Document:

<PAGE>

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19

                              ADVISOR RETIREMENT
                                  CONNECTION(R)
                        Premium Service Retirement Plan

                         (Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan)

                           A Fidelity Prototype Plan

                  Non-Standardized Adoption Agreement No. 001
                                 For use With
                      Fidelity Basic Plan Document No. 16

The ADVISOR RETIREMENT CONNECTION(R) Premium Service Retirement Plan, Basic Plan
Document No. 16, and related Adoption Agreements has not yet received approval
from the Internal Revenue Service for use as a prototype plan. The ADVISOR
RETIREMENT CONNECTION(R) Premium Service Retirement Plan will be submitted in
April of 1998 to the Internal Revenue Service as a minor modifier to Fidelity
Basic Plan Document No. 14. The document is considered an individually-designed
plan until it is approved by the Internal Revenue Service. Revisions to the
Basic Plan Document and/or Adoption Agreement may be required by the Internal
Revenue Service as part of the approval process. If revisions are required, the
approved document will be distributed to adopting employers and must be re-
executed by them within a specified time period.
<PAGE>

                              ADOPTION AGREEMENT
                                   ARTICLE I
                     NON-STANDARDIZED PROFIT SHARING PLAN

1.01  PLAN INFORMATION
      ----------------

     (a)  Name of Plan:

          This is the  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan")

     (b)  Type of Plan:
          (1)  [X]  401(k) Only
          (2)  [_]  401(k) and Profit Sharing
          (3)  [_]  Profit Sharing Only

     (c) Administrator Name (if not the Employer):

         ________________________________________________________________

          Address:_______________________________________________

                  _______________________________________________

          Telephone Number:  _______________________________________________

          The Administrator is the agent for service of legal process for the
          Plan.

     (d)  Plan Year End (month/day):  12/31

     (e)  Three Digit Plan Number:  002

     (f)  Limitation Year (check one):

          (1)  [_]  Calendar Year
          (2)  [X]  Plan Year
          (3)  [_]  Other: ___________________________________________________

     (g) Plan Status (check appropriate box(es)):

          (1)  [_] New Plan Effective Date: ____________________
          (2)  [X] Amendment Effective Date:   12/1/1999
<PAGE>

               This is (check one):

               (A) [_]   an amendment of the ADVISOR RETIREMENT CONNECTION(R)
                         Premium Service Retirement Plan Basic Plan Document No.
                         16 Adoption Agreement previously executed by the
                         Employer; or

               (B) [X]   a conversion to the  ADVISOR RETIREMENT CONNECTION(R)
                         Premium Service Retirement Plan Basic Plan Document No.
                         16.

                    The original effective date of the Plan:    10/1/1987

                    The substantive provisions of the Plan shall apply prior to
                    the Effective Date to the extent required by the Internal
                    Revenue Code, as specifically provided in the Basic Plan
                    Document.

          (3) [_]   Plan Merger Effective Dates.  Please complete the Special
                    Effective Dates Addendum to the Adoption Agreement
                    indicating the plan(s) that have merged into the Plan and
                    the effective date(s) of such merger(s).

1.02  EMPLOYER
      --------

     (a)  Employer Name:     The Rose Hills Company

          Address:           3888 South Workman Mill Road

                             Whittier, CA  90608

          Contact's Name:    Richard  Mastanich

          Telephone Number:  (562) 692-1212

          (1)  Employer's Tax Identification Number: 13-3915765

          (2)  Employer's fiscal year end:  12/31

          (3)  Date business commenced:  9/1/1914

     (b)  The term "Employer" includes the following Related Employer(s) (as
          defined in Subsection 2.01(ss)) (list each participating Related
          Employer and its Employer Tax Identification Number):
<PAGE>

1.03  TRUSTEE
      -------

     (a) Trustee Name:    Fidelity Management Trust Company
         Address:         82 Devonshire Street
                          Boston, MA 02109

1.04  COVERAGE
      --------

      All Employees who meet the conditions specified below shall be eligible to
      participate in the Plan:

     (a)  Age Requirement (check one):

          (1)  [_]  no age requirement.
          (2)  [X]  must have attained age:  20.5 (not to exceed 21).
                                             ----

     (b)  Eligibility Service Requirement (check one):

          (1)  [_]  no Eligibility Service requirement.
          (2)  [X]  6  (not to exceed 11) months of Eligibility Service
                    -
                    requirement (no minimum number Hours of Service can be
                    required).
          (3)  [_]  one year of Eligibility Service requirement (at least 1,000
                    Hours of Service are required during the Eligibility
                    Computation Period).

     (c)  Eligible Class of Employees (check one):

          Note:  The Plan may not cover employees who are citizens of Puerto
          Rico.  These employees are automatically excluded from the eligible
          class, regardless of the Employer's selection under this Subsection
          1.04(c).

          (1) [_]   includes all Employees of the Employer.
          (2) [X]   includes all Employees of the Employer except for (check the
                    appropriate box(es)):
               (A)  [X]  employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
               (B)  [_]  Highly Compensated Employees as defined in Code Section
                         414(q).
<PAGE>

               (C)  [_]  Leased Employees as defined in Subsection 2.01(dd).
               (D)  [_]  nonresident aliens who do not receive any earned income
                         from the Employer which constitutes United States
                         source income.
               (E)  [_]  other:  _____________________________________________
                                 _____________________________________________
                                 _____________________________________________

                    Note:  No exclusion in this Subsection 1.04(c) may create a
                    discriminatory class of employees.  An Employer's Plan must
                    still pass the Internal Revenue Code coverage requirements
                    if one or more of the above groups of Employees have been
                    excluded from the  Plan.

     (d) The Entry Dates shall be (check one):
          (1)  [_]  immediate upon meeting the eligibility requirements
                    specified in Subsections 1.04(a), (b), and (c).
          (2)  [X]  the first day of each Plan Year and the first day of the
                    seventh month of each Plan Year.
          (3)  [_]  the first day of each Plan Year and the first day of the
                    fourth, seventh, and tenth months of each Plan Year.
          (4)  [_]  the first day of each month.
          (5)  [_]  the first day of each Plan Year (do not select if there is
                    an Eligibility Service requirement of more than six months
                    in Subsection 1.04(b) or if there is an age requirement of
                    more than 20 1/2 in Subsection 1.04(a)).

     (e)  Date of Initial Participation - An Employee shall become a Participant
          unless excluded by Subsection 1.04(c) above on the Entry Date
          immediately following the date the Employee completes the service and
          age requirement(s) in Subsections 1.04(a) and (b), if any, except
          (check one):

          (1) [_]   no exceptions.
          (2) [_]   Employees employed on the Effective Date in Subsection
                    1.01(g) shall become Participants on that date.
          (3) [X]   Employees who meet the age and service requirement(s) of
                    Subsections 1.04(a) and (b) on the Effective Date in
                    Subsection 1.01(g) shall become Participants on that date.

1.05 COMPENSATION
     ------------
<PAGE>

     Compensation for purposes of determining contributions shall be as defined
     in Subsection 2.01(j), modified as provided below.

     (a)  Compensation Exclusions:  Compensation shall exclude the item(s)
          listed below for purposes of determining contributions.  (Check the
          appropriate box(es)):
          (1) [X]   No exclusions.
          (2) [_]   Overtime Pay.
          (3) [_]   Bonuses.
          (4) [_]   Commissions.
          (5) [_]   The value of a qualified or a non-qualified stock option
                    granted to an Employee by the Employer to the extent such
                    value is includable in the Employee's taxable income.
          (6) [_]   Severance Pay.

               Note:  If the Employer selects Option (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6)
               with respect to Nonelective Employer Contributions, Compensation
               must be tested to show that it meets the requirements of Code
               Section 414(s) or 401(a)(4).  These exclusions shall not apply
               for purposes of the "Top Heavy" requirements in Section 15.03 for
               allocating safe harbor Matching Employer Contributions in
               Subsection 1.10(a)(3) is selected, for allocating safe harbor
               Nonelective Employer Contributions if Subsection 1.11(a)(2) is
               selected, or for allocating non-safe harbor Nonelective Employer
               Contributions if the integrated Formula is elected in Subsection
               1.11(b)(2).

     (b)  Compensation for the First Year of Participation - Contributions for
          the Plan Year in which an Employee first becomes a Participant shall
          be determined based on the Employee's Compensation (check one):

          (1) [_]   for the entire Plan Year.
          (2) [X]   for the portion of the Plan Year in which the Employee is
                    eligible to participate in the Plan.

