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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.40

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of July 29, 2003, by and
between Brightpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Frank
Terence ("Indemnitee").

                                    RECITALS

The Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty in obtaining
directors' and officers' liability insurance, the increases in the cost of such
insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance.

The Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in
corporate litigation in general, subjecting officers and directors to expensive
litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability
insurance has been severely limited. Indemnitee does not regard the current
protection available as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee
and other officers and directors of the Company may not be willing to continue
to serve as officers and directors without additional protection.

The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified
individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve as officers and directors of the
Company and to indemnify its officers and directors so as to provide them with
the maximum protection permitted by law.

                                    AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises made in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

1.   INDEMNIFICATION.

(a)  GENERAL AGREEMENT. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is
     or was a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to
     be made a party to or witness or other participant to any threatened,
     pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
     administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the right of
     the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director,
     officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the
     Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee
     while an officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or
     was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee
     or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
     enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs),
     judgments, fines, any interest, assessments, and other charges and amounts
     paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the
     Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and
     reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or
     proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
     reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
     Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
     reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. The
     termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
     settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
     equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did
     not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed
     to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with
     respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
     believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.

(b)  MANDATORY PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. To the extent that Indemnitee has been
     successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
     proceeding referred to in Subsection (a) of this Section 1 or the defense
     of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
     against expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) actually and
     reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

2.   NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to
     create in Indemnitee any right to continued employment.

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3.   EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.

(a)  ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
     Agreement, the Company shall advance all expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
     connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any
     civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding referenced in Section 1(a)
     hereof (including amounts actually paid in settlement of any such action,
     suit or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts
     advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined
     that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as
     authorized hereby. Any advances made hereunder shall be paid by the Company
     to Indemnitee within twenty (20) days following delivery of a written
     request therefor by Indemnitee to the Company.

(b)  NOTICE/COOPERATION BY INDEMNITEE. Indemnitee shall, as a condition
     precedent to his or her right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give
     the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
     against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under
     this Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief
     Executive Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page
     of this Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in
     writing to Indemnitee). Notice shall be deemed received three (3) business
     days after the date postmarked if sent by domestic certified or registered
     mail, properly addressed, otherwise notice shall be deemed received when
     such notice shall actually be received by the Company. In addition,
     Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it
     may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.

(c)  PROCEDURE. Any indemnification and advances provided for in Section 1 shall
     be made no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of the written
     request of Indemnitee. If a claim under this Agreement, under any statute,
     or under any provision of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
     Bylaws providing for indemnification, is not paid in full by the Company
     within forty-five (45) days after a written request for payment thereof has
     first been received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any
     time thereafter bring an action against the Company to recover the unpaid
     amount of the claim and, subject to Section 13 of this Agreement,
     Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid for the expenses (including
     attorneys' fees and interest, at the Bank One, Indiana, National
     Association, prime rate in effect on the date of Indemnitee's written
     request, on the unpaid amount of the claim) of bringing such action. It
     shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to
     enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit
     or proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not
     met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable law
     for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. Indemnitee
     shall be entitled to receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to
     Subsection 3(a) unless and until such defense may be finally adjudicated by
     court order or judgment from which no further right of appeal exists. It is
     the parties' intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee's right to
     indemnification, the question of Indemnitee's right to indemnification
     shall be for the court to decide, and neither the failure of the Company
     (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board
     of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made
     a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the
     circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct
     required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company
     (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board
     of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that
     Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a
     presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of
     conduct.

(d)  NOTICE TO INSURERS. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim
     pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, the Company has director and officer
     liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the
     commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
     procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall
     thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to
     pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such
     proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(e)  SELECTION OF COUNSEL. In the event the Company shall be obligated under
     Section 3(a) hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding against
     Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the
     defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the
     delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do. After
     delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the
     retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to
     Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently
     incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that
     (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in any
     such proceeding at Indemnitee's expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of
     counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B)
     Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of
     interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such
     defense, or (C) the Company shall not, in fact,

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     have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the
     fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the
     Company.

