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                                                                     Exhibit 4.9

                              RESTRUCTURE AGREEMENT

                  This RESTRUCTURE AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT") is dated as of
January 26, 2001 and entered into by and among NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and STARK INTERNATIONAL ("STARK"),
SHEPHERD INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. ("SHEPHERD"; collectively with Stark,
the "NOTEHOLDERS"), BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P. ("BAYSTAR CAPITAL"), and BAYSTAR
INTERNATIONAL LTD. ("BAYSTAR INTERNATIONAL"; collectively, with BayStar Capital,
the "INVESTORS").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

                  A. The Company and the Noteholders are parties to an Exchange
  Agreement, dated as of October 5, 1998 (the "EXCHANGE AGREEMENT"), pursuant to
  which, among other things, the Noteholders acquired 7% convertible senior
  subordinated promissory notes due 2001 of the Company (the "EXISTING NOTES")
  by exchanging shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock. In connection
  with the Exchange Agreement, the Company and the Noteholders also entered into
  a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 5, 1998 (the "1998
  REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").

                  B. Concurrently herewith, the Noteholders shall surrender
  their Existing Notes to the Company and the Company shall issue amended and
  restated notes (the "AMENDED NOTES") to the Noteholders, which shall contain
  substantially the same terms and provisions as the Notes, except that the
  Amended Notes (i) shall be subject to conversion by the Company into shares of
  common stock, par value $.005, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK") at
  maturity, (ii) may be converted by the Company in the event that the average
  price of the Common Stock exceeds $2.50 per share for twenty (20) consecutive
  trading days and (iii) shall accrue interest at the rate of 4% per annum.

                  C. The Company and the Investors are parties to a Securities
  Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2000 (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),
  pursuant to which the Investors acquired 1,218,584 shares of Common Stock,
  warrants to purchase 609,291 shares of Common Stock (the "WARRANTS"), and
  warrants to purchase an additional 609,291 shares (the "ADDITIONAL WARRANTS").
  In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Investors also
  entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2000
  (the "2000 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").

                  D. Concurrently herewith, the Purchase Agreement shall be
  amended by the Company and the Investors to delete the provisions with respect
  to the issuance of "Additional Shares" (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
  The Warrants shall be amended and restated to provide for a fixed exercise
  price of $1.64125 per share (the "AMENDED WARRANTS") and to delete the
  provisions providing for a reset of the exercise price and the Additional
  Warrants shall be surrendered to the Company by the Investors and cancelled.

                  E. Concurrently herewith, the Investors shall receive 350,043
  additional shares of Common Stock, without payment of any additional
  consideration, which shall have
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  the effect of reducing the purchase price of the shares purchased under the
  Purchase Agreement from $1.64125 per share to $1.275 per share.

                  F. Due to the review by the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the "SEC") of the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 covering the
  Investors' shares acquired under the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the
  Investors shall amend the Registration Rights Agreement to increase the period
  to 120 days from 90 days for the Company to have the such registration
  statement declared effective by the SEC.

                  G. Concurrently herewith, the Company and Stanley B. Kinsey
  shall amend his existing employment agreement to provide for a one-year
  extension.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.        AGREEMENTS.

                  (a) Amended and Restated Notes. On the date hereof, each
Noteholder shall surrender its Existing Note to the Company in exchange for an
Amended Note with a principal amount equal to such Existing Note. Each Amended
Note shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, with appropriate
insertions. Each Amended Note shall be deemed to be an Existing Note for
purposes of the Exchange Agreement and the 1998 Registration Rights Agreement.

                  (b) Amendment of Purchase Agreement. On the date hereof, the
Company and the Investors shall execute and deliver to each other an amendment
to the Purchase Agreement in the form of Exhibit B.

                  (c) Amendment and Restatement of Warrants. On the date hereof,
the Investors shall return the Warrants to the Company in exchange for the
amended and restated common stock purchase warrants substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto.

                  (d) Termination of Additional Warrants. On the date hereof,
the Investors shall surrender the Additional Warrants to the Company and such
Additional Warrants shall be cancelled by the Company.

                  (e) Issuance of Additional Shares. On the date hereof, the
Investors shall be entitled to an aggregate 350,043 shares of Common Stock (as
further specified in the Schedule attached hereto). Upon completion of the
proceedings contemplated by this Section, the Company shall direct and cause its
transfer agent to issue and deliver a stock certificate to each Investor
representing such number of Common Shares which such Investor is then acquiring,
duly executed on behalf of the Company and registered in the name of such
Investor or its designee.

                  (f) Amendment of 2000 Registration Rights Agreement. Section
2(a) and Section 3(a) of the 2000 Registration Rights Agreement are hereby
amended by deleting the reference to "ninety (90) days" contained therein with
respect to the scheduled effectiveness date

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of the registration statement on Form S-3 and substituting "one-hundred twenty
(120) days" therefore.

                  (g) Extension of Employment Agreement with Stanley B. Kinsey.
On the date hereof, the Company shall enter into a one-year extension of the
existing employment agreement (the "KINSEY AMENDMENT") with Stanley B. Kinsey,
president and chief executive officer of the Company, on terms and conditions
mutually acceptable to the Company, Mr. Kinsey, and the Noteholders and the
Investors.

SECTION 2.        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  (a) Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each party hereto
represents and warrants to the other parties that the following statements are
true, correct and complete:

                           (i) Power and Authority. Each party has all requisite
         corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry
         out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations
         under, this Agreement.

                           (ii) Authorization of Agreement. The execution and
         delivery of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
         corporate action on the part of each party. The performance of this
         Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
         the part of each party.

                           (iii) No Conflict. The execution and delivery by each
         party of this Agreement, and the performance by each party of this
         Agreement do not and will not (1) violate any provision of any law or
         any governmental rule or regulation applicable to such party, the
         Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational
         documents of such party, or any order, judgment or decree of any court
         or other agency of government binding on such party, (2) conflict with,
         result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time
         or both) a default under any contractual obligation of such party, (3)
         result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of
         the properties or assets of such party or (4) require any approval of
         stockholders or limited partners or any approval or consent of any
         person under any contractual obligation of such party.

                           (iv) Governmental Consents. The execution and
         delivery by each party of this Agreement, and the performance by each
         party of this Agreement do not and will not require any registration
         with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or action by, any federal,
         state or other governmental authority or regulatory body, other than
         the filing of a Form D with the SEC, any blue sky filings with state
         securities regulators and any filings required under registration
         rights agreements entered by the Company.

                           (v) Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly
         executed and delivered by each party and is the legally valid and
         binding obligation of each party, enforceable against each party in
         accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
         insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or
         limiting creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles
         relating to enforceability.

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                  (b) Representation and Warranties by the Company. The Company
represents and warrants to the other parties that the following statements are
true, correct and complete:

                           (i) Issuance of Shares. The shares of Common Stock to
         be received by the Investors under this Agreement are (1) duly
         authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (2) free
         from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof,
         and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights
         of stockholders of the Company and (3) entitled to the rights set forth
         in the Certificate of Incorporation.

                           (ii) Board Approval of the Kinsey Amendment. The
         execution and delivery of the Kinsey Amendment have been duly
         authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and the performance
         of the Kinsey Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary
         corporate action by the Company.

                  (c) Representations and Warranties by Investors and
Noteholders. Each Investor and each Noteholder makes the representations and
warranties set forth on Exhibit D hereto.

SECTION 3.  MISCELLANEOUS

                  (a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard
to the principles of conflict of laws.

                  (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each
party and delivered to the other party, provided that a facsimile signature
shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory
thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original, not
a facsimile signature.

                  (c) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the
interpretation of, this Agreement.

                  (d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

                  (e) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes
all other prior oral or written agreements between or among the Noteholders, the
Investors and the Company, their affiliates and persons acting on their behalf
with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement and the
documents referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically
set forth herein or therein, neither the Company, any Noteholder or any Investor
makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such
matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by a
written instrument signed by the party to be charged with enforcement.

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                  (f) Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this
Agreement shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon
receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile;
(iii) three days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (iv) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications are set forth
on the signature page hereto. Each party shall provide five days' prior written
notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.

                  (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.

                  (h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended
for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other person.

                  (i) Several Representations and Warranties. Each Noteholder
and Investor shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants hereunder.

                  (j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or
cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall
execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.

                  (k) No Strict Construction. The language used in this
Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express
their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against
any party.

                  (l) Equitable Relief. Each party recognizes that in the event
that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations
under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the
other party. Each party therefore agrees that the other parties shall be
entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case
without the necessity of proving actual damages.

                  (m) Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereto expressly
submit themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts
of Delaware in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any of the
other documents contemplated hereby or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court and any
claim that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such a court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally consent to the service of process of any of the aforementioned
courts in any such action, suit or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof
by registered or

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certified mail, postage prepaid, at their respective addresses set forth or
provided for herein, such service to become effective 10 days after such
mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve process in
any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise
proceed against the other parties in any other jurisdiction.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first written above.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                    By: ________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:

                                            5966 La Place Court
                                            Carlsbad, CA 92008
                                            Fax:  (760) 930-1187

                                    NOTEHOLDERS:

                                    STARK INTERNATIONAL

                                    By: ________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:

                                            1500 West Market Street, Suite 200
                                            Mequon, WI 53092
                                            Fax:  (414) 241-1888

                                    SHEPHERD INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

                                    By: ________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:

                                            1500 West Market Street, Suite 200
                                            Mequon, WI 53092
                                            Fax:  (414) 241-1888

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                                                     INVESTORS:

                                    BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P.,
                                    a Delaware limited partnership

                                    BY:  BayStar Capital Management LLC,
                                         Its General Partner

                                         By: ________________________________
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

                                         1500 West Market Street, Suite 200
                                         Mequon, WI 53092
                                         Fax:  (414) 241-1888

                                    BAYSTAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.,
                                    a British Virgin Islands corporation

                                    BY:  BayStar International Management LLC,
                                         Its Investment Manager

                                         By: ________________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                         1500 West Market Street, Suite 200
                                         Mequon, WI 53092
                                         Fax:  (414) 241-1888

                         Schedule of Shares to be Issued

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Investors:
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BayStar Capital, L.P...................................................          280,034

BayStar International Ltd..............................................           70,009
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                                    EXHIBIT A

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE
ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.

[ISSUE DATE]                                                    $[DOLLAR AMOUNT]

                            NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                4% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2003

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to [NAME OF HOLDER] (the
"Holder") the principal sum of [insert amount in writing] Dollars ($[insert
amount in numbers]) on February 1, 2003 (the "Maturity Date") and to pay
interest on the principal amount outstanding from time to time under this note
(the "Outstanding Principal Amount"), at the rate of 4% per annum, payable
quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter during the term
hereof and on the final day when such principal amount becomes due (each such
date, an "Interest Payment Date").

                  This note is one of two amended and restated convertible
senior subordinated promissory notes (the "Note" and collectively, the "Notes")
of the Company referred to in Section 1(a) of the Restructure Agreement, dated
as of January __, 2001 by and among the Company, Stark International ("Stark"),
Shepherd Investments International, Ltd. ("Shepherd"), BayStar Capital, L.P.,
and BayStar International Ltd. (the "Exchange Agreement") and was issued by the
Company to the Holder to amend and restate the Holder's outstanding 7%
convertible senior subordinated notes due 2001 (the "Original Notes"). The
Original Notes were issued pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of
October 5, 1998, by and among the Company, Stark and Shepard in exchange for
outstanding shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

                  1. Definitions. For purposes hereof the following definitions
shall apply:

                  "Acceleration Price" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(b).

                  "Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean all shares
(including treasury shares) of Common Stock issued or sold or deemed to be
issued by the Company after the date hereof, whether or not subsequently
reacquired or retired by the Company other than (i) shares of Common Stock
issued upon conversion of the Notes, (ii) shares of Common Stock issued upon
exercise of the Warrants (iii) shares of Common Stock
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issued pursuant to Approved Stock Plans and (iv) shares issued upon exercise of
options and warrants outstanding as of October 5, 1998.

                  "Adjusting Closing Bid Prices" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3(c).

                  "Approved Stock Plan" shall mean any contract, plan or
agreement which has been or shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company, pursuant to which the Company's securities may be issued to any
employee, officer, director, consultant or other service provider of the Company
in an aggregate amount that does not exceed 110% of the number of securities
issuable as of October 5, 1998 pursuant to any currently existing Approved Stock
Plan.

                  "Average Market Price" shall mean the average of the Closing
Bid Prices of the Common Stock for the five trading days immediately preceding
the applicable date.

                  "Blockage Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
18(b).

                  "Business Day" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(c).

                  "Buy in Actual Damages" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(d)(v).

                  "Closing Bid Price" shall mean, for any security as of any
date, the last closing bid price on the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") as
reported by Bloomberg, L.P. ("Bloomberg"), or, if the AMEX is not the principal
securities exchange for such security, the last closing bid price of such
security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such
security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do
not apply, the last closing bid price of such security in the over-the-counter
market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by
Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price is reported for such security by
Bloomberg, the last closing trade price of such security as reported by
Bloomberg, or, if no last closing trade price is reported for such security by
Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security
as reported in the "pink sheets" by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.

                  "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of the Company,
$.005 par value per share.

                  "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

                  "Conversion Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(d).

                  "Conversion Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(d).

                  "Conversion Price" shall mean $1.275 per share, subject to
certain adjustments as described in Section 3(c).

                  "Conversion Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(d)(i)

                  "Convertible Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(c)(iv).
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                  "Default" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20.

                  "Default Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2(a)(i).

                  "Document" or "Documents" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7(a).

                  "Exchange Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.

                  "Forced Prepayment Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4(a).

                  "Forced Prepayment Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4(a).

                  "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

                  "Holders" shall mean the holders of all Notes.

                  "Inability to Fully Convert Notice" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 6(b).

                  "Indebtedness" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
20(a).

                  "Interest Payment Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Preamble.

                  "Interest Payment Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)(ii).

                  "Major Transaction Acceleration Price" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5(a).

