Document:

Exhibit 4.13

                          INTERNET COMMERCE CORPORATION
                              RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

                         ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1   The Plan is designed, for the benefit of the Employer, to attract and
      retain personnel of exceptional ability; to reward such personnel; to
      motivate such personnel through added incentives to make a maximum
      contribution to greater profitability; to develop and maintain a highly
      competent management team; and to be competitive with other companies with
      respect to equity compensation.

1.2   The Plan shall be effective __________ __, 2000 (the "Effective Date").

                            ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply:

2.1   "Affiliate" means any entity in which the Company owns more than fifty
      percent (50%) of the total outstanding equity securities or total voting
      power.

2.2   "Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing each Award granted to a
      Participant under the Plan.

2.3   "Award" means an award of Restricted Stock granted to a Participant.

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

2.5   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as
      hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Code are to such
      sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.

2.6   "Company"' means Internet Commerce Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
      and its successors and assigns.

2.7   "Disability" means (i) with respect to a Participant who is eligible to
      participate in the program of long-term disability insurance maintained by
      the Company or any Affiliate that retains the services of the Participant,
      if any, a condition with respect to which the Participant is entitled to
      commence benefits under such program , and (ii) with respect to any
      Participant (including a Participant who is eligible to participate in
      such a program of long-term disability insurance), a disability as
      determined under procedures established by the Company or in any Award.

2.8   "Eligible Participant" means an employee of the Company.

2.9   "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect
      or as hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Exchange Act or
      rules thereunder are to such sections or rules as they may from time to
      time be amended or renumbered.

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2.10  "Participant" means on Eligible Participant to whom an Award has been
      granted and who has entered into an Agreement evidencing the Award.

2.11  "Plan" means the Internet Commerce Corporation Restricted Stock Plan, as
      amended from time to time.

2.12  "Public Offering" means any underwritten public offering by the Company or
      its shareholders of its equity securities pursuant to an effective
      registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933.

2.13 "Restricted Stock" means an Award of Stock under Article IV of the Plan.

2.14  "Restriction Period" means the period commencing on the date an Award of
      Restricted Stock is granted and ending on such date as the Company shall
      determine.

2.15  "Stock" means shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of
      the Company, as may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.8.

2.16  "Termination of Employment" means, with respect to a Participant, the
      termination of the Participant's employment with the Company or any
      Affiliate. A Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to have
      occurred if the Participant transfers employment among any of the Company
      and the Affiliates (if any), so long as there is no interruption in the
      Participant's employment. The determination of whether a Participant has
      incurred a Termination of Employment shall be made by the Company in its
      discretion. A Participant shall not be deemed to have incurred a
      Termination of Employment if the Participant is on military leave, sick
      leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company or the
      Affiliate which employs the Participant at the time such leave commences
      of 90 days or fewer (or any longer period during which the Participant is
      guaranteed reemployment by statute or contract.) In the event a
      Participant's leave of absence exceeds this period, he will be deemed to
      have incurred a Termination of Employment on the day following the
      expiration date of such period.

                          ARTICLE III - ADMINISTRATION

3.1   This Plan shall be administered by the Company as specified herein. The
      Company, in its discretion, may delegate to one or more individuals such
      of its powers as it deems appropriate. The Company also may limit the
      power of any delegatee to the extent necessary to comply with rule 16b-3
      under the Exchange Act, Code section 162(m) or any other law or for any
      other purpose.

3.2   Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, the Company shall have the
      exclusive right to interpret, construe and administer the Plan, to select
      the persons who are eligible to receive Awards, and to act in all matters
      pertaining to the granting of Awards and the contents of the Agreements
      evidencing the Awards, including without limitation, the determination of
      the number of shares of Stock subject to an Award and the form, terms,
      conditions and duration of an Award, and any amendment thereof consistent
      with the provisions of the Plan. All acts, determinations and decisions of
      the Company made or taken pursuant to grants of authority under the Plan
      or with respect to any questions

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      arising in connection with the administration and interpretation of the
      Plan, including the severability of any and all of the provisions thereof,
      shall be conclusive, final and binding upon all Participants, Eligible
      Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.

3.3   The Company may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures of general
      application for the administration of this Plan, as it deems appropriate.

3.4   Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.8, the aggregate number of
      shares of Stock which are available for issuance pursuant to Awards
      granted under the Plan shall be one hundred seventy-two thousand, nine
      hundred and seven (172,907) shares of Stock. Such shares shall be shares
      of common stock of the Company on the effective date of the Plan. If, for
      any reason, any shares of Stock awarded or subject to purchase under the
      Plan are not delivered or purchased, or are reacquired by the Company, for
      reasons including, but not limited to, a forfeiture of Restricted Stock,
      such shares of Stock shall not be charged against the aggregate number of
      shares of Stock available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under
      the Plan and shall again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards
      granted under the Plan.

3.5   Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
      Agreement. Each Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by
      reference or otherwise, the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan,
      and any other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may
      be imposed by the Company.

