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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.1

                             IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                     AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AUGUST 1, 2002

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                             IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                     AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AUGUST 1, 2002

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1.    Purpose...........................................................  1

2.    Definitions.......................................................  1

3.    Administration....................................................  2

4.    Participation.....................................................  3

5.    Deferrals.........................................................  3

6.    Deferral Accounts.................................................  4

7.    Settlement of Deferral Accounts...................................  6

8.    Provisions Relating to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
      and Section 162(m) of the Code....................................  7

9.    Statements........................................................  7

10.   Sources of Stock:  Limitation on Amount of
      Stock-Denominated Deferrals.......................................  7

11.   Amendment/Termination.............................................  8

12.   General Provisions................................................  8

13.   Effective Date....................................................  9

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                             IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED

                      EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                     AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AUGUST 1, 2002

      1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, as
amended and restated (the "Plan"), is to provide to members of a select group of
management or highly compensated employees of IMS Health Incorporated (the
"Company") and its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates who are selected for
participation in the Plan a means to defer receipt of specified portions of
compensation and to have such deferred amounts treated as if invested in
specified investment vehicles, in order to enhance the competitiveness of the
Company's executive compensation program and, therefore, its ability to attract
and retain qualified key personnel necessary for the continued success and
progress of the Company, and to encourage such persons to retain a significant
equity stake in the Company.

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      2.    DEFINITIONS.  In addition to the terms defined in Section 1
above, the following terms used in the Plan shall have the meanings set forth
below:

            (a) "Administrator" shall mean the Compensation & Benefits Committee
of the Board of Directors or such other committee designated under Section 3(b),
to which the Board has delegated the authority to take action under the Plan.

            (b) "Beneficiary" shall mean the person, persons, trust or trusts
entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive the benefits
specified under the Plan upon a Participant's death, provided that, if and to
the extent authorized by the Administrator, a Participant may be permitted to
designate a Beneficiary, in which case the "Beneficiary" instead will be the
person, persons, trust or trusts (if any are then surviving) which have been
designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary
designation filed with the Administrator to receive the benefits specified under
the Plan upon such Participant's death. Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator, a Participant's designation of a Beneficiary other than the
Participant's spouse shall be subject to the written consent of the spouse.

            (c)   "Board" or "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of
Directors of the Company.

            (d) "Cash Deferral" shall mean that portion of the assets of a
Participant's Deferral account which is attributable to cash based deferrals
made by Participant and investment results earned (or lost) thereon.

            (e) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
References to any provision of the Code or regulation (including a proposed
regulation) thereunder shall include any successor provisions or regulations.

            (f) "Deferral Account" shall mean the account or subaccount
established and maintained by the Company for specified deferrals by a
Participant, as described in Section 6. Deferral Accounts will be maintained
solely as bookkeeping entries by the Company to evidence unfunded obligations of
the Company.

            (g) "Deferred Stock" shall mean a credit to the Participant's
Deferral Account representing the right to receive one share of Stock for each
share of Deferred Stock so credited, together with rights to dividend
equivalents and other rights and limitations specified in the Plan.

            (h) "Disability" shall mean a physical or mental impairment of
sufficient severity such that a Participant is both eligible for and in receipt
of benefits under the long-term disability provisions of the Company's benefit
plans.

            (i) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. References to any provision of the Exchange Act or rule thereunder
shall include any successor provisions or rules.

            (j) "Participant" shall mean any employee of the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate who is designated by the Administrator as eligible to
participate and who participates or makes an election to participate in the
Plan.

            (k) "Retirement" shall mean a Participant's voluntary termination of
employment (i) at or after attaining age 65 or (ii) prior to attaining age 65 if
such termination is approved in advance as a Retirement by the Administrator.

            (l) "Stock" shall mean the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value,
or any other equity securities of the Company designated by the Administrator.

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            (m) "Trust" shall mean any trust or trusts established by the
Company as part of the Plan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the assets of such trusts
shall remain subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company.

            (n) "Trustee" shall mean the trustee of a Trust.

            (o) "Trust Agreement" shall mean the agreement entered into between
the Company and the Trustee to carry out the purposes of the Plan, as amended or
restated from time to time.

            (p) "Valuation Date" shall mean the close of business on the last
business day of each calendar quarter or other periodic date specified by the
Administrator; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the case of termination of employment
for reasons other than Retirement, death, or Disability, the Valuation Date
shall mean the close of business on the last business day of the year in which
employment terminates.

      3.    ADMINISTRATION.

            (a) AUTHORITY. The Administrator (subject to the ability of the
Board of Directors to restrict the Administrator) shall administer the Plan in
accordance with its terms, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish
such purpose, including the power and authority to construe and interpret the
Plan, to define the terms used herein, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations, agreements, forms, and notices relating to the administration of
the Plan, to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan, and to determine whether to terminate participation
of and accelerate distributions to Participants, including Participants who
engage in activities competitive with or not in the best interests of the
Company. Any actions of the Administrator with respect to the Plan and
determination in all matters referred to herein shall be conclusive and binding
for all purposes and upon all persons including the Company, the Administrator
and members of the committee serving as such, Participants and employees, and
their respective successors in interest (subject to the Board's authority to
oversee the Administrator). The Administrator may appoint agents and delegate
thereto powers and duties under the Plan, except as otherwise limited by the
Plan.

