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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                                    VENTURES
                             CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

          This VENTURES CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this
"Agreement") dated as of December 13, 2004 is by and between ALS Ventures, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company ("ALS Ventures"), and Flavin Ventures, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company ("Flavin Ventures").

                                   WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, Advanced Life Sciences, Inc., an Illinois corporation
("ALS"), is undergoing a recapitalization and reorganization as of the date
hereof (the "Recapitalization"); and

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization, Holdings issued to
Flavin Ventures 1,977,917 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of
Holdings (the "New ALS Shares"), pursuant to that certain Partnership Exchange,
Recapitalization and Dissolution Agreement dated as of the date hereof among
Holdings, ALS, and Flavin Ventures; and

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization, the Michael T.
Flavin Revocable Trust (the "Trust") transferred to Flavin Ventures 400,000
shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of Holdings (the "Old ALS
Shares" and, together with the New ALS Shares, the "Holdings Shares"), pursuant
to that certain Contribution Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the
Trust and Flavin Ventures; and

          WHEREAS, Flavin Ventures and the other Members named therein have
entered into that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, relating to ALS Ventures, LLC (the "LLC Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, Flavin Ventures desires to contribute the Holdings Shares to
ALS Ventures as a Capital Contribution (as defined in the LLC Agreement).

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of such benefits and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency are hereby acknowledged,
ALS Ventures and Flavin Ventures agree as follows:

     Section 1.   CONTRIBUTED ASSETS. Flavin Ventures hereby conveys, grants,
assigns and transfers the Holdings Shares to ALS Ventures a Capital
Contribution, which Capital Contribution shall be governed by the terms of the
LLC Agreement.

     Section 2.   FURTHER ASSURANCES. If at any time the Members of ALS Ventures
determine that any further deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances in
law or any other things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm,
of record or otherwise, in ALS Ventures, the right, title or interest in the
Holdings Shares, Flavin Ventures shall execute and deliver all such proper
deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances in law and do any and all
things necessary or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the right, title or
interest in such property and rights in ALS Ventures and otherwise to carry out
the purposes of this Agreement, which determination shall be conclusively
evidenced by the execution and delivery of such documents or the doing of such
things.

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     Section 3.   WAIVER OR AMENDMENT. No waiver and no modification or
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless
specifically made in writing and duly signed by the party to be bound thereby.

     Section 4.   HEADINGS. Article and section headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not intended to describe,
interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any
provision hereof.

     Section 5.   VARIATION OF PRONOUNS. All pronouns and any variations thereof
shall be deemed to refer to masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural,
as the identity of the person or persons may require.

     Section 6.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which,
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     Section 7.   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors
and assigns.

     Section 8.   SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid
or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction or as a result of future
legislative action, such holding or action shall be strictly construed and shall
not affect the validity or effect of any other provision hereof.

     Section 9.   GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation and effect of this
Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to provisions concerning conflicts of laws.

     Section 10.  NOTICES. Any notices or communications permitted or required
hereunder shall be deemed sufficiently given if hand-delivered, or sent by (i)
registered or certified mail return receipt requested, (ii) telecopy or other
electronic transmission service (to the extent receipt is confirmed) or (iii) by
overnight courier, in each case to the parties at their current respective
addresses and telecopy numbers, or to such other address of which any party may
notify the other party in writing.

     Section 11.  NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. This Agreement is being entered
into solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and the parties do not intend
that any employee or any other person shall be a third-party beneficiary of the
covenants by any party contained in this Agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on
the date first specified above.

                                         FLAVIN VENTURES, LLC

                                         /s/ John L. Flavin
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                                         By:    John L. Flavin
                                                Member

                                         ALS VENTURES, LLC

                                         /s/ Michael T. Flavin
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                                         By:    Michael T. Flavin
                                                Manager

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                              STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

          This STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, this "Agreement") dated as of December 13, 2004 is
by and between Advanced Life Sciences, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("ALS") and
Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ALS Holdings").

                                   WITNESSETH:

          WHEREAS, ALS maintains the Advanced Life Sciences, Inc. Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"); and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, ALS has granted options to purchase
common stock to numerous employees under a form of Nonqualified Stock Option
Agreement (an "Award") (each employee who has received a grant being referred to
as a "Participant"); and

          WHEREAS, ALS is undergoing a recapitalization and reorganization as of
the date hereof pursuant to which, among other things, ALS has become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ALS Holdings (the "Recapitalization"); and

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization, ALS and ALS Holdings
consider it desirable and in the best interests of the Participants to provide
for the assumption and continuation of the Plan by ALS Holdings under the terms
and conditions set forth herein; and

          WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of ALS and ALS Holdings (the "Boards
of Directors") have each approved the Recapitalization, including the respective
rights and obligations of ALS and ALS Holdings under this Agreement, and have
determined that this Agreement, taking into account any related actions, would
not adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under any outstanding
Award under the Plan.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of such benefits and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency are hereby acknowledged,
ALS and ALS Holdings agree as follows:

     Section 1.   ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION.

