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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                            TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.

                      1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
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1.  PURPOSE..............................................................      1
2.  DEFINITIONS..........................................................      1
3.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN...........................................      4
    3.1. Board...........................................................      4
    3.2. Committee.......................................................      5
    3.3. Grants..........................................................      5
    3.4. No Liability....................................................      6
4.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN............................................      6
5.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN..................................      6
    5.1. Effective Date..................................................      6
    5.2. Term............................................................      6
6.  OPTION GRANTS........................................................      6
    6.1. Company or Subsidiary Employees; Service Providers..............      6
    6.2. Successive Grants...............................................      6
7.  LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS................................................      7
    7.1. Limitations on Incentive Stock Options..........................      7
    7.2. Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Grants.................      7
8.  AWARD AGREEMENT......................................................      7
9.  OPTION PRICE.........................................................      7
10. VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS................................      8
    10.1.Vesting and Option Period.......................................      8
    10.2.Term............................................................      8
    10.3.Acceleration....................................................      8
    10.4.Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.................      8
    10.5.Rights in the Event of Death....................................      9
    10.6.Rights in the Event of Disability...............................      9
    10.7.Limitations on Exercise of Option...............................     10
    10.8.Method of Exercise..............................................     10
    10.9.Delivery of Stock Certificates..................................     11
11. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS...........................................     11
    11.1.Transferability of Options......................................     11
    11.2.Transfers.......................................................     11
12. RESTRICTED STOCK.....................................................     11
    12.1.Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.............     11
    12.2.Restrictions....................................................     12
    12.3.Restricted Stock Certificates...................................     12
    12.4.Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock...........................     12
    12.5.Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units.....................     13
    12.6.Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.................     13
    12.7.Rights in the Event of Death....................................     13
    12.8.Delivery of Stock and Payment Therefor..........................     13
13. NONTRANSFERABLITY OF SHARES; REPURCHASE RIGHTS.......................     14
    13.1.Nontransferability of Shares....................................     14
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    13.2.Repurchase Rights...............................................     14
    13.3.Installment Payments............................................     15
    13.4.Publicly Traded Stock...........................................     15
    13.5.Legend..........................................................     15
14. CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GRANTS..............................     16
    14.1.Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Grants..........     16
    14.2.Form and Timing of Payment Under Grants; Deferrals..............     16
15. PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS................................................     16
16. REQUIREMENTS OF LAW..................................................     17
    16.1.General.........................................................     17
    16.2.Rule 16b-3......................................................     18
17. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN................................     18
18. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION..................................     19
    18.1.Changes in Stock................................................     19
    18.2.Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving
         Entity and in Which No Change of Control Occurs.................     19
    18.3.Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock Which
         Involves a Change of Control....................................     19
    18.4.Adjustments.....................................................     20
    18.5.No Limitations on Company.......................................     20
19. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS.................................................     20
20. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN...........................................     21
21. WITHHOLDING TAXES....................................................     21
22. CAPTIONS.............................................................     22
23. OTHER PROVISIONS.....................................................     22
24. NUMBER AND GENDER....................................................     22
25. SEVERABILITY.........................................................     22
26. POOLING..............................................................     22
27. BLUE SKY PROVISIONS..................................................     23
    27.1.California Provisions...........................................     23
    27.2.Florida, Virginia and Missouri Provisions.......................     24
28. GOVERNING LAW........................................................     25
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                            TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.

                    1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

      TransCore Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), sets
forth herein the terms of its 1999 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
as follows:

1.    PURPOSE

      The Plan is intended to enhance the Company's and its affiliates' (as
defined herein) ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, key
employees, and other persons, and to motivate such officers, key employees, and
other persons to serve the Company and its affiliates and to expend maximum
effort to improve the business results and earnings of the Company, by providing
to such officers, key employees and other persons an opportunity to acquire or
increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and future success of
the Company. To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock options,
restricted stock and restricted stock units in accordance with the terms hereof.
Stock options granted under the Plan may be non-qualified stock options or
incentive stock options, as provided herein.

2.    DEFINITIONS

      For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including
Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

      2.1. "Affiliate" of, or person "affiliated" with, a person means any
company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such person within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C
under the Securities Act.

      2.2. "Award Agreement" means the stock option agreement, restricted stock
agreement, restricted stock unit agreement, or other written agreement between
the Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions
of a Grant.

      2.3. "Benefit Arrangement" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 15
hereof.

      2.4. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      2.5. "Change of Control" means (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company or a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company with one or
more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity, (ii) a
sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company to another entity, or
(iii) any transaction (including without limitation a merger or reorganization
in which the Company is the surviving entity) which results in any person or
entity (other than persons who are shareholders or affiliates of the Company at
the time the Plan is approved by the Company's shareholders) owning 50% or more
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

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      2.6. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended.

      2.7. "Committee" means a committee of, and designated from time to time by
resolution of, the Board, which shall consist of no fewer than two members of
the Board, none of whom shall be an officer or other salaried employee of the
Company or any affiliate of the Company.

      2.8. "Company" means TransCore Holdings, Inc.

      2.9. "Effective Date" means September 3, 1999, the effective date approved
by the Board.

      2.10. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in
effect or as hereafter amended.

      2.11. "Fair Market Value" means the value of a share of Stock, determined
as follows: if on the Grant Date or other determination date the Stock is listed
on an established national or regional stock exchange, is admitted to quotation
on the NASDAQ National Market, or is publicly traded on an established
securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the
closing price of the Stock on such exchange or in such market (the highest such
closing price if there is more than one such exchange or market) on the Grant
Date or such other determination date (or if there, is no such reported closing
price, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and
lowest asked prices or between the high and low sale prices on such trading day)
or, if no sale of Stock is reported for such trading day, on the next preceding
day on which any sale shall have been reported. If the Stock is not listed on
such an exchange, quoted on such system or traded on such a market, Fair Market
Value shall mean the Fair Market Value of the Stock as determined, at least
annually by a nationally recognized appraiser or an appraiser with expertise in
the industry in which the Company operates (which shall include Houlihan, Lokey,
Howard & Zukin, Duff & Phelps or Willamette Management Associates) (the
"Appraiser"), who shall be selected by the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company may require that the Appraiser update its
determination of Fair Market Value in the event the Board determines in good
faith that the Fair Market Value has changed materially since the then most
recent appraisal was concluded. The Company shall be responsible for the fees
and expenses incurred with respect to any update to the most recent appraisal.

      2.12. "Family Member" means a person who is a spouse, child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law,
father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law,
including adoptive relationships, of the Grantee, any person sharing the
Grantee's household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these
persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in
which these persons (or the Grantee) control the management of assets, and any
other entity in which these persons (or the Grantee) own more than fifty percent
of the voting interests.

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      2.13. "Grant" means an award of an Option, Restricted Stock, or Restricted
Stock Units under the Plan.

      2.14. "Grant Date" means, as determined by the Board or authorized
Committee, (i) the date as of which the Board or such Committee approves a
Grant, (ii) the date on which the recipient of a Grant first becomes eligible to
receive a Grant under Section 6 hereof, or (iii) such other date as may be
specified by the Board or such Committee.

      2.15. "Grantee" means a person who receives or holds an Option, Restricted
Stock, or Restricted Stock Units under the Plan.

      2.16. "Incentive Stock Option" means an "incentive stock option" within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or the corresponding provision of any
subsequently enacted tax statute, as amended from time to time.

      2.17. "Option" means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock
pursuant to the Plan.

      2.18. "Option Period" means the period during which Options may be
exercised as set forth in SECTION 10 hereof.

      2.19. "Option Price" means the purchase price for each share of Stock
subject to an Option.

      2.20. "Other Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in SECTION 15
hereof.

      2.21. "Plan" means this TransCore Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan.

      2.22. "Reporting Person" means a person who is required to file reports
under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

      2.23. "Restricted Period" means the period during which Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions or conditions pursuant to
SECTION 12.2 hereof.

      2.24. "Restricted Stock" means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee
pursuant to SECTION 12 hereof, that are subject to restrictions and to a risk of
forfeiture.

      2.25. "Restricted Stock Unit" means a unit awarded to a Grantee pursuant
to SECTION 12 hereof, which represents a conditional right to receive a share of
Stock in the future, and which is subject to restrictions and to a risk of
forfeiture.

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      2.26. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended.

      2.27. "Service Provider" means a director, consultant or adviser to the
Company, a manager of the Company's properties or affairs, or other similar
service provider or affiliate of the Company, and employees of any of the
foregoing, as such persons may be designated from time to time by the Board
pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

      2.28. "Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00l per share,
of the Company.

      2.29. "Subsidiary" means any "subsidiary corporation" of the Company
within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

      2.30. "Termination Date" means the date upon which an Option shall
terminate or expire, as set forth in SECTION 10.2 hereof.

