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Exhibit 10.3.3  

 
 

ULTRATECH STEPPER, INC.
  1993 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
  (Amended and Restated as of March 14, 2001)    

 
 

ARTICLE ONE
  
    GENERAL    
  

    I.  PURPOSE OF THE PLAN  

    This
1993 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan ("Plan") is intended to promote the interests of Ultratech Stepper, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), by providing
(i) key employees (including officers) of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations) who are responsible for the management, growth and financial success of the Corporation (or
its parent or subsidiary corporations), (ii) the non-employee members of the Corporation's Board of Directors and (iii) independent consultants and other advisors who provide valuable services
to the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations) with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an
incentive for them to remain in the service of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations). 

    A.  The
Plan became effective on September 29, 1993, the date on which the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock were registered under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). Such date is hereby designated as the Effective Date for the Plan. 

    B.  This
Plan shall serve as the successor to the Corporation's existing 1993 Stock Option and 1993 Stock Issuance Plans (the "Predecessor Plans"), and no further
option grants or share issuances shall be made under the Predecessor Plans from and after the Effective Date of this Plan. All outstanding stock options and unvested share issuances under the
Predecessor Plans on the Effective Date are hereby incorporated into this Plan and shall accordingly be treated as outstanding stock options and unvested share issuances under this Plan. However, each
outstanding option grant and unvested share issuance so incorporated shall continue to be governed solely by the express terms and conditions of the instrument evidencing such grant or issuance, and
no provision of this Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such incorporated options with respect to their acquisition of shares of Common
Stock thereunder. All unvested shares of Common Stock outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on the Effective Date shall continue to be governed solely by the express terms and conditions of the
instruments evidencing such issuances, and no provision of this Plan shall be deemed to affect or modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such unvested shares. 

    II.  DEFINITIONS  

    A.
For purposes of the Plan, the following definitions shall be in effect: 

    Board: the Corporation's Board of Directors. 

    Code: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

    Committee: the committee of two (2) or more non-employee Board members appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. 

    Common Stock: shares of the Corporation's common stock. 

 

    Change in Control: a change in ownership or control of the Corporation effected through either of the following transactions: 

    a.  any
person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, the Corporation) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Corporation's stockholders; or 

    b.  there
is a change in the composition of the Board over a period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by
reason of one or more proxy contests for the election of Board members, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or
(B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the
time such election or nomination was approved by the Board. 

    Corporate Transaction: any of the following stockholder-approved transactions to which the Corporation is a party: 

    a.  a
merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the State in
which the Corporation is incorporated, 

    b.  the
sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, or 

    c.  any
reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
power of the Corporation's outstanding securities are transferred to person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger. 

    Employee: an individual who performs services while in the employ of the Corporation or one or more parent or subsidiary corporations,
subject to the control and direction of the employer entity not only as to the work to be performed but also as to the manner and method of performance. 

    Fair Market Value: the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following provisions: 

    a.  If
the Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading on any national stock exchange but is traded on the Nasdaq National Market, the Fair Market
Value shall be the closing selling price per share on the date in question, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or any successor
system. If there is no reported closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists shall be
determinative of Fair Market Value. 

    b.  If
the Common Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading on any national stock exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per
share on the date in question on the exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of
transactions on such exchange. If there is no reported sale of Common Stock on such exchange on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the exchange on
the last preceding date for which such quotation exists. 

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    Hostile Take-Over: the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Corporation or a
person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Corporation) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of
securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the
Corporation's stockholders which the Board does not recommend such stockholders to accept. 

    Optionee: any person to whom an option is granted under the Discretionary Option Grant or Automatic Option Grant Program in effect
under the Plan. 

    Participant: any person who receives a direct issuance of Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program in effect under the Plan. 

    Plan Administrator: the Committee in its capacity as the administrator of the Plan. 

    Permanent Disability or Permanently Disabled: the inability of the Optionee or the
Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve
(12) months or more. 

    Service: the performance of services on a periodic basis to the Corporation (or any parent or subsidiary corporation) in the capacity
of an Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or an independent consultant or advisor, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the applicable stock option or stock
issuance agreement. 

    Take-Over Price: the greater of (a) the Fair Market Value per share of Common
Stock on the date the option is surrendered to the Corporation in connection with a Hostile Take-Over or (b) the highest reported price per share of Common Stock paid by the tender offeror in
effecting such Hostile Take-Over. However, if the surrendered option is an Incentive Option, the Take-Over Price shall not exceed the clause (a) price per share. 

    B.  The
following provisions shall be applicable in determining the parent and subsidiary corporations of the Corporation: 

    Any
corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation shall be considered to be a  parent of the Corporation, provided each such corporation in the
unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination,
stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. 

    Each
corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations which begins with the Corporation shall be considered to be a  subsidiary of the Corporation, provided each such corporation
(other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the
determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. 

    III.  STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN  

    A.  Stock Programs.  The Plan shall be divided into three separate components: the Discretionary Option
Grant Program specified in Article Two, the Automatic Option Grant Program specified in Article Three and the Stock Issuance Program specified in Article Four. Under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program, eligible individuals may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of
Article Two. Under the Automatic Option Grant Program, non-employee Board members will receive a series of automatic option grants over their period of continued Board 

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service to purchase shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Article Three. Under the Stock Issuance Program, eligible individuals may be issued shares of Common Stock
directly, either through the immediate purchase of such shares at Fair Market Value at the time of issuance or as a bonus tied to the performance of services or the Corporation's attainment of
financial objectives, without any cash payment required of the recipient. 

    B.  General Provisions.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the provisions of Articles One
and Five shall apply to the Discretionary Option Grant Program, the Automatic Option Grant Program and the Stock Issuance Program and shall accordingly govern the interests of all individuals under
the Plan. 

    IV.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN  

    A.  Both
the Discretionary Option Grant Program and the Stock Issuance Program shall be administered by a committee ("Committee") of two or more non-employee Board
members. Members of the Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and shall be subject to removal by the Board at any time. 

    B.  The
Committee as Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority (subject to the express provisions of the Plan) to establish rules and regulations
for the proper administration of the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs and to make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the provisions of such programs
and any outstanding option grants or stock issuances thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties who have an
interest in the Discretionary Option Grant or Stock Issuance Program or any outstanding option or share issuance thereunder. 

    C.  Administration
of the Automatic Option Grant Program shall be self-executing in accordance with the express terms and conditions of Article Three, and the
Committee as Plan Administrator shall exercise no discretionary functions with respect to option grants made pursuant to that program. 

    V.  OPTION GRANTS AND STOCK ISSUANCES  

    A.  The
persons eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant Program under Article Two or the Stock Issuance Program under Article Four shall
be limited to the following: 

    1.  officers
and other key employees of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations) who render services which contribute to the management, growth and
financial success of the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations); 

    2.  non-employee
members of the Board; and 

    3.  those
independent consultants or other advisors who provide valuable services to the Corporation (or its parent or subsidiary corporations). 

