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                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

Exhibit 10.3

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR
ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO IT STATING THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT
FROM THE REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT. THE
COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH
CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED.

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$500,000                                                      New York, New York
(Original Principal Amount)                                      February 28, 02

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the
undersigned, Curious Holdings LLC (the "Maker"), a Delaware limited liability
company, hereby promises to pay to iNTELEFILM Corporation (the "Payee"), whose
address is 6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Suite 290, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344,
the principal sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), together with
simple interest on the unpaid and outstanding portion thereof at a rate of 5%
per annum (which interest shall accrue quarterly and be payable on the last day
of each calendar quarter commencing March 31, 2002, provided that if such date
is not a business day, payments of such interest shall be made on the next
succeeding business day). Subject to the mandatory prepayments set forth herein,
the principal and any remaining accrued interest on this Note shall be due and
payable in full on February 28, 2004 (the "Maturity Date").

         Payments due hereunder shall be paid in lawful money of the United
States of America (or by wire transfer or certified check payable in such money)
at Payee's address (as given above) or at such other place as Payee or any other
holder of this Note may from time to time have designated by prior written
notice to Maker.

                  1. Prepayment; Mandatory Prepayments. Maker shall have the
right prior to the Maturity Date to repay all or any part of the principal
amount of this Note and accrued but unpaid interest thereon without premium or
penalty. Maker shall be obligated to prepay a portion of the outstanding
principal and accrued but unpaid interest on this Note as follows: on the
earlier of (A) such time as the aggregate net working capital of Maker and its
subsidiaries existing on the date hereof (the "Subsidiaries") is positive and
then at a rate equivalent to 25% of the aggregate after-tax net income
(including without limitation taxes allocable to members, in the case of
entities treated as partnerships for tax purposes) of the Subsidiaries, payable
quarterly in arrears within 45 days of each quarter's end or (B) the first and
second anniversary of the Closing Date in equal installments of $250,000 in
principal plus interest (less, on each such date, any amounts previously paid
pursuant to the previous clause (A)).

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                  2. Seniority to Other Notes and Subordination to Commercial
Debt. This Note shall be senior in right of payment to the notes that shall be
executed in connection with financing the acquisition of Curious Pictures,
Furious Pictures and DCODE, Inc., by and between (i) CM Opportunity Fund, LLC
and Maker in the principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000); and (ii) the Curious management executives and Maker in the
principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). However, each of
Maker and Payee (and each successor or permitted assignee or transferee of
Payee) hereby agrees that the payment of principal and interest on this Note
shall be subordinated and junior in right of payment to any senior bank debt for
working capital obtained by the Company after the date hereof in a maximum
amount of $500,000, provided that such working capital facility shall not
prohibit Maker from making scheduled payments hereunder.

                  3. Allocation. All payments made hereunder (whether in
prepayment or otherwise) shall first be applied against any interest then due
hereunder and shall then be applied against principal.

                  4. Events of Default. The following shall constitute Events
of Default:

                           (a) Maker shall fail to pay when due any payment of
principal or interest due under this Note or, within five business days of
becoming due, any other amount payable to Payee hereunder;

                           (b) Written admission by Maker of its inability to
pay its debts as they become due, an assignment by Maker for the benefit of
creditors, the institution of proceedings by Maker under the Federal Bankruptcy
Code or any state law relating to relief of debtors, or the institution of such
proceedings by another party against Maker which is not subsequently dismissed
within sixty (60) days of the filing of same, or the seizure of substantially
all of the assets of Maker;

                           (c) Failure to provide financial information of
Targets and Furious reasonably necessary to calculate the net working capital
and net after-tax income of Maker allocable to Targets and Furious within 45
days of each quarter's end after written notice from Payee and 10 days'
opportunity to cure such failure;

                           (d) The sale of all or substantially all of Maker's
assets or the liquidation or dissolution of the Maker; or

                           (e) The merger or consolidation of the Maker with or
into another entity unless (i) the unitholders of Maker prior to such merger or
consolidation own more than fifty percent of the voting control of the surviving
or resulting entity, (ii) the creditworthiness of the surviving or resulting
entity will be equal to or superior to that of Maker or (iii) such merger or
consolidation is consummated merely to change the form of or jurisdiction of
Maker.

