Document:

Exhibit 4.1

                          As adopted on January 7, 2002

                             INNERSPACE CORPORATION

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                                    ARTICLE 1

                                     GENERAL

         1.1 ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE. This Plan establishes the Company's 2002
Stock Incentive Plan. This Plan has been designed to promote the Company's
long-term growth and profitability by providing eligible persons with incentives
to improve stockholder value, and thereby to attract, retain, and motivate the
best available persons for positions of substantial responsibility.

         1.2 DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in Appendix A hereto.

         1.3 TYPES OF AWARDS. Awards may be made in the form of:

                  Section 2.3 Options, which provide Participants with the
         long-term right to purchase Shares.

                  Section 2.4 Equity Units (aka SARs), which provide
         Participants with a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock
         between the award date and the exercise date.

                  Section 2.6 Restricted Shares, which provide Participants with
         a short-term right to purchase or receive Shares, subject to certain
         restrictions.

                  Section 2.7 Deferred Shares, which provide Participants with
         the opportunity to defer compensation with respect to vested Awards.

                  Section 2.8  Other Stock-Based Awards.

                  Section 2.9 Non-Stock Awards, in the form of cash bonuses and
         credits to deferred compensation accounts.

         1.4 PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS.

                  1.4.1 General Rule. Directors, Officers, Employees, or
         Consultants are eligible for Awards, subject to the restrictions set
         forth in Section 2.7.1 hereto regarding the eligibility of Employees to
         make deferred compensation elections.

                  1.4.2 No Employment Rights. This Plan shall not confer upon
         any Participant any right to continue in an employment, service, or
         consulting relationship with the Company, nor shall it affect in any
         way a Participant's right or the Company's right to terminate his or
         her employment, service, or consulting relationship at any time, with
         or without Cause.

         1.5 ADMINISTRATION.

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                  1.5.1 General. This Plan shall be administered by the Board
         until the Board shall appoint the members of the Committee pursuant to
         Section 1.5.2 below; thereafter, it shall be administered by the
         Committee, but the Board may act in lieu of the Committee on any matter
         within the Committee's discretion or authority and may eliminate the
         Committee at any time in its discretion.

                  1.5.2 Committee Members. If created, the Committee shall
         consist of not less than two Directors. The members of the Committee
         shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board. To the
         extent required for transactions under this Plan to qualify for the
         exemptions available under Rule 16b-3, all actions relating to Awards
         to persons subject to Section 16 of the Securities Act shall be taken
         by the Board unless each person who serves on the Committee is a
         "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3, or such
         actions are taken by a sub-committee of the Committee (or the Board)
         comprised solely of "non-employee directors." Furthermore, all actions
         relating to Awards to Named Executives shall be made by a sub-committee
         of the Committee (or the Board) comprised solely of "outside directors"
         within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

                  1.5.3 Powers of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of
         this Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to
         take any actions that it may deem necessary or advisable for the
         administration of this Plan, including (a) selecting individual
         recipients for Awards, making Awards, and documenting such Awards
         through Award Agreements, (b) determining the Fair Market Value of the
         Common Stock, (c) prescribing administrative forms to be used under
         this Plan, (d) construing and interpreting the terms of this Plan and
         any Award Agreements; (e) modifying Awards to Participants who are
         foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States in order to
         recognize differences in local law, tax policies or customs; and (f)
         requiring that stock certificates evidencing Shares issued pursuant to
         this Plan bear a legend setting forth applicable restrictions on
         transferability.

                  1.5.4 Committee Action. Actions of the Committee shall be
         taken by a vote of a majority of its members. Any action may be taken
         by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Committee members,
         and action so taken shall be fully as effective as if it had been taken
         by a vote at a meeting.

                  1.5.5 Committee Determinations Final. The determination of the
         Committee on all matters relating to this Plan or any Award Agreement
         shall be final, binding and conclusive.

                  1.5.6 No Liability of Committee Member. No member of the
         Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good
         faith with respect to this Plan or any Award.

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         1.6 SHARES AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS. Subject to Section 1.7 hereof, the
maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock which may be transferred
pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan is four million (4,000,000) Shares.
These Shares may be authorized but unissued Common Stock, authorized and issued
Common Stock held in the Company's treasury, Common Stock acquired by the
Company for the purposes of this Plan, or Common Stock held in a grantor trust
established by the Company.

         1.7 ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required
action by the Company's stockholders, the number of Shares covered by each
outstanding Award, the number of Shares available for Awards, the number of
Shares that may be subject to Awards to any one Participant, and the price per
Share covered by each such outstanding Award shall be proportionately adjusted
for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company
other than the conversion of any convertible securities. Such adjustments shall
be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. After any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 1.7, the number of Shares subject to each outstanding
Award shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

         1.8 NO LIMIT ON SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARD. Any Award made to a
Participant during the term of this Plan may be granted with respect to a number
of Shares up to the full number of Shares specified herein, provided, however,
that no Awards may be made to any one Consultant in excess of three million
(3,000,000) Shares during any calendar year.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                     AWARDS

         2.1 AGREEMENTS EVIDENCING AWARDS. Each Award granted under this Plan
(except an Award of unrestricted stock) shall be evidenced by a written Award
Agreement, which shall contain such provisions as the Committee in its
discretion deems necessary or desirable, including (a) a requirement that the
Participant become party to a Stockholders Agreement in connection with being
granted an Award and again as a condition for receiving Shares pursuant to an
Award, (b) the Participant's acknowledgement that such Shares are acquired for
investment purposes only, (c) a right of first refusal exercisable by the
Company, (d) a call right exercisable by the Company, and (e) a provision
allowing the Participant to designate a beneficiary to his or her interest in
any Award and the Shares granted by the Award. By accepting an Award pursuant to
this Plan, a Participant agrees that the Award shall be subject to all of the
terms and provisions of this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

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         2.2 ACQUIRING STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. A Participant shall not have any of
the rights of a Company stockholder with respect to Shares subject to an Award
until such person has: (a) if required by the Committee or by the applicable
Award Agreement to which such Shares are subject, become party to any
Stockholders Agreement reasonably required by the Committee pursuant to Section
2.1 hereto; and (b) been issued a stock certificate by the Company for such
Shares.

         2.3 OPTION AWARDS. The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options and
Non-Incentive Stock Options to purchase Shares in such amounts and subject to
such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine in its discretion,
subject to the provisions of this Plan. ISOs may only be granted to a person who
is an Employee on the date of grant.

                  2.3.1 ISO $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the
         aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares (determined as of the grant date
         of the Option) with respect to which Options designated as ISOs are
         exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year
         (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds
         $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as NQSOs. For this
         purpose, ISOs shall be taken into account in the order in which they
         were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an ISO
         shall be determined as of the date of the Option's grant.

                  2.3.2 Term. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the periods
         during which the Options evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, as
         determined by the Committee in its discretion. No ISO (or an Equity
         Unit granted in connection with an ISO) shall be exercisable more than
         10 years after the date of grant. The term of an ISO granted to an
         Employee who is a Ten Percent Holder on the grant date shall not exceed
         5 years.

                  2.3.3 Exercise Price. Each Award Agreement with respect to an
         Option shall set forth the Option Exercise Price the Optionee must pay
         to exercise the Option. The Option Exercise Price per Share shall be
         determined by the Committee in its discretion, subject to the following
         special rules:

                           (a) General Option Rules. In no event shall the
                  Option Exercise Price be less than the par value of a Share.

                           (b) ISO Rules. If an ISO is granted to an Employee
                  who at the time of grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the per
                  Share Option Exercise Price shall be no less than 110% of the
                  Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. If an ISO is
                  granted to any other Employee, the per Share Option Exercise
                  Price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
                  Share on the date of grant.

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                           (c) NQSO Rules. The per Share Option Exercise Price
                  shall be no less than (i) 110% of the Fair Market Value per
                  Share on the date of grant if required by Applicable Laws for
                  a grant to a person who is a Ten Percent Holder at the time of
                  grant, and (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the
                  date of grant, but only if required by Applicable Laws, for a
                  grant to any other eligible person. In all other cases, the
                  per Share Option Exercise Price shall be no less than 50% of
                  the percentage of Fair Market Value per Share.

                           (d) Named Executives. The per Share Option Exercise
                  Price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on
                  the date of grant if (i) the Optionee is a Named Executive at
                  the time of the grant of such Option, and (ii) the grant is
                  intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under
                  Section 162(m) of the Code.

                  2.3.4 Exercise of Option. Subject to the provisions of this
         Article 2, the Committee shall determine the times, circumstances, and
         conditions under which an Option shall be exercisable, and shall
         specify this in the applicable Award Agreement. Once an Option becomes
         exercisable it shall remain exercisable until expiration, cancellation,
         or termination of the Award. An Option shall be exercised by the filing
         of a written notice with the Company, on such form and in such manner
         as the Committee shall prescribe. The number of Shares thereafter
         available under the Option and this Plan shall be decreased by the
         number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

                  2.3.5 Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option must be
         exercised for a whole number of Shares. The Committee may require in an
         Award Agreement that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of
         Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent an Optionee
         from exercising an Option with respect to the full number of Shares as
         to which the Option is then exercisable.

                  2.3.6 Methods of Payment upon Exercise. Payment of the Option
         Exercise Price and any applicable withholding taxes shall be
         accompanied by a properly executed exercise notice, together with such
         other documentation as the Committee shall require. Unless otherwise
         provided in an Award Agreement, the Company will accept payment of the
         Option Exercise Price by any of the following methods: (a) cash; (b)
         certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable
         to the Company); (c) delivery of a promissory note by the Optionee with
         such recourse, interest, security and redemption provisions as the
         Committee determines to be appropriate; (d) cancellation of Company
         indebtedness to the Participant exercising the Option; or (e) any
         combination of the foregoing methods of payment or, at the discretion
         of the Committee and to the extent permitted by law, by such other
         provision as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. In
         addition, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the
         payment of the Option Exercise Price on a cashless basis, by stating in
         the exercise notice the number of Shares the Optionee elects to
         purchase pursuant to such exercise (in which case the Optionee shall
         receive a number of Shares equal to the number the Optionee would have
         received upon such exercise or cash less such number of Shares as shall
         then have a Fair Market Value in the aggregate equal to the Option
         Exercise Price due in respect of such exercise). The Committee may, in

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         its discretion and for any reason, refuse to accept a particular form
         of consideration (other than cash or a certified or official bank
         check) at the time of any Option exercise.

