Document:

GRANT OF RIGHT OF FIRST OPTION

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This agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the 14th day of April 2003.

BETWEEN:
Liang Wang, Kai Xu, Hai bBo Fan, Jianwen Zhang (the "Developers")

AND:
XML Global Technologies, Inc. a Colorado company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Xtract Informatics Inc. a British Columbia company (collectively "XML Global") having an office at: Suite 9, 1818 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver, BC 

WHEREAS:

	 	
A.
	
The Developers have developed a new XML Transformation kernel (the "Technology") that operates ten times faster than GoXML Transform.

	 	
B.
	
XML Global has acquired the ownership, copyright and other rights and interests in and to the Technology from the Developers pursuant to the Transfer Agreement dated April 14, 2003.

	 	
C.
	
XML Global and the Developers wish to work together and develop the Technology to create software products for the market.

NOW THEREFORE
 
 for the consideration of one dollar, to be paid by the Developers upon signing of this Agreement by all parties, XML Global agrees to the following:

	 	
A.
	
XML Global grants to the Developers a right of first option, effective starting on April 14, 2004 until April 14, 2007, inclusive.  If XML Global at any time during this three-year period proposes to sell, assign, or transfer the rights in and to the Technology, it shall give written notice to the Developers at least seven days in advance of the proposed completion date, thereby binding the parties to negotiate on an exclusive basis in the following prescribed manner.  Within 48 hours of the receipt of notice, the Developers shall waive their right of first option in writing to XML Global, or make a written offer to XML Global for the rights to and in the Technology.  Within 48 hours of the receipt of an offer from the Developers, XML Global shall accept or reject the offer in writing.  If XML Global rejects the offer, it shall attach a counter-offer (the "Counter-Offer") to the rejection notice to the Developers.  Within 48 hours of the receipt of the rejection notice and the Counter-Offer, the Developers shall accept or reject the Counter-Offer in writing.  If the Developers waives their right of first option or  reject the Counter-Offer, both parties are released from the exclusive negotiation, and XML Global is free to enter into contract with a third party.  However, XML Global shall not enter into contract for the sale, assignment, or transfer of the rights in and to the Technology with such a third party for less than the price and terms proposed by XML Global in the Counter-Offer.  The delivery of the written notices of proposed sale, waivers, offers, rejections and the Counter-Offer, may be made by facsimile transmission or in person, either to a director of Global XML or to any one of the Developers.  

	 	
B.
	
XML Global Technologies, Inc. and Xtract Informatics Inc. represent and warrant to the Developers that they have authorized the signatory who has signed this agreement on their behalf to enter into and execute this Agreement on their behalf without affixing their common seals.

	 	
C.
	
This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

	 	
D.
	
Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

	 	
E.
	
No modification of this Agreement is effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties.  

	 	
F.
	
This Agreement and any modification of it constitute the entire agreement between the parties with regards to the first right of option.

		
G.
	
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Each party hereto will receive by delivery or facsimile transmission a duplicate original of the Agreement executed by each party, and each party agrees that the delivery of the Agreement by facsimile transmission will be deemed to be an original of the Agreement so transmitted.

	
THE DEVELOPERS
	
XML Global

	
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Liang Wang
	
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Peter Shandro

Chairman of the Board

Xtract Informatics, Inc.

	

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Kai Xu
	 
	
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Hai Bbo Fan
	 
	
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Jianwen Zhang
	 

Executed at ____________________(city), ___________________ (province), this ______ day of April, 2003.

Executed at ____________________(city), ___________________ (state), this ______ day of April, 2003, by Zhang, Jianwen _______________(initial).EXHIBIT NO. 4.01

                                  NANNACO, INC.

                        2003 STOCK OPTION AND GRANT PLAN

NANNACO, INC., a Texas corporation, (the "Company"), hereby adopts this 2003
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") this 2nd day of October, 2003,
under which Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted
Stock Awards, and Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Compensation Awards ("Awards") of
the Company may be granted from time to time to employees and consultants of the
Company or its subsidiaries, if any. In addition, at the discretion of the board
of directors, awards may from time to time be granted under this Plan to other
individuals who contribute to the success of the Company or its subsidiaries, if
any, and are not employees of the Company, all on the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

SECTION 1.

