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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.107

                          ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
                    NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

        Effective January 1, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), Onyx Acceptance
Corporation (the "Company") hereby establishes the Onyx Acceptance Corporation
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of those
Participants and their Beneficiaries eligible to be covered under the Plan.

                                    ARTICLE I
                               PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

        1.1 PLAN PURPOSE. The Plan is established for the purpose of providing
retirement benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated
employees of the Company and is intended to be an unfunded plan within the
meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). All
benefits under the Plan will be provided solely from the general assets of the
Company. It is intended that the Plan be exempt from Parts II, III and IV of
Title I of ERISA pursuant to ERISA Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1).

                                   ARTICLE II
                                   DEFINITIONS

        Whenever capitalized in the text, the following terms shall have the
meaning set forth below.

        2.1 ACCOUNT. "Account" means the bookkeeping entry maintained by the
Company for the purpose of accounting for the benefits accrued by a Participant
under the Plan. The Plan may maintain multiple Accounts for the purpose of
allocating different types of contributions under Article IV.

        2.2 ADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE. "Adjusted Account Value" means the fair
market value of the assets held by the Company for the Account of a Participant,
including the Deferrals of the Participant through the date of the valuation
adjusted for the net investment gains and losses.

        2.3 BENEFICIARY. "Beneficiary" means:

        (a) The Participant's surviving spouse;

        (b) If his surviving spouse is still alive, the Participant may
designate another person to be the Beneficiary only if his spouse consents in
writing to the designation of such person as the Beneficiary and the consent
acknowledges the effect of the designation and is witnessed by an officer of the
Company or a notary public, or it is established to the satisfaction of an
officer of the Company that the consent required under this paragraph may

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not be obtained because there is no spouse, the spouse cannot be located, or
such other circumstances as may be authorized by the Committee.

        (c) In the case where a deceased Participant failed to designate a
Beneficiary, the Committee is unable to locate a designated Beneficiary, the
Beneficiary predeceased the Participant, or the designation of the Beneficiary
by the Participant is legally ineffective, any distribution on behalf of a
Participant shall be paid to the person or persons included in the highest
priority category among the following:

                (i) The Participant's surviving Spouse;

                (ii) The Participant's surviving children, including adopted
        children;

                (iii) The Participant's surviving parents;

                (iv) The Participant's surviving brothers and sisters (whether
        whole or half-blood); or

                (v) The Participant's estate. In the event the Participant has
        neither a surviving spouse nor a properly designated Beneficiary, the
        remaining portion of his benefit shall be made to his estate.

        2.4 BOARD. "Board" or "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors
for the Company.

        2.5 CHANGE IN CONTROL. "Change in Control" of the Company means the
close of any transaction pursuant to which there shall be consummated:

        (a) Any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is
not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the
Company's common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other
property. In the event that a merger of the Company occurs in which the holders
of the Company's common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of at least 80% of common stock of the surviving
corporation immediately after the merger, a Change in Control shall not occur;

        (b) Any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a
series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of
the Company other than in connection with the Company's warehouse financing or
securitization transactions;

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        (c) The stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

        (d) Any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), shall
become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act) of 20% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock (other than any
such person who is the record owner of at least 15% of the Company's outstanding
common stock on the date hereof, other than nominees) without regard to family
or entity ownership attribution rules.

        2.6 COMMITTEE. "Committee" means the Committee described in Article VII.

        2.7 COMPANY. "Company" means Onyx Acceptance Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.

        2.8 COMPENSATION. "Compensation" means the amount indicated on the Form
W-2 or Form 1099 issued to a Participant. Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Plan to the contrary, "Compensation" shall include those amounts that
represent elective deferrals with respect to a plan of Company qualified under
either Code Sections 125 or 401(k).

        2.9 DEFERRALS. "Deferrals" means the elective pre-tax contributions made
by Participants pursuant to an election made under the provisions of Article IV.

        2.10 DISABLED OR DISABILITY. "Disabled" or "Disability" means that the
Participant has been determined to be disabled under the individual or group
long-term disability plan in place for Company benefiting the Participant. In
the event that the Company does not maintain any long term disability plan,
"Disabled" or Disability" means a condition causing an individual to be unable
to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in
death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than twelve months.

        2.11 DISTRIBUTION EVENT. "Distribution Event" means the Participant's
death, Disability or attainment of Normal Retirement Age or a termination of the
Participant's employment following a Change of Control.

        2.12 401(k) PLAN. "401(k) Plan" means the Onyx Acceptance Corporation
401(k) Plan.

        2.13 INSURANCE POLICY. "Insurance Policy" means a permanent life
insurance policy issued by a life insurance company licensed to do business in
California that the

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Participant, in his sole discretion, has designated for the purpose of investing
the amounts held in his Account. The Company shall own the Insurance Policy.
Notwithstanding the designation of the Insurance Policy under this Section, such
asset is intended to be solely a measure for the growth factor to be added to
the amounts accrued on the books of the Company, and shall in no way alter the
parties' intent that this Agreement be unfunded as set forth in Article V.

        2.14 PARTICIPANT. "Participant" means any employee, independent
contractor or member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is a highly
compensated employee of the Company within the meaning of Title I of ERISA and
has been enrolled in this Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article III.
"Participant" does include a former employee who has terminated his employment
with the Company, but has not been paid the full amount held in his Account in
the Plan.

        2.15 PLAN YEAR. "Plan Year" means the calendar year, January 1 through
December 31.

        2.16 QUALIFIED SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENT. "Qualified Salary Reduction
Agreement" means an agreement, delivered in accordance with and effective under
the 401(k) Plan, by which a Participant elects to transfer all or a portion of
his Deferrals under the Plan to the 401(k) Plan as qualified elective deferrals
under the 401(k) Plan.

        2.17 RETIREMENT DATE. "Retirement Date" means the date on which the
Participant terminates his employment with the Company after he has attained the
age of fifty-five.

