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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                   MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

          This MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE dated as of April 2,
2001 (this "Agreement") is made and entered into by and among Ariba, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Silver Merger Corporation, a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Agile
Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Company").  Parent, Merger Sub
and Company are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties" and each
individually as a "Party."  Unless defined herein, capitalized terms have the
meaning given them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

          WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization dated as of January 29, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement") and an
amendment to the Merger Agreement dated as of March 20, 2001 (the "Amendment")
pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions stated therein, Merger
Sub was to merge with and into Company and Company was to continue as the
surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

          WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement,
Parent, Company and certain stockholders or employees of each of Parent and
Company, as the case may be, entered into (i) a Company Stock Option Agreement,
(ii) Parent Voting Agreements, (iii) Company Voting Agreements, (iv) Affiliate
Agreements and (v) Employment Agreements (collectively, the "Ancillary
Agreements");

          WHEREAS, Section 8.01(a) of the Merger Agreement provides that the
Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time by
mutual written consent duly authorized by the Boards of Directors of Parent and
Company; and

          WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of Parent and Company have
determined to terminate each of the Merger Agreement, the Amendment and each of
the Ancillary Agreements as provided herein and release each other from all
duties, rights, claims, obligations and liabilities arising from, in connection
with, or relating to, the Merger Agreement, the Amendment and the Ancillary
Agreements, all as provided herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

          1.  Termination of Merger Agreement. The Parties agree that, effective
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immediately, (i) the Merger Agreement and the Amendment are hereby terminated
pursuant to Section 8.01(a) of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Ancillary
Agreements are hereby terminated, and none of such agreements will be of any
further force or effect as of the date hereof.
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          2.  Release of Company by Parent and Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub
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do hereby unequivocally release and discharge Company and any of its officers,
directors, agents, managers, employees, representatives, stockholders, legal and
financial advisors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, principals or partners,
and any heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns of any said
person or entity (the "Company Releasees"), from any and all actions, causes of
action, choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, sums of money,
accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts,
controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, injuries, harms,
damages, judgments, remedies, extents, executions, demands, liens and
liabilities whatsoever, in law, equity or otherwise (collectively, "Actions"),
arising under, in connection with or relating to the Merger Agreement, the
Amendment or the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby,
or any action or failure to act under the Merger Agreement, the Amendment, the
Ancillary Agreements or in connection therewith, or in connection with the
events leading to the abandonment of the Merger and the termination of the
Merger Agreement, the Amendment and the Ancillary Agreements, or in connection
with any press release, public disclosure or private communication relating to
the Merger Agreement, the Amendment or the Ancillary Agreements or the
transactions contemplated thereby, which have been asserted against the Company
Releasees or which, whether currently known or unknown, Parent or Merger Sub, or
any successors or assigns of any said entities, ever could have asserted or ever
could assert, in any capacity, against the Company Releasees, relating to any
claims, or any transactions and occurrences from any time in connection with the
foregoing; provided, however, the Company Releasees are not released from any
Actions which may arise under this Agreement.

          3.  Release of Parent and Merger Sub by Company. Company does hereby
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unequivocally release and discharge Parent and Merger Sub and any of their
respective officers, directors, agents, managers, employees, representatives,
stockholders, legal and financial advisors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
principals or partners, and any heirs, executors, administrators, successors or
assigns of any said person or entity (the "Parent Releasees"), from any and all
Actions arising under, in connection with or relating to the Merger Agreement,
the Amendment or the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated
thereby, or any action or failure to act under the Merger Agreement, the
Amendment, the Ancillary Agreements or in connection therewith, or in connection
with the events leading to the abandonment of the Merger and the termination of
the Merger Agreement, the Amendment and the Ancillary Agreements, or in
connection with any press release, public disclosure or private communication
relating to the Merger Agreement, the Amendment or the Ancillary Agreements or
the transactions contemplated thereby, which have been asserted against the
Parent Releasees or which, whether currently known or unknown, Company, or any
successors or assigns of any said entities, ever could have asserted or ever
could assert, in any capacity, against the Parent Releasees, relating to any
claims, or any transactions and occurrences from any time in connection with the
foregoing; provided, however, the Parent Releasees are not released from any
Actions which may arise under this Agreement.
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          4.  Publicity. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the form of joint press
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release to be issued by Parent and Company on signing of this Agreement with
respect to this Agreement and the termination of the Merger Agreement, the
Amendment and the Ancillary Agreements. Except as required by law or applicable
listing agreement with a stock exchange, no other press release shall be issued
regarding the termination of the Merger Agreement by either Parent or Company
without the prior written consent of the other.

          5.  Representations of the Parties. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one
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hand, and the Company, on the other hand, represents to the other Party that:
(a) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its incorporation and in good standing; (b) it has power to execute and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary action
to authorize such execution, delivery and performance; (c) such execution,
delivery and performance do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to
it, any provision of its charter or bylaws, any order or judgment of any court
or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; (d) all
governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it
with respect to this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and
effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; (e) its
obligations under this Agreement constitute its legal, valid and binding
obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms; and (f) it
beneficially owns no shares of any other Party (except that Parent owns all of
the shares of Merger Sub).

          6.  Waiver. Any term of this Agreement may be waived at any time by
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the Party that is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be
effective unless set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf
of the Party waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any Party of any term
or condition of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to
be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition of this
Agreement on any future occasion. All remedies, either under this Agreement or
by any laws or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not alternative.

          7.  Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified
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only by a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of each Party hereto.

          8.  No Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any
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right, interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any Party hereto
without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto and any attempt to
do so will be void, except for assignments and transfers by operation of any
laws. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement is binding upon, inures
to the benefit of and is enforceable by the Parties and their respective
successors and assigns.

         9.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement supercedes all prior discussions,
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representations, warranties and agreements, both written and oral, among the
Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and contains the sole and
entire
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agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No prior
drafts of this Agreement and no words or phrases from any such prior drafts
shall be admissible into evidence in any action, suit or other proceeding
involving this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement does not
terminate the Non-Disclosure Agreement dated January 22, 2001 between the
Company and Parent.

          10.  Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third party beneficiaries
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to this Agreement except for the Parent Releasees, the Company Releasees and
parties to the Ancillary Documents that are not parties to this Agreement.

          11.  Headings. The headings used in this Agreement have been inserted
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for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions
hereof.

          12.  Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
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be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future laws, and if
the rights or obligations of any Party hereto under this Agreement will not be
materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be fully
severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, and (c)
the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect
and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or
by its severance herefrom. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if for any reason any of the releases contained in Sections 2 or 3
hereof are avoided, nullified or otherwise rendered ineffective, then all
releases in Section 2 or 3 hereof shall be rendered invalid and unenforceable
and this Agreement shall be automatically reformed to delete Sections 2 and 3
herefrom.

          13.  Injunctive Relief. The Parties agree that irreparable damage
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would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement was not
performed in accordance with its specified terms or was otherwise breached and
that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of this
Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that in any proceeding seeking specific
performance each of the Parties will waive the defense of adequacy of a remedy
at law. Each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

          14.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted under the laws
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of the State of Delaware without reference to Delaware conflicts of law
provisions.

          15.  Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of Parent, Company and Merger Sub
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hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding
or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the actions of Parent, Company or Merger Sub in
the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof.
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          16.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and Company have caused this
Mutual Termination Agreement and Release to be duly executed as of the date
first above written by their respective officers duly authorized.

                                              ARIBA, INC.

                                              By: /s/ Keith Krach
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                                                 Keith Krach
                                                 Chief Executive Officer and
                                                 Chairman of the Board

                                              SILVER MERGER CORPORATION

                                              By: /s/ Robert Calderoni
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                                                 Robert Calderoni
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

                                              AGILE SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                                              By: /s/ Bryan D. Stolle
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                                                 Bryan D. Stolle
                                                 Chief Executive Officer and
                                                 PresidentEXHIBIT 4.4

                      Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

                     1991 Amended and Restated Stock Option
                           and Performance Award Plan

           (as amended and restated effective as of February 27, 2001)

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1.  Amendment and Restatement, Effective Date, Objectives
             and Duration.....................................................1

Article 2.  Definitions.......................................................2

Article 3.  Administration....................................................8

Article 4.  Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards....................10

Article 5.  Eligibility and General Conditions of Awards.....................11

Article 6.  Stock Options....................................................14

Article 7.  Stock Appreciation Rights and Limited Stock Appreciation
            Rights...........................................................17

Article 8.  Restricted Shares................................................18

Article 9.  Performance Units and Performance Shares.........................19

Article 10.  Bonus Shares....................................................20

Article 11.  Beneficiary Designation.........................................20

Article 12.  Deferrals.......................................................21

Article 13.  Rights of Employees/Directors/Consultants.......................21

Article 14.  Change of Control...............................................21

Article 15.  Amendment, Modification, and Termination........................22

Article 16.  Withholding.....................................................23

Article 17.  Successors......................................................24

Article 18.  Additional Provisions...........................................24

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                      KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                     1991 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION
                           AND PERFORMANCE AWARD PLAN
           (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE AS OF FEBRUARY 27, 2001)

ARTICLE 1. AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT, EFFECTIVE DATE, OBJECTIVES AND DURATION

     1.1 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE PLAN. Kansas City Southern Industries,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),  has heretofore amended,  restated
and combined the Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 1991 Amended and Restated
Stock Option and Performance Award Plan (as amended through September 18, 1997),
the Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan (the
"1993 Plan"), the Kansas City Southern  Industries,  Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan
(as amended  September  26, 1996) (the "1987 Plan") and the Kansas City Southern
Industries,  Inc.  1983 Stock Option Plan (as amended  September  26, 1996) (the
"1983  Plan") (as the same may be amended from time to time,  the  "Plan").  The
Plan,  as so  amended,  restated  and  combined,  was  adopted  by the  Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") and approved by the  stockholders  of the
Company,  to be effective as of July 15, 1998 (the "Effective  Date"). On May 6,
1999, the Board amended Sections 2.14 and 15.1 of the Plan. Effective as of July
11,  2000,  the  Compensation  and  Organization  Committee  of the  Board  (the
"Compensation  Committee")  amended  Sections 2.50, 4.1 and 5.7 of the Plan and,
effective  as of July 12,  2000,  adjusted  the number of Shares  referred to as
reserved for issuance in Section 4.1 of the Plan to reflect the 1-for-2  reverse
stock  split that took place on that date.  The Plan,  as so  amended,  has been
restated as set forth herein effective as of February 27, 2001.