3.6   The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for
      shares of Stock prior to:

      (a)   the listing of such shares on any stock exchange or national
            quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed; and

      (b)   the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares
            of Stock under any federal or state law, or any ruling or regulation
            of any government body which the Company shall, in its discretion,
            determine to be necessary or advisable.

3.7   All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall also
      be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
      Company may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
      requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange
      or national quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed and any
      applicable federal or state laws, and the Company may cause a legend or
      legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate
      reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the Company
      may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company.

3.8   If any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split,
      stock dividend, or consolidation of shares of Stock, merger or
      consolidation or separation, including a spin-off, of the Company or sale
      or other disposition by the Company of all or a portion of its assets, any
      other change in the Company's corporate structure, or any distribution to
      shareholders other than a cash dividend results in the outstanding shares
      of Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place,
      being exchanged for a different

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      number or class of shares of Stock or other securities of the Company, or
      for shares of Stock or other securities of any other corporation; or new,
      different or additional shares or other securities of the Company or of
      any other corporation being received by the holders of outstanding shares
      of Stock, then the Company shall make equitable adjustments in:

      (a)   the limitation on the aggregate number of shares of Stock that may
            be awarded as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Plan;

      (b)   the number of shares and class of Stock that may be subject to an
            Award, and which have not been issued or transferred under an
            outstanding Award;

      (c)   the terms, conditions or restrictions of any Award and Agreement,
            including the price payable for the acquisition of Stock.

3.9   The Company may require each person purchasing shares of Stock pursuant to
      an Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in
      writing that he is acquiring the shares of Stock without a view to
      distribution thereof and/or that he has met such other requirements as the
      Company determines may be applicable to such purchase. The certificates
      for such shares of Stock may include any legend which the Company deems
      appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

3.10  The Company shall be authorized to make adjustments in performance based
      criteria or in the other terms and conditions of Awards in recognition of
      unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial
      statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting
      principles. The Company may correct any defect, supply any omission or
      reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Agreement in the manner and
      to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect.

3.11  All outstanding Awards to any Participant may be canceled if:

      (a)   the Participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed
            by the Company or any Affiliate or after termination of such
            employment, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services
            to, or owns any interest in, other than any insubstantial interest,
            as determined by the Company, any business that is in competition
            with the Company or any Affiliate or with any business in which the
            Company or any Affiliate has a substantial interest or that has a
            substantial interest in the Company or any Affiliate, as determined
            by the Company; or

      (b)   the Participant is terminated for cause as determined by the
            Company.

3.12  In connection with any Public Offering, a Participant shall not sell, make
      any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the
      purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or otherwise agree
      to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to, any Stock
      acquired under the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company
      or its underwriters. Such restriction (the "Market Stand-Off") shall be in
      effect for such period of time from and after the effective date of the
      final prospectus for the Public Offering as may be requested by the
      Company or such underwriters. In no event,

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      however, shall such period exceed the period for which securities owned by
      the Chief Executive Officer of the Company are subject to the same
      restrictions. Any new, substituted or additional securities that are by
      reason of any recapitalization or reorganization distributed with respect
      to Stock acquired under the Plan shall be immediately subject to the
      Market Stand-Off, to the same extent the Stock acquired under the Plan is
      at such time covered by such provisions. In order to enforce the Market
      Stand-Off, the Company may impose stop-transfer restrictions with respect
      to the Stock acquired under the Plan until the end of the applicable
      stand-off period.

                         ARTICLE IV - RESTRICTED STOCK

4.1   Restricted Stock Awards may be made to Participants as rewards for past
      performance and/or as incentives for the performance of future services
      that will contribute materially to the successful operation of the
      Company.

4.2   With respect to Awards of Restricted Stock, the Company shall:

      (a)   determine the purchase price, if any, to be paid for such Restricted
            Stock, which may be more than, equal to or less than par value and
            may be zero, subject to such minimum consideration as may be
            required by applicable law;

      (b)   determine the length of the Restriction Period;

      (c)   determine the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock such
            as service or performance;

      (d)   determine if the restrictions shall lapse as to all shares of
            Restricted Stock at the end of the Restriction Period or as to a
            portion of the shares of Restricted Stock in installments during the
            Restriction Period; and

(e)         determine if dividends and other distributions on the Restricted
            Stock are to be paid currently to the Participant or paid to the
            Company for the account of the Participant.

4.3   An Award of Restricted Stock must be accepted by the Participant, within
      such period as the Company may specify, by executing a Restricted Stock
      Agreement and paying whatever price, if any, is required. The prospective
      recipient of a Restricted Stock Award shall not have any rights with
      respect to such Award unless and until such recipient has executed a
      Restricted Stock Agreement, has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to
      the Company (as shall be determined by the Company), and has otherwise
      complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award.

4.4   In the event of special circumstances of a Participant whose employment
      with the Company or any Affiliate is involuntarily terminated, the Company
      may in its discretion elect to waive in whole or in part any or all
      remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of the Participant's
      Restricted Stock, based on such factors and criteria as the Company may
      deem appropriate.

