Document:

Exhibit
10.15

First
Amendment to 892 Ross Drive lease dated March 15, 2004.

               THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO 892 ROSS DRIVE LEASE (this “Amendment”)is dated effective as
of March 15, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), and is made by and between ROSS DRIVE
INVESTORS, a California general partnership (“Landlord”), and VERITY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Verity” or “Tenant”). 
This Amendment is made part of and modifies the Lease dated January 22,
1996, together with the Summary of Basic Lease Terms, the First Addendum to
Lease, the Second Addendum to Lease, and the Acceptance Agreement applicable to
the premises located at 892 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale, California (the “892 Ross
Drive Lease”)  It relates to that
certain other Lease between Landlord and Tenant dated January 22, 1996,
together with the Summary of Basic Lease Terms, the First Addendum to Lease,
the Second Addendum to Lease, the Acceptance Agreement, the First Amendment to
Lease dated June 20, 1996, the Second Amendment to Lease dated November 5, 1996
and the Third Amendment to Lease dated January 17, 1997, applicable to the
premises located at 894 Ross Drive, Sunnnyvale, California (the “894 Ross Drive
Lease”).  The 892 Ross Drive Lease and
the 894 Ross Drive Lease shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Leases”
and individually as a “Lease”.  This
Amendment is made with reference to the following facts:

               A.          The
Premises currently leased by Tenant pursuant to the 892 Ross Drive Lease
consist of 51,217 rentable square feet commonly known as 892 Ross Drive, City
of Sunnyvale and the Premises leased pursuant to the 894 Ross Drive Lease
consist of 43,925 rentable square feet commonly known as 894 Ross Drive, City
of Sunnyvale, California.

               B.          The
Lease Term for each of said Premises currently expires on February 28, 2005.

               C.          Tenant
and Landlord wish to amend the 892 Ross Drive Lease on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Amendment.  All
capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Lease unless expressly defined herein.

               NOW,
THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that the Lease
terms are amended as follows:

                             1.          Lease
Term:  The Lease Term for the 892
Ross Drive Lease is extended to and including March 31, 2011, and the said
Lease is amended to provide that the Lease Term shall end March 31, 2011.

                             2.          Base
Monthly Rent:  Commencing March 15,
2004, the total Base Monthly Rent shall be as provided in the following table,
and the Lease is so amended:

	
   
	
  March 15, 2004 through and including March 31, 2005:
	
   
	
  $
	
  33,291.05 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2005 through and including March 31, 2006:
	
   
	
  $
	
  38,412.75 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2006 through and including March 31, 2007:
	
   
	
  $
	
  43,534.45 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2007 through and including March 31, 2008:
	
   
	
  $
	
  43,534.45 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2008 through and including March 31, 2009:
	
   
	
  $
	
  51,217.00 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2009 through and including March 31, 2010:
	
   
	
  $
	
  51,217.00 per month

	
   
	
  April 1, 2010 through and including March 31, 2011:
	
   
	
  $
	
  56,338.70 per month

                             3.          Option
to Extend Lease Term:  Landlord
hereby grants to Tenant one option to extend the Lease Term of the 892 Ross Drive
Lease for a five (5) year term commencing when the prior term expires, under
the following terms and conditions:

                                          A.          Exercise
Dates:  Tenant must give Landlord
notice in writing of its exercise of the option in question no earlier than
three hundred sixty (360) days before the date the Lease Term would end but for
said exercise (the “Earliest Exercise Date”) and no later than one hundred
eighty (180) days before the date the Lease Term would end but for said
exercise (the “Last Exercise Date”). 
Valid exercise by Tenant shall be conditioned on Tenant validly
exercising its option as to the 894 Ross Drive Avenue Premises as well as the
892 Ross Drive Premises, and Tenant is not entitled to exercise an option for
one of the Leases and not the other.

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                                          B.          Conditions
to Exercise of Option:  Tenant’s
right to extend is conditioned upon and subject to each of the following:

                                                        (1)          In
order to exercise its option to extend, Tenant must give written notice of such
election to Landlord and Landlord must receive same by the Last Exercise Date,
but not prior to the Earliest Exercise Date. 
If proper notification of the exercise of an option is not given and/or
received, such option shall automatically expire.  Failure to exercise an option terminates that option and all
subsequent options.  Tenant acknowledges
that because of the importance of Landlord of knowing no later than the Last
Exercise Date whether or not Tenant will exercise the option, the failure of
Tenant to notify Landlord by the Last Exercise Date will conclusively be
presumed an election by Tenant not to exercise the option.