                  (a)  Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 13.1 and 13.2 of
     the Plan and under the authority of the Boards of Directors, ALS and ALS
     Holdings hereby agree that, on and as of the date hereof, (i) ALS Holdings
     will assume sponsorship of the Plan and will be substituted for ALS as the
     "Company" under the Plan; and (ii) ALS Holdings will assume and be vested
     with, and ALS will be divested of, all of the powers, rights, duties and
     obligations vested in ALS as the "Company" under the Plan.

                  (b)  Service taken into account under the Plan prior to the
     date hereof, for purposes of determining vesting of an "Award" under the
     Plan, will continue to be taken into account thereunder on and after the
     date hereof for vesting purposes, in accordance with the terms of the Plan
     as it may be amended from time to time.

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                  (c)  The substitution of ALS Holdings for ALS as the "Company"
     under the Plan will not in any way effect a termination or discontinuance
     of the Plan or be considered a "Change in Control" (as defined in the
     Plan), and no person will be entitled to any payments under the Plan solely
     because of such substitution.

     Section 2.   AMENDMENT TO PLAN. ALS and ALS Holdings hereby agree that the
Plan shall be amended and restated in its entirety as of the date hereof in the
form attached hereto at EXHIBIT A (the "AMENDED PLAN").

     Section 3.   OUTSTANDING GRANTS. Any Awards in favor of Participants on or
prior to the date hereof shall continue and be subject to the Amended Plan. Any
reference to "Advanced Life Sciences, Inc." in the Awards shall be deemed to be
a reference to "Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc."

     Section 4.   HEADINGS. Article and section headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not intended to describe,
interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any
provision hereof.

     Section 5.   COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which,
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     Section 6.   SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid
or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction or as a result of future
legislative action, such holding or action shall be strictly construed and shall
not affect the validity or effect of any other provision hereof.

     Section 7.   GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation and effect of this
Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without regard to provisions concerning conflicts of laws.

     Section 8.   NOTICES. Any notices or communications permitted or required
hereunder shall be deemed sufficiently given if hand-delivered, or sent by (i)
registered or certified mail return receipt requested, (ii) telecopy or other
electronic transmission service (to the extent receipt is confirmed) or (iii) by
overnight courier, in each case to the parties at their current respective
addresses and telecopy numbers, or to such other address of which any party may
notify the other party in writing.

     Section 9.   NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. This Agreement is being entered
into solely for the benefit of the parties hereto, and the parties do not intend
that any employee or any other person shall be a third-party beneficiary of the
covenants by any party contained in this Agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement on
the date first specified above.

                                         ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCES, INC.

                                         /s/ John L. Flavin
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                                         By:    John L. Flavin
                                                President

                                         ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC.

                                         /s/ Michael T. Flavin
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                                         By:    Michael T. Flavin
                                                Chief Executive Officer

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                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

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           ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                    (As Amended Effective December 13, 2004)

     ARTICLE 1.   ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES AND DURATION

     1.1    ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN. Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, has adopted this "Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc.
Stock Incentive Plan." Capitalized terms will have the meanings given to them in
Article 2. The Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive
Stock Options, and Restricted Stock.

     1.2    OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN. The Plan's purpose is to optimize the
profitability and growth of the Company through long-term incentives that are
consistent with the Company's objectives and that link Participants' interests
to those of the Company's stockholders; to give Participants an incentive for
excellence in individual performance; to promote teamwork among Participants;
and to give the Company a significant advantage in attracting and retaining key
employees, directors and consultants.

     1.3    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN.

            (a)   The Plan will be effective as of October 1, 1999. No Option
     granted under the Plan may be exercised, and no Shares will be issued under
     the Plan, until the Company's stockholders approve the Plan. If such
     stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the
     date of the Board's adoption of the Plan, then all Awards previously
     granted under the Plan will terminate and cease to be outstanding, and no
     further Awards will be made and no shares will be issued under the Plan.
     Subject to such limitation, the Board may make Awards and issue Shares
     under the Plan at any time after the Plan's Effective Date and before the
     date fixed herein for termination of the Plan.

            (b)   The Plan will terminate upon the earliest of (i) the
     expiration of the ten (10) year period measured from the date the Board
     adopts the Plan, (ii) the expiration of the ten (10) year period measured
     from the date the Company's stockholders approve the Plan, or (iii) the
     date on which all Shares available for issuance under the Plan have been
     issued pursuant to the exercise of Options or the Award of Shares (whether
     vested or unvested) under the Plan. Upon such Plan termination, all Awards
     outstanding under the Plan will continue to have full force and effect in
     accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement evidencing such Award.

     ARTICLE 2.   DEFINITIONS

     Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings set forth
below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word will be
capitalized:

     "AFFILIATE" means any corporation that is a parent or subsidiary
corporation (as Code Sections 424(e) and (f) define those terms) with respect to
the Company.

     "AWARD" means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan to a
Participant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, or
Restricted Stock.

     "AWARD AGREEMENT" means an agreement entered into by the Company and a
Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award or
Awards granted to the Participant.

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     "BENEFICIAL OWNER" or "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" has the meaning ascribed to
that term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
Act.

     "BOARD" or "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.