    B.  The
Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine, (I) with respect to the option grants made under the Discretionary Option Grant Program, which
eligible individuals are to receive option grants, the time or time when such grants are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such grant, the status of the granted option as either
an incentive stock option ("Incentive Option") which satisfies the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or a non-statutory option not intended to meet such requirements, the time or times at which
each granted option is to become exercisable and the maximum term for which the option may remain outstanding and (II), with respect to stock issuances under the Stock Issuance Program, the number of
shares to be issued to each Participant, the vesting schedule (if any) to be applicable to the issued shares, and the consideration to be paid by the individual for such shares. 

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    VI.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN  

    A.  Shares
of Common Stock shall be available for issuance under the Plan and shall be drawn from either the Corporation's authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock or from reacquired shares of Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Corporation on the open market. Subject to the automatic share increase provisions of Section VI. B. of this
Article One, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall be limited to 6,126,229 shares1. Such share reserve includes
(i) the initial number of shares incorporated into this Plan from the Predecessor Plans on the Effective Date, (ii) an additional 600,000-share increase authorized by the Board on
March 21, 1996 and approved by the stockholders at the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting, (iii) an additional 277,239 shares attributable to the automatic annual share increase for fiscal
1996 which was effected on January 2, 1996, (iv) an additional 284,346 shares attributable to the automatic annual share increase for fiscal 1997 which was effected on January 2,
1997, (v) an additional 450,000 shares authorized by the Board on March 18, 1997 and approved by the stockholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting, (vi) an additional 291,008 shares
attributable to the automatic annual share increase for fiscal 1998 which was effected on January 2, 1998, (vii) an additional 295,480 shares attributable to the automatic annual share
increase for fiscal 1999 which was effected on January 4, 1999, and (viii) an additional 299,490 shares attributable to the automatic annual share increase for fiscal 2000 which was
effected on January 3, 2000. The share reserve in effect from time to time under the Plan shall be subject to periodic adjustment in accordance with the provisions of this Section VI. To the
extent one or more outstanding options under the Predecessor Plans which have been incorporated into this Plan are subsequently exercised, the number of shares issued with respect to each such option
shall reduce, on a share-for-share basis, the number of shares available for issuance under this Plan. 

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	All
figures have been adjusted to reflect the 2:1 stock split the Corporation effected May 10, 1995. 

    B.  The
number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall automatically increase on the first trading day of January of each calendar
year, beginning with calendar year 2002 and continuing through calendar year 2006, by an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last trading
day of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year of each such share increase, but in no event shall any such annual increase exceed 1,700,000 shares. 

    C.  In
no event may the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which any one individual participating in the Plan may be granted stock options,
separately-exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock issuances exceed 400,000 shares per fiscal year, beginning with the 1995 fiscal year. However, for the fiscal year in which an
individual receives his or her initial stock option grant or direct stock issuance under the Plan, the limit shall be increased to 600,000 shares. Such limitations shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Section VI. 

    D.  Should
one or more outstanding options under this Plan (including outstanding options under the Predecessor Plans incorporated into this Plan) expire or terminate
for any reason prior to exercise in full (including any option cancelled in accordance with the cancellation-regrant provisions of Section IV of Article Two of the Plan), then the shares
subject to the portion of each option not so exercised shall be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan. Unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the Corporation,
at the original exercise or issue price paid per share, pursuant to the Corporation's repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
under the Plan and shall accordingly be available for reissuance through one or more subsequent option grants or direct stock issuances under the Plan. Shares subject to any option or portion thereof
surrendered 

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or cancelled in accordance with Section V of Article Two shall reduce on a share-for-share basis the number of shares of Common Stock available for subsequent issuance under the Plan. In
addition, should the exercise price of an outstanding option under the Plan (including any option incorporated from the Predecessor Plans) be paid with shares of Common Stock or should shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld by the Corporation in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of an outstanding option under the Plan
or the vesting of a direct share issuance made under the Plan, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which
the option is exercised or which vest under the share issuance, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to the holder of such option or share issuance. 

    E.  Should
any change be made to the Common Stock issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's receipt of consideration, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to (i) the
maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted stock options, separately
exercisable stock appreciations rights and direct stock issuances under this Plan per calendar year, (iii) the number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made per eligible non-employee Board member under the Automatic Option Grant Program, (iv) the number and/or class of securities and price per share in effect under each option
outstanding under either the Discretionary Option Grant or Automatic Option Grant Program and (v) the number and/or class of securities and price per share in effect under each outstanding option
incorporated into this Plan from the Predecessor Plans. Such adjustments to the outstanding options are to be effected in a manner which shall preclude the enlargement or dilution of rights and
benefits under such options. The adjustments determined by the Plan Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

 
 

ARTICLE TWO
  
    DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM    
  

    I.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS  

    Options
granted pursuant to the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall be authorized by action of the Plan Administrator and may, at the Plan Administrator's discretion, be either
Incentive Options or non-statutory options. Individuals who are not Employees of the Corporation or its parent or subsidiary corporations may only be granted non-statutory options. Each granted option
shall be evidenced by one or more instruments in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such instrument shall comply with the terms and conditions specified below.
Each instrument evidencing an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the applicable provisions of Section II of this Article Two. 

    A.  Option Price.  

    1.  The
option price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator and shall in no event be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of such
Common Stock on the grant date. 

    2.  The
option price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and, subject to the provisions of Section I of Article Four and the instrument
evidencing the grant, shall be payable in one of the following alternative forms specified below: 

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	full
payment in cash or check drawn to the Corporation's order; or 

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	full
payment in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial reporting
purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date (as such term is defined below); or

	•
	full
payment in a combination of shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for
financial reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date and cash or check drawn to the Corporation's order; or

	•
	full
payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee (I) shall provide irrevocable written instructions to a
Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
cover the aggregate option price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal and State income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation in connection with such
purchase and (II) shall provide written directives to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction. 

    For
purposes of this subparagraph (2), the Exercise Date shall be the date on which written notice of the option exercise is delivered to the Corporation. Except to the extent the
sale and remittance procedure is utilized in connection with the exercise of the option, payment of the option price for the purchased shares must accompany such notice. 

    B.  Term and Exercise of Options.  Each option granted under this Discretionary Option Grant Program
shall be exercisable at such time or times and during such period as is determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the instrument evidencing the grant. No such option, however, shall have a
maximum term in excess of ten (10) years from the grant date. 

    C.  Limited Transferability.  During the lifetime of the Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable
only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution following the Optionee's death. However, non-statutory options may, in connection with the Optionee's estate plan, be assigned in whole or in part during the Optionee's lifetime to
one or more members of the Optionee's immediate family or to a trust established exclusively for one or more such family members. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons
who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such
assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. 

