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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.19

January 1, 1999

                        CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                PERFORMANCE PLAN

1.0 DEFINITIONS

     The following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context
     indicates otherwise:

1.1  "Award Percentage" shall mean a percentage of the Cash Award Target earned
     based on an amount of the Performance Goal that is attained.

1.2  "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

1.3  "Cash Award" shall mean a cash payment as determined in accordance with
     Section 6 below.

1.4  "Cash Award Target" shall mean a dollar amount specified by the Committee
     in accordance with Section 5 below.

1.5  "Cause" shall mean:

     (1)  the willful and continued failure to substantially perform the duties
          assigned by the Company (other than a failure resulting from the
          Participant's Disability);

     (2)  the willful engaging in conduct which is demonstrably injurious to the
          Company or any Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, including conduct
          that, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, no longer conforms
          to the standard of the Company's executives;

     (3)  any act of dishonesty;

     (4)  a commission of a felony; or

     (5)  a significant violation of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty
          to the Company.

1.6  "Certification Date" shall mean the date on which the Committee certifies
     that the Performance Goal for a specific Performance Cycle has been
     achieved in accordance with Section 6 below.

1.7  "Change in Control of the Company" shall have the same meaning set forth in
     Section 5.8(b) of the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.

1.8  "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
     to time.

1.9  "Committee" shall mean the Board, or a committee or subcommittee of the
     Board appointed by the Board from among its members. The Committee may be
     the Board's Compensation and Nominating Committee. Unless the Board
     determines otherwise, the

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     Committee shall be comprised solely of not less than two members who each
     shall qualify as:

     (1)  a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) (or
          any successor rule) under the Exchange Act, and

     (2)  an "outside director" within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and
          the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

1.10 "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, $.01 par value per share, of
     the Company.

1.11 "Company" shall mean Corn Products International, Inc., a Delaware
     corporation.

1.12 "Disability" shall mean a disability as determined under the then existing
     long-term disability program in effect at the Company as of the date the
     disability first occurred, or if there is no long-term disability program
     in effect at the Company as of the date the disability first occurs, then a
     disability as defined by Code Section 22(e).

1.13 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
     from time to time.

1.14 "Key Executive" shall mean an employee of the Company who has have
     significant responsibility in setting and executing the Company's strategy
     and whose actions can significantly affect the Company's market position
     and financial results with related effects on it's stock price.

1.15 "Participant" shall mean a Key Executive who has been selected to
     participate in the Plan in accordance with Section 3 below.

1.16 "Performance-Based Awards" shall mean the designation of a Cash Award
     Target as an award intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation"
     under Code Section 162(m) as described in Section 10 below.

1.17 "Performance Cycle" shall mean a period of time longer than 1 year as
     specified under Section 5 below or as determined by the Committee in its
     sole discretion in accordance with Section 5 below.

1.18 "Performance Goal" shall mean, with respect to a Performance Cycle, the
     performance goal specified under Section 5 below or as established by the
     Committee for such Performance Cycle in accordance with Section 5 below.

1.19 "Performance Measure" shall mean the measure used to determine Performance
     Goals in accordance with Section 5 below.

1.20 "Plan" shall mean the Corn Products International, Inc. Performance Plan.

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1.21 "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation of which the Company directly or
     indirectly owns more than 50 percent of the Voting Stock or any other
     business entity in which the Company directly or indirectly has an
     ownership interest of more than 50 percent.

1.22 "Treasury Regulations" shall mean the regulations promulgated under the
     Code by the United States Department of the Treasury, as amended from time
     to time.

1.23 "Voting Stock" shall mean the capital stock of any class or classes having
     general voting power under ordinary circumstances, in the absence of
     contingencies, to elect the directors of a corporation.

2.0  PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN

2.1  PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a cash incentive award to
     certain employees of the Company with respect to Performance Cycles
     exceeding 1 year so that they will put forth maximum efforts toward the
     long-term growth, profitability and success of the Company and to encourage
     them to remain in the employ of the Company.

2.2  TERM. The Plan shall become effective as of the date the Board adopts the
     Plan. The Plan shall terminate when the Board terminates the Plan under
     Section 11.3 below.