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                  If an Event of Default should occur, Payee, at its option, may
declare the outstanding principal balance of and all accrued but unpaid interest
on this Note to be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand,
protest, or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

                  Further, Maker agrees to pay all fees, costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by Payee in
endeavoring to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when
due, whether by acceleration or otherwise.

                  5. Waiver. No delay or omission of Payee in exercising any
right or power hereunder shall impair such right or power or be a waiver of any
default or an acquiescence therein; and no single or partial exercise of any
such right or power shall preclude other or further exercise thereof, or the
exercise of any other right; and no waiver shall be valid unless in writing
signed by Payee, and then only to the extent specifically set forth in such
writing. All remedies hereunder or by law afforded shall be cumulative and shall
be available to Payee until the principal amount of and all interest on this
Note have been paid in full.

                  6. Payee Representations. (a) Payee represents that Payee is
an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
("Regulation D") promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and that Payee (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an
investment in the Note for an indefinite period and (ii) understands and
acknowledges that this Note has not been registered nor is it intended to be
registered under the Securities Act.

                  (b) Payee represents that Payee has been furnished by Maker
during the course of this transaction with all information regarding Maker which
Payee has requested or desired to know, has been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from duly authorized officers of Maker
concerning Maker and has received any additional information which Payee has
requested.

                  (c) Payee represents that Payee has full power and authority
(corporate, statutory and otherwise) to execute and deliver this Note, this Note
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Payee, enforceable
against Payee in accordance with its terms and Payee is authorized and qualified
to become an investor in the Company and the person signing this Agreement on
behalf of such entity has been duly authorized by such entity to do so.

                  7. Security.

                  (a) Creation of Security Interest. In order to secure the
payment of the principal and interest and all other obligations of Maker
hereunder now or hereafter owed by Maker to Payee (the "Secured Obligations")
and subject to the subordination set forth in Section 2 above, Maker hereby
grants to Payee (or its designee) (the "Secured Party") a security interest in
the property of Maker described below (the "Collateral") on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Note (it being understood that in the event Maker

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requires additional debt financing and, as a condition to such debt financing
the lender thereof requires Payee to subordinate its security interest to such
lender, Payee shall execute and deliver subordination agreements reasonably
acceptable to all parties):

                  (i) all equipment in all of its forms, wherever located, now
         or hereafter existing, all parts thereof and all accessions thereto;

                  (ii) all inventory in all of its forms, wherever located, now
         or hereafter existing, including, but not limited to, (A) all raw
         materials and work in process therefor, finished goods thereof, and
         materials used or consumed in the manufacture or production thereof;
         (B) goods in which Maker has an interest in mass or a joint or other
         interest or right of any kind (including, without limitation, goods in
         which Maker has an interest or right as consignee); and (C) goods which
         are returned to or repossessed by Maker and all accessions thereto and
         products thereof and documents therefor;

                  (iii) all accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights,
         chattel paper, documents, instruments, deposit accounts, general
         intangibles, tax refunds and other obligations of any kind owing to
         Maker, now or hereafter existing, whether or not arising out of or in
         connection with the sale or lease of goods or the rendering of
         services, and all rights now or hereafter existing in and to all
         security agreements, leases, subleases, and other contracts securing or
         otherwise relating to any such accounts, contract rights, chattel
         paper, documents, instruments, deposit accounts, general intangibles,
         or obligations;

                  (iv) all intellectual property of any kind or nature
         whatsoever, including without limitation patents, patent applications,
         copyrights, copyright applications, trademarks and service marks and
         applications therefore, mask works, net lists and trade secrets;

                  (v) all other general intangibles, whether now existing or
         hereafter arising and wherever arising, including, but not limited to,
         all (A) partnership, corporate, and other interests in and to any
         person or entity; (B) letters of authorization, permits, licenses,
         consents, contract rights, franchises, documents, certificates,
         records, customer lists, customer and supplier contracts, easements,
         variances, certifications and approvals of tribunals, bills of lading
         (negotiable and non-negotiable), warehouse receipts, any claim of Maker
         against any lender, liquidated or unliquidated, and other rights,
         privileges and goodwill obtained or used in connection with any
         property of Maker; (C) rights of Maker under any equipment leases; and
         (D) tax refunds and other refunds or rights to receive payment from
         U.S. federal, state or local governments or foreign governments or
         other tribunals;

                  (vi) all bank accounts, deposit accounts, and margin accounts,
         maintained by Maker with financial institutions, brokers, dealers, and
         all other persons or entities relating to commodities and/or
         securities, including all funds held therein and all certificates and
         instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing such
         accounts;

