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SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

     THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT is dated
and  effective  as  of March 31, 2000 (the "Seventh Amendment"), among OMNI
ENERGY SERVICES CORP.,  a  Louisiana corporation (the "Borrower"), AMERICAN
AVIATION L.L.C., a Missouri  limited  liability  company ("Aviation"), OMNI
ENERGY SERVICES CANADA CORP., an Alberta, Canada corporation formerly known
as Hamilton Drill Tech Inc. ("Omni Canada"), OMNI  ENERGY  SERVICES-ALASKA,
INC., an Alaska corporation ("Omni Alaska"), and HIBERNIA NATIONAL  BANK, a
national banking association (the "Bank").

                           W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS,  the Borrower, Aviation, Omni Marine & Supply, Inc., and  the
Bank have heretofore  entered  into  an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
dated as of January 20, 1998, as amended  by  First Amendment thereto dated
as of March 31, 1998, as amended by Second Amendment  thereto  dated  as of
July  31,  1998,  as amended by Third Amendment thereto dated as of October
30, 1998, as amended  by  Fourth  Amendment  thereto  dated as of March 29,
1999, as amended by Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of September 29, 1999,
and  by  Sixth  Amendment  thereto  dated as of December 28,  1999  (as  so
amended, the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant  to  which the Bank established in
favor of the Borrower certain credit facilities  consisting  of Acquisition
Loans, Revolving Loans, Bridge Loans, and a Term Loan;

     WHEREAS,  subsequent  to  the  execution  of the Loan Agreement,  Omni
Canada and Omni Alaska became wholly-owned subsidiaries  of  the  Borrower,
and  Omni  Marine & Supply, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, was merged  into
the Borrower;

     WHEREAS,  the  Loans  by  the  Bank to the Borrower are guaranteed, IN
SOLIDO, by Aviation,  Omni Canada, and Omni Alaska as the Guarantors;

     WHEREAS, the indebtedness evidenced by the Bridge Note has been paid;

     WHEREAS, on July 12, 1999, the Borrower and the Bank, with the consent
of  the Guarantors, agreed to reduce and  did  reduce  the  Revolving  Loan
Commitment from $7,000,000.00 to $6,000,000.00;

     WHEREAS,  pursuant  to  the Fifth Amendment, the Bank (i) extended the
scheduled July 31, 1999 principal payments on all Loans to October 31, 1999
and  (ii)  allowed the Borrower  until  October  31,  1999  to  remedy  all
financial covenant violations;

     WHEREAS,  pursuant  to  the  Sixth  Amendment,  the  Bank, among other
matters, extended the Termination Date from January 20, 2000  to  March 31,
2000;

     WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the  Bank
(i)  extend  the Termination Date from March 31, 2000 to May 15, 2000, (ii)
defer payment  of the principal payments due the Bank under the Acquisition
Note and the Term  Note, (iii) extend the expiry date of the Textron letter
of credit in the amount  of  $380,000.00  to  May 15, 2000, (iv) permit the
sale of the Borrower's "Coastal Turbines" business  segment,  which segment
is part of Borrower's aviation division, and (v) make certain other changes
to the Loan Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as
amended  by  this  Seventh  Amendment,  the  Bank  is willing to honor  the
Borrower's requests.

     NOW,  THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO, IN CONSIDERATION  OF  THE  MUTUAL
COVENANTS HEREINAFTER  SET  FORTH AND INTENDING TO BE LEGALLY BOUND HEREBY,
AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

     1.   DEFINED TERMS.  Capitalized  terms  used herein which are defined
in the Loan Agreement are used herein with such defined meanings, except as
may be expressly set forth in this Seventh Amendment.

     2.   DEFINED TERMS REVISION.

          (a)  The definitions of the term "Acquisition Note", "Term Note",
and "Revolving Note" appearing in Section 1.1 of  the  Loan  Agreement  are
hereby  supplemented  to  include  each  of  the  Allonges to such Notes as
provided in the Sixth Amendment and this Seventh Amendment.

