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                                                                   Exhibit 10.30

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into on
this ___ day of August, 2002, to be effective as of the 1st day of July, 2002
(the "Effective Date"), by and among Cooperative Computing, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Cooperative Computing Holding Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("CCHC"), and Michael A. Aviles (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to an
agreement dated June 14, 1999 and the amendment of that agreement dated June 27,
2000 (as so amended, the "Prior Agreement");

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has determined
that it is essential and in the best interest of the Company and its
shareholders to continue to employ Executive in his executive capacity with the
Company, and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company in said
capacity; and

     WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to enter into this Agreement and to
continue employment by the Company, the Company desires to provide Executive
with certain benefits during the term of his employment and, in the event of a
Change of Control (as defined below) or if his employment is terminated, to
provide Executive with the benefits and payments described herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements of the
parties contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

1.   Employment Term.

     Subject to Section 6 herein, the Company agrees to continue to employ
Executive, and Executive agrees to continue to be employed by the Company, in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, until September 30,
2005 (the "Employment Term").

2.   Employment.

     (a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall be employed as the
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board and shall report
directly to the Board. Executive shall perform the duties, undertake the
responsibilities and exercise the authority from time to time delegated to him
by the Board as a whole or as are customarily performed, undertaken and
exercised by persons situated in a similar executive capacity. He shall also
promote, by entertainment or otherwise, the business of the Company.

     (b) During the Employment Term, excluding periods of vacation and sick
leave to which Executive is entitled, Executive agrees to devote his business
time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company to the extent
necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to Executive hereunder.
Executive may (1) serve on corporate, civil or charitable boards or committees,
(2) manage personal investments and (3) engage in any charitable, political or
not-for-profit activity, so long as such activities do not significantly
interfere with the performance of Executive's responsibilities hereunder.

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3.   Compensation.

     (a) Base Salary. Beginning on the Effective Date, the Company agrees to pay
Executive an annual base salary of $375,000.00, payable biweekly in accordance
with the regular payroll practices of the Company (the "Base Salary"). Such Base
Salary shall be subject to appropriate increase as determined in the sole
discretion of the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board or the Board of
Directors or Compensation Committee of CCHC.

     (b) Annual Incentive Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, beginning
October 1, 2002, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual incentive
bonus (the "Annual Incentive Bonus") with an annual minimum target of not less
than $300,000 with a maximum bonus opportunity of 150% (i.e., $450,000) based on
the Company's achievement of financial and other objectives, and paid quarterly
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Annual Incentive Bonus Plan
for executives of the Company approved by the Board, the Compensation Committee
of the Board or the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of CCHC.

     (c) Special Cash Incentives. In addition to the Base Salary and Annual
Incentive Bonus described above, Executive will be entitled to certain Special
Cash Incentives described below.

         (1)  Special Cash Incentive for Fiscal Year 2002. Executive shall be
              entitled to a Special Cash Bonus in the amount of $2 million if
              the Company achieves a $10 million increase, after accrual for
              bonuses payable to management for Fiscal Year 2002, in Operating
              Cash Flow (as defined below) for Fiscal Year 2002 over the
              Operating Cash Flow for Fiscal Year 2001. Any bonus payable
              pursuant to this provision will be payable within thirty (30) days
              after approval by the Board or the Audit Committee of either the
              Company or CCHC of the computation of Operating Cash Flow for
              Fiscal Year 2002, but in no event later than one hundred twenty
              (120) days after the end of such Fiscal Year. In the event that
              the Company has achieved the $10 million increase set forth above
              or is reasonably likely to achieve the $10 million increase, and
              (i) there is a Change of Control, the Company shall immediately on
              the Change of Control Date pay to Executive the full $2 million
              Special Cash Bonus for Fiscal Year 2002 (to the extent such
              Special Cash Bonus has not previously been paid) or (ii) Executive
              is terminated by the Company without Good Cause (as defined
              below), or Executive terminates his employment with Good Reason
              (as defined below), the Company shall, within five (5) business
              days after the Termination Date, pay to Executive the full $2
              million Special Cash Bonus for Fiscal Year 2002 (to the extent
              such Special Cash Bonus has not previously been paid). For
              purposes of this Agreement, "Change of Control" and "Change of
              Control Date" shall have the meanings for those terms set forth in
              the Change of Control Bonus Agreement among Executive, the Company
              and CCHC (the "Change of Control Agreement") attached hereto as
              Exhibit A and incorporated herein for all purposes.

         (2)  Annual Special Cash Incentives in Fiscal Years 2003 through 2005.
              Executive shall further be entitled to an Annual Special Cash
              Bonus in respect of Fiscal Years 2003 through 2005 for any such
              Fiscal Year in which the Operating Cash Flow exceeds the Operating
              Cash Flow (in each case, after accrual for bonuses payable to
              management) for the prior Fiscal Year by at least $5 million.
              Executive is entitled to a $1 million Special Cash Bonus if the
              Operating Cash

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         Flow for the applicable Fiscal Year exceeds the prior Fiscal Year's
         Operating Cash Flow by $5 million, ramping linearly (for example, at a
         rate of $10,000.00 per $50,000.00 increase in Operating Cash Flow), up
         to a maximum Special Cash Bonus of $2 million for each Fiscal Year in
         which the Operating Cash Flow exceeds the prior Fiscal Year's Operating
         Cash Flow by $10 million or more. For purposes of this Agreement
         "Fiscal Year" shall mean the Company's fiscal year ending September 30
         of each year.

         (a)  In the event a Change of Control occurs prior to the end of a
              Fiscal Year (other than Fiscal Year 2002 which is governed by
              Section 3(c)(1)), Executive shall be entitled to a pro-rated
              Special Cash Bonus for the year in which the Change of Control
              occurs based on the year-to-date percentage increase in the
              Operating Cash Flow (calculated as of the most recent month ended
              prior to the Change of Control for which financial statements are
              available) over the same period for the prior Fiscal Year at the
              time of the Change of Control. The amount of the pro-rated Special
              Cash Bonus shall be determined as follows and paid immediately on
              the Change of Control Date:

              (i)   Calculate the year-to-date Operating Cash Flow (calculated
                    as of the most recent month ended prior to the Change of
                    Control for which financial statements are available);

              (ii)  Divide the year-to-date Operating Cash Flow (calculated as
                    of the most recent month ended prior to the Change of
                    Control for which financial statements are available) by the
                    Operating Cash Flow for the same period for the prior Fiscal
                    Year;

              (iii) Multiply the result obtained in paragraph (ii) above by the
                    Operating Cash Flow for the prior full Fiscal Year;

              (iv)  Subtract the Operating Cash Flow for the prior full Fiscal
                    Year from the amount calculated in paragraph (iii);

              (v)   Use the positive amount calculated in paragraph (iv) to
                    determine the amount (if any) of the annual Special Cash
                    Bonus to which Executive would be entitled during the
                    applicable Fiscal Year as specified above; and

              (vi)  Pro-rate the annual Special Cash Bonus determined in
                    paragraph (v) for the number of days worked in the Fiscal
                    Year in which the Change of Control occurs, unless the
                    year-to-date increase in Operating Cash Flow over the same
                    period for the prior Fiscal Year is $5 million or more in
                    which event the Special Cash Bonus due Executive will not be
                    prorated.

         (b)  In the event that Executive's employment is terminated by the
              Company without Good Cause, or by Executive with Good Reason,
              Executive shall be entitled to a Special Cash Bonus for the Fiscal
              Year in which the termination or resignation occurs based on the
              year-to-date percentage increase in the Operating Cash Flow over
              the same period for the prior

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                    Fiscal Year (calculated as of the most recent month ended
                    prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) for which
                    financial statements are available). The determination as to
                    whether or not Executive is entitled to any Special Cash
                    Bonus will be made using the calculations set forth in
                    paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of Section
                    3(c)(2)(a) above, unless the year-to-date increase in
                    Operating Cash Flow over the same period for the prior
                    Fiscal Year is $5 million or more in which event the Special
                    Cash Bonus due Executive will not be prorated. The Company
                    shall pay to Executive any such Special Cash Bonus within
                    five (5) business days after the Termination Date.

         (3)  For the purposes of this Agreement, "Operating Cash Flow" shall
              mean Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Company's indenture
              governing its 9% senior subordinated notes due 2008) less capital
              expenditures incurred during the applicable period, provided that
              such Consolidated EBITDA will not be impacted negatively or
              positively by such other unusual items as Executive and the Board
              may designate in writing regarding any applicable period. In
              addition to the foregoing, in calculating the Operating Cash Flow,
              appropriate adjustments shall be made to the measurements of
              performance to give pro forma effect to any sale or purchase by
              the Company or CCHC of the assets or stock, whether pursuant to a
              merger, exchange, acquisition, or otherwise, of any division or
              line of business, as applicable, occurring during such fiscal
              year.

4.   Benefits.

     (a) Employee Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive and/or
Executive's family, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate in all
welfare benefit plans, practices and programs provided by the Company to other
executive officers of the Company, including, without limitation, all medical,
prescription, hospitalization, disability, dental, employee life, group life,
accidental death, salary continuation, or travel accident insurance plans or
programs to the extent applicable generally to other executives of the Company.
Unless otherwise provided herein, the compensation and benefits hereunder, and
Executive's participation in, such plans, practices and programs shall be on the
same basis and terms as are applicable to employees of the Company generally,
but in no event on a basis less favorable in terms of benefit levels and
coverage then offered to other executive officers of the Company.

