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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3

                               AMENDED ZIFF-DAVIS
                        1998 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

1.       Purpose.

         The purpose of the Ziff-Davis 1998 Incentive Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to promote the growth and performance of Ziff-Davis Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and its affiliates, by encouraging employees and
consultants of the Company and its affiliates to acquire an ownership position
in the Company through the holding of common stock of the Company, par value
$0.01 per share (regardless of series, the "Common Stock"), enhancing the
ability of the Company and its affiliates to attract and retain employees and
consultants of outstanding ability, and providing such employees and consultants
with an interest in the Company parallel to that of the Company's shareholders.

2.       Plan Administration.

         The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Board"), or by a Compensation Committee (the "Committee") appointed by the
Board which shall, following the initial public offering of the Company's Common
Stock, solely to the extent required to comply with Rule 16b-3 as promulgated
under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), be
composed of "non-employee directors" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 as
promulgated under the Exchange Act and "outside directors" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent the Plan is administered by the Board,
the term "Committee" shall refer to the Board. A majority of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum, and the acts of the majority of such quorum shall be the
acts of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee (a)
shall select the participants in the Plan ("Participants"), determine the type
of awards ("Awards") to be made to Participants, determine the number of shares
or share units subject to Awards, and (b) shall have the authority to interpret
the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations relating to
the Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of any Award agreements entered
into hereunder, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for
the administration of the Plan. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability
of any Award granted hereunder, and may correct any defect, supply any omission
or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award in the manner and to
the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. The determinations
of the Committee in the administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall
be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company and its
subsidiaries, its shareholders, Participants and their estates and
beneficiaries. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the
Company or any subsidiary acting at the direction of, or on behalf of, the
Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken
or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be fully indemnified by the Company with respect to any such
action or determination. It is the intention of the Company that the Plan and
the administration thereof comply in all respects with Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and in all events the
Plan shall be construed in favor of its meeting the requirements of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act.

3.       Eligibility.

         All employees and consultants of the Company and its affiliates who
have demonstrated significant management potential or who have the capacity for
contributing in a substantial measure to the successful performance of the
Company and its affiliates, as determined by the Committee, are eligible to be
Participants in the Plan and to receive Awards under Section 5.

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4.       Shares Subject to the Plan.

         Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9, the total number of
shares of Common Stock which may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under
the Plan through the Company's fiscal year ending in 2000 shall not exceed forty
(40) million shares and pursuant to Awards granted in each fiscal year
thereafter shall not exceed four percent (4%) of the issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock, determined as of the last day of the immediately
preceding fiscal year, increased by the number of shares available for Awards in
previous fiscal years but not covered by Awards granted in such years. Shares of
Common Stock which may be delivered pursuant to Awards may be authorized and
unissued shares or treasury shares, as the Company may from time to time
determine. In addition, up to 327,500 shares supplied from outstanding shares of
Common Stock held by the majority shareholder of the Company will be available
for issuance in respect of Awards of stock options granted to certain
Participants in connection with the cancellation of such Participants'
corresponding options to purchase stock of SOFTBANK Corp. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9, no more than 40
million shares of Common Stock shall be delivered pursuant to the exercise of
incentive stock options within the meaning of Code Section 422. Shares subject
to or underlying an Award that expires unexercised, or is forfeited, terminated
or canceled, or is paid in cash in lieu of Common Stock and shares that are
tendered to pay for the exercise of a stock option shall thereafter again be
available for grant under the Plan.

5.       Types of Awards.

         Awards under the Plan may consist of one or more of the following:
stock awards, stock options (either incentive stock options within the meaning
of Code Section 422 or nonstatutory stock options), stock appreciation rights,
performance shares (which may be granted as performance share units), and
restricted stock (which may be granted as restricted stock units). Awards of
performance shares and restricted stock may provide the Participant with
dividends or dividend equivalents and voting rights prior to vesting (whether
based on a period of time or based on attainment of specified performance
conditions). For purposes of the Plan, with respect to any award granted under
the Plan, references to the term "Common Stock" shall be deemed to refer to the
applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which such award is granted.