                  "Major Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(c).

                  "Mandatory Payment" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6(a)(i).

                  "Mandatory Payment Price" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6(a)(i).

                  "Market Price" shall mean, on any date specified herein, the
amount per share of the Common Stock, equal to (i) the last reported sale price
of such Common Stock, regular way, on such date or, in case no such sale takes
place on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices thereof
regular way on such date, in either case as officially reported on the principal
national securities exchange on which such Common Stock is then listed or
admitted for trading, (ii) if such Common Stock is not then listed or admitted
for trading on any national securities exchange but is designated as a national
market system security by the NASD, the last reported trading price of the
Common Stock on such date, or in case no such sale takes place on such date, or
if the Common Stock is not so designated, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices of the Common Stock on such date as shown by the NASD automated
quotations system, or (iii) if such Common Stock is not then listed or admitted
for trading on any national exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market,
the fair value thereof (as of a date which is within 20 days of the date as of
which the determination is to be made)
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determined in good faith jointly by the Board of Directors of the Company and
the Holder, provided, however, that if such parties are unable to reach
agreement within a reasonable period of time, the Market Price shall be
determined in good faith by an independent investment banking firm selected
jointly by the Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made
within ten days, by an independent investment banking firm selected by the
American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules, and provided
further, that the Company shall pay all of the fees and expenses of any third
parties incurred in connection with determining the Market Price.

                  "Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.

                  "New Option Issuance Price" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3(c)(iv).

                  "Note" or "Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preamble.

                  "Note Register" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
17(b).

                  "Notice of Acceleration at Option of Holder Upon Triggering
Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

                  "Notice of Major Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 5(e).

                  "Notice in Response to Inability to Convert" shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

                  "Notice of Triggering Event" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 5(e)

                  "Optional Prepayment Date" shall mean any date subsequent to a
20 consecutive trading day period during which the Market Price for the Common
Stock on each day in such period equals or exceeds $1.75 (subject to adjustment
for the events set forth in Section 3(c)(i), (ii) and (iii) hereof).

                  "Options" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(c)(iv).

                  "Organic Change" shall mean any recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or
substantially all of the Company's assets to another Person or other transaction
which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to
receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or
assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock.

                  "Other Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.

                  "Outstanding Principal Amount" shall have the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.

                  "Person" shall mean an individual, a limited liability
company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an
unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency
thereof.
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                  "Proceeding" shall mean, with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (i) any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation,
reorganization, readjustment, composition or other similar proceeding relating
to such Person or its properties as such, (ii) any proceeding for any
liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Person, voluntary or
involuntary, or (iii) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling
of the assets of such Person.

                  "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration
Rights Agreement, dated as of October 5, 1998, by and among the Company, Stark
and Shepherd.

                  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
from time to, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor
statute.

                  "Senior Debt" shall mean all senior indebtedness of the
Company for borrowed money now or hereafter existing in favor of (a) a bank,
insurance company or other financial institution or (b) a lender for the purpose
of financing the purchase or lease of capital equipment, under a Senior Loan
Document, for principal and interest (including interest accruing subsequent to
the commencement of any Proceeding) unless the Senior Loan Document expressly
provides that it is not senior or superior in right of payment to this Note,
excluding, however, in each case the principal of and interest on this Note,
provided that such senior indebtedness shall not exceed $10 million at any time
outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Senior Debt" shall not include (i)
any indebtedness of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries or its affiliates, or
(ii) any indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to any other indebtedness
of the Company.

                  "Senior Debt Default" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 18(b).

                  "Senior Loan Document" shall mean a credit agreement, loan
agreement, indenture or other agreement, document or instrument evidencing or
governing any Senior Debt.

                  "Solvent" shall mean, with respect to any Person on a
particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such
Person is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (ii)
the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the
amount required to pay the probable liability on such Person's existing debts as
they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person is able to realize upon its
assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other
commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (iv) such Person
does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities
mature and (v) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is
not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person's
property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

                  "Subordinated Debt" shall mean all indebtedness of the Company
now or hereafter evidenced by the Notes and all interest thereon.

                  "Subsidiary" shall mean any entity of which securities or
other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of
the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions are at the
time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.
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                  "Suspension Days" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(d)(i).

                  "Suspension Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5(d)(i).

                  "Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.

                  "Transfer Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(d)(i).

                  "Triggering Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(d).

                  "Triggering Event Acceleration Price" shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5(b).

                  "Warrants" shall mean the Common Stock Purchase Warrants to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, issued to the Holders
by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

                  "Warrants Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(d)(i).

                  2. General Provisions. (a) (i) Any amount of principal hereof
that is not paid when due (whether upon demand, by acceleration or otherwise)
shall bear interest from the day when due until such principal amount is paid in
full, payable on demand, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to 15%
per annum (the "Default Rate"). All interest shall be computed on the basis of a
year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but
excluding the last day) elapsed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Note, interest paid or becoming due hereunder shall in no event exceed the
maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

                  (ii) All regularly scheduled interests payments made hereunder
may be made either (I) in cash or (II) at the option of the Company, in full or
in part by issuing shares of Common Stock with each such share issued at a value
determined by multiplying the average of the Closing Bid Prices of the Common
Stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding the applicable Interest
Payment Date by 0.90; provided, however, that the Company may elect to make such
interest payments in shares of Common Stock if and only if such shares are duly
reserved for issuance, duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable, and fully
registered for resale pursuant to the Securities Act and in accordance with the
terms of the Registration Rights Agreement; provided further that the Company
may elect to make such interest payments in shares of Common Stock if and only
if the Company has delivered an irrevocable written notice (the "Interest
Payment Notice") to the Holder no less than 45 days prior to the applicable
Interest Payment Date stating that the next interest payment shall be made in
shares of Common Stock, and with a copy of such Interest Payment Notice to the
Transfer Agent authorizing the Transfer Agent to deliver such Common Stock,
without any restrictive legends, on the Interest Payment Date. If the Company
fails to deliver a Interest Payment Notice at least 45 days prior to any
Interest Payment Date, then interest payments on such interest Payment Date
shall be made solely in cash.

                           (b) All payments made to the Holder in accordance
with the terms hereof on account of principal hereof shall be noted by the
Holder on Schedule I attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof and shall be
binding absent manifest error; provided, however, that any error or omission by
the Holder in this regard shall not affect
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the obligation of the Company to pay the full amount of the principal and
interest due hereunder.

                           (c) If any amount payable hereunder shall be due on a
Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the
City of New York are authorized by law to be closed (any other day being a
"Business Day"), such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day,
and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
interest payable hereon.

                           (d) Both principal and interest are payable in lawful
money of the United States and in immediately available funds at the offices of
Holder, c/o Staro Asset Management, 1500 West Market Street, Mequon, Wisconsin
53092, or at such other place as the Holder shall designate in writing to the
Company.

                           (e) This Note may be transferred in whole or in part
only by registration of such transfer on the Note Register maintained for such
purpose by the Company as provided in Section 17(b) hereof.

                  3.       Holder's Conversion of Note.

                           (a) Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the
right, at its option, to convert the Note, in whole or in part, into fully paid,
validly issued and nonassessable shares of the Company's Common Stock at any
time and from time to time (including, without limitation, during the
continuance of a Senior Debt Default) that this Note is outstanding. If this
Note is converted in part, the remaining portion of this Note not so converted
shall remain entitled to the conversion and other rights provided herein.

                           (b) Conversion Rate. The number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Note pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula:

                                        P
                              ---------------------
                                Conversion Price

                           P = Outstanding Principal Amount submitted for
conversion plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

                           (c) Anti-Dilution. In order to prevent dilution of
the rights granted under this Note, the Conversion Price and the Closing Bid
Prices for any days during any measuring period prior to any of the events set
forth below (the "Adjusting Closing Bid Prices") will be subject to adjustment
from time to time as provided in this Section 3(c):

                           (i) Dividends and Distributions. If the Company shall
         declare or pay to the holders of the Common Stock a dividend or other
         distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or any other security
         convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, the Holder
         of the Note thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to
         receive the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities
         convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, as
         applicable, which such Holder would have owned or been entitled to
         receive after the declaration and payment of such dividend or other
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         distribution as if the Note had been converted immediately prior to the
         record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
         such dividend or other distribution.

                           (ii) Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company
         shall subdivide (by means of any stock split, stock dividend,
         recapitalization or otherwise) the outstanding shares of Common Stock
         into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, or combine (by means
         of any combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) the outstanding
         shares of Common Stock into a lesser number of shares, or issue by
         reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of the Company,
         the Conversion Price and the Adjusting Closing Bid Prices in effect
         immediately prior thereto shall be adjusted so that the Holder shall
         receive the number of shares of Common Stock which such Holder would
         have owned or been entitled to receive after the happening of any and
         each of the events described above if such Note had been converted
         immediately prior to the happening of each such event on the day upon
         which such subdivision or combination, as the case may be, becomes
         effective.

                           (iii) Organic Changes. In case the Company shall
         effect an Organic Change, then the Holder shall be given a written
         notice from the Company informing such Holder of the terms of such
         Organic Change and of the record date thereof for any distribution
         pursuant thereto, at least ten days in advance of such record date,
         and, if such record date shall precede the Maturity Date, the Holder
         shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon conversion of the
         Note, the number of shares of stock or other securities, property or
         assets of the Company, or of its successor or transferee or any
         affiliate thereof, or cash receivable upon or as a result of such
         Organic Change that would have been received by a holder of the number
         of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares the Holder
         would have received had such Holder converted the Note prior to such
         event at the Conversion Price immediately prior to such event. In any
         such case, the Company will make appropriate provision (in form and
         substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) with respect to such
         Holders' rights and interests to insure that the provisions of this
         Section 3(c)(iii) will thereafter be applicable to the Note (including,
         in the case of any such Organic Change in which the successor entity or
         purchasing entity is other than the Company, an immediate adjustment of
         the Conversion Price to the value for the Common Stock reflected by the
         terms of such Organic Change, if the value so reflected is less than
         the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Organic
         Change). The Company will not effect any such Organic Change unless
         prior to the consummation thereof the successor entity (if other than
         the Company) resulting from such Organic Change assumes, by written
         instrument (in form and substance satisfactory to the Holder), the
         obligation to deliver to Holder such shares of stock, securities or
         assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder may
         be entitled to acquire. The provisions of this subparagraph (iii) shall
         similarly apply to successive Organic Changes.

                           (iv) Adjustment upon Issuance of Options. If the
         Company in any manner grants any rights or options to subscribe for or
         to purchase one or more classes of its Common Stock (other than
         pursuant to an Approved Stock Plan or upon conversion of the Notes) or
         any stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for
         Common Stock (such rights or options being herein
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         called "Options" and such convertible or exchangeable stock or
         securities being herein called "Convertible Securities") and the price
         per share for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such
         Options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities
         (the "New Option Issuance Price") is less than the Average Market Price
         immediately prior to such time, then, from and after the time of such
         issue or sale, the Conversion Price shall be reduced, if necessary, so
         that it shall not exceed the New Option Issuance Price. For purposes of
         this Section 3(c)(iv), the New Option Issuance Price shall mean the
         amount determined by dividing (I) the total amount, if any, received or
         receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such
         Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration
         payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such Options, plus in
         the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the
         minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
         to the Company upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities
         and the conversion or exchange thereof, by (II) the total maximum
         number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Options
         or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities
         issuable upon the exercise of such Options. No further adjustment of
         the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such
         Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of
         such Options or upon the actual issuance of such Common Stock upon
         conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

                           (v) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If
         the purchase price provided for in any Options, the additional
         consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion or exchange
         of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible
         Securities are convertible into or exchangeable for any class of Common
         Stock change at any time, the Conversion Price at the time of such
         change shall be readjusted, effective on and after the date of such
         change, to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect on the
         date of such change had such Options or Convertible Securities still
         outstanding provided for such changed purchase price, additional
         consideration or changed conversion rate, as the case may be, at the
         time initially granted, issued or sold; provided that no adjustment
         shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the
         Conversion Price then in effect.

                           (vi) Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
         In case the Company at any time or from time to time after the date
         hereof shall issue or sell Additional Shares of Common Stock (including
         Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to
         Section 3(c)(ii), (iv) or (v)), without consideration or for a
         consideration per share less than the Average Market Price in effect
         immediately prior to such issue or sale, then, and in each such case,
         the Conversion Price shall be reduced, to a price determined by
         multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction

                                (A) the numerator of which shall be the sum of
               (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
               prior to such issue or sale and (ii) the number of shares of
               Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received by the
               Company for the total number of such Additional Shares of Common
               Stock so issued or sold would purchase at the Market Price, and
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                                (B) the denominator of which shall be the number
               of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
               issue or sale, provided that, for the purposes of this Section
               3(c)(vi), immediately after any Additional Shares of Common Stock
               are deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 3(c)(ii) (iv)
               or (v), such Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to
               be outstanding, and (y) treasury shares of Common Stock shall not
               be deemed to be outstanding.

                           (vii) Other Dilutive Events. In case any event shall
         occur as to which the provisions of this Section 3(c) are not strictly
         applicable or if strictly applicable would not fairly protect the
         conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the essential intent
         and principles of this Section 3(c), then, in each such case, the Board
         of Directors of the Company shall make an adjustment in the application
         of such provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and
         principles, so as to preserve, without dilution, the conversion rights
         represented by this Note.

                           (viii) No Dilution or Impairment. The Company shall
         not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation or through any
         Organic Change or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid
         the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, but
         will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such
         terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or
         appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder against
         dilution or other impairment. Without limiting the generality of the
         foregoing, the Company (i) shall take all such action as may be
         necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and
         legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, free
         from all taxes, liens, security interests, encumbrances, preemptive
         rights and charges on the conversion of this Note from time to time
         outstanding, (ii) shall not take any action which results in any
         adjustment of the Conversion Price or the Adjusting Closing Bid Prices
         if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after the action
         upon the conversion of this Note would exceed the total number of
         shares of Common Stock then authorized by the Borrower's certificate of
         incorporation and available for the purpose of issue upon such
         exercise, (iii) shall not permit the par value of any shares of stock
         receivable upon the conversion of this Note to exceed the amount
         payable therefor upon such exercise, and (iv) shall not issue any
         capital stock of any class which is preferred as to dividends or as to
         the distribution of assets upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution,
         liquidation or winding-up, unless the rights of the holders thereof
         shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value or a sum
         determined by reference to a formula based on a published index of
         interest rates, an interest rate publicly announced by a financial
         institution or a similar indicator of interest rates in respect of
         participation in dividends and to a fixed sum or percentage of par
         value in any such distribution of assets.

