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EXHIBIT 10.21

      AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO (2) TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

	This Amendment Number Two (2) is entered into this
10th day of September 2002, ("Amended Employment
Agreement") by and between COMTEX News Network, Inc.
("COMTEX"), a Delaware corporation, with its principal
executive offices at 4900 Seminary Road, Alexandria,
Virginia 22311 ("Company"), and CHARLES W. TERRY, whose
address is 13201 Dodie Drive, Darnestown, Maryland 20878
("Employee").

	          W I T N E S S E T H:

	WHEREAS, COMTEX and the Employee entered into an
employment agreement on the 1st day of October 1998 and
amended on the 1st day of October 2001 (hereinafter
"Agreement"); and

	WHEREAS, COMTEX and the Employee wish to amend the
terms of the Agreement;

	NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth herein below, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

	1.	The term of the Agreement shall be extended through
December 31, 2002.

	2.	All conditions of the original Agreement not amended
herein shall remain in full force and effect.

COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.		ACCEPTED & AGREED TO:

/S/ C.W. GILLULY		  		/S/ CHARLES W. TERRY
By: -------------------------		-----------------------
C.W. Gilluly, Ed.D.				Charles W. Terry
Chairman
Board of Directors
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                         SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER INSTRUMENT

         Pursuant to this Subsequent Transfer Instrument, dated September 13,
2002 (the "Instrument"), between IMH Assets Corp. as Company (the "Company"),
and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as indenture trustee of the IMH Assets
Corp., Collateralized Asset-Backed Bonds, Series 2002-4F, as purchaser (the
"Indenture Trustee"), and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2002
(the "Indenture"), between Impac CMB Trust Series 2002-4F, as issuer (the
"Issuer") and the Indenture Trustee as indenture trustee, the Company and the
Indenture Trustee agree to the sale by the Company and the purchase by the
Indenture Trustee in trust, on behalf of the Trust, of the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans on the attached Schedule 1 of Mortgage Loans (the "Subsequent Mortgage
Loans").

                           Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.

                           Section 1.       Conveyance of Subsequent Mortgage
                                            Loans.
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                           (a) The Company does hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and convey to the Indenture Trustee in trust, on behalf of the Trust,
without recourse, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Subsequent
Mortgage Loans, and including all amounts due on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans
after the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, and all items with respect to the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.05 of the
Indenture; provided, however that the Company reserves and retains all right,
title and interest in and to amounts due on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans on or
prior to the related Subsequent Cut-off Date. The Company, contemporaneously
with the delivery of this Agreement, has delivered or caused to be delivered to
the Indenture Trustee each item set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. The
transfer to the Indenture Trustee by the Company of the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be absolute and is intended
by the Company, the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Bondholders
to constitute and to be treated as a sale by the Company to the Trust Fund.

                           (b) The Company, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to
the Indenture Trustee without recourse for the benefit of the Bondholders all
the right, title and interest of the Company, in, to and under the Subsequent
Mortgage Loan Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated September 13, 2002, between
the Company, as purchaser, and Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc., as seller (the
"Purchase Agreement").

                           (c) Additional terms of the sale are set forth on
Attachment A hereto.

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                           Section 2.       Representations and Warranties;
                                            Conditions Precedent.
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                           (a) The Company hereby confirms that each of the
conditions precedent and the representations and warranties set forth in Section
2.05 of the Indenture are satisfied as of the date hereof.

                           (b) All terms and conditions of the Indenture are
hereby ratified and confirmed; provided, however, that in the event of any
conflict, the provisions of this Instrument shall control over the conflicting
provisions of the Indenture.

                           Section 3.       Recordation of Instrument.
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                           To the extent permitted by applicable law, this
Instrument, or a memorandum thereof if permitted under applicable law, is
subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property
records in all of the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or
all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected by the Master Servicer at the Bondholders' expense on direction of the
related Bondholders, but only when accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Bondholders or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans.

                           Section 4.       Governing Law.
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                           This Instrument shall be construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of
the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws, without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

                           Section 5.       Counterparts.
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                           This Instrument may be executed in one or more
counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each
of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such
counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

                           Section 6.       Successors and Assigns.
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                           This Instrument shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and the Indenture Trustee and their respective
successors and assigns.

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IMH ASSETS CORP.

By:     /s/ Richard J. Johnson
        ----------------------------
Name:   Richard J. Johnson
Title:  Chief Financial Officer

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, not in its individual capacity
but solely as Indenture Trustee for the Trust.

