Document:

Exhibit 10.10

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1st, 2003 (this "Agreement"),
is by and between American Home Mortgage Corporation, a New York corporation
having a place of business at 520 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747 (the
"Company"), and Ronald Rosenblatt, Ph.D., currently residing at [address
omitted] (the "Executive").

            Whereas the Company wishes to assure itself of the services of the
Executive, and the Executive desires to be employed by the Company, upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

            Now, Therefore, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as
follows:

            1. Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the
Executive hereby accepts such employment by the Company during the term set
forth in Section 2 and on the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

            2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on September 1,
2003, and shall continue until December 31, 2005 or until four weeks after the
resignation or discharge of the Executive.

            3. Position, Duties and Responsibilities, Rights.

            (a) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall serve as,
and be elected to and hold the office and title of Senior Executive Vice
President, Sales Support & Development. Until at least January 2004, Executive
will serve as Executive Vice President for the Enterprise Division. The
Executive shall report to the CEO of the Company throughout the term of this
Agreement. As such, the Executive shall have all of the powers and duties
usually incident to such office.

            (b) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive agrees to
devote substantially all the Executive's time, efforts and skills to the affairs
of the Company during the Company's normal business hours, except for vacations,
illness and incapacity, but nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the
Executive from devoting reasonable periods to (i) manage the Executive's
personal investments, (ii) participate in professional, educational, public
interest, charitable, civic or community activities, including activities
sponsored by trade organizations, (iii) serve as a director or member of an
advisory committee of any corporation not in competition with the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, or as an officer, trustee or director of any charitable,
educational, philanthropic, civic, social or industry organizations, or as a
speaker or arbitrator; provided, however, that the performance of the
Executive's duties or responsibilities in any of such capacities does not
materially interfere with the regular performance of the Executive's duties and
responsibilities hereunder.

            (c) Place of Performance. In connection with the Executive's
employment by the Company for the period through July 31, 2004, the Executive
shall be primarily based both in an office to be established in Melville, New
York, as well as an office in Des Moines, Iowa. After

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July 31, 2004, the Executive employment shall be based entirely in Melville, New
York and he shall not be required to be absent from there on travel status or
otherwise for more than a reasonable time each year as necessary or appropriate
for the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder.

            4. Compensation.

            (a) For the period September 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003, the
existing compensation agreement shall remain in force. The Executive is
currently working under an employment agreement ("Prior Agreement") which
provides for a base salary, management evaluation bonus, stock options and
fringe benefits. Any and all amounts earned under that Prior Agreement prior to
and including December 31, 2003 shall be paid in accordance with that Prior
Agreement even if the payments are to be paid at a later date after December 31,
2003.

            (b) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the
Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept a base salary at the rate of not
less than $576,000.00 per year (the annual base salary as increased from time to
time during the term of this Agreement being hereinafter referred to as the
"Base Salary"). The Base Salary shall be paid in installments no less frequently
than monthly. Any increase in Base Salary or other compensation shall not limit
or reduce any other obligation of the Company hereunder, and once established at
an increased specified rate, the Executive's Base Salary hereunder shall not
thereafter be reduced.

            (c) For each of the calendar years during the term of this
Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive, a management evaluation bonus,
the amount of which will be determined by the Company's Chief Executive Officer
based on his evaluation of the Executive's overall performance during the year
according to mutually agreed upon criteria. The amount of the management
evaluation bonus will be targeted at $320,000 with a minimum bonus guaranteed at
$170,000 and a maximum bonus of $470,000. The management evaluation bonus for a
given year will be paid no later than the last day of March of the succeeding
year. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Executive will not be
entitled to any unpaid bonuses if he is no longer an employee of the Company.

            (d) The Executive will be eligible to participate in the Company's
stock option plan. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Executive shall receive
an option award for 10,000 shares of the existing class of the common stock of
the Company. One-half of the award (5,000 shares) shall vest and be exercisable
three years following the date this Agreement is executed. The remainder of the
award (5,000 shares) shall vest and be exercisable three years following the
date this Agreement is executed. The complete terms of the option award and
stock grant will be governed by the Company's omnibus stock option plan.