          (b)  The definition of the term "Borrowing Base Amount" appearing
in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement (as added by the  Fifth  Amendment) is
hereby  modified  to  reflect  that the Borrowing Base Amount will  not  be
reduced by the approximately $200,000.00  reduction  in Borrower's aviation
inventory  resulting  from  the  Borrower's sale of its "Coastal  Turbines"
business segment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the exact amount of said reduction (to
the extent it exceeds $250,000.00) must be acceptable to Bank.

          (c)  The definition of the  term  "Termination Date" appearing in
Section  1.1  of  the  Loan  Agreement is hereby deleted  and  restated  as
follows:

               "TERMINATION DATE" shall mean, with respect to the
               Bank's Commitments the earlier to occur of (i) May
               15, 2000, or (ii)  the  date of termination of the
               Commitments pursuant to Article XIII hereof.

          (d)  The following definition  is  hereby  added to the Loan
Agreement:

               "SEVENTH   AMENDMENT"   shall  mean  that  certain
               Seventh  Amendment to Amended  and  Restated  Loan
               Agreement  dated as of March 31, 2000 by and among
               the Borrower,  Aviation, Omni Canada, Omni Alaska,
               and the Bank.

     3.   REVISION TO ARTICLE II; TERMINATION DATE AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS.

          (a)  Subject  to  the  terms   and  conditions  of  this  Seventh
Amendment, the Termination Date for all Loans  is as set forth in paragraph
2(b) above.  The final maturity date specified in  the  Notes  is  extended
from March 31, 2000 to May 15, 2000.  Further, the parties acknowledge that
the  principal payments due February 21, 2000 and March 21, 2000 under  the
Term Note  and  the  Acquisition  Note were not paid by Borrower.  The Bank
hereby agrees to defer payment of the  said  principal payments so that the
said principal payments are now due on April 15,  2000 and May 15, 2000, as
set forth in an Allonge to the Acquisition Note and  the  Term  Note  to be
executed  by Borrower.  The maturity date extension also shall be set forth
in an Allonge to each of the Notes to be executed by Borrower.

          (b)  The Borrower shall continue to make weekly interest payments
under each of the Notes.

          (c)  Subject   to  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  Seventh
Amendment, Section 2.2.8 of  the  Loan Agreement is amended to reflect that
the Bank will allow a maximum aggregate  overadvance (as defined in Section
2.2.8  of  the  Loan Agreement) of $250,000.00  under  the  Revolving  Loan
Commitment through May 15, 2000.

     4.   TEXTRON LETTER OF CREDIT.  Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Seventh Amendment,  the  Bank  has  extended  the  expiry date for the
Textron letter of credit in the amount of $380,000.00 to May 15, 2000.

     5.   REVISION  TO  ARTICLE  III  (ACQUISITION  LOANS)  OF   THE   LOAN
AGREEMENT.   Subject  to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as
amended by this Seventh  Amendment,  the parties agree as follows:  Section
3.2.1 of the Loan Agreement, as modified  by  this  Seventh  Amendment,  is
hereby  amended  to reflect that the final maturity of the Acquisition Note
is May 15, 2000.

     6.   REVISION  TO ARTICLE V (FEES) OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT.  Section 5.6
of the Loan Agreement  (which  was  added by the Sixth Amendment) is hereby
restated as follows:

               SECTION 5.6. EXTENSION  FEE.   The  Borrower shall
               pay to the Bank an extension fee of $150,000.00 on
               the earlier to occur of (i) May 15, 2000  or  (ii)
               the  payment  in full of all amounts due under the
               Notes.

     7.   CONFIRMATION  OF  COLLATERAL   DOCUMENTS.    All  of  the  liens,
privileges,  priorities  and equities existing and to exist  under  and  in
accordance with the terms  of  the Collateral Documents are hereby renewed,
extended and carried forward as security for all of the Loans and all other
debts, obligations and liabilities  of  the Borrower to the Bank.  Further,
the Guarantors hereby consent to the terms  and  conditions of this Seventh
Amendment, and confirm their solidary liability for all Loans.