     (b) Executive Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be
eligible to participate in all executive benefit or incentive compensation plans
maintained or established by the Company for the purpose of providing
compensation and/or benefits to executives of the Company including, but not
limited to, any supplemental retirement or deferred compensation plans. Unless
otherwise provided herein, the compensation and benefits under, and Executive's
participation in, such plans shall be on the same basis and terms as other
similarly situated executives of the Company. No additional compensation
provided under any of such plans shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect
the terms of this Agreement or any of the Executive's entitlements hereunder.
Notwithstanding the above, except as provided in this Agreement and in the
Change of Control Agreement, Executive shall not be entitled to participate in
any incentive or bonus compensation plans enacted after the Effective Date,
unless Executive's participation is expressly approved by the Board.

     (c) Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks per annum
vacation.

     (d) Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to receive reimbursement of all
out-of-pocket expenses, reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
performance of his duties hereunder or for

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promoting, pursuing or otherwise furthering the business or interest of the
Company in accordance with the accounting procedures and expense reimbursement
policies of the Company as it shall adopt from time to time.

5.   Change of Control Bonus.

     Contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company, CCHC and
Executive will execute the Change of Control Bonus Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A pursuant to which Executive is entitled to certain payments in the
event of the occurrence of a Change of Control or Divestiture (as defined
therein).

6.   Termination.

     Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated under the following
circumstances:

     (a) Voluntary Termination. Either Executive or the Company may voluntarily
terminate Executive's employment hereunder at any time. Payments and benefits
due Executive in the event of termination of employment by either party to this
Agreement are set forth in this Agreement and the Change of Control Agreement.

     (b) Good Cause. The Company may terminate Executive's employment for "Good
Cause." "Good Cause" means (a) Executive is convicted of a crime (other than
minor traffic offenses and the like), (b) Executive breaches any obligations
under the Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of June 14, 1999
(and fails to cure the breach within 30 days after notice), (c) Executive
engages in dishonesty or fraud, (d) Executive is physically able to perform his
duties and services but refuses to do so, or (e) Executive engages in gross
negligence or willful misconduct injurious to the Company, CCHC or their
respective subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no failure
to perform by Executive after a Notice of Termination (as hereinafter defined)
is given by Executive shall constitute Good Cause for purposes of this
Agreement.

     (c) Disability. The Company may terminate Executive's employment after
having established Executive's Disability. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Disability" means a physical or mental infirmity that substantially impairs
Executive's ability to perform his material duties under this Agreement which
continues for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days. Executive shall
be entitled to the compensation and benefits provided for under this Agreement
for any period during the Employment Term and prior to the establishment of
Executive's Disability during which Executive is unable to work due to a
physical or mental infirmity. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, until the Termination Date specified in a Notice of
Termination relating to Executive's Disability, Executive will be entitled to
return to his position with the Company as set forth in this Agreement, in which
event no Disability of Executive will be deemed to have occurred.

     (d) Good Reason. Executive may terminate his employment for "Good Reason."
"Good Reason" shall mean (a) any breach by the Company of its obligations
hereunder, (b) any significant reduction, approved by the Board without
Executive's written consent, in Executive's title, duties or responsibilities
other than for Good Cause (unless in the case of either clause (a) or (b)
Executive has notified the Company within 30 days after the occurrence of such
event and the Company has cured such event within 30 days after receipt of such
notice) (provided, however, that any change in Executive's title following a
Change of Control shall not be deemed in and of itself to constitute Good Reason
pursuant to this clause (b) so long as Executive continues to have primary
management responsibility for the

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divisions and other business units of the Company that he was responsible for
immediately prior to the Change of Control) or (c) Executive is required to
relocate without his consent to an area that is outside a 50 mile radius of
Austin, Texas.

Executive's right to terminate his employment pursuant to this Section 6(d)
shall not be affected by his incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

7.   Compensation Upon Termination.

     Upon termination of Executive's employment during the Employment Term,
Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

     (a) if Executive's employment with the Company shall be terminated by the
Company for Good Cause or by Executive other than for Good Reason, the Company
shall pay Executive the following amounts (collectively, "Accrued Compensation")
on or no later than five (5) business days after the Termination Date or at such
other date as may be expressly provided below:

     (1) Executive's Base Salary accrued through the Termination Date;

     (2) reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by
         Executive on behalf of the Company prior to the Termination Date;

     (3) any amount arising from Executive's participation in, or benefits
         under, any benefit, incentive, or investment plans described in
         Sections 4(a) and (b) of this Agreement, which amounts shall be payable
         in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plans;

     (4) any earned but unpaid Annual Incentive Bonus as described in Section
         3(b) above in respect of any full fiscal quarter ended prior to the
         date Executive's employment is terminated (payable at the time such
         Annual Incentive Bonus would otherwise be payable pursuant to Section
         3(b));

     (5) any earned but unpaid Special Cash Bonus as described in Section 3(c)
         above in respect of any full Fiscal Year ended prior to the date
         Executive's employment is terminated (payable at the time such Special
         Cash Bonus would otherwise be payable pursuant to Section 3(c)); and

     (6) all other payments and benefits to which Executive may be entitled
         under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit
         plan or program, including any earned and accrued but unused vacation
         pay and sick leave.

     (b) If Executive's employment with the Company shall be terminated by
reason of Executive's death or Disability, the Company shall pay to Executive's
legal representatives the following amounts on or no later than five (5)
business days after the Termination Date:

     (1) all Accrued Compensation as outlined in Sections 7(a)(1) through (6)
         above; and

     (2) subject to and consistent with the terms therein, any payments required
         pursuant to the Change of Control Agreement.

     (c) If Executive's employment with the Company shall be terminated by the
Company without Good Cause or by Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall
pay to Executive the following

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on or no later than five (5) business days after the Termination Date (except as
otherwise provided below):

     (1) all Accrued Compensation as outlined in Section 7(a)(1) through (6)
         above;

     (2) severance pay equal to (i) eighteen (18) months of Executive's Base
         Salary (based upon the Base Salary in effect at the Termination Date),
         and (ii) eighteen (18) months of Executive's target Annual Incentive
         Bonus for the Fiscal Year in which the Termination Date occurs, payable
         monthly in arrears;

     (3) subject to and consistent with the terms therein, any payments required
         pursuant to the terms of the Change of Control Agreement; and

     (4) Executive and/or Executive's family, as the case may be, shall continue
         to be covered, upon the same terms and conditions as described in
         Section 4(a) hereinabove, by the same or equivalent medical, dental,
         and life insurance coverages as in effect for Executive and/or
         Executive's family, as the case may be, immediately prior to the
         termination of Executive's employment, until the earlier of (A) the
         expiration of eighteen (18) months after the Termination Date or (B)
         the date Executive has commenced new employment and has thereby become
         eligible for comparable benefits subject to Executive's rights under
         COBRA.

8.   Mitigation.

     In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take
any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under
any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced
whether or not Executive obtains other employment.

9.   Legal Fees.

     The Company shall reimburse Executive for his reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the drafting and negotiation of this
Agreement and the Change of Control Agreement; provided, however, that as a
condition to such reimbursement Executive shall have first submitted to the
Company one or more invoices describing such fees and expenses in reasonable
detail.

10.  Definitions.

     (a) Notice of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of
Termination" shall mean a notice which indicates the specific termination
provision in this Agreement, if any, relied upon and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of Executive's employment under the provision so indicated. Any
purported termination by the Company or by the Executive shall be communicated
by written Notice of Termination to the other, except for any termination as a
result of Executive's death. For purposes of this Agreement, no such purported
termination of employment (other than in the case of Executive's death) shall be
effective without such Notice of Termination.

     (b) Termination Date, Etc. For purposes of this Agreement, "Termination
Date" shall mean in the case of Executive's death, his date of death, or in all
other cases, the date specified in the Notice of Termination subject to the
following:

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     (1) If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Good Cause,
         the date specified in the Notice of Termination;

     (2) If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company due to
         Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which
         shall be at least thirty (30) days after the date the Notice of
         Termination is given to Executive, provided that Executive shall not
         have returned to the full time performance of his duties during the
         thirty (30) day period; and

     (3) If Executive's employment is terminated for Good Reason, the date
         specified in the Notice of Termination, which shall not be more than
         thirty (30) days after the date the Notice of Termination is given to
         the Company.

11.  Tax Adjustment.

     (a) Gross-Up Payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, in the event that it is determined that any payment or benefit,
whether paid or payable, provided by the Company to or for the benefit of
Executive under this Agreement, the Change of Control Agreement or any other
agreement, plan or program, is or will be subject to the excise tax imposed by
section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision ("Section
4999"), the Company will, prior to the date on which any amount of the excise
tax must be paid or withheld, make an additional lump sum payment (the "gross-up
payment") to Executive. The gross-up payment will be sufficient, after giving
effect to all federal, state and other taxes and charges (including interest and
penalties, if any) with respect to the gross-up payment, to make Executive whole
for all taxes (including withholding taxes) and any associated interest and
penalties, imposed under or as a result of Section 4999.

     (b) Determination. Determinations under this section will be made by the
Company's primary independent public accounting firm unless Executive has
reasonable objections to the use of that firm, in which case the determinations
will be made by a comparable accounting firm or law firm chosen by Executive
after consultation with the Company (the firm making the determination to be
referred to as the "Firm"). The determinations of the Firm will be binding upon
Executive and the Company except as the determinations are established in
resolution (including by settlement) of a controversy with the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") to have been incorrect. All fees and expenses of the Firm
will be paid by the Company.

     (c) IRS Claim. If the IRS asserts a claim that, if successful, would
require the Company to make a gross-up payment or an additional gross-up
payment, the Company and Executive will cooperate fully in resolving the
controversy with the IRS. The Company will make or advance such gross-up
payments as are necessary to prevent Executive from having to bear the cost of
payments made to the IRS in the course of, or as a result of, the controversy.
The Firm will determine the amount of such gross-up payments or advances and
will determine after resolution of the controversy whether any advances must be
returned by Executive to the Company. The Company will bear all expenses of the
controversy and will gross Executive up for any additional taxes that may be
imposed upon Executive as a result of its payment of such expenses. The Company
will further indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for
any excise tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect
thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and
expenses. The application or non-application of Internal Revenue Code Section
280G to any payment or benefit, whether paid or payable, provided by the Company
to or for the benefit of Executive will have no impact on the determinations
made in this section or any other section of this Agreement.

