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Exhibit 10.10

                          LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

Article 1 - Purpose.

      This 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is intended to
encourage stock ownership by all eligible employees of Lionbridge Technologies,
Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, and its participating subsidiaries
(as defined in Article 17) so that they may share in the growth of the Company
by acquiring or increasing their proprietary interest in the Company. The Plan
is designed to encourage eligible employees to remain in the employ of the
Company and its participating subsidiaries. The Plan is intended to constitute
an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of Section 423(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

Article 2 - Administration of the Plan.

      The Plan may be administered by a committee appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Committee"). The Committee shall consist of not
less than two members of the Company's Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors may from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the
Committee. Vacancies on the Committee, however caused, shall be filled by the
Board of Directors. The Committee may select one of its members as Chairman, and
shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine. Acts by a
majority of the Committee, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by a
majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the
Committee.

      The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of
the Plan or of any option granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors. The Committee may from time to time adopt
such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem best,
provided that any such rules and regulations shall be applied on a uniform basis
to all employees under the Plan. No member of the Board of Directors or the
Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith
with respect to the Plan or any option granted under it.

      In the event the Board of Directors fails to appoint or refrains from
appointing a Committee, the Board of Directors shall have all power and
authority to administer the Plan. In such event, the word "Committee" wherever
used herein shall be deemed to mean the Board of Directors.

Article 3 - Eligible Employees.

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      All employees of the Company or any of its participating subsidiaries
whose customary employment is more than 20 hours per week and for more than
three months in any calendar year shall be eligible to receive options under the
Plan to purchase common stock of the Company, and all eligible employees shall
have the same rights and privileges hereunder. Persons who are eligible
employees on the first business day of any Payment Period (as defined in Article
5) shall receive their options as of such day. Persons who become eligible
employees after any date on which options are granted under the Plan shall be
granted options on the first day of the next succeeding Payment Period on which
options are granted to eligible employees under the Plan. In no event, however,
may an employee be granted an option if such employee, immediately after the
option was granted, would be treated as owning stock possessing five percent or
more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the
Company or of any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation, as the terms
"parent corporation" and "subsidiary corporation" are defined in Section 424(e)
and (f) of the Code. For purposes of determining stock ownership under this
paragraph, the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply, and stock which
the employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock
owned by the employee.

Article 4 - Stock Subject to the Plan.

      The stock subject to the options under the Plan shall be shares of the
Company's authorized but unissued common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), or shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including
shares purchased in the open market. The aggregate number of shares which may be
issued pursuant to the Plan is 1,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in
Article 12. If any option granted under the Plan shall expire or terminate for
any reason without having been exercised in full or shall cease for any reason
to be exercisable in whole or in part, the unpurchased shares subject thereto
shall again be available under the Plan.

Article 5 - Payment Period and Stock Options.

      The first Payment Period during which payroll deductions will be
accumulated under the Plan shall commence on the later to occur of November 1,
1999 and the first day of the first calendar month following effectiveness of
the Form S-8 registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission covering the shares to be issued pursuant to the Plan and shall end
on April 30, 2000. For the remainder of the duration of the Plan, Payment
Periods shall consist of the six-month periods commencing on May 1 and November
1 and ending on the following October 31 and April 30, respectively, of each
calendar year.

      Twice each year, on the first business day of each Payment Period, the
Company will grant to each eligible employee who is then a participant in the
Plan an option to purchase on the last day of such Payment Period, at the Option
Price hereinafter provided for, a maximum of 500 shares, on condition that such
employee remains eligible to participate in the Plan throughout the remainder of
such Payment Period. The participant shall be entitled to exercise the option so
granted only to the extent of the participant's accumulated payroll deductions
on the

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last day of such Payment Period. If the participant's accumulated payroll
deductions on the last day of the Payment Period would enable the participant to
purchase more than 500 shares except for the 500-share limitation, the excess of
the amount of the accumulated payroll deductions over the aggregate purchase
price of the 500 shares shall be promptly refunded to the participant by the
Company, without interest. The Option Price per share for each Payment Period
shall be the lesser of (i) 85% of the average market price of the Common Stock
on the first business day of the Payment Period and (ii) 85% of the average
market price of the Common Stock on the last business day of the Payment Period,
in either event rounded up to the nearest cent. The foregoing limitation on the
number of shares subject to option and the Option Price shall be subject to
adjustment as provided in Article 12.

      For purposes of the Plan, the term "average market price" on any date
means (i) the average (on that date) of the high and low prices of the Common
Stock on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
traded, if the Common Stock is then traded on a national securities exchange; or
(ii) the last reported sale price (on that date) of the Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market, if the Common Stock is not then traded on a national
securities exchange; or (iii) the average of the closing bid and asked prices
last quoted (on that date) by an established quotation service for
over-the-counter securities, if the Common Stock is not reported on the Nasdaq
National Market; or (iv) if the Common Stock is not publicly traded, the fair
market value of the Common Stock as determined by the Committee after taking
into consideration all factors which it deems appropriate, including, without
limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Common Stock in private
transactions negotiated at arm's length.

      For purposes of the Plan, the term "business day" means a day on which
there is trading on the Nasdaq National Market or the aforementioned national
securities exchange, whichever is applicable pursuant to the preceding
paragraph; and if neither is applicable, a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
legal holiday in Massachusetts.

      No employee shall be granted an option which permits the employee's right
to purchase stock under the Plan, and under all other Section 423(b) employee
stock purchase plans of the Company and any parent or subsidiary corporations,
to accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of such stock
(determined on the date or dates that options on such stock were granted) for
each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. The purpose
of the limitation in the preceding sentence is to comply with Section 423(b)(8)
of the Code. If the participant's accumulated payroll deductions on the last day
of the Payment Period would otherwise enable the participant to purchase Common
Stock in excess of the Section 423(b)(8) limitation described in this paragraph,
the excess of the amount of the accumulated payroll deductions over the
aggregate purchase price of the shares actually purchased shall be promptly
refunded to the participant by the Company, without interest.

Article 6 - Exercise of Option.

      Each eligible employee who continues to be a participant in the Plan on
the last day of a Payment Period shall be deemed to have exercised his or her
option on such date and shall be deemed to have purchased from the Company such
number of full shares of Common Stock

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reserved for the purpose of the Plan as the participant's accumulated payroll
deductions on such date will pay for at the Option Price, subject to the
500-share limit of the option and the Section 423(b)(8) limitation described in
Article 5. If the individual is not a participant on the last day of a Payment
Period, the he or she shall not be entitled to exercise his or her option. Only
full shares of Common Stock may be purchased under the Plan. Unused payroll
deductions remaining in a participant's account at the end of a Payment Period
by reason of the inability to purchase a fractional share shall be carried
forward to the next Payment Period.

Article 7 - Authorization for Entering the Plan.

      An employee may elect to enter the Plan by filling out, signing and
delivering to the Company an authorization:

              A.     Stating the percentage to be deducted regularly from the
      employee's pay;

              B.     Authorizing the purchase of stock for the employee in each
      Payment Period in accordance with the terms of the Plan; and

              C.     Specifying the exact name or names in which stock purchased
      for the employee is to be issued as provided under Article 11 hereof.

Such authorization must be received by the Company at least ten days before the
first day of the next succeeding Payment Period and shall take effect only if
the employee is an eligible employee on the first business day of such Payment
Period.

      Unless a participant files a new authorization or withdraws from the Plan,
the deductions and purchases under the authorization the participant has on file
under the Plan will continue from one Payment Period to succeeding Payment
Periods as long as the Plan remains in effect.

      The Company will accumulate and hold for each participant's account the
amounts deducted from his or her pay. No interest will be paid on these amounts.

Article 8 - Maximum Amount of Payroll Deductions.

      An employee may authorize payroll deductions in an amount (expressed as a
whole percentage) not less than one percent (1%) but not more than ten percent
(10%) of the employee's total compensation, including base pay or salary and any
overtime, bonuses or commissions.

Article 9 - Change in Payroll Deductions.

      Deductions may not be increased or decreased during a Payment Period.
However, a participant may withdraw in full from the Plan.

Article 10 - Withdrawal from the Plan.

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      A participant may withdraw from the Plan (in whole but not in part) at any
time prior to the last day of a Payment Period by delivering a withdrawal notice
to the Company.

      To re-enter the Plan, an employee who has previously withdrawn must file a
new authorization at least ten days before the first day of the next Payment
Period in which he or she wishes to participate. The employee's re-entry into
the Plan becomes effective at the beginning of such Payment Period, provided
that he or she is an eligible employee on the first business day of the Payment
Period.

Article 11 - Issuance of Stock.

      Certificates for stock issued to participants shall be delivered as soon
as practicable after each Payment Period by the Company's transfer agent.

      Stock purchased under the Plan shall be issued only in the name of the
participant, or if the participant's authorization so specifies, in the name of
the participant and another person of legal age as joint tenants with rights of
survivorship.

Article 12 - Adjustments.

      Upon the happening of any of the following described events, a
participant's rights under options granted under the Plan shall be adjusted as
hereinafter provided:

              A.     In the event that the shares of Common Stock shall be
      subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if,
      upon a reorganization, split-up, liquidation, recapitalization or the like
      of the Company, the shares of Common Stock shall be exchanged for other
      securities of the Company, each participant shall be entitled, subject to
      the conditions herein stated, to purchase such number of shares of Common
      Stock or amount of other securities of the Company as were exchangeable
      for the number of shares of Common Stock that such participant would have
      been entitled to purchase except for such action, and appropriate
      adjustments shall be made in the purchase price per share to reflect such
      subdivision, combination or exchange; and

              B.     In the event the Company shall issue any of its shares as a
      stock dividend upon or with respect to the shares of stock of the class
      which shall at the time be subject to option hereunder, each participant
      upon exercising such an option shall be entitled to receive (for the
      purchase price paid upon such exercise) the shares as to which the
      participant is exercising his or her option and, in addition thereto (at
      no additional cost), such number of shares of the class or classes in
      which such stock dividend or dividends were declared or paid, and such
      amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, as is equal to the number of
      shares thereof and the amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares,
      respectively, which the participant would have received if the participant
      had been the holder of the shares as to which the participant is
      exercising his or her option at all times between the date of the granting
      of such option and the date of its exercise.