         (a) Stock Awards. Awards of Common Stock (other than pursuant to
Sections 5(d) and 5(e)) may be granted in the form of actual shares of Common
Stock. At the discretion of the Committee, a stock certificate may be issued in
respect of Stock Awards or a book entry of the Stock Award may be made. If a
certificate is issued, such certificate shall be registered in the name of and
be delivered to the Participant. Full ownership of such shares, whether issued
in the form of a certificate or in book entry, including the right to vote and
receive dividends, shall immediately vest in such Participant.

         (b) Stock Options. The Committee shall establish the option price at
the time each stock option is granted, which price shall generally not be less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the Common Stock on the
date of grant, unless otherwise specifically determined by the Committee. Stock
options shall vest and become exercisable at a rate determined by the Committee,
and shall remain exercisable for such period as specified by the Committee.

         The option price of each share as to which a stock option is exercised
shall be paid in full at the time of such exercise in cash, by tender of shares
of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at Fair Market Value as of the
date of exercise (subject to such guidelines for the tender of Common Stock as
the Committee may establish), by a "sale to cover" broker transaction or other
cashless exercise method permitted under

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Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or by a combination of cash, shares
of Common Stock and other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate. In
no event may any Participant receive grants of stock options with respect to
more than 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock in any calendar year, provided that
solely for the 1998 calendar year, no individual employee may receive grants of
options with respect to more than 2,600,000 shares of Common Stock. For purposes
of the Plan, "Fair Market Value" means, per share of Common Stock, the closing
price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on the
applicable date, or, if there are no sales of Common Stock on the NYSE on such
date, then the closing price of the Common Stock on the last previous day on
which a sale on the NYSE is reported, provided that prior to the initial public
offering of the Common Stock, Fair Market Value means such value as determined
in good faith by the Committee.

         (c) Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights ("SARs") may
be granted in tandem with a stock option, in addition to a stock option, or may
be freestanding and unrelated to a stock option. SARs granted in tandem or in
addition to a stock option may be granted either at the same time as the stock
option or at a later time. SARs shall vest and become exercisable at a rate
determined by the Committee, and shall remain exercisable for such period as
specified by the Committee. A SAR shall entitle the Participant to receive from
the Company an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the exercise of the SAR over the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of grant. The Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion whether the SAR shall be settled in cash, Common Stock or a
combination of cash and Common Stock. In no event may any Participant receive
grants of stock appreciation rights with respect to more than 500,000 shares of
Common Stock in any calendar year.

         (d) Performance Shares. Performance shares may be granted in the form
of actual shares of Common Stock or share units having a value equal to an
identical number of shares of Common Stock. In the event that a stock
certificate is issued in respect of performance shares, such certificate shall
be registered in the name of the Participant but shall be held by the Company
until the time the performance shares are earned. The performance conditions and
the length of the performance period shall be determined by the Committee but in
no event may a performance period be less than 12 months. The Committee shall
determine in its sole discretion whether performance shares granted in the form
of share units shall be paid in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of cash and
Common Stock.

         Awards of performance shares to a Covered Employee (as defined below)
shall (unless the Committee determines otherwise) be subject to performance
conditions based on the achievement by the Company relating to one or more of
the following: consolidated operating profit, consolidated net income, funds
from operations, return on or growth in shareholders' equity, return on net
assets, attainment of specified levels of earnings per share or improvements in
the Company's revenue, share price performance, enterprise value, enterprise
value per share, equity value, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization), free cash flow or any combination of the
foregoing. The Committee shall establish the relevant performance conditions
within 90 days after the commencement of the performance period (or such later
date as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code). The
Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or eliminate the amount of payment with
respect to an Award of performance shares to a Covered Employee, notwithstanding
the achievement of a specified performance condition. The maximum number of
performance shares subject to any Award to a Covered Employee shall be 500,000
for the first 12 months during the performance period and each 12-month period
thereafter (or, to the extent the Award is paid in cash, the maximum dollar
amount of any such Award shall be the equivalent cash value of such number of
shares of Common Stock at the closing price on the last day of the performance
period on which shares of Common Stock are traded on the NYSE). An Award of
performance shares to a Participant who is a Covered Employee shall (unless the
Committee determines otherwise) provide that in the event of the employee's
termination of employment prior to the end of

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the performance period for any reason, such Award shall be payable only (x) if
the applicable performance conditions are achieved and (y) to the extent, if
any, as the Committee shall determine.