                                                        (2)          Tenant
shall have no right to exercise an option (i) if Tenant is in Default beyond
any cure period provided in the Lease (if applicable) either on the date of
exercise of the option or on the date on which the Lease would terminate absent
exercise of the option or (ii) in the event that Landlord has given to Tenant
three (3) or more notices of separate Defaults during the 12 month period
immediately preceding the exercise of the option, whether or not the Defaults
are cured.  The period of time within
which an option may be exercised shall not be extended or enlarged by reason of
Tenant’s inability to exercise an option because of the provisions of this
Paragraph.

                                          C.          Creation
of Extended Term:  Upon the timely
exercise of the option to extend and the commencement of the extended Term, all
references in the Lease to the Term shall be considered to mean the Term as
extended by the exercise of the option, which shall be referred to herein as
the “Extended Term”.

                                          D.          Options
Personal:  The option is personal to
the Tenant, and cannot be assigned to or exercised by anyone other than the
Tenant.  The option can only be
exercised at a time when the Tenant is in possession of not less than fifty
percent (50%) of the Premises and does not have any intent of thereafter
assigning or subletting. 
Notwithstanding the above, Tenant may assign the options together with
Tenant’s interest under this Lease to a transferee in a Permitted Transfer.

                                          E.          The
Base Monthly Rent for the Option Period shall be one hundred percent (100%) of
the then fair market monthly rent determined as of the commencement of the
option period in question based upon like buildings with like improvements in
the area.  The Option Period shall
contain no free rent and the Premises shall be taken “as-is”. If the parties
are unable to agree upon the fair market monthly rent for the Premises for the
option period in question at least seventy-five (75) days prior to the
commencement of the option period in question, then the fair market monthly
rent shall be determined by appraisal conducted pursuant to subparagraph F.

                                          F.          In
the event it becomes necessary to determine by appraisal the fair market rent
of the Premises for the purpose of establishing the Base Monthly Rent during
the Option Period, then such fair market monthly rent shall be determined by
three (3) real estate appraisers, all of whom shall be members of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with not less than five (5) years
experience appraising real property (other than residential or agricultural
property) located in Santa Clara County, California, in accordance with the
following procedures:

                                                        (1)          The
party demanding an appraisal (the “Notifying Party”) shall notify the other
party (the “Non-Notifying Party”) thereof by delivering a written demand for
appraisal, which demand, to be effective, must give the name, address, and
qualifications of an appraiser selected by the Notifying Party.  Within ten (10) days of receipt of said
demand, the Non-Notifying Party shall select its appraiser and notify the
Notifying Party, in writing, of the name, 
address, and qualifications of an appraiser selected by it.  Failure by the Non-Notifying Party to select
a qualified appraiser within said ten (10) day period shall be deemed a waiver
of its right to select a second appraiser on its own behalf and the Notifying
Party shall select a second appraiser on behalf of the Non-Notifying Party
within five (5) days after the expiration of said ten (10) day period.  Within ten (10) days from the date the
second appraiser shall have been appointed, the two (2) appraisers so selected
shall appoint a third appraiser.  If the
two appraisers fail to select a third qualified appraiser, the third appraiser
shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association or if it shall refuse
to perform this function, then at the request of either Landlord or Tenant,
such third appraiser shall be promptly appointed by the then Presiding Judge of
the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of  Santa Clara.

                                                        (2)          The
three (3) appraisers so selected shall meet in San Jose, California, not later
than twenty (20) days following the selection of the third appraiser.  At said meeting the appraisers so selected
shall attempt to determine the fair market monthly rent of the  Premises for the option period in question (including
the timing and amount of periodic increases, if such increases are then
prevailing in the market).

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                                                        (3)          If
the appraisers so selected are unable to complete their determinations in one
meeting, they may continue to consult at such times as they deem necessary for
a fifteen (15) day period from the date of the first meeting, in an attempt to
have at least two (2) of them agree. 
If, at the initial meeting or at any time during said fifteen (15) day
period, two (2) or more of the appraisers so selected agree on the fair market
rent of the Leased Premises, such agreement shall be determinative and binding
on the parties hereto, and the agreeing appraisers shall, in simple letter form
executed by the agreeing appraisers, forthwith notify both Landlord and Tenant
of the amount set by such agreement.