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4.5   Upon an Award of Restricted Stock to a Participant, the Company shall
      register one or more stock certificates representing the shares of
      Restricted Stock in the Participant's name. Such certificates shall be
      held in custody by the Company until the Restriction Period expires or
      until restrictions thereon otherwise lapse, and the Participant shall
      deliver to the Company one or more stock powers endorsed in blank relating
      to the Restricted Stock.

4.6   Except as provided in this Article IV or in the applicable Restricted
      Stock Agreement, a Participant receiving a Restricted Stock Award shall
      have, with respect to such Restricted Stock Award, all of the rights of a
      shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares to the
      extent, if any, such shares possess voting rights and the right to receive
      any dividends; provided, however, that the Company may provide that
      dividends and other distributions on Restricted Stock shall be paid to the
      Company for the account of the Participant pending lapse of the
      Restriction Period with respect to such Restricted Stock.

4.7   If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of
      the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, unrestricted
      certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Participant;
      provided, however, that the Company may cause such legend or legends to be
      placed on any such certificates as it may deem advisable under the rules,
      regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange
      Commission and any applicable federal or state law.

                     ARTICLE V - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

5.1   The Company, at any time and from time to time, may amend or terminate the
      Plan.

5.2   No amendment to or discontinuance of this Plan or any provision thereof by
      the Company shall, without the written consent of the Participant,
      adversely affect, as shall be determined by the Company, any Award
      previously granted to such Participant under this Plan.

5.3   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the right to receive
      or benefit from any Award, either alone or together with payments that a
      Participant has the right to receive from the Company or any Affiliate,
      would constitute a "parachute payment" under Code section 280G, all such
      payments may be reduced, in the discretion of the Company, to the largest
      amount that will avoid an excise tax to the Participant under Code section
      4999.

                     ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1   Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer upon
      any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any
      Affiliate, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any
      Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or relationship at any time.
      Unless otherwise agreed to by the Board, no Award granted under the Plan
      shall be deemed salary or compensation for the purpose of computing
      benefits under any employee benefit plan or other arrangement of the
      Company or any Affiliate for the benefit of its employees unless the
      Company or such

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      Affiliate shall determine otherwise. No Participant shall have any claim
      to an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. To the extent
      that any person acquires a right to receive payments under the Plan, such
      right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor
      of the Company.

6.2   The Company and/or any Affiliate may make such provisions and take such
      steps as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any
      taxes which the Company or Affiliate is required by any law or regulation
      of any governmental authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic
      or foreign, to withhold in connection with any Award or the exercise
      thereof, including, but not limited to, withholding the payment of all or
      any portion of such Award or another Award under this Plan until the
      Participant reimburses the Company or Affiliate for the amount such entity
      is required to withhold with respect to such taxes, or canceling any
      portion of such Award or another Award under this Plan in an amount
      sufficient to reimburse itself for the amount it is required to so
      withhold, or selling any property contingently credited by the Company or
      Affiliate for the purpose of paying such Award or another Award under this
      Plan, in order to withhold or reimburse itself for the amount it is
      required to so withhold. The amount withheld shall not exceed the
      statutory minimum federal and state income and employment tax liability
      arising from the exercise transaction.

6.3   The Plan and the grant of Awards shall be subject to all applicable
      federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by
      any United States government or regulatory agency as may be required.

6.4   The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors
      and assigns.

6.5   Each Participant agrees to give the Company prompt written notice of any
      election made by such Participant under Code section 83(b) or any similar
      provision thereof.

6.6   If any provision of this Plan or an Agreement is or becomes or is deemed
      invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify
      the Plan or any Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Company,
      such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to
      applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in
      the determination of the Company, materially altering the intent of the
      Plan or the Agreement, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan
      or the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this document is executed effective as of the date
specified above.

                                    INTERNET COMMERCE CORPORATION
ATTEST:

                                    By:
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Assistant Secretary
(Corporate Seal)Exhibit 4.13

                      RESEARCH TRIANGLE CONSULTANTS, INC.

                          EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                         Effective as of July 1, 1998

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                      RESEARCH TRIANGLE CONSULTANTS, INC.
                          EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                        ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1   The Plan is designed, for the benefit of the Company, to attract and
      retain for the Company personnel of exceptional ability; to motivate such
      personnel through added incentives to make a maximum contribution to
      greater profitability; to develop and maintain a highly competent
      management team; and to be competitive with other companies with respect
      to executive compensation.

1.2   Awards under the Plan may be made to Participants in the form of (i)
      Incentive Stock Options and/or (ii) Nonqualified Stock Options.

1.3   The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

      (a)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, any Award granted
            to a Participant prior to the date on which the shareholders of the
            Company approve the Plan (which approval must be obtained within the
            12-month period before the date the Plan is adopted or the 12-month
            period after the date the Plan is adopted in order for Incentive
            Stock Options to be granted under the Plan) shall be conditioned
            upon and subject to such shareholder approval to the extent required
            by Section 16(b) of the Act or Section 422 of the Code.

      (b)   If an Incentive Stock Option is granted prior to the date on which
            such shareholder approval is obtained, and such approval is obtained
            after the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date the Plan
            is adopted, such Incentive Stock Option shall be deemed a
            Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to Article V.