                  2.3.7 Delivery of Shares. Promptly after receiving payment of
         the full Option Exercise Price and any Consents that may be required
         pursuant to Section 4.7.2 hereto, the Committee shall deliver to the
         Optionee, a certificate or certificates for the Shares for which the
         Award has been exercised. If the method of payment employed upon the
         exercise of the Option so requires, and if Applicable Laws permit, an
         Optionee may direct the Company to deliver the certificate(s) to the
         Optionee's stockbroker.

                  2.3.8 Additional Options. The Committee may in its discretion
         include in any Award Agreement with respect to an Option (the "Original
         Option") a provision awarding an Additional Option to any Optionee who
         delivers Shares in partial or full payment of the Option Exercise Price
         of the Original Option. The Additional Option shall be for a number of
         Shares equal to the number of Shares so delivered, shall have an Option
         Exercise Price equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
         exercise of the Original Option, and shall have an expiration date no
         later than the expiration date of the Original Option. In the event
         that an Award Agreement provides for the grant of an Additional Option,
         such Award Agreement shall also provide that the Option Exercise Price
         of the Original Option be no less than the Fair Market Value of a Share
         on its date of grant, and that any Shares that are delivered pursuant
         to Section 2.3.6(e) hereto in payment of such Option Exercise Price
         shall have been held for at least 6 months.

                  2.3.9 Reverse Vesting. The Committee may allow, at its
         discretion, for a Participant to exercise unvested Options in
         accordance with this Section 2.3, in which case the Shares issued
         pursuant to Section 2.3.7 hereto shall be Restricted Shares having the
         same vesting restrictions as the unvested Options. A Participant
         wishing to exercise unvested Options for Restricted Shares shall make a
         request to the Committee in writing specifying the number of unvested
         Options he or she wishes to exercise for Restricted Shares. The
         Committee will thereafter notify the Participant of its decision within
         30 days.

                  2.3.10 Buyout Provisions. The Committee may at any time offer
         to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option based on such
         terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and communicate
         to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

         2.4 EQUITY UNITS.

                  2.4.1 Grants. The Committee may grant Equity Units to
         Participants, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions
         as the Committee shall determine in its discretion, subject to the

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         provisions of this Plan. Equity Units may be granted in connection with
         Options or independently, but an Equity Unit granted in connection with
         an ISO only may be granted at the same time the ISO is granted.

                  2.4.2 Pricing Limits. The pricing restrictions applicable to
         Options under Section 2.3 hereto shall also apply to the exercise price
         of Equity Units granted under this Plan; provided that in the case of
         Equity Units not granted in connection with an Option, the exercise
         price for Equity Units may be any price (including no price) determined
         by the Committee.

                  2.4.3 Exercise of Equity Units. An Equity Unit related to an
         Option will be exercisable at such time or times, and to the extent,
         that the related Option is exercisable. An Equity Unit granted
         independent of any other Award will be exercisable pursuant to the
         terms of the Award Agreement granting the Equity Unit.

                  2.4.4 Effect on Available Shares. Upon the exercise of an
         Option in connection with which an Equity Unit has been granted, the
         number of Shares subject to the Equity Unit shall be correspondingly
         reduced by the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is
         exercised.

                  2.4.5 Calculation of Payment Amount. Unless the Committee
         otherwise provides, upon exercise of an Equity Unit and the attendant
         surrender of an exercisable portion of any related Award, the
         Participant will be entitled to receive payment of an amount equal to
         (a) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
         exercise of the Equity Unit over (b) the exercise price of such right
         as set forth in the Award Agreement (or over the Option Exercise Price
         if the Equity Unit is granted in connection with an Option), multiplied
         by (c) the number of Shares with respect to which the Equity Unit is
         exercised.

                  2.4.6 Form and Terms of Payment. The Committee, in its
         discretion, will determine whether to pay the amount determined under
         Section 2.4.5 hereto solely in cash, solely in Shares (valued at Fair
         Market Value on the date of exercise of the Equity Unit), or partly in
         such Shares and partly in cash, subject to such other terms and
         conditions as the Committee may impose in the Award Agreement.

                  2.4.7 Limited Equity Units. The Committee may grant Equity
         Units exercisable only on or in respect of a Change of Control, or any
         other specified event. Such limited Equity Units may relate to or
         operate in tandem or combination with or substitution for Options, or
         other Equity Units or on a stand-alone basis, and may be payable in
         cash or Shares based on the spread between the exercise price of such
         right as set forth in the Award Agreement (or Option Exercise Price if
         the Equity Unit is granted in connection with an Option to which the
         Equity Unit relates) and a price based on or equal to the Fair Market
         Value of the Shares granted under such Option during a specified
         period, or a price related to consideration payable to stockholders
         generally in connection with the event.

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         2.5     TERMINATION OF DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANT RELATIONSHIP.

                  2.5.1 Committee Determinations. The Committee may in its
         discretion determine (a) whether any leave of absence (including a
         disability absence) constitutes a termination of Continuous Service,
         and (b) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence on Awards
         theretofore made under this Plan. The Committee shall have the right to
         determine whether the termination of a Participant's service to the
         Company is a dismissal for Cause and the date of termination in such
         case, which date the Committee may retroactively deem to be the date of
         the action that is cause for dismissal.

                  2.5.2 Effect of Termination on Options and Equity Units.
         Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Award
         Agreement, an Option or Equity Unit may be exercised at any time during
         a Participant's Continuous Service or within 90 days thereafter;
         provided that (a) if the Committee determines that the Participant's
         Continuous Service terminates due to Cause, the Participant's Option or
         Equity Unit shall lapse immediately and the Participant shall return to
         the Company any payments received under dividend equivalent rights
         pursuant to Section 2.11 hereto, extending back to the date the
         Committee determines that Cause existed; (b) if a Participant dies
         while an Option or Equity Unit remains exercisable, the Option or
         Equity Unit may be exercised at any time within 12 months following the
         Participant's death by the Participant's estate or by a person who
         acquired the right to exercise the Option or Equity Unit by bequest or
         inheritance, but only to the extent the Participant was entitled to
         exercise the Option or Equity Unit at the time of his or her death, and
         (c) no Option or Equity Unit shall be exercisable after expiration of
         its term or to an extent greater than the Participant was entitled to
         exercise it when the Participant's Continuous Service terminated.

                  2.5.3 Termination of Award. To the extent that the Participant
         is not entitled to exercise an Option or Equity Unit at the time of his
         or her termination of Continuous Service, or if the Participant does
         not exercise the Option or Equity Unit within the time specified in the
         applicable Award Agreement, the Award shall terminate in full and in
         the case of Options, no rights thereunder may be exercised, and in all
         other cases, no payment will be made with respect thereto.

         2.6 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.

                  2.6.1 Awards. The Committee may award Restricted Shares to
         Participants, in such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions
         as the Committee shall determine in its discretion, subject to the
         provisions of this Plan. The purchase price, if any, of Restricted
         Shares shall be determined by the Committee. A Participant shall have
         no rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award unless the
         Participant accepts the Award within the time period the Committee
         specifies by executing the Award Agreement prescribed by the Committee

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         and, if applicable, pays the purchase price for the Restricted Shares
         by any method that is both listed in Section 2.3.6 and acceptable to
         the Company.

                  2.6.2 Issuance of Award. The Company shall issue in the
         Participant's name a certificate or certificates for the appropriate
         number of Shares upon the Participant's exercise of the Restricted
         Stock Award pursuant to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement and
         this Plan.

                  2.6.3 Plan and Regulatory Exceptions. Any certificate issued
         evidencing Restricted Shares shall remain in the Company's possession
         until those Shares are free of restrictions, except as otherwise
         determined by the Committee.

                  2.6.4 Deferral Elections. The Participant may elect in
         accordance with Section 2.7.1 hereto, with the Committee's consent, to
         exchange Restricted Shares for an equivalent Deferred Share Award under
         Section 2.7 hereto (or a deferred compensation provision under another
         Company plan), but subject to such vesting restrictions as the
         Committee may prescribe.

                  2.6.5 Forfeiture. During the 120 days following termination of
         the Participant's Continuous Service for any reason, the Company shall
         have the right to repurchase Shares to which restrictions on
         transferability apply, in exchange for which the Company shall repay to
         the Participant the lesser of the amount paid by the Participant for
         such Shares or the Fair Market Value of such Shares at the time of
         repurchase by the Company.

         2.7      DEFERRED SHARES.

                  2.7.1 Deferral Elections. The Committee may permit any
         Director, Consultant, or Employee to irrevocably elect to receive the
         credits described in Section 2.7.2 below in lieu of fees, salary, or
         other income from the Company that the Participant earns after the
         election; provided that Employees will only be permitted to make
         deferral elections if the Committee determines they are members of a
         select group of management or highly compensated employees (within the
         meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974). Any
         election pursuant to this Section 2.7.1 shall be made before the
         Participant becomes legally entitled to the fees, salary, or other
         income being deferred; provided that (a) a deferral election with
         respect to Restricted Shares of previously Deferred Shares must be made
         more than 12 months before a Participant's Restricted Shares vest or
         Deferred Shares are scheduled to be distributed to a Participant
         pursuant to this Section 2.7; and provided further that (b) the
         Committee will honor an election made within 12 months of a scheduled
         vesting date (or distribution date for Deferred Shares) if the
         Participant consents in the election to irrevocably forfeit 5% of the
         Restricted or Deferred Shares to which the Participant would otherwise
         be entitled.

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                  2.7.2 Deferred Share Credits and Earnings. The Committee shall
         establish an internal Plan account for each Participant who makes an
         election under Section 2.7.1 hereto. At the end of each calendar year
         thereafter (or such more frequent periods as the Committee may direct
         or approve), the Committee shall credit the Participant's account with
         a number of Deferred Shares having a Fair Market Value on that date
         equal to the compensation deferred during the year, and any cash
         dividends paid during the year on Deferred Shares previously credited
         to the Participant's account. The Committee shall hold each
         Participant's Deferred Shares until distribution is required pursuant
         to Section 2.7.4 hereto.

                  2.7.3 Rights to Deferred Shares. Except as provided in Section
         2.6.4 hereto, a Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or
         her right to any Deferred Shares and any associated cash earnings. A
         Participant's right to Deferred Shares shall at all times constitute an
         unsecured promise of the Company to pay benefits as they come due.