                    GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS

The Plan is intended to aid the Company in maintaining and developing a
management team, attracting qualified officers and employees capable of
assisting in the future success of the Company, and rewarding those individuals
who have contributed to the success of the Company. It is designed to aid the
Company in retaining the services of executives and employees and in attracting
new personnel when needed for future operations and growth and to provide such
personnel with an incentive to remain employees of the Company, to use their
best efforts to promote the success of the Company's business, and to provide
them with an opportunity to obtain or increase a proprietary interest in the
Company. It is also designed to permit the Company to reward those individuals
who are not employees of the Company but who are perceived by management as
having contributed to the success of the Company or who are important to

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the continued business and operations of the Company. The above aims will be
effectuated through the granting awards, subject to the terms and conditions of
this Plan.

The following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

"Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

"Administrator" is defined in Section 2(a).

"Award" or "Awards," except where referring to a particular category of grant
under the Plan, shall include Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Restricted Stock Awards, and Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Compensation
Awards.

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company as constituted from time to
time.

"Change of Control" is defined in Section 13.

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations.

"Committee" means the Committee of the Board referred to in Section 2.

"Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Compensation Award" means Awards granted pursuant
to Section 7.

"Company" means Nannaco, Inc., a Texas corporation, and any successor thereto.

"Effective Date" means the date on which the Plan is initially approved by the
Board of Directors as set forth in Section 14.

"Fair Market Value" on any given date means the last sale price at which Stock
is traded on such date or, if no Stock is traded on such date, the next
preceding date on which Stock was traded, as reported by Nasdaq Bulletin Board
or, if applicable, the principal stock exchange or, if applicable, any other
national stock exchange on which the Stock is traded or admitted to trading.

"Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is intended to qualify as
and is designated in writing in the related Option Award agreement as intending
to constitute an "incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

"Independent Director" means a member of the Board who is not also an employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary.

"Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive
Stock Option.

"Restricted Stock Award" means Awards granted pursuant to Section 6.

"Stock" means the Common Stock, no par value, of the Company, subject to
adjustments pursuant to Section 3.

"Stock Option" means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to
Section 5.

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"Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in
any unbroken chain of corporations or other entities beginning with the Company
if each of the corporations or entities (other than the last corporation or
entity in the unbroken chain) owns stock or other interests possessing 50% or
more of the economic interest or the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock or other interests in one of the other corporations or entities in the
chain.

SECTION 2.

            ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT
                        PARTICIPANTS AND DETERMINE AWARDS

(a) COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by either the Board or a committee
of not fewer than two (2) Independent Directors (in either case, the
"Administrator"). Each member of the Committee shall be a "non-employee
director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) promulgated under the Act,
or any successor definition under said rule. From and after the date the Company
becomes subject to Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to compensation
earned under this Plan, each member of the Committee shall also be an "outside
director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder. The interpretation and construction of the terms of the
Plan by the Board or a duly authorized committee shall be final and binding on
all participants in the Plan absent a showing of demonstrable error. No member
of the Board or duly authorized committee shall be liable for any action taken
or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.

(b) POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator shall have the power and
authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the
power and authority:

(i) to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;

(ii) to determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of
Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards,
and Common Stock in Lieu of Cash Compensation Awards or any combination of the
foregoing, granted to any one or more participants;

(iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;

(iv) to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions,
including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any
Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and
participants, and to approve the form of written instruments evidencing the
Awards;

(v) to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any
portion of any Award;

(vi) subject to the provisions of Section 5(a)(iii), to extend at any time the
post-termination period in which Stock Options may be exercised;

(vii) to determine at any time whether, to what extent, and under what
circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be
deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant and whether
and to what extent the Company shall pay or credit amounts constituting deemed
interest (at rates determined by the Administrator) or dividends or deemed
dividends on such deferrals; and

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(viii) at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and
practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as
it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and
any Award (including related written instruments); to make all determinations it
deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes
arising in connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the
administration of the Plan.

All decisions and interpretations of the Administrator shall be made in the
Administrator's sole and absolute discretion and shall be final and binding on
all persons, including the Company and Plan participants.

(c) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO GRANT AWARDS. The Administrator may delegate to
the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President of the Company (provided that
such officer is a member of the Board of Directors) all or part of the
Administrator's authority and duties with respect to Awards, including the
granting thereof, to individuals who are not subject to the reporting and other
provisions of Section 16 of the Act or "covered employees" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, PROVIDED, however, that the number of shares of
Stock underlying Awards made by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the President
shall not exceed, in the aggregate,  twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of
shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

SECTION 3.