3.    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

      3.1. BOARD.

      The Board shall have such powers and authorities related to the
administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company's certificate of
incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The Board shall have full power
and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or
provided for under the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement, and shall have
full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other
determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the
Plan that the Board deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration
of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement. All such actions and
determinations shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of
the Board present at a meeting or by unanimous consent of the Board executed in
writing in accordance with the Company's certificate of incorporation and
by-laws and applicable law. The interpretation and construction by the Board of
any provision of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement shall be final and
conclusive. As permitted by law, the Board may delegate its authority under the
Plan to a member of the Board of Directors or an executive officer of the
Company.

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      3.2. COMMITTEE.

      The Board from time to time may delegate to a Committee such powers and
authorities related to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set
forth in Section 3.1 above and in other applicable provisions, as the Board
shall determine, consistent with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of
the Company and applicable law. In the event that the Plan, any Grant or any
Award Agreement entered into hereunder provides for any action to be taken by or
determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken by or such
determination may be made by the Committee if the power and authority to do so
has been delegated to the Committee by the Board as provided for in this
Section. Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, any such action or
determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and Conclusive. As
permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to a
member of the Board of Directors or an executive officer of the Company.

      3.3. GRANTS.

      Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board shall
have full and final authority (i) to designate Grantees, (ii) to determine the
type or types of Grant to be made to a Grantee, (iii) to determine the number of
shares of Stock to be subject to a Grant, (iv) to establish the terms and
conditions of each Grant (including, but not limited to, the exercise price of
any Option, the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or
provision for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or
forfeiture of a Grant or the shares of Stock subject thereto, and any terms or
conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options),
(v) to prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant, and (vi)
to amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Grant. Such
authority specifically includes the authority, in order to effectuate the
purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to modify Grants to eligible
individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed
outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or
custom. As a condition to any Grant, the Board shall have the right, at its
discretion, to require Grantees to return to the Company Grants previously
awarded under the Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, any
such subsequent Grant shall be upon such terms and conditions as are specified
by the Board at the time the new Grant is made.

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      3.4. NO LIABILITY.

      No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action
or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Grant or
Award Agreement.

4.    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

      Subject to adjustment as provided in SECTION 18 hereof, the number of
shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 100,000. Stock
issued or to be issued under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares.
If any shares covered by a Grant are not purchased or are forfeited, or if a
Grant otherwise terminates without delivery of any Stock subject thereto, then
the number of shares of Stock counted against the aggregate number of shares
available under the Plan with respect to such Grant shall, to the extent of any
such forfeiture or termination, again be available for making Grants under the
Plan.

5.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

      5.1. EFFECTIVE DATE.

      The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, subject to approval
of the Plan within one year of the Effective Date, by a majority of the votes
cast on the proposal at a meeting of shareholders, provided that a quorum is
present or by the written consent of the holders of a majority, of the Company's
shares of Stock entitled to vote.

      5.2. TERM.

      The Plan has no termination date; however, no Incentive Stock Option may
be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective
Date.

6.    OPTION GRANTS

      6.1. COMPANY OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYEES; SERVICE PROVIDERS.

      Grants (including Grants of Incentive Stock Options) may be made under the
Plan to any employee of, or Service Provider providing, or who has provided,
services to, the Company or any Subsidiary, including any such employee who is
an officer or director of the Company or of any Subsidiary, as the Board shall
determine and designate from time to time.

      6.2. SUCCESSIVE GRANTS.

      An eligible person may receive more than one Grant, subject to such
restrictions as are provided herein.

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7.    LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS

      7.1. LIMITATIONS ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.

      An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only (i) if the
Grantee of such Option is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company; (ii) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award
Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with
respect to which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become
exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all
other plans of the Grantee's employer and its affiliates) does not exceed
$100,000. This limitation shall be applied by taking Options into account in the
order in which they were granted.

      7.2. LIMITATION ON SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO GRANTS

      During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the maximum number of shares of Stock
subject to Options that can be awarded under the Plan to any person eligible for
a Grant under Section 6 hereof is fifty thousand (50,000) per year. During any
time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, the maximum number of shares that can be awarded under the
Plan, other than pursuant to an Option to any person eligible for a Grant under
the Plan is twenty five thousand (25,000) per year.

8.    AWARD AGREEMENT

      Each Grant pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
in such form or forms as the Board shall from time to time determine. Award
Agreements granted from time to time or at the same time need not contain
similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each
Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Options shall specify whether such Options
are intended to be non-qualified stock options or Incentive Stock Options, and
in the absence of such specification such options shall be deemed non-qualified
stock options.

9.    OPTION PRICE

      The Option Price of each Option shall be fixed by the Board and stated in
the Award Agreement evidencing such Option. The Option Price shall be the Fair
Market Value on the Grant Date of a share of Stock; provided, however, that in
the event that a Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to receive an Incentive
Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the
Code (relating to ownership of more than ten percent of the Company's
outstanding shares of Stock), the Option Price of an Option granted to such
Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than
the greater of the par value or 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the Grant Date. In no case shall the Option Price of any Option be
less than the par value of a share of Stock.

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10.   VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

      10.1. VESTING AND OPTION PERIOD.

      Subject to SECTIONS 10.2 and 18.3 hereof, each Option granted under the
Plan shall become exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall
be determined by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement (or, if applicable,
an employment agreement). For purposes of this SECTION 10.1, fractional numbers
of shares of Stock subject to an Option shall be rounded down to the next
nearest whole number. The period during which any Option shall be exercisable
shall constitute the "Option Period" with respect to such Option.

      10.2. TERM.

      Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to
purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten
years from the date such Option is granted, or under such circumstances and on
such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the
Board and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option; provided,
however, that in the event that the Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to
receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections
422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code (relating to ownership of more than ten percent
of the outstanding shares of Stock), an Option granted to such Grantee that is
intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the
expiration of five years from its Grant Date.

      10.3. ACCELERATION.

      Any limitation on the exercise of an Option contained in any Award
Agreement may be rescinded, modified or waived by the Board, in its sole
discretion, at any time and from time to time after the Grant Date of such
Option, so as to accelerate the time at which the Option may be exercised.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option shall be exercisable
in whole or in part prior to the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders
of the Company as provided in SECTION 5.1 hereof.

      10.4. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

      Unless otherwise provided by the Board or in a separate agreement
(including an employment agreement), upon the termination of a Grantee's
employment or other relationship with the Company, including by reason of death
or "permanent and total disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code), any Option or portion thereof held by such Grantee that has not
vested in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 10.1 hereof shall terminate
immediately, and any Option or portion thereof that has vested in accordance
with the provisions of SECTION 10.1 hereof but has not been exercised shall,
except as provided by SECTION 10.5 or SECTION 10.6, terminate at the close of
business on the 90th day following the Grantee's termination of employment or
other relationship (or, if such 90th day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at
the close of business on the next preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday
or holiday). Upon termination of an Option or portion thereof, the Grantee shall
have no further right to

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purchase shares of Stock pursuant to such Option or portion thereof. Whether a
termination of employment or other relationship shall have occurred for purposes
of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which determination shall be final
and conclusive. For purposes of the Plan, a termination of employment, service
or other relationship shall not be deemed to occur if the Grantee is immediately
thereafter a director of the Company.

      10.5. RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DEATH.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if a Grantee dies while
employed by or providing services to the Company, the executors or
administrators or legatees or distributes of such Grantee's estate shall have
the right, at any time within one year after the date of such Grantee's death
(or such longer period as the Board, in its discretion, may determine prior to
the expiration of such one year period) and prior to termination of the Option
pursuant to SECTION 10.2 above, to exercise any Options held by such Grantee at
the date of such Grantee's death to the extent they are vested. At the end of
such one year period (or such longer period as determined by the Board), any
Option held by a Grantee at the date of such Grantee's death shall terminate.

      10.6. RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DISABILITY.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if a Grantee's
employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by reason of the
"permanent and total disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code) of such Grantee, such Grantee shall have the right, at any time within one
year after the date of such Grantee's permanent and total disability (or such
longer period as the Board, in its discretion, may determine prior to the
expiration of such one year period) and prior to termination of the Option
pursuant to SECTION 10.2 above, to exercise any Options held by such Grantee at
the date of such termination to the extent they are vested. At the end of such
one year period (or such longer period as determined by the Board), any Option
held by a Grantee at the date of such Grantee's termination by reason of
permanent and total disability shall terminate. Whether a termination of
employment or service is to be considered by reason of "permanent and total
disability" for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which
determination shall be final and conclusive.