3.0  ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

3.1  ELIGIBILITY. Key Executives that are identified by the Committee shall be
     eligible to participate in the Plan.

3.1  PARTICIPATION. Key Executives shall become Participants upon the grant of a
     Cash Award Target to such Participant by the Committee in accordance with
     Section 5 below. Designation of a Participant in any year by the grant of a
     Cash Award Target with respect to a specific Performance Cycle shall not
     require the Committee to designate such Key Executive to receive an Cash
     Award Target with respect to any other Performance Cycle or, once
     designated, to receive the same amount of Cash Award Target as granted to
     the Participant in any other year. The Committee shall consider such
     factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining
     the amount of their respective Award Opportunities.

4.0  ADMINISTRATION

4.1  RESPONSIBILITY. The Committee shall have the sole responsibility to
     control, operate, manage and administer the Plan in accordance with its
     terms.

4.2  AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee shall have all the discretionary
     authority that may be necessary or helpful to enable it to discharge its
     responsibilities with respect to the Plan, including but not limited to,
     the authority:

     (a)  to grant a Cash Award Target to each Participant;

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     (b)  to determine the amount of cash attributable to each Cash Award Target
          payable under the Plan;

     (c)  to administer the Performance Goals and certify whether, and to what
          extent, they are attained;

     (d)  to supply any omission or correct any defect in the Plan;

     (e)  to make rules for carrying out and administering the Plan and to make
          changes in such rules as it from time to time deems proper; and

     (f)  to decide any questions arising in the administration, interpretation,
          and application of the Plan.

4.3  ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. The Committee may act only by a majority of its
     members. Any determination of the Committee may be made, without a meeting,
     by a writing or writings signed by all of the members of the Committee. In
     addition, the Committee may authorize any one or more of its members to
     execute and deliver documents on behalf of the Committee.

4.4  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. Except to the extent prohibited by law, the
     Committee may delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to any
     person or persons; provided, however, that any such delegation shall be in
     writing.

5.0  ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE CYCLES, PERFORMANCE MEASURE, PERFORMANCE GOALS
     AND GRANT OF CASH AWARD TARGETS

5.1  PERFORMANCE CYCLES. There shall be a 3-year Performance Cycle beginning on
     January 1, 1999, (the Performance Cycle"). Unless the Committee decides
     otherwise, a new 3-year Performance Cycle shall begin on the January 1st of
     each year following December 31, 1999. The Committee may, in its sole
     discretion, establish a Performance Cycle for a duration other than 3 years
     so long as such Performance Cycle is greater than 1 year.

5.2  PERFORMANCE MEASURE. The Committee in its sole discretion shall determine
     each Performance Cycle's Performance Measure, consistent with those
     measures listed in section 10.3.

5.3  GRANT OF CASH AWARD TARGET. The Committee may, in its sole discretion,
     grant Cash Award Targets to Key Executives. The Committee may grant a Cash
     Award Target to a Key Executive after the beginning of a Performance Cycle.
     The Cash Award Target shall be a specific dollar amount designated by the
     Committee at the time the Key Executive becomes a Participant with respect
     to a specific Performance Cycle. The grant of each Cash Award Target shall
     be evidenced in writing by a letter from the Committee to the Participant;
     provided, however, that if any provision of the letter conflicts or is
     inconsistent with any provision of the Plan, the provision of the Plan
     shall control.

5.4  PERFORMANCE GOAL. The Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish
     the Performance Goal for each Performance Cycle. The Performance Goal shall
     determine

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     the Cash Award Target that can be earned, unless the Committee, in its sole
     discretion, decides otherwise.

5.5  ADJUSTMENT OR MODIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE GOAL(S). The Committee is
     authorized to adjust or modify the Award Opportunity Percentage with
     respect to any Performance Goal applicable to a specific Performance Cycle
     at any time in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights
     of any Participant as described below:

     (a)  in the event of any unusual or extraordinary corporate item,
          transaction, event or development;

     (b)  in recognition of any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting
          the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in
          response to, or in anticipation of changes in applicable laws,
          regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions; and/or

     (c)  in view of the Board's assessment of the business strategy of the
          Company, performance of comparable organizations, economic and
          business conditions, and any other circumstances deemed relevant.

6.0  CERTIFICATION OF ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE GOAL

6.1  CERTIFICATION BY COMMITTEE. Prior to the end of the 90-day period beginning
     on each December 31st occurring within a specific Performance Cycle, the
     Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what
     extent, the Performance Goal applicable to such Performance Cycle or
     portion of such Performance Cycle has been achieved. The date that the
     Committee certifies that such Performance Goal has been achieved is the
     Certification Date.

