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EXHIBIT 10.2

                          RICHMAN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of the date signed (the
"Effective Date"), by and between Front Porch Digital, Inc., a Nevada
corporation with its headquarters located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, (the
"Employer"), and Matthew Richman (the "Executive"). In consideration of the
mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the Employer and the Executive
agree as follows:

         1. EMPLOYMENT. The Employer agrees to employ the Executive and the
Executive agrees to be employed by the Employer on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement.

         2. CAPACITY; LOCATION. The Executive shall serve the Employer as Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In his capacity of Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Executive will report to the
Chief Executive Officer, and shall be responsible for all strategic and
operational matters relating to the Employer's Finances and Operations subject
to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer. In such capacity, the Executive
shall perform such services and duties in connection with the business, affairs
and operations of the Employer as may be assigned or delegated to the Executive
from time to time by or under the authority of the Chief Executive Officer.
Executive's employment with Employer will be based in Employer's Colorado
offices; PROVIDED, that Employee may be required from time to time to travel in
connection with Employer's business needs.

         3. TERM. Unless earlier terminated as provided in this Agreement, the
term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be for a period of
one (1) year beginning on the date hereon and automatically renewed a year
later.

         4. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. The regular compensation and benefits
payable to the Executive under this Agreement shall be as follows:

                  (a) BASE SALARY. For all services rendered by the Executive
          under this Agreement, the Employer shall pay the Executive a base
          salary (the "Salary") at the annual rate of One Hundred, Sixty
          Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00), subject to increase from time to time
          at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of
          Directors (the "Compensation Committee"). The Salary shall be payable
          in periodic installments in accordance with the Employer's usual
          practice for its senior executives.

                  (b) BONUS. For the year ending December 31, 2003 Executive
          shall be eligible for an annual bonus of up to $80,000.00 based upon
          performance at 100% of plan. If performance exceeds plan by 10% or
          more, the Executive is eligible for an additional bonus payment.
          Performance is evaluated by the Board and any non-guaranteed bonus is
          at their discretion. Thereafter, Executive shall be eligible to
          participate in an incentive program

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          established by the Compensation Committee, with such terms as may be
          established in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.

                  (c) REGULAR BENEFITS. The Executive shall be reimbursed for an
          individual health insurance policy to a maximum of Three Hundred,
          Fifty Dollars ($350.00) per month or shall be entitled to health
          insurance benefits from Employer according to the terms and
          cost-sharing applicable to the plans, and shall also be entitled to
          participate in any employee benefit plans, life insurance plans,
          disability income plans, retirement plans, expense reimbursement plans
          and other benefit plans which the Employer may from time to time have
          in effect for all or most of its executive management employees. Such
          participation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan
          documents, generally applicable policies of the Employer, applicable
          law and the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Compensation
          Committee or any administrative or other committee provided for in or
          contemplated by any such plan. Except with respect to the
          aforementioned health insurance benefits, nothing contained in this
          Agreement shall be construed to create any obligation on the part of
          the Employer to establish any such plan or to maintain the
          effectiveness of any such plan that may be in effect from time to
          time.

                  (d) ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE. The Company will provide
          additional term life insurance in the amount of three times the
          Executive's salary.

                  (e) VACATION. The Executive shall be entitled to three weeks
          of vacation, such vacation time to accrue on a per-pay-period basis.

                  (f) RELOCATION: The Executive shall be entitled to Fifteen
          Thousand Dollars ($15,000.) for expenses associated with relocating to
          Colorado. If the Executive voluntarily terminates his employment prior
          to one (1) year, relocation assistance must be repaid on a pro-rata
          basis.

                  (g) TAXATION OF PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS. The Employer shall
          undertake to make deductions, withholdings and tax reports with
          respect to payments and benefits under this Agreement to the extent
          that it reasonably and in good faith believes that it is required to
          make such deductions, withholdings and tax reports. Payments under
          this Agreement shall be in amounts net of any such deductions or
          withholdings. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require
          the Employer to make any payments to compensate the Executive for any
          adverse tax effect associated with any payments or benefits or for any
          deduction or withholding from any payment or benefit.

                  (h) EXPENSES. The Employer shall reimburse the Executive for
          all reasonable and necessary business related travel expenses incurred
          or paid by the Executive in performing his duties under this Agreement
          and which are consistent with applicable policies of the Employer. All
          payments for reimbursement of such expenses shall be made upon
          presentation by the Executive of expense statements or vouchers and
          such other supporting information as the Employer may from time to
          time reasonably request.

