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                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                               RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                                by and between

                          COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

                                      and

                  FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Rights Agent

                                  Dated as of

                                March 13, 2002
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1.    Certain Definitions............................................................       1

Section 2.    Appointment of Rights Agent....................................................       7

Section 3.    Issuance of Right Certificates.................................................       7

Section 4.    Form of Right Certificates.....................................................       9

Section 5.    Countersignature and Registration..............................................       9

Section 6.    Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Right Certificates;
              Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Right Certificates........................      10

Section 7.    Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Expiration Date of Rights;
              Invalidation of Certain Rights.................................................      11

Section 8.    Cancellation and Destruction of Right Certificates.............................      13

Section 9.    Reservation and Availability of Shares of Preferred Stock......................      13

Section 10.   Preferred Stock Record Date....................................................      14

Section 11.   Adjustment of Exercise Price or Number of Shares...............................      15

Section 12.   Certification of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of Shares...................      21

Section 13.   Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power...........      21

Section 14.   Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares........................................      25

Section 15.   Rights of Action...............................................................      26

Section 16.   Agreement of Right Holders.....................................................      26

Section 17.   Right Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder..............................      27

Section 18.   Concerning the Rights Agent....................................................      27

Section 19.   Merger or Consolidation of, or Change in Name of, the Rights Agent.............      27

Section 20.   Duties of Rights Agent.........................................................      28

Section 21.   Change of Rights Agent.........................................................      30

Section 22.   Issuance of New Right Certificates.............................................      31

Section 23.   Redemption.....................................................................      31

Section 24.   Notice of Proposed Actions.....................................................      32

Section 25.   Notices........................................................................      33

Section 26.   Supplements and Amendments.....................................................      34
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Section 27.   Exchange........................................................................     34

Section 28.   Successors......................................................................     35

Section 29.   Benefits of this Agreement......................................................     36

Section 30.   Delaware Contract...............................................................     36

Section 31.   Counterparts....................................................................     36

Section 32.   Descriptive Headings............................................................     36

Section 33.   Severability....................................................................     36

Section 34.   Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors............................     36
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Exhibit A   -  Summary of Rights

Exhibit B   -  Form of Right Certificate

Exhibit C   -  Form of Certificate of Designations of Series D Junior
               Participating Preferred Stock

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                               RIGHTS AGREEMENT

          Rights Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of March 13, 2002, by
and between Columbia Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and First Union National Bank (the "Rights Agent").

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
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          WHEREAS, on March 12, 2002 the Board of Directors of the Corporation
authorized the issuance of, and declared, a dividend payable in one right (a
"Right") for each share of common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common
Stock"), of the Corporation outstanding as of close of business on March 22,
2002 (the "Record Date"), each such Right representing the right to purchase one
one-thousandth of a share of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock of
the Corporation ("Preferred Stock") having the rights and preferences set forth
in the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit C duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on March 12, 2002, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth; and

          WHEREAS, on such date, the Board of Directors of the Corporation
further authorized the issuance of one Right (subject to adjustment) with
respect to each share of Common Stock which may be issued between the Record
Date and the earliest to occur of the Distribution Date, the Expiration Date or
the Final Expiration Date (as such terms are hereinafter defined); provided,
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however, that Rights may be issued with respect to shares of Common Stock that
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shall become outstanding after the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration
Date in accordance with Section 22 hereof;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

          Section 1.  Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement,
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the following terms shall have the meanings provided by this Section 1, any
capitalized term defined in this Section 1 and used in the following definitions
having the meaning provided by this Section 1:

                 (a)    "Acquiring Person" shall mean any Person who or which,
          together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall be
          the Beneficial Owner of 15% or more of the Voting Stock then
          outstanding; provided, however, that an Acquiring Person shall not
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          include: (i) an Exempt Person; (ii) any Person who or which, together
          with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, would be an
          Acquiring Person solely by reason of (A) being the Beneficial Owner of
          shares of Voting Stock, the Beneficial Ownership of which was acquired
          by such Person (together with all Affiliates and Associates of such
          Person) pursuant to any action or transaction or series of related
          actions or transactions approved by the Board of Directors of the
          Corporation before such Person (together with all Affiliates and
          Associates of such Person) otherwise became an
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          Acquiring Person or (B) a reduction in the number of issued and
          outstanding shares of Voting Stock pursuant to a transaction or a
          series of related transactions approved by the Board of Directors of
          the Corporation; provided, further, that in the event a Person
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          described in this clause (ii) does not become an Acquiring Person by
          reason of subclause (A) or (B) of this clause (ii), such Person
          nonetheless shall become an Acquiring Person in the event such Person
          (together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person)
          thereafter acquires Beneficial Ownership of an additional 1% or more
          of the Voting Stock, unless the acquisition of such additional Voting
          Stock would not result in such Person becoming an Acquiring Person by
          reason of subclause (A) or (B) of this clause (ii). Notwithstanding
          the foregoing, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines
          in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an "Acquiring
          Person" as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
          paragraph (a) has become such inadvertently, and such Person divests
          as promptly as practicable (as determined in good faith by the Board
          of Directors of the Corporation) a sufficient number of shares of
          Voting Stock so that such Person would no longer be an "Acquiring
          Person" as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
          paragraph (a), then such Person shall not be deemed an "Acquiring
          Person" for any purposes of this Agreement.

               (b)  "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
          Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
          Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement.

               (c)  "Associate" of a Person shall mean (i) with respect to a
          corporation, any officer or director thereof or any Associate of any
          Subsidiary thereof, or any Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of any
          class of equity security thereof, (ii) with respect to an association,
          any officer or director thereof or any Associate of a Subsidiary
          thereof, (iii) with respect to a partnership, any general partner
          thereof or any limited partner thereof who is, directly or indirectly,
          the Beneficial Owner of a 10% or greater ownership interest therein,
          and any Associate of any Subsidiary thereof, (iv) with respect to a
          limited liability company, any manager or managing member thereof and
          any Beneficial Owner of 10% or more or any class of membership
          interest therein or other equity security thereof, and any Associate
          of any Subsidiary thereof, (v) with respect to a business trust, any
          officer or trustee thereof or any Associate of any Subsidiary thereof,
          (vi) with respect to any other trust or an estate, any trustee,
          executor or similar fiduciary and any Person who has a 15% or greater
          interest as a beneficiary in the income from or principal of such
          trust or estate, (vii) with respect to a natural person, the parents
          and children thereof and any spouse or relative thereof, or any
          relative of such spouse, who has the same home as such person, and
          (viii) any Affiliate of such Person.

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               (d)  A person shall be deemed the "Beneficial Owner" of, or to
          "Beneficially Own", any securities (and correlative terms shall have
          correlative meanings):

                    (i)    which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates
               or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, for
               purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulations 13D
               and 13G thereunder, in each case as in effect on the date of this
               Agreement; or

                    (ii)   which such Person or any of such Person's Affiliates
               or Associates has (A) the right to acquire (whether such right is
               exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the
               fulfillment of a condition or both) pursuant to any agreement,
               arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing), or upon
               the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, other rights
               (other than the Rights), warrants or options, or otherwise;
               provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the
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               "Beneficial Owner" of, or to "Beneficially Own", securities
               tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such
               Person or any of such Person's Affiliates or Associates until
               such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange or
               (B) the right to vote, alone or in concert with others, pursuant
               to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in
               writing); provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed
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               the "Beneficial Owner" of, or to "Beneficially Own", any
               securities if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote
               such security (1) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent
               given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made
               pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and
               regulations under the Exchange Act and (2) is not at the time
               reportable by such Person on a Schedule 13D report under the
               Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report), other than
               by reference to a proxy or consent solicitation being conducted
               by such Person; or

                    (iii)  which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly,
               by any other Person with which such Person or any of such
               Person's Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement
               or understanding (whether or not in writing) for the purpose of
               acquiring, holding, voting (except as described in clause (B) of
               subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph (d)) or disposing of any
               securities of the Corporation; provided, however, that for
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               purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership of securities under
               this Agreement, officers and directors of the Corporation solely
               by reason of their status as such shall not constitute a group
               (notwithstanding that they may be Associates of one another or

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               may be deemed to constitute a group for purposes of Section 13(d)
               the Exchange Act) and shall not be deemed to own shares owned by
               another officer or director of the Corporation.

               Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph (d) to the contrary, a
          Person engaged in the business of underwriting securities shall not be
          deemed the "Beneficial Owner" of, or to "Beneficially Own," any
          securities acquired or otherwise beneficially owned in good faith in a
          firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of forty days after
          the date of the sale of securities to the public pursuant to such firm
          commitment underwriting.

               (e)  "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
          Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New
          York or the state in which the principal office of the Rights Agent
          are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

               (f)  "Close of Business" on any given date shall mean 5:00 P.M.,
          New York City time, on such date; provided, however, that if such date
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          is not a Business Day it shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on
          the next succeeding Business Day.

               (g)  "Common Stock" when used with reference to the Corporation
          shall collectively mean the Common Stock of the Corporation as defined
          in the first recital hereof and any other common stock of the
          Corporation into or for which it is changed, converted or exchanged.
          "Common Stock" when used with reference to any Person other than the
          Corporation which shall be organized in corporate form shall mean the
          capital shares or other equity security having of all classes of
          capital shares or equity securities of such corporation the greatest
          aggregate voting power in the election of directors. "Common Stock"
          when used with reference to any Person which shall not be organized in
          corporate form shall mean units of beneficial interest in the profits
          or losses of such Person or other equity security of such Person
          having of all classes of equity securities of such Person the greatest
          aggregate voting power in the election of the directors, trustees,
          managers or other Persons performing like governance functions for
          such Person.

               (h)  "Corporation" shall have the meaning provided at the
          beginning hereof; provided, however, that "Corporation" shall also
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          include any successors to the Corporation as provided by Section 28
          hereof and shall mean a Principal Party as provided by Section 13(a)
          and 13(b)hereof.

               (i)  "Distribution Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 3(b) hereof.

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               (j)  "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, as amended.

               (k)  "Exchange Ratio" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
          27 hereof.

               (l)  "Exempt Person" shall mean (i) the Corporation, (ii) any
          Subsidiary of the Corporation, or (iii) any employee benefit plan or
          employee stock plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the
          Corporation, or any trust or other entity organized, appointed,
          established or holding Voting Stock for or pursuant to the terms of
          any such plan.

               (m)  "Exercise Price" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
          4 hereof.

               (n)  "Expiration Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 7(a) hereof.

               (o)  "Fair Market Value" of any property shall mean the fair
          market value of such property as determined in accordance with Section
          11(b) hereof.

               (p)  "Final Expiration Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 7(a) hereof.

               (q)  "NASDAQ" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)
          hereof.

               (r)  "Person" shall mean any individual, company, firm,
          corporation or other entity.

               (s)  "Principal Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 13(b) hereof.

               (t)  "Redemption Price" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 23(a) hereof.

               (u)  "Right Certificate" shall have the meaning set forth in
          Section 3(d) hereof.

               (v)  "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
          amended.

               (w)  "Spread" shall mean the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value
          of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of a Right in accordance
          with Section 11(a)(ii) over (2) the Exercise Price in effect at the
          time of determination of the Spread.

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               (x)  "Stock Acquisition Date" shall mean the first date on which
          there shall be a public announcement by the Corporation or an
          Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such (which, for
          purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a
          report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) or such
          earlier date as a majority of the Board of Directors of the
          Corporation shall become aware of the existence of an Acquiring Person
          as confirmed by action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
          taken by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors
          of the Corporation.

               (y)  "Subsidiary" of a Person shall mean any corporation or other
          entity of which securities or other ownership interests having
          ordinary voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the board of
          directors of such corporation or other entity or other persons
          performing similar functions are beneficially owned, directly or
          indirectly, by such Person or by any corporation or other entity that
          is otherwise controlled by such Person.

               (z)  "Summary of Rights" shall have the meaning set forth
          in Section 3(a) hereof.

               (aa) "Trading Day" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
          11(b) hereof.

               (bb) "Transfer Tax" shall mean any tax or charge, including any
          documentary stamp tax, imposed or collected by any governmental or
          regulatory authority in respect of any transfer of any security,
          instrument or right, including the Rights, shares of the Common Stock
          and shares of the Preferred Stock.

               (cc) "Voting Stock" shall mean (i) the Common Stock of the
          Corporation and (ii) any other shares of capital stock of the
          Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or
          entitled generally to vote together with the Common Stock in respect
          of a merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
          Corporation's assets, liquidation, dissolution or winding up. For
          purposes of this Agreement, a stated percentage of the Voting Stock
          shall mean a number of shares of the Voting Stock as shall equal in
          voting power that stated percentage of the total voting power of the
          then outstanding shares of Voting Stock in the election of a majority
          of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or in respect of a
          merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the
          Corporation's assets, liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

          Any determination required to be made by the Board of Directors of the
          Corporation for purposes of applying the definitions contained in this
          Section 1 shall be made by a majority of the Board of Directors of the

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          Corporation in its good faith judgment, which determination shall be
          binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights.

          Section 2.  Appointment of Rights Agent. The Corporation hereby
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appoints the Rights Agent to act as agent for the Corporation and the holders of
the Rights (who, in accordance with Section 3 hereof, shall prior to the
Distribution Date be the holders of Common Stock) in accordance with the terms
and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The
Corporation may from time to time appoint such Co-Rights Agents as it may deem
necessary or desirable, upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the Rights
Agent. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to supervise, and shall in no event
be liable for, the acts or omissions of any such Co-Rights Agent.

          Section 3.  Issuance of Right Certificates.
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          (a)  On the Record Date (or as soon as practicable thereafter), the
Corporation or the Rights Agent shall send a copy of a Summary of Rights, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Summary of Rights"),
by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each record holder of the Common Stock
as of the Record Date, at the address of such holder shown on the records of the
Corporation.

          (b)  Until the Close of Business on the day which is the earlier of
(i) the tenth day after the Stock Acquisition Date or (ii) the tenth Business
Day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person)
after the date of the commencement by any Person (other than an Exempt Person)
of a tender or exchange offer upon the successful consummation of which such
Person, or any Affiliate or Associate of such Person, would be an Acquiring
Person (including any such date which is after the date of this Agreement and
prior to the issuance of the Rights; the earlier of such dates being herein
referred to as the "Distribution Date"), (x) the Rights shall be evidenced by
the certificates for Common Stock (or in the case of uncertificated shares of
Common Stock, by the book-entry account that evidences record ownership for such
shares) registered in the names of the holders of Common Stock (together with,
in the case of certificates for Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date,
the Summary of Rights) and not by separate Right certificates and the record
holders of such certificates (or such book-entry accounts) for Common Stock
shall be the record holders of the Rights represented thereby and (y) each Right
shall be transferable only simultaneously and together with the transfer of a
share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided). Until the
Distribution Date (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date or Final Expiration
Date), the surrender for transfer of any certificate for Common Stock (or the
effectuation of a book-entry transfer of shares of Common Stock) shall
constitute the surrender for transfer of the Right or Rights associated with the
Common Stock evidenced thereby, whether or not accompanied by a copy of the
Summary of Rights.

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          (c)  Rights shall be issued in respect of all shares of Common Stock
that become outstanding after the Record Date but prior to the earliest of the
Distribution Date, the Expiration Date or the Final Expiration Date.
Certificates for Common Stock (including, without limitation, certificates
issued upon original issuance, disposition from the Corporation's treasury or
transfer or exchange of Common Stock) after the Record Date but prior to the
earliest of the Distribution Date, the Expiration Date, or the Final Expiration
Date shall have impressed, printed, written or stamped thereon or otherwise
affixed thereto the following legend:

          This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder
     hereof to the same number of Rights (subject to adjustment) as
     the number of shares of Common Stock represented by this
     certificate, such Rights being on the terms provided under the
     Rights Agreement by and between Columbia Laboratories, Inc. and
     First Union National Bank (the "Rights Agent"), dated as of March
     13, 2002, as it may be amended from time to time (the
     "Agreement"), the terms of which are incorporated herein by
     reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal
     executive offices of Columbia Laboratories, Inc. Under certain
     circumstances, as set forth in the Agreement, such Rights shall
     be evidenced by separate certificates and shall no longer be
     evidenced by this certificate. Columbia Laboratories, Inc. shall
     mail to the registered holder of this certificate a copy of the
     Agreement without charge within five days after receipt of a
     written request therefor. As provided in Section 7(e) of the
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     Agreement, Rights issued to or Beneficially Owned by Acquiring
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     Persons or their Affiliates or Associates (as such terms are
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     defined in the Agreement) or any subsequent holder of such Rights
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     shall be null and void and may not be exercised by or transferred
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     to any Person.
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With respect to such certificates containing the foregoing legend, until the
Distribution Date the Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by
such certificates shall be evidenced by such certificates alone, and the
surrender for transfer of any such certificate, except as otherwise provided
herein, shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the
Common Stock represented thereby. In the event that the Corporation purchases or
otherwise acquires any Common Stock after the Record Date but prior to the
Distribution Date, any Rights associated with such Common Stock shall be deemed
canceled and retired so that the Corporation shall not be entitled to exercise
any Rights associated with the Common Stock which are no longer outstanding.
Notwithstanding this paragraph (c), the omission of a legend shall not affect
the enforceability of any part of this Agreement or the rights of any holder of
the Rights.

          (d)  As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the
Corporation will prepare and execute, the Rights Agent will countersign, and the
Corporation will send or cause to be sent (and the Rights Agent will, if
requested, send), by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each record holder of
the Common Stock as of the Close of Business

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on the Distribution Date, as shown by the records of the Corporation, at the
address of such holder shown on such records, a certificate in the form provided
by Section 4 hereof (a "Right Certificate"), evidencing one Right (subject to
adjustment as provided herein) for each share of Common Stock so held. As of and
after the Distribution Date, the Rights shall be evidenced solely by Right
Certificates and may be transferred by the transfer of the Right Certificate as
permitted hereby, separately and apart from any transfer of one or more shares
of Common Stock.

          Section 4.  Form of Right Certificates.  The Right Certificates (and
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the forms of election to purchase shares, certificate and assignment to be
printed on the reverse thereof), when, as and if issued, shall be substantially
in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of
identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements
printed thereon as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or
regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock
exchange on which the Common Stock or the Rights may from time to time be listed
or as the Corporation may deem appropriate to conform to usage or otherwise and
as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Subject to the
provisions of Section 22 hereof, Right Certificates evidencing Rights whenever
issued, (i) shall be dated as of the date of issuance of the Rights they
represent and (ii) subject to adjustment from time to time as provided herein,
on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one
one-thousandths of a share (including fractional shares which are integral
multiples of one-thousandth of a share) of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth
thereon at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock
payable upon exercise of a Right provided by Section 7(b) hereof, as the same
may from time to time be adjusted as provided herein (the "Exercise Price").