                                                        (4)          If
two (2) or more appraisers do not so agree within said fifteen (15) day period,
then each appraiser shall, within five (5) days after the expiration of said
fifteen (15) day period, submit his independent appraisal in simple letter form
to Landlord and Tenant stating his determination of the fair market rent of the
Premises for the option period in question. 
The parties shall then determine the fair market rent for the Premises
by determining the average of the fair market rent set by each of the
appraisers.  However, if the lowest
appraisal is less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the middle appraisal then such
lowest appraisal shall be disregarded and/or if the highest appraisal is
greater than one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the middle appraisal then
such highest appraisal shall be disregarded. 
If the fair market rent set by any appraisal is so disregarded, then the
average shall be determined by computing the average set by the other
appraisals that have not been disregarded.

                                                        (5)          Nothing
contained herein shall prevent Landlord and Tenant from jointly selecting a
single appraiser to determine the fair market rent of the Premises, in which
event the determination of such appraisal shall be conclusively deemed the fair
market rent of the Premises.

                                                        (6)          Each
party shall bear the fees and expenses of the appraiser selected by or for it,
and the fees and expenses of the third appraiser (or the joint appraiser if one
joint appraiser is used) shall be borne fifty percent (50%) by Landlord and
fifty percent (50%) by Tenant.

                                          G.          The
option granted in this paragraph is the sole option possessed by Tenant
following the execution hereof, and all other options set forth in the leases
shall be of no force or effect.

                             4.          Tenant
Improvement Allowance:  Landlord
will provide a Tenant Improvement Allowance of Five Hundred Thousand 00/100ths
Dollars ($500,000.00) toward improvements in 892 and 894 Ross Drive.  Tenant may allocate this Tenant Improvement
Allowance at Tenant’s discretion between the two Premises and the two
Leases.  However, the total amount to be
provided by Landlord for both Leases and both Premises shall be $500,000.00 and
no more.  The Allowance will be provided
as a reimbursement of money actually expended by Tenant toward new Tenant
Improvements (which must be approved by Landlord under the provisions of the
Lease relating to construction) prior to December 31, 2005.  Subject to the provisions below,
reimbursement by Landlord will be made within sixty (60) days of presentation
of reasonably adequate documentation evidencing the expenses incurred and
confirming that (1) all Tenant Improvements for which reimbursement is sought
have been completed; (2) all contractors, materialmen, suppliers, and others
entitled to a lien have provided evidence satisfactory to Landlord releasing or
waiving any such liens (or a proper Notice of Completion has been filed and the
statutory period for filing of liens following recordation of a Notice of Completion
has expired in the reasonable opinion of counsel for Landlord); and (3) said
funds have actually been expended by December 31, 2005 for the Tenant
Improvements approved by Landlord. Upon application for funds in conformity
with the above period, Landlord may audit Tenant’s records upon request made
within thirty (30) days after the request is made in regard to each such
request for reimbursement. 
Notwithstanding the above provisions, Landlord shall not be obligated to
pay any reimbursement to Tenant in accordance with the above prior to March 31,
2005.  Tenant may apply for
reimbursement of such matters at any time to and including  March 31, 2006.  Landlord will have no duty to reimburse based on any application
which is received by Landlord after such date. Tenant may not apply for
reimbursement under this Paragraph 4 more often than three (3) times in any
calendar year.  In the event of any
non-payment of reimbursement which was due to Tenant, after said reimbursement
was due under the above provision, the Tenant shall be entitled to set the
amount which it should have been reimbursed off against Rent due to Landlord
under either Lease.

                             5          Signage:  Verity will have exclusive monument signage
for the monument currently in front of the building at 890-892 Ross Drive plus
any building signage that governing authorities will approve for the Project
subject to maintaining reasonably adequate signage for other tenants.  Additionally, Landlord will assist Verity in
the design and approval process for obtaining a “pylon” sign for visibility to
Highway 101 (provided, however, that Landlord cannot guarantee action by the
authorities having jurisdiction over such a sign).  Tenant may use the Tenant Improvement Allowance to pay the costs
of permitted signage.  Tenant may
display banners outside the Building for up to two (2) weeks with the prior
consent of Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

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                             6.          Right
of First Negotiation:

                                          A.          Grant
and Right of First Negotiation: 
Landlord hereby grants to Tenant a Right of First Negotiation regarding
the leasing of the “First Negotiation Space”, which consists of the portion of
the Building (Project) which is identified and described on Exhibit “A” as the
First Negotiation Space, being approximately 44,340 square feet of rentable
space commonly known as 890 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale on the terms contained in
this Paragraph.