     1.2  OBJECTIVES  OF THE  PLAN.  The Plan is  intended  to allow  employees,
directors  and  consultants  of the Company and its  Subsidiaries  to acquire or
increase equity ownership in the Company, thereby strengthening their commitment
to the  success of the Company and  stimulating  their  efforts on behalf of the
Company,  and to assist the  Company  and its  Subsidiaries  in  attracting  new
employees, directors and consultants and retaining existing employees, directors
and  consultants.  The Plan also is intended to optimize the  profitability  and
growth of the Company through incentives which are consistent with the Company's
goals; to provide  employees,  directors and  consultants  with an incentive for
excellence in individual  performance;  and to promote teamwork among employees,
directors and consultants.

     1.3 DURATION OF THE PLAN.  The Plan shall remain in effect,  subject to the
right  of the  Board  to amend or  terminate  the Plan at any time  pursuant  to
Article 15 hereof,  until all Shares  subject to it shall have been purchased or
acquired  according  to the  Plan's  provisions.  However,  in no  event  may an
Incentive  Stock Option be granted  under the Plan on or after the date 10 years
following the earlier of (i) the date the Plan was adopted and (ii) the date the
Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company.

ARTICLE 2.          DEFINITIONS

     Whenever used in the Plan, the following  terms shall have the meanings set
forth below:

     2.1 "ARTICLE" means an Article of the Plan.

     2.2 "AWARD" means Options (including  Incentive Stock Options),  Restricted
Shares,   Bonus  Shares,   stock  appreciation  rights  (SARs),   limited  stock
appreciation  rights (LSARs),  Performance  Units or Performance  Shares granted
under the Plan.

     2.3 "AWARD  AGREEMENT" means the written  agreement by which an Award shall
be evidenced.

     2.4 "BOARD" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

     2.5 "BONUS SHARES" means Shares that are awarded to a Grantee  without cost
and without  restrictions in recognition of past performance (whether determined
by reference to another employee benefit plan of the Company or otherwise) or as
an incentive to become an employee,  director or  consultant of the Company or a
Subsidiary.

     2.6 "CAUSE" means, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement,

          (i) before the  occurrence of a Change of Control,  any one or more of
the following, as determined by the Committee:

                    (A) a Grantee's commission of a crime which, in the judgment
          of the Committee,  resulted or is likely to result in damage or injury
          to the Company or a Subsidiary;

                    (B)  the  material  violation  by  the  Grantee  of  written
          policies of the Company or a Subsidiary;

                    (C) the  habitual  neglect or failure by the  Grantee in the
          performance  of his or her duties to the Company or a Subsidiary  (but
          only if such  neglect or failure is not  remedied  within a reasonable
          remedial  period after  Grantee's  receipt of written  notice from the
          Company which  describes such neglect or failure in reasonable  detail
          and specifies the remedial period); or

                    (D) action or inaction by the Grantee in connection with his
          or her  duties  to  the  Company  or a  Subsidiary  resulting,  in the
          judgment  of the  Committee,  in  material  injury to the Company or a
          Subsidiary; and

          (ii)  from and  after  the  occurrence  of a Change  of  Control,  the
occurrence of any one or more of the following,  as determined in the good faith
and reasonable judgment of the Committee:

                    (A)  Grantee's  conviction  for  committing an act of fraud,
          embezzlement,  theft, or any other act constituting a felony involving
          moral  turpitude or causing  material  damage or injury,  financial or
          otherwise, to the Company;

                    (B) a demonstrably  willful and deliberate act or failure to
          act which is committed in bad faith,  without  reasonable  belief that
          such action or inaction is in the best interests of the Company, which
          causes  material  damage or injury,  financial  or  otherwise,  to the
          Company  (but only if such act or inaction is not  remedied  within 15
          business days of Grantee's  receipt of written notice from the Company
          which describes the act or inaction in reasonable detail); or

                    (C) the  consistent  gross  neglect of duties or  consistent
          wanton  negligence by the Grantee in the  performance of the Grantee's
          duties (but only if such neglect or negligence is not remedied  within
          a reasonable remedial period after Grantee's receipt of written notice
          from the  Company  which  describes  such  neglect  or  negligence  in
          reasonable detail and specifies the remedial period).

     2.7  "CHANGE  OF  CONTROL"  means,  unless  otherwise  defined  in an Award
Agreement, any one or more of the following:

          (i) the  acquisition  or  holding  by any  person,  entity or  "group"
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act), other than
by the Company or any Subsidiary or any employee  benefit plan of the Company or
a Subsidiary,  of beneficial  ownership  (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
the  1934  Act) of 20% or  more  of the  then-outstanding  Common  Stock  or the
then-outstanding Voting Power of the Company; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, that no Change
of Control shall occur solely by reason of any such acquisition by a corporation
with  respect  to  which,  after  such  acquisition,  more  than 60% of both the
then-outstanding  common  shares and the  then-outstanding  Voting Power of such
corporation are then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly,  by the persons
who were the beneficial owners of the  then-outstanding  Common Stock and Voting
Power of the Company  immediately before such acquisition,  in substantially the
same  proportions  as  their  respective  ownership,   immediately  before  such
acquisition,  of the  then-outstanding  Common  Stock  and  Voting  Power of the
Company; or

          (ii) individuals  who, as of the Effective Date,  constitute the Board
(the  "Incumbent  Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least 75% of the
Board;  PROVIDED that any  individual who becomes a director after the Effective
Date whose election or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was
approved  by at least 75% of the  Incumbent  Board  (other  than an  election or
nomination of an individual whose initial  assumption of office is in connection
with an actual or threatened  "election contest" relating to the election of the
directors  of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11  under the 1934
Act) or "tender  offer" (as such term is used in Section  14(d) of the 1934 Act)
or a proposed  Extraordinary  Transaction (as defined below)) shall be deemed to
be a member of the Incumbent Board; or

          (iii) approval by the  stockholders  of the Company of any one or more
of the following:

                    (A)  a  merger,  reorganization,  consolidation  or  similar
          transaction  (any of the foregoing,  an  "Extraordinary  Transaction")
          with  respect  to which  persons  who were the  respective  beneficial
          owners of the  then-outstanding  Common  Stock and Voting Power of the
          Company  immediately before such Extraordinary  Transaction would not,
          if such Extraordinary  Transaction were to be consummated  immediately
          after such stockholder  approval (but otherwise in accordance with the
          terms  presented  in writing to the  stockholders  of the  Company for
          their approval),  beneficially own, directly or indirectly,  more than
          60%   of   both   the   then-outstanding   common   shares   and   the
          then-outstanding  Voting Power of the corporation  resulting from such
          Extraordinary  Transaction,  in substantially  the same proportions as
          their  respective  ownership,  immediately  before such  Extraordinary
          Transaction,  of the then-outstanding Common Stock and Voting Power of
          the Company,

                    (B) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or

                    (C) the sale or other  disposition  of all or  substantially
          all of the  assets of the  Company in one  transaction  or a series of
          related transactions.

     2.8 "CHANGE OF CONTROL VALUE" means the Fair Market Value of a Share on the
date of a Change of Control.

     2.9 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and regulations and rulings thereunder. References to a particular section
of the  Code  include  references  to  successor  provisions  of the Code or any
successor code.

     2.10  "COMMITTEE,"  "PLAN  COMMITTEE" and  "MANAGEMENT  COMMITTEE" have the
meaning set forth in Article 3.

     2.11 "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company.

     2.12 "COMPANY" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

     2.13 "COVERED  EMPLOYEE" means a Grantee who, as of the date that the value
of an Award is recognizable  as taxable income,  is one of the group of "covered
employees," within the meaning of Code Section 162(m).