                  2.7.4 Distributions of Deferred Shares and Earnings. The
         Committee shall distribute a Participant's Deferred Shares in five
         substantially equal annual installments in real Shares commencing as of
         the first day of the calendar year beginning after the Participant's
         Continuous Service terminates, provided that the Committee will honor a
         Participant's election of a different time and manner of distribution
         if the election is made on a form approved by the Committee pursuant to
         Section 2.6.4 hereto. Fractional shares shall not be distributed, and
         instead shall be paid out in cash.

                  2.7.5 Hardship Withdrawals. A Participant may apply to the
         Committee for an immediate distribution of all or a portion of his or
         her Deferred Shares on account of hardship. The hardship must result
         from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or
         dependent, casualty loss of property, or other similar conditions
         beyond the control of the Participant. School expenses or residence
         purchases, for example, will not be considered hardships. Distributions
         will not be made to the extent a hardship could be relieved through
         insurance or by liquidation of the Participant's nonessential assets.
         The amount of any distribution hereunder shall be limited to the amount
         necessary to relieve the Participant's financial hardship. The
         determination of whether a Participant has a qualifying hardship and
         the amount to be distributed, if any, shall be made by the Committee in
         its discretion. The Committee may require evidence of the purpose and
         amount of the need, and may establish such application or other
         procedures as it deems appropriate.

         2.8 OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Board may grant stock-based Awards
other than those specified in Sections 2.3 (Options), 2.4 (Equity Units), 2.6
(Restricted Stock Awards), and 2.7 (Deferred Shares) hereto (including the grant
of unrestricted shares), which the Committee may grant to Participants, and in
such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
determine, subject to the provisions of this Plan. Examples of types of Awards
not specified in this Plan include Stock Unit Awards and Performance Share
Awards.

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         2.9 NON-STOCK AWARDS. The Committee may grant Awards payable only in
cash pursuant to the provisions hereof.

         2.10     NON-TRANSFERABILITY.

                  2.10.1 General. Except as set forth in Section 2.10.3 below,
         Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred,
         or otherwise encumbered or disposed of other than by will or by the
         laws of descent or distribution, and except as specifically provided in
         this Plan or the applicable Award Agreement. Furthermore, unless the
         applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, additional Shares or
         other property distributed to the Participant in respect of Awards, as
         dividends or otherwise, shall be subject to the same restrictions
         applicable to such Award. An Award may be exercised, during the
         lifetime of the Participant, only by such Participant or a transferee
         permitted by Section 2.10.3 below.

                  2.10.2 Special Rule for Beneficiaries. The designation of a
         beneficiary by a Participant will not constitute a transfer.

                  2.10.3   Limited Transferability Rights.

                            (a) Awards Other than ISOs. Unless otherwise
                  specifically authorized by the Committee, any Participant may
                  transfer Awards (other than ISOs, except as permitted by
                  Section 422 of the Code) either by gift to Immediate Family,
                  or by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in
                  which the Awards (other than ISOs, except as permitted by
                  Section 422 of the Code) are to be passed, upon the death of
                  the grantor, to beneficiaries who are Immediate Family (or
                  otherwise approved by the Committee).

                           (b) ISOs. ISOs are transferable only by will or by
                  the laws of descent and distribution, and during the
                  Participant's lifetime, may only be exercised by the
                  Participant.

         2.11 GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS. The Committee may award
dividend equivalent rights entitling the Participant to receive amounts equal to
the ordinary dividends that would be paid on Shares subject to an unexercised
Award as if such Shares were then outstanding. In the event such a provision is
included in an Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine whether such
payments shall be made in cash, in Shares, or in another form, whether they
shall be conditioned upon the exercise of the Award to which they relate, the
time or times at which they shall be made, and such other terms and conditions
as the Committee shall deem appropriate.

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                                    ARTICLE 3
                                      TAXES

         3.1      TAX WITHHOLDING.

                  3.1.1 General. As a condition of the transfer of Shares
         pursuant to this Plan, the Participant shall make such arrangements as
         the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state,
         local, or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in
         connection with an Award or the issuance of Shares. The Company shall
         not be required to issue any Shares until such obligations are
         satisfied. If the Committee allows the withholding or surrender of
         Shares to satisfy a Participant's tax withholding obligations, the
         Committee need not allow Shares to be withheld in an amount that
         exceeds the minimum statutory withholding rates, including payroll
         taxes.

                  3.1.2 Default Rule. An Employee, in the absence of any other
         arrangement, shall be deemed to have directed the Company to withhold
         or collect from his or her compensation an amount sufficient to satisfy
         such tax withholding obligations from the next payroll payment
         otherwise payable after the date of the exercise of an Award.

                  3.1.3 Cashless Withholding. If permitted by the Committee, a
         Participant may satisfy his or her minimum statutory tax withholding
         obligations by surrendering to the Company Shares (which may be Shares
         already owned or subject to the Award) that have a Fair Market Value
         equal to the amount required to be withheld.

         3.2 REQUIREMENT OF NOTIFICATION OF ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(B) OF THE
CODE. A Participant who elects under Section 83(b) of the Code to include in
gross income unvested Awards in the year of transfer shall notify the Company of
such election within 10 days of filing that election with the Internal Revenue
Service.

         3.3 REQUIREMENT OF NOTIFICATION UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION UNDER
SECTION 421(B) OF THE CODE. If a Participant disposes of Shares issued pursuant
to the exercise of an ISO under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of
the Code (relating to disqualifying dispositions), the Participant shall notify
the Company of such disposition within 10 days.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         4.1      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN; MODIFICATION OF AWARDS.

                  4.1.1 Amendments to Plan. The Board may at any time amend,
         alter, suspend, or discontinue this Plan, but no amendment, alteration,

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         suspension or discontinuation (other than an adjustment pursuant to
         Section 1.7 hereto) shall be made that would materially and adversely
         affect the rights of any Participant under any outstanding Award,
         without his or her written consent.

                  4.1.2 Stockholder Approval. Stockholder approval of any
         amendment shall be obtained to the extent necessary to comply with (a)
         Section 422 of the Code relating to ISOs unless the Board decides that
         continued qualification under Section 422 of the Code is not desired,
         or (b) other Applicable Laws or regulations.

                  4.1.3 Modification of Awards. The Committee may modify an
         Award, accelerate the rate at which an Award may be exercised, extend
         or renew outstanding Shares under an Award, or cancel outstanding
         Shares under an Award and substitute new Shares for them. Without the
         written consent of the Participant, no such change shall materially
         reduce the Participant's rights or materially increase the
         Participant's obligations as determined by the Committee.

         4.2 ADJUSTMENTS UPON CORPORATE DISSOLUTION, MERGER AND OTHER SPECIAL
TRANSACTIONS.

                  4.2.1    Change of Control.

                           (a) General Rule. In the event of a Change of Control
                  and unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award
                  Agreement, any Awards that are Options or Equity Units shall
                  accelerate and become immediately exercisable, all other
                  Awards shall become fully vested and the Shares underlying the
                  Awards shall be distributed to the Participant immediately
                  before consummation of the Change of Control, unless more than
                  90 days beforehand the Participant has executed and delivered
                  to the Committee an election pursuant to Section 2.6.4 hereto,
                  directing that his or her Shares be distributed in
                  installments over a period longer than 10 years and not
                  commencing more than 2 years after the Change of Control, in
                  which case the Committee shall make distributions in
                  accordance with the Participant's election). In each case
                  covered by the preceding sentence, any repurchase right of the
                  Company applicable to any Shares shall lapse on consummation
                  of the Change of Control. To the extent that an Option or
                  Equity Unit is not exercised prior to consummation of a Change
                  of Control in which the Award is not being assumed or
                  substituted, the Award shall terminate upon such consummation.

                           (b) Special Rule for Termination of Employees. In the
                  event a Participant who holds a Transferred Award is
                  Involuntarily Terminated in connection with, or within 12
                  months following consummation of, a Change of Control, then
                  any Transferred Award held by the terminated Participant at
                  the time of termination shall accelerate and become
                  exercisable, and any repurchase right of the Company
                  applicable to any Shares shall lapse. The acceleration of
                  vesting and lapse of repurchase rights provided for in the
                  previous sentence shall occur immediately prior to the
                  effective date of the Participant's termination.

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                  4.2.2 Golden Parachute Limitation. In the event that the
         vesting, acceleration or lapse of a repurchase right provided for in
         Section 4.2.1 hereto (a) constitutes a "parachute payment" within the
         meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) as a result of Section
         4.2.1 hereto would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
         of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state income tax law),
         then the Company shall make any gross-up payments that is necessary to
         hold the Participant harmless from the excise taxes payable under
         Section 4999 of the Code; provided that this Section 4.2.2 shall be
         null and void with respect to a particular Participant to the extent
         necessary or appropriate pursuant to any agreement entered into between
         the Company (including any Affiliate) and the Participant. Any
         determination required under this Section shall be made in writing by
         the Company's independent accountants, whose determination shall be
         conclusive and binding for all purposes on the Company and any affected
         Participant.

         4.3      NATURE OF PAYMENTS.

                  4.3.1 Consideration. Issuances of Shares and cash payments
         pursuant to this Plan are in consideration of past services for the
         Company and the payment of exercise prices.

                  4.3.2 Awards Separate from Salary. Awards a Participant
         receives under this Plan shall be in addition to salary and other
         compensation payable to the Participant, but shall not be taken into
         account for determining any benefits under any pension, retirement,
         profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance, or other benefit plan of the
         Company or under any agreement between the Company and the Participant,
         unless such plan or agreement specifically provides otherwise.

         4.4 NON-UNIFORM DETERMINATIONS. The Committee's determinations under
this Plan need not be uniform. The Committee shall be entitled, among other
things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into
non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to (a) the persons to receive
awards under this Plan, (b) the terms and provisions of awards under this Plan,
and (c) the treatment of leaves of absence pursuant to Section 2.5.1 hereto.

         4.5      EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN.

                  4.5.1 Adoption. Subject to Section 4.8 hereto, this Plan
         became effective on the Effective Date.

                  4.5.2 Termination. Unless sooner terminated by the Board, ISOs
         may not be granted under this Plan after the 10th anniversary of the
         Effective Date.