         For purposes of the Plan, "Covered Employee" means, at the time of an
Award (or such other time as required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the
Code) (1) the Company's Chief Executive Officer (or an individual acting in such
capacity), (2) any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries who, in the
discretion of the Committee for purposes of determining those employees who are
"covered employees" under Section 162(m) of the Code, is likely to be among the
four other highest compensated officers of the Company for the year in which an
Award is made or payable, and (3) any other employee of the Company or its
subsidiaries designated by the Committee in its discretion.

         (e) Restricted Stock. Restricted stock may be granted in the form of
actual shares of Common Stock or share units having a value equal to an
identical number of shares of Common Stock. The employment conditions and the
length of the period for vesting of restricted stock shall be established by the
Committee at time of grant, except that each restriction period shall not be
less than 12 months. In the event that a stock certificate is issued in respect
of restricted stock, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the
Participant but shall be held by the Company until the end of the restricted
period. During the restricted period, shares of restricted stock may not be
sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or pledged or hypothecated
as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any obligation or
for any other purpose as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall
determine in its sole discretion whether restricted stock granted in the form of
share units shall be paid in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of cash and
Common Stock.

6.       Award Agreements.

         Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an agreement setting
forth the terms and conditions, as determined by the Committee, which shall
apply to such Award (including the effect upon such Award of a Participant's
termination of employment), in addition to the terms and conditions specified in
the Plan. In the sole discretion of the Committee, a Participant may be
permitted to defer, on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify,
the receipt of cash or Common Stock otherwise deliverable under any Award.

7.       Withholding.

         The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment to be made
pursuant to the Plan the amount of any taxes required by law to be withheld
therefrom, or to require a Participant to pay to the Company such amount
required to be withheld prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of
Common Stock or the payment of cash under the Plan. The Committee may, in its
discretion, permit a Participant to elect to satisfy such withholding obligation
by having the Company retain the number of shares of Common Stock whose Fair
Market Value equals the amount required to be withheld. Any fraction of a share
of Common Stock required to satisfy such obligation shall be disregarded and the
amount due shall instead be paid in cash to the Participant.

8.       Nontransferability; Forfeiture.

         No Award shall be assignable or transferable, and no right or interest
of any Participant shall be subject to any lien, obligation or liability of the
Participant, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Committee may, subject
to the terms and conditions it may specify, permit a Participant to transfer any
stock options (other than incentive stock options) granted to him pursuant to
the Plan to one or more of his immediate family members or to trusts

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established in whole or in part for the benefit of the Participant and/or one or
more of such immediate family members. During the lifetime of the Participant,
stock options shall be exercisable only by the Participant or by the immediate
family member or trust to whom such stock options have been transferred in
accordance with this Section 8. For purposes of this Plan, (a) "immediate
family" shall mean the Participant's spouse and issue (including adopted and
stepchildren) and (b) "immediate family members and trusts established in whole
or in part for the benefit of the Participant and/or one or more of such
immediate family members" shall be further limited, if necessary, so that
neither the transfer of a stock option to such immediate family member or trust,
nor the ability of a Participant to make such a transfer shall have adverse
consequences to the Company or the Participant by reason of Section 162(m) of
the Code. In addition, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the
Committee may provide in any Award agreement that such Award may be forfeited
for Cause. Furthermore, no share of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an
exercise of a stock option hereunder shall be transferable or assignable except
as provided under Section 14; provided, however, that upon the consummation of
an initial public offering of the Common Stock, such restriction on the
transferability or assignability of the Common Stock acquired upon exercise of a
stock option hereunder shall lapse and be without further effect.