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      10.7. LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE OF OPTION.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any
Option be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the date the Plan is approved
by the shareholders of the Company as provided herein, or after ten years
following the date upon which the Option is granted, or after the occurrence of
an event referred to in Section 18 hereof which results in termination of the
Option.

      10.8. METHOD OF EXERCISE.

      An Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee's delivery
to the Company of written notice of exercise on any business day, at the
Company's principal office, addressed to the attention of the Board. Such notice
shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is
being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price
of the shares for which the Option is being exercised. The minimum number of
shares of Stock with respect to which an Option may be exercised, in whole or in
part, at any time shall be the lesser of (i) 100 shares or such lesser number
set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and (ii) the maximum number of
shares available for purchase under the Option at the time of exercise. Payment
of the Option Price for the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an
Option shall be made (i) in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the
Company; (ii) to the extent permitted by law and at the Board's discretion,
through the tender to the Company of shares of Stock, which shares, if acquired
from the Company, shall have been held for at least six months at the time of
tender and which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to
which the Option Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the
date of exercise; or (iii) to the extent permitted by law and at the Board's
discretion, by a combination of the methods described in (i) and (ii). The Board
may provide, by inclusion of appropriate language in an Award Agreement, that
payment in full of the Option Price need not accompany the written notice of
exercise provided that the notice of exercise directs that the certificate or
certificates for the shares of Stock for which the Option is exercised be
delivered to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company as the agent for the
individual exercising the Option and, at the time such certificate or
certificates are delivered, the broker tenders to the Company cash (or cash
equivalents acceptable to the Company) equal to the Option Price for the shares
of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option plus the amount (if
any) of federal and/or other taxes which the Company may in its judgment, be
required to withhold with respect to the exercise of the Option. An attempt to
exercise any Option granted hereunder other than as set forth above shall be
invalid and of no force and effect. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable
Award Agreement, an individual holding or exercising an Option shall have none
of the rights of a shareholder (for example, the right to receive cash or
dividend payments or distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock
or to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock) until the shares of
Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to such individual. Except as
provided in SECTION 18 hereof, no adjustment shall be made for dividends,
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of
such issuance.

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      10.9. DELIVERY OF STOCK CERTIFICATES.

      Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in
full of the Option Price, such Grantee shall be entitled to the issuance of a
stock certificate or certificates evidencing such Grantee's ownership of the
shares of Stock subject to the Option.

11.   TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

      11.1. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

      Except as provided in SECTION 11.2, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only
the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or in competency, the
Grantee's guardian or legal representative) may exercise an Option. Except as
provided in SECTION 11.2, no Option shall be assignable or transferable by the
Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.

      11.2. TRANSFERS.

      If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee may transfer,
not for value, all or part of an Option which is not an Incentive Option to any
Family Member. For the purpose of this SECTION 11.2, a "not for value" transfer
is a transfer which is (i) a gift, (ii) a transfer under a domestic relations
order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) a transfer to an entity
in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family
Members (or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in that entity. Following a
transfer under this SECTION 11.2, any such Option shall continue to be subject
to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to
transfer. Subsequent transfers of transferred Options are prohibited except to
Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this SECTION 11.2 or
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The events of termination of
employment or other relationship of SECTION 10.4 hereof shall continue to be
applied with respect to the original Grantee, following which the Option shall
be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods
specified in SECTIONS 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6.

12.   RESTRICTED STOCK

      12.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK OR RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

      The Board may from time to time grant Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units to persons eligible to receive Grants under Section 6 hereof, subject to
such restrictions, conditions and other terms as the Board may determine.

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      12.2. RESTRICTIONS.

      At the time a Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is made,
the Board shall establish a period of time (the "Restricted Period") applicable
to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Each Grant of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be subject to a different Restricted Period.
The Board may, in its sole discretion, at the time a Grant of Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units is made, prescribe restrictions in addition to or
other than the expiration of the Restricted Period, including the satisfaction
of corporate or individual performance objectives, which may be applicable to
all or any portion of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Such
performance objectives shall be established in writing by the Board prior to the
ninetieth day of the year in which the Grant is made and while the outcome is
substantially uncertain. Performance objectives shall be based on a number of
factors including, but not limited to, Stock price, market share, sales,
earnings per share, return on equity or costs. Performance objectives may
include positive results, maintaining the status quo or limiting economic
losses. Subject to the third sentence of this SECTION 12.2, the Board also may,
in its sole discretion, shorten or terminate the Restricted Period or waive any
other restrictions applicable to all or a portion of the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units. Neither Restricted Stock nor Restricted Stock Units may
be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of
during the Restricted Period or prior to the satisfaction of any other
restrictions prescribed by the Board with respect to such Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units.

      12.3. RESTRICTED STOCK CERTIFICATES.

      The Company shall issue, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted
Stock has been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of
shares of Restricted Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Grant Date. The Secretary of the Company shall hold such
certificates for the Grantee's benefit until such time as the Restricted Stock
is forfeited to the Company, or the restrictions lapse.

      12.4. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED STOCK.

      Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of
Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such Stock and the right to
receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Stock. The Board may
provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares
of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and
restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. All distributions, if any,
received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock
split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall
be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Grant.

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      12.5. RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.

      Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of
Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company. The
Board may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Restricted Stock
Units that the holder of such Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to
receive, upon the Company's payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding Stock,
a cash payment for each Restricted Stock Unit held equal to the per-share
dividend paid on the Stock. Such Award Agreement may also provide that such cash
payment will be deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units at a
price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date
that such dividend is paid.

      12.6. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

      Unless otherwise provided by the Board or in a separate agreement
(including an employment agreement), upon the termination of a Grantee's
employment or other relationship with the Company or an affiliate including by
reason of death or "permanent and total disability" (within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), any shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which
all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be
deemed forfeited. Upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units,
the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Grant, including
but not limited to any right to vote Restricted Stock or any right to receive
dividends with respect to shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
Whether a termination of employment or other relationship shall have occurred
for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which determination
shall be final and conclusive. For purposes of the Plan, a termination of
employment, service or other relationship shall not be deemed to occur if the
Grantee is immediately thereafter a director of the Company.

      12.7. RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DEATH.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a Grantee dies
while employed by the Company or an affiliate, all shares of Stock represented
by Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted to such Grantee that shall
have vested on or prior to the date of death shall be deliverable in accordance
with the terms of the Plan to the executors, administrators, legatees or
distributees of the Grantee's estate.

      12.8. DELIVERY OF STOCK AND PAYMENT THEREFOR.

      Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the
satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Board, the restrictions
applicable to shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall lapse,
and, upon payment by the Grantee to the Company, in cash or by check, of the
greater of (i) the aggregate par value of the shares of Stock represented by
such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or (ii) the purchase price, if
any, specified in the Award agreement relating to such Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units, a stock certificate for such shares shall be delivered,
free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee or the Grantee's beneficiary or
estate, as the case may be.

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13.   NONTRANSFERABLITY OF SHARES; REPURCHASE RIGHTS

      13.1. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF SHARES

      Subject to SECTION 13.4 below, a Grantee (or such other individual who is
entitled to exercise an Option or otherwise acquire shares pursuant to a Grant)
shall not sell, pledge, assign, gift, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any
shares of Stock acquired pursuant to a Grant to any person or entity without
first offering such shares to the Company for purchase on the same terms and
conditions as those offered the proposed transferee. The Company may assign its
right of first refusal under this SECTION 13.1 in whole or in part, to (1) any
holder of stock or other securities of the Company (a "Stockholder"), (2) any
affiliate or (3) any other person or entity that the Board of Directors of the
Company determines has a sufficient relationship with or interest in the
Company. The Company shall give reasonable written notice to the Grantee of any
such assignment of its rights. The restrictions of this SECTION 13.1 apply to
any person to whom Stock that was originally acquired pursuant to a Grant is
sold, pledged, assigned, bequeathed, gifted, transferred or otherwise disposed
of, without regard to the number of such subsequent transferees or the manner in
which they acquire the Stock, but the restrictions of this SECTION 13.1 do not
apply to a transfer of Stock that occurs as a result of' the death of the
Grantee or of any subsequent transferee (but shall apply to the executor, the
administrator or personal representative, the estate, and the legatees,
beneficiaries and assigns thereof).

