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Exhibit 10(cr)

THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION  HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED.  THE SECURITIES  HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED  OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT
FOR THE SECURITIES  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR AN OPINION
OF COUNSEL IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE  REASONABLY  ACCEPTABLE TO THE BORROWER
THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE
144 UNDER SAID ACT. ANY SUCH SALE,  ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER MUST ALSO COMPLY WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

                            SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE
                                 (No. CTS-03-8)

April 2, 2003                                                        $450,000.00

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, NCT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation  (hereinafter called
the  "Borrower")  hereby  promises  to pay to the  order of  Carole  Salkind  or
registered assigns (the "Holder") the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
and No Cents  ($450,000.00)  on April 2, 2004, and to pay interest on the unpaid
principal balance hereof at eight percent (8%) per annum (the "Ordinary Interest
Rate") from the date hereof (the "Issue  Date")  until the same  becomes due and
payable,  whether at maturity or upon  acceleration or otherwise.  Any amount of
principal  of or  interest  on this Note  which is not paid when due shall  bear
interest at the rate of five percent (5%) above the Ordinary  Interest Rate (the
"Default  Interest  Rate")  from the due date  thereof  until  the same is paid.
Interest  shall  commence  accruing  on the Issue  Date and,  to the  extent not
converted  in  accordance  with the  provisions  of Article  II below,  shall be
payable in arrears on the date the  principal  amount in respect of which it has
accrued is paid,  whether at maturity or upon  acceleration  or by prepayment or
otherwise.  All payments of principal  and interest (to the extent not converted
in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United
States of  America.  All  payments  shall be made at such  address as the Holder
shall  hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance  with
the provisions of this Note.

The following terms shall apply to this Note:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                  NO PREPAYMENT

     1.1  PREPAYMENT.  This  Note is not  subject  to  prepayment.  This Note is
subject to optional conversion in accordance with Section 2.7 below.

                                   ARTICLE II

            CONVERSION AND PURCHASE RIGHTS; PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE

     2.1  CONVERSION  RIGHT.  The Holder  shall have the right (the  "Conversion
Right") at any time on or prior to the day this Note is paid in full, to convert
at any time all or from  time to time any  part of the  outstanding  and  unpaid
principal  amount of this Note of at least  $50,000,  or such  lesser  amount as
shall remain unpaid at the time of the conversion,  into, at Holder's  election,
(i) fully paid and  non-

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assessable  shares of common  stock,  par value $.01 per share,  of the Borrower
("Common  Stock"),  at the conversion price determined by Section 2.2(a) hereof;
(ii) if Artera Group International Limited ("Artera") has made an initial public
offering of its common stock,  par value  (pound)1.00 per share,  fully paid and
non-assessable shares of such stock owned by the Borrower, at a conversion price
equal to the initial public  offering price of such stock;  (iii) if Distributed
Media Corporation  International  Limited ("DMCI") has made a public offering of
its common stock, par value (pound)1.00 per share, fully paid and non-assessable
shares of such stock owned by the Borrower,  at a conversion  price equal to the
initial public offering price of such stock; and (iv) if any other subsidiary of
the  Borrower  (other  than Pro  Tech  Communications,  Inc.)  has made a public
offering of its common stock, fully paid and non-assessable shares of such stock
owned  by the  Borrower,  at a  conversion  price  equal to the  initial  public
offering price of such stock. Upon the surrender of this Note,  accompanied by a
Notice of Conversion of Secured  Convertible Note in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 1, properly  completed  and duly  executed by the Holder (a  "Conversion
Notice"), the Borrower shall issue and, within five (5) business days after such
surrender of this Note with the Conversion Notice,  deliver to or upon the order
of the Holder (x) that  number of shares of common  stock for the portion of the
Note converted as shall be determined in accordance  herewith and (y) a new Note
in the form hereof for the balance of the principal amount hereof, if any.

     The number of shares of common stock to be issued upon each  conversion  of
this Note shall be determined by dividing (i) the sum of (A) that portion of the
principal  amount  of the Note to be  converted  plus (B) the  "Conversion  Date
Interest" (as defined below), by (ii) the Conversion Price (as defined below) in
effect on the date the  Conversion  Notice is  delivered  to the Borrower by the
Holder.  Conversion Date Interest means the product of (i) the principal  amount
of the Note to be converted,  multiplied by (ii) a fraction (A) the numerator of
which is the number of days elapsed  since the date of issuance of this Note and
(B) the  denominator of which is 365,  multiplied by the Ordinary  Interest Rate
(iii) or, a  fraction  (A) the  numerator  of which is the number of days in the
period  of  time  after  the  occurrence  of an  Event  of  Default  and (B) the
denominator of which is 365, multiplied by the Default Interest Rate.