            (e) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be
entitled to fringe benefits, in each case at least equal to and on the same
terms and conditions as those attached to the Executive's office on the date
hereof, as the same may be improved from time to time during the term of this
Agreement, as well as to reimbursement, upon proper accounting, of all
reasonable expenses and disbursements incurred by the Executive in the course of
the Executive's duties.

            (f) The Executive will be provided with relocation reimbursement, as
detailed on the attached addendum, for real estate commissions, moving expenses,
temporary housing, travel expenses associated with his relocation to the Long
Island, New York area. The aggregate

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amount of these expenses shall not exceed $105,000.00. The Executive agrees to
reimburse the Company for amounts it paid to relocate the Executive if the
Executive voluntarily resigns or is terminated for cause, including gross
misconduct, as defined in Section 5, within one year of the Executive's
relocation.

            5. Termination of Employment. The employment created hereby is at
will. The Company may terminate this Agreement by discharging the Executive. The
Executive may terminate this Agreement by resigning with four weeks notice to
the Company. Discharge or resignation may be for any reason or for no reason. If
the Company chooses to discharge the Executive, it will deliver a letter of
discharge pursuant to the notice provisions of section 9. If the Executive
chooses to resign, the Executive will deliver a letter of resignation pursuant
to the notice provisions of section 9. If the Company terminates this Agreement
without cause prior to its expiration, the Company will pay the Executive a
severance award equal to $2,043.77 per day for the number of days from the date
of discharge to December 31, 2005. If any person or entity other than Michael
Strauss obtains control of 50% or more of the voting securities of the Company,
and the Executive is discharged as a result thereof, or the Executive's
responsibilities are diminished as a result thereof and the Executive
consequently resigns, then the Company or its successor will pay the Executive a
severance award equal to $2,043.77 per day for the number of days from the date
of discharge or resignation to December 31, 2005.

            6. Entire Agreement; Amendment.

            (a) This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all other
agreements between the parties, their predecessors and affiliates.

            (b) Any amendment of this Agreement shall not be binding unless in
writing and signed by both (i) the Company's Chief Executive Officer and (ii)
the Executive.

            7. Enforceability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect,
and any such determination of invalidity or enforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

            8. Notices. All notices which may be necessary or proper for either
the Company or the Executive to give to the other shall be in writing and shall
be sent by hand delivery, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested
or overnight courier, if to the Executive, to him at [address omitted] and, if
to the Company, to it at its principal executive offices at 520 Broadhollow
Road, Melville, NY 11747, Attention: Corporate Counsel, with a copy to
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038,
Attention: Louis Bevilacqua, Esq. and shall be deemed given when sent. Either
party may by like notice to the other party change the address at which it is to
receive notices hereunder.

            9. Non-Disparagement, Non-Solicitation, Confidential Information.
The Company and the Executive agree that neither will disparage the other and
that their representatives will not disparage either party hereto. The Executive
agrees that for a period of one year following the termination of this
Agreement, the Executive will not solicit any employee of the Company to leave
the Company or hire any employee of the Company. The

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Company and the Executive agree to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential
except that the Executive may divulge the terms of this Agreement to the
Executive's spouse, attorney, financial advisor and accountant provided they
agree to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential. The Executive agrees to
protect, not disclose, and not use for the Executive's benefit any confidential
information or trade secrets belonging to the Company, including information
regarding proprietary procedures and techniques, accounts, or personnel
(excepting information that was already disclosed by the Company or otherwise
was made public other than by breach of this Agreement by the Executive). The
preceding two sentences shall not apply to disclosures required due to the laws
or regulations of governments, or the orders of courts having jurisdiction over
the Company and the Executive. This section 9 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.

            10. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND BE
ENFORCEABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.

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

                                        American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc.

                                        By: /s/ Michael Strauss
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                                        Name:   Michael Strauss
                                        Title:  Chief Executive Officer

                                            /s/ Ron Rosenblatt, Ph.D.
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                                                Ron Rosenblatt, Ph.D.