7.0  DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF CASH AWARDS

7.1  PAYMENT OF CASH AWARD. Provided that the Committee certifies that the
     Performance Goal applicable to a specific Performance Cycle has been
     achieved, and subject to the deferral of payment of Cash Awards in
     accordance with Section 8 below, the Company shall pay to each Participant
     his or her Cash Award during the 120-day period following the last day of
     the applicable Performance Cycle. Unless the Committee determines
     otherwise, the Cash Award shall be a dollar amount equal to the Cash Award
     Target multiplied by the applicable Award Percentage. In its discretion,
     the Committee can establish Award Percentages and Cash Award Targets for
     portions of a Performance Cycle.

7.2  CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. If there is a Change in Control of the
     Company, the Company shall pay to each Participant, as of the date of the
     Change in Control of the Company, a Cash Award with respect to all open
     and/or unpaid Performance Cycles. Such Cash Award shall be a dollar amount
     equal to the greater of (a) the applicable Cash Award Target multiplied by
     an Award Percentage equal to 100%; or (b) the applicable Cash Award Target
     multiplied by an Award Percentage based on performance as of the

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     date of the Change in Control, as if the date of the Change in Control were
     the last day of the Performance Cycle.

8.0  DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS

8.1  DEFERRAL. At the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may, subject to
     such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, elect to defer
     payment of all or any part of any Cash Award which the Participant might
     earn with respect to a Performance Cycle by complying with such procedures
     as the Committee may prescribe. Any Cash Award, or portion thereof, upon
     which such an election is made shall be deferred into, and subject to the
     terms, conditions and requirements of any deferred compensation plan,
     program or arrangement of the Company.

9.0  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

9.1  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.2, a
     Participant must be an employee at the end of a Performance Cycle in order
     to be entitled to payment of a Performance Award in respect of such Cycle;
     provided, however, that in the event a Participant ceases to be an employee
     before the end of such Cycle by reason of (a) his/her death, (b) his/her
     retirement on or after attainment of age 55 and 10 years of service, or (c)
     the occurrence of his/her Disability or (d) his/her termination of
     employment under any other circumstances that the Committee may determine
     shall warrant the application of this provision, the Committee, in it's
     sole discretion and taking into consideration the performance of such
     Participant and the performance of the Company during the Cycle, may
     authorize to such Participant (or his/her legal representative), at the end
     of the Cycle, all or any portion of the Performance Award which would have
     been paid to him/her for the Cycle.

9.2  TERMINATION OF A PARTICIPANT'S EMPLOYMENT FOR CAUSE. Subject to any written
     agreement between the Company and a Participant, if a Participant's
     employment is terminated by the Company for Cause prior to the date a Cash
     Award is paid, the Participant shall immediately forfeit all right, title
     and interest in and to such Cash Award and in and to all other Cash Awards
     to which such Participant would otherwise be entitled.

10.0 PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS

10.1 IN GENERAL. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate Cash Award
     Targets granted under the Plan as Performance-Based Awards (as defined
     below) if it determines that such compensation might not be tax deductible
     by the Company due to the deduction limitation imposed by Code Section
     162(m). Accordingly, a Cash Award Target granted under the Plan may be
     granted in such a manner that the compensation attributable to such Award
     is intended by the Committee to qualify as "performance-based compensation"
     (as such term is used in Code Section 162(m) and the Treasury Regulations
     thereunder) and thus be exempt from the deduction limitation imposed by
     Code Section 162(m) ("Performance-Based Awards").

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10.2 QUALIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS. Cash Award Targets shall only
     qualify as Performance-Based Awards under the Plan if the following
     conditions are satisfied (to the extent necessary to meet the requirements
     of Code Section 162(m)):

     (a)  at the time of grant the Committee is comprised solely of two or more
          "outside directors" (as such term is used in Code Section 162(m) and
          the Treasury Regulations thereunder);

     (b)  such Cash Award Target is subject to the achievement of a performance
          goal or goals based on one or more of the performance measures
          specified in Section 10.3 below;

     (c)  the Committee establishes in writing the objective performance-based
          goals applicable to a given Performance Cycle no later than 90 days
          after the commencement of such Performance Cycle (but in no event
          after 25 percent of such Performance Cycle has elapsed);