        2.18 SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. "Separation from Service" means the
termination of the Participant's employment with the Company for any reason
other than a Distribution Event.

        2.19 TRUST. "Trust" means the trust created by The Onyx Acceptance
Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust Agreement.

        2.20 TRUSTEE. "Trustee" means the person(s) or entity acting as Trustee
of the Trust.

        2.21 VALUATION DATE. "Valuation Date" means the last day of each Plan
Year (December 31), unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, selects an
alternative date.

        2.17 VESTED INTEREST. "Vested Interest" means the portion of the
Participant's Account in the Plan which, following a Separation from Service,
may be distributed to the Participant upon the satisfaction of the requirements
of Section 6.3.

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        2.18 YEAR OF SERVICE. The Participant shall be deemed to have earned a
"Year of Service" if the Participant is employed by the Company continuously for
365 days. Year of Service shall be determined based upon the Participant's date
of hire. Years of Service completed before the Effective Date shall be
considered.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                  PARTICIPATION

        3.1 ELIGIBILITY. Any individual that is employed by the Company or is a
member of the Board and is a highly compensated employee under Title I of ERISA
is eligible to become a Participant in the Plan. The Board, in its sole
discretion, may designate those individuals eligible to participate in the Plan.
Each individual so designated shall automatically become a Participant as of the
date determined by the Board. Each Participant who has commenced participation
in the Plan shall continue to be a Participant until all of his benefits have
been paid in full under the terms of the Plan. The persons designated as
Participants as of the Effective Date are those individuals set forth on Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                              PARTICIPANT DEFERRALS

        4.1 CREDITING OF AMOUNTS TO ACCOUNTS. The Company shall establish and
maintain in its books and records a separate, unfunded Account for the purpose
of recording the value of each Participants' benefits under the Plan. The
Account shall be a bookkeeping entry and shall not entitle any individual
Participant to any specific asset or assets of the Company.

        4.2 DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION. Each Plan Year, the Company shall credit
to the Account of each Participant an amount equal to the Deferrals made by that
Participant in that Plan Year. Plan Year shall be the calendar year (January 1
through December 31). All such credits shall be credited to the Account of each
Participant on the last day of the calendar month in which the Deferral amount
is deducted from the Participant's paycheck. The Committee shall prescribe such
rules and procedures as it deems necessary or appropriate regarding the deferral
election under this Section. These rules may provide that deferral elections may
be made on a more frequent basis or at other times than as set forth above.

        4.3 COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to Deferrals, each Plan Year, the
Company may set aside for the benefit of each Participant an amount, if any,
determined by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

        4.4 TRANSFER OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 401(k) PLAN. Each Participant may
irrevocably elect to transfer all or a portion of his Deferrals to the 401(k)
Plan pursuant to a

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Qualified Salary Reduction Agreement. The Committee shall prescribe such rules
and procedures as it deems necessary or appropriate regarding the transfer of
funds to the 401(k) Plan pursuant to a Qualified Salary Reduction Agreement
under this Section. These rules may provide that deferral elections may be made
on a more frequent basis or at other times than as set forth above. In the event
that the Company makes a matching contribution to the 401(k) Plan and the
Company makes a Company Contribution under the Plan, the Company may direct the
Committee to transfer that portion of the Company Contribution representing the
matching contribution for each Participant who has made a Qualified Salary
Reduction Agreement.

        4.5 EARNINGS. The Company intends to provide each Participant a growth
factor on the Deferrals set aside for his benefit under Section 4.2 and the
Company Contributions, if any, under Section 4.3. Pursuant to such rules and
procedures as may be prescribed by the Committee, the Committee shall invest the
amounts allocated to the Participant's Accounts in the manner that the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines. In the event that
the Committee chooses to invest the Deferrals and Company Contributions, if any,
allocated to the Participants' Accounts, the growth factor under this Section
shall be based upon the designated fund's actual performance, net of any fees,
costs and expenses, whether positive, negative or neutral. The value of each
Participant's Account on any Valuation Date shall be an amount equal to the
Adjusted Account Value.

        4.6 INVESTMENT DIRECTION. The Committee shall be responsible for the
selection of the manner in which the Adjusted Account Value of each
Participant's Account is invested. In the event that an Insurance Policy is held
in a Participant's Account, the Committee shall be responsible for the selection
of the manner in which the Adjusted Account Value of that Insurance Policy (that
are not used to purchase current life insurance protection) are invested.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                BENEFITS UNFUNDED

        5.1 BENEFITS UNFUNDED. The benefits under this Plan shall not be funded,
but shall constitute an unsecured liability payable, when due, by the Company
out of its general assets. Each Participant is required to rely solely upon the
Company's unsecured promise to pay the benefits. In the event of a bankruptcy or
insolvency of the Company, each Participant will be only a general creditor of
the Company. All amounts credited to the Account of a Participant represent a
bookkeeping entry for the purpose of maintaining the amount of benefits promised
by the Company under the Plan.

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        5.2 REVALUATION OF ACCOUNTS ON EACH VALUATION DATE. Within sixty days
after each Valuation Date, the Committee shall revalue the Accounts of each
Participant as of the applicable Valuation Date so as to reflect any increase or
decrease in the fair market value of the assets in each Participant's Account as
of that date as compared with the value of the assets in the Participant's
Account determined as of the immediately preceding Valuation Date.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                               PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

        6.1 NORMAL DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS. Subject to Section 6.8 below,
within ninety days (unless extended by the Company for good cause) of the close
of the Plan Year in which a Distribution Event occurs, the Company shall pay to
that Participant an amount equal to the Participant's Account in a single lump
sum payment of cash. In lieu of a cash distribution, the Company may, in its
sole discretion, satisfy its obligations under this Section by transferring the
Insurance Policy or any other asset held by the Trust to the Participant.

        6.2 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that the Participant incurs
a Separation from Service prior to a Distribution Event, the Company shall pay
to the Participant an amount equal to his Vested Interest within ninety days
(unless extended by the Company for good cause) of the date on which his
employment terminates with the Company. The Participant's benefit shall be paid
in the manner determined under Section 6.1 above.