                           (ix)     Notices.

                                (A) Immediately upon any adjustment pursuant
               hereto of the Conversion Price or the Adjusting Closing Bid
               Prices, the Company will give written notice thereof to the
               Holder, setting forth in reasonable detail and certifying the
               calculation of such adjustment.
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                                (B) The Company will give written notice to the
               Holder at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the
               Company closes its books or takes a record (I) with respect to
               any dividend or distribution upon the Common Stock, or (II) for
               determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change,
               dissolution or liquidation; provided that in no event shall such
               notice be provided to the Holder prior to such information being
               made known to the public.

                                (C) The Company will also give written notice to
               the Holder at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which
               any Organic Change, dissolution or liquidation will take place.

                           (x) Further Adjustments. Successive adjustments in
         the Conversion Price and Adjusting Closing Bid Prices shall be made
         whenever any event specified above shall occur. All calculations under
         this Section 3(c) shall be made to the nearest cent. No adjustment in
         the Conversion Price or the Adjusting Closing Bid Prices shall be made
         if the amount of such adjustment would be less than $0.01, but any such
         amount shall be carried forward and an adjustment with respect thereto
         shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent
         adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or
         amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate $0.01 or more.

                  (d) Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to the Company's
inability to fully satisfy its obligations under a Conversion Notice as provided
for in Section 6 below:

                           (i) Holder's Delivery Requirements. To convert the
         Note into full shares of Common Stock on any date (the "Conversion
         Date"), the Holder shall (A) deliver or transmit by facsimile, for
         receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time on such date, a copy of
         a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as
         Exhibit A (the "Conversion Notice"), to the Company or its designated
         transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") to the effect that the Holder
         elects to convert a specified principal amount of the Outstanding
         Principal Amount of this Note (plus accrued interest), and (B)
         surrender to a common carrier for delivery to the Company or the
         Transfer Agent as soon as practicable following such date, the
         originally executed Conversion Notice.

                           (ii) Company's Response. Upon receipt by the Company
         of a facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall
         immediately send, via facsimile, a confirmation of receipt of such
         Conversion Notice to the Holder. Upon receipt by the Company or the
         Transfer Agent of the originally executed Conversion Notice, the
         Company or the Transfer Agent (as applicable) shall, on the next
         Business Day following the date of receipt (or the second Business Day
         following the date of receipt if received after 11:00 a.m. local time
         of the Company or Transfer Agent, as applicable), (I) issue and
         surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address as
         specified in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the
         name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common
         Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled, or (II) credit such
         aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be
         entitled to the Holder's or its designee's balance account with The
         Depository Trust Company.
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                           (iii) Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute as
         to the determination of the Conversion Price, the Company shall
         promptly issue to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that
         is not disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or
         arithmetic calculations to the Holder via facsimile within one (1)
         Business Day of receipt of such Holder's Conversion Notice. If such
         Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon the determination of
         the Conversion Price within one (1) Business Day of such disputed
         determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder,
         then the Company shall within one (1) Business Day submit via facsimile
         the disputed determination of the Conversion Price to an independent,
         reputable accounting firm of national standing acceptable to the
         Company and the Holder. The Company shall cause such accounting firm to
         perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and
         the Holder of the results no later than forty-eight (48) hours from the
         time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such
         accounting firm's determination shall be binding upon all parties
         absent manifest error.

                           (iv) Record Holder. The Person or Persons entitled to
         receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of the
         Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders
         of such shares of Common Stock on the applicable Conversion Date.

                           (v) Company's Failure to Timely Convert. If the
         Company shall fail (other than as a result of the situations described
         in Section 6(a) with respect to which the Holder has elected, and the
         Company has satisfied its obligations under, one of the options set
         forth in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of Section 6(a)) to issue to
         the Holder on a timely basis as described in this Section 3(d), a
         certificate(s) for the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to
         which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder's conversion of the Note
         as reflected in the applicable Conversion Notice, the Company shall pay
         damages to the Holder equal to the greater of (A) actual damages
         incurred by the Holder as a result of the Holder's needing to "buy in"
         shares of Common Stock to the extent necessary to satisfy its
         securities delivery requirements ("Buy In Actual Damages") and (B)
         after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in
         the Exchange Agreement) if the Company fails to deliver such
         certificates within five days after the last possible date which the
         Company could have issued such Common Stock to the Holder without
         violating this Section 3(d), on each date such conversion is not timely
         effected in an amount equal to 1% of the product of (I) the number of
         shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and
         to which the Holder is entitled and (II) the Closing Bid Price of the
         Common Stock on the last possible date which the Company could have
         issued such Common Stock to the Holder without violating this Section
         3(d).

                  (e) Fractional Shares. The Company shall not issue any
fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. All shares of Common
Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon any conversion shall be
rounded up or down to the nearest whole share.

                  (f) Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all taxes which may
be imposed upon it with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock
upon any conversion.
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                  4. Acceleration or Conversion at the Option of the Company.

                  (a) Forced Prepayment. If all or any portion of the Note
remains outstanding on a Optional Prepayment Date, then upon irrevocable written
notice (the "Forced Prepayment Notice") from the Company to the Holder delivered
no later than ten (10) days after any such Optional Prepayment Date and
specifying a date for mandatory prepayment which is forty-five (45) days after
the Holder's receipt of the Forced Prepayment Notice (the "Forced Prepayment
Date") the Note shall be prepaid as of the Forced Prepayment Date in immediately
available funds in an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Principal Amount
being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of such prepayment,
and the Holder shall thereupon on or prior to the Forced Prepayment Date
surrender the Note, duly endorsed for cancellation, to the Company or the
Transfer Agent. No Person shall thereafter have any rights in respect of the
Note, except the right to receive the payment set forth in this Section 4(a).
The provisions of this Section 4(a) shall not be deemed to restrict the ability
of the Holder to convert the Note pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 at any
time prior to the Forced Prepayment Date.

                  (b) Conversion on Maturity Date. The Company may, at its
option, convert the principal amount of this Note at the Conversion Price, in
whole or in part, into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of
the Company's Common Stock on the Maturity Date, provided, that (i) the Company
delivers written notice to the Holder at least twenty (20) days prior to the
Maturity Date and (ii) a registration statement covering the resale of the
Conversion Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is in effect on the date of conversion.

                  (c) Forced Conversion. The Company shall have the right to
require the Holder to convert this Note at the Conversion Price, in whole or
part, into fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of the Company's
Common Stock subsequent to a 20 consecutive trading day period during which the
Market Price for the Common Stock on each day in such period equals or exceeds
$2.50 (subject to adjustment for the events set forth in Section 3(c)(i), (ii)
and (iii) hereof), provided that the Company may only exercise its right to
require conversion if it provides written notice to the Holder within the ten
(10) trading day period following such 20 consecutive trading day period. Such
written notice shall specify a Conversion Date not earlier than twenty (20) days
after the date such written notice is delivered.

                  (d) Written Notice. For conversions pursuant to Section 4(b)
or 4(c), the Company shall deliver written notice to the Holder, notifying the
Holder of the expected Conversion Date, the Conversion Price, and the number of
Conversion Shares. Any disputes with respect to the Conversion Price shall be
resolved pursuant to Section 3(d)(iii).

                  (e) Issuance of Shares. With respect to conversions under
Section 4(b) or 4(c), the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
conversion shall be determined in accordance with Section 3(b). Upon receipt of
written notice from the Company of conversion of this Note, the Holder shall
surrender this Note to the Company and the Company shall issue the Conversion
Shares to the Holder or its designees, provided that the Company shall not issue
any fractional Conversion Shares. In lieu of the Company issuing any fractional
shares to the Holder upon the conversion of this Note, the Company shall pay to
the Holder the unconverted amount of the Note, such payment to be in the form of
a Company check payable to the Holder. The Company
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shall deliver to the Holder or its designees a certificate or certificates
representing such Conversion Shares as of the date of conversion upon surrender
of this Note by the Holder. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made on
the conversion date designated by the Company, and the person or persons
entitled to the Conversion Shares upon such conversion shall be treated for all
purposes as the record holder or holders of such Conversion Shares as of such
date. In the event this Note is converted for less than the full principal
amount of the Note under Section 4(c), the Company shall issue a new note
substantially in the form of this Note for any remaining principal amount.

                  5.       Acceleration Provisions.

                           (a) Acceleration Upon Major Transaction. Promptly
after a Major Transaction and provided that the consideration per share of
Common Stock in any such Major Transaction is not less than $1.50 per share
(subject to adjustment for the events set forth in Section 3(c)(i) & (ii)
hereof), the Company shall be required to prepay the Outstanding Principal
Amount of the Note in an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Principal
Amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of such
prepayment ("Major Transaction Acceleration Price"). The provisions of this
Section 5(a) shall not be deemed to restrict the ability of the Holder to
convert the Note pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 at any time and from
time to time before the consummation of a Major Transaction.

                           (b) Acceleration Option Upon Triggering Event. In
addition to all other rights of the Holder contained herein (including, without
limitation, the provisions of Section 3), after a Triggering Event, the Holder
shall have the right, at the Holder's option, to declare all or a portion of the
Outstanding Principal Amount of the Note to be due and payable at a price equal
to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which
the amount of the Note being converted would be converted into as of the date
immediately preceding such Triggering Event on which the exchange or market on
which the Common Stock is traded is open multiplied by (ii) the Average Market
Price of the Common Stock on such date ("Triggering Event Acceleration Price"
and, collectively with "Major Transaction Acceleration Price," the "Acceleration
Price"). The provisions of this Section 5(b) shall not be deemed to restrict the
ability of the Holder to convert the Note pursuant to the provisions of Section
3 at any time and from time before the Holder receives the Triggering Event
Acceleration Price.

                           (c) "Major Transaction". A "Major Transaction" shall
be deemed to have occurred at such time as any of the following events:

                           (i) the consolidation or merger of the Company with
         or into another Person (other than pursuant to a migratory merger
         effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of
         incorporation of the Company or pursuant to a merger after which the
         holders of the Company's outstanding capital stock immediately prior to
         the merger own a number of shares of the resulting company's
         outstanding capital stock sufficient to elect a majority of the
         resulting company's board of directors) ;

                           (ii) the sale, transfer, lease, disposal or
         abandonment of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
         transactions) substantially all of the Company's assets (other than a
         sale or transfer to an entity controlling, controlled by or under
         common control with the Company); or
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                           (iii) a purchase, tender or exchange offer for more
         than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock is made and accepted
         by the holders thereof.

                           (d) "Triggering Event". A "Triggering Event" shall be
deemed to have occurred at such time as any of the following events:

                           (i) notice from the Company that Common Stock issued
         or issuable upon conversion of the Note (the "Conversion Shares") or
         the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares") cannot be sold under the
         Registration Statement covering such Common Stock (the "Suspension
         Period"), for any period of 45 consecutive days that is (A) after the
         date the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC
         and (B) prior to the time that the Conversion Shares may be sold
         without limitation in accordance with Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act;
         provided that any demand for acceleration under this Section 5(d)(i)
         must be made by the Holder within 10 days after receipt of notice from
         the Company of the termination of the Suspension Period; and, provided
         further that if the aggregate number of days in all Suspension Periods
         (the "Suspension Days") is equal to or greater than forty-five (45)
         days, then the Maturity Date shall be extended by the number of
         Suspension Days;

                           (ii) the failure of the Common Stock, or Conversion
         Shares, or Warrant Shares to be listed on the AMEX, The New York Stock
         Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market System for a period of 15
         consecutive days; provided, however, that any demand for acceleration
         under this Section 5(d)(ii) must be made by the Holder within 30 days
         after receipt of the Notice of Triggering Event (as defined in Section
         5(f)); or

                           (iii) the Company's notice to the Holder, including
         by way of public announcement, at any time, of its intention not to
         comply with proper requests for conversion of the Notes or exercise of
         the Warrants into shares of Common Stock, including due to any of the
         reasons set forth in Section 6(a) below, except in any case in which
         the basis for such intention by the Company is a bona fide dispute as
         to the right of the Holder to such conversion.

                           (e) Mechanics of Acceleration Upon Major Transaction.
No sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later than ten (10) days prior to the
consummation of a Major Transaction, but not prior to the public announcement of
such Major Transaction, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via
facsimile and overnight courier ("Notice of Major Transaction") to the Holder.

                           (f) Mechanics of Acceleration at Option of Holder
Upon Triggering Event. Within one (1) day after the occurrence of a Triggering
Event, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and
overnight courier ("Notice of Triggering Event") to the Holder. At any time
after receipt of a Notice of Triggering Event, but only for as long as the facts
giving rise to the Triggering Event continue to exist, the Holder may require
the Company to prepay the Note by delivering written notice thereof via
facsimile and overnight courier ("Notice of Acceleration at Option of Holder
Upon Triggering Event") to the Company, which Notice of Acceleration at Option
of Holder Upon Triggering Event shall indicate the applicable Acceleration
Price, as calculated pursuant to Section 5(b) above.
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                           (g) Payment of Acceleration Price. Promptly after the
occurrence of a Major Transaction or upon the Company's receipt of a Notice of
Acceleration at Option of Holder Upon Triggering Event from the Holder, the
Company shall immediately notify the Holder by facsimile of the mechanics of the
delivery of the Holder's Note and the Holder shall thereafter promptly send the
Note to the Company or its Transfer Agent. The Company shall deliver the
applicable Acceleration Price to the Holder within thirty (30) days after the
Company's delivery of a Notice of Major Transaction or the Company's receipt of
the applicable notice to affect an acceleration; provided that the Holder's Note
shall have been so delivered to the Company or its Transfer Agent. In the event
of a dispute as to the determination of the arithmetic calculation of the
Acceleration Price, such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 3(d)(iii)
above. Payments provided for in this Section 5 shall have priority to payments
to other stockholders in connection with a Major Transaction.