By:     /s/ James Noriega
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Name:   James Noriega
Title:  Associate

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

            The Merrill Lynch Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

ARTICLE 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1     Purpose of Plan

The Employer has adopted the Plan set forth herein to provide a means by which
certain employees may elect to defer receipt of designated percentages or
amounts of their Compensation and to provide a means for certain other deferrals
of Compensation.

1.2     Status of Plan

The Plan is intended to be "a plan that is unfunded and is maintained by an
employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a
select group of management or highly compensated employees" within the meaning
of Sections 201(2) and 301(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 ("ERISA"), and shall be interpreted and administered to the extent
possible in a manner consistent with that intent.

ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS

Wherever used herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below,
unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:

2.1     Account means, for each Participant, the account established for his or
her benefit under Section 5.1.

2.2     Adoption Agreement means the Merrill Lynch Special Nonqualified Deferred
Compensation Plan for Select Employees Adoption Agreement signed by the Employer
to establish the Plan and containing all the options selected by the Employer,
as the same may be amended from time to time.

2.3     Change of Control means (a) the purchase or other acquisition in one or
more transactions other than from the Employer, by any individual, entity or
group of persons, within the meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any comparable successor provisions, of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) of 30% or more of either the outstanding shares of common stock or
the combined voting power of the Employer's then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally, or (b) the approval by the stockholders of the
Employer of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation, in each case, with
respect to which persons who were stockholders of the Employer immediately prior
to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not immediately thereafter
own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the reorganized, merged or
consolidated Employer's then outstanding securities that are entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors or (c) the sale of substantially all of
the Employer's assets.

2.4     Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time. Reference to any section or subsection of the Code includes reference to
any comparable or succeeding provisions of any legislation that amends,
supplements or replaces such section or subsection.

2.5     Compensation has the meaning elected by the Employer in the Adoption
Agreement.

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2.6     Effective Date means the date chosen in the Adoption Agreement as of
which the Plan first becomes effective.

2.7     Election Form means the participation election form as approved and
prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

2.8     Elective Deferral means the portion of Compensation that is deferred by
a Participant under Section 4.1.

2.9     Eligible Employee means, on the Effective Date or on any Entry Date
thereafter, each employee of the Employer who satisfies the criteria established
in the Adoption Agreement.

2.10    Employer means the corporation referred to in the Adoption Agreement,
any successor to all or a major portion of the Employer's assets or business
that assumes the obligations of the Employer, and each other entity that is
affiliated with the Employer, which adopts the Plan with the consent of the
Employer, provided that the Employer that signs the Adoption Agreement shall
have the sole power to amend this Plan and shall be the Plan Administrator if no
other person or entity is so serving at any time.

2.11    ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time. Reference to any section or subsection of ERISA
includes reference to any comparable or succeeding provisions of any legislation
that amends, supplements or replaces such section or subsection.

2.12    Incentive Contribution means a discretionary additional contribution
made by the Employer as described in Section 4.3.

2.13    Insolvent means either (i) the Employer is unable to pay its debts as
they become due, or (ii) the Employer is subject to a pending proceeding as a
debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code.

2.14    Matching Deferral means a deferral for the benefit of a Participant as
described in Section 4.2.

2.15    Participant means any individual who participates in the Plan in
accordance with Article 3.

2.16    Plan means the Employer's plan in the form of the Merrill Lynch Special
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Select Employees and the Adoption
Agreement and all amendments thereto.

2.17    Plan Administrator means the person, persons or entity designated by the
Employer in the Adoption Agreement to administer the Plan and to serve as the
agent for "Company" with respect to the Trust as contemplated by the agreement
establishing the Trust. If no such person or entity is so serving at any time,
the Employer shall be the Plan Administrator.

2.18    Plan Year means the 12-month period chosen in the Adoption Agreement.

2.19    Total and Permanent Disability means the inability of a Participant to
engage in any substantial

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gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can
be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and the
permanence and degree of which shall be supported by medical evidence
satisfactory to the Plan Administrator.

2.20    Trust means the trust established by the Employer that identifies the
Plan as a plan with respect to which assets are to be held by the Trustee.

2.21    Trustee means the trustee or trustees under the Trust.

2.22    Year of Service means the computation period and service requirement
elected in the Adoption Agreement.

ARTICLE 3 - PARTICIPATION

3.1     Commencement of Participation

Any individual who elects to defer part of his or her Compensation in accordance
with Section 4.1 shall become a Participant in the Plan as of the date such
deferrals commence in accordance with Section 4.1. Any individual who is not
already a Participant and whose Account is credited with an Incentive
Contribution shall become a Participant as of the date such amount is credited.