        6.3 VESTED INTEREST UPON SEVERANCE. The Participant shall always be 100%
vested in his Deferrals Account. During the Participant's period of employment
with the Company, in the event his employment with the Company terminates due to
a Distribution Event or a Change in Control occurs, his Vested Interest in his
Account attributable to Company Contributions shall be 100%. In the event the
Participant incurs a Separation from Service prior to a Distribution Event or
the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Vested Interest of the Participant in
his Account shall be determined on the basis of his Years of Service, in
accordance with the following schedule:

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YEARS OF SERVICE                           VESTED PERCENTAGE
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     1 year                                           0%
     2 years                                         20%
     3 years                                         40%
     4 years                                         60%
     5 years                                         80%
6 years or more                                     100%
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        6.4 DEATH BENEFIT. In the event that the Company elects to purchase an
Insurance Policy on the life of any Participant, the Participant's Account shall
include an amount equal to the Adjusted Account Value on the day prior to the
death of the Participant. If the Company elects to purchase an Insurance Policy,
in addition to the Participant's Account, the Company shall pay the
Participant's Beneficiary as a death benefit in amount equal to the death
benefit of the Insurance Policy reduced by the value of the Participant's
Account.

        6.5 PAYEES UNDER LEGAL DISABILITY. If any payee is a minor, or if the
Board reasonably believes that any payee is legally incapable of giving a valid
receipt and discharge for any payment due him, the Board may have the payment,
or any part of it, made to the person (or persons or institution) whom it
reasonably believes is caring for or supporting such payee. Any such payment
shall be a payment for the benefit of the payee and shall, to the extent
thereof, be a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan to the payee.

        6.6 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS. All payments under the Plan shall be delivered
in person or mailed to the last address of the Participant (or, in the case of
the death of a Participant, to that of the Beneficiary). Each Participant shall
be responsible for furnishing the Company with the Participant's correct current
address and the correct current name and the address of his Beneficiary.

        6.7 CLAIMS PROCEDURE. In the event a Participant's claim for benefit is
denied (in whole or in part), the denial and the appeal of the decision shall be
handled in accordance with the provisions of Department of Labor Regulation
2560.503-1.

        6.8 OPTION TO DEFER BENEFITS. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
6.1 and 6.2, at any time prior to the first day of the Plan Year in which a
Participant's Deferrals become distributable under Section 6.1, by mutual
agreement between the Company and the Participant, any Participant may
irrevocably elect to defer the payment of his Account to another date. Any such
election shall designate the date of commencement (the "Deferred Date"). In all
cases, the Deferred Date shall be on or before the tenth anniversary of the date
the Account would have otherwise been payable. Any election under this Section
shall be in writing and shall specify the Deferred Date.

        6.9 OPTIONAL METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 6.1 and 6.3, a Participant who has completed four or more years of
participation in the Plan and has an Account with in excess of $25,000, may
irrevocably elect to have the Company purchase a fully paid annuity with the
balance of his Account that provides for the payment of his benefits over a
period certain. Any election under this Section shall be in writing. The
Committee shall prescribe such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or
appropriate regarding the election under this Section.

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        6.10 HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. In the event a Participant incurs a
"financial hardship," as defined under Section 401(k) of the Code, the
Participant may withdraw the amounts held in his Account by executing and
delivering to the Human Resources Department for the Company written notice of
hardship withdrawal on the form provided by the Company. The amount of the
distribution shall be limited to the amount necessary to satisfy the financial
hardship. Immediately prior to a distribution under this Section, the
Participant shall forfeit an amount equal to 10% of the value of the
distribution from his Account. The Committee will prescribe such rules and
procedures as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                               PLAN ADMINISTRATION

        7.1 PLAN ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of
the Plan shall be vested in the Committee appointed by the Board. The Committee
shall have all powers necessary to supervise the administration of the Plan and
control its operations.

        (b) In addition to any powers and authority conferred on the Committee
elsewhere in the Plan or by law, the Committee shall have the following powers
and authority:

                (i) To designate agents to carry out responsibilities relating
        to the Plan;

                (ii) To administer, interpret, construe and apply this Plan and
        to answer all questions which may arise or which may be raised under
        this Plan by the Participant, Beneficiary or other person whatsoever;

                (iii) To establish rules and procedures from time to time for
        the conduct of its business and for the administration and effectuation
        of its responsibilities under the Plan; and

                (iv) To perform or cause to be performed such further acts as it
        may deem to be necessary, appropriate, or convenient for the operation
        of the Plan.

        (c) Any action taken in good faith by the Committee in the exercise of
authority conferred upon it by this Plan shall be conclusive and binding upon
the Participant and Beneficiaries. All discretionary powers conferred upon the
Committee shall be absolute.

        7.2 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No employee or member of the Committee
shall be subject to any liability with respect to his duties under the Plan
unless the person acts fraudulently or in bad faith. To the extent permitted by
law, the Company shall indemnify

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each member of the Committee, and any other employee of the Company with duties
under the Plan who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to
any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, by reason of the person's conduct in the
performance of his duties under the Plan.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                              MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

        8.1 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Company expects the Plan to be
permanent, but since future conditions affecting the Company cannot be
anticipated or foreseen, the Company reserves the right to prospectively amend,
modify, or terminate the Plan at any time by action of the Board. Upon
termination of the Plan, the Company may either freeze benefits under the Plan
and distribute those benefits in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the
Company may provide that all benefits shall become payable immediately upon the
termination of the Plan. No such amendment or termination shall operate to
decrease or forfeit the Account of any Participant. Retroactive amendments shall
be enforceable only if consented to by the Participant.