          Note:  If the initial Plan Year of a new Plan consists of fewer than
          12 months from the Effective Date in Subsection 1.01(g)(1) through the
          end of the initial Plan Year, Compensation for purposes of determining
          the amount of contributions, other than non-safe harbor Nonelective
          Employer Contributions, under the Plan shall be the period from such
          Effective Date through the end of the initial year.  However, for
          purposes of determining the amount of non-safe harbor Nonelective
          Employer Contributions and for other Plan purposes, where appropriate,
          the full 12-consecutive-month period ending on the last day of the
          initial Plan Year shall be used.
<PAGE>

1.06  TESTING RULES
      -------------

     (a)  ADP/ACP Present Testing Method - The testing method for purposes of
          applying the "ADP" and "ACP" tests described in Sections 6.03 and 6.06
          of the Plan shall be the (check one):

          (1) [X]   Current Year Testing Method - The ADP or ACP of Highly
                    Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall be compared to
                    the ADP or ACP of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the
                    same Plan Year.

          (2) [_]   Prior Year Testing Method - The ADP or ACP of Highly
                    Compensated Employees for the Plan Year shall be compared to
                    the ADP or ACP of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the
                    immediately preceding Plan Year.

          (3) [_]   Not applicable. (Only if Option 1.01(b)(3), Profit Sharing
                    Only, is checked.)

     (b)  [X]  ADP/ACP Testing Methods Used in Prior Years - For Plan Years
               prior to the effective date of this amendment, the "ADP" and
               "ACP" tests were applied using the testing methods shown in the
               ADP/ACP Testing Methods History Addendum to the Adoption
               Agreement.  (Choose if there has been a change in the testing
               method used under the Plan.)

     (c)  [_]  Initial Year Testing Method - For the initial Plan Year of a new
               Plan, other than a successor plan, the ADP and ACP tests shall be
               applied (check one):

          (1)  [_]  assuming a 3% ADP and ACP for Non-Highly Compensated
                    Employees.

          (2)  [_]  using the actual ADP and ACP of Non-Highly Compensated
                    Employees for the initial Plan Year.

     (d)  HCE Determinations:  Look Back Year - The look back year for purposes
          of determining which Employees are Highly Compensated Employees shall
          be the 12-consecutive-month period preceding the Plan Year, unless the
          Employer elects Option (1) below.

          (1) [_]   Calendar Year Determination - The look back year shall be
                    the calendar year beginning within the preceding Plan Year.
                    (Do not elect if the Plan Year is the calendar year.)

          (2) [X]   Prior Plan Years - For Plan Years prior to the effective
                    date of this amendment, the Plan was operated in accordance
                    with the look back year elections shown in the Special
                    Effective Dates Addendum to the Adoption Agreement.
<PAGE>

     (e) [X]   HCE Determinations:  Top Paid Group - Employees with Compensation
               exceeding $80,000 (as indexed) shall be considered Highly
               Compensated Employees only if they are in the top paid group (the
               top 20% of Employees ranked by Compensation).

          (1)  [X]  Prior Plan Years - For Plan Years prior to the effective
                    date of this amendment, the Plan was operated in accordance
                    with the top paid group elections shown in the Special
                    Effective Dates Addendum to the Adoption Agreement.

          Note:  Effective for determination years beginning on or after January
          1, 1998, if the Employer elects Option 1.06(d)(1) and/or 1.06(e), such
          election must apply consistently to all retirement plans of the
          Employer for determination years that begin with or within the same
          calendar year (except that Option 1.06(d)(1), Calendar Year
          Determination, shall not apply to calendar year plans).  Effective for
          determination years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, any such
          election must apply consistently to all plans of the Employer,
          including non-retirement plans.

1.07  DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS
      ----------------------

     (a) [X]   Deferral Contributions - Participants may elect to have a portion
               of their Compensation contributed to the Plan on a before-tax
               basis pursuant to Code Section 401(k).

          (1)  Regular Contributions - The Employer shall make a Deferral
               Contribution in accordance with Section 5.03 on behalf of each
               Participant who has an executed salary reduction agreement in
               effect with the Employer for the payroll period in question, not
               to exceed  15.00    % (not to exceed 25%) of Compensation for
                         ----------
               that period.

               Note:  The percentage elected above must be less than 25% in
               order to satisfy the limitation on annual additions under Code
               Section 415 if other types of contributions are provided under
               the Plan.

               (A) [X]   Instead of specifying a percentage of Compensation, a
                         Participant's salary reduction agreement may specify a
                         dollar amount to be contributed each payroll period,
                         provided such dollar amount does not exceed the maximum
                         percentage of Compensation specified in Subsection
                         1.07(a)(1) above.
<PAGE>

               (B)  A Participant may increase or decrease, on a prospective
                    basis, his salary reduction agreement percentage (check
                    one):
                    (i)   [_]   as of the beginning of each payroll period.
                    (ii)  [_]   as of the first day of each month.
                    (iii) [_]   as of the next Entry Date.  (Do not select if
                                Option 1.04(d)(1), immediate entry, is checked.)
                    (iv)  [X]   other.  (Specify, but must be at least once per
                                Plan Year)

                              First Day of Each Quarter
                              --------------------------

               (C)  A Participant may revoke, on a prospective basis, a salary
                    reduction agreement at any time upon proper notice to the
                    Administrator but in such case may not file a new salary
                    reduction agreement until (check one):
                    (i)   [_]   the first day of the next Plan Year.
                    (ii)  [_]   any subsequent Entry Date.  (Do not select if
                                Option 1.04(d)(1), immediate entry, is checked.)
                    (iii) [X]   other.  (Specify, but must be at least once per
                                Plan Year)

                              First Day of Next Quarter Following 6 Months
                              ---------------------------------------------

          (2)  [_]  Catch-Up Contributions - The Employer may allow Participants
                    upon proper notice and approval to enter into a special
                    salary reduction agreement to make additional Deferral
                    Contributions in an amount up to 100% of their Compensation
                    for the payroll period(s) designated by the Employer.

          (3)  [_]  Bonus Contributions - The Employer may allow Participants
                    upon proper notice and approval to enter into a special
                    salary reduction agreement to make Deferral Contributions in
                    an amount up to 100% of any Employer paid cash bonuses
                    designated by the Employer on a uniform and non-
                    discriminatory basis that are made for such Participants
                    during the Plan Year. The Compensation definition elected by
                    the Employer in Subsection 1.05(a)  must include bonuses if
                    bonus contributions are permitted.

             Note:  A Participant's contributions under Subsection 1.07(a)(2)
                    and/or (3) may not cause the Participant to exceed the
                    percentage limit specified by the Employer in Subsection
                    1.07(a)(1) for the full Plan Year. The Employer has the
                    right to restrict a Participant's right to make Deferral
                    Contributions if they will adversely affect the Plan's
                    ability to pass the "ADP" and/or the "ACP" test
<PAGE>

          (4) [_]   Negative Election Contributions - Unless an Eligible
                    Employee affirmatively elects otherwise, his Compensation
                    will be reduced by _____ % (not to exceed 3%) for each
                    payroll period in which he is an Active Participant and the
                    Employer shall make a Deferral Contribution in such amount
                    on the Participant's behalf in accordance with the
                    provisions of Section 5.03.  At the time he becomes an
                    Active Participant, or within a reasonable period ending no
                    later than the date Compensation subject to the reduction
                    becomes available to the Participant, an Eligible Employee
                    may elect either (A) not to have Deferral Contributions made
                    on his behalf or (B) to have Deferral Contributions made in
                    a different percentage of Compensation or dollar amount as
                    provided in Subsection 1.07(a)(1).  If an Eligible Employee
                    makes no affirmative election hereunder at the time he
                    becomes an Active Participant, Deferral Contributions shall
                    continue to be made on his behalf in accordance with the
                    provisions of this Subsection 1.07(a)(4) until the
                    Participant elects to change or revoke such Deferral
                    Contributions as provided in Subsection 1.07(a)(1)(B) or
                    (C).

               Note:  An Employer that elects the negative election provisions
               under Subsection 1.07(a)(4) must satisfy the notice requirements
               described in Section 5.03.