9.       Adjustment of and Changes in Stock.

         In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock by
reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
spinoff, combination or exchange of shares or other corporate change, or any
distributions to common shareholders other than regular cash dividends, the
Committee may make such substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems to be
equitable, as to the number or kind of shares of Common Stock or other
securities issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan and to
outstanding Awards.

10.      Change of Control.

         (a) In the event of a Change of Control, (1) all SARs granted on or
before June 30, 2000 which have not been granted in tandem with stock options
shall become exercisable in full, (2) the restrictions applicable to all shares
of restricted stock granted on or before June 30, 2000 shall lapse and such
shares shall be deemed fully vested and all restricted stock granted in the form
of share units shall be paid in cash, (3) all performance shares granted on or
before June 30, 2000 shall be deemed to be earned at target level, (4) all
performance shares granted in the form of share units on or before June 30, 2000
shall be paid in cash, and (5) all stock options granted on or before June 30,
2000 shall be fully vested and exercisable in full. For awards granted on or
after July 1,2000, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for
acceleration of vesting and lapsing of restrictions upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, "Change in Control" means the
occurrence of any one of the following events:

                  (A) individuals who, on June 1, 1998, are members of the Board
         (the "Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason following June 1,
         1998, to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that any
         new director who is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
         Incumbent Directors shall be treated as an Incumbent Director;

                  (B) the shareholders of the Company approve a merger,
         consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate
         transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or
         entity; provided, however, that such approval shall not be a Change in
         Control if immediately following such transaction, SOFTBANK
         Corporation, directly or indirectly, would be the

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         beneficial owner of more than 25% of the securities entitled to vote
         for the election of the board of directors of the surviving corporation
         or entity; or

                  (C) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
         liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale of all or
         substantially all of the Company's assets.

         (b) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may further provide that in
the event of a Change of Control, each Participant shall receive in cancellation
of such Participant's outstanding and unexercised stock options and SARs, a cash
payment in an amount equal to the difference between the option price of such
stock options or, in the case of SARs, the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of grant and (1) in the event the Change of Control is
the result of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock, the final
offer price per share paid for the Common Stock, or such lower price as the
Committee may determine with respect to any incentive stock option to preserve
its incentive stock option status, multiplied by the number of shares of Common
Stock covered by such stock options, or (2) in the event the Change of Control
is the result of any other occurrence, the aggregate value of the Common Stock
covered by such stock options, as determined by the Committee at such time;
provided, that such cash payment election shall not be available in the event
such cancellation and payment would prevent the Company from using the
pooling-of-interests method of accounting with respect to the transaction giving
rise to the Change of Control.

         (c) In the event that the Committee shall determine, in its sole
discretion, that any payment, acceleration of vesting or lapse of restrictions
with respect to an Award would subject a Participant to an excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code, such payment shall be reduced (but not below zero) or
such acceleration of vesting or lapse of restrictions shall not occur (a
"Cutback") to the extent necessary to avoid imposition of such excise tax, but
only if by reason of such Cutback the resulting Net After-Tax Benefit (as
defined below) exceeds the Net After-Tax Benefit (determined without giving
effect to this sentence); provided, however, that no Cutback shall occur in
respect of any Participant if (1) any contract or agreement between such
Participant and the Company or any of its affiliates provides otherwise, or (2)
such Cutback would prevent the use of the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting in respect of the transaction giving rise to the Change of Control.
For purposes of the Plan, "Net After-Tax Benefit" means the sum of (x) the total
amount payable to the Participant hereunder, plus (y) all other benefits and
payments which are payable to or for the benefit of such Participant that
constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Code Section 280G, less
(z) the amount of federal, state and local income taxes and other taxes
(including any excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999) payable with respect
to the foregoing amounts, calculated assuming the Participant was subject to the
maximum income tax rates for each year in which such foregoing amounts are paid.
The Committee may, in its discretion, include such further provisions and
limitations in any agreement documenting such Awards as it may deem equitable
and in the best interests of the Company.

