Document:

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                                                                 Exhibit 10.8(b)

                                                  January 29, 2001

Mr. Richard Anders
J. Crew Group, Inc.
770 Broadway
New York, New York 10003

Dear Rich:

     In accordance with Paragraph 6 of the letter agreement dated April 18, 1999
(the "Agreement"), between J. Crew and yourself and in full satisfaction
thereof, J.Crew is paying you $1,000,000, less all applicable taxes.

     The above-described payment continues to be subject to your agreement to
immediately pay to J. Crew upon exercise of any of your J. Crew stock options an
amount equal to the difference between the fair market value per share of J.
Crew common stock on the exercise date for each such share acquired upon
exercise and the exercise price (up to an aggregate of $1,000,000).

     Please sign the enclosed copy of this letter to indicate your agreement.

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    _________________________
                                                    David Kozel
                                                    Senior Vice President,
                                                    Human Resources

Accepted and Agreed:

________________________
Richard Anders

Dated: _________________<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 10.11(b)

                         FIFTH INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT
                         -----------------------------

     WHEREAS, J. Crew Group, Inc. (the "Company") maintains the J. Crew Group,
Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan");

     WHEREAS, Section 4.12 of the Plan provides that the Plan may be amended by
the Committee at any time, with exceptions not here material;

     WHEREAS, the Committee wishes to amend the Plan, subject to shareholder
approval, to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance
upon exercise of options awarded under the Plan;

     WHEREAS, all defined terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in
the Plan unless specifically defined herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended, subject to shareholder
approval, as follows:

     1.  The reference to "1,810,000 shares of Common Stock" in the first
sentence of Section 4 of the Plan shall be replaced with a reference to
"1,910,000 shares of Common Stock".

July 24, 2000<PAGE>

                                                                Exhibit 10.11(c)

                         SIXTH INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT
                         -----------------------------

     WHEREAS, J. Crew Group, Inc. (the "Company") maintains the J. Crew Group,
Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan");

     WHEREAS, Section 4.12 of the Plan provides that the Plan may be amended by
the Committee at any time, with exceptions not here material;

     WHEREAS, the Committee wishes to amend the Plan to provide for exercise in
the case of retirement of vested stock options awarded under the Plan;

     WHEREAS, all defined terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in
the Plan unless specifically defined herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

     1.   Section 2 of the Plan shall be amended to add the following as new
          Section 2(cc) and old Section 2(cc) and the ensuing Sections shall be
          appropriately relettered:

          ""Retirement" shall mean, when used in connection with the termination
          of a Participant's Employment, a Participant who is at least age 60
          and has been Employed for at least five years at the time of such
          termination."

     2.   Clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.5 of the Plan shall be amended to
          read in their entirety as follows:

          "(ii) 90 days after the date the Participant's Employment is
          terminated for any reason other than Cause, Retirement, death or
          Disability; (iii) one year after the date the Participant's Employment
          is terminated by reason of death, Retirement or Disability;"

February 2, 2001<PAGE>

[GRAPHIC]                                                              [GRAPHIC]
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         Number                                                  Shares
       T
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       COMMON STOCK
                               [LOGO OF TELLUIM]

             INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                                                               CUSIP 87967E 10 7
                                             SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

This Certifies that

is the owner of

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE,
                                      OF

TELLIUM, INC. (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation. The shares
represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer
books of the Corporation by the holder of record hereof, or by his duly
authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this
certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned
and registered by the Corporation's transfer agent and registrar.
    WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.

DATED

                                 TELLIUM, INC.
/s/ Harry J. Carr                  CORPORATE             /S/ Michael J. Losch
                                     SEAL
           CHAIRMAN AND          * APR. 21, *           CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER              1997                SECRETARY AND TREASURER
                                   DELAWARE

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
         COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, INC.
                        P.O. Box 1596
                Denver, Colorado 80201
                              TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

BY

                                    AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

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The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge
a full statement of the designations, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and
the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or
rights.