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          Section 5.  Countersignature and Registration.
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          (a)  Each Right Certificate shall be executed on behalf of the
Corporation by its Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President,
either manually or by facsimile signature, and have affixed thereto the
Corporation's seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, either manually or by
facsimile signature. Each Right Certificate shall be countersigned by the Rights
Agent either manually or by facsimile signature and shall not be valid for any
purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Corporation who
shall have signed any Right Certificate shall cease to be such officer of the
Corporation before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and
delivery of the certificate by the Corporation, such Right Certificate,
nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered
with the same force and effect as though the person who signed such Right
Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Corporation. Any Right
Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Corporation by any person who, on the
date of the execution of such Right Certificate, shall be a proper officer of
the Corporation to sign such Right Certificate, although at the date of the
execution of this Agreement any such person was not such an officer.

          (b)  Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will keep or
cause to be kept, at its principal office or one or more offices designated as
the appropriate place for surrender of Right Certificates upon exercise or
transfer, and in such other locations as may be required by law, books for
registration and transfer of the Right Certificates issued hereunder. Such books
shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Right
Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Right
Certificates and the date of each of the Right Certificates.

          Section 6.  Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Right
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Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Right Certificates.
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          (a)  Subject to the provisions of Sections 7(e), 7(f) and 14 hereof,
at any time after the Close of Business on the Distribution Date, and at or
prior to the Close of Business on the earlier of the Expiration Date or the
Final Expiration Date, any Right Certificate, may be (i) transferred or (ii)
split up, combined or exchanged for one or more other Right Certificates,
entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one one-thousandths
of a share of Preferred Stock as the Right Certificate or Rights Certificates
surrendered then entitled such holder to purchase. Any registered holder
desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Right Certificate shall
surrender the Right Certificate at the office of the Rights Agent designated for
the surrender of Right Certificates with the form of certificate and assignment
on the reverse side thereof duly endorsed (or enclose with such Right
Certificate a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Corporation and the Rights Agent), duly executed by the registered holder
thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and with such signature duly
guaranteed. Any registered holder desiring to split up, combine or exchange any
Right Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Rights
Agent, and shall surrender the Right Certificate to be split up, combined or
exchanged at

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the office of the Rights Agent designated therefor. Thereupon, the Rights Agent
shall countersign and deliver to the person entitled thereto a Right Certificate
or Right Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Corporation may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any Transfer Tax that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer, split up, combination or exchange of
any Right Certificates.

          (b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 7(e), 7(f) and 14 hereof, at
any time after the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, upon
receipt by the Corporation and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Right
Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or
security reasonably satisfactory to them and, if requested by the Corporation,
reimbursement to the Corporation and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, or upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of
the Right Certificate if mutilated, the Corporation shall cause a new Right
Certificate of like tenor to be issued and delivered to the registered owner in
lieu of the Right Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.

          Section 7.  Exercise of Rights; Exercise Price; Expiration Date of
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Rights; Invalidation of Certain Rights.
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          (a) The Rights shall not be exercisable until, and shall become
exercisable on, the Distribution Date (unless otherwise provided herein,
including, without limitation, the restrictions on exercisability set forth in
Section 7(e), 23(a) and 27(b) hereof). Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Rights may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time commencing with the
Distribution Date upon surrender of the Right Certificate, with the form of
election to purchase and certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed
(with signatures duly guaranteed), to the Rights Agent at the designated office
of the Rights Agent in New York, together with payment of the Exercise Price for
each Right exercised (as the same may have been adjusted as hereinafter
provided), at or prior to the Close of Business on the earlier of (i) March 12,
2012 (the "Final Expiration Date") or (ii) the date on which the Rights are
redeemed as provided in Section 23 hereof or the date on which the Rights are
exchanged as provided in Section 27 hereof (such earlier date being herein
referred to as the "Expiration Date").

          (b) The Exercise Price shall initially be $30 for each one one-
thousandth (1/1000) of a share of Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the
exercise of a Right. The Exercise Price and the number of one one-thousandths of
a share of Preferred Stock or other securities or property to be acquired upon
exercise of a Right shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided
in Sections 11 and 13 hereof. The Exercise Price shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States of America, in accordance with paragraph (c) below.

          (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, upon receipt of a Right
Certificate representing exercisable Rights with the form of election to
purchase and certificate duly executed, accompanied by payment by certified
check, cashier's check, bank draft or money order payable to the Corporation or
the Rights Agent of the Exercise

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Price for the shares of Preferred Stock to be purchased and an amount equal to
any applicable Transfer Tax required to be paid by the holder of the Right
Certificate in accordance with Section 9(e) hereof, the Rights Agent shall
thereupon promptly (i) requisition from any transfer agent of the Preferred
Stock of the Corporation one or more certificates representing the number of
shares of Preferred Stock to be so purchased, and the Corporation hereby
authorizes and directs such transfer agent to comply with all such requests,
(ii) as provided in Section 14(b) hereof, at the election of the Corporation,
cause depositary receipts to be issued in lieu of fractional shares of Preferred
Stock, (iii) if the election provided for in the immediately preceding clause
(ii) has not been made, requisition from the Corporation the amount of cash to
be paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares (other than fractions that
are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share) in accordance with
Section 14(b) hereof, (iv) after receipt of such Preferred Stock certificates
and, if applicable, depositary receipts, cause the same to be delivered to or
upon the order of the registered holder of such Right Certificate, registered in
such name or names as may be designated by such holder and (v) when appropriate,
after receipt, promptly deliver such cash to or upon the order of the registered
holder of such Right Certificate; provided, however, that in the case of a
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purchase of securities other than Preferred Stock, pursuant to Section 13
hereof, the Rights Agent shall promptly take the appropriate actions
corresponding in such case to that referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)
through (v) of this Section 7(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section 7(c), the Corporation may suspend the issuance of shares of
Preferred Stock and other securities upon exercise of a Right for a reasonable
period, not in excess of 90 days, during which the Corporation seeks to register
under the Securities Act, and any applicable securities law of any other
jurisdiction, the shares of Preferred Stock or other securities to be issued
pursuant to the Rights; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
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Section 7(c) shall relieve the Corporation of its obligations under Section 9(d)
hereof. Upon any such suspension, the Corporation shall issue a public
announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily
suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no
longer in effect.

          (d) In case the registered holder of any Right Certificate shall
exercise less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, a new Right Certificate
evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining unexercised shall be issued
by the Rights Agent to the registered holder of such Right Certificate or his
assign, subject to the provisions of Section 14(b) hereof.

          (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
from and after the time (the "invalidation time") when any Person first becomes
an Acquiring Person, any Rights that are Beneficially Owned by (x) such
Acquiring Person (or any Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person), (y) a
transferee of such Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) who
becomes a transferee after the invalidation time or (z) a transferee of such
Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee
prior to or concurrently with the invalidation time pursuant to either (I) a
transfer from the Acquiring Person (or any such Associate or Affiliate) to
holders of its equity securities or to any Person with whom it has any

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continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding regarding the transferred
Rights or (II) a transfer which the Board of Directors of the Corporation has
determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has the purpose
or effect of avoiding the provisions of this Section 7(e), and subsequent
transferees of such Persons referred to in clause (y) and (z) above, shall be
null and void without any further action and any holder of such Rights shall
thereafter have no rights whatsoever with respect to such Rights under any
provision of this Agreement. No Right Certificate shall be issued pursuant to
Section 3 hereof that represents Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring
Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof whose Rights would be null and void
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7(e); no Right Certificate shall be
issued at any time upon the transfer of any Rights to an Acquiring Person (or an
Affiliate or Associate of such Acquiring Person) whose Rights would be null and
void pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7(e) or any Associate or
Affiliate thereof or to any nominee of such Acquiring Person, Associate or
Affiliate; and any Right Certificate delivered to the Rights Agent for transfer
to an Acquiring Person (or an Associate or Affiliate of such Acquiring Person)
whose Rights would be void pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7(e) shall
be cancelled. The Corporation shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that
the provisions of this Section 7(e) are complied with, but it shall have no
liability to any holder of Right Certificates or any other Person as a result of
its failure to make any determination with respect to an Acquiring Person or its
Affiliates, Associates or transferees hereunder.

          (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
neither the Rights Agent nor the Corporation shall be obligated to undertake any
action with respect to a registered holder upon the occurrence of any purported
exercise as set forth in this Section 7 unless such registered holder shall have
(i) completed and signed the certificate following the form of election to
purchase set forth on the reverse side of the Right Certificate surrendered for
such exercise and (ii) provided such additional evidence of the identity of the
Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates
thereof and such other information as the Corporation or the Rights Agent shall
reasonably request.

          Section 8.  Cancellation and Destruction of Right Certificates. All
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Right Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split up,
combination or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Corporation or to any of
its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation or in cancelled
form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be cancelled by it, and no
Right Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted
by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Corporation shall deliver to the
Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent shall cancel
and retire, any Right Certificate purchased or acquired by the Corporation
otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. The Rights Agent shall deliver all
cancelled Right Certificates to the Corporation, or shall, at the written
request of the Corporation, destroy such cancelled Right Certificates, and in
such case shall deliver a certificate of destruction thereof to the Corporation.

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          Section 9.  Reservation and Availability of Shares of Preferred Stock.
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          (a) The Corporation covenants and agrees that it will cause to be
reserved and kept available out of the authorized and unissued shares of
Preferred Stock or out of authorized and issued shares of Preferred Stock held
in its treasury, such number of shares of Preferred Stock as will from time to
time be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.

          (b) The Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause, from and
after such time as the Rights become exercisable, all shares of Preferred Stock
issued or reserved for issuance in accordance with this Agreement to be listed,
upon official notice of issuance, upon the principal national securities
exchange, if any, upon which the Common Stock is listed or, if the principal
market for the Common Stock is not on any national securities exchange, to be
eligible for quotation in the National Association of Securities Dealers'
Automated Quotation System or any successor thereto or other comparable
quotation system.

          (c) The Corporation covenants and agrees that it will take all such
action as may be necessary to ensure that all shares of Preferred Stock
delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the
certificates for such shares (subject to payment of the Exercise Price in
respect thereof), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and
nonassessable shares.

          (d) The Corporation shall use its best efforts to (i) file, as soon as
practicable following the occurrence of the event described in Section
11(a)(ii), or as soon as is required by law following the Distribution Date, as
the case may be, a registration statement under the Securities Act, with respect
to the shares of Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an
appropriate form, (ii) cause such registration statement to become effective as
soon as practicable after such filing, and (iii) cause such registration
statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act) until the earlier of (a) the date as of
which the Rights are no longer exercisable for Preferred Stock and (b) the
earlier of the Expiration Date and the Final Expiration Date. The Corporation
may temporarily suspend, for a period of time not to exceed ninety days, the
issuance of shares of Preferred Stock upon exercise of a Right in order to
prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act and permit it
to become effective. The Corporation will also take such action as may be
appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with, the securities or "blue sky"
laws of the various states in connection with the exercisability of the Rights.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights
shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the requisite qualification
in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained and until a registration statement
under the Securities Act (if required) shall have been declared effective.

          (e) The Corporation covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and
payable any and all United States federal and state Transfer Taxes which may be
payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the Right Certificates or of
any shares of

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Preferred Stock issued or delivered upon the exercise of Rights. The Corporation
shall not, however, be required to pay any Transfer Tax which may be payable in
respect of any transfer or delivery of a Right Certificate to a Person other
than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates for Preferred Stock upon
exercise of Rights in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the
Right Certificate, and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver
a Right Certificate or certificate for Preferred Stock to a Person other than
such registered holder until any such Transfer Tax shall have been paid (any
such Transfer Tax being payable by the holder of such Right Certificate at the
time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Corporation's
satisfaction that no such Transfer Tax is due.

          (f) The requirements of this Section 9 shall apply to shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation if the Corporation has elected in accordance with
Section 11(a)(iii) hereof to substitute shares of Common Stock for shares of
Preferred Stock that otherwise may be purchased upon the exercise of Rights.

          Section 10.  Preferred Stock Record Date. Each Person in whose name
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any certificate for shares of Preferred Stock is issued upon the exercise of
Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of
the Preferred Stock represented thereby on, and such certificate shall be dated
as of, the date upon which the Right Certificate evidencing such Rights was duly
surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price (and any applicable Transfer
Taxes) was made; provided, however, that, if the date of such surrender and
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payment is a date upon which the Preferred Stock transfer books of the
Corporation are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record
holder of such shares on, and such certificate shall be dated as of, the next
succeeding Business Day on which the Preferred Stock transfer books of the
Corporation are open.

          Section 11.  Adjustment of Exercise Price or Number of Shares. The
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Exercise Price and the number of shares of Preferred Stock which may be
purchased upon exercise of a Right are subject to adjustment from time to time
as provided in this Section 11.

          (a)(i) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the date
          of this Agreement (A) declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock
          payable in shares of Common Stock, (B) subdivide or split the
          outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares or
          (C) combine or consolidate the outstanding shares of Common Stock into
          a smaller number of shares or effect a reverse split of the
          outstanding shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the
          number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable
          upon the exercise of a Right after the record date for such event (if
          one shall have been established or, if not, after the date of such
          event) shall be the number of one one-thousandths of a share of
          Preferred Stock issuable immediately prior to such event multiplied by
          a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
          Stock outstanding immediately prior to such

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          event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common
          Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the Exercise Price
          to be in effect after the record date for such event (if one shall
          have been established or, if not, after the date of such event) shall
          be determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately
          prior to such event by such fraction. If an event occurs which would
          require an adjustment under both this Section 11(a)(i) and Section
          11(a)(ii) hereof, the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(a)(i)
          shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior to, any adjustment
          required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii).

               (ii)  Subject to Section 27 hereof, in the event that any Person
          shall become an Acquiring Person, then, subject to the last sentence
          of Section 23(a) hereof and except as otherwise provided in this
          Section 11, each holder of a Right, except as provided in Section 7(e)
          hereof, shall thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of
          such Right in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and payment
          of the Exercise Price, such number of one one-thousandths of a share
          of Preferred Stock as shall equal the result obtained by (1)
          multiplying the then current Exercise Price by the number of one one-
          thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right would,
          absent adjustment pursuant to this Section 11(a)(ii), be then
          exercisable and dividing the product by (2) 50% of the proportionate
          Fair Market Value of one one-thousandth of a share of the Preferred
          Stock (determined pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof) on the Stock
          Acquisition Date in respect of such event; provided, however, if the
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          transaction that would otherwise give rise to the foregoing adjustment
          is also subject to the provisions of Section 13 hereof, then only the
          provisions of Section 13 hereof shall apply and no adjustment shall be
          made pursuant to this Section 11(a)(ii).

               (iii) In the event that the Corporation does not have available
          sufficient authorized but unissued Preferred Stock to permit the
          exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with the foregoing
          subparagraph (ii), the Corporation shall take all such action as may
          be necessary to authorize and reserve for issuance such number of
          additional shares of Preferred Stock as may from time to time be
          required to be issued upon the exercise in full of all Rights from
          time to time outstanding and, if necessary, shall use its best efforts
          to obtain stockholder approval thereof. In lieu of issuing shares of
          Preferred Stock in accordance with the foregoing subparagraph (ii),
          the Corporation may, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation
          determines that such action is necessary or appropriate, elect to
          issue or pay, upon the exercise of the Rights, cash, property, shares
          of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, or any combination thereof, having
          an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the
          shares of Preferred Stock which otherwise would have been issuable
          pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) hereof as of the date the Board of
          Directors of the

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          Corporation makes such election (which Fair Market Value shall be
          determined as provided by Section 11(b) hereof). Subject to Section 23
          hereof, any such election by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
          must be made and publicly announced within thirty (30) days after the
          date on which the event described in Section 11(a)(ii) occurs and
          shall be applicable with respect to all Rights exercised after such
          public announcement. Notice of such election shall promptly be given
          to the Rights Agent.

          (b) For the purpose of this Agreement, the "Fair Market Value" of any
share of Preferred Stock, Common Stock or any other stock or any Right or other
security or any other property on any date shall be determined as provided in
this Section 11(b). In the case of a publicly traded (as such term is
hereinafter defined) stock or other security, the Fair Market Value thereof on
any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share
of such stock or per unit of such other security for the 30 consecutive Trading
Days (as such term is hereinafter defined) immediately prior to but not
including such date; provided, however, that in the event that the Fair Market
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Value of any share of Common Stock is to be determined as of a date that is
within 30 Trading Days after (i) the ex-dividend date for a dividend or
distribution on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock or (ii) the effective date of any
subdivision, split, combination, consolidation, reverse stock split or
reclassification of the Common Stock, then, and in each such case, the Fair
Market Value shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation to take into account such dividend, distribution, subdivision,
split, combination, consolidation, reverse stock split or reclassification. The
closing price for any day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case
no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices, regular way (in either case, as reported in the applicable transaction
reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the
New York Stock Exchange), or, if the securities are not listed or admitted to
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the applicable
transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal
national securities exchange (which, if approved by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation, may be a securities exchange of a country other than the United
States of America) on which such security is listed or admitted to trading; or,
if not listed or admitted to trading on any such national securities exchange,
the last quoted price (or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low
asked prices) in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") or
such other quotation reporting system then in use in the United States of
America; or, if no bids for such security are so quoted, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making
a market in such security selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
The term "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which the principal national
securities exchange on which such security is listed or admitted to trading is
open for the transaction of business or, if such security is not listed or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a Business Day. For
purposes of this Section 11(b), a stock or other security shall be

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considered "publicly traded" only (i) if registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act or exempt from such registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(2)(B),
(C) or (G) of the Exchange Act or (ii) if traded on a national securities
exchange of a country other than the United States of America approved by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation or (iii) if, in the judgment of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation, there is sufficient active trading in such
stock or other security that reported trading transactions therein fairly
reflect the fair market value thereof. If a security is not publicly traded,
"Fair Market Value" shall mean the fair value per share of stock or per other
unit of such other security, as determined by an independent investment banking
firm experienced in the valuation of securities selected in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation, or, if no such investment banking firm
is, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
available to make such determination, as determined in good faith by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that for purposes of making
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the adjustment provided for by Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, the Fair Market Value
of a share of Preferred Stock, unless the Preferred Stock shall at the time be
publicly traded (in which case its Fair Market Value shall be determined
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 11(b)), shall be 100% of
the product of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock multiplied by
the higher of the then Dividend Multiple or Vote Multiple applicable to the
Preferred Stock (as defined in the certificate of designations of the
Corporation relating to the Preferred Stock); provided, however, that the Board
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of Directors of the Corporation may, by resolution, determine that the Fair
Market Value of a share of Preferred Stock shall be more than such amount but
not more than 110% of the product of the then Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock multiplied by the higher of the then Dividend Multiple or Vote
Multiple applicable to the Preferred Stock. In the case of property other than
securities, the "Fair Market Value" thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation based upon such appraisals or
valuation reports of such independent experts as the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall in good faith determine to be appropriate in accordance with
good business practices and fair to the interests of the holders of Rights. Any
determination made by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as provided for
by this Section 11(b) shall be described in a statement filed by the Corporation
with the Rights Agent, shall be effective thereupon and only thereupon and shall
be binding upon the Rights Agent and, as provided by Section 34 hereof, all
holders of Rights.