      13.2. REPURCHASE RIGHTS.

      Subject to SECTION 13.4 below, upon the termination of a Grantee's
employment or other relationship with the Company or an affiliate (whether as an
employee, a director, an independent contractor providing services to the
Company, a Subsidiary or an affiliate, or otherwise), the Company shall have the
right, for a period of up to twelve months following such termination, to
repurchase any or all of the shares of Stock acquired by the individual pursuant
to this Plan under a Grant (including shares of Stock that were previously
transferred pursuant to SECTIONS 11.1, 11.2 or 13.1 above, unless otherwise
specified in the Award Agreement), at a price equal to the Fair Market Value of
such shares of Stock on the date of termination. Upon the exercise of an Option
following termination of a Grantee's employment or other relationship with the
Company or an affiliate (whether as an employee, a director, an independent
contractor providing services to the Company, a Subsidiary or any affiliate, or
otherwise), the Company shall have the right, for a period of up to twelve
months following such exercise, to repurchase any or all such shares of Stock
acquired by the Grantee pursuant to such exercise of such Option at a price that
is equal to the fair market value of such shares (including shares that were
previously transferred pursuant to SECTIONS 11.1, 11.2 or 13.1 above) on the
date of exercise (or at such other price or the Fair Market Value on such other
date as shall have been specified by the Board at the time of grant and set out
in the appropriate Award Agreement with respect to the grant). In the event that
the Company determines that it cannot or will not exercise its rights to
purchase Stock under this Section 13.2 and the applicable Award Agreement, in
whole or in part, the Company may assign its rights, in whole or in part, to (1)
any Stockholder (2) any affiliate or (3) any other person or

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entity that the Board of Directors of the Company determines has a sufficient
relationship with or interest in the Company. The Company shall give reasonable
written notice to the individual of any assignment of its rights.

      13.3. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS

      In the case of any purchase of Stock or an Option under this SECTION 13,
the Company or its permitted assignee may pay the Grantee, transferee of the
Option or other registered Owner of the Stock the purchase price in three or
fewer annual installments. Interest shall be credited on the installments at the
applicable federal rate (as determined for purposes of Section 1274 of the Code)
in effect on the date on which the purchase is made. The Company or its
permitted assignee shall pay at least one-third of the total purchase price each
year, plus interest on the unpaid balance, with the first payment being made on
or before the 60th day after the purchase.

      13.4. PUBLICLY TRADED STOCK

      If the Stock is listed on an established national or regional stock
exchange or is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System, or is publicly traded in an established
securities market, the foregoing transfer restrictions of SECTIONS 13.1 and 13.2
shall terminate as of the first date that the Stock is so listed, quoted or
publicly traded.

      13.5. LEGEND

      In order to enforce the restrictions imposed upon shares of Stock under
this Plan or as provided in an Award Agreement, the Board may cause a legend or
legends to be placed on any certificate representing shares issued pursuant to
this Plan that complies with the applicable securities laws and regulations and
makes appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under it.

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14.   CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GRANTS

      14.1. STAND-ALONE, ADDITIONAL, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE GRANTS

      Grants granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board, be
granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or
exchange for, any other Grant or any award granted under another plan of the
Company, any Subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or
a Subsidiary, or any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the
Company or any Subsidiary. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange
Grants may be granted at any time. If a Grant is made in substitution or
exchange for another Grant or award, the Board shall require the surrender of
such other Grant or award in consideration for the new Grant. In addition,
Grants may be made in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash
amounts payable under other plans of the Company or any Subsidiary, in which the
value of Stock subject to the Grant is equivalent in value to the cash
compensation, or in which the exercise price, grant price or purchase price of
the Grant in the nature of a right that may be exercised is equal to the Fair
Market Value of the underlying Stock minus the value of the cash compensation
surrendered.

      14.2. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT UNDER GRANTS; DEFERRALS

      Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement,
payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary upon the exercise of a Grant
or settlement of a Grant may be made in such forms as the Board shall determine,
Including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Grants or other property, and
may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred
basis. The settlement of any Grant may be accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of
Stock in connection with such settlement, in the discretion of the Board or upon
occurrence of one or more specified events. Installment or deferred payments may
be required by the Board or permitted at the election of the Grantee on terms
and conditions established by the Board. Payments may include, without
limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest
rate on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend
Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments
denominated in Stock.

15.   PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or of any other
agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a
Grantee with the Company or any Subsidiary, except an agreement, contract, or
understanding that expressly modifies or excludes application of this paragraph
(an "Other Agreement"), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other
arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Grantee
(including groups or classes of participants or beneficiaries of which the
Grantee is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash,
or is in the form of a benefit to or for the Grantee (a "Benefit Arrangement"),
if the Grantee is a "disqualified individual," as defined in Section 280G(c) of
the Code, any Grant held by that Grantee and, any right to receive any

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payment or other benefit under this Plan shall not become exercisable or vested
(i) to the extent that such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit,
taking into account all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the
Grantee under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements,
would cause any payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Plan to be
considered a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the
Code as then in effect (a "Parachute Payment") and (ii) if, as a result of
receiving a Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the
Grantee from the Company under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit
Arrangements would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be
received by the Grantee without causing any such payment or benefit to be
considered a Parachute Payment. In the event that the receipt of any such right
to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit under this Plan, in conjunction with
all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Grantee under any Other
Agreement or any Benefit Arrangement would cause the Grantee to be considered to
have received a Parachute Payment under this Plan that would have the effect of
decreasing the after-tax amount received by the Grantee as described in clause
(ii) of the preceding sentence, then the Grantee shall have the right, in the
Grantee's sole discretion, to designate those rights, payments, or benefits
under this Plan, any Other Agreements, and any Benefit Arrangements that should
be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the payment or benefit to the
Grantee under this Plan be deemed to be a Parachute Payment.

16.   REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

      16.1. GENERAL.

      The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Stock
under any Grant if the sale or issuance of such shares would constitute a
violation by the Grantee, any other individual exercising a right emanating from
such Grant, or the Company of any provision of any law or regulation of any
governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state
securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in
its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares
subject to a Grant upon any securities exchange or under any governmental
regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection
with, the issuance or purchase of shares hereunder, no shares of Stock may be
issued or sold to the Grantee or any other individual exercising or holding a
Grant unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval
shall, have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to
the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of
termination of the Grant. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act,
upon the exercise of any right emanating from such Grant or the delivery of any
shares of Restricted Stock or Stock underlying Restricted Stock Units, unless a
registration statement under such Act is in effect with respect to the shares of
Stock covered by such Grant, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue
such shares unless the Board has received evidence satisfactory to it that the
Grantee or any other individual exercising or holding a Grant may acquire such
shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any
determination in this connection by the Board shall be final, binding, and
conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any
securities covered hereby pursuant to the

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Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative
action in order to cause the exercise of an Option or the issuance of shares of
Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any
governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the
requirement that an Option shall not be exercisable until the shares of Stock
covered by such Option are registered or are exempt from registration, the
exercise of such Option (under circumstances in which the laws of such
jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such
registration or the availability of such an exemption.

      16.2. RULE 16B-3.

      During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered
under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that
Grants pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options granted hereunder will
qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the
extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Board does not comply
with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative to the
extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board, and shall not affect
the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced,
the Board may exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect
necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features
of, the revised exemption or its replacement.

17.   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

      The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend, or
terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Grants have not been
made; provide, however, that the Board shall not, without approval of the
Company's shareholders, amend the Plan such that it does not comply with the
Code. Except as permitted under this SECTION 17 or SECTION 18 hereof, no
amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of
the Grantee, alter or impair rights or obligations under any Grant theretofore
awarded under the Plan.

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18.   EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

      18.1. CHANGES IN STOCK.

      If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or
the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind
of shares or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization,
reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other
increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt of consideration by
the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares
for which Grants may be made under the Plan shall be adjusted proportionately
and accordingly by the Company. In addition, the number and kind of shares for
which Grants are outstanding shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly
so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee immediately following such
event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before such
event. Any such adjustment in outstanding Options shall not change the aggregate
Option Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised
portion of an Option outstanding but shall include a corresponding proportionate
adjustment in the Option Price per share. The conversion of any convertible
securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected
without receipt of consideration.

      18.2. REORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS THE SURVIVING ENTITY AND IN
            WHICH NO CHANGE OF CONTROL OCCURS.

      Subject to SECTION 18.3 hereof, if the Company shall be the surviving
entity in any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one
or more other entities and in which no Change in Control occurs, any Grant
theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the
securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such
Grant would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization,
merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the
Option Price per share so that the aggregate Option Price thereafter shall be
the same as the aggregate Option Price of the shares remaining subject to the
Grant immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation.
Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of
Restricted Stock, any restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock shall
apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result of
the reorganization, merger or consolidation.