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      Upon the happening of any of the foregoing events, the class and aggregate
number of shares set forth in Article 4 hereof which are subject to options
which have been or may be granted under the Plan and the limitations set forth
in the second paragraph of Article 5 shall also be appropriately adjusted to
reflect the events specified in paragraphs A and B above. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to paragraphs A or B shall be made only
after the Committee, based on advice of counsel for the Company, determines
whether such adjustments would constitute a "modification" (as that term is
defined in Section 424 of the Code). If the Committee determines that such
adjustments would constitute a modification, it may refrain from making such
adjustments.

      If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in
a merger, a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or
otherwise (an "Acquisition"), the Committee or the board of directors of any
entity assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder (the "Successor Board")
shall, with respect to options then outstanding under the Plan, either (i) make
appropriate provision for the continuation of such options by arranging for the
substitution on an equitable basis for the shares then subject to such options
either (a) the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of
the Common Stock in connection with the Acquisition, (b) shares of stock of the
successor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation, or (c)
such other securities as the Successor Board deems appropriate, the fair market
value of which shall not materially exceed the fair market value of the shares
of Common Stock subject to such options immediately preceding the Acquisition;
or (ii) terminate each participant's options in exchange for a cash payment
equal to the excess of (a) the fair market value on the date of the Acquisition,
of the number of shares of Common Stock that the participant's accumulated
payroll deductions as of the date of the Acquisition could purchase, at an
option price determined with reference only to the first business day of the
applicable Payment Period and subject to the 500-share, Code Section 423(b)(8)
and fractional-share limitations on the amount of stock a participant would be
entitled to purchase, over (b) the result of multiplying such number of shares
by such option price.

      The Committee or Successor Board shall determine the adjustments to be
made under this Article 12, and its determination shall be conclusive.

Article 13 - No Transfer or Assignment of Employee's Rights.

      An option granted under the Plan may not be transferred or assigned and
may be exercised only by the participant, except by will or by the laws of
descent or distribution.

Article 14 - Termination of Employee's Rights.

      Whenever a participant ceases to be an eligible employee because of
retirement, voluntary or involuntary termination, resignation, layoff,
discharge, death or for any other reason, his or her rights under the Plan shall
immediately terminate, and the Company shall promptly refund, without interest,
the entire balance of his or her payroll deduction account under the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, eligible employment shall be treated as
continuing intact while

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a participant is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of
absence, for up to 90 days, or for so long as the participant's right to
re-employment is guaranteed either by statute or by contract, if longer than 90
days.

Article 15 - Termination and Amendments to Plan.

      The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Company's Board of Directors
but such termination shall not affect options then outstanding under the Plan.
It will terminate in any case when all or substantially all of the unissued
shares of stock reserved for the purposes of the Plan have been purchased. If at
any time shares of stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan remain available
for purchase but not in sufficient number to satisfy all then unfilled purchase
requirements, the available shares shall be apportioned among participants in
proportion to the amount of payroll deductions accumulated on behalf of each
participant that would otherwise be used to purchase stock, and the Plan shall
terminate. Upon such termination or any other termination of the Plan, all
payroll deductions not used to purchase stock will be refunded, without
interest.

      The Committee or the Board of Directors may from time to time adopt
amendments to the Plan provided that, without the approval of the stockholders
of the Company, no amendment may (i) increase the number of shares that may be
issued under the Plan; (ii) change the class of employees eligible to receive
options under the Plan, if such action would be treated as the adoption of a new
plan for purposes of Section 423(b) of the Code; or (iii) cause Rule 16b-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to become inapplicable to the Plan.

Article 16 - Limits on Sale of Stock Purchased under the Plan.

      The Plan is intended to provide shares of Common Stock for investment and
not for resale. The Company does not, however, intend to restrict or influence
any employee in the conduct of his or her own affairs. An employee may,
therefore, sell stock purchased under the Plan at any time the employee chooses,
subject to compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws and
subject to any restrictions imposed under Article 21 to ensure that tax
withholding obligations are satisfied. THE EMPLOYEE ASSUMES THE RISK OF ANY
MARKET FLUCTUATIONS IN THE PRICE OF THE STOCK.

Article 17 - Participating Subsidiaries.

      The term "participating subsidiary" shall mean any present or future
subsidiary of the Company, as that term is defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code, which is designated from time to time by the Board of Directors to
participate in the Plan. The Board of Directors shall have the power to make
such designation before or after the Plan is approved by the stockholders.

Article 18 - Optionees Not Stockholders.

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      Neither the granting of an option to an employee nor the deductions from
his or her pay shall constitute such employee a stockholder of the shares
covered by an option until such shares have been actually purchased by the
employee.

Article 19 - Application of Funds.

      The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock
pursuant to options granted under the Plan will be used for general corporate
purposes.

Article 20 - Notice to Company of Disqualifying Disposition.

      By electing to participate in the Plan, each participant agrees to notify
the Company in writing immediately after the participant transfers Common Stock
acquired under the Plan, if such transfer occurs within two years after the
first business day of the Payment Period in which such Common Stock was
acquired. Each participant further agrees to provide any information about such
a transfer as may be requested by the Company or any subsidiary corporation in
order to assist it in complying with the tax laws. Such dispositions generally
are treated as "disqualifying dispositions" under Sections 421 and 424 of the
Code, which have certain tax consequences to participants and to the Company and
its participating subsidiaries.

Article 21 - Withholding of Additional Income Taxes.

      By electing to participate in the Plan, each participant acknowledges that
the Company and its participating subsidiaries are required to withhold taxes
with respect to the amounts deducted from the participant's compensation and
accumulated for the benefit of the participant under the Plan, and each
participant agrees that the Company and its participating subsidiaries may
deduct additional amounts from the participant's compensation, when amounts are
added to the participant's account, used to purchase Common Stock or refunded,
in order to satisfy such withholding obligations. Each participant further
acknowledges that when Common Stock is purchased under the Plan the Company and
its participating subsidiaries may be required to withhold taxes with respect to
all or a portion of the difference between the fair market value of the Common
Stock purchased and its purchase price, and each participant agrees that such
taxes may be withheld from compensation otherwise payable to such participant.
It is intended that tax withholding will be accomplished in such a manner that
the full amount of payroll deductions elected by the participant under Article 7
will be used to purchase Common Stock. However, if amounts sufficient to satisfy
applicable tax withholding obligations have not been withheld from compensation
otherwise payable to any participant, then, notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan, the Company may withhold such taxes from the participant's
accumulated payroll deductions and apply the net amount to the purchase of
Common Stock, unless the participant pays to the Company, prior to the exercise
date, an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligations. Each
participant further acknowledges that the Company and its participating
subsidiaries may be required to withhold taxes in connection with the
disposition of stock acquired under the Plan and agrees that the Company or any
participating subsidiary may take whatever action it considers appropriate to
satisfy such withholding requirements, including deducting from compensation
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payable to such participant an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding
requirements or conditioning any disposition of Common Stock by the participant
upon the payment to the Company or such subsidiary of an amount sufficient to
satisfy such withholding requirements.

Article 22 - Governmental Regulations.

      The Company's obligation to sell and deliver shares of Common Stock under
the Plan is subject to the approval of any governmental authority required in
connection with the authorization, issuance or sale of such shares.

      Government regulations may impose reporting or other obligations on the
Company with respect to the Plan. For example, the Company may be required to
identify shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan on its stock ownership
records and send tax information statements to employees and former employees
who transfer title to such shares.

Article 23 - Governing Law.

      The validity and construction of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of
Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.

Article 24 - Approval of Board of Directors and Stockholders of the Company.

      The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on June 15, 1999 and was
approved by the stockholders of the Company on June 15, 1999.

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Exhibit 10.11

                         SOUTHPORT - Etesting Labs, Inc.
                               LEASE OF SPACE IN A
                           SINGLE STORY FLEX BUILDING

ARTICLE      DESCRIPTION

1            BASIC PROVISIONS
2            ADDITIONAL RENT
3            IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEMISED PREMISES
4            USE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE TENANT
5            REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BY THE TENANT
6            REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BY THE LANDLORD
7            COMMON AREAS
8            INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
9            LANDLORD'S RESERVED RIGHTS
10           FINANCING AND REFINANCING
11           DESTRUCTION OR CONDEMNATION
12           DEFAULT BY TENANT AND REMEDIES
13           MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
             SIGNATURES
             EXHIBITS
             A.  DEMISED PREMISES
             B.  IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEMISED PREMISES
             C.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS
             D.  TENANT ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
             E.  ATTORNMENT, SUB-ORDINATION & NON-DISTURBANCE
                 AGREEMENT

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                                                               Revised  04/29/93
                                                                        09/11/02
                                                                        09/30/02
                                                                        10/07/02

NORTH CAROLINA                                                   LEASE AGREEMENT
WAKE COUNTY                                           SINGLE STORY FLEX BUILDING

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT ("Lease"), made and entered into as of the 7th day of
October, 2002 by and between

                   SOUTHPORT BUSINESS PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     hereinafter referred to as "Landlord,"
                                      AND:

                               Etesting Labs, Inc.

          a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Tenant;"

                              STATEMENT OF PURPOSES

Landlord is the owner of Southport, an office, research and development and
distribution park located in Wake County, North Carolina ("Property"). Landlord
and Tenant have agreed that Landlord shall lease to Tenant and Tenant shall
lease from Landlord certain space at 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suites 200 - 500,
and Suite 550, Morrisville, North Carolina and have agreed to enter into this
Lease to evidence the terms and conditions of the leasing of space by Landlord
to Tenant.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants,
conditions and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and

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sufficiency of which are mutually acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree
as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                BASIC PROVISIONS

SECTION 1.01 - THE DEMISED PREMISES
Subject in all respects to the terms, conditions, agreements and limitations of
this Lease, the Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from
Landlord the following described space, hereinafter referred to as the "Demised
Premises":

Approximately Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Four (15,864) SQUARE FEET
(as measured from the centerline of all demising and exterior walls) of space
located in the building located at 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suites 200 - 500, and
Suite 550, (such building in the lot or lots in which is located collectively,
hereinafter referred to as the "Building") in Morrisville, Wake County, North
Carolina. The location of the Demised Premises within the Building shall be as
shown on EXHIBIT A attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof

SECTION 1.02 - TERM OF THE LEASE
Subject in all respects to the terms, limitations, conditions and agreements
contained herein, the term of this Lease (herein referred to as the "Term")
shall commence on the earlier of the date that the Tenant takes possession of
any part of the Demised Premises or October 1, 2002 whichever first occurs, and
shall terminate (unless extended as herein provided) at midnight on September
30, 2005. Landlord and Tenant each agrees to sign a statement confirming the
actual date on which the Term begins (herein referred to as the Commencement
Date) as soon as it is determined. If Tenant remains in possession of the
Demised Premises after the end of the Term or any renewal or extension thereof
with Landlord's consent but without a new lease reduced to writing and duly
executed, Tenant shall be deemed to be occupying the Demised Premises as a
tenant from month-to-month only, but otherwise subject to all the covenants,
conditions, and agreements of this Lease.