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                  (i) STOCK OPTIONS. Executive shall also be eligible for
          participation in Employer's Stock Option Plan subject to approval by
          the Board of Directors.

                  (j) EXCLUSIVITY OF SALARY AND BENEFITS. The Executive shall
          not be entitled to any payments or benefits other than those provided
          under this Agreement.

         5. EXTENT OF SERVICE. During the Executive's employment under this
Agreement, the Executive shall devote the Executive's full business time, best
efforts and business judgment, skill and knowledge to the advancement of the
Employer's interests and to the discharge of the Executive's duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement. The Executive shall not engage in any
other business activity, except as may be approved by the Board of Directors;
PROVIDED, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as preventing the
Executive from:

                  (a) investing the Executive's assets in any company or other
         entity in a manner not prohibited by Section 7(d) and in such form or
         manner as shall not require any material activities on the Executive's
         part in connection with the operations or affairs of the companies or
         other entities in which such investments are made; and

                  (b) engaging in religious, charitable or other community or
         non-profit activities that do not impair the Executive's ability to
         fulfill the Executive's duties and responsibilities under this
         Agreement.

                  (c) Taking no more than two Board positions with other
         companies with prior approval of the Front Porch Digital Board of
         Directors.

         6. TERMINATION AND TERMINATION BENEFITS. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 3, the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall terminate
under the following circumstances set forth in this Section 6.

                  (a) TERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER FOR CAUSE. The Executive's
         employment under this Agreement may be terminated for "Cause" without
         further liability on the part of the Employer, effective immediately
         upon a vote of the Board of Directors and written notice to the
         Executive. Only the following shall constitute "Cause" for such
         termination:

                           (i) dishonest or fraudulent statements or acts of the
                  Executive with respect to the Employer or any affiliate of the
                  Employer;

                           (ii) the Executive's conviction of, or entry of a
                  plea of guilty or nolo contendere for, (A) a felony or (B) any
                  misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic violations) involving
                  deceit, dishonesty or fraud;

                            (iii) gross negligence, willful misconduct or
                  insubordination of the Executive with respect to the Employer
                  or any affiliate of the Employer; or

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                           (iv) material breach by the Executive of any of the
                  Executive's obligations under this Agreement, or any other
                  agreement to which Executive and Employer are now or hereafter
                  a party to.

                   (b) TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE. The Executive may terminate
         the Executive's employment under this Agreement by written notice to
         Employer at least thirty (30) days prior to such termination.

                  (c) TERMINATION BY THE EMPLOYER WITHOUT CAUSE. Subject to the
         payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(d), the
         Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the
         Employer without Cause upon written notice to the Executive (a
         termination "Without Cause").

                   (d) CERTAIN TERMINATION BENEFITS. Unless otherwise
         specifically provided in this Agreement or otherwise required by law,
         all compensation and benefits payable to the Executive under this
         Agreement shall terminate on the date of termination of the Executive's
         employment under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
         event of termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer
         Without Cause pursuant to Section 6(c) above, the Employer shall
         provide to the Executive the following termination benefits
         ("Termination Benefits"):

                           (i) payment of the Executive's Base Salary at the
                  rate then in effect pursuant to Section 4(a) for the period
                  from the date of termination until the date that is twelve
                  (12) months after the date of termination or until Executive
                  is employed elsewhere, whichever first occurs. Base Salary
                  payments will be made on a monthly basis.

                           (ii) continuation of group health plan benefits to
                  the extent authorized by and consistent with 29 U.S.C. ss.
                  1161 ET SEQ. (commonly known as "COBRA"), with the cost of the
                  regular premium for such benefits shared in the same relative
                  proportion by the Employer and the Executive as in effect on
                  the date of termination for twelve (12) months and at a cost
                  of 102% of premium provided under COBRA, for up to an
                  additional six (6) months. If Executive does not enroll in the
                  group health plan, but has an individual health policy
                  instead, the monthly premium will be paid for up to twelve
                  (12) months or the date the Executive is employed elsewhere,
                  whichever first occurs.

                  The Termination Benefits set forth in subclause (i) above
         shall be paid in twelve (12) monthly installments from the date of
         termination, and the Termination Benefits set forth in subclause (ii)
         above shall continue effective until twelve (12) months after the date
         of termination or the date the Executive is employed elsewhere,
         whichever first occurs. If the termination is the result of a change of
         control, the base salary will be paid in full upon termination, not
         made payable on a monthly basis.