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         4.6 SUBSTITUTION OF OPTIONS. Notwithstanding any inconsistent
provisions or limits under this Plan, in the event the Company acquires (whether
by purchase, merger, or otherwise) all or substantially all of the outstanding
capital stock or assets of another corporation, or in the event of any
reorganization or other transaction qualifying under Section 424 of the Code,
the Committee may, in accordance with the provisions of that Section, substitute
Options under this Plan for options issued under a plan of the acquired company,
provided (a) the excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares subject
to an Option immediately after the substitution over the aggregate exercise
price of such Shares is not more than the similar excess immediately before such
substitution and (b) the new option does not give persons additional benefits,
including a longer exercise period.

         4.7      CONDITIONS INCIDENT TO ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

                  4.7.1 Representations and Warranties. As a condition to the
         exercise of an Award, the Committee may require the person exercising
         the Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise
         that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any
         present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion
         of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by law.

                  4.7.2 Consents. If the Committee shall at any time determine
         that any Consent is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in
         connection with, the granting of any Award under this Plan, the
         issuance or purchase of Shares or other rights hereunder, or the taking
         of any other action hereunder (each such action being hereinafter
         referred to as a "Plan Action"), then such Plan Action shall not be
         taken until the Consent has been done or obtained to the full
         satisfaction of the Committee.

                  4.7.3 No Obligation to Issue Shares. The Company shall not be
         obligated, and shall have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver
         any Shares under this Plan unless such issuance or delivery would
         comply with Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the
         Committee in consultation with the Company's legal counsel.

         4.8 STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board shall seek stockholder approval of
this Plan and any ISOs issued under it within 12 months before or after the
Effective Date. If stockholder approval is not obtained, the Plan and any Awards
shall remain in full force and effect, subject to (I) the treatment of any ISOs
as NQSOs, and (II) the granting of no further ISOs.

         4.9 INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO OPTIONEES AND PURCHASERS. If required
by Applicable Laws, the Company shall provide financial statements no less than
annually to each Participant who has an Award or holds Shares acquired pursuant
to this Plan.

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         4.10 SECTION HEADINGS. Section headings do not define or limit the
contents of the sections.

         4.11 GOVERNING LAW AND LITIGATION EXPENSES. This Plan shall be
interpreted, administered and otherwise subject to the laws of the State of
Georgia (disregarding choice-of-law provisions). The Company shall reimburse a
Participant for reasonable legal fees and expenses that the Participant incurs
in order to enforce or defend his or her rights under this Plan, but only if the
Participant receives a judgment or settlement substantially in the Participant's
favor. Reimbursements that are due under this Section 4.11 shall be paid
promptly.

         4.12 SEVERABILITY. Every provision of this Plan is intended to be
severable. Any illegal or invalid term shall not affect the validity or legality
of the remaining terms of this Plan.

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                             INNERSPACE CORPORATION
                            2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                  ------------
                             APPENDIX A: DEFINITIONS
                                  ------------

         "ADDITIONAL OPTION" means an Option issued by the Company in exchange
for Shares delivered by an Optionee as full or partial payment of the Option
Exercise Price of an Original Option pursuant to Section 2.3.8 of this Plan.

         "AFFILIATE" means an entity other than a Subsidiary which, together
with the Company, is under common control of a third person or entity.

         "APPLICABLE LAWS" means the legal or Stock Exchange requirements
governing the Plan and Awards, including Section 422 of the Code.

         "AWARD" means any award made pursuant to Section 2 of this Plan,
including Options, Equity Units, Restricted Shares, and Deferred Shares, other
stock-based Awards, and non-stock Awards.

         "AWARD AGREEMENT" means any written document setting forth the terms
and conditions of an Award, as prescribed by the Committee.

         "BENEFICIAL OWNER" has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Act.

         "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         "CAUSE" means a Participant's termination by the Company (or
resignation in lieu thereof) when "Cause" to terminate exists. "Cause" shall
have the meaning explicitly set forth in any then-effective written employment
or consulting agreement between the Participant and the Company. In all other
cases, "Cause" includes, but it is not limited to: (i) the Participant's
commission of a willful act of fraud or dishonesty, the purpose or effect of
which materially and adversely affects the Company; (ii) the Participant's
conviction of a felony or any violation of any federal or state securities law
(whether by plea of nolo contendere or otherwise) or the Participant's being
enjoined from violating any federal or state securities law or being determined
to have violated any such law; (iii) the Participant's engaging in willful or
reckless misconduct or gross negligence in connection with any property or
activity of the Company; (iv) the Participant's repeated and intemperate use of
alcohol or illegal drugs after written notice from the Board or the Committee
that such use, if continued, would result in the termination of the
Participant's employment or consulting relationship with the Company; (v) the
Participant's material breach of any of its obligations to the Company (other
than by reason of physical or mental illness, injury, or condition) that is or

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could reasonably be expected to result in material harm to the Company; (vi) the
Participant's failure or refusal to perform any material duty or responsibility
under any written employment or consulting agreement with the Company (other
than by reason of physical or mental illness, injury, or condition); or (vii)
the Participant's breach any covenant to the Company relating to noncompetition,
nonsolicitation, nondisclosure of proprietary information or surrender of
records, inventions or patents. The determination as to whether a Participant is
being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Board or the
Committee and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing
definition does not in any way limit the Company's ability to terminate a
Participant's employment or consulting relationship at any time, and, for the
purposes of this definition, the term "Company" includes any Subsidiary, parent,
Affiliate, or successor thereto, if appropriate.

         "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means a change in control of the Company of a
nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, whether or not the
Company is subject to the Exchange Act at such time, including any of the
following events:

                  (i) Acquisition of Controlling Interest. Any Person becomes
         the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the
         Company representing a majority of the combined voting power of or
         equity interest in the Company in connection with a merger or
         otherwise. In applying the preceding sentence, (i) securities acquired
         directly from the Company or its Parent, Subsidiaries, or Affiliates by
         or for the Person shall not be taken into account, and (ii) an
         agreement to vote securities shall be disregarded unless the Plan
         Administrator reasonably determines that its ultimate purpose is to
         cause what otherwise would be a Change in Control or to replace one or
         more Directors or members of senior management (other than pursuant to
         a recommendation adopted by an at least two-thirds vote of the
         Company's board of directors).

                  (ii) Change in Board Control. Individuals who constituted the
         Board when this Plan was adopted (or their approved replacements, as
         defined in the next sentence) cease for any reason to constitute a
         majority of the Board. A new Director shall be considered an "approved
         replacement" Director if his or her election (or nomination for
         election) was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
         Directors then still in office who either were Directors when this Plan
         was adopted or were themselves approved replacement Directors, but in
         either case excluding any Director whose initial assumption of office
         occurred as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
         or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board.

                  (iii) Merger Approved. The stockholders of the Company approve
         a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or
         entity or any other form of business combination pursuant to which the
         outstanding stock of the Company is exchanged for cash, securities or
         other property paid, issued or caused to be issued by the surviving or
         acquiring corporation or entity unless the stockholders immediately
         before the merger or consolidation would continue to own equity

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         securities that represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
         converted into equity securities of the surviving entity) at least a
         majority of the combined voting power of or equity interest in the
         Company or such surviving or acquiring entity corporation immediately
         after such merger or consolidation. If such a merger or consolidation
         is canceled, it shall cease to be a Change of Control with as much
         retroactive effect as the Plan Administrator determines to be
         practicable.

                  (iv) Sale of Assets. The stockholders of the Company approve
         an agreement for the sale, transfer or lease by the Company of all, or
         substantially all, of the Company's assets. If such a sale or
         disposition is canceled, it shall cease to be a Change of Control with
         as much retroactive effect as the Plan Administrator determines to be
         practicable.

                  (v) Liquidation or Dissolution. The stockholders of the
         Company approve a plan or proposal for liquidation or dissolution of
         the Company. If such a liquidation or dissolution is canceled, it shall
         cease to be a Change of Control with as much retroactive effect as the
         Plan Administrator determines to be practicable.

         "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         "COMMITTEE" means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board
appointed to administer this Plan in accordance with Section 1.5 of this Plan,
or the Board itself, when it is acting in place of the Committee.

         "COMMON STOCK" means the Company's common stock.

         "COMPANY" means InnerSpace Corporation

         "CONSENT" with respect to any Plan Action means (i) any listings,
registrations, or qualifications on any Stock Exchange or under any federal,
state or local law, rule, or regulation, (ii) any written agreements and
representations by the Participant with respect to the disposition of Shares, or
with respect to any other matter, which the Committee shall deem necessary or
desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration, or
qualification or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such
listing, qualification, or registration be made, and (iii) any consents,
clearances and approvals in respect of a Plan Action by any governmental or
other regulatory bodies.

         "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, who is compensated
by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate for consulting services.

         "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means uninterrupted service as a Director,
Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted
(unless an Award Agreement otherwise specifies) in the case of: (i) any approved
or legally-mandated leave of absence, provided that such leave is for a period
of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave
is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to

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Company policy; (ii) changes in status from Director, Employee, or Consultant to
any other aforementioned position with the Company (including changes to
advisory or emeritus status); or (iii) in the case of transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries,
Affiliates, or their respective successors.

         "DEFERRED SHARES" means shares of Common Stock credited under Section
2.7.2 of this Plan.

         "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board, as well as a member of the
board of directors of a Parent, Subsidiary, or Affiliate.

         "EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on which the Board approves the Plan
(i.e. January 7, 2002).

         "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or any Parent,
Subsidiary, or Affiliate, as determined by the Committee. An outside Director is
not an Employee.

         "EQUITY UNIT" means the right to receive appreciation in value of
Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Plan.

         "EXPIRATION DATE" means the date on which an Award expires pursuant to
the Award Agreement.

         "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means the fair market value of the Common Stock, as
determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate
and applied consistently with respect to the Participants. Whenever possible,
the determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon the closing price for
the Shares as reported on Nasdaq or in the Wall Street Journal for the
applicable date.

         "IMMEDIATE FAMILY" means any natural or adopted child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.

         "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option that is intended to qualify
for special federal income tax treatment pursuant to Sections 421 and 422 of the
Code, and which is so designated in the applicable Award Agreement. Any Option
that is not specifically designated as an ISO shall not be an ISO. Any Option
that is not an ISO is referred to herein as a "NQSO."