1.08  EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
      ----------------------

     (a)  [_]  Employee Contributions - Participants either currently are or
               previously were permitted to contribute amounts to the Plan on an
               after-tax basis. (check one):

          (1)  [_]  Future Employee Contributions - Participants may make
                    voluntary, non-deductible, after-tax Employee Contributions
                    pursuant to Section 5.08 of the Plan.  A Participant's
                    Employee Contributions for the Plan Year may not exceed 10%
                    of his Compensation for the Plan Year.  (Only if Option
                    1.07(a), Deferral Contributions, is checked.)

          (2)  [_]  Frozen Employee Contributions - Participants may not
                    currently make after-tax Employee Contributions to the Plan,
                    but the Employer does maintain frozen Employee Contributions
                    Accounts.

1.09  QUALIFIED NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
      -----------------------------------

     (a)  Qualified Nonelective Employer Contributions - If Option 1.07(a),
          Deferral Contributions, is checked, the Employer may contribute an
          amount which it designates as a Qualified Nonelective Employer
          Contribution to be included in the "ADP" or "ACP" test.  Qualified
<PAGE>

          Nonelective Employer Contributions shall be allocated to Participants
          who were eligible to participate in the Plan at any time during the
          Plan Year and are Non-Highly Compensated Employees (check one):

          (1) [X]   either (A) in the ratio which each Participant's "testing
                    compensation", as defined in Subsection 6.01(t), for the
                    Plan Year bears to the total of all Participants' "testing
                    compensation" for the Plan Year or (B) as a flat dollar
                    amount.

          (2) [_]   as a percentage of the lowest paid Participant's "testing
                    compensation", as defined in Subsection 6.01(t), for the
                    Plan Year up to the lower of  (A) the maximum amount
                    contributable under the Plan or (B) the amount necessary to
                    satisfy the "ADP" or "ACP" test.  If any Qualified
                    Nonelective Employer Contribution remains, allocation shall
                    continue in the same manner to the next lowest paid
                    Participants until the Qualified Nonelective Employer
                    Contribution is exhausted.

          (3) [_]   not applicable.  (Only if  Option 1.01(b)(3), Profit Sharing
                    Only is checked.)

1.10  MATCHING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS (Only if Option 1.07(a), Deferral
      -------------------------------
      Contributions is checked)

     (a) [X] Basic Matching Employer Contributions (check one):

         (1) [_]    Non-Discretionary Matching Employer Contributions - The
                    Employer shall make a basic Matching Employer Contribution
                    on behalf of each Participant in an amount equal to the
                    following percentage of a Participant's Deferral
                    Contributions during the Contribution Period (check (A) or
                    (B) and, if applicable, (C)):

               Note:  Effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1,
               -----
               1999, if the Employer elected Option 1.11(a)(2), Safe Harbor
               Formula, with respect to Nonelective Employer Contributions and
               meets the requirements for deemed satisfaction of the "ADP" test
               for a Plan Year, the Plan will also be deemed to satisfy the
               "ACP" test with respect to Matching Employer Contributions if
               Matching Employer Contributions hereunder meet all of the
               following requirements: (1) the percentage of Deferral
               Contributions matched does not increase as the percentage of
               Compensation contributed increases; (2) Highly Compensated
               Employees are not provided a greater percentage match than Non-
               Highly Compensated Employees; and (3) Deferral Contributions
               matched do not exceed 6% of a Participant's Compensation for the
               Plan Year.

               (A)  [_]  Single Percentage Match:  ___________%
<PAGE>

               (B)  [_]  Tiered Match:  ____________% of the first ___________%
                         of the Active Participant's Compensation contributed to
                         the Plan,

                         ___________% of the next __________% of the

                         Active Participant's Compensation contributed to the
                         Plan,

                         __________% of the next __________% of the Active

                         Participant's Compensation contributed to the Plan.

                         Note:  The percentages specified above for basic
                         Matching Employer Contributions may not increase as the
                         percentage of Compensation contributed increases.

               (C) [_]   Limit on Non-Discretionary Matching Employer
                         Contributions (check the appropriate box(es)):

                    (i) [_]    Deferral Contributions in excess of __________%
                               of the Participant's Compensation for the period
                               in question shall not be considered for non-
                               discretionary Matching Employer Contributions.

                    Note:  If the Employer elected a percentage limit in (A)
                    above and requested the Trustee to account separately for
                    matched and unmatched Deferral Contributions, the non-
                    discretionary Matching Employer Contributions allocated to
                    each Participant must be computed, and the percentage limit
                    applied, based upon each payroll period.

                    (ii) [_]   Matching Employer Contributions for each
                               Participant for each Participant for each Plan
                               Year shall be limited to $____________________.

          (2) [X]   Discretionary Matching Employer Contributions - The Employer
                    may make a basic Matching Employer Contribution on behalf of
                    each Participant in an amount equal to the percentage
                    declared for the Contribution Period, if any, by a Board of
                    Directors' Resolution (or by a Letter of Intent for a Sole
                    Proprietor or Partnership) of the Deferral Contributions
                    made by each Participant during the Contribution Period.
                    The Board of Directors' Resolution (or Letter of Intent, if
                    applicable) may limit the contributions matched to a
                    specified percentage of Compensation or limit the amount of
                    the match to a specified dollar amount.
          (3) [_]   Safe Harbor Matching Employer Contributions - Effective only
                    for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1999, if the
                    Employer elects one of
<PAGE>

                    the safe harbor formula Options provided in the Safe Harbor
                    Matching Employer Contribution Addendum to the Adoption
                    Agreement and, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year,
                    provides written notice to all Active Participants of the
                    Active Participants' rights and obligations under the Plan,
                    the Plan shall be deemed to satisfy the "ADP" test and, in
                    certain circumstances, the "ACP" test.

     (b) [_]   Additional Matching Employer Contributions - The Employer may at
               Plan Year end make an additional Matching Employer Contribution
               equal to a percentage declared by the Employer, through a Board
               of Directors' Resolution (or by a Letter of Intent for a Sole
               Proprietor or Partnership), of the Deferral Contributions made by
               each Participant during the Plan Year.   (Only if Option
               1.10(a)(1) or (3) is checked).  The Board of Directors'
               Resolution (or Letter of Intent, if applicable) may limit the
               contributions matched to a specified percentage of Compensation
               or limit the amount of the match to a specified dollar amount.

               Note:  If the Employer elected the Safe Harbor Matching Employer
               Contribution in Subsection 1.10(a)(3) above and wants to be
               deemed to have satisfied the "ADP" test for Plan Years beginning
               on or after January 1, 1999, the additional Matching Employer
               Contribution may not provide a greater percentage match to Highly
               Compensated Employees and the percentage of contribution matched
               may not increase as the percentage of Compensation contributed
               increases. In addition to the foregoing requirements, if the
               Employer elected either the Safe Harbor Matching Employer
               Contribution in Subsection 1.10(a)(3) above or the Safe Harbor
               Formula for Nonelective Employer Contributions in Subsection
               1.11(a)(2) and wants to be deemed to have satisfied the "ACP"
               test with respect to Matching Employer Contributions for Plan
               Years beginning on or after January 1, 1999, the Deferral
               Contributions matched may not exceed 6% of a Participant's
               Compensation.

     (c)  Contribution Period for Matching Employer Contributions - The
          Contribution Period for purposes of calculating the amount of basic
          Matching Employer Contributions described in Subsection 1.10(a)(1) or
          (2) is:

          (1) [_]   each calendar month.
          (2) [_]   each Plan Year quarter.
          (3) [_]   each Plan Year.
          (4) [X]   each payroll period.

          The Contribution Period for safe harbor Matching Employer
          Contributions described in Subsection 1.10(a)(3) and additional
          Matching Employer Contributions described in Subsection 1.10(b) is the
          Plan Year.
<PAGE>

     (d)  Continuing Eligibility Requirement(s) - A Participant who makes
          Deferral Contributions during a Contribution Period shall only be
          entitled to receive Matching Employer Contributions under Section 1.10
          for that Contribution Period if the Participant satisfies the
          following requirement(s) (Check the appropriate box(es).  Options (3)
          and (4) may not be elected together; Option (5) may not be elected
          with Option (2), (3), or (4); Options (2), (3), (4), and (5) may not
          be elected with respect to basic Matching Employer Contributions if
          Option 1.10(a)(3), Safe Harbor Matching Employer Contributions, is
          checked):

          (1) [X]   No requirements.
          (2) [_]   Is employed by the Employer or a Related Employer on the
                    last day of the Contribution Period.
          (3) [_]   Earns at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.
                    (Only if the Contribution Period is the Plan Year.)
          (4) [_]   Earns at least 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.
                    (Only if the Contribution Period is the Plan Year.)
          (5) [_]   Either earns at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan
                    Year or is employed by the Employer or a Related Employer on
                    the last day of the Plan Year. (Only if the Contribution
                    Period is the Plan Year.)
          (6) [_]   Special continuing eligibility requirement(s) for additional
                    Matching Employer Contributions. (Only if Options
                    1.10(a)(3), Safe Harbor Matching Employer Contributions, and
                    (b), Additional Matching Employer Contributions are checked.