                  6.       Inability to Fully Convert Note.

                           (a) Holder's Option if Company Cannot Fully Convert.
If, upon the Company's receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company cannot issue
shares of Common Stock registered for resale under the Registration Statement
for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Company (x) does not
have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available, (y)
is otherwise prohibited by applicable law or by the rules or regulations of any
stock exchange, interdealer quotation system or other self-regulatory
organization with jurisdiction over the Company or its securities, including
without limitation the AMEX, from issuing all of the Common Stock which is to be
issued to the Holder pursuant to a Conversion Notice or (z) fails to have a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock registered for resale under the
Registration Statement, then the Company shall issue as many shares of Common
Stock as it is able to issue in accordance with the Holder's Conversion Notice
and pursuant to Section 3(d) above and, with respect to the unconverted portion
of the Note, the Holder, solely at its option, can elect to (unless the Company
issues and delivers the Conversion Shares underlying the unconverted portion of
the Note prior to the Holder's election hereunder, in which case the Holder
shall only be entitled to receive Buy In Actual Damages under Section 3(d)(v)):

                           (i) require the Company to pay the Holder for the
         portion of Outstanding Principal Amount of the Note plus accrued
         interest thereon for which the Company is unable to issue Common Stock
         in accordance with the Holder's Conversion Notice ("Mandatory Payment")
         in an amount (the "Mandatory Payment Price") equal to the Triggering
         Event Acceleration Price as of such Conversion Date;

                           (ii) if the Company's inability to fully convert the
         Note is pursuant to Section 6(a)(z) above, require the Company to issue
         restricted shares of Common Stock in accordance with the Holder's
         Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section 3(d) above;

                           (iii) void its Conversion Notice and retain or have
         returned, as the case may be, the nonconverted portion of the Note that
         was to be converted pursuant to the Holder's Conversion Notice; or

                           (iv) if the Company's inability to fully convert the
         Note is pursuant to the AMEX rules and regulations described in Section
         6(a)(y) above,
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         require the Company to issue shares of Common Stock in accordance with
         the Holder's Conversion Notice and pursuant to Section 3(d) above at a
         Conversion Price equal to the Average Market Price of the Common Stock
         for the five (5) consecutive trading days preceding the Holder's Notice
         in Response to Inability to Convert.

                           (b) Mechanics of Fulfilling Holder's Election. The
Company shall immediately send via facsimile to the Holder, upon receipt of a
facsimile copy of a Conversion Notice from the Holder which cannot be fully
satisfied as described in Section 6(a) above, a notice of the Company's
inability to fully satisfy the Holder's Conversion Notice (the "Inability to
Fully Convert Notice"). Such Inability to Fully Convert Notice shall indicate
(i) the reason why the Company is unable to fully satisfy the Holder's
Conversion Notice, (ii) the portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the
Note plus accrued interest thereon which cannot be converted and (iii) the
applicable Mandatory Payment Price. The Holder must within five (5) Business
Days after receipt of such Inability to Fully Convert Notice deliver written
notice via facsimile to the Company ("Notice in Response to Inability to
Convert") of its election pursuant to Section 6(a) above.

                           (c) Payment. If the Holder shall elect to have its
Note prepaid pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) above, the Company shall pay the
Mandatory Payment Price in immediately available funds to the Holder within
thirty (30) days of the Company's receipt of the Holder's Notice in Response to
Inability to Convert. If the Company shall fail to pay the applicable Mandatory
Payment Price to the Holder on a timely basis as described in this Section 6(c)
(other than pursuant to a dispute as to the determination of the arithmetic
calculation of the Acceleration Price), in addition to any remedy the Holder may
have under this Note, such unpaid amount shall bear interest at the Default Rate
until paid in full. Until the full Mandatory Payment Price is paid in full to
the Holder, the Holder may void the request for the Mandatory Payment with
respect to the portion of the Note for which the full Mandatory Payment Price
has not been paid and in no event shall such voidance be deemed forgiveness of
any amounts due under this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
fails to pay the applicable Mandatory Payment Price within such thirty (30) days
time period due to a dispute as to the determination of the arithmetic
calculation of the Acceleration Price, such dispute shall be resolved pursuant
to Section 3(d)(iii) above.

                           (d) Pro-rata Conversion and Acceleration. In the
event the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder on the
same day and the Company can convert and redeem some, but not all, of the Notes
pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall convert and purchase from each
Holder electing to have such Note converted and purchased at such time an amount
equal to such Holder's pro-rata amount (based on the Outstanding Principal
Amount of the Note held by such Holder relative to aggregate Outstanding
Principal Amount of Notes outstanding) of all Notes being converted and
redeemed.

                  7.       Representations and Warranties.

                  (a) The Company represents and warrants as follows: (i) the
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Note and each other instrument, agreement and
document executed
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and delivered by the Company to the Holder whether now existing or hereinafter
executed and delivered in connection with this Note (together with the Exchange
Agreement, the other Notes, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement and
the other agreements, instruments and other documents heretofore or hereafter
furnished in connection therewith are hereinafter referred to individually as a
"Document" and collectively as the "Documents") are within the Company's
corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action,
and do not contravene (A) the Company's charter or by-laws or (B) any law or any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Company; (iii) no
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority, regulatory body or third Person is required for the
due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of any Document; (iv)
each Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms; (v) the
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business
as now conducted and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Documents; (vi) the Company is duly qualified to conduct its business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties
owned or leased by it, or in which the transaction of its business makes such
qualification necessary; (vii) the Company's most recent 10-K or 10-Q, whichever
contains the Company's most recent financial statements, fairly represents the
financial condition of the Company and the results of operations of the Company
for the period ended on the date thereof, all in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and since the date thereof
there has been no material adverse change in the operations, business, property,
assets or condition of the Company; (viii) there is no pending or threatened
action or proceeding affecting the Company before any governmental agency or
arbitrator which challenges or relates to the Documents or any transactions
contemplated in connection therewith or which may materially adversely affect
the financial condition or operations of the Company; (ix) no fact is known to
the Company which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, condition, financial or otherwise, performance or
prospects of the Company and has not been disclosed in the Company's 10-K or
10-Q, whichever has been filed more recently by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission; and (x) after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Note and the other Documents, the Company is, individually
and with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

                  (b) Except as otherwise disclosed in any filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission available on EDGAR or as otherwise disclosed
in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2000
between the Company, BayStar Capital, L.P., and BayStar International, Ltd.,
each of the representations and warranties made by the Company in the Exchange
Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, without regard to any amendment,
modification or waiver of such provisions, is true and correct on the date
hereof as if made on the date hereof (except for those representations and
warranties that speak as of a specific date), which representations and
warranties (together with all related definitions and ancillary provisions) are
hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth herein in their entirety,
provided, that: (A) references to "this Agreement", "herein", "hereunder", and
words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to this Note; (B)
references to an "Exhibit" and "Schedule" shall mean and be a reference to the
applicable Exhibit and Schedule to the Exchange Agreement (as in effect on the
date hereof, without regard to any amendment, modification or waiver of such
provisions and without regard to whether or not the Exchange Agreement remains
in effect); and (C) references to Sections in such representations and
warranties shall be references to Sections of the Exchange
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Agreement, provided that to the extent such referenced Sections are themselves
incorporated in this Note by reference, references herein to such Sections shall
be to such Sections as they are incorporated.

                  8. Covenants. So long as any principal or interest is due
hereunder and shall remain unpaid, the Company will, unless the Holder shall
otherwise consent in writing:

                           (a) Furnish to the Holder: (i) as soon as possible
and in any event within five days after the occurrence of a Default or any event
that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a
Default, the written statement of the chief financial officer of the Company,
setting forth the details of such Default or event and the action that the
Company proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) promptly upon request,
such other information concerning the condition or operations, financial or
otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as the Holder from time to
time may reasonably request.

                           (b) Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, payment before the
same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed
upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith and
for which adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied) have been set aside.

                           (c) Maintain and preserve its existence, rights and
privileges, and obtain, maintain and preserve all permits, licenses,
authorizations and approvals that are necessary in the proper conduct of its
business.

                           (d) Keep adequate and proper records and books of
account, in which complete and correct entries will be made in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, reflecting all
financial transactions of the Company.

                           (e) Comply with each of the affirmative and negative
covenants contained in the Exchange Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof,
without regard to any amendment, modification or waiver of such provisions and
without regard to whether or not the Exchange Agreement remains in effect) which
covenants are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth herein in their
entirety provided that any reference changes provided for in Section 8 hereof
shall also be applicable to this Section 8(e).

                           (f) Not incur any indebtedness except Senior Debt,
Subordinated Debt and other indebtedness in the ordinary course of business not
to exceed $2 million at any time outstanding.

                  9. Reservation of Shares. The Company shall, so long as any
principal or interest is due hereunder, reserve and keep available out of its
authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
conversion of the Note, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time
to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of the Note; provided that the
number of shares of Common Stock so
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reserved shall at no time be less than 200% of the number of shares of Common
Stock for which the Note is at any time convertible.

                  10. No Impairment. The Company shall not intentionally take
any action which would impair the rights and privileges of the Note set forth
herein or the Holder.

                  11. Limitation on Number of Conversion Shares. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Holder be
entitled to convert this Note such that upon giving effect to such conversion,
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the
Holder and its "affiliates" as defined in Rule 144 of the Act would exceed 4.99%
of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such
conversion; provided, however, that Holder may elect to waive this restriction
upon not less than sixty-one (61) days prior written notice to the Company. For
purposes of this Section, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance
with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                  12. Obligations Absolute. No provision of this Note shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and
unconditional, to convert this Note pursuant to the provisions of Section 3, and
to pay the principal of, and interest on, this Note at the time, place and rate,
and in the manner, herein prescribed.

                  13. Waivers of Demand, Etc. The Company hereby expressly
waives demand and presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice
of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration or intent to accelerate,
bringing of suit and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts called
for hereunder and will be directly and primarily liable for the payment of all
sums owing and to be owing hereon, regardless of and without any notice,
diligence, act or omission as or with respect to the collection of any amount
called for hereunder.

                  14. Replacement Note. In the event that the Holder notifies
the Company that its Note has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement Note
identical in all respects to the original Note (except for registration number
and Outstanding Principal Amount, if different than that shown on the original
Note) shall be issued by the Company to the Holder, provided that the Holder
executes and delivers to the Company an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the
Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with
such Note, but in no event shall the aggregate amount of such indemnification
exceed the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Note.

                  15. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay on demand
(i) one-half of all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, fees and expenses of counsel to the Holder) incurred by the Holder
in connection with any waiver or amendment of any provision of this Note and the
other Documents and (ii) all costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
fees and expenses of counsel to the Holder) incurred by the Holder in connection
with any Default under this Note and the enforcement of the Holder's rights
and/or the collection of all amounts due under this Note, the Registration
Rights Agreement or the Exchange Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Holder and its members, partners, agents,
employees, affiliates and advisors from and against any and all claims, damages,
losses, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation, all fees and
other client charges of counsel to the Holder) which may be incurred by or
asserted against the Holder or any such member,
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partner, agent, employee, affiliate or advisor in connection with or arising out
of any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to or arising out of this
Note or any other Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
The obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall survive the payment in
full of this Note.

                  16. Restriction on Cash Dividends With Respect to Common
Stock. Until the Note has been converted or redeemed in its entirety as provided
herein, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, declare or pay any cash
dividend on its Common Stock without the prior express written consent of the
Holder.

                  17.      Assignment and Transfer of Note.

                           (a) This Note may not be sold, assigned, or in any
manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, except in compliance
with the terms and conditions hereof.

                           (b) This Note shall be registered in a register (the
"Note Register") as it is issued and transferred, which Note Register shall be
maintained by the Company at its principal office or, at the Company's election
and expense, by the Company's Transfer Agent. The Company shall be entitled to
treat the registered holder of the Note on the Note Register as the owner in
fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable
or other claim to or interest in such Note on the part of any other Person, and
shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when
any Note is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be
obligated to) treat the bearer thereof as the owner of such Note for all
purposes. All of the rights provided to the Holder under this Note, if properly
assigned, may be exercised by a new holder without a new note first having been
issued.

                           (c) Subject to the restrictions on transfer contained
herein, if applicable, this Note and all rights hereunder are transferable in
whole or in part, without charge to the Holder hereof, upon surrender of this
Note with a properly executed Form of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B at
the principal office of the Company.

                  18.      Subordination.

                           (a) Agreement to Subordinate. The Subordinated Debt
is and shall be subordinate, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set
forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Senior Debt.

                           (b) Restrictions on Payment of the Subordinated Debt.
All Senior Debt shall first be paid in full, or such payment shall have been
provided for, before any payment shall be made to the Holder in respect of the
Subordinated Debt; provided, however, that the Holder may receive, and the
Company may pay, principal of and interest on the Subordinated Debt evidenced by
the Note in the stated amounts and on the stated dates of payment hereof or,
with respect to interest payments, Common Stock issued pursuant to the
provisions of Section 2(a)(ii) hereof, unless (i) a default in connection with
the Senior Debt (a "Senior Debt Default") arising out of the failure by the
Company to make a payment on account of principal of or interest on Senior Debt
has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Company and the Holder have received
written notice of such occurrence (a "Blockage Notice") from one or more holders
of the Senior Debt in the aggregate principal amount of at least 50% of the
Senior Debt outstanding; provided, further, however, that the Company may resume
making payments on account
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of Subordinated Debt if at the time of any such payment 90 days shall have
elapsed since the occurrence of such Senior Debt Default, or on such earlier
date, if any, on which the Senior Debt has been paid in full in cash, in other
property or securities or such Senior Debt Default is cured or is waived in
writing by the applicable holders of the Senior Debt or such Blockage Notice has
been withdrawn or rescinded by the holders of the Senior Debt. Not more than one
Blockage Notice may be provided with respect to the Subordinated Debt during any
period of 365 consecutive days.