    D.  Termination of Service.  

    1.  The
following provisions shall govern the exercise period applicable to any outstanding options held by the Optionee at the time of cessation of Service or death. 

	•
	Should
an Optionee cease Service for any reason (including death or Permanent Disability) while holding one or more outstanding options under this
Article Two, then none of those options shall (except to the extent otherwise provided pursuant to subparagraph D.(3) below) remain exercisable for more than a thirty-six (36)-month
period (or such shorter period determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the instrument evidencing the grant) measured from the date of such cessation of Service. 

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	•
	Any
 option held by the Optionee under this Article Two and exercisable in whole or in part on the date of his or her death may be subsequently
exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or in accordance with the laws of
descent and distribution. Such exercise, however, must occur prior to the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date of the Optionee's death or (ii) the specified expiration date
of the option term. Upon the occurrence of the earlier event, the option shall terminate.

	•
	Under
no circumstances shall any such option be exercisable after the specified expiration date of the option term.

	•
	During
the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of shares (if any) in which
the Optionee is vested at the time of his or her cessation of Service. Upon the expiration of the limited post-Service exercise period or (if earlier) upon the specified expiration date of the option
term, each such option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding with respect to any vested shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised. However, each outstanding option shall,
immediately upon the Optionee's cessation of Service for any
reason, terminate and cease to be outstanding with respect to any shares for which the option is not otherwise at that time exercisable or in which the Optionee is not otherwise at that time vested.

	•
	Should
(i) the Optionee's Service be terminated for misconduct (including, but not limited to, any act of dishonesty, willful misconduct, fraud or
embezzlement) or (ii) the Optionee make any unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation or its parent or subsidiary corporations, then in any
such event all outstanding options held by the Optionee under this Article Two shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding. 

    2.  The
Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to
permit one or more options held by the Optionee under this Article Two to be exercised, during the limited post-Service exercise period applicable under subparagraph (1) above, not only
with respect to the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which each such option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee's cessation of Service but also with respect to one or more subsequent
installments of the option shares in which the Optionee would have otherwise vested had such cessation of Service not occurred. 

    3.  The
Plan Administrator shall also have full power and authority to extend the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable following the Optionee's
cessation of Service or death from the limited period in effect under subparagraph (1) above to such greater period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate. In no event,
however, shall such option be exercisable after the specified expiration date of the option term. 

    E.  Stockholder Rights.  

    An
Optionee shall have no stockholder rights with respect to any shares covered by the option until such individual shall have exercised the option and paid the option price for the
purchased shares. 

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    F.  Repurchase Rights.  

    The
shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of any Article Two option grant may be subject to repurchase by the Corporation in accordance with the following
provisions: 

    (a) The
Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to authorize the issuance of unvested shares of Common Stock under this Article Two. Should the Optionee
cease Service while holding such unvested shares, the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase any or all of those unvested shares at the option price paid per share. The terms and conditions
upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan
Administrator and set forth in the instrument evidencing such repurchase right. 

    (b) All
of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase rights under this Article Two shall automatically terminate, and all shares subject to such terminated rights
shall immediately vest in full, upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i) any such repurchase right is expressly assigned to the successor corporation (or parent
thereof) in connection with the Corporate Transaction or (ii) such accelerated vesting is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time the repurchase right is
issued. 

    (c) The
Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either before or after the Optionee's cessation of Service, to cancel the Corporation's
outstanding repurchase rights with respect to one or more shares purchased or purchasable by the Optionee under this Option Grant Program and thereby accelerate the vesting of such shares in whole or
in part at any time. 

    II.  INCENTIVE OPTIONS  

    The
terms and conditions specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive Options granted under this Article Two. Incentive Options may only be granted to individuals who
are Employees of the Corporation. Options which are specifically designated as "non-statutory" options when issued under the Plan shall not be subject to such terms and conditions. 

    A.  Dollar Limitation.  The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the respective date or dates of
grant) of the Common Stock for which one or more options granted to any Employee after December 31, 1986 under this Plan (or any other option plan of the Corporation or its parent or subsidiary
corporations) may for the first time become exercisable as incentive stock options under the Federal tax laws during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000). To the extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability
of such options as incentive stock options under the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such options are granted. Should the number of shares of Common Stock for
which any Incentive Option first becomes exercisable in any calendar year exceed the applicable One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limitation, then that option may nevertheless be exercised in
that calendar year for the excess number of shares as a non-statutory option under the Federal tax laws. 

    B.  10% Stockholder.  If any individual to whom an Incentive Option is granted is the owner of stock (as
determined under Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing ten percent (10%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any one of its parent or subsidiary corporations, then the option price per share shall not be less than one hundred and ten percent
(110%) of the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the grant date, and the option term shall not exceed five (5) years, measured from the grant date. 

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    Except as modified by the preceding provisions of this Section II, the provisions of Articles One, Two and Five of the Plan shall apply to all Incentive Options granted hereunder. 

    III.  CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS/CHANGES IN CONTROL  

    A.  In
the event of any Corporate Transaction, each option which is at the time outstanding under this Article Two shall automatically accelerate so that each
such option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable with respect to the total number of shares of Common Stock at the time
subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares as fully-vested shares. However, an outstanding option under this Article Two shall not so accelerate if and to
the extent: (i) such option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either to be assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof or to be replaced with a comparable option to
purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor corporation or parent thereof, (ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which
preserves the option spread existing at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same vesting schedule applicable to such option, or
(iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to other limitations imposed by the Plan Administrator at the time of the option grant. The determination of option comparability under clause
(i) above shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

    B.  Immediately
following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options under this Article Two shall terminate and cease to be
outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation or its parent company. 

    C.  Each
outstanding option under this Article Two which is assumed in connection with the Corporate Transaction or is otherwise to continue in effect shall be
appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, to apply and pertain to the number and class of securities which would have been issued to the option holder, in consummation of
such Corporate Transaction, had such person exercised the option immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the option price payable per share,  provided the aggregate option price payable for such securities shall remain the same. In addition, appropriate adjustments to reflect the Corporate
Transaction shall be made to (i) the class and number of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for
which any one person may be granted stock options, separately exercisable stock appreciation rights and direct stock
issuances under this Plan per calendar year and (iii) the maximum number and/or class of securities which may be issued pursuant to Incentive Options granted under the Plan. 

    D.  The
Plan Administrator shall have the discretion, exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to
provide (upon such terms as it may deem appropriate) for the automatic acceleration of one or more outstanding options which are assumed or replaced in the Corporate Transaction and do not otherwise
accelerate at that time, in the event the Optionee's Service should subsequently terminate within a designated period following the effective date of such Corporate Transaction. 