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                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6(d)
         shall be construed to affect the Executive's right to receive COBRA
         continuation (if enrolled in the group health plan) entirely at the
         Executive's own cost to the extent that the Executive may continue to
         be entitled to COBRA continuation after the Executive's right to cost
         sharing under Section 6(d)(ii) ceases.

                  (e) DISABILITY. If the Executive shall be disabled so as to be
         unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive's then
         existing position or positions under this Agreement with reasonable
         accommodation, the CEO may remove the Executive from any
         responsibilities and/or reassign the Executive to another position with
         the Employer during the period of such disability. Notwithstanding any
         such removal or reassignment, the Executive shall continue to receive
         the Executive's full Salary (less any disability pay or sick pay
         benefits to which the Executive may be entitled under the Employer's
         policies) and benefits under Section 4 of this Agreement (except to the
         extent that the Executive may be ineligible for one or more such
         benefits under applicable plan terms) for a period of time equal to
         nine (9) months. If any question shall arise as to whether during any
         period the Executive is disabled so as to be unable to perform the
         essential functions of the Executive's then existing position or
         positions with reasonable accommodation, the Executive may, and at the
         request of the Employer shall, submit to the Employer a certification
         in reasonable detail by a physician selected by the Employer to whom
         the Executive or the Executive's guardian has no reasonable objection
         as to whether the Executive is so disabled or how long such disability
         is expected to continue, and such certification shall for the purposes
         of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. The Executive shall
         cooperate with any reasonable request of the physician in connection
         with such certification. If such question shall arise and the Executive
         shall fail to submit such certification, the Employer's determination
         of such issue shall be binding on the Executive. Nothing in this
         Section 6(e) shall be construed to waive the Executive's rights, if
         any, under existing law including, without limitation, the Family and
         Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. ss.2601 ET SEQ. and the Americans
         with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. ss.12101 ET SEQ.

         7. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, NONCOMPETITION AND COOPERATION.

                  (a) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. As used in this Agreement,
         "Confidential Information" means information belonging to the Employer
         which is of value to the Employer in the course of conducting its
         business and the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or
         other disadvantage to the Employer. Confidential Information includes,
         without limitation, financial information, reports, and forecasts;
         inventions, improvements and other intellectual property; trade
         secrets; know-how; designs, processes or formulae; software; market or
         sales information or plans; customer lists; and business plans,
         prospects and opportunities (such as possible acquisitions or
         dispositions of businesses or facilities) which have been discussed or
         considered by the management of the Employer. Confidential Information
         includes information developed by the Executive in the course of the
         Executive's

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         employment by the Employer, as well as other information to which the
         Executive may have access in connection with the Executive's
         employment. Confidential Information also includes the confidential
         information of others with which the Employer has a business
         relationship. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information
         does not include information in the public domain, unless due to
         breach of the Executive's duties under Section 7(b).

                  (b) CONFIDENTIALITY. The Executive understands and agrees that
         the Executive's employment creates a relationship of confidence and
         trust between the Executive and the Employer with respect to all
         Confidential Information. At all times, both during the Executive's
         employment with the Employer and after its termination, the Executive
         will keep in confidence and trust all such Confidential Information,
         and will not use or disclose any such Confidential Information without
         the written consent of the Employer, except as may be necessary in the
         ordinary course of performing the Executive's duties to the Employer.

                  (c) DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, ETC. All documents, records, data,
         apparatus, equipment and other physical property, whether or not
         pertaining to Confidential Information, which are furnished to the
         Executive by the Employer or are produced by the Executive in
         connection with the Executive's employment will be and remain the sole
         property of the Employer. The Executive will return to the Employer all
         such materials and property as and when requested by the Employer. In
         any event, the Executive will return all such materials and property
         immediately upon termination of the Executive's employment for any
         reason. The Executive will not retain with the Executive any such
         material or property or any copies thereof after such termination.