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                                    Addendum

                             American Home Mortgage

                           Employee Relocation Program

The following represents American Home Mortgage's Relocation Program. You will
be eligible for expense reimbursement based on the criteria specified below:

      o     Real estate broker's commissions up to 6%. (Estimated at $54,000)

      o     No fee points/Reduced interest rate mortgage. All fees/taxes
            associated with the purchase of a new home and the securing of a new
            mortgage will be waived or paid by AHM. (estimated at $20,000)

      o     We will cover temporary housing expenses for a period not to exceed
            60 days while you transition to permanent housing. We can assist
            also you in securing temporary housing in the area. (estimated at
            $5,000)

      o     You are responsible for securing a household moving vendor. American
            Home Mortgage will cover the cost of this move (estimated at
            $20,000).

      o     American Home will reimburse travel expenses associated with spouse
            and children trip (maximum of 4) for the purpose of finding a home
            and schools while you seek permanent housing in the area (Estimated
            at $6,000).

It is understood that failure to remain with the Company, due to a voluntary
resignation, for a period of at least one year will require the immediate
reimbursement to American Home by you for any payments made by the Company up to
that point.

                                       5Exhibit 10.12

                      AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC.
                        1999 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                           Adopted on August 16, 1999
                       Effective as of September 23, 1999
                         As amended through May 21, 2003

            1.    Purpose. The purpose of the American Home Mortgage Holdings,
Inc. 1999 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to maintain the ability
of American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries to
attract and retain highly qualified and experienced employees, officers and
directors and to give such employees, officers and directors a continued
proprietary interest in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Pursuant to the Plan, such employees, officers and directors will be offered the
opportunity to acquire the Company's Common Stock, par value $.0l per share (the
"Common Stock"), through the grant of options, stock appreciation rights in
tandem with such options, the award of restricted stock under the Plan, bonuses
payable in stock or a combination thereof. Unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, references herein to "option" or "options" shall include any tandem
stock appreciation right that may be granted in connection with such option or
options in accordance with Section 6(f). As used herein, the term "subsidiary"
shall mean any present or future corporation which is or would be a "subsidiary
corporation" of the Company as the term is defined in Section 424(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the "Code").

            2.    Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by
a compensation committee (the "Committee") as appointed from time to time by the
Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), which Committee shall consist
of not less than two members of the Board. With respect to directors of the
Company, the Plan shall be administered by the entire Board. With respect to any
participants who are officers within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")
("Executive Officers"), the Plan shall be administered by the entire Board or a
duly constituted committee of the Board satisfying the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Code. For purposes of awards granted to directors of the Company,
references herein to "Committee" shall mean the entire Board or such duly
constituted committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall
constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of a quorum shall constitute action
by the Committee.

            In administering the Plan, the Committee may adopt rules and
regulations for carrying out the Plan. The interpretation and decision with
regard to any question arising under the Plan made by the Committee shall be
final and conclusive on all employees and directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries participating or eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee
may consult with counsel, who may be counsel to the Company, and shall not incur
any liability for any action taken in good faith in reliance upon the advice of
counsel. The Committee shall determine the employees and directors to whom, and
the time or times at which, grants or awards shall be made and the number of
shares to be included in the grants or awards.

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Within the limitations of the Plan, the number of shares for which options will
be granted from time to time and the periods for which the options will be
outstanding will be determined by the Committee.

            Each option or stock or other awards granted pursuant to the Plan
shall be evidenced by an option agreement or award agreement (an "Agreement").
An Agreement shall not be a precondition to the granting of options or stock or
other awards; however, no person shall have any rights under any option or stock
or other awards granted under the Plan unless and until the person to whom such
option or stock or other award shall have been granted shall have executed and
delivered to the Company an Agreement. The Committee shall prescribe the form of
all Agreements. A fully executed original of the Agreement shall be provided to
both the Company and the recipient of the grant or award.

            3.    Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan. The total number of
shares that may be optioned or awarded under the Plan is 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock except that said number of shares shall be adjusted as provided in
Section 13. Any shares subject to an option which for any reason expires or is
terminated unexercised and any restricted stock which is forfeited may again be
optioned or awarded under the Plan. Shares subject to the Plan may be either
authorized and unissued shares or issued shares acquired by the Company or its
subsidiaries.