    E.  The
grant of options under this Article Two shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its
capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

    F.  The
Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either at the time the option is granted or at any time while the option remains
outstanding, to provide for the automatic acceleration of one or more outstanding options under this Article Two (and the termination of one or more of the Corporation's outstanding repurchase
rights under this 

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Article Two) upon the occurrence of any Change in Control. The Plan Administrator shall also have full power and authority to condition any such option acceleration (and the termination of any
outstanding repurchase rights) upon the subsequent termination of the Optionee's Service within a specified period following the Change in Control. 

    G.  Any
options accelerated in connection with the Change in Control shall remain fully exercisable until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term. 

    H.  The
exercisability as incentive stock options under the Federal tax laws of any options accelerated under this Section III in connection with a Corporate
Transaction or Change in Control shall remain subject to the dollar limitation of Section II of this Article Two. To the extent such dollar limitation is exceeded, the accelerated option shall
be exercisable as a non-statutory option under the Federal tax laws. 

    IV.  CANCELLATION AND REGRANT OF OPTIONS  

    The
Plan Administrator shall have the authority to effect, at any time and from time to time, with the consent of the affected optionees, the cancellation of any or all outstanding
options under this Article Two (including outstanding options under the Predecessor Plans incorporated into this Plan) and to grant in substitution new options under the Plan covering the same
or different numbers of shares of Common Stock but with an option price per share not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the new grant date. 

    V.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS  

    A.  Provided
and only if the Plan Administrator determines in its discretion to implement the stock appreciation right provisions of this Section V, one or more
Optionees may be granted the right, exercisable upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish, to surrender all or part of an unexercised option under this Article Two
in exchange for a distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number of shares in which the Optionee is
at the time vested under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof) over (ii) the aggregate option price payable for such vested shares. 

    B.  No
surrender of an option shall be effective hereunder unless it is approved by the Plan Administrator. If the surrender is so approved, then the distribution to
which the Optionee shall accordingly become entitled under this Section V may be made in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the option surrender date, in cash, or partly in shares
and partly in cash, as the Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion deem appropriate. 

    C.  If
the surrender of an option is rejected by the Plan Administrator, then the Optionee shall retain whatever rights the Optionee had under the surrendered option
(or surrendered portion thereof) on the option surrender date and may exercise such rights at any time prior to the later of (i) five (5) business days after the receipt of the rejection
notice or (ii) the last day on which the option is otherwise exercisable in accordance with the terms of the instrument evidencing such option, but in no event may such rights be exercised more
than ten (10) years after the date of the option grant. 

    D.  One
or more officers of the Corporation subject to the short-swing profit restrictions of the Federal securities laws may, in the Plan Administrator's sole
discretion, be granted limited stock appreciation rights in tandem with their outstanding options under the Plan. Upon the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over effected at any time when the Corporation's
outstanding Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, the officer shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which he or she may surrender any outstanding option with such a
limited stock appreciation right to the Corporation, to the extent such option is at the time exercisable for fully- 

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vested shares of Common Stock. The officer shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the vested
shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each surrendered option (or surrendered portion of such option) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. The cash
distribution payable upon such option surrender shall be made within five (5) days following the consummation of the Hostile Take-Over. The Plan Administrator shall pre-approve, at the time the
limited stock appreciation right is granted, the subsequent exercise of that right in accordance with the terms of the grant and the provisions of this Section V.D. No additional approval of the Plan
Administrator or the Board shall be required at the time of the actual option surrender and distribution. Any unsurrendered portion of the option shall continue to remain outstanding and become
exercisable in accordance with the terms of the instrument evidencing such grant. 

    E.  The
shares of Common Stock subject to any option surrendered for an appreciation distribution pursuant to this Section V shall not be available for subsequent
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ARTICLE THREE
  
    AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM    
  

    I.  ELIGIBILITY  

    The
provisions of the Automatic Option Grant Program were revised, effective March 1, 1996, to eliminate the special one-time option grant for 28,800 shares of Common Stock to
each newly-elected or newly-appointed non-employee Board member and to implement a new program of periodic option grants to all eligible non-employee Board members. Under the revised Automatic Option
Grant Program, the following individuals shall be eligible to receive automatic option grants over their period of Board service: (i) those individuals who were serving as non-employee Board
members on the date of the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting but who first joined the Board after September 29, 1993, (ii) those individuals who first join the Board as non-employee Board
members after the date of the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting and (iii) those individuals who first joined the Board prior to September 30, 1993 and continue to serve as non-employee
Board members through one or more Annual Stockholders Meetings, beginning with the 1996 Annual Meeting. However, a non-employee Board member who has previously been in the employ of the Corporation
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall not be eligible to receive a 12,000-share option grant at the time of his or her initial election or appointment to the Board, but such individual shall be eligible
to receive one or more 4,000-share annual option grants over his or her period of continued Board service. Each non-employee Board member eligible to participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program
pursuant to the foregoing criteria shall be designated an Eligible Director for purposes of the Plan. 

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    II.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS  

    A.  Grant Date. 

    1.  Each
individual serving as a non-employee Board member on the date of the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting shall be granted on that date a non-statutory stock
option to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock upon the terms and conditions of this Article Three, provided such individual (i) has not previously been in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) and (ii) did not join the Board prior to September 30, 1993. If any such individual previously received an automatic option grant for 28,800
shares of Common Stock at the time of his or her initial election or appointment to the Board, then that option was automatically cancelled upon stockholder approval of the revised Automatic Option
Grant Program at the 1996 Annual Meeting. 

    2.  Each
individual who is first elected or appointed as a non-employee Board member after the date of the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting shall automatically be
granted, on the date of such initial election or appointment, a non-statutory stock option to purchase 12,000 shares of Common Stock upon the terms and conditions of this Article Three,
provided such individual has not previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary). 

    3.  On
the date of each Annual Stockholders Meeting, beginning with the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting, each individual who is to continue to serve as a non-employee
Board member, whether or not he or she is standing for re-election to the Board at that particular Annual Meeting, shall automatically be granted a Non-Statutory Option to purchase 4,000 shares of
Common Stock, provided such individual did not receive any other option grants under this Automatic Option Grant Program within the preceding six (6) months. There shall be no limit on the
number of such 4,000-share option grants any one Eligible Director may receive over his or her period of Board service, and individuals who have previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or
any Parent or Subsidiary) shall be eligible to receive such annual option grants over their period of continued Board service. 

    B.  Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to each automatic option grant
made under this Article Three shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the automatic grant date. 