                                          B.          Negotiation
Notice:  If Landlord proposes to lease
all or part of the First Negotiation Space at any time after the Effective Date
of this Lease and before the expiration or earlier termination of this Right of
First Negotiation, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing (the “Negotiation
Notice”) of the following basic business terms upon which Landlord would be
willing to lease the First Negotiation Space; (i) the portion of the First
Negotiation Space which Landlord propose to lease (the “Offered Space”), (ii)
the term of the proposed lease; (iii) the tenant improvements Landlord is
willing to construct or that it will require be constructed and the
contribution Landlord is willing to make to pay for such tenant improvements;
(iv) the rent for the terms of the lease or formula to be used to determine
such rent, and (v) any other material business terms Landlord elects to
specify.

                                          C.          Negotiation
Period:  Tenant shall have ten (10) days
(the “Negotiation Period”) from the Negotiation Notice within which to conduct
negotiations with Landlord regarding Tenant’s leasing of the Offered Space,
whether on the terms set forth in Landlord’s notice or otherwise. 

                                          D.          Duties
During Negotiation Period:  During the
Negotiation Period, Landlord and Tenant will negotiate in good faith in an
attempt to agree on a lease of the Offered Space.  Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be bound to agree to or accept
any terms and conditions for such lease except those which each party, in its
sole discretion, wishes to agree to.  “Good
Faith” in such negotiations does not require either party to make concessions
to the other party’s position, but only requires that each party give the other
party a reasonable opportunity, within the Negotiation Period, to present and
discuss the party’s proposals.  Landlord
is not bound to agree to any or all of the terms set forth in the Negotiation
Notice if it determines during negotiations that one or more of said terms is
not in landlord’s best interest.

                                          E.          Landlord’s
Right To Lease Absent Agreement:  If
Landlord and Tenant do not reach agreement in writing for Tenant to lease the
Offered Space within the Negotiation Period, Landlord thereafter shall have the
right to offer the Offered Space to any third party, on such terms and
conditions as Landlord may elect, and Landlord shall not thereafter, have any
duty to further offer the Offered Space to Tenant.

                                          F.          Termination:  The right granted to Tenant in this
Paragraph is personal to Tenant, and may not be assigned by Tenant to any third
party, either alone or in conjunction with an assignment of this Lease or a
sublease of all or any part of the Premises. 
The rights granted to Tenant under this paragraph shall terminate upon
the earliest of the following to occur: 
(i) the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease; (ii) any
assignment by Tenant of its interest in this Lease; (iii) any subletting by
Tenant of substantially all of the Premises for substantially all of the
remainder of the Lease Term, (iv) the termination of this right by default as
set forth in Subparagraph G below, or (v) as to any Offered Space, when the
Negotiation Period ends without Tenant and Landlord reaching a written
agreement for Tenant to lease the Offered Space.

                                          G.          Termination
By Default:  The rights of Tenant under
this Paragraph shall not be effective at any time when Tenant is in default
under this Lease beyond any applicable cure period provided in this Lease.  If Tenant, with the agreement of Landlord,
shall nevertheless cure such default, then the rights provided hereunder shall
be reinstated, but any transaction to lease any or all of the First Negotiation
Space entered into by Landlord during such period of default shall be valid and
Tenant shall have no further Right of First Negotiation as to any such space
leased by Landlord while Tenant is in default under this Subparagraph.

                                          H.          No
Right To Negotiation For Renewal Or Extension Space:  The right granted to Tenant by this Paragraph shall not arise on
account of or in connection with the renewal or extension of the term of any
then existing lease affecting all or any portion of the First Negotiation.

                                          I.           Concordance
with Other Lease:   A single right of first negotiation is
granted to Tenant pursuant to both Leases. 
The existence of this language in both Leases does not create more than
one such right in Tenant, and such right may not, under any circumstances, be
exercised by any other party but Tenant.