                  (d) NONCOMPETITION AND NONSOLICITATION. Without the prior
         written consent of the Board of Directors, during the period that
         Executive is employed by Employer and for one (1) year thereafter, the
         Executive (i) will not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner,
         partner, shareholder, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or
         otherwise, engage, participate, assist or invest in any Competing
         Business (as hereinafter defined); and for two (2) years thereafter
         will refrain from directly or indirectly employing, attempting to
         employ, recruiting or otherwise soliciting, inducing or influencing any
         person to leave employment with the Employer; and (iii) will refrain
         from soliciting or encouraging any customer or supplier to terminate or
         otherwise modify adversely its business relationship with the Employer.
         The Executive understands that the restrictions set forth in this
         Section 7(d) are intended to protect the Employer's interest in its
         Confidential Information and established employee, customer and
         supplier relationships and goodwill, and agrees that such restrictions
         are reasonable and appropriate for this purpose. For purposes of this
         Agreement, the term "Competing Business" shall mean any business that
         provides or intends to provide the same or similar types of services or
         products as those provided or targeted by Employer or any of its
         subsidiaries in any geographic area then served or targeted by Employer
         or any of its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
         Executive may own up to two percent (2%) of the outstanding stock of a
         publicly held corporation.

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                  (e) THIRD-PARTY AGREEMENTS AND RIGHTS. The Executive hereby
         confirms that the Executive is not bound by the terms of any agreement
         with any previous employer or other party which restricts in any way
         the Executive's use or disclosure of information or the Executive's
         engagement in any business. The Executive represents to the Employer
         that the Executive's execution of this Agreement, the Executive's
         employment with the Employer and the performance of the Executive's
         proposed duties for the Employer will not violate any obligations the
         Executive may have to any such previous employer or other party. In the
         Executive's work for the Employer, the Executive will not disclose or
         make use of any information in violation of any agreements with or
         rights of any such previous employer or other party, and the Executive
         will not bring to the premises of the Employer any copies or other
         tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging to or obtained
         from any such previous employment or other party.

                  (f) LITIGATION AND REGULATORY COOPERATION. During and after
         the Executive's employment, the Executive shall cooperate fully with
         the Employer in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now
         in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf
         of the Employer which relate to events or occurrences that transpired
         while the Executive was employed by the Employer. The Executive's full
         cooperation in connection with such claims or actions shall include,
         but not be limited to, being available to meet with counsel to prepare
         for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the
         Employer at mutually convenient times. During and after the Executive's
         employment, the Executive also shall cooperate fully with the Employer
         in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or
         local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates
         to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was
         employed by the Employer. The Employer shall reimburse the Executive
         for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
         the Executive's performance of obligations pursuant to this Section
         7(f) and shall pay the Executive for his time at his annual salary rate
         in effect at the time of the termination of his employment.

                  (g) INJUNCTION. The Executive agrees that it would be
         difficult to measure any damages caused to the Employer which might
         result from any breach by the Executive of the promises set forth in
         this Section 7, and that in any event money damages would be an
         inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly, subject to Section
         8 of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that if the Executive
         breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion of this Agreement, the
         Employer shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies that it
         may have, to an injunction or other appropriate equitable relief to
         restrain any such breach without showing or proving any actual damage
         to the Employer.

         8. ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof or otherwise arising out of the
Executive's employment or the termination of that employment (including, without
limitation, any claims of unlawful employment discrimination whether based on
age or otherwise) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be settled by
arbitration in any forum and form agreed upon by the parties or, in the absence
of such an agreement, under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association

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("AAA") in Denver, Colorado in accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution
Rules of the AAA, including, but not limited to, the rules and procedures
applicable to the selection of arbitrators. In the event that any person or
entity other than the Executive or the Employer may be a party with regard to
any such controversy or claim, such controversy or claim shall be submitted to
arbitration subject to such other person or entity's agreement. Judgment upon
the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. This Section 8 shall be specifically enforceable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall not preclude either party
from pursuing a court action for the sole purpose of obtaining a temporary
restraining order or a preliminary injunction in circumstances in which such
relief is appropriate; PROVIDED, that any other relief shall be pursued through
an arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Section 8.

         9. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. To the extent that any court action is
permitted consistent with or to enforce Section 8 of this Agreement, the parties
hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Colorado.
Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Executive (a) submits to
the personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process;
and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court,
or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process.

         10. INTEGRATION. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements between the parties with respect to any related subject matter.

         11. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, ETC. Neither the Employer nor
the Executive may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein,
by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other
party; PROVIDED, that the Employer may assign its rights under this Agreement
without the consent of the Executive in the event that the Employer shall effect
a reorganization, consolidate with or merge into any other corporation,
partnership, organization or other entity, or transfer all or substantially all
of its properties or assets to any other corporation, partnership, organization
or other entity. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Employer and the Executive, their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.