    C.  Payment.  

    The
exercise price shall be payable in one of the alternative forms specified below: 

     (i) full
payment in cash or check made payable to the Corporation's order; or 

    (ii) full
payment in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's reported earnings and valued at Fair Market
Value on the Exercise Date (as such term is defined below); or 

    (iii) full
payment in a combination of shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's reported earnings and
valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date and cash or check payable to the Corporation's order; or 

    (iv) to
the extent the option is exercised for vested shares, full payment through a sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the non-employee Board member (I)
shall provide irrevocable written instructions to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds
available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares and shall (II) concurrently provide written directives to 

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the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction. 

    For
purposes of this subparagraph C, the Exercise Date shall be the date on which written notice of the option exercise is delivered to the Corporation. Except to the extent the sale
and remittance procedure specified above is utilized in connection with the exercise of the option for vested shares, payment of the option price for the purchased shares must accompany the exercise
notice. However, if the option is exercised for any unvested shares, then the optionee must also execute and deliver to the Corporation a stock purchase agreement for those unvested shares which
provides the Corporation with the right to repurchase, at the exercise price paid per share, any unvested shares held by the optionee at the time of cessation of Board service and which precludes the
sale, transfer or other disposition of any shares purchased under the option, to the extent those shares are subject to the Corporation's repurchase right. 

    D.  Option Term.  Each automatic grant under this Article Three shall have a maximum term of ten
(10) years measured from the automatic grant date. 

    E.  Exercisability/Vesting.  Each automatic grant shall be immediately exercisable for any or all of the
option shares. However, any shares purchased under the option shall be subject to repurchase by the Corporation, at the exercise price paid per share, upon the Optionee's cessation of Board service
prior to vesting in those shares. The shares subject to each 12,000-share initial automatic option grant shall vest as follows: (i) fifty percent (50%) of the shares shall vest upon the
optionee's completion of one (1) year of Board service measured from the grant date, and (ii) the remaining shares shall vest in three (3) successive equal annual installments
upon the optionee's completion of each of the next three (3) years of Board service thereafter. The shares subject to each 4,000-share annual automatic option grant shall vest upon the
optionee's completion of one (1) year of Board service measured from the grant date. Vesting of the option shares shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section II.G and Section III of
this Article Three. 

    F.  Limited Transferability.  Each option granted under this Automatic Option Grant Program prior to the
1997 Annual Stockholders Meeting shall, during the lifetime of the optionee, be exercisable only by the optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or
the by the laws of descent and distribution following the optionee's death. However, each option granted under this Automatic Option Grant Program on or after the 1997 Annual Stockholders Meeting
shall be assignable in whole or in part by the optionee during his or her lifetime, but only to the extent such assignment is made in connection with the optionee's estate plan to one or more members
of the optionee's immediate family or to a trust established exclusively for one or more such family members. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a
proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and
shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. 

    G.  Effect of Termination of Board Service.  

    1.  Should
the Optionee cease to serve as a Board member for any reason (other than death or Permanent Disability) while holding an automatic option grant under this
Article Three, then such individual shall have a six (6)-month period following the date of such cessation of Board service in which to exercise such option for any or all of the option shares
in which the Optionee is vested at the time of such cessation of Board service. The option shall immediately terminate and cease to be outstanding, at the time of such cessation of Board service, with
respect to any option shares in which the Optionee is not otherwise at that time vested. 

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    2.  Should the Optionee die within six (6) months after cessation of Board service, then any automatic option grant held by the Optionee at the time of death may
subsequently be exercised, for any or all of the option shares in which the Optionee is vested at the time of his or her cessation of Board service (less any vested option shares subsequently
purchased by the Optionee prior to death), by the personal
representative of the Optionee's estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. Any
such exercise must occur within twelve (12) months after the date of the Optionee's death. 

    3.  Should
the Optionee die or become Permanent Disabled while serving as a Board member, then the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each automatic option
grant held by such Optionee under this Article Three shall immediately vest in full, and the Optionee (or the representative of the Optionee's estate or the person or persons to whom the option
is transferred upon the Optionee's death) shall have a twelve (12)-month period following the date of the Optionee's cessation of Board service in which to exercise such option for any or all of those
vested shares of Common Stock. 

    4.  In
no event shall any automatic grant under this Article Three remain exercisable after the expiration date of the ten (10)-year option term. Upon the
expiration of the applicable post-service exercise period under subparagraph 1, 2 or 3 above or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term, the automatic grant shall terminate
and cease to be outstanding for any option shares in which the Optionee was vested at the time of his or her cessation of Board service but which were not otherwise purchased thereunder. 

    H.  Stockholder Rights.  The holder of an automatic option grant under this Article Three shall
have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any shares subject to such option until such individual shall have exercised the option and paid the exercise price for the purchased shares. 

    I.  Remaining Terms.  The remaining terms and conditions of each automatic option grant shall be as set
forth in the form Non-statutory Stock Option Agreement attached as Exhibit A. 

    III.  CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER  

    A.  In
the event of any Corporate Transaction, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option under this Article Three but not
otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of
the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to that option and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Immediately following the consummation
of the Corporate Transaction, all automatic option grants under this Article Three shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, unless assumed by the successor corporation or its parent
company. 

    B.  In
connection with any Change in Control of the Corporation, the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to each outstanding option under this
Article Three but not otherwise vested shall automatically vest in full so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Change in Control, become fully
exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock at the
time subject to that option and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares as fully-vested shares of Common Stock. Each such option shall remain fully exercisable for the option shares
which vest in connection with the Change in Control until the expiration or sooner termination of the option term. 

    C.  Upon
the occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, the Optionee shall have a thirty (30)-day period in which to surrender each option held by him or her under this
Article Three to the Corporation. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the Corporation 

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in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to the surrendered option (whether or not the Optionee is otherwise at the time
vested in those shares) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. Such cash distribution shall be paid within five (5) days following the consummation of the
Hostile Take-Over. Stockholder approval of this March 1997 restatement of the Plan shall constitute pre-approval of each option subsequently granted with a surrender provision and the
subsequent surrender of that option in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Section III.C. No additional approval of the Plan Administrator or the Board shall be required at the time of
the actual option cancellation and cash distribution. 

    D.  The
shares of Common Stock subject to each option surrendered in connection with the Hostile Take-Over shall not be available for subsequent issuance under this
Plan. 

    E.  The
automatic option grants outstanding under this Article Three shall in no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or
otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

 
 

ARTICLE FOUR
  
    STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM    
  

    I.  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK ISSUANCES  

    Shares
may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program through direct and immediate purchases without any intervening stock option grants. The issued shares shall be evidenced by a
Stock Issuance Agreement ("Issuance Agreement") that complies with the terms and conditions of this Article Four. 

