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                                                                    Exhibit 10.8

May 30, 2003

Brian A.C. Steel
387 Victoria Bay
Alameda, CA 94502

Dear Brian:

I am delighted to confirm our offer to join Overture Services, Inc. (the
"Company") as President, International commencing on or before June 2, 2003.
This position will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The following are the specific terms of our offer:

-        You will earn a base salary of $12,917 per semi-monthly pay period,
         which is equivalent to $310,000 on an annual basis. You will be paid in
         accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures.

-        Your annual short-term incentive will be $185,000 at Target with a
         maximum payout of 200% ($370,000) of target. Bonuses are reviewed and
         earned on an annual basis prorated from the date of hire, and subject
         to the Company's eligibility rules, available funding and payout
         schedule. For 2003, the Company will pay a minimum of 65% of the
         prorated target amount.

-        You understand that this position requires extensive travel, including
         international travel. Your principal place of work shall be our
         corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California. On or before your Start
         Date, we will separately review and agree upon the expected travel
         associated with this position, and we will review travel expectations
         in the future as necessary.

-        If the Company and you determine that your relocation to the Pasadena
         area is necessary, you shall be provided with a reasonable, customary,
         and mutually agreeable allowance to cover related expenses. This
         allowance can only be used for IRS allowable expenses and must follow
         company policy for the type of allowable expense, the reimbursement
         process for submitting receipts, and other reasonable guidelines. We
         use a professional third party relocation administrator to provide you
         with expert assistance in facilitating your move, and we expect you to
         work through the administrator.

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-        We will recommend to the Compensation Committee of the Board of
         Directors ("the Compensation Committee") that, at its next meeting
         following your Start Date, you be granted a stock option to purchase
         87,500 shares of common stock (the "Initial Half Grant") at the closing
         price for the Company's common stock on the last market trading day
         prior to the grant date, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
         Vesting for the Initial Half Grant shall commence on your Start Date.
         Subject to your continued employment by the Company, the first meeting
         of the Compensation Committee after the three month anniversary of your
         Start Date, we will recommend that you be granted a stock option to
         purchase 87,500 shares of common stock (the "Subsequent Half Grant") at
         the closing price for the Company's common stock on the last market
         trading day prior to the grant date, as reported in the Wall Street
         Journal. Vesting for the "Subsequent Half Grant" shall commence on the
         three-month anniversary of your Start Date. The Initial Half Grant and
         the Subsequent Half Grant shall be subject to the terms and conditions
         of the Company's Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Agreement.

-        We will recommend to the Committee that you receive the change of
         control severance benefits that are set forth in the Company's present
         Tier 1 Change of Control Severance Agreement, a copy of which has been
         provided to you.

-        In the future, your annual salary and short and term incentive awards
         will be reviewed on a regular basis at the same time and in the same
         manner as other peer senior managers.

-        You will receive vacation in accordance with company policy, which
         currently provides for 10 days of paid vacation per anniversary year
         until your years of service make you eligible for a higher accrual. You
         will also receive 2 personal days per calendar year; each accrues on a
         6-month basis.

-        You will be eligible for all benefit programs offered to employees
         generally, subject to the eligibility rules of each program, and shall
         also receive benefits of at least equivalent value relative to those as
         may be offered in the future to your peer senior managers, including
         but not limited to health and life insurance, vacation, severance, etc.