     2.2 CONVERSION PRICE.

     (a) The per share  "Conversion  Price" for conversion of this Note into the
Borrower's  Common  Stock shall be equal to the closing sale price of the Common
Stock on the Trading Day (as defined  below)  immediately  preceding the date of
this Note;  provided,  however,  that if, on the date of this Note and the three
Trading Days thereafter (the "Window"), neither the Holder nor any Related Party
(as defined below) sells or, whether in writing or otherwise, agrees to sell any
shares of Common Stock or any option,  warrant,  instrument  or right to convert
into,  exchange for or acquire Common Stock, then such price shall be reduced to
a price  equal  to the  lowest  closing  sale  price,  if lower  than the  price
specified  above in this sentence,  of the Common Stock during the Window on the
principal securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then traded
as reported on  Bloomberg  Financial  Markets.  If any closing sale price of the
Common  Stock  during  the  Window  is lower  than the  price  specified  at the
beginning of this  Section  2.2(a),  the Holder  shall give the Borrower  prompt
written  notice of any sale of or  agreement to sell any Common Stock or option,
warrant,  instrument  or right to convert into,  exchange for or acquire  Common
Stock made by the Holder or a Related  Party  during the Window.  "Trading  Day"
shall  mean any day on which the  Common  Stock is traded  for any period on the
NASDAQ  National  Market,  or on the  principal  securities  exchange  or  other
securities  market on which the  Common  Stock is then  being  traded.  "Related
Party" shall mean a member of the Holder's  immediate  family,  including spouse
(even if separated or not residing with the Holder) and adult  children (even if
not residing  with the Holder),  or an entity (other than the Borrower) of which
the  Holder or any such  immediate  family  member is an  officer,  director  or
beneficial  shareholder  (determined  under  Rule  13d-3  under  the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")).  The Conversion  Price shall
also be subject to equitable  adjustments  for stock  splits,  stock  dividends,
combinations, recapitalization,

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reclassifications  and similar events.  The Artera and DMCI  "Conversion  Price"
shall be equal to the initial  public  offering price of such stock and shall be
subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.2(b) hereof.

     (b) The Conversion  Price for NCT, Artera and DMCI shall also be subject to
equitable   adjustments  for  stock  splits,   stock  dividends,   combinations,
reclassifications and similar events.

     (c) Borrower shall promptly notify each Holder of any adjustment (and event
that  requires  adjustment)  to the  Conversion  Price of NCT,  Artera  and DMCI
pursuant to this Section 2.2.

     2.3 AUTHORIZED  SHARES.  The Borrower  covenants that during the period the
Conversion Right exists,  the Borrower will use its best efforts to reserve from
its  authorized  and  unissued  Common  Stock a  sufficient  number of shares to
provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full  conversion of this Note.
The Borrower represents that upon issuance; such shares will be duly and validly
issued,  fully paid and  non-assessable.  The Borrower (i) acknowledges  that it
will  irrevocably  instruct its transfer  agent as soon as  practicable to issue
certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note and (ii)
agrees that its  issuance of this Note shall  constitute  full  authority to its
officers  and  agents,  who  are  charged  with  the  duty  of  executing  stock
certificates,  to execute  and issue the  necessary  certificates  for shares of
Common Stock upon the  conversion  of this Note.  In the event that a sufficient
number of shares cannot be reserved,  Borrower agrees to use its best efforts to
call an annual  meeting of the Borrowers  shareholders  and seek approval for an
increase in the authorized  shares of the Borrowers  Common Stock to a number of
shares sufficient to provide for the full conversion of this Note.

     2.4 METHOD OF  CONVERSION.  Except as  otherwise  provided  in this Note or
agreed to by the Holder,  this Note may be  converted  by the Holder in whole at
any time or in part (provided such partial  conversion is at least $50,000) from
time to time by (i) submitting to the Borrower a Conversion Notice (by facsimile
dispatched on the  Conversion  Date and confirmed by U.S. mail or overnight mail
service sent within two Trading Days thereafter) and (ii) surrendering this Note
with the mailed confirmation of the Conversion Notice at the principal office of
the Borrower.  Upon partial exercise of the conversion rights provided hereby, a
new Note containing the same date and provisions as this Note shall be issued by
the  Borrower to the Holder for the  principal  balance of this Note which shall
not have been converted.  This Note has been issued by the Borrower  pursuant to
the exemption from  registration  provided either by Section 4.2 or Regulation D
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").