                  STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; TERM OF PLAN;
                  RECAPITALIZATIONS; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTE AWARDS

(a) STOCK ISSUABLE. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available
for issuance under the Plan initially shall be 10,000,000 shares of Stock. In
addition, (a) the number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance
under the Plan will be increased each year after 2003 by a number of shares of
Stock not to exceed 300,000 shares, (b) as Awards consisting of Stock Options
are exercised, the shares of Stock underlying such previously outstanding
portion of the Award shall be added back to the Shares available for issuance
under the Plan; however, this amount shall not exceed 100,000 shares of Stock in
any given year, and (c) if any portion of an Award is forfeited, cancelled, or
reacquired by the Company, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise
terminated, the shares of Stock underlying such portion of the Award shall be
added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Subject
to such overall limitation, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum
number pursuant to any type or types of Award; PROVIDED, however, that an
individual recipient can receive Stock Options with respect to no more than
625,000 shares of Stock during any one calendar year. The shares available for
issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares
of Stock reacquired by the Company.

(b) TERM OF PLAN. No Awards shall be made after January 1, 2012. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Stock Options granted hereunder may, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, be exercisable for up to ten years after the date of
grant.

(c) RECAPITALIZATIONS. Subject to the provisions of Section 12, if, through or
as a result of any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction,
the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for
a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or
additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company
or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or
other securities, the Administrator may make an appropriate or proportionate

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adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the
Plan, (ii) the number of Stock Options that can be granted to any one individual
participant, (iii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to
any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, and (iv) the price for each share
subject to any then outstanding Stock Options under the Plan, without changing
the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the total
number of Stock Options) as to which such Stock Options remain exercisable. The
adjustment by the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. No
fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any
such adjustment, but the Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment
in lieu of fractional shares.

(d) SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. The Administrator may grant Awards under the Plan in
substitution for stock and stock based awards held by employees of another
corporation who become employees of the Company or a Subsidiary as the result of
a merger or consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or a
Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or
stock of the employing corporation. The Administrator may direct that the
substitute awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Administrator
considers appropriate in the circumstances.

SECTION 4.

                                   ELIGIBILITY

Awards under the Plan may be granted to employees, including officers, and
directors of the Company or its subsidiaries, as may be existing from time to
time, and to other individuals who are not employees of the Company, but
performed bona fide services to the Company, as may be deemed in the best
interest of the Company by the Board or a duly authorized committee. These
individuals may be referred to as consultants or key persons.  Such services to
the Company or a subsidiary shall not be in connection with the offer or sale of
securities in a capital-raising transaction. Such Awards shall be in the
amounts, and shall have the rights and be subject to the restrictions, as may be
determined by the Board or a duly authorized committee, all as may be within the
general provisions of this Plan.

SECTION 5.

                                  STOCK OPTIONS

Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the
Administrator may from time to time approve. Stock Options granted under the
Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options.
Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary that is a "subsidiary corporation" within the meaning of Section
424(f) of the Code. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option, it shall be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(a) STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED TO ELIGIBLE PERSON. The Administrator in its
discretion may grant Stock Options to those persons eligible to receive Optons
under this plan. Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section
5(a) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain
such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable. If the Administrator so
determines, Stock Options may be granted in lieu of cash compensation at the
participant's election, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Administrator may establish, as well as in addition to other compensation.

(i) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a
Stock Option granted pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall be determined by the
Administrator at the time of grant.

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(ii) OPTION TERM. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the
Administrator, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten
years after the date the option is granted. If an employee owns or is deemed to
own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than
10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
parent or subsidiary corporation and an Incentive Stock Option is granted to
such employee, the term of such option shall be no more than five years from the
date of grant. The term of the Option, once it is granted, may be reduced only
as provided for in this Plan and under the written provisions of the Option.  In
no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of its term.