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12.  Indemnification.

     (a) In addition to any other indemnification provided herein, Executive
shall be entitled to indemnification by the Company in accordance with the
provisions of the Company's bylaws and the implementing Board resolutions as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or, if more favorable to Executive, the
provisions of such bylaws as in effect at the time indemnification is requested.

     (b) The Company shall include Executive as an additional insured under its
directors and officers' liability insurance which shall be maintained (or a
replacement policy not materially less favorable to Executive) by the Company
during the Employment Term and for eighteen (18) months after the Termination
Date (to the extent Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without
Good Cause or by Executive for Good Reason).

     (c) In addition, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Executive from and against any damages, liabilities, expenses, costs and
attorneys' fees incurred by Executive in connection with any litigation or
threatened litigation, including any regulatory proceedings or shareholder
claims, arising out of the making, execution, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement.

13.  Successors and Assigns.

     (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the Company, its successors and assigns. The term "Company" as used herein shall
include such successors and assigns. The term "successors and assigns" as used
herein shall mean a person, corporation or other entity acquiring all or
substantially all the assets and business of the Company (including this
Agreement) whether by operation of law or otherwise.

     (b) The rights of Executive under this Agreement may not be assigned by
Executive during his lifetime. However, all rights of Executive under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's
personal or legal representatives, estates, executors, administrators, heirs and
beneficiaries. All amounts payable to Executive hereunder shall be paid, in the
event of Executive's death, to Executive's estate, heirs or representatives.

14.  Notice.

     For purposes of this Agreement, notice and all other communications
provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of Termination) shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or
sent by facsimile or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
to the respective facsimile numbers or addresses last given by each party to the
other, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the
attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company. All notices
and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery
thereof, on the day sent via facsimile, or on the third (3rd) business day after
the mailing thereof, except that notice of change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt.

15.  Non-Exclusivity of Rights.

     Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 4(b), nothing in this
Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive's continuing or future participation
in any benefit, bonus, incentive, stock option or other plan or program provided
by the Company, CCHC, or any of their subsidiaries and for which Executive may
qualify or be entitled to payment, nor shall anything herein limit or reduce
such rights as Executive may have under any other agreements with the Company,
CCHC or any of their subsidiaries

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including, but not limited to, Executive's rights under CCHC's 1998 Stock Option
Plan (including the June 14, 1999 Option Agreement between Executive and CCHC),
CCHC's Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees (including
the February 16, 2000 Incentive Stock Option Agreement between Executive and
CCHC), and CCITRIAD's Incentive and Executive Bonus Plans for Fiscal Year ended
September 30, 2002. Amounts which are vested benefits or which Executive is
otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company, CCHC, or
any of their subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, those referenced
above, shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program, except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.

16.  Miscellaneous.

     No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless
such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by
Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any
breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any
prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise,
express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by
either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

17.  Governing Law.

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to the
conflict of law principles thereof. Any action brought by a party to this
Agreement shall be brought and maintained in a court of competent jurisdiction
in Travis County, Texas.

18.  Severability.

     The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

19.  Entire Agreement.

     Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Prior Agreement is hereby terminated in all
respects except in respect of the payment of the annual incentive bonus for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2002.

20.  Withholding.

     Any payments provided for herein shall be reduced by any amounts required
to be withheld by the Company from time to time under applicable federal, state
or local income or employment tax laws or similar statutes or other provisions
of law then in effect.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and CCHC have caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized officer thereof and the Executive has executed his
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

COOPERATIVE COMPUTING, INC.                 EXECUTIVE

By: ________________________                By:__________________________
Title:______________________                Michael A. Aviles

COOPERATIVE COMPUTING
HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

By: ________________________
Title:______________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                        CHANGE OF CONTROL BONUS AGREEMENT

This Change of Control Bonus Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on this
___ day of August, 2002, effective as of the 1st day of July, 2002 (the
"Effective Date"), by and among Cooperative Computing, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Cooperative Computing Holding Company, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("CCHC"), and Michael A. Aviles (the "Executive").
WHEREAS, the Board of the Company has determined that it is essential and in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders that the Company, CCHC and
Executive enter into the Executive Employment Agreement concurrently herewith
(the "Executive Employment Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to enter into the Executive Employment
Agreement, the Company and CCHC desire to provide Executive with certain
benefits during the term of his employment and, in the event of a Change of
Control (as hereinafter defined) or if his employment is terminated, to provide
Executive with the benefits and payments described herein and in the Executive
Employment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements of the parties
contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

21.  Change of Control Bonus.

     (a) Payment of Change of Control Bonus. The Company and CCHC agree to pay
Executive a Change of Control Bonus pursuant to the formula set forth below on
the effective date of a Change of Control (the "Change of Control Date"). The
Change of Control Bonus shall be made in a lump sum in cash or, at the
discretion of the Board, in whole or part, in the form of the securities or
other non-cash consideration being paid in connection with such Change of
Control and subject to the same terms and conditions generally applicable
thereto; provided, however, that if the securities or other non-cash
consideration being paid in connection with the Change of Control would not be
freely transferable in the hands of Executive, at least 40% of the Change of
Control Bonus will be paid in cash. Non-cash consideration will be considered
not to be freely transferable pursuant to the proviso contained in the preceding
sentence to the extent that such non-cash consideration is subject to
restrictions on transfer pursuant to any escrow, holdback, market stand-off or
other contractual arrangement or restrictions on transfer pursuant to applicable
law, it being understood that securities that are permitted to be sold by
Executive as of the Change of Control Date (but after giving effect to the
Change of Control) pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, will be considered to be freely transferable. Any non-cash
consideration to be paid in accordance with this Section 1(a) shall be valued in
accordance with Section 1(b). The Change of Control Bonus shall be in an amount
equal to:

          1.   $2,500,000 if the Gross Enterprise Value is less than
               $350,000,000;

          2.   the sum of (x) $6,500,000 and (y) ($0.0566667 * (Gross Enterprise
               Value -$350,000,000)), if the Gross Enterprise Value is
               $350,000,000 to $499,999,999.99; or

          3.   $15,000,000 if the Gross Enterprise Value is $500,000,000 or
               greater.

"Gross Enterprise Value" means the sum of (w) the Consideration, (x) the
aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Company and CCHC outstanding as of the
Change of Control Date, (y) any transaction fees and third party payments
incurred or accrued by the Company or CCHC in connection with a Change of
Control, and (z) the total amount of cash, securities and other property paid to
the Company or CCHC in connection with any sale or disposition of any division,
business segment, product line, or other asset or property of the Company or
CCHC (other than such sales or dispositions in the

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ordinary course of business) that did not result in the payment of a Divestiture
Bonus pursuant to Section 2.

"Consideration" means, at any date of determination, the total amount of cash,
securities and other property paid to the Company, CCHC, and their respective
stockholders in connection with a Change of Control, excluding the amount of any
Earn-Out Payment under Section 4 that has not been paid (and is not being paid)
as of the applicable date of determination.

"Indebtedness" means all outstanding interest-bearing liabilities of the Company
and CCHC, including the current portion, including but not limited to, all
promissory notes, bonds and credit facilities with lending institutions.

     (b) Valuation of Consideration if Other Than Cash. If Consideration is paid
in property other than cash, the amount shall be valued based upon the valuation
methodology, if any, employed in the agreements governing such Change of Control
or, if no such methodology exists, determined as follows:

         (i)   If the non-cash Consideration consists in whole or in part of
               capital stock, and such capital stock, is traded on a securities
               exchange, the value of such capital stock shall be deemed to be
               the average of the security's closing prices on such exchange
               over the ten (10) day period ending three (3) trading days prior
               to the Change of Control Date;

         (ii)  If the non-cash Consideration consists in whole or in part of
               capital stock, and such capital stock, is actively traded
               over-the-counter, the value of such capital stock shall be deemed
               to be the average of the closing bid prices over the ten (10) day
               period ending three (3) trading days prior to the Change of
               Control Date; and

         (iii) If neither clause (i) nor (ii) above is applicable, the value of
               the non-cash Consideration shall be the fair market value thereof
               as of the Change of Control Date, as determined in good faith by
               the Board (taking into consideration any valuation reports of any
               third-party valuation firm engaged by the Company in connection
               with the transaction involving the Change of Control); provided,
               however, that in any event, the non-cash Consideration shall be
               valued in the same manner as any non-cash Consideration paid to
               the Company, CCHC, and their respective stockholders.

     (c) Definition of Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Change of Control" means the first to occur of the following events: (i) any
sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or CCHC
to any person or group of related persons as determined pursuant to Section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations
and interpretations thereunder ("Group") other than one or more members of the
HMC Group, or (ii) the acquisition by any person or Group other than one or more
members of the HMC Group of the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or direct
the voting of securities having more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for
the election of directors of the Company or CCHC.

For purposes of Section 1(c), "HMC Group" shall mean Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
Incorporated, its affiliates, and their respective employees, officers, partners
and directors (and members of their respective families and trusts for the
primary benefit of such family members).