            4.    Eligibility. Key salaried employees, including officers, and
directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to be granted options
and awarded restricted stock under the Plan and to have their bonuses payable in
stock. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that shall be available for
the grant of options intended to be incentive stock options, as defined in
Section 422 of the Code, shall be 3,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 13 hereof). The employees and directors who shall receive
awards or options under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, from among those eligible, which may be based
upon information furnished to the Committee by the Company's management, and the
Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the number of shares to be
covered by the award or awards and by the option or options granted to each such
employee or director selected. Such key salaried employees and directors who are
selected to participate in the Plan shall be referred to collectively herein as
"Participants." In no event shall any Participant who is a key employee be
granted stock options with respect to more than 150,000 shares of Common Stock
in any calendar year (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13 hereof).

            5.    Duration of the Plan. No award or option may be granted under
the Plan more than ten years from the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or
the date the Plan receives shareholder approval, whichever is earlier, but
awards or options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

            6.    Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. All options granted
under this Plan shall be either incentive stock options, as defined in Section
422 of the Code, or options other than incentive stock options; provided,
however, that all options granted to persons who are not employees of the
Company shall be nonstatutory stock options not intended to qualify as incentive
stock options entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code.

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Each such option shall be subject to all the applicable provisions of the Plan,
including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent therewith as the Committee shall determine.

            (a)   The option price per share shall be determined by the
Committee. However, subject to Section 6(k), the option price of incentive stock
options shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock at the time the option is granted. For purposes of the Plan, the
"Fair Market Value" on any date, means (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange or quotation system, the closing sales prices on
such exchange or quotation system on such date or, in the absence of reported
sales on such date, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on
which sales were reported, (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national
securities exchange or quotation system, the mean between the bid and asked
prices as quoted by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") for such date or (iii) if the Common Stock
is neither listed on a national securities exchange or quotation system nor
quoted by NASDAQ, the fair value as determined by such other method as the
Committee determines in good faith to be reasonable.

            (b)   Each option shall be exercisable pursuant to the attainment
of such performance goals and/or during and over such period ending not later
than ten years from the date it was granted, as may be determined by the
Committee and stated in the Agreement. In no event may an option be exercised
more than ten years from the date the option was granted.

            (c)   Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, no option shall be
exercisable within six months from the date of the granting of the option. An
option shall not be exercisable with respect to a fractional share of Common
Stock or with respect to the lesser of 50 shares or the full number of shares
then subject to the option. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued
upon the exercise of an option. If a fractional share of Common Stock shall
become subject to an option by reason of a stock dividend or otherwise, the
optionee shall not be entitled to exercise the option with respect to such
fractional share.

            (d)   Each Agreement shall state whether the option(s) evidenced
thereby will or will not be treated as incentive stock option(s).

            (e)   Each option may be exercised by giving written notice to the
Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased, which shall be
accompanied by payment in full including, if required by applicable law, taxes,
if any. Payment, except as provided in the Agreement, shall be made as follows:

            (i)   in United States dollars by certified check or bank draft; or

            (ii)  by tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock already
      owned for at least six months by the person exercising the option, which
      may include shares received as the result of a prior exercise of an
      option, and having a Fair Market Value on the date on which the option is
      exercised equal to the cash exercise price applicable to such option; or

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            (iii) by a combination of United States dollars and shares of Common
      Stock as aforesaid; or

            (iv)  in accordance with a cashless exercise program established by
      the Committee in its sole discretion under which either (A) if so
      instructed by the optionee, shares may be issued directly to the
      optionee's broker or dealer upon receipt of the purchase price in cash
      from the broker or dealer, or (B) shares may be issued by the Company to
      an optionee's broker or dealer in consideration of such broker's or
      dealer's irrevocable commitment to pay to the Company that portion of the
      proceeds from the sale of such shares that is equal to the exercise price
      of the option(s) relating to such shares; or

            (v)   in such other manner as permitted by the Committee at the time
      of grant or thereafter.

            No optionee shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a
shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to such optionee's
option until such optionee has given written notice of exercise of such
optionee's option and paid in full for such shares.