3.2     Continued Participation

A Participant in the Plan shall continue to be a Participant so long as any
amount remains credited to his or her Account.

ARTICLE 4 - ELECTIVE AND MATCHING DEFERRALS

4.1     Elective Deferrals

An individual who is an Eligible Employee on the Effective Date may, by
completing an Election Form and filing it with the Plan Administrator within 30
days following the Effective Date, elect to defer a percentage or dollar amount
of one or more payments of Compensation, on such terms as the Plan Administrator
may permit, which are payable to the Participant after the date on which the
individual files the Election Form. Any individual who becomes an Eligible
Employee after the Effective Date may, by completing an Election Form and filing
it with the Plan Administrator within 30 days following the date on which the
Plan Administrator gives such individual written notice that the individual is
an Eligible Employee, elect to defer a percentage or dollar amount of one or
more payments of Compensation, on such terms as the Plan Administrator may
permit, which are payable to the Participant after the date on which the
individual files the Election Form. Any Eligible Employee who has not otherwise
initially elected to defer Compensation, in accordance with this Section 4.1 may
elect to defer a percentage or dollar amount of one or more payments of
Compensation, on such terms as the Plan Administrator may permit, commencing
with Compensation paid in the next succeeding Plan Year, by completing an
Election Form prior to the first day of such succeeding Plan Year. A
Participant's Compensation shall be reduced in accordance with the Participant's
election hereunder and amounts deferred hereunder shall be paid by the Employer
to the Trust as soon as administratively feasible and credited to the
Participant's Account as of the date the amounts are received by the Trustee.

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An election to defer a percentage or dollar amount of Compensation for any Plan
Year shall apply for subsequent Plan Years unless changed or revoked. A
Participant may change or revoke his or her deferral election as of the first
day of any Plan Year by giving written notice to the Plan Administrator before
such first day (or any such earlier date as the Plan Administrator may
prescribe).

4.2     Matching Deferrals

After each payroll period, monthly, quarterly, or annually, at the Employer's
discretion, the Employer shall contribute to the Trust Matching Deferrals equal
to the rate of Matching Contribution selected by the Employer and multiplied by
the amount of the Elective Deferrals credited to the Participants' Accounts for
such period under Section 4.1. Each Matching Deferral will be credited, as of
the later of the date it is received by the Trustee or the date the Trustee
receives from the Plan Administrator such instructions as the Trustee may
reasonably require to allocate the amount received among the asset accounts
maintained by the Trustee, to the Participants' Accounts pro rata in accordance
with the amount of Elective Deferrals of each Participant, which are taken into
account in calculating the Matching Deferral.

4.3     Incentive Contributions

In addition to other contributions provided for under the Plan, the Employer
may, in its sole discretion, select one or more Eligible Employees to receive an
Incentive Contribution to his or her Account on such terms as the Employer shall
specify at the time it makes the contribution. For example, the Employer may
contribute an amount to a Participants Account and condition the payment of that
amount and accrued earnings thereon upon the Participant remaining employed by
the Employer for an additional specified period of time. The terms specified by
the Employer shall supersede any other provision of this Plan as regards
Incentive Contributions and earnings with respect thereto, provided that if the
Employer does not specify a method of distribution, the Incentive Contribution
shall be distributed in a manner consistent with the election last made by the
particular Participant prior to the year in which the Incentive Contribution is
made. The Employer, in its discretion, may permit the Participant to designate a
distribution schedule for a particular Incentive Contribution provided that such
designation is made prior to the time that the Employer finally determines that
the Participant will receive the Incentive Contribution.

ARTICLE 5 - ACCOUNTS

5.1     Accounts

The Plan Administrator shall establish an Account for each Participant
reflecting Elective Deferrals, Matching Deferrals and Incentive Contributions
made for the Participant's benefit together with any adjustments for income,
gain or loss and any payments from the Account. The Plan Administrator may cause
the Trustee to maintain and invest separate asset accounts corresponding to each
Participant's Account. The Plan Administrator shall establish sub-accounts for
each Participant who has more than one election in effect under Section 7.1 and
such other sub-accounts as are necessary for the proper administration of the
Plan. As of the last business day of each calendar quarter, the Plan
Administrator shall provide the Participant with a statement of his or her
Account reflecting the income, gains and losses (realized and unrealized),
amounts of deferrals, and distributions of such Account since the prior
statement.