                  (vii) all investment property (as defined in Section 9-115 of
         the New York Uniform Commercial Code);

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                  (viii) to the extent it is possible to create a security
         interest or perfect a security interest in such Collateral by filing a
         UCC-1 financing statement centrally, or in the case of dual filing
         states, centrally and at the county level, as applicable, all of
         Maker's fixtures now existing or hereafter acquired, all substitutes
         and replacements therefor, all accessions and attachments thereto, and
         all tools, parts, and equipment now or hereafter added to or used in
         connection with the fixtures on or above all real property now owned or
         hereafter acquired by Maker;

                  (ix) all records and documents relating to any and all of the
         foregoing, including, without limitation, records of account, whether
         in the form of writing, microfilm, microfiche, tape, or electronic
         media; and

                  (x) all substitutes and replacements for, accessions,
         attachments, and other additions to tools, parts, and equipment used in
         connection with, and all proceeds, products, and increases of, any and
         all of the foregoing Collateral, in whatever form, whether cash or
         noncash; interest, premium, and principal payments, redemption proceeds
         and subscription rights, and shares or other proceeds of conversions or
         splits of any securities in Collateral, and returned or repossessed
         Collateral; and, to the extent not otherwise included, all (A) payments
         under insurance, or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by
         reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the
         foregoing Collateral, (B) cash and (C) security for the payment of any
         of the Collateral, and all goods which gave or will give rise to any of
         the Collateral or are evidenced, identified, or represented therein or
         thereby.

                  (b) Uniform Commercial Code Security Agreement. This Section
is intended to be a security agreement pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code
for any of the items specified above as part of the Collateral which, under
applicable law, may be subject to a security interest pursuant to the Uniform
Commercial Code, and Maker hereby grants Payee a security interest in said items
subject to the subordination set forth in Section 2 above. Maker agrees that
Payee may file any appropriate document in the appropriate index as a financing
statement for any of the items specified above as part of the Collateral. In
addition, Maker agrees to execute and deliver to Payee, upon Payee's request,
any financing statements, as well as extensions, renewals and amendments
thereof, and reproductions of this Agreement in such form as Payee may
reasonably require to perfect a security interest with respect to said items.
Maker shall pay all costs of filing such financing statements and any
extensions, renewals, amendments, and releases thereof, and shall pay all
reasonable costs and expenses of any record searches for financing statements
Payee may reasonably require. Without the prior written consent of Payee, Maker
shall not create or suffer to be created pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code
any other security interest in the Collateral, other than the Security Interests
of Secured Party, including replacements and additions thereto. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Secured
Party shall have the remedies of a Payee under the Uniform Commercial Code and,
at Secured Party's option, may also invoke the other remedies provided in this
Note as to such items. In exercising any of said remedies, Secured Party may
proceed against the items of real property and any items of personal property
specified above as part of the Collateral separately or together and in any
order whatsoever, without in any way affecting the availability of Secured
Party's remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code or of the other remedies
provided in this Agreement.

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                  (c) Rights of Secured Party. (i) Upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of an Event of Default, Secured Party may require Maker
to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at the place
to be designated by Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to the parties.
Secured Party may sell all or any part of the Collateral as a whole or in
parcels either by public auction, private sale, or other method of disposition.
Secured Party may bid at any public sale on all or any portion of the
Collateral. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily
in value or is of the type customarily sold on a recognized market, Secured
Party shall give Maker reasonable notice of the time and place of any public
sale or of the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the
Collateral is to be made, and notice given at least 10 days before the time of
the sale or other disposition shall be conclusively presumed to be reasonable. A
public sale in the following fashion shall be conclusively presumed to be
reasonable:

                                    (A) Notice shall be given at least 10 days
before the date of sale by publication once in a newspaper of general
circulation published in the county in which the sale is to be held;

                                    (B) The sale shall be held in a county in
which the Collateral or any part is located or in a county in which Maker has a
place of business;

                                    (C) Payment shall be in cash or by certified
check immediately following the close of the sale;

                                    (D) The sale shall be by auction; and

                                    (E) The Collateral may be sold as is and
without any preparation for sale.

                  (ii) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, Secured
Party shall be under no obligation to offer to sell the Collateral. In the event
Secured Party offer to sell the Collateral, Secured Party will be under no
obligation to consummate a sale of the Collateral if, in their reasonable
business judgment, none of the offers received by them reasonably approximates
the fair value of the Collateral.

