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EXHIBIT 10(ee)

                                  JACLYN, INC.
                  1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                       NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION CONTRACT
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THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION CONTRACT entered into as of the 28th day of
November 2000 between JACLYN, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Norman Alexrod (the "Optionee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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         1.   The Company, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan of the Company (the "Plan"), grants
as of November 28, 2000 to the Optionee an option to purchase an aggregate of
2,000 shares of the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company
("Common Stock"), at $2.875 per share, being 100% of the fair market value of
such shares of Common Stock on such date.

         2.   The term of this option shall be 10 years, subject to earlier
termination as provided in the Plan. This option shall be exercisable
immediately as to 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock subject hereto;
provided, that this option shall not be exercisable at any time in an amount
less than 100 shares (or the remaining shares covered hereby if less than 100
shares).

         3.   This option shall be exercised by giving written notice to the
Company at its principal office, presently 635 59th Street, West New York, New
Jersey 07093, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, stating that the Optionee is
exercising this option, specifying the number of shares being purchased and
accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate purchase price therefor (a) in
cash or by certified check, (b) with previously acquired shares of Common Stock
having an aggregate fair market value on the date of exercise (determined in
accordance with Article 5 of the Plan) equal to the aggregate exercise price of
all options being exercised, or (c) any combination of the foregoing. In
addition, the Optionee agrees to pay to the Company in cash, upon demand, the
amount, if any, which the Company determines is necessary to satisfy its
obligation to withhold federal, state and local income and other taxes or other
amounts incurred by reason of the grant or exercise of this option. In no event
may a fraction of a share of Common Stock be purchased hereunder.

         4.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the provisions
of Article 11 of the Plan, this option shall not be exercisable by the Optionee
unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon

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the exercise of this option shall be effective and current at the time of
exercise or (b) there is an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
for the issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon exercise. At the request of
the Board of Directors, the Optionee shall execute and deliver to the Company
representations and warranties, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel to
the Company, that the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of
the option are being acquired by the Optionee for his own account, for
investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof within
the meaning of the Securities Act. Nothing herein shall be construed so as to
obligate the Company to register the shares subject to this option under the
Securities Act.

         5.   Nothing in the Plan or herein shall confer upon the Optionee any
right to continue as a director of the Company.

         6.   The Company may endorse such legends upon the certificates for
shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of this option and may issue such
"stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent in respect of such shares as
it determines, in its discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to prevent a
violation of, or to perfect an exemption from, the registration requirements of
the Securities Act.

         7.   The Company and the Optionee agree that they will both be subject
to and bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, a copy of which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof. In the event the Optionee is no longer a
director of the Company or in the event of his death or disability (as defined
in the Plan), his rights hereunder shall be governed by and be subject to the
provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this
Contract and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

         8.   The Optionee represents and agrees that he will comply with all
applicable laws relating to the Plan and to the grant and exercise of this
option and the disposition of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise
of this option, including without limitation, federal and state securities and
"blue sky" laws.

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         9.   This option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of the
Optionee only by him.

         10.  This Contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successor or assign of the Company and to any heir, distributee, executor,
administrator or legal representative entitled under the Plan and by law to the
Optionee's rights hereunder.

         11.  This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.

         12.  The invalidity or illegality of any provision herein shall not
affect the validity of any other provision.

         13.  The Optionee agrees that the Company may amend the Plan and the
options granted to the Optionee under the Plan, subject to the limitations
contained in the Plan.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract as
of the day and year first above written.

                                       JACLYN, INC.

                                       By: __________________________

                                       Its: _________________________

                                       ______________________________
                                       Norman Axelrod, Optionee

                                       ______________________________

                                       ______________________________
                                       Address

                                       ______________________________
                                       Tax Id. or Social Security No.

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                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                       OF

                                  JACLYN, INC.