     2.14  "DISABILITY"  means,  unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement,
for purposes of the exercise of an Incentive  Stock Option after  Termination of
Affiliation,  a disability  within the meaning of Section  22(e)(3) of the Code,
and for all other purposes, means total disability as determined for purposes of
the long term disability plan of KCSI or any Subsidiary or other employer of the
Grantee and disability  shall be deemed to occur for purposes of the Plan on the
date such determination of disability is made.

     2.15 "DISQUALIFYING  DISPOSITION" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

     2.16 "EFFECTIVE DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

     2.17  "ELIGIBLE  PERSON" means (i) any employee  (including any officer) of
the Company or any Subsidiary, including any such employee who is on an approved
leave of absence,  layoff,  or has been subject to a  disability  which does not
qualify as a Disability,  (ii) any director of the Company or any Subsidiary and
(iii) any person  performing  services  for the Company or a  Subsidiary  in the
capacity of a consultant.

     2.18 "EXCHANGE  ACT" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time.  References  to a  particular  section  of the  Exchange  Act
include references to successor provisions.

     2.19 "EXTRAORDINARY  TRANSACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

     2.20 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means (A) with respect to any property  other than
Shares,  the fair market value of such  property  determined  by such methods or
procedures as shall be established  from time to time by the Committee,  and (B)
with respect to Shares, unless otherwise determined by the Committee,  as of any
date,  (i) the  average  of the  high  and low  trading  prices  on the  date of
determination  on the New York  Stock  Exchange  (or,  if no sale of Shares  was
reported for such date, on the next preceding date on which a sale of Shares was
reported); (ii) if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the
average of the high and low trading  prices of the Shares on such other national
exchange  on which the  Shares  are  principally  traded or as  reported  by the
National Market System,  or similar  organization,  or if no such quotations are
available,  the  average  of the  high  bid  and  low  asked  quotations  in the
over-the-counter   market  as  reported  by  the   National   Quotation   Bureau
Incorporated or similar organizations; or (iii) in the event that there shall be
no  public  market  for the  Shares,  the fair  market  value of the  Shares  as
determined by the Committee.

     2.21 "FREESTANDING  SAR" means an SAR that is granted  independently of any
other Award.

     2.22 "GOOD REASON" means,  unless otherwise  defined in an Award Agreement,
the  occurrence  after a Change of Control,  without a Grantee's  prior  written
consent, of any one or more of the following:

          (i) the  assignment  to the  Grantee of any duties  which  result in a
     material  adverse  change  in the  Grantee's  position  (including  status,
     offices, titles, and reporting requirements),  authority,  duties, or other
     responsibilities with the Company, or any other action of the Company which
     results in a material adverse change in such position,  authority,  duties,
     or  responsibilities,  other than an insubstantial  and inadvertent  action
     which is remedied by the Company  promptly  after receipt of notice thereof
     given by the Grantee,

          (ii) any  relocation  of the  Grantee  of more than 40 miles  from the
     place  where the  Grantee was located at the time of the Change of Control,
     or

          (iii) a material  reduction  or  elimination  of any  component of the
     Grantee's  rate  of  compensation,  including  (x)  base  salary,  (y)  any
     incentive  payment or (z)  benefits  or  perquisites  which the Grantee was
     receiving immediately prior to a Change of Control.

     2.23 "GRANT DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

     2.24 "GRANTEE" means an individual who has been granted an Award.

     2.25  "INCENTIVE  STOCK OPTION" means an option  granted under Article 6 of
the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or
any successor provisions thereto.

     2.26 "INCLUDING" or "INCLUDES" means  "including,  without  limitation," or
"includes, without limitation," respectively.

     2.27 "LSAR" means a limited stock appreciation right.

     2.28 "MATURE  SHARES"  means  Shares for which the holder  thereof has good
title,  free and clear of all  liens and  encumbrances,  and which  such  holder
either  (i) has held for at least six months or (ii) has  purchased  on the open
market.

     2.29 "MINIMUM CONSIDERATION" means $.01 per Share or such other amount that
is from time to time considered to be capital for purposes of Section 154 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law.

     2.30 "OPTION" means an option granted under Article 6 of the Plan.

     2.31 "OPTION  PRICE" means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a
Grantee pursuant to an Option.

     2.32  "OPTION  TERM"  means the  period  beginning  on the Grant Date of an
Option and ending on the  expiration  date of such  Option,  as specified in the
Award  Agreement for such Option and as may,  consistent  with the provisions of
the Plan, be extended from time to time by the Committee prior to the expiration
date of such Option then in effect.

     2.33 "OUTSIDE  DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board who is not an employee
of the Company or any Subsidiary.

     2.34  "PERFORMANCE-BASED  EXCEPTION" means the performance-based  exception
from the tax  deductibility  limitations of Code Section 162(m).

     2.35  "PERFORMANCE  PERIOD"  has the  meaning  set  forth in  Section  9.2.

     2.36 "PERFORMANCE SHARE" or "PERFORMANCE UNIT" has the meaning set forth in
Article 9.

     2.37 "PERIOD OF RESTRICTION"  means the period during which the transfer of
Restricted  Shares is limited in some way (the length of the period  being based
on the  passage of time,  the  achievement  of  performance  goals,  or upon the
occurrence of other events as determined by the  Committee),  and the Shares are
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, as provided in Article 8.

     2.38  "PERSON"  shall  have the  meaning  ascribed  to such term in Section
3(a)(9)  of the  Exchange  Act and used in  Sections  13(d) and  14(d)  thereof,
including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

     2.39 "PLAN" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

     2.40 "REQUIRED WITHHOLDING" has the meaning set forth in Article 16.

     2.41 "RESTRICTED SHARES" means Shares that are subject to forfeiture if the
Grantee  does not  satisfy  the  conditions  specified  in the  Award  Agreement
applicable to such Shares.

     2.42 "RETIREMENT" means for any Grantee who is an employee,  Termination of
Affiliation  by the Grantee upon either (i) having both attained age  fifty-five
(55) and  completed  at least ten (10)  years of service  with the  Company or a
Subsidiary  or (ii) meeting such other  requirements  as may be specified by the
Committee.

     2.43  "RULE  16B-3"  means  Rule  16b-3  promulgated  by the SEC  under the
Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, together with any successor rule, as
in effect from time to time.

     2.44 "SAR" means a stock appreciation right.

     2.45 "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange  Commission,  or
any successor thereto.

     2.46 "SECTION" means, unless the context otherwise  requires,  a Section of
the Plan.

     2.47  "SECTION  16  PERSON"  means a person  who is  subject  to  potential
liability  under  Section  16(b) of the 1934 Act with  respect  to  transactions
involving equity securities of the Company.

     2.48 "SHARE" means a share of Common Stock.

     2.49  "STRIKE  PRICE" of any SAR shall  equal,  for any Tandem SAR (whether
such Tandem SAR is granted at the same time as or after the grant of the related
Option), the Option Price of such Option, or for any other SAR, 100% of the Fair
Market  Value  of a Share  on the  Grant  Date of such  SAR;  PROVIDED  that the
Committee may specify a higher Strike Price in the Award Agreement.

     2.50 "SUBSIDIARY" means, for purposes of grants of Incentive Stock Options,
a corporation  as defined in Section  424(f) of the Code (with the Company being
treated as the employer  corporation for purposes of this  definition)  and, for
all other  purposes,  a United States or foreign  corporation  or partnership or
other  similar  entity  with  respect to which the  Company  owns,  directly  or
indirectly,  50% (or such lesser percentage as the Committee may specify,  which
percentage  may be changed from time to time and may be different  for different
entities) or more of the Voting Power of such corporation,  partnership or other
entity.

     2.51 "TANDEM SAR" means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related
Option,  the  exercise  of which  shall  require  cancellation  of the  right to
purchase a Share under the related  Option (and when a Share is purchased  under
the related Option, the Tandem SAR shall similarly be canceled).

     2.52  "TERMINATION  OF  AFFILIATION"  occurs  on the  first day on which an
individual is for any reason no longer providing  services to the Company or any
Subsidiary  in the  capacity of an  employee,  director or  consultant,  or with
respect to an individual  who is an employee or director of, or consultant to, a
corporation  which is a  Subsidiary,  the  first day on which  such  corporation
ceases to be a Subsidiary.

     2.53 "10% OWNER" means a person who owns  capital  stock  (including  stock
treated as owned under Section 424(d) of the Code)  possessing  more than 10% of
the total  combined  voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company
or any Subsidiary.

     2.54 "VOTING POWER" means the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities  of a  corporation  entitled  to vote  generally  in the  election of
directors.

ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1      COMMITTEE.

          (a)  Subject to Article  15,  and to  Section  3.2,  the Plan shall be
administered by the Board,  or a committee  appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan ("Plan  Committee").  To the extent the Board considers it desirable to
comply with or qualify under Rule 16b-3 or meet the Performance-Based Exception,
the Plan Committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Company, all of
whom qualify as "outside  directors" as defined for purposes of the  regulations
under Code Section  162(m) and  "non-employee  directors"  within the meaning of
Rule 16b-3.  The number of members of the Plan Committee shall from time to time
be increased or decreased, and shall be subject to such conditions, in each case
as the Board deems appropriate to permit  transactions in Shares pursuant to the
Plan to  satisfy  such  conditions  of  Rule  16b-3  and  the  Performance-Based
Exception as then in effect.

