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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                                     KEYCORP
                          NON-QUALIFIED GRANT AGREEMENT

Henry L. Meyer III

         By action of the Compensation and Organization Committee ("Committee")
of the Board of Directors of KeyCorp, taken pursuant to the KeyCorp Amended and
Restated 1991 Equity Compensation Plan ("Plan") on November 15, 2000, you have
been granted Non-Qualified Stock Options (the "Options") effective on such date
(the "Option Grant Date") to purchase 100,000 Common Shares at a price of
$22.9375 per share (the "Exercise Price"), which may be exercised, subject to
the provisions of the Plan, from time to time, in part or with respect to the
full number of Common Shares then remaining subject to the Options, during the
period as set forth below and ending November 15, 2010. (Unless otherwise
indicated, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set
forth in the Plan).

         1. Subject to earlier vesting as provided in Section 2 below, 33,334
Options shall become vested and exercisable on November 15, 2001, 33,333 Options
shall become vested and exercisable on November 15, 2002, and 33,333 Options
shall become vested and exercisable on November 15, 2003.

         2. The Options shall also vest and become exercisable as of immediately
prior to the termination of your employment in all cases except when your
employment is terminated for "Cause," by "Voluntary Resignation within Five
Years," or as a result of death or disability. Upon vesting and becoming
exercisable (whether pursuant to the preceding sentence, Section 1 above, or
otherwise) the Options shall remain vested and exercisable through November 15,
2010 (as fully as if you continued to be employed through that date) unless your
employment was terminated for "Cause" or by "Voluntary Resignation within Five
Years." In the event that your employment is terminated because of death or
disability, the provisions of the Plan shall govern the vesting and
exercisability of the Options. In the event your employment is terminated for
"Cause" or by "Voluntary Resignation within Five Years," the Options shall: (i)
in the case of "Cause," immediately be forfeited and cease to be exercisable,
and (ii) in the case of "Voluntary Resignation within Five Years," those Options
which have not vested shall be terminated and those Options which have vested
shall be exercisable pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The term "Voluntary
Resignation within Five Years" means if you voluntarily elect to resign your
employment at your own instance without having been requested to so resign by
KeyCorp on or before the fifth anniversary date of the Option Grant Date, except
that any resignation by you shall not be deemed to be a Voluntary Resignation if
(a) you terminate your employment "on grounds of Constructive Termination," (b)
you terminate your employment after a "Change of Control" and receive a
severance benefit or continuing compensation under your Employment Agreement (as
hereinafter defined), or (c) the Committee otherwise determines that your
resignation is not voluntary. The terms "Cause," "on grounds of Constructive
Termination," and "Change of Control" shall have the meanings given to them in
the Employment Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, between you and KeyCorp, as
heretofore or hereafter amended or restated from time to time (including any
employment agreement replacing or superseding such agreement) (herein the
"Employment Agreement").

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         3. If, after written notice from KeyCorp, you shall engage in any
"Competitive Activity" (as defined in your Employment Agreement) in violation of
your Employment Agreement within one year after Employment Termination Date,
then any Profits realized upon the exercise of any Option the subject of this
Agreement on or after one year prior to the Employment Termination Date shall
inure to KeyCorp. If any Profits realized upon the exercise of any Option the
subject of this Agreement inure to the benefit of KeyCorp in accordance with the
first sentence of this paragraph, you shall pay all such Profits to KeyCorp
within 30 days after first engaging in any such Competitive Activity and all
unexercised Options the subject of this Agreement shall immediately be forfeited
and canceled.

              For purposes of this Agreement:

                    "Profit" shall mean, with respect to any Option, the
                    positive spread between the Fair Market Value of a Common
                    Share on the date of exercise and the exercise price
                    multiplied by the number of shares exercised under the
                    Option.

         4. If KeyCorp prior to May 15, 2001 enters into a transaction intended
to qualify as a pooling of interests for accounting purposes the Options the
subject of this Agreement shall become void as if they were never granted in the
event that KeyCorp shall receive an opinion from Ernst & Young or advice from
the Securities and Exchange Commission that such grant will cause KeyCorp to be
unable to account for the transaction as a pooling of interests.

         The Options shall be governed by the terms, conditions, and provisions
of the Plan, including, without limitation, Section 11 thereof.

         This Agreement may not be modified, amended or waived except by an
instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto.

         November 15, 2000
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                                             Thomas E. Helfrich
                                             Executive Vice President

                                   ACCEPTANCE
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         The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Plan, agrees to be
bound by the foregoing Agreement and agrees and consents to the terms,
conditions, and provisions of the Agreement, Plan and the Award evidenced by
this Agreement.

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                                             Henry L. Meyer III<PAGE>   1

                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                          AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made at
Cleveland, Ohio, as of February 1, 2001, between KEYCORP, an Ohio corporation
("Key"), and HENRY L. MEYER III ("Meyer"). The original version of this
Agreement was entered into by Key and Meyer as of May 15, 1997, and was amended
as of November 20, 1997 and as of July 21, 1999. Further amendments are
incorporated below in this Agreement which replaces and supersedes both the
original version and those prior amendments.

         Meyer has been elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of Key
and it is contemplated that the Board of Directors of Key will elect Meyer as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key immediately following Key's Annual
Shareholders Meeting scheduled to be held in May of 2001. Key is entering into
this Agreement in recognition of the importance of Meyer's services to the
continuity of management of Key and based upon its determination that it will be
in the best interests of Key and its Subsidiaries to encourage Meyer's continued
attention and dedication to his duties on behalf of Key on into the future. (As
used in this Agreement, the term "Subsidiaries" and certain other capitalized
terms have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 25, at the end of this
Agreement.)

         Key and Meyer agree, effective as of the date first set forth above
(the "Effective Date"), as follows:

         1. Employment, Term. Key engages and employs Meyer to render such
services in the administration and operation of its affairs as, from time to
time, may be specified by its Board of Directors in a manner consistent with his
status as President, Chief Executive Officer, and (after Key's 2001 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders) Chairman of the Board of Directors, all in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for a constantly renewing three
year term, commencing on the Effective Date, so that the remaining term of
employment under this Agreement shall always be three years, unless: (a) either
party gives written notice to the other that the term shall no longer constantly
renew (in which case, the term of employment under this Agreement will expire on
the third anniversary of the giving of such notice) or (b) Meyer's employment
under this Agreement is earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of
one of Sections 6.2 though 6.7 of this Agreement. Thus, for example, on February
2, 2001, the term of employment under this Agreement will be for three years
until February 2, 2004; automatically, without any action by either party, the
term will renew and extend itself on February 3, 2001 so as to be a three year
term of employment until February 3, 2004; and so on with the term automatically
extending on a daily basis so as always to be a three year term until either
notice is given under clause (a) above or Meyer's employment is earlier
terminated in accordance with the provisions of one of Sections 6.2 through 6.7
of this Agreement.

         2. Full-Time Services. Meyer will devote all his time and efforts to
the service of Key, except for (a) usual vacation periods and reasonable periods
of illness, (b) services as an officer and director of any Subsidiary of Key,
and (c) services as a director or trustee of other

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corporations or organizations that are not in competition with Key or any
Subsidiary, except that, Meyer shall obtain the prior approval of the Chairman
of the Compensation and Organization Committee of Key's Board of Directors
before accepting a position as director or trustee of any for profit entity,
other than Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (whether the entity is in corporate
or other form).

         3. Executive Officer. Except as provided in the last sentence of this
Section 3, Meyer shall hold the offices of President and Chief Executive Officer
of Key throughout the period of his employment under this Agreement and Meyer
shall hold the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key from
immediately after Key's 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders through the date on
which Meyer's employment under this Agreement is terminated. Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding sentence, Meyer and Key may, at some point in time after
the Effective Date, mutually agree that a different executive officer of Key
should hold the title of President and report to Meyer while Meyer remains as
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key.

         4. Compensation. For all services to be rendered by Meyer to Key under
this Agreement, including services as an officer, director, Chairman of the
Board of Directors, or member of any committee of Key or of any Subsidiary, or
any other services specified by the Board of Directors, Key shall pay to Meyer,
in equal monthly or more frequent installments, Base Salary, initially at the
rate of $825,000 per annum. The rate of Meyer's Base Salary shall be subject to
increase from time to time at the discretion of the Compensation and
Organization Committee of the Board of Directors and shall not be subject to
decrease except and then only to the extent that there is an across-the-board
salary reduction applicable to the executive officers of Key generally. In
addition to being paid such Base Salary, Meyer shall participate fully in any
incentive compensation, retirement, savings, stock option, disability, and other
employee benefit and welfare plan or arrangement allowed or provided by Key in
which he would otherwise be eligible for participation as an executive officer
and employee of Key, and, to the extent not provided, Key shall pay or provide
for the payment of benefits commensurate with Meyer's annual compensation.