         "INVOLUNTARILY TERMINATED" means that a Participant's Continuous
Service terminated under the following circumstances: (i) termination without
Cause by the Company or a Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate, or successor thereto,
as appropriate; or (ii) voluntary termination by the Participant within 60 days
following (A) a material reduction in the Participant's job responsibilities

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(however, a mere change in title alone or reassignment following a Change of
Control to a position that is substantially similar to the position held prior
to the Change of Control shall not constitute a material reduction in job
responsibilities), (B) relocation by the Company or a Subsidiary, Parent,
Affiliate, or successor thereto, as appropriate, of the Participant's work site
to a facility or location more than 50 miles from the Participant's principal
work site for the Company at the time of the Change of Control, or (C) a
reduction in Participant's then-current total compensation by at least 10%,
other than as a result of an across-the-board reduction in the compensation of
all other Employees, Directors, or Consultants in positions similar to the
Participant's position by the same percentage amount.

         "ISO" means Incentive Stock Option.

         "MANAGEMENT ACTION" means any event, circumstance, or transaction
occurring during the 6-month period following a Potential Change of Control that
results from the action of a Management Group.

         "MANAGEMENT GROUP" means any entity or group that includes, is
affiliated with, or is wholly or partly controlled by one or more executive
officers of the Company in office before a Potential Change of Control.

         "NAMED EXECUTIVE" means any individual who, on the last day of the
Company's fiscal year, is the chief executive officer of the Company (or is
acting in such capacity) or among the four most highly compensated officers of
the Company (other than the chief executive officer), as determined under the
Securities Act's executive compensation disclosure rules.

         "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify as
an ISO, as designated in the applicable Award Agreement.

         "NQSO" means Non-Qualified Stock Option.

         "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to Section 2.3 of this
Plan.

         "OPTIONEE" means a Participant who receives an Option.

         "OPTION EXERCISE PRICE" means the price for the Shares to be issued by
the Company upon an exercise of an Option by an Optionee.

         "ORIGINAL OPTION" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3.8
of this Plan.

         "PARENT" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code, or any successor provision.

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         "PARTICIPANT" means any holder of one or more Awards, or the Shares
issuable or issued upon exercise of such Awards, under this Plan.

         "PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD" means an Award granting a right to receive
Shares contingent on the achievement of performance or other objectives during a
specified period.

         "PERSON" has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act, as modified and used in Section 13(d) of that Act, and shall include a
"group," as defined in Rule 13d-5 promulgated thereunder. However, a person
shall not include: (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under this Plan or the employee benefit plan
of any of the Company's Subsidiairies; (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding
securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (iv) a corporation
owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

         "PLAN" means this InnerSpace Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.

         "PLAN ACTION" has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.7.2 of
this Plan.

         "POTENTIAL CHANGE OF CONTROL" means any of the following has occurred
during the term of this Plan and all Awards issued under this Plan, excluding
any event that is Management Action:

                  (i) Agreement Signed. The Company enters into an agreement
         that will result in a Change of Control.

                  (ii) Notice of Intent to Seek Change of Control. The Company
         or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to consider
         taking actions that will result in a Change of Control.

                  (iii) Board Declaration. With respect to this Plan, the Board
         adopts a resolution declaring that a Potential Change of Control has
         occurred.

         "RESTRICTED SHARES" means Shares subject to restrictions imposed
pursuant to Section 2.6 of this Plan.

         "RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD" means an Award granted pursuant to Section 2.6
of this Plan.

         "RULE 16B-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

         "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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         "SHARE" means a share of Common Stock.

         "STOCK EXCHANGE" means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price
reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given
time.

         "STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT" means any stockholders agreement adopted by
the Company.

         "STOCK UNIT AWARD" means an Award granting the right to receive Shares
in the future.

         "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, or any successor provision.

         "SUCCESSOR CORPORATION" means the corporation resulting after a Change
of Control.

         "TEN PERCENT HOLDER" means a Person who owns stock representing more
than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary (as such ownership may be determined for purposes of
Section 422(b)(6) of the Code).

         "TRANSFERRED AWARD" means an Award assumed or substituted for another
award by a Successor Corporation pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Plan.

                                       32Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

Exhibit 10.27

 

UNIFORM

MEMBER SUGAR MARKETING AGREEMENT

POOL

BASIS

 

                THIS AGREEMENT, made

effective as of the 1st day of September 2001, by and between UNITED

SUGARS CORPORATION, a cooperative association organized under the

laws of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter referred to as “UNITED”), and AMERICAN

CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY, a cooperative association organized under the

laws of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter referred to as “PROCESSOR”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

                WHEREAS, PROCESSOR is a

producer–owned and a producer-operated agricultural cooperative which is

organized and operated so as to adhere to the provisions of Section 15(a) of

the Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C., Sec. 1141j(a)), as amended, and the

Capper–Volstead Act of 1922 (7 U.S.C., Sec. 291, 292), and which is

engaged in the operation of one or more sugar processing plants for the purpose

of producing one or more forms of refined sugar; and

 

                WHEREAS, UNITED is organized

and operated so as to adhere to the provisions of Section 15(a) of the Agricultural

Marketing Act (12 U.S.C., Sec. 1141j(a)), as amended, and the Capper–Volstead

Act of 1922 (7 U.S.C., Sec. 291,292), for the mutual help and benefit of its

members (“Member” or “Members”) and for the purposes of acting as a marketing

agency for its Members and of engaging in the business of marketing the refined

sugar (whether sold in packages or in bulk) produced by its Members, including

but not limited to, granulated, liquid, blends, and specialty products; and

 

                WHEREAS, PROCESSOR is a

Member of UNITED and wishes to participate with other Members of UNITED in

developing and maintaining a dependable market for certain products produced by

PROCESSOR; and

 

                WHEREAS, UNITED and PROCESSOR

desire to enter into a membership marketing agreement on a pool basis.

 

                NOW, THEREFORE, in

consideration of the above, subject to the respective terms, conditions, and

obligations of PROCESSOR and UNITED herein, UNITED and PROCESSOR agree as

follows:

 

                1.             Definitions. 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following

meanings:

 

                                “Allocation”

means the amount of sugar PROCESSOR is authorized to market if Allotments are

implemented pursuant to the Allotment Statute.

 

                                “Allotments”

means an overall allotment of sugar processed from domestically-produced

sugarcane and sugar beets, as defined and contemplated by the Allotment

Statute.

                                “Allotment

Statute” means 7 USC § 1359aa, et. seq. (1991) and amendments

thereto, or subsequent statutes providing for marketing allotments.

 

                                “Assets

Costs” shall mean carrying costs of assets associated with Product

shipping, packaging, warehousing (including all costs historically included by

UNITED as warehousing costs), and storage functions, including depreciation and

interest.

 

                                “Beet

Processing Season” means the period of time generally from September

through August during which a Beet Producer processes beets, thick juice and

extract into refined sugar.

 

                                “Beet

Producer” means a Member that processes beets and thick juice into

refined sugar.

 

                                “Cane Processing

Season” means the period of time generally from mid-October through

March during which time a Cane Producer processes cane into feedstock for a

refinery.

 

                                “Cane

Producer” means a Member that processes cane into refined sugar.

“Crop Year” means

the crop year established by the Beet Producers for their own business

operations.

 

                                “Fiscal

Year” means the fiscal year of UNITED, which begins on September 1

and ends on August 31.

 

                                “Force

Majeure” means any (i) fire, freeze, accident, explosion, construction

delay, hurricane, flood, act of God, inability to obtain electric power or

fuel, inability to obtain any required permits or licenses, government law,

directive or regulation; or the effect of the application of any governmental

law, directive or regulation, or any like contingency, beyond a party’s

reasonable ability to control or avoid; and (ii) labor dispute or strike, from

whatever cause arising and regardless of whether the demands of the employees

involved are reasonable and within the affected party’s power to concede.

 

                                “Finished

Product” or “Finished Products” means those Products

that have been granulated or otherwise made ready for marketing to third

parties.

 

                                “Member”

means a member or shareholder of UNITED who is entitled to vote.

 

                                “Net Selling

Price” means the gross proceeds realized by UNITED from sales of

Products produced by PROCESSOR and the other Members in the Primary Pool, less

expenses directly attributable to the Primary Pool, including all costs,

charges or expenses attributable to the marketing and sale of pooled Products,

including without limitation salaries, wages and other benefits of UNITED’s

employees, office expense and appropriate consulting fees, and all costs of

transportation of the pooled Products.

 

                                “Operating Costs”

means operating costs associated with Product shipping, packaging, warehousing

(including all costs historically included by UNITED as warehousing costs) and

storage functions including, without limitation, labor (including direct and

indirect costs, such as employee benefits, insurance, etc.), supplies, and

utilities.

                                “Pool Year”

means the pool year of the Primary Pool, which coincides with the Fiscal Year

of UNITED, which begins on September 1 and ends on August 31.

 

                                “Primary

Pool” means Product of each Member that is pooled for each Fiscal

Year with Products of other Members as agreed to in Section 6.1.

 

                                “Product”

or “Products”

means refined sugar produced by PROCESSOR during the term of this Agreement,

including but not limited to, granulated, liquid, blends, specialty products,

thick juice, extract and other forms of ungranulated sugar.

 

                                “Pro Rata

Share” shall be equal to a fraction, with PROCESSOR’s estimated

annual production of Product (on a sugar equivalent basis) included the Primary

Pool as the numerator and total estimated annual pool production of Product (on

a sugar equivalent basis) for PROCESSOR and the Members included in the Primary

Pool as the denominator.

 

                                “Purchased

Sugar” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.4.

 

                                “Term”

has the meaning set forth in Section 17.

 

                2.             Appointment of UNITED as Sales Agent.

 

                2.1           United Appointed Sales Agent.  PROCESSOR appoints and designates UNITED to

act as its sole worldwide agent in the sale and marketing of the Products.  UNITED accepts such appointment and agrees

to act as the sales agent and pool administrator in accordance with the terms

of this Agreement.  PROCESSOR agrees

that UNITED may employ all such persons and agencies as it determines to be

necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.  It is understood and agreed that UNITED may

market Products under the various trademarks and trade names of PROCESSOR (if

any) pursuant to a royalty free license agreement with respect to such

trademarks and trade names, the form of which agreement shall be mutually

agreed upon by PROCESSOR and UNITED.

 

                2.2           United Authorized to Pass Title.  UNITED agrees, and is hereby empowered by

PROCESSOR, to sell in its own name, and pass title on behalf of PROCESSOR, all

Product produced by PROCESSOR during the Term of this Agreement to such

purchasers, at such time or times, at such place or places, in such manner and

on such prices or terms as UNITED determines to be in the best interests of

PROCESSOR and other Members of UNITED.

