan Year.

          1.2.2. "Beneficiary" or "Beneficiaries" shall mean the person or
persons properly designated by the Participant, in accordance with Article VII,
to receive the benefits provided herein.

          1.2.3. "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of
AmerisourceBergen Corporation or the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of AmerisourceBergen Corporation.

          1.2.4. "Cash Credits" shall mean the sum of all Cash Equivalents and
Interest Equivalents credited to a Participant.

          1.2.5. "Cash Equivalent" shall mean the amount of Deferred
Compensation credited to a Participant in accordance with Article III.

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          1.2.6.  "Closing Price" shall mean the average of the closing prices
of a share of Common Stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange for the
calendar month for which the computation is made.

          1.2.7.  "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

          1.2.8.  "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of
AmerisourceBergen Corporation.

          1.2.9.  "Company" shall mean AmerisourceBergen Corporation.

          1.2.10. "Company Contribution" shall mean for any Plan Year or part
thereof, the amount credited by the Company to a Participant pursuant to Section
2.5.

          1.2.11. "Compensation" of a Participant for any Plan Year shall in the
case of a Director Participant include the annual special compensation fee and
meeting attendance fees (before required withholdings) payable by the Company to
such Director Participant. In the case of an Employee Participant,
"Compensation" for a Plan Year shall include all salary, vacation pay, bonuses,
incentive awards and commissions (before required withholdings) earned by such
Employee Participant for services rendered to the Company or a subsidiary in
that Plan Year. If a Participant earns Compensation during a Plan Year relating
to services rendered during the previous Plan Year, such Compensation shall be
treated as having been earned by the Participant on the preceding Anniversary
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount payable to an Employee
Participant under a long-term incentive plan of the Company or a subsidiary
(including, without limitation, a "phantom stock plan," performance plan or
other incentive arrangement) shall be deemed Compensation of such Employee
Participant for the Plan Year in which such amount becomes payable.

          1.2.12. "Deferred Benefit" shall mean the aggregate amount determined
as of the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following either
a termination of employment or withdrawal election, of a Participant's (i) Cash
Credits, (ii) Fund Credits, and (iii) Stock Credits.

          1.2.13. "Deferred Compensation" shall mean that portion of a
Participant's Compensation for any Plan Year or part thereof, that has been
deferred and withheld by the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to the Plan.

          1.2.14. "Director Participant" shall mean a Participant who is a
non-employee director of the Company.

          1.2.15. "Disability Retirement Date" shall mean the date of
retirement, as established by the Company, of any Employee Participant who prior
to the Normal Retirement Date is found by the Company, on the basis of competent
medical evidence, to have become permanently unable to discharge such Employee
Participant's assigned duties as a result of a mental or physical disease or
condition.

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          1.2.16. "Dividend Equivalent" shall be the number of full and
fractional shares of Common Stock that could be purchased at the Closing Price
with an amount determined by multiplying (i) the dividends payable upon one
share of Common Stock to a shareholder of record during the calendar month in
question by (ii) a Participant's Stock Credits on the first day of such calendar
month. In case of dividends payable in property, the Dividend Equivalent shall
be based on the fair market value of the property at the time of distribution as
determined by the Company.

          1.2.17. "Early Retirement Date" shall be the first day of any month
preceding an Employee Participant's Normal Retirement Date, provided the
Employee has reached his fifty-fifth birthday.

          1.2.18. "Election Form" shall mean the form that a Participant
completes, signs and returns to the Plan Administrator to make an election to
defer Compensation under the Plan.

          1.2.19. "Employee Participant" shall mean a Participant who is a
regular employee of a Company or a subsidiary (excluding a director who does not
serve the Company in any other capacity) who is a member of a select group of
management or highly compensated employees, as membership in such group is
determined in accordance with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a) of ERISA.
Subject to the foregoing, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
shall have authority to determine, in its sole discretion, the class or category
of employees who may be Employee Participants; provided, however, that if such
Committee changes such class or category in a manner which causes a Participant
to fail to continue to be eligible to defer Compensation under the Plan, such
change shall not cancel or otherwise adversely affect in any way amounts
previously deferred under the Plan by such Participant, which amounts shall
continue to be subject to the terms of the Plan.