     "CAUSE" will have the meaning set forth in any employment, consulting, or
other agreement between the Company (or an Affiliate) and the Participant. If
there is no employment, consulting, or other agreement between the Company (or
an Affiliate) and the Participant, or if such agreement does not define "Cause,"
then "Cause" will mean the Participant's: (i) conviction of or plea of guilty or
NOLO CONTENDERE to any criminal violation involving dishonesty or fraud; (ii)
willful engagement in any gross misconduct in the performance of the
Participant's duties that materially injures the Company or an Affiliate; (iii)
unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of
the Company or any Affiliate; or (iv) willful and substantial nonperformance of
assigned duties, provided that such nonperformance has continued more than
thirty days after the Company has given written notice of such nonperformance
and of its intention to terminate Participant's Service because of such
nonperformance.

     "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means any one of the following transactions to which
the Company is a party:

            (a)   a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing more
     than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
     Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a Person or Persons
     other than (i) a Permitted Holder, or (ii) the Persons directly or
     indirectly holding those securities immediately prior to the merger or
     consolidation;

            (b)   the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
     substantially all of the Company's assets to a Person or Persons other than
     to a Person or Persons of which fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
     combined voting securities are owned directly or indirectly by (i) a
     Permitted Holder, or (ii) the Persons holding the Company's voting
     securities directly or indirectly immediately prior to the transaction; or.

            (c)   the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

     "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.

     "COMMITTEE" means, as specified in Article 3, a Committee the Board may
appoint to administer the Plan.

     "COMMON STOCK" means the Company's common stock, par value $.01.

     "COMPANY" means Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 15.

     "DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY" means the Person or Persons the Participant
designates in a signed writing, filed with the Company, as the beneficiary of
any amounts or benefits the Participant owns or is to receive under the Plan. If
the Participant has not designated a beneficiary under the Plan, or if the
Participant's Designated Beneficiary is not living on the relevant date
hereunder, the Company shall treat the Participant's estate as the Designated
Beneficiary.

     "DIRECTOR" means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors.

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     "DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT" means a book keeping account maintained by the
Company that holds and distributes the Redemption Value of the portion of the
Participant's Shares with respect to which a Participant exercised a Put Right
or the Company exercised a Call Right, pursuant to Article 9.

     "DISABILITY" will have the meaning set forth in any employment, consulting,
or other agreement between the Participant and the Company (or an Affiliate). If
there is no employment, consulting, or other agreement between the Participant
and the Company (or an Affiliate), or if such agreement does not define
"Disability," then "Disability" will have the meaning set forth in the Company's
long-term disability insurance policy covering the Participant. If there is no
long-term disability insurance policy covering the Participant, "Disability"
means (i) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
that is expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not
less than twelve (12) months.

     "EFFECTIVE DATE" means December 1, 1999.

     "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time, or any successor act thereto.

     "EXERCISE PRICE" means the price at which a Participant may purchase a
Share pursuant to an Option.

     "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as it relates to Shares, the average of the high
and low trading prices of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the
Shares are not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on any other exchange on
which they are traded); and if the Shares are not traded on any exchange, the
fair market value of the Shares as determined by the Board or, at the discretion
of the Board, by an independent appraiser selected by the Board.

     "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" or "ISO" means an option to purchase Shares
granted under Article 6 that the Board designates as an Incentive Stock Option,
and that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

     "INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING" or IPO" means an initial offering of the
Company's stock to the public pursuant to the registration statement filed under
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.

     "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" or "NQSO" means an option to purchase Shares
granted under Article 6 that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code
Section 422.

     "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as
described in Article 6.

     "OWNED SHARES" means Shares that a Participant has acquired through the
exercise of an Option or the vesting of Restricted Stock, in accordance with
Article 6 or 7, and the terms of any Award Agreement.

     "PARTICIPANT" means a person whom the Board has selected to receive an
Award under the Plan, pursuant to Section 5.2, or who has outstanding an Award
granted under the Plan.

     "PERMITTED HOLDERS" means (i) Michael T. Flavin (the "Principal"), (ii) the
spouse or any immediate family member of the Principal and any child or spouse
of any spouse or immediate family member of the Principal, (iii) a trust,
corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders,
partners, owners or persons beneficially holding, directly or indirectly, a
controlling interest

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of which consists of the Principal and/or such other persons referred to in the
immediately preceding clause (ii), or (iv) the trustees of any trust referred to
in clause (iii).

     "PERSON" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a "group"
as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

     "PLAN" means the Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. Stock Incentive
Plan, as set forth in this document.

     "REDEMPTION VALUE" means the amount the Company will pay to the Participant
in redemption of the Participant's Shares, following the Participant's exercise
of his or her Put Right or the Company's exercise of its Call Right, pursuant to
Article 8.

     "RESTRICTION PERIOD" means the period during which the transfer of Shares
of Restricted Stock is limited in some way (based on the passage of time, the
achievement of performance objectives, or the occurrence of other events as the
Board determines, in its discretion), and/or the Restricted Stock is not vested.

     "RESTRICTED STOCK" means a contingent grant of Shares awarded to a
Participant pursuant to Article 7.

