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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into as of this 25th day
of May 2004 by and between Steve Dollens (the "Employee") and Eagle Test
Systems, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the "Company").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

                  WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee and the
Employee desires to obtain employment with the Company.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. Employment. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, the Company
hereby employs Employee and Employee accepts such employment upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

         2. Term of Employment. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, the term
of Employee's employment pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on and as of
the date hereof (the "Effective Date") and shall terminate on the first
anniversary of the Effective Date (such period, the "Term"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Term shall automatically extend for an additional year on each
anniversary of the Effective Date unless either party provides written notice to
the other party within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Term would
expire that he or it chooses not to extend the Term.

         3. Duties; Extent of Service. During Employee's employment under this
Agreement, Employee (i) shall serve as an employee of the Company with the title
and position of Vice President of Product Development, reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) shall have such executive
responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall from time
to time designate, provided that, in all cases Employee shall be subject to the
oversight and supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company in the
performance of his duties, (iii) upon the request of the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, shall serve as an officer and/or director of any of the
Company's subsidiaries, and (iv) shall render all services reasonably incident
to the foregoing. Employee hereby accepts such employment, agrees to serve the
Company in the capacities indicated, and agrees to use Employee's best efforts
in, and shall devote Employee's full working time, attention, skill and energies
to, the advancement of the interests of the Company and its subsidiaries and the
performance of Employee's duties and responsibilities hereunder. The foregoing,
however, shall not be construed as preventing Employee from engaging in
religious, charitable or other community or non-profit activities that do not
impair Employee's ability to fulfill Employee's duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement.

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         4. Salary and Bonus.

                  (a) During Employee's employment under this Agreement, the
Company shall pay Employee a salary at the annual rate of $250,000 per annum
(the "Base Salary"). Such Base Salary shall be subject to withholding under
applicable law, shall be pro rated for partial years and shall be payable in
periodic installments in accordance with the Company's usual practice for
executive officers of the Company as in effect from time to time.

                  (b) For each one-year period or portion thereof during
Employee's employment under this Agreement, Employee shall be eligible to
participate in any bonus or other performance plan established by the Board of
Directors from time to time for executive officers of the Company (the
"Incentive Bonus").

         5. Benefits.

                  (a) During Employee's employment under this Agreement,
Employee shall be entitled to participate in any and all ESOP, medical, pension,
stock option, profit sharing, dental and life insurance plans and disability
income plans, retirement arrangements and other employment benefits as in effect
from time to time for executive officers of the Company generally. Such
participation shall be subject to (i) the terms of the applicable plan documents
(including, as applicable, provisions granting discretion to the Board of
Directors of the Company or any administrative or other committee provided for
therein or contemplated thereby) and (ii) generally applicable policies of the
Company. Employee shall be eligible to participate in all such plans and other
benefits as of the Effective Date.

                  (b) During Employee's employment under this Agreement,
Employee shall receive paid vacation annually in accordance with the Company's
practices for executive officers, as in effect from time to time.

                  (c) The Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for all
reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee during Employee's employment
hereunder in accordance with the Company's practices for senior executive
officers of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

                  (d) Compliance with the provisions of this Section 5 shall in
no way create or be deemed to create any obligation, express or implied, on the
part of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to the continuation of
any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement maintained by them or their
subsidiaries as of or prior to the date hereof or the creation and maintenance
of any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement at any time after the
date hereof, except as contemplated by Section 5(b) and 5(c).

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         6. Termination and Termination Benefits. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 2, Employee's employment under this Agreement shall terminate under
the following circumstances set forth in this Section 6.

                  (a) Termination by the Company for Cause. Employee's
employment under this Agreement may be terminated for cause without further
liability on the part of the Company effective immediately upon a vote of the
Board of Directors or a determination by the Chief Executive Officer and written
notice to Employee. Only the following shall constitute "cause" for such
termination:

                           (i) dishonest statements or acts of Employee with
                  respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company;

                           (ii) the commission by Employee of, or indictment of
                  Employee for, (A) a felony or (B) any misdemeanor involving
                  moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud ("indictment,"
                  for these purposes, meaning an indictment, probable cause
                  hearing or any other procedure pursuant to which an initial
                  determination of probable or reasonable cause with respect to
                  such offense is made);

                           (iii) the commission, in the reasonable judgment of
                  the Board of Directors, of an act involving a material
                  violation of procedures or policies of the Company;

                           (iv) a material and sustained failure of Employee to
                  perform the duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated
                  under this Agreement, as determined by the Board of the
                  Directors, which such failure continues for an unreasonable
                  period of time, as determined by the Board of Directors, after
                  written notice has been given to the Employee by the Board of
                  Directors;

                           (v) gross negligence, willful misconduct or
                  insubordination of Employee with respect to the Company or any
                  affiliate of the Company; or

                           (vi) breach by Employee of any of Employee's
                  obligations under this Agreement.

                  (b) Termination by Employee Other than for Good Reason.
Employee's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by Employee by
written notice to the Board of Directors at least sixty (60) days prior to such
termination.

                  (c) Termination by Employee for Good Reason. Subject to the
payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e) below, Employee's
employment under this Agreement also may be terminated by Employee for Good
Reason (as defined below) (which termination must be within ninety (90) days of
the occurrence

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of the events giving rise to such Good Reason) by written notice to the Board of
Directors setting forth such Good Reason and giving the Company a reasonable
period of time, not less than ten (10) business days, to eliminate such Good
Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence
of any of the following events: (i) a substantial adverse change in the nature
or scope of the Employee's responsibilities, authorities, powers, functions or
duties under this Agreement; (ii) a reduction in the Employee's annual base
salary except for an across-the-board salary reduction similarly affecting all
or substantially all management employees; or (iii) the relocation of the
offices at which the Employee is principally employed to a location more than
seventy (75) miles from such offices.

                  (d) Termination by the Company Without Cause. Subject to the
payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e), Employee's employment
under this Agreement may be terminated without cause by the Company by a vote of
the Board of Directors or a determination by the Chief Executive Officer upon
written notice to Employee. It is expressly agreed and understood that if this
Agreement is terminated by the Company without cause as provided in this Section
6(d), it shall not impair or otherwise affect Employee's Continuing Obligations
(as defined below).

                  (e) Certain Termination Benefits. Unless otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement or otherwise required by law, all
compensation and benefits payable to Employee under this Agreement shall
terminate on the date of termination of Employee's employment under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of termination of
Employee's employment with the Company pursuant to Section 6(c) or Section 6(d)
above, the Company shall provide to Employee the following termination benefits
("Termination Benefits"):

                  (i) continuation of salary at a rate equal to fifty percent
         (50%) of Employee's Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination
         for a period of two years from the date of termination (payment shall
         be subject to withholding under applicable law and shall be made in
         periodic installments in accordance with the Company's usual practice
         for executive officers of the Company as in effect from time to time);
         and

                  (ii) continuation of group health plan benefits during the
         first twelve (12) months in which Employee is receiving payments
         pursuant to subsection (i) above, to the extent authorized by and
         consistent with 29 U.S.C. Section 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 Company and Employee as in
         effect on the date of termination.