                  (iii) In the event Secured Party elects not to sell the
Collateral, Secured Party may elect to follow the procedures set forth in the
Uniform Commercial Code for retaining the Collateral in satisfaction of Maker's
obligation, subject to Maker's rights under such procedures.

                  8. Notices.  All notices, requests, demands or other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, addressed to
the appropriate party as follows:

                  (i)      If to Maker, to:
                           Address:  440 Lafayette Street, 6th Floor
                           New York, New York 10003
                           Attention: Susan Holden
                           Telecopy Number: (212) 674-0081

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                  (ii)     If to Payee, to its address set forth above
                           Telecopy Number: (952) 925-8863

or to such other address as may have been designated in prior notice. Notices
may be sent by (a) overnight courier, (b) facsimile transmission (with immediate
telephonic confirmation thereafter), or (c) registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested; and shall be deemed given (i) in the
case of overnight courier, the next business day after the day sent, (ii) in the
case of facsimile transmissions, on the date sent if telephonically confirmed,
and (iii) in the case of mailing, three (3) business days after being mailed by
registered or certified mail, and otherwise notices shall be deemed to have been
given when received.

                  9. Assignment. Except as otherwise provided herein, prior to
Maturity or an Event of Default, any attempt by Payee to assign its rights or
delegate its duties under this Note without the prior written consent of Maker
will be void. Thereafter, any assignment shall be permitted without the consent
of Maker.

                  10. Binding Effect. The terms and provisions of this Note
shall be binding upon Maker and its successors and permitted assigns, and shall
inure to the benefit of Payee and its successors and assigns, and any subsequent
holder of this Note.

                  11. Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard
to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.

                  12. Headings. The section headings contained in this Note are
intended solely for convenience of reference and do not themselves constitute a
part of this Note.

                  13. Severability. If any provision of this Note or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance should, for any reason and to
any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Note and the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby, but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted
by law.

                  14. Consent to Suit; Waiver of Jury Trial. Maker hereby
irrevocably authorizes and empowers any attorney-at-law to appear for Maker in
any action upon or in connection with this Note at any time after this Note
becomes due, as herein provided, in any court in or of the State of New York,
and waives issuance and service of process with respect thereto. Maker hereby
waives the right to a trial by jury with respect to any action upon or in
connection with this Note.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed this Note as of the
date first above written.

                                         CURIOUS HOLDINGS LLC

                                         By: /s/ Susan Holden
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Accepted and agreed:

iNTELEFILM CORPORATION

By /s/ Richard A. Wiethorn, its CFO
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                             BLUE RHINO CORPORATION

                            EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

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                             BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
                            EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

1.       PURPOSE

         The purpose of the Blue Rhino Corporation Executive Incentive Plan, as
it may be amended (the "Plan"), is to provide select key employees of Blue
Rhino Corporation, or an affiliate thereof (collectively, the "Company" unless
the context otherwise requires) with awards ("awards") in the form of cash
bonuses and bonus option grants based upon attainment of preestablished,
objective performance goals, thereby promoting a closer identification of the
participating employees' interests with the interests of the Company and its
stockholders, and further stimulating such employees' efforts to enhance the
efficiency, profitability, growth and value of the Company. For the purposes
herein, an "affiliate" shall mean an entity controlled by, controlling, or
under common control with the Company and shall include (but not necessarily be
limited to) majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

2.       PLAN ADMINISTRATION

         The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company or a subcommittee thereof (the "Committee").
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority in
its discretion to take any action with respect to the Plan. Without limiting
the foregoing, the Committee has full authority in its discretion to take any
action with respect to the Plan including but not limited to the authority (i)
to determine all matters relating to awards, including selection of individuals
to be granted awards, the types of awards, the number of shares of Common
Stock, if any, subject to an award, and all terms, conditions, restrictions and
limitations of an award; and (ii) to construe and interpret the Plan and any
instruments evidencing awards granted under the Plan, to establish and
interpret rules and regulations for administering the Plan and to make all
other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
Any actions of the Committee may be taken by a written instrument signed by all
of the members of the Committee and such action so taken by written consent
shall be as fully effective as if it had been taken by a majority of the
members at a meeting duly held and called. Any decision made, or action taken,
by the Committee in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be
final, binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may
delegate all or part of the administration of the Plan to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company or other designee(s), subject to the terms of the Plan
and such restrictions as it may establish. In the case of any such delegation,
references to the "Committee" herein shall include such designee or designees,
unless the context otherwise requires. No member of the Committee shall be
liable for any action, determination or decision made in good faith with
respect to the Plan or any award made pursuant to the Plan.