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         (d) Effect of Termination Prior to Change of Control. In the event that
Executive's employment is terminated without Good Cause or by Executive for Good
Reason, then Executive shall nonetheless receive the Change of Control Bonus on
the Change of Control Date under the following circumstances:

         (i)   If, at the time of Executive's termination, the Company or CCHC
               is a party to a definitive written agreement (which has not
               expired or otherwise been terminated) that would result in a
               Change of Control; or

         (ii)  If, (A) at the time of Executive's termination, the Company or
               CCHC is a party to a written agreement with a potential acquiror
               (which has not expired or otherwise been terminated) with respect
               to or relating to any offer, proposal, or indication of interest
               contemplating a Change of Control (including, for the avoidance
               of doubt, a confidentiality agreement) and (B) within 180 days
               after Executive's termination, the Company or CCHC enters into a
               definitive written agreement with any such potential acquiror
               that would result in a Change of Control or otherwise consummates
               a Change of Control with any such potential acquiror.

For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Cause," "Good Reason" and "Termination
Date" shall have the definitions set forth for those terms in the Executive
Employment Agreement.

22.  Divestiture Bonus.

     (a) Payment of Divestiture Bonus. The Company and CCHC agree to pay
Executive a Divestiture Bonus pursuant to the formula set forth below on the
effective date of any Divestiture (the "Divestiture Date"). The Divestiture
Bonus shall be made in a lump sum in cash or, at the discretion of the Board, in
whole or part, in the form of the securities or non-cash consideration being
paid in connection with such Divestiture and subject to the same terms and
conditions generally applicable thereto; provided, however, that if the
securities or other non-cash consideration being paid in connection with such
Divestiture would not be freely transferable in the hands of Executive, at least
40% of such Divestiture Bonus will be paid in cash. Non-cash consideration will
be considered not to be freely transferable pursuant to the proviso contained in
the preceding sentence to the extent that such non-cash consideration is subject
to restrictions on transfer pursuant to any escrow, holdback, market stand-off,
or other contractual arrangement or restrictions on transfer pursuant to
applicable law, it being understood that securities that are permitted to be
sold by Executive as of the Divestiture Date (but after giving effect to such
Divestiture) pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, will be considered to be freely transferable. Any non-cash
consideration to be paid in accordance with this Section 2(a) shall be valued in
accordance with Section 1(b), except that (i) "Change of Control" as referred to
therein shall be deemed to refer to "Divestiture" and (ii) "Change of Control
Date" as referred to therein shall be deemed to refer to "Divestiture Date." The
Divestiture Bonus shall be in an amount equal to $2,500,000 multiplied by the
quotient of (1) the Divestiture Value divided by (2) $325,000,000; provided,
however, that in no event shall the Divestiture Bonus, together with any
Divestiture Bonuses previously paid hereunder, be in an amount greater than
$2,500,000.

"Divestiture" shall mean any sale or disposition of the Hard Lines & Lumber
Division or the Automotive Division of the Company that does not amount to a
Change of Control.

"Divestiture Value" shall mean, at any date of determination, the total amount
of cash or other property paid to the Company, CCHC, and their respective
stockholders in connection with a Divestiture,

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excluding the amount of any Earn-Out Payment under Section 4 that has not been
paid (and is not being paid) as of the applicable date of determination.

     (b) Effect of Termination Prior to Divestiture. In the event that
Executive's employment is terminated without Good Cause or by Executive for Good
Reason, then Executive shall nonetheless receive the Divestiture Bonus on the
applicable Divestiture Date under the following circumstances:

         (i)   If, at the time of Executive's termination, the Company or CCHC
               is a party to a definitive written agreement (which has not
               expired or otherwise been terminated) that would result in a
               Divestiture; or

         (ii)  If, (A) at the time of Executive's termination, the Company or
               CCHC is a party to a written agreement with a potential acquiror
               (which has not expired or otherwise been terminated) with respect
               to or relating to any offer, proposal, or indication of interest
               contemplating a Divestiture (including, for the avoidance of
               doubt, a confidentiality agreement) and (B) within 180 days after
               Executive's termination, the Company or CCHC enters into a
               definitive written agreement with any such potential acquiror
               that would result in a Divestiture or otherwise consummates a
               Divestiture with any such potential acquiror.

     (c) Adjustment to Subsequent Change of Control Bonus. Notwithstanding any
provision of the definition of "Gross Enterprise Value" to the contrary, if
amounts are paid to Executive under this Section 2 and a Change of Control
subsequently occurs pursuant to which Executive is entitled to receive a Change
of Control Bonus, then the subsequent Change of Control Bonus shall be based on
the actual Gross Enterprise Value at the time of the subsequent Change of
Control plus the Divestiture Value received by the Company and CCHC from any
prior Divestitures. Any Divestiture Bonuses received by Executive as a result of
prior Divestitures will be subtracted from the subsequent Change of Control
Bonus.

23.  Management Bonus Pool.

     (a) On the Change of Control Date or Divestiture Date, the Company agrees
to set aside for full-time operating employees of the Company or its
subsidiaries (other than Executive), an amount in cash equal to one-half of the
amount of the applicable Change of Control Bonus or Divestiture Bonus payable to
Executive (the "Management Bonus Pool"). The Management Bonus Pool shall be
distributed as directed by Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) only to full-time
operating employees of the Company or its subsidiaries and in any event not to
Executive, any member of the Board or former employees. The Management Bonus
Pool shall be evidenced by a plan, arrangement or other program adopted by the
Board (or a committee thereof) containing the terms and conditions no more
favorable to such employees than the applicable terms set forth in this
Agreement.

     (b) At all times prior to the Termination Date, Executive shall have the
sole discretionary authority to determine eligibility and bonus amounts
available to individual full-time operating employees (other than Executive)
under the Management Bonus Pool; provided, however, that Executive shall
cooperate with the Company to mitigate the amount of any payments under Section
280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Executive's determination
with regard to any payment pursuant to the Management Bonus Pool shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company and CCHC. Any allocation forfeited or
surrendered, for instance through termination of an employee, shall be
re-allocated to the Management Bonus Pool so that the entire amount of the
Management Bonus Pool is available at all times to be fully distributed.

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     (c) The Company agrees to provide the "Tax Adjustment" benefits available
to Executive under Section 11 of the Executive Employment Agreement to any
employee who receives a bonus payment from the Management Bonus Pool.

24.  Earn Out Bonus.

     (a) Payment of Earn Out Bonus. If, in connection with a Change of Control
or any Divestiture, any additional consideration or amount becomes payable after
the Change of Control Date or Divestiture Date, as the case may be, pursuant to
an Earn Out provision, then Executive shall be entitled to a separate Earn-Out
Bonus payable to Executive in a lump sum on the date that the Earn-Out Payment
is made or within two (2) business days thereafter. Any Earn-Out Bonus shall be
in an amount equal to:

         (i)   the amount of the Change of Control Bonus or Divestiture Bonus
               calculated in accordance with Section 1(a) or Section 2(a),
               respectively, that would have been paid had the Consideration
               included the Earn-Out Payment at the time of the determination
               date in Section 1(a) or Section 2(a), respectively, less

         (ii)  an aggregate amount equal to (A) all Earn-Out Bonuses previously
               paid to Executive pursuant to this Section 4, and (B) any Change
               of Control Bonus previously paid to Executive pursuant to Section
               1 and all Divestiture Bonuses previously paid to Executive
               pursuant to Section 2.

"Earn-Out" means any portion of the consideration payable to the Company, CCHC,
and/or their respective stockholders in connection with a Change of Control or
Divestiture that is not payable or determinable at the time of the Change of
Control Date or Divestiture Date by reason of any earn-out provision or other
contingent pay-out feature based upon the financial or other performance of the
Company or CCHC following the Change of Control Date or Divestiture Date.

"Earn-Out Payment" is the portion of the consideration payable to the Company,
CCHC, and/or their respective stockholders in connection with a Change of
Control or Divestiture that becomes payable pursuant to the Earn-Out on one or
more dates following the Change of Control Date or Divestiture Date. If any
portion of the Earn-Out Payment is paid in property other than cash, the amount
shall be valued as set forth in Section 1(b)(i)-(iii) except that "Change of
Control Date" as referenced therein shall be "the date the Earn-Out Payment is
made to the Company and/or CCHC."

     (b) Effect of Termination Prior to Earn-Out Payment. If any Earn-Out
Payment is made, and Executive's employment is terminated without Good Cause or
by Executive for Good Reason after the Change of Control Date or Divestiture
Date, Executive shall nonetheless be entitled to receive from the Company the
full Earn-Out Bonus on the date the Earn-Out Payment is made or within two (2)
business days thereafter. If Executive's employment is terminated without Good
Cause or by Executive for Good Reason before the Change of Control Date or
Divestiture Date, Executive shall nonetheless receive from the Company the full
Earn-Out Bonus on the date the Earn-Out Payment is made or within two (2)
business days thereafter if Executive is entitled to a Change of Control Bonus
or a Divestiture Bonus pursuant to Section 1(d) or Section 2(b) of this
Agreement in connection with the Change of Control or Divestiture.

25.  Severability; Governing Law.

If any provision of the Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such
provision shall not affect the other provisions of the Agreement, and the
Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such

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invalid provision had been omitted. The provisions of the Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Texas
(without regard to its conflict of law rules).

26.  Headings.

The Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only; they form no
part of the Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.

27.  Amendment and Termination.

This Agreement may be amended, altered, suspended or terminated only with the
prior written consent of the Executive. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to
the previous sentence, the Agreement shall be perpetual.

28.  No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

Nothing express or implied in this Agreement, is intended or shall be construed
to confer upon or give any person other than the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns any right, benefit, or remedy
under or by reason of this Agreement.