      18.3. REORGANIZATION, SALE OF ASSETS OR SALE OF STOCK WHICH INVOLVES A
            CHANGE OF CONTROL.

      Subject to the exceptions set forth in the last sentence of this SECTION
18.3, (i) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, all outstanding shares of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested, and
all restrictions Sand conditions applicable to such shares of Restricted Stock
and Restricted, Stock Units shall be deemed to have lapsed, immediately prior to
the occurrence of such Change of Control, and (ii) fifteen days prior to the
scheduled consummation of a Change of Control, all Options outstanding hereunder
shall become immediately exercisable and

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shall remain exercisable for a period of fifteen days. Any exercise of an Option
during such fifteen-day period shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the
event and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the
event. Upon consummation of any Change of Control, the Plan and all outstanding
but unexercised Options shall terminate. The Board shall send written notice of
an event that will result in such a termination to all individuals who hold
Options not later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof to its
shareholders. This SECTION 18.3 shall not apply to any Change of Control to the
extent that (A) provision is made in writing in connection with such Change of
Control for the continuation of the Plan or the assumption of the Options,
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted, or for the
substitution for such Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units of
new options, restricted stock and restricted stock units covering the stock of a
successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate
adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares or units and exercise prices,
in which event the Plan and Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided
or (B) a majority of the full Board determines that such Change of Control shall
not trigger application of the provisions of this SECTION 18.3 subject to
SECTION 26.

      18.4. ADJUSTMENTS.

      Adjustments under this SECTION 18 related to shares of Stock or securities
of the Company shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares or other securities
shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting
from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding downward
to the nearest whole share.

      18.5. NO LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY.

      The making of Grants pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any
way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications,
reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of
its business or assets.

19.   DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS

      No provision in the Plan or in any Grant or Award Agreement shall be
construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or
service of the Company or any affiliates, or to interfere in any way with any
contractual or other right or authority of the Company either to increase or
decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the
Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the
contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, no Grant
awarded under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of
the Grantee, so long as such Grantee continues to be a director, officer,
consultant or employee of the Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any
benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation
to pay

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only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions
prescribed herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the
Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise hold any
amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any participant or beneficiary under
the terms of the Plan. No Grantee shall have any of the rights of a shareholder
with respect to the shares of Stock subject to an Option except to the extent
the certificates for such shares of Stock shall have been issued upon the
exercise of the Option.

20.   NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

      Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the
shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any
limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other
incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either
generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular
individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines
desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options
otherwise than under the Plan.

21.   WITHHOLDING TAXES

      The Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have the right to
deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any Federal, state,
or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the
vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the
exercise of an Option or other Grant. At the time of such vesting, lapse, or
exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case
may be, any amount that the Company or the Subsidiary may reasonably determine
to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation. Subject to the prior
approval of the Company or the Subsidiary, which may be withheld by the Company
or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may
elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by causing the
Company or the Subsidiary to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the
Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or the Subsidiary shares of Stock
already owned by the Grantee. The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall
have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligations. The
Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding
obligation shall be determined by the Company or the Subsidiary as of the date
that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Grantee who has
made an election pursuant to this Section 21 may satisfy his or her withholding
obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase,
forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements.

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22.   CAPTIONS

      The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision
of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

23.   OTHER PROVISIONS

      Each Grant awarded under the Plan may contain such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent with, the Plan as may be determined by the Board, in
its sole discretion.

24.   NUMBER AND GENDER

      With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include
the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc.,
as the context requires.

25.   SEVERABILITY

      If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to
be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the
remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in
accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any
other jurisdiction.

26.   POOLING

      In the event any provision of the Plan or the Award Agreement would
prevent the use of pooling of interests accounting in a corporate transaction
involving the Company and such transaction is contingent upon pooling of
interests accounting, then that provision shall be deemed amended or revoked to
the extent required to preserve such pooling of interests. The Company may
require in an Award Agreement that a Grantee who receives a Grant under the Plan
shall, upon advice from the Company, take (or refrain from taking, as
appropriate) all actions necessary or desirable to ensure that pooling of
interests accounting is available.

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27.   BLUE SKY PROVISIONS

      27.1. CALIFORNIA PROVISIONS

      Notwithstanding the foregoing sections, any Grant made under the Plan to a
Grantee who is a resident of the state of California on the Grant Date shall be
subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

      A.    For the purpose of Grants which are not Incentive Stock Options,
            Fair Market Value shall be determined in a manner not inconsistent
            with Section 260.140.50 of the California Code of Regulations or any
            successor statute.

      B.    Grants may not be made under the Plan to Grantees ten years after
            the earlier of: (i) the date the Plan was adopted by the Board or
            (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the shareholders of the
            Company.

      C.    An Option granted under the Plan to a Grantee who is a person who
            owns stock possessing more than ten percent of, the combined voting
            power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or its
            Subsidiary corporations shall have an Option Price of at least 110%
            of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

      D.    Any Option granted under the Plan to a Grantee who is not an
            officer, director, or consultant of the Company or its affiliates
            shall become exercisable at a rate of at least twenty percent (20%)
            of the shares of Stock subject to such Grant per year for a period
            of five years from the Grant Date; provided, that, such Option shall
            be subject to such reasonable forfeiture conditions as the Board may
            choose to impose and which are not inconsistent with Section
            260.140.41 of the California Code of Regulations or any successor
            statute.

      E.    The Company shall deliver to the Grantee financial statements on an
            annual basis regarding the Company. The financial statements so
            provided shall comply with Section 260.140.46 of the California Code
            of Regulations or any successor statute, but need not comply with
            Section 260.613 of the California Code of Regulations or any
            successor statute.

      F.    Any transfer of an Option granted under the Plan authorized by the
            Board in an Award Agreement must comply with Section 260.140.41(d)
            of the California Code of Regulations or any successor statute.

      G.    A grant which authorizes a Grantee to purchase Stock under the Plan
            (other than a non-incentive stock option) shall not be transferable
            other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

      H.    Unless a Grantee's employment is terminated for cause as defined by
            applicable law, the Grantee shall have the right to exercise an
            Option,

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            prior to the termination of the Option in accordance with Section 10
            and only to the extent that the Grantee was entitled to exercise
            such Option on the date employment terminates, as follows: (i) at
            least six (6) months from the date of termination if the termination
            was caused by the Grantee's death or "permanent and total
            disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code),
            and (ii) at least thirty (30) days from the date of termination if
            termination was caused by other than death or "permanent and total
            disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of
            the Grantee.

      I.    The purchase price for a grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted
            Stock Units shall be at least 85% of the Fair Market Value of the
            Stock on the Grant Date and at least 100% of the Fair Market Value
            of Stock on the Grant Date in the case of a person who owns stock
            possessing more than ten percent of the combined voting power of all
            classes of stock of the Company or its parent or its Subsidiary
            corporations.

      J.    At no time shall the total number of shares of Stock issuable upon
            exercise of all outstanding Options and the total number of shares
            provided for under all stock bonus or similar plans of the Company
            exceed the applicable percentage as calculated in accordance with
            the conditions and exclusions of Section 260.140.45 of the
            California Code of Regulations or any successor statute.

      If the Stock is listed on an established national or regional stock
exchange or is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotation System, or is publicly traded in an established,
securities market, the restrictions of this SECTION 27.1 shall terminate as of
the first date that the Stock is so listed, quoted or publicly traded.

      27.2. FLORIDA, VIRGINIA AND MISSOURI PROVISIONS

      Notwithstanding SECTION 6.1, a resident of Florida, Virginia, or Missouri
who is not an employee of the Company or an employee of any wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company shall not be eligible to receive an Award under the
Plan.

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28.   GOVERNING LAW

      The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing
the Grants awarded hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware (excluding the choice of law rules thereof).

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      The Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company on the 3rd day of September, 1999.

                                    /s/ David G.  Sparks
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    David G.  Sparks
                                    Secretary

      The Plan was duly approved by the shareholders of the Company on the 3rd
day of September, 1999.

                                    /s/ David G.  Sparks
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    David G.  Sparks
                                    Secretary

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                   AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.
                      1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

This Amendment No. 1 to the TransCore Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan shall be effective as of May 12, 2000.

The first sentence of Section 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

            "Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18 hereof, the number
            of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be
            102,457."

This Amendment No. 1 to the Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company and its stockholders as of May 12, 2000.

                                    /s/ Claudia Wiegand
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Claudia Wiegand
                                    Executive Vice President

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                   AMENDMENT NO, 2 TO TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.
                      1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

This Amendment No. 2 to the TransCore Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") shall be effective as of June 30, 2000.

The first sentence of Section 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

            "Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18 hereof, the number
            of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be
            185,472."

This Amendment No. 2 to the Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company and its stockholders as of June 30, 2000.

                                    /s/ Claudia Wiegand
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Claudia Wiegand
                                    Executive Vice President

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                   AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.
                      1999 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

This Amendment No. 3 to the TransCore Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") shall be effective as of February 2, 2001.