The Company shall have the right to terminate all of Termination Benefits set
forth in (i) and (ii) in the event that Employee fails to comply with Employee's
Continuing Obligations under this Agreement. The Company's liability for Base
Salary continuation pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) shall be reduced by the amount
of any severance pay due or

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otherwise paid to Employee pursuant to any severance pay plan or stay bonus plan
of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6(e)
shall be construed to affect Employee's right to receive COBRA continuation
entirely at Employee's own cost to the extent that Employee may continue to be
entitled to COBRA continuation after Employee's right to cost sharing under
Section 6(e)(ii) ceases. The Company and Employee agree that the Termination
Benefits paid by the Company to Employee under this Section 6(e) shall be in
full satisfaction, compromise and release of any claims arising out of any
termination of Employee's employment pursuant to Section 6(d), and that the
payment of the Termination Benefits shall be contingent upon Employee's delivery
of a general release of any and all claims (other than those arising under this
Agreement) upon termination of employment in a form reasonably satisfactory to
the Company, it being understood that no Termination Benefits shall be provided
unless and until Employee executes and delivers such release.

                  (f) Disability. If Employee shall be disabled so as to be
unable to perform the essential functions of Employee's then existing position
or positions under this Agreement with or without reasonable accommodation, the
Board of Directors may remove Employee from any responsibilities and/or reassign
Employee to another position with the Company for the remainder of the Term or
during the period of such disability. Notwithstanding any such removal or
reassignment, Employee shall continue to receive Employee's full Base Salary
(less any disability pay or sick pay benefits to which Employee may be entitled
under the Company's policies) and benefits under Section 4 of this Agreement
(except to the extent that Employee may be ineligible for one or more such
benefits under applicable plan terms) for a period of time equal to the lesser
of (i) six (6) months; or (ii) the remainder of the Term. If any question shall
arise as to whether during any period Employee is disabled so as to be unable to
perform the essential functions of Employee's then existing position or
positions with or without reasonable accommodation, Employee may, and at the
request of the Company shall, submit to the Company a certification in
reasonable detail by a physician selected by the Company to whom Employee or
Employee's guardian has no reasonable objection as to whether Employee 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. Employee shall cooperate with any reasonable request of the physician in
connection with such certification. If such question shall arise and Employee
shall fail to submit such certification, the Company's determination of such
issue shall be binding on Employee. Nothing in this Section 6(e) shall be
construed to waive Employee's rights, if any, under existing law including,
without limitation, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. Section
2601 et seq. and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et
seq.

                  (g) Death. Employee's employment and all obligations of the
Company hereunder shall terminate in the event of the death of the Employee
other than any obligation to pay earned but unpaid Base Salary.

                  (h) Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement as provided
in this Section 6 or any other termination of Employee's employment with the
Company,

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Employee's obligations under Section 7 hereof (the "Continuing Obligations")
shall survive any termination of Employee's employment with the Company at any
time and for any reason.

         7. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality; Proprietary
Rights.

                  (a) The Employee hereby agrees that during the period
commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date that is two years following
the date of the termination of Employee's employment with the Company (the
"Noncompetition Period"), the Employee will not, without the express written
consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, anywhere in the United States or
in any foreign country in which the Company has conducted business, is
conducting business or is presently contemplating conducting business, engage in
any activity which is, or participate or invest in, or provide or facilitate the
provision of financing to, or assist (whether as owner, part-owner, shareholder,
member, partner, director, officer, trustee, employee, agent or consultant, or
in any other capacity), any business, organization or person other than the
Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company), and including any such
business, organization or person involving, or which is, a family member of the
Employee, whose business, activities, products or services are competitive with
any of the business, activities, products or services conducted or offered by
the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates during any period in which the
Employee serves as an officer or employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph are
intended to protect the Confidential Information (as defined below) and
established customer relationships and goodwill associated with the business of
the Company and the Employee agrees that such restrictions are reasonable and
appropriate for this purpose.

                  (b) The Employee hereby agrees that during the Noncompetition
period the Employee will not, without the express written consent of the
Company, directly or indirectly (a) hire or engage or attempt to hire or engage
for or on behalf of the Employee or any such competitor any officer or employee
of the Company or any of its direct and/or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates,
or any former employee of the Company and any of its direct and/or indirect
subsidiaries and affiliates who was employed during the six (6) month period
immediately preceding the date of such attempt to hire or engage, (b)
encouraging for or on behalf of the Employee or any such competitor any such
officer or employee to terminate his or her relationship or employment with the
Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, (c)
soliciting for or on behalf of Employee or any such competitor any client of the
Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates, or any
former client of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and
affiliates who was a client during the six (6) month period immediately
preceding the date of such solicitation and (d) diverting to any person (as
hereinafter defined) any client or business opportunity of the Company or any of
any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates.

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                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Employee
may make passive investments in any enterprise the shares of which are publicly
traded if such investment constitutes less than two percent (2%) of the equity
of such enterprise.

                  Neither the Employee nor any business entity controlled by the
Employee is a party to any contract, commitment, arrangement or agreement which
could, following the date hereof, restrain or restrict the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company from carrying on its business or restrain
or restrict the Employee from performing his employment obligations, and as of
the date of this Agreement the Employee has no business interests whatsoever in
or relating to the industries in which the Company or its subsidiaries or
affiliates currently engage, and other than passive investments in the shares of
public companies of less than two percent (2%).

                  (c) In the course of performing services hereunder, on behalf
of the Company (for purposes of this Section 7 including all predecessors of the
Company) and its affiliates, Employee has had and from time to time will have
access to Confidential Information (as defined below). Employee agrees (a) to
hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, (b) not to disclose the
Confidential Information to any person (other than in the regular business of
the Company or its affiliates), and (c) not to use, directly or indirectly, any
of the Confidential Information for any purpose other than on behalf of the
Company and its affiliates. All documents, records, data, apparatus, equipment
and other physical property, whether or not pertaining to Confidential
Information, that are furnished to Employee by the Company or are produced by
Employee in connection with Employee's employment will be and remain the sole
property of the Company. Upon the termination of Employee's employment with the
Company for any reason and as and when otherwise requested by the Company, all
Confidential Information (including, without limitation, all data, memoranda,
customer lists, notes, programs and other papers and items, and reproductions
thereof relating to the foregoing matters) in Employee's possession or control,
shall be immediately returned to the Company.

                  (d) Employee hereby confirms that Employee is not bound by the
terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party that restricts
in any way Employee's use or disclosure of information or Employee's engagement
in any business. Employee represents to the Company that Employee's execution of
this Agreement, Employee's employment with the Company and the performance of
Employee's proposed duties for the Company will not violate any obligations
Employee may have to any such previous employer or other party. In Employee's
work for the Company, Employee 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 Employee will not bring to the premises of the Company any
copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging to or
obtained from any such previous employment or other party.

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                  (e) During and after Employee's employment, Employee shall
cooperate fully with the Company 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 Company that relate to events or occurrences that transpired while
Employee was employed by the Company. Employee'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 Company at mutually convenient times. During and after
Employee's employment, Employee also shall cooperate fully with the Company 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 Employee was employed by the Company. The
Company shall reimburse Employee for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with Employee's performance of obligations pursuant to
this Section 7(e).

         (f) Employee recognizes that the Company and its affiliates possess a
proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section 7(c) and
have the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or
trademark, or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described
therein to the exclusion of Employee, except as otherwise agreed between the
Company and Employee in writing. Employee expressly agrees that any products,
inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Employee or Employee's agents or
affiliates in the course of Employee's employment, including any of the
foregoing which is based on or arises out of the information described in
Section 7(c), shall be the property of and inure to the exclusive benefit of the
Company. Employee further agrees that any and all products, inventions,
discoveries or improvements developed by Employee (whether or not able to be
protected by copyright, patent or trademark) during the course of his
employment, or involving the use of the time, materials or other resources of
the Company or any of its affiliates, shall be promptly disclosed to the Company
and shall become the exclusive property of the Company, and Employee shall
execute and deliver any and all documents necessary or appropriate to implement
the foregoing. Pursuant to the Illinois Employee Patent Act, this paragraph does
not apply to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade
secret information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on
the Employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates to (i) the business of
the Company or (ii) the Company's actually or demonstrably anticipated research
or development or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the
undersigned for the Company.