         12. ENFORCEABILITY. If any portion or provision of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of this
Agreement) shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the
application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to
which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby,
and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law.

         13. WAIVER. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless
made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to
require the performance of any term or obligation of this

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Agreement, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not
prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a
waiver of any subsequent breach.

         14. NOTICES. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications
provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered
in person or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
Executive at the last address the Executive has filed in writing with the
Employer or, in the case of the Employer, at 1140 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
80302, ATTN: Chief Executive Officer, and shall be effective on the date of
delivery in person or by courier or three (3) days after the date mailed.

         15. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a
written instrument signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized
representative of the Employer.

         16. GOVERNING LAW. This is a Colorado contract and shall be construed
under and be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Colorado,
without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of such State.

         17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be
an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
document.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Employer
and by the Executive as of the Effective Date.

                                        FRONT PORCH DIGITAL, INC.:

                                        By: /s/ MICHAEL C. KNAISCH
                                            -------------------------------
                                        Name:  Michael C. Knaisch
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer

                                        EXECUTIVE:

                                        /s/ MATTHEW RICHMAN
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Matthew Richman

                                        June 1, 2003
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                                        Date

                                       9Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.

                        2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         1. Purpose of the Plan.  Altair  Nanotechnologies  Inc. (the "Company")
believes that  ownership of its common shares  ("Common  Stock") by employees of
the  Company  and its  subsidiaries  is  desirable  as an  incentive  to  better
performance  and  improvement of profits,  and as a means by which employees may
share in the rewards of the  Company's  growth and success.  The purposes of the
Company's  2003 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan (the "Plan") are (i) to provide a
convenient  means by which  employees  of the Company and its  subsidiaries  may
purchase,  at fair market value,  shares of Common Stock, and (ii) to permit the
Company,  rather than other  market  participants,  to receive and benefit  from
employees' purchases of the Common Stock. The Plan is not intended to qualify as
an employee stock  purchase plan under Section 423 of the Internal  Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

         2.  Administration  of the Plan.  The Plan shall be  administered  by a
committee  ("Committee")  comprised of two or more non-employee directors of the
Company  created  by the  Board of  Directors  of the  Company  (the  "Board  of
Directors");  provided,  however,  at any time there does not exist a  Committee
satisfying the foregoing requirements, the entire Board of Directors shall serve
as the  Committee.  The Board of Directors  may at any time remove any member of
the Committee,  with or without cause, fill vacancies and appoint new members of
the  Committee.  The  Committee  shall have  authority to  promulgate  rules and
regulations  for the operation of the Plan, to place  additional  limitations on
participation in the Plan or related to any particular Offering,  to adopt forms
for use in connection with the Plan, to decide any question of interpretation of
the  Plan  or  rights   arising   thereunder  and  generally  to  supervise  the
administration  of the Plan.  The  Committee  may consult  with  counsel for the
Company on any matter arising under the Plan. All  determinations  and decisions
of the Committee shall be conclusive.

         3. Shares Reserved for the Plan. There are 500,000 shares of authorized
but  unissued  Common  Stock  reserved  for  purposes  of the Plan,  subject  to
adjustment  pursuant to Section 16. If the total number of shares subscribed for
and  proposed to be  purchased  on any  Purchase  Date (as defined in Section 5)
would cause the  aggregate  number of shares issued under the Plan to exceed the
maximum number of shares reserved under this Section 2, the Committee shall make
a pro rata  allocation of shares  available  under the Plan. The Committee shall
make such allocation of shares among  Participants  (as defined in Section 5) in
as nearly a uniform manner as practicable  and as the Committee  shall determine
to be equitable.

         4. Eligible  Employees.  The term Eligible Employee means any full-time
employee of the Company and each subsidiary  (whether  currently a subsidiary or
becoming a subsidiary in the future) of the Company,  provided that the employee
has been  continuously  employed by either the Company or any  subsidiary of the
Company for at least 1 month. For purposes of the Plan, the term "subsidiary" of
the  Company  has the  meaning  prescribed  in  Section  424(f) of the  Code.  A

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"full-time  employee" is any employee of the Company or a subsidiary  excluding,
however, any employee whose customary employment is 20 hours or less per week or
whose  customary  employment  is for not more than five  months in any  calendar
year.  For all purposes of the Plan,  an employee is  considered  to be employed
continuously  during any period not  exceeding 90 days during which the employee
is on sick leave,  military  leave or other bona fide leave of absence  (such as
temporary employment by government).