     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of
this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM - as tenants in common
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
          common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -             Custodian
                    ----------------------------------
                       (Cust)               (Minor)

                    under Uniform Gifts to Minors

                    Act
                        -----------------------
                                (State)

    Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For Value Received,                     hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
                    -------------------

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
    IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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   (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF
                                   ASSIGNEE)

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                                                                          Shares
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of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint

                                                                        Attorney
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to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated
      -----------------------------------

                       X
                        -------------------------------

NOTICE: THE
SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS
ASSIGNMENT MUST
CORRESPOND WITH THE
NAME(S) AS WRITTEN
UPON THE FACE OF THE
CERTIFICATE IN EVERY
PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
ALTERATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY
CHANGE WHATEVER.

                       X
                        -------------------------------
                       --------------------------------
                       ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A
                       FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A
                       BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A
                       PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES
                       TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION
                       PROGRAM ("STAMP"), THE NEW YORK
                       STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION
                       SIGNATURE PROGRAM ("MSP"), OR
                       THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION
                       PROGRAM ("SEMP") AND MUST NOT
                       BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY
                       PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                           STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                 by and among

                                 TELLIUM, INC.

                                      and

                               CERTAIN INVESTORS

                           ________________________

                             SERIES D CONVERTIBLE
                                PREFERRED STOCK
                           ________________________

                          Dated as of December 2, 1999
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1.           Definitions..............................................................................   -1-
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   1.1.              Affiliate................................................................................   -1-
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   1.2.              Person...................................................................................   -1-
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   1.3.              Senior Notes.............................................................................   -1-
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SECTION 2.           Certificate of Incorporation.............................................................   -1-
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SECTION 3.           Issuance and Sale of Preferred Shares and Reservation of Reserved Shares; Closing........   -1-
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   3.1.              Issuance of Preferred Shares and Reservation of Reserved Shares..........................   -1-
                     ---------------------------------------------------------------
   3.2.              Agreement to Sell and Purchase Preferred Shares..........................................   -2-
                     -----------------------------------------------
   3.3.              The Closing..............................................................................   -2-
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   3.4.              Conveyances at Closing...................................................................   -2-
                     ----------------------
   3.5.              Subsequent Sales of Series D Preferred Stock.............................................   -2-
                     --------------------------------------------