            (f)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, grant to a grantee of an option a right (a "stock appreciation
right") to elect, in the manner described below, in lieu of exercising such
grantee's option for all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock covered by
such option, to relinquish such grantee's option with respect to any or all of
such shares and to receive from the Company a payment having a value equal to
the amount by which (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
date of such election, multiplied by the number of shares as to which the
grantee shall have made such election, exceeds (b) the total exercise price for
that number of shares of Common Stock under the terms of such option. A stock
appreciation right shall be exercisable at the time the tandem option is
exercisable, and the "expiration date" for the stock appreciation right shall be
the expiration date for the tandem option. A grantee who makes such an election
shall receive payment in the sole discretion of the Committee (i) in cash equal
to such excess or (ii) in the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock of
the Company having an aggregate Fair Market Value, which is not greater than the
cash amount calculated in clause (i) above; or (iii) a combination of the forms
of payment described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. A stock appreciation right
may be exercised only when the amount described in clause (a) above exceeds the
amount described in clause (b) above. An election to exercise stock appreciation
rights shall be deemed to have been made on the day written notice of such
election, addressed to the Committee, is received at the Company's offices. An
option or any portion thereof with respect to which a grantee has elected to
exercise the stock appreciation rights described above shall be surrendered to
the Company and such option shall thereafter remain exercisable according to its
terms only with respect to the number of shares as to which it would otherwise
be exercisable, less the number of shares with respect to which stock
appreciation rights have been exercised. The grant of a stock appreciation right
shall be evidenced by such form of Agreement as the Committee may prescribe. The
Agreement evidencing stock appreciation rights shall be personal and will
provide that the stock appreciation rights will not be transferable by the
grantee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and that
they will be exercisable, during the lifetime of the grantee, only by the
grantee.

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            (g)   Except as provided in the Agreement, an option may be
exercised only if at all times during the period beginning with the date of the
granting of the option and ending on the date of such exercise, the grantee was
an employee or director of either the Company or of a subsidiary of the Company
or of another corporation referred to in Section 421(a)(2) of the Code. The
Agreement shall provide whether, and if so, to what extent, an option may be
exercised after termination of continuous employment, but any such exercise
shall in no event be later than the termination date of the option. If the
grantee should die, or become permanently disabled as determined by the
Committee in accordance with the Agreement, at any time when the option, or any
portion thereof, shall be exercisable by such grantee, the option will be
exercisable within a period provided for in the Agreement, by the optionee or
person or persons to whom such optionee's rights under the option shall have
passed by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, but in no event at a
date later than the termination of the option. The Committee may require medical
evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians
selected by it.

            (h)   The option by its terms shall be personal and shall not be
transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution as provided in Section 6(g). During the lifetime of an
optionee, the option shall be exercisable only by the optionee. In the event any
option is exercised by the executors, administrators, heirs or distributees of
the estate of a deceased optionee as provided in Section 6(g), the Company shall
be under no obligation to issue Common Stock thereunder unless and until the
Company is satisfied that the person or persons exercising the option are the
duly appointed legal representative of the deceased optionee's estate or the
proper legatees or distributees thereof.

            (i)   Notwithstanding any intent to grant incentive stock options,
an option granted will not be considered an incentive stock option to the extent
that it together with any earlier incentive stock options permits the exercise
for the first time in any calendar year of more than $100,000 in Fair Market
Value of Common Stock (determined at the time of grant).

            (j)   The Committee may, but need not, require such consideration
from an optionee at the time of granting an option as it shall determine, either
in lieu of, or in addition to, the limitations on exercisability provided in
Section 6(e).

            (k)   No incentive stock option shall be granted to an employee who
owns or would own immediately before the grant of such option, directly or
indirectly, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company. This restriction does not apply if, at the
time such incentive stock option is granted, the option price is at least 110%
of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock, as determined in
accordance with Section 6(a), on the date of grant and the incentive stock
option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from
the date of grant.

            (l)   An option and any Common Stock received upon the exercise of
an option shall be subject to such other transfer restrictions and/or legending
requirements that are specified in the Agreement.