(iii) EXERCISABILITY; RIGHTS OF A STOCKHOLDER. Stock Options shall become
exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall be
determined by the Administrator at or after the grant date; PROVIDED, however,
that (A) Stock Options granted in lieu of compensation shall be exercisable in
full as of the grant date unless the Administrator otherwise provides in the
Award agreement, and (B) all Stock Options must be exercised within three (3)
years of the date they become exercisable or they shall automatically expire,
and PROVIDED FURTHER that (1) no holder of a Stock Option may exercise any Stock
Options during any period in which such person is in breach of any
noncompetition agreement or covenant such person has with the Company as
determined by the Administrator, and (2) if any such holder fails to cure any
such breach within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof, all Stock Options
held by such person shall thereupon be forfeited. The Administrator may at any
time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Stock Option. An
optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon
the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options.

(iv) METHOD OF EXERCISE. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by
giving written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of
shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more
of the following methods to the extent provided in the Option Award agreement:

(A) In cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the
Administrator;

(B) In the form of shares of Stock that are not then subject to restrictions
under any Company plan and that have been beneficially owned by the optionee for
at least six months, if permitted by the Administrator in its discretion. Such
surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date;

(C) By the optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise
notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to
the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the
purchase price; provided that in the event the optionee chooses to pay the
purchase price as so provided, the optionee and the broker shall comply with
such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements
as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure;
or

(D) By the optionee delivering to the Company a promissory note if the
Administrator has expressly authorized the loan of funds to the optionee for the
purpose of enabling or assisting the optionee to effect the exercise of his
Stock Option; PROVIDED that any such promissory note shall bear interest at
market rates if the promissory note exceeds sixty (60) days. Payment instruments
will be received subject to collection.

The delivery of certificates representing the shares of Stock to be purchased
pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from
the optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in

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accordance with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full
purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements
contained in the Stock Option or applicable provisions of laws.

(v) ANNUAL LIMIT ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. To the extent required for
"incentive stock option" treatment under Section 422 of the Code, the aggregate
Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the shares of Stock
with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and any
other plan of the Company or its parent and subsidiary corporations become
exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not
exceed $100,000. To the extent that any Stock Option exceeds this limit, it
shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(c) NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Except as otherwise set forth in the
following sentence, no Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and all Stock Options
shall be exercisable, during the optionee's lifetime, only by the optionee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an optionee may transfer, without consideration
for the transfer, his Non-Qualified Stock Options to members of his family, to
trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such
family members are the only partners, PROVIDED that the transferee agrees in
writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this
Plan and the applicable option agreement.

(d) TERMINATION. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either
in the Award agreement, or subject to Section 15 below, in writing after the
Award agreement is issued, an optionee's rights in all Stock Options shall
automatically terminate sixty (60) days following optionee's termination of
employment (or cessation of business relationship) with the Company and its
Subsidiaries for any reason.

SECTION 6.

                             RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

(a) NATURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. A Restricted Stock Award is an Award
entitling the recipient to acquire, at par value or such other higher purchase
price determined by the Administrator, shares of Stock subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of
grant ("Restricted Stock"). Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or
other business relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance
goals and objectives. The grant of a Restricted Stock Award is contingent on the
participant executing the Restricted Stock Award agreement. The terms and
conditions of each such agreement shall be determined by the Administrator, and
such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and participants.

(b) RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Upon execution of the Restricted Stock Award
agreement and paying any applicable purchase price, a participant shall have the
rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Stock,
subject to such terms and conditions as may be contained in the Restricted Stock
Award agreement. Unless the Administrator shall otherwise determine,
certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock shall remain in the possession of
the Company until such Restricted Stock is vested as provided in Section 6(d)
below, and the participant shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to
deliver to the Company a stock power endorsed in blank.

(c) RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as specifically provided
herein or in the Restricted Stock Award agreement. If a participant's employment
(or other business relationship) with the Company and its

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Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, the Company shall have the right to
repurchase Restricted Stock that has not vested at the time of termination at
its original purchase price, from the participant or the participant's legal
representative. The Company must give notice within ninety (90) days after
termination of employment if the Company desire to exercise this option. The
Company may repurchase the shares with a note payable in equal annual
installments over a five year period with interest at the prime rate at the time
of repurchase.

(d) VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Administrator at the time of grant shall
specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established performance
goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non- transferability of the
Restricted Stock and the Company's right of repurchase or forfeiture shall
lapse.  Additionally, at the Administrator's discretion, the vesting can be
accelerated upon the achievement of specified performance goals. Subsequent to
such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance
goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions
have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Stock and shall be deemed "vested."
Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award
agreement or, subject to Section 15 below, in writing after the Award agreement
is issued, a participant's rights in any shares of Restricted Stock that have
not vested shall automatically terminate upon the participant's termination of
employment (or other business relationship) with the Company and its
Subsidiaries for any reason and such shares shall be subject to the Company's
right of repurchase as provided in Section 6(c) above.