(f)  (i) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" shall be deemed
     to occur, unless previously consented to in writing by the Employee, upon
     (a) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of
     Directors of the Employer (the "Incumbent Board") ceasing for any reason to
     constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Employer
     (the "Board"); provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
     subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by
     the Employer's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority
     of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as
     though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding,
     for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office
     occurs in connection with a Combination, as defined below, or as a result
     of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used
     in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) or other actual or threatened
     solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than
     the Board; (b) the acquisition of beneficial ownership (as determined
     pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 15% or more
     of the voting securities of the Employer by any person, entity or group
     (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act)
     not affiliated with the Employee or the Employer; provided, however, that
     no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this
     Agreement if such person, entity or group acquires beneficial ownership of
     15% or more of the voting securities of the Employer (i) as a result of a
     combination of the Employer or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Employer
     with such person, entity or group or another entity owned or controlled by
     such person, entity or group (whether effected by a merger, consolidation,
     sale of assets or exchange of stock or otherwise) (a "Combination") and
     (ii) (x) executive officers of the Employer (as designated by the Board for
     purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) immediately prior to the
     Combination constitute not less than 50% of the executive officers of the
     Employer for a period of not less than six (6) months after the Combination
     (for purposes of calculating the executive officers of the Employer after
     the Combination, those executive officers who are terminated by the
     Employer for Cause or who terminate their employment without Good Reason
     shall be excluded from the calculation entirely), and (y) the members of
     the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the Combination constitute not
     less than 50% of the membership of the Board after the Combination and (z)
     after the Combination, more than 35% of the voting securities of the
     Employer is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or
     substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial
     owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Employer immediately
     prior to the Combination, it being understood that while the existence of a
     Change in Control pursuant to this Section 6.4.2(b) may not be
     ascertainable for six (6) months after the Combination, if it is ultimately
     determined that such Combination constituted a Change in Control, the date
     of the Change of Control shall be the effective date of the Combination;
     (c) the commencement of a proxy contest against the management for the
     election of a majority of the Board of the Employer if the group conducting
     the proxy contest owns, has or gains the power to vote at least 15% of the
     voting securities of the Employer; (d) the consummation of a
     reorganization, merger or consolidation, or the sale, transfer or
     conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Employer to any
     person or entity not affiliated with the Employee or the Employer unless,
     following such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or
     conveyance, the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) above are present;
     or (e) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Employer. (ii) With
     respect to all matters arising after a Change in Control (other than a
     Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who
     were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) concerning the
     rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and advancement of expenses
     under this Agreement, the Company shall seek legal advice only from
     independent counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company
     (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) (the "Independent
     Counsel"), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or
     the Indemnitee (other than in connection with indemnification matters)
     within the last five years. The Independent Counsel shall not include any
     person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then
     prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the
     Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee's rights under
     this Agreement. Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written
     opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the
     Indemnitee should be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The
     Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel and to
     indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including
     attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or
     relating to this Agreement or the engagement of Independent Counsel
     pursuant hereto.

(g)  ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST. In the event of a Change in Control (other than a
     Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who
     were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) the Company
     shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a trust for the benefit
     of the Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee
     shall fund the trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all
     expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be
     incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, participating in,
     and/or defending any proceeding relating to any indemnifiable event covered
     herein. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the trust pursuant to the
     foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Independent
     Counsel. The terms of the

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     trust shall provide that (i) the trust shall not be revoked or the
     principal thereof invaded without the written consent of the Indemnitee,
     (ii) the trustee shall advance, within ten business days of a request by
     the Indemnitee, any and all expenses to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee
     hereby agrees to reimburse the trust under the same circumstances for which
     the Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Company under Section
     3(a) of this Agreement), (iii) the trust shall continue to be funded by the
     Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the
     trustee shall promptly pay to the Indemnitee all amounts for which the
     Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement
     or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in the trust shall revert to the
     Company upon a final determination by the Independent Counsel or a court of
     competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been
     fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The trustee shall be
     chosen by the Indemnitee. Nothing in this Section 3(g) shall relieve the
     Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. All income earned
     on the assets held in the trust shall be reported as income by the Company
     for federal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes. The Company shall pay
     all costs of establishing and maintaining the trust and shall indemnify the
     trustee against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims,
     liabilities, loss, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement
     or the establishment and maintenance of the trust.

4.   ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS; NONEXCLUSIVITY.

(a)  SCOPE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company
     hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
     by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
     authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's
     Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In the
     event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows
     the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of
     directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required
     by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have no
     effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.

(b)  NONEXCLUSIVITY. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not be
     deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under
     the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any
     vote of stockholders or disinterested members of the Company's Board of
     Directors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or
     otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee's official capacity and as to
     action in another capacity while holding such office. The indemnification
     provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any
     action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even
     though he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of
     any action, suit or other covered proceeding.

5.   PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
     this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of
     the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred
     by him or her in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any
     civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding, but not, however, for the
     total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee
     for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which
     Indemnitee is entitled.