                  (g) Employee agrees, while he is employed by the Company, to
offer or otherwise make known or available to it, as directed by the Board of
Directors of the Company and without additional compensation or consideration,
any business prospects, contracts or other business opportunities that Employee
may discover, find, develop or otherwise have available to Employee in the
Company's general industry and further agrees that any such prospects, contacts
or other business opportunities shall be the property of the Company.

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                  (h) Employee acknowledges that the provisions of this Section
7 are an integral part of Employee's employment arrangements with the Company.

                  (i) For purposes of this Agreement:

                           (i) the term "Confidential Information" shall mean
                  information belonging to the Company which is of value to the
                  Company or with respect to which Company has right in the
                  course of conducting its business and the disclosure of which
                  could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the
                  Company. Confidential Information includes information,
                  whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral,
                  electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in
                  any medium, including, by way of example and without
                  limitation, trade secrets, ideas, concepts, designs,
                  configurations, specifications, drawings, blueprints,
                  diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts processes,
                  techniques, formulas, software, improvements, inventions,
                  data, know-how, discoveries, copyrightable materials,
                  marketing plans and strategies, sales and financial reports
                  and forecasts, customer lists, studies, reports, records,
                  books, contracts, instruments, surveys, computer disks,
                  diskettes, tapes, computer programs 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 Company.
                  Confidential Information includes information developed by
                  Employee in the course of Employee's employment by the
                  Company, as well as other information to which Employee may
                  have access in connection with Employee's employment.
                  Confidential Information also includes the confidential
                  information of others with which the Company has a business
                  relationship. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential
                  Information does not include information in the public domain,
                  unless due to breach of Employee's duties under Section 7(c).

         8. Parties in Interest; Certain Remedies. It is specifically understood
and agreed that this Agreement is intended to confer a benefit, directly or
indirectly, on the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and
affiliates, and that any breach of the provisions of this Agreement by the
Employee or any of the Employee's affiliates will result in irreparable injury
to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, that the remedy at law alone
will be an inadequate remedy for such breach and that, in addition to any other
remedy it may have, the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be
entitled to enforce the specific performance of this Agreement by the Employee
through both temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of
posting a bond or proving actual damages, but without limitation of their right
to damages and any and all other remedies available to them, it being understood
that injunctive relief is in addition to, and not in lieu of, such other
remedies.

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         9. Dispute Resolution.

                  (a) All disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any other agreement executed and delivered
pursuant to this Agreement or the negotiation, validity or performance hereof
and thereof or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or the rights
and obligations of the parties hereunder or thereunder, that are not resolved by
mutual agreement shall be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration
to be conducted before JAMS/Endispute, Inc. or its successor. The arbitration
shall be held in Chicago, Illinois before a single arbitrator and shall be
conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by
JAMS/Endispute, Inc. unless specifically modified herein.

                  (b) The parties covenant and agree that the arbitration shall
commence within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date on which a written
demand for arbitration is filed by any party hereto. In connection with the
arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator shall have the power to order the
production of documents by each party and any third-party witnesses. In
addition, each party may take up to three depositions as of right, and the
arbitrator may in his or her discretion allow additional depositions upon good
cause shown by the moving party. However, the arbitrator shall not have the
power to order the answering of interrogatories or the response to requests for
admission. In connection with any arbitration, each party shall provide to the
other, no later than seven (7) business days before the date of the arbitration,
the identity of all persons that may testify at the arbitration and a copy of
all documents that may be introduced at the arbitration or considered or used by
a party's witness or expert. The arbitrator's decision and award shall be made
and delivered within six (6) months of the selection of the arbitrator. The
arbitrator's decision shall set forth a reasoned basis for any award of damages
or finding of liability. The arbitrator shall not have power to award damages in
excess of actual compensatory damages and shall not multiply actual damages or
award punitive damages or any other damages that are specifically excluded under
this Agreement, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any claim to such
damages.

                  (c) The parties covenant and agree that they will participate
in the arbitration in good faith and that they will, except as provided below,
(i) bear their own attorneys' fees, costs and expenses in connection with the
arbitration, and (ii) share equally in the fees and expenses charged by
JAMS/Endispute, Inc. The arbitrator may in his or her discretion assess costs
and expenses (including the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the prevailing
party) against any party to a proceeding. Any party unsuccessfully refusing to
comply with an order of the arbitrators shall be liable for costs and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, incurred by the other party in enforcing the award.
This Section 9(c) applies equally to requests for temporary, preliminary or
permanent injunctive relief, except that in the case of temporary or preliminary
injunctive relief any party may proceed in court without prior arbitration for
the purpose of avoiding immediate and irreparable harm or to enforce the
provisions of Section 7.

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                  (d) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of JAMS/Endispute, Inc. to resolve all
disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or any other agreement executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or the
negotiation, validity or performance hereof and thereof, or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, or the rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder or thereunder, and further consents to the sole and exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of State of California and/or the State of Illinois
for the purposes of enforcing the arbitration provisions of Section 8 of this
Agreement. Each party further irrevocably waives any objection to proceeding
before JAMS/Endispute, Inc. based upon lack of personal jurisdiction or to the
laying of venue and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees
not to make a claim in any court that arbitration before JAMS/Endispute, Inc.
has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby
consents to service of process by registered mail at the address to which
notices are to be given. Each of the parties hereto agrees that its or his
submission to jurisdiction and its or his consent to service of process by mail
is made for the express benefit of the other parties hereto.

         10. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered personally or mailed by certified or registered mail (return receipt
requested) as follows:

         To the Company:            Eagle Test Systems, Inc.
                                    620 South Butterfield Road
                                    Mundelin, IL 60060-4483
                                    Attention: Leonard Foxman

         To Employee:               Steve Dollens
                                    3591 Pine Ridge Way
                                    San Jose, CA 95127

or to such other address of which any party may notify the other parties as
provided above. Notices shall be effective as of the date of such delivery or
mailing.

         11. Scope of Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the time, scope,
geographic area and other provisions of Section 7 have been specifically
negotiated by sophisticated parties and agree that all such provisions are
reasonable under the circumstances of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
are given as an integral and essential part of the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Employee has independently consulted with counsel and has been
advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of the
covenants contained herein, with specific regard to the business to be conducted
by Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and represents that the
Agreement is intended to be, and shall be, fully enforceable and effective in
accordance with its terms.

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         12. Severability. In the event that any covenant contained in this
Agreement shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over
too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any
other respect, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of
time for which it may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area
as to which it may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other
respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in
such action. The existence of any claim or cause of action which the Employee
may have against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall not
constitute a defense or bar to the enforcement of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.