                           ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply:

2.1   "Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as
      hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Act or rules
      thereunder are to such sections or rules as they may from time to time be
      amended or renumbered.

2.2   "Agreement" means the written agreement evidencing each Award granted to a
      Participant under the Plan.

2.3   "Award" means an award granted to a Participant in accordance with the
      provisions of the Plan.

2.4   "Board"  means  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Research   Triangle
      Consultants, Inc.

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2.5   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as
      hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Code are to such
      sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.

2.6   "Committee" means the committee consisting of two or more members of the
      Board as may be appointed by the Board to administer this Plan pursuant to
      Article III or for such limited purposes as may be provided by the Board.
      To the extent required by Rule 16b-3 under the Act, the Committee shall
      consist of individuals who are members of the Board and Non-Employee
      Directors.

2.7   "Company" means Research Triangle Consultants, Inc., a North Carolina
      corporation, and its successors and assigns. The term "Company" shall
      include any Parent Corporation and any Subsidiary Corporation. With
      respect to all purposes of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the
      establishment, amendment, termination, operation and administration of the
      Plan, Research Triangle Consultants, Inc. shall be authorized to act on
      behalf of all other entities included within the definition of Company.

2.8   "Disability" (i) with respect to a Participant who is eligible to
      participate in the Company's program of long-term disability insurance, a
      condition with respect to which the Participant is entitled to commence
      benefits under such program of long-term disability insurance, and (ii)
      with respect to any Participant (including a Participant who is eligible
      to participate in the Company's program of long-term disability
      insurance), a disability as determined under procedures established by the
      Committee or in any Award.

2.9   "Effective Date" shall mean July 1, 1998.

2.10  "Eligible Participant" means any employee of the Company, as shall be
      determined by the Committee, as well as any other person, including
      directors and consultants whose participation in the Plan the Committee
      determines is in the best interest of the Company, subject to limitations
      as may be provided by the Code, the Act or the Committee.

2.11  "Fair Market Value" shall be the value of a share of stock, as determined
      by the Committee in its sole discretion from time to time. The
      determination of Fair Market Value in connection with an Incentive Stock
      Option shall be made by the Committee in accordance with Section 422 of
      the Code and the rules and regulations thereunder.

2.12  "Incentive Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under Article IV of
      the Plan, and as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

2.13  "Non-Employee Director" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3
      under the Act.

2.14  "Nonqualified Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under Article V
      of the Plan.

2.15  "Option Grant Date" means, as to any Stock Option, the latest of:

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      (a)   the date on which the  Committee  takes  action to grant the
            Stock Option to the Participant;

      (b)   the date the Participant receiving the Stock Option becomes an
            employee of the Company, to the extent employment status is a
            condition of the grant or a requirement of the Code or the Act; or

      (c)   such other date (later than the dates described in (a) and (b)
            above) as the Committee may designate.

2.16  "Parent Corporation" means any corporation (other than Research Triangle
      Consultants, Inc.) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with
      Research Triangle Consultants, Inc. if, at the time of the granting of the
      option, each of the corporations other than Research Triangle Consultants,
      Inc. owns stock possessing 50 percent (50%) or more of the total combined
      voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in
      such chain.

2.17  "Participant" means an Eligible Participant to whom an Award has been
      granted and who has entered into an Agreement evidencing the Award.

2.18  "Plan"  means the Research  Triangle  Consultants,  Inc.  Employee
      Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time.

2.19  "Stock"  means  shares  of  common  stock  of  Research   Triangle
      Consultants,  Inc., as may be adjusted  pursuant to the provisions
      of Section 3.10.

2.20  "Stock Option" means an Incentive Stock Option granted under Article IV or
      a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under Article V herein.

2.21  "Subsidiary Corporation" means any corporation (other than Research
      Triangle Consultants, Inc.) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
      with the employer corporation if, at the time of the granting of the
      option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the
      unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50 percent (50%) or more of the total
      combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
      corporations in such chain.

2.22  "Termination of Employment" means the discontinuance of employment of a
      Participant with the Company for any reason. The determination of whether
      a Participant has discontinued employment shall be made by the Committee
      in its discretion. In determining whether a Termination of Employment has
      occurred, the Committee may provide that service as a consultant or
      service with a business enterprise in which the Company has a significant
      ownership interest shall be treated as employment with the Company. The
      Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time the
      Award is granted or at the time the Participant terminates employment, to
      establish as a provision applicable to the exercise of one or more Awards
      that during the limited period of exercisability

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      following Termination of Employment, the Award may be exercised not only
      with respect to the number of shares of Stock for which it is exercisable
      at the time of the Termination of Employment but also with respect to one
      or more subsequent installments for which the Award would have become
      exercisable had the Termination of Employment not occurred.

                         ARTICLE III - ADMINISTRATION

3.1   This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. A Committee member who
      is not a Non-Employee Director shall not be able to participate in the
      decision to the extent prescribed by Rule 16b-3 under the Act at any time
      that the officers and directors of the Company are subject to Section 16
      of the Act. The Committee, in its discretion, may delegate to one or more
      of its members such of its powers as it deems appropriate. The Committee
      also may limit the power of any member to the extent necessary to comply
      with Rule 16b-3 under the Act or any other law. Members of the Committee
      shall be appointed originally, and as vacancies occur, by the Board, to
      serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may serve as the Committee
      if by the terms of the Plan all Board members are otherwise eligible to
      serve on the Committee.