          (c) In case the Corporation shall fix a record date for the issuance
of rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock entitling them
(for a period expiring within 45 calendar days after such record date) to
subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or securities convertible into Common
Stock at a price per share (or having a conversion price per share, if a
security convertible into Common Stock) less than the then current per share
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on such record date, the Exercise Price to
be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction,
the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the

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aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so to be
offered (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible
securities so to be offered) would purchase at such current Fair Market Value
and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on such record date plus the number of additional shares of Common
Stock to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible
securities so to be offered are initially convertible). In case such
subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all of which shall be
in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, whose
determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent.
Shares of Common Stock owned by or held for the account of the Corporation shall
not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such
adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed and
in the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the
Exercise Price shall be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would then be in
effect if such record date had not been fixed.

          (d) In case the Corporation shall fix a record date for the making of
a distribution to all holders of the Common Stock (including any such
distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the
Corporation is the continuing or surviving corporation) of evidences of
indebtedness of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, cash (other than a
regular quarterly cash dividend not in excess of 150% of the previous regular
quarterly cash dividend), other assets (other than a dividend payable in shares
of Common Stock) or options, rights or warrants to subscribe for shares of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary (excluding those referred to in Section 11(c)
hereof), the Exercise Price to be in effect after such record date shall be
determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such
record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Fair Market Value
of the shares of Common Stock on such record date, less the fair market value
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, whose
determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent) of
the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness or options, rights or
warrants so to be distributed in respect of one share of Common Stock, and the
denominator of which shall be such current Fair Market Value of the shares of
Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record
date is fixed, and, in the event that such distribution is not so made
notwithstanding the setting of a record date therefor, the Exercise Price shall
again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if such
record date had not been fixed.

          (e) Unless the Corporation shall have exercised its election as
provided in Section 11(f), upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price as a
result of the calculations made in Section 11(c) or (d), each Right outstanding
immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall thereafter evidence the
right to purchase, at the adjusted Exercise Price, that number of one one-
thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock obtained by (i) multiplying (x) the
number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock that could be
purchased upon exercise of a Right immediately prior to the adjustment pursuant
to this Section 11(e) by (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to

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such adjustment of the Exercise Price and (ii) dividing the product so obtained
by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the
Exercise Price.

          (f) The Corporation may elect, on or after the date of any adjustment
of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 11(c) or 11(d), to adjust the number
of Rights in substitution for any adjustment pursuant to Section 11(e) in the
number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock purchasable upon the
exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after such adjustment of the
number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one one-thousandths of a
share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to
such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the
number of Rights shall become that number of Rights obtained by dividing the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Exercise Price
by the Exercise Price in effect immediately after adjustment of the Exercise
Price. The Corporation shall make a public announcement of its election to
adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment, and,
if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date
may be the date on which the Exercise Price is adjusted or any day thereafter,
but, if the Right Certificates have been issued, shall be at least 10 days later
than the date of the public announcement. If the Right Certificates have been
issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this Section
11(f), the Corporation shall, as promptly as practicable, cause to be
distributed to holders of record of Right Certificates on such record date Right
Certificates evidencing, subject to Section 14 hereof, the additional Rights, if
any, to which such holders shall be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or,
at the option of the Corporation, shall cause to be distributed to such holders
of record in substitution and replacement for the Right Certificates held by
such holders prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if
required by the Corporation, new Right Certificates evidencing all the Rights to
which such holders shall be entitled after such adjustment. Right Certificates
so to be distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner
provided for herein and shall be registered in the names of the holders of
record of Right Certificates on the record date specified in the public
announcement.

          (g) All calculations under this Section 11 shall be made to the
nearest cent or to the nearest one one-thousandth of a share, as the case may
be.

          (h) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price or
the number of shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the
Rights, the Right Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to
express the Exercise Price and the number of shares to be issued upon exercise
of the Rights as in the initial Right Certificates issued hereunder but,
nevertheless, shall represent the Rights as so adjusted.

          (i) Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing
the purchase price per whole share of Preferred Stock upon exercise of the
Rights below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Preferred Stock, the
Corporation shall use its best efforts to take any corporate action which may,
in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary

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in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-
assessable shares of such Preferred Stock at such adjusted purchase price per
share.

          (j) Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, in
the event of any reclassification of stock of the Corporation or any
recapitalization, reorganization or partial liquidation of the Corporation or
similar transaction, the Corporation shall be entitled to make such further
adjustments in the number of shares of Preferred Stock which may be acquired
upon exercise of the Rights, and such adjustments in the Exercise Price
therefor, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by the other
paragraphs of this Section 11, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation
shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in order for the holders of the
Rights in such event to be treated equitably and in accordance with the purpose
and intent of this Agreement or in order that any such event shall not, but for
such adjustment, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation, result in the
stockholders of the Corporation being subject to any United States federal
income tax liability by reason thereof.

          (k) If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11(a)
hereof, the holder of any Right thereafter exercised shall become entitled to
receive any shares of capital stock of the Corporation other than the Preferred
Stock, thereafter the Exercise Price and the number of such other shares so
receivable upon exercise of a Right shall be subject to adjustment from time to
time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the
provisions with respect to the Preferred Stock contained in Sections 11(a),
11(c), 11(d), 11(e), 11(f) and 11(j) hereof, as applicable, and the provisions
of Sections 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 hereof with respect to the Preferred Stock shall
apply on like terms to any such other shares.

          Section 12.  Certification of Adjusted Exercise Price or Number of
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Shares. Whenever an adjustment is made as provided in Section 11, 13, 23(c) or
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27 hereof, the Corporation shall (a) promptly prepare a certificate setting
forth such adjustment, and a brief statement of the facts giving rise to such
adjustment, (b) promptly file with the Rights Agent and with each transfer agent
for the Preferred Stock a copy of such certificate and (c) mail a brief summary
thereof to each holder of a Right Certificate in accordance with Section 25.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the failure of the Corporation to make
such certification or give such notice shall not affect the validity of or the
force or effect of the requirement for such adjustment. Any adjustment to be
made pursuant to Section 11, 13, 23(c) or 27 hereof shall be effective as of the
date of the event giving rise to such adjustment. The Rights Agent shall be
fully protected in relying on any such certificate and on any adjustment therein
contained and shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment unless and
until it shall have received such certificate.

          Section 13.  Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or
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Earning Power.
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          (a) In the event that, at any time after the time that any Person
becomes an Acquiring Person, (x) the Corporation shall, directly or indirectly,
consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other Person or Persons (other
than an Exempt Person) and the

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Corporation shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation of such
consolidation or merger, or (y) any Person or Persons (other than an Exempt
Person) shall, directly or indirectly, consolidate with, or merge with and into,
the Corporation, and the Corporation shall be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such consolidation or merger and, in connection with such
consolidation or merger, all or part of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
shall be changed or converted into or exchanged for stock or other securities of
any other Person (other than an Exempt Person) or of the Corporation or cash or
any other property, or (z) the Corporation or one or more of its Subsidiaries
shall, directly or indirectly, sell or otherwise transfer to any other Person
(other than an Exempt Person) in one or more transactions, assets or earning
power aggregating more than 50% of the assets or earning power of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), then, on the first
occurrence of any such event, proper provision shall be made so that: (i) each
holder of record of a Right, except as provided in Section 7(e) hereof, shall
thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at a price equal
to the then current Exercise Price multiplied by the number of one
one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right is then
exercisable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in lieu of
shares of Preferred Stock, such number of shares of validly issued, fully paid,
non-assessable and freely tradeable Common Stock of the Principal Party (as
defined in Section 13(b) hereof), not subject to any liens, encumbrances, rights
of first refusal or other adverse claims, as shall equal the result obtained by
(1) multiplying the then current Exercise Price by the number of one
one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right is then
exercisable and dividing that product by (2) 50% of the then per share Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock of the Principal Party on the date of the
consummation of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer; provided, however,
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that the Exercise Price (as adjusted) and the number of shares of Common Stock
of such Principal Party so receivable upon exercise of a Right shall be subject
to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11 hereof to
reflect any events occurring in respect of the Common Stock of such Principal
Party after the occurrence of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer; (ii)
such Principal Party shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue
of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer, all the obligations and duties
of the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) the term "Corporation" for
all purposes of this Agreement shall thereafter be deemed to refer to such
Principal Party; (iv) such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but
not limited to, the reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its Common
Stock in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 hereof applicable to the
reservation of Preferred Stock) in connection with such consummation as may be
necessary to assure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable,
as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to its shares of Common Stock
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; provided, however, that,
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upon the subsequent occurrence of any merger, consolidation, sale of all or
substantially all of the assets, recapitalization, reclassification of shares,
reorganization or other extraordinary transaction in respect of such Principal
Party, each holder of a Right shall thereupon be entitled to receive, upon
exercise of a Right and payment of the Exercise Price, such cash, shares,
rights, warrants and other property which such holder would have been entitled
to receive had it, at the time of such transaction, owned the shares of Common
Stock of the Principal Party

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purchasable upon the exercise of a Right, and such Principal Party shall take
such steps (including, but not limited to, reservation of shares of stock) as
may be necessary to permit the subsequent exercise of the Rights in accordance
with the terms hereof for such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other
property; and (v) the provisions of Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall be of no
effect following the occurrence of any event described in clause (x), (y) or (z)
above of this Section 13(a).

          (b) "Principal Party" shall mean

                 (i)  in the case of any transaction described in clause (x) or
          (y) of the first sentence of Section 13(a) hereof: (A) the Person that
          is the issuer of the securities into which shares of Common Stock of
          the Corporation are changed or otherwise exchanged or converted in
          such merger or consolidation, or, if there is more than one such
          issuer, the issuer of the Common Stock of which has the greatest
          market value or (B) if no securities are so issued, (I) the Person
          that is the other party to the merger or consolidation and that
          survives such merger or consolidation, or, if there is more than one
          such Person, the Person the Common Stock of which has the greatest
          market value or (II) if the Person that is the other party to the
          merger or consolidation does not survive the merger or consolidation,
          the Person that does survive the merger or consolidation (including
          the Corporation if it survives); and

                 (ii) in the case of any transaction described in clause (z) of
          the first sentence in Section 13(a), the Person that is the party
          receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power
          transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions, or, if each
          Person that is a party to such transaction or transactions receives
          the same portion of the assets or earning power so transferred or if
          the Person receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning
          power cannot be determined, whichever of such Persons as is the issuer
          of Common Stock having the greatest market value of shares
          outstanding;

provided, however, that in any such case, if the Common Stock of such Person is
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not at such time and has not been continuously over the preceding 12-month
period registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, then (1) if such Person
is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person the Common Stock of which
is and has been so registered, the term "Principal Party" shall refer to such
other Person, or (2) if such Person is a Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of
more than one Person, the Common Stocks of all of which are and have been so
registered, the term "Principal Party" shall refer to whichever of such Persons
is the issuer of the Common Stock having the greatest market value of shares
outstanding, or (3) if such Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by a joint
venture formed by two or more Persons that are not owned, directly or
indirectly, by the same Person, the rules set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above
shall apply to each of the owners having an interest in the venture as if the
Person owned by the joint venture was a Subsidiary of both or all of such joint
venturers, and the Principal Party in each such case

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shall bear the obligations set forth in this Section 13 in the same ratio as its
interest in such Person bears to the total of such interests.

          (c) The Corporation shall not consummate any consolidation, merger or
sale or transfer of assets or earning power referred to in Section 13(a) unless
the Principal Party shall have a sufficient number of authorized shares of its
Common Stock that have not been issued or reserved for issuance to permit
exercise in full of all Rights in accordance with this Section 13 and unless
prior thereto the Corporation and the Principal Party involved therein shall
have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent an agreement confirming that the
Principal Party shall, upon consummation of such consolidation, merger or sale
or transfer of assets or earning power, assume this Agreement in accordance with
Section 13(a) hereof and that all rights of first refusal or preemptive rights
in respect of the issuance of shares of Common Stock of the Principal Party upon
exercise of outstanding Rights have been waived and that such transaction shall
not result in a default by the Principal Party under this Agreement, and further
providing that, as soon as practicable after the date of any consolidation,
merger or sale or transfer of assets or earning power referred to in Section
13(a) hereof, the Principal Party will:

                 (i)   prepare and file a registration statement under the
          Securities Act with respect to the Rights and the securities
          purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, use
          its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become
          effective as soon as practicable after such filing and use its best
          efforts to cause such registration statement to remain effective (with
          a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities
          Act) until the date of expiration of the Rights, and similarly comply
          with applicable state securities laws;

                 (ii)  use its best efforts to list (or continue the listing of)
          the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights
          on a national securities exchange or to meet the eligibility
          requirements for quotation on NASDAQ;

                 (iii) deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial
          statements for the Principal Party which comply in all respects with
          the requirements for registration on Form 10 (or any successor form)
          under the Exchange Act. In the event that any of the transactions
          described in Section 13(a) hereof shall occur at any time after the
          occurrence of a transaction described in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, the
          Rights which have not theretofore been exercised shall, subject to the
          provisions of Section 7(e) hereof, thereafter be exercisable in the
          manner described in Section 13(a); and

                 (iv)  obtain waivers of any rights of first refusal or
          preemptive rights in respect of the Common Stock of the Principal
          Party subject to purchase upon exercise of outstanding Rights.

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          (d) In case the Principal Party which is to be a party to a
transaction referred to in this Section 13 has a provision in any of its
authorized securities or in its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or other
instrument governing its affairs, which provision would have the effect of (i)
causing such Principal Party to issue, in connection with, or as a consequence
of, the consummation of a transaction referred to in this Section 13, shares of
Common Stock of such Principal Party at less than the then Fair Market Value per
share (determined pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof) or securities exercisable
for, or convertible into, Common Stock of such Principal Party at less than such
then Fair Market Value (other than to holders of Rights pursuant to this Section
13) or (ii) providing for any special tax or similar payment in connection with
the issuance to any holder of a Right of Common Stock of such Principal Party
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 13, then, in such event, the
Corporation shall not consummate any such transaction unless prior thereto the
Corporation and such Principal Party shall have executed and delivered to the
Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing that the provision in question
of such Principal Party shall have been canceled, waived or amended, or that the
authorized securities shall be redeemed, so that the applicable provision will
have no effect in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of
the proposed transaction.

          (e) The Corporation covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any
time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, enter into any transaction of
the type described in clauses (x) through (z) of the first sentence of Section
13(a) hereof if (i) at the time of or immediately after such consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer or other transaction there are any rights, warrants or
other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect which would
substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be
afforded by the Rights, (ii) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after
such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction, the
stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the Principal
Party for purposes of Section 13(a) hereof shall have received a distribution of
Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates or
(iii) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude
or limit the exercisability of the Rights.

          Section 14.  Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.
                       ---------------------------------------

          (a) The Corporation shall not be required to issue fractions of Rights
or to distribute Right Certificates which evidence fractional Rights (i.e.,
Rights to acquire less than one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock),
unless such fractional Rights result from a transaction referred to in Section
11(a)(i) or 11(f) hereof. If the Corporation shall determine not to issue such
fractional Rights, then, in lieu of such fractional Rights, there shall be paid
to the holders of record of the Right Certificates with regard to which such
fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the
same fraction of the Fair Market Value of a whole Right.

          (b) The Corporation shall not be required to issue fractions of shares
of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-
thousandth of

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a share) upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates which
evidence fractional shares (other than fractions that are integral multiples of
one one-thousandth of a share). In lieu of issuing fractions of shares of
Preferred Stock, the Corporation may, at its election, issue depositary receipts
evidencing fractions of shares pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the
Corporation and a depositary selected by it, provided that such agreement shall
provide that the holders of such depositary receipts shall have all of the
rights, privileges and preferences to which they would be entitled as owners of
the Preferred Stock. With respect to fractional shares that are not integral
multiples of one one-thousandth of a share, if the Corporation does not issue
such fractional shares or depositary receipts in lieu thereof, there shall be
paid to the holders of record of Right Certificates at the time such Right
Certificates are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the
same fraction of the Fair Market Value of a share of Preferred Stock.

          (c) The holder of a Right by the acceptance of a Right expressly
waives his right to receive any fractional Right or any fractional shares of
Preferred Stock (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-
thousandth of a share) upon exercise of a Right.

          Section 15.  Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect of this
                       ----------------
Agreement, except the rights of action given to the Rights Agent in Section 18
hereof, are vested in the respective registered holders of the Right
Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the holders of record of the
Common Stock), and any holder of record of any Right Certificate (or, prior to
the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), without the consent of the Rights
Agent or of the holder of any other Right Certificate (or, prior to the
Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), may, in his own behalf and for his own
benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding
against the Corporation to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, his right to
exercise the Rights evidenced by such Right Certificate in the manner provided
in such Right Certificate and in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing
or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically
acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law
for any breach of this Agreement and will be entitled to specific performance of
the obligations under, and injunctive relief against actual or threatened
violations of, the obligations of any Person subject to this Agreement.

          Section 16.  Agreement of Right Holders. Each holder of a Right, by
                       --------------------------
accepting the same, consents and agrees with the Corporation and the Rights
Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:

                  (a)  prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights shall be
          evidenced by the certificates for Common Stock (or in the case of
          uncertificated shares of Common Stock, by the book-entry account that
          evidences record ownership of such shares) registered in the name of
          the holders of Common Stock (together, as applicable, with the Summary
          of Rights), which certificates for Common Stock (or book-entry
          account) shall also

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          constitute certificates for Rights, and not by separate Right
          Certificates, and each Right shall be transferable only simultaneously
          and together with the transfer of shares of Common Stock;

               (b)    after the Distribution Date, the Right Certificates are
          transferable only on the registry books of the Rights Agent if
          surrendered at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such
          purpose, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper instrument of
          transfer; and

               (c)    the Corporation and the Rights Agent may deem and treat
          the Person in whose name the Right Certificate (or, prior to the
          Distribution Date, the associated Common Stock certificate or, in the
          case of uncertificated shares of Common Stock, the book-entry account
          evidencing record ownership of such shares) is registered as the
          absolute owner thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby
          (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Right
          Certificates or the associated Common Stock certificate made by anyone
          other than the Corporation or the Rights Agent) for all purposes
          whatsoever, and neither the Corporation nor the Rights Agent shall be
          affected by any notice to the contrary.

          Section 17. Right Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. No
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holder, as such, of any Right Certificate shall be entitled to vote, receive
dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of Preferred Stock or any
other securities which may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Rights
represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or in any Right
Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Right Certificate, as
such, any of the rights of a stockholder or other securityholder of the
Corporation or of a securityholder of any other Person or any right to vote for
the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any
meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action or
securityholder action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions
affecting stockholders or securityholders (except as provided in Section 24
hereof), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, except in
any such case the rights, if any, in respect thereof provided by this Agreement,
until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Right Certificate shall have been
exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof for such stock or other
security.

          Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent.
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          (a) The Corporation agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable
compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder and, from time to time,
on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees and
other disbursements incurred in the administration and execution of this
Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder. The
Corporation also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent, its directors, officers,
employees, and agents for, and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss,
liability, or expense, incurred without gross negligence, bad

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faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Rights Agent, for anything done
or omitted to be done by the Rights Agent or such other indemnified party in
connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement or the
performance of the Rights Agent's duties hereunder, including the cost and
expenses of defending against any claim of liability relating to the Rights or
this Agreement.

          (b) The Rights Agent shall be protected against, and shall incur no
liability for or in respect of, any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in
connection with its administration of this Agreement or the performance of the
Rights Agent's duties hereunder in reliance upon any Right Certificate or
certificate for Preferred Stock or for other securities of the Corporation,
instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit,
letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statement or other paper or
document believed by it to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where
necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper person or persons.

          (c) The indemnity provided in this Section 18 shall survive the
expiration of the Rights, the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent and the
termination of this Agreement.

          Section 19.  Merger or Consolidation of, or Change in Name of, the
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Rights Agent.
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          (a) Any corporation into which the Rights Agent or any successor
Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any
corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent
or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to
the corporate trust or stock transfer business of the Rights Agent or any
successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this
Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such corporation would be
eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of
Section 21 hereof. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed
to the agency created by this Agreement any of the Rights Certificates shall
have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor Rights Agent may
adopt the countersignature of the predecessor Rights Agent and deliver such
Right Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Right
Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor Rights Agent may
countersign such Right Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Rights
Agent or in the name of the successor Rights Agent; and in all such cases such
Right Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Right Certificates
and in this Agreement.

          (b) In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed
and at such time any of the Right Certificates shall have been countersigned but
not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior
name and deliver Right Certificates so countersigned; in case at that time any
of the Right Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Rights Agent
may countersign such Right Certificates either

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in its prior name or in its changed name; in all such cases such Right
Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Right Certificates and in
this Agreement.

          Section 20.  Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes the
                       ----------------------
duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and
conditions, by all of which the Corporation and the holders of Right
Certificates by their acceptance thereof shall be bound:

          (a) The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be an
employee of or outside legal counsel for the Corporation or the Rights Agent),
and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection to the Rights Agent as to any action taken or
omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.

          (b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the
Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be
proved or established by the Corporation prior to taking or suffering any action
hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and
established by a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President
or any Vice President and by the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer or the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation and delivered to the
Rights Agent. Any such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights
Agent for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it under the provisions
of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.

          (c) The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

          (d) The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of
the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Right
Certificates (except its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the
same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been
made by the Corporation only.

          (e) The Rights Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect
of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except
the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent) or in respect of the validity or
execution of any Right Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor
shall it be responsible for any breach by the Corporation of any covenant or
condition contained in this Agreement or in any Right Certificate; nor shall it
be responsible for any adjustment required under the provisions of Section 11 or
13 hereof or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment
or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such
adjustment (except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Right
Certificates after receipt of a certificate describing any such adjustment); nor
shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty
as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Preferred Stock or other
security to be

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delivered pursuant to the exercise of any Right or as to whether any shares of
Preferred Stock or other security will, when issued, be validly authorized and
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

          (f) The Corporation agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge
and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all
such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be
required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights
Agent of the provisions of the Agreement.

          (g) The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept
instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from the
Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President or the Secretary or
the Treasurer of the Corporation, and to apply to such officers for advice or
instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall not be liable for any
action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
instructions of any such officer or for any delay in acting while waiting for
those instructions. Any application by the Rights Agent for written instructions
from the Corporation may, at the option of the Rights Agent, set forth in
writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Rights Agent under
this Agreement and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or
such omission shall be effective. The Rights Agent shall not be liable for any
action taken by, or omission of, the Rights Agent in accordance with a proposal
included in any such application on or after the date specified in such
application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the
date any officer of the Corporation actually receives such application unless
any such officer shall have consented in writing to an earlier date) unless,
prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an
omission), the Rights Agent shall have received written instructions in response
to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

          (h) The Rights Agent and any shareholder, director, officer or
employee of the Rights Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Rights or other
securities of the Corporation or become pecuniarily interested in any
transaction in which the Corporation may be interested, or contract with or lend
money to the Corporation or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were
not the Rights Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the
Rights Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Corporation or for any
other legal entity.

          (i) The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or
powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or
through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable or
accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or
agents or for any loss to the Corporation resulting from any such act, default,
neglect or misconduct, provided the Rights Agent was not grossly negligent in
the selection or continued employment thereof.

          (j) If, with respect to any Rights Certificate surrendered to the
Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate contained in the form of
assignment or the

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form of election to purchase set forth on the reverse thereof, as the case
may be, has not been completed to certify the holder is not an Acquiring Person
(or an Affiliate or Associate thereof), a Rights Agent shall not take any
further action with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first
consulting with the Corporation.

          (k) The Rights Agent undertakes only the express duties and
obligations imposed on it by this Agreement and no implied duties or obligations
shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent.

          (l) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no
event shall the Rights Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost
profits).

          Section 21.  Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor
                       ----------------------
Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement
upon 30 days' notice in writing mailed to the Corporation and to each transfer
agent of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock by registered or certified
mail. The Corporation may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent
(with or without cause) upon 30 days' notice in writing, mailed to the Rights
Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent
of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock by registered or certified mail. If
the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable
of acting, the Corporation shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If the
Corporation shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after
such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or
incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the holder of a
Right Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit his Right Certificate for
inspection by the Corporation), then the incumbent Rights Agent or the holder of
record of any Right Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction
for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether
appointed by the Corporation or by such a court, shall be (a) a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state
thereof, in good standing, which is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust or stock transfer powers and is subject to supervision or
examination in the conduct of its corporate trust or stock transfer business by
federal or state authorities and which has at the time of its appointment as
Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 or (b) an
Affiliate controlled by or under common control with one or more corporations
described in clause (a) of this sentence. After appointment, the successor
Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and
responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without
further act or deed, but the predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer
to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and
execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for
the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment, the
Corporation shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights
Agent and each transfer agent of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock, and mail
a notice thereof in writing to the registered holders of the Right Certificates.
Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 21, however, or any
defect therein, shall

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not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights
Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in the event of resignation, removal
or incapacity of the Rights Agent, the Corporation shall have the authority to
act as the Rights Agent until a successor Rights Agent shall have assumed the
duties of the Rights Agent hereunder.

          Section 22.  Issuance of New Right Certificates. Notwithstanding any
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of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the
Corporation may, at its option, issue new Right Certificates evidencing Rights
in such form as may be approved by its Board of Directors to reflect any
adjustment or change in the Exercise Price per share and the number or kind or
class of shares of stock or other securities or property purchasable under the
Right Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In
addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of Voting Stock following the
Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, the Corporation may with
respect to shares of Voting Stock so issued or sold pursuant to (i) the exercise
of stock options, (ii) under any employee plan or arrangement, (iii) upon the
exercise, conversion or exchange of securities, notes or debentures issued by
the Corporation or (iv) a contractual obligation of the Corporation, in each
case existing prior to the Distribution Date, issue Rights Certificates
representing the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance
or sale.

          Section 23.  Redemption.
                       ----------

          (a) The Corporation may, at its option, but only by the vote of a
majority of its Board of Directors, redeem all but not less than all of the then
outstanding Rights at any time prior to the Close of Business on the tenth day
following the Stock Acquisition Date (subject to extension by the Corporation as
provided in Section 26 hereof) at a redemption price of $0.01 per Right, subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 23(c) hereof (the "Redemption Price"). The
redemption of the Rights by the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be
made effective at such time after the Board's action to redeem the Rights on
such basis and subject to such conditions, as the Board of Directors of the
Corporation in its sole and absolute discretion may establish. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be
exercisable prior to the expiration of the Corporation's right of redemption
hereunder.

          (b) Without any further action and without any notice, the right to
exercise the Rights will terminate effective at the time so designated by action
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation ordering the redemption of the
Rights and the only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to
receive the Redemption Price. Within 10 days after the effective time of the
action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation ordering the redemption of
the Rights, the Corporation shall give notice of such redemption to the holders
of the then outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at
their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent
or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the transfer agent
for the Common Stock. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided
shall be

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deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each notice of
redemption will state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price
will be made. At the option of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the
Redemption Price may be paid in cash to each Rights holder or by the issuance of
shares (and, at the Corporation's election pursuant to Section 14(b) hereof,
cash or depositary receipts in lieu of fractions of shares other than fractions
which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share) of Preferred
Stock or Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such cash payment.

          (c) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the date of
this Agreement but before the Close of Business on the tenth day following the
Stock Acquisition Date (A) pay any dividend on Common Stock in shares of Common
Stock, (B) subdivide or split the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
greater number of shares or (C) combine or consolidate the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or effect a reverse split of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock and as a consequence thereof the number of
Rights outstanding shall change, then, and in each such event, the Redemption
Price may, by action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation in its
discretion, be appropriately adjusted in respect of such transaction so as to
maintain the aggregate Redemption Price of all Rights after such transaction at
the same amount, insofar as practicable, as before the transaction.

          Section 24.  Notice of Proposed Actions.
                       --------------------------

          (a) In case the Corporation, after the Distribution Date, shall
propose (i) to effect any of the transactions referred to in Section 11(a)(i)
hereof or to pay any dividend to the holders of record of its shares of Common
Stock payable in shares of capital stock of any class or to make any other
distribution to the holders of record of its Common Stock (other than a regular
periodic cash dividend at a rate not in excess of 150% of the rate of the last
cash dividend theretofore paid), or (ii) to offer to the holders of record of
its Common Stock options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or to
purchase shares of Common Stock (including any security convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock) or shares of stock of any class or any other
securities, options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities or other
rights, or (iii) to effect any reclassification of its Preferred Stock or Common
Stock or any recapitalization or reorganization of the Corporation, or (iv) to
effect any consolidation or merger with or into, or to effect any sale or other
transfer (or to permit one or more of its Subsidiaries to effect any sale or
other transfer), in one or more transactions, of more than 50% of the assets or
earning power of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to, any
other Person or Persons, or (v) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, then, in each such case, the Corporation shall
give to each holder of record of a Right Certificate, in accordance with Section
25 hereof, notice of such proposed action, which shall specify the record date
for the purposes of such transaction referred to in Section 11(a)(i) or such
dividend or distribution, or the date on which such reclassification,
recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer of
assets, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up is to take place and the record
date for determining participation therein by the holders of record of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock, if any

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such date is to be fixed, and such notice shall be so given in the case of any
action covered by clause (i) or (ii) above at least 10 days prior to the record
date for determining holders of record of the Preferred Stock for purposes of
such action, and in the case of any such other action, at least 10 days prior to
the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation
therein by the holders of record of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, whichever
shall be the earlier. The failure to give notice required by this Section 24 or
any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of the action taken
by the Corporation or the vote upon any such action.

          (b) In case the event referred to in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall
occur, then the Corporation shall as soon as practicable thereafter, in
accordance with Section 25 hereof, give to each holder of a Right notice of the
occurrence of such event, which notice shall describe the event and the
consequences of the event to holders of Rights under Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.

          Section 25.  Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement
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to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of record of any Right
Certificate or Right to or on the Corporation shall be in writing and shall be
considered given upon receipt or seven Business Days after being sent by first-
class mail, postage prepaid, in any case addressed (until another address is
filed in writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:

                   Columbia Laboratories, Inc.
                   220 South Orange Avenue
                   Livingston, New Jersey 07039
                   Attention: Corporate Secretary

Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice or demand authorized by this
Agreement to be given or made by the Corporation or by the holder of record of
any Right Certificate or Right to or on the Rights Agent shall be in writing and
shall be considered given upon receipt or seven Business Days after being sent
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, in any case addressed (until another
address is filed in writing with the Corporation) as follows:

                   First Union National Bank
                   1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, 3C3
                   Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1153
                   Attention: Equity Services Group

Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the
Corporation or the Rights Agent to the holder of record of any Right Certificate
or Right shall be in writing and shall be considered given upon receipt or seven
Business Days after being sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed
to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the registry books of
the Corporation.

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          Section 26.  Supplements and Amendments. For as long as the Rights are
                       --------------------------
then redeemable and except as provided in the penultimate sentence of this
Section 26, the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion, and the
Rights Agent shall if the Corporation so directs, supplement or amend any
provision of this Agreement without the approval of any holders of the Rights.
At any time when the Rights are not then redeemable and except as provided in
the last sentence of this Section 26, the Corporation may, and the Rights Agent
shall if the Corporation so directs, supplement or amend this Agreement without
the approval of any holders of Right Certificates (i) to cure any ambiguity,
(ii) to correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be
defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or (iii) to change or
supplement the provisions hereunder in any manner which the Corporation may deem
necessary or desirable, provided that no such supplement or amendment pursuant
to this clause (iii) shall materially adversely affect the interest of the
holders of Right Certificates (other than an Acquiring Person or any other
Person in whose hands Rights are null and void under the provisions of Section
7(e) hereof). Upon the delivery of a certificate from an appropriate officer of
the Corporation which states that the proposed supplement or amendment is in
compliance with the terms of this Section 26, the Rights Agent shall execute
such supplement or amendment. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, no supplement or amendment shall be made which
changes the Redemption Price; it being understood that an adjustment of the
Redemption Price in accordance with Section 23 shall not be considered a
supplement or amendment of this Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, no supplement or amendment that changes the
rights, duties or liabilities of the Rights Agent under this Agreement shall be
effective without the consent of the Rights Agent.

          Section 27.  Exchange.
                       --------

          (a) The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, at its option, at
any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, exchange all or part of
the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (which shall not include Rights that
have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) by
exchanging for each such Right a number of shares of Common Stock having an
aggregate Fair Market Value on the date such Person became an Acquiring Person
equal to the Spread, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock
dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such number of
shares of Common Stock per Right being hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange
Ratio"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall not be empowered to effect such exchange at any time after any
Person (other than an Exempt Person), together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the
Voting Stock then outstanding. From and after the occurrence of an event
specified in Section 13(a) hereof, any Rights that theretofore have not been
exchanged pursuant to this Section 27(a) shall thereafter be exercisable only in
accordance with Section 13 and may not be exchanged pursuant to this Section
27(a).

          (b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation ordering the exchange of any Rights pursuant to paragraph (a) of
this Section

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27 and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise
such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such
Rights shall be to receive that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
number of such Rights held by such holder multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The
Corporation shall promptly give public notice of any such exchange; provided,
                                                                    --------
however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not
-------
affect the validity of such exchange. The Corporation promptly shall mail a
notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights at their last
addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent. Any notice
which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or
not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of exchange will state the
method by which the exchange of the shares of Common Stock for Rights will be
effected and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights which
will be exchanged. Any partial exchange shall be effected pro rata based on the
number of Rights (other than Rights which have become null and void pursuant to
the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) held by each holder of Rights.

          (c) In the event that there shall not be sufficient shares of Common
Stock issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued to permit any
exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with this Section 27, the
Corporation shall substitute to the extent of such insufficiency, for each share
of Common Stock that would otherwise be issuable upon exchange of a Right, a
number of shares of Preferred Stock or fractions thereof having an aggregate
Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock as
of the date any Person becomes an Acquiring Person.

          (d) The Corporation shall not be required to issue fractions of shares
of Common Stock or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares.
In lieu of such fractional shares, the Corporation shall pay to the registered
holders of the Right Certificates with regard to which such fractional shares of
Common Stock would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same
fraction of the current market value of a whole share of Common Stock. For the
purposes of this paragraph (d), the current market value of a whole share of
Common Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock for the
Trading Day immediately prior to the date of exchange pursuant to this Section
27.

          Section 28.  Successors. All of the covenants and provisions of this
                       ----------
Agreement by or for the benefit of the Corporation or the Rights Agent shall
bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns
hereunder.

          Section 29.  Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement
                       --------------------------
shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Corporation, the Rights
Agent and the registered holders of the Right Certificates (and, prior to the
Distribution Date, the holders of Common Stock in their capacity as holders of
the Rights) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement;
but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the
Corporation, the Rights Agent and the holders of record of the Right
Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the holders of Common Stock
in their capacity as holders of the Rights).

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          Section 30.  Delaware Contract. This Agreement and each Right
                       -----------------
Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the
laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to
contracts to be made and performed entirely within such state.

          Section 31.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
                       ------------
number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be
deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.

          Section 32.  Descriptive Headings. Descriptive headings of the several
                       --------------------
Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

          Section 33.  Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
                       ------------
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or
other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

          Section 34.  Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors. The
                       ----------------------------------------------------
Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the exclusive power and
authority to administer, interpret and apply this Agreement and to exercise the
rights and powers specifically granted to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or to the Corporation by this Agreement or by law and may take such
action as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this Agreement
or to amend or supplement this Agreement in accordance with its terms,
including, without limitation, the right and power (i) to make all
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this
Agreement, (ii) to decide to redeem the Rights and (iii) to decide to amend or
supplement this Agreement. All such actions, calculations, interpretations and
determinations (including any decision not to take any action) done or made by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation in good faith shall (x) be final,
conclusive and binding on the Corporation, the Rights Agent, the holders of the
Rights, as such, and all other Persons and (y) not subject any member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation to any liability to the holders of Rights.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

                                            COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

                                            By:   /s/
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: David L. Weinberg
                                            Title: Vice President & CFO

                                            FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as
                                            Rights Agent

                                            By:   /s/
                                               ---------------------------------
                                            Name: Patrick J. Edwards
                                            Title: Vice President

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                                                                       Exhibit A
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                AS PROVIDED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS REFERRED
               TO BELOW), RIGHTS ISSUED TO OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                  BY ACQUIRING PERSONS OR THEIR AFFILIATES OR
                  ASSOCIATES (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE
                 RIGHTS AGREEMENT) OR ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF
                 SUCH RIGHTS SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND MAY NOT
                   BE EXERCISED OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON.
          -----------------------------------------------------------

                          COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

                         SUMMARY OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE
                 SERIES D JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

          On March 12, 2002, the Board of Directors of Columbia Laboratories,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), declared a dividend
distribution of one Preferred Stock Purchase Right for each outstanding share of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the
Corporation. The distribution was made payable as of March 22, 2002 to
stockholders of record on that date (the "Record Date"). Each Right, once
exercisable, entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Corporation one
one-thousandth (1/1000) of a share of preferred stock of the Corporation,
designated as Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred
Stock"), at a price of $30 per one one-thousandth (1/1000) of a share ("Exercise
Price"), subject to certain adjustments. The description and terms of the Rights
are set forth in a Rights Agreement (the "Rights Agreement") by and between the
Corporation and [First Union National Bank], as Rights Agent (the "Rights
Agent").