     2.5  RESTRICTIONS  ON SHARES.  The  shares of common  stock  issuable  upon
conversion  of this Note may not be sold or  transferred  unless  (i) they first
shall have been registered  under the Act and applicable  state securities laws,
(ii) the Borrower shall have been furnished with an opinion of legal counsel (in
form, substance and scope reasonably  acceptable to Borrower) to the effect that
such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act or
(iii) they are sold  pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.  Each  certificate  for
shares of common stock issuable upon  conversion of this Note that have not been
so registered  and that have not been sold pursuant to an exemption that permits
removal of the legend,  shall bear a legend substantially in the following form,
as appropriate:

          THE  SECURITIES   REPRESENTED  BY  THIS   CERTIFICATE  HAVE  NOT  BEEN
          REGISTERED  UNDER  THE  SECURITIES  ACT  OF  1933,  AS  AMENDED.   THE
          SECURITIES  HAVE BEEN  ACQUIRED  FOR  INVESTMENT  AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
          TRANSFERRED  OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN  EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
          STATEMENT  FOR THE  SECURITIES  UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS
          AMENDED,  OR AN  OPINION  OF  COUNSEL  IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE  AND  SCOPE
          REASONABLY  ACCEPTABLE  TO  THE  BORROWER  THAT  REGISTRATION  IS  NOT
          REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT

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          OR UNLESS  SOLD  PURSUANT  TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.  ANY SUCH SALE,
          ASSIGNMENT  OR  TRANSFER  MUST  ALSO  COMPLY  WITH  APPLICABLE   STATE
          SECURITIES LAWS.

     Upon the request of a holder of a  certificate  representing  any shares of
common stock  issuable upon  conversion of this Note,  the Borrower shall remove
the  foregoing  legend  from  the  certificate  or  issue  to such  holder a new
certificate  therefor free of any transfer legend, if (i) with such request, the
Borrower  shall  have  received   either  an  opinion  of  counsel,   reasonably
satisfactory  to the Borrower in form,  substance and scope,  to the effect that
any such legend may be removed  from such  certificate,  or (ii) a  registration
statement under the Act covering such  securities is in effect.  Nothing in this
Note shall affect in any way the Holder's  obligations to comply with applicable
securities laws upon the resale of the securities referred to herein.

     Borrower agrees to use its best efforts to register with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission,  no later  than the end of the term of this  Note  (unless
legally  prohibited  from doing so), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the  principal  amount  of this  Note  outstanding  at the time of  registration
divided by the  Conversion  Price with  respect to  Borrower.  Such Common Stock
shall not be used, without permission from the Holder, for any other purposes.

     2.6 EFFECT OF MERGER,  CONSOLIDATION,  ETC. If at anytime when this Note is
issued and outstanding,  there shall be any merger,  consolidation,  exchange of
shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of
which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a
different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of
the Borrower or another  entity,  or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a
plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall
thereafter  have the right to receive  upon  conversion  of this Note,  upon the
bases and upon the  terms and  conditions  specified  herein  and in lieu of the
shares of Common Stock then issuable upon  conversion of this Note (assuming the
occurrence of the Amendments whether or not that has then occurred), such stock,
securities  or assets  which the Holder  would have been  entitled to receive in
such  transaction  had  this  Note  been  converted  immediately  prior  to such
transaction,  and in any such  case  appropriate  provisions  shall be made with
respect to the rights and  interests  of the Holder of this Note to the end that
the provisions hereof (including, without limitation,  provisions for adjustment
of the Conversion  Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of
this Note) shall  thereafter be  applicable,  as nearly as may be practicable in
relation to any securities or assets  thereafter  deliverable  upon the exercise
hereof. The Borrower shall not effect any transaction  described in this Section
2.6 unless the  resulting  successor or acquiring  entity (if not the  Borrower)
assumes by written  instrument  the  obligations of this Section 2.6. The Holder
will have the right if a merger or consolidation  occurs to force the payment in
full of this note.

     2.7  OPTIONAL  CONVERSION.  So long as no Event of Default  (as  defined in
Article III below)  shall have  occurred  and be  continuing  the Holder has the
right to require the conversion of the note into stock.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     If of any of the following  events of default (each, an "Event of Default")
shall occur:

     3.1 FAILURE TO PAY PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST. The Borrower fails (i) to pay the
principal hereof when due, whether at maturity upon acceleration or otherwise or
(ii) to pay any

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installment  of  interest  hereon  when due and, in the case of this clause (ii)
only,  such failure  continues  for a period of five (5) days after the due date
thereof;

     3.2  CONVERSION.  The Borrower fails to issue shares of common stock to the
Holder  upon  exercise by the Holder of the  conversion  rights of the Holder in
accordance  with the terms of this Note,  and any such  failure  shall  continue
uncured for five (5) business  days after the Borrower  shall have been notified
thereof in writing by the Holder;

     3.3 BREACH OF  COVENANT.  The Borrower  breaches  any material  covenant or
other  material  term or  condition  of this Note  (other  than as  specifically
provided in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof), and such breach continues for a period
of ten (10) business days after written  notice thereof to the Borrower from the
Holder.