         1.   Purposes of the Plan. This stock option plan (the "Plan") is
intended to provide an incentive to employees (including directors and officers
who are employees) of, and consultants to, Jaclyn, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), or any of its Subsidiaries (as such term is defined in
Paragraph 19), and to offer an additional inducement in obtaining the services
of such individuals. The Plan provides for the grant of "incentive stock
options" ("ISOs") within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and nonqualified stock options which do not
qualify as ISOs ("NQSOs"). The Company makes no representation or warranty,
express or implied, as to the qualification of any option as an "incentive stock
option" under the Code.

         2.   Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph
12, the aggregate number of shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), for which options may be granted under the
Plan shall not exceed 300,000 shares. Such shares of Common Stock may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors"),
consist either in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock or shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company. Subject to
the provisions of Paragraph 13, any shares of Common Stock subject to an option
which for any reason expires, is canceled or is terminated unexercised or which
ceases for any reason to be exercisable shall again become available for the
granting of options under the Plan. The Company shall at all times during the
term of the Plan reserve and keep available such number of shares of Common
Stock as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

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         3.   Administration of the Plan. The Plan will be administered by the
Board, or, in the sole discretion of the Board, by a committee (the Committee)
consisting of two or more directors appointed by the Board. Those administering
the Plan shall be referred to herein as the "Administrators." Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Company is or becomes a corporation issuing any class of
common equity securities required to be registered under section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), to the extent
necessary to preserve any deduction under Section 162(m) of the Code or to
comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule
("Rule 16b-3"), any Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan
shall be comprised of two or more directors each of whom shall be a
"non-employee director," within the meaning of Rule 16b-3, and an "outside
director," within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3), and
the delegation of powers to the Committee shall be consistent with applicable
laws and regulations (including, without limitation, applicable state law and
Rule 16b-3). Unless otherwise provided in the By-Laws of the Company, by
resolution of the Board of Directors or applicable law, a majority of the
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority
of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and any acts
approved in writing by all members without a meeting, shall be the acts of the
Committee.

              Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Administrators
shall have the authority, in their sole discretion, to determine the persons who
shall be granted options; the times when they shall receive options; whether an
option granted to an employee shall be an ISO or a NQSO; the type and number of
shares of Common Stock to be subject to each option; the term of each option;
the date each option shall become exercisable; whether an option shall be
exercisable in whole or in installments, and, if in installments, the number of
shares of Common Stock to be subject to each installment; whether the
installments shall be cumulative; the date each installment shall become
exercisable and the term of each installment; whether to accelerate the date of
exercise of any option or installment; whether shares of Common Stock may be

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issued upon the exercise of an option as partly paid, and, if so, the dates when
future installments of the exercise price shall become due and the amounts of
such installments; the exercise price of each option; the form of payment of the
exercise price; the fair market value of a share of Common Stock; whether and
under what conditions to restrict the sale or other disposition of the shares of
Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of an option and, if so, whether and
under what conditions to waive any such restriction; whether and under what
conditions to subject the exercise of all or any portion of an option to the
fulfillment of certain restrictions or contingencies as specified in the
contract referred to in Paragraph 11 (the "Contract"), including, without
limitation, restrictions or contingencies relating to (a) entering into a
covenant not to compete with the Company, its Parent (if any) (as such term is
defined in Paragraph 19) and any Subsidiaries, (b) financial objectives for the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries, a division, a product line or other category
and/or (c) the period of continued employment of the optionee with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, and to determine whether such restrictions or
contingencies have been met; the amount, if any, necessary to satisfy the
obligation of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent to withhold
taxes or other amounts; whether an optionee has a Disability (as such term is
defined in Paragraph 19); with the consent of the optionee, to cancel or modify
an option, provided, however, that the modified provision is permitted to be
included in an option granted under the Plan on the date of the modification;
and provided, further, however, that in the case of a modification (within the
meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code) of an ISO, such option as modified would
be permitted to be granted on the date of such modification under the terms of
the Plan; to construe the respective Contracts and the Plan; to prescribe, amend
and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to approve any provision
of the Plan or any option granted under the Plan or any amendment to either,
which, under Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, requires the approval of
the Board of Directors, a committee of non-employee directors or the
stockholders, in order to be exempt under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
(unless otherwise specifically provided herein) or to preserve any deduction
under Section 162(m) of the Code; and to make all other determinations necessary
or advisable for administering the Plan. Any controversy or claim arising out of
or relating to the Plan, any option granted under the Plan or any Contract shall

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be determined unilaterally by the Administrators in their sole discretion. The
determinations of the Administrators on matters referred to in this Paragraph 3
shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. No Administrator or former
Administrator shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith
with respect to the Plan or any option granted hereunder.