          As discussed below, initially the Rights will not be exercisable,
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certificates will not be sent to stockholders and the Rights will automatically
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trade with the Common Stock.
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          The Rights, unless earlier redeemed by the Board of Directors, become
exercisable upon the close of business on the day (the "Distribution Date")
which is the earlier of (i) the tenth day following a public announcement that a
person or group of affiliated or associated persons, with certain exceptions set
forth below, has acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding
voting stock of the Corporation (an "Acquiring Person") and (ii) the tenth
business day (or such later date as may be determined by the Board of Directors
prior to such time as any person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of the commencement by any person of
a tender or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in such
person or group of affiliated or associated persons becoming an Acquiring
Person.

          An Acquiring Person does not include (A) the Corporation, (B) any
subsidiary of the Corporation, (C) any employee benefit plan or employee stock
plan of the Corporation or of any subsidiary of the Corporation, or any trust or
other entity organized, appointed, established or holding voting stock for or
pursuant to the terms of any such plan or (D) any person or group
<PAGE>

of affiliated or associated persons whose ownership of 15% or more of the shares
of voting stock of the Corporation then outstanding results solely from (i) any
action or transaction or transactions approved by the Board of Directors before
such person or group became an Acquiring Person or (ii) a reduction in the
number of issued and outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation
pursuant to a transaction or transactions approved by the Board of Directors
(provided that any person or group that does not become an Acquiring Person by
reason of clause (i) or (ii) above shall become an Acquiring Person upon
acquisition of an additional 1% or more of the Corporation's voting stock unless
such acquisition of additional voting stock would not result in such person
becoming an Acquiring Person by reason of clause (i) or (ii) above).

          Prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will not be exercisable,
will not be represented by a separate certificate, and will not be transferable
apart from the Corporation's Common Stock, but will instead be evidenced, with
respect to any of the Common Stock certificates outstanding as of the Record
Date, by such Common Stock certificate with a copy of this Summary of Rights
attached thereto.  Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption, exchange
or expiration of the Rights), new Common Stock certificates issued after the
Record Date will contain a legend incorporating the Rights Agreement by
reference.  Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption, exchange or
expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any of the Common Stock
certificates outstanding as of the Record Date, with or without a copy of this
Summary of Rights attached thereto, will also constitute the transfer of the
Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificate.  As
soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates
evidencing the Rights ("Right Certificates") will be mailed to holders of record
of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date, and
such separate certificates alone will evidence the Rights from and after the
Distribution Date.

          The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date.  The
Rights will expire at the close of business on March 12, 2012, unless earlier
redeemed or exchanged by the Corporation as described below.

          Shares of Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will
be non-redeemable and, unless otherwise provided in connection with the creation
of a subsequent series of preferred stock, will be subordinate to any other
series of the Corporation's preferred stock.  The Preferred Stock may not be
issued except upon exercise of Rights.  Each share of Preferred Stock will be
entitled to receive when, as and if declared, a quarterly dividend in an amount
equal to the greater of $1.00 per share or 1000 times the cash dividends
declared on the Corporation's Common Stock.  In addition, the holders of the
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive 1000 times any non-cash dividends (other
than dividends payable in equity securities) declared on the Common Stock, in
like kind.  In the event of the liquidation of the Corporation, the holders of
Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, for each share of Preferred Stock,
a payment in an amount equal to the greater of $30,000 or 1000 times the payment
made per share of Common Stock.  Each share of Preferred Stock will have 1000
votes, voting together with the Common Stock.  In the event of any merger,
consolidation or other transaction in which Common Stock is exchanged, each
share of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 1000 times the amount
received per share of Common Stock.  The rights of Preferred Stock as to
dividends, liquidation and voting are protected by anti-dilution provisions.

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          The Exercise Price of the Rights and the number of shares of Preferred
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights are subject to certain adjustments
from time to time in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision or
combination of, the Common Stock.  The Exercise Price for the Rights also is
subject to adjustment in the event of extraordinary distributions of cash or
other property to holders of Common Stock.

          Unless the Rights are earlier redeemed, in the event that a person or
group becomes an Acquiring Person, the Rights Agreement provides that proper
provisions will be made so that each holder of record of a Right (other than
Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person and certain affiliates,
associates and transferees thereof, whose Rights will thereupon become null and
void), will thereafter have the right to receive, upon payment of the Exercise
Price, that number of shares of the Preferred Stock having a fair market value
determined in accordance with the Rights Agreement at the time of the
transaction equal to approximately two times the Exercise Price (such value to
be determined with reference to the fair market value of the Corporation's
Common Stock as provided in the Rights Agreement).

          In addition, unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged, in
the event that, after the time that a person or group becomes an Acquiring
Person, the Corporation were to be acquired in a merger or other business
combination (in which any shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged
for other securities or assets) or more than 50% of the assets or earning power
of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) were to be sold or
transferred in one or a series of related transactions, the Rights Agreement
provides that proper provision will be made so that each holder of record of a
Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person and certain
affiliates, associates and transferees thereof, whose Rights will thereupon
become null and void) will from and after such date have the right to receive,
upon payment of the Exercise Price, that number of shares of common stock of the
acquiring company having a fair market value at the time of such transaction
determined in accordance with the Rights Agreement equal to approximately two
times the Exercise Price.

          At any time after any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person and
prior to the acquisition by such person or group of 50% or more of the
outstanding voting stock, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may exchange
the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group which will have
become null and void), in whole or in part, for that number of shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock having a fair market value on the date such person or
group became an Acquiring Person equal to the excess of (i) the fair market
value of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights over (ii) the
Exercise Price of the Rights, in each case subject to anti-dilution adjustments.

          Fractions of shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions which are
integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share) may, at the election of the
Corporation, be evidenced by depositary receipts.  The Corporation may also
issue cash in lieu of fractional shares which are not integral multiples of one
one-thousandth of a share.

          At any time prior to the close of business on the tenth day after
there has been a public announcement that a person has become an Acquiring
Person, the Corporation may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a
price of $0.01 per Right (the "Redemption Price").  Immediately upon the
effective time of the action of the Board of Directors of the

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Corporation authorizing redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the
Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to
receive the Redemption Price.

          For as long as the Rights are then redeemable, the Corporation may,
except with respect to the Redemption Price, amend the Rights in any manner,
including an amendment to extend the time period in which the Rights may be
redeemed.  At any time when the Rights are not then redeemable, the Corporation
may amend the Rights in any manner that does not materially adversely affect the
interests of holders of the Rights as such.

          Until a Right is exercised, the holder, as such, will have no rights
as a stockholder of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the right to
vote or to receive dividends.

          A copy of the Rights Agreement has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 15, 2002, as an Exhibit to the Corporation's
Current Report on Form 8-K.  A copy of the Rights Agreement is available free of
charge from the Corporation.  This summary description of the Rights does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Rights Agreement which is incorporated in this summary description herein by
reference.

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                                                                       Exhibit B
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                          [Form of Right Certificate]

Certificate No. W-                                                 ______ Rights

     NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER MARCH 12, 2012 OR EARLIER IF EXCHANGED
     OR REDEEMED. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, AT THE
     OPTION OF THE CORPORATION AND UNDER CERTAIN OTHER
     CIRCUMSTANCES, AT $0.01 PER RIGHT (SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT),
     ON THE TERMS SET FORTH OR REFERRED TO IN THE RIGHTS
     AGREEMENT. AS PROVIDED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT (AS REFERRED
                ------------------------------------------------
     TO BELOW), RIGHTS ISSUED TO OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
     ----------------------------------------------------
     ACQUIRING PERSONS OR THEIR AFFILIATES OR ASSOCIATES OR
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     TRANSFEREES THEREOF (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS
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     AGREEMENT) OR ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF SUCH RIGHTS SHALL BE
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     NULL AND VOID AND MAY NOT BE EXERCISED OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY
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     PERSON.
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                               Right Certificate

          This certifies that                                   , or registered
assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each
of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Rights Agreement dated as of March 13, 2002 (the "Rights
Agreement") by and between Columbia Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Corporation"), and First Union National Bank, as Rights Agent, or its
successor in interest as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent"), to purchase from the
Corporation at any time after the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in
the Rights Agreement) and prior to 5:00 P.M. (Eastern time) on March 12, 2012 at
the office of the Rights Agent designated in the Rights Agreement for such
purpose, one one-thousandth (1/1000) of a fully paid and nonassessable share of
the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") of the
Corporation, or other securities or property in lieu thereof as provided by the
Rights Agreement, at a purchase price of $30, as the same may from time to time
be adjusted in accordance with the Rights Agreement (the "Exercise Price"), upon
presentation and surrender of this Right Certificate with the Form of Election
to Purchase attached hereto duly executed.

          As provided in the Rights Agreement, the Exercise Price and the number
of shares of Preferred Stock which may be purchased upon the exercise of the
Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate are subject to modification and
adjustment upon the happening of certain events and, upon the happening of
certain events, securities other than shares of Preferred Stock, or other
property, may be acquired upon exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Right
Certificate, as provided in the Rights Agreement.

          This Right Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which Rights
Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Rights Agent,
the Corporation and the holders of record of Right Certificates.  Copies of the
Rights Agreement are on file at the principal executive office of the
Corporation.
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          This Right Certificate, with or without other Right Certificates, upon
surrender at the office of the Rights Agent designated in the Rights Agreement
for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Right Certificate or Right
Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder of
record to purchase a like aggregate number of shares of Preferred Stock as the
Rights evidenced by the Right Certificate or Right Certificates surrendered
shall have entitled such holder to purchase.  If this Right Certificate shall be
exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender
hereof, another Right Certificate or Right Certificates for the number of whole
Rights not exercised.

          Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights
evidenced by this Certificate may be redeemed by the Corporation at its option
or under certain other circumstances at a redemption price of $0.01 per Right.

          No fractional shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions which
are integral multiples of one one-thousandth (1/1000) of a share) are required
to be issued upon the exercise of any Right or Rights evidenced hereby, and in
lieu thereof the Corporation may cause depositary receipts to be issued and/or a
cash payment may be made, as provided in the Rights Agreement.

          No holder of this Right Certificate, as such, shall be entitled to
vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of Preferred
Stock or of any other securities of the Corporation which may at any time be
issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Rights
Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any
of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation or any right to vote for the
election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at meeting
thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action or to receive
notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided
in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or
otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate shall
have been exercised as provided in the Rights Agreement.

          This Right Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any
purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.

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          WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the
Corporation and its corporate seal.  Dated as of __________ ___, _____.

ATTEST:                             COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

__________________________          By_________________________
[Assistant] Secretary                Title:

Countersigned:

__________________________

By________________________
  Authorized Signature

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                  [Form of Reverse Side of Right Certificate]

                              FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
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               (To be executed by the registered holder if such
              holder desires to transfer the Right Certificates.)

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED ___________________________________________________

hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
                 (Please print name and address of transferee)

________________________________________________________________________________

Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate, together with all right, title and

interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

________________________ Attorney to transfer the within Right Certificate on

the books of the within-named Corporation, with full power of substitution.

Dated: ____________ ___, _____

                                               _________________________________
                                               Signature

Signature Guaranteed:

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                                  Certificate
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          The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate boxes
that:

          (1)  this Right Certificate [  ] is [  ] is not being sold, assigned
or transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or
an Associate or an Affiliate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights
Agreement); and

          (2)  after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned,
it [  ] did [  ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Right Certificate
from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person or an
Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights
Agreement).

Dated: __________ ___, _____                       _____________________________
                                                   Signature

                                    NOTICE
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          The signature to the foregoing Assignment and Certificate must
correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Right Certificate in
every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

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                         FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
                         ----------------------------

                     (To be executed if registered holder
                  desires to exercise the Right Certificate.)

TO _____________________:

          The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise ________________
Rights represented by this Right Certificate to purchase the shares of Preferred
Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Rights and requests that certificates
for such share(s) be issued in the following name:

Please insert social security
or other identifying number:____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
                        (Please print name and address)

________________________________________________________________________________

If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced by this Right
Certificate, a new Right Certificate for the balance remaining of such Rights
shall be registered in the name of and delivered to:

Please insert social security
or other identifying number:____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
                        (Please print name and address)

________________________________________________________________________________

Dated: ___________ ___, _____

                                    ____________________________________________
                                    Signature
                                    (Signature must conform in all respects to
                                    name of holder as specified on the face of
                                    this Right Certificate)
Signature Guaranteed:

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C
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                          CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
                                      OF
                 SERIES D JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
                                      OF
                          COLUMBIA LABORATORIES, INC.

                    Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware
                            General Corporation Law

          The undersigned duly authorized officer of Columbia Laboratories,
Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "Corporation"), in accordance with the provisions of
Section 151 of such law, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that pursuant to the authority
conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors on March 12, 2002
adopted the following resolution which creates a series of 100,000 shares of
Preferred Stock designated as Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock as
follows:

          RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 151(g) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the
Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation
be, and hereby is, created and the powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of such
series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, be, and
hereby are, as follows:
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          Section 1.  Designation and Amount.  The shares of such series shall
                      ----------------------
be designated as "Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock" (the "Series D
Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting such series shall be
100,000.

          Section 2.  Dividends and Distributions.
                      ---------------------------

          (A)  Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
and subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of
Preferred Stock of the Corporation ranking prior and superior to the Series D
Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series D
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation out of funds legally available for the
purpose, (i) cash dividends in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent)
equal to 1000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends
declared or paid on the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the
Corporation (the "Common Stock") and (ii) a preferential cash dividend (the
"Preferential Dividends"), if any, in preference to the holders of Common Stock,
on the first business day of April, July, October and January, of each year
(each a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share
of Series D Preferred Stock, payable in an amount (except in the case of the
first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date if the date of the first issuance of
Series D Preferred Stock is a date other than a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date,
in which case such payment shall be a prorated portion of such amount) equal to
$1.00 per share of Series D Preferred Stock less the per share amount of all
cash dividends declared on the Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (i)
of this sentence since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date
or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first
issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series D Preferred Stock. In the
event the Corporation shall, at any time after the issuance of any share or
fraction of a share of Series D Preferred Stock, make any distribution on the
shares of Common Stock, whether by way of a dividend or a reclassification of
stock, a recapitalization, reorganization or partial liquidation of the
Corporation or otherwise, which is payable in cash or any debt security, debt
instrument, real or personal property or any other property (other than cash
dividends subject to the immediately preceding sentence, a distribution of
shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Corporation or a
distribution of options, rights or warrants to acquire any such share, including
any debt security convertible into or exchangeable for any such share, at a
price less than the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of such share of
Common Stock), then, and in each such event, the Corporation shall
simultaneously pay on each then outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock a
distribution, in like kind, of 1000 times such distribution paid on a share of
Common Stock (subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth).
The dividends and distributions on the Series D Preferred Stock to which holders
thereof are entitled pursuant to clause (i) of the first sentence of this
paragraph and pursuant to the second sentence of this paragraph are hereinafter
referred to as "Dividends" and the multiple of such cash and non-cash dividends
on the Common Stock applicable to the determination of the Dividends, which
shall be 1000 initially but shall be adjusted from time to time as hereinafter
provided, is hereinafter referred to as the "Dividend Multiple". In the event
the Corporation shall at any time after March 22, 2002 (the "Effective Date")
declare or pay any dividend or

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make any distribution on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or
effect a subdivision or split or a combination, consolidation or reverse split
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of
shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the Dividend Multiple thereafter
applicable to the determination of the amount of Dividends which holders of
shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive shall be the
Dividend Multiple applicable immediately prior to such event multiplied by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.

          (B)  The Corporation shall declare each Dividend at the same time it
declares any cash or non-cash dividend or distribution on the Common Stock in
respect of which a Dividend is required to be paid. No cash or non-cash dividend
or distribution on the Common Stock in respect of which a Dividend is required
to be paid shall be paid or set aside for payment on the Common Stock unless a
Dividend in respect of such dividend or distribution on the Common Stock shall
be simultaneously paid or set aside for payment (as the case may be), on the
Series D Preferred Stock.

          (C)  Preferential Dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding
shares of Series D Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next
preceding the date of issuance of any shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
Accrued but unpaid Preferential Dividends shall cumulate but shall not bear
interest. Preferential Dividends paid on the shares of Series D Preferred Stock
in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued
and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis
among all such shares at the time outstanding.

          Section 3.  Voting Rights.  The holders of shares of Series D
                      -------------
Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

          (A)  Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1000
votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of the Common Stock. The
number of votes which a holder of Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to cast,
as the same may be adjusted from time to time as hereinafter provided, is
hereinafter referred to as the "Vote Multiple". In the event the Corporation
shall at any time after the Effective Date declare or pay any dividend on Common
Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or split or a
combination, consolidation or reverse split of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the Vote Multiple thereafter applicable to the determination of the
number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock
shall be entitled after such event shall be the Vote Multiple immediately prior
to such event multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

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          (B)  Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of
Incorporation or by law, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock and
the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all
matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

          (C)  In the event that the Preferential Dividends accrued on the
Series D Preferred Stock for four or more quarterly dividend periods, whether
consecutive or not, shall not have been declared and paid or irrevocably set
aside for payment, the holders of record of Preferred Stock of the Corporation
of all series (including the Series D Preferred Stock), other than any series in
respect of which such right is expressly withheld by the Certificate of
Incorporation or the authorizing resolutions included in any certificate of
designations therefor, shall have the right, at the next meeting of stockholders
called for the election of directors, to elect two members to the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, which directors shall be in addition to the number
required prior to such event, to serve until the next annual meeting and until
their successors are elected and qualified or their earlier resignation, removal
or incapacity or until such earlier time as all accrued and unpaid Preferential
Dividends upon the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall have
been paid (or irrevocably set aside for payment) in full. The holders of shares
of Series D Preferred Stock shall continue to have the right to elect directors
as provided by the immediately preceding sentence until all accrued and unpaid
Preferential Dividends upon the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock
shall have been paid (or set aside for payment) in full. Such directors may be
removed and replaced by such stockholders, and vacancies in such directorships
may be filled only by such stockholders (or by the remaining director elected by
such stockholders, if there be one) in the manner permitted by law; provided,
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however, that any such action by stockholders shall be taken at a meeting of
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stockholders and shall not be taken by written consent thereto.

          (D)  Except as otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation
or by law or set forth herein, holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall have no
other special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to
the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth
herein) for the taking of any corporate action.