            (b) ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator shall consist of such number of
members as shall be determined by the Board, each of whom shall be appointed by,
shall remain in office at the will of, and may be removed, with or without
cause, by the Board of Directors, and any member of the Administrator may resign
at any time. The Administrator may delegate administrative and other functions
under the Plan to officers or employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. No
member of the committee serving as Administrator shall be entitled to act on or
decide any matter relating solely to himself or herself or any of his or her
rights or benefits under the Plan. No bond or other security shall be required
in connection with the Plan of the Administrator or any member of the committee
serving as such in any jurisdiction.

            (c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Each member of the committee serving as
Administrator shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report
or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or other employee of
the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, the Company's independent certified
public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant, legal counsel, or
other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of
the Plan. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no member of the committee
serving as Administrator, nor any person to whom ministerial duties have been
delegated under the Plan, shall be liable to any person for any action taken or
omitted in connection with the interpretation and administration of the Plan,
except for the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such member or person.

      4. PARTICIPATION. The Administrator shall determine those employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, from among the senior executives
who qualify as a select group of management or highly compensated employees, who
will be eligible to participate in the Plan. Such persons shall be notified of
such eligibility by the Company's Executive Compensation Department, subject to
the direction of the Administrator.

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      5. DEFERRALS. To the extent authorized by the Administrator, a Participant
may elect to defer compensation or awards which may be in the form of cash,
Stock, Stock-denominated awards or other property to be received from the
Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, including salary, annual bonus awards,
long-term awards, shares issuable on stock option exercise and compensation
payable under other plans and programs, employment agreements or other
arrangements, or otherwise, as may be provided under the terms of such plans,
programs and arrangements or as designated by the Administrator.
Stock-denominated awards that the may authorize for deferral include (i) stock
unit awards such as Restricted Stock Units granted under the Company's
Employees' Stock Incentive Plan and (ii) the shares representing the profit upon
exercise of stock options granted under any Company plan, in circumstances in
which the option exercise price is paid by the surrender of previously acquired
shares. The foregoing notwithstanding, a Participant may defer, with respect to
a given year, receipt of only that portion of the Participant's salary, annual
bonus award, long-term award, shares issuable on stock option exercise and
compensation payable under other plans and programs, employment agreements or
other arrangements that exceeds the FICA maximum taxable wage base plus the
amount necessary to satisfy Medicare and all other payroll taxes (other than
Federal, state or local income tax withholding) imposed on the wages or
compensation of such Participant from the Company and its subsidiaries and
affiliates. In addition to such limitation, and any terms and conditions of
deferral set forth under plans, programs or arrangements from which receipt of
compensation or awards is deferred, the Administrator may impose limitations on
the amounts permitted to be deferred and other terms and conditions on deferrals
under the Plan. Any such limitations, and other terms and conditions of
deferral, shall be specified in documents setting forth terms and conditions of
deferrals under the Plan, rules relating to the Plan or election forms, other
forms, or instructions published by or at the direction of the Administrator.
The Administrator may permit awards and other amounts to be treated as deferrals
under the Plan, including deferrals that may be mandatory as determined by the
in its sole discretion or under the terms of another plan or arrangement of the
Company, for administrative convenience or otherwise to serve the purposes of
the Plan and such other plan or arrangement.

            (a) ELECTIONS. Once an election form, properly completed, is
received by the Company, the elections of the Participant shall be irrevocable;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Administrator may in its discretion determine that
elections are revocable until the deadline specified for the filing of such
election; PROVIDED FURTHER, that the Administrator may, in its discretion,
permit a Participant to elect a further deferral of amounts credited to a
Deferral Account by filing a later election form; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that,
unless otherwise approved by the Administrator, any election to further defer
amounts credited to a Deferral Account must be made at least one year prior to
the date such amounts would otherwise be payable.

            (b) DATE OF ELECTION. An election to defer compensation or awards
hereunder must be received by the Administrator prior to the date specified by
or at the direction of the Administrator. Under no circumstances may a
Participant defer compensation or awards to which the Participant has attained,
at the time of deferral, a legally enforceable right to current receipt of such
compensation or awards.

      6.    DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS.

            (a) ESTABLISHMENT; CREDITING OF AMOUNTS DEFERRED. One or more
Deferral Accounts will be established for each Participant, as determined by the
Administrator. The amount of compensation or awards deferred with respect to
each Deferral Account will be credited to such Account as of the date on which
such amounts would have been paid to the Participant but for the Participant's
election to defer receipt hereunder, unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator. With respect to any fractional shares of Stock or
Stock-denominated awards, the Administrator shall determine whether to credit
the Deferral Account with a fraction of a share, to pay cash in lieu of the
fractional share or carry forward such cash amount under the Plan, round to the
nearest whole share, round to the next whole share, or round down to eliminate
the fractional share or otherwise make provision for the fractional share. With
respect to Cash Deferrals, amounts of hypothetical income and appreciation and
depreciation in value of such account will be credited and debited to, or
otherwise reflected in, such Account from time to time. Unless otherwise
determined by the Administrator (including under Section 6(e)), Cash Deferrals
shall be deemed invested in a hypothetical investment as of the date of
deferral.

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            (b)    INVESTMENT VEHICLES.