         5. Certain Compensation Guaranties During Two Years following a Change
of Control. For so long as Meyer remains in the employ of the Surviving Entity
or one of its Subsidiaries during the period beginning on the day after any
Change of Control and continuing through the second anniversary of that Change
of Control (the period of Meyer's employment during that two year period being
the "Guaranteed Compensation Period"), Meyer shall be entitled to the incentive
compensation guaranty set forth in Section 5.1 and to the equity compensation
guaranty set forth in Section 5.2.

                  5.1 Guaranteed Level of Incentive Compensation. Except as
         provided in (c) below (which provides for a forfeiture of unpaid
         amounts if Meyer's employment is terminated for Cause) and the last
         sentence of (a) below (which provides for a potential reduction in
         amount if based on overall corporate performance), the Surviving Entity
         shall cause Meyer to receive, during the Guaranteed Compensation
         Period, as incentive

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         compensation, an amount that, on an annualized basis, is at least equal
         to Meyer's Average Annual Incentive Compensation. The guaranty set
         forth in the immediately preceding sentence (the "Incentive
         Compensation Guaranty") establishes a minimum amount of incentive
         compensation that must be paid to Meyer with respect to Meyer's
         employment during the Guaranteed Compensation Period. Except as
         otherwise provided in (a), (b), or (c) of this Section 5.1 below, the
         guaranteed incentive compensation for the Guaranteed Compensation
         Period shall be paid to Meyer quarterly, within 30 days after the end
         of each calendar quarter, for each quarter (or portion thereof) during
         the Guaranteed Compensation Period.

                  (a) If and to the extent Meyer, together with other executive
                  officers of the Surviving Entity, is a participant in one or
                  more bona fide incentive compensation plans during the
                  Guaranteed Compensation Period, the Surviving Entity may defer
                  payment of guaranteed incentive compensation payable under
                  this Section 5.1 up to the amount of the target award for
                  Meyer under that incentive compensation plan (provided,
                  however, if the compensation cycle under the incentive
                  compensation plan includes time periods outside the Guaranteed
                  Compensation Period, the deferral shall be up to a
                  proportionate amount of the target award) until such time as
                  payments are regularly scheduled to be made under that
                  incentive compensation plan, at which time the Surviving
                  Entity shall pay the deferred amount plus any other amount, if
                  any, to which Meyer is then entitled under the plan that has
                  not been earlier paid. (This could result in a guaranteed
                  payment being made after the end of the Guaranteed
                  Compensation Period, for example, where the compensation cycle
                  under the incentive compensation plan ends after the end of
                  the Guaranteed Compensation Period.) Notwithstanding the
                  foregoing, if the Surviving Entity, in administering a bona
                  fide incentive compensation plan in which Meyer participates,
                  in good faith and without discriminating against Meyer,
                  establishes or utilizes a factor which is intended to reflect
                  or rate for the compensation cycle in question the
                  corporation's overall performance and that performance factor
                  is uniformly applied (either in establishing an incentive
                  compensation pool or against each participant's target) to not
                  less than three quarters of all of the executive officers
                  participating in the plan, the Surviving Entity may elect to
                  apply that performance factor against the target award for
                  Meyer under the incentive compensation plan in question and,
                  if applying that factor reduces Meyer's target award, the
                  amount of guaranteed incentive compensation payable under this
                  Section 5.1 that has been deferred under this paragraph (a) on
                  account of the incentive compensation plan in question may be
                  reduced by the same amount (or, if the compensation cycle
                  includes time periods outside the Guaranteed Compensation
                  Period, the reduction shall be by a proportionate amount).

                  (b) If Meyer's employment is terminated for any reason other
                  than Cause, all unpaid guaranteed incentive compensation with
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                  Compensation Period shall be paid in a lump sum within 30
                  business days following the Termination Date.

                  (c) If Meyer's employment is terminated by the Surviving
                  Entity for Cause, the Surviving Entity shall not be required
                  to pay to Meyer any amount of incentive compensation otherwise
                  payable at any time on or after the Termination Date.

                  5.2 Guaranteed Participation in Equity Based Compensation
         Plans. During the Guaranteed Compensation Period, Meyer shall
         participate fully (at a level that is at least comparable to the level
         at which he participated in the last calendar year that ended before
         the date of the Change of Control and is at least equal to the highest
         targeted level at which other executive officers of the Surviving
         Entity participate) in each and every stock option, stock appreciation,
         or similar equity based plan in which executive officers of the
         Surviving Entity generally participate. The guaranty of full
         participation set forth in this Section 5.2 is hereinafter sometimes
         referred to as the "Equity Compensation Guaranty."

         6. Termination.

         6.1 Three Years following Notice of Non-Renewal. If either party gives
written notice to the other of his or its intention to discontinue the otherwise
automatic renewal of the term of Meyer's employment hereunder (a "Non-Renewal
Notice"), that term will terminate on the third anniversary of the giving of the
Non-Renewal Notice, except that if a Change of Control occurs before that third
anniversary date and while Meyer remains employed by Key pursuant to this
Agreement, the Non-Renewal Notice shall be automatically abrogated and
thereafter treated as though it had never been given unless Meyer gives written
notice, not later than 30 days after the occurrence of the Change of Control,
that he desires to have the Non-Renewal Notice (whether it was given by Key or
by Meyer) continue in effect. If either party gives the other a Non-Renewal
Notice as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, that Non-Renewal
Notice remains in effect through the third anniversary of the giving of that
notice, and Meyer's employment continues through that third anniversary, Meyer's
employment under this Agreement shall terminate at 12:00 Midnight on that third
anniversary.

         6.2 Death or Disability. Meyer's employment hereunder will terminate
immediately upon Meyer's death. Key may terminate Meyer's employment hereunder
immediately upon giving notice of termination if Meyer is disabled, by reason of
physical or mental impairment, to such an extent that he is unable to
substantially perform his duties under this Agreement for 180 consecutive days.

         6.3 For "Cause" Absent a Change of Control. At any time that is either
before the occurrence of any Change of Control or after the second anniversary
of the then most recent Change of Control, Key may terminate Meyer's employment
hereunder for "Cause" if :

         (a) Meyer commits a felony (other than felonious operation of a motor
vehicle);

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         (b) Meyer commits an act or series of acts of dishonesty in the course
         of his employment that are materially inimical to the best interests of
         Key or a Subsidiary as determined by Majority Action of the Board of
         Directors and, if the act or acts are capable of being cured, Meyer
         fails to cure or take all reasonable steps to cure within 30 days of
         notice from the Board of Directors to Meyer;

         (c) Key or any Subsidiary has been ordered or directed by any federal
         or state regulatory agency with jurisdiction to terminate or suspend
         Meyer's employment and such order or directive has not been vacated or
         reversed upon appeal;

         (d) Meyer continues to violate his obligation under Section 10.1 not to
         engage in Competitive Activities for more than ten days after the Board
         of Directors has by Majority Action advised him in writing to cease
         those activities; or

         (e) Other than for disability, Meyer abandons and consistently fails to
         attempt to perform his duties and responsibilities as specified from
         time to time by the Board of Directors for 90 consecutive days after
         the Board of Directors has by Majority Action advised him in writing of
         that failure.

         6.4 For "Cause" Within Two Years After a Change of Control. From the
date on which occurs any Change of Control and thereafter through the second
anniversary of that Change of Control, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries
may terminate Meyer's employment under this Agreement for "Cause" only if :

         (a) Meyer is convicted of a felony (other than felonious operation of a
         motor vehicle);

         (b) Meyer commits an act or series of acts of dishonesty in the course
         of his employment that are materially inimical to the best interests of
         the Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries and that constitutes
         the commission of a felony (other than felonious operation of a motor
         vehicle), all as determined in good faith by the vote of three quarters
         of the entire number of members of the Board of Directors, which
         determination is confirmed by a panel of three arbitrators appointed
         and acting in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
         Association for the purpose of reviewing that determination;

         (c) The Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries has been ordered or
         directed by any federal or state regulatory agency with jurisdiction to
         terminate or suspend Meyer's employment and, notwithstanding the best
         efforts of the Surviving Entity and/or its relevant Subsidiary or
         Subsidiaries to oppose, initially, and to appeal, thereafter, the order
         or directive, that order or directive has not been vacated or reversed
         upon appeal; or

         (d) Meyer continues to violate his obligation under Section 10.1 not to
         engage in Competitive Activities for more than ten days after the Board
         of Directors has by Majority Action advised him in writing to cease
         those activities, that violation is material,

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         and the fact that the violation both was material and so continued
         beyond that ten day period is confirmed by a panel of three arbitrators
         appointed and acting in accordance with the rules of the American
         Arbitration Association for the purpose of determining whether the
         violation both was material and so continued beyond that ten day
         period.