29.  Notice.

For purposes of this Agreement, notice and all other communications provided for
in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or sent by facsimile or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, to the respective facsimile numbers or addresses
last given by each party to the other, provided that all notices to the Company
shall be directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of
the Company. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been
received on the date of delivery thereof, on the day sent via facsimile, or on
the third (3rd) business day after the mailing thereof, except that notice of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and CCHC have caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized officer thereof and the Executive has executed his
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

COOPERATIVE COMPUTING, INC.                     EXECUTIVE

By: /s/ Peter Brodsky                           By: /s/ Michael A. Aviles
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Title: Asst. Secretary                          Michael A. Aviles
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COOPERATIVE COMPUTING
HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

By: /s/ Peter Brodsky
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Title:  Asst. Secretary
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                                       18AMENDED AND RESTATED
                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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         THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of the 1st
day of January,  2000, by and between Augustine Y. Cheung (the "Executive"),  an
individual  residing at c/o Celsion  Corporation,  10220-1  Old  Columbia  Road,
Columbia,  Maryland  21046-1705,  and Celsion  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  a
Maryland  corporation  with  offices at 10220-1  Old  Columbia  Road,  Columbia,
Maryland 21046-1705.

                                   WITNESSETH:
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         WHEREAS,  the  Executive  is  currently  employed by the Company as its
Chairman and Chief Science  Officer,  and the Company desires that the Executive
shall continue to be employed by it and render services to it, and the Executive
is willing to continue to be so employed  and to render  services,  all upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Employment, Duties and Acceptance.

         1.1 The Company  hereby  employs  Executive,  and the Executive  hereby
accepts  employment,  for the term  ("Term")  set forth in Section 2 hereof,  to
render  services  to Company as its  Chairman  and Chief  Science  Officer.  The
Executive  represents  and  warrants to the  Company  that he has full power and
authority to enter into this  Agreement and that he is not under any  obligation
of a contractual  or other nature to any person,  firm or  corporation  which is
inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement,  or which would prevent,  limit
or impair in any way the performance by Executive of his obligations hereunder.

         1.2 The Executive  will serve as Chairman and Chief Science  Officer of
the Company and as a member of its Board of Directors when elected as such, will
have general  supervision  over the research and  development  operations of the
Company  and  its  subsidiaries  or  affiliates  (referred  to  collectively  as
"Affiliates") and will have such other duties and  responsibilities,  consistent
with his position as Chairman and Chief Science  Officer,  as may  reasonably be
assigned to him by the Board of Directors. In addition, the Executive will serve
as a  senior  officer  and a  director  (when  elected  as  such) of each of the
Company's Affiliates. The Executive will report to the Board of Directors of the
Company.

         1.3 The  Executive  shall devote all of his business time and effort to
the business and affairs of the Company, and shall use his best efforts, skills,
and  abilities to promote the  interests of the Company,  except for  reasonable
vacations and during periods of illness or incapacity,  but nothing contained in
this  Agreement  shall  prevent  the  Executive  from  engaging  in  charitable,
community or other business  activities  provided they do not interfere with the
regular  performance of the Executive's duties and  responsibilities  under this
Agreement.

         1.4 Unless the  Executive and the Company shall  otherwise  agree,  the
Executive's  principal places of employment shall be in and around the Columbia,
Maryland area and the Chicago,  Illinois  area,  but the duties of the Executive
shall include such visits to the Company's Affiliates,  research and development
partners, product and clinical trial test sites, customers, investment and other
bankers, in each case at the expense of the Company, as the Executive determines
is reasonably required in the performance of the Executive's responsibilities.

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         2. Term.

         2.1 The Term of this  Agreement will commence as of January 1, 2000 and
will  terminate  at the close of business on December 31,  2002,  unless  sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement ("Initial Term").
Thereafter,  the  employment  of the  Executive  shall  continue for  successive
one-year periods (each such one year period being  hereinafter  referred to as a
"Renewal  Term") unless the  Corporation  or Executive  shall give notice to the
other at least six months  prior to the end of the Term or any  Renewal  Term of
the election of the  Corporation or the Executive to terminate the employment of
the Executive at the end of the Term or the then current Renewal Term.

         3. Base Salary.

         3.1 For all services  performed by the Executive  under this Agreement,
the  Executive  shall be paid a base salary  ("Base  Salary") for the  Company's
fiscal year 2000 at the annual rate of $240,000.  The Base Salary for subsequent
fiscal years shall be the greatest of (i) one hundred five percent (105%) of the
Base Salary for the prior calendar year; (ii) the product of the  multiplication
of the Base Salary during the calendar year immediately  preceding by the sum of
(y) one hundred  percent plus (z) the amount  (expressed  as a percent) by which
the most  recently  reported  Consumer  Price Index  ("CPI")  applicable  to the
Washington-Baltimore  Metropolitan  region is greater than the CPI for that same
region for the prior  twelve  months;  or (iii) the sum  offered by the Board of
Directors   after  a  review  taking  into  account   corporate  and  individual
performance, the Company's prospects and general business conditions.

         3.2  Base  Salary  shall  be  paid in  equal  monthly  or  semi-monthly
installments in keeping with the Company's standard payroll policies  applicable
to its senior executives.

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         3.3 The Company  reserves  the right to pay the  Executive on a current
basis at an annual  salary  rate of no more than  $240,000.  Any unpaid sum will
accrue as an unpaid obligation owed to the Executive, and that obligation of the
Company will be evidenced  not more often than once each  calendar  quarter by a
junior convertible note issued by the Company bearing interest at 8.75%, payable
interest only at the end of each calendar quarter until September 30, 2001. From
and after October 1, 2001, the Company will pay the outstanding principal amount
owed to the Executive in four  quarterly  installments  of principal and related
interest;  provided,  however, that if, at any time, the Company achieves annual
revenues  of  $2,500,000  or more,  then the unpaid  salary  obligations  to the
Executive  (and  related  interest)  shall be paid in full,  and from and  after
achieving that annual  revenue,  the Company's right to pay the Executive at any
rate other than the then applicable  salary rate shall expire.  At the option of
the Executive,  however,  he may convert the  outstanding  principal  amount and
related  interest  owing to him (whether or not evidenced by a note) into Common
Stock at a price equal to eighty (80%)  percent of the average  closing price of
the Common  Stock  during any ten  consecutive  trading  days  (selected  by the
Executive)  within the forty  trading days prior to the date of  conversion.

         4. Option to Acquire Bonus Shares.

         4.1 The  Company  hereby  agrees  to  grant to  Executive  as a bonus a
non-qualified  stock option to acquire three hundred  thousand  (300,000)  fully
paid and non-assessable  shares of common stock (the "Bonus Shares"),  par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company. The exercise price for each
Bonus Share shall be the average of the closing  price of the  Company's  Common
Stock during the fiscal  quarter ended December 31, 1999. The options to acquire
the 300,000  shares of Common Stock shall vest in accordance  with the following

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vesting  schedule:  one hundred  thousand  (100,000)  of the Bonus Shares may be
acquired by  Executive  on or after  March 15,  2000,  and one hundred  thousand
(100,000)  of the Bonus  Shares may be acquired by Executive on or after each of
October 1, 2001,  and  October 1, 2002.  If  Executive  is not  employed  by the
Company on any of the three  vesting  dates,  he shall no longer be  entitled to
exercise his option to acquire the Bonus  Shares  vesting on or after such date.
Subject  to the  limitations  set forth in this  Agreement,  the  Executive  may
exercise the stock options  constituting the Bonus Shares,  at any time prior to
5:00 PM (New York time) on  November  27,  2010 (the  "Expiration  Date"),  upon
notice to the  Company at its  principal  office at 10220-1 Old  Columbia  Road,
Columbia, MD 21046-1705, Attention: Spencer J. Volk, President (or at such other
location  as the  Company may advise the  Executive  in writing)  which time all
unexercised options shall expire and be of no further force or effect.

         4.2 The Company shall at all times reserve for issuance and/or delivery
such number of shares of its Common  Stock as shall be required  for issuance or
delivery as Bonus Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing  fractional
shares shall be issued as Bonus Shares.  Bonus Shares may not be sold or offered
for sale in the absence of effective registration under such securities laws, or
an opinion of counsel  satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not
required. Bonus Shares may be sold by the Executive in transactions permitted by
the  provisions of Rule 144 of the  Securities  Act of 1933.  Bonus Shares shall
bear an appropriate restrictive legend, referring to the provisions hereof.

         5. Incentive Compensation.

         5.1 As incentive  compensation to Executive,  the Company hereby grants
to Executive  non-qualified  stock  options to acquire  from the Company,  on an
original issue basis,  an aggregate of seven hundred  thousand  (700,000)  fully

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paid and non-assessable  shares of Common Stock (the "Incentive  Shares") at the
exercise  prices  designated  below upon the  achievement  by the Company of the
several corporate accomplishments (the "Milestones") listed below.

         5.2 For purposes of this paragraph:

         A. Corporate  Milestones.  The right to acquire  Incentive Shares shall
vest and  thereafter be available  for exercise in tranches as indicated  herein
if,  and at any time  after,  the  Company  has  achieved  the  first two of the
following Class X Milestones:

              >  Execution  and  delivery  of an  agreement  with  one  or  more
strategic  partners to the Company  providing for the marketing and distribution
of any one of the  Company's  products  related to its breast  cancer  treatment
system. (Tranche: 150,000 shares).

              >  Execution  and  delivery  of an  agreement  with  one  or  more
strategic  partners to the Company  providing for the marketing and distribution
of any one of the  Company's  products  related  to  treating  chronic  prostate
enlargement  condition,  common  in  older  males,  known  as  benign  prostatic
hyperplasia ("BPH") (Tranche: 150,000 shares).

              >  Execution  and  delivery  of an  agreement  with  one  or  more
strategic  partners to the Company  providing for the marketing and distribution
of any one of the  Company's  products  related to liposome  compounds  that can
carry  chemotherapy drugs to a tumor site and release their payload quickly when
triggered by targeted heat. (Tranche: 150,000 shares).

         Only 300,000  shares in the  aggregate  may be issued to the  Executive
with respect to Class X Milestones.