6.   MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in
     certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the
     Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement
     or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has
     undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of
     indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of
     the Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

7.   OFFICER AND DIRECTOR LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Company shall, from time to
     time, make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable
     for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or policies of insurance
     with reputable insurance companies providing the officers and directors of
     the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the
     Company's performance of its indemnification obligations under this
     Agreement. Among other considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of
     obtaining such insurance coverage against the protection afforded by such
     coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no
     obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the Company determines
     in good faith that such insurance is not necessary or is not reasonably
     available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to
     the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by such insurance
     is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or if
     Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a subsidiary or
     parent of the Company. However, the Company's decision whether or not to
     adopt and maintain such insurance shall not affect in any way its
     obligations to indemnify its officers and directors under this Agreement or
     otherwise. In all policies of director and officer liability insurance,
     Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide
     Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most
     favorably insured of the

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     Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company's
     officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company, but is an
     officer; or of the Company's key employees, if Indemnitee is not an officer
     or director, but is a key employee.

8.   SEVERABILITY. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be
     construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation
     of applicable law. The Company's inability, pursuant to court order, to
     perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach
     of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as
     provided in this Section 8. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall
     be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then
     the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent
     permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have
     been invalidated, and the balance of this Agreement not so invalidated
     shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

9.   EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
     Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(A)  CLAIMS INITIATED BY INDEMNITEE. To indemnify or advance expenses to
     Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought
     voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to
     proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification
     under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required
     under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such
     indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company
     in specific cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or
     bringing of such suit.

(B)  LACK OF GOOD FAITH. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by
     the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to
     enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction
     determines that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnitee in
     such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous.

(C)  INSURED CLAIMS. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any
     type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA
     excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent
     such expenses or liabilities have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an
     insurance carrier under a policy of officers' and directors' liability
     insurance maintained by the Company.

(D)  CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the
     payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
     securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
     1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

10.  CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PHRASES.

(a)  For purposes of this Agreement, references to the "COMPANY" shall include
     any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent)
     absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had
     continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
     officers, and employees or agents, so that if Indemnitee is or was a
     director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is
     or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a
     director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
     joint venture, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the
     same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the
     resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to
     such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(b)  For purposes of this Agreement, references to "OTHER ENTERPRISES", shall
     include employee benefit plans; references to "FINES" shall include any
     excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit
     plan; and references to "SERVING AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMPANY" shall
     include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
     Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
     officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
     participants, or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and
     in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
     participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee
     shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "NOT OPPOSED TO THE BEST
     INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY" as referred to in this Agreement.

11.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company
     and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
     Indemnitee and Indemnitee's estate, heirs, legal representatives and
     assigns.

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12.  ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee
     under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof,
     Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs and expense,
     including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Indemnitee with respect
     to such action. The Company hereby consents to service of process and to
     appear in any such action. In the event of an action instituted by or in
     the name of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any
     of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all
     court costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs, incurred by
     Indemnitee in defense of such action (including with respect to
     Indemnitee's counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action).

13.  NOTICE. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this
     Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
     delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, on the date of
     such receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail
     with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked.
     Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of
     this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by written notice.

14.  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably
     consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Indiana for all
     purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or
     relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
     Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of
     Indiana.

15.  CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions
     construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied
     to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed
     entirely within Delaware.

16.  MODIFICATION. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
     parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. All prior
     negotiations, agreements and understandings between parties with respect
     thereto are superseded hereby. This Agreement may not be modified or
     amended except by an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the
     parties hereto.

The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth
on the first page of this Agreement.

BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

By: /s/ Robert J. Laikin
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Name:    Robert J. Laikin

Title:   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

INDEMNITEE

/s/ Frank Terence

Printed Name: Frank Terence

Address:
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                          NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
                         2003 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

     1.  Purpose.  The purposes of the Northfield Laboratories Inc. 2003 Equity
Compensation Plan (the "Plan") are to (a) encourage outstanding individuals to
accept or continue service as employees, consultants and directors of Northfield
Laboratories Inc. (the "Company") and (b) to furnish additional incentives to
those persons to achieve the Company's business goals and objectives and to
strengthen the mutuality of interest between those persons and the Company's
stockholders by providing them stock options and other stock and cash
incentives.