If (x) the Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries terminates the employment
of Meyer during the two year period beginning on the date of a Change of Control
and at a time when it has "Cause" therefor under clause (c) above, (y) the order
or directive is subsequently vacated or reversed on appeal and the vacation or
reversal becomes final and no longer subject to further appeal, and (z) the
Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries fails to offer to reinstate Meyer to
employment under this Agreement within ten days of the date on which the
vacation or reversal becomes final and no longer subject to further appeal, the
Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries will be deemed to have terminated Meyer
without Cause during the two year period beginning on the date of the Change of
Control.

         6.5 By Key Without Cause. Key may terminate Meyer's employment
hereunder without Cause at any time by Majority Action of the Board of
Directors.

         6.6 By Meyer Following Constructive Termination at Any Time. Meyer may
terminate his employment hereunder "on grounds of Constructive Termination"
(and, if Meyer elects to terminate his employment in such circumstances, he will
be deemed to have been "Constructively Terminated" and not to have "Voluntarily
Resigned" or "Voluntarily Retired") if, at any time:

         (a) Meyer's Base Salary is reduced other than in connection with, and
         then only to the extent of, a general across-the-board salary reduction
         applicable to the executive officers of Key generally;

         (b) Meyer is excluded from full participation in any incentive, option,
         or other compensatory plan applicable to executive officers of Key
         generally;

         (c) Meyer is subject to Demotion or Removal;

         (d) Key requests Meyer's resignation or retirement at a time when Key
         does not have grounds to terminate Meyer's employment for Cause; or

         (e) Meyer's principal place of employment for Key is relocated outside
         of the Cleveland metropolitan area or Meyer is otherwise required by
         Key to relocate outside the Cleveland metropolitan area.

         6.7 By Meyer Following Constructive Termination Within Two Years After
a Change of Control. At any time during the period beginning on the date on
which occurs any Change of Control and thereafter through the second anniversary
of that Change of Control, Meyer may terminate his employment hereunder "on
grounds of Constructive Termination" (and, if Meyer

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elects to terminate his employment in such circumstances, he will be deemed to
have been "Constructively Terminated" and not to have "Voluntarily Resigned" or
"Voluntarily Retired") if he could then terminate his employment on any of the
grounds of Constructive Termination listed under Section 6.6 or if:

         (a) Meyer's Base Salary is reduced from the highest level in effect at
         any time during the one year period ending on the date of the Change of
         Control;

         (b) Meyer is excluded from full participation in any incentive, option,
         or other compensatory plan that was available to him and in effect at
         any time during the one year period ending on the date of the Change of
         Control (the "Pre-Change of Control Compensatory Plans") unless Meyer
         is provided with substitute incentive, option, and other compensatory
         plans that provide to Meyer, in the aggregate, at least substantially
         equivalent compensatory opportunities as would have been provided had
         the Pre-Change of Control Compensatory Plans remained in effect with
         Meyer as a full participant therein;

         (c) Following notice by Meyer to the Surviving Entity and an
         opportunity by the Surviving Entity to cure, the Surviving Entity fails
         to satisfy the Incentive Compensation Guaranty or the Equity
         Compensation Guaranty or Meyer is otherwise excluded from full
         participation in any incentive, option, or other compensation plan that
         is generally applicable to executive officers of the Surviving Entity
         after the Change of Control;

         (d) The headquarters of the Surviving Entity is located outside of the
         Cleveland metropolitan area;

         (e) Meyer determines in good faith that his responsibilities, duties,
         or authorities with the Surviving Entity are materially reduced from
         those in effect before the Change of Control and the reduction has not
         been cured within thirty days after Meyer gives notice to the Board of
         Directors of the Surviving Entity of his election to terminate his
         employment based upon that reduction; or

         (f) Meyer determines in good faith that as a result of the Change of
         Control he is unable to carry out the authorities, powers, functions,
         responsibilities, or duties as Chairman of the Board of Directors and
         Chief Executive Officer as those authorities, powers, functions,
         responsibilities, or duties attached to those positions were in effect
         before the Change of Control and the Board of Directors of the
         Surviving Entity fails to fully address those issues (as determined by
         Meyer in good faith) within thirty days after Meyer gives notice to the
         Board of Directors of his determination under this clause (f) and the
         basis of such determination.

         For purposes of clause (c), the Surviving Entity will be deemed to have
         had an opportunity to cure and to have failed to effect a cure if the
         failure to satisfy the Incentive Compensation Guaranty or the Equity
         Compensation Guaranty, as the case may be,

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         persists (as determined in good faith by Meyer) for more than thirty
         calendar days after Meyer has given notice to the Surviving Entity of
         the existence of that failure.

         7. Severance Payments and Benefits upon Termination.

         7.1 Termination by Key Without Cause, etc., or by Meyer Following
Constructive Termination. If Meyer's employment is terminated by Key (or, if
applicable, the Surviving Entity) for any reason other than Cause, disability,
or death, or if Meyer is Constructively Terminated:

         (a) Lump Sum Payment. Key shall pay to Meyer, within 30 days after the
         Termination Date, a lump sum severance benefit equal to three times the
         sum of (i) one year's Base Salary (at the highest rate in effect at any
         time before the Termination Date) plus (ii) his Average Annual
         Incentive Compensation;

         (b) Retirement and Savings Plan Participation. For the period beginning
         on the day after the Termination Date and ending on the third
         anniversary of the Termination Date (the "Continuing Benefit Period"),
         Key shall cause Meyer to continue to be covered by and to participate
         in all Retirement Plans and Savings Plans that he was entitled to be
         covered by and participating in as an officer of Key immediately before
         the Termination Date in the same manner and to the same extent as if
         Meyer continued in the full-time employ of Key throughout the
         Continuing Benefit Period, except where such coverage or participation
         is Impermissible. For these purposes: (i) the entire Continuing Benefit
         Period shall be included in determining Meyer's years of service, (ii)
         amounts received by Meyer under clause (a)(i) above shall be deemed to
         be base salary received by Meyer ratably during the Continuing Benefit
         Period, and (iii) amounts received by Meyer under clause (a)(ii) above
         shall be deemed to be incentive compensation received by Meyer ratably
         during the Continuing Benefit Period and shall, if relevant, be
         allocated between short term incentive compensation and long term
         incentive compensation based on the degree to which awards of each type
         of incentive compensation were taken into account in determining
         Average Annual Incentive Compensation. If, at any time during the
         Continuing Benefit Period, Key determines in good faith that continuing
         Meyer's coverage by and participation in any of the Retirement Plans or
         any of the Savings Plans during the Continuing Benefit Period is
         Impermissible, Meyer shall not be covered by and participate in such
         affected plan or plans during the Continuing Benefit Period, but Key
         shall provide to Meyer under this Agreement, as a supplemental
         retirement benefit, payments and benefits that put Meyer in the same
         position that he would have been in had he continued to be covered by
         and participated in all such affected plan or plans throughout the
         Continuing Benefit Period to the same extent as he was a participant
         immediately before the Termination Date, with the supplemental payments
         and benefits under this sentence being payable to Meyer (or, if
         applicable, to his wife, estate, or designated beneficiary) at the same
         time and with the same payment options as would be applicable under the
         affected plan or plans in question.