SECTION 1.03 - USE OF THE DEMISED PREMISES
Subject to the general limitations of Section 4.01 and to the terms,
limitations, conditions and agreements contained herein, Tenant may use the
Demised Premises for the following purposes but for none other without
Landlord's prior written consent: Office, Administration, and Testing and
information company, Research and Development and for such other related
businesses as Tenant may conduct from time to time.

SECTION 1.04 - MONTHLY MINIMUM RENT AND ADJUSTED MONTHLY MINIMUM RENT
Rents shall be payable as follows:

         For the initial partial month (if any) and next twelve (12) full
months Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty One and 90/100 Dollars ($11,831.90)
which is $8.95 PSF (hereinafter referred to as the "Monthly Minimum Rent")

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         For the next twelve (12) full months, Twelve Thousand Sixty Nine
and 86/100 Dollars ($12,069.86) which is $9.13 PSF (hereinafter referred to as
an "Adjusted Monthly Minimum Rent").

         For the next twelve (12) months, Twelve Thousand Three Hundred
Seven and 82/100 Dollars ($12,307.82) which is $9.31 PSF (hereinafter referred
to as an "Adjusted Monthly Minimum Rent").

         Such Monthly Minimum Rent or the Adjusted Monthly Minimum Rents,
together with any Additional Rents then due as specified in Article 2 of this
Lease, shall be payable on or before the first day of each calendar month during
the Term of this Lease.

If the Term commences or terminates on any day other than of the first day of a
calendar month then, the Tenant shall pay for the initial or the final partial
month (being the period from the Commencement Date until the end of that month)
a prorated Monthly Minimum Rent computed based upon the Monthly Minimum Rent
specified above prorated for the number of days during such period.

SECTION 1.05  - RENT ABATEMENT
No Monthly Minimum Rent shall be due for the following months (the "Abatement
Months", collectively): Seven (7) full months from the Commencement Date of this
Lease. Additionally, Monthly Minimum Rent in the amount of Eight Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty-Six and 60/100 Dollars ($8,256.60) shall abate for the eighth full
month from the Commencement Date (also an "Abatement Month"). Tenant shall pay
all Additional Rent for the Abatement Months. The entire Monthly Minimum Rent
otherwise due and payable for the Abatement Months shall become immediately due
and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by the Tenant under this
Lease. Within thirty (30) days after Tenant takes possession of the Demised
Premises, and provided that there is not then an uncured Event of Default by
Tenant on this Lease, Landlord agrees to pay to Tenant the following sum (the
"Cash Incentive"), as an incentive to Tenant to enter into the Lease: (1)
$47,592.00 (which is an amount equal to $3.00 multiplied by the approximate
number of square feet in the Demised Premises). In addition to any other
remedies available to Landlord pursuant to this Lease or at law, if any Event of
Default occurs that is not cured by Tenant within the applicable cure period,
then Tenant shall, upon written demand by Landlord, reimburse to Landlord the
amount of the Cash Incentive.

SECTION 1.06 - SECURITY DEPOSIT
Tenant hereby agrees to pay to Landlord with or prior to the execution of this
Lease the sum of: Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty One and 90/100 Dollars
($11,831.90) (hereinafter referred to as the "Security Deposit"), which sum
Landlord shall retain as security for the performance by Tenant of each of its
obligations hereunder. Such Security Deposit shall be held, applied and refunded
in the manner and subject to the conditions hereinafter provided.

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                                    ARTICLE 2
                                 ADDITIONAL RENT

SECTION 2.02 - SHARE OF DIRECT EXPENSES
The Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, each year, Tenant's
proportionate share as defined in the next unnumbered paragraph of any Direct
Expenses incurred by or accrued as an expense of Landlord or its agents on
account of the operation or maintenance of the Building and all appurtenances
thereto and including its proportionate share of any charges attributable to
Common Areas, as hereinafter defined, and as such may be reallocated as provided
hereunder, and an allocable portion of any and all other charges incurred by or
accrued as an expense of Landlord in connection with the operation or
maintenance of the Building. However in the cases of expenses which benefit
portions of Southport Business Park other than the Building, the portion
allocated to the Building shall be based upon sound accounting principles
adopted by the Landlord for the purpose of making a reasonable allocation. In
the event that Tenant's use of services exceed its proportionate share of said
services, Landlord may reallocate the cost hereof on a reasonable basis.

Tenant's proportionate share of the total of all Direct Expenses allocable to
the Building shall be calculated by dividing the total square feet of the
Demised Premises stated at Section 1.01 hereof by an amount which is equal to
the total net rentable square feet of the Building. Landlord represents that the
net rentable square feet of the Building is Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred
Fifty Seven (25,657) SQUARE FEET.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the usage of any utility, equipment
or other Direct Expense by Tenant shall be determined by Landlord to be
disproportionate to the amount of space leased by Tenant, the Landlord reserves
the right to make an allocation of such Direct Expense to Tenant based upon
actual usage by Tenant, as determined by Landlord in its sole discretion. Tenant
agrees to pay such specially allocated amount in the event Landlord determines
such usage is disproportionate and so advises Tenant.

The term "Direct Expense" as used herein, shall include all direct costs of
operation and maintenance of the Building and the Common Areas incurred by
Landlord as determined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
shall include without limitation the following: building supplies; ad valorem
real and personal property taxes and other governmental charges to be included
on installment basis; utility and service charges attributable to Common Areas
or paid by Landlord; property, casualty, liability and other insurance premiums;
repairs, reserves for major repairs, maintenance and service contracts for the
Building, Common Areas and all related mechanical equipment; property management
charge equal to 4% of Monthly Minimum Rent of the Building as adjusted herein;
grounds maintenance, security, removal of snow and ice, parking maintenance and
striping,

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landscaping; and all other similar costs and expenses.  The following shall be
excluded from Direct Expenses:

         1.  Capital Improvements
         2.  Tenant Improvements
         3.  Marketing Costs incurred by Landlord to lease space in the Park
         4.  Brokerage commissions incurred by Landlord to lease space in the
             Park
         5.  Debt Service
         6.  Wages for employees above manager level
         7.  Amounts reimbursed to Landlord directly by Tenant or other tenants
         8.  Amounts reimbursed to Landlord directly by insurers or contractors
         9.  Development or impact fees
         10. Costs to repair latent defects in original work.

If the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof or any
governmental or quasi-governmental authority having jurisdiction over the
Building, should specifically impose a tax, assessment charge or fee or
specifically increase a then existing tax assessment, charge or fee, which
Landlord shall be required to pay, either by way of substituting for said real
estate taxes or assessed against the Building, or in addition thereto, or impose
an income or franchise tax or tax on rents in substitution for a general tax
levied against the Building or in addition thereto, such taxes, assessments,
charges or fees shall be deemed to constitute a real property tax hereunder to
the extent said taxes are in substitution therefore or in addition thereto. A
copy of tax bills or assessment bills submitted by Landlord to Tenant shall at
all times be sufficient evidence of the amount of taxes and/or assessments
levied or assessed against the property to which such bill relates. Landlord's
reasonable expenditures for attorney's fees, appraiser's fees, consultant's fees
and other costs incurred during the Term of this Lease without regard to the tax
year involved, in any efforts by Landlord to minimize ad valorem personal and
real property taxes, and other governmental charges, which rights are reserved
to Landlord, shall be included in the definition of ad valorem real and personal
property taxes and other governmental charges for the purposes of this Section.
If Landlord should receive a refund of any such taxes or charges, the Tenant
will share proportionately in same, after deduction for all of Landlord's
expenses in obtaining any such refund. Landlord's and Tenant's obligations under
this Section shall survive the expiration of the Term of this Lease.

The term "Direct Expense" shall not include any income tax of Landlord, any
depreciation on the Building or any depreciation on equipment therein, interest,
or real estate broker's commission for any sale or for securing the execution of
any Lease.

SECTION 2.03 - ADDITIONAL RENT - CERTAIN TAXES
Tenant shall further pay as Additional Rent any sales or use tax imposed on
rents due from Tenant (other than City, State or Federal Income Tax), and to the
fullest extent lawful; any tax or rents in lieu of ad valorem taxes on the
Building, even though laws imposing such taxes attempt to require Landlord to
pay the same.

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SECTION 2.04 - NOTICE
Landlord shall prior to April 1st of each year send to Tenant, in writing, a
statement of the amount of any Additional Rent plus any applicable sales or use
taxes payable by Tenant under Sections 2.01, 2.02, or 2.03 hereof. Landlord
shall provide Tenant a detailed statement to include an adjustment for over or
under payment of Tenant's share of Direct Expenses prior to the first of April
each year. Tenant shall have thirty (30) days in which to pay such overage and
Landlord shall have thirty (30) days to reimburse such overage. Tenant shall
have the right to audit such statement as provided in Section 2.02 above.

SECTION 2.05 - PAYMENT IN ADVANCE
Tenant shall pay to Landlord each month, one twelfth (1/12) of the amounts, if
any, reasonably computed by Landlord to be Tenant's anticipated annual charges
for Additional Rents, in anticipation of Additional Rents due for the then
current calendar year and all such monthly payments shall be applied to Tenant's
Additional Rent for the then current calendar year.

SECTION 2.06 - PAYMENT OF RENTS, LATE PAYMENT, NON-PAID CHECK
All rents shall be paid at the address from time to time specified by Landlord
by written notice to Tenant. The covenant of Tenant to pay rents is and shall be
independent of any and all other covenants of this Lease and all rents shall be
payable when due without prior notice or demand and without offset or deduction
whatsoever, in legal tender of the United States of America for the payment of
public or private debts.