 

                2.3           Products not included in this Agreement.  UNITED shall have no rights, and nothing

herein contained shall be deemed to create rights in UNITED, in and to any

other products produced by PROCESSOR (other than refined sugar).

 

                2.4           Procurement of Additional Product.  It is understood and agreed that UNITED may

from time to time procure certain Products from third parties in order to meet

the requirements of sales contracts or as otherwise determined to be in the

best interest of PROCESSOR and the other Members of UNITED.  PROCESSOR and UNITED agree that UNITED shall

act as an agent for PROCESSOR in connection with such purchases of Products and

that the costs of acquiring such Products and revenues received from the sale

of such Products shall be allocated to PROCESSOR and other Members of UNITED on

the same basis as allocations from the pool for which the Products were

purchased.

                3.             Packaging.  PROCESSOR intends to have the capacity

to sell Product in bulk as well as in packages.  It is understood that production and packaging constraints will

limit the volume and mix of packages that can be produced at any one time, and

accordingly, UNITED agrees to coordinate orders for packaged Product taking

into consideration PROCESSOR’s production and packaging limitations.

 

                4.             Production and Delivery.

 

                4.1           Timing of Production.  It is anticipated that PROCESSOR will produce Finished Products

during its campaign on an approximately even monthly schedule.  However, PROCESSOR acknowledges that

UNITED’s requirements may be greater in certain specified months and less in

others.  Accordingly, subject to mutual

agreement of the parties, UNITED will endeavor to coordinate demands with

PROCESSOR’s production and storage capacities. 

At UNITED’s request, PROCESSOR will attempt to maximize production in

any month in order to accommodate customer demand.

 

                4.2           Product Production Schedules.  PROCESSOR shall provide to UNITED by June 1

of each Fiscal Year during the Term a preliminary estimated production schedule

(specifying volume and dates) of Product for the next following Fiscal Year and

will provide a revised estimated production schedule of Product by July 1 of

each such year, reflecting any changes from the June preliminary estimate.  UNITED and PROCESSOR shall jointly develop a

production and delivery schedule plan for each Fiscal Year that will attempt to

accommodate, as much as reasonably possible, the dual goals of maximizing the

price to be paid to PROCESSOR and maximizing production efficiencies, with the

objective of selling all of PROCESSOR’s production of Product each year.

 

                4.3           Weekly Delivery Amounts.  Estimated weekly delivery schedules of Finished Product,

including quantities, and bulk and packaging requirements for each week of each

month, shall be agreed upon by the parties at least seven (7) days in advance

of the month to which they apply.  The

parties shall use reasonable efforts, recognizing customer demand, to

accommodate each other in setting such schedules.

 

                5.             Billing and Collection.  All sales made by UNITED shall be billed on

invoices of UNITED and all receipts shall be collected by UNITED.

 

                6.             Pooling of Product.

 

                6.1           Agreement to Pool Product.  UNITED and PROCESSOR agree that the Products

to be sold by UNITED hereunder shall be pooled for each Fiscal Year with

Products of the other Members of UNITED in the Primary Pool.  UNITED by action of its Executive Committee

shall have the discretion to create additional pools as deemed reasonably

necessary for the equitable treatment of all Members and to create accounting

standards for such additional pools.

                6.2           Adjustments for Beet Producers.  In order to include sales of carry-over

Product produced by a Beet Producer in a given Beet Processing Season in the

Primary Pool applicable to the Fiscal Year in which the Beet Processing Season

occurred, even though delivery may occur following August 31 of such year, the

Product to be included in calculating UNITED’s Primary Pool in each Fiscal Year

shall be the amount of Product (on a sugar equivalent basis) produced by the

Beet Producer during the applicable Fiscal Year.

 

                6.3           Adjustments for Cane Producers.  In order to coordinate the Cane Processing

Season with the Beet Processing Season, the amount of cane Products to be

included in calculating a Primary Pool shall be the amount of cane Product (on

a sugar equivalent basis) produced by the Cane Producer during the applicable

Fiscal Year, less the cane Product (on a sugar equivalent basis) produced by

the Cane Producer that was allocated to the prior Fiscal Year, plus Cane

Producer’s estimate as of August 31 of that Fiscal Year of the Product (on a

sugar equivalent basis) to be produced from and including September 1 through

October 15 of the next Fiscal Year; provided however, unless otherwise mutually

agreed, in no event shall the estimated production from and including September

1 through October 15 of the next Fiscal Year exceed 12% of the PROCESSOR’s

average actual production of Product during the previous three Fiscal Years of

UNITED.

 

                7.             Price for Product.

 

                7.1           Price. 

UNITED shall pay to PROCESSOR the PROCESSOR’s Pro Rata Share of the Net

Selling Price for all Products sold by UNITED hereunder.

 

                7.2           Timing of Payment to Members.  As sales of Finished Product are made by

UNITED from the Primary Pool, the gross cash receipts received by UNITED from

the sale of such Finished Products shall be paid daily to PROCESSOR and the

other Primary Pool participants on the basis of their estimated proportionate

share of the Finished Product to be produced by PROCESSOR and each of the other

participants in the Primary Pool during that Fiscal year.  Because gross cash receipts are distributed

daily, UNITED shall borrow from its line of credit in order to cover its

monthly operating costs, subject to prompt reimbursement by PROCESSOR of

PROCESSOR’s Pro Rata Share of the expenses (such expenses are set forth in the

definition of Net Selling Price) that are incurred by UNITED during the month.

 

                7.3           Adjustments for Changes to Production Estimates.  The determination of PROCESSOR’s

proportionate share of gross cash receipts shall be based on UNITED’s best

estimate of the amount of Finished Products anticipated to be produced in such

year by PROCESSOR and each other participant in the Primary Pool, and shall be

adjusted by UNITED periodically as production figures are more precisely

determined.  Such adjustments shall

reflect an interest charge to be paid by any Primary Pool participant who has

received excess distributions based on the preliminary production estimates and

such interest shall be paid to the Primary Pool participant(s) who received

less than full distributions.  For

purposes of this paragraph, interest charges shall be the prime rate charged by

UNITED’s principal lender for thirty (30) day seasonal fixed rate financing for

the period in question.  As soon as

exact information and production figures are available, UNITED shall determine

PROCESSOR’s final proportionate share of the gross cash receipts for the

Primary Pool during the Fiscal Year, and appropriate adjustments, together with

interest charges as provided above, shall be made.  The final accounting for the Primary Pool shall be made no later

than the ninetieth day following the last day of each Fiscal Year.

                7.4           Lien on PROCESSOR Assets.  PROCESSOR hereby agrees to grant UNITED a

security interest in all Product inventory of PROCESSOR (and related proceeds

thereof) to secure payment by PROCESSOR of all indebtedness of PROCESSOR to

UNITED, including, but not limited to, any over advance of proceeds from the

sale of Products.  Such security

interest shall arise ten (10) business days following written notice from

UNITED to PROCESSOR indicating that PROCESSOR has received an over advance of

proceeds from the sale of Finished Products, and shall remain effective for the

period that the over advance is outstanding. 

Such security interest shall be automatically subordinate to any prior

or future security interests granted by PROCESSOR to the Commodity Credit

Corporation, and to any prior security interests granted to other lenders.  PROCESSOR agrees to execute such financing

statements or other documents as may be reasonably requested by UNITED to

evidence the security interest.

 

                8.             UNITED’s Books and Records.  UNITED shall keep accurate records of

costs, sales, and distributions of Primary Pool proceeds in accordance with

sound and generally accepted accounting practices.  Said records shall be at all reasonable times fully available for

inspection and copying by PROCESSOR or its certified public accountants.  All records of the Primary Pool and any

special pool that is created shall be audited annually by UNITED’s regular

Independent Certified Public Auditors and the audit report made available to

PROCESSOR.

 

                9.             Budget of Marketing Costs.  UNITED shall prepare an annual budget or

estimate of all direct and indirect marketing costs for the Primary Pool.  It is the intention of UNITED to secure

independent financing for costs associated with the marketing of Products as

reflected in the budget.

 

                10.           Product Specifications, Quality Standards, and

Handling of Products of Substandard Quality.

 

                10.1         Specifications. 

PROCESSOR agrees to comply with UNITED’s Specifications for Products,

which specifications prescribe standards and procedures for quality control,

storage, and shipment of Products, and which are attached hereto as Schedule

A.   In addition, PROCESSOR agrees to

comply with UNITED’s Quality Assurance Policy that is attached hereto as

Schedule B.   Any changes to the

specifications or Quality Assurance Policy shall be mutually agreed upon by

UNITED and the Members.

 

                10.2         State and Federal Regulations.  All Products delivered to or at the order of

UNITED shall conform to quality and other standards prescribed by applicable

state and federal rules and regulations.

 

                10.3         Substandard Product. 

Product that fails to meet the specifications or the Quality Assurance

Policy and which cannot be sold without discounting, shall be considered

substandard for purposes of this Agreement. 

Product of substandard quality shall be withheld from the Primary Pool

and marketed by UNITED, with proceeds of the sale of such Product, less all

direct and indirect selling expenses, distributed to PROCESSOR; in the

alternative, PROCESSOR and UNITED may mutually agree that Product of substandard

quality may remain in the Primary Pool and be charged with the additional costs

relating to the substandard quality of the Product, including any necessary

discounts.

                11.           Storage of Product.  PROCESSOR shall store its Product as the

parties shall mutually agree.  At the

earliest reasonable time after processing commences in each Fiscal Year and as

soon as Product has begun to be placed in storage, PROCESSOR shall deliver

daily Product inventory reports to UNITED. 

All Product included in the daily inventory shall be included in the

Primary Pool for the appropriate Fiscal Year even though the Product remains on

the premises of PROCESSOR.

 

                12.           Risk of Loss and Insurance.

 

                12.1         Risk of Loss. 

PROCESSOR covenants and agrees that it shall bear the risk of loss of

all Products produced by PROCESSOR or any portion thereof until earlier of the

time (i) the Products are delivered to the buyer of the same; or (ii) at the

time it is no longer possible to identify the Product as that of PROCESSOR

(i.e., commingled or processed Product), at which time the risk of loss shall

pass to UNITED; provided, however, that PROCESSOR shall continue to be the

owner of the Product until the Product is sold to the buyer.  Whenever UNITED shall have possession or

control over the Product prior to sale to the buyer, UNITED shall act strictly

as custodian thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

                12.2         Processor to Maintain Insurance.  PROCESSOR covenants and agrees, at its sole

cost and at all times during the Term of this Agreement, to maintain in force

an insurance policy or policies covering loss, theft or damage to the Products

from any cause whatsoever until the shipment of the same to the buyer, in

amounts not less than the full insurable value thereof, and product liability

insurance in amounts required by UNITED from time to time, which product

liability insurance shall name UNITED as an additional or a named insured.