3.       ELIGIBILITY

         The participants in the Plan (individually, a "participant," and
collectively, the "participants") shall be those key employees of the Company
who are designated from time to time as participants by the Committee. Unless
the Committee determines otherwise, participation shall be limited to those key
employees of the Company who hold positions in the Company (or any affiliate)
of vice president or higher and whose participation is approved by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company; provided, however, that participation by the
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Executive Officer in the Plan (and any decisions regarding awards made under
the Plan to the Chief Executive Officer) shall be made in the Committee's sole
discretion. Eligible participants shall be selected to participate on an annual
or other periodic basis as determined by the Committee. Participation in the
Plan for any one performance period does not guarantee that an employee will be
selected to participate in any other performance period. For the purposes of
the Plan, "performance period" shall mean a period established by the Committee
during which performance shall be measured to determine if any benefits will be
made under the Plan. A performance period may be coincident with one or more
fiscal years (each also referred to as a "plan year") of the Company, or a
portion thereof, such as a fiscal quarter.

4.       NATURE OF AWARDS

         Awards granted under the Plan shall consist of cash bonuses and
bonuses in the form of option grants ("bonus options"). In addition to the
terms herein, the terms of bonus options will be governed by the terms of the
Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1998 Plan"), or any other
stock incentive plan which may apply to such bonus options and shall be subject
to the terms and conditions of such plan and the respective award agreement.

5.       DETERMINATION OF AWARDS

         (a)      General: The Committee will establish those performance
objectives and goals which shall apply to the determination of awards, if any,
to be made with respect to a participant for any performance period. A
participant's ability to earn an award for a particular performance period will
be based on the Company's attainment of the performance goals for the
applicable performance period. The performance objectives and other factors
which may apply with respect to the grant of awards during a performance period
shall be determined by the Committee and may differ from the goals applicable
in other performance periods and may differ between participants or groups of
participants.

         (b)      Performance Objectives: For each performance period, the
Committee shall establish one or more objective performance measures and
specific goals for each participant and/or for each group of participants. The
performance goals established by the Committee shall be based on one or more
performance measures that apply to the individual participant ("individual
performance"), the participant's business unit/function performance ("business
unit/function performance"), the Company as a whole ("corporate performance"),
or any combination of individual performance, business unit/function
performance or corporate performance. If a participant's performance goals are
based on a combination of individual performance, business unit/function
performance or corporate performance, the Committee may weight the importance
of each type of performance that applies to such participant by assigning a
percentage to it. The performance objectives may be based upon one or more of
the following criteria (or such other criteria as may be established by the
Committee): (i) gross margins; (ii) earnings per share; (iii) consolidated
earnings before or after taxes (including Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")); (iv) net income; (v) operating
income; (vi) book value per share; (vii) return on stockholders' equity; (viii)
return on investment; (ix) return on capital; (x) improvements in capital
structure; (xi) expense management; (xii) profitability of an identifiable
business unit or product; (xiii) maintenance or

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improvement of profit margins; (xiv) stock price or total stockholder return;
(xv) market share; (xvi) revenues or sales; (xvii) costs; (xviii) cash flow;
(xix) working capital; (xx) return on assets; (xxi) economic wealth created,
and (xxii) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives
based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion
goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, management
of employment practices and employee benefits, supervision of litigation and
information technology, goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of
subsidiaries, affiliates or joint ventures, and execution of pre-approved
corporate strategy. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or
more of its affiliates or one or more of its divisions, units, partnerships,
joint venturers or minority investments, product lines or products or any
combination of the foregoing. The targeted level or levels of performance with
respect to such business criteria may be established at such levels and in such
terms as the Committee may determine in its discretion, including but not
limited to on an absolute basis, in relation to performance in a prior period,
and/or relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any
combination thereof.