          1.2.20. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended.

          1.2.21. "Fund Credit" shall mean the sum of all Fund Equivalents and
Fund Return Equivalents credited to a Participant.

          1.2.22. "Fund Equivalent" shall mean the amount of Deferred
Compensation credited to a Participant in accordance with Article IV.

          1.2.23. "Fund Return" shall be determined by the Plan Administrator,
in its sole discretion, based on the performance of the Measurement Fund(s). The
Fund Return may be positive or negative depending on the performance of the
Measurement Fund(s).

          1.2.24. "Fund Return Equivalent" shall be determined by multiplying
(i) the Fund Return on the date or the determination by (ii) a Participant's
Fund Credits on the first day of the calendar month for which the determination
is being made. Compensation deferred in the calendar month in question shall
earn Fund Return Equivalents only from the first day of the month coinciding
with or immediately following the date such amount otherwise would have been
paid to the Participant.

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          1.2.25. "Interest Equivalent" shall be determined by multiplying (i)
the Interest Rate on the date of the determination by (ii) a Participant's Cash
Credits on the first day of the calendar month for which the determination is
being made. Compensation deferred in the calendar month in question shall earn
Interest Equivalents only from the first day of the month coinciding with or
immediately following the date such amount otherwise would have been paid to the
Participant.

          1.2.26. "Interest Rate" shall be one hundred basis points greater than
the composite prime rate published in the Wall Street Journal for the date of
the determination or if such date is not a business day, then the next preceding
date which is a business day for which information is published.

          1.2.27. "Late Retirement Date" shall be the first day of any month
subsequent to an Employee Participant's Normal Retirement Date, provided the
Company has approved such Late Retirement.

          1.2.28. "Measurement Fund(s)" shall be fund(s) selected by the Plan
Administrator in its sole discretion. The Plan Administrator may, in its sole
discretion, discontinue, substitute, or add a fund.

          1.2.29. "Normal Retirement Date" shall be the first day of the month
coincident with or next following an Employee Participant's sixty-fifth
birthday.

          1.2.30. "Participant" shall mean any Director Participant and any
Employee Participant (i) who elects to participate in the Plan, (ii) who signs a
Plan Agreement, an Election Form and a Beneficiary Designation Form, (iii) whose
signed Plan Agreement, Election Form and Beneficiary Designation Form are
accepted by the Plan Administrator, (iv) who commences participation in the
Plan, and (v) whose Plan Agreement has not terminated. A spouse or former spouse
of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant in the Plan, even if he
or she has an interest in the Participant's benefits under the Plan under
applicable law or as a result of property settlements resulting from legal
separation or divorce. Except for the ability to file new Election Forms under
Article II (which shall depend on continuing qualification as a Participant),
such person's status as a Participant under the Plan shall continue until the
earlier of (i) receipt of the full amount of the Deferred Benefit, or (ii)
death.

          1.2.31. "Plan" shall mean the AmerisourceBergen Corporation 2001
Deferred Compensation Plan.

          1.2.32. "Plan Administrator" means the person, persons or committee
designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to serve as the plan
administrator.

          1.2.33. "Plan Agreement" shall mean a written agreement, as may be
amended from time to time, which is entered into by and between the Company and
a Participant, relating to the deferral of Compensation under the Plan. If there
should be any conflict between the terms of a Plan Agreement and the Plan, the
Plan shall control.

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          1.2.34. "Plan Year" shall, for the first Plan Year, extend from
September 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001. For each Plan Year thereafter, the
Plan Year shall begin January 1 of each year and continue through December 31.

          1.2.35. "Stock Credits" shall mean the sum of all Stock Equivalents
and Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant in accordance with Article V.

          1.2.36. "Stock Equivalent" shall be the number of full and fractional
shares of Common Stock that could be purchased at the Closing Price with the
Deferred Compensation withheld from a Participant by the Company for such
calendar month.

                                   ARTICLE 2
                   DEFERRAL ELECTION AND COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS

          Section 2.1. Election to Defer Compensation.