3.2   The Committee shall meet at such times and places as it determines. A
      majority of its members shall constitute a quorum, and the decision of a
      majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present
      shall constitute the decision of the Committee. A memorandum signed by all
      of its members shall constitute the decision of the Committee without
      necessity, in such event, for holding an actual meeting.

3.3   The Committee shall have the exclusive right to interpret, construe and
      administer the Plan, to select the persons who are eligible to receive an
      Award, and to act in all matters pertaining to the granting of an Award
      and the contents of the Agreement evidencing the Award, including without
      limitation, the determination of the number of Stock Options and shares of
      Stock subject to an Award and the form, terms, conditions and duration of
      each Award, and any amendment thereof consistent with the provisions of
      the Plan. All acts, determinations and decisions of the Committee made or
      taken pursuant to grants of authority under the Plan or with respect to
      any questions arising in connection with the administration and
      interpretation of the Plan, including the severability of any and all of
      the provisions thereof, shall be conclusive, final and binding upon all
      Participants, Eligible Participants and their beneficiaries.

3.4   The Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures of general
      application for the administration of this Plan, as it deems appropriate.

3.5   The aggregate number of shares of Stock which are subject to an Award
      under the Plan shall be One Million Five Hundred Thousand (1,500,000)
      shares, plus fifteen percent (15%) of any increase, other than any
      increase due to Awards under this Plan or any other similar plan of the
      Company, in the number of authorized and issued shares of Stock above the
      number of authorized and issued shares of Stock as of the date the Plan
      was adopted, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2. For
      purposes of determining the number

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      of authorized and issued shares of Stock in the foregoing sentence, such
      number shall include shares of Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise
      of securities convertible into Stock other than shares of Stock available
      for Award under the Plan or any other similar plan of the Company. Such
      shares of Stock shall be made available from authorized and unissued
      shares of the Company. If, for any reason, any shares of Stock awarded or
      subject to purchase under the Plan are not delivered or purchased, or are
      reacquired by the Company, for reasons including, but not limited to, a
      forfeiture, termination, expiration or cancellation of a Stock Option, or
      any other termination of an Award without payment being made in the form
      of Stock, such shares of Stock shall not be charged against the aggregate
      number of shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan, and may
      again be available for Award under the Plan.

3.6   Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
      Agreement. Each Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by
      reference or otherwise, the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan,
      and any other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan,
      required by the Committee.

3.7   The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for
      shares of Stock prior to:

      (a)   the listing of such shares on any stock exchange or national
            quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed; and

      (b)   the completion of any registration or qualification of such shares
            of Stock under any federal or state law, or any ruling or regulation
            of any government body which the Company shall, in its discretion,
            determine to be necessary or advisable.

3.8   All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall also
      be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
      Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other
      requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange
      or national quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed and any
      applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or
      legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate
      reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the
      Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company.

3.9   Except as provided otherwise in the Plan or in an Agreement, no
      Participant awarded a Stock Option shall have any right as a shareholder
      with respect to any shares of Stock covered by his or her Stock Option
      prior to the date of issuance to him or her of a certificate or
      certificates for such shares of Stock.

3.10  If any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split-up,
      stock dividend, or consolidation of shares of Stock, merger or
      consolidation of the Company or sale or other disposition by the Company
      of all or a portion of its assets, any other change in the Company's
      corporate structure, or any distribution to shareholders other than a cash

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      dividend results in the outstanding shares of Stock, or any securities
      exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a
      different number or class of shares of Stock or other securities of the
      Company, or for shares of Stock or other securities of any other
      corporation; or new, different or additional shares or other securities of
      the Company or of any other corporation being received by the holders of
      outstanding shares of Stock, then equitable adjustments shall be made by
      the Committee in:

      (a)   the limitation on the aggregate number of shares of Stock that may
            be awarded as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Plan;

      (b)   the number of shares and class of Stock that may be subject to an
            Award, and which have not been issued or transferred under an
            outstanding Award;

      (c)   the  purchase  price  to be paid per  share  of Stock  under
            outstanding Stock Options; and

      (d)   the terms, conditions or restrictions of any Award and Agreement,
            including the price payable for the acquisition of Stock;

      provided, however, that all adjustments made as the result of the
      foregoing in respect of each Incentive Stock Option shall be made so that
      such Stock Option shall continue to be an Incentive Stock Option, as
      defined in Section 422 of the Code, unless the Committee has stated its
      intent in writing to treat such Stock Option instead as a Nonqualified
      Stock Option.

3.11  In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as
      directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee
      shall be indemnified by the Company against reasonable expenses, including
      attorney's fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the
      defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any
      appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of
      any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or
      any Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in
      settlement thereof, provided such settlement is approved by independent
      legal counsel selected by the Company, or paid by them in satisfaction of
      a judgment or settlement in any such action, suit or proceeding, except as
      to matters as to which the Committee member has been negligent or engaged
      in misconduct in the performance of his duties; provided, that within 60
      days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, a Committee
      member shall in writing offer the Company the opportunity, at its own
      expense, to handle and defend the same.