In addition to such remedies as may be provided under Article 12, Default by
Tenant and Landlord's Remedies, Landlord shall be entitled to, as further
Additional Rent, a late charge of two (2%) per cent of any amount due hereunder,
if not received within five business (5) days of when due, and a charge of two
(2%) per cent of any amount due hereunder, for any check given by Tenant not
paid when first presented to the financial institution on which the check is
drawn. Any payment by Tenant or acceptance by Landlord of a lesser amount than
shall be due from Tenant to Landlord shall be treated as a payment on account.
The acceptance by Landlord of a check for a lesser amount with an endorsement or
statement thereon, or upon any letter accompanying such check, that such lesser
amount is payment in full shall be given no effect, and Landlord may accept such
check without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which Landlord may have
against Tenant.

SECTION 2.07 - OTHER CHARGES TO BE TREATED AS RENTS
All charges, costs and sums required to be paid by Tenant to Landlord hereunder
shall be considered Additional Rent and shall be collectible by and with the
same rights held by the Landlord for the collection of rents.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                      IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEMISED PREMISES

SECTION 3.01 - TENANT'S ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
Tenant represents to the Landlord that it has examined and inspected the Demised
Premises and finds them to be as represented by the Landlord, satisfactory for
Tenant's intended use, and free

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from existing violations of Section 4.02 Tenant hereby accepts the Demised
Premises "as is". Any additional improvements to be performed by Landlord are
separately identified in Exhibit B-2.

SECTION 3.02 - SCOPE OF LANDLORD'S WORK
Landlord shall, at its own expense, perform the additional work described as
"Landlord's Work" in EXHIBIT B-2 attached hereto and made a part hereof. It is
expressly understood and agreed that Landlord's obligation with respect to
construction of the Demised Premises shall be limited to the scope of work
described as Landlord's Work in EXHIBIT B-2 and shall in no event include any
work not described on EXHIBIT B-2 and shall not include the performance,
procurement and/or installation of any other work, fixtures or equipment. All
Landlord's Work shall constitute improvements to the Demised Premises and shall
remain upon expiration of the Term of the Lease.

SECTION 3.03 - NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF LANDLORD'S WORK
Landlord shall notify Tenant upon completion of Landlord's Work. The Demised
Premises shall be deemed "ready for occupancy" under the terms of this Lease if
Landlord has substantially completed its work in accordance with EXHIBIT B-2
attached hereto, which can be accomplished prior to and independently of any
construction or installation required to be performed by Tenant.

The failure by Tenant to give notice within thirty (30) days of the delivery of
possession of the Demised Premises specifying in detail those items of
Landlord's Work which are not then complete shall be deemed conclusive evidence
that Tenant has accepted the Demised Premises with all items of Landlord's Work
completed except as to latent defects including heating ventilating and air
conditioning matters that were not discoverable until the season in which the
system defect arose through normal use.

SECTION 3.04 - LATEST COMPLETION DATE
The Landlord shall exercise reasonable care to cause the Landlord's Work at the
Demised Premises to be substantially complete on or prior to the Latest
Completion Date. The parties confirm and agree that the completion of Landlord's
Work may be delayed for reasons beyond the Landlord's control, Force Majeure,
and hereby agree that the Latest Completion Date shall automatically be extended
if and to the extent that any delays are encountered which are not within the
control of the Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Landlord's
Work is not completed within FORTY FIVE (45) days following the Latest
Completion Date, then this Lease Agreement shall automatically become null and
void and neither party hereto shall have any further rights or obligations
hereunder. Under no circumstances shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any
damages including, but not limited to direct, indirect, and consequential or
incidental damages, which may be caused by any delay in commencing or completing
its construction of the Demised Premises or for a total failure to complete
same.

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                                   ARTICLE 4
                        USE OF THE PROPERTY BY THE TENANT

SECTION 4.01 - USE GENERALLY
Tenant may use the Demised Premises for the purposes stated in Section 1.03
hereof but for none other without Landlord's prior written consent, provided,
however, notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, in no event shall
Tenant make any use of the Demised Premises, the Building or the Common Areas
which is in violation of any applicable laws, ordinances, statutes, rules or
regulations reasonably affecting the Demised Premises, the Building or the
Common Areas, including without limitation general rules and regulations
proscribed from time to time by Landlord for the use of the Demised Premises,
the Building or the Common Areas and restrictions with respect to employee
parking in designated employee parking areas as may be developed from time to
time by Landlord and delivered to Tenant or posted on the Building insofar as
they might relate to Tenant's use and occupancy of the Demised Premises, nor may
Tenant make any use of the Demised Premises not permitted by any present or
future lawful restrictive covenants which apply to the Demised Premises, or
which is or might constitute a nuisance, or which increases the property,
casualty or other insurance premiums (or makes any such insurance unavailable to
Landlord or other tenants) on the Building.

Tenant shall not permit its agents, employees, or invitees to place excessive
loads on the parking lots and drives.

Tenant shall not permit its agents, employees, or invitees to place excessive
loads on the floors of the Buildings, the maximum load shall not exceed Eight
Hundred (800) pounds per square foot.

The Tenant hereby agrees that it will hold Landlord harmless from loss, cost or
expense resulting from or occasioned by Tenant's use of the Demised Premises,
the Common Areas or other portions of Southport Business Park, whether caused by
Tenant or by its agents, servants, employees, independent contractors, invitees
or licensees, including, without limitations, any and all claims against, and
any and all liabilities, loss, cost or expense, incurred by the Landlord and
arising out of or in any way connected with the application to the Demised
Premises of any current or future legislation relating to the presence of any
oil, hazardous substances, or waste materials upon the Demised Premises, the
Building, or other Common Areas caused by the actions of the Tenant. Tenant
shall maintain and care for its personal property on the Demised Premises,
insure the same and shall neither have nor make any claim against Landlord for
any loss or damage to the same.

Tenant may not allow any animals in the Demised Premises or on the Property,
except seeing eye and other dogs assisting the handicapped. Tenant may not allow
unusual odors, noise, vibration, or dust to emanate from the Demised Premises.
No cooking is allowed in the Demised Premises other than by household type
microwave and coffee makers.

SECTION 4.02 HAZARDOUS WASTE AND RELATED MATTERS
The Tenant shall not cause any violation to exist with respect to the Demised
Premises, Building, or Property under any federal, state or local laws, rules
and regulations now or hereafter in effect with respect to oil, hazardous wastes
or hazardous materials, or toxic substances, or the release or disposal thereof.
Tenant shall not use all or any portion of the

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Demised Premises, Building, or Property for the generation, storage, treatment,
use of disposal of any substance for which a license or permit is required by
North Carolina or Federal Laws, without the prior written consent of the
Landlord, excluding ordinary office supplies in amounts permitted by law.
Without limitation express or implied upon any other requirements of this Lease,
the Tenant shall pay all such sums and take all such actions as may be required
to avoid or discharge the imposition of any lien on the Demised Premises
Building, or Property under North Carolina Laws, or applicable federal law as
the same may be amended from time to time, and the Tenant shall indemnify and
save harmless the Landlord from any and all liens, claims, liabilities and
expenses, including without limitation attorneys' fees incurred or suffered by
the Landlord by virtue of the provisions thereof as applied to the Demised
Premises, Building, or Property as caused by Tenant.

         (a) The Tenant shall not:

             (i)   generate (except with the proper written consent of the
                   Landlord and in compliance with all laws, ordinances, and
                   regulations pertaining thereto), or dispose of any hazardous
                   material or oil on the Demised Premises, Building or
                   Property.

             (ii)  store (except with the prior written consent of Landlord and
                   in compliance with all laws, ordinances, and regulations
                   pertaining thereto), or dispose of any hazardous material or
                   oil on the Demised Premises, Building or Property excluding
                   ordinary office supplies in amounts permitted by law.

             (iii) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport
                   of any hazardous material or oil (except with the prior
                   written consent of the Landlord and in compliance with all
                   laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining thereto); on
                   the Demised Premises, Building or Property.

         (b) The Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold the Landlord
             harmless of and from any claim brought or threatened against
             the Landlord by the Tenant, any guarantor or endorser of the
             obligation of Tenant, or any governmental agency or authority
             or any other person (as well as from attorneys' reasonable
             fees and expenses in connection therewith) on account of the
             presence of hazardous material or oil on the Demised Premises,
             Building or Property caused by the Tenant, or by reason of the
             failure by the Tenant to comply with the terms and provisions
             hereof. This indemnification shall survive any termination of
             this Lease.

Failure of Tenant to comply with this Section 4.02 of the Lease shall be an
Event of Default under this Lease.

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SECTION 4.03 - PAYMENT FOR UTILITIES FOR DEMISED PREMISES
Tenant shall pay all charges for utilities serving the Demised Premises directly
billed to Tenant, including without limitation, electricity, gas, telephone,
and/or oil bills. In the event that any utilities are not separately metered for
Tenant, Tenant shall pay its proper pro-rata portion of such utilities in common
with others using such utilities off the same meter as provided in Section 2.02.
On request of Landlord or Tenant, Tenant's use of any particular utility shall
be determined by appropriate survey of Tenant's equipment, by monitoring of
submeters, or other method fairly evaluating Tenant's use, and after such
determination, Tenant's charges for utilities uses surveyed shall be adjusted in
accordance with such determinations. In the event Tenant's use of any utilities
on a common meter are irregular or disproportionate, either Landlord or Tenant
shall have the option as to future charges to have installed at its expense
separate meters for the utilities in question.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                      REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BY THE TENANT

SECTION 5.01 - REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
Tenant shall maintain, repair, or replace, (and so deliver at the end of the
Lease) each and every part of the Demised Premises, including without
limitation, all glass, doorways and doors, interior walls, interior ceilings,
interior floors, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and all equipment located within
the Demised Premises, in first class repair and condition, and shall make at
Tenant's sole cost and expense such replacements, restorations, renewals or
repairs, in quality equivalent to the original work replaced, as may be required
to so maintain the same, ordinary wear and tear only excepted. Landlord will
cooperate with Tenant in enforcing any warranties from Landlord's contractors or
suppliers. Equipment servicing the Demised Premises that is located outside the
Demised Premises, shall be maintained by Tenant, if it was installed by the
Tenant or by the Landlord as part of Landlord's Work (e.g. HVAC equipment
located on the roof). Tenant, however, shall make no exterior or interior
alterations, which are structural or relate to the building's mechanical and
electrical systems, other than as required pursuant to Tenant's obligations to
make repairs and maintain the Demised Premises, without Landlord's prior written
consent, and in any case, all work performed by Tenant shall be done in a good
and workmanlike manner, and so as not to disturb or inconvenience other Tenants
in the Building. Tenant may make interior alterations if the cost of same in the
aggregate does not exceed $2,000.00 in each calendar year. Consent for interior
alterations exceeding such amount shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Tenant shall not at any time permit any work to be performed on the Demised
Premises except by duly licensed contractors or artisans, each of whom must
carry general public liability insurance, in such amounts as are reasonably
directed by Landlord and under which Landlord is an additional insured,
certificates of which shall be furnished Landlord. At no time may Tenant do any
work that results in a claim of lien against Landlord, and if requested by
Landlord on termination of the Lease or vacation of the Demised Premises by
Tenant, Tenant shall restore at Tenant's sole expense the Demised Premises to
the same condition as existed at the completion of work described in EXHIBIT B-1
and B-2 ordinary wear and tear only excepted. Landlord must advise Tenant in
writing at time of consent to alterations if Landlord wishes Tenant to remove
them and restore the Demised Premises to their condition prior to such

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alterations. Landlord, however, may elect to require Tenant to leave alterations
performed by Tenant.