              (A)   The continuing eligibility requirement(s) for additional
                    Matching Employer Contributions is/are: _____ (fill in
                    number of applicable eligibility requirement(s) from above)

          Note:  If Option (2), (3), (4), or (5) above is selected, then
          Matching Employer Contributions can only be funded by the Employer
          after the Contribution Period or Plan Year ends.  Matching Employer
          Contributions funded during the Contribution Period or Plan Year shall
          not be subject to the eligibility requirements of Option (2), (3),
          (4), or (5).  If Option (2), (3), (4), or (5) is adopted during a
          Contribution Period or Plan Year, as applicable, such Option shall not
          become effective until the first day of the next Contribution Period
          or Plan Year.

     (e) [_]   Qualified Matching Employer Contributions - The Employer may
               designate all or a portion of its Matching Employer Contribution
               as a Qualified Matching Employer Contribution that may be used to
               satisfy the "ADP" test on Deferral Contributions.  Qualified
               Matching Employer Contributions shall be allocated to
               Participants who meet the continuing eligibility requirement(s)
               for  basic Matching Employer Contributions described in
               Subsection 1.10(d) above and who (check one):
<PAGE>

          (1)  [_]  are Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the Plan Year.
          (2)  [_]  are either Non-Highly Compensated or Highly Compensated
                    Employees for the Plan Year.

1.11  NONELECTIVE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
      ----------------------------------

      Note: An Employer who has elected the safe harbor formula in Subsection
      1.11(a)(2) may elect both a fixed formula and a discretionary formula. If
      both are selected, the discretionary formula shall be treated as an
      additional Nonelective Employer Contribution and allocated separately in
      accordance with the allocation formula selected by the Employer.

      (a) [_]    Fixed Formula (check one):

          (1) [_] Fixed Percentage Employer Contribution - For each Plan Year,
                  the Employer shall contribute for each eligible Active
                  Participant an amount equal to __________% (not to exceed 15%)
                  of such Active Participant's Compensation.

          (2) [_] Safe Harbor Formula - Effective only with respect to Plan
                  Years that begin on or after January 1, 1999, the Nonelective
                  Employer Contribution is intended to satisfy the safe harbor
                  contribution requirements under the Code such that the "ADP"
                  test is deemed satisfied. Please complete the Safe Harbor
                  Nonelective Employer Contribution Addendum to the Adoption
                  Agreement.

     (b) [_]   Discretionary Formula - The Employer may decide each Plan Year
               whether to make a discretionary Nonelective Employer Contribution
               on behalf of eligible Active Participants in accordance with
               Section 5.10.  Such contributions shall be allocated to eligible
               Active Participants based upon the following (check (1) or (2)):

          (1)  [_]  Non-Integrated Allocation Formula - In the ratio that each
                    eligible Active Participant's Compensation bears to the
                    total Compensation paid to all eligible Active Participants
                    for the Plan Year.

          (2)  [_]  Integrated Allocation Formula - As (A) a percentage of each
                    eligible Active Participant's Compensation plus (B) a
                    percentage of each eligible Active Participant's
                    Compensation in excess of the "integration level" as defined
                    below.  The percentage of Compensation in excess of the
                    "integration level" shall be equal to the lesser of the
                    percentage of the Active Participant's Compensation
                    allocated under (A) above or the "permitted disparity limit"
                    as defined below.
<PAGE>

               Note: An Employer that has elected the Safe Harbor formula in
               Subsection 1.11(a)(2) above may not take Nonelective Employer
               Contributions made to satisfy the safe harbor into account in
               applying the integrated allocation formula described above.

               "Integration level" means the Social Security taxable wage base
               for the Plan Year, unless the Employer elects a lesser amount in
               (A) or (B) below.

               (A)  __________ % (not to exceed 100%) of the Social Security
                    taxable wage base for the Plan Year, or

               (B)  $ __________ (not to exceed the Social Security taxable wage
                    base).

               "Permitted disparity limit" means the percentage provided by the
               following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                  If the "Integration Level"                But Less Than               The "Permitted
                    is at least ___% of the                  ___% of the                   Disparity
                       Taxable Wage Base                  Taxable Wage Base                Limit" is
                  -------------------------               --------------------         ----------------
                       <S>                                <C>                             <C>
                              0%                                  20%                         5.7%
                             20%                                  80%                         4.3%
                             80%                                 100%                         5.4%
                            100%                                  N/A                         5.7%
</TABLE>

               Note:  An Employer who maintains any other plan that provides for
               Social Security Integration (permitted disparity) may not elect
               Option 1.11(b)(2).

     (c)  Continuing Eligibility Requirement(s) - A Participant shall only be
          entitled to receive Nonelective Employer Contributions for a Plan Year
          under this Section 1.11 if the Participant satisfies the following
          requirement(s) (Check the appropriate box(es) - Options (3) and (4)
          may not be elected together; Option (5) may not be elected with Option
          (2), (3), or (4); Options (2), (3), (4), and (5) may not be elected
          with respect to Nonelective Employer Contributions under the fixed
          formula if Option 1.11(a)(2), Safe Harbor formula, is checked):

          (1)  [_]   No requirements.
          (2)  [_]   Is employed by the Employer or a Related Employer on the
                     last day of the Plan Year.
          (3)  [_]   Earns at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.
<PAGE>

          (4)  [_]   Earns at least 1,000 Hours of Service during the Plan Year.
          (5)  [_]   Either earns at least 501 Hours of Service during the Plan
                     Year or is employed by the Employer or a Related Employer
                     on the last day of the Plan Year.
          (6)  [_]   Special continuing eligibility requirement(s) for
                     discretionary Nonelective Employer Contributions. (Only if
                     Options 1. 11(a)(2), Safe Harbor Formula, and 1.11(b),
                     Discretionary Formula, are checked.)

               (A)   The continuing eligibility requirement(s) for additional
                     discretionary Nonelective Employer Contributions is/are
                     ____________: (fill in number of applicable eligibility
                     requirement(s) from above.)

          Note:  If Option (2), (3), (4), or (5) above is selected then
          Nonelective Employer Contributions can only be funded by the Employer
          after the Plan Year ends.  Nonelective Employer Contributions funded
          during the Plan Year shall not be subject to the eligibility
          requirements of Option (2), (3), (4), or (5).  If Option (2), (3),
          (4), or (5) is adopted during a Plan Year, such Option shall not
          become effective until the first day of the next Plan Year.

1.12 EXCEPTIONS TO CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
     -------------------------------------------------

     [_]  Death, Disability, and Retirement Exception to Eligibility
          Requirements- Active Participants who do not meet any last day or
          Hours of Service requirement under Subsection 1.10(d) or 1.11(c)
          because they become disabled, as defined in Section 1.14, retire, as
          provided in Subsection 1.13(a), (b), or (c), or die shall nevertheless
          receive an allocation of Nonelective Employer and/or Matching Employer
          Contributions.  No Compensation shall be imputed to Active
          Participants who become disabled for the period following their
          disability.

1.13 RETIREMENT
     ----------

     (a) The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is (check one);
          (1) [_]   age 65.
          (2) [_]   age ___________ (specify between 55 and 64).
          (3) [X]   later of age 65 (not to exceed 65) or the fifth anniversary
                                 --
                    of the Participant's Employment Commencement Date.

     (b)  [_]  The Early Retirement Age is the first day of the month after the
               Participant attains age _____ (specify 55 or greater) and
               completes _______years of Vesting Service.
<PAGE>

          Note:  If this Option is elected, Participants who are employed by the
          Employer or a Related Employer on the date they reach Early Retirement
          Age shall be 100% vested in their Accounts under the Plan.
     (c)  [X]  A Participant who becomes disabled, as defined in Section 1.14,
               is eligible for disability retirement.