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         The right to acquire Incentive Shares shall be available in tranches as
indicated  herein if, and at any time after, the Company has achieved any of the
following Class Y Milestones:

              > Obtaining pre-marketing approval from the United States Food and
Drug Administration for commercialization of the Company's BPH treatment system.
(Tranche: 150,000 shares).

              > Obtaining pre-marketing approval from the United States Food and
Drug  Administration  for  commercialization  of  the  Company's  breast  cancer
treatment system. (Tranche: 150,000 shares).

         As a Class Z Milestone,  the right to acquire Incentive Shares shall be
available  as to a tranche of 100,000  shares  if,  and at any time  after,  the
Company has achieved net income of  $1,000,000 or more for any fiscal year prior
to the Expiration Date.

         B. Exercise Price.  The exercise price payable per share for each stock
option  exercised  upon or  after  the  occurrence  of a  Milestone  shall be as
follows:

              Upon achieving the first Milestone, $0.80 per share;

              Upon achieving the second Milestone, $1.00 per share;

              Upon achieving the third Milestone, $1.20 per share;

              Upon achieving the fourth Milestone, $1.40 per share;

              and Upon achieving the fifth Milestone, $1.60 per share.

         C.  Acquisition of Incentive  Shares.  Subject to the  limitations  set
forth in this  Agreement,  the  Executive may exercise the option to acquire the
Incentive  Shares in tranches as set forth as each  Milestone is achieved at any
time on or after the date on which the  applicable  Milestone is achieved and so
long as he is employed by the Company,  but not later than the Expiration  Date,

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upon notice to the Company at its principal office at 10220-1 Old Columbia Road,
Columbia,  MD  21046-1705,  Attention:  Spencer  J.  Volk,  President  and Chief
Executive  Officer  (or at such other  location  as the  Company  may advise the
Executive in  writing).  The notice  shall be executed  and  delivered  with the
Purchase Form attached hereto duly filled in and signed and upon payment in cash
or  cashier's  check of the  aggregate  Purchase  Price for the number of shares
which  Executive is  acquiring  determined  in  accordance  with the  provisions
hereof.  If such date is a day on which banking  institutions  are authorized by
law to close, then the Expiration Date shall be on the next succeeding day which
shall not be such a day.  Incentive Shares may be acquired without regard to the
sequence in which the Milestones  have been  achieved.  A Notice of Intention to
acquire  Incentive  Shares shall be submitted by the  Executive to the Company's
Board of Directors,  identifying the Milestone achieved and the number of shares
covered by the relevant tranche.  The Board of Directors shall be deemed to have
approved the relevant acquisition of Incentive Shares unless, within seventy two
(72) hours of the  submission  of the Notice of  Intention,  the Board  adopts a
resolution  determining  that  Incentive  Shares  may  not be  issued  as to the
Milestone  identified  in the  Notice of  Intention.  In the  absence  of such a
disaffirming  resolution,  Executive may acquire  Incentive Shares thereafter by
presentation  of the Notice of Intention  either to the Company or at the office
of its stock transfer  agent, if any, and accompanied by payment in cash or cash
equivalent of the exercise price for the number of Incentive Shares specified in
such Notice of Intention,  together with all federal and state taxes  applicable
upon such exercise.

         D.  Reservation of Shares.  The Company hereby agrees that at all times
there shall be reserved for  issuance  such number of shares of its Common Stock
as shall be  required  for  issuance  or  delivery  as  Incentive  Shares to the
Executive upon achievement of the Milestones set forth herein.

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         E. Anti-Dilution Provisions.

         (1) Adjustment of Number of Incentive Shares.  Notwithstanding anything
in this  Section  5.2E to the  contrary,  in case the Company  shall at any time
issue Common Stock by way of dividend or other  distribution on any stock of the
Company or  subdivide or combine the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock,  the
exercise price shall be  proportionately  decreased in the case of such issuance
(on the day following the date fixed for  determining  shareholders  entitled to
receive such  dividend or other  distribution)  or decreased in the case of such
subdivision or increased in the case of such  combination (on the date that such
subdivision or combination shall become effective).

         (2) No Adjustment for Small  Amounts.  Anything in this Section 5.2E to
the contrary  notwithstanding,  the Company shall not be required to give effect
to any  adjustment in the exercise  price unless and until the net effect of one
or more adjustments,  determined as above provided, shall have required a change
of the exercise  price by at least one cent,  but when the cumulative net effect
of more than one adjustment so determined shall be to change the actual exercise
price by at least one cent, such change in the exercise price shall thereupon be
given effect.

         (3) Number of Incentive  Shares  Adjusted.  Upon any  adjustment of the
exercise  price other than  pursuant to Section  5.2E(1)  hereof,  the Executive
shall thereafter (until another such adjustment) be entitled to purchase, at the
new exercise price, the number of shares,  calculated to the nearest full share,
obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Common Stock initially  issuable
upon  achieving any Milestone by the exercise price in effect on the date hereof
and dividing the product so obtained by the new exercise price.

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         F.  Adjustments  in  the  Event  of  a   Recapitalization   or  Similar
Transaction. In the event of a reclassification,  recapitalization, stock split,
reverse stock split,  stock dividend or combination of shares,  or other similar
events,  the number and class of shares  issuable to the Executive upon exercise
of the  option to acquire  either  Bonus  Shares or  Incentive  Shares  shall be
adjusted to reflect such event.

         G. Acceleration Upon Change of Control. Notwithstanding any language to
the contrary contained herein, if this Agreement is in effect at the time of the
occurrence of a "Change of Control"  event,  the options to acquire Bonus Shares
and  Incentive  Shares  shall  automatically  vest 100% and  immediately  become
exercisable  upon the occurrence of the Change of Control event. For purposes of
this  Agreement,  Change of Control  event has the  meaning set forth in Section
11.1 hereof.

         6. Reimbursement for Expenses.

         6.1 Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable  out-of-pocket
expenses  paid  or  incurred  by him  in the  course  of  his  employment,  upon
presentation  by Executive  of valid  receipts or invoices  therefor,  utilizing
procedures  and forms for that  purpose as  established  by Company from time to
time.

         7. Vacations.

         7.1 Executive  shall be entitled to reasonable  vacations  (which shall
aggregate no less than four (4) weeks vacation with pay) during each consecutive
twelve  (12) month  period  commencing  on the date  hereof.  Executive  may not
accumulate  any vacation  days which remain unused at the end of any year during
the term hereof without the prior consent of Company.

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         8. Employee Benefit Programs, etc.

         8.1 The Company shall provide the Executive  with an automobile  (or at
Employee's  option,  a cash allowance in the amount of $450.00 per month in lieu
thereof) for use in the  performance  of  Executive's  duties,  along with fuel,
fluids  and  maintenance,  upon such terms and  conditions  as are  approved  by
Company.  The Company will also either provide or pay or reimburse the Executive
for the costs of a cellular telephone.

         8.2 The Company shall  provide the  Executive at the Company's  expense
disability  insurance providing for disability  payments to the Executive,  in a
sum at  least  equal to 70% of his  Base  Salary  then in  effect,  following  a
termination  of Executive's  employment  hereunder as a result of Disability (as
defined  in  Section  9.2  below).  In the event  such  policy is not  obtained,
Executive  shall be entitled to  participate in such  disability  plan(s) as are
available to Company executives generally.

         8.3 The Company shall obtain at its expense, and shall be the owner of,
a  policy  on the  life  of  the  Executive  in  the  amount  of  Three  Million
($3,000,000) Dollars, naming the Company as the beneficiary.

         8.4 In addition to the life insurance to be provided in accordance with
paragraph 8.3, subject to the Executive's  meeting the eligibility  requirements
of each respective plan,  Executive shall  participate in and be covered by each
pension, life insurance,  accident insurance, health insurance,  hospitalization
and any  other  employee  benefit  plan of  Company,  as the case  may be,  made
available  generally  from and after the date  hereof to its  respective  senior
executives,  on the same basis as shall be  available  to such other  executives
without restriction or limitation by reason of this Agreement.

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         8.5 Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company from at any time
increasing  the  compensation  provided  herein to be paid to Executive,  either
permanently or for a limited period, or from paying bonuses and other additional
compensation  to  Executive,  whether  or not  based  upon the  earnings  of the
business of Company,  or from  increasing  or  expanding  any  employee  benefit
program  applicable  to the  Executive,  in the event the  Company,  in its sole
discretion,  shall  deem  it  advisable  so to  do in  order  to  recognize  and
compensate fairly Executive for the value of his services.

         9. Death or Disability.

         9.1 If Executive shall die during the term hereof, this Agreement shall
immediately   terminate,   except  that  Executive's  legal  representatives  or
designated beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive (i) the Base Salary due to
Executive  hereunder to the last day of the month  following  the month in which
his death occurs,  payable in  accordance  with the  Company's  regular  payroll
practices, (ii) all other benefits payable upon death under any employee benefit
program or other insurance  covering the Executive as of the date of death,  and
(iii) any stock option  issued to acquire the Bonus  Shares or Incentive  Shares
that  was  exercisable  at the  date of  death  may be  exercised  by the  legal
representative of the Executive's  estate at any time or times during the period
beginning  on the date of death and ending one year after the date of death,  or
until the expiration of the stated term of such stock option,  whichever  period
is shorter,  and any stock option not  exercisable at the date of death shall be
forfeited.