          2.1.1.  A Participant may elect to defer Compensation for a Plan Year
by filing an Election Form prior to the beginning of such Plan Year. A
Participant who is selected to participate in the Plan other than at the
beginning of a Plan Year may file an Election Form within thirty days after
being selected to participate which election shall apply only to Compensation
earned after the date of the election. For the first short Plan Year extending
from September 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001, a Director Participant may
elect to defer all Compensation payable for such Plan Year by completing an
election on or before October 31, 2001. Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Plan to the contrary, to the extent that a Participant desires to defer
Compensation under this Plan that is attributable to amounts earned under a
long-term incentive plan of the Company or a subsidiary (including, without
limitation, a "phantom stock plan", performance plan or other incentive
arrangement), the Participant must, subject to the approval of the Committee,
file an Election Form at least twelve (12) months prior to the date such amount
is otherwise scheduled to be paid under such incentive plan.

          2.1.2.  Subject to a minimum scheduled deferral amount for a Plan Year
that may be set from time to time by the Plan Administrator, an Employee
Participant may elect to defer any amount of Compensation which Election shall
specify the amount to be credited as a Cash Credit under Article III, a Fund
Credit under Article IV, or a Stock Credit under Article V.

          2.1.3.  A Director Participant may elect to defer any amount of
Compensation which Election shall specify the amount to be credited as a Cash
Credit under Article III, a Fund Credit under Article IV, or a Stock Credit
under Article V.

          2.1.4.  The Election Form shall specify the method of payment of
benefits which is elected pursuant to Sections 6.1 and 8.1 and the time such
payment is to commence pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 8.2.

          2.1.5.  The Board of Directors shall have the sole power to determine
whether and the extent to which Fund Credits and/or Stock Credits shall be
available under the Plan, and, in the case of Fund Credits, what stock or other
fund is used as a basis for offering the Fund Credit(s) described in Article IV
below and the terms and Conditions under which such Fund Credits will be, from
time to time, offered through this Plan.

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          Section 2.2. Method of Deferral.

          A Participant's Deferred Compensation shall be withheld by the Company
in accordance with the election pursuant to Section 2.1.

          Section 2.3. Annual Election Required.

          The election made pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be irrevocable and
shall be effective only for the Plan Year for which it was filed. A new Election
Form is necessary for each Plan Year in which a Participant wishes to defer
Compensation. Such Election Form shall contain the information specified in
Section 2.1 with the exception that the time that payment of the Deferred
Benefit is to commence pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 8.2 may not be changed from
the designation made in the initial application.

          Section 2.4. Termination of Participation and/or Deferrals.

          If the Plan Administrator determines in good faith that a Participant
no longer qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly
compensated employees, as membership in such group is determined in accordance
with Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, the Plan Administrator
shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) terminate any deferral
election the Participant has made for the Plan Year in which the Participant's
membership status changes, (ii) prevent the Participant from making future
deferral elections, and/or (iii) immediately distribute the Participant's then
Deferred Benefit, determined as if there has occurred a termination of service
or employment and terminate the Participant's participation in the Plan. If the
Plan Administrator chooses not to terminate the Participant's participation in
the Plan, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, reinstate the
Participant to full Plan participation at such time in the future as the
Participant again becomes a member of the select group described above.

          Section 2.5. Company Contributions.

          From time to time as determined by and subject to such terms and
conditions established by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, the
Company may credit amounts to a Participant, which amounts will be credited in
the manner elected by the Participant (or by the Company if not elected by the
Participant) as a Cash Credit under Article III, a Fund Credit under Article IV,
or a Stock Credit under Article V. The method of payment of any such amounts and
the time such payment is to commence shall be determined by the Company at the
time of any such contribution. The Board of Directors shall have the sole power
to determine whether and the extent to which Fund Credits and/or Stock Credits
shall be available under the Plan, and, in the case of Fund Credits, what stock
or other fund is used as a basis for offering the Fund Credit(s) described in
Article IV below and the terms and Conditions under which such Fund Credits will
be, from time to time, offered through this Plan.