         13. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of Illinois, without consideration of its choice of
law provisions, and shall not be amended, modified or discharged in whole or in
part except by an agreement in writing signed by both of the parties hereto. The
failure of either of the parties to require the performance of a term or
obligation or to exercise any right under this Agreement or the waiver of any
breach hereunder shall not prevent subsequent enforcement of such term or
obligation or exercise of such right or the enforcement at any time of any other
right hereunder or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach of the provision
so breached, or of any other breach hereunder. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon and assignable to, successors of the Company by
way of merger, consolidation or sale and may not be assigned by Employee. This
Agreement supersedes and terminates all prior understandings and agreements
between the parties (or their predecessors) relating to the subject matter
hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "person" means an individual,
corporation, partnership, association, trust or any unincorporated organization;
a "subsidiary" means any corporation more than 50 percent of whose outstanding
voting securities, or any partnership, joint venture or other entity more than
50 percent of whose total equity interest, is directly or indirectly owned by
such person; and an "affiliate" of a person shall mean, with respect to a person
or entity, any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such person or entity.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement under seal
as of the date first set forth above.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    EAGLE TEST SYSTEMS, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Ted Foxman
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Ted Foxman
                                        Title:  Chief Operating Officer

                                    EMPLOYEE:

                                        /s/ Steve Dollens
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Steve Dollens

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                 AS ADOPTED JANUARY 24, 1997 AND
                                                    AMENDED THROUGH MAY 10, 2004

                             EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                            1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS............................................................    1
         (a)  "Award"............................................................    1
         (b)  "Board"............................................................    1
         (c)  "Code".............................................................    1
         (d)  "Committee"........................................................    1
         (e)  "Company" .........................................................    1
         (f)  "Director".........................................................    2
         (g)  "Disinterested Person".............................................    2
         (h)  "Employee".........................................................    2
         (i)  "Employer".........................................................    2
         (j)  "Fair Market Value" ...............................................    3
         (k)  "Grantee" .........................................................    3
         (l)  "ISO"..............................................................    3
         (m)  "1934 Act".........................................................    3
         (n)  "Officer"..........................................................    3
         (o)  "Option"...........................................................    3
         (p)  "Option Agreement".................................................    4
         (q)  "Optionee".........................................................    4
         (r)  "Option Price" ....................................................    4
         (s)  "Parent"...........................................................    4
         (t)  "Plan".............................................................    4
         (u)  "Purchasable" .....................................................    4
         (v)  "Qualified Domestic Relations Order"...............................    4
         (w)  "Reload Option"....................................................    4
         (x)  "Restricted Stock".................................................    5
         (y)  "Restriction Agreement"............................................    5
         (z)  "Stock"............................................................    5
         (aa) "Subsidiary".......................................................    5

ARTICLE II THE PLAN..............................................................    5
         Section 2.1  Name.......................................................    5
         Section 2.2  Purpose....................................................    5
         Section 2.3  Effective Date.............................................    5
         Section 2.4  Termination Date ..........................................    5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D)

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ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY..........................................................    6

ARTICLE IV  ADMINISTRATION.......................................................    6
         Section 4.1  Duties and Powers of the Committee.........................    6
         Section 4.2  Interpretation; Rules......................................    6
         Section 4.3  No Liability...............................................    7
         Section 4.4  Majority Rule..............................................    7
         Section 4.5  Company Assistance.........................................    7

ARTICLE V  SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.......................................    7
         Section 5.1  Limitations ...............................................    7
         Section 5.2  Antidilution...............................................    8

ARTICLE VI OPTIONS ..............................................................    9
         Section 6.1  Types of Options Granted...................................    9
         Section 6.2  Option Grant and Agreement.................................   10
         Section 6.3  Optionee Limitations.......................................   10
         Section 6.4  $100,000 Limitation........................................   11
         Section 6.5  Option Price...............................................   11
         Section 6.6  Exercise Period............................................   11
         Section 6.7  Option Exercise............................................   12
         Section 6.8  Nontransferability of Option...............................   13
         Section 6.9  Termination of Employment..................................   14
         Section 6.10 Employment Rights..........................................   14
         Section 6.11 Certain Successor Options..................................   14
         Section 6.12 Conditions to Issuing Option Stock.........................   15
         Section 6.13 Automatic Option Grants to Certain
                              Directors..........................................   15

ARTICLE VII RESTRICTED STOCK.....................................................   17
         Section 7.1  Awards of Restricted Stock ................................   17
         Section 7.2  Non-Transferability........................................   18
         Section 7.3  Lapse of Restrictions .....................................   18
         Section 7.4  Termination of Employment..................................   18
         Section 7.5  Treatment of Dividends.....................................   18
         Section 7.6  Delivery of Shares.........................................   19
         Section 7.7  Payment of Withholding Taxes...............................   19

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PLAN ....................   20

ARTICLE IX  MISCELLANEOUS........................................................   20
         Section 9.1  Replacement or Amended Grants..............................   20
         Section 9.2  Forfeiture for Competition.................................   21
         Section 9.3  Plan Binding on Successors.................................   21
         Section 9.4  Headings Not a Part of Plan................................   21
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                             EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                            1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

                  As used herein, the following terms have the meanings
hereinafter set forth unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary:

                  (a) "Award" shall mean a grant of Restricted Stock.

                  (b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (c) "Code" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code
         of 1986, as amended, including effective date and transition rules
         (whether or not codified). Any reference herein to a specific section
         or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any
         corresponding provision of future law.

                  (d) "Committee" shall mean a committee of at least two
         Directors appointed from time to time by the Board, having the duties
         and authority set forth herein in addition to any other authority
         granted by the Board; provided, however, that with respect to any
         Options or Awards granted to an individual who is also an Officer or
         Director, the Committee shall consist of at least two Non-Employee
         Directors (who need not be members of the Committee with respect to
         Options or Awards granted to any other individuals), and all authority
         and discretion shall be exercised by such Non-Employee Directors, and
         references herein to the "Committee" shall mean such Non-Employee
         Directors insofar as any actions or determinations of the Committee
         shall relate to or affect Options or Awards made to or held by any
         Officer or Director.

                  (e) "Company" shall mean EMS Technologies, Inc., a Georgia
         corporation.

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                  (f) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.

                  (g) "Employee" shall mean any employee of the Company or any
         Subsidiary of the Company.

                  (h) "Employer" shall mean the corporation that employs a
         Grantee.

                  (i) "Fair Market Value" of the shares of Stock on any date
         shall mean

                           (i) the closing sales price, regular way, or in the
                           absence thereof the mean of the last reported bid and
                           asked quotations, on such date on the exchange having
                           the greatest volume of trading in the shares during
                           the thirty-day period preceding such date (or if such
                           exchange was not open for trading on such date, the
                           next preceding date on which it was open); or

                           (ii) if there is no price as specified in (i), the
                           final reported sales price, or if not reported in the
                           following manner, the mean of the closing high bid
                           and low asked prices, in the over-the-counter market
                           for the shares as reported by the National
                           Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation
                           System or, if not so reported, then as reported by
                           the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or if
                           such organization is not in existence, by an
                           organization providing similar services, on such date
                           (or if such date is not a date for which such system
                           or organization generally provides reports, then on
                           the next preceding date for which it does so); or

                           (iii) if there also is no price as specified in (ii),
                           the price determined by the Committee by reference to
                           bid-and-asked quotations for the shares provided by
                           members of an association of brokers and dealers
                           registered pursuant to subsection 15(b) of the 1934
                           Act, which members make a market in the shares, for
                           such recent dates

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                           as the Committee shall determine to be appropriate
                           for fairly determining current market value; or

                           (iv) if there also is no price as specified in (iii),
                           the amount determined in good faith by the Committee
                           based on such relevant facts, which may include
                           opinions of independent experts, as may be available
                           to the Committee.

                  (j) "Grantee" shall mean an Employee, former employee or other
         person who is an Optionee or who has received an Award of Restricted
         Stock.

                  (k) "ISO" shall mean an Option that complies with and is
         subject to the terms, limitations and conditions of Code section 422
         and any regulations promulgated with respect thereto.

                  (l) "1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended from time to time.