     "RETIREMENT" means termination of Service on or after reaching the age
established by the Company as the normal retirement age in any unexpired
employment, consulting, or other agreement between the Participant and the
Company and/or an Affiliate or, if different, a qualified retirement plan
sponsored by the Company.

     "SERVICE" means the provision of services in the capacity of (i) an
Employee of the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) a non-employee member of the
Company's Board or the Board of Directors of an Affiliate, or (iii) a consultant
or other independent advisor to the Company or an Affiliate.

     "SETTLEMENT DATE" means a date within 30 days after the last day of the
month before Participant exercises his or her Put Right or the Company exercises
its Call Right, and on which the Participant will deliver to the Company any
Shares being purchased by the Company pursuant to the exercise of either the Put
Right or the Call Right free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.

     "SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT" means the Shareholders agreement by and among the
Company, Michael T. Flavin, and others, as amended from time to time.

     "SHARES" means the shares of the Company's Common Stock.

     "STOCK EXCHANGE" means the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange or any other exchange or market, including the NASDAQ National Market.

     "TEN PERCENT OWNER" means an individual who, at the time an Award is
granted under this Plan, owns stock possessing more than 10 percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Affiliate.

     ARTICLE 3.   ADMINISTRATION

     3.1          PLAN ADMINISTRATION. The Plan will be administered by the
                  Board, a Committee, or individual that the Board designates
                  for this purpose. If the Board

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                  designates a Committee to administer this Plan, the Board will
                  appoint the Committee members, from time to time, and the
                  Committee members will serve at the Board's discretion. If the
                  Board designates an individual to administer this Plan, the
                  Board will appoint that individual who will serve at the
                  Board's discretion.

     3.2          The Committee will act by a majority of its members at the
                  time in office and eligible to vote on any particular matter,
                  and Committee action may be taken either by a vote at a
                  meeting or in writing without a meeting.

     3.2    AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD. Except as limited by law and subject to the
provisions of this Plan, the Board will have full power to: (i) select eligible
persons to participate in the Plan; (ii) determine the sizes and types of
Awards; (iii) determine the class of the Company's stock to which the Award
relates; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner
consistent with the Plan; (v) construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement
or instrument entered into under the Plan; (vi) establish, amend or waive rules
and regulations for the Plan's administration; and (vii) (subject to the
provisions of Article 13) amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding
Award to the extent they are within the discretion of the Board as provided in
the Plan. Further, the Board will make all other determinations that may be
necessary or advisable to administer the Plan. As permitted by law and
consistent with Section 3.1, the Board may delegate some or all of its authority
under the Plan.

     3.3    DECISIONS BINDING. All determinations and decisions made by the
Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive and
binding on all persons, including, without limitation, the Company, its Board,
its stockholders, all Affiliates, employees, Participants and their estates and
beneficiaries.

     ARTICLE 4.   SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS

     4.1    NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.3, no more than 180,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock may be subject to Awards under the Plan.

     The maximum number of Shares that may be granted during any calendar year
to any one Participant under Options or Restricted Stock is 100,000, as adjusted
under Section 4.3 below.

     4.2    LAPSED AWARDS. If any Award granted under this Plan is canceled,
terminates, expires or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to the Award
will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan.

     4.3    ADJUSTMENTS IN AUTHORIZED SHARES. If the Shares, as currently
constituted, are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares of stock or other securities of the Company or of another corporation
(whether because of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification,
split, reverse split, combination of shares, or otherwise, but not including an
IPO or other capital infusion from any source) or if the number of Shares is
increased through the payment of a stock dividend, then the Board, in its sole
discretion, may substitute for or add to each Share previously appropriated,
later subject to, or which may become subject to, an Award, the number and kind
of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding Share was
changed for which each such Share was exchanged, or to which each such Share is
entitled, as the case may be. The Board, in its sole discretion, also may amend
outstanding Awards as to price and other terms, to the extent necessary to
reflect the events described above. If there is any other change in the number
or kind of the outstanding Shares, of any stock or other

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securities into which the outstanding Shares have been changed, or for which
they have been exchanged, the Board may, in its sole discretion, may adjust any
Award already granted or which may be afterward granted.

     Fractional Shares resulting from any adjustment in Awards pursuant to this
section may be settled in cash or otherwise as the Board determines. The Company
will give notice of any adjustment to each Participant who holds an Award that
has been adjusted and the adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) will
be effective and binding for all Plan purposes.

     ARTICLE 5.   ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

     5.1    ELIGIBILITY. The following persons are eligible to receive Awards
under this Plan:

            (a)   any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate in a common
     law employee-employer relationship ("Employee");

            (b)   any non-employee member of the Company's Board or the Board of
     Directors of an Affiliate; and

            (c)   any consultant or other independent advisor who provides
     services to the Company or an Affiliate.

     5.2    ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. The Board will determine, within the limits
set forth below, those eligible persons to whom it will grant Awards. Each
eligible person whom the Board has selected to receive an Award will become a
Participant in the Plan upon execution of an Award Agreement.