          Section 2.6. Reallocation of Credits.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, a
Participant may elect prior to the beginning of each Plan Year to reallocate the
amounts previously credited as a Cash Credit, Fund Credit or a Stock Credit
effective as of the first day of such Plan Year. A

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Participant who elects to reallocate an amount previously credited as a Stock
Credit shall forfeit the amount of the Stock Equivalent credited pursuant to
Section 1.2(u). A Participant who elects to reallocate an amount previously
credited as a Cash Credit or a Fund Credit to a Stock Credit shall be credited
with a Stock Equivalent which shall include the amount credited pursuant to
Section 1.2(u).

                                    ARTICLE 3
                                   CASH CREDIT

          Section 3.1. Cash Equivalent.

          As of the last day of each calendar month of the Plan Year, each
Participant who has in effect an election to defer Compensation as a Cash Credit
or who is credited with a Cash Credit by the Company with respect to such month
shall be credited with a Cash Equivalent for the month then ending.

          Section 3.2. Interest Equivalent.

          As of the last day of each calendar month of the Plan Year, each
Participant who has Cash Credits at the beginning of the calendar month shall be
credited with an Interest Equivalent.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                                   FUND CREDIT

          Section 4.1. Fund Equivalent.

          To the extent that Fund Credits are available under the Plan, as of
the last day of each calendar month of the Plan Year, each Participant who has
in effect an election to defer Compensation as a Fund Credit or who is has
elected to have Company Contributions credited during such month as a Fund
Credit shall be credited with a Fund Equivalent for the month then ending.

          Section 4.2. Fund Return Equivalent.

          On a daily basis, each Participant who has Fund credits at the
beginning of the calendar month shall be credited with a Fund Return Equivalent.

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                                    ARTICLE 5
                                  STOCK CREDIT

          Section 5.1. Stock Equivalent.

          To the extent that Stock Credits are available under the Plan, as of
the last day of each calendar month of the Plan Year, each Participant who has
in effect an election to defer Compensation as a Stock Credit or who is has
elected to have Company Contributions credited during such month as a Stock
Credit (or who otherwise is entitled to a Stock Equivalent pursuant to Section
1.2(ii)) shall be credited with a Stock Equivalent for the calendar month then
ending.

          Section 5.2. Dividend Equivalent.

          On the last day of each calendar month of the Plan Year, each
Participant who has Stock Credits at the beginning of the calendar month shall
be credited with a Dividend Equivalent.

          Section 5.3. Adjustment in Stock Credits.

          If at any time the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company shall be increased because of a stock dividend or split-up, a
Participant's Stock Credits shall be increased in the same proportion as the
outstanding number of shares of Common Stock is increased as a result thereof,
or if the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall at
any time be decreased as a result of any combination of outstanding shares, a
Participant's Stock Credits shall be decreased in the same proportion as the
outstanding number of shares of Common Stock is decreased as a result thereof.

          If the Company is at any time consolidated with, merged, or acquired
by any other corporation, each Participant's Stock Credits shall be adjusted in
the same manner and proportion as the change to the Common Stock of the Company
to reflect effect of consolidation, merger or acquisition upon the Common Stock
of the Company.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                               PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

          Section 6.1. Methods of Payment.

          6.1.1. Not later than the appropriate date referred to in Section 2.1,
a Participant shall elect, in the Election Form made pursuant to Section 2.1, a
method of payment of Cash, Fund or Stock Credits for the Plan Year or portion
thereof to which the election relates. Such election will be effective for only
that Plan Year and a new election shall be made as specified above for each
subsequent Plan Year in which a Participant desires to defer Compensation.
Interest Equivalents, Fund Equivalents, and Dividend Equivalents attributable to
amounts deferred for which a prior election is effective shall be distributed
pursuant to such prior election.

          6.1.2. A Participant may elect to receive his Deferred Benefit at the
time elected pursuant to Section 6.2 either:

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               (a) over annual periods ranging from three to fifteen years and
payable in quarterly installments; or

               (b) in a single distribution.