     2.  Administration.  The Plan will be administered by a Committee (the
"Committee") of the Company's Board of Directors consisting of two or more
directors as the Board may designate from time to time, each of whom will
satisfy such requirements as:

          (a) the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for
     administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under
     Rule 16b-3 or its successor under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended (the "Exchange Act");

          (b) the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. may establish pursuant to its
     rule-making authority; and

          (c) the Internal Revenue Service may establish for outside directors
     acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Section 162(m)
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

     The Committee will have the authority to construe and interpret the Plan
and any benefits granted thereunder, to establish and amend rules for plan
administration, to change the terms and conditions of options and other benefits
at or after grant, and to make all other determinations which it deems necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The determinations of the
Committee will be made in its sole discretion in accordance with its judgment as
to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and in accordance with
the purposes of the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee will
constitute a quorum, and all determinations of the Committee will be made by a
majority of its members. Any determination of the Committee under the Plan may
be made without notice or meeting of the Committee, in writing signed by all the
Committee members. The Committee may authorize one or more officers of the
Company to select employees to participate in the Plan and to determine the
number of option shares and other rights to be granted to such participants,
except with respect to awards to officers subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act or officers who are or may become "covered employees" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code ("Covered Employees"), and any reference in the Plan
to the Committee will include such officer or officers.

     3.  Participants.  Participants will consist of all employees, consultants
and non-employee directors of the Company. Designation of a participant in any
year will not require the Committee to designate that person to receive a
benefit in any other year or to receive the same type or amount of benefit as
granted to the participant in any other year or as granted to any other
participant in any year. The Committee may consider all factors that it deems
relevant in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount of
their respective benefits.

     4.  Shares Available under the Plan.  There is hereby reserved for issuance
under the Plan an aggregate of 750,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"). If there is a lapse, expiration,
termination or cancellation of any Stock Option issued under the Plan prior to
the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under
the Plan and thereafter are reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to the
Stock Option and the reacquired shares will be added to the shares available for
benefits under the Plan. Shares covered by a benefit granted under the Plan will
not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered
to a participant. Any shares covered by a Stock Appreciation Right will be
counted as used only to the extent shares are actually issued to the participant
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exercise of the right. In addition, any shares of Common Stock exchanged by an
optionee as full or partial payment to the Company of the exercise price under
any Stock Option exercised under the Plan, any shares retained by the Company
pursuant to a participant's tax withholding election, and any shares covered by
a benefit which is settled in cash will be added to the shares available for
benefits under the Plan. All shares issued under the Plan may be either
authorized and unissued shares or issued shares reacquired by the Company. Under
the Plan, no participant may receive in any calendar year (a) Stock Options
relating to more than 100,000 shares, (b) Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units that are subject to the attainment of Performance Goals (as defined in
Section 12) relating to more than 50,000 shares, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights
relating to more than 100,000 shares or (d) Performance Shares relating to more
than 50,000 shares. No non-employee director may receive in any calendar year
Stock Options relating to more than 50,000 shares or Restricted Stock Units
relating to more than 25,000 shares. The shares reserved for issuance and the
limitations set forth above will be subject to adjustment in accordance with
Section 13. All of the available shares may, but need not, be issued pursuant to
the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

     5.  Types of Benefits.  Benefits under the Plan will consist of Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units,
Performance Stock, Performance Units and Other Stock or Cash Awards, all as
described below.

     6.  Stock Options.  Stock Options may be granted to participants, at any
time as determined by the Committee. The Committee will determine the number of
shares subject to each option and whether the option is an Incentive Stock
Option. The option price for each option will be determined by the Committee but
will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date the option is granted. Each option will expire at such time as the
Committee will determine at the time of grant. Options will be exercisable at
such time and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee will
determine; provided that no option will be exercisable later than the tenth
anniversary of its grant. The option price, upon exercise of any option, will be
payable to the Company in full by (a) cash payment or its equivalent, (b)
tendering previously acquired shares (held for at least six months) having a
fair market value at the time of exercise equal to the option price or
certification of ownership of such previously-acquired shares, (c) delivery of a
properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker to promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale proceeds from the
option shares or loan proceeds to pay the exercise price and any withholding
taxes due to the Company and (d) such other methods of payment as the Committee
deems appropriate. In no event will the Committee cancel any outstanding Stock
Option for the purpose of reissuing the option to the participant at a lower
exercise price or reduce the option price of an outstanding option, in each case
without prior stockholder approval.

