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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                                     FORM OF

                          SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 8

                                 by and between

                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                                       and

                         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   as Trustee

                             as of February 15, 2005

           SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 1998

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                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                    5 1/8% Senior Notes due February 15, 2015

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     This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 8 (this "Supplemental Indenture") made and
entered into as of February 15, 2005 between HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (and successor to State Street Bank
and Trust Company in its capacity as Trustee), as Trustee (the "Trustee").

                                WITNESSETH THAT:

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as
of February 25, 1998 (the "Indenture"), relating to the Company's issuance, from
time to time, of various series of debt securities;

     WHEREAS, the Company has determined to issue debt securities known as its
5 1/8% Senior Notes due February 15, 2015; and

     WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that certain terms and conditions for each
series of debt securities issued by the Company thereunder may be set forth in
an indenture supplemental to the Indenture;

     NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                  DEFINED TERMS

     Section 1.1 The following definitions supplement, and, to the extent
inconsistent with, replace the definitions in Section 101 of the Indenture:

     "Acquired Debt" means Debt of a Person (i) existing at the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of
assets from such Person, in each case, other than Debt incurred in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such
acquisition. Acquired Debt shall be deemed to be incurred on the date of the
related acquisition of assets from any Person or the date the acquired Person
becomes a Subsidiary.

     "Annual Debt Service" as of any date means the maximum amount which is
expensed in any 12-month period for interest on Debt of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.

     "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions in the City of New York or in the city in which the
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, are required or authorized to
close.

     "Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any capital stock
(including preferred stock), shares, interests, participation or other ownership
interests (however designated) of such Person and any rights (other than debt
securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock), warrants or
options to purchase any thereof.

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     "Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service" for any period means
Earnings from Operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries plus amounts which
have been deducted, and minus amounts which have been added, for the following
(without duplication): (i) interest on Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) cash reserves made by lessees as required by the Company's leases for
periodic replacement and refurbishment of the Company's assets, (iii) provision
for taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries based on income, (iv) amortization
of debt discount and deferred financing costs, (v) provisions for gains and
losses on properties and property depreciation and amortization, (vi) the effect
of any noncash charge resulting from a change in accounting principles in
determining Earnings from Operations for such period and (vii) amortization of
deferred charges.

     "Corporate Trust Office" means One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, or such other address as may be designated from time to
time by the Trustee by providing written notice to the Company.

     "Debt" of the Company or any Subsidiary means, without duplication, any
indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, whether or not contingent, in
respect of (i) borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or
similar instruments, (ii) indebtedness for borrowed money secured by any
Encumbrance existing on property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, to the
extent of the lesser of (x) the amount of indebtedness so secured and (y) the
fair market value of the property subject to such Encumbrance, (iii) the
reimbursement obligations, contingent or otherwise, in connection with any
letters of credit actually issued (other than letters of credit issued to
provide credit enhancement or support with respect to other indebtedness of the
Company or any Subsidiary otherwise reflected as Debt hereunder) or amounts
representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any
property or services, except any such balance that constitutes an accrued
expense or trade payable, or all conditional sale obligations or obligations
under any title retention agreement, (iv) the principal amount of all
obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to redemption,
repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock, or (v) any lease of
property by the Company or any Subsidiary as lessee which is reflected on the
Company's consolidated balance sheet as a capitalized lease in accordance with
GAAP, to the extent, in the case of items of indebtedness under (i) through
(iii) above, that any such items (other than letters of credit) would appear as
a liability on the Company's consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP,
and also includes, to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by the
Company or any Subsidiary to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or
otherwise (other than for purposes of collection in the ordinary course of
business), Debt of another Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) (it
being understood that Debt shall be deemed to be incurred by the Company or any
Subsidiary whenever the Company or such Subsidiary shall create, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect thereof).

     "Disqualified Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock
of such Person which by the terms of such Capital Stock (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or
exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise (i) matures or is
mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise
(other than Capital Stock which is redeemable solely in exchange for common
stock or

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shares), (ii) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Debt or
Disqualified Stock, or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the Holder thereof,
in whole or in part (other than Capital Stock which is redeemable solely in
exchange for common stock or shares), in each case on or prior to the stated
maturity of the Notes.

     "Earnings from Operations" for any period means net earnings excluding
gains and losses on sales of investments, extraordinary items, gains and losses
from early extinguishment of debt and property valuation losses, as reflected in
the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     "Encumbrance" means any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or security interest
of any kind.