          Note:  If this Option is elected, Participants who are employed by the
          Employer or a Related Employer on the date they become disabled shall
          be 100% vested in their Accounts under the Plan.

1.14 DEFINITION OF DISABLED
     ----------------------

     A Participant is disabled if he/she (check the appropriate box(es)):

     (a)  [X]  satisfies the requirements for benefits under the Employer's
               Long-Term Disability Plan.
     (b)  [_]  satisfies the requirements for Social Security disability
               benefits.
     (c)  [X]  is determined to be disabled by a physician approved by the
               Employer.

1.15 VESTING
     -------

     A Participant's vested interest in Matching Employer Contributions and/or
     Nonelective Employer Contributions, other than Safe Harbor Matching
     Employer and/or Nonelective Employer Contributions elected in Subsection
     1.10(a)(3) or 1.11(a)(2), shall be based upon his years of Vesting Service
     and the schedule(s) selected below, except as provided in Subsection
     1.20(d) or in  the Grandfathered Vesting Schedule Addendum to the Adoption
     Agreement.

     (a)  [_]   Years of Vesting Service shall exclude:
          (1)   [_] for new plans, service prior to the Effective Date as
                    defined in Subsection 1.01(g)(1).
          (2)   [_] for existing plans converting from another plan document,
                    service prior to the original Effective Date as defined in
                    Subsection 1.01(g)(2).

     (b)      Vesting Schedule(s)

          (1)  Nonelective Employer Contributions    (2)  Matching Employer
               (check one):                               Contributions
                                                          (check one):
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
 <S>                                                <C>
      (A) [x]  N/A - No Nonelective                (A)  [_]  N/A - No Matching
               Employer Contributions                        Employer Contributions

      (B) [_]  100% Vesting immediately            (B)  [x]  100% Vesting immediately

      (C) [_]  3 year cliff (see C below)          (C)  [_]  3 year cliff (see C below)

      (D) [_]  5 year cliff (see D below)          (D)  [_]  5 year cliff (see D below)

      (E) [_]  6 year graduated (see E below)      (E)  [_]  6 year graduated (see E below)

      (F) [_]  7 year graduated (see F below)      (F)  [_]  7 year graduated (see F below)

      (G) [_]  Other vesting (complete G1 below)   (G)  [_]  Other vesting (complete G2 below)
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Applicable Vesting Schedule(s)
 Years of                                                    ------------------------------
 Vesting Service                        C             D              E            F             G1           G2
------------------                 ----------    ----------      ---------     ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                 <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
        0                               0%             0%            0%           0%              __%          __%

        1                               0%             0%            0%           0%              __%          __%

        2                               0%             0%           20%           0%              __%          __%

        3                             100%             0%           40%          20%              __%          __%

        4                             100%             0%           60%          40%              __%          __%

        5                             100%           100%           80%          60%              __%          __%

        6                             100%           100%          100%          80%              __%          __%

        7 or more                     100%           100%          100%         100%             100%         100%
</TABLE>

          Note:  A schedule elected under G1 or G2 above must be at least as
          favorable as one of the schedules in C, D, E or F above.

          Note:  If the Plan is being amended to provide a more restrictive
          vesting schedule, the more favorable vesting schedule shall continue
          to apply to Participants who are Active Participants immediately prior
          to the later of (1) the effective date of the amendment or (2) the
          date the amendment is adopted.  Grandfathered vesting schedules are
          reflected in the Grandfathered Vesting Schedule Addendum to the
          Adoption Agreement.

  (c) [_]  A vesting Schedule different from the vesting schedule selected above
           applies to certain persons employed prior to the effective date of
           this
<PAGE>

           amendment. Please complete the Grandfathered Vesting Schedule
           Addendum to the Adoption Agreement.

1.16  PREDECESSOR EMPLOYER SERVICE
      ----------------------------

      [_] Service for purposes of eligibility in Subsection 1.04(b) and vesting
          in Subsection 1.15(b) of this Plan shall include service with the
          following predecessor employer(s):

      (a)

      (b)

      (c)

      (d)

1.17 PARTICIPANT LOANS
     -----------------

     Participant loans (check one):
     (a)  [X]  are allowed in accordance with Article 9 and loan procedures
               outlined in the Service Agreement.
     (b)  [_]  are not allowed.
                   ---

1.18 IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS
     ----------------------

     Participants may make withdrawals prior to termination of employment under
     the following circumstances (check the appropriate box(es)):

    (a)  [X]  Hardship Withdrawals - Hardship withdrawals from a Participant's
              Deferral Contributions Account shall be allowed in accordance with
              Section 10.05, subject to a $500 minimum amount.

     (b) [_]  Age 59 1/2 - Participants shall be entitled to receive a
              distribution of all or any portion of the following Accounts upon
              attainment of age 59 1/2 (check one):
          (1) [_]   Deferral Contributions Account
          (2) [_]   All Accounts

     (c)  Withdrawal of Employee Contributions and Rollover Contributions - The
          Plan provides for in-service withdrawals of Rollover Contributions at
          any time.  Employee Contributions
<PAGE>

          may be withdrawn in accordance with Section 10.02 subject to the
          following (check if applicable):

          (1)  [_]  Employees may not make such withdrawals more frequently
                    than:

                    ___________________________________________________________.

          Note:  If Option 1.18(c)(1) is not selected, withdrawals of Employee
          Contributions shall be permitted at any time.

     (d)  [_]  Protected In-Service Withdrawal Provisions - Check if the Plan
               was converted by plan amendment or received transfer
               contributions from another defined contribution plan, and
               benefits under the other defined contribution plan were payable
               as (check the appropriate box(es)):

          (1)  [_]  an in-service withdrawal of vested employer contributions
                    maintained in a Participant's Account (check (A) and/or
                    (B)):
               (A) [_]   for at least ____________(24 or more) months.
               (B) [_]   after the Participant has at least 60 months of
                         participation.

          (2)  [_]  another in-service withdrawal option that is a "protected
                    benefit" under Code Section 411(d)(6).  Please complete the
                    Protected In-Service Withdrawals Addendum to the Adoption
                    Agreement identifying the in-service withdrawal option(s).

1.19 FORM OF DISTRIBUTIONS
     ---------------------

     Subject to Article 14, distributions under the Plan shall be paid as
     (check the appropriate box(es) with respect to optional forms):

     (a)  Lump Sum Payments - Lump sum payments are always available under the
          Plan.  If a Participant's account balance is less than or equal to the
          "cashout limit", distribution shall be made to the Participant as soon
          as reasonably practicable following his termination of employment in a
          lump sum payment.  Unless otherwise specified below, effective the
          first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after August 5, 1997,
          the "cashout limit" is $5,000 (increased from $3,500).

          (1)  [_]  A later effective date applies to the increase in the
                    "cashout limit" to $5,000.  Please complete the Special
                    Effective Date Addendum to the Adoption Agreement indicating
                    the late effective date.
<PAGE>

     (b) [_]   Installments Payments - In lieu of a lump sum, Participants may
               elect distribution under a systematic withdrawal plan
               (installments).

     (c) [_]   Protected Benefit Forms - Check if the Plan was converted by plan
               amendment or received transfer contributions from another defined
               contribution plan, and benefits under the other defined
               contribution plan were payable in any other form (check the
               appropriate box(es)):

          (1)  [_]  The protected benefit forms apply to the Accounts of all
                    Participants (check the appropriate box(es)):

               (A)  [_]  The prior plan provided a life annuity form of payment.

                    (i)  The normal annuity form for unmarried Participants is a

                         The normal annuity form for married Participants is a
                         __________% (must be at least 50%, but no more than
                         100%) "qualified joint and survivor annuity".

                    (ii) The normal form of distribution under the Plan is:
                         (I) [_]   A lump sum payment.
                         (II)[_]   A "qualified joint and survivor annuity".

                    (iii)  The qualified preretirement survivor annuity provided
                         to a Participant's spouse is purchased with __________%
                         (must be at least 50%) of the Participant's Account.