11.      No Right to Employment.

         No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the
grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be
retained in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries. Further, the Company
and its subsidiaries expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss a
Participant free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, except as
provided herein or in any Award agreement entered into hereunder.

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12.      Governmental Compliance.

         Each Award under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that if
at any time the Committee shall determine that the listing, registration or
qualification of any shares issuable or deliverable thereunder upon any
securities exchange or under any Federal or state law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a
condition thereof, or in connection therewith, no such grant or award may be
exercised or shares issued or delivered unless such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of
any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

13.      Amendment and Termination.

         The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion
thereof at any time, provided that (a) no amendment shall be made without
shareholder approval (including an amendment to increase the number of shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan) if such approval is necessary in order for
the Plan to comply with any applicable law, regulations or stock exchange rule,
and (b) except as provided in Section 10, no amendment shall be made that would
adversely affect the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted,
without such Participant's written consent.

14.      Sale to Company.

         (a) Except as provided in Section 14(c), and subject to the provisions
of the Plan, an optionee that acquires shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
exercise of a stock option hereunder shall be permitted to put to the Company
such shares of Common Stock at Fair Market Value as of the date of sale, in
accordance with regulations and procedures established by the Committee for such
purpose; provided, however, that no such shares of Common Stock shall be
permitted to be put to the Company unless such shares of Common Stock have been
held by the optionee for at least six months as of the date of sale.

         (b) Except as provided in Section 14(c), in the event of an optionee's
termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Company shall have the
right to call shares of Common Stock acquired by such optionee pursuant to the
exercise of a stock option hereunder at Fair Market Value as of the date of
sale. The Company may exercise its right to call with respect to all or any
portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to such call, and if the Company
calls only a portion of such shares, the remaining shares shall continue to be
subject to the Company's right to call.

         (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 14(a) and 14(b), in the
event of an initial public offering of the Common Stock, the put rights of an
optionee under Section 14(a), and the call rights of the Company under Section
14(b), shall terminate immediately and be without further force or effect.

15.      Effective Date; Approval of Shareholders.

         The Plan shall be effective as of February 13, 1998 (the "Effective
Date"). Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 13, the Plan shall
have a term of ten years from its Effective Date. The Plan is conditioned upon
the approval of the shareholders of the Company prior to the initial public
offering of shares of Common Stock of the Company, and failure to receive such
approval shall render the Plan and all outstanding Awards issued thereunder void
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

                             APOLLO SOLUTIONS, INC.
                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN

1.       PURPOSE

         The purpose of the Plan is to reward and motivate Employees, Directors
and Advisors to put forth maximum efforts toward the continued growth,
profitability and success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by providing
incentives to such persons through the ownership of Common Stock. Toward this
objective, the Committee may grant Options to Employees, Directors and Advisors
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan.

2.       DEFINITIONS

         As used in this Plan, the following definitions shall apply:

         2.1 "Advisor" means any advisor or consultant who renders bona fide
services to the Company or a Subsidiary.

         2.2 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

         2.4 "Committee" means the Board, or a committee of Directors,
Employees, shareholders or Advisors designated by the Board, which is authorized
to administer the Plan under paragraph 3 hereof.

         2.5 "Common Stock" means common shares, $ 1.00 par value, of the
Company.

         2.6 "Company" means CNET Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         2.7 "Director" means a member of the Board.

         2.8 "Disability" means the inability of a Participant to perform his
normal duties as a full time Employee, or as a Director or Advisor, for a
continuous period of ninety (90) days by reason of physical or mental illness or
incapacity. If there is any dispute as to whether the termination of the
Participant's employment or service was due to his physical or mental illness or
incapacity, such question shall be submitted to a licensed physician for the
purpose of making such determination. An examination of the Participant shall be
made within thirty (30) days after written notice by the Committee or the
Participant by a licensed physician selected by the Committee. The Participant
shall submit to such examination and provide such information as such physician
may request and the determination of such physician as to the question of the
Participant's physical or mental condition shall be binding and conclusive on
all parties concerned for purposes of this Plan.