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5.2     Deemed Investments

(a.) For purposes of measuring the amounts to be credited (or debited) to a
Participant's Account, a Participant or the Participant's investment advisor may
select, from the investment options or other investment media selected by the
Plan Administrator and approved by the Employer, the investments in which all or
part of his or her Account shall be deemed to be invested. In no event shall any
Participant be entitled to have any such investments made other than on a deemed
basis. The Accounts maintained pursuant to this Plan are for bookkeeping
purposes only, and neither the Employer nor the Trustee is under any obligation
to invest any amounts credited to such Accounts.

(b.) The Participant or the Participant's investment advisor shall make an
investment designation (on the Election Form used to elect to defer Compensation
under Section 4.1 or in such other manner as specified by the Plan Administrator
or the Employer) which shall remain effective until another valid direction has
been made by the Participant or the Participant's investment advisor. The
Participant or the Participant's investment advisor may amend the Participant's
investment designation at such times and in such manner as prescribed by the
Plan Administrator. A timely change to the Participant's investment designation
shall become effective as soon as administratively practicable in accordance
with procedures established by the Plan Administrator. The investment options or
investment media deemed to be made available to the Participant, and any
limitation on the maximum or minimum percentages of the Participant's Account
that may be deemed to be invested in any particular option or investment, shall
be the same as from time to time communicated to the Participant by the Plan
Administrator.

(c.) The Participant's appointment of an investment advisor to act on his or her
behalf under subsection (a.), shall not be effective until the Participant
notifies the Employer of such appointment in a manner acceptable to the
Employer. The removal of any Participant's investment advisor shall not be
effective until the Participant notifies the Employer of the removal in a manner
acceptable to the Employee.

(d.) The Trustee shall invest assets of the Trust in accordance with the terms
and provisions of the trust agreement that establishes and governs the Trust.

ARTICLE 6 - VESTING

6.1     General

A Participant shall be immediately vested in, i.e., shall have a nonforfeitable
right to, all Elective Deferrals, and all income and gain attributable thereto,
credited to his or her Account. A Participant shall become vested in the portion
of his or her Account attributable to Matching Deferrals and income and gain
attributable thereto in accordance with the schedule selected by the Employer in
the Adoption Agreement, subject to earlier vesting in accordance with Sections
6.3, 6.4, and 6.5.

6.2     Vesting Service

For purposes of applying the vesting schedule in the Adoption Agreement, a
Participant shall be considered to have completed a Year of Service for each
complete year of full-time service with the Employer or an Affiliate, measured
from the Participant's first date of such employment, unless the Employer also
maintains a 401 (k) plan that is qualified under section 401 (a) of the Internal
Revenue Code in which the Participant participates, in which

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case the rules governing vesting service under that plan shall also be
controlling under this Plan.

6.3     Change of Control

A Participant shall become fully vested in his or her Account immediately prior
to a Change of Control of the Employer.

6.4     Death or Disability

A Participant shall become fully vested in his or her Account immediately prior
to termination of the Participant's employment by reason of the Participant's
death or Total and Permanent Disability. Whether a Participant's termination of
employment is by reason of the Participant's Total and Permanent Disability
shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

6.5     Insolvency

A Participant shall become fully vested in his or her Account immediately prior
to the Employer becoming Insolvent, in which case the Participant will have the
same rights as a general creditor of the Employer with respect to his or her
Account balance.

ARTICLE 7 - PAYMENTS

7.1     Election as to Time and Form of Payment

A Participant shall elect (on the Election Form used to elect to defer
Compensation under Section 4.1) the date at which the Elective Deferrals and
vested Matching Deferrals (including any earnings attributable thereto) will
commence to be paid to the Participant. The Participant shall also elect thereon
for payments to be paid in either:

        a. a single lump-sum payment; or

        b. annual installments over a period elected by the Participant up to 10
years, the amount of each installment to equal the balance of his or her Account
immediately prior to the installment divided by the number of installments
remaining to be paid.

Each such election will be effective for the Plan Year for which it is made and
succeeding Plan Years, unless changed by the Participant. Any change will be
effective only for Elective Deferrals and Matching Deferrals made for the first
Plan Year beginning after the date on which the Election Form containing the
change is filed with the Plan Administrator. Except as provided in Sections 7.2,
7.3, 7.4 or 7.5, payment of a Participant's Account shall be made in accordance
with the Participant's elections under this Section 7.1.

7.2     Change of Control

As soon as possible following a Change of Control of the Employer, each
Participant shall be paid his or her entire Account balance (including any
amount vested pursuant to Section 6.3) in a single lump sum.

7.3     Termination of Employment

Upon termination of a Participant's employment for any reason other than death
and prior to the attainment of the Retirement Age specified in the Adoption
Agreement, the vested portion of the Participant's Account

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(including any portion vested pursuant to Section 6.4 as a consequence of the
Participant's Total and Permanent Disability) shall be paid to the Participant
in a single lump sum as soon as practicable following the date of such
termination; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator, in its sole
discretion, may pay out a Participant's Account balance in annual installments
if the Participant's employment terminates by reason of the Participant's Total
and Permanent Disability.