The first sentence of Section 4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

            "Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18 hereof, the number
            of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be
            380,472."

This Amendment No. 3 to the Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company and its stockholders as of January 18, 2001.

                                    /s/ Claudia Wiegand
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Claudia Wiegand
                                    Executive Vice President

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                            TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.

                       1999 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN

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1. PURPOSE...........................................................................................         1
2. DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................         1
3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN........................................................................         4
      3.1. Board.....................................................................................         4
      3.2. Committee.................................................................................         4
      3.3. Grants....................................................................................         5
      3.4. No Liability..............................................................................         5
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.........................................................................         5
5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN...............................................................         5
      5.1. Effective Date............................................................................         5
      5.2. Term......................................................................................         5
6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.........................................................................         5
7. AWARD AGREEMENT...................................................................................         6
8. VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS...........................................         6
      8.1. Vesting and SAR Period....................................................................         6
      8.2. Term......................................................................................         6
      8.3. Acceleration..............................................................................         7
      8.4. Termination of Employment or Other Relationship...........................................         7
      8.5. Rights in the Event of Death..............................................................         7
      8.6. Rights in the Event of Disability.........................................................         7
      8.7. Limitations on Exercise of SARs...........................................................         8
      8.8. Method of Exercise........................................................................         8
9. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS........................................................................         8
      9.1. Dividend Equivalent Rights................................................................         8
      9.2. Interest Equivalents......................................................................         9
      9.3. Termination...............................................................................         9
10. CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GRANTS..........................................................         9
      10.1. Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Grants...................................         9
      10.2. Term of Grants...........................................................................         9
      10.3. Form and Timing of Payment Under Grants; Deferrals.......................................        10
11. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN............................................................        10
12. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION..............................................................        10
      12.1. Changes in Stock.........................................................................        10
      12.2. Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No
             Change of Control Occurs................................................................        10
      12.3. Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock Which Involves a Change of Control.......        11
      12.4. Adjustments..............................................................................        11
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      12.5. No Limitations on Company................................................................        11
13. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS.............................................................................        12
14. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN.......................................................................        12
15. WITHHOLDING TAXES................................................................................        12
16. CAPTIONS.........................................................................................        13
17. OTHER PROVISIONS.................................................................................        13
18. NUMBER AND GENDER................................................................................        13
19. SEVERABILITY.....................................................................................        13
20. GOVERNING LAW....................................................................................        13
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                            TRANSCORE HOLDINGS, INC.

                       1999 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN

      TransCore Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), sets
forth herein the terms of its 1999 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan (the "Plan")
as follows:

1.    PURPOSE

      The Plan is intended to enhance the Company's ability to attract and
retain highly qualified officers, key employees, and other persons, and to
motivate such officers, key employees, and other persons to serve the Company
and its Affiliates (as defined herein) and to expend maximum effort to improve
the business results and earnings of the Company, by providing to such officers,
key employees and other persons an opportunity to acquire or increase an
interest in the operations and future success of the Company and with other
financial incentives. To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock
appreciation rights and dividend equivalent rights.

2.    DEFINITIONS

      For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including
Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

      2.1   "Affiliate" of, or person "affiliated" with, a person means any
company or other trade or business that controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such person within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C
under the Securities Act.

      2.2   "Award Agreement" means the stock appreciation rights agreement,
dividend equivalent rights agreement or other written agreement between the
Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of a
Grant.

      2.3   "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      2.4   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended.

      2.5   "Committee" means a committee of, and designated from time to time
by resolution of, the Board, which shall consist of no fewer than two members of
the Board, none of whom shall be an officer or other salaried employee of the
Company or any affiliate of the Company.

      2.6   "Company" means TransCore Holdings, Inc.

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      2.7   "Dividend Equivalent Rights" means a right, granted to a Grantee
under SECTION 9 hereof, to receive cash, Stock, other Grants or other property
equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of
Stock, or other periodic payments.

      2.8   "Effective Date" means September 3, 1999, the date on which the Plan
was adopted by the Board.

      2.9   "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in
effect or as hereafter amended.

      2.10  "Fair Market Value" means the value of a share of Stock, determined
as follows: if on the Grant Date or other determination date the Stock is listed
on an established national or regional stock exchange, is admitted to quotation
on the NASDAQ National Market, or is publicly traded on an established
securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the
closing price of the Stock on such exchange or in such market (the highest such
closing price if there is more than one such exchange or market) on the Grant
Date or such other determination date (or if there is no such reported closing
price, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and
lowest asked prices or between the high and low sale prices on such trading day)
or, if no sale of Stock is reported for such trading day, on the next preceding
day on which any sale shall have been reported. If the Stock is not listed on
such an exchange, quoted on such system or traded on such a market, Fair Market
Value shall mean the Fair Market Value of the Stock as at least annually
determined by a nationally recognized appraiser or an appraiser with expertise
in the industry in which the Company operates (which shall include Houlihan,
Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Duff & Phelps or Willamette Management Associates) (the
"Appraiser"), who shall be selected by the Board of Directors of the Company in
accordance with Section 6.3 of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation. The
Board of Directors of the Company may require that the Appraiser update its
determination of Fair Market Value in the event that the Board of Directors
determines in good faith that the Fair Market Value has changed materially since
the then most recent appraisal was concluded. The Company shall be responsible
for the fees and expenses incurred with respect to any update to the most recent
appraisal.

      2.11  "Fundamental Change in Ownership" shall mean (A) any sale or
transfer of more than 50% of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis (measured either by book value in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied or by fair market value
determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board) in any
transaction or series of transactions (other than sales in the ordinary course
of business), and (B) any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a
party, except for a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation,
the terms of the Stock are not changed and the Stock is not exchanged for cash,
securities or other property, and after giving effect to such merger, the
holders of the Company's outstanding capital stock possessing a majority of the
voting power (under ordinary circumstances) to elect a majority of the Company's
Board immediately prior to the merger shall continue to own the Company's
outstanding capital stock possessing the voting power (under ordinary
circumstances) to elect a majority of the Company's Board.

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      2.12  "Grant" means an award of a Stock Appreciation Right or Dividend
Equivalent Right under the Plan.

      2.13  "Grant Date" means, as determined by the Board or authorized
Committee, the date as of which the Board or such Committee approves a Grant or,
if later, (i) the date on which the recipient of such Grant first becomes an
employee of or otherwise enters into a relationship with the Company or an
affiliate of the Company or (ii) such other date as may be specified by the
Board or such Committee in its approval of the Grant.

      2.14  "Grantee" means a person who receives or holds a Stock Appreciation
Right or Dividend Equivalent Right under the Plan.

      2.15  "Liquidation Event" shall mean any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company (whether voluntary or involuntary).

      2.16  "Major Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.

      2.17  "Organic Change" shall mean any recapitalization, reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets to another Person or other transaction which is effected in
such a way that holders of Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or
upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in
exchange for Stock.

      2.18  "Person" shall mean an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, an association, a
joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization
and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof.

      2.19  "Plan" means this TransCore Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Appreciation
Rights Plan.

      2.20  "Public Offering" shall mean any bona fide, firm commitment
underwritten offering by the Company of its capital stock or equity securities
to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as then in effect, or any comparable statement under any
similar federal statute then in force which results in net proceeds in excess of
$20,000,000 and results in a market capitalization of the Company of not less
than $50,000,000.

      2.21  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended.

      2.22  "Service Provider" means a consultant or adviser to the Company, a
manager of the Company's properties or affairs, or other similar service
provider or affiliate of the Company, and employees of any of the foregoing, as
such persons may be designated from time to time by the Board pursuant to
SECTION 6 hereof.

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      2.23  "Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of the Company.

      2.24  "Stock Appreciation Rights" or "SAR" means a right granted to a
Grantee under SECTION 6 hereof.

      2.25  "Subsidiary" means any "subsidiary corporation" of the Company
within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code.

      2.26  "Termination Date" shall be the date upon which a Grant shall
terminate or expire, as set forth in SECTION 8.2 hereof.

3.    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

      3.1.  BOARD

      The Board shall have such powers and authorities related to the
administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company's certificate of
incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The Board shall have full power
and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or
provided for under the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement, and shall have
full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other
determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the
Plan that the Board deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration
of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement. All such actions and
determinations shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority (or higher
percentage if required under the Company's certificate of incorporation) of the
members of the Board present at a meeting or by unanimous consent of the Board
executed in writing in accordance with the Company's certificate of
incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The interpretation and
construction by the Board of any provision of the Plan, any Grant or any Award
Agreement shall be final and conclusive. As permitted by law, the Board may
delegate its authority under the Plan to a member of the Board of Directors or
an executive officer of the Company.