         5. Offering of Stock under the Plan.

                  (a)  Company's  Initiation  of An Offering.  The Plan shall be
implemented by a series of offerings (each, an "Offering"),  each of which shall
commence and  terminate  when,  as, and if  determined  by the  Committee.  Each
Offering  shall be  preceded  by a written  notice of  offering  (the  "Offering
Notice") sent to all Eligible Employees, which Offering Notice shall specify the
following:

                           (i) a period (the "Subscription Period") during which
         the Eligible  Employees may elect whether or not to  participate in the
         Offering;

                           (ii) a method,  consistent with Section 6 hereof,  by
         which  Eligible  Employees may notify the Company of their  election to
         participate in the Offering;

                           (iii) the methods of payment the Company will accept,
         which may be cash, cheque, money order and payroll deductions;

                           (iv) if payroll  deductions  is among the  methods of
         payment that the Company will accept,  (A) the date payroll  deductions
         for the  Offering,  as  described  in Section 6,  shall  commence  (the
         "Commencement  Date"),  and  (B)  the  date  payroll  deductions  shall
         terminate and the purchase and sale of shares in the Offering  shall be
         consummated (the "Purchase Date"); and

                           (v) if payroll deductions is not among the methods of
         payment that the Company will accept, the date the purchase and sale of
         shares in the Offering shall be consummated (the "Purchase Date").

The period  between the  Commencement  Date and the  Purchase  Date shall be the
"Deduction Period."

                  (b)  An  Employee's  Election  to  Participate.   An  Eligible
Employee may elect to participate in an Offering by filing with the Company,  on
or before the expiration of the Subscription  Period, a subscription in the form
described  in the  Offering  Notice  and,  if  applicable,  a payroll  deduction
authorization  in the form  described  in the  Offering  Notice.  (Any  Eligible
Employee who has duly elected to participate  in an Offering is a  "Participant"
with respect to such  Offering).  A subscription  and, if applicable,  a payroll

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deduction  authorization  shall apply only to the Offering with respect to which
it is  made,  and a new  subscription  and,  if  applicable,  payroll  deduction
authorization  shall  be  necessary  for  each  Offering.  If  completed  by the
Participant,  the payroll deduction  authorization  will authorize the employing
corporation to make payroll deductions from each of the Participant's  paychecks
during an Offering the Participant is participating in. Payroll  deductions from
any  paycheck  may  not  be  less  than  10%  of  the  employee's  Adjusted  Net
Compensation  (as defined  below) for the  Deduction  Period and may not be more
than the employee's  Adjusted Net  Compensation  for the Deduction  Period.  The
Committee may, in its discretion, increase the minimum deduction percentage with
respect to any specific Offering.

                  "Compensation"  means  base  salary,   overtime,   bonus,  any
commissions or shift differentials that function as base salary equivalents, and
shall  exclude  such  amounts  that an  employee  waives  pursuant  to a  salary
reduction arrangement under any cash or deferred or cafeteria plan maintained by
the Company or a subsidiary under Code sections 401(k) or 125.

                  "Adjusted Net  Compensation"  shall mean Compensation less any
amounts the Company is  required  to  withhold on such  Compensation  for income
taxes, FICA, workers compensation and similar programs.

                  (c)  Effect  of  Election  to  Participate.   By  electing  to
participate in an Offering, each Participant shall be deemed to have irrevocably
subscribed under the Plan to purchase,  on the Purchase Date, a number of shares
of Common Stock determined in accordance with Section 7 for the price determined
in accordance  with Section 6. The failure of an employee to  participate in any
Offering  shall not prevent such employee from being  eligible to participate in
any subsequent Offering.

                  (d) No  Amendment  of  Termination.  After a  Participant  has
elected to participate in an Offering, the Participant may not amend the payroll
deduction  authorization  or  terminate  participation  in  the  Offering.  If a
Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary of
the Company for any reason, including death, disability or retirement,  during a
Deduction  Period,  the  Participant's   participation  in  the  Offering  shall
nevertheless  continue and the Participant  shall accept Common Stock in lieu of
Adjusted  Net  Compensation  to the  extent  provided  for in the  Participant's
election and  subscription  documents for all portions of the  Deduction  Period
during  which the  Participant  was an  employee  of the  Company  or one of its
subsidiaries.