         2.9 "Employee" means an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

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         2.10 "Layoff" means the Company's termination of an Employee's
employment due to elimination of the Employee's position, or as part of a
reduction in workforce due to economic considerations. The Committee, in its
sole discretion, may determine whether a termination of employment was for
"Layoff', and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

         2.11 "Option" means any form of stock option granted under the Plan to
a Participant by the Committee pursuant to the terms, conditions, restrictions
and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish.

         2.12 "Participant" means any individual to whom an Option has been
granted by the Committee under this Plan.

         2.13 "Plan" means the Apollo Solutions, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, as
amended from time to time.

         2.14 "Subsidiary" means a corporation or other business entity in which
the Company directly or indirectly has an ownership interest of 50 percent or
more.

3.       ADMINISTRATION

         The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
have the authority to: (a) interpret the Plan; (b) establish such rules and
regulations as it deems necessary for the proper operations and administration
of the Plan; (c) select Employees, Directors and Advisors to receive Options
under the Plan; (d) determine the form of an Option and/or any agreements
ancillary thereto, the number of shares subject to the Option, all the terms,
conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, of an Option, including the
time and conditions of exercise or vesting; (e) grant waivers of Plan terms,
conditions, restrictions, and limitations; (f) amend or terminate an Option or
this Plan in accordance with the terms hereof, and (g) take any and all other
action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or
administration of the Plan. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by
a majority of its members, and its determinations shall be final, binding and
conclusive. The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate its authority and
duties under the Plan to any of the Company's Directors, Employees, shareholders
or Advisors under such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish.

4.       ELIGIBILITY

         Any Employee, Director or Advisor is eligible to become a Participant
of the Plan.

5.       SHARES AVAILABLE

         The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which shall be available
for grant of Options under the Plan shall not exceed 55,208, such amount being
subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 10. Any shares of Common Stock
related to Options which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or
otherwise without the issuance of such shares, shall again be available for
option grants under the Plan.

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6.       TERM

         The Plan shall become effective as of January 1, 2000, and shall remain
in effect until terminated pursuant to paragraph 15.

7.       PARTICIPATION

         The Committee shall select, from time to time, Participants from those
Employees, Directors and Advisors who, in the opinion of the Committee, can
further the Plan's purposes. Once a Participant is so selected, the Committee
shall determine the terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any,
applicable to the Options in addition to those set forth in this Plan and the
administrative rules and regulations issued by the Committee.

8.       STOCK OPTIONS

         (a) Grants. Options shall be non-qualified stock options (i.e., stock
options which are not incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code).

         (b) Terms and Conditions of Options. An option shall be exercisable in
whole or in such installments and at such times as may be determined by the
Committee. The price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon
exercise of an Option shall be established by the Committee.

         (c) Additional Terms and Conditions. The Committee may establish such
other terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, of any Option,
including conditioning an Option upon the Participant's execution of a Stock
Restriction Agreement, provided they are not inconsistent with the Plan.

         (d) Exercise Payment. The exercise price of an Option shall be paid in
cash; provided however, that the Committee may in its discretion, and on such
terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, accept, for all or a portion of
the exercise price, such consideration that the Committee may deem appropriate,
including without limitation, Common Stock, valued at fair market value thereof
on the date of exercise. Fair market value shall be determined by the Committee,
in its sole discretion.

         (e) Early Exercise. The Committee may permit a Director or Advisor to
exercise an Option, on terms acceptable to the Committee, prior to vesting of
the Option and/or prior to the lapse of restrictions on the exercisability of
the Option, under such conditions as the Committee may determine.