      3.2.  COMMITTEE.

      The Board from time to time may delegate to a Committee such powers and
authorities related to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set
forth in SECTION 3.1 above and in other applicable provisions, as the Board
shall determine, consistent with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of
the Company and applicable law. In the event that the Plan, any Grant or any
Award Agreement entered into hereunder provides for any action to be taken by or
determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken by or such
determination may be made by the Committee if the power and authority to do so
has been delegated to the Committee by the Board as provided for in this
Section. Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, any such action or
determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive. As
permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority under the Plan to a
member of the Board of Directors or an executive officer of the Company.

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      3.3.  GRANTS.

      Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board shall
have full and final authority (i) to designate Grantees, (ii) to determine the
type or types of Grant to be made to a Grantee, (iii) to determine the number of
shares of Stock to be subject to a Grant, (iv) to establish the terms and
conditions of each Grant (including, but not limited to, the exercise price of
any SAR, the nature and duration of any restriction or condition (or provision
for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of
a Grant), (v) to prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant,
and (vi) to amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Grant
(subject to the consent of the Grantee if such amendment, modification or
supplement impairs the rights of the Grantee under the outstanding Grant). Such
authority specifically includes the authority, in order to effectuate the
purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to modify Grants to eligible
individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed
outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or
custom. As a condition to any subsequent Grant, the Board shall have the right,
at its discretion, to require Grantee to return to the Company Grants previously
awarded under the Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, any
such new Grant shall be upon such terms and conditions as are specified by the
Board at the time the new Grant is made.

      3.4.  NO LIABILITY.

      No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action
or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Grant or
Award Agreement.

4.    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

      Subject to adjustment as provided in SECTION 12 hereof, the number of
shares of Stock which may be the basis of awards under the Plan shall be one
share for every $100 of Fixed Benefits Assumed Value payable to Eligible
Participants, as such terms are defined in the TransCore 1999 Employee Retention
Plan B.

5.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

      5.1.  EFFECTIVE DATE.

      The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

      5.2.  TERM.

      The Plan has no termination date.

6.    STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

      Grants may be made under the Plan to any employee of, or a Service
Provider providing services to, the Company or of any Subsidiary, including any
such employee who is an officer or director of the Company or of any Subsidiary,
as the Board shall determine and designate from time to time. An eligible person
may receive more than one Grant, subject to such restrictions as are provided
herein. The Board is authorized to grant SARs to Grantees on the following terms
and

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conditions: A SAR shall confer on the Grantee to whom it is granted a right to
receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one
share of Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the SAR as
determined by the Board. The grant price of an SAR shall not be less than the
Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant except that Grants
may be made at less than Fair Market Value as provided in SECTION 10.1. Any SARs
which are forfeited by reason of termination of employment for any reason shall
be and remain part of the Plan (the "Forfeited SARs"). Upon the earlier of the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or acceleration of vesting of the SARs
as required in SECTION 8.3 below (the "Reallocation Date"), any Forfeited SARs
will be reallocated among the Grantees who are employed by or providing services
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the Reallocation Date (the
"Remaining Grantees") on a pro rata basis based on each Remaining Grantee's
Fixed Benefits Assumed Value relative to the total of all Remaining Grantees'
Fixed Benefits Assumed Value on that date. The Exercise Price for the Forfeited
SARs will remain the Exercise Price of such SARs on the original Grant Date.

7.    AWARD AGREEMENT

      Each Grant pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement,
to be executed by the Company and by the Grantee, in such form or forms as the
Board shall from time to time determine. Award Agreements granted from time to
time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be
consistent with the terms of the Plan.

8.    VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

      8.1.  VESTING AND SAR PERIOD.

      Subject to SECTIONS 8.2, 8.3 and 12.3 hereof, each Grant under the Plan
shall become exercisable at such times and under such conditions as shall be
determined by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement (as modified by the
terms set forth in any written employment agreement, it being understood and
agreed that the terms of such employment agreement to the extent inconsistent
with the terms hereof or the Award Agreement shall control). The period during
which any SAR shall be exercisable shall constitute the "SAR Period" with
respect to such SAR.

      8.2.  TERM.

      Each SAR granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to
payments thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten years from the date
such SAR is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto
as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Board and stated in the
Award Agreement relating to such SAR (the "Termination Date"); provided,
further, that any SAR granted under the Plan which remains outstanding but
unexercised upon the closing of a Public Offering (as defined in SECTION 8.3
below) shall terminate and the Company shall replace such SAR with an option to
purchase Stock (the "Replacement Option"). The replacement of such SAR shall in
no way impair a Grantee's right to exercise the SAR prior to the closing of the
Public Offering, and such SAR shall be fully vested pursuant to SECTION 8.3
below. The Replacement Option shall have substantially similar terms and an
economic value equivalent to the terminated SAR.

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      8.3.  ACCELERATION.

      Any limitation on the exercise of an SAR contained in any Award Agreement
may be rescinded, modified or waived by the Board, in its sole discretion, at
any time and from time to time after the Grant Date of such SAR, so as to
accelerate the time at which the SAR may be exercised. All SARs shall fully vest
and may be exercised in connection with a Fundamental Change in Ownership,
Public Offering, Organic Change or Liquidation Event (each a "Major Event").

      8.4.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

      Upon the termination of a Grantee's employment or other relationship with
the Company except by reason of death or "permanent and total disability"
(within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) which are covered by
SECTIONS 8.5 and 8.6 below, any SAR or portion thereof held by such Grantee that
has not vested in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 8.1, the Award
Agreement or an employment agreement (it being understood and agreed that the
terms of such employment agreement to the extent inconsistent with the terms
hereof or the Award Agreement shall control) shall terminate immediately, and
any SAR or portion thereof that has vested in accordance with the provisions of
SECTION 8.1 hereof, the Award Agreement or an employment agreement (it being
understood and agreed that the terms of such employment agreement to the extent
inconsistent with the terms hereof or the Award Agreement shall control), may be
exercised during the period commencing on the fifth anniversary of the Effective
Date and continuing until the later of (i) the 90th day following the Grantee's
termination of employment or other relationship, unless the Board, in its
discretion, extends the period during which the SAR may be exercised and (ii)
the 90th day following the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, but in any
event not later than the Termination Date. At the end of such exercise period,
any SAR held by a Grantee as of the date of Grantee's termination of employment
and not so exercised shall terminate. A leave of absence or leave on military or
government service shall not constitute a termination of employment or other
relationship for purposes of the Plan. For purposes of the Plan, a termination
of employment, service or other relationship shall not be deemed to occur if the
Grantee is immediately thereafter a director of the Company or a Subsidiary or
Affiliate.

      8.5.  RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DEATH.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if a Grantee dies while
employed by or providing services to the Company, the executors, legatees or
distributees of such Grantee's estate shall have the right, during the period
commencing on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date and continuing until
the later of (i) the one year anniversary of the date of such Grantee's death
(or such longer period as the Board, in its discretion, may determine prior to
the expiration of such one-year period) and (ii) the 90th day following the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, but in any event not later than the
Termination Date, to exercise any SARs held by such Grantee at the date of such
Grantee's death. At the end of such exercise period, any SAR held by a Grantee
at the date of such Grantee's death and not so exercised shall terminate.

      8.6.  RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF DISABILITY.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, if a Grantee or the
Company terminates Grantee's employment or other relationship with the Company
by reason of the "permanent and

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total disability" (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or by
reason of disability pursuant to the terms of any employment agreement, such
Grantee's SARs shall be exercisable during the period commencing on the fifth
anniversary of the Effective Date and continuing until the later of the (i) 90th
day following the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) the one year
anniversary of the date of Grantee's termination (or such longer period as the
Board, in its discretion, may determine prior to the expiration of such one-year
period), but in any event not later than the Termination Date. At the end of
such exercise period, any SAR held by a Grantee at the date of such Grantee's
termination of employment or service and not so exercised shall terminate.
Whether a termination of employment or service is to be considered by reason of
"permanent and total disability" for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by
the Board, which determination shall be final and conclusive (unless otherwise
provided in an employment agreement, it being understood and agreed that the
terms of such employment agreement to the extent inconsistent with the terms
hereof or the Award Agreement shall control).

      8.7.  LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE OF SARs.

      Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any SAR
be exercised, in whole or in part, after ten years following the date upon which
the SAR is granted.