     8.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  The agreements and  obligation of the Bank
as set forth in this Seventh Amendment are subject to  satisfaction  of the
following conditions precedent:

          (a)  The  Borrower  shall have executed and delivered to the Bank
this Seventh Amendment, an Allonge  to  each  of  the  Revolving  Note, the
Acquisition  Note,  and the Term Note, and all other documents required  by
the  Loan  Agreement,  as  amended  by  this  Seventh  Amendment,  and  the
Guarantors shall have executed  and  delivered  to  the  Bank  this Seventh
Amendment,  and  all  other  documents  required by the Loan Agreement,  as
amended by this Seventh Amendment, all in  form  and  substance and in such
number of counterparts as may be required by the Bank;

          (b)  The  representations,  warranties,  and  covenants   of  the
Borrower  and the Guarantors as set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended
by this Seventh Amendment, or in any Related Document furnished to the Bank
in connection herewith, shall be and remain true and correct;

          (c)  The  Bank  shall  have received a favorable legal opinion of
counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors,  in  form,  scope and substance
satisfactory to the Bank;

          (d)  The  Bank shall have received certified resolutions  of  the
Borrower and the Guarantors  authorizing the execution of all documents and
instruments contemplated by this Seventh Amendment;

          (e)  Except for Events  of  Default  pertaining  to  Loan payment
violations as addressed in this Seventh Amendment and Borrower's  continued
failure  to  comply  with  Section 11.13 (Deposit Accounts), no Default  or
Event  of  Default  shall exist  or  shall  result  from  the  transactions
contemplated by this Seventh Amendment;

          (f)  The Borrower and the Guarantors shall have provided the Bank
with all financial statements,  reports  and  certificates  required by the
Loan Agreement, as amended by this Seventh Amendment;

          (g)  The  Bank  shall have received the articles of incorporation
and bylaws, as amended, of  the  Borrower and the articles of organization,
operating agreement, articles of incorporation,  and bylaws, as amended, of
the Guarantors, and the Bank's counsel shall have  reviewed  the  foregoing
documents  and  is  satisfied  with  the  validity,  due  authorization and
enforceability thereof and of all Related Documents;

          (h)  The Bank shall have received evidence acceptable to the Bank
and its counsel that its Encumbrances affecting the Collateral shall have a
first priority position, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances;

          (i)  Except as provided in (e) above, there shall  have  occurred
no Material Adverse Change;

          (j)  The  Bank's  due  diligence  and  review  of  all  financial
information  provided  by  the  Borrower and the Guarantors, and the Bank's
field audit of the Borrower's books  and  records, shall be satisfactory to
the Bank;

          (k)  The Bank's receipt of a current  listing  of  all senior and
subordinated debt of the Borrower (on a consolidated basis);

          (l)  The Borrower must maintain insurance acceptable to the Bank,
naming  Bank as additional insured and/or loss payee, and deliver  to  Bank
evidence of such insurance coverages;

          (m)  Interest  payments  on  all  Loans  must  be paid current on
March 31, 2000, and remain current;

          (n)  The  Borrower must make a $200,000.00 principal  payment  to
Bank on or before April 15, 2000;

          (o)  All legal  fees  by  Bank's  counsel  pertaining  to matters
involving  Borrower, including preparation of this Seventh Amendment,  must
be paid by Borrower;

          (p)  All unused fees owed to Bank by Borrower are paid; and

          (r)  Borrower  shall  cause  Omni  Alaska  to  file the necessary
reports  so  that Omni Alaska will be in good standing under  the  laws  of
Alaska.

     9.   REVISION  TO  ARTICLE  XI  (AFFIRMATIVE  COVENANTS)  OF  THE LOAN
AGREEMENT.

          (a)  Section 11.15 (Field Audits; Other Information) of the  Loan
Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following sentences
at the end of Section 11.15:

               In connection with the Seventh Amendment, the Bank
               is  authorized  by  the Borrower and Guarantors to
               cause   all   of  the  real   property,   drilling
               equipment, and inventory of Borrower that are part
               of the Collateral  to  be appraised, at Borrower's
               expense.  Borrower agrees  to  pay  the  fees  and
               expenses for such appraisal on May 15, 2000.