                           (c) Senior Indebtedness Unconditional.

                                    (i) All rights and interests of the holders
         of the Senior Debt hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the
         Company hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective
         of: (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Loan
         Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, (B) any
         change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term
         in respect of, all or any of the Senior Debt, or any other amendment or
         waiver of or any consent to departure from any Senior Loan Document,
         (C) any exchange or release of, or non-perfection of any lien on or
         security interest in, any collateral, or any release or amendment or
         waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty, for all or any of
         the Senior Debt, or (D) any other circumstance which might otherwise
         constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company in
         respect of the Senior Debt or the Company in respect of this Note.

                                    (ii) This Section of this Note shall
         continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if
         at any time any payment of any of the Senior Debt is rescinded or must
         otherwise be returned by a holder of Senior Debt upon the commencement
         of a Proceeding or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
         made.

                           (d) Waivers. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, each of the Holder and the Company hereby waives (i) promptness and
diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and notice of the incurrence of any Senior
Debt by the Company, (iii) notice of any actions taken by the holder of any
Senior Debt or the Company or any other person under any Senior Loan Document or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, (iv) all other notices,
demands and protests, and all other formalities of every kind in connection with
the enforcement of the Senior Debt or of the obligations of the Holder and the
Company hereunder, the omission of or delay in which, but for the provisions of
this Section, might constitute grounds for relieving the Holder or the Company
of its obligations hereunder and (v) any requirement that any holder of Senior
Debt protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or other lien or
any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against the
Company or any other person or any collateral.

                           (e) Subrogation. No payment or distribution to a
holder of Senior Debt pursuant to the provisions of this Note shall entitle the
Holder to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Senior
Debt shall have been paid in full. After the Senior Debt shall have been paid in
full, the Holder shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of the Senior
Debt to receive payments or distributions of assets of the Company applicable to
the Senior Debt until all amounts owing in respect of the Subordinated Debt
shall be paid in full, and for the purpose of such subrogation, no such payments
or distributions to the holders of the Senior Debt by or on behalf of the
Company
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or by or on behalf of the Holder by virtue of this Section 19 of this Note which
otherwise would have been made to the Holder shall, as among the Company, its
creditors (other than the holders of its Senior Debt) and the Holder, be deemed
to be payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt, it being
understood that the above provisions relating to subordination are solely for
the purpose of defining the relative rights of the holders of the Senior Debt,
on the one hand, and the Holder, on the other hand.

                           (f)      Subordination.

                                    (i) Except to the extent that the Holder has
authorized the Company, and the Company has bound itself, not to make any
payment on the Subordinated Debt other than in accordance with this Note, as set
forth in the Company's undertaking appearing in this Note, nothing contained
herein shall impair, as between the Company and the Holder, the obligation of
the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to convert this Note pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3 and to pay the principal amount of and interest
on the Subordinated Debt in accordance with the terms hereof, or affect the
relative rights of the Holder and creditors of the Company other than the
holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall anything herein prevent the Holder from
exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default,
subject to the rights, if any, under this Note of the holders of the Senior
Debt. In no event shall any term, covenant, condition or restriction in this
Section 20 of this Note affect in any way any right, power or privilege of the
Holder in respect of principal of or interest on the Note, or any related
obligation.

                                    (ii) The Holder shall not at any time be
charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the
making of any payment to it or the taking of any other action under this Note,
unless and until the Holder and the Company shall have received a notice thereof
from the applicable holders of the Senior Debt and, prior to the receipt of any
such notice, the Holder shall be entitled to assume that no such facts exist.

                  19. Intentionally Omitted.

                  20. Events of Default. If any of the following shall occur
(each a "Default"):

                  (a) the Company shall fail to pay any principal of or interest
on this Note when due (whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration, demand or
otherwise); or (b) any representation or warranty made by the Company in this
Note, in any other Document heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of
the Company (including, without limitation, the Exchange Agreement) or in any
document or certificate in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Note shall have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or (c) the
Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
contained in any Document (including, without limitation, the failure to honor
any Conversion Notice or an Election to Purchase Shares (as defined in the
Warrants)) to be performed or observed by the Company, or (d) the Company shall
fail to pay any debt for borrowed money or other similar obligation or liability
("Indebtedness") (excluding Indebtedness evidenced by this Note), or any
interest or premium thereon, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required
prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall continue
after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or
instrument relating to such
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Indebtedness, or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to
any such Indebtedness, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after
the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument,
if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the
acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness
shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than
by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity
thereof; or (e) one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money
exceeding any applicable insurance coverage shall be rendered against the
Company, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any
creditor upon any such judgment or order, or (ii) there shall be any period of
ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of any such
judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in
effect; or (f) the Company shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts
become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally,
or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any
proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company seeking to adjudicate
it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it
or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization
or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for the
Company or for any substantial part of its property and such proceeding shall
remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days; or the Company
shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above
in this clause (f); or (g) any provision of this Note or any other Document
(including, without limitation, the Exchange Agreement) shall at any time for
any reason be declared to be null and void by a court of competent jurisdiction,
or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by the Company, or
a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company seeking to establish the
invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Company shall deny that it has
any liability or obligation hereunder or thereunder; or (h) a material adverse
change in the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Company,
as determined by the Holder in its sole discretion, shall occur and written
notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Holder; or (i) a
Senior Debt Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or (j) prior to
January __, 2002, Stanley B. Kinsey shall no longer be employed and serving as
chief executive officer of the Company (other than in the case of death or
"disability" as defined in the employment agreement between the Company and Mr.
Kinsey in effect on the date hereof) and the Company has failed to hire a
replacement chief executive officer reasonably satisfactory to a majority of the
Holders within three months of Mr. Kinsey's termination date;

then the Holder may (i) declare the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note
and all other amounts due hereunder to be immediately due and payable, whereupon
the Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note and all such other amounts shall
become and shall be forthwith due and payable, without diligence, presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived and all such amounts, if unpaid, shall bear interest at the Default Rate,
and (ii) exercise any and all of its other rights under applicable law,
hereunder and under the other Documents. In such event, this Note shall be
prepaid at a prepayment price equal to 125% of the Outstanding Principal Amount
of the Note plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

                  21. Taxes, etc. All payments made by the Company hereunder
will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. All such payments
shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any present or future
income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, fees,
withholding, restrictions or conditions of
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any nature now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by
any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities, excluding taxes on
the overall net income of the Holder (such non-excluded taxes are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Taxes"). If the Company shall be required by
law to deduct or to withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable
hereunder, (i) the amount so payable shall be increased to the extent necessary
so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including Taxes
on amounts payable to the Holder pursuant to this sentence) the Holder receives
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or
withholdings been made, (ii) the Company shall make such deductions or
withholdings and (iii) the Company shall pay the full amount deducted or
withheld to the relevant taxation authority in accordance with applicable law.
Whenever any Taxes are payable by the Company, as promptly as possible
thereafter the Company shall send the Holder an official receipt showing
payment. In addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future taxes,
charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from
the execution, delivery, performance, recordation or filing of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Note or any other Document (hereinafter referred to as
"Other Taxes"). The Company will indemnify the Holder for the full amount of
Taxes or Other Taxes (including, any Taxes or Other Taxes on amounts payable to
the Holder under this paragraph) paid by the Holder and any liability (including
penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
upon written demand by the Holder therefor.

                  22.      Miscellaneous.

                  (a) The Company agrees that all notices or other
communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including
telecommunications) and shall be mailed, telecopied or delivered to the Company
at the address of the Company set forth next to its signature, or at such other
address as may hereafter be specified by the Company to the Holder in writing.
All notices and communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received,
(ii) if telecopied, when transmitted, and (iii) if delivered, upon delivery.

                  (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, no failure on the
part of the Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power,
privilege or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise thereof by the Holder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, privilege or remedy
of the Holder. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Note, nor consent
to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Holder, and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given.

                  (c) Any provision hereof which is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.

                  (d) The Company hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any Delaware State or Federal court in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Note, (ii) waives any defense based on
doctrines of venue or forum non conveniens, or similar rules or doctrines, and
(iii) irrevocably agrees that all claims in
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respect of such an action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
Delaware State or Federal court. The Company would (by its acceptance hereof)
waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim
arising out of or relating to this Note.
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                  (e) This Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                                              NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                              By:
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   KENDRA BERGER
                                                   Senior Vice President
                                                   Finance and Administration

                                              Address:
                                              5966 La Place Court
                                              Carlsbad, CA  92008
                                              Attention:  CFO

                                              Telephone: (760) 438-7400
                                              Telecopier: (760) 930-1187
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                                   SCHEDULE I
                              PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL

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                Paid or Prepaid                           Balance                          Made By
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                            NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                                CONVERSION NOTICE

Reference is made to the 4% convertible senior subordinated note due February 1,
2003 (the "NOTE"), made by NTN Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), to the order of Holder. In accordance with and pursuant to the Note,
the undersigned Holder hereby elects to convert the amount under this Note
indicated below into shares of Common Stock, $.005 par value per share of the
Company (the "COMMON STOCK"), by tendering the Note as of the date specified
below.

   Date of Conversion:                                   _______________________

   Outstanding Principal Amount of Note to be converted: _______________________

Please confirm the following information:

   Conversion Price:                                     _______________________

   Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:        _______________________

Please issue the Common Stock and, if applicable, any check drawn on an account
of the Company into which Note is being converted in the following name and to
the following address:

     Issue to:                                           _______________________

                                                         _______________________

                                                         _______________________

     Facsimile Number:                                   _______________________

     Authorization:                                      _______________________

                                                         By:____________________

                                                         Title:_________________

     Dated:                                              _______________________
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                                    Exhibit B

                               FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

                [To be executed only upon assignment of the Note]

For value received, the undersigned registered Holder of the within Note hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto the right represented by such Note, and
appoints _____________ Attorney to make such transfer on the Note Register of
NTN Communications, Inc., maintained for such purpose, with full power of
substitution in the premises.

Dated: _______________________

                                    (Signature must conform in all respects to
                                    the name of holder as specified on the face
                                    of the Note)

                                    ____________________________________________
                                              (Street Address)

                                    ____________________________________________
                                             (City) (State) Zip Code)

Signed in the presence of:
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                         TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
"AMENDMENT") is dated as of January 26, 2001 and entered into by and among NTN
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the buyers
listed on the signature pages hereof (the "BUYERS") and is made with reference
to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2000 (the
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), by and among Company and Buyers. Capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.
                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyers are concurrently entering
a Restructure Agreement as of even date hereof, which requires the Company and
the Buyers to enter into this Amendment; and
                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyers desire to amend the
Purchase Agreement to delete the covenant regarding delivery of Additional
Shares.
                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

1. Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection
(o) contained therein in its entirety.

MISCELLANEOUS

                  A. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER DOCUMENTS.

                  (i) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the
         Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
         ratified and confirmed.

                  (ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
         shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
         any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
         of any Buyer under, the Purchase Agreement.

                  B. HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment
are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

                  C. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT
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                  REGARD TO INCONSISTENT CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

                  D. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective upon
the execution of counterparts hereof by the Company and the Buyers and receipt
by the Company and the Buyers of written or telephonic notification of such
execution and authorization of delivery thereof.

                  E. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached
to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to
the same document.

                           [signature page to follow]
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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

                                    BORROWERS:

                                    NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                    By: ________________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

                                    BUYERS:

                                    BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P.

                                    By:  BayStar Capital Management LLC, its
                                         General Partner

                                       By: ________________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                    BAYSTAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.

                                    By:  BayStar International Management LLC,
                                         its Investment Manager

                                       By: ________________________________
                                       Name:
                                       Title:
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                                    EXHIBIT C

THIS WARRANT AND ANY SECURITIES ACQUIRED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN
APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.

                            NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

No. W-                                                          January __, 2001

                                                   Warrant to Purchase _________
                                                          Shares of Common Stock

                  NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), for value received, hereby certifies that _________, or registered
assigns (the "Holder"), is entitled to purchase from the Company _________ (the
"Warrant Shares") duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock, par value $.005 per share, of the Company (the "Common
Stock"), at a purchase price per share equal to the Purchase Price (as defined
below), at any time or from time to time on and after the date hereof and prior
to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on November 14, 2003 (the "Expiration Date"),
all subject to the terms, conditions and adjustments set forth below in this
Warrant.

                  This Warrant is one of the Common Stock Purchase Warrants
(collectively, the "Warrants", such term to include any such warrants issued in
substitution therefor) originally issued pursuant to the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2000, by and among the Company and
the Buyers signatory thereto (the "Purchase Agreement") and subsequently amended
and restated pursuant to the Restructure Agreement, dated as of January __,
2001, by and among the Company and the Buyers signatory thereto. Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

                  1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

                  "Additional Shares of Common Stock" shall mean, all shares
(including treasury shares) of Common Stock issued or sold (or, pursuant to
Section 3.3 or 3.4, deemed to be issued) by the Company after the date hereof,
whether or not subsequently reacquired or retired by the Company other

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than (i) shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants, (ii) such
number of additional shares of Common Stock as may become issuable by exercise
of the Warrants by reason of adjustments required pursuant to the anti-dilution
provisions applicable to the Warrants, (iii) shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to Approved Stock Plans and (iv) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant
to warrants issued and outstanding on November 14, 2000 and listed on Schedule
3(c) to the Purchase Agreement.

                  "Anniversary Date" shall mean November 14 of each calendar
year.

                  "Approved Stock Plan" shall mean any contract, plan or
agreement which has been or shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company or a committee of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which the
Company's securities may be issued to any employee, officer, director,
consultant or other service provider of the Company in an aggregate amount that
does not exceed 110% of the number of securities issuable as of November 14,
2000 pursuant to any currently existing Approved Stock Plan.