      (i)   Amounts credited as Deferred Stock to a Participant's Deferral
            Account (whether or not as a result of a Cash Deferral) may not be
            reallocated or deemed reinvested in any other investment vehicle,
            but shall remain as Deferred Stock until such time as the Deferral
            Account is settled in accordance with Section 7.

      (ii)  Subject to the provisions of Sections 6(d) and 8, Cash Deferral
            amounts shall be deemed to be invested, at the Participant's
            direction, in one or more investment vehicles as may be specified
            from time to time by the Administrator; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
            Administrator may expressly reserve the right to approve or
            disapprove any investment direction given by a Participant. The
            Administrator may change or discontinue any hypothetical investment
            vehicle available under the Plan in its discretion; PROVIDED,
            HOWEVER, that each affected Participant shall be given the
            opportunity, without limiting or otherwise impairing any other right
            of such Participant regarding changes in investment directions, to
            redirect the allocation of his or her Cash Deferral amount deemed
            invested in the discontinued investment vehicle among the other
            hypothetical investment vehicles, including any replacement vehicle.

            (c)   DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS.  Deferred Stock
credited to a Participant's Deferral Account will be credited with Dividend
Equivalents and subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 6(c):

      (i)   CASH DIVIDENDS.  If the Company declares and pays a cash dividend
            on Stock, then, for any such dividend paid prior to August 1,
            2002, a number of additional shares of Deferred Stock shall be
            credited to a Participant's Deferral Account as of the payment
            date for such dividend equal to (A) the number of shares of
            Deferred Stock credited to the Deferral Account as of the record
            date for such dividend, multiplied by (B) the amount of cash
            actually paid as a dividend on each share at such payment date,
            divided by (C) the fair market value of a share of Stock at such
            payment date; and for any such dividend paid on or after August
            1, 2002, the amount to be paid as Dividend Equivalents relating
            to such cash dividends paid prior to settlement for each share of
            Deferred Stock shall not be credited at the payment date, but
            shall be calculated at the time of such settlement and credited
            and paid in cash at settlement, without interest; provided,
            however, that large, special and non-recurring cash dividends
            will be governed by Section 6(c)(v) below.

      (ii)  NON-STOCK DIVIDENDS. If the Company declares and pays a dividend on
            Stock in the form of property other than shares of Stock, then a
            number of additional shares of Deferred Stock shall be credited to a
            Participant's Deferral Account as of the payment date for such
            dividend equal to (A) the number of shares of Deferred Stock
            credited to the Deferral Account as of the record date for such
            dividend, multiplied by (B) the fair market value of any property
            other than shares actually paid as a dividend on each share at such
            payment date, divided by (C) the fair market value of a share of
            Stock on the day after such payment date.

      (iii) STOCK DIVIDENDS AND SPLITS. If the Company declares and pays a
            dividend on Stock in the form of additional shares of Stock, or
            there occurs a forward split of Stock, then a number of additional
            shares of Deferred Stock shall be credited to Participant's Deferral
            Account as of the payment date for such dividend or forward Stock
            split equal to (A) the number of shares of Deferred Stock credited
            to the Deferral Account as of the record date for such dividend or
            split, multiplied by (B) the number of additional shares actually
            paid as a dividend or issued in such split in respect of each share
            of Stock.

      (iv)  MODIFICATIONS TO DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS POLICY. Other provisions of
            this Section 6(c) notwithstanding, the Administrator may modify the
            manner of payment or crediting of Dividend Equivalents hereunder, in
            order to coordinate the value of Deferral Accounts

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            with any trust holding shares established under Section 6(e), for
            administrative convenience, or for any other reason.

      (v)   ADJUSTMENTS.  The number of shares of Deferred Stock credited to
            the Participants' Accounts may be adjusted by the Administrator
            in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants'
            rights with respect to Deferred Stock, in the event of any
            unusual corporate transaction or event which affects the value of
            Common Stock, provided that any such adjustment shall be made
            taking into account any crediting of Deferred Stock to the
            Participant under other provisions of this Section 6(c) in
            connection with such transaction or event.

            (d) ALLOCATION AND REALLOCATION OF HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS. A
Participant may allocate the Cash Deferral portion of his or her Deferral
Account to one or more of the hypothetical investment vehicles authorized under
the Plan. Subject to Section 6(b)(i) and any rules established by the
Administrator, a Participant may reallocate such Cash Deferrals as of the
Valuation Date or other date specified by the Administrator at or following the
filing of Participant's election to one or more of such hypothetical investment
vehicles, by filing with the Administrator a notice in such form as may be
specified by the Administrator. The Administrator may, in its discretion,
restrict allocation into or reallocation by specified Participants into or out
of specified investment vehicles or specify minimum or maximum amounts that may
be allocated or reallocated by Participants.

            (e) TRUSTS. The Administrator may, in its discretion, establish one
or more Trusts (including sub-accounts under such Trust(s)), and deposit therein
amounts of cash, Stock, or other property not exceeding the amount of the
Company's obligations with respect to a Participant's Deferral Account
established under this Section 6. In such case, the amounts of hypothetical
income and appreciation and depreciation in value of such Deferral Account shall
be equal to the actual income on, and appreciation and depreciation of, the
assets in such Trust(s). Other provisions of this Section 6 notwithstanding, the
timing of allocations and reallocations of assets in such a Deferral Account,
and the investment vehicles available with respect to the Cash Deferral portion
of the Deferral Account, may be varied to reflect the timing of actual
investments of the assets of such Trust(s) and the actual investments available
to such Trust(s).