                  (m) "Non-Employee Director" shall have the meaning set forth
         for such term or corresponding concept in Rule 16b-3 under the 1934
         Act, as the same may be in effect from time to time, or in any
         successor rule thereto, and shall be determined for all purposes under
         the Plan according to interpretative or "no-action" positions with
         respect thereto issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
         staff; provided, however, that to the extent it is determined and
         intended that Options qualify as "performance-based compensation"
         within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code, a person shall be a
         "Non-Employee Director" only if he or she is also an "outside director"
         within the meaning of such section 162(m).

                  (n) "Officer" shall mean a person who constitutes an officer
         of the Company for the purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as
         determined by reference to such Section 16 and to the rules,
         regulations, judicial decisions, and interpretative or "no-action"
         positions with respect thereto of the Securities and Exchange
         Commission or its staff, as the same may be in effect or set forth from
         time to time.

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                  (o) "Option" shall mean a contractual right to purchase Stock
         granted pursuant to the provisions of Article VI hereof.

                  (p) "Option Agreement" shall mean an agreement between the
         Company and an Optionee setting forth the terms of an Option.

                  (q) "Optionee" shall mean a person to whom an Option has been
         granted hereunder.

                  (r) "Option Price" shall mean the price at which an Optionee
         may purchase a share of Stock pursuant to an Option.

                  (s) "Parent", when used with respect to any subject
         corporation, shall mean any other corporation that owns stock
         possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
         classes of stock of the subject corporation or that owns such stock of
         another corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations having such
         ownership of the stock of another corporation and ending with the
         subject corporation.

                  (t) "Plan" shall mean the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan of the
         Company.

                  (u) "Purchasable," when used to describe Stock, shall refer to
         Stock that may be purchased by an Optionee under the terms of this Plan
         on or after a certain date specified in the applicable Option
         Agreement.

                  (v) "Qualified Domestic Relations Order" shall have the
         meaning set forth in the Code or in the Employee Retirement Income
         Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules and regulations
         promulgated under the Code or such Act.

                  (w) "Reload Option" shall mean an Option that is granted,
         without further action of the Committee, (i) to an Optionee who
         surrenders or authorizes the withholding of shares of Stock in payment
         of amounts specified in paragraphs 6.7(c) or 6.7(d) hereof, (ii) for
         the same number of shares as is so paid, (iii) as of the date of such
         payment and at an Option Price equal to the Fair Market Value of the
         Stock on such date, and (iv) otherwise on the same terms and conditions
         as the Option whose exercise has occasioned such payment, subject to
         such contingencies, conditions or other terms as

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         the Committee shall specify at the time such exercised Option is
         granted.

                  (x) "Restricted Stock" shall mean Stock issued, subject to
         restrictions, to an Employee pursuant to Article VII hereof.

                  (y) "Restriction Agreement" shall mean the agreement setting
         forth the terms of an Award, and executed by a Grantee as provided in
         Section 7.1 hereof.

                  (z) "Stock" shall mean the $.10 par value common stock of the
         Company or, in the event that the outstanding shares of such stock are
         hereafter changed into or exchanged for shares of a different class of
         stock or securities of the Company or some other corporation, such
         other stock or securities.

                  (aa) "Subsidiary", when used with respect to any subject
         corporation, shall mean any other corporation as to which the subject
         corporation is a Parent.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                    THE PLAN

         2.1 NAME. This plan shall be known as the "EMS Technologies, Inc. 1997
Stock Incentive Plan."

         2.2 PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the
Company, its shareholders, and any Subsidiary of the Company, by offering
certain Employees and Directors an opportunity to acquire or increase their
proprietary interests in the Company. Options and Awards will promote the growth
and profitability of the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company, because
Grantees will be provided with an additional incentive to achieve the Company's
objectives through participation in its success and growth.

         2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan shall become effective on January 24,
1997.

         2.4 TERMINATION DATE. No further Options or Awards shall be

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granted hereunder on or after January 24, 2007, but all Options or Awards
granted prior to that time shall remain in effect in accordance with their
terms.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                   ELIGIBILITY

         The persons eligible to participate in this Plan shall consist only of
Directors and those Employees whose participation the Committee determines is in
the best interests of the Company. However, no ISO's may be granted, and no
Options or Awards may be granted to any Director or Officer, prior to the
approval of this Plan by the Company's shareholders. Persons who are not
Employees but who serve as directors of any Subsidiary of the Company shall also
be eligible to participate in this Plan, and references herein to "Employee"
shall be deemed to include any such persons to the extent appropriate for him or
her to become a Grantee.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                 ADMINISTRATION

         4.1 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered
by the Committee. The Committee shall select one of its members as its Chairman
and shall hold its meetings at such times and places as it may determine. The
Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall make such rules and
regulations for the conduct of its business as it may deem necessary. The
Committee shall have the power to act by unanimous written consent in lieu of a
meeting, and shall have the right to meet telephonically. In administering the
Plan, the Committee's actions and determinations shall be binding on all
interested parties. The Committee shall have the power to grant Options or
Awards in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. Subject to the provisions
of the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion and authority to determine
those individuals to whom Options or Awards will be granted and whether such
Options shall be accompanied by the right to receive Reload Options, the number
of shares of Stock subject to each Option or Award, such other matters as are
specified herein, and any other terms and conditions of an Option Agreement or
Restriction Agreement. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to amend or modify an outstanding
Option Agreement or Restriction Agreement, or to waive any provision thereof,
provided that the Grantee consents to such action.

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         4.2 INTERPRETATION; RULES. Subject to the express provisions of the
Plan, the Committee also shall have complete authority to interpret the Plan, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, and to make
all other determinations necessary or advisable in the administration of the
Plan, including, without limitation, the amending or altering of any Options or
Awards granted hereunder as may be required to comply with or to conform to any
federal, state or local laws or regulations.

         4.3 NO LIABILITY. Neither any member of the Board nor any member of the
Committee shall be liable to any person for any act or determination made in
good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option or Award granted hereunder.

         4.4 MAJORITY RULE. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum, and any action taken by a majority at a meeting at which a
quorum is present, or any action taken without a meeting evidenced by a writing
executed by all the members of the Committee, shall constitute the action of the
Committee.

         4.5 COMPANY ASSISTANCE. The Company shall supply full and timely
information to the Committee on all matters relating to eligible persons, their
employment, death, retirement, disability or other termination of employment,
and such other pertinent facts as the Committee may require. The Company shall
furnish the Committee with such clerical and other assistance as is necessary in
the performance of its duties.

                                    ARTICLE V
                         SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

         5.1 LIMITATIONS. Shares subject to an Option or issued as an Award may
be either authorized and unissued shares or shares issued and later acquired by
the Company. Subject to any antidilution adjustment pursuant to the provisions
of Section 5.2 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued
hereunder shall be 1,450,000 (of which a maximum of 80,000 shares may be issued
as Restricted Stock). Shares (i) covered by any unexercised

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portion of an Option that has terminated for any reason; (ii) covered by any
forfeited portion of an Award (except any portion as to which the Grantee has
received, and not forfeited, dividends or other benefits of ownership other than
voting rights); (iii) withheld in payment of the Option Price or withholding
taxes; or (iv) issued hereunder but equal to the number of shares surrendered in
payment of the Option Price or withholding taxes or purchased by the Company for
an aggregate price not exceeding the aggregate cash received from Grantees in
payment of Option Prices or withholding taxes, may each again be optioned or
awarded under the Plan, and such shares shall not be considered as having been
optioned or issued in computing the number of shares of Stock remaining
available for option or award hereunder.