-        If your employment is terminated by us for reasons other than for Cause
         (as that term is defined in this paragraph) within the first 12 months
         of your employment, you will become entitled to six (6) months of
         severance pay in the aggregate of your total annual target compensation
         (computed as base plus short term incentive at Target). Your severance
         payments will be made in one lump sum within or before 30 days after
         your termination date and will be subject to withholding of all
         applicable taxes. This severance obligation, however, is conditioned
         upon your signing a general release of claims in a form satisfactory to
         the Company. For purposes of this paragraph, "for Cause" shall mean a
         termination of your employment for any of the following reasons: (1)
         your failure to diligently and satisfactorily perform the material
         duties of your position with the Company after written

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         notice of the manner in which you have not performed those duties and
         which provides a reasonable period for you to cure the identified
         deficiencies; (2) a material breach by you of your obligations under
         any confidentiality or proprietary information agreements with the
         Company or of any of your fiduciary obligations as an officer of the
         Company; (3) your failure to follow in a material respect the
         reasonable policies or directives established on an employee-wide basis
         by the Company; (4) any misconduct by you having a material detrimental
         effect on the Company; or (5) any unauthorized activity on your part
         which creates a material conflict of interest between you and the
         Company after you have been provided with written notice of the
         unauthorized activity and a reasonable opportunity to cease such
         activity. You shall be entitled to no benefits under this paragraph
         should you voluntarily resign your position.

-        If your principal reporting relationship changes within the first year
         of employment to other than the Chief Executive Officer, then you shall
         have the option to resign and receive a lump-sum payment equal to 6
         months base salary. This right may be exercised no sooner than 60 days
         and no longer than 90 days after the change in your principal reporting
         relationship. In order to receive the severance payment, you must
         provide continued service, at the Company's option, for up to 3 months
         from the date of your resignation, at your then-current compensation
         and benefit levels. Such severance payment would be made in one lump
         sum within 30 days of your termination date, will be subject to
         withholding of all applicable taxes, and will be conditioned upon your
         signing a general release of claims in a form satisfactory to the
         Company.

Your employment with the Company shall be on an at-will basis. As a result of
your at-will employment, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or
for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment
relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without
notice. The at-will status of your employment may be changed only in a written
agreement signed by you and the Chief Executive Officer of Overture.

As a condition of your employment with Overture Services, Inc., you will be
required to sign and comply with: (1) an Employment, Confidential Information,
and Invention Assignment Agreement attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein
by reference, (2) a Nondisclosure Agreement attached as Exhibit B and
incorporated herein by reference, (3) and the Tier 1 Change of Control Severance
Agreement. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of
our employment relationship, you and the Company agree to an arbitration in
which (i) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court
remedies will be available in arbitration, (ii) we agree that all disputes
between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding
arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who
shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate
discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all arbitration fees.

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To indicate your acceptance of the Company's offer, please sign and date this
letter in the space below and return it to me. This letter, along with the
attached agreements relating to proprietary rights and non-disclosure between
you and the Company, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and
supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This
offer letter may not be modified or amended except by written agreement, signed
by the Chief People Officer and by you.

For purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide to the
Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment in
the United States. Such documentation must be provided to the Company within
three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment relationship
with you may be terminated.

Again, Welcome to Overture!

Sincerely,

/s/ Jackie DeMaria
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Jackie DeMaria
Chief People Officer
Overture Services, Inc.

         Accepted and agreed to:

         Signature: /s/ Brian A.C. Steel            Date: May 30, 2003
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                             OVERTURE SERVICES, INC.

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

      1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company
and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of
the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the
Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of
the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of
the Code.

      2. Definitions.

            (a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

            (b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            (c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

            (d) "Company" shall mean Overture Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.

            (e) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings,
and payments for commissions, incentive payouts, bonuses, overtime and shift
premium, exclusive of earnings for imputed income, stock equity income and
employee referral bonuses.

            (f) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary which has been
designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to
participate in the Plan.

            (g) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of the
Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the
91st day of such leave.
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            (h) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.

            (i) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering Period.

            (j) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                  (1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the date of such determination, as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

                  (2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value
shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock prior
to the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

                  (3) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board, or;

                  (4) For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first Offering
Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the
public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration
statement in Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the "Registration
Statement").