         9.2 In the event of the  Disability of the  Executive,  as  hereinafter
defined,  the Executive  shall be entitled to continue to receive payment of his
Base Salary  (prorated  as may be  necessary)  in  accordance  with the terms of

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Section 3 hereof through the last day of the third month  following the month in
which  Executive's  employment  hereunder  is  terminated  as a  result  of such
Disability.  At any time after the date of the Notice (as  hereinafter  defined)
and during the continuance of the Executive's Disability, the Company may at any
time thereafter terminate Executive's  employment hereunder by written notice to
the Executive.  The term  "Disability"  shall mean physical or mental illness or
injury which prevents the Executive from performing his customary duties for the
Company for a period of sixty (60)  consecutive  days or an aggregate  period of
one hundred  twenty (120) days out of any  consecutive  twelve (12) months.  The
date of  commencement  of  Disability  shall be the date set forth in the notice
(the  "Notice")  given by  Company  to the  Executive  at any time  following  a
determination  of Disability,  which date shall not be earlier than the date the
Notice is given by Company.  A  determination  of Disability by Company shall be
solely  for the  purposes  of this  Section  9.2 and shall in no way  affect the
Executive's status under any other benefit plan applicable to the Executive.

         9.3 Upon the  occurrence  of a Disability,  and unless the  Executive's
employment  shall have been terminated as provided in Section 9.2, the Executive
shall,  during such time as he is continuing to receive Base Salary  payments as
set forth in Section 9.2, perform such services for Company, consistent with his
duties under  Section 1 hereof,  as he is  reasonably  capable of  performing in
light of the  condition  giving rise to a  Disability.  All  payments  due under
Section  9.2 shall be payable  in  accordance  with  Company's  regular  payroll
practices.  Any amount paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement by reason of
his  Disability,  shall  be  reduced  by the  aggregate  amount  of all  monthly
disability payments which the Executive is entitled to receive under all workers
compensation  plans,  disability  plans and accident,  health or other insurance
plans or  programs  maintained  for the  Executive  by  Company,  by any company
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, Company.

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         9.4 In the  event  the  Executive's  employment  is  terminated  due to
Disability,  in  addition to receipt of the Base Salary  payments  described  in
Section 9.2,  any stock  option  issued to acquire the Bonus Shares or Incentive
Shares that was  exercisable  at the date of Disability  may be exercised by the
Executive  or his legal  representative  at any time or times  during the period
beginning  on the date of  Disability  and  ending  one year  after  the date of
Disability,  or until the  expiration  of the stated term of such stock  option,
whichever period is shorter, and any stock option not exercisable at the date of
Disability shall be forfeited.

         10. Termination for Cause.

         10.1 The  employment  of the Executive may be terminated by the Company
for Cause. For this purpose, "Cause" shall mean:

              (i) an act  constituting  a felony and  resulting  or  intended to
result,  directly  or  indirectly,  in his gain or  personal  enrichment  at the
expense of the Company and its shareholders;

              (ii) dishonest acts against the Company;

              (iii) illegal drug use;

              (iv) grossly or willfully neglecting to carry out his duties under
this Agreement resulting in material harm to the Company.

The Executive's  employment shall not be terminated for Cause under clauses (ii)
or (iv) unless

         (a) the  Executive has received at least 15 days notice of a meeting of
         the Board of  Directors at which  meeting the Board shall  consider the
         existence of Cause,  shall provide the Executive with an opportunity to
         be heard  before the  Board,  and,  following  such  consideration  and
         hearing, the Board has determined,  based upon credible evidence,  that
         grounds for Cause exist; and

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         (b) the  misconduct or breaches on which an assertion of Cause is based
         are not cured within 30 days  thereafter if such misconduct or breaches
         are capable of being cured.

         10.2 In the event of a termination  for Cause,  the Executive shall (a)
be entitled  to any unpaid Base Salary pro rated up to the date of  termination,
and (b) any stock options not exercised  prior to the date of termination  shall
automatically  be forfeited by the  Executive,  and the Executive  shall have no
further rights under this  Agreement.  Furthermore,  the Executive  shall be and
remain  subject to all  provisions of Section 13 below for the period  indicated
therein.

         11. Termination Upon Change of Control or by Company Without Cause.

         11.1  A  "Change  in  Control"  shall  occur:  (A) if  any  Person,  or
combination of Persons (as hereinafter  defined), or any affiliate of any of the
above,  is  or  becomes  the  "beneficial  owner"  (as  defined  in  Rule  l3d-3
promulgated  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934) directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company  representing  twenty-five percent (25%) or more of
the total number of  outstanding  shares of common stock of the Company;  (B) if
individuals  who,  at the date of this  Agreement,  constitute  the  Board  (the
"Incumbent  Directors") cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority
thereof, provided that any new director whose election was approved by a vote of
at least  75% of the  Incumbent  Directors  shall  be  treated  as an  Incumbent
Director;  or (C)  the  Company  sells  substantially  all of  its  assets  to a
purchaser other than a subsidiary.  For purposes hereof, "person" shall mean any

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individual,  partnership,  joint venture,  association,  trust, or other entity,
including  a "group"  as  referred  to in  section  13(d)(3)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

         11.2 If there  occurs a Change in  Control,  and if there  subsequently
occurs a material adverse change,  without the Executive's  written consent,  in
the  Executive's  working  conditions or status,  including but not limited to a
significant change in the nature or scope of the Executive's authority,  powers,
duties or  responsibilities,  or a reduction in the level of support services or
staff, then,  whether or not such change would otherwise  constitute a breach of
this Agreement by the Company,  this Agreement may be terminated by notice given
by the  Executive,  specifying  the Change of Control  and  significant  adverse
change or changes.

         11.3 Upon the  termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section
11.2  above,  the  Executive  will be  entitled,  without  any duty to  mitigate
damages, to:

         (a) All unpaid Base Salary pro-rated up to the date of termination; and

         (b) The  opportunity to exercise any stock option issued to acquire the
         Bonus Shares or Incentive  Shares that was  exercisable  at the date of
         termination  may be  exercised  by the  Executive  at any time or times
         during the period  beginning on the effective date of  termination  and
         ending one year after the date of termination,  or until the expiration
         of the stated term of such stock option,  whichever  period is shorter,
         and any  stock  option  not  exercisable  upon  the  effective  date of
         termination shall be forfeited;

         (c) A severance  payment  equal to 2.99 times the Base Salary in effect
         on the date of termination; and

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         (d)  All  benefits  available  under  the  Company's  employee  benefit
         programs, to the extent applicable to senior executives voluntarily and
         amicably retiring from employment with the Company.

         11.4 In the event that the Company  shall  actually  or  constructively
terminate  this  Agreement  during the Initial  Term or any Renewal Term without
cause (and with or without a Change of Control), the Executive shall be entitled
to the same  payments,  compensation  and  rights as  provided  in the case of a
termination by the Executive under Section 11.3.

         11.5 The payments and any other  compensation and benefits to which the
Executive  is  entitled  under this  Section 11 shall be made  available  to the
Executive  no later  than  thirty  (30) days  after the date of any  termination
referred to in Section 11.2, 11.3 or 11.4.

         11.6 In the event that  Executive  receives  the payments and any other
compensation  and  benefits  referred to in this Section 11, he will be bound by
the restrictive provisions of Section 13 for the period therein provided.

         12. Termination by Executive.

         12.1  If the  Executive  shall  terminate  his  employment  under  this
Agreement during the Initial Term without either (i) a Change of Control or (ii)
the express written  consent of the Company,  then, for purposes of establishing
the rights of the Executive upon such  termination,  such  termination  shall be
deemed the  equivalent  of a termination  for Cause under Section 10.1,  and the
Executive  shall have only those rights with regard to  compensation  as are set
forth in Section 10.2, and the restrictive  provisions of Section 13 below shall
fully apply.

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         12.2  If the  Executive  shall  terminate  his  employment  under  this
Agreement during any Renewal Term without either (i) a Change of Control or (ii)
the express written  consent of the Company,  then, for purposes of establishing
the  rights of the  Executive  upon such  termination,  the  Executive  shall be
entitled to receive:

         (a) All unpaid Base Salary pro-rated up to the date of termination; and

         (b) for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of termination,
         to  exercise  any  unexercised  options to acquire  Common  Stock under
         Section 4 that was  exercisable  by the Executive on the date preceding
         the date of termination,  but all unexercised options to acquire Common
         Stock under Section 5 shall be automatically forfeited on the effective
         date  of  termination  of  this  Agreement.  12.3  In  the  case  of  a
         termination  pursuant to Section 12.2,  the  restrictions  set forth in
         Section 13 shall apply to Executive for the period therein stated.

         13. Restrictive Covenants; Compensation.

         13.1 During such time as this Agreement  shall be in effect and, except
as otherwise explicitly stated herein, for a period of three (3) years following
the  termination of  Executive's  employment  with Cause,  or one (1) year after
voluntary  termination  of this  Agreement  by the  Executive,  and  without the
Company's  prior written consent (which may be withheld for any reason or for no
reason in Company's sole discretion), Executive shall not do anything in any way
inconsistent  with his duties to, or adverse to the  interests  of, the Company,
nor shall Executive,  directly or indirectly,  himself or by or through a family
member or otherwise,  alone or as a member of a partnership or joint venture, or
as a principal,  officer, director,  consultant,  employee or stockholder of any

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other entity,  compete with Company or be engaged in or connected with any other
business  competitive  with that of Company any of its  affiliates,  except that
Executive may own as a passive investment not more than five percent (5%) of the
securities of any publicly held  corporation  that may engage in such a business
competitive with that of Company or any of its Affiliates.