          If a Participant elects to receive the Deferred Benefit in
installments, the Participant shall continue to be credited with Interest
Equivalents, Fund Return Equivalents, and Dividend Equivalents as set forth in
Sections 3.2, 4.2, and 5.2 respectively. The amount of each installment shall be
equal to (i) the total dollar balance of the Cash Credits or Fund Credits
divided by the number of installments remaining (including the installment then
being calculated for payment) to be paid and (ii) the total number of shares of
Common Stock (determined in accordance with Section 6.1(c)) divided by the
number of installments remaining (including the installment then being
calculated for payment) to be paid.

          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, a
Participant may revoke his Election Form with respect to the form of
distribution of his Deferred Benefit, and make a new election with respect
thereto, by filing with the Plan Administrator a new Election Form at least
twelve (12) months prior to the date such distribution would have been made or
commenced if his prior Election Form had not been revoked.

          6.1.3.   All distributions of Cash Credits and Fund Credits shall be
in cash and all distributions of Stock Credits shall be in Common Stock.

          Section 6.2. Time of Payment.

          Payment of the amount in the manner provided in the above options
shall at the Participant's election be made or commenced either on the first day
of the month following or coincident with an Employee Participant's Normal,
Early, Late or Disability Retirement Date, or on the first day of the Plan Year
following such Normal, Early, Late or Disability Retirement Date or in the case
of a Director Participant on the first day of the month after the Director
Participant ceases being a director of the Company. The election under this
Section shall be made at the time of the Participant's first application to
defer Compensation under Section 2.1 and shall apply to all subsequent Plan
Years.

          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, a
Participant may elect to receive the Deferred Benefit for any Plan Year on any
date elected by the Participant on his Election Form for such Plan Year;
provided that such date is at least twelve (12) months after the last day of
such Plan Year; and provided further that a Participant may elect to revoke such
Election Form once with respect to the commencement date of such Deferred
Benefit by filing a new Election Form with the Plan Administrator on or before
June 30 of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year in which payments
would otherwise commence with the Plan Administrator. The new Election Form may
designate a new commencement date that is no less than five (5) years after the
date of such revocation, but in no event before the originally scheduled
commencement date of such Deferred Benefit.

          Section 6.3. Adjustment of Payments in Case of Hardship.

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          While it is the primary purpose of the Plan to provide funds for the
years when Participants no longer render active service to the Company, it is
recognized that in certain urgent circumstances it would be in the best
interests of a Participant to accelerate part or all of the payments to be made
to the Participant. Accordingly, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion,
may, upon written request of a Participant (or Beneficiary, in case of death of
a Participant) accelerate the payment of part of all of the amounts such
Participant (or Beneficiary) is entitled to receive under Article VI or Article
VII to take account of and ameliorate a severe financial hardship occasioned by
accident, illness, disability or similar misfortune or change of circumstance
affecting the Participant or any of such Participant's dependents. The written
request shall contain evidence which sets forth in reasonable detail the facts
which constitute the severe financial hardship and the circumstances which
occasioned such hardship. The Plan Administrator shall exercise its discretion
in this regard in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. The amount of any such
accelerated payment or payments shall not exceed the lesser of:

          6.3.1.  the amount necessary to take account of and ameliorate such
hardship; or

          6.3.2.  the entire undistributed Deferred Benefit of such Participant.

          The remaining undistributed portion of such Participant's Deferred
Benefit, if any, shall be distributed according to the election or elections
made pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to the adjustment under this Section or
according to the provisions of Article VII. If a Participant has elected more
than one method of payment, the Plan Administrator shall determine which method
or methods shall be utilized in distributing such remaining portion. This
Section shall not be construed to allow distribution under the Plan of amounts
greater than those the Participant would have otherwise received, if no
adjustment under this Section had been made.

                                   ARTICLE 7
                               BENEFITS UPON DEATH

          Section 7.1. Designation of Beneficiary.

          Each Participant shall have the right to designate, revoke and
redesignate Beneficiaries hereunder, including the estate of the Participant,
and to direct payment thereto of the amount of the unpaid portion of the
Deferred Benefit, such designation, revocation or redesignation to be made in
writing on a form provided by the Company and to become effective upon delivery
to the Plan Administrator.