     "Make-Whole Amount" means, in connection with any optional redemption or
accelerated payment of any Notes prior to August 15, 2014, the excess, if any,
of (i) the aggregate present value as of the date of such redemption or
accelerated payment of each dollar of principal being redeemed or paid and the
amount of interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption or
accelerated payment) that would have been payable in respect of such dollar if
such redemption or accelerated payment had been made on August 15, 2014,
determined by discounting, on a semiannual basis, such principal and interest at
the Reinvestment Rate (determined on the third Business Day preceding the date
such notice of redemption is given or declaration of acceleration is made) from
the respective dates on which such principal and interest would have been
payable if such redemption or accelerated payment had been made on August 15,
2014, over (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed or
paid. In the case of any redemption or accelerated payment of notes on or after
August 15, 2014, the Make-Whole Amount means zero. For purposes of this
Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, references in the Indenture to the payment
of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the Notes shall be deemed
to include the payment of the Make-Whole Amount, if any, due upon redemption
with respect to the Notes. The Make-Whole Amount shall be calculated by the
Company and set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and
the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on said Officer's Certificate.

     "Notes" means the Company's 5 1/8% Senior Notes due February 15, 2015,
issued under this Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture, as amended or
supplemented from time to time.

     "Reinvestment Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the sum of 0.20%
(twenty one hundredths of a percent) plus the yield on treasury securities at
constant maturity under the heading "Week Ending" published in the Statistical
Release under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities" for the maturity
(rounded to the nearest month) corresponding to the remaining life to maturity
(which, the case of maturities corresponding to the principal and interest due
on the notes at their maturity, shall be deemed to be August 15, 2014), as of
the payment date of the principal being redeemed or paid. If no maturity exactly
corresponds to such maturity, yields for the two published maturities most
closely corresponding to such maturity shall be calculated pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence and the Reinvestment Rate shall be interpolated
or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line basis, rounding in each of
such relevant periods to the nearest month. For purposes of calculating the

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Reinvestment Rate, the most recent Statistical Release published prior to the
date of determination of the Make-Whole Amount shall be used.

     "Secured Debt" means Debt secured by any mortgage, lien, charge, pledge or
security interest of any kind.

     "Statistical Release" means the statistical release designated "H.15(519)"
or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Federal Reserve
System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States government
securities adjusted to constant maturities or, if such statistical release is
not published at the time of any determination under this Supplemental
Indenture, then any publicly available source of similar market data which shall
be designated by the Company.

     "Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of
(i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding
equity interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or
one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company. For the purposes of this
definition, "voting equity securities" means equity securities having voting
power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no
senior class of security has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

     "Total Assets" as of any date means the sum of (i) the Undepreciated Real
Estate Assets and (ii) all other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
determined in accordance with GAAP (but excluding accounts receivable and
intangibles).

     "Total Unencumbered Assets" means the sum of (i) those Undepreciated Real
Estate Assets not subject to an Encumbrance for borrowed money and (ii) all
other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries not subject to an Encumbrance
for borrowed money determined in accordance with GAAP (but excluding accounts
receivable and intangibles).

     "Undepreciated Real Estate Assets" as of any date means the cost (original
cost plus capital improvements) of, real estate assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on such date, before depreciation and amortization determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     "Unsecured Debt" means Debt which is not secured by any of the properties
of the Company or any Subsidiary.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                               TERMS OF THE NOTES

     Section 2.1 Pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture, the Notes shall have
the following terms and conditions:

     (a) TITLE; LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; FORM OF NOTES. The
Notes shall be Registered Securities under the Indenture and shall be known as
the Company's "5 1/8% Senior

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Notes due February 15, 2015." The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may
be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture shall not,
except as permitted by the provisions of the Indenture, exceed $300,000,000,
provided that the Company may, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes,
reopen this series and issue additional Notes under the Indenture and this
Supplemental Indenture in addition to the $300,000,000 of Notes authorized as of
the date hereof. The Notes (together with the Trustee's certificate of
authentication) shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is
hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Supplemental Indenture.

     The Notes will be issued in the form of one or more registered global
securities without coupons ("Global Notes") which will be deposited with, or on
behalf of, The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), and registered in the name of
DTC's nominee, Cede & Co. Except under the circumstance described below, the
Notes will not be issuable in definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged
in whole or in part for the individual Notes represented thereby, a Global Note
may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a
nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC or by DTC or any nominee of DTC
to a successor depositary or any nominee of such successor.

     So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, DTC
or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the Notes represented by such Global Note for all purposes under this
Supplemental Indenture. Except as described below, owners of beneficial interest
in Notes evidenced by a Global Note will not be entitled to have any of the
individual Notes represented by such Global Note registered in their names, will
not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of any such Notes in
definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under
the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture.