         4.   Eligibility. The Administrators may from time to time, consistent
with the purposes of the Plan, grant options to such employees (including
officers and directors who are employees) of, or consultants to, the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, as the Administrators may determine in their sole
discretion. Such options granted shall cover such number of shares of Common
Stock as the Administrators may determine in their sole discretion; provided,
however, that the maximum number of shares subject to options that may be
granted to any employee during any calendar year under the Plan shall be 200,000
shares; provided, further, however, that the aggregate market value (determined
at the time the option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock for which any
eligible employee may be granted ISOs under the Plan or any other plan of the
Company, or of a Parent or a Subsidiary of the Company, which are exercisable
for the first time by such optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed
$100,000. The $100,000 ISO limitation amount shall be applied by taking ISOs
into account in the order in which they were granted. Any option (or portion
thereof) granted in excess of such ISO limitation amount shall be treated as a
NQSO to the extent of such excess.

         5.   Exercise Price. The exercise price of the shares of Common Stock
under each option shall be determined by the Administrators in their sole
discretion; provided, however, that the exercise price of an ISO shall not be
less than the fair market value of the Common Stock subject to such option on
the date of grant; and provided, further, however, that if, at the time an ISO
is granted, the optionee owns (or is deemed to own under Section 424(d) of the
Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company, of any of its Subsidiaries, or of a Parent, the
exercise price of such ISO shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value
of the Common Stock subject to such ISO on the date of grant.

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              The fair market value of a share of Common Stock on any day shall
be (a) if the principal market for the Common Stock is a national securities
exchange, the average of the highest and lowest sales prices per share of the
Common Stock on such day as reported by such exchange or on a consolidated tape
reflecting transactions on such exchange, (b) if the principal market for the
Common Stock is not a national securities exchange and the Common Stock is
quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq"), and (i) if actual sales price
information is available with respect to the Common Stock, the average of the
highest and lowest sales prices per share of the Common Stock on such day on
Nasdaq, or (ii) if such information is not available, the average of the highest
bid and the lowest asked prices per share for the Common Stock on such day on
Nasdaq, or (c) if the principal market for the Common Stock is not a national
securities exchange and the Common Stock is not quoted on Nasdaq, the average of
the highest bid and lowest asked prices per share for the Common Stock on such
day as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board Service or by National Quotation
Bureau, Incorporated or a comparable service; provided, however, that if clauses
(a), (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 5 are all inapplicable, or if no trades have
been made or no quotes are available for such day, the fair market value of a
share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Administrators by any method
consistent with any applicable regulations adopted by the Treasury Department
relating to stock options.

         6.   Term. Each option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be for such
term as is established by the Administrators, in their sole discretion;
provided, however, that the term of each ISO granted pursuant to the Plan shall
be for a period not exceeding 10 years from the date of grant thereof, and
provided further, that if, at the time an ISO is granted, the optionee owns (or
is deemed to own under Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than
10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company,
of any of its Subsidiaries or of a Parent, the term of the ISO shall be for a
period not exceeding five years from the date of grant. Options shall be subject
to earlier termination as hereinafter provided.