          (b)  Section  11.17  of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended  and
supplemented to include the following  sentences  at  the  end  of  Section
11.17:

               Notwithstanding  the  foregoing, the Bank consents
               to the sale by Borrower  of its "Coastal Turbines"
               business segment on or before  April 15, 2000, for
               purchase   price   proceeds   of  not  less   than
               $500,000.00.   The  said  proceeds   are   to   be
               delivered  by  Borrower  to  Bank  and  applied as
               follows:   $200,000.00  to be applied to past  due
               principal  under  the Acquisition  Note  and  Term
               Note; and the remaining proceeds are to be applied
               to   the  outstanding   indebtedness   under   the
               Revolving Note.

     10.  REPRESENTATION.   On  and as of the date hereof, and after giving
effect to this Seventh Amendment,  the Borrower and the Guarantors confirm,
reaffirm and restate the representations  and  warranties  set forth in the
Loan Agreement and the Collateral Documents; provided, that  each reference
to the Loan Agreement herein shall be deemed to include the Loan  Agreement
as amended by this Seventh Amendment.

     11.  DEPOSIT   ACCOUNTS.   The  Bank  reserves  its  right  to  demand
compliance by Borrower with Section 11.13 of the Loan Agreement.

     12.  PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.  The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the
Bank for all legal fees  and  expenses of counsel to the Bank in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Seventh Amendment.

     13.  WAIVER OF DEFENSES; RELEASE OF LIABILITIES.  THE BORROWER AND THE
GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS  SEVENTH  AMENDMENT  CONTAINS A RENEWAL OF
THE LOANS, AN EXTENSION OF PAYMENTS, AND A FORBEARANCE  BY  THE  BANK.   IN
CONSIDERATION  OF  THE  BANK'S  EXECUTION  OF  THIS  SEVENTH AMENDMENT, THE
BORROWER AND THE GUARANTORS DO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS,
CAUSES  OF ACTION, AND/OR DEFENSES TO PAYMENT ON ANY INDEBTEDNESS  OWED  BY
ANY OF THEM  TO THE BANK THAT MAY EXIST AS OF THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS
SEVENTH AMENDMENT.   FURTHER, BORROWER AND THE GUARANTORS HEREBY AGREE THAT
ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS  WHATSOEVER  OF  ANY  KIND OR NATURE WHICH BORROWER
AND/OR  ANY  OF  THE  GUARANTORS PRESENTLY HAS OR MAY  HAVE  AGAINST  BANK,
WHETHER PRESENTLY KNOWN  OR  UNKNOWN,  WHICH  BORROWER  AND/OR  ANY  OF THE
GUARANTORS  COULD  HAVE  ASSERTED  AGAINST  BANK,  ARE  FULLY  AND  FINALLY
RELEASED,   COMPROMISED   AND   SETTLED.    BORROWER  AND  THE  GUARANTORS,
INDIVIDUALLY AND FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND ASSIGNS,
DO HEREBY EXPRESSLY RELEASE AND FOREVER RELIEVE,  DISCHARGE  AND GRANT FULL
ACQUITTANCE  TO  BANK  FOR  AND  FROM ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION,  SUITS,
CLAIMS, DEBTS, OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES  OF  ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, KNOWN
OR  UNKNOWN,  ALLEGED  OR NOT ALLEGED, WHICH BORROWER  AND/OR  ANY  OF  THE
GUARANTORS HAS OR MAY HAVE  AGAINST  BANK, ITS AGENTS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
DIRECTORS  AND  SHAREHOLDERS  AS OF THE DATE  HEREOF.   ACCEPTANCE  OF  THE
PROCEEDS OF EACH REVOLVING LOAN  AFTER  THE  DATE HEREOF SHALL CONSTITUTE A
RATIFICATION, ADOPTION AND CONFIRMATION BY BORROWER  AND  GUARANTORS OF THE
FOREGOING GENERAL RELEASE OF RELEASED CLAIMS AND LIABILITIES THAT ARE BASED
IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON FACTS, WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR UNKNOWN,  EXISTING ON
OR  PRIOR  TO THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF ANY SUCH REVOLVING LOAN.  THIS  WAIVER
AND RELEASE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO HAVE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE SCOPE.