     If DTC is at any time unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as
depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90
days, the Company will issue individual Notes in exchange for the Global Note or
Global Notes representing such Notes. In addition, the Company may at any time
and in its sole discretion, subject to certain limitations set forth in the
Indenture, determine not to have any of such Notes represented by one or more
Global Notes and, in such event, will issue individual Notes in exchange for the
Global Note or Global Notes representing the Notes. Individual Notes so issued
will be issued in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

     (b) INTEREST AND INTEREST RATE. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of
5 1/8% per annum, from February 15, 2005 (or, in the case of Notes issued upon
the reopening of this series of Notes, from the date designated by the Company
in connection with such reopening) or from the immediately preceding Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable
semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing
August 15, 2005, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding
Business Day (each of which shall be an "Interest Payment Date"), to the Persons
in whose names the Notes are registered in the Security Register at the close of
business on the day falling

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14 calendar days immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a "Regular Record
Date").

     (c) PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT; CURRENCY. The stated maturity of the Notes is
February 15, 2015; provided, however, the Notes may be earlier redeemed at the
option of the Company as provided in paragraph (d) below. The principal of each
Note payable on its maturity date shall be paid against presentation and
surrender thereof at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, in such coin or
currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for the payment of public or private debts. The Company will not pay
Additional Amounts (as defined in the Indenture) on the Notes.

     (d) REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY. The Notes will be subject to
redemption at any time at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice to each Holder of Notes to be
redeemed at its address appearing in the Security Register, at a price equal to
the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date, plus (ii)
the Make-Whole Amount, if any. If the notes are redeemed on or after August 15,
2014, the redemption price will not include the Make-Whole Amount.

     (e) NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by
any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Company shall be directed
to it at 400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, Attention: President;
notices to the Trustee shall be directed to it at One Federal Street, 3rd Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention: Corporate Trust Department, Re:
Hospitality Properties Trust 5.125% Senior Notes due February 15, 2015, or as to
either party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice to the other party.

     (f) GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND. Each Global Note shall bear the following legend on
the face thereof:

     UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

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     (g) APPLICABILITY OF DISCHARGE, DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
PROVISIONS. The Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions in
Article Fourteen of the Indenture will apply to the Notes.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                              ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     Section 3.1 In addition to the covenants of the Company set forth in
Article Ten of the Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes:

     (a)  LIMITATIONS ON INCURRENCE OF DEBT.

     (i) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur any
Debt if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional
Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount
of all outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis determined in accordance with GAAP is greater than 60% of the sum
("Adjusted Total Assets") of (without duplication) (i) the Total Assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the calendar quarter covered in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, or the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
as the case may be, most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (or, if such filing is not permitted under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with the Trustee) prior to the
incurrence of such additional Debt and (ii) the purchase price of any real
estate assets or mortgages receivable acquired, and the amount of any securities
offering proceeds received (to the extent that such proceeds were not used to
acquire real estate assets or mortgages receivable or used to reduce Debt), by
the Company or any Subsidiary since the end of such calendar quarter, including
those proceeds obtained in connection with the incurrence of such additional
Debt.

     (ii) In addition to the foregoing limitations on the incurrence of Debt,
the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur any Secured
Debt if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional
Secured Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Secured Debt of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than 40% of Adjusted Total
Assets.

     (iii) In addition to the foregoing limitations on the incurrence of Debt,
the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur any Debt if
the ratio of Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service to the Annual Debt
Service for the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to
the date on which such additional Debt is to be incurred shall have been less
than 1.5x, on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto and to the
application of the proceeds therefrom, and calculated on the assumption that (i)
such Debt and any other Debt incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries since
the first day of such four-quarter period and the application of the proceeds
therefrom, including to refinance other Debt, had occurred at the beginning of
such period; (ii) the repayment or retirement of any other Debt by the Company
and its Subsidiaries since the first date of such four-quarter period had been
repaid or retired at the

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beginning of such period (except that, in making such computation, the amount of
Debt under any revolving credit facility shall be computed based upon the
average daily balance of such Debt during such period); (iii) in the case of
Acquired Debt or Debt incurred in connection with any acquisition since the
first day of such four-quarter period, the related acquisition had occurred as
of the first day of such period with appropriate adjustments with respect to
such acquisition being included in such pro forma calculation; and (iv) in the
case of any acquisition or disposition by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any
asset or group of assets since the first day of such four-quarter period,
whether by merger, stock purchase or sale, or asset purchase or sale, such
acquisition or disposition or any related repayment of Debt had occurred as of
the first day of such period with the appropriate adjustments with respect to
such acquisition or disposition being included in such pro forma calculation. If
the Debt giving rise to the need to make the foregoing calculation or any other
Debt incurred after the first day of the relevant four-quarter period bears
interest at a floating rate then, for purposes of calculating the Annual Debt
Service, the interest rate on such Debt shall be computed on a pro forma basis
as if the average interest rate which would have been in effect during the
entire such four-quarter period had been the applicable rate for the entire such
period.