                                    ARTICLE 6
                REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES BY THE LANDLORD

SECTION 6.01 - SERVICES TO THE DEMISED PREMISES
Landlord shall, subject to interruptions beyond his control and to the
scheduling of repairs by providers of such services, cause to be furnished to
the Demised Premises in common with other Tenants, the following connections:
water and sewer connections, telephone line connections providing access to the
local public telephone company, normal electrical connections, and natural gas
connections. Upon the Completion Date, Landlord represents that the foregoing
service will be available to the Demised Premises for normal consumption for the
uses permitted under this Lease.

SECTION 6.02 - LANDLORD'S REPAIRS
Landlord will be responsible for keeping the foundations, Common Areas, and
mechanical and electrical systems, water mains, sewer and sprinkler lines, roof
and structural portions of the exterior roof and walls of the Demised Premises
in good order and repair. Landlord shall not, however, be responsible for any
repairs occasioned by reasons of the acts of Tenant, its employees, agents,
invitees, licensees, contractors or other agents. Tenant agrees to give Landlord
written notice of the necessity for any repairs required to be made by Landlord,
and Landlord shall have a reasonable period of time thereafter to make such
repairs.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                  COMMON AREAS

SECTION 7.01 - DEFINITION OF COMMON AREAS
For purpose of this Lease, the term "Common Areas" shall mean all areas,
improvements, space, equipment and special services in or adjacent to the
Building provided by Landlord for the common or joint use and benefit of
tenants, customers, and other invitees, including without limitation any
existing or future entrance ways, exits, roads, parking lots, walkways and other
common spaces in the Property from time to time designated as Common Areas by
the Landlord.

SECTION 7.02 - USE OF COMMON AREAS
Tenant shall be entitled to use, in common with others entitled thereto, so much
of the Common Areas as may be designated from time to time by the Landlord,
subject, however to the terms and conditions of this Lease and to such rules and
regulations for the use thereof as may be proscribed from time to time by
Landlord.

SECTION 7.03 - CHANGES AND ALTERATIONS OF COMMON AREAS
The Landlord reserves the rights, at any time and from time to time to increase
or decrease the size of and to alter the configuration of the Common Areas so
long as facilities are consistent in quality and utility with existing
facilities at Southport Business Park and so long as

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Landlord maintains Common Areas in first class condition. In the event of any
such change or alteration, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant therefore, and
Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation or diminution or abatement of
Monthly Minimum Rent, nor shall such diminution or alteration of the Common
Areas be considered a constructive or actual eviction.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                             INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY

SECTION 8.01 - INSURANCE ON THE BUILDING AND CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
During the Term of this Lease and any extensions or renewals thereof, the
Landlord shall maintain property and casualty insurance on the Building on an
all-risk basis and on so much of the upfit and additional real and personal
property improvements and appurtenances thereto as shall be installed by or at
the expense of Landlord and constitute the property of Landlord. Landlord shall
carry liability insurance on the Common Areas. Such insurance shall be
maintained in an amount, not to exceed the replacement cost thereof, and not
less that 80% replacement value, and shall provide coverage against such further
and additional perils, as Landlord shall from time to time determine in its sole
discretion to be appropriate.

The amount of any insurance premiums incurred by or accrued as an expense of
Landlord in securing such coverage shall constitute a direct expense within the
meaning of Section 2.02 hereof and the Tenant shall pay its allocable portion of
such cost as a part of the Direct Expenses allocated to Tenant in the manner
provided in Section 2.02.

SECTION 8.02 - TENANT'S PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
Tenant shall, at all times during the Term hereof, at its sole cost and expense,
procure and maintain in force and effect a policy or policies of comprehensive
public liability insurance issued by a company or companies from time to time
approved by Landlord, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, which
companies must be authorized to transact business in North Carolina. Such policy
or policies shall insure, under valid and enforceable policies against loss,
damage or liability for injury to or death of persons and loss or damage to
property occurring from any cause whatsoever in, upon or about the Demised
Premises including any adjoining sidewalks, passageways, parking areas,
driveways and other Common Areas. Such policies of liability insurance shall
name Landlord and its designated property manager as an additional insured and
shall be in amounts and afford coverage against perils all as is reasonably
required from time to time by Landlord. Coverage shall initially be in the
single limit amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00).

SECTION 8.03 - INSURANCE RATING
Tenant will not conduct, or permit to be conducted, any activity, will not place
any equipment or materials in or about the Demised Premises, Building, or
Property, and will not take nor knowingly allow its employees, agents, or
invitees to take any action which will, in any way, violate any requirement of
Landlord's insurance policies or which will increase the rate of property,
casualty, liability or other insurance on the Demised Premises or on the
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their operation, or which makes any property, casualty, liability or other
insurance on the Demised Premises or Building unavailable to Landlord from
companies acceptable to the Landlord. However, in the event the Tenant shall
take any such action then, in addition to and not in limitation of any other
rights pursuant to this Lease, the Landlord may require the Tenant, upon demand,
to separately pay or reimburse to Landlord the amount of any increased insurance
premiums attributable to such action which are in excess of those charged at the
Commencement Date, resulting from such activity.

SECTION 8.04 - POLICIES OR CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE
Tenant will furnish the Landlord prior to the delivery of the Demised Premises
to Tenant, and thereafter not fewer than five (5) days prior to the expiration
date of any expiring policies, certified copies of policies or certificates of
insurance bearing notations evidencing the payment of premiums and evidencing
the insurance coverage required to be carried by Tenant. Tenant shall request of
its Insurance Agent that each policy and certificate shall contain an
endorsement or provision requiring not fewer than ten (10) days written notice
to Landlord prior to the cancellation, diminution in the perils insured against
or reduction of the amount of coverage of the particular policy in question.

SECTION 8.05 - INSURANCE OF TENANT'S PROPERTY
Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that it will secure and maintain insurance
upon its fixtures, trade fixture, personal property and any and all other
property of the Tenant or of any third parties which may from time to time be
stored or maintained in, on or around the Demised Premises and Building. Such
insurance shall be maintained in such amounts as shall be necessary to cover the
replacement cost thereof.

All insurance policies carried by Landlord or Tenant shall include a waiver of
subrogation of any and all claims against the other party. The Tenant hereby
agrees that it will look solely to its insurance policies for recovery of any
loss for any such property and further confirms and agrees that in no event will
it make any claim against the Landlord for any loss to any such property and
that it will indemnify and hold the Landlord harmless from and against any claim
arising out of its failure to maintain such insurance.

SECTION 8.06 - WAIVER OF SUBROGATION
Landlord hereby releases Tenant, but only to the extent of Landlord's insurance
coverage, from any liability for loss or damage caused by fire or any of the
extended coverage perils included in Landlord's insurance policies covering the
Demised Premises and Building even if the insured peril shall be brought about
by the default, negligence or other action of the Tenant, its agents, employees;
provided, this release shall be in effect only with respect to an insured loss
insured against under an all-risk policy and only so long as Landlord's policy
applicable to such loss shall contain a clause to the effect that this release
shall not affect the right of Landlord to recover under such policy. Landlord
does not waive and hereby reserves the right to secure compensation from Tenant
for any uninsured loss, any amounts not paid because of deductibles and other
amounts not paid for any reason whatsoever, unless arising from Landlord's
failure to carry insurance required under Section 8.01.

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Tenant hereby releases Landlord, but only to the extent of Tenant's insurance
coverage, from any liability for loss or damage caused by fire or any of the
extended coverage perils included in Tenant's insurance policies covering any
property of Tenant stored at the Demised Premises and Building even if the
insured peril shall be brought about by the default, negligence or other action
of the Landlord, its agents, employees or any of them; provided, this release
shall be in effect only with respect to an insured loss insured against under an
all-risk policy and only so long as Tenant's policy applicable to such loss
shall contain a clause to the effect that this release shall not affect the
right of Tenant to recover under such policy.

SECTION 8.07 - INDEMNIFICATION
Tenant will indemnify and hold the Landlord harmless from any and all claims,
actions, damages, liability and expense in connection with loss of life,
personal injury, or damage to property arising from or out of any occurrence in,
upon or at the Demised Premises or out of the occupancy or use by Tenant of the
Demised Premises or Building or any part thereof, and occasioned wholly or in
part by an act or omission of Tenant, its subtenants, concessionaires, agents,
contractors, employees, invitees, or licensees, or any one or more of them,
including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by or accrued as an expense of
Landlord in defending any such claim or action.

SECTION 8.08 - NOTIFICATION
Tenant agrees to give Landlord prompt notice of any accidents or occurrences
subject to the provisions of this Article 8.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                           LANDLORD'S RESERVED RIGHTS

SECTION 9.01 - ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO BUILDINGS AND SITE Landlord hereby
reserves the right at any time and from time to time to make alterations or
additions to, and build additions on the Building and to build adjoining the
same, and to install, maintain, use and repair and replace pipes, ducts,
conduits and wires leading through the Demised Premises in locations serving
other parts of the Building which will not materially interfere with Tenant's
use of the Demised Premises. Landlord also reserves the right to construct other
buildings or improvements from time to time and to make alterations thereof or
additions thereto and to build additional stories on any such Building or
buildings and to build adjoining same and to construct such parking facilities
as may be necessary or desirable, so long as such action does not totally or
substantially deny Tenant from the use of the Demised Premises permitted under
this Lease.