     14.  AMENDMENTS.   THE  LOAN  AGREEMENT AND THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT ARE
CREDIT OR LOAN AGREEMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN LA. R.S. 6:<section>1121, ET SEQ.
THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN  THE BANK, THE BORROWER,  OMNI ALASKA,
AVIATION, AND OMNI CANADA.  THE LOAN AGREEMENT,  AS AMENDED BY THIS SEVENTH
AMENDMENT, SETS FORTH THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE  PARTIES  WITH RESPECT TO
THE  SUBJECT  MATTER  HEREOF  AND  SUPERSEDES  ALL  PRIOR WRITTEN AND  ORAL
UNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN THE BORROWER, AVIATION, OMNI ALASKA, OMNI CANADA AND
THE  BANK,  WITH  RESPECT  TO  THE  MATTERS  HEREIN  SET FORTH.   THE  LOAN
AGREEMENT,  AS AMENDED BY THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT, MAY NOT  BE  MODIFIED  OR
AMENDED EXCEPT BY A WRITING SIGNED AND DELIVERED BY THE BORROWER, AVIATION,
OMNI ALASKA, OMNI CANADA AND THE BANK.

     15.  GOVERNING  LAW:   COUNTERPARTS.   This Seventh Amendment shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with  the  laws  of  the  State  of
Louisiana.   This  Seventh  Amendment  may  be  executed  in  any number of
counterparts,  all  of  which  counterparts,  when  taken  together,  shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

     16.  CONTINUED  EFFECT.  Except as expressly modified herein, the Loan
Agreement shall continue  in  full force and effect.  The Loan Agreement as
amended by this Seventh Amendment  is  hereby ratified and confirmed by the
parties hereto.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto  have  caused  this  Seventh
Amendment to be executed and  delivered as of the date hereinabove provided
by the authorized officers each hereunto duly authorized.

                              OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

                              By:_____________________________________
                                    Name:  John H. Untereker
                                    Title: President, Chief Executive
                                           Officer

                              AMERICAN AVIATION L.L.C.
                              BY: OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.,
                                      AS SOLE MEMBER

                              By:_____________________________________
                                   Name:  John H. Untereker
                                   Title: President, Chief Executive
                                          Officer

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                              OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CANADA CORP.
                              (F/K/A HAMILTON DRILL TECH INC.)

                              By:_____________________________________
                                   Name:  John H. Untereker
                                   Title:  Treasurer

                              OMNI ENERGY SERVICES- ALASKA, INC.

                              By:_____________________________________
                                   Name:  John H. Untereker
                                   Title:  Treasurer

                              HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK

                              By:_____________________________________
                                   Name:  Tammy M. Angelety
                                   Title:    Vice PresidentEXHIBIT 10.2
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                              WEINER'S STORES, INC.

                            1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

           1.         PURPOSE.

           The Weiner's Stores, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is
intended to provide incentives which will attract, retain and motivate highly
competent persons as key employees and non-employee directors of Weiner's
Stores, Inc. (the "Company") and of any subsidiary corporation now existing or
hereafter formed or acquired, by providing them opportunities to acquire shares
of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock").
Furthermore, the Plan is intended to assist in aligning the interests of the
Company's key employees and non-employee directors to those of its stockholders.

           2.         ADMINISTRATION.

           (a) The Plan shall be administered by a committee or subcommittee
(the "Committee") appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Board") from among its members. Unless the Board determines otherwise, the
Committee shall be comprised solely of not less than two members who each shall
qualify as (i) a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3)
(or any successor rule) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") and (ii) an "outside director" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). The Committee is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to
establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper
administration of the Plan and to make such determinations and interpretations
and to take such action in connection with the Plan and any Awards (as defined
in Section 4 below) granted hereunder as it deems necessary or advisable. All
determinations and interpretations made by the Committee shall be binding and
conclusive on all participants and their legal representatives. No member of the
Board, no member of the Committee and no employee of the Company shall be liable
for any act or failure to act hereunder, except in circumstances involving his
or her bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, or for any act or
failure to act hereunder by any other member or employee or by any agent to whom
duties in connection with the administration of this Plan have been delegated.
The Company shall indemnify members of the Committee, and any agent of the
Committee who is an employee of the Company, against any and all liabilities or
expenses to which they may be subjected by reason of any act or failure to act
with respect to their duties on behalf of the Plan, except in circumstances
involving such person's bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.