6.       DETERMINATION OF CASH BONUSES

         The Company shall establish a cash bonus pool (the "cash bonus pool"),
which will be used to fund cash awards earned under the Plan. The cash bonus
pool will be funded in the event that the Company achieves its performance
goals for the particular performance period. The Committee will have discretion
to determine (or approve, in the event of delegation to the Chief Executive
Officer) those eligible employees who will be eligible for and will be awarded
cash bonuses, the amount of each such bonus and the other terms and conditions
applicable to such awards. The Committee shall document the applicable
performance objectives and goals for cash bonus awards for a particular fiscal
year or other performance period, which performance objectives and goals may be
(but are not required to be) attached as exhibits to the Plan.

7.       DETERMINATION OF BONUS OPTIONS

         The Company shall grant annual performance-based options in the event
that the Company meets or exceeds specific performance goals established by the
Committee. The options will be granted under the 1998 Plan or other applicable
plan and will be subject to all of the terms of the 1998 Plan or other
applicable plan. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, and unless the
Committee determines otherwise, the following terms shall apply: (i) the option
price of each bonus option shall be equal to the fair market value of the
Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") on the date of grant; (ii) bonus
options shall vest in full on the third anniversary of the date of grant; and
(iii) bonus options granted to a participant shall be forfeited if the
participant is not employed by the Company at the end of the three-year period
following the date of grant. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company will
have discretion to determine those eligible employees who will be granted bonus
options and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each bonus option;
provided, however, that (i) the Chief Executive Officer's decisions regarding
allocation of bonus options shall be subject to Committee approval (or
modification), and (ii) the Committee shall make all determinations regarding
the grant of bonus options to the Chief Executive Officer. Nothing in the terms
of the Plan shall limit the authority of the Company to grant stock options or
other stock-based awards under the 1998 Plan or other applicable plan. The
Committee shall document the applicable performance objectives and goals for
bonus options for a particular fiscal year or other performance period, which

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performance objectives and goals may be (but are not required to be) attached
as exhibits to the Plan.

8.       EARNING OF AWARDS

         As soon as practicable after the end of the applicable performance
period, the Committee shall determine whether the performance goals for the
performance period were achieved. If the performance goals were met for the
performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of the
award earned by each participant pursuant to Section 6 and/or Section 7 herein
and such award shall be paid in accordance with Section 9 herein.

9.       PAYMENT OF AWARDS

         An award earned by a participant with respect to a performance period
shall be paid to him at such time or times as the Committee shall establish
following the Committee's determination of the amount of the award. Cash awards
may be paid in lump sum or in installments or on a deferred basis, in the
Committee's discretion. Bonus options shall be adjusted proportionately in the
event of any stock splits or similar adjustments occurring after the adoption
of the Plan and prior to the end of the performance period and may be subject
to further adjustment in the event of any stock splits or other capital
adjustments which occur after the end of the performance period, subject to the
terms of the 1998 Plan or other applicable plan and the Committee's discretion
thereunder. In addition to the authority conferred upon the Committee to adjust
awards and performance objectives as provided in Section 15(h) herein, the
Committee also may adjust awards and performance objectives as appropriate for
partial achievement of goals, exemplary effort on the part of a participant,
and other mitigating circumstances.

10.      TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER EVENTS; COVENANTS

         The Committee shall specify the circumstances upon which awards shall
be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the
participant or other event prior to the end of a performance period or
settlement of such awards. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee (and
except as otherwise provided in Section 7 herein), if a participant dies,
retires, is assigned to a different position, is granted a leave of absence, or
if the participant's employment is otherwise terminated (except for cause by
the Company) during a performance period, a pro rata share of the participant's
award based on the period of actual participation may, at the Committee's
discretion, be paid to the participant after the end of the performance period
if it would have become earned and payable had the participant's employment
status not changed. The Committee may require a participant, as a condition of
the designation or payout of an award, to have entered into agreements or
covenants with the Company obligating the participant to not compete, to not
interfere the relationships of the Company with customers, suppliers or
employees in any way, to refrain from disclosing or misusing confidential or
proprietary information of the Company, and to take or refrain from such other
actions adverse to the Company as the Committee may specify. The form of such
agreements or covenants shall be specified by the Committee, which may vary
such form from time to time and require renewal of the agreements or covenants,
as then specified by the Committee, in connection with the allocation or payout
of any award. For the purposes herein, termination for "cause" shall mean
termination for cause under the terms of any employment, consulting, change in
control or similar agreement if any, between the Company and the participant,
or, if none, determination

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regarding whether any termination is for "cause" shall be made by the Committee
in its sole discretion.