     ARTICLE 6.   STOCK OPTIONS

     6.1    GRANT OF OPTIONS. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan,
the Board may grant Options to Employees in the number, and upon the terms, and
at any time and from time to time, as it determines and sets forth in the Award
Agreement.

     6.2    AWARD AGREEMENT. Each Option grant will be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that specifies the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the
number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the class of the Company's Common
Stock to which the Option pertains, the manner, time and rate of exercise and/or
vesting of the Option, and such other provisions as the Board determines and
sets forth in the Award Agreement. The Award Agreement will also specify whether
the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO, and whether reload options will
be granted.

     6.3    EXERCISE PRICE. Each Option grant and Award Agreement will specify
the Exercise Price for each Share subject to an Option, which Exercise Price
will be determined by the Board and will be at least one hundred percent (100%)
of the Share's Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted. If the
Option is an ISO and the Participant to whom the Option is granted is a Ten
Percent Owner of the Company or an Affiliate, the Exercise Price for each Share
subject to an Option will be at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair
Market Value on the date the Option is granted.

     6.4    DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each Option will expire at the time determined
by the Board at the time of grant and set forth in the Award Agreement, but no
later than the tenth anniversary of the date of its grant. If the Option is an
ISO and the Participant to whom the Option is granted is a Ten Percent Owner of
the Company of an Affiliate, the Option will expire at the time determined by
the Board at the time of grant, but no later than the fifth anniversary of the
date of its grant.

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     6.5    EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Options will become vested and exercisable at
such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board in
each instance approves and sets forth in each Award Agreement. The Board, in any
NQSO Award Agreement, may provide that a Participant may exercise Options before
the Options become vested; PROVIDED THAT upon the Participant's termination of
Service, the Participant will forfeit any Shares attributable to the exercise of
any Options that were not vested at the time of such termination of Service.
Restrictions and conditions on the exercise of an Option need not be the same
for each Award or for each Participant.

     6.6    PAYMENT. The holder of an Option may exercise the Option only by
delivering a written notice of exercise to the Company setting forth the number
of Shares as to which the Option is to be exercised, together with full payment
at the Exercise Price for the Shares as to which the Option is exercised and any
withholding tax relating to the exercise of the Option.

     The Exercise Price and any related withholding taxes will be payable to the
Company in full either: (a) in cash, or its equivalent, in United States
dollars; (b) if permitted in the governing Award Agreement, by tendering Shares
the Participant (i) owns, (ii) has a substantial investment and bears the risks
and rewards normally associated with share ownership for a reasonable period
(E.G., six months), and (iii) duly endorses for transfer to the Company, (c) in
any combination of cash, certified or cashier's check and Shares described in
clause (b); or (d) by any other means the Board determines to be consistent with
the Plan's purposes and applicable law.

     The Board may provide for reload options in the Award Agreement evidencing
an Option. If such reload options are provided for, they will be granted
automatically in accordance with the applicable provisions in the Award
Agreement, and the Exercise Price for such reload option will be at least one
hundred percent (100%) of each Share's Fair Market Value on the date the reload
option is granted.

     6.7    RESTRICTIONS ON SHARE TRANSFERABILITY. The Board may impose such
restrictions on any Shares acquired through exercise of an Option as it deems
necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under
applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange
or market upon which the Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to the Shares.

     6.8    TERMINATION OF SERVICE. Each Option Award Agreement will set forth
the extent to which the Participant has the right to exercise the Option after
his or her termination of Service. These terms will be determined by the Board
in its sole discretion, need not be uniform among all Options, and may reflect,
among other things, distinctions based on the reasons for termination of
Service.

     6.9    NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participant's Award Agreement, no Option granted under the Plan may be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except as
otherwise provided in a Participant's Award Agreement, all Options will be
exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the Participant or his or
her guardian or legal representative. The Board may, in its discretion, require
a Participant's guardian or legal representative to supply it with the evidence
the Board deems necessary to establish the authority of the guardian or legal
representative to act on behalf of the Participant.

     6.11   LIMITATION ON GRANT OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The Board may grant
Incentive Stock Options only to Employees. The Board will not grant an Option
under this Plan as an incentive stock option if it would cause the aggregate
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options are exercisable by the Participant for the first time during a calendar
year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) to exceed $100,000.

     ARTICLE 7.   RESTRICTED STOCK

     7.1    GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the terms and provisions of
the Plan, the Board may, at any time and from time to time, grant Restricted
Stock to Participants in such amounts as it determines and sets forth in the
applicable Award Agreement.

     7.2    AWARD AGREEMENT. Each Restricted Stock grant will be evidenced by an
Award Agreement that specifies the Restriction Periods, the number of Shares
granted, the class of the Company's Common Stock to which the Award pertains,
the purchase price, if any, and such other provisions as the Board determines
and sets forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

     7.3    NONTRANSFERABILITY. The Restricted Stock granted herein may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, until the end of
the applicable Restriction Period as specified in the Award Agreement, or upon
earlier satisfaction of any other conditions specified by the Board in its sole
discretion and set forth in the Award Agreement. All rights with respect to
Restricted Stock will be available during the Participant's lifetime only to the
Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative. The Board
may, in its discretion, require a Participant's guardian or legal representative
to supply it with evidence the Board deems necessary to establish the authority
of the guardian or legal representative to act on behalf of the Participant.