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          Section 7.2. Rights of Beneficiary.

          7.2.1. In the event of the death of a Participant, such Participant's
estate if designated as Beneficiary or other designated Beneficiaries if then
living shall be entitled upon compliance with the reasonable requirements of the
Company to receive the unpaid portion of such Participant's Deferred Benefit, in
the manner set forth in the Beneficiary designation form, or if no such
designation has been made, in a single payment, promptly following compliance
with such requirements.

          7.2.2. If no such Beneficiary complies with said requirements of the
Company within three years after the death of a Participant, the Deferred
Benefit shall be paid promptly after the Anniversary Date immediately following
such three year period in the manner specified in Section 7.3.

          7.2.3. Prior to payment, the Deferred Benefit shall continue to be
credited with Interest Equivalents, Fund Return Equivalents, and Dividend
Equivalents as set forth in Sections 3.2, 4.2, and 5.2, respectively. All
distributions of Stock Credits to Beneficiaries shall be in Common Stock.

          Section 7.3. Failure to Designate Beneficiary.

          If a deceased Participant shall have failed to designate any
Beneficiary under Section 7.1, the unpaid portion of the Deferred Benefit shall
be paid, in a single payment, promptly after the Anniversary Date following the
death of the Participant to the Participant's surviving spouse, if any, and
otherwise to the Participant's estate.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                            ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

          Section 8.1. Duties and Powers.

          The Plan Administrator shall conduct the general administration of the
Plan in accordance with the Plan and shall retain all the necessary power and
authority to carry out that function. Among such necessary powers and duties are
the following:

          8.1.1. To construe, interpret and administer the terms and provisions
of the Plan;

          8.1.2. To make allocations and determinations required by the Plan;

          8.1.3. To compute and certify to the Company the amount and kind of
benefits payable to Participants;

          8.1.4. To authorize all disbursements by the Company pursuant to the
Plan;

          8.1.5. To determine the necessity for and the amount of any hardship
adjustment pursuant to Section 6.3;

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          8.1.6. To maintain all the necessary records for the administration of
the Plan;

          8.1.7. To prepare and submit such reports as shall be required by the
Board of Directors from time to time;

          8.1.8. To make and publish such rules for the regulation of the Plan
as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and

          8.1.9. To establish a procedure for notifying, in writing, any
Participant or Beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the Plan is denied,
stating the specific reasons for such denial, and for providing any such
Participant or Beneficiary a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review
by the Plan Administrator of such denial.

          Section 8.2. Effect of Company Action.

          All actions taken and all determinations made by the Plan
Administrator or the Company in good faith shall be final and binding upon all
Participants, the Company and any persons interested in the Plan or in any
rights accrued thereunder.

          Section 8.3. Delegation of Routine Duties.

          The Plan Administrator may delegate the authority to perform
ministerial duties in connection with the administration of the Plan. This
authority may be delegated to any person designated to the Plan Administrator in
writing by the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary of the Company. Such
authority shall include that necessary to perform the recordkeeping and
notification functions of the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that such
authority shall not be construed to include the exercise of discretionary powers
which are vested solely in the Plan Administrator.

          Section 8.4. Statement to Participants.

          Within one hundred eighty days after each Anniversary Date, the Plan
Administrator shall furnish to each Participant a statement setting forth such
Participant's Cash, Fund and/or Stock Credits and such other information as the
Plan Administrator shall deem advisable to furnish.

          Section 8.5. Inspection of Records.

          Copies of the Plan, records reflecting a Participant's individual
Credits, and any other documents and records which a Participant is entitled by
law to inspect shall be open to inspection by the Participant or by the
Participant's duly authorized representatives at the office of the Plan
Administrator at any reasonable business hour.

          Section 8.6. Information.

          To enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Company
shall supply full and timely information to the Plan Administrator on all
matters relating to the

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compensation of all Participants, their employment, their retirement, death, or
the cause for termination of employment, and such other pertinent facts as the
Plan Administrator may require.

          Section 8.7. Employment of Outside Advisors.

          The Plan Administrator may consult with legal counsel (who may be
counsel for the Company), accountants, consultants, physicians, or other persons
and shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or omitted by it
in good faith pursuant to the advice of such advisors.