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                             7.          Assignment
and Subleasing:  Verity shall have
the right to sublease all or part of the Premises subject to Landlord’s
reasonable approval.  Verity may
sublease to any entity wholly owned by or merged with Verity without Landlord’s
consent, but with advance written notice to Landlord (documenting the facts of
the ownership.  Landlord will attend
promptly to and expedite consent to any Subleases, and shall use reasonable
efforts to respond to a request for consent to a sublease within five (5)
business days of the later of receipt of such request or the receipt of all
information reasonably required or requested by Landlord in connection
therewith.  Sublease or assignment
profits (other than for subleases to any Tenant wholly owned or merged with
Verity) shall be shared Fifty Percent (50%) to Landlord and Fifty Percent (50%)
to Verity, net of reasonable costs for brokers, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and
reasonable subtenant improvements and triple net expenses paid by Verity
attributable to the subleased space which are not paid or reimbursed by the
subtenant.  Notwithstanding the above,
Verity shall be entitled to defer payment of any sublease or assignment profits
to Landlord until March 31, 2005, on which date Verity shall pay all  of Landlord’s share of sublease or
assignment profits received to that date. 
The provisions of this Paragraph 7 are intended to supplement, and not
limit or modify, the provisions regarding a Permitted Transfer in the Lease.

                             8.          Non-Disturbance:  Landlord will work to obtain a commercially
reasonable non-disturbance agreement acceptable to Verity from Landlord’s
current and future lenders, at no cost to Landlord.  However, Landlord’s inability to obtain such a non-disturbance
agreement is not a breach of this Lease nor a failure of condition.

                             9.          Alterations
Limit:  Tenant shall have the right
to complete any interior alteration for the project subject to Landlord’s
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Tenant shall have no restoration
requirements for the current existing tenant improvements.  Landlord’s consent to new improvements shall
contain Landlord’s restoration requirements at the time consent is granted.

                             10.         Retained
Real Estate Brokers: Tenant is represented by Colliers International and no
other brokers or finders in the execution of this Amendment.

                             11.         HVAC
and Roof Repairs; Capital Improvements: 

                                           A.          The
roof of 892 Ross Drive was resurfaced in 1999 and the roof of 894 Ross Drive
was resurfaced in 2002.  These roofs are
inspected and any needed maintenance performed annually in addition to twice
per year cleaning.  This work is part of
Common Area Expenses.

                                           B.          Verity
has been maintaining the HVAC system for the Premises with Verity’s
contractor.  Should any of the HVAC
equipment for the Premises need replacing, Verity may allocate some of the
Tenant Improvement Allowance (Item #5) to these costs.

                                           C.          Any
single item of maintenance, repair or replacement performed by either party
under the Lease with a cost of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) or more
relating to the roof, the pump and associated fire suppression equipment,
including interior fire sprinklers which were installed by Landlord (and
specifically excluding any fire suppression systems or components of the master
fire suppression system which have been installed or are installed by Tenant or
were installed in improvements constructed by Tenant), or the HVAC system shall
be a “Capital Improvement” under this Paragraph 11. C, which in the case of
items performed by Landlord shall be amortized and treated as set forth in
Section 5.4 of the Lease. If the Tenant is obligated under the Lease to perform
any such Capital Improvement, Tenant shall pay at the time of performing such
Capital Improvement only the first annual installment of the amortized cost of
such item, determined as set forth above, and Landlord shall pay the balance of
the cost of such Capital Improvement, subject to Tenant’s subsequent annual
reimbursement to Landlord of the amortized cost of such item which comes due
during the Term and any Extended Term of the Lease. For example, if a Capital
Improvement has a cost of $50,000 and a useful life of ten (10) years, Tenant’s
obligation for principal would be $5,000 annually (plus amortization costs per
Paragraph 5.4), subject to termination at the expiration of the Term or any
Extended Term of the Lease.

                             12.          Miscellaneous
Provisions:  

                                           A.          Verity
shall have the right to select and use a reputable licensed contractor on a
competitive bid process to construct improvements and alterations to the
Premises subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval process.  Landlord’s associated licensed contractor
shall be invited to submit a bid on improvements and alterations.

                                           B.          Verity
shall designate a reputable licensed HVAC contractor to conduct maintenance on
the Premises during the Lease Term. 
Landlord’s associated licensed contractor shall be invited to submit a
bid on any equipment replacements.

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                             13.          Condition
of Premises:  Tenant is fully
familiar with the Premises by way of its occupancy and accepts the Premises for
the extended term created hereby in their as-is condition, with all latent and
patent faults, without warranty or obligation on the part of Landlord to
provide or pay for any interior improvements or tenant improvement allowances,
except as expressly set forth herein. 
Upon timely exercise of the option to extend, Tenant shall take the
Premises for the Extended Term on the same basis.  