     3.4  BREACH  OF  REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES.  Any  representation  or
warranty  of  the  Borrower  made  herein  or in  any  agreement,  statement  or
certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection  herewith shall be
false or  misleading  in any material  respect when made and the breach of which
would have a material  adverse  effect on the  Borrower or the  prospects of the
Borrower or a material  adverse effect on the Holder or the rights of the Holder
with respect to this Note or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion
of this Note;

     3.5  RECEIVER OR TRUSTEE.  The Borrower or any  subsidiary  of the Borrower
shall make an assignment  for the benefit of creditors,  or apply for or consent
to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial  part of
its  property or  business;  or such a receiver or trustee  shall  otherwise  be
appointed;

     3.6 JUDGMENTS. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered
or filed  against the Borrower or any  subsidiary  of the Borrower or any of its
property or other assets for more than  $250,000,  and shall  remain  unvacated,
unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented
to by the Holder; or

     3.7  BANKRUPTCY.  Bankruptcy,  insolvency,  reorganization  or  liquidation
proceedings or other  proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the relief of debtors  shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any
subsidiary of the Borrower.

     3.8 MATERIAL LOSS OR THEFT.  Material loss or theft,  substantial damage or
destruction or unauthorized  sale or encumbrance of any material  portion of the
Collateral  (as defined in Article IV hereof) in excess of  reasonably  expected
recoveries under insurance policies, or the making of any levy on, or seizure or
attachment  of or  entry  of a  judgment  against  a  material  portion  of  the
Collateral.

     3.9 REPORTS.  A material  omission or  misstatement  in any of the Debtor's
previously or hereafter filed reports  pursuant to the  requirements of the 1934
Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

     Then,  upon the  occurrence  and  during the  continuation  of any Event of
Default specified in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8 or 3.9 hereof, at the
option of the Holder  hereof,  and upon the  occurrence  of any event of default
specified in Sections 3.5 or 3.7 hereof,  the Borrower  shall pay to the Holder,
in  satisfaction of its obligation to pay the  outstanding  principal  amount of
this Note and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) the  product  of (x) the then  outstanding  principal  amount  of this  Note
multiplied  by (y) 110% plus (ii)  accrued  and  unpaid  interest  on the unpaid
principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the "Default  Amount") and
such Default Amount, together with all other ancillary amounts payable hereunder
shall  immediately  become due and payable,

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all without  demand,  presentment  or notice,  all of which hereby are expressly
waived, together with all costs, including,  without limitation,  legal fees and
expenses of  collection,  and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other
rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

     If the Borrower  fails to pay the Default  Amount  within five (5) business
days of written  notice  that such  amount is due and  payable,  then the Holder
shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default, to
require the Borrower,  upon written notice,  to immediately issue (in accordance
with the terms of Article II hereof),  in lieu of the Default Amount, the number
of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by
the Conversion Price then in effect.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                   COLLATERAL

     Borrower  hereby  grants to Holder a security  interest  in all  inventory,
machinery,  equipment,  stocks, bonds, notes, accounts receivable, any rights or
claims that they may have against any other  person,  firm, or  corporation  for
monies, choses in action, any bank accounts, checking accounts,  certificates of
deposit or any financial instrument, patents and intellectual property rights or
any  other  assets  owned  by  Borrower  as of the  date of this  agreement,  or
hereafter acquired.

     Borrower hereby represents that none of the collateral encumbered hereunder
has been sold or  assigned  since the  original  promissory  note of Borrower to
Holder  of  January  26,  1999 and that the lien of the  holder  of this note is
uninterrupted  from January 26, 1999 and shall  continue until this note is paid
or otherwise disposed of in accordance with its terms and conditions.

     All  collateral  rights in  intellectual  property is  subordinated  to the
Borrower's current licenses and future licenses  provided,  that with respect to
future  licenses,  the consent of the Holder must be obtained,  but such consent
will not be unreasonably  withheld.  The patents and intellectual property which
are licensed under the cross license  agreement dated September 27, 1997,  among
NXT plc, New Transducers Limited, being related companies,  the Borrower and NCT
Audio Products,  Inc. (or any successor  agreements) are  specifically  excluded
from the collateral.  There are approximately 20 pieces of intellectual property
in which,  under the cross license  agreement,  Borrower may not, and hence does
not herein, grant a security interest.  In addition,  all agreements between NCT
Audio  Products,  Inc. and the Borrower that relate to such  agreement,  and the
stock of NCT Audio  Products,  Inc.  owned by the Borrower,  shall  similarly be
excluded from the security interest granted in this Note.

     If Borrower does not pay the debt or other obligations under this Note when
due, the  collateral may be sold in order to pay such debt and  obligations,  or
same may be transferred  to the name of the Holder,  as Holder in her discretion
decides.  Holder may inspect the  collateral at all reasonable  times.  Borrower
further agrees that it will do anything reasonably  requested by Holder in order
to make Holder's security interest in the collateral legally effective including
the execution of a UCC-1.

                                    ARTICLE V

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     5.1 FAILURE OR  INDULGENCY  NOT WAIVER.  No failure or delay on the part of
the Holder in the  exercise of any power,  right or  privilege  hereunder  shall
operate as a waiver  thereof,  nor shall any single or partial  exercise  of any
such power,  right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or

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of any other  right,  power or  privilege.  All  rights  and  remedies  existing
hereunder  are  cumulative  to, and not  exclusive  of,  any rights or  remedies
otherwise available.