SECTION 4.           Representations and Warranties of the Corporation........................................   -3-
                     -------------------------------------------------
   4.1.              Corporate Organization...................................................................   -3-
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   4.2.              Capitalization; Issuance of Preferred Shares.............................................   -3-
                     --------------------------------------------
   4.3.              Subsidiaries.............................................................................   -5-
                     ------------
   4.4.              Authority................................................................................   -5-
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   4.5.              No Violation; No Consent or Approval Required............................................   -6-
                     ---------------------------------------------
   4.6.              Financial Information....................................................................   -6-
                     ---------------------
   4.7.              Conduct of Business......................................................................   -7-
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   4.8.              Litigation...............................................................................   -8-
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   4.9.              Labor Agreements and Actions.............................................................   -8-
                     ----------------------------
   4.10.             Absence of Certain Changes or Events.....................................................   -8-
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   4.11.             Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances...................................   -9-
                     ------------------------------------------------------
   4.12.             Intellectual Property....................................................................   -9-
                     ---------------------
   4.13.             Material Contracts.......................................................................  -12-
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   4.14.             Certain Agreements and Employee Benefit Plans............................................  -13-
                     ---------------------------------------------
   4.15.             Taxes....................................................................................  -15-
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   4.16.             Preferred Stock Offering.................................................................  -16-
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   4.17.             Insurance................................................................................  -16-
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   4.18.             Disclosure...............................................................................  -16-
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   4.19.             Brokers..................................................................................  -16-
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   4.20.             Year 2000................................................................................  -16-
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   4.21.             Suppliers and Customers..................................................................  -16-
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   4.22.             Affiliate Matters........................................................................  -17-
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   4.23.             Use of Proceeds..........................................................................  -17-
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SECTION 5.           Representations and Warranties of the Investors..........................................  -17-
                     -----------------------------------------------
   5.1.              Power and Authority......................................................................  -17-
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   5.2.              No Consent or Approval Required..........................................................  -17-
                     -------------------------------
   5.3.              Investment Representations...............................................................  -17-
                     --------------------------
   5.4.              Certain Representations of RB Investment Partners II, LLC and Comdisco, Inc..............  -18-
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   5.5.              Certain Representations of Investors Who Have Not Delivered Senior Notes for Cancellation  -19-
                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SECTION 6.           Conditions to the Closing................................................................  -19-
                     -------------------------
   6.1.              Corporate Proceedings....................................................................  -19-
                     ---------------------
   6.2.              No Action................................................................................  -19-
                     ---------
   6.3.              Filing of Certificate of Incorporation...................................................  -19-
                     --------------------------------------
   6.4.              Stockholders Agreement...................................................................  -20-
                     ----------------------
   6.5.              Certificates, Instruments and Documents..................................................  -20-
                     ---------------------------------------
   6.6.              Opinion of Counsel.......................................................................  -20-
                     ------------------
   6.7               Extant...................................................................................  -20-
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   6.8               Option Plan..............................................................................  -20-
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   6.9               Investor Designees.......................................................................  -20-
                     ------------------
   6.10              Restated Agreement.......................................................................  -20-
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SECTION 7.           Post-Closing Covenants...................................................................  -20-
                     ----------------------
   7.1.              Access to Records and Management.........................................................  -20-
                     --------------------------------
   7.2.              Financial Reports........................................................................  -21-
                     -----------------
   7.3.              Non-Voting Observer......................................................................  -24-
                     -------------------
   7.4.              Qualified IPO............................................................................  -25-
                     -------------

SECTION 8.           Restriction on Transfer..................................................................  -25-
                     -----------------------

SECTION 9.           Transfer Taxes...........................................................................  -27-
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SECTION 10.          Exchanges; Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates........................................  -27-
                     -------------------------------------------------

SECTION 11.          Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements, Etc..............................  -27-
                     -----------------------------------------------------------

SECTION 12.          Indemnification..........................................................................  -27-
                     ---------------

SECTION 13.          Remedies.................................................................................  -28-
                     --------

SECTION 14.          Successors and Assigns...................................................................  -28-
                     ----------------------

SECTION 15.          Entire Agreement.........................................................................  -28-
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SECTION 16.          Notices..................................................................................  -29-
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SECTION 17.          Changes..................................................................................  -29-
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SECTION 18.          Counterparts.............................................................................  -29-
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SECTION 19.          Headings.................................................................................  -29-
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SECTION 20.          Nouns and Pronouns.......................................................................  -29-
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SECTION 21.          Governing Law............................................................................  -30-
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                                 ATTACHMENTS
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SCHEDULES
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Corporation Disclosure Schedule
Schedule I    -   Investors
Schedule 5.2  -   Investor Consents

EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A     -   Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit B     -   Stockholders Agreement

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                           STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Stock Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 2,
1999, is entered into by and among Tellium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and the investors listed on Schedule I attached hereto (together
with Cisco, collectively the "Investors").

     SECTION 1.  Definitions.  As used herein, the terms below shall have the
     ----------  -----------
following meanings.  Any of such terms, unless the context otherwise requires,
may be used in the singular or the plural, depending upon the reference.

     1.1.  Affiliate.  The term "Affiliate" shall mean with respect to any
           ---------
person or entity, any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such first person or entity (for
purposes of this definition, "control" as used with respect to a person or
entity, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of management and policies of such person or
entity, whether by ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise).

     1.2.  Person.  The term "Person" shall mean any individual, firm,
           ------
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
Governmental Entity or other entity.

     1.3.  Senior Notes.    The term "Senior Notes" shall mean the Senior
           -------------
Promissory Notes of the Corporation dated as of June 30, 1999 in the aggregate
principal amount at maturity of $5,000,000.  The accrued and unpaid interest on
the Senior Notes as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule I.