    A.  Consideration.  

    1.  Shares
of Common Stock drawn from the Corporation's authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock ("Newly Issued Shares") shall be issued under the Stock Issuance
Program for one or more of the following items of consideration which the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance: 

     (i) cash
or cash equivalents (such as a personal check or bank draft) paid the Corporation; 

    (ii) a
promissory note payable to the Corporation's order in one or more installments, which may be subject to cancellation in whole or in part upon terms and
conditions established by the Plan Administrator; or 

    (iii) past
services rendered to the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary corporation. 

    2.  The
consideration for any Newly Issued Shares issued under this Stock Issuance Program shall have a value determined by the Plan Administrator to be not less than
one-hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of those shares at the time of issuance. 

    3.  Shares
of Common Stock reacquired by the Corporation and held as treasury shares ("Treasury Shares") may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program for such
consideration (including one or more of the items of consideration specified in subparagraph 1. above) as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate, whether such consideration is in an amount less
than, equal to, or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Treasury Shares at the time of issuance. Treasury Shares may, in lieu of any cash consideration, be issued subject to such 

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vesting requirements tied to the Participant's period of future Service or the Corporation's attainment of specified performance objectives as the Plan Administrator may establish at the time of
issuance. 

    B.  Vesting Provisions.  

    1.  Shares
of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program may, in the absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator, be fully and immediately vested upon
issuance or may vest in one or more installments over the Participant's period of Service. The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to any unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock
Issuance Program, namely: 

     (i) the
Service period to be completed by the Participant or the performance objectives to be achieved by the Corporation, 

    (ii) the
number of installments in which the shares are to vest, 

    (iii) the
interval or intervals (if any) which are to lapse between installments, and 

    (iv) the
effect which death, Permanent Disability or other event designated by the Plan Administrator is to have upon the vesting schedule, 

shall
be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Issuance Agreement executed by the Corporation and the Participant at the time such unvested shares are issued. 

    2.  The
Participant shall have full stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to him or her under the Plan, whether or not his or her
interest in those shares is vested. Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such shares and to receive any regular cash dividends paid on such shares. Any new, additional or
different shares of stock or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the Participant may have the right to receive with respect to his or her unvested shares
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, reclassification of Common Stock or other similar change in the Corporation's capital structure or by reason of any Corporate Transaction shall be issued,
subject to (i) the same vesting requirements applicable to his or her unvested shares and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate. 

    3.  Should
the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock under the Plan, then those shares shall be immediately
surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those shares. To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued
to the Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent (including the Participant's purchase-money promissory note), the Corporation shall repay to the Participant the cash consideration
paid for the surrendered shares and shall cancel the unpaid principal balance of any outstanding purchase-money note of the Participant
attributable to such surrendered shares. The surrendered shares may, at the Plan Administrator's discretion, be retained by the Corporation as Treasury Shares or may be retired to authorized but
unissued share status. 

    4.  The
Plan Administrator may in its discretion elect to waive the surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock (or other assets
attributable thereto) which would otherwise occur upon the non-completion of the vesting schedule applicable to such shares. Such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant's
interest in the shares of Common Stock as to which the waiver applies. Such waiver may be effected at any time, whether before or after the Participant's cessation of Service or the attainment or
non-attainment of the applicable performance objectives. 

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    II.  CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS/CHANGE IN CONTROL  

    A.  Upon
the occurrence of any Corporate Transaction, all unvested shares of Common Stock at the time outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program shall immediately
vest in full, except to the extent the Plan Administrator imposes limitations in the Issuance Agreement which preclude such accelerated vesting in whole or in part. 

    B.  The
Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either in advance of any actually-anticipated Change in Control or at the time of an
actual Change in Control, to provide for the immediate and automatic vesting of one or more unvested shares outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program at the time of such Change in Control. The Plan
Administrator shall also have full power and authority to condition any such accelerated vesting upon the subsequent termination of the Participant's Service within a specified period following the
Change in Control. 

    III.  TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS/SHARE ESCROW  

    A.  Unvested
shares may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be held in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant's interest in such shares vests or may be
issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on the certificates evidencing such unvested shares. To the extent an escrow arrangement is utilized, the unvested shares and any securities
or other assets issued with respect to such shares (other than regular cash dividends) shall be delivered in escrow to the Corporation to be held until the Participant's interest in such shares (or
other securities or assets) vests. Alternatively, if the unvested shares are issued directly to the Participant, the restrictive legend on the certificates for such shares shall read substantially as
follows: 

"THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE UNVESTED AND ARE ACCORDINGLY SUBJECT TO (I) CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND (II) CANCELLATION OR REPURCHASE IN THE EVENT THE REGISTERED HOLDER (OR
HIS/HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST) CEASES TO REMAIN IN THE CORPORATION'S SERVICE. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR REPURCHASE ARE SET FORTH IN A STOCK
ISSUANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER (OR HIS/HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST) DATED _____________, 199__, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE
CORPORATION." 

    B.  The
Participant shall have no right to transfer any unvested shares of Common Stock issued to him or her under the Stock Issuance Program. For purposes of this
restriction, the term "transfer" shall include (without limitation) any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance, gift, or other disposition of such shares, whether voluntary or involuntary. Upon any
such attempted transfer, the unvested shares shall immediately be cancelled, and neither the Participant nor the proposed transferee shall have any rights with respect to those shares. However, the
Participant shall have the right to make a gift of unvested shares acquired under the Stock Issuance Program to his or her spouse or issue, including adopted children, or to a trust established for
such spouse or issue, provided the donee of such shares delivers to the Corporation a written agreement to be bound by all the provisions of the Stock Issuance Program and the Issuance Agreement
applicable to the gifted shares. 

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ARTICLE FIVE
  
    MISCELLANEOUS    
  

    I.  LOANS OR INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS  

    A.  The
Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, assist any Optionee or Participant (including an Optionee or Participant who is an officer of the Corporation) in the
exercise of one or more options granted to such Optionee under the Discretionary Option Grant Program or the purchase of one or more shares issued to such Participant under the Stock Issuance Program,
including the satisfaction of any Federal and State income and employment tax obligations arising therefrom, by (i) authorizing the extension of a loan from the Corporation to such Optionee or
Participant or (ii) permitting the Optionee or Participant to pay the option price or purchase price for the purchased Common Stock in installments over a period of years. The terms of any loan
or installment method of payment (including the interest rate and terms of repayment) shall be upon such terms as the Plan Administrator specifies
in the applicable option or issuance agreement or otherwise deems appropriate under the circumstances. Loans or installment payments may be authorized with or without security or collateral. However,
the maximum credit available to the Optionee or Participant may not exceed the option or purchase price of the acquired shares (less the par value of such shares) plus any Federal and State income and
employment tax liability incurred by the Optionee or Participant in connection with the acquisition of such shares. 

    B.  The
Plan Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, determine that one or more loans extended under this financial assistance program shall be subject to
forgiveness by the Corporation in whole or in part upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. 