It is understood and agreed that the description of the Demised Premises as set
forth in EXHIBIT A hereof and the location of the Demised Premises in the
Building hereof shall be subject to such changes as may be certified by
Landlord's architect as necessary for engineering or architectural purposes for
the construction of the improvements to be constructed thereon, so long as such
changes do not materially change the Demised Premises or adversely affect access
to the Demised Premises. Any such changes so certified shall not invalidate this
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description and location of the Demised Premises shall be deemed to have been
expressly modified and amended herein in accordance with such changes. Minimum
Monthly Rent will be increased or decreased based on any such changes affecting
the square footage of the Demised Premises.

SECTION 9.02 - RELOCATION OF TENANT
The Landlord shall have the right from time to time during the Term to relocate
the Demised Premises from their present location within the Building to another
location within the Property having at least the same floor area of comparable
quality as that of the Demised Premises, provided that the Landlord gives the
Tenant written notice of the Landlord's intention to do so at least ninety (90)
days before undertaking such relocation.

The Landlord shall pay all reasonable moving costs incurred by Tenant in
connection with such move. Tenant agrees to provide an estimate of such moving
costs within two (2) weeks of notification by Landlord. Upon the completion of
such relocation, this Lease shall automatically cease to cover the space
constituting the Demised Premises immediately before such relocation, and shall
automatically thereafter cover the space to which the Demised Premises have been
relocated, as aforesaid, all on the same terms and subject to the same
conditions as those set forth in the provisions of this Lease as in effect
immediately before such relocation, and all without the necessity of further
action by either party hereto; provided, that each party hereto shall, promptly
upon its receipt of a written request therefore from the other, enter into such
amendment of this Lease as the requesting party considers reasonably necessary
to move Tenant.

SECTION 9.03 - ACCESS TO DEMISED PREMISES
Landlord shall have the right, either itself or through its authorized agents,
to enter the Demised Premises at all reasonable times, to examine the same, to
show them to prospective tenants for other spaces in the Building or for the
Demised Premises, to allow inspection by mortgagees, and to make such repairs,
alterations or changes as Landlord deems necessary provided 1. Landlord has
given prior telephone notice, 2. such action does not materially and adversely
interfere with Tenant's use of the Demised Premises as permitted under this
Lease and 3. Landlord is accompanied by a representative of Tenant. In case of
emergency, Landlord or Landlord's authorized agent may access the Demised
Premises at any time without any liability to the Tenant. Tenant, its agents,
employees, invitees, and guests, shall have the right of ingress and egress to
common and public areas of the Building, provided Landlord by reasonable
regulation may control such access for the comfort, convenience and protection
of all tenants in the Building.

Tenant agrees to provide Landlord with one (1) key to each exterior lock in the
Demised Premises.

SECTION 9.04 - LANDLORD'S RULES AND REGULATIONS
Landlord reserves the right to establish (and change from time to time)
regulations it deems appropriate for the common use and benefit of all tenants,
with which regulations Tenant shall comply. Such regulations shall not
substantially interfere with Tenant's use of the Demised Premises as permitted
under this Lease.

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SECTION 9.05 - WINDOW TREATMENTS, SIGNS, AND EXTERIOR APPEARANCE
Tenant may not erect, install, or display any sign, advertising material, or
window treatment on any wall or window surface of the Demised Premises visible
from the exterior or on the Building, without the prior written consent of the
Landlord. Landlord will not approve any signs, advertising material or window
treatments which, in the sole discretion of the Landlord, are detrimental to a
consistent and well maintained external appearance of the Building, Property or
the Common Area. Landlord shall furnish, install, and maintain an individualized
Tenant identification sign, built to Landlord's specifications, on the facade of
the Building. Owner reserves the right, at any time, to change the name by which
the Property is designated.

SECTION 9.06 - LANDLORD'S PERFORMANCE OF TENANT'S OBLIGATIONS
In the event the Tenant shall fail to discharge any duties and obligations
hereunder imposed upon Tenant after notice and grace provided herein, except in
the case of an emergency, the Landlord shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to perform such duties or obligations and, in such event, the
Landlord and its agents shall be entitled to receive as reimbursement from the
Tenant, upon demand, an amount equal to One Hundred Twenty Percent (120%) of the
total of all costs and expenses. Any such reimbursement and charge shall
constitute Additional Rents hereunder.

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                                   ARTICLE 10
                            FINANCING AND REFINANCING

SECTION 10.1 - SUBORDINATION - ATTORNMENT
This Lease shall be deemed subject and subordinate to any mortgage which may
heretofore or hereafter be executed by Landlord covering the Building and land
upon which the Building is located, and to all renewals, modifications or
extensions thereof. The Landlord's interest in this Lease may be assigned as
security for any financing now or hereafter required by Landlord. In the event
any proceedings are brought or notice given by any assignee for foreclosure of
any mortgage on the Building or for the exercise of any rights pursuant to any
mortgage or assignment, upon demand, Tenant will attorn to the mortgagee,
assignee or purchaser at a foreclosure sale as the case may be and will
recognize such assignee, mortgagee or purchaser as Landlord, providing such
assignee, mortgagee or purchaser agrees not to disturb Tenant's possession so
long as Tenant is not in default under the terms of this Lease. In the event
that Tenant refuses to or does not respond to Landlord's request to execute any
such estoppel certificate required by any mortgagee, assignee or purchaser as
aforesaid within ten (10) calendar days, then Tenant shall be deemed to have
irrevocably reviewed, accepted, executed and delivered said documents to
Landlord and Landlord, any mortgagee, purchaser, assignee or other party may
rely on same as if actually executed and delivered by Tenant unmodified.

SECTION 10.2 - ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
Tenant will furnish to Landlord and/or to the holder of any mortgage from time
to time encumbering the Demised Premises, a statement of the status of any
matter pertaining to this Lease, including, without limitation, acknowledgment
that (or the extent to which) the Lease is in full force and effect, that
Landlord is in compliance with its respective obligations thereunder, and that
Tenant has no offsets or claims against Landlord. Tenant agrees to execute and
deliver within ten (10) days after receipt thereof, an instrument of estoppel in
the form or substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D. In the event
that Tenant refuses to or does not respond to Landlord's request to execute any
such estoppel certificate required by any mortgagee, assignee or purchaser as
aforesaid within fifteen (15) calendar days, then Tenant shall be deemed to have
irrevocably reviewed, accepted, executed and delivered said documents to
Landlord and Landlord, any mortgagee, purchaser, assignee or other party may
rely on same as if actually executed and delivered by Tenant unmodified.

SECTION 10.03 - CERTAIN CHANGES FOR FINANCING
If Landlord seeks a loan on the Demised Premises, Building or Property and the
proposed mortgagee requires as a condition of making the loan that this Lease be
modified, Tenant agrees to enter into such modification agreement providing that
the same does not increase the charges to Tenant, does not vary the areas
demised, does not change the Term of Tenant's Lease and does not materially
increase or vary Tenant's obligations, duties or covenants under this Lease.

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                                   ARTICLE 11
                           DESTRUCTION OR CONDEMNATION

SECTION 11.01 - DESTRUCTION OF PREMISES
If the Demised Premises are totally destroyed by fire or other casualty not
resulting from the wrongful or negligent act of Tenant, either Landlord or
Tenant may by written notice, given not later than thirty (30) days after the
date of such total destruction, terminate this Lease, in which event rent paid
for the period beyond the date of destruction shall be refunded to Tenant. If
there is not total destruction and Tenant reasonably is required to close
operation during repairs, rent shall abate while so closed, but if Tenant is
able to continue its operations during repairs, rent shall be adjusted and
prorated in the proportion which the area of unusable leased space bears to the
total Demised Premises, providing that Landlord shall not in such case have any
liability for losses claimed by Tenant. However, if: (i) the damages are such
that Landlord concludes that restoration cannot be completed within one hundred
and fifty (150) days; or (ii) less than ten percent (10%) of the Lease Term
Remains; or (iii) in Landlord's judgment, the cost of restoration will exceed
the amount of one (1) years minimum rent for the Demised Premises or if the
entire Building is damaged, one (1) year's minimum rent for the Entire Building;
or (iv) if insurance carried by Landlord is in satisfaction of Section 8.01 is
insufficient to restore the Demised Premises, Landlord and Tenant in the case of
(i) and (ii) may at its option terminate this Lease. If the Demised Premises are
damaged by cause due to fault or neglect of Tenant, its agents, employees,
invitees, or licensees, there shall be no apportionment or abatement of rent.
Landlord shall not be required to restore fixtures or improvements made or owned
by Tenant that were not part of Landlord's Work or subsequently constructed in
the Demised Premises by Landlord as part of the Lease terms. If the Lease is not
terminated, Landlord shall restore the Demised Premises as promptly as is
reasonably possible.

SECTION 11.02 - CONDEMNATION
If the whole or more than twenty (20%) per cent of the Demised Premises is taken
by any governmental agency or corporation vested with the right of exercise of
eminent domain, whether such taking be effected by Court action or by settlement
with the agency exercising or threatening to exercise such power and if the
property so taken renders the remainder of the Demised Premises unfit for the
use thereof by Tenant, then Tenant shall have the option to terminate this
Lease, which option must be exercised by notice in writing, received by Landlord
within sixty (60) days of such taking. If the Tenant shall not elect to
terminate, or if the taking does not interfere with Tenant's use of the Demised
Premises to the extent Tenant does not have an option to terminate, there shall
be an adjustment of all rents reflecting on a pro-rata basis any reduction in
the Demised Premises.

If the whole of the Demised Premises shall be acquired or condemned by eminent
domain for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, then the Term of the Lease
shall cease and terminate as of the date of title vesting in such public or
quasi public entity and all rents shall be paid up to that date and Tenant shall
have no claim against Landlord nor the condemning authority for the value of any
unexpired Term of this Lease. In the event of a partial taking or condemnation
which is not extensive enough to render the Demised Premises unsuitable for the
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the Tenant, the Landlord shall promptly restore the Demised Premises to a
condition comparable to its condition at the time of such condemnation less the
portion lost in the taking, and this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect with the rents proportionally adjusted.