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         (c) Medical, Disability, and Group Term Life Coverage. Through the
         third anniversary of the Termination Date, Key shall continue to
         maintain in effect medical (including dental) coverage, disability
         coverage, and group term life insurance for the benefit of Meyer and
         his dependents at the same levels and subject to the same (by dollar
         amount) employee contribution requirement, if any, as had been in
         effect for the benefit of Meyer and his dependents before the
         Termination Date. After the third anniversary of the Termination Date,
         Meyer and his dependents shall be provided retiree medical benefits
         that are at least equal to those that Meyer and his dependents would
         have been entitled to under the Retiree Medical Benefits Plan if Meyer
         had retired from Key on the Termination Date after satisfying all
         eligibility requirements for retiree medical benefits under that plan.
         The retiree medical benefits shall be provided under the Retiree
         Medical Benefit Plan, with the cost thereof borne as between Key and
         Meyer and his dependents as provided in that plan, if and so long as
         that plan remains in effect and Meyer and his dependents are in fact
         eligible for the intended benefits thereunder. In all other
         circumstances, the retiree medical benefits shall be provided directly
         by Key, with the cost thereof borne as between Key and Meyer and his
         dependents in the same manner as would have been the case if the
         benefits had been provided under the Retiree Medical Benefits Plan
         rather than directly by Key.

         7.2 Effect of Death While in Employ of Key. If Meyer dies while
employed by Key:

         (a) Key shall pay to Meyer's estate any unpaid Base Salary due or to
         become due to Meyer with respect to any period ending before his death
         and Key shall have no further obligations to Meyer for Base Salary for
         any period after Meyer's death.

         (b) Key shall continue to maintain medical (including dental) coverage
         in effect (i) for the benefit of Meyer's wife, for her lifetime, and
         (ii) for the benefit of each of Meyer's children, through the earlier
         of the date on which he or she attains age 23 or has ceased for more
         than 120 consecutive days to be a full time student, in each case at
         Key's sole cost and at the highest levels as had been in effect for the
         benefit of Meyer's wife and each of his children, as the case may be,
         at any time before the Termination Date.

         (c) Upon his death, Meyer's rights under any other plan or benefit of
         Key shall be governed by the respective terms thereof.

         7.3 Effect of Disability While in Employ of Key. If, while Meyer is
employed by Key, he becomes disabled, by reason of physical or mental
impairment, to such an extent that he is unable to perform his duties under this
Agreement:

         (a) Key may relieve Meyer of his duties under this Agreement for as
         long as Meyer is so disabled.

         (b) Key shall pay to Meyer all Base Salary and incentive

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         compensation to which he would have been entitled under this Agreement
         and under applicable incentive compensation plans had he continued to
         be actively employed by Key to the earliest of (i) the date on which he
         becomes eligible for payment of long term disability benefits under the
         Long Term Disability Benefit Plan, (ii) the date of his death, or (iii)
         the third anniversary of the first date on which his employment
         hereunder could have been terminated by Key pursuant to the second
         sentence of Section 6.2, except that if, after Meyer has become so
         disabled and before he is terminated by Key pursuant to the second
         sentence of Section 6.2, Meyer recovers so that he is no longer so
         disabled to such an extent that he is unable to perform his duties
         under this Agreement, Meyer shall be restored to his duties under this
         Agreement and entitled to the benefits of and subject to this Agreement
         as if no period of disability had occurred.

         (c) The amounts payable to Meyer for any month under this Section 7.3
         shall be reduced, but not below zero, by the full amount of the
         payments, if any, received by Meyer for that month (i) from all
         Retirement Plans, (ii) from the Long Term Disability Plan, and (iii)
         from any other disability plan the entire cost of which is borne by
         Key.

         (d) For purposes of all retirement, savings, stock option, disability,
         and other employee benefit and welfare plans or arrangements allowed or
         provided by Key to executive officers, Meyer shall be treated in the
         same manner that Key treats other executive officers who become
         disabled.

         (e) Except as provided in this Section 7.3, Key shall have no further
         obligations to Meyer for Base Salary or incentive compensation for any
         period during which Meyer is so disabled to such an extent that he is
         unable to perform his duties under this Agreement.

         (f) The payments provided for under this Section 7.3 shall be made as
         provided for in this Section notwithstanding any termination of Meyer's
         employment under the second sentence of Section 6.2.

         7.4 Effect of Termination for Cause. If Meyer's employment is
terminated for Cause, Key may, by giving written notice to Meyer, terminate all
its obligations remaining to be performed or observed by it under this Agreement
(other than the obligation to pay Base Salary to Meyer through the Termination
Date and the obligations of Key under Sections 11, 12.3, and 14 and, to the
extent then applicable by its terms, Section 15), except no termination of Key's
obligations under this Agreement shall affect Meyer's rights under any plan or
benefit of Key, all of which shall be governed by their respective terms.

         7.5 Effect of Termination Upon Meyer's Voluntary Resignation or
Voluntary Retirement. If Meyer's employment is terminated by Meyer's Voluntary
Resignation or Voluntary Retirement, Key may, by giving written notice to Meyer,
terminate all its obligations remaining to be performed or observed by it under
this Agreement (other than the obligation to pay Base Salary to Meyer through
the Termination Date, the obligations of Key under Sections 11, 12, and 14 and,
to the extent then applicable by their respective terms, the obligations of Key
under Sections 15, 16, and 17), except no termination of Key's obligations

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under this Agreement shall affect Meyer's rights under any plan or benefit of
Key, all of which shall be governed by their respective terms.

         8. No Set-Off; No Obligation to Seek Other Employment or to Otherwise
Mitigate Damages; No Effect Upon Other Plans. Key's obligation to make the
payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense, or other claim whatsoever that Key or any of its Subsidiaries may have
against Meyer, except that the prohibition on set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense, or other claim contained in this sentence shall not apply if Meyer's
employment is terminated by Key for Cause at any time that is either before the
occurrence of any Change of Control or after the second anniversary of the then
most recent Change of Control. Meyer shall not be required to mitigate damages
or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise. The amount of any payment provided for under this
Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits earned by Meyer
as the result of employment by another employer or otherwise after the
termination of Meyer's employment. Neither the provisions of this Agreement nor
the making of any payment provided for hereunder, nor the termination of Key's
obligations under this Agreement, shall reduce any amounts otherwise payable, or
in any way diminish Meyer's rights, under any incentive compensation plan, stock
option or stock appreciation rights plan, deferred compensation, retirement, or
supplemental retirement plan, stock purchase and savings plan, disability or
insurance plan, or other similar contract, plan, or arrangement of Key or any
Subsidiary, all of which shall be governed by their respective terms.

         9. Payments Are in Lieu of Severance Payments. If Meyer becomes
entitled to receive payments under this Agreement as a result of termination of
his employment, those payments shall be in lieu of any and all other claims or
rights that Meyer may have against Key for severance, separation, and/or salary
continuation pay upon that termination of his employment.

         10. Limitations on Competition.

         10.1 During Employment. Meyer shall not engage in any Competitive
Activity during the period of his employment with Key.

         10.2 Two Years in Certain Circumstances. If Meyer's employment is
terminated within two years after the occurrence of a Change of Control either
by Key without Cause or by Meyer after he has been Constructively Terminated,
Meyer shall not engage in any Competitive Activity during the two year period
ending on the second anniversary of the Termination Date.

         10.3 Three Years Following Any Other Termination. If Meyer's employment
is terminated (whether by him, by Key, or otherwise) in any circumstances other
than those expressly covered by Section 10.2 above, Meyer shall not engage in
any Competitive Activity at any time during the three year period ending on the
third anniversary of the Termination Date.

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         10.4 No Further Obligation to Make Payments or Provide Benefits
Following Continuing Breach. If Meyer continues to violate the restriction set
forth in Section 10.2 or 10.3, as may be applicable, after the Board of
Directors has advised him by Majority Action in writing to cease those
activities and that violation is material, Key shall thereupon be relieved of
all further obligations to make payments and provide benefits to Meyer under any
of the provisions contained in Section 7.1. Meyer shall not be required to repay
to Key any payment received by him before he began to engage in any such
Competitive Activity.

         10.5 Other Remedies. In addition to other remedies provided by law or
equity, upon a breach by Meyer of any prohibition on Competitive Activity
contained in this Section 10, Key shall be entitled to have a court of competent
jurisdiction enter an injunction against Meyer restraining him from any further
breach of any such prohibition.

         11. Indemnification. Key shall indemnify Meyer, to the full extent
permitted or authorized by the Ohio General Corporation Law as it may from time
to time be amended, if Meyer is made or threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that Meyer is
or was a director, officer, or employee of Key or any Subsidiary, or is or was
serving at the request of Key or any Subsidiary as a director, trustee, officer,
or employee of a bank, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise. The indemnification provided by this Section 11 shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Meyer may be entitled under the articles
of incorporation or the regulations of Key or of any Subsidiary, or any
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both
as to action in Meyer's official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office, and shall continue as to Meyer after Meyer has ceased
to be a director, trustee, officer, or employee and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors, and administrators of Meyer.