            (f) CASHLESS EXERCISE. If and to the extent permitted by the
Administrator, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by
the Administrator from time to time, a Participant may submit a request to the
Administrator to surrender (or constructively surrender) Deferred Stock
allocated to his or her Deferral Account to pay the purchase price of any stock
options of the Company granted to the Participant under another plan, program or
arrangement.

            (g) RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPANT DIRECTION. The provisions of Section
6(b), 6(d), and 7(c) notwithstanding, the Administrator may restrict or prohibit
reallocations of amounts deemed invested in specified investment vehicles, and
subject such amounts to a risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, in order to
conform to restrictions applicable to Stock, a Stock-denominated award, or any
other award or amount deferred under the Plan and resulting in such deemed
investment, to comply with any applicable law or regulation, or for such other
purpose as the Administrator may determine is not inconsistent with the Plan.

      7.    SETTLEMENT OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS.

            (a) FORM OF PAYMENT. The Company shall settle a Participant's
Deferral Account, and discharge all of its obligations to pay deferred
compensation under the Plan with respect to such Deferral Account, as follows:

      (i)   with respect to Cash Deferrals, payment of cash or, in the
            discretion of the Administrator, by delivery of other liquid
            assets (including Stock) having a fair market value equal to the
            Cash Deferral amount credited to the Deferral Account; provided,
            however, that, to the extent practicable, any assets delivered in
            settlement of Cash Deferrals shall be of the

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            same type or kind as the investment vehicle in which those Cash
            Deferrals were deemed invested at the time of settlement; or

      (ii)  with respect to Stock based deferral amounts, by delivery of shares
            of Stock, including shares of Stock delivered out of the assets of
            the Trust.

            (b) FORFEITURES UNDER OTHER PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS. To the extent
that Stock or any other award or amount (i) is deposited in a Trust pursuant to
Section 6 in connection with a deferral of Stock, a Stock-denominated award, or
any other award or amount under another plan, program, employment agreement or
other arrangement, or otherwise is deemed to be deferred under the Plan without
such a deposit, and (ii) is forfeited pursuant to the terms of such plan,
program, agreement or arrangement, the Participant shall not be entitled to the
value of such Stock and other property related thereto (including without
limitation, dividends and distributions thereon) or other award or amount, or
proceeds thereof. Any Stock or Stock-denominated awards, other property or other
award or amount (and proceeds thereof) forfeited shall be returned to the
Company.

            (c) TIMING OF PAYMENTS. Payments in settlement of a Deferral Account
shall be made as soon as practicable after the date or dates (including upon the
occurrence of specified events), and in such number of installments, as may be
directed by the Participant in his or her election relating to such Deferral
Account, provided that, in the event of termination of employment for reasons
other than Retirement, death or Disability, a single lump sum payment in
settlement of any Deferral Account (including a Deferral Account with respect to
which one or more installment payments have previously been made) shall be made
as promptly as practicable following the next Valuation Date, unless otherwise
determined by the Administrator; provided further, that payments in settlement
of a Deferral Account will be made in accordance with Section 7(d) in the event
of a Change in Control; and provided further, that, unless otherwise determined
by the Administrator, payments in settlement of a Deferral Account will be made
in not more than ten installments and in no event later than ten years after the
Participant's termination of employment due to Retirement, death or Disability.

            (d)   CHANGE IN CONTROL.  In the event of a "Change in Control,"
as defined in this Section 7(d), the following provisions shall apply:

      (i)   All deferral periods will be automatically accelerated to end at the
            time of the Change in Control, and each Deferral Account will be
            settled within five business days after the end of the deferral
            period, provided that the Administrator may accelerate this
            settlement (for all or specified parts of a Deferral Account) in
            anticipation of a Change in Control for any reason, subject to such
            conditions as the Administrator may impose; and

      (ii)  If the Change in Control involves a transaction that is to be
            accounted for as a pooling of interests, then, regardless of any
            other rights the Participant may have hereunder, each Participant's
            rights hereunder will be adjusted or restricted to the extent
            necessary to ensure that such rights will not impair the
            pooling-of-interests accounting treatment of the transaction.

For purposes of the Plan, the term "Change in Control" has the meaning defined
in any employment agreement or change-in-control severance agreement between the
Company and the Participant in effect at the time such event occurs or, if no
such agreement is in effect at the relevant date, the meaning as defined in the
Company's Employees' Stock Incentive Plan; provided, however, no transaction in
which the Participant is actively participating in a capacity other than as a
director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Company will constitute a
Change in Control for purposes of that Participant's deferral account.

            (e) FINANCIAL EMERGENCY AND OTHER PAYMENTS. Other provisions of the
Plan (except Section 8) notwithstanding, if, upon the written application of a
Participant, the Administrator determines that the Participant has a financial
emergency of such a substantial nature, beyond the Participant's control, and as
to which the Participant lacks other readily available assets that could be used
to timely address the emergency, so that payment of amounts previously deferred
under the Plan is warranted, the

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Administrator may direct the payment to the Participant of all or a portion
of the balance of a Deferral Account and the time and manner of such payment.