               (B)  [_]  The prior plan provided other optional annuity forms.
                         The other optional annuity forms available under the
                         Plan are:

               (C)  [_]  The prior plan provided other forms of distribution
                         that are protected benefits.  The other forms of
                         distribution  available under the Plan are:

          (2) [_]   The protected benefit forms apply only to the Accounts of a
                    specified class of Participants.  Please complete the
                    Protected Benefit Forms Addendum describing each protected
                    benefit and the class of Participants whose Accounts are
                    subject to distribution in the protected benefit form.
<PAGE>

1.20 TOP HEAVY STATUS
     ----------------

     (a)  The Plan shall be subject to the Top-Heavy Plan requirements of
          Article 15 (check one):

          (1)  [_]  for each Plan Year, whether or not the Plan is a "top-heavy
                    plan" as defined in Subsection 15.01(f).
          (2)  [X]  for each Plan Year, if any, for which the Plan is a "top-
                    heavy plan" as defined in Subsection 15.01(f).
          (3)  [_]  Not applicable.  (Only if Plan covers only employees subject
                    to a collective bargaining agreement.)

     (b)  In determining whether the Plan is a "top-heavy plan" for an Employer
          with at least one defined benefit plan, the following assumptions
          shall apply:

          (1) [X]   Interest rate:  5.00% per annum.
                                    -----
          (2) [X]   Mortality table:1984 Unisex Pensioner Mortality Table set
                    forward 1 year.              .
          (3) [_]   Not applicable.  (Only if either (A) Plan covers only
                    employees subject to a collective bargaining agreement or
                    (B) Employer does not maintain and has never maintained any
                    defined benefit plans.)

     (c)  If the Plan is or is treated as a "top-heavy plan" for a Plan Year,
          each non-key Employee shall receive an Employer Contribution of at
          least 3 (3, 4, 5, or 7 1/2)% of Compensation for the Plan Year in
                -
          accordance with Section 15.03.  The minimum Employer Contribution
          provided in this Subsection 1.20(c) shall be made under this Plan only
          if the Participant is not entitled to such contribution under another
          qualified plan of the Employer, unless the Employer elects otherwise
          in (1) or (2) below:

          (1) [X]   The minimum Employer Contribution shall be paid under this
                    Plan in any event.
          (2) [_]   Not applicable.  (Only if Plan covers only employees subject
                    to a collective bargaining agreement.)

          Note:  The minimum Employer contribution may be less than the
          percentage indicated in Subsection 1.20(c) above to the extent
          provided in Section 15.03.
<PAGE>

     (d)  If the Plan is or is treated as a "top-heavy plan" for a Plan Year,
          the following vesting schedule shall apply instead of the schedule(s)
          elected in Subsection 1.15(b) for such Plan Year and each Plan Year
          thereafter (check one):

         (1) [X]  Not applicable. (Only if either (A) the schedule(s) elected in
                  Subsection 1.15(b) is/are more favorable in all cases than the
                  schedules available below or (B) Plan covers only employees
                  subject to a collective bargaining agreement.)

         (2) [_] 100% vested after ______________ (not in excess of 3) years of
                  Vesting Service.

         (3) [_] Graded vesting:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               Years of Vesting Service                    Vesting      Must be
                                                         Percentage    at Least
              -------------------------                  ----------    --------
             <S>                                         <C>           <C>
                           0                                    __%          0%

                           1                                    __%          0%

                           2                                    __%         20%

                           3                                    __%         40%

                           4                                    __%         60%

                           5                                    __%         80%

                           6                                    __%        100%

</TABLE>

               Note:  If the schedule(s) elected in Subsection 1.15(b) is/are
               more favorable in all cases than the schedule elected in
               Subsection 1.20(d) above, then the schedule(s) in Subsection
               1.15(b) shall continue to apply even in Plan Years in which the
               Plan is a "top-heavy plan".

1.21 CORRECTION TO MEET 415 REQUIREMENTS UNDER MULTIPLE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     PLANS
     -----

     If the Employer maintains other defined contribution plans, annual
     additions to a Participant's Account shall be limited as provided in
     Section 6.11 of the Plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 415,
     unless the Employer elects otherwise below and completes the 415 Correction
     Addendum describing the order in which annual additions shall be limited
     among the plans.

     (a)  [_]     Other Order for Limiting Annual Additions
<PAGE>

1.22  INVESTMENT DIRECTION
      --------------------

     (a) Investment Directions - Participant Accounts shall be invested (check
one):
          (1)  [_]  in accordance with investment directions provided to the
                    Trustee by the Employer for allocating all Participant
                                   --------
                    Accounts among the Options listed in the Service Agreement.
          (2)  [X]  in accordance with investment directions provided to the
                    Trustee by each Participant for allocating his entire
                                    -----------
                    Account among the Options listed in the Service Agreement.
          (3)  [_]  in accordance with investment directions provided to the
                    Trustee by each Participant for all contribution sources in
                    a Participant's Account except the following sources shall
                    be invested as directed by the Employer (check (A) and/or
                    (B)):

               (A) [_]  Nonelective Employer Contributions
               (B) [_]  Matching Employer Contributions

                    The Employer must direct the applicable sources among the
                    same investment options made available for Participant
                    directed sources listed in the Service Agreement.

     (b) [X]   404(c) Election (only if Option 1.22(a)(2) or 1.22(a)(3) is
               checked) - The Administrator intends to treat this Plan as being
               subject to ERISA Section 404(c).

1.23  RELIANCE ON OPINION LETTER
      --------------------------

      An adopting Employer may not rely on the opinion letter issued by the
      National Office of the Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Plan
      is qualified under Code Section 401. If the Employer wishes to obtain
      reliance that its Plan is qualified, application for a determination
      letter should be made to the appropriate Key District Director of the
      Internal Revenue Service. Failure to fill out the Adoption Agreement
      properly may result in disqualification of the Plan.

      This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with Fidelity
      Basic Plan Document No. 16. The Prototype Sponsor shall inform the
      adopting Employer of any amendments made to the Plan or of the
      discontinuance or abandonment of the prototype plan document.
<PAGE>

1.24  PROTOTYPE INFORMATION:
      ---------------------

      Name of Prototype Sponsor:      Fidelity Management & Research Company
      Address of Prototype Sponsor:   82 Devonshire
                                      Boston, MA 02109

      Questions regarding this prototype document may be directed to the
      following telephone number: 1-800-684-5254.
<PAGE>

                                EXECUTION PAGE
                          (Prototype Sponsor's Copy)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Adoption Agreement to be
executed this 29 day of September, 1999.

               Employer: /s/ Virginia C. Phillips

               By:

               Title: Vice President - Human Resources

               Employer:

               By:

               Title:

Accepted by:

Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee

By:/s/ Ingrid M. Bradenberg       Date: 10-14-99
   ------------------------
Title: Ingrid M. Bradenberg
       Authorized Signatory
<PAGE>

                                EXECUTION PAGE
                               (Employer's Copy)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused this Adoption Agreement to be
executed this 29 day of September, 1999.

               Employer:/s/ Virginia C. Phillips

               By:

               Title: Vice President - Human Resources

               Employer:

               By:

               Title:

Accepted by:

Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee

By:/s/ Ingrid M. Bradenberg    Date:  10-14-99
   ----------------------------

Title: Ingrid M. Bradenberg
       Authorized Signatory
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                          Re:  SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATES
                                      for

Plan Name:            Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a) [_]   Plan Merger Effective Dates - The following plan(s) were merged
               into the Plan after the Effective Date indicated in Subsection
               1.01(g)(1) or (2), as applicable.  The provisions of the Plan are
               effective with respect to the merged plan(s) as of the date(s)
               indicated below:

               (1)  Name of merged plan:

               Effective date:

               (2)  Name of merged plan:

               Effective date:

               (3)  Name of merged plan:

               Effective date:

               (4)  Name of merged plan:
<PAGE>

               Effective date:

               (5)  Name of merged plan:

               Effective date:

     (b)  HCE Determinations - HCE determinations for prior Plan Years shall be
          made applying the following rules:

          (1)  [X]  HCE Determinations:  Look Back Year Elections - Prior to the
                    effective date of this amendment, the Plan was administered
                    in accordance with the following look back year election(s):

               (A)  [X]  For the 1997 Plan Year the look back year was (check
                         one):
                    (i)  [X]  the 12-consecutive-month period immediately
                              preceding the Plan Year.
                    (ii) [_]  the calendar year beginning within the preceding
                              Plan Year.

               (B)  [X]  For the 1998 Plan Year the look back year was (check
                         one):
                    (i)  [X]  the 12-consecutive-month period immediately
                              preceding the Plan Year.
                    (ii) [_]  the calendar year beginning within the preceding
                              Plan Year.