         12. Reimbursement of Certain Expenses.

         12.1 Key shall pay, as incurred, all expenses, including the reasonable
fees of counsel engaged by Meyer, of defending any action brought to have this
Agreement declared invalid or unenforceable.

         12.2 Key shall pay, as incurred, all expenses, including the reasonable
fees of counsel engaged by Meyer, of prosecuting any action to compel Key to
comply with the terms of this Agreement upon receipt from Meyer of an
undertaking to repay Key for such expenses if, and only if, it is ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that Meyer had no reasonable
grounds for bringing that action (which determination need not be made simply
because Meyer fails to succeed in the action).

         12.3 Expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by Meyer in
defending any action, suit, or proceeding commenced or threatened against Meyer
for any action or failure to act as an employee, officer, or director of Key or
any Subsidiary shall be paid by Key, as they are incurred, in advance of final
disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding upon receipt of an

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undertaking by or on behalf of Meyer in which he agrees to reasonably cooperate
with Key or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, concerning the action, suit, or
proceeding, and (a) if the action, suit, or proceeding is commenced or
threatened against Meyer for any action or failure to act as a director, to
repay the amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of
competent jurisdiction that his action or failure to act involved an act or
omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to Key or a
Subsidiary or with reckless disregard for the best interests of Key or a
Subsidiary or (b) if the action, suit, or proceeding is commenced or threatened
against Meyer for any action or failure to act as an officer or employee, to
repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to be
indemnified. The obligation of Key to advance expenses provided for in this
Section 12.3 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Meyer
may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or the regulations of Key or
of any Subsidiary, or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested
directors, or otherwise.

         13. Gross-Up of Payments Deemed to be Excess Parachute Payments.

         13.1 Key and Meyer acknowledge that, following a Change of Control, one
or more payments or distributions to be made by Key to or for the benefit of
Meyer (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, under some other plan, agreement, or arrangement, or
otherwise) (a "Payment") may be determined to be an "excess parachute payment"
that is not deductible by Key for Federal income tax purposes and with respect
to which Meyer will be subject to an excise tax because of Sections 280G and
4999, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code (hereinafter referred to
respectively as "Section 280G" and "Section 4999"). If Meyer's employment is
terminated after a Change of Control occurs, the Accounting Firm, which, subject
to any inconsistent position asserted by the Internal Revenue Service, shall
make all determinations required to be made under this Section 13, shall
determine whether any Payment would be an excess parachute payment and shall
communicate its determination, together with detailed supporting calculations,
to Key and to Meyer within 30 days after the Termination Date or such earlier
time as is requested by Key. Key and Meyer shall cooperate with each other and
the Accounting Firm and shall provide necessary information so that the
Accounting Firm may make all such determinations. Key shall pay all of the fees
of the Accounting Firm for services performed by the Accounting Firm as
contemplated in this Section 13.

         13.2 If the Accounting Firm determines that any Payment gives rise,
directly or indirectly, to liability on the part of Meyer for excise tax under
Section 4999 (and/or any penalties and/or interest with respect to any such
excise tax), Key shall make additional cash payments to Meyer, from time to time
and at the same time as any Payment constituting an excess parachute payment is
paid or provided to Meyer, in such amounts as are necessary to put Meyer in the
same position, after payment of all federal, state, and local taxes (whether
income taxes, excise taxes under Section 4999 or otherwise, or other taxes) and
any and all penalties and interest with respect to any such excise tax, as Meyer
would have been in after payment of all federal, state, and local income taxes
if the Payments had not given rise to an excise tax under Section 4999 and no
such penalties or interest had been imposed.

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         13.3 If the Internal Revenue Service determines that any Payment gives
rise, directly or indirectly, to liability on the part of Meyer for excise tax
under Section 4999 (and/or any penalties and/or interest with respect to any
such excise tax) in excess of the amount, if any, previously determined by the
Accounting Firm, Key shall make further additional cash payments to Meyer not
later than the due date of any payment indicated by the Internal Revenue Service
with respect to these matters, in such amounts as are necessary to put Meyer in
the same position, after payment of all federal, state, and local taxes (whether
income taxes, excise taxes under Section 4999 or otherwise, or other taxes) and
any and all penalties and interest with respect to any such excise tax, as Meyer
would have been in after payment of all federal, state, and local income taxes
if the Payments had not given rise to an excise tax under Section 4999 and no
such penalties or interest had been imposed.

         13.4 If Key desires to contest any determination by the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to the amount of excise tax under Section 4999,
Meyer shall, upon receipt from Key of an unconditional written undertaking to
indemnify and hold Meyer harmless (on an after tax basis) from any and all
adverse consequences that might arise from the contesting of that determination,
cooperate with Key in that contest at Key's sole expense. Nothing in this
Section 13.4 shall require Meyer to incur any expense other than expenses with
respect to which Key has paid to Meyer sufficient sums so that after the payment
of the expense by Meyer and taking into account the payment by Key with respect
to that expense and any and all taxes that may be imposed upon Meyer as a result
of his receipt of that payment, the net effect is no cost to Meyer. Nothing in
this Section 13.4 shall require Meyer to extend the statute of limitations with
respect to any item or issue in his tax returns other than, exclusively, the
excise tax under Section 4999. If, as the result of the contest of any assertion
by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to excise tax under Section 4999,
Meyer receives a refund of a Section 4999 excise tax previously paid and/or any
interest with respect thereto, Meyer shall promptly pay to Key such amount as
will leave Meyer, net of the repayment and all tax effects, in the same
position, after all taxes and interest, that he would have been in if the
refunded excise tax had never been paid.

         14. Deferral of Payment of Compensation under Certain Circumstances.

         14.1 Section 162(m). For purposes of this Section 14, the term "Section
162(m)" shall mean Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (which, as
amended by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, prescribes rules disallowing
deductions for certain "applicable employee remuneration" to any of five
specified "covered employees" of a publicly held corporation in excess of
$1,000,000 per year), as from time to time amended, and the corresponding
provisions of any similar law subsequently enacted, and to all regulations
issued under that section and any such provisions.

         14.2 Deferral. Except as otherwise provided in either of Section 14.3
or Section 14.4, below, if Key determines that, after giving effect to all
applicable elective deferrals of compensation, any amount of compensation
(including any Base Salary and any incentive compensation payable under any
incentive compensation plan in which Meyer is a participant) otherwise payable
to Meyer under this Agreement at any particular time (the "Scheduled Time"),

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         (a) would not be deductible by Key if paid at the Scheduled Time by
         reason of the disallowance rules of Section 162(m), and

         (b) would be deductible by Key if deferred until and paid during a
         later year,

that amount of compensation shall be deferred until, and paid during, the year
that is determined by Key to be the first year following the year of deferral
during which the compensation can be paid without disallowance of the deduction
for payment of the compensation by reason of Section 162(m). If Key determines
that in any year following the year of deferral a portion of, but not all of,
the amounts deferred (together with interest thereon as provided in Section
14.5, below) can be paid without disallowance of the deduction, that portion
that can be so paid shall be paid by Key during that year and the remainder,
except as otherwise provided in Section 14.3 or Section 14.4, below, shall
continue to be deferred until a later year.

         14.3 Early Payout of Deferred Amount if Deferral is Determined to be
Ineffective. If any amount of compensation is deferred under Section 14.2 with
the expectation that it will be deductible by Key if paid in a later year and
Key later determines that the compensation will not be deductible by Key even if
payment thereof is deferred until a later year, then, within 30 days of the date
on which that determination is made, the deferral with respect to that
compensation shall terminate and Key shall pay that compensation to Meyer.

         14.4 Payout Following Termination of Employment in All Events. On April
15 of the year immediately following the year in which Meyer ceases to be
employed by Key, Key shall pay to Meyer, in a single lump sum, all amounts of
compensation that have been deferred pursuant to this Section 14 and have not
previously been paid so that, as of the close of business on that date, no
amount of compensation will remain deferred under this Section 14 whether or not
Key is entitled to a deduction with respect to the payment of that compensation.

         14.5 Interest on Deferred Amounts. Upon payment of any amounts of
compensation deferred for any period of time pursuant to this Section 14, Key
shall pay to Meyer an additional amount equivalent to the interest that would
have accrued on such deferred compensation if interest accrued thereon on a
daily basis from the date on which that compensation would have been paid but
for this Section 14 through the date on which that compensation is paid at a
rate varying from month to month and equal to 50 basis points higher than the
effective annual yield of the average of the Moody's Average Corporate Bond
Yield Index for the previous month, as published by Moody's Investor Services,
Inc. (or any successor published thereto), or, if such index is no longer
published, a substantially similar index selected by the Accounting Firm, with
interest compounded as of the end of each month.