          (b) The  Board or the Plan  Committee  may  appoint  and  delegate  to
another  committee  ("Management  Committee") any or all of the authority of the
Board or the Plan Committee,  as applicable,  with respect to Awards to Grantees
other than  Grantees  who are Section 16 Persons at the time any such  delegated
authority is exercised.

          (c) Any references  herein to "Committee" are references to the Board,
or the Plan Committee or the Management Committee, as applicable.

     3.2 POWERS OF COMMITTEE. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the
Committee has full and final authority and sole discretion
as follows:

          (i) to determine  when,  to whom and in what types and amounts  Awards
should be  granted  and the  terms  and  conditions  applicable  to each  Award,
including the benefit  payable under any SAR,  Performance  Unit or  Performance
Share,  and whether or not specific  Awards shall be granted in connection  with
other specific Awards, and if so whether they shall be exercisable  cumulatively
with, or alternatively to, such other specific Awards;

          (ii) to determine  the amount,  if any,  that a Grantee  shall pay for
Restricted  Shares,  whether to permit or require the payment of cash  dividends
thereon to be deferred and the terms related  thereto,  when  Restricted  Shares
(including  Restricted  Shares acquired upon the exercise of an Option) shall be
forfeited and whether such shares shall be held in escrow;

          (iii)  to   construe   and   interpret   the  Plan  and  to  make  all
determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;

          (iv) to make, amend, and rescind rules relating to the Plan, including
rules with respect to the  exercisability and  nonforfeitability  of Awards upon
the Termination of Affiliation of a Grantee;

          (v) to  determine  the terms and  conditions  of all Award  Agreements
(which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the Grantee, to amend any
such Award  Agreement at any time,  among other things,  to permit  transfers of
such Awards to the extent  permitted by the Plan;  PROVIDED  that the consent of
the Grantee shall not be required for any amendment which (A) does not adversely
affect  the  rights  of the  Grantee,  or  (B) is  necessary  or  advisable  (as
determined  by the  Committee) to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result
of any new or change in existing applicable law;

          (vi) to cancel,  with the consent of the Grantee,  outstanding  Awards
and to grant new Awards in substitution therefor;

          (vii)  to  accelerate  the  exercisability  (including  exercisability
within a period  of less than six  months  after  the  Grant  Date)  of,  and to
accelerate or waive any or all of the terms and  conditions  applicable  to, any
Award or any group of  Awards  for any  reason  and at any  time,  including  in
connection with a Termination of Affiliation;

          (viii)  subject to  Sections  1.3 and 5.3,  to extend the time  during
which any Award or group of Awards may be exercised;

          (ix) to make such  adjustments or  modifications to Awards to Grantees
working  outside the United  States as are  advisable to fulfill the purposes of
the Plan or to comply with applicable local law;

          (x) to impose such  additional  terms and  conditions  upon the grant,
exercise or retention of Awards as the  Committee  may,  before or  concurrently
with the grant thereof,  deem appropriate,  including limiting the percentage of
Awards which may from time to time be exercised by a Grantee; and

          (xi) to take any other action with respect to any matters  relating to
the Plan for which it is responsible.

     All  determinations  on all  matters  relating  to the  Plan  or any  Award
Agreement may be made in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee,  and
all such determinations of the Committee shall be final,  conclusive and binding
on all  Persons.  No member of the  Committee  shall be liable for any action or
determination made with respect to the Plan or any Award.

ARTICLE 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS

     4.1  NUMBER OF SHARES  AVAILABLE  FOR  GRANTS.  Subject  to  adjustment  as
provided in Section 4.2, the number of Shares hereby reserved for issuance under
the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (i) 15,600,000,  and (ii) the total number
of Shares subject to Awards granted under the 1993 Plan, 1987 Plan and 1983 Plan
that are outstanding as of the Effective Date (for a total of  16,003,186);  and
the number of Shares for which Awards may be granted to any Grantee on any Grant
Date, when aggregated with the number of Shares for which Awards have previously
been granted to such  Grantee in the same  calendar  year,  shall not exceed the
greater of (i) one percent (1%) of the total Shares outstanding as of such Grant
Date or (ii) 1,300,000;  provided,  however, that the total number of Shares for
which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall not exceed
2,000,000.  If any Shares subject to an Award granted hereunder are forfeited or
such Award otherwise  terminates without the issuance of such Shares or of other
consideration  in lieu of such Shares,  the Shares subject to such Award, to the
extent of any such forfeiture or termination  shall again be available for grant
under the Plan.  If any Shares  (whether  subject to or received  pursuant to an
Award granted  hereunder,  purchased on the open market, or otherwise  obtained)
are withheld, applied as payment, or sold pursuant to procedures approved by the
Committee and the proceeds  thereof  applied as payment in  connection  with the
exercise of an Award or the withholding of taxes related  thereto,  such Shares,
to the extent of any such  withholding  or payment,  shall again be available or
shall increase the number of Shares  available,  as applicable,  for grant under
the  Plan.  The  Committee  may  from  time to time  determine  the  appropriate
methodology  for  calculating  the number of Shares issued pursuant to the Plan.
Shares  issued  pursuant  to the Plan may be  treasury  Shares  or  newly-issued
Shares.

     4.2  ADJUSTMENTS  IN  AUTHORIZED  SHARES.  In the event that the  Committee
determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash,
Shares,  other securities,  or other property),  recapitalization,  stock split,
reverse  stock  split,  subdivision,  consolidation  or  reduction  of  capital,
reorganization, merger, scheme of arrangement, split-up, spin-off or combination
involving  the Company or  repurchase  or exchange of Shares or other  rights to
purchase Shares or other securities of the Company,  or other similar  corporate
transaction  or event affects the Shares such that any  adjustment is determined
by the Committee to be appropriate  in order to prevent  dilution or enlargement
of the benefits or potential  benefits  intended to be made available  under the
Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable,  adjust
any or all of (i) the  number  and  type  of  Shares  (or  other  securities  or
property) with respect to which Awards may be granted,  (ii) the number and type
of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding  Awards,  and
(iii)  the  grant or  exercise  price  with  respect  to any Award or, if deemed
appropriate,  make  provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding
Award or the substitution of other property for Shares subject to an outstanding
Award;  PROVIDED,  in each case that with respect to Awards of  Incentive  Stock
Options  no  such  adjustment  shall  be  authorized  to the  extent  that  such
adjustment would cause the Plan to violate Section  422(b)(1) of the Code or any
successor  provision  thereto;  and PROVIDED FURTHER,  that the number of Shares
subject to any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.

ARTICLE 5. ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF AWARDS

     5.1  ELIGIBILITY.  The Committee  may grant Awards to any Eligible  Person,
whether or not he or she has previously received an Award.

     5.2 GRANT  DATE.  The Grant Date of an Award shall be the date on which the
Committee grants the Award or such later date as specified by the Committee.

     5.3 MAXIMUM TERM. The Option Term or other period during which an Award may
be outstanding shall under no circumstances  extend more than 10 years after the
Grant  Date,  and shall be subject to earlier  termination  as herein  provided;
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that any  deferral of a cash  payment or of the delivery of
Shares that is  permitted  or required by the  Committee  pursuant to Article 12
may, if so  permitted  or required by the  Committee,  extend more than 10 years
after the Grant Date of the Award to which the deferral relates.

     5.4 AWARD AGREEMENT. To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and
conditions  of each Award (which need not be the same for each grant or for each
Grantee) shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

     5.5  RESTRICTIONS ON SHARE  TRANSFERABILITY.  The Committee may impose such
restrictions  on any Shares  acquired  pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an
Award as it may deem advisable,  including restrictions under applicable federal
securities laws.

     5.6  TERMINATION OF AFFILIATION.  Except as otherwise  provided in an Award
Agreement,  and subject to the  provisions of Section 14.1,  the extent to which
the Grantee  shall have the right to  exercise,  vest in, or receive  payment in
respect of an Award following  Termination of Affiliation shall be determined in
accordance with the following provisions of this Section 5.6.

          (a) FOR CAUSE.  If a Grantee  has a  Termination  of  Affiliation  for
Cause, (i) the Grantee's  Restricted Shares that are forfeitable shall thereupon
be forfeited,  subject to the  provisions of Section 8.4 regarding  repayment of
certain amounts to the Grantee;  and (ii) any unexercised  Option,  LSAR or SAR,
and any  Performance  Share or  Performance  Unit  with  respect  to  which  the
Performance  Period  has  not  ended  as of the  date  of  such  Termination  of
Affiliation,  shall terminate  effective  immediately  upon such  Termination of
Affiliation.