        8.2 BENEFITS NOT ALIENABLE. Benefits under the Plan may not be assigned
or alienated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

        8.3 NO ENLARGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. This Plan is strictly a voluntary
undertaking on the part of the Company and shall not be deemed to constitute a
contract between the Company and the Participant or to be consideration for, or
an inducement to, or a condition of, the employment of the Participant. Nothing
contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give the right to the Participant to be
retained in the employ of the Company or to interfere with the right of the
Company to discharge the Participant at any time.

        No person shall have any right to any benefits under this Plan, except
to the extent expressly provided herein.

        8.4 GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by federal law, all legal
questions pertaining to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws
of the State of California.

        8.5 ARBITRATION. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or in
connection with or relating to this Plan will, after satisfying the requirements
of Section 6.6, be submitted by the parties to arbitration by the American
Arbitration Association in the County of Orange, State of California, in
accordance with the commercial rules then in effect for that Association. Each
party shall choose one arbitrator within thirty days of receipt of notice of the
intent to arbitrate. Within sixty days of receipt of the notice of intent to
arbitrate, the two arbitrators shall choose a neutral third arbitrator who shall
act as chairman.

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The award rendered by the arbitrators shall include costs of arbitration,
reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses,
and judgment upon such award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, in order to record the adoption of the Plan, Onyx
Acceptance Corporation has caused this instrument to be signed by its duly
authorized officer to be effective January 1, 2000.

                                       ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

                                       BY:
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                                       ITS:
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                                   EXHIBIT "A"

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.108

                         THE ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
                    NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                                 TRUST AGREEMENT

        Effective January 1, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), Onyx Acceptance
Corporation (the "Company") established The Onyx Acceptance Corporation
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust Agreement (the "Trust") for the
benefit of those Participants and their Beneficiaries eligible to be covered
under The Onyx Acceptance Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
(the "Plan") with Wells Fargo Bank, NT&SA (the "Trustee") as the trustee of the
Trust.

                                R E C I T A L S :

        WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan, a nonqualified deferred
compensation agreement for the benefit of certain key employees of the Company;

        WHEREAS, the Company has incurred or expects to incur liability under
the terms of the Plan with respect to the individuals participating in the Plan;

        WHEREAS, the Company established the Trust and contributed to the Trust
assets that shall be held therein, subject to the claims of the Company's
creditors in the event of the Company's Insolvency, as defined below, until paid
to the Plan Participants and their Beneficiaries in such manner and at such
times as specified in the Plan;

        WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties that this Trust shall
constitute an unfunded arrangement and shall not affect the status of the Plan
as an unfunded plan maintained for the purpose of providing deferred
compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees
for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;

        WHEREAS, it is the intention of Company to make contributions to the
Trust to provide itself with a source of funds to assist it in the meeting of
its liabilities under the Plan; and

        WHEREAS, the Trustee has agreed to hold and administer the assets of the
Trust in accordance with the terms of the Trust.

        NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do hereby amend and restate the Trust and
agree that the Trust shall be comprised, held and disposed of as follows:

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                                    ARTICLE I
                             ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST

        1.1 TRUST FUND. Pursuant to the power conferred upon it under the
applicable provisions of the Trust Agreement, the Company hereby appoints Wells
Fargo Bank, NT&SA (the "Trustee") as trustee under the Plan and Trust effective
as of the January 1, 1999 (the "Effective Date"). The Trustee hereby accepts its
appointment as the trustee under this Agreement effective as of the Effective
Date.

        1.2 REVOCATION OF TRUST. The Trust is revocable by Company; but it shall
become irrevocable upon a Change of Control.

        1.3 GRANTOR TRUST. The Trust is intended to be a grantor trust, with the
Company as the grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J,
chapter 1, subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as
amended, and shall be construed accordingly.

        1.4 TRUST ASSETS. The principal of the Trust, and any earnings thereon
shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the Company and shall be
used exclusively for the uses and purposes of Participants and general creditors
as herein set forth. Participants and their Beneficiaries shall have no
preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the
Trust. Any rights created under the Plan and this Trust Agreement shall be mere
unsecured contractual rights of Participants and their Beneficiaries against the
Company. Any assets held by the Trust will be subject to the claims of the
Company's general creditors under federal and state law in the event of
Insolvency, as defined in Section 3(a) herein.

        1.5 FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS. In accordance with the provisions of the Plan,
the Company, may at any time, or from time to time, make additional deposits of
cash or other property acceptable to the Trustee in Trust with Trustee to
augment the principal to be held, administered and disposed of by the Trustee as
provided in this Trust Agreement. Neither the Trustee, any Participant nor any
Beneficiary shall have any right to compel such additional deposits.

        1.6 INCORPORATION OF DEFINED TERMS. All initial capitalized terms used
in this Agreement shall, unless otherwise specifically defined, have the
meanings set forth for those terms in the Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                               PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

        2.1 NORMAL PAYMENT OF BENEFITS. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
Trustee shall make payments to the Participants and their Beneficiaries in
accordance with the provisions of Article VI of the Plan. Upon direction of the
Company, the Trustee shall make provision for the reporting and withholding of
any federal, state or local taxes that may be required to be withheld with
respect to the payment of benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan and shall
pay amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authorities. The Trustee shall
incur no liability in the event the Company fails to provide information
reasonably necessary to pay or withhold such taxes.

        2.2 BENEFIT CLAIMS. The entitlement of a Participant or his
Beneficiaries to benefits under the Plan shall be determined by the Company or
such party as it shall designate under the Plan, and any claim for such benefits
shall be considered and reviewed under the procedures set out in the Plan.

        2.3 COMPANY DIRECTION. The Company may make payment of benefits directly
to Participants or their Beneficiaries as they become due under the terms of the
Plan. The Company shall notify the Trustee of its decision to make payment of
benefits directly prior to the time amounts are payable to Participants or their
Beneficiaries. In addition, if the principal of the Trust, and any earnings
thereon, are not sufficient to make payments of benefits in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, the Company shall make the balance of each such payment as it
falls due. The Trustee shall notify the Company where principal and earnings are
not sufficient.