     (d)  no compensation attributable to a Performance-Based Award will be paid
          to or otherwise received by a Participant until the Committee
          certifies in writing that the performance goal or goals (and any other
          material terms) applicable to such Performance Cycle have been
          satisfied;

     (e)  after the establishment of a performance goal, the Committee shall not
          revise such performance goal (unless such revision will not disqualify
          compensation attributable to the Cash Award Target as
          "performance-based compensation" under Code Section 162(m)) or
          increase the amount of compensation payable with respect to such Cash
          Award Target upon the attainment of such performance goal;

     (f)  the Plan or Cash Award Target has been approved by the Company's
          shareholders in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
          1.162-27(e)(4); and

     (g)  after the satisfaction of any other requirements necessary for such
          award to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Code
          Section 162(m).

10.3 PERFORMANCE MEASURES. The Committee may use the following performance
     measures (either individually or in any combination) to set performance
     goals with respect to Cash Award Targets intended to qualify as Performance
     Based Awards: net sales; pretax income before allocation of corporate
     overhead and bonus; budget; cash flow; earnings per share; net income;
     division, group or corporate financial goals; return on stockholders'
     equity; return on assets; attainment of strategic and operational
     initiatives; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Common
     Stock or any other publicly traded securities of the Company; market share;
     gross profits; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before
     interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; economic value-added
     models; total return to shareholders, comparisons with various stock market
     indices; increase in number of customers; and/or reductions in costs.

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10.4 STOCKHOLDER RE-APPROVAL. As required by Treasury Regulation Section
     1.162-27(e)(4)(vi), the material terms of performance goals as described in
     this Section 10 shall be disclosed to and re-approved by the Company's
     stockholders no later than the first stockholder meeting that occurs in the
     5th year following the year in which the Company's stockholders previously
     approved such performance goals.

11.0 MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 NON-ASSIGNABILITY. Cash Awards under the Plan shall not be subject in any
     manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, transfer (except by will or the
     laws of descent and distribution), assignment, pledge, or encumbrance, nor
     shall any Cash Award be payable to anyone other than the Participant to
     whom it was granted, or in the case of death, to the Participant's legal
     representative.

11.2 WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment
     of Cash Awards under the Plan the amount of all applicable taxes required
     by law to be withheld with respect to such payment.

11.3 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may suspend or terminate the
     Plan at any time with or without prior notice; provided, however, that such
     suspension or termination shall not become effective until after the end of
     the 120-day period following the completion of the Performance Cycle in
     which the action to suspend or terminate the Plan is taken. In addition,
     the Board may, from time to time and with or without prior notice, amend
     the Plan in any manner; provided, however, that such amendment shall not
     adversely affect any Participant with respect to the Performance Cycles
     commencing prior to the date such action is taken or becomes effective
     without his/her prior written consent.

11.4 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance
     with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of
     conflict of laws, except to the extent superseded by applicable federal
     law.

11.5 TENURE. A Participant's right, if any, to continue to serve the Company as
     a director, officer, employee, or otherwise, shall not be enlarged or
     otherwise affected by his or her designation as a participant under the
     Plan.

11.6 NO RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTEREST TO OR IN COMPANY ASSETS. Participants shall
     have no right, title, or interest whatsoever to or in any investments that
     the Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan.
     Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its
     provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or
     a fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participant or his or
     her beneficiary, legal representative or any other person. To the extent
     that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under
     the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
     general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made herewith shall be
     paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund
     shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure
     payment of such amounts; provided, however, that the Company may, in its
     sole

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     discretion, establish a grantor trust as defined in Code section 671 to pay
     benefits earned under this Plan. The establishment of such a trust shall
     not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent
     payments actually are made from such trust to a Participant for benefits
     payable pursuant to this Plan. The Plan is not intended to be subject to
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

11.7 NO GUARANTEE OF TAX CONSEQUENCES. No person connected with the Plan in any
     capacity, including, but not limited to, the Company and any of its
     subsidiaries or parent and their directors, officers, agents and employees
     makes any representation, commitment, or guarantee that any tax treatment,
     including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income, estate and
     gift tax treatment, will be applicable with respect to amounts deferred
     under the Plan, or paid to or for the benefit of the Participant under the
     Plan, or that such tax treatment will apply to or be available to the
     Participant on account of participation in the Plan.