          Section 8.8. Administrative Costs.

          All costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan
shall be borne by the Company.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

          Section 9.1. Amendments.

          The Company shall have the right to amend or modify this Plan in whole
or in part at any time or from time to time by resolutions of the Board of
Directors, and to amend or cancel any amendments; provided, however, that no
action under this Section shall cancel or affect in any way amounts previously
credited to any Participant. Such amendments shall be stated in an instrument in
writing, executed by the Company in the same manner as this Plan, and this Plan
shall be amended in the manner end at the time therein set forth, and all
Participants shall be bound thereby.

          Section 9.2. Discontinuance of Plan.

          It is the expectation of the Company that this Plan will be continued
indefinitely, but continuance of the Plan is not assumed as a contractual
obligation of the Company, and the right is reserved at any time to discontinue
and terminate this Plan. In the event that the Company decides to discontinue
and terminate the Plan, it shall notify the Plan Administrator of its action in
an instrument in writing, executed by the Company in the same manner as this
Plan, and this Plan shall be terminated at the time therein set forth, and all
Participants and any other person who has accrued rights under the Plan shall be
bound thereby; provided, however, that no action under this Section shall cancel
or affect in any way amounts previously credited to any Participant.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                CLAIMS PROCEDURES

          Section 10.1. Presentation of Claim.

          Any Participant or Beneficiary of a deceased Participant (such
Participant or Beneficiary being referred to below as a "Claimant") may deliver
to the Plan Administrator a written claim for a determination with respect to
the amounts distributable to such Claimant from

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the Plan. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the
Claimant. The claim must be made within 60 days after such notice was received
by the Claimant, All other claims must be made within 180 days of the date on
which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. The claim must state
with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

          Section 10.2. Notification of Decision.

          The Plan Administrator shall consider a Claimant's claim within a
reasonable time, and shall notify the Claimant in writing:

          10.2.1. that the Claimant's requested determination has been made, and
that the claim has been allowed in full; or

          10.2.2. that the Plan Administrator has reached a conclusion contrary,
in whole or in part, to the Claimant's requested determination, and such notice
must set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

               (a) the specific reason(s) for the denial of the claim, or any
part of it;

               (b) specific reference(s) to pertinent provisions of the Plan
upon which such denial was based;

               (c) a description of any additional material or information
necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and

               (d) an explanation of the claim review procedure set forth in
Section 10.3 below.

          Section 10.3. Review of a Denied Claim.

          Within 60 days after receiving a notice from the Plan Administrator
that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant's
duly authorized representative) may file with the Plan Administrator a written
request for a review of the denial of the claim. Thereafter, but not later than
30 days after the review procedure began, the Claimant (or the Claimant's duly
authorized representative):

          10.3.1. may review pertinent documents;

          10.3.2. may submit written comments or other documents; and/or

          10.3.3. may request a hearing, which the Plan Administrator, in its
sole discretion, may grant.

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          Section 10.4. Decision on Review.

          The Plan Administrator shall render its decision on review promptly,
and not later than 60 days after receiving a written request for review of the
denial, unless a hearing is held or other special circumstances require
additional time, in which case the Plan Administrator's decision must be
rendered within 120 days after such date. Such decision must be written in a
manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, and it must contain:

          10.4.1. specific reasons for the decision;

          10.4.2. specific reference(s) to the pertinent Plan provisions upon
which the decision was based; and

          10.4.3. such other matters as the Plan Administrator deems relevant.

          Section 10.5. Legal Action.

          A Claimant's compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article
X is a mandatory prerequisite to a Claimant's right to commence any legal action
with respect to any claim for benefits under this Plan.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

          Section 11.1. Limitation on Participant's Rights.

          Participation in this Plan shall not give any Participant the right to
be retained in the Company's employ, the right to exercise any of the rights or
privileges of a shareholder with respect to any Stock Credits credited to the
Participant, or any right or interest in this Plan other than as herein
provided. The Company reserves the right to dismiss any Participant without any
liability for any claim against the Company, except to the extent provided
herein. This Plan shall create only a contractual obligation on the part of the
Company and shall not be construed as creating a trust or any fiduciary
relationship. The right of a Participant or Beneficiary to receive payments
pursuant to the Plan shall be no greater than the right of other unsecured
creditors of the Company.