     (b) MAINTENANCE OF TOTAL UNENCUMBERED ASSETS. The Company and its
Subsidiaries will maintain at all times Total Unencumbered Assets of not less
than 200% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Unsecured Debt of
the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                          ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     Section 4.1 For purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, in
addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 501 of the Indenture, it
shall also constitute an "Event of Default" if a default under any bond,
debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness of the Company (including a
default with respect to any other series of securities), or under any mortgage,
indenture or other instrument of the Company under which there may be issued or
by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed
by the Company (or by any Subsidiary, the repayment of which the Company has
guaranteed or for which the Company is directly responsible or liable as obligor
or guarantor) having an aggregate principal amount outstanding of at least
$20,000,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be incurred
or created, which default shall have resulted in such indebtedness becoming or
being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise
have become due and payable, without such indebtedness having been discharged or
such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled within a period of ten days
after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the
Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, a written notice
specifying such default and requiring the Company to cause such indebtedness to
be discharged or cause such acceleration to be rescinded or annulled and stating
that such notice is a "Notice of Default" hereunder.

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     Section 4.2 Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the
Indenture, upon any acceleration of the Notes under Section 502 of the
Indenture, the amount immediately due and payable in respect of the Notes shall
equal the Outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, plus, if such acceleration occurs prior to August 15, 2014, the
Make-Whole Amount.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                                  EFFECTIVENESS

     This Supplemental Indenture shall be effective for all purposes as of the
date and time this Supplemental Indenture has been executed and delivered by the
Company and the Trustee in accordance with Article Nine of the Indenture. As
supplemented hereby, the Indenture is hereby confirmed as being in full force
and effect.

                                    ARTICLE 6

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 6.1 In the event any provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall
be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof
or any provision of the Indenture.

     Section 6.2 To the extent that any terms of this Supplemental Indenture or
the Notes are inconsistent with the terms of the Indenture, the terms of this
Supplemental Indenture or the Notes shall govern and supersede such inconsistent
terms.

     Section 6.3 This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     Section 6.4 This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee have caused this
Supplemental Indenture to be executed as an instrument under seal in their
respective corporate names as of the date first above written.

                                         HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                                         By:
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                                            Name: John G. Murray
                                            Title: President

                                         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
                                            Trustee

                                         By:
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                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                 (Face of Note)

                    5 1/8% Senior Note due February 15, 2015

No.                                                                $____________

                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

promises to pay to _______________________________________ or registered
assigns, the principal sum of __________ ($_______) on February 15, 2015,
subject to the terms set forth on the reverse of this Note and the terms of the
Indenture referred to therein.

Interest Payment Dates: Each February 15 and August 15 (or if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), commencing August 15, 2005.

Record Dates: The day falling 14 calendar days prior to any Interest Payment
Date.

CUSIP No:  _____________
ISIN No: _______________

                                         HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

Dated:

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:
   ------------------------------
   Authorized Officer

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             [THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE REVERSE OF THE SECURITY]

                          HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

                    5 1/8% Senior Note due February 15, 2015

     Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture (as defined below) unless otherwise indicated.

     1. INTEREST. Hospitality Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate
investment trust (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Note at the rate and in the manner specified below.

     The Company shall pay in cash interest on the principal amount of this Note
at the rate per annum of 5 1/8%. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in
arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2005,
or if any such day is not a Business Day (as defined in the Indenture), on the
next succeeding Business Day (each an "Interest Payment Date"), to Holders of
record on the day falling 14 calendar days immediately preceding such Interest
Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day).

     Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months. Interest shall accrue from the most recent date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from February 15, 2005.

     2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except
defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the
close of business on the record date next preceding the Interest Payment Date,
even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such
Interest Payment Date. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of
the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. The Company, however, may pay principal, premium, if
any, and interest by check payable in such money. It may mail an interest check
to a Holder's registered address.

     3. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of
February 25, 1998 and Supplemental Indenture No. 8 dated as of February 15, 2005
(collectively, the "Indenture") between the Company and the Trustee. The terms
of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code secs.
77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture and Holders of the Notes
are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. The
terms of the Indenture shall govern any inconsistencies between the Indenture
and the Notes. The Notes are senior unsecured general obligations of the Company
initially issued in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000.

     4. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Notes will be subject to redemption at any time
at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the
principal amount of the Notes being redeemed,

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plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the applicable Redemption Date
and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount.