                             14.          Continuing
Obligation:  Except as expressly
modified by the terms of this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Lease
remain in full force and effect, and all terms and conditions of the Lease are
incorporated herein as though set forth at length.

                             15.          Effect
of Amendment:  This Amendment
modifies the Lease.  In the event of any
conflict or discrepancy between the Lease and/or any other previous documents
between the parties and the provisions of this Amendment, then the provisions
of this Amendment shall control.  Except
as modified herein, the Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

                             16.          Authority:  Each individual executing this Amendment on
behalf of Tenant represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to
and does execute and deliver this Amendment pursuant to express authority from
Tenant pursuant to and in accordance with the By-Laws and the other organic
documents of the Tenant corporation.

                             17.          Entire
Agreement:  The Lease, as modified
by this Amendment, constitutes and contains the entire agreement between the
parties, and there are no binding agreements or representations between the
parties except as expressed herein. 
Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlord’s Agents have
made any legally binding representations or warranties as to any matter except
as expressly set forth herein, including any representations or warranties
relating to the condition of the Premises or the improvements thereto or the
suitability of the Premises or the Project for Tenant’s business.

               IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this
Amendment as of the Effective Date.

	
  LANDLORD:

  	
   
	
  TENANT:

	
   

  	
   
	
   

	
  ROSS DRIVE INVESTORS
a California general partnership

  	
   
	
  VERITY, INC.
a Delaware corporation

	
  By:  /s/
  David J. Brown

  	
   
	
  By: /s/ Steven R. Springsteel

	
   
	
  

  	
   
	
   
	
  

  	
   

	
   
	
  David J. Brown
	
   
	
  Steven R. Springsteel

	
   
	
  Manager
	
   
	
  Senior Vice President of Finance and 

	
   
	
   
	
  Administration and Chief Financial Officer

	
   
	
   
	
   

	
  Date:     March 15, 2004
	
   
	
  Date:     March 15, 2004

							

97Exhibit  4.1
                                    RESTATED
                           CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

                      SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
                                       for
                             FORCE PROTECTION, INC.

     FORCE  PROTECTION,  INC.,  a  Colorado  corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
pursuant  to  the  Colorado  Business  Act,  does  hereby  make  this  Restated
Certificate  of  Designation,  and  the  undersigned,  being  an  officer of the
Corporation  does  hereby  certify that the following Resolutions have been duly
adopted  by  the  Corporation  and  are  in  full  force  and  effect:

         RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Article Third, Section B of the Articles of
Incorporation  of  the Corporation, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the
issuance  of,  and  fixes  the  designation  and  preferences  and  relative,
participating,  optional,  and  other  special  rights,  and  qualifications,
limitations  and  restrictions, of a series of Preferred Stock consisting of ten
(10) shares, without par value, to be designated "Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock"  (the  "Series  B  Stock").

         RESOLVED,  that  the  Series  B Stock shall be subject to the following
terms  and  provisions:

         1.       Preference  on  Liquidation.

                  (a)  Series  B  Preferential  Amount.  In  the  event  of  any
voluntary  or  involuntary  liquidation,  distribution of assets (other than the
payment  of dividends), dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, before any
payment  or  distribution  of  the assets of the Corporation (whether capital or
surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of shares of common stock
of  the  Company ("Common Stock"), the holders of shares of Series B Stock shall
be  entitled to receive payment of the greater of (i) $2,500 per share of Series
B Stock, or (ii) their pro rata share of the total value of the assets and funds
of  the Corporation to be distributed, assuming the conversion of Series B Stock
to  Common  Stock.

                  (b)  Insufficient  Proceeds.  If,  upon  any  liquidation,
distribution of assets, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the assets
of  the  Corporation,  or  proceeds  thereof, after distribution to any class or
series of stock ranking senior to the Series B Stock with respect to liquidation
rights,  distributable among the holders of shares of Series B Stock and holders
of  shares of any other outstanding class or series of stock ranking on a parity
with  the  Series  B  Stock  ("Parity Stock") with respect to liquidation rights
shall  be insufficient to pay in full the respective preferential amounts on the
shares  of  Series  B  Stock and Parity Stock, then such assets, or the proceeds
thereof,  shall be distributed among such holders ratably in accordance with the
respective  amounts which would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable
thereon  were  paid  in  full.