         7.   Exercise. An option (or any installment thereof), to the extent
then exercisable, shall be exercised by giving written notice to the Company at
its principal office stating which option is being exercised, specifying the
number of shares of Common Stock as to which such option is being exercised and

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accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate exercise price therefor (or the
amount due on exercise if the applicable Contract permits installment payments)
(a) in cash or by certified check, (b) with previously acquired shares of Common
Stock having an aggregate fair market value, on the date of exercise, equal to
the aggregate exercise price of all options being exercised, (c) any combination
thereof or (d) one-tenth of the aggregate exercise price in cash (or by
certified check) and the balance by issuance of a recourse promissory note in
form satisfactory to the Administrators (the "Note") bearing interest at a rate
equal to or greater than one hundred ten (110%) percent of the "applicable
federal rate" in effect on the date of exercise of the stock option in
accordance with Section 1274(d) of the Code, with interest payable annually on
the anniversary date of said Note, said Note to mature and be payable as to
principal and accrued but unpaid interest in accordance with the determination
of the Administrators on the date of grant, but in no event later than the ninth
anniversary of the exercise date, with the holder of the stock option having the
right to prepay at any time all or any portion of the unpaid principal, to
designate whether said prepayment(s) shall be allocated (x) to pay fully in cash
the exercise price with respect to certain of the shares or (y) pro rata among
all of the shares which have not previously been paid for fully in cash;
provided, that the cash (or certified check) portion to be paid pursuant hereto
shall in no event be less than the product of (1) the number of shares as to
which the stock option is being exercised, multiplied by (2) the then par value
per share; and provided, further, that shares acquired by issuance of a Note
shall not be sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or transferred until the Note
is fully paid as to principal and accrued interest (or until certain of the
shares so acquired have been fully paid for in cash by the holder of stock
option pursuant to subsection (x) hereinabove), and that certificates
representing such shares shall bear an appropriate legend referring to said
restriction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case may shares be tendered if
such tender would require the Company to incur a charge against its earnings for
financial accounting purposes. The Company shall not be required to issue any
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any option until all required
payments with respect thereto, including payments for any required withholding
amounts, have been made. Fair market value of the shares shall be determined in
accordance with Paragraph 5.

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         An optionee shall not have the rights of a stockholder with respect to
shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of an option until the
date of issuance of a stock certificate to the optionee for such shares or, in
the case of uncertificated shares, until the date an entry is made on the books
of the Company's transfer agent representing such shares; provided, however,
that until such stock certificate is issued or until such book entry is made,
any optionee using previously acquired shares of Common Stock in payment of an
option exercise price shall continue to have the rights of a stockholder with
respect to such previously acquired shares.

              In no case may a fraction of a share of Common Stock be purchased
or issued under the Plan.

         8.   Termination of Relationship. Except as may otherwise be expressly
provided in the applicable Contract, any optionee whose employment or consulting
relationship with the Company (and its Parent and Subsidiaries) has terminated
for any reason other than the death or Disability of the optionee may exercise
any option granted to the optionee, to the extent exercisable on the date of
such termination, at any time within three months after the date of termination,
but not thereafter and in no event after the date the option would otherwise
have expired; provided, however, that if such relationship is terminated either
(a) for cause, or (b) without the consent of the Company, such option shall
terminate immediately.

              Nothing in the Plan or in any option granted under the Plan shall
confer on any person any right to continue in the employ or as a consultant of
the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or interfere in any way with
any right of the Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate
such relationship at any time for any reason whatsoever without liability to the
Company, its Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

         9.   Death or Disability of an Optionee. Except as may otherwise be
expressly provided in the applicable Contract, if an optionee dies (a) while he
is employed by, or a consultant to, the Company, its Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) within three months after the termination of the optionee's
employment or consulting relationship with the Company, its Parent and its
Subsidiaries (unless such termination was for cause or without the consent of

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the Company) or (c) within one year following the termination of such employment
or consulting relationship by reason of the optionee's Disability, the options
granted to the optionee as an employee of, or consultant to, the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of
the optionee's death, by the optionee's Legal Representative (as such term is
defined in Paragraph 19), at any time within one year after death, but not
thereafter and in no event after the date the option would otherwise have
expired. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in the applicable
Contract, any optionee whose employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, its Parent and its Subsidiaries has terminated by reason of the
optionee's Disability may exercise such options, to the extent exercisable upon
the effective date of such termination, at any time within one year after such
date, but not thereafter and in no event after the date the option would
otherwise have expired.