     As used herein the term "Make-Whole Amount" means, in connection with any
optional redemption or accelerated payment of any Notes prior to August 15,
2014, the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate present value as of the date of
such redemption or accelerated payment of each dollar of principal being
redeemed or paid and the amount of interest (exclusive of interest accrued to
the date of redemption or accelerated payment) that would have been payable in
respect of such dollar if such redemption or accelerated payment had been made
on August 15, 2014, determined by discounting, on a semiannual basis, such
principal and interest at the Reinvestment Rate (determined on the third
Business Day preceding the date such notice of redemption is given or
declaration of acceleration is made) from the respective dates on which such
principal and interest would have been payable if such redemption or accelerated
payment had been made on August 15, 2014, over (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes being redeemed or paid. In the case of any redemption or
accelerated payment of notes on or after August 15, 2014, the Make-Whole Amount
means zero. For purposes of the Indenture and the Notes, references in the
Indenture to the payment of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest on
the Notes shall be deemed to include the payment of the Make-Whole Amount, if
any, due upon redemption with respect to the Notes. The Make-Whole Amount shall
be calculated by the Company and set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered
to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on said Officer's
Certificate.

     As used herein the term "Reinvestment Rate" means a rate per annum equal to
the sum of 0.20% (twenty one hundredths of a percent) plus the yield on treasury
securities at constant maturity under the heading "Week Ending" published in the
Statistical Release (as defined herein) under the caption "Treasury Constant
Maturities" for the maturity (rounded to the nearest month) corresponding to the
remaining life to maturity (which, in the case of maturities corresponding to
the principal and interest due on the Notes at their maturity, shall be deemed
to be August 15, 2014), as of the payment date of the principal being redeemed
or paid. If no maturity exactly corresponds to such maturity, yields for the two
published maturities most closely corresponding to such maturity shall be
calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and the Reinvestment
Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line
basis, rounding in each of such relevant periods to the nearest month. For
purposes of calculating the Reinvestment Rate, the most recent Statistical
Release published prior to the date of determination of the Make-Whole Amount
shall be used.

     As used herein the term "Statistical Release" means the statistical release
designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication which is published weekly by
the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded
United States government securities adjusted to constant maturities or, if such
statistical release is not published at the time of any determination under the
Indenture, then any publicly available source of similar market data which shall
be designated by the Company.

     5. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company shall not be required to make sinking
fund or redemption payments with respect to the Notes.

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     6. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption shall be mailed at least 30
days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of
Notes to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes may be redeemed in part
but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder
are to be redeemed. On and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue
on Notes or portions of them called for redemption.

     7. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form
without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be
exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Security Registrar and the Trustee
may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements
and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or
permitted by the Indenture. The Security Registrar need not exchange or register
the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption. Also, it
need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days
before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes, or during the period
between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

     8. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. In case an Event of Default (as defined in the
Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the
principal hereof may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due
and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the provisions
provided in the Indenture.

     9. ACTIONS OF HOLDERS. The Indenture contains provisions permitting the
Holders of not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes, subject to certain exceptions as provided in the Indenture,
on behalf of the Holders of all such Notes at a meeting duly called and held as
provided in the Indenture, to make, give or take any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in
the Indenture to be made, given or taken by the Holders of the Notes, including
without limitation, waiving (a) compliance by the Company with certain
provisions of the Indenture, and (b) certain past defaults under the Indenture
and their consequences. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting
of the Holders of the Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holders and upon all future Holders of
this Note and other Notes issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange heretofore or in lieu hereof.

     10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the
Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the Person in whose name this Note is
registered on the Security Register as its absolute owner for all purposes.

     11. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the
manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

     12. GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTES.

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     13. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. THE DECLARATION OF TRUST OF THE COMPANY, AMENDED
AND RESTATED ON AUGUST 21, 1995, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO (THE "DECLARATION"), IS DULY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT THE NAME
"HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST" REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION
COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO
TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE HELD TO
ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM
AGAINST, THE COMPANY. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE COMPANY, IN ANY WAY, SHALL
LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE
PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

     The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture. Request may be made to:

                                    Hospitality Properties Trust
                                    400 Centre Street
                                    Newton, MA 02458
                                    Telecopier No.: (617) 964-8389
                                    Attention: President

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                                 ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

[I] [We] assign and transfer this Note to ___________________________________
__________________________________ [PRINT OR TYPE ASSIGNEE'S NAME, ADDRESS AND
ZIP CODE] __________________________________ [INSERT ASSIGNEE'S SOC. SEC. OR TAX
I.D. NO.] and irrevocably appoint _____________________________________________
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute
another to act for him.