         2.       Voting.

                  (a) General Rights.  Except as otherwise provided herein or as
required  by  law,  the Series B Stock shall be voted equally with the shares of
the  Common  Stock of the Corporation and not as a separate class, at any annual
or  special  meeting  of shareholders of the Corporation, and may act by written
consent  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Common  Stock,  in either case upon the
following basis: the holder of the shares of Series B Stock shall be entitled to
such  number  of  votes  as  shall be equal to the aggregate number of shares of
Common  Stock  into which such holder's shares of Series B Stock are convertible
immediately  after  the  close  of  business  on  the record date fixed for such
meeting or the effective date of such written consent, plus such number of votes
that  equals twenty percent (20%) of the number of votes to which the holders of
other  securities  of  the  Company  are  entitled  as  of  such  dates.

                  (b) Actions Requiring Separate Votes of Series B Stock. For so
long  as  shares  of Series B Stock remain outstanding, in addition to any other
vote  or  consent  required herein or by law, the vote or written consent of the
holders  of  a majority of the outstanding Series B Stock shall be necessary for
effecting  or  validating  the  following  actions:

                         (i)   Any  amendment,  alteration,  or  repeal  of  any
provision  of  the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation or any
other  action that materially and adversely alters or changes the voting powers,
preferences,  or  other  special  rights  or  privileges, or restrictions of the
Series  B  Stock,  subject  to  Section  3(a)  below;  or

                          (ii)  Any  increase in the authorized number of shares
of  Series  B  Stock.

         3.       Conversion.  The  holders of the Series B Stock shall have the
following  rights  with  respect  to  the  conversion of the Series B Stock into
shares  of  Common  Stock  (the  "Conversion  Rights"):

                  (a)      Conversion.  Subject  to  and  in compliance with the
provisions  of this Section 3, any shares of Series B Stock may, at any time, at
the  option of the holder, be converted into fully paid and nonassessable shares
of  Common  Stock (a "Voluntary Conversion"); provided, however, that any shares
that  have  not  been  voluntarily  converted  as  of  December  27,  2004 shall
automatically  convert  into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock
on  that  date,  or  the next business day should such date fall on a weekend or
holiday  (an "Automatic Conversion" and, together with a Voluntary Conversion, a
"Conversion");  provided  however that in its discretion, the Board of Directors
of  the Corporation may by Resolution and without further action by the Series B
Shareholders  extend the date of such Automatic Conversion. The number of shares
of  Common  Stock  to  which a holder of Series B Stock shall be entitled upon a
Conversion  shall  be  the  product  obtained by multiplying the "Series B Stock
Conversion  Rate" then in effect (determined as provided in Section 3(b)) by the
number  of  shares  of  Series  B  Stock  being  converted.

                  (b)      Series  B  Stock Conversion Rate. The conversion rate
in effect at any time for  conversion of the Series B Stock (the "Series B Stock
Conversion  Rate")  shall be the  product  obtained  by  multiplying  .02 by the
aggregate number of the Company's Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, issued
and  outstanding  at  the  time of the Conversion as shown on the records of the
Company's  stock  transfer  agent.

                  (c)     Mechanics  of  the Conversion.  Upon a Conversion, the
holder  of  Series  B  Stock  shall  surrender  the  applicable  certificate  or
certificates  therefore,  duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or any
transfer  agent  for the  Series  B  Stock,  and,  in the  case  of a  Voluntary
Conversion,  shall give written notice to the Corporation, of the Conversion and
the  number  of  shares  of  Series  B  Stock  being  converted.  Thereupon, the
Corporation  shall  promptly  issue  and deliver to such holder a certificate or
certificates  for  the  number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder is
entitled.  A Voluntary Conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close
of  business  on the date of such surrender of the certificates representing the
shares  of  Series B Stock to be converted, and an Automatic Conversion shall be
deemed to have been made at the close of business of the anniversary date of the
issuance  of  the Series B Stock (or if such date falls on a weekend or holiday,
the  next  business  day).  The  person entitled to receive the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon a Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder  of  such  shares  of  Common  Stock  on  such  date.