(e) WAIVER, DEFERRAL AND REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS. The Restricted Stock Award
agreement may require or permit the immediate payment, waiver, deferral or
reinvestment (in the form of additional Restricted Stock) of dividends paid on
the Restricted Stock.

(f) LIMIT ON RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. No more than 25% of the shares of Stock
reserved for issuance under the Plan may, in any Plan year, be used for
Restricted Stock Awards.

SECTION 7.

                COMMON STOCK IN LIEU OF CASH COMPENSATION AWARDS

(a) GRANTS OF COMMON STOCK PAYABLE IN LIEU OF CASH. The Administrator may grant
shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan to an eligible participant
in lieu of cash compensation earned by the participant under a short- or
long-term incentive plan of the Company (an "Other Incentive Plan), PROVIDED,
however, that the award made under the Other Incentive Plan allows for
satisfaction of such award by payment of Stock in lieu of cash compensation.
Additionally, shares of Stock may be granted if specified performance goals
established by the Administrator are met, provided that the performance goals so
established meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and that the
Administrator certifies that the performance goals have been met. In the event
of a grant of shares of Stock in lieu of cash compensation, such grant shall be
conditioned upon the participant's irrevocable election to waive receipt of all
or a portion of the cash compensation otherwise payable, which waiver shall
constitute payment in full by such participant for the shares of Stock granted
in lieu of such cash compensation. All shares of Stock granted under this
Section 7 shall be without restriction.

(b) DATE OF GRANT. Stock granted in lieu of cash compensation shall be granted
to each participant on the date the waived cash compensation would otherwise by
paid, provided, however, that with respect to a participant who is subject to
Section 16 of the Act, if such grant date is not at least six months and one day
from the date of the election, the grant shall be delayed until the date which
is six months and one day from the date of the election (or the next following
business day, if such date is not a business day) to the extent necessary to
conform to the requirements for exempt purchases under Rule 16b-3 of the Act.

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(c) NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of shares of Stock granted in lieu of cash
compensation shall be determined by dividing the amount of the waived cash
compensation by the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the Stock is
granted. Such Stock shall be granted for the whole number of shares so
determined; the value of any fractional share shall be paid in cash.

SECTION 8.

                                 TAX WITHHOLDING

(a) PAYMENT BY PARTICIPANT. Each participant shall, no later than the date as of
which the value of an Award or of any Stock or other amounts received thereunder
first becomes includable in the gross income of the participant for Federal
income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to
the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of
any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such income. The Company
and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to
deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the
participant. The Company's obligation to deliver stock certificates to any
participant is subject to and conditioned on tax obligations being satisfied by
the participant.

(b) PAYMENT IN STOCK. Subject to approval by the Administrator, a participant
may elect to have such tax withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in
part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be
issued pursuant to any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market
Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the
withholding amount due, or (ii) transferring to the Company shares of Stock
owned by the participant with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the
withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due.

SECTION 9.

                        TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC.

For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination
of employment:

(a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the
Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another; or

(b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any
other purpose approved by the Company, if the employee's right to re- employment
is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the written policy
pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Administrator
otherwise so provides in writing.

SECTION 10.

                           AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION

The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan, and the Administrator
may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of
satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action
shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder's
written consent. The Administrator may provide substitute Awards at the same or
reduced exercise or purchase price or with no exercise or purchase price in a
manner not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, but such price, if any, must
satisfy the requirements which would apply to the substitute

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or amended Award if it were then initially granted under this Plan, but no such
action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the
holder's written consent. If and to the extent determined by the Administrator
to be required by (a) the Code to ensure that Incentive Stock Options granted
under the Plan are qualified under Section 422 of the Code or ensure that
compensation earned under Stock Options granted under the Plan qualifies as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, if and to the
extent intended to so qualify, or (b) the rules of the Nasdaq bulletin board
Stock Market, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company's
stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this
Section 15 shall limit the Board's authority to take any action permitted
pursuant to Section 3(c) or 3(d).

SECTION 11.