     7.  Stock Appreciation Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to
participants at any time as determined by the Committee. A Stock Appreciation
right may be granted in tandem with a Stock Option granted under the Plan or on
a free-standing basis. The Committee also may substitute Stock Appreciation
Rights which can be settled only in stock for outstanding Stock Options at any
time. The grant price of a tandem or substitute Stock Appreciation Rights will
be equal to the option price of the related option. The grant price of a
free-standing Stock Appreciation Rights will be equal to the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date of its grant. A Stock Appreciation Right may be
exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Committee
determines; provided that the term will not exceed the option term in the case
of a tandem or substitute Stock Appreciation Rights or ten years in the case of
a free-standing Stock Appreciation Right and the terms and conditions applicable
to a substitute Stock Appreciation Right will be substantially the same as those
applicable to the Stock Option which it replaces. Upon exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right, the participant will be entitled to receive payment from the
Company in an amount determined by multiplying the excess of the fair market
value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of
the Stock Appreciation Right by the number of shares with respect to which the
Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. The payment may be made in cash or stock,
at the discretion of the Committee, except in the case of a substitute Stock
Appreciation Right, which may be made only in stock.

     8.  Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.  Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units may be awarded or sold to participants under such terms
and conditions as may be established by the Committee.

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Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will be subject to such restrictions
as the Committee determines, including, without limitation, any of the
following:

          (a) a prohibition against sale, assignment, transfer, pledge,
     hypothecation or other encumbrance for a specified period; or

          (b) a requirement that the holder forfeit (or in the case of shares or
     units sold to the participant resell to the Company at cost) such shares or
     units in the event of termination of employment during the period of
     restriction.

     All restrictions will expire at such times as the Committee may specify.

     9.  Performance Stock.  The Committee may designate the participants to
whom long-term performance stock ("Performance Stock") is to be awarded and
determine the number of shares, the length of the performance period and the
other terms and conditions of each such award. Each award of Performance Stock
will entitle the participant to a payment in the form of shares of Common Stock
upon the attainment of performance goals and other terms and conditions
specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding satisfaction of any performance
goals, the number of shares issued under a Performance Stock award may be
adjusted by the Committee on the basis of such further consideration as the
Committee may determine; provided that the Committee may not, in any event,
increase the number of shares earned upon satisfaction of any performance goal
by any participant who is a Covered Employee. The Committee may make a cash
payment equal to the fair market value of shares of Common Stock otherwise
required to be issued to a participant pursuant to a Performance Stock award.

     10.  Performance Units.  The Committee may designate the participants to
whom long-term performance units ("Performance Units") are to be awarded and
determine the number of units and the terms and conditions of each such award.
Each Performance Unit award will entitle the participant to a payment in cash
upon the attainment of performance goals and other terms and conditions
specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of any performance
goals, the amount to be paid under a Performance Unit award may be adjusted by
the Committee on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee will
determine; provided that the Committee may not, in any event, increase the
amount earned under Performance Unit awards upon satisfaction of any performance
goal by any participant who is a Covered Employee and the maximum amount earned
by a Covered Employee in any calendar year may not exceed $500,000. The
Committee may substitute actual shares of Common Stock for the cash payment
otherwise required to be made to a participant pursuant to a Performance Unit
award.

     11.  Other Stock or Cash Awards.  In addition to the incentives described
in Sections 6 through 10, the Committee may grant other incentives payable in
cash or in Common Stock under the Plan as it determines to be in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders and subject to such other terms
and conditions as it deems appropriate.

     12.  Performance Goals.  Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Units, Performance Stock, Performance Units and other incentives under the Plan
may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals relating to one or
more business criteria within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
("Performance Criteria"). Any Performance Criteria may be used to measure the
performance of the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company and
may be measured relative to a peer group or index. Performance Criteria may be
calculated in accordance with the Company's financial statements, generally
accepted accounting principles or under a methodology established by the
Committee prior to the issuance of an award which is consistently applied and
identified in the audited financial statements, including footnotes, or the
Management Discussion and Analysis section of the Company's annual report.