11.8 [reserved]

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                                                                  Exhibit 10.4 G

                       TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

         AGREEMENT by and between Amcore Financial, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), and JAMES HANSBERRY (the "Executive"), dated as of the 22nd day
of February, 2000. This Agreement restates and supersedes any and all prior
agreements between the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement.

         The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has determined that
it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that
the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding
the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below)
of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable
distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened Change of Control, to encourage the
Executive's full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the
event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and to provide the
Executive with compensation and benefit arrangements upon a Change of Control
which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive
will be satisfied and which are competitive with those of other similar
corporations. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has
caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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         1.       Certain Definitions

                  (a) The "Effective Date" shall mean the first date during the
Change of Control Period (as defined in paragraph (b), below) on which a Change
of Control (as defined in Section 2) occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated or the Executive ceases to be an
officer of the Company prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs,
and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of
employment or cessation of status as an officer (i) was at the request of a
third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect the Change of
Control, or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of the
Change of Control and was not (A) for conduct by the Executive of the type
described in Section 4(b), below, (B) for significant deficiencies in the
Executive's performance of his duties to the Company (including, but not by way
of limitation, significant failure to cooperate in implementing a decision of
the Board), or (C) for some other specific substantial business reason unrelated
to the Change of Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the "Effective
Date" shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of
employment or cessation of status as an officer.

                  (b) The "Change of Control Period" shall mean the period
commencing on the date of execution hereof and ending on February 22, 2001;
provided, however, that on February 22, 2001, and on each annual anniversary of
such date (such date and each annual anniversary thereof being hereinafter
referred to as a "Renewal Date"), this Agreement and the Change of Control
Period shall be automatically extended so as to terminate three (3) years from
such Renewal Date, unless at least sixty (60) days prior to the Renewal Date the
Company shall give notice to the Executive that the Change of

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Control Period shall not be so extended, in which case this Agreement shall
terminate upon the expiration of the Change of Control Period.

         2.       Change of Control.  For the purpose of this Agreement, a
"Change of Control" shall mean:

                  (a)      The acquisition, other than from the Company, by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of fifteen percent (15%) or more of either the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, but excluding for this purpose any such acquisition by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related
trust) of the Company or its subsidiaries, or any corporation with respect to
which, following such acquisition, more than sixty percent (60%) of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation
and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
common stock and voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such
acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately
prior to such acquisition, of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the
case may be; or

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                  (b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof, whose election, or nomination for election by the
Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection
with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the
directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation
14A promulgated under the Exchange Act); or

                  (c) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (i) a
reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company, in each case, with
respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the respective beneficial owners of the common stock and voting securities
of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation
do not, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or (ii) a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, or (iii) the sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company.

         3.       Effective  Period.  This Agreement shall be in effect for the
period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of
such date (the "Effective Period").

         4.       Termination of Employment

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                  (a) Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall
terminate automatically upon the Executive's death during the Effective Period.
If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has
occurred during the Effective Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability
as set forth below), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance
with Section 11(b) of this Agreement of its intention to terminate the
Executive's employment. In such event, the Executive's employment with the
Company shall terminate effective on the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of
such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), provided that,
within the thirty (30) days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have
returned to full-time performance of the Executive's duties. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the
Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for one hundred and
eighty (180) consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental
or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician
selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the
Executive's legal representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be
withheld unreasonably.)

                  (b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's
employment during the Effective Period for Cause and may suspend the Executive
from his duties with full pay and benefits if the Executive is indicted for a
felony involving moral turpitude; provided, however, that the Executive will
repay all amounts paid by the Company from the date of such suspension if the
Executive is convicted of such felony. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause"
shall mean (i) repeated violations by the Executive of the Executive's assigned
duties as an employee of the Company (other than as a result of incapacity due
to physical or mental illness) which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on
the Executive's part, which are committed in bad faith or without reasonable
belief that such violations

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are in the best interests of the Company, and which are not remedied within
thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying
such violations or (ii) the conviction of the Executive of a felony involving
moral turpitude.

                  (c)      Good Reason

                           (i)      The Executive's employment may be terminated
during the Effective Period by the Executive for Good Reason (as defined below).