         6. Purchase  Price.  The price at which shares shall be purchased in an
Offering  (the  "Purchase  Price")  shall be the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock on the Purchase  Date of the  Offering.  The fair market value of a
share of Common  Stock on any date shall be  determined  as follows:  (i) if the
Common Stock is listed on any national stock exchange or national market system,
including  without  limitation the NASDAQ  National  Market System or the NASDAQ
SmallCap Market System, the closing sales price (or the closing bid, if no sales
were  reported) of the Common Stock as reported by such  exchange or system;  or
(ii) if no reported price under (i) is available, such other value of the Common
Stock as the Board of  Directors  shall  determine  in good faith to be the fair
market value.

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         7.  Number of  Shares.  The  number of  shares of Common  Stock  that a
Participant  shall be deemed to have  subscribed  for and shall purchase on each
Purchase Date in each Offering  shall be,  subject to adjustment as provided for
in Section 8, a whole  number of shares equal to the result of (i) either (A) if
the Participant is paying the purchase price in cash or by some other means, the
subscription  amount  set  forth in the  subscription  agreement,  or (B) if the
Participant  in paying  the  purchase  price  through  payroll  deductions,  all
Adjusted Net  Compensation  withheld from the pay of the Participant  during the
applicable Deduction Period in accordance with the Plan and the subscription and
withholding documents tendered by the Participant,  divided by (ii) the Purchase
Price with respect to such  Offering.  No  fractional  shares shall be purchased
during any Offering.

         8. Broadly-Based Adjustment and Limitations on Shares Issuances.

                  (a) Broadly Based  Adjustment.  In the event that, but for the
effect of this  Section  8, the  number of shares of Common  Stock that would be
purchased  by all of the  Executive  Officers  of the  Company as a group in any
Offering  would  exceed the number of shares of Common  Stock to be purchased in
that  Offering by all employees of the Company and any  subsidiary  that are not
Executive Officers,  the number of shares of Common Stock the Executive Officers
as a group are deemed to have  subscribed  for in that Offering shall be reduced
(pro rata,  based upon the number of shares that would have been purchased) to a
number  equal to one share less than the number of shares of Common  Stock to be
purchased  by all  employees  of the  Company  and any  subsidiary  that are not
Executive Officers in that Offering. "Executive Officers" shall have the meaning
set forth in Rule 405 promulgated  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Any amounts  withheld from a Participant's  Compensation  under the Plan after a
Purchase  Date as a result  of  adjustments  under  this  Section 8 or any other
section of this Agreement shall be repaid to the Participant.

                  (b) Limitations on Share Issuances.  Notwithstanding any other
provision  contained  herein,  in no event  shall any shares of Common  Stock be
issuable  pursuant  to the Plan where the  issuance of such  shares,  when taken
together with all of the Company's  previously issued or granted  securities for
compensation (on a fully diluted basis),  could result at any time in either (i)
the number of  securities  issued to related  persons  within a 12 month  period
exceeding  10% of the  Company's  outstanding  issue;  or  (ii)  the  number  of
securities issued to any one related person and the related person's  associates
within a 12 month period  exceeding 5% of the Company's  outstanding  issue. For
the purposes of this Section 8(b),  the terms "related  person" and  "associate"
shall have the meanings prescribed in Multilateral Instrument 45-105 - Trades to
Employees,  Senior  Officers,  Directors and Consultants  issued by the Canadian
securities law  administrators.  (For reference  purposes,  without limiting the
definitions set forth in the  above-referenced  Multilateral  Instrument 45-105,
the term "related person"  includes  directors or senior officers of the Company
and its  affiliates,  associates  of such  directors or senior  officers and the

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permitted  assigns  of  such  directors  and  senior  officers,   and  the  term
"associates," with respect to a person, includes,  entities in which such person
has a 10%  ownership  interest,  partners of the person,  any trust or estate in
which the person has a substantial  beneficial interest or with respect to which
the person  serves as trustee or in a similar  capacity  and  relatives  of that
person sharing the same household.)

         9.  Delivery and Custody of Shares.  Shares  purchased by  Participants
pursuant to the Plan will be delivered to the  Participant  or any investment or
financial firm appointed by the Participant  within 5 business days of the later
to occur of (a) the date all  shares  have  been  paid for in full,  and (b) the
respective Purchase Date.