        2.4 BENEFIT DISPUTES. Should the Company, any Participant, any
Beneficiary or any person claiming to be a Beneficiary assert any controversy as
to the person or persons to whom any distribution or payment is to be made by
the Trustee, or as to any other matter arising out of the administration of the
Plan or Trust, the Trustee may either (a) retain the amount in controversy
pending resolution of the controversy; (b) file an action seeking declaratory
relief with respect to the amount of the distribution or payment; or (c)
interplead the amount of the distribution or payment. The Trustee shall not be
liable for the payment of any interest or income on such amounts, except for any
amounts actually earned as a Trust investment, or any amount withheld or
interpleaded under this Section. The expenses of the Trustee incurred under this
Section shall be paid to the Trustee from the Trust.

                                   ARTICLE III
                              INSOLVENCY OF COMPANY

        3.1 INSOLVENCY. The Trustee shall cease payment of benefits to
Participants and their Beneficiaries if the Company is Insolvent. The Company
shall be considered "Insolvent" for purposes of this Trust Agreement if the
Company is unable to pay its debts as they become

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due, or the Company is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the
United States Bankruptcy Code.

        3.2 COMPANY LIABILITIES AND TRUST ASSETS. At all times during the
continuance of this Trust, the principal and income of the Trust shall be
subject to claims of general creditors of Company under federal and state law as
set forth below.

        3.3 NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. The Board and the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing of the
Company's Insolvency. If a person claiming to be a creditor of the Company
alleges in writing to the Trustee that the Company has become Insolvent, the
Trustee shall determine whether the Company is Insolvent and, pending such
determination, the Trustee shall discontinue payment of benefits to Participants
or their Beneficiaries.

        3.4 TRUSTEE RELIANCE. Unless the Trustee has actual knowledge of the
Company's Insolvency, or has received notice from the Company or a person
claiming to be a creditor alleging that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee
shall have no duty to inquire whether the Company is Insolvent. The Trustee may
in all events rely on such evidence concerning the Company's solvency as may be
furnished to the Trustee and that provides the Trustee with a reasonable basis
for making a determination concerning the Company's solvency.

        3.5 TRUSTEE'S OBLIGATIONS UPON NOTICE. If at any time the Trustee has
determined that the Company is Insolvent, the Trustee shall discontinue all
payments to Participants or their Beneficiaries and shall hold the assets of the
Trust for the benefit of the Company's general creditors. Nothing in this Trust
Agreement shall in any way diminish any rights of Participants or their
Beneficiaries to pursue their rights as general creditors of the Company with
respect to benefits due under the Plan or otherwise.

        3.6 RECOMMENCEMENT OF PAYMENTS. The Trustee shall resume the payment of
benefits to Participants or their Beneficiaries in accordance with Article II of
this Agreement only after the Trustee has determined that the Company is not
Insolvent (or is no longer Insolvent).

        3.7 MAKE-UP OF MISSED PAYMENTS. Provided that there are sufficient
assets, if the Trustee discontinues the payment of benefits from the Trust
pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof and subsequently resume such payments, the first
payment following such discontinuance shall include the aggregate amount of all
payments due to Plan participants or their beneficiaries under the terms of the
Plan for the period of such discontinuance, less the aggregate amount of any
payments made to Plan participants or their beneficiaries by Company in lieu of
the payments provided for hereunder during any such period of discontinuance.

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                             IRREVOCABILITY OF TRUST

        4.1 IRREVOCABILITY UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon and following a Change
in Control, the Trustee shall have full responsibility for the investment and
reinvestment of all Trust assets and the Company's power to issue investment
directions to the Trustee and the power to appoint Investment Managers shall
cease. The Trustee shall have no independent duty to determine that a Change in
Control has occurred and shall not be required to take any action or refrain
from taking any actions under this Agreement which are based upon a Change in
Control having occurred prior to the time it receives written notice from the
Company, a Participant, a Beneficiary or a person claiming to be a Beneficiary
that a Change in Control has occurred or will occur and has had a reasonable
opportunity to determine whether a Change in Control, in fact, has occurred. At
the Trustee's request, the Company shall furnish such evidence as may be
necessary to enable the Trustee to determine whether a Change in Control has
occurred. In taking or refraining from taking any action under this Agreement,
the Trustee may rely upon its determination, including an opinion of counsel
(who may be counsel to the Company or the Trustee), that a Change in Control has
occurred, unless such a determination arises out of the Trustee's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.

                                    ARTICLE V
                              INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

        5.1 GENERAL POWERS.

        (a) The Trustee shall have all powers necessary for the efficient
performance of its duties hereunder.

        (b) In amplification of such general powers, and not by way of
limitation, the Trustee shall have, in addition to the other powers and duties
provided for under this Trust Agreement, the specific powers and duties set
forth in this Article with respect to the management and administration of the
Trust Fund, subject, however, to the direction of the Committee or as provided
in this Trust Agreement.

        (c) The Trustee may consult with legal counsel of its choice, including
counsel for the Company or for the Trustee, upon any matter or question arising
hereunder and shall be fully protected in acting in good faith upon advice
received from such counsel, except as otherwise provided by law.

        5.2 AUTHORIZED ACTIONS OF TRUSTEE. Subject to the provisions of the Plan
and pursuant to directions from the Committee or by an investment manager, the
Trustee shall have and exercise all of the rights and authority of a legal owner
with respect to all property of the Trust Fund, including but not limited to the
power to do any or all of the following:

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        (a) To purchase, hold, sell, invest and reinvest assets of the Trust
Fund, together with the income therefrom, in every kind of investment, including
but not limited to common stock, preferred stock, convertible preferred stock,
bonds, debentures, convertible debentures, mortgages, notes, mutual fund shares,
time certificates of deposit, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and other
evidences of indebtedness, insurance contracts, other securities and corporate
obligations of every kind, and any property whether personal, real or mixed, and
tangible or intangible. The Trustee may invest in mutual funds maintained or
made available by the Trustee or its affiliates and the Trustee may receive
compensation from the sponsor of such funds for services rendered, separate and
apart from any Trustee's fees under this Agreement. Such compensation may
include investment advisory services and fees.