          Section 11.2. Receipt or Release.

          Any payment to any Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the
provisions of this Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of
all claims against the Plan Administrator and the Company as they relate to the
benefits under this Plan, and the Plan Administrator may require such
Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute
a receipt and release to such effect.

          Section 11.3. Delaware Law Governs.

          This Plan shall be construed, administered and governed in all
respects under and by the laws of the State of Delaware. If any provisions of
this instrument shall be held by a court

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of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.

          Section 11.4. Headings Not Part of Agreement.

          Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not to be considered in the construction of the
provisions hereof.

          Section 11.5. Successors and Assigns.

          This Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns; provided, however, that the
amounts credited to the accounts of a Participant shall not be assignable,
transferable or subject to be taken in execution by levy, attachment or
garnishment, and any purported transfer, assignment, encumbrance or attachment
shall be void.

          Section 11.6. Payment on Behalf of Participant or Beneficiary.

          In the event any amount becomes payable under the Plan to a
Participant or Beneficiary who, in the sole judgment of the Plan Administrator,
is considered by reason of physical or mental condition to be unable to give a
valid receipt therefor, the Plan Administrator may direct that such payment be
made to the legally appointed guardian or conservator of the person or estate of
the Participant or the Beneficiary, to any person with whom the Participant or
Beneficiary resides, or to any person who has custody of the Participant or
Beneficiary, without any duty to supervise or inquire into the application of
any funds so paid. Any payment made pursuant to such determination shall
constitute a full release and discharge of the Plan Administrator, the Company
and its employees.

          Section 11.7. Forfeiture.

          Except as otherwise provided by Article VII, any payment or
distribution to a Participant under the Plan which is not claimed by the
Participant, Beneficiary, or other person entitled thereto within three years
after becoming payable shall be forfeited and canceled and shall remain with the
Company and no other person shall have any right thereto or interest therein.
Neither the Plan Administrator nor the Company shall have any duty to give
notice that amounts are payable under the Plan to any person other than the
Participant.

          Section 11.8. Withholding.

          11.8.1. The Company or appropriate subsidiary shall deduct from the
amount of all distributions under the Plan any Federal, state, local or other
taxes it determines are required to be withheld.

          11.8.2. If the whole or any part of the amounts credited to a
Participant shall become liable for the payment of any estate, inheritance,
income or other tax which the Company shall be required to pay, the Company
shall have full power and authority to pay such tax out of any moneys or other
property in its hands for the account of the person whose interests

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hereunder are so liable. Prior to making any payment, the Company may require
such releases or other documents from any lawful taxing authority as it shall
deem necessary.

          Section 11.9. Participant's Obligations to Company.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event a
Participant defaults upon any debt, obligation, or other liability owed to the
Company, irrespective of the basis therefor, such Participant's Deferred Benefit
shall be subject to offset by the Company in full or in part as required for the
payment of any such debt, obligation or liability to the Company; provided,
however, that such offset shall not occur until the Participant or Beneficiary
shall become entitled to receive payments pursuant to Article VI or Article VII.

          Section 11.10. Shares of Common Stock Subject to Plan.

          11.10.1. The number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under
the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.1(c), if any, shall be
determined by the Board and subject to adjustment as provided in Section
11.10(b) below. Such shares may be either authorized but unissued shares,
treasury shares or any combination thereof.

          11.10.2. In the event of any change in the outstanding Common Stock by
reason of a stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, stock split, combination or exchange of shares or any other
significant corporate event affecting the Common Stock, the Board, in its
discretion, may make (i) such proportionate adjustments it considers appropriate
in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under
the Plan and/or (ii) such other adjustments as it deems appropriate.

                 As approved by the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen
Corporation on October 30, 2002

                                       AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION

                                       By:/s/ William D. Sprague
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                              William D. Sprague
                                              Vice President, General Counsel
                                              & Secretary

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