          Section 4.  Certain Restrictions.
                      --------------------

          (A)  Whenever Preferential Dividends or Dividends are in arrears or
the Corporation shall be in default of payment thereof, thereafter and until all
accrued and unpaid Preferential Dividends and Dividends, whether or not
declared, on shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid
or set irrevocably aside for payment in full, and in addition to any and all
other rights which any holder of shares of Series D Preferred Stock may have in
such circumstances, the Corporation shall not:

               (i)  declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions
          on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any
          shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
          liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series D Preferred
          Stock;

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               (ii)   declare or pay dividends on or make any other
          distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity as to
          dividends with the Series D Preferred Stock, unless dividends are paid
          ratably on the Series D Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on
          which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total
          amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled if
          the full dividends accrued thereon were to be paid;

             (iii)    except as permitted by subparagraph (iv) of this Section
          4(A), redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares
          of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon
          liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series D Preferred
          Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase
          or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for
          shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (both as to
          dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the
          Series D Preferred Stock; or

             (iv)     purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares
          of Series D Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a
          parity with the Series D Preferred Stock (either as to dividends or
          upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up), except in accordance
          with a purchase offer made to all holders of such shares upon such
          terms as the Board of Directors of the Corporation, after
          consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other
          relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes,
          shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable
          treatment among the respective series or classes.

          (B)  The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary (as hereinafter
defined) of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration
any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under
paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at
such time and in such manner.  A "Subsidiary" of the Corporation shall mean any
corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests
having ordinary voting power sufficient to elect a majority of the board of
directors of such corporation or other entity or other persons performing
similar functions are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Corporation or by any corporation or other entity that is otherwise controlled
by the Corporation.

          (C)  The Corporation shall not issue any shares of Series D Preferred
Stock except upon exercise of Rights issued pursuant to that certain Rights
Agreement dated as of March 13, 2002, by and between the Corporation and First
Union National Bank, as Rights Agent, as it may be amended from time to time, a
copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal
executive office and shall be made available to stockholders of record without
charge upon written request therefor addressed to said Secretary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, nothing contained in the provisions of
this Certificate of Designations shall prohibit or restrict the Corporation from
issuing

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for any purpose any series of Preferred Stock with rights and privileges
similar to, different from, or greater than, those of the Series D Preferred
Stock.

          Section 5.  Reacquired Shares.  Any shares of Series D Preferred Stock
                      -----------------
purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever
shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof.  All such
shares upon their retirement and cancellation shall become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series, and such
shares may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created
by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

          Section 6.  Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.  Upon any
                      --------------------------------------
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares of stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) to the Series D Preferred Stock unless the holders of shares of
Series D Preferred Stock shall have received for each share of Series D
Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided, (A) $30,000 plus
an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon,
whether or not declared, to the date of such payment or, (B) if greater than the
amount specified in clause (i)(A) of this sentence, an amount equal to 1000
times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of Common
Stock, as the same may be adjusted as hereinafter provided and (ii) to the
holders of stock ranking on a parity upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up
with the Series D Preferred Stock, unless simultaneously therewith distributions
are made ratably on the Series D Preferred Stock and all other shares of such
parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of shares
of Series D Preferred Stock are entitled under clause (i)(A) of this sentence
and to which the holders of such parity shares are entitled, in each case upon
such liquidation, dissolution or winding up.  The amount to which holders of
Series D Preferred Stock may be entitled upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation pursuant to clause (i)(B) of the foregoing
sentence is hereinafter referred to as the "Participating Liquidation Amount"
and the multiple of the amount to be distributed to holders of shares of Common
Stock upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation
applicable pursuant to said clause to the determination of the Participating
Liquidation Amount, as said multiple may be adjusted from time to time as
hereinafter provided, is hereinafter referred to as the "Liquidation Multiple".
In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Effective Date declare
or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect
a subdivision or split or a combination, consolidation or reverse split of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then, in each such case, the Liquidation Multiple thereafter
applicable to the determination of the Participating Liquidation Amount to which
holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled after such event shall be
the Liquidation Multiple applicable immediately prior to such event multiplied
by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.

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          Section 7.  Certain Reclassifications and Other Events.
                      ------------------------------------------

          (A)  In the event that holders of shares of Common Stock receive after
the Effective Date in respect of their shares of Common Stock any share of
capital stock of the Corporation (other than any share of Common Stock), whether
by way of reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, dividend or other
distribution or otherwise (a "Transaction"), then, and in each such event, the
dividend rights, voting rights and rights upon the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be
adjusted so that after such event the holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall
be entitled, in respect of each share of Series D Preferred Stock held, in
addition to such rights in respect thereof to which such holder was entitled
immediately prior to such adjustment, to (i) such additional dividends as equal
the Dividend Multiple in effect immediately prior to such Transaction multiplied
by the additional dividends which the holder of a share of Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive by virtue of the receipt in the Transaction of such capital
stock, (ii) such additional voting rights as equal the Vote Multiple in effect
immediately prior to such Transaction multiplied by the additional voting rights
which the holder of a share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive by
virtue of the receipt in the Transaction of such capital stock and (iii) such
additional distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation as equal the Liquidation Multiple in effect immediately prior to
such Transaction multiplied by the additional amount which the holder of a share
of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation by virtue of the receipt in the Transaction of
such capital stock, as the case may be, all as provided by the terms of such
capital stock.

          (B)  In the event that holders of shares of Common Stock receive after
the Effective Date in respect of their shares of Common Stock any right or
warrant to purchase Common Stock (including as such a right, for all purposes of
this paragraph, any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock)
at a purchase price per share less than the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of issuance of such right or warrant, then and in each
such event the dividend rights, voting rights and rights upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation of the shares of Series D Preferred
Stock shall each be adjusted so that after such event the Dividend Multiple, the
Vote Multiple and the Liquidation Multiple shall each be the product of the
Dividend Multiple, the Vote Multiple and the Liquidation Multiple, as the case
may be, in effect immediately prior to such event multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately before such issuance of rights or warrants plus the maximum number
of shares of Common Stock which could be acquired upon exercise in full of all
such rights or warrants and the denominator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such issuance of rights or
warrants plus the number of shares of Common Stock which could be purchased, at
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of such issuance, by the
maximum aggregate consideration payable upon exercise in full of all such rights
or warrants.

          (C)  In the event that holders of shares of Common Stock receive after
the Effective Date in respect of their shares of Common Stock any right or
warrant to

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purchase capital stock of the Corporation (other than shares of Common Stock),
including as such a right, for all purposes of this paragraph, any security
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Corporation (other
than Common Stock), at a purchase price per share less than the Fair Market
Value of such shares of capital stock on the date of issuance of such right or
warrant, then and in each such event the dividend rights, voting rights and
rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation of the
shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall each be adjusted so that after such
event each holder of a share of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled, in
respect of each share of Series D Preferred Stock held, in addition to such
rights in respect thereof to which such holder was entitled immediately prior to
such event, to receive (i) such additional dividends as equal the Dividend
Multiple in effect immediately prior to such event multiplied, first, by the
additional dividends to which the holder of a share of Common Stock shall be
entitled upon exercise of such right or warrant by virtue of the capital stock
which could be acquired upon such exercise and multiplied again by the Discount
Fraction (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) such additional voting rights as
equal the Vote Multiple in effect immediately prior to such event multiplied,
first, by the additional voting rights to which the holder of a share of Common
Stock shall be entitled upon exercise of such right or warrant by virtue of the
capital stock which could be acquired upon such exercise and multiplied again by
the Discount Fraction and (iii) such additional distributions upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as equal the Liquidation Multiple
in effect immediately prior to such event multiplied, first, by the additional
amount which the holder of a share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation upon exercise of
such right or warrant by virtue of the capital stock which could be acquired
upon such exercise and multiplied again by the Discount Fraction. For purposes
of this paragraph, the "Discount Fraction" shall be a fraction the numerator of
which shall be the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of the
capital stock subject to a right or warrant distributed to holders of shares of
Common Stock as contemplated by this paragraph immediately after the
distribution thereof and the purchase price per share for such share of capital
stock pursuant to such right or warrant and the denominator of which shall be
the Fair Market Value of a share of such capital stock immediately after the
distribution of such right or warrant.

          (D)  For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the "Fair
Market Value" of a share of capital stock of the Corporation (including a share
of Common Stock) on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily
closing prices per share thereof of such stock over the 30 consecutive Trading
Days (as such term is hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such date;
provided, however, that, in the event that the Fair Market Value of any such
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share of capital stock is to be determined as of a date that is within 30
Trading Days after (i) the ex-dividend date for a dividend or distribution on
stock payable in shares of such stock or securities convertible into shares of
such stock, or (ii) the effective date of any subdivision, split, combination,
consolidation, reverse stock split or reclassification of such stock, then, and
in each such case, the Fair Market Value shall be appropriately adjusted by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation to take into account such dividend,
distribution, subdivision, split, combination, consolidation, reverse stock
split or reclassification. The closing price for any day shall be the last sale
price, regular way, or, in case, no such sale takes place on such day, the
average of the

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closing bid and asked prices, regular way (in either case, as reported in the
applicable transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or
admitted to trading on the American Stock Exchange); or, if the shares are not
listed or admitted to trading on the American Stock Exchange, as reported in the
applicable transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the
principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed or
admitted to trading; or, if the shares are not listed or admitted to trading on
any national securities exchange, the last quoted price (or, if not so quoted,
the average of the high bid and low asked prices) in the over-the-counter
market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation System or such other quotation reporting system then in use;
or if no bids for such shares are so quoted, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the
shares selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The term "Trading
Day" shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on
which the shares are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction
of business or, if the shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange, on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other
national securities exchange as may be selected by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation is open. If the shares are not publicly held or not so listed or
traded on any day within the period of 30 Trading Days applicable to the
determination of Fair Market Value thereof as aforesaid, "Fair Market Value"
shall mean the fair market value thereof per share as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. In either case referred to in the
foregoing sentence, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be described in
a statement filed with the Secretary of the Corporation.

          Section 8.  Consolidation, Merger, etc.  In case the Corporation shall
                      ---------------------------
enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which
the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or
securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each
outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock shall at the same time be
similarly exchanged for or changed into the aggregate amount of stock,
securities, cash and/or other property (payable in like kind), as the case may
be, for which or into which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged
multiplied by the highest of the Vote Multiple, the Dividend Multiple or the
Liquidation Multiple in effect immediately prior to such event.

          Section 9.  Effective Time of Adjustments.
                      -----------------------------

          (A)  Adjustments to the Series D Preferred Stock required by the
provisions hereof shall be effective as of the time at which the event requiring
such adjustments occurs.

          (B)  The Corporation shall give prompt written notice to each holder
of a share of Series D Preferred Stock of the effect of any adjustment to the
voting rights, dividend rights or rights upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation of such shares required by the provisions of this
Certificate of Designations. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the failure
of the Corporation to give such notice

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shall not affect the validity of or the force or effect of or the requirement
for such adjustment.

          Section 10.  No Redemption.  The shares of Series D Preferred Stock
                       -------------
shall not be redeemable at the option of the Corporation or any holder thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence of this Section, the Corporation may
acquire shares of Series D Preferred Stock in any other manner permitted by law
and the provisions hereof and the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation.

          Section 11.  Ranking.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
                       -------
Incorporation of the Corporation, or a certificate of designations relating to a
subsequent series of preferred stock of the Corporation, the Series D Preferred
Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation's preferred stock
as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation,
dissolution or winding up and senior to the Common Stock.

          Section 12.  Amendment.  The provisions hereof and the Certificate of
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Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would
adversely affect the rights, privileges or powers of the Series D Preferred
Stock without, in addition to any other vote of stockholders required by law,
the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the outstanding
shares of Series D Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

          Section 13.  Fractional Shares.  Shares representing Series D
                       -----------------
Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share which shall entitle the
holder, in proportion to such holder's fractional shares, to exercise voting
rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and have the benefit of
all other rights of holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock. Any reference
in this Certificate of Designations to shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall
be deemed also to refer to fractions of shares of Series D Preferred Stock.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Designations and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury
this 13th day of March, 2002.

                              /s/
                              -------------------------------------
                              Name:   Michael McGrane
                              Title:  Vice President & Secretary

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

[LOGO] PRIMMS

                        TRUCK LEASE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

                             DATED: August 24, 2001

THIS TRUCK LEASE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT is entered into as of the date set forth
above, by and between PRIMMS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("PRIMMS"),
whose business address is 2805 Butterfield Road, Suite 370, Oak Brook, Illinois
60523, and SMART & FINAL INC. ("Lessee"), whose business address is 600 Citadel
Drive, 4th Floor, Commerce, California 90040, for the benefit of its wholly
owned subsidiary, HENRY LEE COMPANY, ("HLC"), whose business address is 3301 N.
W. 125th Street, Miami, Florida, 33167, and whose business is distribution.

1. LEASE; TERM. PRIMMS hereby agrees to lease unto Lessee, and Lessee hereby
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agrees to lease from PRIMMS, the vehicles described in any Schedule A attached
hereto or hereafter made a part hereof (such vehicles, together with any
additional or substitute vehicles owned and furnished by PRIMMS to Lessee
hereunder, the "Leased Vehicles"), all upon the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement and on the applicable Schedule A. Each Schedule A shall
constitute a separate vehicle lease. The term of lease for each Leased Vehicle
shall begin on the date such vehicle is tendered by PRIMMS to Lessee, or 48
hours after PRIMMS has notified the Lessee that the vehicle is ready to enter
Lessee's service, whichever occurs first (the "Date in Service"), and shall
remain in effect for the lease term applicable to such vehicle as described on
the applicable Schedule A or until earlier cancelled or terminated as in this
Agreement provided. All Leased Vehicles shall be used in the normal and ordinary
course of the HLC's business as described above, at the location set forth on
the applicable Schedule A for the respective vehicle. Each Schedule A referred
to this Agreement shall be deemed a part of this Agreement when it has been
executed and delivered by the parties. Lessee's execution of any Schedule A
shall constitute Lessee's authorization to PRIMMS to acquire the vehicles listed
thereon. It is expressly understood and agreed that Lessee, by virtue of this
Agreement, acquires no right, title or interest in or to the property described
in this Agreement.

2. CHARGES. The annual fixed shop charges are set forth on Schedule B attached
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hereto. All charges herein shall be in accordance with charges shown on the
applicable Schedule A attached hereto, subject to all subsequent charge
adjustments provided for herein. Lessee agrees to pay PRIMMS for the use of each
Leased Vehicle a sum which shall consist of the applicable fixed four-week lease
charge plus the applicable mileage charge, and such other charges as may be
provided for in this Agreement or on the applicable Schedule A. Such charges
shall be prorated for any partial four-week period during such term. The fixed
four-week lease charge is specified on the applicable Schedule A and is the
minimum charge applicable to a Leased Vehicle. The mileage charge shall be
computed at the rate specified on the applicable Schedule A and on the basis of
the total number of miles the Leased Vehicles shall be operated. The fixed
four-week lease charge will be invoiced in advance on the Date in Service and on
the first day of each four-week period thereafter. The mileage charge will be
invoiced in arrears on the last day of each four-week period and on the last day
of the lease term. All charges hereunder are due and payable by Lessee within
twenty (20) days from the date of Lessee's receipt of PRIMMS' invoice.

     The Lessee agrees to report four-week mileage/hourly readings for all
Leased Vehicles to PRIMMS at the end of each four-week period. Leased Vehicles
operating interstate must have miles and hours submitted to PRIMMS on PRIMMS'
"Driver Trip Report" form, which shall be delivered to PRIMMS no later than the
Wednesday following the week for which the report applies. Mileage readings on
Leased Vehicles domiciled by PRIMMS and operated wholly within the State of
Florida will be secured by PRIMMS.

     Each lease hereunder is a net lease and Lessee's obligations to pay all
charges hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be absolute and
unconditional. The obligations of Lessee shall not be affected by or subject to
any abatement, reduction, setoff, defense, counterclaim, interruption, deferment
or recoupment of any kind whatsoever. It is the intention of the parties that
all charges hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events in the manner
and at the time set forth in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall impair
Lessee's right to maintain an independent action at law or in equity.

     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any credits due Lessee
from PRIMMS shall not be deducted by Lessee from any charges due hereunder
unless such credits are reflected on PRIMMS' invoice. Such credits shall be
reflected by PRIMMS on the next invoice sent to Lessee by PRIMMS after such
credits have been identified and verified by PRIMMS.
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3. FAILURE OF MILEAGE RECORDER. The number of miles over which any particular
   ---------------------------
Leased Vehicle shall have been operated for any given period of time shall be
determined by means of a standard mileage recording device attached to such
vehicle. In the event the mileage recording device of any Leased Vehicle shall,
at any time while such vehicle is being operated by Lessee, fail to function,
thereby rendering unavailable a correct mileage record for such vehicle, the
mileage for any day, days or fraction of a day, when the mileage recording
device is thus out of order, shall be computed on the basis of either the fuel
consumed or the daily average mileage of such vehicle for the next twenty (20)
days of recorded mileage (or, if less, the balance of the lease term) and
multiplying such daily average by the number of days and/or fraction of day
during which the mileage recording device of such vehicle shall have failed to
function.

4. CONTROL OF VEHICLES. Lessee shall use the Leased Vehicles solely in the
   -------------------
course of its own business activities and shall have complete and exclusive
control of the Leased Vehicles, including, but not limited to, destination,
route of travel, consignee, selection of stopover points, layover period, and
all other matters incidental to the movement of the Leased Vehicles both loaded
and empty, on outbound and return movements. Under no circumstances shall Lessee
permit any third party, including employees or agents of PRIMMS, to assume
control of any Leased Vehicle during its use in the conduct of Lessee's
business. Drivers of Leased Vehicles shall be conclusively presumed to be the
servants and agents of the Lessee, and Lessee shall be responsible for the
payment of all wages, state and federal unemployment taxes, Social Security
contributions and all costs, insurance premiums and money damages or
contributions arising by reason of workmen's compensation laws, with respect to
such drivers.

     Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, all Leased
Vehicles shall be used in highway transportation only and shall not be used in
conjunction with any railroad movement, such as trailer-on-flatcar or piggyback
operations.

5. DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS. Lessee shall cause all Leased Vehicles to be operated
   ---------------------
only by safe, careful, legally qualified drivers, who shall have all required
licenses, and shall be selected, employed, controlled and paid exclusively by
HLC. Lessee shall cause said vehicles to be used and operated with reasonable
care and precaution to prevent any loss or damage to said vehicles or other
property or any injury to any person because of negligence or reckless use,
abuse, fire, theft, collision, or other cause. Any written complaint from PRIMMS
specifying any reckless, careless or abusive handling by a driver of any Leased
Vehicle shall be addressed to an officer of Lessee. Lessee and PRIMMS shall have
thirty (30) days to rectify any issues regarding a driver's qualifications to
operate any Leased Vehicle. Upon written complaint from PRIMMS specifying any
reckless, careless or abusive handling by a driver of any Leased Vehicle, Lessee
shall upon mutual agreement with PRIMMS remove such driver and substitute
therefor a careful and safe driver having all of the above qualifications as
soon as it is reasonably possible to do so. Lessee shall cause all drivers of
Leased Vehicles to comply with all reasonable regulations that coincide with
applicable state and federal laws now or hereafter made by PRIMMS and agreed to
by Lessee insofar as same shall relate to the proper use, care and operation of
the Leased Vehicles.