     7.4    OTHER RESTRICTIONS. The Board may impose such other conditions
and/or restrictions on any Restricted Stock as it deems advisable and sets forth
in the applicable Award Agreement, including, without limitation, restrictions
based upon the achievement of specific performance objectives (Company-wide,
business unit, and/or individual), time-based restrictions on vesting following
the attainment of the performance objectives, and/or restrictions under
applicable federal or state securities laws. The Board may provide that
restrictions established under this Section 7.4 as to any given Award will lapse
all at once or in installments.

     The Company will retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted
Stock in its possession until all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to
the Shares have been satisfied.

     7.5    PAYMENT OF AWARDS. Except as otherwise provided in Articles 7 and 8,
Restricted Stock that becomes Owned Shares will be transferable by the
Participant after the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

     7.6    VOTING RIGHTS. The applicable Award Agreement may specify that
Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock may exercise any voting rights
that apply to those Shares during the Restriction Period.

     7.7    DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. The applicable Award Agreement
may specify that Participants awarded Shares of Restricted Stock hereunder will
be credited with regular cash dividends, if any, paid on those Shares during the
Restriction Period. Dividends may be paid currently, accrued as contingent cash
obligations, or converted into additional Shares of Restricted Stock, upon such
terms as the Board establishes. The Board may apply any restrictions it deems
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     7.8    TERMINATION OF SERVICE. Each Award Agreement will set forth the
extent to which the Participant has the right to retain Restricted Stock after
his or her termination of Service with the Company or an Affiliate. These terms
will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, need not be uniform
among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect, among other things,
distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

     7.9    SECTION 83(b) ELECTION. The Participant will indicate to the Company
whether the Participant intends to make a Section 83(b) election with respect to
the Restricted Stock.

     ARTICLE 8.   PURCHASE AND SALES RIGHTS

     8.1    PARTICIPANTS' PUT RIGHT. At any time after the fifth anniversary of
an Award under Article 6 or 7 (and prior to an IPO), the Participant, with
respect to his or her then Owned Shares acquired pursuant to the Award, will
have the right (a "Put Right"), exercisable by written notice to the Company, to
require the Company to purchase up to one hundred percent (100%) of the Owned
Shares acquired through the Award, provided, however, that the Participant has a
substantial investment and has borne the risks and rewards normally associated
with share ownership, with respect to such Owned Shares, for a reasonable period
(E.G., six months).

     8.2    CALL RIGHT BY THE COMPANY. At any time prior to an IPO, and after
the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of an Award, or (b) the Participant's
termination of Service, the Company will have the option (a "Call Right"),
exercisable by written notice to the Participant, to purchase any or all of the
Participant's Owned Shares acquired through the Award, and to terminate any or
all vested Options granted to the Participant in the Award.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not exercise a Call Right at
any time that the Participant remains in Service with the Company, unless his or
her duties have been materially reduced from those in effect at the time of the
Award.

     8.3    TERMINATION OF SERVICE. In the event that a Participant's Service is
terminated for any reason other than for Cause prior to the fifth anniversary of
the date of an Award (and prior to an IPO), the Participant will have a Put
Right and the Company will have a Call Right with respect to any or all Owned
Shares acquired through the Award, and the Company will have the right to
terminate any or all vested and unexercised Options granted in the Award.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Company terminates a
Participant other than for Cause prior to five years from the date of an Award,
the Company may not exercise a Call Right until the fifth anniversary of the
Award.

     8.4    DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS. Each time a Participant exercises a Put
Right, the Company shall convert the Redemption Value of the Participant's Owned
Shares with respect to which the Participant is exercising the Put Right to a
Distribution Account on or before the Settlement Date.

     Each time the Company exercises a Call Right, the Redemption Value of the
Participant's Owned Shares, and the Redemption Value of any vested and
unexercised Options (less the applicable Exercise Price for such vested and
unexercised Options) with respect to which a Call Right is exercised shall be
converted to a Distribution Account on or before the Settlement Date.

     8.5    REDEMPTION VALUE. The Redemption Value of the Participant's Owned
Shares with respect to which a Participant exercises a Put Right will equal the
Fair Market Value of such Owned Shares determined as of the date on which the
Participant exercises such Put Right. If the Company exercises a Call Right, the
Redemption Value of the Participant's Owned Shares will be equal to the Fair
Market Value of such Owned Shares determined as of the date on which the Company
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Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company terminates the Participant
for Cause, the Redemption Value of all of the Participant's Owned Shares
acquired through exercise of Options will be equal to the Exercise Price of such
Options, and the Redemption Value of the Participant's Restricted Stock will be
equal to its Fair Market Value on the date of the Award.