         5.2 ANTIDILUTION.

                  (a) In the event that the outstanding shares of Stock are
         changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
         other securities of the Company by reason of merger, consolidation,
         reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or
         exchange of shares, stock split or stock dividend, or in the event that
         any spin-off, spin-out or other distribution of assets materially
         affects the price of the Company's stock:

                           (i) The aggregate number and kind of shares of Stock
                  for which Options or Awards may be granted hereunder shall be
                  adjusted proportionately by the Committee; and

                           (ii) The rights of Optionees (concerning the number
                  of shares subject to Options and the Option Price) under
                  outstanding Options and the rights of the holders of Awards
                  (concerning the terms and conditions of the lapse of any
                  then-remaining restrictions), shall be adjusted
                  proportionately by the Committee.

                  (b) If the Company shall be a party to any reorganization in
         which it does not survive, involving merger, consolidation, or
         acquisition of the stock or substantially all the assets of the
         Company, the Committee, in its discretion, may:

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                           (i) notwithstanding other provisions hereof, declare
                  that all Options granted under the Plan shall become
                  exercisable immediately notwithstanding the provisions of the
                  respective Option Agreements regarding exercisability, that
                  all such Options shall terminate a specified period of time
                  after the Committee gives written notice of the immediate
                  right to exercise all such Options and of the decision to
                  terminate all Options not exercised within such period, and
                  that all then-remaining restrictions pertaining to Awards
                  under the Plan shall immediately lapse; or

                           (ii) notify all Grantees that all Options or Awards
                  granted under the Plan shall be assumed by the successor
                  corporation or substituted on an equitable basis with options
                  or restricted stock issued by such successor corporation.

                  (c) If the Company is to be liquidated or dissolved in
         connection with a reorganization described in paragraph 5.2(b), the
         provisions of such paragraph shall apply. In all other instances, the
         adoption of a plan of dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall,
         notwithstanding other provisions hereof, cause all then-remaining
         restrictions pertaining to Awards under the Plan to lapse, and shall
         cause every Option outstanding under the Plan to terminate to the
         extent not exercised prior to the adoption of the plan of dissolution
         or liquidation by the shareholders, provided that, notwithstanding
         other provisions hereof, the Committee may declare all Options granted
         under the Plan to be exercisable at any time on or before the fifth
         business day following such adoption notwithstanding the provisions of
         the respective Option Agreements regarding exercisability.

                  (d) The adjustments described in paragraphs (a) through (c) of
         this Section 5.2, and the manner of their application, shall be
         determined solely by the Committee, and any such adjustment may provide
         for the elimination of fractional share interests. The adjustments
         required under this Article V shall apply to any successors of the
         Company and shall be made regardless of the number or type of
         successive events

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         requiring such adjustments.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                     OPTIONS

         6.1 TYPES OF OPTIONS GRANTED. Within the limitations provided herein,
Options may be granted to one Employee at one or several times or to different
Employees at the same time or at different times, in either case under different
terms and conditions, as long as the terms and conditions of each Option are
consistent with the provisions of the Plan. Without limitation of the foregoing,
Options may be granted subject to conditions based on the financial performance
of the Company or any other factor the Committee deems relevant.

         6.2 OPTION GRANT AND AGREEMENT. Each Option granted or modified
hereunder shall be evidenced (a) by either minutes of a meeting or a written
consent of the Committee, and (b) by a written Option Agreement executed by the
Company and the Optionee. The terms of the Option, including the Option's
duration, time or times of exercise, exercise price, whether the Option is
intended to be an ISO, whether the Option is transferable under paragraph
6.8(b), and whether the Option is to be accompanied by the right to receive a
Reload Option, shall be stated in the Option Agreement. Separate Option
Agreements shall be used for Options intended to be ISO's and those not so
intended, but any failure to use such separate Agreements shall not invalidate,
or otherwise adversely affect the Optionee's rights under and interest in, the
Options evidenced thereby.

         6.3 OPTIONEE LIMITATIONS. The Committee shall not grant an ISO to any
person who, at the time the ISO would be granted:

                  (a) is not an Employee; or

                  (b) owns or is considered to own stock possessing more than
         10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
         Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Employer; provided,
         however, that this limitation shall not apply if at the time an ISO is
         granted the Option Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of
         the Stock subject to

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         such Option and such Option by its terms would not be exercisable after
         the expiration of five years from the date on which the Option is
         granted. For the purpose of this paragraph (b), a person shall be
         considered to own (i) the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or
         for his brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood),
         spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants, (ii) the stock owned,
         directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate,
         or trust in proportion to such person's stock interest, partnership
         interest or beneficial interest therein, and (iii) the stock which such
         person may purchase under any outstanding options of the Employer or of
         any Parent or Subsidiary of the Employer.

         6.4 CERTAIN LIMITATIONS

                  (a) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES. No Optionee shall be
         granted, during any calendar year, Options to purchase in excess of
         80,000 shares of stock.

                  (b) $100,000 LIMITATION ON ISO'S. Except as provided below,
         the Committee shall not grant an ISO to, or modify the exercise
         provisions of outstanding ISO's held by, any person who, at the time
         the ISO is granted (or modified), would thereby receive or hold any
         incentive stock options (as described in Code section 422) of the
         Employer and any Parent or Subsidiary of the Employer, such that the
         aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective dates of
         grant or modification of each option) of the stock with respect to
         which such incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time
         during any calendar year is in excess of $100,000; provided, that the
         foregoing restriction on modification of outstanding ISO's shall not
         preclude the Committee from modifying an outstanding ISO if, as a
         result of such modification and with the consent of the Optionee, such
         Option no longer constitutes an ISO; and provided that, if the $100,000
         limitation described in this Section 6.4 is exceeded, an Option that
         otherwise qualifies as an ISO shall be treated as an ISO up to the
         limitation and the excess shall be treated as an Option not qualifying
         as an ISO. The preceding sentence shall be applied by taking options
         intended to be ISO's into account in the order in which they were
         granted.

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         6.5 OPTION PRICE. The Option Price under each Option shall be
determined by the Committee. However, the Option Price shall not be less than
the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date that the Option is granted (or,
in the case of an ISO that is subsequently modified, on the date of such
modification).

         6.6 EXERCISE PERIOD. The period for the exercise of each Option granted
hereunder shall be determined by the Committee, but the Option Agreement with
respect to each Option intended to be an ISO shall provide that such Option
shall not be exercisable after a date not more than ten years from the date of
grant (or modification) of the Option. In addition, no Option granted to an
Employee who is also an Officer or Director shall be exercisable prior to the
expiration of six months from the date such Option is granted, other than in the
case of the death or disability of such Employee.

         6.7  OPTION EXERCISE.

                  (a) Unless otherwise provided in the Option Agreement, an
         Option may be exercised at any time or from time to time during the
         term of the Option as to any or all whole shares that have become
         Purchasable under the provisions of the Option, but not at any time as
         to less than 100 shares unless the remaining shares that have become so
         Purchasable are less than 100 shares. The Committee shall have the
         authority to prescribe in any Option Agreement that the Option may be
         exercised only in accordance with a vesting schedule during the term of
         the Option.

                  (b) An Option shall be exercised by (i) delivery to the
         Treasurer of the Company at its principal office of written notice of
         exercise with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, and
         (ii) payment to the Company at that office of the full amount of the
         Option Price for such number of shares.