            (k) "Offering Period" shall mean a period of approximately six (6)
months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised,
commencing on the first Trading Day on or after March 1 and terminating on the
last Trading Day in the period ending the following August 31, or commencing on
the first Trading Day on or after September 1 and terminating on the last
Trading Day in the period ending the following last day of February; provided,
however, that the first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the
first Trading Day on or after the date on which the Securities and Exchange
Commission declares the Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on
the last Trading Day on or before February 28, 2000. The duration of Offering
Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

            (l) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

            (m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower; provided, however, that the Purchase Price
may be adjusted by the Board pursuant to Section 20.

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            (n) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.

            (o) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

            (p) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges
and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.

      3. Eligibility.

            (a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

            (b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock
under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries
accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of
stock (determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option
is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any
time.

      4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive Offering
Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on or
after March 1 and September 1 each year, or on such other date as the Board
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 20 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under the
Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the date on which the
Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's Registration Statement
effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before February 28, 2000. The
Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including
the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without
stockholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to
the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

      5. Participation.

            (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.

            (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first
payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in the
Offering Period to which such

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authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as
provided in Section 10 hereof.

      6. Payroll Deductions.

            (a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of
the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period.

            (b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be credited
to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole percentages
only. A participant may make additional payments into such account during the
Offering Period up to a cumulative total that includes payroll deductions not to
exceed 15% of the Compensation he or she receives during the Offering Period.

            (c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of
his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or filing
with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's
subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods
unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

            (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a participant's
payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during an
Offering Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in
such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Offering
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

            (e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at
the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the Employee.

      7. Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each
eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on the Exercise Date of such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of

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the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll
deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the
Participant's account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price;
provided that in no event shall an Employee be permitted to purchase during each
Offering Period more than 25,000 shares (subject to any adjustment pursuant to
Section 19), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the
limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option
shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has
withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The Option shall expire on the last day
of the Offering Period.

      8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in
Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a participant's account after
the Exercise Date shall be returned to the participant. During a participant's
lifetime, a participant's option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable
only by him or her.

      9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on which
a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each
participant, as appropriate, the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her
option.

      10. Withdrawal.

            (a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll
deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or
her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in
the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll deductions
credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering
Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.

            (b) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not
have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan
which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods
which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the
participant withdraws.

      11. Termination of Employment. Upon a participant's ceasing to be an
Employee for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw
from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant's account
during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise the option shall be
returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the

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person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such
participant's option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding sentence
notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice of
termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee for
the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during the
period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of notice.

      12. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.

      13. Stock.

            (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan
shall be 2,000,000 shares, plus an annual increase to be added on the first day
of the Company's fiscal year beginning in 2000 equal to the lesser of (i)
1,000,000 shares, (ii) 3% of the outstanding shares on such date or (iii) a
lesser amount determined by the Board. If, on a given Exercise Date, the number
of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number
of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata
allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner
as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.

            (b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in shares
covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

            (c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.

      14. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

      15. Designation of Beneficiary.

            (a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an
Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a
written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated
beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such
designation to be effective.

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            (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to
the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

      16. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

      17. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the
Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

      18. Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each participant
in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating Employees at
least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll
deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining
cash balance, if any.

      19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Liquidation,
Merger or Asset Sale.

            (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each
participant may purchase per Offering Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well as
the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each
option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration". Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.

            (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new

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Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"), and shall terminate immediately prior
to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided
otherwise by the Board. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the
Company's proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Board shall notify each
participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New
Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant's option has been
changed to the New Exercise Date and that the participant's option shall be
exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the
participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10
hereof.

            (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, the Offering Period
then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date"). The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's
proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

      20. Amendment or Termination.

            (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for
any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof,
no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that an
Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date
if the Board determines that the termination of the Offering Period or the Plan
is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided
in Section 19 and Section 20 hereof, no amendment may make any change in any
option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any
participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code (or
any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule), the Company shall
obtain shareholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

            (b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.

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            (c) In the event the Board determines that the ongoing operation of
the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Board
may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or
amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but
not limited to:

                  (1) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period
including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase
Price;

                  (2) shortening any Offering Period so that Offering Period
ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time
of the Board action; and

                  (3) allocating shares.