    II.  AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS  

    A.  The
Board has complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or modify the Plan (or any component thereof) in any or all respects whatsoever. However, no such
amendment or modification shall adversely affect rights and obligations with respect to options at the time outstanding under the Plan, nor adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect
to Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program prior to such action, unless the Optionee or Participant consents to such amendment. In addition, certain amendments may require stockholder
approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations. 

    B.  (i) Options
to purchase shares of Common Stock may be granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program and (ii) shares of Common Stock may be
issued under the Stock Issuance Program, which are in both instances in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, provided any excess shares actually issued under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program or the Stock Issuance Program are held in escrow until stockholder approval is obtained for a sufficient increase in the number of shares available for issuance
under the Plan. If such stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months after the date the first such excess option grants or excess share issuances are made, then (I) any unexercised
excess options shall terminate and cease to be exercisable and (II) the Corporation shall promptly refund the purchase price paid for any excess shares actually issued under the Plan and held in
escrow, together with interest (at the applicable Short Term Federal Rate) for the period the shares were held in escrow. 

    III.  TAX WITHHOLDING  

    The
Corporation's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options for such shares or the vesting of such shares under the Plan shall be subject to the
satisfaction of all applicable Federal, State and local income tax and employment tax withholding requirements. 

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    The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion and in accordance with the provisions of this Section III of Article Five and such supplemental rules as the Plan
Administrator may from time to time adopt (including the applicable safe-harbor provisions of SEC Rule 16b-3), provide any or all holders of non-statutory options (other than the automatic
grants made pursuant to Article Three of the Plan) or unvested shares under the Plan with the right to use shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of all or part of the Federal, State and local
income and employment withholding taxes to which such holders may become subject in connection with the exercise of their options or the vesting of their shares (the "Withholding Taxes"). Such right
may be provided to any such holder in either or both of the following formats: 

    (a)  Stock Withholding:  The holder of the non-statutory option or unvested shares may be provided with
the election to have the Corporation withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of such non-statutory option or the vesting of such shares, a portion of those
shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the applicable Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder. 

    (b)  Stock Delivery:  The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, provide the holder of the
non-statutory option or the unvested shares with the election to deliver to the Corporation, at the time the non-statutory option is exercised or the shares vest, one or more shares of Common Stock
previously acquired by such individual (other than in connection with the option exercise or share vesting triggering the Withholding Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage
of the Withholding Taxes incurred in connection with such option exercise or share vesting (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the holder. 

    IV.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN  

    A.  The
Plan was adopted by the Board on July 23, 1993, and was approved by the stockholders on the same date. The Plan became effective on September 29,
1993, the date on which the shares of the Corporation's Common Stock were first registered under the 1934 Act. No further option grants or stock issuances shall be made under the Predecessor Plans
from and after the Effective Date. 

    B.  Each
stock option grant outstanding under the Predecessor Plans immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall be
incorporated into this Plan and treated as an outstanding option under this Plan, but each such option shall continue to be governed solely by the terms and conditions of the instrument evidencing
such grant, and nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such options with respect to their acquisition of shares of Common Stock
thereunder. Each unvested share of Common Stock outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on the Effective Date of the Stock Issuance Program shall continue to be governed solely by the terms and
conditions of the instrument evidencing such share
issuance, and nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holder of such unvested shares. 

    C.  The
option/vesting acceleration provisions of Section III of Article Two and Section II of Article Four relating to Corporate Transactions and Changes
in Control may, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, be extended to one or more stock options or unvested share issuances which are outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on the Effective Date of
the Discretionary Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs but which do not otherwise provide for such acceleration. 

    D.  On
March 16, 1995, the Board adopted an amendment to the Plan which (i) increased the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan by an additional 600,000 shares (as adjusted for the May 1995 stock split), (ii) provided for an automatic annual 

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increase to the existing share reserve on the first trading day in each of the next five (5) fiscal years, beginning with the 1996 fiscal year and continuing through fiscal year 2000, equal to
1.4% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last trading day of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year of each such share increase and (iii) imposed
certain limitations required under applicable Federal tax laws with respect to Incentive Option grants. The amendment was approved by the stockholders at the 1995 Annual Meeting on May 17,
1995. 

    E.  On
March 21, 1996, the Board adopted an amendment to the Plan which (i) increased the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan by an additional 600,000 shares, (ii) increased the limit on the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the 1993 Plan prior to the required cessation of further Incentive
Option grants to 3,780,000 shares plus an additional increase of 277,000 shares per fiscal year over each of the next four (4) fiscal years, beginning with the 1997 fiscal year,
(iii) revised the Automatic Option Grant Program to eliminate the special one-time option grant for 28,800 shares of Common Stock to each newly-elected or newly-appointed non-employee Board
member and implement a new option grant program pursuant to which all eligible non-employee Board members will receive a series of automatic option grants over their period of continued Board service.
The amendment was approved by the stockholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting. 

    F.  On
March 18, 1997, the Board adopted a series of amendments to the Plan which (i) increased the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
over the term of the Plan by an additional 450,000 shares, (ii) rendered all non-employee Board members eligible to receive option grants and direct stock issuances under the Discretionary
Option Grant and Stock Issuance Programs, (iii) allowed unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the Corporation at the option exercise price or direct issue price
paid per share to be reissued under the Plan, (iv) eliminated the plan limitation which precluded the grant of additional Incentive Options once the number of shares of Common Stock issued
under the Plan, whether as vested or unvested shares, exceeded a certain level, (v) removed certain restrictions on the eligibility of non-employee Board members to serve as Plan
Administrator, and (vi) effected a series of additional changes to the provisions of the Plan (including the stockholder approval requirements) in order to take advantage of the recent
amendments to Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act which exempts certain officer and director transactions under the Plan from the short-swing liability provisions of the federal securities laws. The
March 18, 1997 amendments were approved by the stockholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting. 

    G.  On
March 14, 2001, the Board adopted an amendment to the Plan which (i) established an automatic share increase feature pursuant to which the share
reserve under the Plan will automatically increase on the first trading day in January of each of the next five (5) calendar years, beginning with the 2002 calendar year and continuing
through the 2006 calendar year, by an amount equal to 4% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last trading day of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year
of each such share increase and (ii) extended the termination date of the Plan from June 30, 2003 to February 28, 2011. The March 14, 2001 amendment was approved by the
stockholders at the 2001 Annual Meeting. 

    H.  The
Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) February 28, 2011 or (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan
shall have been issued as vested shares or cancelled pursuant to the exercise of stock appreciation or other cash-out rights granted under the Plan. If the date of the plan termination is determined
under clause (i) above, then all option grants and unvested share issuances outstanding on such date shall thereafter continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the
instruments evidencing such grants or issuances. 

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    V.  USE OF PROCEEDS  

    Any
cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares pursuant to option grants or share issuances under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes. 