                           (ii)     For purposes of this Agreement, "Good
Reason" shall mean:

                                    (A)     The assignment to the Executive of
any duties inconsistent in any material respect with the Executive's position
(including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority,
duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date,
or any other action by the Company which results in a diminution in such
position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an
isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which
is remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice
thereof given by the Executive;

                                    (B)     Any reduction by the Company in
Executive's compensation or benefits as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Date, other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent reduction
not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after
receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;

                                    (C)     The Company's requiring the
Executive to be based at any office or location more than twenty (20) miles from
that in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date;

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                                    (D)     Any purported termination by the
Company of the Executive's employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by
this Agreement; or

                                    (E)     Any failure by the Company to comply
with and satisfy Section 10(c) of this Agreement, provided that such successor
has received at least ten (10) days prior written notice from the Company or the
Executive of the requirements of Section 10(c) of this Agreement. For purposes
of this Section 4(c), any good faith determination of "Good Reason" made by the
Executive shall be conclusive.

                  (d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for
Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a Notice of
Termination to the other party given in accordance with Section 11(b) of this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a
written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the
Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than
fifteen (15) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive
or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or
circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not
waive any right of the Executive or the Company hereunder or preclude the
Executive or the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing
the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.

                  (e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if
the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason, the date

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of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, as
the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
other than for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on
which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination, and (iii) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date
of Termination shall be the date of death of the Executive or the Disability
Effective Date, as the case may be.

         5.       Obligations of the Company upon Termination

                  (a) Good Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability.
If, during the Effective Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive's
employment other than for Cause or Disability, or the Executive shall terminate
employment for Good Reason:

                           (i)      The Company shall pay to the Executive in a
lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination the
aggregate of the following amounts:

                                    A.      The sum of (1) the Executive's then
current annual base salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not
theretofore paid; (2) the product of (x) Executive's Recent Average Bonus (as
defined below) and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days
in the then current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the
denominator of which is three hundred and sixty-five (365); (3) any compensation
previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or
earnings thereon); and (4) any accrued vacation pay; in each case to the extent
not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in parts (1), (2), (3)
and (4), above, being hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"). For
purposes of this Agreement, Executive's Recent Average Bonus shall be the
average annualized (for any fiscal year consisting of less than twelve (12) full
months or with respect to which the Executive has been employed by the

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Company for less than twelve (12) full months) bonus paid or payable, before
taking into account any deferral, to the Executive by the Company and its
affiliated companies in respect of the three (3) fiscal years immediately
preceding the fiscal year in which the termination of Executive's employment
occurs; and

                                    B.      The amount (such amount being
hereinafter referred to as the "Severance Amount") equal to the product of
multiplying (1) the Executive's then current monthly base salary by (2) the
number of months determined in accordance with Exhibit A attached to this
Agreement, which Exhibit A describes a method of determining a specific number
of months on the basis of the Executive's then current (a) completed years of
service with the Company and its affiliates, (b) annual base salary and (c) age;
provided, however, that such amount shall be reduced by the present value
(determined as provided in Section 280G(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code")) of any other amount of severance relating to
salary continuation to be received by the Executive, upon such termination of
employment, under any other severance plan, policy or arrangement of the
Company.

                           (ii)     After the Date of Termination, for
twenty-four (24) months or for the number of months determined pursuant to part
(2) of Section 5(a)(i)(B), above, whichever period is shorter, or for such
longer period as any other plan, program, practice or policy may provide, the
Executive's employment shall continue under all applicable stock option plans,
restricted stock plans, and other equity incentive plans or programs of the
Company and its affiliates solely for purposes of determining (A) the date(s) on
which any option(s) or similar right(s) shall become exercisable or shall expire
and (B) the date(s) on which any stock restriction(s) shall lapse; provided that
if such continuation is not possible under the provisions of such plans or
programs or under applicable law, the

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Company shall arrange to provide benefits to the Executive substantially
equivalent in value to those required to be provided under this subparagraph
(ii).