     SECTION 2.  Certificate of Incorporation.  Prior to the execution and
     ----------  ----------------------------
delivery of this Agreement, the Corporation shall have filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware an Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), a true and complete copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Article Four thereof, among other
                            ---------
things, (i) authorizes 21,112,268 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value
(the "Preferred Stock"), and designates 6,025,000 shares as Series D Preferred
Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock") and (ii) sets forth the terms,
designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and
other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, of
the Series D Preferred Stock.

     SECTION 3.  Issuance and Sale of Preferred Shares and Reservation of
     ----------  --------------------------------------------------------
Reserved Shares; Closing.
------------------------

     3.1.  Issuance of Preferred Shares and Reservation of Reserved Shares.
           ---------------------------------------------------------------
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Corporation has authorized the
issuance on the Initial Closing Date (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) of an
aggregate of 4,371,582 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and on the Subsequent
Closing Dates (as defined below) of an aggregate of up to
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1,639,347 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (such shares of Series D Preferred
Stock being sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Preferred Shares"), and
the reservation of 6,025,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value (the
"Common Stock"), of the Corporation for issuance upon conversion of the
Preferred Shares (such reserved Common Stock being sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the "Reserved Shares").

     3.2.  Agreement to Sell and Purchase Preferred Shares.  Subject to the
           -----------------------------------------------
terms and conditions hereof, the Corporation shall issue to each Investor and
each Investor, severally and not jointly, shall acquire from the Corporation at
the Initial Closing (as defined in Section 3.3 hereof) the number of Preferred
Shares set forth opposite the name of such Investor on Schedule I hereto free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances and restrictions of any kind (except for
those imposed by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement,
this Agreement or applicable securities laws).  The per share purchase price to
be paid by such Investor shall be $9.15 (the "Purchase Price").  Any expenses of
the Investors in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby which are
borne by the Corporation shall be treated as a purchase price adjustment.

     3.3.  The Closing.  The initial closing (the "Initial Closing") hereunder
           -----------
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby is taking place on the date
hereof at the offices of Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, One Landmark Square,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901 (the date hereof sometimes being referred to herein
as the "Closing Date").

     3.4.  Conveyances at Closing.  At the Closing, the Corporation shall
           ----------------------
deliver to each Investor a certificate or certificates, registered in the name
of such Investor, representing that number of Preferred Shares being purchased
by such Investor against receipt by the Corporation of (i) a check payable to
the Corporation or a wire transfer to an account designated by the Corporation
and/or (ii) a surrendered Senior Note (for which credit shall be given by the
Corporation for both unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest (other
than accrued interest from and after the December 1, 1999, if any, which shall
be paid in cash by the Company promptly after the Initial Closing)), in either
or both cases, in the full amount of the aggregate Purchase Price for the
Preferred Shares being purchased by such Investor at the Closing.

     3.5.   Subsequent Sales of Series D Preferred Stock.  It is anticipated
            --------------------------------------------
that certain purchasers may not purchase Series D Preferred Stock at the Initial
Closing, but may acquire Series D Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount not to
exceed 1,639,347 shares of Series D Preferred Stock at the Purchase Price at no
more than three additional closings (each, a "Subsequent Closing" and together
with the Initial Closing, the "Closings") no later than December 22, 1999. Any
purchaser at a Subsequent Closing shall be acceptable to TWP (as defined in the
Stockholders Agreement); provided that up to 546,450 shares of Series D
Preferred Stock may be sold to one or more strategic investors or other persons
(as identified by a majority of the Corporation's Board of Directors) at a
Subsequent Closing without TWP's consent and, provided, further, that 273,224
                                              --------  -------
shares of Series D Preferred Stock may be sold to Science Applications Research
Inc. and/or Science Applications International Corporation without TWP's
consent.  Any such sales of Series D Preferred Stock shall be made on the terms
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and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall be considered to have been
issued pursuant hereto.  Any Series D Preferred Stock sold pursuant to this
Section 3.5 shall be deemed to be "Preferred Shares" for all purposes under this
Agreement and shall be deemed to be "Preferred Stock" and "Registrable
Securities" for all purposes of the Stockholders Agreement.  Upon execution and
delivery of a counterpart to this Agreement, the purchasers thereof shall be
deemed to be "Investors" for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be deemed
to be "Qualified Offerees" and "Stockholders" as of the date of this Agreement
for all purposes of the Stockholders Agreement and Schedule I hereto shall be
amended to add such parties.