         14.6 Miscellaneous. Meyer's rights with respect to payment during his
lifetime of any compensation deferred under this Section 14 shall not be subject
to assignment. If Meyer dies before all compensation deferred under this Section
14 has been paid to him, any such unpaid compensation shall be paid, at the same
time it would have been paid if Meyer had not died but had merely ceased to be
an employee of Key on the date of his death (or, if earlier, on the last

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date he actually was an employee of Key), to his estate or, if Meyer shall so
direct to Key in writing, to his wife or to a trust created by Meyer. The
obligation of Key to make payments of compensation deferred pursuant to this
Section 14 constitutes the unsecured promise of Key to make payments from its
general assets as and when due and neither Meyer nor any person claiming through
him shall have, as a result of this Section 14, any lien or claim on any assets
of Key that is superior to the claims of the general creditors of Key.

         15. Vesting of Supplemental Retirement Benefit. Upon any termination of
Meyer's employment with Key other than (a) a termination by Key for Cause before
Meyer attains age 55 or (b) by Meyer's Voluntary Resignation before he attains
age 55, Meyer will be treated as having satisfied all of the requirements for
eligibility for and as being fully vested in a supplemental retirement benefit
under the Supplemental Retirement Plan. Nothing in this Section 15 shall be
deemed to create an inference that Meyer is not otherwise eligible for or fully
vested in a supplemental retirement benefit under the Supplemental Retirement
Plan and whether or not he is so otherwise eligible for or fully vested in such
a benefit will be determined pursuant to the terms of the Supplemental
Retirement Plan without reference to this Section 15

         16. Vesting of, and Extension of Exercise Period for, Stock Options.
All stock options (other than so-called "performance options," which are options
that vest or become exercisable only if certain stock price and/or financial
performance tests are achieved) granted to Meyer by Key after the Effective Date
that remain outstanding on the Termination Date shall be deemed to have vested
(to the extent not already vested) as of immediately prior to the termination of
his employment unless Meyer's employment is terminated by Key for Cause, by
Meyer's Voluntary Resignation before the fifth anniversary of the date of grant
of the particular stock option, or as a result of death or disability. Each
stock option (other than any performance option) that is granted to Meyer by Key
after the Effective Date and remain outstanding and are vested on the
Termination Date (whether pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or
otherwise) shall be exercisable after the Termination Date until that particular
option's expiration date (which is the last date that the option would be
exercisable in accordance with its terms if Meyer had continued in Key's
employment indefinitely) unless Meyer's employment is terminated by Key for
Cause or by Meyer's Voluntary Resignation before the fifth anniversary of the
date of grant of the particular stock option. In the case of incentive stock
options granted to Meyer by Key after the Effective Date, this Section 16 shall
apply, recognizing however that failure to exercise the incentive stock option
within the time periods after the Termination Date prescribed by the Internal
Revenue Code may cause the option to fail to qualify for incentive stock option
treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. If, in accordance with its terms and
without regard to this Section 16, an option would vest earlier than is provided
in this Section 16 or would be exercisable for a longer period than is provided
in this Section 16, the terms of the option providing for earlier vesting and/or
a longer period of exercisability, as the case may be, shall govern. Each stock
option (other than performance options) granted to Meyer by Key after the
Effective Date shall be deemed to contain the provisions of this Section 16 as a
part of the award instrument evidencing such option.

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         17. Post-Termination Benefits. Following termination of his employment
with Key for any reason other than Cause, Voluntary Resignation, or death, Key
shall continue to provide to Meyer the following benefits:

         (a) Payment of monthly membership dues at one country club, one
         luncheon club, and one professional or cultural group or association
         located in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area.

         (b) Payment of the cost of tax preparation assistance but only to the
         extent and as long as Key provides this benefit to its executive
         officers.

         (c) Payment of the cost of an executive physical examination but only
         to the extent and as long as Key provides this benefit to its executive
         officers.

         (d) Payment of an amount equal to the meeting fee and payment of
         reasonable expenses for a meeting of the Board of Directors if Meyer
         attends Key's annual meeting of shareholders.

         (e) Use of office space and secretarial support in Key facilities in
         Cleveland for a period of two years following the Termination Date.

         18. Savings Clause. If any payments otherwise payable to Meyer under
this Agreement are prohibited by any applicable statute or regulation in effect
at the time the payments would otherwise be payable, including, without
limitation, any regulation issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(the "FDIC") that limits so called "golden parachute payments" that can be made
by an FDIC insured institution or its holding company if the institution is
financially troubled and certain so-called "indemnification payments" (any such
statute or regulation being a "Limiting Rule"):

         (a) Key will use its best efforts to obtain the consent of the
         appropriate governmental agency (whether the FDIC or any other agency,
         and including using its best efforts to appeal any refusal by any such
         agency to grant its consent) to the payment by Key to Meyer of the
         maximum amount that is permitted (up to the amounts that would be due
         to Meyer under this Agreement or otherwise absent the Limiting Rule);
         and

         (b) Meyer will be entitled to elect to have apply, and therefore to
         receive benefits directly under, either (i) this Agreement (as limited
         by the Limiting Rule) or (ii) any generally applicable Key plan or
         policy (including any severance, separation pay, and/or salary
         continuation plan that may be in effect at the time of Meyer's
         termination), up to the amounts that would be due to Meyer under this
         Agreement or otherwise absent the Limiting Rule.

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         19. Survival of Obligations. Except as is otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement, the respective obligations of Key and Meyer hereunder shall
survive any termination of Meyer's employment under this Agreement.

         20. Merger or Transfer of Assets of Key. Key will not consolidate with
or merge into any other corporation, or transfer all or substantially all of its
assets to another corporation, unless such other corporation shall assume this
Agreement in a signed writing and deliver a copy thereof to Meyer. Upon such
assumption the successor corporation shall become obligated to perform the
obligations of Key under this Agreement, and the term "Key" as used in this
Agreement shall be deemed to refer to such successor corporation.

         21. Notices. Notices and all other communications provided for in this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered in person (to the Secretary of Key in the case of notices to Key and
to Meyer in the case of notices to Meyer) or mailed by United States registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, as follows:

                  If to Key:
                                    KeyCorp
                                    127 Public Square
                                    Cleveland, Ohio  44114-1306
                                    Attention:  Secretary

                  If to Meyer:
                                    Mr. Henry L. Meyer III
                                    3385 Roundwood Road
                                    Hunting Valley, Ohio 44022

or such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing
in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be
effective only upon receipt.

         22. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect.

         23. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived, or discharged unless such waiver, modification, or discharge is agreed
to in a writing signed by Meyer and Key. No waiver by either party hereto at any
time of any breach by the other party of, or compliance with, any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same time or
at any prior or subsequent time. No agreement or representation, oral or
otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof has
been made by either party which is not set forth expressly in this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Ohio.

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         24. Prior Agreement. This Agreement supersedes the agreement entered
into between Meyer and Key as of October 15, 1996 that provided Meyer certain
protection in the event of a Change of Control of Key.

         25. Definitions.

         25.1 Accounting Firm. The term "Accounting Firm" means the independent
auditors of Key for the fiscal year preceding the year in which the earlier of
(i) the Termination Date, or (ii) the year, if any, in which occurred the first
Change of Control occurring after the Effective Date, and such firm's successor
or successors; provided, however, if such firm is unable or unwilling to serve
and perform in the capacity contemplated by this Agreement, Key shall select
another national accounting firm of recognized standing to serve and perform in
that capacity under this Agreement, except that such other accounting firm shall
not be the then independent auditors for Key or any of its affiliates (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act")).

         25.2 Average Annual Incentive Compensation. The term "Average Annual
Incentive Compensation" means the sum of Average Short Term Incentive
Compensation, as defined in clause (a) below, and Average Long Term Incentive
Compensation, as defined in clause (b) below.

         (a) The term "Average Short Term Incentive Compensation" means the
         higher of:

                  (i) the average of the short term incentive compensation
                  payable to Meyer for each of the last two years immediately
                  preceding the Relevant Year (as defined below in this clause
                  (a)) or, if for any reason short term incentive compensation
                  was payable to Meyer for only one of those two years, the
                  amount of short term incentive compensation payable to Meyer
                  for that year, and

                  (ii) Meyer's targeted short term incentive compensation for
                  the Relevant Year or for the year immediately preceding the
                  Relevant Year, whichever is higher.