     5.2 NOTICES.  Notices,  demands and other  communications  given under this
Note shall be in writing  and shall be deemed to have been given when  delivered
(if personally  delivered),  on the scheduled date of delivery (if delivered via
commercial  courier),  three  days  after  mailed  (if  mailed by  certified  or
registered mail, return receipt requested) or when sent by facsimile (if sent by
facsimile  with  evidence of  successful  transmission  retained by the sender);
provided, however, that failure to give proper and timely notice as set forth in
the "with a copy to" provisions below shall not invalidate a notice properly and
timely given to the associated party. Unless another address or facsimile number
is specified by notice hereunder, all notices shall be sent as follows:

If to the Holder:                                    with a copy to:
----------------                                     --------------

Ms. Carole Salkind                                   Peter Rosen, Esq.
c/o Sills, Cummis, Radin, Tishman,                   Rosen & Avigliano
     Epstein & Gross                                 431 Route 10 East
One Riverfront Plaza                                 Randolph, NJ  07689
Newark NJ  07102
Facsimile:  973-643-6500                             Facsimile:  973-361-1644

If to the Borrower:                                  with a copy to:
------------------                                   --------------
NCT Group, Inc.                                      NCT Group, Inc.
20 Ketchum Street                                    20 Ketchum Street
Westport, CT  06880                                  Westport, CT  06880
Attention:  Chief Financial Officer                  Attention:  General Counsel
Facsimile:  203-226-4338                             Facsimile:  203-226-4338

     5.3 AMENDMENT  PROVISION.  This Note and any  provision  hereof may only be
amended by an instrument in writing  signed by the Borrower and the Holder.  The
term "Note" and all references  thereto,  as used  throughout  this  instrument,
shall  mean this  instrument  as  originally  executed,  or if later  amended or
supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

     5.4  ASSIGNABILITY.  This Note shall be binding  upon the  Borrower and its
successors  and  assigns and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its
successors and assigns;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, that so long as no Event of Default
has occurred,  this Note shall only be transferable in whole or in increments of
$100,000 to "Accredited Investors" (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act).

     5.5 COST OF COLLECTION. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the
Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection,  including  reasonable
attorneys' fees.

     5.6  GOVERNING  LAW AND  JURISDICTION.  This Note shall be  governed by the
internal  laws of the State of  Delaware,  without  regard to  conflicts of laws
principles.  The parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive  jurisdiction  of
the United States Federal Courts located in the state of New Jersey with respect
to any dispute arising under this Note.

     5.7 DAMAGES SHARES.  The shares of Common Stock that may be issuable to the
Holder  pursuant to Article III hereof  ("Damages  Shares")  shall be treated as
Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of this Note for all purposes  hereof and
shall be subject to all of the limitations and afforded

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all of the rights of the other shares of Common Stock  issuable  hereunder.  For
purposes of calculating  interest  payable on the outstanding  principal  amount
hereof,  amounts  convertible into Damages Shares ("Damages  Amounts") shall not
bear interest but must be converted  prior to the conversion of any  outstanding
principal amount hereof,  until the outstanding  Damages Amount is zero. Damaged
Shares can only be issued after  Borrower  has received the written  notice that
the Holder wishes to receive such shares.

     5.8  DENOMINATIONS.  At the request of the Holder,  upon  surrender of this
Note, the Borrower  shall promptly issue new Notes in the aggregate  outstanding
principal amount hereof, in the form hereof,  in such  denominations of at least
$50,000 as the Holder shall request.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name
by its duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

                                     NCT GROUP, INC.

                                     By:  /s/ Michael J. Parrella
                                          --------------------------------------
                                              Michael J. Parrella
                                              Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1
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                NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTE

TO:  NCT Group, Inc.

     (1) Pursuant to the terms of the  attached  Secured  Convertible  Note (the
"Note"),  the undersigned hereby elects to convert $________ principal amount of
the Note into shares of common stock of:

   _____  NCT Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation

   _____  Distributed Media Corporation International Limited, a UK corporation

   _____  Artera Group International Limited, a UK corporation

   _____  Other public subsidiary (identify: _______________________________)1

Capitalized  terms  used  herein  and not  otherwise  defined  herein  have  the
respective meanings provided in the Note.

     (2) Please issue a certificate or certificates  for the number of shares of
common stock into which such principal  amount of the Note is convertible in the
name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary,  on an
attachment hereto:

Name:               Carole Salkind        Name:
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Address:                                  Address:
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SS or Tax ID Number:                      SS or Tax ID Number:
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     (3) In the event of partial  exercise,  please reissue an appropriate  Note
for the principal balance which shall not have been converted.