            (f) VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL WITH 10% PENALTY. A Participant may
voluntarily withdraw all or a portion of his or her Deferral Account balance
upon 30 days' notice to the Administrator, subject to a penalty equal to 10% of
the amount withdrawn; provided, however, that the Participant shall have no
right to withdraw Deferred Stock under this Section 7(f) if the existence of
such right would result in "variable" accounting under APB 25 with respect any
Deferred Stock or if such withdrawal is otherwise not approved by the
Administrator. The amount of any penalty under this Section 7(f) will be
forfeited and paid over to the Company.

      8.    PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 16 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND SECTION
            162(m) OF THE CODE.

            (a) AVOIDANCE OF LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 16. With respect to a
Participant who is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act, the Administrator shall implement transactions under the
Plan and administer the Plan in a manner that will ensure that each transaction
by such a Participant is exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3 or otherwise
will not result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

            (b) COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 162(m). It is the intent of the
Company that any compensation (including any award) deferred under the Plan by a
person who is, with respect to the year of payout, determined by the
Administrator likely to be a "covered employee" within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, shall not, as a result of deferral
hereunder, become compensation with respect to which the Company would not be
entitled to a tax deduction under Code Section 162(m). Accordingly, unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator, if any payment in settlement of a
Deferral Account would be subject to a loss of deductibility by the Company at
the a time of scheduled settlement hereunder, the terms of such deferral shall
be automatically modified to the extent necessary to ensure that the
compensation will be, at the time of settlement hereunder, fully deductible by
the Company.

      9. STATEMENTS. The Administrator will furnish statements, at least once
each calendar year, to each Participant reflecting the amounts credited to a
Participant's Deferral Accounts, transactions therein since the date reported on
in the last previous statement, and other information deemed relevant by the
Administrator.

      10. SOURCES OF STOCK: LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF STOCK-DENOMINATED DEFERRALS.
Shares of Stock deliverable in settlement of Deferred Stock, including shares
deposited under the Plan in a Trust pursuant to Section 6 in connection with a
deferral of a Stock-denominated award granted or acquired under another plan,
program, employment agreement or other arrangement that provides for the
issuance of shares, shall be deemed to have originated, and shall be counted
against the number of shares reserved, under such other plan, program or
arrangement. Shares of Stock actually delivered in settlement of such deferral
shall be originally issued shares or treasury shares in accordance with the
terms of such other plan, program or arrangement. If the authorizes deemed
investments in Deferred Stock by Participants deferring cash, and any shares to
be deposited under the Plan in a Trust in connection with such deemed
investments in Deferred Stock or otherwise to be delivered in settlement of
Deferred Stock shall be solely treasury shares or shares acquired in the market
by or on behalf of the Trust. The shall reserve a specified number of shares of
Stock held in treasury by the Company for the delivery in connection with such
cash deferrals at the time it authorizes Deferred Stock as an investment vehicle
for Cash Deferrals.

      11. AMENDMENT/TERMINATION. The Administrator may, with prospective or
retroactive effect, amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan at
any time without the consent of Participants, stockholders, or any other person;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, without the consent of a Participant, no such action
shall materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant with
respect to any rights to payment of amounts credited to such Participant's
Deferral Account. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Administrator may terminate
the Plan (in whole or in part) and distribute to Participants (in whole or in
part)

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the amounts credited to his or her Deferral Accounts, and reserves the right
to accelerate the settlement of any individual Participant's Deferral Account
(in whole or in part). The termination of the Plan, and any amendment or
alteration to the Plan that is beyond the scope of the authority or the
Administrator, shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

      12.   GENERAL PROVISIONS.

            (a) LIMITS ON TRANSFER OF AWARDS. Other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, no right, title or interest of any kind in the Plan or
to a payment under the Plan shall be transferable or assignable by a Participant
or his or her Beneficiary, shall be subject to alienation, anticipation,
encumbrance, garnishment, attachment, levy, execution or other legal or
equitable process, nor shall be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or
engagements, or torts of any Participant or his or her Beneficiary. Any attempt
to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, garnish, attach or take any other
action subject to legal or equitable process or encumber or dispose of any
interest in the Plan shall be void.

            (b) RECEIPT AND RELEASE. Payments (in any form) to any Participant
or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan shall, to the
extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims for the compensation or
awards deferred and relating to the Deferral Account to which the payments
relate against the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, and the Administrator
may require such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition to such payments, to
execute a receipt and release to such effect. In the case of any payment under
the Plan of less than all amounts then credited to an account in the form of
Deferred Stock, the amounts paid shall be deemed to relate to the Deferred Stock
credited to the account at the earliest time.

            (c) UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS; CREATION OF TRUSTS. The Plan is
intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for deferred compensation and
Participants shall rely solely on the unsecured promise of the Company for
payment hereunder. With respect to any payment not yet made to a Participant
under the Plan, nothing contained in the Plan shall give a Participant any
rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the
Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Administrator may authorize the creation of
Trusts, including but not limited to the Trusts referred to in Section 6 hereof,
or make other arrangements to meet the Company's obligations under the Plan,
which Trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the "unfunded"
status of the Plan unless the Administrator otherwise determines with the
consent of each affected Participant.