                           (iii)    After the Date of Termination, for
twenty-four (24) months or for the number of months determined pursuant to part
(2) of Section 5(a)(i)(B), above, whichever period is shorter, or for such
longer period as any other plan, program, practice or policy may provide, the
Company shall continue benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive's family
at least equal to those which would have been provided to them, if the
Executive's employment had not been terminated, in accordance with (A) the
welfare benefit plans, practices, programs or policies of the Company and its
affiliated companies as in effect and applicable generally to other peer
executives and their families during the ninety (90)-day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date or (B) if more favorable to the Executive, those in
effect generally from time to time thereafter with respect to other peer
executives of the Company and its affiliated companies and their families (such
continuation of such benefits for the applicable period herein set forth being
hereinafter referred to as "Welfare Benefit Continuation"); provided that if
such continued coverage is not permitted by the applicable plans or by
applicable law, the Company shall provide the Executive and/or Executive's
family with comparable benefits of equal value; and provided further that if the
Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive
medical or other welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan, the
medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those
provided under such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility. For
purposes of determining eligibility of the Executive for retiree benefits
pursuant to such plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be
considered to have remained employed until the end of the Effective Period and
to have retired on the last day of such period; and

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                           (iv)     To the extent not theretofore paid or
provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive and/or the
Executive's family any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided
or which the Executive and/or the Executive's family is eligible to receive
pursuant to this Agreement or under (A) any other plan, program, policy or
practice, or contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliated companies
as in effect and applicable generally to other peer executives and their
families during the ninety (90)-day period immediately preceding the Effective
Date or (B) if more favorable to the Executive, those in effect generally from
time to time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and
its affiliated companies and their families (such other amounts and benefits
being hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits").

                  (b) Death. If the Executive's employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive's death during the Effective Period, this Agreement
shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive's legal
representatives under this Agreement, other than for (i) payment of the Accrued
Obligations (which shall be paid to the Executive's estate or beneficiary, as
applicable, in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of
Termination) and (ii) the timely payment or provision of the Welfare Benefit
Continuation and Other Benefits.

                  (c) Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive's Disability during the Effective Period, this Agreement
shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other than for (i)
payment of the Accrued Obligations (which shall be paid to the Executive in a
lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination) and (ii)
the timely payment or provision of the Welfare Benefit Continuation and Other
Benefits.

                  (d) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If the Executive's
employment shall be terminated for Cause during the Effective Period, this
Agreement shall terminate without further

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obligations to the Executive other than the obligation to pay the Executive's
then current annual base salary through the Date of Termination, plus the amount
of any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, in each case to the
extent theretofore unpaid. If the Executive terminates employment during the
Effective Period, excluding a termination for Good Reason, this Agreement shall
terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other than for (i) the
Accrued Obligations and (ii) the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits.
In such case, all Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump
sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination.

         6.       Limitation of Payments.

                  (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or
distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid
or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), then the
amount payable to the Executive pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Section 5 of
this Agreement shall be reduced so that it is the maximum amount which can be
paid without any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of
the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) being subject to the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

                  (b) All determinations required to be made under this Section
6 shall be made by McGladrey & Company (the "Accounting Firm"), which shall
provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive
within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a written request from the
Company or the Executive for a determination as to whether reduction of a
payment is necessary in order to avoid the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
the Code. In the event that the

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Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity
or group effecting the Change of Control, the Executive shall appoint another
nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required
hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting
Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne
solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that a payment under
this Agreement (without reduction pursuant to paragraph (a), above) will not be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the Accounting
Firm shall furnish the Executive with a written opinion that failure to report,
on the Executive's applicable federal income tax return, any excise tax in
connection with such payment would not result in the imposition of a negligence
or similar penalty. Any good faith determination by the Accounting Firm shall be
binding upon the Company and the Executive.

         7. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Except as explicitly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's
continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice
provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which the
Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such
rights as the Executive may have under applicable law or under any other
contract or agreement with the Company or any of its affiliated companies.
Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled
to receive under any other plan, policy, practice or program of, or any other
contract or agreement with, the Company or any of its affiliated companies at,
or subsequent to, the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with
such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.

         8.       Full Settlement; Resolution of Disputes

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                  (a) The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for
in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not
be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim,
right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others. In
no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any
other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under
any of the provisions of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section
5(a)(iii) of this Agreement, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not
the Executive obtains other employment. The Company agrees to pay promptly upon
receipt of proper invoices, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal
fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any
contest by the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or
enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any
guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest initiated
by the Executive about the amount of any payment due pursuant to this
Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable
federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code; provided,
however, that in the event that it is finally judicially determined that the
Executive was terminated for Cause, then the Executive shall be obligated to
repay to the Company the full amount of all such legal fees and expenses paid
for the Executive by the Company in connection with that contest, plus interest
at the rate described above.