     (4) If the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Note have
not been  registered  under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
the undersigned represents and warrants that (i) such shares of common stock are
being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment, and not with a
present view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and
that the undersigned has no present  intention of distributing or reselling such
securities,  in each case, other than pursuant to a registration statement under
the Act and (ii) the  undersigned  is an  "Accredited  Investor"  as  defined in
Regulation  D under  the  Act.  The  undersigned  further  agrees  that (A) such
securities  shall not be sold or transferred  unless either (i) they first shall
have been registered  under the Act and applicable state securities laws or (ii)
the Borrower first shall have been furnished with either (x) an opinion of legal
counsel (in form,  substance and scope  reasonably  satisfactory to Borrower) to
the  effect  that  such  sale  or  transfer  is  exempt  from  the  registration
requirements of the Act or (y) satisfactory representations from the undersigned
that the undersigned may immediately  sell all of such securities (to the extent
such  securities  are deemed to have been acquired on the same date) pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor thereto) and (B) the Borrower may place a
legend on the certificate(s) for such securities to that effect and place a stop
transfer restriction in its records relating to such securities.

Date  -----------------------

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                                        Signature of Registered Holder
               (must  be  signed  exactly  as  name  appears  in the  Note.  The
               signature  must be  guaranteed  by a member  firm of the New York
               Stock Exchange or the National  Association of Securities Dealers
               or by a  commercial  bank or trust having an office in the United
               States)

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1 May not be Pro Tech Communications, Inc.

                                       9Exhibit 4.1

RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.

1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective April 16, 2003)

1.  Objectives.  The Renaissance Learning, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan is designed to attract and retain certain selected officers and key employees and non-employee directors and consultants whose skills and talents are important to the Company’s operations, and reward them for making major contributions to the success of the Company.  These objectives are accomplished by making  awards under the Plan, thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.

2.  Definitions.

(a)  “Award” shall mean the grant of any form of stock option, stock appreciation right, or stock award, whether granted singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Plan Participant pursuant to such terms, conditions, performance requirements, and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives of the Plan.

(b)  “Award Agreement” shall mean an agreement between the Company and a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions, performance requirements, and limitations applicable to an Award.

(c)  “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Renaissance Learning, Inc.

(d)  “Cause” shall mean termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company for (i) any failure of the Participant to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than by reason of illness) which occurs after the Company has delivered to the Participant a demand for performance which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Participant has failed to perform his duties, (ii) the commission by the Participant of any act of dishonesty or disloyalty involving the Company or its business, or (iii) the conviction of the Participant of a felony or misdemeanor which, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, is substantially related to the employee’s position with the Company.

(e)  “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events:

i) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (a) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (b) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (a) any acquisition directly from the Company, (b) any acquisition by the Company, (c) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, (d) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (iii) of this Section 2(e) or (e) any acquisition by a “related person” as defined below; or

ii)  individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then constituting the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

iii)  consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company for which approval of the shareholders of the Company is required (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, immediately following such Business Combination, (a) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (b) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination or a related person, as defined below) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (c) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

For the purposes hereof, a “related person” shall mean any one or more members of a group consisting of (a) Terrence and Judith Paul, their issue and/or spouses of their issue; (b) a trust or estate of which one or more persons described in (a) are beneficiaries; (c) a corporation or other entity in which any one or more persons, trusts or estates described in (a) and/or (b) own a majority of the profits of such entity; or (d) any corporation or other entity which is controlled by any corporation or other entity described in (c), above.

(f)  “Common Stock” or “stock” shall mean the authorized and issued or unissued $0.01 par value common stock of the Company.

(g)  “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(h)  “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Renaissance Learning, Inc., or a sub-committee of the Compensation Committee established by the Board.

(i)  “Company” shall mean Renaissance Learning, Inc. and its subsidiaries including subsidiaries of subsidiaries and partnerships and other business ventures in which Renaissance Learning, Inc. has a significant equity interest, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.

(j)  “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of  Common Stock on the NASDAQ National Market System as reported in the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal for the date in question, provided that, if no sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange on that date, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing sale price of Common Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on exchange, or, failing any such sales, such other market price as the Board or the Committee may determine in conformity with pertinent law and regulations of the Treasury Department.

(k)  “Participant” shall mean a current or prospective employee, non-employee director or consultant of the Company to whom an Award has been made under the Plan.

(l)  “Plan” shall mean the Renaissance Learning, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan.

(m)  “Retirement” shall mean termination of employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board after the attainment of age 62 with at least ten years of service with the Company or the Board.

3.  Eligibility.  Current and prospective employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company eligible for an Award under the Plan are those who hold, or will hold, positions of responsibility and whose performance, in the judgment of the Board, the Committee or the management of the Company, can have a significant effect on the success of the Company.