                  "Average Closing Bid Price" shall mean the average of the
Closing Bid Prices of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) days immediately
preceding the applicable date.

                  "Average Market Price" shall mean the average of the Closing
Bid Prices of the Common Stock for the five (5) trading days immediately
preceding the applicable date.

                  "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday or a
Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the City of New York
are authorized by law to be closed. Any reference to "days" (unless Business
Days are specified) shall mean calendar days.

                  "Buy in Actual Damages" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 2.6 of this Agreement.

                  "Closing Bid Price" shall mean for any security as of any
date, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities
exchange or trade market where such security is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg, L.P. ("Bloomberg"), or if the foregoing does not apply, the closing
bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic
bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid
price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices
of any market makers for such security as reported in the "pink sheets" by the
National Quotation Bureau, Inc. If the Closing Bid Price cannot be calculated
for such security on such date, as set forth above, the Closing Bid Price of
such security shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by an
investment banking firm selected jointly by the Company and the Holder, with the
fees and expenses of such determination borne solely by the Company.

                  "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any successor agency having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.

                  "Common Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any stock into which such
Common Stock shall have been changed or any stock resulting from any
reclassification of such Common Stock, and all other stock of any class or
classes (however designated) of the Company the holders of which have the right,
without limitation as

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to amount, either to all or to a share of the balance of current dividends and
liquidating dividends after the payment of dividends and distributions on any
shares entitled to preference.

                  "Company" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introduction to this Warrant, such term to include any corporation or other
entity which shall succeed to or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder
in compliance with Section 4.

                  "Convertible Securities" shall mean any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock (other than Common Stock) or other securities
directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Additional Shares of
Common Stock.

                  "Current Market Price" shall mean, on any date specified
herein, the average of the daily Closing Bid Prices for the Common Stock during
the 10 consecutive trading days commencing 15 trading days before such date,
except that, if on any such date the shares of Common Stock are not listed or
admitted for trading on any national securities exchange or quoted in the
over-the-counter market, the Current Market Price shall be the Fair Value on
such date.

                  "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any
successor statute.

                  "Expiration Date" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introduction to this Warrant.

                  "Fair Value" shall mean, on any date specified herein (i) in
the case of cash, the dollar amount thereof, (ii) in the case of a security
admitted for trading on any national securities exchange or quoted in the
over-the-counter market, the Current Market Price, and (iii) in all other cases
as determined in good faith jointly by the Board of Directors of the Company and
the Holder; provided, however, that if such parties are unable to reach
agreement within a reasonable period of time, the Fair Value shall be determined
in good faith by an independent investment banking firm selected jointly by the
Company and the Holder or, if that selection cannot be made within ten days, by
an independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration
Association in accordance with its rules, and provided further, that the Company
shall pay all of the fees and expenses of any third parties incurred in
connection with determining the Fair Value.

                  "Options" shall mean any rights, options or warrants to
subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Additional Shares of Common
Stock or Convertible Securities.

                  "Other Securities" shall mean any stock (other than Common
Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or
otherwise) which the holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to
receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of the Warrants, in lieu of
or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall
have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other
Securities pursuant to Section 4 or otherwise.

                  "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, trust, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited
liability company, unincorporated organization or any other entity or
organization, including a government or agency or political subdivision thereof,
and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

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                  "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
the introduction to this Warrant.

                  "Purchase Price" shall mean $1.64125 provided, however, that
such amount shall be subject to adjustment and readjustment from time to time as
provided in Section 3, and, as so adjusted or readjusted, shall remain in effect
until a further adjustment or readjustment thereof is required by Section 3.

                  "Registration Rights Agreement" shall mean the Registration
Agreement dated as of November 14, 2000, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
to the Purchase Agreement.

                  "Rights" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section
3.10.

                  "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any
successor statute.

                  "Warrants" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
introduction to this Warrant.

                  2.       EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

                  2.1. Manner of Exercise; Payment of the Purchase Price. (a)
This Warrant may be exercised by the Holder, in whole or in part, at any time or
from time to time on and after the date hereof and prior to the Expiration Date,
by surrendering to the Company at its principal office (or such other office or
agency of the Company as the Company may designate in a written notice to the
Holder) this Warrant, together with the form of Election to Purchase Shares
attached hereto as Exhibit A (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) duly executed
by the Holder and accompanied by payment of the Purchase Price as described
below for the number of shares of Common Stock specified in such form.

                  (b) Payment of the Purchase Price may be made as follows (or
by any combination of the following): (i) in United States currency by cash or
delivery of a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company
or by wire transfer to the account of the Company, (ii) by cancellation of such
number of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Holder upon such
exercise as shall be specified in such Election to Purchase Shares, such that
the excess of the Current Market Price of such specified number of shares on the
date of exercise over the portion of the Purchase Price attributable to such
shares shall equal the Purchase Price attributable to the shares of Common Stock
to be issued upon such exercise, in which case upon delivery of such notice such
amount shall be deemed to have been paid to the Company and the number of shares
issuable upon such exercise shall be reduced by such specified number, or (iii)
by surrender to the Company for cancellation, certificates representing shares
of Common Stock of the Company owned by the Holder (properly endorsed for
transfer in blank) having a Current Market Price on the date of Warrant exercise
equal to the Purchase Price.

                  2.2. When Exercise Effective. Each exercise of this Warrant
shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business
on the Business Day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to, and
the Purchase Price shall have been received by, the Company as provided in
Section 2.1, and at such time the Person or Persons in whose name or names any
certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities)
shall be issuable upon such exercise as

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provided in Section 2.3 shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of
record thereof for all purposes.

                  2.3. Delivery of Stock Certificates, etc.; Charges, Taxes and
Expenses. Subject to Section 2.5 (a) as soon as practicable after each exercise
of this Warrant, in whole or in part, and in any event within three (3) Business
Days thereafter, the Company shall cause to be issued in such denominations as
may be requested by Holder in the Election to Purchase Shares, in the name of
and delivered to the Holder or, subject the Purchase Agreement, as the Holder
may direct,

                  (i) a certificate or certificates, or, if then permissible
         under the Securities Act, at a Holder's request to electronically issue
         such shares (e.g., through DWAC or DTC), an electronic issuance for the
         number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) to which the
         Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise plus, in lieu of issuance
         of any fractional share to which the Holder would otherwise be
         entitled, if any, a certified check for the amount of cash equal to the
         same fraction multiplied by the Current Market Price per share on the
         date of Warrant exercise, provided, however, that in the event
         sufficient funds are not legally available for the payment of such
         amount, the number of shares of Common Stock for which such
         certificate(s) represents shall be rounded up to the nearest whole
         number, and

                  (ii) in case such exercise is for less than all of the shares
         of Common Stock purchasable under this Warrant, a new Warrant or
         Warrants of like tenor, for the balance of the shares of Common Stock
         purchasable hereunder.

                  (b) Issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon
the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof
for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense, in respect of the
issuance of such certificates, all of which such taxes and expenses shall be
paid by the Company.

                  2.4. Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company shall, at
the time of each exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder
hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such
Holder all rights to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after such
exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, provided that if the
Holder of this Warrant shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall
not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to afford such rights to the
Holder.

                  2.5. Exercise Disputes. In the case of any dispute with
respect to the number of shares to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant, the
Company shall promptly issue such number of shares of Common Stock that is not
disputed and shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations
to the Holder via facsimile within two (2) Business Days of receipt of the
Holder's Election to Purchase Shares. If the Holder and the Company are unable
to agree as to the determination of the Purchase Price within two (2) Business
Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to
the Holder, then the Company shall in accordance with this Section, submit via
facsimile the disputed determination to an independent reputable accounting firm
of national standing, selected jointly by the Company and the Holder. The
Company

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shall cause such accounting firm to perform the determinations or calculations
and notify the Company and the Holder of the results within forty-eight (48)
hours from the time it receives the disputed determinations of calculations.
Such accounting firm's determination shall be binding upon all parties absent
manifest error. The Company shall then on the next Business Day issue
certificate(s) representing the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in
accordance with such accounting firm's determination and this Section. All fees
and expenses of such determination and calculation shall be borne by the
Company.

                  2.6. Failure to Deliver Common Stock If, at any time, the
Holder of this Warrant submits this Warrant, an Election to Purchase Shares and
payment to the Company of the Purchase Price for each of the shares of Common
Stock specified in the Election to Purchase Shares in accordance with Section
2.1 above, and the Company, for any reason, fails to deliver, on or prior to the
last possible date which the Company could have issued such Common Stock to the
Holder without violating this Section 2, the number of shares of Common Stock
for which the Holder is entitled upon such exercise, the Company shall pay
damages to the Holder equal to the greater of (a) actual damages incurred by the
Holder as a result of the Holder's needing to "buy in" shares of Common Stock to
the extent necessary to satisfy its securities delivery requirements ("Buy In
Actual Damages") and (b) if the Company fails to deliver such certificates
within five days after the last possible date on which the Company could have
issued such Common Stock to the Holder without violating this Section 2, on each
date such exercise is not timely effected in an amount equal to 1% of the
product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder on
a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (ii) the Closing Bid
Price of the Common Stock on the last possible date which the Company could have
issued such Common Stock to the Holder without violating this Section 2.

                  3.       ADJUSTMENT OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE.

                  3.1.     Adjustment of Number of Shares.

                           Upon each adjustment of the Purchase Price as a
result of the calculations made in this Section 3, this Warrant shall thereafter
evidence the right to receive, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of
shares of Common Stock (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth) obtained by
dividing (i) the product of the aggregate number of shares covered by this
Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to such adjustment of the Purchase Price by (ii) the Purchase
Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.

                  3.2.     Adjustment of Purchase Price.

                  3.2.1. Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In case
the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue
or sell Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common
Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4 but excluding
Additional Shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of Rights referred
to in Section 3.10), without consideration or for a consideration per share less
than the Average Market Price as in effect immediately prior to such issue or
sale, then, and in each such case, subject to Section 3.8, the Purchase Price
shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue or sale, to a price (calculated
to the nearest .001 of a cent) determined by multiplying such Purchase Price by
a fraction

                  (a) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number
         of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue
         or sale and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock which the gross
         consideration received by the Company for the total number of such
         Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued or sold would purchase at
         such Current Market Price, and

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                  (b) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
         Common Stock outstanding immediately after such issue or sale, provided
         that, for the purposes of this Section 3.2.1, (x) immediately after any
         Additional Shares of Common Stock are deemed to have been issued
         pursuant to Section 3.3 or 3.4, such Additional Shares shall be deemed
         to be outstanding, and (y) treasury shares shall not be deemed to be
         outstanding.

                  3.2.2. Extraordinary Dividends and Distributions. In case the
Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare,
order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution (including, without
limitation, any distribution of other or additional stock or other securities or
property or Options by way of dividend or spin-off, reclassification,
recapitalization or similar corporate rearrangement) on the Common Stock, then,
in each such case, subject to Section 3.8, the Purchase Price in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the
determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive such
dividend or distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business
on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Purchase Price by
a fraction

                  (x) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price
         in effect on such record date or, if the Common Stock trades on an
         ex-dividend basis, on the date prior to the commencement of ex-dividend
         trading, less the Fair Value of such dividend or distribution
         applicable to one share of Common Stock, and

                  (y) the denominator of which shall be such Current Market
         Price.

                  3.3. Treatment of Options and Convertible Securities. In case
the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall issue,
sell, grant or assume, or shall fix a record date for the determination of
holders of any class of securities of the Company entitled to receive, any
Options or Convertible Securities (whether or not the rights thereunder are
immediately exercisable) then, and in each such case, the maximum number of
Additional Shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating
thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent
adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the
case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange
of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of
Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue, sale, grant or assumption or,
in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on
such record date (or, if the Common Stock trades on an ex-dividend basis, on the
date prior to the commencement of ex-dividend trading), provided that such
Additional Shares of Common Stock shall not be deemed to have been issued unless
(i) the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 3.5) of such
shares would be less than the Average Market Price as in effect on the date of
and immediately prior to such issue, sale, grant or assumption or immediately
prior to the close of business on such record date (or, if the Common Stock
trades on an ex-dividend basis, on the date prior to the commencement of
ex-dividend trading), as the case may be and (ii) such Additional Shares of
Common Stock are not purchasable pursuant to Rights referred to in Section 3.10,
and provided, further, that

                  (a) whether or not the Additional Shares of Common Stock
         underlying such Options or Convertible Securities are deemed to be
         issued, no further adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be made upon
         the subsequent issue or sale of Convertible Securities or shares of
         Common Stock upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or
         exchange of such Convertible Securities;

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                  (b) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms
         provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the
         consideration payable to the Company, or decrease in the number of
         Additional Shares of Common Stock issuable, upon the exercise,
         conversion or exchange thereof (by change of rate or otherwise), the
         Purchase Price computed upon the original issue, sale, grant or
         assumption thereof (or upon the occurrence of the record date, or date
         prior to the commencement of ex-dividend trading, as the case may be,
         with respect thereto), and any subsequent adjustments based thereon,
         shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be
         recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects
         such Options, or the rights of conversion or exchange under such
         Convertible Securities, which are outstanding at such time;

                  (c) upon the expiration or termination (or purchase by the
         Company and cancellation or retirement) of any such Options which shall
         not have been exercised or the expiration of any rights of conversion
         or exchange under any such Convertible Securities which (or purchase by
         the Company and cancellation or retirement of any such Convertible
         Securities the rights of conversion or exchange under which) shall not
         have been exercised, the Purchase Price computed upon the original
         issue, sale, grant or assumption thereof (or upon the occurrence of the
         record date, or date prior to the commencement of ex-dividend trading,
         as the case may be, with respect thereto), and any subsequent
         adjustments based thereon, shall, upon such expiration (or such
         cancellation or retirement, as the case may be), be recomputed as if:

                           (i) in the case of Options for Common Stock or
                  Convertible Securities, the only Additional Shares of Common
                  Stock issued or sold were the Additional Shares of Common
                  Stock, if any, actually issued or sold upon the exercise of
                  such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
                  Securities and the consideration received therefor was the
                  consideration actually received by the Company for the issue,
                  sale, grant or assumption of all such Options, whether or not
                  exercised, plus the consideration actually received by the
                  Company upon such exercise, or for the issue or sale of all
                  such Convertible Securities which were actually converted or
                  exchanged, plus the additional consideration, if any, actually
                  received by the Company upon such conversion or exchange, and

                           (ii) in the case of Options for Convertible
                  Securities, only the Convertible Securities, if any, actually
                  issued or sold upon the exercise of such Options were issued
                  at the time of the issue or sale, grant or assumption of such
                  Options, and the consideration received by the Company for the
                  Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have then been
                  issued was the consideration actually received by the Company
                  for the issue, sale, grant or assumption of all such Options,
                  whether or not exercised, plus the consideration deemed to
                  have been received by the Company (pursuant to Section 3.5)
                  upon the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities with
                  respect to which such Options were actually exercised;

                  (d) no readjustment pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) above
         shall have the effect of increasing the Purchase Price by an amount in
         excess of the amount of the adjustment thereof originally made in
         respect of the issue, sale, grant or assumption of such Options or
         Convertible Securities; and

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                  (e) in the case of any such Options which expire by their
         terms not more than 30 days after the date of issue, sale, grant or
         assumption thereof, no adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be made
         until the expiration or exercise of all such Options, whereupon such
         adjustment shall be made in the manner provided in subdivision (c)
         above.