        (b) To sell for cash or credit, to grant options (both puts and calls)
on, to convert, redeem, exchange for other securities or other property, or
otherwise to dispose of, any securities or other property of the Trust Fund at
any time held by the Trustee.

        (c) To transfer and deposit part or all of the money constituting assets
of the Trust Fund to and as an investment in any type of interest bearing
account or accounts maintained in a Company or savings and loan association,
including but not limited to savings accounts or other interest-bearing deposit
accounts or certificates maintained by the Trustee or its affiliates (if any).
Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may hold such portion of the Trust Fund
in cash as may be necessary for ordinary administration and disbursement of
funds, without liability for interest, notwithstanding the Trustee's receipt of
"float from such uninvested cash."

        (d) To hold, manage, improve, repair, and control all property, real and
personal, at any time forming part of the Trust Fund. To sell, convey, transfer,
exchange, or partition such property. To lease such property for any time, for
any purpose, including the exploration for or removal of oil, gas and other
minerals. To raze old buildings and build new ones. To enter into trusts or to
establish corporations to hold title to any such real property with the
previously mentioned powers. To otherwise dispose of or deal with any assets of
the Trust Fund from time to time in such manner, for such consideration, and
upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

        (e) To invest in first and second deeds of trust. To renew, extend, or
participate in the renewal or extension of any mortgage (or deed of trust) upon
such terms as may be deemed advisable. To agree to a reduction of the rate of
interest on any mortgage (or deed of trust) or to any modification or change in
the terms of any mortgage (or deed of trust) or guaranty pertaining thereto, in
any manner and to any extent that may be deemed advisable for the protection of
the Trust Fund or the preservation of the value of the investment. To waive any
default, whether the performance of any covenant or condition, of any mortgage,
deed of trust, or performance of any guaranty. To enforce any such default in
such manner and to such extent as may be deemed advisable. To exercise and
enforce any and all rights of foreclosure. To bid on property for foreclosure.
To take a deed in lieu of foreclosure with or without paying a consideration
therefor in connection therewith. To release the obligation on the bond secured

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by such mortgage (or deed of trust). To exercise and enforce in any action,
suit, or proceeding in law or in equity all rights and remedies in respect to
any mortgage, deed of trust, or guaranty.

        (f) To contract or otherwise enter into transactions between itself as
Trustee and itself as a Company (if applicable), between itself as Trustee and
any other institution for which it presently, previously, or subsequently may be
acting as Trustee.

        (g) To have the sole custody and safekeeping of all investments or
evidences thereof purchased in accordance with the terms hereof.

        (h) To cause any property of the Trust Fund to be issued, held or
registered in the name of the Trustee, or in its name as Trustee hereunder, or
in the name of its nominee, or in such form that title will pass by delivery,
provided that the records of the Trustee indicate the true ownership of the
property and the Trustee remains responsible for the acts of any such nominee
affecting such property.

        (i) The Trustee is authorized to employ such agents, custodians and
counsel in connection with the administration of the Trust as the Trustee in its
absolute discretion may deem advisable. The Trustee is authorized to pay their
reasonable expenses and compensation from the Trust Fund if the Company does not
otherwise pay such expenses and compensation.

        (j) With respect to any securities held in the Trust, to vote for any
purpose either in person or proxy, with or without power of substitution. To pay
assessments or other charges thereon. To exercise any option, conversion
privilege, or subscription right given to the Trustee as the owner of any
security forming part of the Trust Fund. To consent to or oppose any
reorganization, consolidation, merger, readjustment of the financial structure,
sale, lease or other disposition of the assets of any corporation or other
organization, the securities of which may be an asset of the Trust Fund, and to
take any action in connection therewith and receive and retain any securities
resulting therefrom.

        (k) To borrow upon such terms and conditions as may be directed by the
Committee. To encumber the Trust Fund or any of its property by mortgage, deed
of trust, or otherwise.

        (l) To loan amounts to Plan participants, provided that all such loans
shall be made as directed by the Committee and in accordance with the relevant
Plan provisions.

        (m) To exercise all the further rights, powers, options and privileges
granted, provided for, or vested in trustees generally under applicable federal
or state laws, as amended from time to time. However, unless discretionary
authority is granted to, and accepted by, the Trustee with respect to the
management and investment of Trust assets as provided under Section 5.3, the
preceding powers and authority of the Trustee are subject to direction by the
Committee.

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        (n) The Trust Fund may be invested by the Trustees in shares of common
stock of the Company ("Company Stock"). Trust assets may be used to acquire
shares of Company Stock from shareholders (through open-market purchases or
privately negotiated transactions) or from the Company or any affiliate. All
purchases of Company Stock by the Trustees shall be made at such times and in
such quantities as the Trustee shall direct, however, such purchases shall be at
prices which do not exceed the fair market value of Company Stock. Valuation of
Company Stock shall be done in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(28)(C). The
Trustees may invest and hold up to 100% of the Trusts assets in Company Stock.
The Trustees may sell shares of Company Stock as needed in the course of
operating and administering the Plan.

        5.3 TRANSFER OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY TO TRUSTEE.

        (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, the Committee may,
subject to the written consent of the Trustee, transfer and delegate to the
Trustee investment authority over and management of all or any portion of the
Trust Fund. Any such delegation of investment authority to the Trustee shall be
pursuant to a written instrument delivered or mailed to the Trustee by the
Committee and shall not become effective unless and until the Trustee shall
agree thereto in writing delivered or mailed to the Committee.

        (b) Where the Trustee is delegated investment authority over a
designated portion of the Trust Fund (which may but need not be all of the Trust
assets), the Trustee shall thereupon be the sole Fiduciary with respect to the
investment management of that portion of the Trust Fund with full discretion in
the exercise of this investment authority and with full authority to exercise
the powers specified in Section 5.2 without direction from the Committee. The
Trustee's investment and management authority shall in all cases be subject to
the restrictions and requirements of the Plan and this Article.