4.  Common Stock Available for Awards.  The number of shares that may be issued under the Plan for Awards granted wholly or partly in stock during the term of the Plan is 6,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof, provided that not more than 3,000,000 shares may be subject to incentive stock options.  Included in this share limit are Awards denominated in units of stock that may be redeemed or exercised for cash as well as for stock.  The Company shall take whatever actions are necessary to file required documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any other appropriate governmental authorities and stock exchanges to make shares of Common Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards.  Common Stock related to Awards that are forfeited, terminated, expire unexercised, settled in cash in lieu of stock or in such manner that all or some of the shares covered by an Award are not issued to a Participant, shall immediately become available for Awards.  No employee shall be eligible to receive Awards aggregating more than 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan during the term of the Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 hereof.

5.  Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full and exclusive power to interpret the Plan, to determine which current and prospective employees, non-employee directors and consultants are Plan Participants, to grant waivers of Award restrictions, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be executed in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan.  All determinations made by the Committee regarding the Plan or an Award shall be binding on the Company, the Participants and any other interested parties.  The Committee’s powers include the adoption of modifications, amendments, procedures, subplans and the like as are necessary to comply with provisions of the laws and regulations of the countries in which the Company operates in order to assure the viability of Awards granted under the Plan and to enable Participants regardless of where employed to receive advantages and benefits under the Plan and such laws and regulations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Award made to a non-employee director must be approved by the Board.

6.  Delegation of Authority.  The Committee may delegate to the chief executive officer and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish.

7.  Awards.  The Committee shall determine the type or types of Award(s) to be made to each Participant and shall set forth in the related Award Agreement the terms, conditions, performance requirements, and limitations applicable to each Award including, but not limited to, continuous service with the Company, achievement of specific business objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth rates, and other comparable measurements of Company performance.  Awards may include, but are not limited to, those listed in this Section 7.  Awards may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem.  Awards may also be made in combination or in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, grants or rights under any other employee plan of the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.  In all events, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all Awards will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

(a)  Stock Option.  A grant of a right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock the purchase price of which shall be not less than 100% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant, as determined by the Committee.  A stock option may be in the form of a nonqualified stock option or an incentive stock option (“ISO”).  An ISO, in addition to being subject to applicable terms, conditions and limitations established by the Committee, complies with Section 422 of the Code which, among other limitations, provides that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the option is granted) of Common Stock for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; that ISOs shall be priced at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant (110% in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code); and that ISOs shall be exercisable for a period of not more than ten years (five years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% shareholder of the Company).

(b)  Stock Appreciation Right.  A right to receive a payment, in cash and/or Common Stock, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on the date the stock appreciation right (“SAR”) is exercised over the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the SAR as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(c)  Stock Award.  An Award made in stock or denominated in units of stock.  Such Awards may be based on Fair Market Value or other specified valuation with the eventual payment amount subject to future service and such other restrictions and conditions as may be established by the Committee and as set forth in the Award Agreement.

8.  Payment of Awards.  Payment of Awards may be made in the form of cash, stock or combinations thereof and may include such restrictions as the Committee shall determine, including in the case of stock, restrictions on transfer and forfeiture provisions.  When transfer of stock is so restricted or subject to forfeiture provisions, it is referred to as “Restricted Stock.” The Committee may permit selected Participants to elect to defer payments of some or all types of Awards in accordance with procedures established by the Committee which are intended to permit such deferrals to comply with applicable requirements of the Code including, at the choice of Participants, the capability to make further deferrals for payment after retirement. Dividends or dividend equivalent rights may be extended to and made part of any Award denominated in stock or units of stock, subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee may establish.  The Committee may also establish rules and procedures for the crediting of interest on deferred cash payments and dividend equivalents for deferred payments denominated in stock or units of stock.

9.  Stock Option Exercise.  The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or, if permitted by the Committee, by means of tendering Common Stock, either directly or by attestation, valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or any combination thereof.

10.  Tax Withholding.  The Company shall have the right to deduct applicable taxes from any Award payment and withhold, at the time of delivery or vesting of shares under the Plan, an appropriate number of shares for payment of taxes required by law or to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for withholding of such taxes, but in no event in excess of the minimum withholding required by law.  The Company may defer making delivery with respect to cash and/or Common Stock obtained pursuant to an Award hereunder until arrangements satisfactory to it have been made with respect to any such withholding obligation.  If Common Stock is used to satisfy tax withholding, such stock shall be valued based on the Fair Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made.

 

11.  Amendment, Modification, Suspension or Discontinuance of the Plan.  The Board may terminate the Plan or make such modifications or amendments thereto as it shall deem advisable in order to conform to any law or regulation applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Board may not, unless otherwise permitted under applicable law, without further approval of the shareholders of the Company, adopt any amendment to the Plan which would cause the Plan to no longer comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision or other regulatory requirements.   No such termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the rights of such Participant under an outstanding Award then held by the Participant.