          (b) ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH OR DISABILITY.  If a Grantee has a Termination
of Affiliation on account of death or Disability, then:

            (i) the  Grantee's  Restricted  Shares that were  forfeitable  shall
thereupon become nonforfeitable;

            (ii) any  unexercised  Option or SAR,  whether or not exercisable on
the date of such  Termination of Affiliation,  may be exercised,  in whole or in
part, within the first 12 months after such Termination of Affiliation (but only
during the Option Term) by the Grantee or, after his or her death, by (A) his or
her  personal  representative  or the  person  to whom  the  Option  or SAR,  as
applicable,  is  transferred  by will or the  applicable  laws  of  descent  and
distribution,  or (B) the Grantee's  beneficiary  designated in accordance  with
Article 11; and

            (iii) the benefit payable with respect to any  Performance  Share or
Performance  Unit with respect to which the Performance  Period has not ended as
of the date of such Termination of Affiliation on account of death or Disability
shall be equal to the product of the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date
of  such  Termination  of  Affiliation  or the  value  of the  Performance  Unit
specified in the Award Agreement  (determined as of the date of such Termination
of  Affiliation),  as  applicable,   multiplied  successively  by  each  of  the
following:

               (1) a fraction,  the  numerator  of which is the number of months
(including  as a whole month any  partial  month)  that have  elapsed  since the
beginning  of such  Performance  Period  until the date of such  Termination  of
Affiliation and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a
whole month any partial month) in the Performance Period; and

               (2) a percentage determined by the Committee that would be earned
under the terms of the  applicable  Award  Agreement  assuming  that the rate at
which  the  performance  goals  have  been  achieved  as of  the  date  of  such
Termination  of  Affiliation  would  continue  until the end of the  Performance
Period,  or, if the Committee elects to compute the benefit after the end of the
Performance Period, the Performance Percentage,  as determined by the Committee,
attained during the Performance Period.

          (c) ON  ACCOUNT  OF  RETIREMENT.  If a Grantee  has a  Termination  of
Affiliation on account of Retirement, then:

            (i) the  Grantee's  Restricted  Shares that were  forfeitable  shall
thereupon become nonforfeitable;

            (ii) any  unexercised  Option or SAR,  whether or not exercisable on
the date of such  Termination of Affiliation,  may be exercised,  in whole or in
part,  within the first five years after such  Termination of  Affiliation  (but
only during the Option Term) by the Grantee or,  after his or her death,  by (A)
his or her personal  representative  or the person to whom the Option or SAR, as
applicable,  is  transferred  by will or the  applicable  laws  of  descent  and
distribution,  or (B) the Grantee's  beneficiary  designated in accordance  with
Article 11; and

            (iii) the benefit payable with respect to any  Performance  Share or
Performance  Unit with respect to which the Performance  Period has not ended as
of the date of such Termination of Affiliation on account of Retirement shall be
equal to the product of the Fair Market  Value of a Share as of the date of such
Termination of Affiliation or the value of the Performance Unit specified in the
Award Agreement  (determined as of the date of such Termination of Affiliation),
as applicable, multiplied successively by each of the following:

               (1) a fraction,  the  numerator  of which is the number of months
(including  as a whole month any  partial  month)  that have  elapsed  since the
beginning  of such  Performance  Period  until the date of such  Termination  of
Affiliation and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a
whole month any partial month) in the Performance Period; and

               (2) a percentage determined by the Committee that would be earned
under the terms of the  applicable  Award  Agreement  assuming  that the rate at
which  the  performance  goals  have  been  achieved  as of  the  date  of  such
Termination  of  Affiliation  would  continue  until the end of the  Performance
Period,  or, if the Committee elects to compute the benefit after the end of the
Performance Period, the Performance Percentage,  as determined by the Committee,
attained during the Performance Period.

          (d) ANY OTHER REASON.  If a Grantee has a Termination  of  Affiliation
for any reason other than for Cause, death, Disability or Retirement, then:

            (i) the Grantee's  Restricted  Shares, to the extent  forfeitable on
the date of the Grantee's Termination of Affiliation, shall be forfeited on such
date;

            (ii)  any  unexercised  Option  or SAR,  to the  extent  exercisable
immediately before the Grantee's Termination of Affiliation, may be exercised in
whole or in part,  not  later  than  three  months  after  such  Termination  of
Affiliation  (but only during the Option  Term) by the Grantee or,  after his or
her death, by (A) his or her personal  representative  or the person to whom the
Option or SAR, as applicable,  is transferred by will or the applicable  laws of
descent  and  distribution,  or (B)  the  Grantee's  beneficiary  designated  in
accordance with Article 11; and

            (iii) any  Performance  Shares or Performance  Units with respect to
which the Performance Period has not ended as of the date of such Termination of
Affiliation shall terminate immediately upon such Termination of Affiliation.

     5.7 NONTRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS.
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          (a) Except as provided in Section 5.7(c) below,  each Award,  and each
right  under any Award,  shall be  exercisable  only by the  Grantee  during the
Grantee's  lifetime,  or, if permissible  under applicable law, by the Grantee's
guardian or legal representative;

          (b) Except as provided in Section 5.7(c) below, no Award (prior to the
time, if applicable,  Shares are issued in respect of such Award),  and no right
under  any  Award,  may be  assigned,  alienated,  pledged,  attached,  sold  or
otherwise  transferred  or encumbered by a Grantee  otherwise than by will or by
the laws of descent and  distribution (or in the case of Restricted  Shares,  to
the Company), and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment,
sale,  transfer  or  encumbrance  shall be void and  unenforceable  against  the
Company or any Subsidiary; PROVIDED, that the designation of a beneficiary shall
not constitute an assignment,  alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or
encumbrance.

          (c) To the extent and in the manner  permitted by the  Committee,  and
subject to such  terms,  conditions,  restrictions  or  limitations  that may be
prescribed  by the  Committee,  a Grantee may  transfer an Award  (other than an
Incentive Stock Option) to (i) a spouse,  sibling,  parent,  child (including an
adopted child) or grandchild (any of which, an "Immediate Family Member") of the
Grantee; (ii) a trust, the primary beneficiaries of which consist exclusively of
the Grantee or Immediate Family Members of the Grantee;  or (iii) a corporation,
partnership or similar  entity,  the owners of which consist  exclusively of the
Grantee or Immediate Family Members of the Grantee.

     5.8  CANCELLATION  AND  RESCISSION  OF AWARDS.  Unless the Award  Agreement
specifies otherwise,  the Committee may cancel, rescind,  suspend,  withhold, or
otherwise limit or restrict any unexercised  Award at any time if the Grantee is
not in compliance with all applicable  provisions of the Award Agreement and the
Plan or if the Grantee has a Termination of Affiliation for Cause.

     5.9 LOANS AND GUARANTEES. The Committee may, subject to applicable law, (i)
allow a Grantee  to defer  payment to the  Company of all or any  portion of the
Option Price of an Option or the purchase  price of Restricted  Shares,  or (ii)
cause the Company to loan to the Grantee, or guarantee a loan from a third party
to the Grantee  for,  all or any portion of the Option Price of an Option or the
purchase  price  of  Restricted  Shares  or  all  or any  portion  of any  taxes
associated with the exercise of, nonforfeitability of, or payment of benefits in
connection with, an Award. Any such payment  deferral,  loan or guarantee by the
Company shall be on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.

ARTICLE 6. STOCK OPTIONS

     6.1 GRANT OF  OPTIONS.  Subject  to the terms and  provisions  of the Plan,
Options  may be granted to any  Eligible  Person in such  number,  and upon such
terms,  and at any  time and from  time to time as  shall be  determined  by the
Committee.  Without in any manner limiting the generality of the foregoing,  the
Committee  may grant to any Eligible  Person,  or permit any Eligible  Person to
elect  to  receive,  an  Option  in lieu  of or in  substitution  for any  other
compensation  (whether  payable  currently or on a deferred  basis,  and whether
payable under this Plan or otherwise) which such Eligible Person may be eligible
to receive from the Company or a Subsidiary.

     6.2 AWARD  AGREEMENT.  Each  Option  grant shall be  evidenced  by an Award
Agreement  that shall specify the Option Price,  the Option Term,  the number of
shares to which the  Option  pertains,  the time or times at which  such  Option
shall be exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

     6.3 OPTION  PRICE.  The Option  Price of an Option under this Plan shall be
determined by the Committee, and shall be equal to or more than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date;  provided,  however,  that any Option
that  is  (x)  granted  to  a  Grantee  in  connection   with  the   acquisition
("Acquisition"),  however  effected,  by the Company of another  corporation  or
entity ("Acquired Entity") or the assets thereof,  (y) associated with an option
to  purchase  shares of stock of the  Acquired  Entity or an  affiliate  thereof
("Acquired  Entity  Option")  held by such  Grantee  immediately  prior  to such
Acquisition,  and (z) intended to preserve for the Grantee the economic value of
all or a portion of such Acquired  Entity Option  ("Substitute  Option") may, to
the extent necessary to achieve such  preservation of economic value, be granted
with an Option  Price that is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the Grant Date.