                  Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder
approval or the consent of any Plan participants.

      21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the
Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by
the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

      22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

      As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the
person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such
exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any
present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the
aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

      23. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                             OVERTURE SERVICES, INC.

                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

_____ Original Application                            Enrollment Date: _________

1.    _____________________________________ hereby elects to participate in the
      Overture Services, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee
      Stock Purchase Plan") and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's
      Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the
      Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2.    I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of
      ____% of my Compensation on each payday during the Offering Period in
      accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Please note that no
      fractional percentages are permitted; maximum allowable rate is 15%.)

3.    I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
      purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
      determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
      understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
      accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my
      option.

4.    I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
      understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in
      all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
      ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is
      subject to stockholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5.    Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be
      issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):_______ .

6.    I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
      the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
      Offering Period during which I purchased such shares), I will be treated
      for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the
      time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair
      market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me
      over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby agree to notify the
      Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any

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      disposition of shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal,
      state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
      disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be
      obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet
      any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary
      to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits
      attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I
      dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year
      holding period, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax
      purposes as having received income only at the time of such disposition,
      and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent
      of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market
      value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase
      price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of
      the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the
      gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital
      gain.

7.    I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
      Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon
      my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

8.    In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
      beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
      Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

      NAME: (Please print)
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             (First)             (Middle)    (Last)

      -------------------------     --------------------------------------------
      Relationship

                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    (Address)

      Employee's Social
      Security Number:
                                    --------------------------------------------

      Employee's Address:
                                    --------------------------------------------

                                    --------------------------------------------

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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:
      ----------------     -----------------------------------------------------
                           Signature of Employee

                           -----------------------------------------------------
                           Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                             OVERTURE SERVICES, INC.

                          EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
              CEASE OR CHANGE CONTRIBUTIONS / NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: __________________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________________________

Social Security Number: ________________________________________________________

CEASE OR CHANGE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS     FOR THE PURCHASE PERIOD BEGINNING:
MARCH 1 OR SEPTEMBER 1

                                 (SUBMIT THIS FORM TO YOUR LOCAL HR DEPARTMENT)

[ ]  I hereby elect to cease my payroll deductions. Payroll deductions will
     discontinue and the balance of my contributions will be used to purchase
     stock at the end of the purchase period. I understand that this change will
     not become effective until the next pay period after filing of this
     subscription agreement. The Company must receive this form at any time
     prior to the end of any Offering Period.

[ ]  I hereby elect to change my payroll deductions. I understand that this
     change will not become effective until the next pay period after filing of
     this subscription agreement and that I can only change my deductions once
     throughout the Purchase Period. The Company must receive this form at any
     time prior to end of any Offering Period. Submit this form to your Human
     Resources Department.

% OF PAYROLL DEDUCTION (check one):  [ ]1   [ ]2   [ ]3   [ ]4   [ ]5   [ ]6
                                     [ ]7   [ ]8   [ ]9   [ ]10  [ ]11  [ ]12
                                     [ ]13  [ ]14  [ ]15

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
_______________________________________________________________________________

[ ]  I hereby elect to withdraw from the Plan. I understand that I will not be
     eligible to enroll in the Plan until the next purchase period and that it
     will be necessary to complete a new Enrollment Card. All contributions not
     used to purchase stock will be refunded to me as soon as reasonably
     practicable. The Company must receive this form at any time prior to of any
     Offering Period. Submit this form to your Human Resources Department.

SIGNATURE
_______________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________         ___________________________
EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE                            DATE

SUBMIT THIS FORM TO YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. AFTER RECEIPT BY THE
COMPANY, YOUR INSTRUCTION WILL BE IRREVOCABLE. CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO YOUR
ESPP ACCOUNT AS SOON AS ADMINISTRATIVELY POSSIBLE.

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