                  (d)      Adjustment  for  Reclassification,  Exchange  and
Substitution.  If at any  time or  from  time to time  after  the  Common  Stock
issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Stock is changed into the same or a
different  number  of  shares  of any class or  classes  of  stock,  whether  by
recapitalization,  reclassification  or  otherwise  (other  than  a  transaction
provided  for  elsewhere  in this  Section  3), in any such event each holder of
Series B Stock shall have the right  thereafter  to convert  such stock into the
kind and amount of stock and other securities and property  receivable upon such
recapitalization,  reclassification  or other  change by holders of the  maximum
number of shares of Common  Stock into which such shares of Series B Stock could
have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification
or change,  all subject to further adjustment as provided herein or with respect
to  such  other  securities  or  property  by  the  terms  thereof.

                  (e)      Reorganizations,  Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of
Assets.  If at any time or from time to time after the date of  issuance  of the
Series B Stock,  there is a capital  reorganization  of the Common  Stock (other
than a transaction  provided for elsewhere in this Section 3), as a part of such
capital  reorganization,  provision  shall  be made so that the  holders  of the
Series B Stock shall  thereafter  be entitled to receive upon  conversion of the
Series B Stock the number of shares of stock or other  securities or property of
the  Corporation  to which a holder of the  number  of  shares  of Common  Stock
deliverable   upon   conversion   would  have  been  entitled  on  such  capital
reorganization,  subject to adjustment in respect of such stock or securities by
the  terms  thereof.

                  (f)      Notices  of  Record Date.  Upon (i) any taking by the
Corporation  of a record  of the  holders  of any  class of  securities  for the
purpose of  determining  the  holders  thereof  who are  entitled to receive any
dividend or other  distribution,  or (ii) any sale of the  Corporation,  capital
reorganization of the Corporation,  any  reclassification or recapitalization of
the  capital  stock  of  the  Corporation,   or  any  voluntary  or  involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall
mail to each  holder of Series B Stock at least  twenty  (20) days  prior to the
record date specified therein a notice specifying (A) the date on which any such
record is to be taken for the  purpose of such  dividend or  distribution  and a
description  of such  dividend or  distribution,  (B) the date on which any such
sale of the  Corporation,  reorganization,  reclassification,  recapitalization,
dissolution,  liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and (C)
the date, if any, that is to be fixed as to when the holders of record of Common
Stock (or other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common
Stock (or other  securities) for securities or other property  deliverable  upon
such    sale    of   the    Corporation,    reorganization,    reclassification,
recapitalization,  dissolution,  liquidation  or  winding  up.

                  (g)      Fractional  Shares.  Any  fractional  share resulting
from  the  conversion  of  the Series B Stock shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole  share.

                  (h)      Reservation  of  Stock Issuable Upon Conversion.  The
Corporation  shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized
but unissued  shares of Common  Stock,  solely for the purpose of effecting  the
conversion  of the  shares of the Series B Stock,  such  number of its shares of
Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient  to effect the  conversion
of all  outstanding  shares of the Series B Stock.  If at any time the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect
the  conversion  of all then  outstanding  shares  of the  Series  B Stock,  the
Corporation  will  take such  corporate  action as may,  in the  opinion  of its
counsel,  be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued  shares of Common
Stock  to  such  number  of  shares  as  shall  be  sufficient for such purpose.

                  (i)      Notices.  Any  notice  required  by the provisions of
this Section 3 shall be in writing and shall be deemed  effectively  given:  (i)
upon personal delivery to the party to be notified,  (ii) when sent by confirmed
telex or facsimile if sent during normal  business  hours of the  recipient;  if
not, then on the next business day,  (iii) three (3) days after having been sent
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,  postage prepaid,  or
(iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally  recognized  overnight courier,
specifying next day delivery,  with written verification of receipt. All notices
shall  be  addressed  to  each  holder  of  record at the address of such holder
appearing  on  the  books  of  the  Corporation.

                  (j)      No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment
of   its   Articles   of   Incorporation   or   through   any    reorganization,
recapitalization,  transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue
or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,  avoid or seek to avoid the
observance  or  performance  of any of the  terms to be  observed  or  performed
hereunder by the  Corporation  but will at all times in good faith assist in the
carrying  out of all the  provisions  of this Section 3 and in the taking of all
such  action  as may be  necessary  or  appropriate  in  order  to  protect  the
Conversion  Rights  of  the  holder  of  the  Series B Stock against impairment.

         This  Restated Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Stock
has  been  executed and adopted on behalf of the Corporation as of June 1, 2004.

FORCE  PROTECTION,  INC.

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