 

                12.3         UNITED to Maintain Insurance.  UNITED covenants and agrees, at all times

during the Term of this Agreement, to maintain in force during the period for

which it bears the risk of loss, an insurance policy or policies covering loss,

theft or damage to the Products from any cause whatsoever in amounts not less

than the full insurable value thereof, and product liability insurance in

amounts deemed reasonable by UNITED, which product liability insurance shall

name PROCESSOR as an additional or named insured.

 

                12.4         Certificates of Insurance.  Insurance policies shall be taken out with responsible insurance

companies licensed to write insurance in Minnesota, in the case of UNITED, and

in the appropriate state, in the case of PROCESSOR, and each shall not be

canceled or altered without ten days’ written notice to UNITED and PROCESSOR.  Each party shall furnish the other party

with certificates of insurance for policies required hereunder, together with a

summary of the terms and conditions of the policy or policies, and the date on

which the same expire.

 

                13.           Orders.  Regardless of factory or warehouse designation, the proceeds from

sales orders shall be credited to the Primary Pool for the appropriate Fiscal

Year.  UNITED shall consider car

loadings, points of destination, capacity of tanks or warehouses, size of

inventories stored therein and other pertinent factors in selecting the

factory, warehouse or warehouses from which delivery shall be made.

 

                14.           Logistics Function.  UNITED shall be responsible for

performing all normal logistics functions relating to the shipment of all

Products produced at PROCESSOR’s plant. 

Direct or indirect costs of UNITED associated with the performance of

the logistics functions related to Products shall be a marketing expense of the

Primary Pool.

                15.           Information from PROCESSOR.  PROCESSOR shall, whenever requested by

UNITED, furnish to UNITED production and related statistical data for Products

prepared on a daily basis, and shall make its books and records related thereto

available at all reasonable times for inspection by UNITED.  PROCESSOR shall not be required to release

information concerning PROCESSOR’s proprietary processes or costs (other than

reimbursable Asset Costs and Operating Costs) which costs shall be provided in

sufficient detail to satisfy UNITED’s reasonable requirements in connection

with the reimbursements provided for in Section 16 hereof), or other

confidential financial information. 

PROCESSOR further agrees, upon request of UNITED, to furnish UNITED with

samples of Products for grading or selling purposes.

 

                16.           Pool Expenses Incurred By PROCESSOR.

 

                16.1         PROCESSOR shall be reimbursed out of the Primary Pool for

its Asset Costs and its Operating Costs; provided however, that storage costs

of thick juice from beets or raw cane refinery feedstock shall only be

reimbursable pursuant to the Storage Reimbursement Guidelines set forth in

Schedule C.

 

                16.2         UNITED shall credit the PROCESSOR for Asset Costs and

Operating Costs within thirty (30) days of submission of PROCESSOR’s written

cost breakdown.  In the event there is a

dispute regarding the amount of such reimbursement, UNITED shall credit the

undisputed amount and if the parties are unable to resolve the disputed amounts

within thirty (30) days from the date payment is due, the controversy shall be

resolved in the manner provided in Section 21 hereof.

 

                16.3         PROCESSOR shall, prior to the construction or installation

of any new assets to be charged to the Primary Pool, obtain approval from

UNITED for such construction or installation.

 

                17.           Term of Agreement: 

Termination.

 

                17.1         Term.  The term

of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue through

August 31, 2003 (the “Initial Term”) and from Fiscal Year to Fiscal Year

thereafter (the “Renewal Terms”) until terminated as provided herein.  “Term” shall mean the initial term and any

Renewal Terms, as provided herein.

 

                17.2         Termination by Producer by Reason of Dissent.  During the Term, PROCESSOR shall have the

right to terminate this Agreement, without penalty, by Notice delivered to

UNITED twelve months prior to the effective date of termination, if the

PROCESSOR dissents from any of the following actions taken by UNITED:

 

                                17.2.1.             Changes in UNITED’s strategic plan;

 

                                17.2.2.             Merger of or acquisition by UNITED;

                                17.2.3.             Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or By–Laws

of UNITED; or

 

                                17.2.4.             Admission of a new member into

UNITED.

 

                17.3         Termination by Either Party After the Initial Term.  Either party has the right to terminate this

Agreement at the end of the Initial Term and thereafter by giving written notice

by registered mail to the other party of such termination as follows:

 

                                17.3.1.             Notice of termination to be

effective at the conclusion of the Initial Term shall be given prior to May 1,

2002.

 

                                17.3.2.             Notice of termination to be

effective at the conclusion of a Renewal Term shall be given prior to May 1 of

a given year to be effective on August 31 of the subsequent year (e.g., notice

given on April 30, 2004 is effective August 31, 2005).

 

                17.4         Termination Pursuant to the By–Laws of the UNITED.  In the event membership in UNITED is

terminated pursuant to the provisions of the By–Laws of UNITED, this

Agreement shall terminate effective the date of termination of membership;

provided, however, that UNITED shall have the obligation to purchase from

PROCESSOR and the PROCESSOR shall have the obligation to sell Products in the

quantities and under the payment terms provided in this Agreement for the next

succeeding twelve (12) month period following termination; further provided,

that in no event shall UNITED or PROCESSOR be required to take any actions that

could jeopardize UNITED’s status as a common marketing agent under Capper–Volstead

Act.

 

                17.5         Performance Following Termination.

 

                                17.5.1.             Following termination of this

Agreement, as provided in Sections 17.1, 17.2, or 17.3 above, PROCESSOR shall

have the obligation to sell its Pro Rata Share of any Product for which UNITED

has, as of the date of notice of termination, made commitment to deliver to a

third party buyer under the payment terms provided for in this Agreement.

 

                                17.5.2.             The rights and obligations with

respect to the marketing of PROCESSOR’s Products shall continue in effect until

all of such pooled Products have been sold by UNITED and PROCESSOR’s pro–rata

share of the Net Selling Price from sales of Primary Pool Products produced by

UNITED’s Members during such years and reimbursable costs and expenses have

been distributed to PROCESSOR and UNITED’s Members.

 

                18.           Representations, Warranties, and Indemnifications.

 

                18.1         Representations By Processor.  PROCESSOR represents and warrants that it is

not under contract or obligation to sell, market, consign or deliver any of the

Products committed to the pools under this Agreement to any other person, firm,

association, corporation or other entity. 

Further, PROCESSOR shall defend and hold harmless UNITED from any costs,

claims, liabilities, suits or other proceedings or actions of any nature or

kind whatsoever arising from or connected with any such prior agreement,

contract or arrangement or the termination or cancellation of any prior

agreements, contracts or arrangements.

                18.2         Representations By UNITED.  UNITED represents and warrants that it has

the power and authority to enter into this Agreement, sell the Products

committed to the pools and otherwise to fulfill its obligations under this

Agreement.  Further, UNITED shall defend

and hold harmless PROCESSOR and its employees, agents and shareholders, from

any costs, claims, liabilities, suits or other proceedings or actions of any

nature or kind whatsoever arising from or connected with any sales by UNITED of

Products hereunder.

 

                18.3         Indemnification By PROCESSOR.  PROCESSOR hereby agrees to indemnify and

hold harmless, UNITED, its Members, and their respective employees, from and

against any claims, losses or liabilities arising out of, or resulting from,

the production, on–site storage or loading of any Products which are

marketed by UNITED pursuant to this Agreement.

 

                18.4         GMO Product. 

PROCESSOR warrants and represents that it will not knowingly deliver,

without the prior written consent of UNITED, any Product to UNITED that is

produced in whole or in part from transgenic seed or other genetically modified

organisms used by  PROCESSOR,

PROCESSOR’s growers, or which is in any manner acquired by PROCESSOR from

another party (“GMO Product”). 

PROCESSOR shall indemnify, defend and hold USC and each of its Members

and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents

(each an “Indemnitee”) harmless from and against all liabilities, obligations,

claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, costs and expenses (including,

without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses, product recall and/or

re-routing expenses and other incidental, consequential, special and punitive

damages) (collectively, the “Liabilities”) imposed upon, incurred by or

asserted against the Indemnitee that result directly from the supply by

PROCESSOR of any GMO Product to UNITED pursuant to this Agreement.

 

                18.5         Indemnification By UNITED.  UNITED hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, PROCESSOR,

and its employees, agents and shareholders from and against any claims, losses

or liabilities arising out of, or resulting from, the actions or omissions of

UNITED, its employees or agents with respect to the Product, from and after the

time risk of loss of PROCESSOR’s Product transfers.

 

                18.6         Conformance with Articles and Bylaws.  PROCESSOR accepts and agrees to conform to

and abide by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of

UNITED and all amendments thereto during the Term of this Agreement.

 

                18.7         Non-Waiver of Rights.  PROCESSOR agrees that UNITED shall have all rights and remedies

provided by law and in the Bylaws of UNITED in the event of a breach or

threatened breach by PROCESSOR of this Agreement.  UNITED represents that all other Members either have entered into

or will be required to enter into identical Member marketing agreements for the

marketing of pooled Products produced by the other Members.

                19.           Marketing Allotments and Allocations.

 

                19.1         Allocation is Property of PROCESSOR.  In the event Allotments and Allocations are

implemented pursuant to the Allotment Statute, any Allocation attributable to

PROCESSOR shall be the property of PROCESSOR.

 

                19.2         Product in Excess of Allocation.

 

                                19.2.1.             Products in excess of PROCESSOR’s

Allocation shall not be included in the Primary Pool but will be marketed as

follows:

 

                                                        19.2.1.1.          By PROCESSOR, to a non-Member

processor, and not to a domestic user or consumer of sugar;  provided however, that UNITED shall be

reimbursed for all direct costs relating to the storage or handling of any such

Product by UNITED;

 

                                                        19.2.1.2           In the alternative, PROCESSOR and

UNITED may mutually agree that Products in excess of PROCESSOR’s Allocation shall

be marketed by UNITED as part of an alternative or separate pool that is

created for each affected PROCESSOR.  If UNITED markets the Product that is in

excess of the PROCESOR’s allocation, PROCESSOR may elect to have Product

in excess of its Allocation marketed by UNITED in the current year (in the

export market or other markets that do not violate the Allotment Statute) or

carried over by UNITED to the next Fiscal Year;

 

                                                        19.2.1.3           Nothing in this Section 19.2.1 shall

preclude PROCESSOR from selling Product in excess of its Allocation to another

Member.