     6.4  GRANT OF  INCENTIVE  STOCK  OPTIONS.  At the time of the  grant of any
Option,  the Committee  may designate  that such Option shall be made subject to
additional  restrictions to permit it to qualify as an "incentive  stock option"
under the  requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Any Option  designated as an
Incentive Stock Option shall, to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code:

          (i) if granted to a 10% Owner, have an Option Price not less than 110%
of the Fair Market Value of a Share on its Grant Date;

          (ii) be exercisable for a period of not more than 10 years (five years
in the case of an Incentive  Stock Option granted to a 10% Owner) from its Grant
Date,  and be  subject  to  earlier  termination  as  provided  herein or in the
applicable Award Agreement;

          (iii) not have an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the Grant Date of
each Incentive Stock Option) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options  (whether  granted  under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the
Grantee's  employer or any parent or  Subsidiary  thereof  ("Other  Plans")) are
exercisable  for the  first  time by such  Grantee  during  any  calendar  year,
determined in accordance  with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code,  which
exceeds $100,000 (the "$100,000 Limit");

          (iv) if the aggregate  Fair Market Value of the Shares  (determined on
the Grant Date) with  respect to the portion of such grant which is  exercisable
for the first time during any calendar year ("Current  Grant") and all Incentive
Stock  Options  previously  granted under the Plan and any Other Plans which are
exercisable  for the first time during the same calendar  year ("Prior  Grants")
would exceed the $100,000 Limit be exercisable as follows:

                    (A) the portion of the Current Grant which would, when added
          to any Prior Grants, be exercisable with respect to Shares which would
          have an aggregate  Fair Market Value  (determined as of the respective
          Grant Date for such  options) in excess of the  $100,000  Limit shall,
          notwithstanding the terms of the Current Grant, be exercisable for the
          first time by the  Grantee in the first  subsequent  calendar  year or
          years  in which it could  be  exercisable  for the  first  time by the
          Grantee when added to all Prior Grants without  exceeding the $100,000
          Limit; and

                    (B) if,  viewed  as of the date of the  Current  Grant,  any
          portion of a Current Grant could not be exercised  under the preceding
          provisions of this Section  during any calendar year  commencing  with
          the  calendar  year in  which  it is  first  exercisable  through  and
          including  the last  calendar  year in  which  it may by its  terms be
          exercised, such portion of the Current Grant shall not be an Incentive
          Stock Option,  but shall be  exercisable  as an Option which is not an
          Incentive  Stock  Option at such date or dates as are  provided in the
          Current Grant;

          (v) be granted  within 10 years from the  earlier of the date the Plan
is adopted or the date the Plan is approved by the  stockholders of the Company;
and

          (vi) by its terms not be assignable or transferable other than by will
or the  laws of  descent  and  distribution  and may be  exercised,  during  the
Grantee's lifetime,  only by the Grantee;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that the Grantee
may,  in any  manner  permitted  by the Plan  and  specified  by the  Committee,
designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise his or her Incentive Stock Option
after the Grantee's death.

     Any Option  designated as an Incentive  Stock Option shall also require the
Grantee to notify the Committee of any disposition of any Shares issued pursuant
to the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances  described
in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain  disqualifying  dispositions)
(any such circumstance, a "Disqualifying  Disposition"),  within 10 days of such
Disqualifying Disposition.

     Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  and Section  3.2(v),  the  Committee  may,
without the consent of the Grantee, at any time before the exercise of an Option
(whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), take any action necessary to prevent
such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option.

6.5  PAYMENT.  Options  granted  under this  Article 6 shall be exercised by the
delivery  of a written  notice of  exercise to the  Company,  setting  forth the
number  of  Shares  with  respect  to  which  the  Option  is to  be  exercised,
accompanied  by  full  payment  for  the  Shares  made by any one or more of the
following means subject to the approval of the Committee:

          (a) cash, personal check or wire transfer;

          (b) Mature  Shares,  valued at their Fair Market  Value on the date of
exercise;

          (c)  Restricted  Shares  held by the  Grantee  for at least six months
prior to the  exercise of the Option,  each such Share valued at the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of exercise;

          (d) subject to applicable law, pursuant to procedures  approved by the
Committee,  through  the sale of the Shares  acquired  on exercise of the Option
through a broker-dealer to whom the Grantee has submitted an irrevocable  notice
of exercise and irrevocable  instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the
amount of sale or loan  proceeds  sufficient  to pay for such  Shares,  together
with,  if  requested  by the  Company,  the amount of federal,  state,  local or
foreign withholding taxes payable by Grantee by reason of such exercise; or

          (e)  when  permitted  by the  Committee,  payment  may also be made in
accordance with Section 5.9.

If any  Restricted  Shares  ("Tendered  Restricted  Shares") are used to pay the
Option Price, a number of Shares acquired on exercise of the Option equal to the
number of Tendered  Restricted  Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions
as the Tendered Restricted Shares,  determined as of the date of exercise of the
Option.

ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

     7.1 GRANT OF SARS.  Subject to the terms and  conditions of the Plan,  SARs
may be granted to any Eligible Person at any time and from time to time as shall
be determined by the  Committee.  The  Committee  may grant  Freestanding  SARs,
Tandem SARs, or any combination thereof.

     The  Committee  shall  determine the number of SARs granted to each Grantee
(subject to Article 4), the Strike Price thereof,  and,  consistent with Section
7.2 and the other  provisions  of the  Plan,  the  other  terms  and  conditions
pertaining to such SARs.

     7.2 EXERCISE OF TANDEM SARS.  Tandem SARs may be exercised  for all or part
of the Shares  subject to the related  Award upon the  surrender of the right to
exercise  the  equivalent  portion  of the  related  Award.  A Tandem SAR may be
exercised  only with  respect to the Shares for which its related  Award is then
exercisable.

     Notwithstanding  any other  provision  of this Plan to the  contrary,  with
respect  to a Tandem  SAR,  (i) the  Tandem  SAR will  expire no later  than the
expiration of the underlying  Option;  (ii) the value of the payout with respect
to the Tandem  SAR may be for no more than 100% of the  difference  between  the
Option  Price of the  underlying  Option and the Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to the  underlying  Option at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised;  and
(iii) the Tandem SAR may be  exercised  only when the Fair  Market  Value of the
Shares subject to the Option exceeds the Option Price of the Option.

     7.3 PAYMENT OF SAR AMOUNT.  Upon  exercise of an SAR, the Grantee  shall be
entitled  to  receive  payment  from the  Company  in an  amount  determined  by
multiplying:

          (a)       the excess of the Fair  Market  Value of a Share on the date
                    of exercise over the Strike Price;

by

          (b)       the  number  of  Shares  with  respect  to which  the SAR is
                    exercised;

provided that the Committee may provide in the Award  Agreement that the benefit
payable on  exercise  of an SAR shall not  exceed  such  percentage  of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date as the  Committee  shall  specify.  As
determined  by the  Committee,  the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in
Shares which have an aggregate  Fair Market Value (as of the date of exercise of
the SAR) equal to the amount of the payment, or in some combination  thereof, as
set forth in the Award Agreement.

     7.4 GRANT OF LSARS.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, LSARs
may be granted to any Eligible Person at any time and from time to time as shall
be  determined  by the  Committee.  Each LSAR shall be  identified  with a Share
subject to an Option or SAR held by the Grantee,  which may include an Option or
SAR  previously   granted  under  the  Plan.  Upon  the  exercise,   expiration,
termination,  forfeiture or cancellation of the Option or SAR with which an LSAR
is identified, such LSAR shall terminate.

     7.5 EXERCISE OF LSARS.  Each LSAR shall  automatically  be exercised upon a
Change of  Control  which has not been  approved  by the  Incumbent  Board.  The
exercise of an LSAR shall result in the  cancellation  of the Option or SAR with
which such LSAR is identified, to the extent of such exercise.

     7.6 PAYMENT OF LSAR AMOUNT.  Within 10 business  days after the exercise of
an LSAR,  the Company shall pay to the Grantee,  in cash, an amount equal to the
difference between:

               (a)    the greatest of (i) the Change of Control Value,  (ii) the
                      Fair Market Value of a Share on the date occurring  during
                      the 180-day period  immediately  preceding the date of the
                      Change of Control on which such Fair  Market  Value is the
                      greatest, or (iii) such other valuation amount, if any, as
                      may  be  determined  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of the
                      applicable Award Agreement;

minus

               (b)    either  (i) in the  case  of an  LSAR  identified  with an
                      Option,  the  Option  Price of such  Option or (ii) in the
                      case of an LSAR  identified  with an SAR, the Strike Price
                      of such SAR.

ARTICLE 8.          RESTRICTED SHARES

     8.1 GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES.  Subject to the terms and provisions of the
Plan,  the Committee,  at any time and from time to time,  may grant  Restricted
Shares to any Eligible Person in such amounts as the Committee shall determine.

     8.2 AWARD AGREEMENT.  Each grant of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by
an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of  Restriction,  the number
of Restricted  Shares granted,  and such other provisions as the Committee shall
determine.  The Committee may impose such conditions and/or  restrictions on any
Restricted  Shares  granted  pursuant  to the  Plan  as it may  deem  advisable,
including  restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals
(Company-wide,    divisional,   Subsidiary   and/or   individual),    time-based
restrictions on vesting, and/or restrictions under applicable securities laws.

     8.3 CONSIDERATION. The Committee shall determine the amount, if any, that a
Grantee shall pay for Restricted Shares,  which shall be (except with respect to
Restricted  Shares that are treasury shares) at least the Minimum  Consideration
for each  Restricted  Share.  Such payment  shall be made in full by the Grantee
before the  delivery  of the  shares and in any event no later than 10  business
days after the Grant Date for such shares.