            (d) COMPLIANCE. A Participant in the Plan shall have no right to
receive payment (in any form) with respect to his or her Deferral Account until
legal and contractual obligations of the Company relating to establishment of
the Plan and the making of such payments shall have been complied with in full.
In addition, the Company shall impose such restrictions on Stock delivered to a
Participant hereunder and any other interest constituting a security as it may
deem advisable in order to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange or
automated quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed or quoted, any
state securities laws applicable to such a transfer, any provision of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or any other law, regulation,
or binding contract to which the Company is a party.

            (e) OTHER PARTICIPANT RIGHTS. No Participant shall have any of the
rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company under the Plan, including
as a result of the crediting of Stock equivalents or other amounts to a Deferral
Account, or the creation of any Trust and deposit of such Stock therein, except
at such time as Stock may be actually delivered in settlement of a Deferral
Account. No provision of the Plan or transaction hereunder shall confer upon any
Participant any right to be employed by the Company or a subsidiary or
affiliate, or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a
subsidiary or affiliate to increase or decrease the amount of any compensation
payable to such Participant. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section
12(a) hereof, the Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

            (f) TAX WITHHOLDING. The Company and any subsidiary or affiliate
shall have the right to deduct from amounts otherwise payable by the Company or
any subsidiary or affiliate to the Participant,

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including compensation not subject to deferral as well as amounts payable
hereunder in settlement of the Participant's Deferral Account, any sums that
federal, state, local or foreign tax law requires to be withheld with respect
to the deferral of compensation hereunder, transactions affecting the
Participant's deferral account, and payments in settlement of the
Participant's Deferral Account, including FICA, Medicare and other employment
taxes. Shares may be withheld to satisfy such obligations in any case where
taxation would be imposed upon the delivery of shares, except that shares
issued or delivered under any plan, program, employment agreement or other
arrangement may be withheld only in accordance with the terms of such plan,
program, employment agreement or other arrangement and any applicable rules,
regulations, or resolutions thereunder.

            (g) RIGHT OF SETOFF. The Company or any subsidiary may, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, deduct from and set off against any amounts
the Company or a subsidiary may owe to the Participant from time to time,
including amounts payable in connection with Participant's Deferral Account,
owed as wages, fringe benefits, or other compensation owed to the Participant,
such amounts as may be owed by the Participant to the Company, although the
Participant shall remain liable for any part of the Participant's payment
obligation not satisfied through such deduction and setoff. By electing to
participant in the Plan and defer compensation hereunder, the Participant agrees
to any deduction or setoff under this Section 12(g).

            (h) GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction, and effect of the
Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable provisions of federal law.

            (i) LIMITATION. A Participant and his or her Beneficiary shall
assume all risk in connection with any decrease in value of the Deferral Account
and neither the Company nor the Administrator shall be liable or responsible
therefor.

            (j) CONSTRUCTION. The captions and numbers preceding the sections of
the Plan are included solely as a matter of convenience of reference and are not
to be taken as limiting or extending the meaning of any of the terms and
provisions of the Plan. Whenever appropriate, words used in the singular shall
include the plural or the plural may be read as the singular.

            (k) SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of the Plan shall
be declared illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity
shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan but shall be fully
severable, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if said illegal or
invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

            (l) STATUS. The establishment and maintenance of, or allocations and
credits to, the Deferral Account of any Participant shall not vest in any
Participant any right, title or interest in and to any Plan assets or benefits
except at the time or times and upon the terms and conditions and to the extent
expressly set forth in the Plan and in accordance with the terms of the Trust.

      13.   EFFECTIVE DATE.  The Plan shall be effective as of July 20, 1999.

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.2

                          1998 IMS HEALTH INCORPORATED
               NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH AUGUST 1, 2002

1.  PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

      The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the Company's ability to attract and
retain talented individuals to serve as members of the Board and to promote a
greater alignment of interests between non-employee directors and the
shareholders of the Company.

2.  DEFINITIONS

      The following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective
meanings set forth in this Section:

      (a)  Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor thereto.

      (b)  Annual Deferral Amount: As such term is defined in Section 5(a) of
the Plan.

      (c)  Award: A Deferred Share Unit, Stock Option or Deferred Cash
granted pursuant to the Plan.

      (d)  Beneficial Owner: As such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Act (or any successor rule thereto).

      (e)  Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.

      (f)  Change in Control: The occurrence of any of the following events:

      (i)   any Person (other than the Company, any trustee or other
            fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of
            the Company, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the
            stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions
            as their ownership of stock of the Company), becomes the
            Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the
            Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of
            the Company's then-outstanding securities;

      (ii)  during any period of twenty-four months (not including any period
            prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of
            such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than
            (A) a director nominated by a Person who has entered into an
            agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in
            Sections 2(f)(i), (iii) or (iv) of the Plan, (B) a director
            nominated by any Person (including the Company) who publicly
            announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions
            (including, but not limited to, an actual or threatened proxy
            contest) which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control
            or (C) a director nominated by any Person who is the Beneficial
            Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
            representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the
            Company's securities) whose election by the Board or nomination for
            election by the Company's stockholders was approved in advance by a
            vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in
            office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or
            whose election or nomination for election was previously so
            approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
            thereof;

      (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve any transaction or series of
            transactions under which the Company is merged or consolidated with
            any other company, other than a merger or consolidation (A) which
            would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
            immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
            remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
            of the surviving entity) more than

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            66 2/3% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of
            the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after
            such merger or consolidation and (B) after which no Person holds
            20% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
            securities of the Company or such surviving entity; or

      (iv)  the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
            liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
            disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
            Company's assets.