If the whole, or a substantial part, as determined by Landlord in its sole
discretion, of the common parking areas shall be acquired or condemned as
aforesaid and if Landlord terminates the other Building leases, then the term of
this Lease shall cease and terminate as of the date of title vesting in such
public or quasi public entity unless Landlord shall take immediate steps to
provide other suitable parking facilities. In the event that Landlord shall
provide such other parking facilities, then this Lease shall continue in full
force and effect without any reduction or abatement of rent.

In the event of any condemnation or taking as aforesaid, whether whole or
partial, the Tenant shall not be entitled to any part of the award paid for such
condemnation and Landlord is to receive the full amount of such award, the
Tenant hereby expressly waiving any right to claim to any part thereof. Although
all damages in the event of any condemnation are to belong to the Landlord,
whether such damages are awarded as compensation for diminution in value of the
leasehold or to the fee of the Premises, Tenant shall have the right to claim
and recover from the condemning authority, but not from Landlord, such
compensation as may be separately awarded or recoverable by Tenant in Tenant's
own right on account of any and all damage to Tenant's business by reason of the
condemnation and for or on account of any cost or loss to which Tenant might be
put in removing Tenant's merchandise, furniture, fixtures, leasehold
improvements and equipment.

                                   ARTICLE 12
                    DEFAULT BY TENANT AND LANDLORD'S REMEDIES

SECTION 12.01 - EVENTS OF DEFAULT
For purposes of this Lease, the occurrence of any one or more of the following
shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:

         (a) Tenant fails to pay within five (5) days after notice any Monthly
             Minimum Rent, Adjusted Monthly Minimum Rent, Additional Rents or
             other monetary payments as and when provided in this Lease; or
         (b) Tenant breaches any other covenant, term, condition agreement
             or obligation herein set forth and shall fail to cure such
             breach within thirty (30) days after written notice; or if it
             cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) days, such longer
             period as may be reasonably required provided that Tenant commences
             and pursues cure diligently;
         (c) The commencement in any court or tribunal of any proceeding,
             voluntary or involuntary, to declare Tenant insolvent or unable to
             pay its debts as and when due;
         (d) The assignment by Tenant of all or any part of its property or
             assets for the benefit of creditors;
         (e) [Intentionally omitted]

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         (f) The filing by Tenant of any petition or action for relief under any
             creditor's law (including bankruptcy, reorganization, or similar
             actions), either in state or federal court;
         (g) The filing against Tenant of any petition or action for relief
             under any creditor's law (including bankruptcy, reorganization, or
             similar actions), either in state or federal court; which is not
             dismissed within sixty (60) days.
         (h) Failure to comply with Section 4.02 Hazardous Waste and Related
             Matters.

Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Landlord shall be entitled by
written notice to the Tenant to either (i) terminate the Term hereof or (ii) to
terminate Tenant's right to possession or occupancy only, without terminating
the Term of this Lease. Unless the Term is specifically terminated by notice in
writing, it shall be assumed that the Landlord has elected to terminate
possession only, without terminating the Term.

The remedies of terminating the Term or of terminating possession shall be in
addition to and not in limitation of any rights otherwise available to the
Landlord and the exercise of any rights on default shall not preclude the
exercise of any other rights available to the Landlord at law or in equity.

SECTION 12.02 - LANDLORD'S RIGHTS ON TERMINATION OF TERM OR POSSESSION
Upon any termination of the Term hereof, whether by lapse of time or otherwise,
or upon any termination of Tenant's right to possession or occupancy only,
without terminating the Term hereof, Tenant shall surrender possession and
vacate the Demised Premises and shall deliver possession thereof to the
Landlord; and Tenant hereby grants to Landlord full and free license to enter
into and upon the Demised Premises in such event and with or without process of
law to repossess the Demised Premises as of Landlord's former estate and to
expel or remove Tenant and any others who may be occupying the Demised Premises
and to remove therefrom any and all property, using for such purpose such force
as may be necessary without being guilty of or liable for trespass, eviction or
forcible entry or detainer and without relinquishing Landlord's right to rent or
any other right given to Landlord hereunder or by operation of law. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Lease, Tenant hereby expressly waives the
service and demand for payment of rent or for possession of the Demised Premises
or to re-enter the Demised Premises, including any and every form of demand and
notice prescribed by any statute or any other law.

If Landlord elects to terminate Tenant's right to possession only as above
provided, without terminating the Term hereof, Landlord at its option may enter
into the Demised Premises, remove Tenants's property and other evidences of
tenancy and take and hold possession thereof without such entry and possession
terminating the Term hereof and without releasing Tenant from its obligation to
pay rents herein reserved for the full Term hereof. Upon and after entry into
possession without terminating such obligations, Landlord may, but shall not be
obligated to, relet the Demised Premises, or any part for the account of Tenant
to any person, firm or corporation other than Tenant for such rent, for such
time, and upon such terms as Landlord in its sole discretion shall determine. If
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Tenant's account is not sufficient to pay monthly the full amount of the rent
herein reserved, (including Monthly Minimum Rents, Adjusted Monthly Minimum
Rents, Additional Rents, and other charges), and not theretofore paid by Tenant,
together with the costs of any repairs, alterations, or redecoration necessary
for such reletting, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of each monthly
deficiency upon demand, and if the rent so collected from such reletting is more
than enough to pay the full amount of the rents reserved hereunder and all of
the aforementioned costs, Landlord shall be entitled to retain such excess.
Notwithstanding any termination of the right to possession without termination
of the Term, the Landlord expressly reserves the right, at any time after there
termination of possession, to terminate the Term of this Lease by notice of such
termination to Tenant.

Tenant, upon expiration or termination of this Lease, either by lapse of time or
otherwise, agrees peaceably to surrender to Landlord the Demised Premises in
broom-clean condition and in good repair ordinary wear and tear and casualty
damage excepted. In the event Tenant shall fail to leave the Demised Premises
upon expiration or termination of this Lease, Landlord, in addition to all other
remedies available to it hereunder, shall have the right to receive, as rents
for all the time Tenant shall so retain possession of the Demised Premises, or
any part thereof, an amount equal to One Hundred Fifty Percent (150%) of the
Monthly Minimum Rent and Additional Rents specified in Sections 1.04, in Article
2 or otherwise in this Lease, as applied to such period.

                                   ARTICLE 13
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 13.01 - ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE - SUBLEASE
Except as hereinafter set forth, Tenant may not assign or encumber this Lease,
and may not sublet any part or all of the Demised Premises without the written
consent of Landlord, which Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or delay.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord's withholding of its consent shall be
reasonable if the assignee or subtenant proposed by Tenant conducts a business
that is, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, incompatible with the character of
Southport Business Park and its tenants or is currently a tenant of or occupying
any portion of Southport Business Park. Any assignment or sublease to which
Landlord may consent (one consent not being any basis to contend that Landlord
should consent to a further change) shall not relieve Tenant of any of its
obligations hereunder. In no event shall this Lease be assignable by operation
of any law, and Tenant's rights hereunder may not become, and shall not be
listed by Tenant as an asset under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization
proceedings. Tenant is not, may not become, and shall never represent itself to
be a agent of Landlord, and Tenant expressly recognizes that Landlord's title is
paramount, and that it can do nothing to affect or impair Landlord's title.
Tenant may, without Landlord's consent, assign or sublet all but not part of the
Demised Premises to (1) any entity controlled by, under common control with, or
controlling Tenant, (2) any successor corporation by merger or consolidation or
(3) any entity purchasing substantially all of Tenant's assets and business at
the Demised Premises.

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SECTION 13.02 - QUIET ENJOYMENT
Subject to the terms of this Lease, Tenant shall peacefully have and enjoy the
possession of the Demised Premises during the Term hereof, providing that no
action of Landlord in work in other space in the Building, or in repairing or
restoring the Demised Premises, shall be deemed a breach of this covenant, or
give Tenant any right to modify this Lease either as to Term, rent payable, or
other obligations to perform. However, Landlord shall not be responsible or
liable to Tenant for injury or damage resulting from acts or omissions of
persons occupying property adjacent to the Demised Premises or any part of the
Building in which the Demised Premises are a part, of for injury or damage
resulting to Tenant or its property from bursting, stoppage or leaking of water,
gas, sewer or steam pipes, except where such loss or damage arises from the
willful misconduct of Landlord.

SECTION 13.03 - SECURITY DEPOSIT
Landlord shall retain the Security Deposit as additional security for the
performance by Tenant of each of its obligations hereunder. If Tenant fails at
any time to perform its obligations, Landlord may at its option apply said
deposit or so much thereof as is required, to cure Tenant's default, but if
prior to the termination of this Lease, Landlord depletes said deposit in whole
or in part, Tenant shall immediately restore the amount so used by Landlord, the
obligation to so restore to be regarded as the obligation to pay Additional
Rent. This deposit shall not bear interest, and unless the Landlord uses the
same to cure a default of Tenant, or to restore the Demised Premises to the
condition that Tenant is required to leave them at the conclusion of the Term,
Landlord shall, within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Lease, refund
to Tenant, so much of the deposit as it continues to hold. If Landlord transfers
its interest in the Premises during the Term, Landlord will assign the Security
Deposit to the transferee and thereafter shall have no further liability for the
return of such Security Deposit.

SECTION 13.04 - NOTICES
Any notices which Landlord or Tenant is required or desires to give to the other
shall be deemed sufficiently given or rendered if, in writing, delivered
personally, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by any
national expedited delivery service, to the address listed after the respective
signatures on the last page of this Lease.

Any notice given herein shall be deemed delivered when the return receipt
therefore is signed, or refusal to accept the mailing by the addressee is noted
thereon by the postal authorities.

SECTION 13.05 - LIABILITY OF LANDLORD
In the event Landlord shall fail to perform any covenant, term or condition of
this Lease upon Landlord's part to be performed. Tenant covenants and agrees to
look solely to Landlord's estate and interest in the Demised Premises and the
Building in which the Demised Premises are located and the rents, income and
profits therefore for any recovery of money judgment from Landlord from and
after the date of this Lease Agreement. In no event is Landlord, its officers or
employees or an individual member, shareholder, general or limited partner of
Landlord, or any successor in interest thereof, ever to be personally liable for
any such judgment.