7.4     Death

If a Participant dies prior to the complete distribution of his or her Account,
the balance of the Account shall be paid as soon as practicable to the
Participant's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, in the form elected by
the Participant under either of the following options:

        a. a single lump-sum payment; or

        b. annual installments over a period elected by the Participant up to 10
years, the amount of each installment to equal the balance of the Account
immediately prior to the installment divided by the number of installments
remaining to be paid.

Any designation of beneficiary and form of payment of such beneficiary shall be
made by the Participant on an Election Form filed with the Plan Administrator
and may be changed by the Participant at any time by filing another Election
Form containing the revised instructions. If no beneficiary is designated or no
designated beneficiary survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the
Participant's surviving spouse, or, if none, to his or her issue per stirpes, in
a single payment. If no spouse or issue survives the Participant, payment shall
be made in a single lump sum to the Participant's estate.

7.5     Unforeseen Emergency

If a Participant suffers an unforeseen emergency, as defined herein, the Plan
Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay to the Participant only that
portion, if any, of the vested portion of his or her Account that the Plan
Administrator determines is necessary to satisfy the emergency need, including
any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes reasonably
anticipated to result from the distribution. A Participant requesting an
emergency payment shall apply for the payment in writing in a form approved by
the Plan Administrator and shall provide such additional information as the Plan
Administrator may require. For purposes of this paragraph, "unforeseen
emergency" means an immediate and heavy financial need resulting from any of the
following:

        a. expenses which are not covered by insurance and which the Participant
or his or her spouse or dependent has incurred as a result of, or is required to
incur in order to receive, medical care;

        b. the need to prevent eviction of a Participant from his or her
principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the Participants principal
residence; or

        c. any other circumstance that is determined by the Plan Administrator
in its sole discretion to constitute an unforeseen emergency which is not
covered by insurance and which cannot reasonably be relieved by the liquidation
of the Participant's assets.

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7.6     Forfeiture of Non-vested Amounts

To the extent that any amounts credited to a Participant's Account are not
vested at the time such amounts are otherwise payable under Sections 7.1 or 7.3,
such amounts shall be forfeited and shall be used to satisfy the Employer's
obligation to make contributions to the Trust under the Plan.

7.7     Taxes

All federal, state or local taxes that the Plan Administrator determines are
required to be withheld from any payments made pursuant to this Article 7 shall
be withheld.

ARTICLE 8 - PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

8.1     Plan Administration and Interpretation

The Plan Administrator shall oversee the administration of the Plan. The Plan
Administrator shall have complete control and authority to determine the rights
and benefits and all claims, demands and actions arising out of the provisions
of the Plan of any Participant, beneficiary, deceased Participant, or other
person having or claiming to have any interest under the Plan. The Plan
Administrator shall have complete discretion to interpret the Plan and to decide
all matters under the Plan. Such interpretation and decision shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all Participants and any person claiming under or
through any Participant, in the absence of clear and convincing evidence that
the Plan Administrator acted arbitrarily and capriciously. Any individual(s)
serving as Plan Administrator who is a Participant will not vote or act on any
matter relating solely to himself or herself. When making a determination or
calculation, the Plan Administrator shall he entitled to rely on information
furnished by a Participant, a beneficiary, the Employer or the Trustee. The Plan
Administrator shall have the responsibility for complying with any reporting and
disclosure requirements of ERISA.

8.2     Powers, Duties, Procedures, Etc.

The Plan Administrator shall have such powers and duties, may adopt such rules
and tables, may act in accordance with such procedures, may appoint such
officers or agents, may delegate such powers and duties, may receive such
reimbursements and compensation, and shall follow such claims and appeal
procedures with respect to the Plan as it may establish.

8.3     Information

To enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Employer shall
supply full and timely information to the Plan Administrator on all matters
relating to the compensation of Participants, their employment, retirement,
death, termination of employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Plan
Administrator may require.

8.4     Indemnification of Plan Administrator

The Employer agrees to indemnify and to defend to the fullest extent permitted
by law any officer(s) or employee(s) who serve as Plan Administrator (including
any such individual who formerly served as Plan Administrator) against all
liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and amounts
paid in settlement of any claims approved by the Employer) occasioned by any act
or omission to act in connection with the Plan, if such act or omission is in
good faith.