9.       NONASSIGNABILITY

         Unless otherwise set forth in the form of Option, no Option shall be
subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, transfer (except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order as defined in the Code), assignment, pledge, or encumbrance, and
during the lifetime of the Participant, only the Participant may exercise rights
under the Plan. Following the death of the Participant, such individual, trust
or estate who or which by designation of the Participant or operation of law

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succeeds to the rights of the Participant under the Plan upon the Participant's
death, may exercise the Participant's rights to the extent they are exercisable
under the Plan following the death of the Participant. All beneficiary
designations shall be made in such form and subject to such limitations as may
from time to time be acceptable to the Committee and delivered to and accepted
by the Committee.

10.      ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

         If there is any change in the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock through the declaration of stock dividends, stock splits or the like, the
number of shares available for Options, the shares subject to any Option and the
exercise prices of Options shall be automatically adjusted. If there is any
change in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock through any change in
the capital of the Company, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan
and any adjustments and/or modifications to outstanding Options as it deems
appropriate. In the event of any other change in the capital structure or in the
Common Stock of the Company, or in the event of a merger, consolidation,
combination or exchange of shares, or the like, as a result of which Common
Stock is changed into another class, or securities of another person, cash or
other property, the exercise price, consideration to be received, and other
terms of an Option shall be adjusted as deemed equitable by the Committee, in
its sole discretion. The Committee shall have authority to provide for, in
appropriate cases upon the effectiveness of the transaction, (i) waiver, in
whole or in part, of remaining restrictions for vesting or exercise, and (ii)
the conversion of outstanding Options into cash or other property to be received
in the transactions immediately or over the periods the Option would have been
vested or exercisable. Any adjustment, waiver, conversion or the like carried
out by the Committee under this paragraph shall be conclusive and binding for
all purposes of the Plan.

11.      WITHHOLDING TAXES

         The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment under the
Plan, regardless of the form of such payment, or from the Participant's gross
pay, the amount of all applicable income and employment taxes required by law to
be withheld with respect to the Plan or transactions in Common Stock or Options,
or may require the Participant to pay to the Company such tax prior to and as a
condition of the making of any payment or delivery under the Plan. If Common
Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on
the fair value thereof when the tax withholding is required to be made.

12.      AMENDMENTS TO OPTIONS

         The Committee may at any time unilaterally amend, or terminate and cash
out, any unexercised Option, whether vested or unvested, earned or unearned,
and/or substitute another Option of the same or different type, to the extent it
deems appropriate; provided, however, that any amendment to (but not termination
of) an outstanding Option which, in the opinion of the Committee, is materially
adverse to the Participant, shall require the Participant's consent.

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13.      REGULATORY APPROVALS AND SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

         Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan or any Option to the
contrary, an Option shall not be exercisable, and the Company shall have no
obligation to issue or deliver certificates of Common Stock in respect thereof,
prior to (a) the obtaining of any approval from any governmental agency which
the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or
advisable, (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of the
offer and sale of the Common Stock under any state or federal law or ruling of
any governmental body which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine
to be necessary or advisable and (c) execution by the Participant of a Stock
Restriction Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Committee.

14.      NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED SERVICE OR GRANTS

         Participation in the Plan shall not give any Employee, Director or
Advisor any right to remain in the service of the Company or any Subsidiary. The
Company or Subsidiary reserves the right to terminate the services of any
Employee, Director or Advisor, as the case may be, at any time. Further, the
adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee, Director or
Advisor or any other individual any right to be selected as a Participant or to
be granted an Option.

15.      AMENDMENT

         The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, but the
amendment, termination or suspension shall not, without the consent of a
Participant, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under an
outstanding Option then held by the Participant, except to the extent permitted
by paragraph 12.

16.      GOVERNING LAW

         The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Illinois.

17.      NO RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST IN COMPANY ASSETS

         No Participant shall have any right in any fund or in any specific
asset of the Company by reason of being a Participant under this Plan, nor any
rights as a shareholder as a result of participation in the Plan until the date
of issuance of a stock certificate in his name. To the extent any person
acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such
rights shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor of the
Company.

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