                  (b) If there shall be any dispute between the Company and the
Executive (i) in the event of any termination of the Executive's employment by
the Company, whether such termination was for Cause, or (ii) in the event of any
termination of employment by the Executive, whether Good Reason existed, then,
unless and until there is a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of
competent jurisdiction declaring that such termination was for Cause or that the
determination by the Executive of

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the existence of Good Reason was not made in good faith, the Company shall pay
all amounts, and provide all benefits, to the Executive and/or the Executive's
family or other beneficiaries, as the case may be, that the Company would be
required to pay or provide pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof as though such
termination were by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good
Reason; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any
disputed amounts pursuant to this paragraph except upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive and/or the other recipient(s), as
the case may be, to repay all such amounts to which the Executive or other
recipient, as the case may be, is ultimately adjudged by such court not to be
entitled.

         9. Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies,
and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive
during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts
by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this
Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the Company,
the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as
may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any
such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those
designated by it. However, in no event shall an asserted violation of the
provisions of this Section 9 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any
amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

         10.      Successors

                  (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and, without
the prior written consent of the Company, no obligations or rights hereunder
shall be assignable by the Executive

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otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution. This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's legal
representatives.

                  (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

                  (c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of
law or otherwise.

         11.      Miscellaneous

                  (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to
principles of choice of law. The captions of this Agreement are for convenience
only and are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or
effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a
written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors
and legal representatives.

                  (b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given to the other party by hand delivery or commercial
messenger delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

                           If to the Executive:
                           -------------------

                           James Hansberry

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                           1224 Revere Ridge Road
                           Rockford, IL 61108

                           If to the Company:
                           -----------------

                           Amcore Financial, Inc.
                           501 Seventh Street
                           P.O. Box 1537
                           Rockford, Illinois  61110-0037
                           Attention:  Mr. James S. Waddell

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.

                  (c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.

                  (d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under
this Agreement such federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be
withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

                  (e) The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon
strict compliance with any provision hereof or the failure to assert any right
that the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without
limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason
pursuant to Section 4(c) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of such provision or right or of any other provision of or right under this
Agreement.

                  (f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that this
Agreement is not a contract of employment and that, except as may otherwise be
provided under any other written agreement between the Executive and the
Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is, and shall remain
during the Effective Period, "at will" and may, subject to Section 5,

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above, be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time.
Moreover, subject to Section 1, above, if prior to the Effective Date (i) the
Executive's employment with the Company and all affiliates terminates or (ii)
the Executive ceases to be an officer of the Company and of all affiliates, then
the Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement.

                  (g) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding between the Company and the Executive and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings between the Company and Executive relating to the
subject matter hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's hand
and, pursuant to the authorization of its Board of Directors, the Company has
caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the
day and year first above written.

                  AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC.

                  By:
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
                  James S. Waddell
                  Its Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                                          James Hansberry
                                           ("Executive")

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                                    Exhibit A

         1.       The number of months to be used in calculating the Severance
Amount under Section 5(a)(i)(B) of the Agreement to which this Exhibit A is
attached is to be determined by multiplying (a) the number of months determined
under paragraph 2, below, by (b) the Applicable Percentage determined under
paragraph 3, below.

         2.       The following matrix shall be used to determine a specific
number of months on the basis of the Executive's completed years of service with
the Company and its affiliates ("Years of Service") and the Executive's annual
base salary ("Base Salary"):

                                            Years of Service
                                            ----------------
                         0-2        3-5       6-10     11-20   21-30    Over 30
                         ---        ---       ----     -----   -----    -------
Base Salary
$100,000 and Over        14         16         18       20      24        28
$75,000 to $99,999       10         12         14       16      20        24
$50,000 to $74,999        6          8         10       12      16        20
$30,000 to $49,999        3          4          6        8      10        12
Less than $30,000         2          3          4        5       6         8
                                            Number of Months
                                            ----------------

         3.       The Applicable Percentage shall be determined according to the
following chart on the basis of Executive's age on the Date of Termination, with
that age being determined as of the Executive's most recent birth anniversary
date preceding the Date of Termination:

               Age at Date of Termination                 Applicable Percentage
               --------------------------                 ---------------------
                     Under 40 Years                               100%
                     40 to 54 Years                               125%
                     55 to 59 Years                               150%
                    60 Years and Over                             200%

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