     8.4 EFFECT OF FORFEITURE.  If Restricted  Shares are forfeited,  and if the
Grantee was required to pay for such shares or acquired such  Restricted  Shares
upon the exercise of an Option,  the Grantee shall be deemed to have resold such
Restricted  Shares  to the  Company  at a price  equal to the  lesser of (x) the
amount paid by the Grantee for such  Restricted  Shares,  or (y) the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of such  forfeiture.  The Company  shall pay to the
Grantee  the  required  amount as soon as is  administratively  practical.  Such
Restricted  Shares shall cease to be outstanding,  and shall no longer confer on
the Grantee  thereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company,  from and after
the date of the event causing the forfeiture, whether or not the Grantee accepts
the Company's tender of payment for such Restricted Shares.

     8.5 ESCROW;  LEGENDS.  The Committee may provide that the  certificates for
any Restricted Shares (x) shall be held (together with a stock power executed in
blank by the  Grantee)  in escrow by the  Secretary  of the  Company  until such
Restricted  Shares become  nonforfeitable or are forfeited and/or (y) shall bear
an appropriate legend restricting the transfer of such Restricted Shares. If any
Restricted Shares become  nonforfeitable,  the Company shall cause  certificates
for such shares to be issued without such legend.

ARTICLE 9. PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES

     9.1 GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES. Subject to the terms
of the Plan,  Performance  Units or  Performance  Shares  may be  granted to any
Eligible  Person in such  amounts and upon such terms,  and at any time and from
time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee.

     9.2  VALUE/PERFORMANCE  GOALS.  Each Performance Unit shall have an initial
value  that  is  established  by  the  Committee  at the  time  of  grant.  Each
Performance  Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of
a Share on the date of grant.  The Committee shall set performance  goals which,
depending  on the extent to which  they are met,  will  determine  the number or
value of Performance  Units or  Performance  Shares that will be paid out to the
Grantee.  For  purposes  of this  Article 9, the time  period  during  which the
performance goals must be met shall be called a "Performance Period."

     9.3 EARNING OF PERFORMANCE  UNITS AND  PERFORMANCE  SHARES.  Subject to the
terms of this Plan,  after the  applicable  Performance  Period  has ended,  the
holder of Performance Units or Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive a
payout based on the number and value of Performance Units or Performance  Shares
earned  by the  Grantee  over the  Performance  Period,  to be  determined  as a
function of the extent to which the  corresponding  performance  goals have been
achieved.

     If a Grantee is promoted,  demoted or transferred  to a different  business
unit of the  Company  during a  Performance  Period,  then,  to the  extent  the
Committee  determines the performance goals or Performance  Period are no longer
appropriate, the Committee may adjust, change or eliminate the performance goals
or the applicable  Performance  Period as it deems  appropriate in order to make
them appropriate and comparable to the initial  performance goals or Performance
Period.

     9.4 FORM AND TIMING OF PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES.
Payment of earned  Performance  Units or  Performance  Shares shall be made in a
lump sum following the close of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee
may pay earned Performance Units or Performance Shares in the form of cash or in
Shares (or in a combination  thereof)  which have an aggregate Fair Market Value
equal to the value of the earned  Performance Units or Performance Shares at the
close of the applicable  Performance  Period. Such Shares may be granted subject
to any restrictions  deemed appropriate by the Committee.  The form of payout of
such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of
the Award.

     As  determined by the  Committee,  a Grantee may be entitled to receive any
dividends  declared  with respect to Shares which have been earned in connection
with grants of Performance  Units or Performance  Shares but not yet distributed
to the Grantee. In addition,  a Grantee may, as determined by the Committee,  be
entitled to exercise his or her voting rights with respect to such Shares.

ARTICLE 10. BONUS SHARES

     Subject to the terms of the Plan,  the  Committee may grant Bonus Shares to
any Eligible Person, in such amount and upon such terms and at any time and from
time to time as shall be  determined by the  Committee.  The terms of such Bonus
Shares shall be set forth in the Award Agreement  pertaining to the grant of the
Award.

ARTICLE 11. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

     Each Grantee under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or
beneficiaries  (who  may be  named  contingently  or  successively)  to whom any
benefit  under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her  death  before he or
she receives any or all of such benefit.  Each such designation shall revoke all
prior  designations  by the same Grantee,  shall be in a form  prescribed by the
Company,  and will be  effective  only when filed by the Grantee in writing with
the  Company  during  the  Grantee's  lifetime.  In  the  absence  of  any  such
designation,  benefits  remaining unpaid at the Grantee's death shall be paid to
the Grantee's estate.

ARTICLE 12. DEFERRALS

     The  Committee  may  permit or  require a Grantee  to defer  receipt of the
payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would  otherwise be due by virtue
of the  exercise of an Option or SAR, the lapse or waiver of  restrictions  with
respect to Restricted Shares, the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with
respect  to  Performance  Units or  Performance  Shares,  or the  grant of Bonus
Shares.  If any such  deferral is required or  permitted,  the  Committee  shall
establish rules and procedures for such deferrals.  Except as otherwise provided
in an Award  Agreement,  any  payment  or any  Shares  that are  subject to such
deferral  shall  be  made  or  delivered  to  the  Grantee  upon  the  Grantee's
Termination of Affiliation.

ARTICLE 13. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES/DIRECTORS/CONSULTANTS

     13.1  EMPLOYMENT.  Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any
way the right of the Company to terminate any Grantee's employment, directorship
or consultancy at any time, nor confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in
the employ or as a director or consultant of the Company.

     13.2  PARTICIPATION.  No employee,  director or  consultant  shall have the
right to be  selected  to receive an Award  under the Plan,  or,  having been so
selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.

ARTICLE 14. CHANGE OF CONTROL

     14.1 CHANGE OF CONTROL. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement,
if a Change of Control occurs, then:

          (i) the  Grantee's  Restricted  Shares  that  were  forfeitable  shall
thereupon become nonforfeitable;

          (ii) any unexercised  Option or SAR, whether or not exercisable on the
date of such Change of Control,  shall thereupon be fully exercisable and may be
exercised, in whole or in part; and

          (iii) the Company shall  immediately pay to the Grantee,  with respect
to any  Performance  Share  or  Performance  Unit  with  respect  to  which  the
Performance  Period has not ended as of the date of such  Change of  Control,  a
cash payment equal to the product of (A) in the case of a Performance Share, the
Change of Control Value or (B) in the case of a Performance  Unit,  the value of
the Performance Unit specified in the Award Agreement, as applicable, multiplied
successively by each of the following:

               (1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole and
partial  months that have  elapsed  between the  beginning  of such  Performance
Period and the date of such  Change of Control and the  denominator  of which is
the number of whole and partial months in the Performance Period; and

               (2) a percentage equal to a greater of (x) the target percentage,
if  any,  specified  in  the  applicable  Award  Agreement  or (y)  the  maximum
percentage, if any, that would be earned under the terms of the applicable Award
Agreement  assuming  that the rate at which  the  performance  goals  have  been
achieved as of the date of such Change of Control would  continue  until the end
of the Performance Period.

     14.2 POOLING OF INTERESTS ACCOUNTING. If the Committee determines, prior to
a sale or merger of the Company  that the  Committee  determines  is  reasonably
likely to occur,  that the grant or  exercise  of  Options,  SARs or LSARs would
preclude  the use of  pooling  of  interests  accounting  ("pooling")  after the
consummation  of such sale or merger and that such  preclusion  of pooling would
have a material  adverse  effect on such sale or merger,  the  Committee may (a)
make any adjustments in such Options,  SARs or LSARs prior to the sale or merger
that will permit  pooling after the  consummation  of such sale or merger or (b)
cause the Company to pay the  benefits  attributable  to such  Options,  SARs or
LSARs  (including  for this  purpose  not only the spread  between the then Fair
Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options, SARs or LSARs and the Option
Price or Strike Price applicable thereto,  but also the additional value of such
Options,  SARs,  or  LSARs  in  excess  of such  spread,  as  determined  by the
Committee) in the form of Shares if such payment would not cause the transaction
to  remain  or  become  ineligible  for  pooling;  provided,  however,  no  such
adjustment  or payment may be made that would  adversely  affect in any material
way any such Options, SARs or LSARs without the consent of the affected Grantee.

ARTICLE 15. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION

     15.1 AMENDMENT,  MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, the Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend,  suspend or
terminate  the Plan in whole or in part  without the  approval of the  Company's
stockholders.  The Board may  delegate to the Plan  Committee  any or all of the
authority of the Board under  Section 15.1 to alter,  amend suspend or terminate
the Plan.

     15.2  ADJUSTMENT  OF AWARDS  UPON THE  OCCURRENCE  OF  CERTAIN  UNUSUAL  OR
NONRECURRING  EVENTS.  The  Committee  may make  adjustments  in the  terms  and
conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or
nonrecurring  events  (including the events  described in Section 4.2) affecting
the  Company  or the  financial  statements  of the  Company  or of  changes  in
applicable laws, regulations,  or accounting principles,  whenever the Committee
determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential  benefits intended to be made available
under the Plan;  provided  that no such  adjustment  shall be  authorized to the
extent that such  authority  would be  inconsistent  with the Plan's meeting the
requirements of the Performance-Based Exception.