     8.6    DISTRIBUTION TO THE PARTICIPANT. The amount in a Participant's
Distribution Account will be distributed to the Participant in cash, (i) in a
lump-sum payment, (ii) in annual installments not longer than three (3) years,
or (iii) over such longer period as may be required under the terms of the
Company's credit facilities then in effect. Where distribution of a
Participant's Distribution Account is made in installment payments, interest
will be credited to the amount in the Participant's Distribution Account at a
floating rate per annum equal to the "Prime Rate" published in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL from time to time during the distribution period. Such interest will
accrue beginning on the Settlement Date and will be credited to the Distribution
Account quarterly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if payment of the Distribution
Account is in installments the Company may, in its sole discretion, at any time
during the installment period, distribute the remaining amount of a
Participant's Distribution Account in a single lump sum cash payment, plus
interest to the date of payment.

     Distribution of a Participant's Distribution Account will commence no later
than 60 days after the Settlement Date. If a Participant dies before complete
distribution of his or her Distribution Account, the remaining amount in the
Participant's Distribution Account will be distributed to the Participant's
Designated Beneficiary over the same period as distributions were being made to
the Participant; except that, the Company may, in its sole discretion, determine
to pay the remaining balance of the deceased Participant's Distribution Account
(with interest to the date of payment) to the Participant's Designated
Beneficiary in a single lump sum payment at any time.

     8.7    DRAG-ALONG RIGHTS. At any time on or after the Effective Date (and
prior to an IPO), if one or more shareholders of the Company proposes to
transfer (in a sale consummated in a single transfer or a series of related
transfers to a single purchaser or a group of purchasers as part of a single
transaction), more than 50% of the Company's Shares to a Person other than an
Affiliate, then the Company will have the right (the "Drag-Along Right"), but
not the obligation, to cause each Participant to tender for purchase to such
purchaser(s), at the price and on such other terms and conditions as apply to
the Company, the same proportion of the Participant's Shares as the proportion
of the Company's Shares proposed to be transferred bears to the total Shares
held by the Company.

     If the Company elects to exercise the Drag-Along Right, then it will so
notify each Participant (the "Drag-Along Notice"). Such Drag-Along Notice will
set forth the name and address of the proposed purchaser, the proposed amount
and form of consideration and other terms and conditions of transfer offered by
the proposed purchaser, the aggregate Shares proposed to be purchased by such
purchaser, and a calculation of the purchase price applicable to the
Participant.

     All transfers of a Participant's Shares pursuant to the Drag-Along Right
will be effectuated within thirty (30) days after the date of the Drag-Along
Notice. Upon the receipt of a Drag-Along Notice, the Participant will be
entitled and obligated to transfer the Shares to the proposed purchaser on the
terms and for the price set forth above; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither the
Company nor the Participant will consummate the sale of any Shares if the
proposed purchaser does not purchase all of the Shares that the Company and the
Participants are entitled or obligated to transfer pursuant hereto, PROVIDED,
FURTHER, that in the event that the price to be paid by the Company will not be
in cash or securities for which there is a public market, all payments to
Participants will be in cash.

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     8.8    TAG-ALONG RIGHTS. At any time on or after the Effective Date (and
prior to an IPO), if the Company proposes to transfer (in a sale consummated in
a single transfer or a series of related transfers to a single purchaser or a
group of purchasers as part of a single transaction) shares representing more
than 50% of the Company's Shares to a Person other than an Affiliate, then each
Participant will have the right (the "Tag-Along Right") to require the proposed
purchaser to purchase from Participant the same proportion of the Participant's
Shares as the proportion of the Company's Shares proposed to be transferred
bears to the total Shares held by the Company.

     The Company will promptly notify each Participant in writing in the event
it proposes to make a transfer giving rise to the Tag-Along Right, and will
furnish the Participant with the transfer terms and a copy of any written offer
or agreement pertaining thereto. The Participant may exercise the Tag-Along
Right by delivery of a written notice to the Company (the "Tag-Along Notice")
within fifteen (15) days following the Participant's receipt of notice of the
proposed transfer from the Company. The Tag-Along Notice will state the Shares
that the Participant proposes to include in such transfer to the proposed
purchaser and a calculation of the purchase price applicable to the Participant.
In the event that the proposed purchaser does not purchase the specified Shares
from the Participant on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the
Company in such transaction, then the Company will not be permitted to sell any
Shares to proposed purchaser in the proposed transfer.

     8.9    NONTRANSFERABILITY. The Company will not be required (i) to transfer
on its books any Shares that have been sold or transferred, or (ii) to treat as
owner of such Shares, to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay
dividends to any transferee to whom such Shares have been transferred, in
violation of the Plan, the Award Agreement, or the Shareholders Agreement. Any
transferee must consent in writing to be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement.

     8.10   LEGEND. Each certificate evidencing Owned Shares and each
certificate issued in exchange for or upon the transfer of any Owned Shares
before an IPO will be stamped or otherwise imprinted with such legend as the
Board requires.

     ARTICLE 9.   BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

     Each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or
beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any
benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case the Participant should die before
receiving any or all of his or her Plan benefits. Each beneficiary designation
will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, must be in a form
prescribed by the Board, and must be made during the Participant's lifetime. If
the Participant's designated beneficiary predeceases the Participant or no
beneficiary has been designated, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant's
death will be paid to the Participant's estate or other entity described in the
Participant's Award Agreement.