     SECTION 4.  Representations and Warranties of the Corporation.  As of the
     ----------  -------------------------------------------------
date hereof, the Corporation hereby represents and warrants to each Investor,
except as and to the extent set forth in a disclosure schedule (the "Corporation
Disclosure Schedule") attached hereto setting forth exceptions specified therein
to the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4, as follows:

     4.1.  Corporate Organization.  The Corporation is a corporation duly
           ----------------------
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has all requisite power and authority and all necessary
governmental franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals to own
or lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
it is now being conducted, and is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign
corporation to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct or nature of the business conducted by it or the character or
location of the properties owned or leased by it makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein the term "Material
Adverse Effect" means any change or effect that, individually or in the
aggregate, is or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business,
assets, prospects, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Corporation taken as a whole or on the ability of the Corporation to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

     4.2.  Capitalization; Issuance of Preferred Shares.
           --------------------------------------------

          (a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the
Corporation consists of the following:

              (i) 21,112,268 shares of Preferred Stock, of which (A) 10,433,334
shares are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, 9,183,334 of which are issued
and outstanding, 1,000,000 of which are reserved for issuance upon exercise of
the Series A Warrants (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and 250,000 of
which are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock,
(B) 250,000 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock, 233,333 of which are
issued and outstanding, (C) 4,403,934 shares are designated Series C Preferred
Stock, of which 2,545,339 are outstanding and 29,509 are reserved for issuance
upon exercise of warrants issued or issuable to Comdisco, Inc. pursuant to the
Comdisco Warrants (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), and (D) 6,025,000
shares are designated Series D Preferred Stock, of which 4,371,582 (as of
December 1, 1999), after giving effect to the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur at the Initial Closing,
will be issued and outstanding and of which up to 6,010,932 shares will be
issued and outstanding after giving effect to the Initial Closing and, if the
same shall occur, the Subsequent Closings. Such shares of outstanding Series A
Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock have been
duly authorized and validly issued, are nonassessable and fully paid and are
convertible into an aggregate of 11,962,006 shares of Common Stock and are free
of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the
purchase agreements under which such shares were purchased and under the Amended
and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated as of December 1, 1999 among the
Corporation, the Investors and the other stockholders party thereto in the form
of Exhibit B hereto (the "Stockholders Agreement") and under applicable state
and federal securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
were issued, offered or sold by the Company in violation of any applicable
federal or state securities laws. The Preferred Shares that are being purchased
by the Investors hereunder, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement for the consideration expressed herein, will be duly
authorized and validly issued, nonassessable and fully paid and will be
convertible, after giving effect to the Closings, into up to 6,010,932 shares of
Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation free and clear
of all liens, encumbrances and restrictions of any kind (except for those
imposed by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement, this
Agreement or applicable securities laws).

              (ii) 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 897,475 shares of which
are outstanding and are duly authorized and validly issued, nonassessable and
fully paid. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued, offered
or sold by the Company in violation of any applicable federal or state
securities laws.

          (b) Section 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule contains
capitalization tables for the Corporation showing the current ownership of the
Common Stock and Preferred Stock, without giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.  There are no treasury shares held by the
Corporation.