     13.  Adjustment Provisions.  If the Company at any time changes the number
of issued shares of Common Stock by stock dividend, stock split, spin-off,
split-off, spin-out, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization,
combination or exchange of shares, the total number of shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan, the maximum number of shares which may be made subject
to an award in any calendar year, and the number of shares covered by each
outstanding award and the price therefor, if any, will be equitably adjusted by
the Committee.
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     14.  Terminating Events.  The Company, at its option, may give any or all
of the participants at least 10 business days written notice (or, if such notice
period is not practicable, such shorter notice period as the Company determines
in good faith is practicable) prior to the anticipated date of the consummation
of a Terminating Event. Upon receipt of such notice, and for a period of five
business days thereafter (or such other period as may be specified in the
Company's notice with respect to the Terminating Event), each participant
receiving such notice will be permitted to exercise, in whole or in part, the
vested and unexercised portion of each Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right
held by such participant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan
and the award agreement relating to such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation
Right. Upon the consummation of the Terminating Event, all Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights will be canceled and forfeited to the extent they have
not been exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14. If the
Terminating Event is not consummated, all Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights exercised pursuant to the Company's notice of the Terminating Event will
be deemed not to have been exercised and will thereafter be exercisable to the
same extent and on the same terms and conditions as if notice of the Terminating
Event had not been given by the Company. In lieu of delivering notice of a
Terminating Event pursuant to this Section 14, the Company, at its option, may
cause the successor or acquiring corporation in connection with any Terminating
Event or, if applicable, the corporate parent of any such corporation (the
"Successor Corporation"), to assume in writing the obligations of the Company
under the Plan and the outstanding award agreements entered into pursuant to the
Plan. In such event, the number and kind of shares acquirable upon the exercise
of the Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights and the exercise price
applicable thereto will be adjusted appropriately and the Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights as so adjusted will be deemed solely to represent
rights to acquire shares of the Successor Corporation in the manner provided in
the agreements between the Company and the Successor Corporation. For purposes
of this Section 14, "Terminating Event" means any (a) sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all
or substantially all of the Company's assets or (b) consolidation or merger of
the Company in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation,
or pursuant to which shares of the Company's Common Stock would be converted
into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company in
which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger have, directly
or indirectly, at least an 80% ownership interest in the outstanding Common
Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger.

     15.  Nontransferability.  Each benefit granted under the Plan will not be
transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and
each Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable during the
participant's lifetime only by the participant or, in the event of disability,
by the participant's personal representative. In the event of the death of a
participant, exercise of any benefit or payment with respect to any benefit will
be made only by or to the executor or administrator of the estate of the
deceased participant or the person or persons to whom the deceased participant's
rights under the benefit will pass by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit the
transfer of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right by the participant,
subject to such terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee.

     16.  Taxes.  The Company will be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax
attributable to any amounts payable or shares deliverable under the Plan, after
giving the person entitled to receive such payment or delivery notice and the
Company may defer making payment or delivery as to any award, if any such tax is
payable until indemnified to its satisfaction. A participant may pay all or a
portion of any required withholding taxes arising in connection with the
exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the receipt or vesting
of shares hereunder by electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common
Stock, having a fair market value equal to the amount required to be withheld.

     17.  Duration, Amendment and Termination.  No award of any benefit under
the Plan will be made more than ten years after the date of adoption of the Plan
by the Board of Directors; provided that the terms and conditions applicable to
any option granted on or before such date may thereafter be amended or modified
by mutual agreement between the Company and the participant, or such other
person as may then have an interest therein. The Board of Directors or the
Committee may amend the Plan from time to time or terminate the Plan at any
time; provided that no such action will reduce the amount of any existing award
or change the

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terms and conditions thereof without the participant's consent. No material
amendment of the Plan will be made without stockholder approval.

     18.  Fair Market Value.  The fair market value of the Common Stock at any
time will be determined in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable or as
required by applicable law or regulation.

     19.  Other Provisions.  The award of any benefit under the Plan may also be
subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the benefit awarded to
any other participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including
provisions intended to comply with federal or state securities laws and stock
exchange requirements, understandings or conditions as to the participant's
employment, requirements or inducements for continued ownership of Common Stock
after exercise or vesting of benefits, acceleration of benefits upon the
occurrence of a change in control of the Company or other events determined by
the Committee, forfeiture of awards in the event of termination of employment
after exercise or vesting, or breach of noncompetition or confidentiality
agreements following termination of employment, or provisions permitting the
deferral of the receipt of a benefit for such period and upon such terms as the
Committee may determine. If any benefit under the Plan is granted to an employee
who is employed or providing services outside the United States and who is not
compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, the Committee may
modify the provisions of the Plan as they pertain to such individuals to comply
with applicable law, regulation or accounting rules. The Committee may permit or
require a participant to have amounts or shares of Common Stock that otherwise
would be paid or delivered to the participant as a result of the exercise or
settlement of an award under the Plan credited to a deferred compensation or
stock unit account established for the participant by the Committee on the
Company's books of account.

     20.  Governing Law.  The Plan and any actions taken in connection herewith
will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of
Delaware without regard to applicable conflict of law principles.

     21.  Stockholder Approval.  The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors
on July 10, 2003, subject to stockholder approval. The Plan and any benefits
granted thereunder will be null and void if stockholder approval is not obtained
at the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders.

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