     ARTICLE 10.  DEFERRALS

     The Board may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of cash or
Shares that would otherwise be due to him or her by virtue of an Option
exercise, the lapse or waiver of restrictions on Restricted Stock. If any such
deferral election is permitted or required, the Board will, in its sole
discretion, establish rules and procedures for such deferrals. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board in its sole discretion may defer payment of cash or the
delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to a Participant under the Plan
if payment or delivery would result in the Company's or an Affiliate's being
unable to deduct compensation under Code Section 162(m). Deferral of payment or
delivery by the Board may continue until the Company or Affiliate is able to
deduct the payment or delivery under the Code.

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     ARTICLE 11.  BREACH OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the
Participant breaches the non-compete, non-solicitation or non-disclosure
provisions of the Award Agreement, whether during or after termination of
Service, in addition to any other penalties or restrictions that may apply under
any employment agreement, state law, or otherwise, the Participant shall:

            (a)   forfeit any and all Awards granted to him or her under the
     Plan, including Awards that have become vested and/or exercisable; and

            (b)   forfeit any and all right to receive any remaining installment
     payments due to the Participant from his or her Distribution Account,
     pursuant to Section 8.6.

     ARTICLE 12.  RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

     12.1   SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or limit in any way
the right of the Company or any affiliate of the Company (as defined in federal
securities laws) to terminate any Participant's Service at any time, or confer
upon any Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any
Affiliate.

     12.2   PARTICIPATION. No Employee, Advisor, Director or Participant will
have the right to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having received any
Award, to receive a future Award.

     ARTICLE 13.  AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

     13.1   AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time
and from time to time, alter, amend, modify or terminate the Plan in whole or in
part. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board may modify,
extend or renew outstanding Awards under the Plan, or accept the surrender of
outstanding Awards (to the extent not already exercised) and grant new Awards in
substitution of them (to the extent not already exercised). The Board will not,
however, modify any outstanding Incentive Stock Option to specify a lower
Exercise Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification of an Award will,
without the prior written consent of the Participant, adversely alter or impair
any rights or obligations under any Award already granted under the Plan.

     13.2   ADJUSTMENT OF AWARDS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN UNUSUAL OR
NONRECURRING EVENTS. In recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events
(including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.3) affecting
the Company or its financial statements, or in recognition of changes in
applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, and, whenever the Board
determines that adjustments are appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement
of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the
Plan, the Board may, using reasonable care, adjust the terms and conditions of,
and the criteria included in, Awards.

     ARTICLE 14.  WITHHOLDING

     14.1   TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company will have the power and the right to
deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount
(either in cash or Shares) sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local
taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with
respect to any taxable event arising under this Plan. Each Award Agreement will
specify whether reload options will be granted in connection with payment of tax
withholding by tendering Shares owned by the Participant.

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     14.2   SHARE WITHHOLDING. With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, or upon
any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, the
Company may satisfy the minimum withholding requirement for supplemental wages,
in whole or in part, by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value
(determined on the date the Participant recognizes taxable income on the Award)
equal to the minimum amount of withholding tax required to be collected on the
transaction. The Participant may elect, subject to the approval of the Board, to
deliver the necessary funds to satisfy the withholding obligation to the
Company, in which case there will be no reduction in the Shares otherwise
distributable to the Participant.

     ARTICLE 15.  SUCCESSORS

     All obligations of the Company under the Plan or any Award Agreement will
be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of the
successor results from a direct or indirect purchase of all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company, or a merger, consolidation, or
otherwise.

     ARTICLE 16.  LEGAL CONSTRUCTION

     16.1   NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any plural
term used in this Plan includes the singular and a singular term includes the
plural.

     16.2   SEVERABILITY. If any provision of the Plan is held illegal or
invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the
remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if
the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

     16.3   REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. The granting of Awards and the issuance of
Share and/or cash payouts under the Plan will be subject to all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations, and to any approvals by governmental agencies or
national securities exchanges as may be required.

     16.4   SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. As to any individual who is, on the
relevant date, an officer, director or ten percent beneficial owner of any class
of the Company's equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of
the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable
conditions of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule. To the
extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Board fails to so comply, it
will be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed
advisable by the Board.

     16.5   UNFUNDED STATUS OF THE PLAN. The Plan is intended to constitute an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments or deliveries of Shares not yet made to a Participant by the Company,
the Participant's rights are no greater than those of a general creditor of the
Company. The Board may authorize the establishment of trusts or other
arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan, so long as the
arrangement does not cause the Plan to lose its legal status as an unfunded
plan.

     16.6   NON-U.S. BASED PERSON. Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan to the contrary, the Board may make Awards to Persons who are not citizens
or residents of the United States on such terms and conditions different from
those specified in the Plan as may, in the Board's judgment, be necessary or
desirable to foster and promote achievement of the Plan's purposes. In
furtherance of such purposes, the Board may make such modifications, amendments,
procedures and subplans as may be necessary or advisable to comply with
provisions of laws in other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company
operates or has employees.

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     16.7   GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan
and all agreements hereunder will be construed and enforced in accordance with,
and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its
conflict of laws principles.

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