          (c) Schedule 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list of all outstanding stock options and warrants of the
Corporation, indicating the number of shares and type of capital stock issuable
upon exercise thereof, the current exercise price (after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby) and the current ownership thereof.  As of the
date hereof 18,208,545 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance
upon exercise of such stock options and warrants (or upon conversion of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise
of such warrants). Schedule 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule sets
forth true and complete forms of warrant and forms of employee option agreement
and there are no outstanding warrants or employee options other than in the
forms set forth on Section 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule or as
expressly described therein. Except as noted in Section 4.2 of the Corporation
Disclosure Schedule, all holders of such stock options and warrants have agreed
to restrictions attached to such Section 4.2.
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          (d) The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the issued and
outstanding Preferred Stock and the Preferred Stock to be issued hereunder has
been duly and validly reserved for issuance and, when and if issued upon such
conversion in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the purchase
agreements pursuant to which the Preferred Stock was issued, this Agreement and
the Stockholders Agreement and under applicable state and federal securities
laws.  The Corporation has reserved sufficient authorized, but unissued, Common
Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock.

          (e) Except for (i) the conversion privileges of the Series A Preferred
Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred
Stock, (ii) outstanding options ("Stock Options") to purchase that number of
shares of Common Stock set forth in Section 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure
Schedule pursuant to the Corporation's Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option
Plan (the "Stock Option Plan"), (iii) the Series A Warrants, the Extant Warrants
and the Comdisco Warrants (each as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) and
(iv) the rights provided in the Stockholders Agreement, there are no preemptive
rights or options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights (or
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings for any such rights)
outstanding to purchase or otherwise obtain from the Corporation any of the
Corporation's Common Stock (all such rights, options, warrants, conversion
privileges or other rights, collectively, "Common Stock Equivalents"), or other
securities.  There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom
stock or similar rights with respect to the Corporation.

          (f) Except for the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders
Agreement, there are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to
which the Corporation or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any shareholder
is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock of the Corporation or
relating to dividends or dispositions or providing for registration rights of
any kind.

     4.3.  Subsidiaries.  The Corporation does not own, directly or
           ------------
indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into
or exchangeable for, any equity or similar interest in, any corporation,
partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity.

     4.4.  Authority.  The Corporation has the full power and authority to
           ---------
enter into this Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement, to issue and sell the
Series D Preferred Stock to be sold hereunder, to perform its obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  All necessary
action has been taken by the Corporation with respect to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Each of this Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by, and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by each of the Investors,
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of, the Corporation, enforceable
against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
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applicability affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles.

     4.5.  No Violation; No Consent or Approval Required.
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           (a) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Stockholders Agreement by the Corporation nor the consummation by the
Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or
result in any breach or violation of any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, or (ii) violate or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default) under, or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation contained in, or result in the
creation of any lien or other encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets
of the Corporation under or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of (x) any Material Contract, note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which the Company is a party or by which any of its properties or
assets are bound or (y) any permit, concession, grant, franchise, license,
judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable
to the Corporation or to which it or any of its properties or assets may be
subject.

           (b) No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration to or
filing with, any court, administrative agency, commission or other governmental
or regulatory authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (a "Governmental
Entity"), or other third party is required to be made by or obtained for
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i) the filing
of the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, which has been accomplished, and (ii) those consents, approvals,
authorizations, declarations or filings which have been or will timely be
obtained or made, as the case may be, and which are identified on Section 4.5 of
the Corporation Disclosure Schedule.  The Corporation has obtained all requisite
consents to amend the Certificate of Incorporation into the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A.  The Certificate of Incorporation has been duly filed and is in
full force and effect.

     4.6.  Financial Information. Section 4.6 of the Corporation Disclosure
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Schedule consists of the following financial statements of the Corporation: (i)
audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998; and (ii) an
unaudited internally prepared balance sheet, operating statement and cash flow
statement as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 1999.  The audited
financial statements referred to in clause (i) of this Section 4.6 and the
unaudited financial statements referred to in clause (ii) of this Section 4.6,
together with the footnotes and supporting schedules in respect of such
financial statements, are collectively referred to as the "Financial
Statements."