Date: _______________

                              Your Signature:

                              -----------------------------
                              [SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS ON THE FACE OF
                              THIS NOTE]

Signature Guarantee:

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[THE SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY
AN OFFICER OF A PARTICIPANT IN A RECOGNIZED
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE PROGRAM. NOTARIZED
OR WITNESSED SIGNATURES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.]Exhibit 10.23

 

2004
STOCK OPTION PLAN

FOR KEY EMPLOYEES OF

JOSTENS HOLDING CORP. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

 

1.             Purpose of Plan

 

The 2004 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of Jostens Holding Corp.
and Its Subsidiaries (the “Plan”) is designed:

 

(a)           to promote the long term financial interests and growth of
Jostens Holding Corp. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries by attracting and
retaining management and other personnel with the training, experience and
ability to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the success of the
Company’s business;

(b)           to motivate management personnel by means of
growth-related incentives to achieve long range goals; and

(c)           to further the alignment of interests of participants with
those of the stockholders of the Company through opportunities for increased
stock, or stock-based ownership in the Company.

2.             Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, the following words shall have the following
meanings:

 

(a)           “Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any entity
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
such Person.

(b)           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c)           “Change in Control” means (i) the sale (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company to an Unaffiliated Person; (ii) a sale (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) resulting in more than 50% of the
voting stock of the Company being held by an Unaffiliated Person; (iii) a
merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company with
or into an Unaffiliated Person; if and only
if any such event listed in clauses (i) through (iii) above
results in the inability of the Investors, or any member or members of the
Investors, to designate or elect a majority of the Board (or the board of
directors of the resulting entity or its parent company).  For purposes of this definition, the term
“Unaffiliated Person” means any Person or Group who is not (x) an Investor
or any member of the Investors, (y) a Rule 405 Affiliate of any
Investor or any member of any Investor, or (z) an entity in which any
Investor, or any member of any Investor holds, directly or indirectly, a
majority of the economic interests in such entity.

(d)           “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(e)           “Common Stock” or “Share” means the Class A common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, which may be authorized but
unissued, or issued and reacquired.

 

 

(f)            “Employee” means a person, including an officer, in the
regular employment of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries who, in the
opinion of the Committee, is, or is expected to have involvement in the
management, growth or protection of some part or all of the business of the
Company.

(g)           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

(h)           “Fair Market Value” means the price per share equal to
(i) the average of the last sale price of the Common Stock on the
applicable date on each stock exchange on which the Common Stock may at the
time be listed or, (ii) if there shall have been no sales on any such
exchanges on the applicable date on any given day, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on each such exchange on the
applicable date or, (iii) if there is no such bid and asked price on the
applicable date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common
Stock on the next preceding date when such bid and asked price occurred or,
(iv) if the Common Stock shall not be so listed, the closing sales price
of the Common Stock as reported by NASDAQ on the applicable date in the
over-the-counter market, or, (v) if there has been no Public Offering, the
fair market value of the Common Stock as determined (x) in the good faith
discretion of the Board after consultation with management of the Company and
(y) without any premiums for control or discounts for minority interests
or restrictions on transfer.

(i)            “Grant” means an award made to a Participant pursuant to
the Plan and described in Section 5, including, without limitation, an award of
a Stock Option, Purchase Stock, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Right or
Dividend Equivalent Right (as such terms are defined in Section 5), or any
combination of the foregoing.

(j)            “Grant Agreement” means an agreement between the Company
and a Participant that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations
applicable to a Grant.

(k)           “Group” means “group,” as such term
is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(l)            “Investors” means Fusion Acquisition LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P., DLJ
Offshore Partners III-1, C.V., DLJ Offshore Partners III-2, C.V., DLJ Offshore
Partners III, C.V., DLJ MB Partners III GmbH & Co. KG, Millennium Partners
II, L.P. and MBP III Plan Investors, L.P.

(m)          “Participant” means an Employee, non-employee member of the
Board, consultant or other person having a relationship with the Company or one
of its Subsidiaries, to whom one or more Grants have been made and remain
outstanding.

(n)           “Person” means “person,” as such term is used for purposes
of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(o)           “Public Offering” means the sale of shares of Common Stock
to the public subsequent to the date hereof pursuant to a registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which has been declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than a registration
statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any other similar form).

 

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(p)           “Subsidiary” means any corporation in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations, or group
of commonly controlled corporations, other than the last corporation in the
unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.

3.             Administration of Plan

 

(a)           The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee may adopt its own rules of
procedure, and action of a majority of the members of the Committee taken at a
meeting, or action taken without a meeting by unanimous written consent, shall
constitute action by the Committee.  The
Committee shall have the power and authority to administer, construe and
interpret the Plan, to make rules for carrying it out and to make changes in
such rules.  Any such interpretations,
rules, and administration shall be consistent with the basic purposes of the Plan.