6. OVERLOADING; OBSERVANCE OF LAWS. Lessee agrees that none of the Leased
   -------------------------------
Vehicles will, while in the possession, custody or control of Lessee, be
operated in excess of their respective rated maximum weights as specified on the
applicable Schedule A. Lessee agrees that in the event any of the Leased
Vehicles be damaged in any manner due to overloading, Lessee shall, promptly
after demand, pay PRIMMS the amount of any and all damages and losses PRIMMS may
sustain thereby. Lessee shall not permit the Leased Vehicles to be operated (a)
by a driver in possession of or under the influence of alcohol or any controlled
drug, substance or narcotic; (b) in a reckless or abusive manner; (c) off an
approved road; or (d) in violation of any federal, state or local statutes,
laws, ordinances, rules or regulations applicable to the operation of such
vehicles.

     Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lessee agrees not to use
or allow any Leased Vehicle to be used for the transportation of any property or
material deemed extra-hazardous by reason of being explosive, inflammable or
fissionable, or any contraband or other property which may be subject to, or
which may cause the Leased Vehicles to be subject to, forfeiture or seizure,
except for properly packaged inflammable products designed for commercial use
that are being transported in the ordinary course of Lessee's business.

7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF LESSEE. Lessee shall (a) pay for all damage to any Leased
   --------------------------
Vehicle caused by Lessee's failure to deliver the vehicle to PRIMMS for
necessary servicing or maintenance; and (b) reimburse PRIMMS within five
business days after demand for expenses incurred in removing or towing a Leased
Vehicle after collision or a Leased Vehicle which has left the road or has
become mired, and all expenses incurred to start up the vehicle if Lessee fails
to use an engine heating device and vehicle is equipped with same.

     Lessee hereby agrees to pay for the replacement cost of any tarpaulins,
sleeper berth linens, stake or removable body and trailer sidewalls, cargo
securing chains and ratchets, cargo securing belts or bars, shoring bars,
tachograph charts or discs, refrigeration electrical standby cords or engine
heater cords provided with the Leased Vehicles unless
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such replacement is necessary because of sole proven negligence on the part of
PRIMMS, its agents or employees in the design or installation of any such items.

     The use of tire chains is expressly prohibited on any Leased Vehicle except
to the extent required by law to be used by Lessee during periods of inclement
weather.

     If any of the Leased Vehicles are to be parked by Lessee outside during
winter months, PRIMMS hereby agrees, at its own cost and expense, to equip said
vehicles with engine or battery heaters and sufficient electrical cords to
operate said heaters. Lessee hereby agrees to provide at its own cost and
expense electrical outlets installed in the general area where said vehicles are
parked and to operate said heaters at all times while the Leased Vehicles are
parked during winter months.

8. WRITTEN REPORTS BY DRIVERS. Lessee undertakes and agrees that each of its
   --------------------------
drivers will, upon completion of each trip or dispatch, make a written report of
any faulty operation or other trouble which the driver had with the vehicle and
of any repairs or maintenance which the vehicle may require. Except as so
reported, it shall be conclusively presumed that each vehicle operated
satisfactorily.

     Lessee shall provide PRIMMS weekly with all trip records, fuel tickets or
invoices, and other records or documents relating to the use of the Leased
Vehicles as may be necessary for the preparation of the fuel tax returns and
other state licensing or use tax reports to be prepared by PRIMMS hereunder. In
the event PRIMMS is assessed any additional charge, assessment, tax or penalty
or shall have any credit disallowed as a result of the untimely or improper
furnishing of such documents or information by Lessee, then Lessee shall
promptly reimburse PRIMMS the amount of such additional charges, assessments,
taxes, penalties or losses of credit. Such weekly trip records shall be prepared
by Lessee on a trip report form provided by PRIMMS and shall be returned to
PRIMMS, in proper form, no later than three working days after the Friday of the
week for which the report applies. Reports received later than this date will be
considered not received with all unreported miles being classified as mileage
incurred in the state of the vehicle's domicile as shown on the applicable
Schedule A. If Lessee provides all such documents or information to PRIMMS on a
timely basis and if Lessee is assessed any additional charges as a result of the
untimely or improper filings by PRIMMS, PRIMMS agrees to reimburse Lessee for
such charges.

9. ROAD BREAKDOWNS. In the event any Leased Vehicle shall be disabled, PRIMMS
   ---------------
shall promptly repair or cause same to be repaired, after receipt from the
Lessee and/or its agents of notice of such disability, specifying where the
vehicle is located, the nature of the disability and, if known, the cause
thereof. Lessee undertakes that its drivers shall not make any repairs or
adjustments to any said vehicles, but in all cases of mechanical trouble, shall
give prompt notice to PRIMMS by the most prudent means available, describing the
nature of the trouble and the location of the vehicle, and shall abide by
PRIMMS' directions concerning emergency repairs. PRIMMS shall have no liability
for any contracted repair or service to a Leased Vehicle unless authorized by
PRIMMS and supported by a receipted bill therefor, itemizing the cost of labor
and/or materials, accompanied by the damaged parts.

10. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. Lessee shall deliver to PRIMMS at the service
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location shown on the applicable Schedule A for the respective vehicle, or as
otherwise reasonably directed by PRIMMS, all Leased Vehicles needing repairs or
as shall be requested by PRIMMS for inspection, necessary repairs or
maintenance, at the times designated by PRIMMS. PRIMMS undertakes and agrees to
make such inspection of each such vehicle at reasonable intervals to minimize,
insofar as possible, interruptions to Lessee's use of such vehicle. PRIMMS
agrees, at its own expense, unless otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement or on the applicable Schedule A, to provide suitable and adequate
repairs and maintenance service, including oiling and greasing of said vehicles,
to maintain said vehicles in good repair, mechanical condition and running
order, and to furnish all necessary oil and other lubricants necessary for the
operation of such vehicles. Any vehicles delivered to Lessee for use under this
Agreement shall, unless Lessee gives prompt written notice to the contrary, be
conclusively presumed to have had a neat and proper appearance and to have been
in good repair, mechanical condition and running order when so delivered to
Lessee.

     During the initial thirty (30) days of the Lease Term, PRIMMS will check
the engine oil and water levels on the Leased Vehicles on a weekly basis. PRIMMS
will notify Lessee of the applicable increase cost if PRIMMS is to continue to
provide this service.

11. TIRES. PRIMMS will provide at its own cost and expense all necessary tires
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and tubes for Leased Vehicles. Lessee undertakes and agrees that its drivers
will not operate any Leased Vehicles on a flat tire or on any tire or tires
which do not contain sufficient air pressure to prevent damage to the tires
other than ordinary wear and tear, and that in the event spare tires or tubes
become necessary, such drivers will notify PRIMMS immediately, whereupon, PRIMMS
will promptly supply the necessary tires and tubes. Reimbursement for the repair
of tires damaged by hitting sharp or blunt objects in the roadway will be
negotiated in good faith and mutually agreed upon prior to billing.
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     Lessee agrees to reimburse PRIMMS for the loss of or damage to any tires on
any Leased Vehicles caused by hitting sharp or blunt objects, whether on the
roadway or off, except that Lessee shall not be required to reimburse PRIMMS if
such damaged tires can be repaired and reused by PRIMMS.

     Reimbursement for the repair of tires damaged by hitting sharp or blunt
objects in the roadway will be negotiated in good faith and mutually agreed upon
prior to billing.

12. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. PRIMMS may, in its discretion, so long as it has
    -------------------
available sufficient captive vehicles of the size and type required by Lessee,
supply to Lessee additional vehicles for temporary use upon the same terms,
conditions and limitations as are applicable to Leased Vehicles in this
Agreement. Any additional vehicles rented to Lessee by PRIMMS under this section
shall be at PRIMMS' lease rate for Leased Vehicles. Additional vehicles rented
to Lessee by PRIMMS that are unlike any Leased Vehicles shall be at the then
current posted rate for such vehicles. For the purposes of this section, all
additional vehicle daily rates will be based upon one-fifth (1/5th) of the
weekly rates of vehicles leased under this Agreement.

     Where additional vehicles are furnished by PRIMMS through a third party
lessor, the rate for such vehicles will be at the actual rental rate paid by
PRIMMS, but all of the terms and conditions applicable to the lease of such
vehicles will be as set forth in a separate lease agreement to be entered into
between the Lessee and such other lessor.

     PRIMMS shall not be required to add any special painting, lettering or
alterations to any additional vehicles furnished to Lessee hereunder.

13. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]
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14. FUEL PROCUREMENT. The party designated on the applicable Schedule A agrees
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to provide fuel for the Leased Vehicles listed on such Schedule A. The party
designated to provide fuel agrees to be responsible for any mechanical problems
or damage to any Leased Vehicle caused by poor quality fuel, fuel waxing or
freezing, and for the cost of any repairs or maintenance required as result
thereof. PRIMMS agrees to check fluid levels on the Leased Vehicles once a week
for the first 30 days of the term of this Agreement and will provide Lessee with
a cost estimate of PRIMMS' continuation of this service. If Lessee elects not to
have PRIMMS continue such service, Lessee agrees to check the engine oil and
water levels each time the Leased Vehicles are fueled.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event,
fuel shall be unavailable to PRIMMS from any commercially reasonable source due
to any fuel shortage, fuel rationing or allocation by PRIMMS' suppliers, the
petroleum industry, the Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness, and/or any
other governmental body, or the unavailability of fuel to PRIMMS or Lessee for
any other reason, including but not limited to federal, state or municipal
statutes, laws or ordinances, rules or regulations, PRIMMS shall have no
obligation to provide Lessee with fuel under this Agreement. In such event
Lessee shall be deemed to be the party designated on Schedule A to furnish fuel
and shall procure all fuel from such other sources as are available to Lessee,
and no default on the part of PRIMMS shall exist hereunder and no cause for
cancellation of this Agreement shall exist nor shall Lessee make any reduction
or set-off in the fixed four-week lease charge because of such fuel shortage. If
fuel continues to be unavailable to both PRIMMS and Lessee for a continuous
six-month period, the parties may, at their sole discretion, by mutual consent,
agree upon a reduction of the charges under this Agreement. Notwithstanding that
PRIMMS may be designated on Schedule A as the party to provide fuel, Lessee
shall have the option at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
PRIMMS to provide fuel for the Leased Vehicles hereunder.

15. TAXES AND REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PRIMMS
    -----------------------------------------------------------
represents that the Leased Vehicles are, at the time of initial delivery to
Lessee, and, subject to compliance by Lessee with its obligations hereunder,
will be kept mechanically safe and properly equipped in accordance with safety
requirements of all regulatory agencies, including the Surface Transportation
Board and the Department of Transportation.

     The party specified on Schedule A shall provide and pay for local vehicle
registrations, State Base vehicle licenses in the state of domicile for the
licensed gross weight shown on the applicable Schedule A and federal highway use
tax relating to the Leased Vehicles. If PRIMMS is the party designated on
Schedule A to prepare and file fuel tax and highway use tax returns, Lessee
shall provide PRIMMS on a timely basis with all necessary reports, records,
receipts, invoices and other information necessary for such preparation and will
reimburse PRIMMS for any additional charge, assessment, tax or penalty imposed
or credit disallowed as a result of the untimely or improper submission of such
information by Lessee. If Lessee files such returns, it shall defend, indemnify
and hold harmless PRIMMS from and against all claims, losses and expenses
resulting from Lessee's failure to timely and properly file such returns or pay
such taxes.
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     When permitted by law, the party specified on the applicable Schedule A
will apply for such other vehicle licenses and permits, prorate or reciprocity
plates, as may be needed by the Lessee for the lawful operation of the Leased
Vehicles in the respective states listed on the applicable Schedule A. Such
other vehicle licenses, plates and permits will be provided at the Lessee's sole
cost and expense.

     Lessee further agrees to pay for all non-fuel sales and use taxes (unless
otherwise provided by law), interstate registration permits and any special
licenses and to pay any other taxes or fees resulting from or associated with
the operation and use of the Leased Vehicles or the fixed lease charges
hereunder, including but not limited to mileage taxes, ton-mile taxes, highway
and bridge tolls.

     PRIMMS shall have the right to pay or discharge any lien or encumbrance
asserted against any Leased Vehicle as a result of Lessee's failure to timely
pay any claim or assessment for any such taxes, permits or licenses and Lessee
shall promptly reimburse PRIMMS for such payments; provided, however, that
Lessee shall have 10 days after notice of any such lien or encumbrance to pay or
discharge the same before PRIMMS does so.

     Subject to compliance by Lessee with its obligations hereunder, PRIMMS
shall reimburse Lessee for Lessee's payment of any fines, penalties or other
charges levied by reason of any mechanical defects in the Leased Vehicles which
are promptly reported by Lessee to PRIMMS, or failure of PRIMMS to comply with
safety regulations prescribed by any regulatory agency applicable to any Leased
Vehicle, provided that PRIMMS is given prompt notice of any such fines,
penalties or charges.

     Upon (a) any increase in the federal, state or local taxes or license fees
applicable to the Leased Vehicles from the levels in effect as of the Date In
Service on the applicable Schedule A, (b) any new or additional federal, state
or local taxes or license fees applicable to the Leased Vehicles or by reason of
the leasing thereof, and (c) any increases in the cost of any equipment or
accessories for any Leased Vehicle required by any change in laws relating
thereto, PRIMMS shall thereupon notify the Lessee in writing of such increased
or additional costs, and the fixed four-week period lease or mileage charges
payable by Lessee shall be increased by an amount equal to the increase in or
addition to such costs, if applicable, for the remaining lease term of the
Leased Vehicles. Such increases in PRIMMS' charges will become effective on the
date such increased or additional taxes or fees are payable or such equipment or
accessories are required. Any decreases in such taxes, fees or costs shall be
credited by PRIMMS to the Lessee when the decreases become effective.

16. CARGO. PRIMMS' liability under Section 19.1 for any loss of or damage to any
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property stored, loaded or transported in or upon any Leased Vehicle shall
not exceed $25,000 per occurrence.

17. INSURANCE. Lessee shall maintain at all times until the termination of this
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Agreement or until all of the Leased Vehicles have been returned to PRIMMS
(whichever occurs last), at its sole cost expense (a) all risk public liability
and property damage insurance, with the limits described on the applicable
Schedule A, (b) comprehensive insurance covering each Leased Vehicle in an
amount at least equal to the Schedule A value thereof as shown on the applicable
Schedule A, as adjusted to the applicable stipulated loss value reflected on the
referenced table attached to the applicable Schedule A (the "Depreciated
Value"), (c) collision insurance covering the Leased Vehicles in an amount at
least equal to the Depreciated Value thereof, and (d) workers' compensation
insurance with the limits required by law.

     In the event that Lessee fails at any time to provide any of such insurance
after receiving written or oral notice of such failure, PRIMMS may (but shall
not be required) to do so at Lessee's expense (the cost of which shall be
payable on demand), without prejudice to its other rights and remedies
hereunder. All such insurance shall be written by an insurance company
reasonably satisfactory to PRIMMS and Lessee, shall name PRIMMS and its
partners, affiliates and assigns and their respective officers, directors,
partners, employees and agents, and any financing source for the Leased Vehicles
designated by PRIMMS, as additional insured parties, as their interests may
appear, shall be primary and not excess or contributory, and shall provide for
not less than 30 days prior written notice to PRIMMS of any cancellation of such
insurance or change in coverage. PRIMMS and any financing source for the Leased
Vehicles designated by PRIMMS shall be named as loss payee as to the Leased
Vehicles on the insurance specified in clauses (b) and (c) above. The Lessee
shall provide PRIMMS with written evidence of such coverage on or before the
commencement date of the lease as to any Leased Vehicle and at least 10 days
prior to the expiration of any coverage thereunder.

18. RISK OF LOSS. From the Date in Service of each Leased Vehicle until such
    ------------
vehicle is returned to PRIMMS at the termination of the lease for such vehicle,
Lessee shall bear all risk of loss, damage, theft, destruction, condemnation or
impoundment with respect to such vehicle from any cause whatsoever, other than
the sole negligence or willful misconduct of PRIMMS.
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19. INDEMNIFICATION BY LESSEE. Lessee agrees to release, indemnify, and hold
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harmless PRIMMS and its partners, affiliates, agents and employees, from and
against (a) any claims or causes of action (including reasonable attorneys fees
and court costs) for death of or injury to persons, or loss of or damage to
property, including but not limited to any Leased Vehicle and any property
stored, loaded or transported on any Leased Vehicle, except where the same is
solely due to PRIMMS' negligent or willful acts or omissions, and (b) any loss,
cost, damage, liability, fine, forfeiture, seizure, penalty or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) (collectively, "Losses")
which PRIMMS may incur, directly or indirectly, arising out of or in connection
with (i) the type and number of the Leased Vehicles or the purchase, possession,
use, operation, loading or unloading of any Leased Vehicle; (ii) any act or
omission of Lessee or any driver, agent, employee or invitee of Lessee or any
liability imposed upon or assumed by Lessee under any workers' compensation law,
contract, employee benefit plan, or otherwise; (iii) any failure by Lessee to
comply with any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance or rule or
regulation of any governmental authority, including but not limited to the
Surface Transportation Board and the Department of Transportation; (iv) if
Lessee is the party designated on Schedule A to provide fuel for the Leased
Vehicles, any failure or delay to pay any applicable fuel tax or costs; (v) any
discharge, disposal, release or escape of any Hazardous Materials (as defined in
Section 22 below), whether before or after the date of this Agreement, which
occurs from or in connection with the leasing, operation, fueling or maintenance
of the Leased Vehicles or which occurs at, under, from or onto the premises on
which the Leased Vehicles are parked, stored, fueled or maintained, except where
the same is solely due to PRIMMS' negligent or willful acts or omissions; or
(vi) any other breach by Lessee of its covenants, representations or warranties
under this Agreement. If any unforeseen or extraordinary expense arises in
connection with the ownership of the Leased Vehicles which has not been provided
for in this Agreement, the parties will enter into good faith negotiations and
mutually agree upon which party or parties will bear such expense.

Lessee shall have the exclusive right to defend and/or settle any and all
actions based on or arising out of the foregoing matters for which Lessee is
obligated to indemnify PRIMMS, and Lessee agrees to do so diligently and in good
faith. Each party shall notify the other party promptly upon receipt of notice
or knowledge of any event which could give rise to a claim for indemnification
under this section. Lessee shall not, without the prior written consent of
PRIMMS, settle any such claim without obtaining a full release of any and all
liability against PRIMMS. PRIMMS shall have the right, at its option and at its
expense, to participate in any litigation brought against PRIMMS without thereby
relieving Lessee of its obligations thereunder. If Lessee fails to defend any
such action diligently and in good faith, then PRIMMS may do so at the expense
of Lessee.