            7.    Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards. All awards of
restricted stock under the Plan shall be subject to all the applicable
provisions of the Plan,

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including the following terms and conditions, and to such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent therewith, as the Committee shall determine.

            (a)   Awards of restricted stock may be in addition to or in lieu of
option grants.

            (b)   During a period set by, and/or until the attainment of
particular performance goals based upon criteria established by, the Committee
at the time of each award of restricted stock (the "restriction period") as
specified in the Agreement, the recipient shall not be permitted to sell,
transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber the shares of restricted stock; except
that such shares may be used, if the Agreement permits, to pay the option price
of any option granted under the Plan, provided an equal number of shares
delivered to the recipient shall carry the same restrictions as the shares so
used.

            (c)   If so provided in the Agreement, shares of restricted stock
shall become free of all restrictions if (i) the recipient dies, (ii) the
recipient's employment terminates by reason of permanent disability, as
determined by the Committee, (iii) the recipient retires under specific
circumstances set forth in the Agreement, or (iv) there is a Change in Control
(as defined in Section 9 hereof) of the Company. The Committee may require
medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by
physicians selected by it. If the Committee determines that any such recipient
is not permanently disabled, the restricted stock held by such recipient shall
be forfeited and revert to the Company.

            (d)   Unless and to the extent otherwise provided in the Agreement
in accordance with Section 7(c), shares of restricted stock shall be forfeited
and revert to the Company upon the recipient's termination of employment or
directorship during the restriction period, except to the extent the Committee,
in its sole discretion, finds that such forfeiture might not be in the best
interest of the Company and, therefore, waives all or part of the application of
this provision to the restricted stock held by such recipient.

            (e)   Stock certificates for restricted stock shall be registered in
the name of the recipient but shall be appropriately legended and returned to
the Company by the recipient, together with a stock power, endorsed in blank by
the recipient. The recipient shall be entitled to vote shares of restricted
stock and shall be entitled to all dividends paid thereon, except that dividends
paid in Common Stock or other property shall also be subject to the same
restrictions.

            (f)   Restricted stock shall become free of the foregoing
restrictions upon expiration of the applicable restriction period, and the
Company shall then deliver Common Stock certificates evidencing such stock to
the recipient.

            (g)   Restricted stock and any Common Stock received upon the
expiration of the restriction period shall be subject to such other transfer
restrictions and/or legending requirements that are specified in the Agreement.

            8.    Bonuses Payable in Stock. In lieu of cash bonuses otherwise
payable under the Company's or applicable subsidiary's compensation practices to
employees and directors eligible to participate in the Plan, the Committee, in
its sole discretion, may determine that such bonuses shall be payable in Common
Stock or partly in Common Stock and partly in cash. Such bonuses shall be in
consideration of services previously performed and as an

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incentive toward future services and shall consist of shares of Common Stock
subject to such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. The
number of shares of Common Stock payable in lieu of a bonus otherwise payable
shall be determined by dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value of one
share of Common Stock on the date the bonus is payable.

            9.    Change in Control.

            (a)   In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that any of the following
applicable actions be taken as a result, or in anticipation, of any such event
to assure fair and equitable treatment of Participants:

            (i)   accelerate restriction periods for purposes of vesting in, or
      realizing gain from, any outstanding option or shares of restricted stock
      awarded pursuant to this Plan;

            (ii)  offer to purchase any outstanding option or shares of
      restricted stock made pursuant to this Plan from the holder for its
      equivalent cash value, as determined by the Committee, as of the date of
      the Change in Control; or

            (iii) make adjustments or modifications to outstanding options or
      with respect to restricted stock as the Committee deems appropriate to
      maintain and protect the rights and interests of the Participants
      following such Change in Control.

            Any such action approved by the Committee shall be conclusive and
binding on the Company, its subsidiaries and all Participants; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the
Committee take or approve any action that would result in an "Excess Parachute
Payment," as defined in Section 280G(b) of the Code.