           (b) The Committee may employ such legal or other counsel, consultants
and agents as it may deem desirable for the administration of the Plan and may
rely upon any opinion or computation received from any such counsel, consultant
or agent. Expenses incurred by the Committee in the engagement of such counsel,
consultant or agent shall be paid by the Company, or the subsidiary or affiliate
whose employees have benefitted from the Plan, as determined by the Committee.

           3.         PARTICIPANTS.

           Participants shall consist of such key employees and non-employee
directors of the Company and any of its subsidiaries as the Committee in its
sole discretion determines to be significantly responsible for the success and
future growth and profitability of the Company and whom the Committee may
designate from time to time to receive Awards under the Plan. Designation of a
participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person
to receive an Award in any other year or, once designated, to receive the same
type or amount of Award 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 type and amount of their respective Awards.

           4.         TYPES OF AWARDS.

           Awards under the Plan may be granted in the form of Stock Options (as
described below, and collectively, the "Awards"). Awards shall be evidenced by
agreements (which need not be identical) in such forms as the Committee may from

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time to time approve; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict
between the provisions of the Plan and any such agreements, the provisions of
the Plan shall prevail.

           5.         COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN.

           The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to
Awards, i.e., Stock Options, granted under this Plan shall be 1,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, which may be authorized and unissued or treasury shares,
subject to any adjustments made in accordance with Section 8 hereof. The maximum
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Stock Options may be
granted to an individual participant under the Plan during the term of the Plan
shall not exceed 400,000 shares (subject to adjustments made in accordance with
Section 8 hereof). Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award which for any
reason is canceled, terminated without having been exercised, forfeited, or
delivered to the Company as part of full payment for the exercise of a Stock
Option shall again be available for Awards under the Plan. The preceding
sentence shall apply only for purposes of determining the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock subject to Awards and shall not apply for purposes of
determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards
(including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Stock
Options) that any individual participant may receive.

           6.         STOCK OPTIONS.

           (a) IN GENERAL. Stock Options shall consist of awards from the
Company that will enable the holder to purchase a specific number of shares of
Common Stock, at set terms and at a fixed purchase price. Stock Options may be
(i) "incentive stock options" ("Incentive Stock Options"), within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code, or (ii) Stock Options which do not constitute Incentive
Stock Options ("Nonqualified Stock Options"). The Committee shall have the
authority to grant to any participant one or more Incentive Stock Options,
Nonqualified Stock Options, or both types of Stock Options. Each Stock Option
shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the
Committee may impose from time to time. In addition, each Stock Option shall be
subject to the following limitations set forth in this Section 6.

           (b) EXERCISE PRICE. Each Stock Option granted hereunder shall have
such per-share exercise price as the Committee may determine on the date of
grant; provided, however, that the per-share exercise price shall not be less
than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 11 below) of
the Common Stock on the date the Stock Option is granted.

           (c) PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. The Stock Option exercise price may be
paid in cash or, in the discretion of the Committee, by the delivery of shares
of Common Stock then owned by the participant, by the withholding of shares of
Common Stock for which a Stock Option is exercisable, or by a combination of
these methods. In the discretion of the Committee, payment may also be made by
delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a
copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company
the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the exercise price. To facilitate the
foregoing, the Company may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with
one or more brokerage firms. The Committee may prescribe any other method of
paying the exercise price that it determines to be consistent with applicable
law and the purpose of the Plan, including, without limitation, in lieu of the
exercise of a Stock Option by delivery of shares of Common Stock then owned by a
participant, providing the Company with a notarized statement attesting to the
number of shares owned, where upon verification by the Company, the Company
would issue to the participant only the number of incremental shares to which
the participant is entitled upon exercise of the Stock Option. In determining
which methods a participant may utilize to pay the exercise price, the Committee
may consider such factors as it determines are appropriate; provided, however,
that with respect to Incentive Stock Options, all such discretionary
determinations by the Committee shall be made at the time of grant and specified
in the Stock Option agreement.