           (a) The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a
consistent basis (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto)
and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the
Corporation as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and
cash flows for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year-end
adjustments with respect to the interim financial statements and are materially
consistent with the
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books and records of the Corporation.
           (b) The Financial Statements set forth all the liabilities of the
Corporation (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, due or to become due or accrued or unaccrued) of whatever nature
at the date thereof, whether arising out of contract, tort, statute or
otherwise, except liabilities and obligations under contracts, commitments,
agreements set forth on the Corporation Disclosure Schedule (but not liabilities
for breaches thereof), and except for contractual liabilities and obligations
(but not liabilities for breaches thereof) which are not required under GAAP to
be set forth on the Financial Statements and which in the aggregate are not
material.

     4.7.  Conduct of Business.
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           (a) The business of the Corporation, as presently conducted, is not
being conducted in default or violation of any term, condition or provision of
(i) the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Corporation, or (ii) any
Material Contract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, lease,
agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which the Corporation is a party
or by which the Corporation or any of its properties or assets may be bound, or
(iii) any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, order, concession, grant, franchise, permit or
license or other governmental authorization or approval applicable to the
Corporation, excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) defaults or
violations that would not be material.

           (b) The Corporation is in compliance in all material respects with
all federal, state, local and foreign laws, ordinances, regulations and orders
applicable to it, its business and the ownership of its assets. The Corporation
has all certificates, authorizations, licenses, permits, orders or approvals of,
and has made all required registrations with, any Governmental Entity that are
material to the conduct of the business of the Corporation (collectively,
"Permits"). (i) All Permits are in full force and effect, (ii) no material
violations are or have been recorded in respect of any Permit, and (iii) no
proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened to
revoke or limit any Permit.

     4.8.  Litigation.  There is no private or governmental action, suit,
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proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation before any agency, court or
tribunal, foreign or domestic, pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation,
threatened against the Corporation or any of its properties or pending or
threatened against any of its respective officers or directors (in their
capacities as such).  There is no judgment, decree or order against the
Corporation, or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, any of its directors or
officers (in their capacities as such), that could prevent, enjoin, or
materially alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or the Stockholders Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.  Schedule 4.8 lists all litigation that the Corporation
has commenced and is pending against other parties.

     4.9.  Labor Agreements and Actions.
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           (a)  The Corporation is not bound by or subject to any written
contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and no labor union has
requested or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, has sought to represent any
of the employees, representatives or agents of the Corporation.  There is no
strike or other labor dispute involving the Corporation pending, or to the
knowledge of the Corporation, threatened, nor is the Corporation aware of any
labor organization activity involving its employees.

           (b) Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Corporation Disclosure
Schedule, the employment of each officer and employee of the Corporation is
terminable at the will of the Corporation, and the Corporation has not entered
into any oral or written agreements with any of its officers or employees that
provide for severance or termination pay or acceleration of vesting on stock
options or restricted stock.

           (c) The Corporation has complied in all material respects with all
applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other
laws related to employment.  The Corporation has withheld all amounts required
by law or agreement to be withheld from the wages, salaries or other payments
made to any individual and has paid all required amounts over to the appropriate
governmental authority.

     4.10. Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  Since September 30, 1999,
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except for the issuance of certain Stock Options set forth in Section 4.2 of the
Corporation Disclosure Schedule, except for any other matters referred to in
Section 4.10 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule, and except for the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Corporation has conducted its
business only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and there
has not been (i) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether covered by
insurance or not, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend
(whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to Preferred Stock or Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalent or any redemption, purchase or other
acquisition by the Corporation of any of its securities, (iii) any change in the
business, operations, properties, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise)
or assets of the Corporation having a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) any labor
dispute, other than routine matters, none of which is material to the
Corporation, (v) any entry into any commitment or transaction (including,
without limitation, any borrowing or capital expenditure) other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (vi) any material
change by the Corporation in its accounting methods, principles or practices,
(vii) any revaluation by the Corporation of any asset (including, without
limitation, any writing down of the value of inventory or writing off of notes
or accounts receivable), or (viii) any increase in or establishment of any
bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit
sharing, stock option (including, without limitation, the granting of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards, or restricted stock
awards), stock purchase or other employee benefit plan, or any other increase in
the compensation payable or to become payable to any officers or key employees
of the Corporation.