3.12  The Committee may require each person purchasing shares of Stock pursuant
      to a Stock Option Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the
      Company in writing that he is acquiring the shares of Stock without a view
      to distribution thereof and/or that he has met such other requirements as
      the Committee determines may be applicable to such purchase. The
      certificates for such shares of Stock may include any legend which the
      Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.

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3.13  The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in performance based
      criteria or in the other terms and conditions of Awards in recognition of
      unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial
      statements or changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting
      principles. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, rule or
      regulation, such adjustments will not be considered to result in the grant
      of a new Award. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission
      or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Agreement in the manner
      and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry it into effect. In the
      event the Company shall assume outstanding employee benefit awards or the
      right or obligation to make such awards in the future in connection with
      the acquisition of another corporation or business entity, the Committee
      may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in the terms of Awards under
      the Plan as it shall deem appropriate to assume the outstanding awards,
      rights and obligations.

3.14  The Committee shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to
      what extent and under what circumstances, any Award shall be canceled or
      suspended. In particular, but without limitation, all outstanding Awards
      granted to any Participant may be canceled if (a) the Participant, without
      the consent of the Committee, while employed by the Company or after
      termination of such employment, becomes associated with, employed by,
      renders services to, or owns any interest in, other than any insubstantial
      interest, as determined by the Committee, any business that is in
      competition with the Company or with any business in which the Company has
      a substantial interest as determined by the Committee; (b) the Participant
      is terminated for cause as determined by the Committee in its discretion;
      or (c) the Company voluntarily or involuntarily files for and obtains
      relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar state law
      for the protection of creditors.

                      ARTICLE IV - INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS

4.1   Each provision of this Article IV and of each Incentive Stock Option
      granted hereunder shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of
      Section 422 of the Code, and any provision hereof that cannot be so
      construed shall be disregarded.

4.2   The maximum number of shares of Stock subject to the Award in the form of
      Incentive Stock Options shall be One Million Four Hundred Thousand
      (1,400,000) Shares and any additional shares shall be Nonqualified Stock
      Options.

4.3   Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Participants who
      are in the active employment of the Company, each of whom may be granted
      one or more such Incentive Stock Options for a reason related to his
      employment at such time or times determined by the Committee following the
      Effective Date until July 1, 2008, subject to the following conditions:

      (a)   The Incentive Stock Option price per share of Stock shall be set in
            the corresponding Agreement, but shall not be less than 100% of the
            Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Option Grant Date. However, if
            the Optionee owns more than

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            10% of the outstanding Stock (as determined pursuant to Section
            424(d) of the Code) on the Option Grant Date, the Incentive Stock
            Option price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair
            Market Value of the Stock on the Option Grant Date.

      (b)   Subject to any conditions upon exercise that the Committee may
            specify in the corresponding Agreement, the Incentive Stock Option
            may be exercised in whole or in part within ten (10) years from the
            Option Grant Date (five (5) years if the Optionee owns more than 10%
            of the Stock on the Option Grant Date), or such shorter period as
            may be specified by the Committee in the Agreement; provided, that,
            in any event, the Incentive Stock Option shall lapse and cease to be
            exercisable upon a Termination of Employment or within such period
            following a Termination of Employment as shall have been specified
            in the Agreement, which period shall not exceed three months unless:

            (i)   employment shall have terminated as a result of death or
                  Disability, in which event such period shall not exceed one
                  year after the date of death or Disability; or

            (ii)  death shall have occurred following a Termination of
                  Employment and while the Incentive Stock Option was still
                  exercisable, in which event such period shall not exceed one
                  year after the date of Termination of Employment;

            provided, further, that such period following a Termination of
            Employment shall in no event extend the original exercise period of
            the Incentive Stock Option.

      (c)   The Committee may adopt any other terms and conditions which it
            determines should be imposed for the Incentive Stock Option to
            qualify under Section 422 of the Code, as well as any other terms
            and conditions not inconsistent with this Article IV as determined
            by the Committee.

4.4   The Committee may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash,
      Stock or other consideration an Incentive Stock Option previously granted,
      based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and
      communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made.

4.5   The Incentive Stock Option Agreement may include any other terms and
      conditions not inconsistent with this Article IV or in Article VI, as
      determined by the Committee.

4.6   To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Option
      Grant Date, of the shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock
      Options (determined without regard to this subsection) are first
      exercisable during any calendar year by any Eligible Participant exceeds
      $100,000, or any Incentive Stock Options fail to qualify under Section 422
      of the Code, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified
      Stock Options granted under Article V.

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                    ARTICLE V - NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS

5.1   One or more Stock Options may be granted as Nonqualified Stock Options to
      Eligible Participants to purchase shares of Stock at such time or times
      determined by the Committee, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
      in this Article V.