 

                                19.2.2              In the event PROCESSOR has Product

in excess of its Allocation that is being stored by UNITED, any additional

incremental costs incurred as a result of such storage shall be charged to

PROCESSOR as part of the operation of the separate pool and shall not be shared

by other participants in the Primary Pool.

 

                19.3         Net Selling Price Based Upon Allocation Volume.  In the event of Allotments, Net Selling

Price of Primary Pool and net selling price of non–Primary Pool Product

shall be determined in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 7 of

this Agreement, but shall be based upon the PROCESSOR’s Allocation volume

rather than the volume of Product produced in the Fiscal Year.

 

                19.4         Purchased Sugar. 

If Allotments and Allocations are implemented, Products that are

purchased (“Purchased Sugar”) by a Member from a third party or from another

Member shall be included in the Pro Rata Share 

(subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7.2) and, included in the

Primary Pool; provided however, that the quantity of Purchased Sugar shall not

exceed the allocation of the purchasing Member.

                20.           Force Majeure.

 

                20.1         Notification and Efforts to Minimize.  Neither party shall be liable to the other

for failure to perform any part of this Agreement if such failure results from

the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure, provided that the party affected

by the event (i) notifies the other party of such event promptly upon learning

of the occurrence of the event, such Notice (as hereinafter defined) to include

the anticipated effect of such event on the performance of such party under

this Agreement and (ii) uses its best efforts to minimize delays and/or non–performance

caused by such event.

 

                20.2         Release from Liability.  Each party shall be completely released from all liability to the

other arising as a consequence of any excused performance caused by an event of

Force Majeure, including, but not limited to, all claims for incidental,

special or consequential damages.

 

                21.           Dispute Resolution.

 

                21.1         Agreement to Arbitrate.  Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to

this Agreement that cannot be resolved amicably between the parties shall be

finally resolved by arbitration in Chicago, Illinois, or such other location as

may be mutually agreed upon, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration

Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”); provided however, that

the plaintiff in any claim for damages exceeding $10,000,000 may seek judicial

resolution in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall not be subject to

this Section.  Any arbitration shall be

held before a panel of three (3) arbitrators mutually agreed to between the

parties, one of whom shall be familiar with the sugar industry.  If the parties are unable to agree upon the

selection and appointment of arbitrators within thirty (30) days of a written

demand for arbitration, then arbitrators shall be appointed by the AAA pursuant

to its Commercial Arbitration Rules.

 

                21.2         Discovery.  In

connection with any such arbitration, the parties further agree to participate

in the exchange of information and documentation through discovery pursuant to

the rules established by the arbitrators.

 

                21.3         Authority of Arbitrators.  The arbitrators shall have full authority to render any form of

legal or equitable relief to address the parties’ dispute, including an award

of monetary damages and/or injunctive relief; provided, however, that in no

event shall the arbitrators have the power to include any element of punitive

or exemplary damages in the arbitration award. 

Judgment upon any award for any legal or equitable relief so rendered by

the arbitrators shall be considered final and binding and may be entered in any

state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.

 

                22.           Complete Agreement.  The parties agree that this Agreement

constitutes the complete agreement of the parties with respect to the subject

matter hereto and there are no oral or other conditions, promises, representations

or inducements in addition to oral variance with any of the terms hereof, and

that this contract represents the voluntary and clear understanding of both

parties fully and completely.

                23.           Assignment.  Neither PROCESSOR nor UNITED may assign this Agreement without

prior written consent of the other party and the other Members who have entered

into identical pool marketing agreements with UNITED.

 

                24.           Waiver of Breach.  No waiver of a breach of any of the

agreements or provisions contained in this Agreement shall be construed to be a

waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or of any other provision of this

Agreement.

 

                25.           Notices.  Whenever notice is required by the terms hereof, it shall be

given in writing by delivery or by certified or registered mail addressed to

the other party at the following address or such other address as a party shall

designate by appropriate notice:

 

If to UNITED:

 

                UNITED SUGARS CORPORATION

                7801

E. Bush Lake Road

                Bloomington, Minnesota 55439

                Attn:  President

 

                With a copy to:

 

                Robert G. Hensley, Esq.

                Dorsey & Whitney LLP

                220 South 6th Street

                Minneapolis, Minnesota 55101

 

                If to PROCESSOR:

 

                AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY

                101 North Third Street

                Moorhead, MN 56560

                Attention:  CEO

 

If notice is given

by mail, it shall be effective two (2) days after mailing.

 

                26.           Construction of Terms of Agreement:  Modification.  The language in all parts of this Agreement

shall be constructed as a whole according to its fair meaning and not strictly

for or against any party hereto. 

Headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not

construed as a part of this Agreement or in any defining, limiting or

amplifying the provisions hereof.  This

Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the

subject matter hereof and shall not be modified in any manner except by an

instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.  In the event any term, covenant, or condition herein contained is

held to be invalid or void by any court of competent jurisdiction, the

invalidity of any such term, covenant or condition shall in no way affect any

other term, covenant or condition herein contained.

                27.           Successors and Assigns.  Subject to the other provisions of this

Agreement, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement shall

inure to the benefit of and shall bind the parties hereto and their successors

and assigns.

 

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, UNITED and

PROCESSOR have executed this Agreement effective the day and year first above

written.

 

	

  UNITED SUGARS CORPORATION

  
	

   

  
	

   

  
	

  By:

  	

  /s/ Thomas M. McKenna

  
	

  Its:

  	

  President

  
	

   

  
	

   

  
	

  AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY

  
	

   

  
	

   

  
	

  By:

  	

  /s/ James J. Horvath

  
	

  Its:

  	

  President and CEO

  

 

 

 

Schedule A

{Section 10.1}

 

Specifications for Products

(Attached)

 

 

Schedule B

{Section 10.1}

 

Quality Assurance Policy

 

 

PURPOSE:

 

The purpose of the

Quality Assurance function at UNITED is to provide guidance and direction to

operational groups in the development, implementation and maintenance of

Quality Systems.  Quality Systems are

those systems designed to assure products and services of the Member companies

meet the expectations of the targeted customer segments.

The Quality

Assurance group will accomplish this through development, implementation and

audit of systems and standards that will be developed and implemented that

define customer expectations as well as documenting the performance of the

Member companies against those standards.

 

STRATEGY:

 

The vehicle

through which the above will be accomplished will be a system of documented

policies and procedures defining the activities that will occur within each of

the operational groups providing product for sale.

 

The basis for

those policies and procedures will be a combination of FDA requirements as well

as standards communicated by UNITED’s primary customer segments.

 

Policies and

procedures that will be defined, include but are not limited to:

 

Product

Safety/Regulatory (FDA):

 

                                                        *      Good Manufacturing Practices (21 CFR Part

110 of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act).

 

                                                        *      HACCP (Hazards Analysis and Critical

Control Points)

 

                                                                (The

two systems noted above are made up of a number of audit and process management

activities designed to assure the safety of the product that is produced,

stored and distributed by internal facilities as well as outside agents of the

company [i.e. copack facilities, facilities that produce and ship product under

agreement with UNITED and Outside Distribution Facilities/Public Warehouses]).

 

Product

Quality/Functionality

 

                                                        *      Product Standards for each product sold

and distributed through UNITED will be defined.  Standards (for product as shipped) will typically be defined by

any or all of the following:

 

                                                                                *Flavor/Odor

                                                                                *Color

                                                                                *Moisture

                                                                                *Ash

                                                                                *Sediment

                                                                                *Visible

Specks

                                                                                *Floc

                                                                                *Invert

                                                                                *Specific

Rotation

                                                                                *Granulation

                                                                                *Density

                                                                                *Flowability

                                                                                *Pesticides/heavy

metals

                                                                                *Specific

trace element analysis

                                                                                                As

defined by the customer segment (i.e.

                                                                                                bottling

and National Formulary)

                                                                                *Microbiology

standards

 

                                                        *      Process Control Systems/Documentation

 

                                                                Process

Control Systems are those control systems by which each producing facility

manages their process to produce product which meet the approved product

standards as shipped.

 

                                                                Each

Member facility will document, through a Standard Operating Procedures format,

the methods utilized to assure processes are operated in a consistent

controllable manner.

 

 

Schedule C

{Section 16.1}

 

Parameters for Including Tanks as an

Expense of the Primary Pool

UNITED SUGARS

 

The PROCESSOR’s

shall be reimbursed out of the Primary Pool for its storage costs of thick

juice from beets or raw cane refinery feedstock only if, in the judgment of

UNITED, there is a benefit to the Primary Pool.  The assets costs associated with the storage of thick juice in

tanks and the storage of raw sugar  will

be an expense of the Primary Pool when the use/increased use of these assets at

UNITED's request will lower the overall costs to the Primary Pool.  Generally, this would happen anytime UNITED

forces increased use of the these tanks or raw storage over and above what is

already incorporated into the member's annual plant production schedule for

that campaign.

 

In the event

UNITED requests the use/increased use of assets for the storage of thick juice

in tanks or the storage of raw sugar, the Primary Pool shall pay the

PROCESSOR’s asset costs as follows:

 

                                For each month

(regardless of the number of days of storage used by UNITED during such month)

that UNITED requests use of tanks or raw storage, the PROCESSOR shall be

reimbursed for 1/12th of its annual asset cost for the utilized storage.

 

                                The storage

requested by UNITED and the subsequent withdrawal from storage shall be on a

first-in, first-out basis with respect to PROCESSOR’s total storage.

 

                                The storage rate

charged by PROCESSOR for the use of tanks or raw storage shall be calculated

based upon the percentage of storage utilized by UNITED multiplied by

PROCESSOR’s average cost of all tanks or raw storage that are routinely

utilized by PROCESSOR for storage of thick juice or raw cane refinery

feedstock.

 

                                PROCESSOR shall

be reimbursed for incremental refining costs that directly result from

reimbursable storage covered by this Schedule C.

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