(b)           The Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer
and to other senior officers of the Company its duties under the Plan subject
to such conditions and limitations as the Committee shall prescribe except that
only the Committee may designate and make Grants to Participants who are
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(c)           The Committee may employ counsel, consultants,
accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons.  The Committee, the Company, and the officers and directors of the
Company shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of
any such persons.  All actions taken and
all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith
shall be final and binding upon all Participants, the Company and all other
interested persons.  No member of the
Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Grants, and
all members of the Committee shall be fully protected by the Company with
respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

4.             Eligibility

 

The Committee may from time to time make Grants under the Plan to such
Employees, or other persons having a relationship with Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and in such form and having such terms, conditions and
limitations as the Committee may determine. 
The terms, conditions and limitations of each Grant under the Plan shall
be set forth in a Grant Agreement, in a form approved by the Committee,
consistent, however, with the terms of the Plan; provided, however,
that such Grant Agreement shall contain provisions dealing with the treatment
of Grants in the event of the termination of employment, death or disability of
a Participant, and may also include provisions concerning the treatment of
Grants in the event of a Change in Control of the Company.

 

5.             Grants

 

From time to time, the Committee will determine the forms and amounts
of Grants for Participants.  Such Grants
may take the following forms in the Committee’s sole discretion:

 

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(a)           Stock Options - These are options to purchase
Common Stock.  At the time of Grant the
Committee shall determine, and shall include in the Grant Agreement or other
Plan rules, the option exercise period, the option exercise price, vesting
requirements, and such other terms, conditions or restrictions on the grant or
exercise of the option as the Committee deems appropriate including, without
limitation, the right to receive dividend equivalent payments on vested and/or unvested
options.  In addition to other
restrictions contained in the Plan, an option granted under this Section 5(a)
may not be exercised more than 10 years after the date it is granted.  Payment of the option exercise price shall
be made in cash or in shares of Common Stock that the Participant has held for
at least six months, or a combination thereof, in accordance with the terms of
the Plan, the Grant Agreement and of any applicable guidelines of the Committee
in effect at the time.

(b)           Stock Appreciation Rights - The Committee may
grant Stock Appreciation Rights in connection with, or independent of, the
grant of a Stock Option.  Each Stock
Appreciation Right shall be subject to such other terms as the Committee may
determine.  A Stock Appreciation Right
means the right to transfer and surrender to the Company all or a portion of a
Stock Option in exchange for a cash amount equal to the excess of (i) the
aggregate Fair Market Value, as of the date such Option or portion thereof is
transferred or surrendered, of the Common Stock underlying by such Option or
portion thereof, over (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Option or
portion thereof, relating to such Common Stock.

(c)           Purchase Stock - Purchase Stock are Shares
offered to a Participant at such price as determined by the Committee, the
acquisition of which may make the Participant eligible to receive Grants under
the Plan, including, but not limited to, Stock Options.

(d)           Restricted Stock — Restricted Stock are Shares
granted by the Committee to a Participant, without charge to the Participant
(other than as may be required by applicable law).  The Restricted Stock shall be subject to such other terms as the
Committee may determine.

(e)           Dividend Equivalent Rights — The Committee may
grant Dividend Equivalent Rights either alone or in connection with the grant
of a Stock Option.  A Dividend
Equivalent Right means the right to receive a payment in respect of one share
of Common Stock (whether or not subject to a Stock Option) equal to the amount
of any dividend paid in respect of one share of Common Stock held by a
shareholder in the Company.  Each
Dividend Equivalent Right shall be subject to such terms as the Committee may
determine.

6.             Limitations and Conditions

 

(a)           The number of Shares available for Grants under this Plan
shall be 300,000 unless restricted by applicable law.  Shares related to Grants that are forfeited, terminated, canceled
or expire unexercised, shall immediately become available for new Grants.

(b)           No Grants shall be made under the Plan beyond ten years
after the effective date of the Plan, but the terms of Grants made on or before
the expiration of the Plan may extend beyond such expiration.  At the time a Grant is made or amended or
the terms or conditions of a Grant are changed in accordance with the terms of
the Plan or the Grant Agreement, the Committee may provide for limitations or
conditions on such Grant.

 

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(c)           Nothing contained herein shall affect the right of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment at
any time or for any reason.

(d)           Other than as specifically provided in the Form of
Management Stockholder’s Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, no benefit
under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,
sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to
do so shall be void.  No such benefit
shall, prior to receipt thereof by the Participant, be in any manner liable for
or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the
Participant.

(e)           Participants shall not be, and shall not have any of the
rights or privileges of, stockholders of the Company in respect of any Shares
purchasable in connection with any Grant unless and until certificates
representing any such Shares have been issued by the Company to such
Participants (or book entry representing such shares has been made and such
Shares have been deposited with the appropriate registered book-entry custodian).