5.2   The Nonqualified Stock Option price per share of Stock shall be
      established in the Agreement and may be less than 100% of the Fair Market
      Value at the time of the grant, or at such later date as the Committee
      shall determine.

5.3   The Nonqualified Stock Option may be exercised within such period, and
      subject to such restrictions, as may be specified by the Committee in the
      corresponding Agreement or otherwise; provided, that, in any event, the
      Nonqualified Stock Option shall lapse and cease to be exercisable upon a
      Termination of Employment or within such period following a Termination of
      Employment as shall have been specified in the Agreement, which period
      shall not exceed three months unless:

      (i)   employment shall have terminated as a result of death or Disability,
            in which event such period shall not exceed one year after the date
            of death or Disability; or

      (ii)  death shall have occurred following a Termination of Employment and
            while the Nonqualified Stock Option was still exercisable, in which
            event such period shall not exceed one year after the date of
            Termination of Employment;

      provided, further, that such period following a Termination of Employment
      shall in no event extend the original exercise period of the Nonqualified
      Stock Option.

5.4   The Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement may include any other terms and
      conditions not inconsistent with this Article V or in Article VI, as
      determined by the Committee.

                    ARTICLE VI - INCIDENTS OF STOCK OPTIONS

6.1   Each Stock Option shall be granted subject to such terms and conditions,
      if any, not inconsistent with this Plan, as shall be determined by the
      Committee, including any provisions as to continued employment as
      consideration for the grant or exercise of such Stock Option and any
      provisions which may be advisable to comply with applicable laws,
      regulations or rulings of any governmental authority.

6.2   Except as provided below, a Stock Option shall not be transferable by the
      Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
      or, to the extent otherwise allowed by applicable law, pursuant to a
      qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code and the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules
      thereunder, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
      Participant only by him or in the event of his death or Disability, by his
      guardian or legal representative;

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      provided, however, that a Nonqualified Stock Option may be transferred and
      exercised by the transferee to the extent determined by the Committee to
      be consistent with securities and other applicable laws, rules and
      regulations. Notwithstanding any language herein or in any Agreement to
      the contrary, any restrictions on transfer of a Stock Option in the Plan
      or an Agreement shall be void and of no effect if the Committee determines
      that a transfer can be made consistent with securities and other
      applicable laws, rules and regulations.

6.3   Shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of a Stock Option shall be paid
      for in such amounts, at such times and upon such terms as shall be
      determined by the Committee, subject to limitations set forth in the
      corresponding Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may
      establish payment terms for the exercise of Stock Options which permit the
      Participant to deliver shares of Stock, or other evidence of ownership of
      Stock satisfactory to the Company, with a Fair Market Value equal to the
      Stock Option price as payment, provided that any such payment terms comply
      with any applicable requirements under Rule 16b-3 of the Act.

6.4   The Committee shall be entitled to place restrictions on transfer of Stock
      purchased by a Participant under a Stock Option.

6.5   No cash dividends shall be paid on shares of Stock subject to unexercised
      Stock Options.

6.6   In the event of Disability or death, the Committee, with the consent of
      the Participant or his legal representative, may authorize payment, in
      cash or in Stock, or partly in cash and partly in Stock, as the Committee
      may direct, of an amount equal to the difference at the time between the
      Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to a Stock Option and the option
      price in consideration of the surrender of the Stock Option.

6.7   If a Participant is required to pay to the Company an amount with respect
      to income and employment tax withholding obligations in connection with
      exercise of a Nonqualified Stock Option, and/or with respect to certain
      dispositions of Stock acquired upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock
      Option, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it
      may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy the obligation, in whole
      or in part, by making an irrevocable election that a portion of the total
      Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to the Nonqualified Stock
      Option and/or the Incentive Stock Option, be paid in the form of cash in
      lieu of the issuance of Stock and that such cash payment be applied to the
      satisfaction of the withholding obligations. The amount to be withheld
      shall not exceed the statutory minimum federal and state income and
      employment tax liability arising from the Stock Option exercise
      transaction. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any election
      under this Section 6.6 is required to satisfy any applicable requirements
      under Rule 16b-3 of the Act.

6.8   The Committee may permit the voluntary surrender of all or a portion of
      any Stock Option granted under the Plan to be conditioned upon the
      granting to the Participant of a new Stock Option for the same or a
      different number of shares of Stock as the Stock

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      Option surrendered, or may require such surrender as a condition precedent
      to a grant of a new Stock Option to such Participant. Subject to the
      provisions of the Plan, and except as otherwise agreed by the Participant,
      such new Stock Option shall be exercisable at the same price as the
      surrendered Stock Option and during such period and on such other terms
      and conditions as are specified by the Committee at the time the new Stock
      Option is granted. Upon surrender, the Stock Options surrendered shall be
      canceled and the shares of Stock previously subject to them shall be
      available for the grant of other Stock Options. For purposes of
      determining the number of Stock Options issued pursuant to the Plan, new
      Stock Options offered in consideration for Stock Options to be surrendered
      shall not be considered as issued until such Stock Options are surrendered
      unless otherwise required by law.

                ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1   Upon recommendation of the Committee or otherwise, the Board may amend or
      terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time. To the extent
      required by Rule 16b-3 under the Act (if the officers and directors of the
      Company are subject to Section 16 of the Act) and/or to the extent
      required by Code section 422, no amendment, without approval by the
      Company's shareholders, shall:

      (a)   alter the group of persons eligible to participate in the Plan;

      (b)   increase the maximum number of shares of Stock that are available
            for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan;

      (c)   extend the period during which Incentive Stock Options may be
            granted beyond the date which is ten (10) years following the
            Effective Date;

      (d)   limit or restrict the powers of the Committee with respect to the
            administration of this Plan;

      (e)   change the definition of an Eligible Participant for the purpose of
            an Incentive Stock Option or increase the limit or the value of
            shares of Stock for which an Eligible Participant may be granted an
            Incentive Stock Option;

      (f)   materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under this
            Plan;

      (g)   materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for
            participation in this Plan; or

      (h)   change any of the provisions of this Article VII.

7.2   The Committee shall be entitled to create, amend or delete appendices to
      this Plan as specified herein.

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7.3   No amendment to or discontinuance of this Plan or any provision thereof by
      the Board or the shareholders of the Company shall, without the written
      consent of the Participant, adversely affect, as shall be determined by
      the Committee, any Award previously granted to such Participant under this
      Plan; provided, however, the Committee retains the right and power to:

      (a)   annul any Award if the Participant is terminated for cause as
            determined by the Committee in its discretion;

      (b)   provide for the forfeiture of shares of Stock or other gain under an
            Award as determined by the Committee for competing against the
            Company;

      (c)   convert any outstanding Incentive Stock Option to a Nonqualified
            Stock Option, provided that the Board determines that such
            conversion is in the best interest of the Company ; and

      (d)   cancel or terminate any and all Awards in connection with any
            proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar
            proceeding under state law for the protection of creditors.

                    ARTICLE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

8.1   Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted hereunder shall confer upon any
      Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company, or to
      serve as a director or consultant thereof, or interfere in any way with
      the right of the Company to terminate his or her employment or
      relationship at any time. Unless specifically provided otherwise, no Award
      granted under the Plan shall be deemed salary or compensation for the
      purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan or other
      arrangement of the Company for the benefit of its employees unless the
      Company shall determine otherwise. No Participant shall have any claim to
      an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. To the extent that
      any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the
      Plan, such right shall, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, be
      no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.
      All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of
      the Company, and no special or separate fund shall be established and no
      segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts,
      except as provided otherwise by the Committee.

8.2   The Company may make such provisions and take such steps as it may deem
      necessary or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which the
      Company is required by any law or regulation of any governmental
      authority, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to
      withhold in connection with any Award or the exercise thereof, including,
      but not limited to, the withholding of payment of all or any portion of
      such Award or another Award under this Plan until the Participant
      reimburses the Company for the amount the Company is required to withhold
      with respect to such taxes, or canceling any portion of such Award or
      another Award under this Plan in an amount sufficient to reimburse itself
      for

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      the amount it is required to so withhold, or selling any property
      contingently credited by the Company for the purpose of paying such Award
      or another Award under this Plan, in order to withhold or reimburse itself
      for the amount it is required to so withhold.

8.3   The Plan and the grant of Awards shall be subject to all applicable
      federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by
      any United States government or regulatory agency as may be required. Any
      provision herein relating to compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Act
      shall not be applicable with respect to participation in the Plan by
      Participants who are not subject to Section 16(b) of the Act.

8.4   The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon the Participant, the Company,
      and their successors and assigns.

8.5   Except as provided otherwise by the Committee, no Award shall be
      transferable except as provided for herein. If any Participant makes such
      a transfer in violation hereof, any obligation of the Company shall
      forthwith terminate.

8.6   This Plan and all actions taken hereunder shall be governed by the laws of
      the State of North Carolina, without respect to the principles of the
      choice of law on the conflicts of laws.

8.7   The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and
      deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a
      Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such
      Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured
      creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may
      authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the
      obligations created under the Plan to deliver shares of Stock or payments
      in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that,
      unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of the affected
      Participant, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is
      consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan.

8.8   Each Participant exercising an Award hereunder agrees to give the
      Committee prompt written notice of any election made by such Participant
      under Section 83(b) of the Code, or any similar provision thereof.

8.9   If any provision of this Plan or an Agreement is or becomes or is deemed
      invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify
      the Plan or any Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the
      Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform
      to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without,
      in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of
      the Plan or the Agreement, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the
      Plan or the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

8.10  The Committee may incorporate additional or alternative provisions for
      this Plan with respect to residents of one or more individual states to
      the extent necessary or desirable

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      under state securities laws. Such provisions shall be set out in one or
      more appendices hereto which may be amended or deleted by the Committee
      from time to time.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this document is executed effective as of the date
specified above.

                              RESEARCH TRIANGLE CONSULTANTS, INC.

ATTEST:
                               By:_________________________________________
                               Name:  Jeffrey LeRose
                               Title: President  &  Chief Executive  Officer

(Corporate Seal)

___________________________
Secretary

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