           (d) EXERCISE PERIOD. Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as
shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that no Stock Option
shall be exercisable later than 10 years after the date it is granted. All Stock
Options shall terminate at such earlier times and upon such conditions or
circumstances as the Committee shall in its discretion set forth in such Stock
Option agreement on the date of grant.

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           (e) LIMITATIONS ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options
may be granted only to participants who are key employees of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries on the date of grant. The aggregate market value (determined
as of the time the Stock Option is granted) of the Common Stock with respect to
which Incentive Stock Options (under all option plans of the Company) are
exercisable for the first time by a participant during any calendar year shall
not exceed $100,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (i) Incentive Stock
Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they are granted and
(ii) Incentive Stock Options granted before 1987 shall not be taken into
account. Incentive Stock Options may not be granted to any participant who, at
the time of grant, owns stock possessing (after the application of the
attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent of the
total combined voting power of all outstanding classes of stock of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, unless the option price is fixed at not less than
110 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant
and the exercise of such option is prohibited by its terms after the expiration
of 5 years from the date of grant of such option. In addition, no Incentive
Stock Option shall be issued to a participant in tandem with a Nonqualified
Stock Option.

           (f) SECTION 162(M) OF THE CODE. All Stock Options granted under this
Section 6, and the compensation attributable to such Stock Options, are intended
to (i) qualify as Performance-Based Awards (as described in Section 7 below) or
(ii) be exempt from the deduction limitation imposed by Section 162(m) of the
Code.

           7.         PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS.

           Certain Awards granted under the Plan may be granted in a manner such
that the Awards qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption of
Section 162(m) of the Code ("Performance-Based Awards"). Unless otherwise exempt
from the deduction limitation imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code, all Stock
Options granted under the Plan are intended to qualify as Performance-Based
Awards.

           8.         ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

           If there shall be any change in the Common Stock, through merger,
consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock split, split up, spinoff, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, dividend in kind or other like change in capital structure or
distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to stockholders of the Company,
an adjustment shall be made to each outstanding Stock Option such that each such
Stock Option shall thereafter be exercisable for such securities, cash and/or
other property as would have been received in respect of the Common Stock
subject to such Stock Option had such Stock Option been exercised in full
immediately prior to such change or distribution, and such an adjustment shall
be made successively each time any such change shall occur. In addition, in the
event of any such change or distribution, in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of participants' rights under the Plan, the Committee shall have the
authority to adjust, in an equitable manner, the number and kind of shares that
may be issued under the Plan, the number and kind of shares subject to
outstanding Awards, the exercise price applicable to outstanding Awards, and the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock and other value determinations applicable
to outstanding Awards. Appropriate adjustments may also be made by the Committee
in the terms of any Awards under the Plan to reflect such changes or
distributions and to modify any other terms of outstanding Awards on an
equitable basis. In addition, other than with respect to Stock Options intended
to constitute Performance-Based Awards, the Committee is authorized to make
adjustments to the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards
in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or the
financial statements of the Company, or in response to changes in applicable
laws, regulations, or accounting principles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)
any adjustment with respect to an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the
rules of Section 424(a) of the Code and (ii) in no event shall any adjustment be
made which would render any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder other than
an incentive stock option for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

           9.         TRANSFERABILITY.

           Each Award granted under the Plan to a participant shall not be
transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable, during the participant's lifetime, only by the
participant. In the event of the death of a participant, each Stock Option
theretofore granted to him or her shall be exercisable during such period after
his or her death as the Committee shall in its discretion set forth in the

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agreement granting such option or right on the date of grant and then only by
the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased participant or the
person or persons to whom the deceased participant's rights under the Stock
Option shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