(f)            No election as to benefits or exercise of any Grant may
be made during a Participant’s lifetime by anyone other than the Participant
except by a legal representative appointed for or by the Participant.

(g)           Absent express provisions to the contrary,
any Grant under this Plan shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of
computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or
its Subsidiaries and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan
of any kind now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or
amount of benefits is related to level of compensation.  This Plan is not a “Retirement Plan” or
“Welfare Plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.

(h)           Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no benefit or
promise under the Plan shall be secured by any specific assets of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall any assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of
the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

7.             Transfers and Leaves of Absence

 

For purposes of the Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise:
(a) a transfer of a Participant’s employment without an intervening period of
separation among the Company and any Subsidiary (or among any Subsidiaries)
shall not be deemed a termination of employment, and (b) a Participant who is
granted in writing a leave of absence or who is entitled to a statutory leave
of absence shall be deemed to have remained in the employ of the Company (and
any Subsidiary) during such leave of absence.

 

8.             Adjustments

 

In the event of any change in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of
a stock split, spin-off, stock combination, reclassification, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, merger, Change in Control, or other
event affecting the capital stock of the Company, the Committee may adjust
appropriately (a) the number and kind of shares subject to

 

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the
Plan and available for or covered by Grants and (b) share prices related to
outstanding Grants, and make such other revisions to outstanding Grants as it
deems, in good faith, are equitably required (including, without limitation, to
the exercise price of Stock Options).

 

9.             Merger, Consolidation, Exchange, Acquisition,
Liquidation or Dissolution

 

In its absolute discretion, acting in good faith, and on such terms and
conditions as it deems appropriate, coincident with or after the grant of any
Grant, the Committee may provide that such Grant cannot be exercised after the
amalgamation, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation, the exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company for the securities of another corporation, the acquisition by another
corporation of 80% or more of the Company’s then outstanding shares of voting
stock or the recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, liquidation,
dissolution, or other event affecting the capital stock of the Company, and the
Committee shall, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, acting
in good faith, also provide, either by the terms of such Grant or by a
resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of such amalgamation, merger,
consolidation, exchange, acquisition, recapitalization, reorganization,
reclassification, liquidation, dissolution or other event affecting the capital
stock of the Company, that, after written notice to all affected Participants
and for a reasonable period of time prior to such event, such Grant shall be
exercisable as to any Shares subject thereto which is being made unexercisable
after any such event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (but
subject to the provisions of Section 6(b)) and that, upon the occurrence of
such event, such Grant shall terminate and be of no further force or effect; provided,
however, that the Committee may also provide, in its absolute
discretion, that even if the Grant shall remain exercisable after any such event,
from and after such event, any such Grant shall be exercisable only for the
kind and amount of securities and/or other property, or the cash equivalent
thereof (as determined by the Committee in good faith), receivable as a result
of such event by the holder of a number of Shares for which such Grant could
have been exercised immediately prior to such event.

 

10.           Amendment and Termination

 

(a)           The Committee shall
have the authority to make such amendments to any terms and conditions
applicable to outstanding Grants as are consistent with this Plan provided that
no such action shall modify any Grant in a manner adverse to the Participant
without the Participant’s consent except as such modification is provided for
or contemplated in the terms of the Grant or this Plan (except that any
adjustment that is made pursuant to Section 8 or 9 hereof shall be made by the
Committee reasonably and in good faith).

 

(b)           The Board of
Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan except that no such action,
other than an action under Section 8 or 9 hereof, may be taken which would,
without stockholder approval, increase the aggregate number of Shares available
for Grants under the Plan, decrease the price of outstanding Grants, change the
requirements relating to the Committee, extend the term of the Plan or be
materially adverse to all Participants with respect to any outstanding Grants.

 

11.           Governing Law; International Participants

 

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(a)           This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Delaware applicable therein.

(b)           With respect to Participants who reside or work outside
the United States of America and who are not (and who are not expected to be)
“covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan or Awards
with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the
requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment
for a Participant, the Company or an Affiliate.

12.           Withholding Taxes

 

The Company shall have the right to deduct from any cash payment made
under the Plan any minimum federal, state or local income or other taxes
required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment.  It shall be a condition to the obligation of
the Company to deliver Shares upon the exercise of a Stock Option that the
Participant pay to the Company such amount as may be requested by the Company
for the purpose of satisfying any liability for such minimum withholding taxes.

 

13.           Effective Date and Termination Dates

 

The Plan shall be effective
on and as of the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company and
shall terminate ten years later, subject to earlier termination by the Board
pursuant to Section 10.

 

Approved by stockholders on October 4, 2004.

 

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