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ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

9.1     Amendments

The Employer shall have the right to amend the Plan from time to lime, subject
to Section 9.3, by an instrument in writing which has been executed on the
Employer's behalf by its duly authorized officer.

9.2     Termination of Plan

This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of the Employer and
shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Employer and any
Eligible Employee (or any other employee) or a consideration for, or an
inducement or condition of employment for, the performance of the services by
any Eligible Employee (or other employee). The Employer reserves the right to
terminate the Plan at any time, subject to Section 9.3, by an instrument in
writing which has been executed on the Employer's behalf by its duly authorized
officer. Upon termination of the Plan, the Employer may (a) elect to continue to
maintain the Trust to pay benefits hereunder as they become due as if the Plan
had not terminated or (b) direct the Trustee to pay promptly to Participants (or
their beneficiaries) the vested balance of their Accounts. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, in the event the Employer chooses to implement clause (b),
the Account balances of all Participants who are in the employ of the Employer
at the time the Trustee is directed to pay such balances shall become fully
vested and nonforfeitable. After Participants and their beneficiaries are paid
all Plan benefits to which they are entitled, all remaining assets of the Trust
attributable to Participants who terminated employment with the Employer prior
to termination of the Plan and who were not fully vested in their Accounts under
Article 6 at that time shall be returned to the Employer.

9.3     Existing Rights

No amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any
Participant with respect to amounts that have been credited to his or her
Account prior to the date of such amendment or termination.

ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS

10.1    No Funding

The Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Employer to make payments in
accordance with the terms of the Plan, and Participants and beneficiaries shall
have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Employer. Nothing in the
Plan will be construed to give any employee or any other person rights to any
specific assets of the Employer or of any other person. In all events, it is the
intent of the Employer that the Plan be treated as unfunded for tax purposes and
for purposes of Title I of ERISA.

10.2    Non-Assignability

None of the benefits, payments, proceeds or claims of any Participant or
beneficiary shall be subject to any claim of any creditor of any Participant or
beneficiary and, in particular, the same shall not be subject to attachment or
garnishment or other legal process by any creditor of such Participant or
beneficiary, nor shall any Participant or beneficiary have any right to
alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber or assign any of the benefits or
payments or proceeds that he or she may expect to receive, contingently or
otherwise, under

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the Plan.

10.3    Limitation of Participants' Rights

Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any person a right to be
employed or to continue in the employ of the Employer, or interfere in any way
with the right of the Employer to terminate the employment of a Participant in
the Plan at any time, with or without cause.

10.4    Participants Bound

Any action with respect to the Plan taken by the Plan Administrator or the
Employer or the Trustee or any action authorized by or taken at the direction of
the Plan Administrator, the Employer or the Trustee shall be conclusive upon all
Participants and beneficiaries entitled to benefits under the Plan.

10.5    Receipt and Release

Any payment to any Participant of beneficiary in accordance with the provisions
of the Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims
against the Employer, the Plan Administrator and the Trustee under the Plan, and
the Plan Administrator may require such Participant or beneficiary, as a
condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such
effect. If any Participant or beneficiary is determined by the Plan
Administrator to be incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability
(including minority) to give a valid receipt and release, the Plan Administrator
may cause the payment or payments becoming due to such person to be made to
another person for his or her benefit without responsibility on the part of the
Plan Administrator, the Employer or the Trustee to follow the application of
such funds.

10.6    Governing Law

The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects under
and by the laws of the state in which the Employer maintains its primary place
of business. If any provision shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue
to be fully effective.

10.7    Headings and Subheadings

Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for convenience only and are
not to be considered in the construction of the provisions hereof.

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The Merrill Lynch Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
Plan Adoption Agreement

Please complete the information requested in the Adoption Agreement to establish
the specific provisions of your plan. You do not have to provide a copy to your
Financial Consultant. (Only the Merrill Lynch account-opening agreements and an
original executed copy of the associated Trust Agreement need to be returned to
Merrill Lynch at the address printed on those forms.) This document and the
Merrill Lynch Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan document govern the rights
of Plan participants and should, therefore, be disclosed to participants and
retained as part of your permanent records.

1. EMPLOYER INFORMATION

A.  Name of Plan: Umpqua Holdings Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan
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B. Name and address of employer sponsoring the Plan. Please provide employer's
business name.

Umpqua Holdings Corporation
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Business Name

445 SE Main Street
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Address

Roseburg
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City

Oregon                                                    97470
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State                                                     Zip Code

C. Provide employer's primary contact for the Plan and telephone and tax
numbers. Also include the employer's tax identification number.