               (C)  [_]  For the 1999 Plan Year the look back year was (check
                         one):
                    (i)  [_]  the 12-consecutive-month period immediately
                              preceding the Plan Year.
                    (ii) [_]  the calendar year beginning within the preceding
                              Plan Year.

               (D)  [_]  Look back year elections for other Plan Years:
<PAGE>

          (2) [x]   HCE Determinations:  Top Paid Group Elections - Prior to the
                    effective date of this amendment, the Plan was administered
                    in accordance with the following top paid group election(s):

               (A)  [X]  For the 1997 Plan Year (check one):
                    (i)  [_]  Highly Compensated Employees included only the top
                              20% of Employees ranked by Compensation.
                    (ii) [X]  Highly Compensated Employees included all
                              Employees with Compensation exceeding $80,000 (as
                              indexed).

               (B)  [X]  For the 1998 Plan Year (check one):
                    (i)  [_]  Highly Compensated Employees included only the top
                              20% of Employees ranked by Compensation.
                    (ii) [X]  Highly Compensated Employees included all
                              Employees with Compensation exceeding $80,000 (as
                              indexed).

               (C)  [_]  For the 1999 Plan Year (check one):
                    (i)  [_]  Highly Compensated Employees included only the top
                              20% of Employees ranked by Compensation.
                    (ii) [_]  Highly Compensated Employees included all
                              Employees with Compensation exceeding $80,000 (as
                              indexed).

               (D)  [_]   Top-paid group elections for other Plan Years:

     (c) [_]   Late Effective Date for Increase to $5,000 "Cashout Limit":

          Effective date:
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                      Re:  ADP/ACP TESTING METHODS HISTORY
                                      for

Plan Name:  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  For Plan Years prior to the date of this amendment, the Plan applied
          the following testing methods:

          (1) [X]   Current Year Testing Method - The ADP/ACP tests for the
                    following Plan Years were applied using the current year
                    testing method described in Subsection 1.06(a)(1):
                    1997

                    1998

          (2) [X]   Prior Year Testing Method - The ADP/ACP tests for the
                    following Plan Years were applied using the prior year
                    testing method described in Subsection 1.06(a)(2):
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                Re:  SAFE HARBOR MATCHING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
                                      for

Plan Name:   Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  Safe Harbor Matching Contribution Formula

          Note:  Matching Employer Contributions made under this Option must be
          100% vested when made and may only be distributed under the same
          circumstances in which Deferral Contributions may be distributed
          (i.e., death, disability, separation from service, age 59 1/2,
          hardship, and termination of the Plan without the establishment of a
          successor plan).  In addition, prior to the beginning of each Plan
          Year, the Employer must provide written notice to all Active
          Participants of the Active Participants' rights and obligations under
          the Plan.

          (1) [_]   100% of the first 3% of the Active Participant's
                    Compensation contributed to the Plan and 50% of the next 2%
                    of the Active Participant's Compensation contributed to the
                    Plan.

               Note:  This formula also meets the safe harbor contribution
               requirements for deemed satisfaction of the "ACP" test with
               respect to Matching Employer Contributions.  (Employee
               Contributions must still be tested.)

          (2)  [_]  Other Tiered Match:  __________% of the first ___________%
                    of the Active Participant's Compensation contributed to the
                    Plan,

               ___________% of the next __________% of the Active
               Participant's Compensation contributed to the Plan,

               ___________% of the next ___________% of the Active
               Participant's Compensation contributed to the Plan.

               Note:  To satisfy the safe harbor contribution requirement for
               the "ADP" test, the percentages specified above for Matching
               Employer Contributions may not increase as the percentage of
               Compensation contributed increases, and the aggregate amount of
               Matching Employer Contributions at such rates must at least equal
               the aggregate amount of Matching Employer Contributions which
               would be made under the percentages described in (a)(1) of this
               Addendum.
<PAGE>

               (A)  [_]  The formula specified above is also intended to satisfy
                         the safe harbor contribution requirement for deemed
                         satisfaction of the "ACP" test with respect to Matching
                         Employer Contributions.  (Employee Contributions must
                         still be tested.)

                    Note:  To satisfy the safe harbor contribution requirement
                    for the "ACP" test, the Deferral Contributions and/or
                    Employee Contributions matched cannot exceed 6% of a
                    Participant's Compensation.
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

              Re:  SAFE HARBOR NONELECTIVE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION
                                    for

Plan Name:  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute for each eligible
          Active Participant an amount equal to ___________% (not less than 3%
          nor more than 15%) of such Active Participant's Compensation.

          Note:  Contributions that are intended to satisfy the safe harbor
          contribution requirement must be 100% vested when made and may only be
          distributed under the same circumstances in which Deferral
          Contributions may be distributed (i.e., death, disability, separation
          from service, age 59 1/2, hardship, and termination of the Plan
          without the establishment of a successor plan).  In addition, prior to
          the beginning of each Plan Year, the Employer must provide written
          notice to all Active Participants of the Active Participants' rights
          and obligations under the Plan.

          (1)  [_] In conjunction with its election of the safe harbor described
          above, the Employer has elected to make Matching Employer
          Contributions under Subsection 1.10 that are intended to meet the
          requirements for deemed satisfaction of the "ACP" test with respect to
          Matching Employer Contributions (i.e., (1) the percentage of Deferral
          Contributions matched does not increase as the percentage of
          Compensation contributed increases; (2) Highly Compensated Employees
          are not provided a greater percentage match than Non-Highly
          Compensated Employees; and (3) Deferral Contributions matched do not
          exceed 6% of a Participant's Compensation.)
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                     Re:  PROTECTED IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS
                                      for

Plan Name:   Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  Other In-Service Withdrawal Provisions - In-service withdrawals from a
          Participant's Accounts specified below shall be available to
          Participants who satisfy the requirements also specified below:
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                          Re:  PROTECTED BENEFIT FORMS
                                      for

Plan Name:  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  [_]  Prior Plan Provided Life Annuity Form - The normal annuity form
               for unmarried Participants is a_______________________________.

               The normal annuity form for married Participants is a__________%
               (must be at least 50%, but no more than 100%) "qualified joint
               and survivor annuity".

          (1)  Class of Participants whose Accounts are subject to distribution
               in the normal annuity form:

                _____________________________________________________.

          (2)  The normal form of distribution under the Plan is:
               (A)  [_]  A lump sum payment.
               (B)  [_]  A "qualified joint and survivor annuity".

          (3)  The qualified preretirement survivor annuity provided to a
               Participant's spouse is purchased with __________% (must be at
               least 50%) of the Participant's Account.
<PAGE>

     (b)  [_]  Prior Plan Provided Other Optional Annuity Form(s) - The other
               optional annuity forms available under the Plan are:

          (1)  Class of Participants whose Accounts are subject to distribution
               in the optional annuity forms:

     (c)  [_]  Prior Plan Provided Other Protected Form(s) - The other forms of
               distribution available under the Plan are:

          (1)  Class of Participants whose Accounts are subject to distribution
               in the other forms:
<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                      Re:  GRANDFATHERED VESTING SCHEDULES
                                      for

Plan Name:  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan

     (a)  Grandfather of More Favorable Vesting Schedule

          (1)  Prior vesting schedule:

               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________

          (2)  Prior vesting schedule applies to Participants initially hired
               prior to:

     (b) [_]   Additional Grandfather of More Favorable Vesting Schedule

          (1)  Prior vesting schedule:

               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________

          (2)  Prior vesting schedule applies to Participants initially hired
               prior to:
<PAGE>

     (c)  [_]  Additional Grandfather of More Favorable Vesting Schedule

          (1)  Prior vesting schedule:

               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________
               _________________________________________________________

          (2)  Prior vesting schedule applies to Participants initially hired
               prior to:

<PAGE>

                                    ADDENDUM

                              Re:  415 CORRECTION
                                      for

Plan Name:  Rose Hills Company 401(k) Savings Plan
            ---------------------------------------

(a)  Other Formula for Limiting Annual Additions to Meet 415 - If the Employer,
     or any employer required to be aggregated with the Employer under Code
     Section 415, maintains any other qualified defined contribution plans or
     any "welfare benefit fund", "individual medical account", or "simplified
     medical account", annual additions to such plans shall be limited as
     follows to meet the requirements of Code Section 415:<PAGE>

                                                                   Exhibit 10.26

                             CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

                      NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

                            Optionee: Ron A. Kreszke

I.  GRANT OF STOCK OPTION.  As of the GRANT DATE (identified below), Cheniere
Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), hereby grants a
Nonqualified Stock Option (the "OPTION") to the OPTIONEE (identified below) to
purchase the number of shares of the Company's common stock, $.003 par value per
share, identified below (the "SHARES"), subject to the terms and conditions of
this agreement (the "AGREEMENT").  The Shares, when issued to Optionee upon the
exercise of the Option, shall be fully paid and nonassessable.  The Option is
not an "incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code.