         For purposes of this Section 25.2, the term "Relevant Year" means the
         year in which the Termination Date occurs unless, during the two year
         period ending on the Termination Date, there has occurred one or more
         Changes of Control, in which case the term "Relevant Year" means the
         year in which occurred the first Change of Control that occurred during
         that two year period.

         (b) The term "Average Long Term Incentive Compensation" means the
         higher of:

                  (i) the average of the "Applicable Amounts" (as defined in
                  clauses (x) and (y) below) of the long term incentive
                  compensation awards payable to Meyer for each of the last two
                  multi-year cycles that ended before the Relevant Year or, if,
                  for any reason, long term incentive compensation was payable
                  to Meyer for only one of

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                  those two multi-year cycles, the Applicable Amount of the long
                  term incentive compensation award payable to Meyer for that
                  multi-year cycle, and

                  (ii) the Applicable Amount of Meyer's targeted long term
                  incentive compensation award for the multi-year cycle that
                  began with the Relevant Year or, if higher or if no multi-year
                  cycle began with the Relevant Year, the Applicable Amount of
                  Meyer's targeted long term incentive compensation award for
                  the most recently commenced multi-year cycle that began before
                  the Relevant Year,

         For these purposes:

                  (x) if the plan in question provides for a series of
                  successive multi-year periods, the last year of each of which
                  follows the last year of the immediately preceding multi-year
                  period under the plan by a single year (i.e., a plan that
                  provides for possible payment of long term incentive
                  compensation each and every year for as long as the plan
                  continues), the Applicable Amount of the award for each
                  multi-year cycle under that plan shall be the full amount
                  (i.e.: 100%) of the award for that multi-year period; and

                  (y) if the plan in question provides for a series of
                  successive multi-year periods, the last year of each of which
                  follows the last year of the immediately preceding period
                  under the plan by two years (i.e., a plan that provides for
                  possible payment of long term incentive compensation every
                  other year for as long as the plan continues), the Applicable
                  Amount of the award for each multi-year cycle under that plan
                  shall be one half of the full amount (i.e.: 50%) of the award
                  for that multi-year period.

                  The effect of clauses (x) and (y) is shown in the following
                  table which assumes that the multi-year long term incentive
                  compensation plan in question was one described in clause (x)
                  (contemplating payments every year for successive three-year
                  cycles) through the three-year cycle ending with the year 1999
                  and one described in clause (y) (contemplating payments every
                  other year for successive four-year cycles) starting with a
                  four-year cycle ending with the year 2001:

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                   Multi-Year Cycle    Last Year              "Applicable Amount" of Full Award
                                                                   for the Multi-Year Cycle
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                       <C>                                <C>
                       1996-1998          1998                               100%
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       1997-1999          1999                               100%
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       1998-2001          2001                                50%
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       2000-2003          2003                                50%
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

<S>                                       <C>                                <C>
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       2002-2005          2005                               50%
                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

As used in this Section 25.2, incentive compensation means any cash based
incentive compensation, including bonuses, and is calculated before any
reduction on account of deferrals; short term incentive compensation means
incentive compensation under all plans for periods of time of one year or less
and long term incentive compensation means incentive compensation under all
plans for periods of time of more than one year; targeted long term or short
term incentive compensation, as the case may be, means: (w) if the incentive
compensation plan, program, or arrangement in question designates a targeted
amount or a targeted level of achievement applicable to Meyer, it means that
targeted amount or level, (x) if the incentive compensation plan, program, or
arrangement in question has only one level of payout applicable to Meyer (other
than zero), it means that level (i.e. the level other than zero), (y) if the
incentive compensation plan, program, or arrangement in question does not
designate a targeted amount or level of achievement applicable to Meyer but does
have multiple anticipated levels of possible payout or achievement applicable to
Meyer, it means (in each case excluding from consideration any level that
results in zero payout) the middle level of payout or achievement applicable to
Meyer (or if there are an even number of levels, the average of the two levels
if there are only two levels or the average of the middle two levels if there
are four or more levels), and (z) in all other cases, the amount anticipated or
projected to be paid under the plan, program, or arrangement in question at the
time the performance period in question commenced.

         25.3 Base Salary. The term "Base Salary" means the salary payable to
Meyer from time to time before any reduction for voluntary contributions to the
KeyCorp 401(k) Plan or any other deferral under any other plan. Base Salary does
not include imputed income from payment by Key of country club membership fees
or other noncash benefits.

         25.4 Board of Directors. The term "Board of Directors," when used other
than with specific reference to another entity, means the Board of Directors of
Key.

         25.5 Change of Control. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have
occurred if, at any time after the date of this Agreement and while Meyer
remains in the employ of Key, there is a Change of Control under any of clauses
(a), (b), (c), or (d) below. For these purposes, Key will be deemed to have
become a subsidiary of another corporation if any other corporation (which term
shall, for all purposes of this Section 25.5, include, in addition to a
corporation, a limited liability company, partnership, trust, or other
organization) owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total
combined outstanding voting power of all classes of stock of Key or any
successor to Key.

         (a) A Change of Control will have occurred under this clause (a) if Key
         is a party to a transaction pursuant to which Key is merged with or
         into, or is consolidated with, or becomes the subsidiary of another
         corporation and either

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                  (i) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, less
                  than 65% of the then outstanding voting securities of the
                  surviving or resulting corporation or (if Key becomes a
                  subsidiary in the transaction) of the ultimate parent of Key
                  represent or were issued in exchange for voting securities of
                  Key outstanding immediately prior to the transaction, or

                  (ii) immediately after giving effect to that transaction,
                  individuals who were directors of Key on the day before the
                  first public announcement of (x) the pendency of the
                  transaction or (y) the intention of any person or entity to
                  cause the transaction to occur, cease for any reason to
                  constitute at least 51% of the directors of the surviving or
                  resulting corporation or (if Key becomes a subsidiary in the
                  transaction) of the ultimate parent of Key.

         (b) A Change of Control will have occurred under this clause (b) if a
         tender or exchange offer shall be made and consummated for 35% or more
         of the outstanding voting stock of Key or any person (as the term
         "person" is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act)
         is or becomes the beneficial owner of 35% or more of the outstanding
         voting stock of Key or there is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
         Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as
         adopted under the 1934 Act, disclosing the acquisition of 35% or more
         of the outstanding voting stock of Key in a transaction or series of
         transactions by any person (as defined earlier in this clause (b));

         (c) A Change of Control will have occurred under this clause (c) if
         either

                  (i) without the prior approval, solicitation, invitation, or
                  recommendation of the Board of Directors any person or entity
                  makes a public announcement of a bona fide intention (A) to
                  engage in a transaction with Key that, if consummated, would
                  result in a Change Event (as defined below in this clause
                  (c)), or (B) to "solicit" (as defined in Rule 14a-1 under the
                  1934 Act) proxies in connection with a proposal that is not
                  approved or recommended by the Board of Directors, or

                  (ii) any person or entity publicly announces a bona fide
                  intention to engage in an election contest relating to the
                  election of directors of Key (pursuant to Regulation 14A,
                  including Rule 14a-11, under the 1934 Act),

         and, at any time within the 24 month period immediately following the
         date of the announcement of that intention, individuals who, on the day
         before that announcement, constituted the directors of Key (the
         "Incumbent Directors") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
         majority thereof unless both (A) the election, or the nomination for
         election by Key's shareholders, of each new director was approved by a
         vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors in office at the
         time of the election or nomination for election of such new director,
         and (B) prior to the time that the Incumbent Directors no longer
         constitute a majority of the Board of Directors, the Incumbent
         Directors then in office, by a vote of at least 75% of their number,
         reasonably determine in good faith that

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         the change in Board membership that has occurred before the date of
         that determination and that is anticipated to thereafter occur within
         the balance of the 24 month period to cause the Incumbent Directors to
         no longer be a majority of the Board of Directors was not caused by or
         attributable to, in whole or in any significant part, directly or
         indirectly, proximately or remotely, any event under subclause (i) or
         (ii) of this clause (c).