      (g)  Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor thereto.

      (h)  Cognizant: Cognizant Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

      (i)  Committee: The Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board.

      (j)  Company: IMS Health Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.

      (k)  Deferred Cash: A bookkeeping entry credited in accordance with an
election made by a Participant pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

      (l)  Deferred Share Unit: A bookkeeping entry, equivalent in value to
one Share, credited in accordance with an election made by a Participant
pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

      (m)  Determination Date: As such term is defined in Section 6 of the
Plan.

      (n)  Effective Date: The date on which the Plan takes effect, as
defined pursuant to Section 13 of the Plan.

      (o)  Election Date: The date on which a Participant files an election
with the Secretary of the Company pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

      (p) Fair Market Value: On a given date, the arithmetic mean of the high
and low prices of the Shares as reported on such date on the Composite Tape of
the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or
admitted to trading, or, if no Composite Tape exists for such national
securities exchange on such date, then on the principal national securities
exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if the
Shares are not listed or admitted on a national securities exchange, the
arithmetic mean of the per Share closing bid price and per Share closing asked
price on such date as quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System (or such market in which such prices are regularly
quoted), or, if there is no market on which the Shares are regularly quoted, the
Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Committee in good faith.
If no sale of Shares shall have been reported on such Composite Tape or such
national securities exchange on such date or quoted on the National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System on such date, then the
immediately preceding date on which sales of the Shares have been so reported or
quoted shall be used.

      (q)  First Trading Date: The first date on which the Shares are traded
regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which such
Shares are listed or admitted to trading.

      (r) Participant: Any director of the Company who is not an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (i) as of any Election Date and (ii)
during any years of service covered by the election made on such Election Date.

      (s)  Person: As such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or
14(d) of the Act (or any successor section thereto).

      (t)  Plan: The 1998 IMS Health Incorporated Non-Employee Directors'
Deferred Compensation

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Plan, as amended and restated.

      (u) Plan Interest Rate: The rate of interest per annum, as determined from
time to time by the Company's Chief Financial Officer, in effect and applicable
to Deferred Cash for a given year or other period specified by the Chief
Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer will base the Plan Interest Rate
upon the prime interest rate(s) then generally in effect, or upon such other
prevailing interest rates or other factors deemed relevant by the Chief
Financial Officer in his or her sole discretion, and will announce the Plan
Interest Rate in advance of the period in which it will be in effect.

      (v)  Shares: Shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per Share, of the
Company.

      (w)  Spinoff Date: The date on which the Shares that are owned by
Cognizant are distributed to the holders of record of shares of Cognizant.

      (x)  Stock Option: A non-qualified stock option granted in accordance
with an election made by a Participant pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

      (y) Stock Option Value: The value assigned to a Stock Option to purchase
one share, for purposes of determining the number of Shares to be subject to a
Stock Option granted in lieu of payment of an Annual Deferral Amount (or
specified portion thereof) under Section 5(c). The Stock Option Value shall be
determined from time to time by the Committee, based on a reasonable valuation
methodology selected by the Committee, and shall remain in effect until changed
by the Committee. Initially and until changed by the Committee, the Stock Option
Value shall be deemed to be one-third of the Fair market Value of one Share on
the date the Stock Option is granted.

      (z)  Subsidiary: A subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code (or any successor section thereto).

3.  ADMINISTRATION

      The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its
duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof consisting
solely of at least two "non-employee directors" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
under the Act (or any successor rule thereto). The Committee is authorized to
interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems
necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may
correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable.
Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the
Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and
shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned (including, but
not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The
foregoing notwithstanding, the Board may exercise any power or perform any
function of the Committee, in which case any applicable reference to "Committee"
herein shall be deemed to refer to the Board.

4.  ELIGIBILITY

      All Participants shall be eligible to participate under this Plan.

5.  VOLUNTARY DEFERRAL OF CASH COMPENSATION

      A Participant may voluntarily elect to defer his or her cash compensation
(including, but not limited to, annual retainer, board meeting fees, committee
meeting fees and committee chairman fees) in the following manner:

      (a) METHOD OF ELECTION. In order to make a voluntary election pursuant to
the Plan, the Participant must complete and deliver to the Secretary of the
Company a written election, not later than 30 days after the date on which he or
she commences service as a director of the Company or, in

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subsequent years, not later than the anniversary of the normal commencement
date for such director's term (or such other deadline as may be specified by
the Company, provided that such deadline shall be established so as to ensure
effective tax deferral by the Participant), designating (i) the portion of
his or her cash compensation for a year of service as a director that is to
be deferred (the "Annual Deferral Amount") and (ii) the portion of the Annual
Deferral Amount that is to be deferred into (A) Deferred Share Units and/or
(B) Stock Options and/or (C) Deferred Cash. Such an election shall only be
effective with respect to (i) the annual retainer and (ii) any other fees
earned after the date of the election. Such election shall remain effective
for all future years of service unless the Participant makes a new valid
election in a subsequent year.