        (c) Any delegation of discretionary investment authority under this
Section shall remain effective until the Committee revokes the delegation or the
Trustee requests a termination of such authority. Any revocation or request
shall be in writing and shall be effective as of the date stated in the writing.
Upon the effective date of the termination of such investment authority by the
Trustee, the authority shall revert to the Committee.

        5.4 LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OF TRUSTEE.

        (a) The Trustee shall have no powers, duties or responsibilities with
regard to the administration of the Plan or to determine the rights or benefits
of any person having or claiming an interest under the Plan or in the Trust or
under this Agreement or to examine or control any disposition of the Trust or
any part of the Trust which is directed by the Company, a Participant or a
Beneficiary.

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        (b) The Trustee shall have no liability for the adequacy of
contributions for the purposes of the Plan or enforcement of the payment of
benefits under the Plan.

        (c) The Trustee shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of the
Company.

        (d) The Trustee shall have no liability for following proper directions
of the Company when such directions are made in accordance with this Agreement
and the Plan.

        (e) The Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee against any and all
loss, expense and liability incurred or to be incurred by the Trustee for acts
or omissions of the Company or any of its employees.

        (f) The Company agrees to indemnify the Trustee against any liability
imposed as the result of a claim asserted by any person or persons with respect
to whom the Trustee has acted in good faith in reliance upon a written direction
by the Company.

                5.5 VOTING COMPANY STOCK. All Company Stock held under the Trust
shall be voted by the Trustee in the manner directed by the Committee.

                5.6 TENDER OFFERS. In the event a tender offer is made for
Company Stock, the Committee shall direct the Trustee whether the shares held
under the Trust will be delivered in response to such tender offer.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                 TRUST EXPENSES

        6.1 TRUST EARNINGS. During the term of this Trust, all income received
by the Trust, net of expenses and taxes, shall be accumulated and reinvested.

        6.2 TRUST EXPENSES. If the Trustee undertakes or defends any litigation
arising in connection with this Trust, Company agrees to indemnify Trustee
against Trustee's costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) relating thereto and to be
primarily liable for such payments. If the Company does not pay such costs,
expenses and liabilities in a reasonably timely manner, the Trustee may obtain
payment from the Trust.

        6.3 TRUST COUNSEL. The Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may
also be counsel for the Company generally) with respect to any of its duties or
obligations hereunder.

        6.4 AGENTS. The Trustee may hire agents, accountants, actuaries,
investment advisors, financial consultants or other professionals to assist it
in performing any of its duties or obligations hereunder.

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                                   ARTICLE VII
                                TRUST ACCOUNTING

        7.1 TRUST RECORDS. The Trustee shall keep accurate and detailed records
of all investments, receipts, disbursements, and all other transactions required
to be made, including such specific records as shall be agreed upon in writing
between Company and Trustee. Within ninety days following the close of each
calendar year and within ninety days after the removal or resignation of
Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company a written account of its
administration of the Trust during such year or during the period from the close
of the last preceding year to the date of such removal or resignation, setting
forth all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions effected
by it, including a description of all securities and investments purchased and
sold with the cost or net proceeds of such purchases or sales (accrued interest
paid or receivable being shown separately), and showing all cash, securities and
other property held in the Trust at the end of such year or as of the date of
such removal or resignation, as the case may be.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                TRUSTEE'S DUTIES

        8.1 GENERAL DUTIES. The Trustee shall act with the care, skill, prudence
and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person
acting in like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct
of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims, provided, however, that
Trustee shall incur no liability to any person for any action taken pursuant to
a direction, request or approval given by Company which is contemplated by, and
in conformity with, the terms of the Plan or this Trust and is given in writing
by Company. In the event of a dispute between Company and a party, Trustee may
apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to resolve the dispute.

        8.2 LIMITATION ON POWERS. The Trustee shall have, without exclusion, all
powers conferred on trustees by Article V and applicable law, unless expressly
provided otherwise herein, provided, however, that if an Insurance Policy is
held as an asset of the Trust, Trustee shall have no power to name a beneficiary
of the Insurance Policy other than the Trust, to assign the Insurance Policy (as
distinct from conversion of the Insurance Policy to a different form) other than
to a successor Trustee, or to loan to any person the proceeds of any borrowing
against such Insurance Policy.

        8.3 RESTRICTIONS ON TRUSTEE. Notwithstanding any powers granted to
Trustee pursuant to this Trust Agreement or to applicable law, Trustee shall not
have any power that could give this Trust the objective of carrying on a
business and dividing the gains therefrom, within the meaning of section
301.7701-2 of the Procedure and Administrative Regulations promulgated pursuant
to the Internal Revenue Code.

        8.4 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES. The Company shall certify in writing to the
Trustee the names and specimen signatures of all persons who are authorized to
act as or on behalf of the

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Company, and those names and specimen signatures shall be updated as necessary
by a duly authorized official of the Company. The Company shall promptly notify
the Trustee if any person so designated is no longer authorized to act on behalf
of the Company. Until the Trustee receives notice that a person is no longer
authorized to act on behalf of the Company, the Trustee may continue to rely on
the Company's designation of such person.

        8.5 CONSULTATION. The Trustee may seek written instructions from the
Company on any matter and await written instructions without incurring any
liability. If, at any time the Company should fail to give directions to the
Trustee, the Trustee may act in the manner that in its discretion seems
advisable under the circumstances for carrying out the purposes of the Trust.
Such actions shall be conclusive on the Company, the Participants and the
Beneficiaries on any matter if written notice of the proposed action is given
five days prior to the action being taken, and the Trustee receives no response.
In case of an emergency, the Trustee may act in the absence of directions from
any other person having the power and duty to direct the Trustee with respect to
the matter involved and shall incur no liability in so acting.