                  (c) The Option Price shall be paid in full upon the exercise
         of the Option. The Committee may provide in an Option Agreement that,
         in lieu of cash, all or any portion of the Option Price may be paid by
         (i) tendering to the Company shares of Stock duly endorsed for transfer
         and owned by the

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         Optionee, or (ii) delivering to the Company an attestation of the
         Optionee's then-current ownership of a number of shares equal to the
         number thereby authorized to be withheld by the Company from the shares
         otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option, in each case to be
         credited against the Option Price at the Fair Market Value of such
         shares on the date of exercise (however, no fractional shares may be so
         transferred, and the Company shall not be obligated to make any cash
         payments in consideration of any excess of the aggregate Fair Market
         Value of shares transferred over the aggregate Option Price).

                  (d) In addition to and at the time of payment of the Option
         Price, the Optionee shall pay to the Company in cash the full amount of
         any federal, state and local income, employment or other taxes required
         to be withheld from the income of such Optionee as a result of such
         exercise. However, in the discretion of the Committee any Option
         Agreement may provide that all or any portion of such tax obligations,
         together with additional taxes not exceeding the actual additional
         taxes to be owed by the Optionee as a result of such exercise, may,
         upon the irrevocable election of the Optionee, be paid by (i) tendering
         to the Company whole shares of Stock duly endorsed for transfer and
         owned by the Optionee, (ii) delivering to the Company an attestation of
         the Optionee's then-current ownership of a number of shares equal to
         the number thereby authorized to be withheld by the Company from the
         shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option, or (iii)
         authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable
         upon exercise of the Option, in either case in that number of shares
         having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the amount
         of such taxes thereby being paid, in all cases subject to such
         restrictions as the Committee may from time to time determine,
         including any such restrictions as may be necessary or appropriate to
         satisfy the conditions of the exemption set forth in Rule 16b-3 under
         the 1934 Act.

                  (e) The holder of an Option shall not have any of the rights
         of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to the
         Option until such shares have been issued upon exercise of the Option.

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         6.8 NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION.

                  (a) Except as provided in paragraph 6.8(b), no Option or any
         rights therein shall be transferable by an Optionee other than by will
         or the laws of descent and distribution, or (except for an ISO)
         pursuant to a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. During the lifetime
         of an Optionee, an Option granted to that Optionee shall be exercisable
         only by such Optionee, by such Optionee's guardian or other legal
         representative, should one be appointed, or by such Optionee's
         transferee permitted under paragraph 6.8(b).

                  (b) The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that all or
         a portion of an Option (other than an ISO) may be transferred by the
         Optionee to (i) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Optionee
         ("Immediate Family Member"), (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive
         benefit of such Immediate Family Members, or (iii) a partnership in
         which the Optionee and or such Immediate Family Members are the only
         partners. Following transfer, any such Option shall continue to be
         subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately
         prior to transfer, including those terms and conditions governing
         transfer and the effect on such Option of the termination of employment
         of the Optionee. The Company shall have no obligation to any transferee
         to provide notice of any termination of an Option as a result of
         termination of the Optionee's employment. The Committee may specify as
         a condition of any such transfer the manner in which the Optionee shall
         remain responsible for the payment of taxes required to be withheld as
         a result of the exercise of such transferred Option.

         6.9 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The Committee shall have the power to
specify, with respect to the Options granted to any particular Optionee, the
effect upon such Optionee's right to exercise an Option of the termination of
such Optionee's employment under various circumstances, which effect may include
(but is not limited to) immediate or deferred termination of such Optionee's
rights under an Option, or acceleration of the date at which an Option may be
exercised in full. With respect to an ISO, such effects shall be consistent with
applicable requirements for treatment as an ISO.

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         6.10 EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Options granted under the Plan shall not be
affected by any change of employment so long as the Optionee continues to be an
Employee. Nothing in the Plan or in any Option Agreement shall confer on any
person any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company, or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any
such Subsidiary to terminate such person's employment at any time.

         6.11 CERTAIN SUCCESSOR OPTIONS. To the extent not inconsistent with the
terms, limitations and conditions of Code section 422, and any regulations
promulgated with respect thereto, an Option issued in respect of an option held
by an employee to acquire stock of any entity acquired, by merger or otherwise,
by the Company (or by any Subsidiary of the Company) may contain terms that
differ from those stated in this Article VI, but solely to the extent necessary
to preserve for any such employee the rights and benefits contained in such
predecessor option, or to satisfy the requirements of Code section 424(a).

         6.12 CONDITIONS TO ISSUING OPTION STOCK. The Company shall not be
required to issue or deliver any Stock upon the full or partial exercise of any
Option prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

                  (a) The admission of such shares to listing on all stock
         exchanges on which the Stock is then listed;

                  (b) The completion of any registration or other qualification
         of such shares that the Company shall determine to be necessary or
         advisable under any federal or state law or under the rulings or
         regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
         governmental regulatory body, or the Company's determination that an
         exemption is available from such registration or qualification;

                  (c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any
         federal or state governmental agency that the Company shall determine
         to be necessary or advisable; and

                  (d) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following
         exercise as shall be appropriate for reasons of administrative
         convenience.

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         Unless the shares of Stock covered by the Plan shall be the subject of
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, stock certificates issued and delivered to Optionees shall bear such
restrictive legends as the Company shall deem necessary or advisable pursuant to
applicable federal and state securities laws.

         6.13 AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS TO CERTAIN DIRECTORS.

                  (a) OPTIONS FOR NEW DIRECTORS. Each person who is not an
         Employee, or an employee of any Parent of the Company, shall
         automatically, and without any action of the Board or the Committee, be
         granted, on the first day on which such person serves as a Director, an
         Option for the purchase of 10,000 shares of Stock if such first day of
         service occurs prior to 1999, and of 15,000 shares if such first day
         occurs in 1999 or thereafter (subject in all cases to automatic
         proportionate adjustment for stock splits or stock dividends, and
         otherwise to proportionate adjustment by the Committee as provided in
         Section 5.2). Each such Option shall become exercisable as to one-fifth
         of the subject shares on the date that is six months after the date of
         grant, and as to an additional one-fifth of the subject shares on each
         of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of such six-month
         date. Persons receiving such Option prior to 1999 shall also be
         granted, automatically and without further action of the Board or
         Committee, upon election in 1999 to a further term of service as a
         Director, an Option for 1,000 shares for each 2,000 shares of such
         original Option not yet exercisable as of such 1999 election, which
         additional Option shall become exercisable as to 1,000 shares on each
         date on which an additional 2,000 shares of the original Option becomes
         exercisable.

                  (b) ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR CONTINUING SERVICE. Each person who
         at that time is a member of the Board but who is not an Employee, or an
         employee of any Parent of the Company, shall automatically and without
         any action of the Board or the Committee, be granted, on each date on
         which such person is elected to a new one-year term of service, an
         Option for the purchase of 3,000 shares (subject to automatic
         proportionate adjustment for stock splits or stock dividends, and
         otherwise to proportionate adjustment by the Committee as provided in
         Section 5.2). Each such Option shall become exercisable on the date
         that is six months after the date of grant. [THIS

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         PARAGRAPH IS EFFECTIVE FOR PERIODS AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2003]

                  (c) OTHER TERMS OF AUTOMATIC OPTIONS. Each Option
         automatically granted under this Section 6.13 shall not be an ISO,
         shall not include the right to receive a Reload Option, and shall have
         an Option Price equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date
         of grant. Each such Option shall become immediately exercisable in the
         event a party other than the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the
         Company purchases or otherwise acquires shares of Stock pursuant to a
         tender offer or exchange offer for such shares, or any person or group
         becomes the beneficial owner (for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of
         the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 50% or more of the
         outstanding shares of the Stock. To the extent such an Option shall
         have become exercisable, it shall be non-forfeitable and shall remain
         exercisable until the tenth anniversary of its date of grant, but if
         the Grantee ceases to be a Director for any reason, any portion of such
         Option that is not at that time exercisable shall immediately terminate
         and shall not thereafter become exercisable. The Option Price for each
         such Option may be paid in cash or in the manners specified in the
         second sentence of paragraph 6.7(c) hereof. In addition, any taxes
         related to the exercise of each such Option may be paid in the manner
         contemplated in the second sentence of paragraph 6.7(d) hereof.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                RESTRICTED STOCK