II.  DEFINITIONS.  All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set
forth in the Plan unless otherwise provided herein. Section 15 below sets forth
meanings for various capitalized terms used in this Agreement.

III.  OPTION TERM.  The Option shall commence on the Grant Date (identified
below) and terminate on the date prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the
Grant Date.  This period during which the Option is in effect and may be
exercised is referred to herein as the "OPTION PERIOD".

IV.  OPTION PRICE.  The Option Price per Share is identified below.

V.  VESTING.  The total number of Shares subject to this Option shall vest in
accordance with the VESTING SCHEDULE (identified below).  The Shares may be
purchased at any time after they become vested, in whole or in part, during the
Option Period.  The right of exercise provided herein shall be cumulative so
that if the Option is not exercised to the maximum extent permissible after
vesting, it shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time during the
Option Period.

VI.  METHOD OF EXERCISE.  The vested portion of the Option may be exercised, in
whole or in part, at any time, with respect to whole Shares only, within the
period permitted for the exercise thereof, and shall be exercised by written
notice of intent to exercise the Option with respect to a specified number of
Shares delivered to the Company at its principal office, and payment in full to
the Company at said office of the amount of the Option Price for the number of
Shares with respect to which the Option is then being exercised.  Payment of the
Option Price shall be made (i) in cash or by cash equivalent, (ii) at the
discretion of the Committee, in Common Stock (not subject to limitations on
transfer) valued at the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the trading date
immediately preceding the date of exercise, or (iii) at the discretion of the
Committee, by a combination of such cash and such Common Stock.  In addition to
and at the time of payment of the Option Price, the Optionee shall pay to the
Company in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Common Stock, the
full amount of all federal and state withholding and other employment taxes
applicable to the taxable income of such Optionee resulting from such exercise.

                                       1
<PAGE>

VII.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.  Voluntary or involuntary termination of
employment and death or disability of Optionee shall affect Optionee's rights
under the Option as follows:

     A.  Termination for Cause.  The Option shall terminate immediately and
shall not be further exercisable to any extent if Optionee's employment with the
Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is terminated for cause.

     B.  Other Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination.  If Optionee's
employment with the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is terminated for any
reason other than for cause, death or disability, then (i) the Option will
immediately terminate to the extent it is unvested and (ii) the vested portion
of the Option will terminate to the extent not exercised within 180 calendar
days after the date of such termination.  In no event may the Option be
exercised by anyone after the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Option Period
or (ii) 180 calendar days after termination of employment.

     C.  Death or Disability.  If Optionee's employment is terminated by death
or disability, then (i) the Option will immediately terminate to the extent it
is unvested and  (ii) the vested portion of the Option will terminate 365
calendar days after the date of such termination to the extent not exercised by
Optionee or, in the case of death, by the person or persons to whom Optionee's
rights under the Option have passed by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution or, in the case of disability, by Optionee's legal representative.
In no event may any Option be exercised by anyone after the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the Option Period or (ii) 365 days after Optionee's death or
termination of employment due to disability.

VII.  REORGANIZATION OF COMPANY.  The existence of the Option shall not affect
in any way the right or power of Company or its stockholders to make or
authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other
changes in Company's capital structure or its business, or any merger or
consolidation of Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior
preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares or the rights thereof, or the
dissolution or liquidation of Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any
part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding,
whether of a similar character or otherwise.

     In the event of a change in control of the Company, vesting of the Option
may be accelerated.

VIII.  ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.  In the event of stock dividends, spin-offs of
assets or other extraordinary dividends, stock splits, combinations of shares,
recapitalizations, mergers, consolidations, reorganizations, liquidations,
issuances of rights or warrants and similar transactions or events involving
Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the terms and provisions of
this Option.

IX.  NO RIGHTS IN SHARES.  Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder in
respect of the Shares until the Optionee becomes the record holder of such
Shares.

X.  INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION.  Optionee will enter into such written
representations, warranties and agreements as Company may reasonably request in
order to comply with any federal or state securities law.  Moreover, any stock
certificate for any Shares issued to Optionee

                                       2
<PAGE>

hereunder may contain a legend restricting their transferability as determined
by the Company in its discretion. Optionee agrees that Company shall not be
obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the issuance or
transfer of Shares hereunder to comply with any law, rule or regulation that
applies to the Shares subject to the Option.

XI.  NO GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE CONTRACT.  The Option shall not
confer upon Optionee any right to employment or other service with Company, nor
shall it interfere with any right the Company would otherwise have to terminate
such Optionee's employment or other service at any time, with or without cause.

XII.  WITHHOLDING OF TAXES.  Company shall have the right to (i) make deductions
from the number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option in
an amount sufficient to satisfy withholding of any federal, state or local taxes
required by law, or (ii) take such other action as may be necessary or
appropriate to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations.

XIII.  GENERAL.

     A.  Notices.  All notices under this Agreement shall be mailed or delivered
by hand to the parties at their respective addresses set forth beneath their
signatures below or at such other address as may be designated in writing by
either of the parties to one another.  Notices shall be effective upon receipt.

     B.  Shares Reserved.  Company shall at all times during the Option Period
reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of this Option.

     C.  Nontransferability of Option.  The Option granted pursuant to this
Agreement is not transferable other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or by a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in Section
414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code).  The Option will be exercisable during
Optionee's lifetime only by Optionee or by Optionee's legal representative in
the event of Optionee's disability.  No right or benefit hereunder shall in any
manner be liable for or subject to any debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts
of Optionee.

     D.  Amendment and Termination.  No amendment or termination of the Option
shall be made at any time without the written consent of Optionee.  No amendment
or termination of the Plan will adversely affect the rights and privileges of
Optionee under the Option without the written consent of Optionee.

     E.  No Guarantee of Tax Consequences.  Neither Company, Board or Committee
makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal or state tax treatment will
apply or be available to any person eligible for benefits under the Option.  The
Optionee has been advised and been provided the opportunity to obtain
independent legal and tax advice regarding the grant and exercise of this Option
and the disposition of any Shares acquired thereby.

     F.  Severability.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall
be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall
be fully severable, but shall not affect the remaining provisions of the
Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision had not been included herein.

                                       3
<PAGE>

     G.  Governing Law.  The Option shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law provisions, to
the extent federal law does not supersede and preempt Texas law.

XIV.  DEFINITIONS AND OTHER TERMS.  The following capitalized terms shall have
those meanings set forth opposite them:

     A.  Optionee:  Ron A. Krenzke.

     B.  Grant Date: July 1, 1999.

     C.  Shares:  Six Hundred Thousand (600,000) Shares of the Company's Common
         Stock.

     D.  Option Price: One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per Share.

     E.  Option Period: July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004 (until 12:00 p.m.
         central).

     F.  Vesting Schedule: Options for 300,000 Shares shall vest on the Grant
         Date, Options for 75,000 Shares shall vest on the first anniversary of
         the Grant Date, and Options for 75,000 Shares shall vest on each
         subsequent anniversary of the Grant Date until fully vested as follows:

                            Date                 Options Vesting
                            ----                 ---------------
                        July 1, 1999                  300,000
                        July 1, 2000                   75,000
                        July 1, 2001                   75,000
                        July 1, 2002                   75,000
                        July 1, 2003                   75,000
                                                      -------
                                         Total        600,000
                                                      =======

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Stock Option Agreement is executed this ______ day of
_____________, 19_____.,

                                        "COMPANY"
                                        CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.

                                        By:
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Name: Michael L. Harvey

                                       4
<PAGE>

                                           Title: President and CEO

                                           1200 Smith Street, Suite 1740
                                           Houston, Texas  77002-4312

          Accepted and agreed this ____ day of ____________, 19_____.

                                           "OPTIONEE"

                                           By:
                                              -----------------------------
                                           Name:
                                                ---------------------------
                                           Title:
                                                 --------------------------

                                           Address:
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   ------------------------

                                       5

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00005-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00005-of-00352.parquet"}]]