      (b) DEFERRED SHARE UNITS. If a Participant elects to defer his or her
Annual Deferral Amount into Deferred Share Units, such Participant will have
Deferred Share Units credited (as of each date on which his or her cash
compensation would otherwise have been paid) to a Deferred Share Unit account
maintained for him or her on the books of the Company. The number of Deferred
Share Units (including fractional Deferred Share Units) to be credited shall be
determined by dividing (i) the amount of cash compensation to be deferred into
Deferred Share Units by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date
credited. Deferred Share Units, during such period as they are outstanding,
shall be credited with dividend equivalents based on dividends paid on Shares.
Dividend equivalents resulting from dividend payments prior to August 1, 2002
shall be converted into additional Deferred Share Units based on the Fair Market
Value of Shares on the date credited. From and after August 1, 2002, dividend
equivalents relating to cash dividends paid prior to settlement of a Deferred
Share Unit shall be calculated at the time of such settlement and credited and
paid in cash at settlement, without interest; provided, however, that non-cash
dividends and large, special and non-recurring cash dividends will be governed
by Section 9 of the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 5(b), the Fair Market Value of one Share on any date prior to the First
Trading Date shall be the Fair Market Value of one Share on the First Trading
Date.

      (c) STOCK OPTIONS. If a Participant elects to defer his or her Annual
Deferral Amount into Stock Options, such Participant will receive a grant of a
Stock Option as of each date on which his or her cash compensation would
otherwise have been paid. The number of Shares purchasable under the Option
(rounded to the nearest whole Share) will be determined by dividing (i) the
amount of cash compensation to be deferred into Stock Options by (ii) the Stock
Option Value then in effect. The Stock Option (i) will have an exercise price
per Share equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share at the date of
grant, (ii) will have a stated expiration date of seven years after the date of
grant, (iii) will be non-forfeitable, and (iv) will become exercisable on the
first anniversary of the date of grant. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Stock
Option will become exercisable immediately prior to a Change in Control or in
the event of the termination of the Participant's service as a director due to
death or disability.

      (d) DEFERRED CASH. If a Participant makes a voluntary election to defer
his or her Annual Deferral Amount into Deferred Cash, such Participant will have
Deferred Cash credited, as of each date on which his or her cash compensation
would otherwise have been paid, to a Deferred Cash account maintained for him or
her on the books of the Company. The amount of Deferred Cash to be credited
shall equal the amount of cash compensation to be deferred into Deferred Cash. A
Participant's account shall be credited with additional Deferred Cash equal to
the amount of notional interest earned on the account, assuming that such
interest is earned at the Plan Interest Rate and compounded on an annual basis.

6.  TERMINATION OF BOARD SERVICE

      No later than the first business day of the calendar year immediately
following the date on which a Participant terminates service with the Company
(the "Determination Date"), the Participant shall receive (a) a lump sum payment
in Shares equal in number to the Deferred Share Units credited to the
Participant's Deferred Share Unit account (provided, however, that any
fractional Shares shall be paid in cash based on the Fair Market Value of a
Share as of the Determination Date) and (b) a lump sum payment in cash equal to
the Deferred Cash credited to the Participant's Deferred Cash account.

7.  NONTRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS AND RIGHTS UNDER THE PLAN

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      Awards and related rights under the Plan shall not be transferable or
assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution. During the lifetime of a Participant, Awards shall be payable
only to or exercisable only by such Participant. Deferred Share Units and
Deferred Cash payable after the death of a Participant may be paid to the
legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant, and a
Stock Option may be transferred to and thereafter exercised by the legatees,
personal representatives or distributees of the Participant after the
Participant's death. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Committee may permit a
transfer of Stock Options in connection with the Participant's estate planning,
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify.

8.  UNFUNDED PLAN

      Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan shall be unfunded.
To the extent any individual holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted
under the Plan, such rights (unless otherwise determined by the Committee) shall
be no greater than the rights of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

9.  ADJUSTMENTS UPON CERTAIN EVENTS

      Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the
following provisions shall apply to Awards.

      (a) GENERALLY. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares after
the Effective Date by reason of any Share dividend or split, reorganization,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of
Shares or other corporate exchange, or any distribution to stockholders of
Shares other than regular cash dividends, the Committee in its sole discretion
and without liability to any person may make such substitution or adjustment, if
any, as it deems to be equitable, as to any Deferred Share Units or Stock
Options granted under the Plan.

      (b) CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee
in its sole discretion and without liability to any person may take such
actions, if any, as it deems necessary or desirable with respect to any Awards
(including, without limitation, (i) the acceleration of Awards (not otherwise
vested or exercisable upon the Change in Control), (ii) the payment of a cash
amount in exchange for the cancellation of Awards and/or (iii) the requiring of
the issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the value,
rights and benefits of any affected Awards previously granted hereunder) as of
the date of the consummation of the Change in Control.

10.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

      The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and
a Participant, including without limitation, the estate of such Participant and
the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or
trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant's creditors.

11.  AMENDMENTS OR TERMINATION

      The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment,
alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any
Participant under any Awards theretofore granted without such Participant's
consent.

12.  CHOICE OF LAW

      The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the
State of New York.

13.  EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN

      The Plan shall be effective as of the Spinoff Date.

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