                  3.4. Treatment of Stock Dividends, Stock Splits, etc. In case
the Company at any time or from time to time after the date hereof shall declare
or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in Common Stock, or shall effect
a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of
shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a
dividend in Common Stock), then, and in each such case, Additional Shares of
Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued (a) in the case of any such
dividend, immediately after the close of business on the record date for the
determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive such
dividend, or (b) in the case of any such subdivision, at the close of business
on the day immediately prior to the day upon which such corporate action becomes
effective.

                  3.5. Computation of Consideration. For the purposes of this
Section 3,

                  (a) the consideration for the issue or sale of any Additional
         Shares of Common Stock shall, irrespective of the accounting treatment
         of such consideration,

                           (i) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at
                  the amount of cash received by the Company, without deducting
                  any expenses paid or incurred by the Company or any
                  commissions or compensations paid or concessions or discounts
                  allowed to underwriters, dealers or others performing similar
                  services in connection with such issue or sale,

                           (ii) insofar as it consists of property (including
                  securities) other than cash, be computed at the Fair Value
                  thereof at the time of such issue or sale, and

                           (iii) in case Additional Shares of Common Stock are
                  issued or sold together with other stock or securities or
                  other assets of the Company for a consideration which covers
                  both, be the portion of such consideration so received,
                  computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, allocable
                  to such Additional Shares of Common Stock, such allocation to
                  be determined in the same manner that the Fair Value of
                  property not consisting of cash or securities is to be
                  determined as provided in the definition of 'Fair Value'
                  herein;

                  (b) Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been
         issued pursuant to Section 3.3, relating to Options and Convertible
         Securities, shall be deemed to have been issued for a consideration per
         share determined by dividing

                           (i) the total amount, if any, received and receivable
                  by the Company as consideration for the issue, sale, grant or
                  assumption of the Options or Convertible Securities in
                  question, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
                  consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating
                  thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for
                  a subsequent adjustment of such consideration to protect
                  against dilution) payable to the Company upon the exercise in
                  full of such Options or the conversion or

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                  exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of
                  Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such
                  Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or
                  exchange of such Convertible Securities, in each case
                  computing such consideration as provided in the foregoing
                  subdivision (a),

                  by

                           (ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as
                  set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard
                  to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment
                  of such number to protect against dilution) issuable upon the
                  exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such
                  Convertible Securities; and

                  (c) Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been
         issued pursuant to Section 3.4, relating to stock dividends, stock
         splits, etc., shall be deemed to have been issued for no consideration.

                  3.6. Adjustments for Combinations, etc. In case the
outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by
reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock,
the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such combination or
consolidation shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or
consolidation, be proportionately increased.

                  3.7. Dilution in Case of Other Securities. In case any Other
Securities shall be issued or sold or shall become subject to issue or sale upon
the conversion or exchange of any stock (or Other Securities) of the Company (or
any issuer of Other Securities or any other Person referred to in Section 4) or
to subscription, purchase or other acquisition pursuant to any Options issued or
granted by the Company (or any such other issuer or Person) for a consideration
such as to dilute, on a basis consistent with the standards established in the
other provisions of this Section 3, the purchase rights granted by this Warrant,
then, and in each such case, the computations, adjustments and readjustments
provided for in this Section 3 with respect to the Purchase Price and the number
of shares purchasable upon Warrant exercise shall be made as nearly as possible
in the manner so provided and applied to determine the amount of Other
Securities from time to time receivable upon the exercise of the Warrants, so as
to protect the holders of the Warrants against the effect of such dilution.

                  3.8. De Minimis Adjustments. If the amount of any adjustment
of the Purchase Price per share required pursuant to this Section 3 would be
less than $.01, such amount shall be carried forward and adjustment with respect
thereto made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which,
together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward,
shall aggregate a change in the Purchase Price of at least $.01 per share. All
calculations under this Warrant shall be made to the nearest .001 of a cent or
to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be.

                  3.9. Abandoned Dividend or Distribution. If the Company shall
take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling
them to receive a dividend or other distribution (which results in an adjustment
to the Purchase Price under the terms of this Warrant) and shall, thereafter,
and before such dividend or distribution is paid or delivered to stockholders
entitled thereto, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or
distribution, then any adjustment made to the

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Purchase Price and number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon Warrant
exercise by reason of the taking of such record shall be reversed, and any
subsequent adjustments, based thereon, shall be recomputed.

                  3.10. Shareholder Rights Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event that the Company shall distribute "poison pill" rights pursuant to
a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan (the "Rights"), the Company shall, in
lieu of making any adjustment pursuant to Section 3.2.1 or Section 3.2.2 hereof,
make proper provision so that each Holder who exercises a Warrant after the
record date for such distribution and prior to the expiration or redemption of
the Rights shall be entitled to receive upon such exercise, in addition to the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, a number of Rights to be
determined as follows: (i) if such exercise occurs on or prior to the date for
the distribution to the holders of Rights of separate certificates evidencing
such Rights (the "Distribution Date"), the same number of Rights to which a
holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise at the time of such exercise would be
entitled in accordance with the terms and provisions of and applicable to the
Rights; and (ii) if such exercise occurs after the Distribution Date, the same
number of Rights to which a holder of the number of shares into which the
Warrant so exercised was exercisable immediately prior to the Distribution Date
would have been entitled on the Distribution Date in accordance with the terms
and provisions of and applicable to the Rights, and in each case subject to the
terms and conditions of the Rights.

                  4.       CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC.

                  4.1. Adjustments for Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets,
Reorganization, etc. In case the Company after the date hereof (a) shall
consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing
or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger, or (b) shall permit
any other Person to consolidate with or merge into the Company and the Company
shall be the continuing or surviving Person but, in connection with such
consolidation or merger, the Common Stock or Other Securities shall be changed
into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person or cash or
any other property, or (c) shall transfer all or substantially all of its
properties or assets to any other Person, or (d) shall effect a capital
reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock or Other Securities
(other than a capital reorganization or reclassification resulting in the issue
of Additional Shares of Common Stock for which adjustment in the Purchase Price
is provided in Section 3.2.1 or 3.2.2), then, and in the case of each such
transaction, proper provision shall be made so that, upon the basis and the
terms and in the manner provided in this Warrant, the Holder of this Warrant,
upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of such transaction
shall be entitled to receive (at the aggregate Purchase Price in effect at the
time of such consummation for all Common Stock or Other Securities issuable upon
such exercise immediately prior to such consummation), in lieu of the Common
Stock or Other Securities issuable upon such exercise prior to such
consummation, the amount of securities, cash or other property to which such
Holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder upon such consummation
if such Holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto, subject to
adjustments (subsequent to such consummation) as nearly equivalent as possible
to the adjustments provided for in Sections 3 through 5.

                  4.2. Assumption of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything
contained in the Warrants or in the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the
Company shall not effect any of the transactions described in clauses (a)
through (d) of Section 4.1 unless, prior to the consummation thereof, each
Person (other than the Company) which may be required to deliver any stock,
securities, cash or

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property upon the exercise of this Warrant as provided herein shall assume, by
written instrument delivered to, and reasonably satisfactory to, the Holder of
this Warrant, (a) the obligations of the Company under this Warrant (and if the
Company shall survive the consummation of such transaction, such assumption
shall be in addition to, and shall not release the Company from, any continuing
obligations of the Company under this Warrant), (b) the obligations of the
Company under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and
(c) the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities,
cash or property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section
4, the Holder may be entitled to receive. Nothing in this Section 4 shall be
deemed to authorize the Company to enter into any transaction not otherwise
permitted by the Purchase Agreement.

                  5. OTHER DILUTIVE EVENTS. In case any event shall occur as to
which the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 hereof are not strictly
applicable or if strictly applicable would not fairly protect the purchase
rights of the Holder in accordance with the essential intent and principles of
such Sections, then, in each such case, the Board of Directors of the Company
shall make an adjustment in the application of such provisions, in accordance
with such essential intent and principles, so as to preserve, without dilution,
the purchase rights represented by this Warrant.

                  6. NO DILUTION OR IMPAIRMENT. The Company shall not, by
amendment of its certificate of incorporation or through any consolidation,
merger, reorganization, transfer of assets, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance
or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all
such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to protect
the rights of the Holder of this Warrant against dilution or other impairment.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (a) shall not
permit the par value of any shares of stock receivable upon the exercise of this
Warrant to exceed the amount payable therefor upon such exercise, (b) shall take
all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may
validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of stock, free
from all taxes, liens, security interests, encumbrances, preemptive rights and
charges on the exercise of the Warrants from time to time outstanding, (c) shall
not take any action which results in any adjustment of the Purchase Price if the
total number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable after the
action upon the exercise of all of the Warrants would exceed the total number of
shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) then authorized by the Company's
certificate of incorporation and available for the purpose of issue upon such
exercise, and (d) shall not issue any capital stock of any class which is
preferred as to dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, unless the rights of the
holders thereof shall be limited to a fixed sum or percentage of par value or a
sum determined by reference to a formula based on a published index of interest
rates, an interest rate publicly announced by a financial institution or a
similar indicator of interest rates in respect of participation in dividends and
to a fixed sum or percentage of par value in any such distribution of assets.

                  7. CERTIFICATE AS TO ADJUSTMENTS. In each case of any
adjustment or readjustment in the shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities)
issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the Company at its expense shall
promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of
this Warrant and prepare a certificate, signed by the Chairman of the Board,
President or one of the Vice Presidents of the Company, and by the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer or one of the Assistant Treasurers of the
Company, setting forth such adjustment or

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readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the method of calculation thereof
and the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, including a
statement of (a) the consideration received or to be received by the Company for
any Additional Shares of Common Stock issued or sold or deemed to have been
issued, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding or deemed to be
outstanding, and (c) the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such
issue or sale and as adjusted and readjusted (if required by Section 3) on
account thereof. The Company shall forthwith mail a copy of each such
certificate to each holder of a Warrant and shall, upon the written request at
any time of any holder of a Warrant, furnish to such holder a like certificate.
The Company shall also keep copies of all such certificates at its principal
office and shall cause the same to be available for inspection at such office
during normal business hours by any holder of a Warrant or any prospective
purchaser of a Warrant designated by the holder thereof. The Company shall, upon
the request in writing of the Holder (at the Company's expense), retain
independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the
Board of Directors of the Company to make any computation required in connection
with adjustments under this Warrant, and a certificate signed by such firm shall
be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment, which shall be
binding on the Holder and the Company.

                  8.       NOTICES OF CORPORATE ACTION.  In the event of:

                  (a) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of
         any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders
         thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution,
         or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares
         of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to
         receive any other right, or

                  (b) any capital reorganization of the Company, any
         reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the
         Company, any consolidation or merger involving the Company and any
         other Person, any transaction or series of transactions in which more
         than 50% of the voting securities of the Company are transferred to
         another Person, or any transfer, sale or other disposition of all or
         substantially all the assets of the Company to any other Person, or

                  (c) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the Company, the Company shall mail to each holder of a Warrant a
notice specifying (i) the date or expected date on which any such record is to
be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution or right, and (ii) the date or
expected date on which any such reorganization, reclassification,
recapitalization, consolidation, merger, transfer, sale, disposition,
dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place and the time, if any
such time is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or
Other Securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or
Other Securities) for the securities or other property deliverable upon such
reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, consolidation, merger,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at
least 20 days prior to the date therein specified but in no event earlier than
the public announcement of such proposed transaction or event.

                  9. REGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK. If any shares of Common Stock
required to be reserved for purposes of exercise of this Warrant require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or
state law (other than the Securities Act) before such

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shares may be issued upon exercise, the Company shall, at its expense and as
expeditiously as possible, use its best efforts to cause such shares to be duly
registered or approved, as the case may be. At any such time as Common Stock is
listed on any national securities exchange or trade market, the Company shall,
at its expense, obtain promptly and maintain the approval for listing on each
such exchange or trade market, upon official notice of issuance, the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the then outstanding Warrants and
maintain the listing of such shares after their issuance; and the Company shall
also list on such national securities exchange or trade market, shall register
under the Exchange Act and shall maintain such listing of, any Other Securities
that at any time are issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, if and at the time
that any securities of the same class shall be listed on such national
securities exchange or trade market by the Company.