Dan Sullivan
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Primary Contact

SVP / CFO
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Title

541-440-3919
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Telephone Number

541-440-3935
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Fax Number

93-1261319
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Employer Tax Identification Number

D. Give the first day of the 12-month for which the employer pays taxes: January
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2. PLAN INFORMATION

A.  What is the effective date of the Plan?  3/15/00
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B. Plan Year End. Your "Plan Year" is the 12-consecutive-month period for which
you credit elective and matching deferrals and keep Plan records. Enter the last
day of your Plan Year. For example, if you use the calendar year as your Plan
Year, enter "December 31." If you use a different 12-month period - for
instance, if your business is on a fiscal year calendar - enter the last day of
your fiscal year, e.g., "July 31."   December 31
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3. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES

The following persons or classes of persons shall he Participants (enter the
names or positions of individuals eligible to participate or the criteria used
to identify Participants; e.g., "Those key employees of the Company selected by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors").

Ray Davis
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Dan Sullivan
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4. COMPENSATION

Compensation is used to determine the amount of Elective Deferrals a Participant
can elect. Compensation under the Plan is defined as (select one):

[ ] The Participant's wages, salaries, fees for professional services and
other amounts received (without regard to whether or not an amount is paid in
cash) for personal services actually rendered in the course of employment with
the Employer or an Affiliate to the extent than the amounts are includable in
gross income, including but not limited to commissions paid to salesmen,
compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions
on insurance premiums, tips, bonuses, fringe benefits, reimbursements, and
expense allowances, but not including those items excludable from the definition
of compensation under Treas, Reg. section 1.415-2(d)(3).

[ ] The regular or base salary payable to the individual by the Employer or an
Affiliate, excluding commissions and bonuses.

[X] The cash compensation payable to the individual by the Employer or an
Affiliate, including any commissions and bonuses.

[ ] The cash bonuses payable to the individual by the Employer or an
Affiliate. For purposes of the Plan, Compensation will be determined before
giving effect to Elective Deferrals and other salary reduction amounts that are
not included in the Participant's gross income under Code section 125,40l(k),
4G2(h) or 403 (b).

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5. CONTRIBUTIONS

A. Elective Deferrals. Participants may elect to reduce their Compensation and
to have Elective Deferrals credited to their Accounts by making an election
under the Plan (which may be changed each year for later Plan Years as described
in the Plan), but no Participant may defer more than 50 % (1% to 100%) of his or
her Compensation for a Plan Year.

B. Matching Deferrals. If the Employer elects to match Elective Deferrals,
specify the matching rate and indicate the amount of the Participant's Elective
Deferrals that will be matched. You may also elect to decide each year whether
Matching, Deferrals will be made and, if so, what that year's matching rate will
be.

For example, the Employer may decide to credit a Matching Deferral of, for
example, 50 cents for each dollar of a Participant's Elective Deferrals, but
limit the match to the first 5% of Compensation deferred by the Participant. If
you want to set a maximum dollar amount on the amount of Elective Deferrals that
will be matched, insert the dollar amount and interval over which that amount is
to be measured. For example, you could say that you will not match Elective
Deferrals in excess of $1,000 per month. Matching Deferrals can be made after
each payroll period, monthly, quarterly or annually, at the Employer's
discretion. Matching Deferrals will be subject to the vesting schedule selected
in Item 6A.

Select One:

[X] No Matching Deferrals will be credited.

[ ] The Employer will credit Matching Deferrals for each Participant equal to
_____% of the first _____% of the Participant's Compensation which is elected as
an Elective Deferral, but no Matching Deferral will be made on Elective
Deferrals in excess of $___________ per___________(specify time period if
applicable).

[ ] The Employer will decide from year to year whether Matching Deferrals will
be made and will notify Participant annually of the manner in which Matching
Deferrals will be calculated for the subsequent year.

C. Discretionary Incentive Contributions. The Employer may make Discretionary
Incentive Contributions in any amounts the Employer selects. These contributions
will be subject to the vesting schedule selected in Item 6C.

The Employer will make Discretionary Incentive Contributions under the Plan.

[X] Yes  [ ] No

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6. VESTING OP MATCHING DEFERRALS AND DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

A. Vesting Schedule for Matching Deferrals.

Indicate how the portion of a Participant's Account attributable to Matching
Deferrals is to vest.

Matching Deferrals vest in accordance with the following schedule (select one):

[ ]   100% immediate.

[ ]   100% after _______ years of service.

[X]   20% after 1 year of service and an additional 20% for each year
      thereafter.

[ ]   Other vesting schedule (specify):

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B. Vesting Service.