         7.1 AWARDS OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee may grant Awards of
Restricted Stock upon determination by the Committee, acting pursuant to the
delegation hereby of the Board's authority to make such determinations, that the
value or other benefit to the Company of the services of a Grantee theretofore
performed or to be performed as a condition of the lapse of restrictions
applicable to such Restricted Stock, or the benefit to the Company of the
incentives created by the issuance thereof, is adequate consideration for the
issuance of such shares. Each such Award shall be governed by a Restriction
Agreement between the Company and the Grantee. Each Restriction Agreement shall
contain such restrictions, terms and conditions as the Committee shall, in its
discretion, determine, and may require that an appropriate legend be placed on
the certificates evidencing the subject Restricted Stock.

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         Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to an Award hereunder shall
be issued in the name of the Grantee as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Award is granted, provided that the Grantee has executed the Restriction
Agreement governing the Award, the appropriate blank stock powers and, in the
discretion of the Committee, an escrow agreement and any other documents which
the Committee may require as a condition to the issuance of such shares. If a
Grantee shall fail to execute the foregoing documents, within any time period
prescribed by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. At the discretion
of the Committee, shares of Restricted Stock issued in connection with an Award
shall be held by the Company or deposited together with the stock powers with an
escrow agent designated by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines
otherwise and as set forth in the Restriction Agreement, upon issuance of such
shares, the Grantee shall have all of the rights of a shareholder with respect
to such shares, including the right to vote the shares and to receive all
dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to them.

         7.2 NON-TRANSFERABILITY. Until any restrictions upon Restricted Stock
awarded to a Grantee shall have lapsed in a manner set forth in Section 7.3,
such shares of Restricted Stock shall not be transferable other than by will or
the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a Qualified Domestic
Relations Order, nor shall they be delivered to the Grantee.

         7.3 LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS. Restrictions upon Restricted Stock awarded
hereunder shall lapse at such time or times (but, with respect to any award to
an Employee who is also a Director or Officer, not less than six months after
the date of the Award) and on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall,
in its discretion, determine at the time the Award is granted or thereafter.

         7.4 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The Committee shall have the power to
specify, with respect to each Award granted to any particular Employee, the
effect upon such Grantee's rights with respect to such Restricted Stock of the
termination of such Grantee's employment under various circumstances, which
effect may include (but is not limited to) immediate or deferred forfeiture of
such Restricted Stock or acceleration of the date at which any then-remaining
restrictions shall lapse.

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         7.5 TREATMENT OF DIVIDENDS. At the time an Award of Restricted Stock is
made the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the payment to the
Grantee of any dividends, or a specified portion thereof, declared or paid on
such Restricted Stock shall be (i) deferred until the lapsing of the relevant
restrictions, and (ii) held by the Company for the account of the Grantee until
such time. In the event of such deferral, there shall be credited at the end of
each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the
beginning of the year at a rate per annum determined by the Committee. Payment
of deferred dividends, together with interest thereon, shall be made upon the
lapsing of restrictions imposed on such Restricted Stock, and any dividends
deferred (together with any interest thereon) in respect of Restricted Stock
shall be forfeited upon any forfeiture of such Restricted Stock.

         7.6 DELIVERY OF SHARES. Within a reasonable period of time following
the lapse of the restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall
cause a stock certificate or certificates to be delivered to the Grantee with
respect to such shares. Such shares shall be free of all restrictions hereunder,
except that if the shares of stock covered by the Plan shall not be the subject
of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, such stock certificates shall bear such restrictive legends as the
Company shall deem necessary or advisable pursuant to applicable federal and
state securities laws.

         7.7 PAYMENT OF WITHHOLDING TAXES.

                  (a) The Restriction Agreement may authorize the Company to
         withhold from compensation otherwise due to the Grantee the full amount
         of any federal, state and local income, employment or other taxes
         required to be withheld from the income of such Grantee as a result of
         the lapse of the restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock, or
         otherwise as a result of the recognition of taxable income with respect
         to an Award. At the time of and as a condition to the delivery of a
         stock certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 7.6, the Grantee
         shall pay to the Company in cash any balance owed with respect to such
         withholding requirements.

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                  (b) In the discretion of the Committee, any Restriction
         Agreement may provide that all or any portion of the tax obligations
         otherwise payable in the manner set forth in paragraph 7.7(a), together
         with additional taxes not exceeding the actual additional taxes to be
         owed by the Grantee with respect to the Award, may, upon the
         irrevocable election of the Grantee, be paid by tendering to the
         Company whole shares of Stock duly endorsed for transfer and owned by
         the Grantee, or by authorizing the Company to withhold and cancel
         shares of Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to Section 7.6, in
         either case in that number of shares having a Fair Market Value on the
         date that taxable income is recognized equal to the amount of such
         taxes thereby being paid, in all cases subject to such restrictions as
         the Committee may from time to time determine.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF PLAN

         The Board may at any time, (i) cause the Committee to cease granting
Options and Awards, (ii) terminate the Plan, or (iii) in any respect amend or
modify the Plan. However, the Board (unless its actions are approved or ratified
by the shareholders of the Company within twelve months of the date the Board
amends the Plan) may not amend the Plan to materially increase the number of
shares of Stock available under the Plan to Directors or Officers.

         No termination, amendment or modification of the Plan shall affect
adversely a Grantee's rights under an Option Agreement or Restriction Agreement
without the consent of the Grantee or his or her legal representative.

         From and after the first date on which an Option is automatically
granted pursuant to Section 6.13, the provisions of such Section 6.13 may not be
amended in any manner more frequently than once every six months, other than to
comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated under the Code or
such Act.

                                   ARTICLE IX

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                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         9.1 REPLACEMENT OR AMENDED GRANTS. At the sole discretion of the
Committee, and subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may modify
outstanding Options or Awards or accept the surrender of outstanding Options or
Awards on terms specified by the Committee, which terms may include the grant of
new Options or Awards in substitution for them. However, no modification of an
Option or Award shall adversely affect a Grantee's rights under an Option
Agreement or Restriction Agreement without the consent of the Grantee or his or
her legal representative, and no modification of an existing Option, or grant of
a new Option in substitution for the surrender of an existing Option, shall be
at an Option Price lower than that of the existing Option at the time it was
first granted (as thereafter adjusted pursuant to Section 5.2).

         9.2 FORFEITURE FOR COMPETITION. If a Grantee provides services to a
competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether as an employee,
officer, director, independent contractor, consultant, agent or otherwise, such
services being of a nature that can reasonably be expected to involve the skills
and experience used or developed by the Grantee while a Director or an Employee,
then that Grantee's rights under any Options outstanding hereunder shall be
forfeited and terminated, and any shares of Restricted Stock held by such
Grantee subject to remaining restrictions shall be forfeited, subject in each
case to a determination to the contrary by the Committee.

         9.3 PLAN BINDING ON SUCCESSORS. The Plan shall be binding upon the
successors of the Company.

         9.4 HEADINGS NOT A PART OF PLAN. Headings of Articles and Sections
hereof are inserted for convenience and reference, and do not constitute a part
of the Plan.

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