         13.2 In view of the fact that  Executive  will be  brought  into  close
contact with many confidential affairs of Company and its Affiliates not readily
available to the public,  Executive agrees during the Term of this Agreement and
thereafter:

         (a)  to  keep  secret  and  retain  in  the  strictest  confidence  all
         non-public  information  about  (i)  research  and  development,   test
         results, suppliers, venture or strategic partners, licenses and patents
         or  patent  applications,   planned  or  existing  products,  know-how,
         financial  condition  and  other  financial  affairs  (such  as  costs,
         pricing, profits and plans for future development, methods of operation
         and  marketing  concepts)  of  Company  and its  Affiliates;  (ii)  the
         employment  policies and plans of the Company and its  Affiliates;  and
         (iii) any other proprietary information relating to the Company and its
         Affiliates,  their  operations,  businesses,  financial  condition  and
         financial affairs (collectively,  the "Confidential  Information") and,
         for  such  time  as  Company  or any of its  Affiliates  is  operating,
         Executive shall not disclose the Confidential Information to anyone not
         then an  officer,  director  or  authorized  employee of Company or its
         Affiliates,  either during or after the term of this Agreement,  except
         in the course of  performing  his duties  hereunder  or with  Company's
         express written consent or except to the extent that such  confidential
         information  can be shown to have been in the public domain  through no
         fault of Executive; and

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         (b) to  deliver to Company  within  ten days after  termination  of his
         services, or at any time Company may so request, all memoranda,  notes,
         records,  reports  and  other  documents  relating  to  Company  or its
         Affiliates,   businesses,  financial  affairs  or  operations  and  all
         property associated therewith,  which he may then possess or have under
         his control.

         13.3  Executive  shall not at any time  during  the  three-year  period
following the termination of his employment for any reason whatsoever, including
termination resulting from the natural expiration of the term of this Agreement,
(i) employ any  individual  who was employed by Company or any of its Affiliates
at any time during the such period or during the 12 calendar months  immediately
preceding such termination,  or (ii) in any way cause,  influence or participate
in the employment of any such  individual by anyone else in any business that is
competitive  with any of the  businesses  engaged  in by  Company  or any of its
Affiliates.

         13.4  Executive  shall not at any time  during  the  three-year  period
following  the  termination  of  his  employment,  for  any  reason  whatsoever,
including  termination resulting from the natural expiration of the term of this
Agreement,  directly or  indirectly,  either (i) persuade or attempt to persuade
any customer or client of the Company or of any of its Affiliates to cease doing
business with Company or with any Affiliate, or to reduce the amount of business
it does with Company or with any of its Affiliates,  or (ii) solicit for himself
or any person other than Company or any of its  Affiliates,  the business of any
individual  or business  which was a customer or client of Company or any of its
Affiliates at any time during the eighteen  month period  immediately  preceding
such termination.

         13.5 Executive  acknowledges  that the execution and delivery by him of
the promises set forth in this Section 13 is an essential  inducement to Company
to enter into this Agreement,  and that Company would not have entered into this

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Agreement  but for  such  promises.  Executive  further  acknowledges  that  his
services are unique and that any breach or threatened breach by Executive of any
of the  foregoing  provisions  of this  Section 13 cannot be remedied  solely by
damages.  In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by Executive of any of
the  provisions  of this  Section 13,  Company  shall be entitled to  injunctive
relief restraining Executive and any business,  firm,  partnership,  individual,
corporation or other entity  participating  in such breach or attempted  breach.
Nothing herein, however, shall be construed as prohibiting Company from pursuing
any other  remedies  available at law or in equity for such breach or threatened
breach,  including the recovery of damages and the immediate  termination of the
employment of Executive hereunder.

         13.6 If any of the  provisions  of,  or  promises  contained  in,  this
Section  13 are  hereafter  construed  to be  invalid  or  unenforceable  in any
jurisdiction,  the same shall not affect the remainder of the  provisions or the
enforceability  thereof  in any other  jurisdiction,  which  shall be given full
effect,  without regard to the invalid portions or the  unenforceability in such
other jurisdiction.  If any provisions  contained in this Section 13 are held to
be unenforceable  in any jurisdiction  because of the duration or scope thereof,
the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the
power to reduce the  duration  and/or scope (if such  provision,  in its reduced
form, shall be enforceable);  provided,  however, that the determination of such
court shall not affect the enforceability,  duration or scope of this Section 13
in any other jurisdiction.

         14. Relationship of Parties.

         Nothing  herein  contained  shall be deemed to constitute a partnership
between or a joint venture by the parties,  nor shall anything herein  contained
be deemed to constitute either the Executive,  the Company or any Affiliates the

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agent of the other except as is expressly provided herein. Neither Executive nor
Company  shall  be or  become  liable  or bound  by any  representation,  act or
omission  whatsoever of the other party made contrary to the  provisions of this
Agreement.

         15. Notices.

         All  notices  and  communications  hereunder  shall be in  writing  and
delivered  by  hand or  sent  by  registered  or  certified  mail,  postage  and
registration or  certification  fees prepaid,  return receipt  requested,  or by
overnight delivery such as Federal Express,  and shall be deemed given when hand
delivered  or upon three (3) business  days after the date when mailed,  or upon
one (1) business day after delivery to an agent for overnight delivery,  if sent
in such  manner,  as follows:

                  If to Company:   Celsion  Corporation
                                   10220-1 Old Columbia Road,
                                   Columbia, Maryland 21046-1705
                                   Attention: Board of Directors

                  With a copy to:  Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP
                                   Mercantile Bank and Trust Building
                                   2 Hopkins Plaza, Suite 1800
                                   Attn: Greg Cross

                  If to Executive: Augustine Y. Cheung
                                            c/o

                                            ____________________
                                            _________, Maryland

The  foregoing  addresses may be changed by notice given in the manner set forth
in this Section 15.

         16.  Disputes.  The parties  shall attempt in good faith to resolve all
claims,  disputes and other disagreements  arising hereunder by negotiation.  In
the event that a dispute  between the parties  cannot be resolved  within thirty

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(30) days of written  notice  from one party to the other  party,  such  dispute
shall,  at the request of either party,  after  providing  written notice to the
other party,  be submitted to  arbitration  in Columbia,  Maryland in accordance
with the  arbitration  rules of the  American  Arbitration  Association  then in
effect.  The notice of  arbitration  shall  specifically  describe  the  claims,
disputes or other matters in issue to be submitted to  arbitration.  The parties
shall jointly  select a single  arbitrator  who shall have the authority to hold
hearings and to render a decision in accordance  with the  arbitration  rules of
the American Arbitration Association.  If the parties are unable to agree within
ten (10)  days,  the  arbitrator  shall be  selected  by the Chief  Judge of the
Circuit Court for Howard County. The discovery rights and procedures provided by
the Federal Rules of Civil  Procedure  shall be available and enforceable in the
arbitration  proceeding.  The written  decision of the  arbitrator  so appointed
shall be  conclusive  and binding on the parties and  enforceable  by a court of
competent  jurisdiction.  The expenses of the arbitration shall be borne equally
by the  parties to the  arbitration,  and each party  shall pay for and bear the
cost of its own experts, evidence and legal counsel, unless the arbitrator rules
otherwise in the  arbitration.  Both parties  agree to use their best efforts to
cause a final  decision to be rendered  with respect to the matter  submitted to
arbitration within sixty (60) days after its submission.

         17. Miscellaneous.

         17.1 This Agreement  contains the entire  understanding  of the parties
hereto with respect to the  employment  of Executive by Company  during the term
hereof,  and  the  provisions  hereof  may  not  be  altered,  amended,  waived,
terminated  or  discharged in any way  whatsoever  except by subsequent  written
agreement executed by the party charged therewith. This Agreement supersedes all
prior employment  agreements,  understandings and arrangements between Executive

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and Company pertaining to the terms of the employment of Executive.  A waiver by
either of the parties of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or of
any breach hereof,  shall not be deemed a waiver of such terms or conditions for
the future or of any other term or condition hereof, or of any subsequent breach
hereof.

         17.2  The  provisions  of  this  Agreement  are  severable,  and if any
provision of this Agreement is invalid, void, inoperative or unenforceable,  the
balance  of the  Agreement  shall  remain in  effect,  and if any  provision  is
inapplicable to any circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all
other circumstances.

         17.3  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  deduct  and  withhold  from
Executive's  compensation  the  amounts  required to be  deducted  and  withheld
pursuant  to any  present or future law  concerning  the  withholding  of income
taxes.  In the event that  Company  makes any payments or incurs any charges for
Executive's  account or  Executive  incurs any personal  charges  with  Company,
Company shall have the right and Executive hereby  authorizes  Company to recoup
such  payments or charges by deducting  and  withholding  the  aggregate  amount
thereof from any compensation otherwise payable to Executive hereunder.

         17.4 This Agreement shall be construed and  interpreted  under the laws
of the State of Maryland  applicable  to contracts  executed and to be performed
entirely therein.

         17.5 The captions and section  headings in this  Agreement are not part
of the provisions hereof, are merely for the purpose of reference and shall have
no force or effect for any purpose whatsoever, including the construction of the
provisions of this Agreement.

         17.6 To the extent any provision of this Agreement  contemplates action
after  termination  hereof or creates a cause of action or claim on which action
may be brought by either party,  such provision,  cause of action or claim shall
survive termination of Executive's employment or termination of this Agreement.

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         17.7  Executive may not assign his rights nor delegate his duties under
this  Agreement;  provided,  however,  that  notwithstanding  the foregoing this
Agreement  shall  inure to the  benefit of  Executive's  legal  representatives,
executors,  administrators  or  successors  and to the  successors or assigns of
Company.

17.8  Effective on the execution and
delivery of this  Agreement,  each of the Company and the Executive  agrees that
all prior agreements  between the parties,  including  without  limitation,  the
Executive  Employment Agreement dated as of January 14, 2000, as in effect prior
to the date hereof,  shall cease to be of any further legal force or effect.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Amended and Restated
Executive  Employment  Agreement  effective as of the date first above  written.
CELSION CORPORATION

                               By: /s/Spencer J. Volk
                                   -----------------------------
                                      Spencer J. Volk, President

                                  /s/Augustine y. Cheung
                                  ------------------------------
                                     Augustine Y. Cheung

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