     15.3 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Plan to the contrary,  no  termination,  amendment,  or modification of the Plan
shall adversely  affect in any material way any Award  previously  granted under
the Plan, without the written consent of the Grantee of such Award.

ARTICLE 16. WITHHOLDING

     16.1 WITHHOLDING

        (a)      MANDATORY TAX WITHHOLDING.

                      (1)  Whenever  under the Plan,  Shares are to be delivered
               upon  exercise or payment of an Award or upon  Restricted  Shares
               becoming  nonforfeitable,  or any other  event  with  respect  to
               rights and benefits  hereunder,  the Company shall be entitled to
               require  (i) that the  Grantee  remit an  amount  in cash,  or if
               determined by the Committee, Mature Shares, sufficient to satisfy
               all   federal,   state,   local  and  foreign   tax   withholding
               requirements related thereto ("Required  Withholding"),  (ii) the
               withholding  of  such  Required   Withholding  from  compensation
               otherwise  due to the Grantee or from any Shares or other payment
               due to the Grantee under the Plan or (iii) any combination of the
               foregoing.

                      (2) Any Grantee who makes a  Disqualifying  Disposition or
               an election  under  Section  83(b) of the Code shall remit to the
               Company an amount  sufficient to satisfy all  resulting  Required
               Withholding;  PROVIDED  that,  in lieu of or in  addition  to the
               foregoing,  the  Company  shall have the right to  withhold  such
               Required  Withholding  from  compensation  otherwise  due  to the
               Grantee or from any Shares or other  payment  due to the  Grantee
               under the Plan.

        (b)      ELECTIVE SHARE WITHHOLDING.

                      (1) Subject to subsection 16.1(b)(2),  a Grantee may elect
               the withholding ("Share Withholding") by the Company of a portion
               of the Shares subject to an Award upon the exercise of such Award
               or upon Restricted Shares becoming non-forfeitable or upon making
               an election  under  Section  83(b) of the Code (each,  a "Taxable
               Event")  having a Fair  Market  Value  equal  to (i) the  minimum
               amount  necessary  to  satisfy  Required  Withholding   liability
               attributable  to the Taxable Event;  or (ii) with the Committee's
               prior  approval,  a greater  amount,  not to exceed the estimated
               total amount of such  Grantee's tax liability with respect to the
               Taxable Event.

                      (2)  Each Share Withholding election shall be subject to
               the following conditions:

               (A) any Grantee's  election  shall be subject to the  Committee's
discretion to revoke the Grantee's right to elect Share  Withholding at any time
before the  Grantee's  election if the Committee has reserved the right to do so
in the Award Agreement;

               (B) the Grantee's election must be made before the date (the "Tax
Date") on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined; and

               (C) the Grantee's election shall be irrevocable.

     16.2 NOTIFICATION  UNDER CODE SECTION 83(B). If the Grantee,  in connection
with the exercise of any Option,  or the grant of Restricted  Shares,  makes the
election  permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code to include in such Grantee's
gross income in the year of transfer the amounts  specified in Section  83(b) of
the Code,  then such Grantee shall notify the Company of such election within 10
days of filing the notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service,  in
addition to any filing and notification  required pursuant to regulations issued
under Section 83(b) of the Code. The Committee may, in connection with the grant
of an Award or at any time  thereafter  prior to such an  election  being  made,
prohibit a Grantee from making the election described above.

ARTICLE 17. SUCCESSORS

     All  obligations  of the  Company  under  the Plan with  respect  to Awards
granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company,  whether the
existence  of such  successor  is the result of a direct or  indirect  purchase,
merger, consolidation,  or otherwise of all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company.

ARTICLE 18. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     18.1 GENDER AND NUMBER.  Except where  otherwise  indicated by the context,
any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall
include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

     18.2  SEVERABILITY.  If any part of the Plan is  declared  by any  court or
governmental   authority  to  be  unlawful  or  invalid,  such  unlawfulness  or
invalidity  shall not invalidate any other part of the Plan. Any Section or part
of a Section so  declared  to be  unlawful or invalid  shall,  if  possible,  be
construed  in a manner  which will give  effect to the terms of such  Section or
part of a Section to the fullest  extent  possible  while  remaining  lawful and
valid.

     18.3 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares
under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws,  rules, and regulations,
and to such approvals by any governmental  agencies or stock exchanges as may be
required. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award, Grantees shall
not be entitled to  exercise,  or receive  benefits  under,  any Award,  and the
Company  shall not be  obligated  to deliver  any Shares or other  benefits to a
Grantee,  if such  exercise  or delivery  would  constitute  a violation  by the
Grantee or the Company of any applicable law or regulation.

     18.4 SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE.

               (a) If the  Committee  deems  it  necessary  to  comply  with any
applicable  securities law, or the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
Shares may be  listed,  the  Committee  may  impose  any  restriction  on Shares
acquired  pursuant  to  Awards  under  the  Plan as it may deem  advisable.  All
certificates  for Shares  delivered  under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the
exercise  thereof  shall be  subject  to such  stop  transfer  orders  and other
restrictions  as the Committee may deem advisable  under the rules,  regulations
and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which Shares are then
listed,  any applicable  securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or
legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such
restrictions.  If so requested by the Company,  the Grantee shall make a written
representation  to the Company that he or she will not sell or offer to sell any
Shares unless a registration  statement  shall be in effect with respect to such
Shares under the  Securities Act of 1993, as amended,  and any applicable  state
securities law or unless he or she shall have furnished to the Company  evidence
satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required.

               (b)  If  the   Committee   determines   that  the   exercise   or
nonforfeitability  of, or  delivery  of  benefits  pursuant  to, any Award would
violate any applicable  provision of securities laws or the listing requirements
of any stock  exchange upon which any of the  Company's  equity  securities  are
listed, then the Committee may postpone any such exercise,  nonforfeitability or
delivery,  as applicable,  but the Company shall use all  reasonable  efforts to
cause such  exercise,  nonforfeitability  or  delivery  to comply  with all such
provisions at the earliest practicable date.

     18.5 NO RIGHTS AS A  STOCKHOLDER.  A Grantee shall not have any rights as a
stockholder  of the Company  with respect to the Shares  (other than  Restricted
Shares)  which may be  deliverable  upon exercise or payment of such Award until
such shares have been delivered to him or her.  Restricted Shares,  whether held
by a Grantee or in escrow by the  Secretary of the Company,  shall confer on the
Grantee all rights of a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise provided
in the Plan or Award Agreement. At the time of a grant of Restricted Shares, the
Committee may require the payment of cash dividends  thereon to be deferred and,
if the Committee so  determines,  reinvested in  additional  Restricted  Shares.
Stock  dividends and deferred cash  dividends  issued with respect to Restricted
Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions and other terms as apply to the
Restricted Shares with respect to which such dividends are issued. The Committee
may provide for payment of interest on deferred cash dividends.

     18.6 NATURE OF PAYMENTS.  Awards shall be special incentive payments to the
Grantee and shall not be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or
compensation of the Grantee for purposes of determining any pension, retirement,
death or other benefit under (a) any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus,
insurance or other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or (b)
any agreement  between (i) the Company or any  Subsidiary  and (ii) the Grantee,
except as such plan or agreement shall otherwise expressly provide.

     18.7  PERFORMANCE  MEASURES.  Unless and until the  Committee  proposes for
stockholder  vote and stockholders  approve a change in the general  performance
measures set forth in this Section 18.7, the  performance  measure(s) to be used
for purposes of such Awards shall be chosen from among the following:

        (a)    Earnings (either in the aggregate or on a per-share basis);

        (b)    Net income (before or after taxes);

        (c)    Operating income;

        (d)    Cash flow;

        (e)    Return measures (including return on assets, equity, or sales);

        (f)    Earnings  before or after  either,  or any  combination  of,
               taxes,  interest or  depreciation  and
               amortization;

        (g)    Gross revenues;

        (h)    Share price (including growth measures and stockholder  return or
               attainment  by the Shares of a  specified  value for a  specified
               period of time);

        (i)    Reductions  in  expense  levels in each case,  where  applicable,
               determined  either on a  Company-wide  basis or in respect of any
               one or more business units;

        (j)    Net economic value; or

        (k)    Market share.

     Any of the foregoing  performance measures may be applied, as determined by
the Committee,  on the basis of the Company as a whole, or in respect of any one
or more  Subsidiaries or divisions of the Company or any part of a Subsidiary or
division of the Company that is specified by the Committee.

     The Committee may adjust the  determinations of the degree of attainment of
the preestablished  performance goals; provided,  however, that Awards which are
designed  to qualify  for the  Performance-Based  Exception  may not be adjusted
upward  without the approval of the Company's  stockholders  (the  Committee may
adjust such Awards downward).

     In the event that  applicable tax and/or  securities  laws change to permit
Committee  discretion  to  alter  the  governing  performance  measures  without
obtaining  stockholder  approval  of such  changes,  and still  qualify  for the
Performance-Based  Exception,  the Committee  shall have sole discretion to make
such changes without obtaining stockholder approval.

     18.8  GOVERNING  LAW.  The Plan,  and all  agreements  hereunder,  shall be
construed in  accordance  with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
other than its laws respecting choice of law.

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