                  10. RESERVATION OF STOCK, ETC. The Company shall at all times
reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon exercise of
the Warrants, 125% of the number of shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities)
from time to time issuable upon exercise of all Warrants at the time outstanding
and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. All shares
of Common Stock (or Other Securities) issuable upon exercise of any Warrants
shall be duly authorized and, when issued upon such exercise, shall be validly
issued and, in the case of shares, fully paid and nonassessable with no
liability on the part of the holders thereof, and, in the case of all
securities, shall be free from all taxes, liens, security interests,
encumbrances, preemptive rights and charges. The transfer agent for the Common
Stock, which may be the Company (the "Transfer Agent"), and every subsequent
Transfer Agent for any shares of the Company's capital stock issuable upon the
exercise of any of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, are hereby
irrevocably authorized and directed at all times until the Expiration Date to
reserve such number of authorized and unissued shares as shall be requisite for
such purpose. The Company shall keep copies of this Warrant on file with the
Transfer Agent for the Common Stock and with every subsequent Transfer Agent for
any shares of the Company's capital stock issuable upon the exercise of the
rights of purchase represented by this Warrant. The Company shall supply such
Transfer Agent with duly executed stock certificates for such purpose. All
Warrant Certificates surrendered upon the exercise of the rights thereby
evidenced shall be canceled, and such canceled Warrants shall constitute
sufficient evidence of the number of shares of stock which have been issued upon
the exercise of such Warrants. Subsequent to the Expiration Date, no shares of
stock need be reserved in respect of any unexercised Warrant.

                  11.      REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANTS, ETC.

                  11.1. Warrant Register; Ownership of Warrants. Each Warrant
issued by the Company shall be numbered and shall be registered in a warrant
register (the "Warrant Register") as it is issued and transferred, which Warrant
Register shall be maintained by the Company at its principal office or, at the
Company's election and expense, by a Warrant Agent or the Company's transfer
agent. The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered Holder of any
Warrant on the Warrant Register as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes
and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest
in such Warrant on the part of any other Person, and shall not be affected by
any notice to the contrary, except that, if and when any Warrant is properly
assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be obligated to) treat the
bearer thereof as the owner of such Warrant for all purposes. A Warrant, if
properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder without a new Warrant first
having been issued.

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                  11.2. Transfer of Warrants. This Warrant and all rights
hereunder are transferable in whole or in part, without charge to the Holder
hereof, upon surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed Form of
Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit B at the principal office of the Company
together with an opinion of counsel, in generally acceptable form, to the effect
that such Warrant may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933 (or such other office or agency of the Company
as it may in writing designate to the Holder). Upon any partial transfer, the
Company shall at its expense issue and deliver to the Holder a new Warrant of
like tenor, in the name of the Holder, which shall be exercisable for such
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which rights under this Warrant
were not so transferred and to the transferee a new Warrant of like tenor, in
the name of the transferee, which shall be exercisable for such number of shares
of Common Stock with respect to which rights under this Warrant were so
transferred.

                  11.3. Replacement of Warrants. On receipt by the Company of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction
or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably
satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such
mutilation, on surrender of such Warrant to the Company at its principal office
and cancellation thereof, the Company at its expense shall execute and deliver,
in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

                  11.4. Adjustments To Purchase Price and Number of Shares.
Notwithstanding any adjustment in the Purchase Price or in the number or kind of
shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, any Warrant
theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same number and
kind of shares of Common Stock as are stated in this Warrant, as initially
issued.

                  11.5. Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any adjustment
pursuant to Section 3 in the number of shares of Common Stock covered by this
Warrant or any other provision of this Warrant, the Company shall not be
required to issue fractions of shares upon exercise of this Warrant or to
distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares. In lieu of fractional
shares, the Company shall make payment to the Holder, at the time of exercise of
this Warrant as herein provided, in an amount in cash equal to such fraction
multiplied by the Current Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of
Warrant exercise.

                  12. REMEDIES; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The Company stipulates
that there would be no adequate remedy at law to the Holder of this Warrant in
the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance
of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant and accordingly, the
Company agrees that, in addition to any other remedy to which the Holder may be
entitled at law or in equity, the Holder shall be entitled to seek to compel
specific performance of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant,
without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Warrant in any court of the United States or any State thereof having
jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of
the provisions of this Warrant, the Company shall not raise the defense that
there is an adequate remedy at law. Except as otherwise provided by law, a delay
or omission by the Holder hereof in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon
any such breach shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of
or acquiescence in any such breach. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other
remedy. All available remedies shall be cumulative.

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                  13. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS SHAREHOLDER. Nothing contained
in this Warrant shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder hereof any
rights as a stockholder of the Company or as imposing any obligation on the
Holder to purchase any securities or as imposing any liabilities on the Holder
as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligation or liabilities are
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

                  14. NOTICES. Any notices, consents, waivers or other
communications required or permitted to be given hereunder must be in writing
and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile, (iii) three days after
being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) one
Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The
addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

                  If to the Company:

                           NTN Communications, Inc.
                           The Campus
                           5966 LaPlace Court
                           Carlsbad, California  92008
                           Telephone:  (760) 438-7400
                           Facsimile:   (760) 930-1187
                           Attn:  Stanley B. Kinsey

                  If to a Holder, to its address and facsimile number on the
register maintained by the Company. Each party shall provide five days' prior
written notice to the other party of any change in address or facsimile number.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise of any Warrant shall be effective in
the manner provided in Section 2.

                  15. AMENDMENTS. This Warrant and any term hereof may not be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, except by written
instrument duly executed by the party against which enforcement of such
amendment, modification, supplement, termination or consent to departure is
sought.

                  16. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS, ETC. The headings in this Warrant
are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect
the meaning of terms contained herein. Unless the context of this Warrant
otherwise requires: (1) words of any gender shall be deemed to include each
other gender; (2) words using the singular or plural number shall also include
the plural or singular number, respectively; (3) the words "hereof", "herein"
and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Warrant shall
refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Warrant, and Section and paragraph references are to the Sections and paragraphs
of this Warrant unless otherwise specified; (4) the word "including" and words
of similar import when used in this Warrant shall mean "including, without
limitation," unless otherwise specified; (5) "or" is not exclusive; and (6)
provisions apply to successive events and transactions.

                  17. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving
effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof).

                                      C-16
<PAGE>   58
                  18. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. Any legal action, suit or proceeding
brought against the Company with respect to this Warrant may be brought in any
federal court in the District of Delaware or any state court located in New
Castle County, State of Delaware, and by execution and delivery of this Warrant,
the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any claim (by way of
motion, as a defense or otherwise) of improper venue, that it is not subject
personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that such courts are an
inconvenient forum or that this Warrant or the subject matter may not be
enforced in or by such court. The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any
such action, suit or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, at its address set forth or provided for in
Section 14, such service to become effective 10 days after such mailing. Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve
process in any manner permitted by law or commence legal proceedings or
otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction to enforce
judgments obtained in any action, suit or proceeding brought pursuant to this
Section. The Company irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
aforementioned courts in such action, suit or proceeding.

                  19. REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The shares of Common Stock
(and Other Securities) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or upon
conversion of any shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise) shall
constitute Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement). Each holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to all of the
benefits afforded to a holder of any such Registrable Securities under the
Registration Rights Agreement and such holder, by its acceptance of this
Warrant, agrees to be bound by and to comply with the terms and conditions of
the Registration Rights Agreement applicable to such holder as a holder of such
Registrable Securities.

                  20. LIMITATION ON EXERCISE. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Holder be entitled to
exercise this Warrant, nor will the Company recognize such exercise, such that
upon giving effect to such exercise, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock then beneficially owned by the Holder and its "affiliates" as defined in
Rule 144 of the Act would exceed 4.99% of the total issued and outstanding
shares of the Common Stock following such exercise; provided, however, that
Holder may elect to waive this restriction upon not less than sixty-one (61)
days prior written notice to the Company. For purposes of this Section,
beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act. For purposes of this Section 20, the Company shall not be held
liable under the penalty provisions of Section 2.6 as long as the Company acts
in good faith in its non-recognition of such exercise.

                                          NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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

                                      C-17
<PAGE>   59
                                    [FORM OF]
                           ELECTION TO PURCHASE SHARES
                         AND TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS

                  The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the
Warrant to purchase ____ shares of Common Stock, par value $.005 per share
("Common Stock"), of NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (the "Company") and hereby [makes
payment of $________ in consideration therefor] [or] [makes payment in
consideration therefor by reduction pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the
Warrant of the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Holder
upon Warrant exercise by ______ shares] [or] [makes payment in consideration
therefor by delivery of the following Common Stock Certificates of the Company
pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(iii) of the Warrant, certificates of which are
attached hereto for cancellation _______ [list certificates by number and
amount]]. The undersigned hereby requests that certificates for such shares be
issued and delivered as follows:

ISSUE TO:
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     (NAME)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER)

DELIVER TO:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     (NAME)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

                  If the number of shares of Common Stock purchased hereby is
less than the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Warrant, the
undersigned requests that a new Warrant representing the number of shares of
Common Stock not so purchased be issued and delivered as follows:

ISSUE TO:
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (NAME OF HOLDER)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

DELIVER TO:
           ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (NAME OF HOLDER)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

Dated:                                            [NAME OF HOLDER]
      ----------------------
                                          By
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      C-18
<PAGE>   60
         __________________, as transfer agent and registrar of the Common
Stock, is hereby authorized and directed to issue the above number of shares of
Common Stock in the name of the above referenced entity or person and to deliver
the certificates representing such shares using an overnight delivery service.

                                                  NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                                  By: _______________________
                                                      Name:
                                                      Title:

                                      C-19
<PAGE>   61
                                                   EXHIBIT B to
                                                   Common Stock Purchase Warrant

                              [FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT

                  FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and
transfers unto the Assignee named below all of the rights of the undersigned to
purchase Common Stock, par value $.005 per share ("Common Stock") of NTN
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. represented by the Warrant, with respect to the number of
shares of Common Stock set forth below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Assignee                   Address                      No. of Shares
----------------                   -------                      -------------

<S>                                <C>                          <C>

</TABLE>

and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________ as Attorney to make
such transfer on the books of NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. maintained for that
purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: ____________________                       [NAME OF HOLDER]

                                         By____________________________________

                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                      C-20
<PAGE>   62
                                    EXHIBIT D

         Each Noteholder and Investor represents and warrants with respect to
only itself that:

                  (i) Investment Purpose. Such person (i) is purchasing and/or
acquiring the securities and (ii) upon exercise or conversion of any securities,
will acquire any shares of Common Stock underlying such security then issuable
for its own account, for investment only and not with a present view towards, or
for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof, except
pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"1933 ACT"); provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such
person does not agree to hold any securities for any minimum or other specific
term and reserves the right to dispose of the securities at any time in
accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under
the 1933 Act.

                  (ii) Accredited Investor Status. Such person is an "accredited
investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D.

                  (iii) Reliance on Exemptions. Such person understands that the
securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions
from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities
laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and
such person's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements,
acknowledgments and understandings of such person set forth herein in order to
determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such person
to acquire the securities.

                  (iv) Information. Such person and its advisors, if any, have
been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the
securities which have been specifically requested by such person. Such person
and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
the Company.

                  (v) No Governmental Review. Such person understands that no
United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the securities
or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the securities nor have such
authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
securities.

                  (vi) Transfer or Resale. Such person understands that except
as provided in separate registration rights agreements between the Company and
such person: (i) the securities have not been and are not being registered under
the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale,
sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder, (B)
such person shall have delivered to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a form
reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such securities to be
sold, assigned or transferred may be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to
an exemption from such registration, or (C) such securities can be sold,
assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or
a successor rule thereto) ("RULE 144"); (ii) any sale of such securities made in
reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule

                                      D-1
<PAGE>   63
144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such securities
under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is
made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933
Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder; and
(iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to
register such securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to
comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

                  (vii) Legends. Such person understands that the certificates
or other instruments representing the securities shall bear a restrictive legend
in substantially the following form:

         THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
         UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
         LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
         ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
         SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE
         STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION
         REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.

                           The legend set forth above shall be removed and the
Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any
securities upon which it is stamped, if (1) any such securities are sold or
transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act,
(2) in connection with a sale transaction, such holder provides the Company with
an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the
effect that a public sale, assignment or transfer of such securities may be made
without registration under the 1933 Act, or (3) any of the securities can be
sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act (or any successor rule thereto).

                                      D-2<PAGE>   1
                                                                    Exhibit 4.10

                                 FIRST AMENDMENT
                         TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
"AMENDMENT") is dated as of January 26, 2001 and entered into by and among NTN
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the buyers
listed on the signature pages hereof (the "BUYERS") and is made with reference
to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2000 (the
"PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), by and among Company and Buyers. Capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyers are concurrently entering
a Restructure Agreement as of even date hereof, which requires the Company and
the Buyers to enter into this Amendment; and

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyers desire to amend the
Purchase Agreement to delete the covenant regarding delivery of Additional
Shares.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

SECTION 1.        AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting subsection (o) contained therein in its entirety.

SECTION 2.        MISCELLANEOUS

                  A. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER DOCUMENTS.

                  (i) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the
         Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
         ratified and confirmed.

                  (ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
         shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
         any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
         of any Buyer under, the Purchase Agreement.

                  B. HEADINGS. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment
are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

                  C. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK (INCLUDING
WITHOUT

<PAGE>   2

LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO INCONSISTENT CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

                  D. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective upon
the execution of counterparts hereof by the Company and the Buyers and receipt
by the Company and the Buyers of written or telephonic notification of such
execution and authorization of delivery thereof.

                  E. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all
such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached
to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to
the same document.

                           [signature page to follow]

                                       2
<PAGE>   3
                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

                                   BORROWERS:

                                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                   By: ________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:

                                   BUYERS:

                                   BAYSTAR CAPITAL, L.P.

                                   By:     BayStar Capital Management LLC, its
                                           General Partner

                                      By: ________________________________
                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                   BAYSTAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.

                                   By:     BayStar International Management LLC,
                                           its Investment Manager

                                      By: ________________________________
                                      Name:
                                      Title:

                                      S-1

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