        8.6 DOCUMENTS. The Company shall maintain and furnish the Trustee with
all reports, documents and information as shall be reasonably required by the
Trustee to perform its duties and discharge its responsibilities under this
Agreement, including without limitation, a certified copy of each of the Plan
and all amendments to the Plan and written reports setting forth the name,
address, date of birth and social security number of each Participant and
Beneficiary, and a listing of each Participant's Adjusted Account Value as of
the most recent Valuation Date.

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                                   ARTICLE IX
                             COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE

        9.1 TRUSTEE'S FEES. The Company, or, at its option, the Trust shall
quarterly pay the Trustee its expenses in administering the Trust and reasonable
compensation for its services as Trustee at a rate to be agreed upon by the
Company and the Trustee, based upon the Trustee's published fee schedule. The
Trustee reserves the right to alter this rate of compensation at any time by
providing the Company with notice of such change at least thirty days prior to
its effective date. Reasonable compensation shall include compensation for any
extraordinary services or computations required. The Trustee shall have a lien
upon the Trust for compensation and for any reasonable expenses including
counsel, appraisal or accounting fees, and these may be withdrawn from the Trust
unless paid by the Company within thirty days after mailing of the written
billing by the Trustee.

                                    ARTICLE X
                       RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE

        10.1 RESIGNATION. Any Trustee may resign at any time by written notice
to Company, which shall be effective no less than sixty days after receipt of
such notice unless Company and Trustee agree otherwise.

        10.2 REMOVAL. The Trustee may be removed by Company on sixty days notice
or upon shorter notice accepted by Trustee.

        10.3 CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon a Change of Control, no Trustee may be
removed by Company for five years. During the five years following a Change in
Control, any Trustee may be removed by a two-thirds majority of all Participants
and Beneficiaries.

        10.4 COURT APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE. If any Trustee resigns within five
years after a Change of Control, as defined herein, the Company or any
Participant shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor Trustee or Trustees or for instructions.

        10.5 TRANSFER OF ASSETS. Upon resignation or removal of any Trustee and
appointment of a successor Trustee, all assets shall subsequently be transferred
to the successor Trustee. The transfer shall be completed within ninety days
after receipt of notice of resignation, removal or transfer, unless Company
extends the time limit.

        10.6 APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. If any Trustee resigns or is removed, a
successor shall be appointed, in accordance with Article XI, by the effective
date of resignation or removal under this Article. If no such appointment has
been made, the Company or any Participant may apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction for appointment of a successor or for

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instructions. All expenses of the Trustee in connection with the proceeding
shall be allowed as administrative expenses of the Trust.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                            APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR

        11.1 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE. If any Trustee resigns or is removed in
accordance with Article X, the Company may appoint any third party, such as a
bank trust department or other party that may be granted corporate trustee
powers under state law or any individual, as a successor to replace the Trustee
upon resignation or removal. The appointment shall be effective when accepted in
writing by the new Trustee, who shall have all of the rights and powers of the
former Trustee, including ownership rights in the Trust assets. The former
Trustee shall execute any instrument necessary or reasonably requested by the
Company or the successor Trustee to evidence the transfer.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                            AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

        12.1 AMENDMENT. This Trust Agreement may be amended by a written
instrument executed by the Trustee and the Company. No such amendment shall
conflict with the terms of the Plan or shall make the Trust revocable after it
has become irrevocable in accordance with Section 1.2.

        12.2 TERMINATION. The Trust shall not terminate until the date on which
Participants and their Beneficiaries are no longer entitled to benefits pursuant
to the terms of the Plan. Upon termination of the Trust any assets remaining in
the Trust shall be returned to the Company.

        12.3 EARLY TERMINATION. Upon written approval of the Participants or
Beneficiaries entitled to payment of benefits pursuant to the terms of the Plan,
the Company may terminate this Trust prior to the time all benefit payments
under the Plan have been made. All assets in the Trust at termination shall be
returned to Company.

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                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

        13.1 INTERPRETATION.

        (a) Article and Section headings in this Trust Agreement are for
convenient reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of the substance of
this instrument or in any way to enlarge or limit the contents of any Article or
Section. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, masculine gender shall
include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural
shall include the singular.

        (b) If a provision is susceptible to more than one interpretation, the
interpretation shall be given thereto that is consistent with the Plan being a
non-qualified deferred compensation plan and the Trust being a Rabbi Trust.

        (c) If any paragraph, section, sentence, clause or phrase contained in
this Agreement shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be to be
illegal, void, or against public policy or incapable of being construed or
limited in a manner to make it enforceable, the remaining paragraphs, sections,
sentences, clauses or phrases contained in this Trust Agreement shall not be
affected thereby.

        (d) This Trust Agreement and the Trust hereby created shall be
construed, administered and governed in all respects under the applicable laws
of the State of California, except to the extent such laws are pre-empted by
Federal laws.

        (e) Benefits payable to Plan participants and their beneficiaries under
this Trust Agreement may not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in
equity), alienated, pledged, encumbered or subjected to attachment, garnishment,
levy, execution or other legal or equitable process.

        (f) Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or in connection
with or relating to this Trust will be submitted by the parties to arbitration
by the American Arbitration Association in the County of Orange, State of
California, in accordance with the commercial rules then in effect for that
association. Each party shall choose one arbitrator within thirty days of
receipt of notice of the intent to arbitrate, the two arbitrators shall choose a
neutral third arbitrator who shall act as chairman. The award rendered by the
arbitrator shall include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses, and judgment upon such award
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the matter.

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                                   ARTICLE XIV
                                   ATTESTATION

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee have each caused this
instrument to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives,
effective as of the day and year indicated above.

                                       ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,
                                       AS TRUSTOR

                                       BY:
                                          --------------------------------------

                                       ITS:
                                           -------------------------------------

                                       DATE:
                                            ------------------------------------

                                       WELLS FARGO BANK, NT&SA,  AS TRUSTEE

                                       BY:
                                          --------------------------------------

                                       ITS:
                                           -------------------------------------

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