12.  Termination of Employment.  If the employment of a Participant terminates, or a consultant no longer performs services for the Company, or a non-employee director no longer serves on the Board, other than pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 12, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid Awards shall terminate 90 days after such termination of employment or service, unless the Award Agreement provides otherwise, and during such 90-day period shall be exercisable only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, to the extent the Award is not effectively exercised or has not vested prior to such termination, it shall lapse or be forfeited to the Company immediately upon termination.  In all events, an Award will not be exercisable after the end of its term as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(a)  Retirement.  When a Participant’s employment or service terminates as a result of Retirement, or early retirement with the consent of the Committee, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to continue in effect beyond the date of Retirement, or early retirement, and/or the exercisability and vesting of any Award may be accelerated.

(b)  Resignation in the Best Interests of the Company.  When a Participant resigns from the Company or the Board and, in the judgment of the chief executive officer or other senior officer designated by the Committee, the acceleration and/or continuation of outstanding Awards would be in the best interests of the Company, the Committee may (i) authorize, where appropriate, the acceleration and/or continuation of all or any part of Awards granted prior to such termination and (ii) permit the exercise, vesting and payment of such Awards for such period as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(c)  Death or Disability of a Participant.

(i)  In the event of a Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate or beneficiaries shall have a period specified in the Award Agreement within which to receive or exercise any outstanding Award held by the Participant under such terms, and to the extent, as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement.  Rights to any such outstanding Awards shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution in the following order:  (a) to beneficiaries so designated by the Participant; if none, then (b) to a legal representative of the Participant; if none, then (c) to the persons entitled thereto as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  Subject to subparagraph (iii) below, Awards so passing shall be exercised or paid out at such times and in such manner as if the Participant were living.

(ii)  In the event a Participant is deemed by the Company to be disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code,  the Award shall be exercisable for the period, and to the extent, specified in the Award Agreement.  Awards and rights to any such Awards may be paid to or exercised by the Participant, if legally competent, or a legally designated guardian or representative if the Participant is legally incompetent by virtue of such disability.

(iii)  After the death or disability of a Participant, the Committee may in its sole discretion at any time (1) terminate restrictions in Award Agreements; (2) accelerate any or all installments and rights; and (3) instruct the Company to pay the total of any accelerated payments in a lump sum to the Participant, the Participant’s estate, beneficiaries or representative, notwithstanding that, in the absence of such termination of restrictions or acceleration of payments, any or all of the payments due under the Awards might ultimately have become payable to other beneficiaries.

(iv)  In the event of uncertainty as to interpretation of or controversies concerning this paragraph (c) of Section 12, the Committee’s determinations shall be binding and conclusive.

(d)  No Employment Rights.  The Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company, continuation as a consultant or service on the Board, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment, service as a consultant or service on the Board at any time.

13.  Nonassignability.  Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 12 and this Section 13, no Award or any other benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or transferable, or payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was granted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (in the form of an Award Agreement or otherwise) may permit Awards to be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to trusts for the benefit of the Participant and/or such immediate family members, and to partnerships or other entities in which the Participant and/or such immediate family members own all the equity interests.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, “immediate family” shall mean a Participant’s spouse, issue, and spouses of his issue.

14.  Adjustments.  In the event of any change in the outstanding Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of shares, recapitalization, merger, or similar event, the Committee may adjust proportionally (a) the number of shares of Common Stock (i) reserved under the Plan, (ii) available for ISOs, (iii) for which Awards may be granted to an individual Participant, and (iv) covered by outstanding Awards denominated in stock or units of stock; (b) the stock prices related to outstanding Awards; and (c) the appropriate Fair Market Value and other price determinations for such Awards.  In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock or any distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to holders of Common Stock, such adjustments as may be deemed equitable by the Committee, including adjustments to avoid fractional shares, shall be made to give proper effect to such event.  In the event of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation, the Committee shall be authorized to issue or assume Awards, whether or not in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, by means of substitution of new Awards for previously issued awards or an assumption of previously issued awards.

15.  Notice.  Any notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the chief human resources officer or to the chief executive officer of the Company in writing, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of either of them.

16.  Unfunded Plan.  The Plan shall be unfunded.  Although bookkeeping accounts may be established with respect to Participants who are entitled to cash, Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan, any such accounts shall be used merely as a bookkeeping convenience.  The Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by cash, Common Stock or rights thereto, nor shall the Plan be construed as providing for such segregation, nor shall the Company nor the Board nor the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any cash, Common Stock or rights thereto to be granted under the Plan.  Any liability of the Company to any Participant with respect to a grant of cash, Common Stock or rights thereto under the Plan shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by the Plan and any Award Agreement; no such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company.  Neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any obligation that may be created by the Plan.

17.  Governing Law.  The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and construed accordingly, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

18.  Effective and Termination Dates.  The effective date of the Plan, as amended and restated, is April 16, 2003.  The Plan, as amended and restated, shall terminate on April 16, 2013, subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 11, after which no Awards may be made under the Plan, but any such termination shall not affect Awards then outstanding or the authority of the Committee to continue to administer the Plan.

19.  Other Benefit and Compensation Programs.  Payments and other benefits received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not be deemed a part of such Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination, indemnity or severance pay law of any country and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement, unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise.

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