      8.8.  METHOD OF EXERCISE.

      An SAR that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee's delivery to
the Company of written notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company's
principal office, addressed to the attention of the Board. Such notice shall
specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the SAR is being
exercised. An attempt to exercise any SAR granted hereunder other than as set
forth above shall be invalid and of no force and effect. Unless otherwise stated
in the applicable Award Agreement an individual holding or exercising an SAR
shall have none of the rights of a shareholder (for example, the right to
receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the subject
shares of Stock or to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock). Except
as provided in SECTION 12 hereof, no adjustment shall be made for dividends,
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of
such issuance.

9.    DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

      9.1.  DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS.

      A Dividend Equivalent Right is a Grant entitling the recipient to receive
credits based on cash distributions that would have been paid on the shares of
Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it
relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the recipient. A Dividend
Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Grantee as a component of
another Grant or as a freestanding award. The terms and conditions of Dividend
Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the grant. Dividend Equivalents credited
to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be
deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter
accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market
Value on the date of reinvestment. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in
cash or Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments,
all determined in the sole discretion of the Board. A Dividend Equivalent Right

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granted as a component of another Grant may provide that such Dividend
Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or
lapse of restrictions on, such other award, and that such Dividend Equivalent
Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such
other award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Grant
may also contain terms and conditions different from such other award.

      9.2.  INTEREST EQUIVALENTS.

      Any Grant under this Plan that is settled in whole or in part in cash on a
deferred basis shall provide in the grant for interest equivalents to be
credited with respect to such cash payment. Interest equivalents may be
compounded and shall be paid upon such terms and conditions as may be specified
by the grant; provided, however, that the rate of interest paid shall not be
less than the applicable Federal rate provided under the Code for the term of
the deferral.

      9.3.  TERMINATION.

      Except as may otherwise be provided by the Board either in the Award
Agreement or in writing after the Award Agreement is issued, a Grantee's rights
in all Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest equivalents shall automatically
terminate upon the Grantee's termination of employment or other relationship
with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason, provided that the Grantee
shall retain a fully vested interest in, and shall be entitled to receive, all
distributions paid or accrued, and any interest equivalents thereon, under such
Dividend Equivalent Rights prior to the date of the Grantee's termination of
employment.

10.   CERTAIN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GRANTS

      10.1. STAND-ALONE, ADDITIONAL, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE GRANTS

      Grants granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board, be
granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or
exchange for, any other Grant or any award granted under another plan of the
Company, any Subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or
a Subsidiary, or any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the
Company or any Subsidiary. Such additional, tandem, and substitute or exchange
Grants may be granted at any time. If a Grant is made in substitution or
exchange for another Grant or award, the Board shall require the surrender of
such other Grant or award in consideration for the new Grant. In addition,
Grants may be made in lieu of cash compensation (but only if the Grantee
consents), including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the
Company or any Subsidiary, in which the value of Stock subject to the Grant is
equivalent in value to the cash compensation.

      10.2. TERM OF GRANTS

      The term of each Grant shall be for such period as may be determined by
the Board; provided that in no event shall the term of any SAR exceed a period
of ten years.

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      10.3. FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT UNDER GRANTS; DEFERRALS

      Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement,
payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary upon the exercise of an SAR
or other Grant or settlement of a Grant may be made in cash (or if consented to
by the Grantee in Stock) and, if paid in cash, may be made in a single payment
or in installments, on a deferred basis. The settlement of any Grant may be
accelerated, and cash paid in lieu of Stock in connection with such settlement,
in the discretion of the Board or upon occurrence of one or more specified
events. Deferred installment payments may be permitted at the election of the
Grantee on terms and conditions established by the Board and acceptable to the
Grantee. Any deferred payment arrangement shall include, without limitation,
provisions for the payment or crediting of a reasonable interest rate on
deferred installment payments, which interest rate shall not be less than the
applicable Federal rate provided under the Code for the term of the deferral.

11.   AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

      Without the written consent of the Grantee and except as provided in
SECTION 12, the Board may not amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in such a
way that impairs a Grantee's rights under any Grant theretofore awarded under
the Plan or any potential right of a Grantee to any Forfeited Shares.

12.   EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

      12.1. CHANGES IN STOCK.

            If the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or
changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities of the Company by reason of any recapitalization, reclassification,
stock split-up, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock dividend or
other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in
such shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring
after the date the SARs are granted, a proportionate and appropriate adjustment
shall be made by the Company in the number and kind of shares subject to the
SARs, so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee immediately following
such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before
such event. Any such adjustment in the SARs shall not change the total Exercise
Price with respect to the unexercised portion of the SARs but shall include a
corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Exercise Price per share.

      12.2. REORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE COMPANY IS THE SURVIVING ENTITY AND IN
            WHICH NO CHANGE OF CONTROL OCCURS.

      Subject to SECTION 12.3 hereof, if the Company shall be the surviving
Company in any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one
or more other Companies, the SARs shall pertain to and apply to the securities
to which a holder of the number of shares of stock subject to the SARs would
have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger, or
consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Exercise
Price per share so that the aggregate Exercise Price thereafter shall be the
same as the aggregate

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Exercise Price of the shares remaining subject to the SARs immediately prior to
such reorganization, merger or consolidation.

      12.3. REORGANIZATION, SALE OF ASSETS OR SALE OF STOCK WHICH INVOLVES A
            CHANGE OF CONTROL.

            The SARs shall terminate (i) upon the dissolution or liquidation of
the Company, or (ii) upon a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the
Company with one or more other Companies in which the Company is not the
surviving Company, or (iii) upon a sale of substantially all of the assets of
the Company to another person or entity, or (iv) upon a merger, consolidation or
reorganization (or other transaction if so determined by the Board in its sole
discretion) in which the Company is the surviving Company, that is approved by
the Board and that results in any person or entity (other than persons who are
holders of Stock of the Company) owning 80 percent or more of the combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, except to the extent
provision is made in writing in connection with any such transaction covered by
clauses (i) through (iv) for the assumption of the SARs or for the substitution
for the SARs of new SARs covering the stock of a successor Company, or a parent
or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of
shares and exercise prices, in which event the SARs theretofore granted shall
continue in the manner and under the terms so provided. In the event of any such
termination of the SARs, the Grantee shall have the right (subject to the
general limitations on exercise set forth in SECTION 8), during such period
occurring before such termination as the Board in its sole discretion shall
determine and designate, and in any event immediately before the occurrence of
such termination, to exercise such SARs in whole or in part, whether or not such
SARs were otherwise exercisable at the time such termination occurs. Any
exercise of an SAR in connection with a transaction described in the prior
sentence will be conditioned on such transaction occurring and if for any reason
such event does not occur all rights of the Grantee under the Plan and the
applicable Award Agreement shall continue in accordance with their terms. The
Company shall send written notice of a transaction or event that will result in
such a termination to Grantee not later than the time at which the Company gives
notice thereof to its stockholders.

      12.4. ADJUSTMENTS.

      Adjustments under this SECTION 12 related to shares of Stock or securities
of the Company shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive. Any such fractional adjustment shall be
eliminated in each case by rounding downward to the nearest whole share.

      12.5. NO LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY.

      The making of Grants pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any
way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications,
reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge,
consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of
its business or assets.

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13.   DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS

      No provision in the Plan or in any Grant or Award Agreement shall be
construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or
service of the Company or any affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any
contractual or other right or authority of the Company either to increase or
decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the
Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the
contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement or in an
employment agreement, no Grant awarded under the Plan shall be affected by any
change of duties or position of the Grantee. The obligation of the Company to
pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual
obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under
the conditions prescribed herein, in the Award Agreement and as may be modified
by any employment agreement, it being understood and agreed that the terms of
such employment agreement to the extent inconsistent with the terms hereof or
the Award Agreement shall control. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to
require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or
otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Grantee or
beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. No Grantee shall have any of the rights
of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to an SAR.

14.   NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN

      Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the
shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any
limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other
incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either
generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular
individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines
desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of SARs otherwise than
under the Plan.

15.   WITHHOLDING TAXES

      The Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have the right to
deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any Federal, state,
or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the
vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to a Grant. At the time of
such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or the
Subsidiary, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or the Subsidiary
may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation
to the extent such amounts were not otherwise withheld from any payments due to
the Grantee.

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16.   CAPTIONS

      The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision
of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

17.   OTHER PROVISIONS

      Each Grant awarded under the Plan may contain such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Board, in
its sole discretion.

18.   NUMBER AND GENDER

      With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include
the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc.,
as the context requires.

19.   SEVERABILITY

      If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to
be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the
remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in
accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any
other jurisdiction.

20.   GOVERNING LAW

      The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing
the Grants awarded hereunder shall be governed by the laws of Delaware (without
giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof).

                                      * * *

      The Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company as of the 3rd day of September, 1999.

                                   /s/ David G. Sparks
                                   ____________________________________________
                                   Secretary

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