11.      CHANGE OF CONTROL

         (a)      Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the
contrary, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in Section 11(b)),
all awards made pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed earned in full and shall
become immediately due and payable for the full performance period
(notwithstanding the date of the Change of Control event during the performance
period), and each participant shall receive the highest award for which he was
eligible for the respective performance period. Awards that become due and
payable upon a Change of Control shall be deemed earned, due and payable
regardless of whether the participant continues service in the same position
following the Change of Control, has a change in position or responsibility, or
is terminated from employment with the Company (or successor or surviving
corporation).

         (b)      A "Change in Control" shall mean:

                  (i)      The acquisition by any individual entity or group
         (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) or
         beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
         under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
         then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
         generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Voting
         Securities"); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall
         not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition directly from
         the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any acquisition by the
         Company or any of its subsidiaries, (C) any acquisition by any
         employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by
         the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (D) any acquisition by any
         corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more
         than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock
         of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then
         outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
         generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned,
         directly or indirectly, by individuals, entities or groups who were
         the beneficial owners, respectively, of at least 50% of the
         Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such acquisition in
         substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
         prior to such acquisition, of the Outstanding Voting Securities, or
         (E) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group which on the
         date this Plan was adopted by the Board owned 50% or more of the
         Outstanding Voting Securities.

                  (ii)     Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
         reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to
         which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
         were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Voting
         Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
         consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or
         consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50%
         of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
         entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case
         may be, of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger
         or consolidation in substantially

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         the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
         reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding Voting
         Securities; or

                  (iii)    Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a
         complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or
         other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
         Company other than to a corporation, with respect to which following
         such sale or other disposition, more than 50% of, respectively, the
         then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the
         combined voting power for the then outstanding voting securities of
         such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
         directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all
         or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
         beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Voting Securities
         immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially
         the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale
         or other disposition, of the Outstanding Voting Securities.

12.      NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT

         Nothing contained in this Plan or any action taken pursuant to the
Plan shall be construed as conferring upon any participant the right or
imposing upon him the obligation to continue in the employment of or service to
the Company, nor shall it be construed as imposing upon the Company the
obligation to continue the employment or service of a participant.

13.      AMENDMENTS

         The Board of Directors of the Company may amend, discontinue or
terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that no
such action shall adversely affect any award earned and payable under the Plan
as of the date of such amendment or termination without the participant's
consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may unilaterally amend,
discontinue or terminate the Plan or any award if necessary to comply with
applicable laws, rules and regulations.

14.      EFFECTIVE DATE

         The effective date of the Plan shall be August 1, 2001. The Plan shall
continue in effect until terminated by the Board or the Committee.

15.      MISCELLANEOUS

         (a)      Taxes; Offset: The Company shall have the right to deduct
from any payment made under the Plan any federal, state or local income or
other taxes required by any government authority to be withheld with respect to
such payment. The Committee, in its sole discretion (but subject to applicable
law), may apply any amounts payable to any participant hereunder as a setoff to
satisfy any liabilities owed to the Company by the participant.

         (b)      Nonassignability: Unless the Committee determines otherwise,
awards and any other rights under the Plan shall not be subject to
anticipation, alienation, pledge, transfer or assignment by any person entitled
thereto, except by designation of a beneficiary or by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.

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         (c)      No Trust; Unfunded Plan: The obligation of the Company to
make payments hereunder shall constitute a liability of the Company to the
participants. Such payments shall be made from the general funds of the
Company, and the Company shall not be required to establish or maintain any
special or separate fund, or otherwise to segregate assets to assure that such
payments shall be made, and neither the participants nor their beneficiaries
shall have any interest in any particular assets of the Company by reason of
its obligations hereunder. Nothing contained in this Plan shall create or be
construed as creating a trust of any kind or any other fiduciary relationship
between the Company and the participants or any other person. To the extent
that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company
hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
creditor of the Company.

         (d)      Impact of Plan Award on other Plans: Awards granted pursuant
to the Plan shall not be treated as compensation for purposes of any other
compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement of the Company, unless
either (i) such other plan, program or arrangement provides that compensation
in the form of awards payable under the Plan are to be considered as
compensation thereunder, or (ii) the Committee so determines in writing.

         (e)      Facility of Payments: If a participant or any other person
entitled to receive an award under this Plan (the "recipient") shall, at the
time payment of any such amount is due, be incapacitated so that such recipient
cannot legally receive or acknowledge receipt of the payment, then the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may direct that the payment be
made to the legal guardian, attorney-in-fact or person with whom such recipient
is residing, and such payment shall be in full satisfaction of the Company's
obligation under the Plan with respect to such amount.