19.1 Indemnification by PRIMMS. PRIMMS agrees to release, indemnify and hold
     -------------------------
harmless Lessee and its partners, affiliates, agents and employees, from and
against (a) any claims or causes of action (including reasonable attorneys' fees
and court costs) for death of or injury to persons, or loss of or damage to
property, including but not limited to any Leased Vehicle and any property
stored, loaded or transported on any Leased Vehicle, where the same is solely
due to PRIMMS' negligent or wilful acts or omissions, and (b) any loss, cost,
damage, liability, fine, forfeiture, seizure, penalty or expense (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) which Lessee may incur, directly or
indirectly arising out of or in connection with, (i) any act or omission of
PRIMMS or any driver, agent, employee or invitee of PRIMMS or any liability
imposed upon or assumed by PRIMMS under any workers' compensation law, contract,
employee benefit plan, or otherwise; (ii) any failure by PRIMMS to comply with
federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance or rule or regulation of any
governmental authority, including, but not limited to, the Surface
Transportation Board and the Department of Transportation, (iii) if PRIMMS is
the party designated on Schedule A to provide fuel for the Leased Vehicles, any
failure or delay to pay any applicable fuel or tax costs; (iv) any discharge,
disposal or release of any Hazardous Materials (as defined in Section 22 below),
which occurs from or in connection with the leasing, operation, fueling or
maintenance of the Leased Vehicles or which occurs at, under, from or onto the
premises on which the Leased Vehicles are parked, stored, fueled or maintained,
where the same is solely due to PRIMMS' negligent or wilful acts or omissions;
or (v) any other breach by PRIMMS of its covenants, representations or
warranties under this Agreement.

PRIMMS shall have the exclusive right to defend and/or settle any and all
actions based on or arising out of the foregoing matters for which PRIMMS is
obligated to indemnify Lessee, and PRIMMS agrees to do so diligently and in good
faith. Each party shall notify the other party promptly upon receipt of notice
or knowledge of any event which could give rise to a claim for indemnification
under this section. PRIMMS shall not, without prior written consent of Lessee,
settle any such claim without obtaining a full release of any and all
liabilities against Lessee. Lessee shall have the right, at its option and its
expense, to participate in any litigation brought against Lessee without thereby
relieving PRIMMS of its obligations hereunder. If PRIMMS fails to defend any
such action diligently and in good faith, then Lessee may do so at the expense
of PRIMMS.

20. DAMAGE TO LEASED VEHICLES. Lessee shall not abuse or carelessly operate any
    -------------------------
of the Leased Vehicles. Such vehicles shall not be operated so as to result in
violation of any ordinances, regulations or statutes established by any public
body. Lessee shall reimburse PRIMMS in full, upon demand, for damage to any of
the Leased Vehicles resulting from any cause whatsoever (other than the sole
proven gross negligence or wilful misconduct of PRIMMS),
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including but not limited to negligence, abusive or reckless operation,
off-the-road operation, over-loading beyond the load capacity of the Leased
Vehicles as set forth on the applicable Schedule A, contact with other vehicles
or objects, or improper use of mechanical equipment in the loading or unloading
of the Leased Vehicles. If Lessee fails to procure and maintain collision
insurance for any Leased Vehicle, Lessee agrees to reimburse PRIMMS upon demand
for all loss, cost and expense resulting from loss of or damage to any such
vehicle.

     To the extent that Lessee's collision insurance hereunder does not cover
the cost of any re-lettering, re-decaling, or towing on any Leased Vehicle,
where such re-lettering, re-decaling or towing is necessary because of accident
damage, collision or upset to such vehicle, Lessee agrees to pay such costs upon
demand.

21. COOPERATION IN DEFENDING A CLAIM. In the event of any accident or occurrence
    --------------------------------
involving a Leased Vehicle which accident or occurrence involves bodily injury
or death or property damage exceeding $10,000, or which Lessee believes is due
to PRIMMS' failure to properly repair or maintain the vehicle, Lessee shall
provide PRIMMS with prompt notice thereof. Such notice shall include all
information relevant thereto, including, but not limited to the date, time,
place and circumstance of the accident, names and addresses of persons injured
and owners of property damaged, and names and addresses of witnesses (if any)
and copies of any required police report. In the event of any accident or
occurrence involving a Leased Vehicle, Lessee shall also make all police reports
required by law and by applicable insurance policies. Each party, its agents and
employees shall cooperate fully with the other party and the insurer in the
investigation and defense of any claim or suit, and shall do nothing to impair
or invalidate any applicable insurance coverage. Lessee shall promptly deliver
to PRIMMS, or to such person or company as PRIMMS shall have designated in
writing, any and all papers, notices, summonses, process and documents
whatsoever served upon or delivered to Lessee or Lessee's agents or employees in
connection with any claim, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity
involving or based upon an accident or occurrence described in the first
sentence of this section and arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or
operation of any Leased Vehicle.

22. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Lessee represents and warrants to and covenants with
    ---------------------
PRIMMS that Lessee is and at all times during the term of this Agreement Lessee
will be (i) in compliance with all applicable Environmental and Safety
Requirements (as defined below), and (ii) in possession of all required permits,
licenses, certifications and approvals (collectively, "Permits"), including
those necessary for the performance by PRIMMS of the maintenance services to be
rendered under Section 10 at the location at which such services are to be
performed (the "Services") (other than Permits required for refrigerant
recycling and for the off-site disposal of any Hazardous Materials generated by
PRIMMS in performing the Services), including the filing of all notices or
applications required thereby or pertaining thereto the vehicles and operations
of the Truck Lease and Service Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PRIMMS
agrees that it will be solely responsible for (i) refrigerant recycling and the
off-site disposal of any Hazardous Materials generated by PRIMMS in performing
the Services, in accordance with all Environmental and Safety Requirements, and
(ii) the matters described in clause (iv) of Section 19.1.

     Within thirty (30) days after the date of execution of the Agreement by
both parties (the "Execution Date"), PRIMMS shall retain an environmental
consultant at PRIMMS' expense to perform an investigation and complete a related
Phase I Environmental Report covering Lessee's existing facility (the "Report").
Lessee agrees to provide access to such facility for that purpose. It shall be a
condition precedent to PRIMMS' obligations hereunder and to take possession of
the Lessee's existing facility that the Report shall be satisfactory to PRIMMS
in its sole discretion. PRIMMS will advise Lessee of the fulfillment or
non-fulfillment of this condition no later than thirty (30) days after the
Execution Date.

     For purposes of this Agreement, (a) "Environmental and Safety Requirements"
means all federal, state and local statutes, laws, rules, regulations, codes,
ordinances, orders, standards, permits, licenses, actions, policies and
requirements (including consent decrees, judicial decisions and administrative
orders) relating to protection, preservation or conservation of the environment
and public or worker health and safety, all as amended, hereafter amended, or
reauthorized, and (b) "Hazardous Materials" means any toxic or hazardous
substances, pollutants, waste, or contaminants including, without limitation,
petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos containing material in any form or
condition, polychlorinated biphenyls, to which liability or standards of conduct
may be imposed under the Environmental and Safety Requirements.

23. VEHICLE THEFT OR DESTRUCTION. If a Leased Vehicle is lost or stolen and
    ----------------------------
remains so for fifteen (15) days after PRIMMS has been notified thereof, the
lease as to such Leased Vehicle shall then terminate provided all charges for
such Leased Vehicle and all other amounts due to PRIMMS under this Agreement
have been paid to the date of the loss or theft. If a Leased Vehicle is, in
PRIMMS' reasonable opinion, damaged beyond repair, PRIMMS shall notify Lessee
within thirty (30) days after PRIMMS has been advised of the loss. Upon receipt
of PRIMMS' notice that the vehicle has been damaged beyond repair, provided all
charges for such Leased Vehicle and all other amounts due to PRIMMS under this
Agreement have been paid to the date such Leased Vehicle was taken out of
service, the lease as to such Leased
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Vehicle shall then terminate. Any termination under this section shall be
without prejudice to any right or remedy of PRIMMS arising prior to such
termination.

24. VEHICLE RETURN ON CONTRACT TERMINATION. If this Agreement shall be cancelled
    --------------------------------------
or terminated, in whole or in part, as to any Leased Vehicle, Lessee shall, on
or before the effective date of such cancellation or termination, return such
vehicle to PRIMMS, at the location at which delivery of said vehicle shall have
been made to Lessee (or at such other location in the same city as may have been
designated by PRIMMS), in at least as good condition and running order as when
received by Lessee (except as provided in Section 23), ordinary wear and tear
excepted. Except for a Leased Vehicle which is lost or stolen as provided in
Section 23, no cancellation or termination of the lease as to such vehicle shall
be effective until such vehicle is returned to Lessee in accordance with the
preceding sentence.

     In the event Lessee shall fail or refuse to return said vehicles to PRIMMS
as aforesaid, PRIMMS shall have the right upon 24 hours advance notice to take
possession of said vehicles and remove the same, and for this purpose, to enter
any premises during operating hours where any of said vehicles shall be, without
being liable to any suit, action, defense or other proceedings by Lessee. Lessee
may also take possession of any property loaded on any such vehicle and either
hold the same until picked up by Lessee or store the same, in each case at
Lessee's expense, without liability for any damage to or loss or spoilage of
such property. Return or repossession of vehicles pursuant to this section shall
not affect in any way the rights of PRIMMS and the obligations of Lessee
specified in Section 26.

     Upon termination of this Agreement as to any Leased Vehicle, the Lessee
shall have neither the right nor obligation to purchase such vehicle from
PRIMMS, except as provided in Section 26(b) or Section 27.

25. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither party shall be liable to the other party for the
    -------------
first party's failure to perform or delay in the performance of its obligations
hereunder (including, but not limited to its obligation to supply or repair any
vehicle or substitute vehicle or to supply fuel for any Leased Vehicle, but
excluding any obligation to make any payment hereunder) due to causes beyond its
reasonable control, or due to acts of God, acts of civil or military authority,
accidents, fires, strikes lockouts, floods, embargoes, epidemics, quarantine
restrictions, wars, belligerencies, insurgencies, riots, delays in
transportation, equipment shortages or inability due to causes beyond its
reasonable control to obtain from customary sources necessary labor, materials,
parts, components, fuel, power or transportation.

26. CONTRACT CANCELLATION.
    ---------------------

     (a)  Either party shall have the right to cancel this Agreement as of any
          anniversary of the Date in Service of each vehicle delivered to Lessee
          hereunder, by giving to the other party at least sixty (60) days
          advance notice thereof, which cancellation shall be effective as of
          the anniversary date (the "Cancellation Date") next following the end
          of such 60-day period.

     (b)  In the event Lessee shall elect to cancel this Agreement under Section
          26(a) above, then (i) Lessee or another party designated by Lessee
          shall purchase the Leased Vehicles for an amount equal to the
          Depreciated Value thereof, or (ii) Lessee shall pay to PRIMMS, as
          liquidated damages for the loss of a bargain and not as a penalty, the
          amount by which the Depreciated Value thereof exceeds the proceeds, if
          any, of the sale of the Leased Vehicles by PRIMMS. If Lessee fails to
          purchase the Leased Vehicles as aforesaid on or before the
          Cancellation Date, then PRIMMS may sell the Leased Vehicles and Lessee
          shall pay to PRIMMS the amount required under clause (ii) above
          promptly after receipt of an invoice for the amount due.

     (c)  In the event PRIMMS shall elect to cancel this Agreement under Section
          26(a) above, Lessee shall not be obligated to purchase the Leased
          Vehicles or to pay the amount required under clause (ii) of Section
          26(b).

     (d)  In the event either party shall elect to cancel this Agreement under
          Section 26(a) above, then, unless Lessee purchases the Leased Vehicles
          under Section 26(b)(i), Lessee shall reimburse PRIMMS on the
          Cancellation Date, or as soon thereafter as the amount can be
          determined, for the cost to repair all vehicle damage, the amount of
          the prepaid and unused license, registration, permit, or other use
          charges, whether designated as fees, taxes or otherwise, and all other
          amounts payable by PRIMMS as a result of such early cancellation (to
          the extent related to extra equipment originally installed or
          alterations originally made to the Leased Vehicles at the request of
          Lessee), allocable to the unexpired portion of the term as of the
          Cancellation Date.
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     (e)  No cancellation or other termination of this Agreement by either party
          shall in any way relieve Lessee of liability for the payment of any
          sum accruing or relating to any period on or prior to the effective
          date of termination or cancellation.

27. BREACH OR DEFAULT. Time is of the essence of this Agreement. In the event
    -----------------
either party (the "Defaulting Party") shall become insolvent, file a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, be
adjudicated bankrupt by any court of competent jurisdiction, permit or suffer a
receiver to be appointed for its business, permit or suffer a disposition of all
or a substantial portion of its assets outside of the ordinary course of
business, be dissolved or liquidated or cease to be actively engaged in
business, or if any of the representations or warranties of the Defaulting Party
shall be untrue in any material respect at the time made, or if the Defaulting
Party shall be in default in the payment of any amount and/or in the performance
of any other covenants or conditions required under this Agreement (or any other
agreement between Lessee and PRIMMS) to be kept or performed by the Defaulting
Party and such default shall continue for five (5) days after written notice
thereof from the other party (the "Non-Defaulting Party") to the Defaulting
Party, the Non-Defaulting Party may immediately, without further notice or
demand, terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall be without prejudice to
any other right or remedy that the Non-Defaulting Party may have hereunder
including the right to recover any damages incurred.

     In the event of any such termination of this Agreement by PRIMMS, Lessee
shall be required (a) at PRIMMS' election to purchase forthwith the Leased
Vehicles for an amount equal to the Depreciated Value thereof or to pay to
PRIMMS the amount required under clause (ii) of Section 26(b), and (b) to pay
all amounts required under Section 26(d), without prejudice to other remedies
PRIMMS may have under this Agreement or at law or in equity. In the event of any
such termination of this Agreement by Lessee, (a) Lessee shall have the option
(but not shall be obligated) to purchase the Leased Vehicles for an amount equal
to the Depreciated Value thereof, and (b) if such option is exercised, Lessee
shall pay all amounts required under Section 26(d), without prejudice to other
remedies Lessee may have under this Agreement or at law or in equity. Such
option shall be exercised by written notice to PRIMMS given within five days
after the date of such termination. Any purchase of a Leased Vehicle by Lessee
under this section or Section 26 shall be on an "as-is, where is" basis.

     In no event shall either party be liable for consequential, indirect or
special damages on account of any delay or failure to perform its obligations
hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if PRIMMS fails to
furnish Lessee additional units over and above the contracted units, PRIMMS
shall have no liability for the cost of such vehicle.

28. ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST. Neither this Agreement, nor any interest herein, may
    ----------------------
be assigned, pledged or encumbered by Lessee or by operation of law without the
prior written consent of PRIMMS, and no Leased Vehicle may be assigned, pledged,
sublet or encumbered nor possession or use thereof given to any other person or
entity, without PRIMMS' prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee may
assign this Agreement (including by operation of law) to any entity controlled
by or under common control with Lessee, without the consent of PRIMMS, provided
that PRIMMS is given prior written notice of any such assignment. Lessee shall
remain liable for all of its obligations hereunder, notwithstanding any such
assignment, pledge, encumbrance, subletting or change of possession.

     Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executives, administrators, successors and
permitted assigns. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit PRIMMS from
assigning all or any part of its interest in this Agreement to any affiliated
entity, to any third party which succeeds to its business, or to any lender for
security purposes, in each case without the written consent of Lessee.

     It is hereby agreed that the rights of the Lessee are subject and
subordinate to any lien given by PRIMMS to secure the purchase price of the
Leased Vehicles and to the rights of any equipment lessor who may be leasing the
Leased Vehicles to PRIMMS. PRIMMS shall have the right to assign to an affiliate
without Lessee's consent, but such assignment shall not release PRIMMS from any
of PRIMMS's obligations under this Agreement. Similarly, assignment of PRIMMS'
interest in this Agreement shall not release Lessee from any of the Lessee's
obligations under this Agreement, and the assignee shall be entitled to all
rights of PRIMMS hereunder, free from any defense, offset or counterclaim by
Lessee.

29. VEHICLE WARRANTIES. PRIMMS and Lessee will cooperate with one another in
    ------------------
making any warranty claim against the manufacturer. PRIMMS makes no express or
implied warranties or representations with respect to the Leased Vehicles, their
design, condition, quality, merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no defect in, or
unfitness of, any Leased Vehicle will relieve Lessee of the obligation to pay
any lease charges or other amounts due hereunder or to perform any other
obligations of Lessee hereunder.
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30. WAIVERS. The failure of either party (the "Non-Defaulting Party") at any
    -------
time to require strict performance by the other party of any of the provisions
hereof shall not waive or diminish the Non-Defaulting Party's right thereafter
to demand strict compliance therewith. No waiver of any term or provision hereof
shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other breach. All waivers
hereunder shall be in writing and executed by an officer of the party making
such waiver.

31. NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or permitted under
    -------
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally
delivered or sent by fax or three business days after being mailed by United
States first class mail, postage prepaid, from an officer of one party to this
Agreement to an officer of the other party to this Agreement, at the parties'
respective addresses as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement (and if
sent by fax, to Primms at 630-572-2809 and to Lessee at 305-685-1794 and
323-869-7862) or to such other address or fax number as either party may from
time to time provide to the other party by written notice.

32. GOVERNING LAW; FORUM. This Agreement is entered into at Oak Brook, Illinois
    --------------------
and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Illinois, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Any
litigation brought by Lessee in connection with this Lease shall be brought and
maintained solely in the state courts located in DuPage County, Illinois or in
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division,
or in the state or federal court located in the county in which HLC's principal
place of business is located, and Lessee hereby agrees to the jurisdiction of
said courts and to such venue for purposes of such litigation; provided,
however, PRIMMS may bring and maintain an action against Lessee in any
jurisdiction where Lessee conducts business or in which a Leased Vehicle may be
located. Each party waives all right to a trial by jury in any litigation in
connection with this Lease or the Leased Vehicles.

33. LIABILITY OF LESSEE. In the event of any breach by either Lessee or PRIMMS
    -------------------
of its obligations under this Agreement, such party shall be liable to the other
party to this Agreement for all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and court costs, actually incurred in collecting payments due
from the breaching party hereunder or in enforcing any rights of the
non-breaching party pursuant to this Agreement.

34. SURVIVAL. All representations and warranties and indemnification obligations
    --------
made herein or in connection with this Agreement shall survive any termination
or cancellation of this Agreement.

35. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement, together with all schedules now or hereafter
    -------------
made a part hereof, shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be
amended or altered in any manner unless such amendment or alteration is in
writing and signed on behalf of the parties hereto by their duly authorized
representatives. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed to give effect to
the intent of the parties. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. The section headings in this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof. The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict constriction will
be applied against any party hereto.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

     PRIMMS, L.P.,                          SMART & FINAL INC.
     A Delaware Limited Partnership

     By: /s/ Robert D. Shingle              By: /s/ Richard N. Phegley
         ------------------------------         --------------------------------

     Title:   President                     Title: Senior Vice President & Chief
                                                   Financial Officer

     Date: 10/29/01                         Date: 10/8/01

     Witness: /s/ Joseph F. Lipka Jr.       Witness: /s/ Sara Alvarez
             --------------------------             ----------------------------

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