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SECTION 13.06 - SALE BY LANDLORD
The Landlord may at any time assign or transfer its interest as Landlord or may
sell or transfer its interest in the property of which the Demised Premises is a
part. The term Landlord as used in this Lease so far as the covenants and
obligations on the part of the Landlord are concerned, shall be limited to mean
and include only the owner or owners of the Demised Premises at the time in
question and in the event of any transfer or conveyance of the Landlord's title
to such property, other than by an assignment for security only, the grantee
shall automatically be substituted and the grantor shall automatically be
released from any and all liability arising with respect to the performance of
any covenants or obligations after the effective date of any such sale.

SECTION 13.07 - BROKERAGE
Tenant warrants that it has had no dealings with any broker or agent in
connection with this Lease, other than Dee Creech of Carolantic Realty, Inc. and
covenants to pay, hold harmless and indemnify Landlord from and against, any and
all cost, expense or liability for any compensation, commissions and charges
claimed by any other broker or agent who claims to have dealt with Tenant with
respect to this Lease or the negotiation thereof. Landlord will pay the
commission to Dee Creech of Carolantic Realty, Inc.

SECTION 13.08 - ROOF AND WALLS
Landlord shall have the exclusive right to use all or any part of the roof of
the Building for any purpose; to erect other structures over all of any part of
the Building; and to erect in connection with the construction thereof temporary
scaffolds and other aids to construction on the exterior of the Demised
Premises, provided that access to the Demised Premises shall not be denied be
substantially interfered with for Tenant's use of the Demised Premises under
this Lease.

SECTION 13.09 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS - EXHIBIT C
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions hereof, the provisions, if any contained
within Exhibit C constitute special provisions and agreements of the parties
which shall supersede any provisions of this Lease which are inconsistent with
the provisions stated within Exhibit C.

SECTION 13.10 - GENERAL RULES FOR INTERPRETING THIS LEASE Headings of paragraphs
are for convenience only and shall not be considered in construing the meaning
of the contents of such paragraph.

The acceptance of rentals and other payments by Landlord for any period or
periods after an Event of Default shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights on
the part of the Landlord to terminate this Lease for any other Event of Default.
No waiver by Landlord of any of the terms or conditions of this Lease shall be
construed as a waiver by Landlord of any subsequent Event of Default.

The invalidity of any provision of this Lease shall not have any effect on the
balance hereof.

Should Landlord or Tenant institute any legal proceedings against the other for
breach of any provision herein contained, and prevail in such action, the
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be liable for the reasonable costs and expenses of the prevailing party,
including its reasonable attorney's fees.

This Lease shall be binding upon the respective parties hereto, and upon their
heirs, executors, successors and assigns.

This Lease is executed with the express intent and understanding that it shall
supersede any and all prior discussions and or agreements between the parties
hereto, it being understood and agreed that the Lease contains the entire
understanding and agreement concerning the Lease of the Demised Premises
described herein.

Changes and amendments to this lease shall be in writing signed by the party
affected by such change or amendment.

This Lease may not be recorded without Landlord's prior consent, but Tenant
agrees on request of Landlord to execute a memorandum hereof for recording
purposes.

The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine or neuter includes the
other.

This Lease shall be construed under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

SECTION 13.11 - LANDLORD'S SECURITY INTEREST
Upon an Event of Default, in addition to any lien for rent available to the
Landlord, the Landlord shall have, and the Tenant hereby grants to the Landlord,
a continuing security interest for all rent and other sums of money becoming due
hereunder from the Tenant, upon all of the Tenant's accounts receivable,
inventory, equipment and all other personal property located on the Demised
Premises, none of which may be removed from the Demised Premises without the
Landlord's express, written consent so long as any Rent or other such sums from
time to time owed to the Landlord hereunder remains unpaid or another uncured
Event of Default has occurred. On the occurrence of an Event or Default, the
Landlord shall have, in addition to any other remedies provided herein or by
law, all of the rights and remedies afforded to secured parties under the
provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, as codified in North Carolina
(hereinafter referred to as "the Code"), including by way of example rather than
of limitation (a) the right to sell the Tenant's said property at public or
private sale upon ten (10) days' notice to the Tenant, and (b) the right to take
possession of such property without resort to judicial process in accordance
with the provisions of Section 9-503 of the Code. The Tenant shall, on its
receipt of a written request therefore from the Landlord, execute such financing
statements and other instruments as are necessary or desirable, in the
Landlord's judgment, to perfect such security interest.

Landlord agrees that its security interest will be subordinate to that of any
bank, and will execute any instruments reasonably necessary to satisfy the bank
of such subordination.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease in duplicate
originals, all as of the day and year first above written.

         LANDLORD:

                             Southport Business Park Limited Partnership,

                             BY:  Southport Business Park Investors Corporation,
                                  General Partner

                                  /s/ Robert T. Karp
                                  (SEAL)Robert T. Karp
                                  Vice President

ADDRESS FOR LANDLORD FOR NOTICES UNDER LEASE:

SOUTHPORT BUSINESS PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
101 Southcenter Court, Suite 1100
Morrisville, NC  27560
Attn:  Mr. Mitch Adams

GENERAL COUNSEL
General Investment & Development Co.
600 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 2000
Boston, MA  02210
Attn:  Mr. Robert S. Farrington, Esq.

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         TENANT:             ETESTING LABS, INC.

                             BY: /s/ Stephen J. Lifshatz, (SEAL)
                                 Steve Lifshatz, Vice President

[CORPORATE SEAL]

ADDRESS FOR TENANT FOR NOTICES UNDER THIS LEASE:

Mr. Steve Lifshatz, Vice President
LionBridge Technologies, Inc.
950 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
781-434-6000 Telephone

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Guaranty

                                GUARANTY OF LEASE

         THIS GUARANTY OF LEASE is made effective as of October 7, 2002, by
LionBridge Technologies, Inc. ("Guarantor"), whose address is 950 Winter Street,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.

         WHEREAS, Etesting Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal
place of business at 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suite 400, Morrisville, North
Carolina ("Tenant") desires to enter into the lease to which this Guaranty is
attached ("Lease") with Southport Business Park Limited Partnership, a North
Carolina limited partnership, with a principal place of business at 101
Southcenter Court, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 ("Landlord"), for the
premises located at 1001 Aviation Parkway, Suites 200 - 500 and Suite 550,
Morrisville, North Carolina ("Premises").

         WHEREAS, Guarantor has requested that Landlord enter into the Lease
with Tenant and has represented to Landlord that Guarantor shall derive benefit
from the Lease; and

         WHEREAS, Landlord has refused to enter the said Lease unless Guarantor
guarantees Tenant's performance under the Lease in the manner hereinafter set
forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, to induce Landlord to enter into the Lease, which Lease
is dated this day and is being executed simultaneously herewith, Guarantor
hereby agrees that:

         1.  (a) The Guarantor unconditionally guarantees to the Landlord and
the successors and assigns of Landlord the full and punctual performance and
observance, by Tenant, of all the terms, covenants and conditions in the Lease
contained on Tenant's part to be kept, performed, or observed. This Guaranty
shall include any liability of Tenant which shall accrue under the Lease for any
period during as well as any period following the term of the Lease.

             (b) If, at any time, default shall be made by Tenant in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions beyond
applicable cure period in the Lease, Guarantor will keep, perform and observe
the same, as the case may be, in place and stead of Tenant.

         2.  Any act of Landlord, or the successors or assigns of Landlord,
consisting of a waiver of any of the terms or conditions of the Lease or the
giving of any consent

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to any manner or thing relating to the Lease, or the granting of any indulgences
or extensions of time to Tenant, may be done without notice to Guarantor and
without releasing the obligations of Guarantor hereunder.

         3.  The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be released by
Landlord's receipt, application or release of security given for the Tenant's
performance and observance of covenants and conditions in the Lease, nor by any
modification of the Lease.

         4.  The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be affected by
(a) the release or discharge of Tenant in any creditors', receivership,
bankruptcy or other proceedings, (b) the impairment, limitation or modification
of the liability of the Tenant or the estate of the Tenant in bankruptcy, or of
any remedy for the enforcement of Tenant's said liability under the Lease,
resulting from the operation of any present or future provision of the
Bankruptcy Code or other statute or from the decision in any court, (c) the
rejection or disaffirmance of the Lease in any such proceedings, (d) the
assignment or transfer of the Lease by Tenant, (e) any disability or other
defense of Tenant, or (f) the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the
liability of Tenant.

         5.  Until all the covenants and conditions in the Lease on Tenant's
part to be performed and observed are fully performed and observed, Guarantor
(a) shall have no right of subrogation against Tenant by reason of any payments
or acts of performance by Guarantor, in compliance with the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder, (b) waives any right to enforce any remedy which Guarantor
now or hereafter shall have against Tenant by reason of any one or more payments
or acts of performance in compliance with the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder, (c) to the extent waivable, waives any rights Guarantor may have
under N.C.G.S. ss.ss. 26-7 et. seq., and (d) subordinates any liability or
indebtedness of Tenant now or hereafter held by the Guarantor to the obligations
of Tenant to the Landlord under the Lease.

         6.  This Guaranty shall apply to the Lease, any extension or renewal
thereof and to any holdover term following the term hereby granted or any
extension or renewal thereof.

         7.  This is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of
collection.

         8.  This instrument may not be changed, modified, discharged or
terminated orally or in any manner other than by an agreement in writing signed
by Guarantor and Landlord. This Guaranty shall be interpreted under the laws of
the State of North Carolina.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has hereunto set his hand and seal the
7th day of October, 2002.

                                   GUARANTOR:

                                   /s/ Stephen J. Lifshatz, in his capacity as
                                       Senior Vice President of Lionbridge
                                       Technologies, Inc.
                                   (SEAL)
                                   LionBridge Technologies, Inc.
                                   Steve Lifshatz
                                   Senior Vice President and
                                   Chief Financial Officer

STATE OF Massachusetts

COUNTY OF Middlesex

         I, Barbara Barry, a Notary Public of Middlesex County, Massachusetts,
do hereby certify and acknowledge that Stephen J. Lifshatz personally came
before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument.

         Witness my hand and notarial seal this 7th day of October, 2002.

                                                 /s/ Barbara Barry
                                                 Notary Public

[Notary Seal]

My commission expires: December 30, 2005

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