Indicate whether you will give credit for vesting service for time spent with a
predecessor employer(s) and if so, specify the maximum number of years and the
type of predecessor service for which credit will be given. For vesting purposes
(select one):

[ ]  Service with a predecessor employee will not be considered.

[X]  Service (up to a maximum of 5 years) with the following employer) will be
     considered:

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C. Vesting Schedule for Discretionary Incentive Contributions.

Indicate how the portion, of a Participant's Account attributable to
Discretionary Incentive Contributions is to vest.

Unless otherwise specified by the Employer at the time a Discretionary Incentive
Contribution is made Discretionary Incentive Contributions vest in accordance
with the following schedule (select one):

[ ]    100% immediate.

[ ]    100% after ____ years of service.

[X]    20% after 1 years of service and an additional 20% for each year
       thereafter.

[ ]    Other vesting schedule (specify):

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7. ACCOUNTS

If it is desired that the Trust assets be invested in accordance with
Participants' deemed investments, each Participant's Account balance should be
invested us a separate account, otherwise the Account balances of ad
Participants may be invested as $ single fund (select one):

[X]  Account balances are to be invested separately.

[ ]  Account balances are to be invested as a single fund

8. INVESTMENTS

Investment Direction. The Employer may direct the investment of Trust assets or
direct the Trustee to Invest Trust assets in accordance with Participants'
deemed investment elections (select one):

[X]  Trust assets are to be invested in accordance with Participants' deemed
investment elections made in accordance with the terms of the Plan, until
further notice from the Employer.

[ ]  Trust assets are to be invested in accordance with the Employer's
attached investment instructions, until further notice from the Employer.

9. RETIREMENT AGE

The Retirement Age under the Plan is age 60. A Participant terminating
employment before Retirement Age for reasons other than death or Total and
Permanent Disability will not be entitled to receive any installment payments
elected on the Election Form.

10. WITHDRAWALS WHILE WORKING

Withdrawals for Unforeseen Emergency. If you check the first box, Participants
may make withdrawals while working in the event they encounter an unforeseen
emergency. They generally can withdraw the vested portion of their Accounts.

NOTE; Withdrawals are strictly limited as described in Plan Section 7.5 (see
page 6). It is the Plan Administrator's responsibility to ensure that the limits
are being followed. Excess withdrawals may result in loss of the tax deferral on
all amounts credited under the Plan for the benefit of all Participants.

Withdrawals of the vested portion of a Participant's Account for unforeseen
emergencies (select one):

[X]  Are permitted to the full extent allowable under the Plan.

[ ]  Are not permitted.

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11. ADMINISTRATION

Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator is legally responsible for the
operation of the Plan, including:

-       Keeping track of which employees are eligible to participate in the Plan
        and the date each employee becomes eligible to participate.

-       Maintaining Participants' Accounts, including all sub-accounts required
        for different contribution types and payment elections, and keeping
        track of all elections made by Participants under the Plan and any other
        relevant information.

-       Transmitting important communications to the Participants, and obtaining
        relevant information from Participants such as changes in investment
        selections.

-       Filing important reports required to be submitted to governmental
        agencies.

The Plan Administrator will be the person or persons identified below:

Dan Sullivan
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Name

SVP & CFO
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Title

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Name

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Title

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12. SIGNATURES

After reviewing the Adoption Agreement, enter the current date and the name of
the Employer. The signature of the Employer or the person signing for the
Employer must be witnessed. Note that the person signing for the Employer must
be authorized to do so, such as by a resolution of the Employer's board of
directors or governing bylaws.

While the Merrill Lynch Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Select
Employees, including this Adoption Agreement, has been designed in a manner to
permit Participants to defer federal income tax on amounts credited to their
accounts until the amounts are actually paid, neither Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, the sponsor of this document, nor any of its
affiliates ("Merrill Lynch") provide any assurances of that result in the
Employer's particular situation or assume any responsibility in this regard.
Please consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of this Plan to
you and your employees and the advisability of submitting this document to the
Internal Revenue Service to obtain a ruling concerning those consequences. In
addition, please consult your independent legal counsel with respect to
securities law issues. By signing, this Adoption Agreement, the Employer
acknowledges that no representations or warranties as to the tax consequences to
the Employer and Participants of the operation of this Plan have been made by
Merrill Lynch.

Umpqua Holdings Corporation
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Name of Employer (Print or Type)

Dan Sullivan
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By:

/s/ Dan Sullivan
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Authorized Signature

SVP & CFO
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Title

10-12-00
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Date:

Dora C. Lusty   10-12-00
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WITNESS:

/s/ D. C. Lusty
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Signature

SVP/Credit Administrator
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Title

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