         10. Expense of the Plan. The Company will pay all expenses  incident to
operation of the Plan, including costs of record keeping, accounting fees, legal
fees,  commissions and issue or transfer taxes on purchases pursuant to the Plan
and on delivery of shares to a Participant or to a Participant's  appointee. The
Company may, but shall not be required to, pay  expenses,  commissions  or taxes
incurred in connection with sales of shares by a Participant.

         11.  Rights Not  Transferable.  The right to purchase  shares under the
Plan is not transferable or assignable by a Participant except by will or by the
laws of descent and  distribution  of the state or country of the  Participant's
domicile  at the  time of  death,  and  such  right is  exercisable  during  the
Participant's lifetime only by the Participant.

         12. Tax  Withholding.  Each  Participant who has purchased shares under
the Plan shall  immediately upon  notification of the amount due, if any, pay to
the Company in cash amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable  federal,  state
and local tax  withholding  determined  by the  Company to be  required.  If the
Participant  fails to pay the amount  demanded,  the Company may  withhold  that
amount from other amounts payable by the Company to the  Participant,  including
salary, subject to applicable law.

         13.  Responsibility  and Indemnity.  Neither the Company,  its Board of
Directors,  the Committee,  any subsidiary,  nor any member,  officer, agent, or
employee of any of them,  shall be liable to any Participant  under the Plan for
any  mistake of judgment or for any  omission or wrongful  act unless  resulting
from gross  negligence,  willful  misconduct  or  intentional  misfeasance.  The
Company will indemnify and save harmless its Board of Directors,  the Committee,
and any such  member,  officer,  agent or  employee  against  any  claim,  loss,
liability or expense arising out of the Plan, except such as may result from the
gross negligence,  willful misconduct or intentional  misfeasance of such entity
or person.

         14. Conditions and Approvals.  The obligations of the Company under the
Plan shall be subject to compliance  with all applicable  state and federal laws
and  regulations,  compliance  with the rules of any stock exchange or quotation
service (such as the Nasdaq SmallCap  Market) on which the Company's  securities
may be listed, and approval of such federal and state authorities or agencies as
may have  jurisdiction  over the Plan or the  Company.  The Company will use its
best effort to comply with such laws,  regulations  and rules and to obtain such
approvals.

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         15. Amendment of the Plan. The Board of Directors may from time to time
amend the Plan in any and all respects,  except to the extent that any governing
securities  law,  exchange  regulation,  or quotation  service rule prohibits or
restricts such amendment.

         16.  Adjustments Upon Changes in  Capitalization.  The number of shares
reserved  under  Section  2, the  number of shares  that may be  purchased  by a
Participant during an Offering pursuant to Section 7, and the purchase price per
share under Section 6 all shall be proportionately  adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock in the event of any
stock dividend,  stock split,  combination of shares,  recapitalization or other
change in the number of the outstanding  shares of Common Stock that is effected
without  receipt of  consideration  by the Company;  provided,  however,  that a
conversion  of any  convertible  security of the Company  shall not be deemed to
have been effected without the receipt of consideration.  Adjustments under this
Section 16 shall be made by the Board of Directors,  whose  determination of the
adjustment shall be conclusive.

         17.  Merger or Sale.  In the event that a sale of all or  substantially
all of the  assets of the  Company,  or the merger of the  Company  with or into
another  corporation is consummated  during any Deduction Period, the respective
Offering shall  automatically be terminated as of the date of such  transaction,
and all amounts  withheld from the  Compensation,  or otherwise  paid by, of any
Participant  as part of such Offering  shall be paid to such  Participant on the
earlier to occur of (a) the date of the  consummation of such  transaction,  (b)
the date such Compensation  would be paid in the ordinary course of business but
for the effect of the Offering.

         18.  Termination of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier
to occur of (a) when all of the shares  reserved  for  purposes of the Plan have
been purchased,  or (b) August 31, 2004, provided that the Board of Directors in
its sole discretion may at any time terminate the Plan without any obligation on
account of such  termination,  except that such termination shall not affect any
shares  which  have  been  subscribed  for  in an  Offering  that  has  not  yet
terminated.

         19.  Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the
date it is approved by the Board of Directors.

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         The undersigned, who is the duly elected Chief Financial Officer of the
Company,  hereby  certifies  that,  this 2003 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan was
approved by the Board of  Directors  of the Company and became  effective  on or
about August 20, 2003.

                                             Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.

                                             By:      /s/ Edward Dickinson
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Edward Dickinson
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

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