         (f)      Beneficiary Designation: The Committee may permit a
participant to designate in writing a person or persons as beneficiary, which
beneficiary shall be entitled to receive settlement of awards to which the
participant is otherwise entitled in the event of death. In the absence of such
designation by a participant, and in the event of the participant's death, the
estate of the participant shall be treated as beneficiary for purposes of the
Plan, unless the Committee determines otherwise. The Committee shall have sole
discretion to approve and interpret the form or forms of such beneficiary
designation.

         (g)      Governing Law: The Plan shall be construed and its provisions
enforced and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of North
Carolina, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws.

         (h)      Adjustments: The Committee is authorized at any time during
or after the completion of a performance period, in its sole discretion, to
adjust or modify the terms of awards or performance objectives, or specify new
awards, (i) in the event of any large, special and non-recurring dividend or
distribution, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, forward or reverse split,
stock dividend, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate
transaction, and/or (ii) in recognition of any other unusual or nonrecurring
event affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company
(including events described in (i) above as well as acquisitions and
dispositions of businesses and assets and extraordinary items determined under
generally accepted accounting principles), or in response to changes in
applicable laws and regulations, accounting principles,

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and tax rates (and interpretations thereof) or changes in business conditions
or the Committee's assessment of the business strategy of the Company.

         (i)      Deferrals of Awards: The Committee may permit or require a
participant to defer receipt of the payment of any benefit under the Plan that
would otherwise be due upon earning of awards granted under the Plan. If any
such deferral is required or permitted, the Committee shall, in its discretion,
establish rules and procedures for such deferrals.

         (j)      Binding Effect: The Plan shall be binding upon the Company,
its successors and assigns, and participants, their legal representatives,
executors, administrators and beneficiaries.

         (k)      Severability: If any provision of the Plan shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and
enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

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         This Blue Rhino Corporation Executive Incentive Plan has been executed
in behalf of the Company effective as of the 16th day of November, 2001.

                                    BLUE RHINO CORPORATION

                                    By: /s/ Billy D. Prim
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       President

Attest:

/s/ Mark Castaneda
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Secretary/Asst. Secretary

[Corporate Seal]

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                                   EXHIBIT A

                             BLUE RHINO CORPORATION
                            EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN

                       FISCAL 2002 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

                 Fiscal 2002 Cash Bonus Performance Objectives

         For fiscal 2002 (and for successive plan years, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee), participants will be eligible for quarterly and
annual cash incentive payments based on earnings (EBITDA) increases.
Participants will be eligible for a quarterly cash incentive payment equal to
twenty percent (20%) of the EBITDA in excess of applicable targets for each
operating subsidiary, with fifty percent (50%) of the cash award payable
following the end of the applicable fiscal quarter and fifty percent (50%)
payable only if annual targets are met. Earned quarterly cash awards shall be
paid 45 days after the end of the respective fiscal quarter, and annual awards
shall be paid after completion of the year-end audit of the Company's financial
statements. If the quarterly EBITDA for a particular fiscal quarter is
negative, then the incentive shall be limited to the amount of EBITDA exceeding
zero, and a portion of the quarterly incentive shall be retained until the
annual EBITDA target is met. The Committee shall have full discretion (by
Committee action, and without the need for Plan amendment) to modify the goals
and any other performance or other factors applicable to the determination of
cash awards for any subsequent plan year and shall not be bound by the
provisions applicable for fiscal 2002.

                Fiscal 2002 Bonus Option Performance Objectives

         For fiscal 2002 (and for successive years, unless otherwise determined
by the Committee), bonus options shall be granted only if the Company increases
value for the fiscal year (as determined by a multiple of EBITDA less capital
expenditure). Options are to be issued at 12% of value enhancement (EBITDA)
increase times business unit multiple less growth CAPEX times 12% divided by
the Black Scholes (or other valuation method) value of options for the
Company's common stock. The Committee shall have full discretion (by Committee
action and without the need for Plan amendment) to modify the goals and any
other performance or other factors applicable to the determination of bonus
options for any subsequent plan year and shall not be bound by the provisions
applicable for fiscal 2002. The incentive options are to cliff vest after three
years and are subject to forfeit if the participant is no longer an eligible
employee.

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