                                 STATUS OF PLAN

Unless the Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine in writing, with
respect to the portion of any Award which has not been exercised and any
payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a participant, a
participant shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the
Company. In its sole discretion, the Administrator may authorize the creation of
trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company's obligations to deliver Stock
or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence
of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the foregoing sentence.

SECTION 12.

                     CHANGE OF CONTROL AND MERGER PROVISIONS

(a) In contemplation of and subject to the consummation of a consolidation or
merger or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in which
outstanding shares of Stock are exchanged for securities, cash or other property
of an unrelated corporation or business entity or in the event of a liquidation
or dissolution of the Company or in the event of a corporate reorganization of
the Company (in each case, a "Transaction"), the Board, or the board of
directors of any corporation or other entity assuming the obligations of the
Company, may, in its discretion, take any one or more of the following actions,
as to outstanding Awards: (i) provide that such Awards shall be assumed or
equivalent awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding
corporation or other entity (or an affiliate thereof), and/or (ii) upon written
notice to the participants, provide that all Awards will terminate immediately
prior to the consummation of the Transaction. In the event that, pursuant to
clause (ii) above, Awards will terminate immediately prior to the consummation
of the Transaction, all vested Awards, other than Options, shall be fully
settled in cash or in kind at such appropriate consideration as determined by
the Administrator in its sole discretion after taking into account any and all
consideration payable per share of Stock pursuant to the Transaction (the
"Transaction Price") and all Stock Options shall be fully settled, in cash or in
kind, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the Transaction Price
times the number of shares of Stock subject to such outstanding Stock Options
(to the extent then exercisable at prices not in excess of the Transaction
Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Stock
Options. In addition, the Board, or the board of directors of any corporation or
other entity assuming the obligations of the Company, may, in its discretion,
permit each participant, within a specified period determined by the Board prior
to the consummation of the Transaction, to exercise all outstanding Stock
Options, including those that are not then exercisable, subject to the
consummation of the Transaction.

(b) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control as defined in Section 17(c)
below, unless otherwise specified in the Award instrument, unless otherwise
determined by the Board in office immediately prior

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to such Change of Control or specified in the Plan Award instrument, each Award
outstanding shall be accelerated, such that all Stock Options shall become fully
exercisable and the restricted period on all shares of Restricted Stock shall
terminate immediately.

(c) "Change of Control" shall be defined as any "person," as such term is used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act (other than the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries, any "affiliate" or "associate" (as such terms are defined in Rule
12b-2 under the Act) of the foregoing persons, or any trustee, fiduciary or
other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan or
trust of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), together with all "affiliates"
and "associates" (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Act) of such
person, shall become the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Company's
Board of Directors ("Voting Securities") (other than as a result of an
acquisition of securities directly from the Company).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "Change of Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the result of an
acquisition of securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares
of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares
of Voting Securities beneficially owned by any person (as defined in the
foregoing clause (i)) to 25% or more of the combined voting power of all then
outstanding Voting Securities; PROVIDED, however, that if such person shall
thereafter become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting
Securities (other than pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, or similar
transaction or as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the
Company), then a "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of the foregoing clause.

SECTION 13.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) NO DISTRIBUTION; COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. The Administrator may
require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and
agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares
without a view to distribution thereof. No shares of Stock shall be issued
pursuant to an Award until all applicable securities law and other legal and
stock exchange or similar requirements have been satisfied. The Administrator
may require the placing of such stop-orders and restrictive legends on
certificates for Stock and Awards as it deems appropriate.

(b) DELIVERY OF STOCK CERTIFICATES. Stock certificates to be delivered to
participants under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the
Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such
certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the participant, at the
participant's last known address on file with the Company.

(c) OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS; NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing contained in
this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation
arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and
the grant of Awards shall not confer upon any employee any right to continued
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary and shall not interfere in any way
with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of
any of its employees at any time.

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(d) TRADING POLICY RESTRICTIONS. Sale of Stock aquired pursuant to an Option or
other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to such Company
insider-trading-policy-related restrictions, terms and conditions as may be
established by the Administrator, or in accordance with policies set by the
Administrator, from time to time.

SECTION 14.

                             EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

The Plan shall become effective immediately on adoption by the board of
directors of the Company (the "Board")

SECTION 15.

                                  GOVERNING LAW

This Plan and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, applied without
regard to conflict of law principles.

DATE APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: OCTOBER 2, 2003

DATE APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS: ___________________

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