            For purposes hereof, "Change in 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; provided, however,
that without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such a Change in Control
shall in any event be deemed to occur if and when:

            (i)   any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
      14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), the Company, its subsidiaries and
      affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act), becomes the
      beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
      directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more
      than 20% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
      securities;

            (ii)  stockholders approve a merger or consolidation as a result of
      which securities representing less than 51% of the combined voting power
      of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting
      corporation will be beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, in the
      aggregate by the former stockholders of the Company;

            (iii) stockholders approve either (A) an agreement for the sale or
      disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to an
      entity which is not a subsidiary of the Company, or (B) a plan of complete
      liquidation;

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            (iv)  the persons who were members of the Board immediately before
      the completion of a tender offer by any person other than the Company or a
      subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, or before a merger, consolidation,
      or contested election, or before any combination of such transactions,
      cease to constitute a majority of the Board as a result of such
      transaction or transactions; or

            (v)   a change in control of the Company occurs 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 if the Company were subject to
      the provisions of the Exchange Act at the time such change in control
      occurs (whether or not the Company is subject to the Exchange Act at that
      time), and at the time such change in control occurs, the Company is the
      beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
      directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing (A) more
      than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
      securities, and (B) more than the percentage of the combined voting power
      of the Company's outstanding securities beneficially owned, directly or
      indirectly, at that time by any other person (as such term is used in
      Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).

            (b)   In no event, however, may (i) any option be exercised prior to
the expiration of six months from the date of grant (unless otherwise provided
for in the Agreement), or (ii) any option be exercised after ten years from the
date it was granted.

            10.   Transfer, Leave of Absence. For the purpose of the Plan: (a) a
transfer of an employee from the Company to a subsidiary or affiliate of the
Company, whether or not incorporated, or vice versa, or from one subsidiary or
affiliate of the Company to another, and (b) a leave of absence, duly authorized
in writing by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, shall not
be deemed a termination of employment.

            11.   Rights of Employees and Directors.

            (a)   No person shall have any rights or claims under the Plan
except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.

            (b)   Nothing contained in the Plan or Agreement shall be deemed to
give any employee or director the right to be retained in the service of the
Company or its subsidiaries.

            12.   Tax Withholding Obligations.

            (a)   If required by applicable law, the payment of taxes, upon the
exercise of an option pursuant to Section 6(e) or a stock appreciation right
pursuant to Section 6(f), shall be in cash at the time of exercise or on the
applicable tax date under Section 83 of the Code, if later; provided, however,
tax withholding obligations may be met by the withholding of Common Stock
otherwise deliverable to the optionee pursuant to procedures approved by the
Committee; provided, further, however, the amount of Common Stock so withheld
shall not exceed the minimum required withholding obligation.

            (b)   If required by applicable law, recipients of restricted stock,
pursuant to Section 7, shall be required to pay taxes to the Company upon the
expiration of restriction

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periods or such earlier dates as elected pursuant to Section 83 of the Code;
provided, however, tax withholding obligations may be met by the withholding of
Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the recipient pursuant to procedures
approved by the Committee. If tax withholding is required by applicable law, in
no event shall Common Stock be delivered to any awardee until such awardee has
paid to the Company in cash the amount of such tax required to be withheld by
the Company or has elected to have such awardee's withholding obligations met by
the withholding of Common Stock in accordance with the procedures approved by
the Committee or otherwise entered into an agreement satisfactory to the Company
providing for payment of withholding tax.

            (c)   the Company shall first withhold from any cash bonus described
in Section 8, an amount of cash sufficient to meet its tax withholding
obligations before the amount of Common Stock paid in accordance with Section 8
is determined.

            13.   Changes in Capital; Reorganization.

            (a)   Upon changes in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of a
stock dividend, stock split, reverse split, subdivision, recapitalization, an
extraordinary dividend payable in cash or property, combination or exchange of
shares, separation, reorganization or liquidation, and the like, the aggregate
number and class of shares available under the Plan as to which stock options
and restricted stock may be awarded, the number and class of shares under (i)
each option and the option price per share and (ii) each award of restricted
stock shall, in each case, be correspondingly adjusted by the Committee, such
adjustments to be made in the case of outstanding options without change in the
total price applicable to such options.