         10.  Compliance with Securities Laws. It is a condition to the exercise
of any option that either (a) a Registration Statement under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the shares of Common
Stock to be issued upon such exercise shall be effective and current at the time
of exercise, or (b) there is an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act for the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon such exercise. Nothing
herein shall be construed as requiring the Company to register shares subject to
any option under the Securities Act or to keep any Registration Statement
effective or current. The Administrators may require, in their sole discretion,
as a condition to the grant or exercise of an option, that the optionee execute
and deliver to the Company the optionee's representations and warranties, in
form, substance and scope satisfactory to the Administrators, which the
Administrators determine is necessary or convenient to facilitate the perfection
of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
applicable state securities laws or other legal requirements, including without
limitation, that (a) the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of
the option are being acquired by the optionee for the optionee's own account,
for investment only and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof,
and (b) any subsequent resale or distribution of shares of Common Stock by such
optionee will be made only pursuant to (i) a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act which is effective and current with respect to the shares of
Common Stock being sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration

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requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, if at any time the
Administrators shall determine that the listing or qualification of the shares
of Common Stock subject to such option on any securities exchange, Nasdaq or
under any applicable law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental
agency or regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to, or in
connection with, the granting of an option or the issuance of shares of Common
Stock thereunder, such option may not be granted or exercised in whole or in
part, as the case may be, unless such listing, qualification, consent or
approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Administrators.

         11.  Stock Option Contracts. Each option shall be evidenced by an
appropriate Contract which shall be duly executed by the Company and the
optionee. Such Contract shall contain such terms, provisions and conditions not
inconsistent herewith as may be determined by the Administrators in their sole
discretion. The terms of each option and Contract need not be identical.

         12.  Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock. Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan, in the event of any change in the outstanding
Common Stock by reason of a stock dividend, recapitalization, merger in which
the Company is the surviving corporation, spinoff, split-up, combination or
exchange of shares or the like which results in a change in the number or kind
of shares of Common Stock which are outstanding immediately prior to such event,
the aggregate number and kind of shares subject to the Plan, the aggregate
number and kind of shares subject to each outstanding option and the exercise
price thereof, and the maximum number of shares subject to options that may be
granted to any employee in any calendar year, shall be appropriately adjusted by
the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding on
all parties. Such adjustment may provide for the elimination of fractional
shares that might otherwise be subject to options without payment therefor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this
Paragraph 12 if such adjustment (a) would cause the Plan to fail to comply with
Section 422 of the Code or with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act (if applicable to
such option), or (b) would be considered as the adoption of a new plan requiring
stockholder approval.

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              In the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Company, or in the event of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company with or into another
corporation, the Board of Directors of the Company shall, as to outstanding
options, either (a) make appropriate provision for the protection of any such
outstanding options by the substitution on an equitable basis of appropriate
stock of the Company or of the merged, consolidated or otherwise reorganized
corporation which will be issuable in respect to one share of Common Stock of
the Company; provided that the excess of the aggregate fair market value of the
shares subject to the options immediately after such substitution over the
purchase price thereof is not more than the excess of the aggregate fair market
value of the shares subject to such options immediately before such substitution
over the purchase price thereof, or (b) upon written notice to an optionee,
provide that all unexercised options must be exercised within a specified number
of days of the date of such notice or they will be terminated. In any such case,
the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, advance the lapse of any waiting
or installment periods and exercise dates.

         13.  Amendments and Termination of the Plan. The Plan was adopted by
the Board of Directors on August 15, 2000. No option may be granted under the
Plan after August 14, 2010. The Board of Directors, without further approval of
the Company's stockholders, may at any time suspend or terminate the Plan, in
whole or in part, or amend it from time to time in such respects as it may deem
advisable, including without limitation, in order that ISOs granted hereunder
meet the requirements for "incentive stock options" under the Code, or to comply
with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code or any change in
applicable laws or regulations, ruling or interpretation of any governmental
agency or regulatory body; provided, however, that no amendment shall be
effective, without the requisite prior or subsequent stockholder approval, which
would (a) except as contemplated in Paragraph 12, increase the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock for which options may be granted under the Plan or change
the maximum number of shares for which options may be granted to employees in
any calendar year, (b) change the eligibility requirements for individuals
entitled to receive options hereunder, or (c) make any change for which
applicable law or any governmental agency or regulatory body requires
stockholder approval. No termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan shall

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adversely affect the rights of an optionee under any option granted under the
Plan without such optionee's consent. The power of the Administrators to
construe and administer any option granted under the Plan prior to the
termination or suspension of the Plan shall continue after such termination or
during such suspension.