    VI.  REGULATORY APPROVALS  

    A.  The
implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option under the Plan, the issuance of any shares under the Stock Issuance Program, and the issuance of Common
Stock upon the exercise or surrender of the option grants made hereunder shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction over the Plan, the options granted under it, and the Common Stock issued pursuant to it. 

    B.  No
shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or delivered under this Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable
requirements of Federal and State securities laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all
applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which shares of the Common Stock are then listed for trading. 

    VII.  NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS  

    Neither
the action of the Corporation in establishing the Plan, nor any action taken by the Plan Administrator hereunder, nor any provision of the Plan shall be construed so as to
grant any individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Corporation (or any parent or subsidiary corporation) for any period of specific duration, and the Corporation (or any parent
or subsidiary corporation retaining the services of such individual) may terminate such individual's employment or service at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. 

    VIII.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS  

    A.  The
right to acquire Common Stock or other assets under the Plan may not be assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred by any Optionee or Participant. 

    B.  The
provisions of the Plan relating to the exercise of options and the vesting of shares shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, as such laws are
applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State. 

    C.  The
provisions of the Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors or assigns, whether by Corporate Transaction or
otherwise, and the Participants and Optionees and the legal representatives, heirs or legatees of their respective estates. 

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ARTICLE ONE GENERAL

ARTICLE TWO DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

ARTICLE THREE AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM

ARTICLE FOUR STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM

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EXHIBIT 4.9    
  

 
 

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT    
  

    THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into, effective as of May 17, 2001, by and between  CTN MEDIA GROUP, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and RICHARD A. LEWIS, a resident
of the State of Georgia ("Optionee"). 

 
 

W I T N E S S T H:    
  

    WHEREAS, in connection with Optionee's termination of employment at the Company and settlement of all his claims against the Company, the Company desires to
grant to Optionee an option to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock $.005 par value, of the Company. 

    NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 

    1.  Option Grant. The Company hereby grants to Optionee the right, privilege, and option (the "Option") to purchase
12,500 shares of its common stock (the "Option Shares") at a purchase price of $1.40 per share (the "Exercise Price") for an aggregate price of $17,500 in the manner and subject to the conditions
hereinafter provided. The Company agrees to amend its Form S-8 Registration Statement to include these options within 120 days after the date hereof. 

	2.
	Exercise of Option. 

    (a) Exercise Period of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and except as otherwise provided
in Subsection (b), this Option may be exercised with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares at any time. 

    (b) Payment of Exercise Price. The notice of exercise shall be accompanied by full payment of the Exercise Price for the
Option Shares being purchased. Payment for the Option Shares shall be made in U.S. dollars in cash or by cashiers check. Prior to the issuance of the Option Shares upon exercise of this Option,
Optionee must pay or make adequate provision for any applicable federal or state withholding obligations of the Company. 

    (c) Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with the Securities
Act of 1933 and all applicable state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of exercise, and the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company's common
stock may be listed at the time of exercise. Optionee understands that the Company is under no obligation to register, qualify or list the Company's common stock with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any state securities commission or any stock exchange to effect such compliance. 

    3.  Termination of Option. This Option shall terminate, if not sooner exercised, three (3) years from the date
hereof. 

    4.  Adjustment of Shares Subject to Option. If the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, merger, combination, or
subdivision, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares available under this Option and in the purchase price per share, but not the full Exercise Price. 

    5.  Rights Prior to Exercise. This Option is nontransferable except on death by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. This Option shall confer no rights to Optionee to act as a shareholder with respect to any of the Option Shares until payment of the option price and delivery of the share certificate
has been made. 

 

    6.  Representations of Optionee. By execution of this Agreement, Optionee represents and warrants to the Company as
follows: 

    (a) Optionee
is acquiring this Option and the Option Shares solely for his own account for investment purposes and not with a view or interest of participating,
directly or indirectly, in the resale or distribution of all or any part thereof. 

    (b) Optionee
is a resident of the State of Georgia. 

    (c) Optionee
acknowledges that this Option and the Option Shares acquired by Optionee are to be issued and sold to the Optionee without registration and in reliance
upon certain exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in reliance upon certain exemptions from registration requirements under applicable state securities laws. 

    (d) Optionee
will make no transfer or assignment of any of the Option Shares except in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other applicable
securities laws. Optionee consents and agrees that a legend to such effect may be affixed to the certificate or certificates representing the Option Shares issued to Optionee. 

    (e) Optionee
is aware that no federal or state agency has made any recommendation or endorsement of the Option Shares or any finding or determination as to the fairness
of the investment in such Option Shares. 

    (f)  Optionee
acknowledges that no public or secondary market exists or may ever exist for the Option Shares and, accordingly, he may not be able to readily liquidate
his investment in the Option Shares. 

    (g) Optionee
hereby acknowledges that the Company has made available to him the opportunity to ask questions, to receive answers, and to obtain information necessary to
evaluate the merits and risks of this investment. Optionee further acknowledges that the Company makes no warranties or representations regarding the impact that the Option or the exercise of the
Option will have on Optionee's federal or state income tax liabilities. 

    (h) Optionee
hereby acknowledges that the Option and underlying Option Shares are a speculative investment. Optionee represents that he can bear the economic risks of
such an investment for an indefinite period of time. 

    (i)  Optionee
has full legal power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform his obligations under this Agreement and such execution, delivery, and
performance will not violate any agreement, contract, law, rule, decree, or other legal restriction by which Optionee is bound. 

    (j)  Optionee
recognizes and understands that the Option Shares may be restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933; that the exemption from registration under Rule 144 may not be available under certain circumstances; and the Optionee's opportunity to utilize Rule 144 to sell the Option
Shares may be limited or denied. 

    7.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

    8.  Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of Georgia If any term or
provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect. Any modification to this Agreement shall not be effective
unless it is in writing and signed by both of the parties to this Agreement. 

    9.  Tax Withholding. In the event the exercise of the Option results in any deemed compensation to Optionee by the
Company, he will pay over, or agree to have deducted from his severance payments, 

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such amounts as may be necessary to meet his obligations with respect to income tax, FICA and FUTA withholdings. In addition, Optionee acknowledges that he should consult his tax advisor with regard
to the treatment of the exercise of this Option. 

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above written. 

	 	 	CTN MEDIA GROUP, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

    /s/
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

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Acceptance    
  

    Optionee hereby accepts this Option subject to all the terms and conditions of this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and represents that his
permanent address is the address indicated below. Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of this Option or disposition of the Option Shares and that Optionee
should consult a tax adviser prior to such exercise or disposition. 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Optionee:
	

 	
 	

/s/ RICHARD A. LEWIS   
RICHARD A. LEWIS
	

 	
 	

Address:	
 	

	

 	
 	

	

 	
 	

Social Security Number:	
 	

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