            (b)   In the event (i) the Company is merged or consolidated with
another entity and the Company is not the surviving corporation, or the Company
shall be the surviving corporation and there shall be any change in the Common
Stock of the Company by reason of such merger or consolidation, or (ii) all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by another
corporation, or (iii) there is a reorganization or liquidation of the Company
(each, a "Reorganization Event"), or (iv) the Board shall propose that the
Company enter into a Reorganization Event, then the Board (acting solely through
members of the Board who were members of the Board prior to the occurrence of
the Reorganization Event) may in its discretion take any or all of the following
actions:

            (i)   by written notice to the holders of stock options or
      restricted stock awards, provide that the stock options or restricted
      stock awards shall be terminated unless exercised within 30 days (or such
      longer period as the Board shall determine in its discretion) after the
      date of such notice; and

            (ii)  advance the dates upon which (A) any or all outstanding stock
      options and stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable or (B)
      restrictions applicable to restricted stock awards shall lapse.

            Whenever deemed appropriate by the Board, any action referred to in
this Section 13(b) may be made conditioned upon the consummation of the
applicable Reorganization Event.

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            (c)   Any adjustments or other action pursuant to this Section 13
shall be made by the Board and the Board's determination as to what adjustments
shall be made or actions taken, and the extent thereof, shall be final and
binding.

            14.   Miscellaneous Provisions.

            (a)   The Plan Shall be Unfunded. The Company shall not be required
to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of
assets to assure the issuance of shares or the payment of cash upon exercise of
any option or stock appreciation right under the Plan. Proceeds from the sale of
shares of Common Stock pursuant to options granted under this Plan shall
constitute general funds of the Company. The expenses of the Plan shall be borne
by the Company.

            (b)   It is understood that the Committee may, at any time and from
time to time after the granting of an option or the award of restricted stock or
bonuses payable in Common Stock hereunder, specify such additional terms,
conditions and restrictions with respect to such option or stock as may be
deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with any and all applicable
laws, including, without limitation, terms, restrictions and conditions for
compliance with federal and state securities laws and methods of withholding or
providing for the payment of required taxes.

            (c)   If at any time the Committee shall determine, in its
discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of shares of Common
Stock upon any national securities exchange or quotation system or under any
state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory
body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the
sale or purchase of shares of Common Stock hereunder, no option may be exercised
or restricted stock or stock bonus may be transferred in whole or in part unless
and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall
have been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

            (d)   By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and
each person claiming under or through such Participant shall be conclusively
deemed to have indicated such Participant's or person's acceptance and
ratification, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Committee,
the Company or the Board.

            (e)   THE PLAN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.

            15.   Limits of Liability.

            (a)   Any liability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any
participant with respect to any option or award shall be based solely upon
contractual obligations created by the Plan and the Agreement.

            (b)   None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any member
of the Committee or the Board, or any other person participating in any
determination of any question under the Plan, or in the interpretation,
administration or application of the Plan, shall have any

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liability to any party for any action taken or not taken in connection with the
Plan, except as may expressly be provided by statute.

            16.   Amendments and Termination. The Board may, at any time, amend,
alter or discontinue the Plan; provided, however, no amendment, alteration or
discontinuation shall be made which, without the approval of the stockholders,
would:

            (a)   except as is provided in Section 13, increase the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan;

            (b)   except as is provided in Section 13, decrease the option
price of an option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of the granting of the option;

            (c)   change the class of persons eligible to receive an award of
restricted stock, options or bonuses payable in Common Stock under the Plan; or

            (d)   extend the duration of the Plan.

            The Committee may amend the terms of any award of restricted stock
or option theretofore granted, retroactively or prospectively, but no such
amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without such holder's written
consent.

            17.   Duration. The Plan shall be adopted by the Board as of the
date on which it is approved by a majority of the Company's stockholders, which
approval must occur within the period ending 12 months after the date the Plan
is adopted. The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of the following dates or
events to occur:

            (a)   the adoption of a resolution of the Board, terminating the
Plan; or

            (b)   the date all shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan are
purchased according to the Plan's provisions; or

            (c)   ten years from the date hereof.

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