         14.  Non-Transferability. No option granted under the Plan shall be
transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
options may be exercised, during the lifetime of the optionee, only by the
optionee or the optionee's Legal Representatives. Except to the extent provided
above, options may not be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or
disposed of in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not
be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, and any such attempted
assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or disposition shall be null and
void ab initio and of no force or effect.

         15.  Withholding Taxes. The Company, or its Subsidiary or Parent, as
applicable, may withhold (a) cash or (b) with the consent of the Administrators
(in the Contract or otherwise), shares of Common Stock to be issued upon
exercise of an option or a combination of cash and shares, having an aggregate
fair market value (determined in accordance with Paragraph 5) equal to the
amount which the Administrators determine is necessary to satisfy the obligation
of the Company, a Subsidiary or Parent to withhold Federal, state and local
income taxes or other amounts incurred by reason of the grant, vesting, exercise
or disposition of an option or the disposition of the underlying shares of
Common Stock. Alternatively, the Company may require the optionee to pay to the
Company such amount, in cash, promptly upon demand.

         16.  Legends; Payment of Expenses. The Company may endorse such legend
or legends upon the certificates for shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise
of an option under the Plan and may issue such "stop transfer" instructions to
its transfer agent in respect of such shares as it determines, in its sole
discretion, to be necessary or appropriate to (a) prevent a violation of, or to
perfect an exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act,
applicable state securities laws or other legal requirements, (b) implement the
provisions of the Plan or any agreement between the Company and the optionee
with respect to such shares of Common Stock, or (c) permit the Company to

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determine the occurrence of a "disqualifying disposition," as described in
Section 421(b) of the Code, of the shares of Common Stock transferred upon the
exercise of an ISO granted under the Plan.

         17.  Use of Proceeds. The proceeds to be received upon the exercise of
an option under the Plan shall be added to the general funds of the Company and
used for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors may determine, in its
sole discretion.

         18.  Substitutions and Assumptions of Options of Certain Constituent
Corporations. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board
of Directors may, without further approval by the stockholders, substitute new
options for prior options of a Constituent Corporation (as such term is defined
in Paragraph 19) or assume the prior options of such Constituent Corporation.

         19.  Definitions.

              (a) "Constituent Corporation" shall mean any corporation which
engages with the Company, its Parent or any Subsidiary in a transaction to which
Section 424(a) of the Code applies (or would apply if the option assumed or
substituted were an ISO), or any Parent or any Subsidiary of such corporation.

              (b) "Disability" shall mean a permanent and total disability
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

              (c) "Legal Representative" shall mean the executor, administrator
or other person who at the time is entitled by law to exercise the rights of a
deceased or incapacitated optionee with respect to an option granted under the
Plan.

              (d) "Parent" shall mean a "parent corporation" within the meaning
of Section 424(e) of the Code.

              (e) "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation" within the
meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

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         20.  Governing Law. The Plan, such options as may be granted hereunder,
the Contracts and all related matters shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict
or choice of law provisions.

         21.  Partial Invalidity. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
of any provision in the Plan, any option or Contract shall not affect the
validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision, all of which shall
be valid, legal and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law.

         22.  Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by a
majority of the votes present in person and by proxy entitled to vote hereon at
a duly held meeting of the Company's stockholders at which a quorum is present.
No options granted hereunder may be exercised prior to such approval, provided,
however, that the date of grant of any option shall be determined as if the Plan
had not been subject to such approval.

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