         For purposes of this clause (c), the term "Change Event" shall mean any
         of the events described in the following subclauses (x), (y), or (z) of
         this clause (c):

                  (x) A tender or exchange offer shall be made for 25% or more
                  of the outstanding voting stock of Key or any person (as the
                  term "person" is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d)(2) of
                  the 1934 Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner of 25% or
                  more of the outstanding voting stock of Key or there is a
                  report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any
                  successor schedule, form, or report), each as adopted under
                  the 1934 Act, disclosing the acquisition of 25% or more of the
                  outstanding voting stock of Key in a transaction or series of
                  transactions by any person (as defined earlier in this
                  subclause (x)).

                  (y) Key is a party to a transaction pursuant to which Key is
                  merged with or into, or is consolidated with, or becomes the
                  subsidiary of another corporation and, after giving effect to
                  such transaction, less than 50% of the then outstanding voting
                  securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or (if
                  Key becomes a subsidiary in the transaction) of the ultimate
                  parent of Key represent or were issued in exchange for voting
                  securities of Key outstanding immediately prior to such
                  transaction or less than 51% of the directors of the surviving
                  or resulting corporation or (if Key becomes a subsidiary in
                  the transaction) of the ultimate parent of Key were directors
                  of Key immediately prior to such transaction.

                  (z) There is a sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in
                  one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or
                  substantially all the assets of Key.

         (d) A Change of Control will have occurred under this clause (d) if
         there is a sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction
         or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the
         assets of Key.

         25.6 Competitive Activity. Meyer shall be deemed to have engaged in
"Competitive Activity" if he engages, without Key's prior written consent, in
any business or business activity in which Key or any of its Subsidiaries
engages, including, without limitation, engaging in any business activity in the
banking or financial services industry (other than as a director, officer, or
employee of Key or any of its Subsidiaries) or has an ownership interest in, or
serves as a director, officer, agent, or employee of, or in any other capacity
with, any Financial Services Company or renders services of a consultative,
advisory, or other nature to any Financial Services Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Meyer will not be deemed to have engaged in Competitive Activity
solely because of any one or more investments he may make in any one

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or more for profit entity or entities, none of which is a Financial Services
Company, or solely because he owns stock in a publicly held Financial Services
Company that constitutes not more than 1% of the outstanding stock of that
Financial Services Company.

         25.7 Day. A "day" as used in this Agreement means a calendar day unless
business day is specifically referred to.

         25.8 Demotion or Removal. Meyer shall be deemed to have been subjected
to "Demotion or Removal:"

         (a) if Meyer is not elected Chairman of the Board of Key immediately
         after Key's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2001, or if, having
         been so elected, he ceases to be Chairman of the Board of Key (or,
         after a Change of Control, of the Surviving Entity) at any time before
         the expiration of the term of his employment pursuant to Section 6.1,
         other than as a result of the termination of his employment by Key for
         Cause or of his Voluntary Resignation or Voluntary Retirement, death,
         or disability,

         (b) if Meyer ceases to be or have the responsibilities, duties, or
         authorities of Chief Executive Officer of Key (or, after a Change of
         Control, of the Surviving Entity) at any time before the expiration of
         the term of his employment pursuant to Section 6.1, other than as a
         result of the termination of his employment by Key for Cause or of his
         Voluntary Resignation or Voluntary Retirement, death, or disability, or

         (c) if Meyer ceases to be a director of Key (or, after a Change of
         Control, of the Surviving Entity) at any time before the expiration of
         the term of his employment pursuant to Section 6.1, other than as a
         result of the termination of his employment by Key for Cause or of his
         Voluntary Resignation or Voluntary Retirement, death, or disability.

         25.9 Financial Services Company. The term "Financial Services Company"
means a bank, bank holding company, savings and loan association, building and
loan association, savings and loan holding company, insurance company,
investment banking, or securities company, or other financial services company,
other than Key or any of its Subsidiaries.

         25.10 Impermissible. The term "Impermissible," when used in the context
of Meyer's continued coverage by and participation in any of the Retirement
Plans or Savings Plans shall mean that such a continuation would violate the
provisions of any such plan, would cause any such plan that is or is intended to
be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to fail to be so
qualified, would require shareholder approval, or would be unlawful.

         25.11 Long Term Disability Plan. The term "Long Term Disability Plan"
means and includes the KeyCorp Long Term Disability Plan as from time to time
amended, restated, or otherwise modified, including any long term disability
plan or program that, after the Effective Date, succeeds, replaces, or is
substituted for that plan and includes long term disability benefits

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or rights provided pursuant to or under insurance contracts maintained by Key
applicable to executive officers of Key.

         25.12 Majority Action. The term "Majority Action," when used in
reference to the Board of Directors, means an action taken by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the entire number of members of the Board of Directors.

         25.13 Retiree Medical Benefits Plan. The term "Retiree Medical Benefits
Plan" means and includes the KeyCorp Medical Benefits Plan For Retirees as from
time to time amended, restated, or otherwise modified, including any plan that,
after the Effective Date, succeeds, replaces, or is substituted for that plan.

         25.14 Retirement Plans. The term "Retirement Plans" means and includes
the KeyCorp Cash Balance Pension Plan, which succeeded by merger the Retirement
Plan for Employees of Society Corporation and Subsidiaries, and the Supplemental
Retirement Plan, in all cases, as from time to time amended, restated, or
otherwise modified, including any plan that, after the Effective Date, succeeds,
replaces, or is substituted for any such plan, and all retirement plans of any
nature maintained by Key or any of its Subsidiaries in which Meyer was
participating prior to the Termination Date. Reference to a "Retirement Plan,"
in the singular, means any of the Retirement Plans.

         25.15 Savings Plan. The term "Savings Plans" means and includes the
KeyCorp 401(k) Savings Plan and the KeyCorp Excess 401(k) Savings Plan, in both
cases, as from time to time amended, restated, or otherwise modified, including
any plan that, after the Effective Date, succeeds, replaces, or is substituted
for either such plan, and all salary reduction, savings, profit-sharing, or
stock bonus plans (including, without limitation, all plans involving employer
matching contributions, whether or not constituting a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code), maintained by
Key or any of its Subsidiaries in which Meyer was participating prior to the
Termination Date. Reference to a "Savings Plan," in the singular, shall mean any
of the Savings Plans.

         25.16 Subsidiary. The term "Subsidiary," as of any time, means any
corporation, bank, partnership, or other entity a majority of the voting control
of which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled at that time by Key or,
after a Change of Control, by the Surviving Entity.

         25.17 Surviving Entity. The term "Surviving Entity" means the entity
surviving or resulting from any Change of Control involving Key or (if Key
becomes a subsidiary in the transaction) the ultimate parent of Key.

         25.18 Supplemental Retirement Plan. The term "Supplemental Retirement
Plan" means the KeyCorp Supplemental Retirement Plan, which succeeded by merger
the Amended and Restated Society Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan, in
all cases, as from time to time amended, restated, or otherwise modified,
including any plan that, after the Effective Date, succeeds, replaces, or is
substituted for the KeyCorp Supplemental Retirement Plan.

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         25.19 Termination Date. The term "Termination Date" means the date on
which Meyer's employment with Key and its Subsidiaries terminates.

         25.20 Voluntary Resignation. The term "Voluntary Resignation" means a
termination by Meyer of his employment with Key and its Subsidiaries before the
expiration of the term of his employment pursuant to Section 6.1 by voluntarily
resigning at his own instance without having been requested to so resign by Key,
except that any resignation by Meyer will not be deemed to be a Voluntary
Resignation if it occurs at a time when Meyer is entitled to terminate his
employment on grounds of Constructive Termination. The term "Voluntary
Resignation" includes a Voluntary Retirement if the Voluntary Retirement occurs
before the expiration of the term of Meyer's employment pursuant to Section 6.1;
provided, however, Meyer will not be considered to have Voluntarily Resigned if
Meyer retires after February 1, 2011 (the tenth anniversary of the Effective
Date) or, if he retires earlier, he does so with the approval of the Board of
Directors or the committee thereof that serves as the compensation committee.

         25.21 Voluntary Retirement. The term "Voluntary Retirement" means a
termination by Meyer of his employment with Key and its Subsidiaries by
voluntarily retiring at his own instance without having been requested to so
retire by Key, except that any retirement by Meyer will not be deemed to be a
Voluntary Retirement if it occurs at a time when Meyer is entitled to terminate
his employment on grounds of Constructive Termination.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Key and Meyer have executed this Agreement, Key by
its duly authorized Chairman of the Board, as of the date first written above.

                                        KEYCORP

                                        By
                                          --------------------------------------
                                        Robert W. Gillespie
                                        Chairman of the Board

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        HENRY L. MEYER III

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