           10.        OTHER PROVISIONS.

           Awards granted under the Plan may also be subject to such other
provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award granted to any other
participant) as the Committee determines on the date of grant to be appropriate,
including, without limitation, for the installment purchase of Common Stock
under Stock Options (to be authorized, in the case of Incentive Stock Options,
at the time of grant), to assist the participant in financing the acquisition of
Common Stock (to be authorized, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, at the
time of grant), for the forfeiture of, or restrictions on resale or other
disposition of, Common Stock acquired under any form of Award, for the
acceleration of exercisability or vesting of Awards in the event of a change in
control of the Company, for the payment of the value of Awards to participants
in the event of a change in control of the Company, or to comply with federal
and state securities laws, or understandings or conditions as to the
participant's employment in addition to those specifically provided for under
the Plan.

           11.        FAIR MARKET VALUE.

           For purposes of this Plan and any Awards granted hereunder, Fair
Market Value shall be (i) the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of
calculation (or on the last preceding trading date if Common Stock was not
traded on such date) if the Common Stock is readily tradeable on a national
securities exchange or other market system or (ii) if the Common Stock is not
readily tradeable, the amount determined in good faith by the Board as the fair
market value of the Common Stock.

           12.        WITHHOLDING.

           All payments or distributions of Awards made pursuant to the Plan
shall be net of any amounts required to be withheld pursuant to applicable
federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. If the Company proposes
or is required to distribute Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, it may require
the recipient to remit to it or to the corporation that employs such recipient
an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax withholding requirements prior to the
delivery of any certificates for such Common Stock. In lieu thereof, the Company
or the employing corporation shall have the right to withhold the amount of such
taxes from any other sums due or to become due from such corporation to the
recipient as the Committee shall prescribe. The Committee may, in its discretion
and subject to such rules as it may adopt (including any as may be required to
satisfy applicable tax and/or non-tax regulatory requirements), permit an
optionee or award or right holder to pay all or a portion of the federal, state
and local withholding taxes arising in connection with any Award consisting of
shares of Common Stock by electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common
Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of tax to be withheld, such
tax calculated at rates required by statute or regulation.

           13.        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.

           14.        UNFUNDED PLAN.

           Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or
to any investments which 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 any participant,
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 hereunder shall be paid from the general
funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no
segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as

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expressly set forth in the Plan. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

           15.        NO FRACTIONAL SHARES.

           No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash,
or Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional
shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be
forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

           16.        DURATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

           No Award shall be granted more than 10 years after the Effective Date
(as defined below); provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable
to any Award granted prior to such date may thereafter be amended or modified by
mutual agreement between the Company and the participant or such other persons
as may then have an interest therein. Also, by mutual agreement between the
Company and a participant hereunder, under this Plan or under any other present
or future plan of the Company, Awards may be granted to such participant in
substitution and exchange for, and in cancellation of, any Awards previously
granted such participant under this Plan, or any other present or future plan of
the Company. The Board may amend the Plan from time to time or suspend or
terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no action authorized by
this Section 16 shall reduce the amount of any existing Award or change the
terms and conditions thereof without the participant's consent. No amendment of
the Plan shall, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, (i)
increase the total number of shares which may be issued under the Plan, (ii)
increase the maximum number of shares with respect to Stock Options that may be
granted to any individual under the Plan, (iii) modify the requirements as to
eligibility for Awards under the Plan, or (iv) disqualify any Incentive Stock
Options granted hereunder.

           17. GOVERNING LAW.

           This Plan, Awards granted hereunder and actions taken in connection
herewith shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware (regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under
applicable Delaware principles of conflict of laws).

           18. EFFECTIVE DATE.

           (a) The Plan shall be effective as of the date on which the Plan is
adopted by the Board (the "Effective Date"); provided, however, that the Plan is
approved by the stockholders of the Company at an annual meeting or any special
meeting of stockholders of the Company within 12 months before or after the
Effective Date, and such approval of stockholders shall be a condition to the
right of each participant to receive Awards hereunder. The Committee shall not
grant any Awards under the Plan until the date the stockholders approve the
Plan.

           (b) This Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the
Effective Date (unless sooner terminated by the Board).

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