     4.11. Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances.
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           (a)  The Corporation does not own any real property.

           (b)  Section 4.11 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list of all real property leased by the Corporation.  Such
leases are valid and enforceable by the Corporation in accordance with their
terms. The Corporation has not received any notice of any event that, with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute a default
under any such leases and such property or assets are in good operating
condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and are suitable for the
purposes for which they are presently used.

           (c)  The Corporation owns or has valid leasehold interests in all of
its tangible properties and assets (real, personal and mixed) used in its
business, free and clear of any liens (other than liens for taxes that are not
yet delinquent), charges, pledges, security interests or other encumbrances,
except for such imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, that do not
materially detract from the value, or interfere with the use of, the property
subject thereto or affected thereby and such property or assets are in good
operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and are
suitable for the purposes for which they are presently used.

     4.12. Intellectual Property.
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           (a)  The Corporation either owns, has a valid license, sublicense,
agreement or permission, has filed a valid application with respect to, (i) all
inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to
practice), all improvements thereon, and all patents, patent applications and
patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-
in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof, (ii) all trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names, and corporate
names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations
thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iii) all copyrights and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith, (iv) all mask
works and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith,
(v) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas,
research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, methods, schematics, technology, technical
data, designs, drawings, flowcharts, block diagrams, specifications, customer
and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing
plans and proposals), (vi) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), and (vii) all other proprietary rights (collectively defined
herein as "Intellectual Property") necessary for the operation or conduct of its
business as presently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted (such
intellectual property and the rights thereto are collectively referred to herein
as the "Corporation Intellectual Property Rights") and has taken, through the
date hereof, all action which is reasonably required to preserve, renew and
extend all such intellectual property rights which in the Corporation's
reasonable business judgment is necessary for the operation or conduct of its
business as presently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.  The
Corporation has not licensed any of the Corporation
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Intellectual Property Rights in source code form owned by the Corporation to any
third party or entered into any exclusive agreement relating to the Corporation
Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Corporation with any third party.
Nothing in this Section 4.12(a) is intended to constitute a representation with
respect to any of the matters addressed by Section 4.12(c)(ii), and to the
extent that there is a conflict between this Section 4.12(a) and Section
4.12(c)(ii), Section 4.12(c)(ii) shall control.

          (b)  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not constitute a
breach of any instrument or agreement to which the Corporation or any of its
employees is a party governing any Corporation Intellectual Property Rights,
including but not limited to any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or
other Intellectual Property Rights licensed by, or to, the Corporation, will not
cause the forfeiture or termination or give rise to a right of forfeiture or
termination of any Corporation Intellectual Property Rights or materially impair
the right of the Corporation in or to use, sell, enforce, license or otherwise
exploit any Corporation Intellectual Property Rights or portion thereof.

          (c)  Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the Corporation Disclosure
Schedule, neither the operation of the Corporation's business, nor the
manufacture, marketing, license, sale or offer for sale or use or intended use
of any product, service or technology currently licensed, manufactured,
distributed, used, sold, offered for sale or under development by the
Corporation (i) knowingly (after reasonable inquiry into the matter) violates in
any material respect any intellectual property license or intellectual property
agreement between the Corporation and any third party or (ii) to the
Corporation's knowledge, infringes any patents, copyright, trademark, trade
secret or other intellectual property right of any third party.  There is no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened claim or litigation
involving the Corporation contesting the validity, ownership or right to use,
sell, enforce, license or dispose of any Corporation Intellectual Property
Rights nor is any Corporation Intellectual Property Right subject to any
outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree ruling or charge.  Except as set
forth in Section 4.12 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule, the Corporation
has not received any notice asserting that any Corporation Intellectual Property
Rights or the proposed use, sale, license or disposition thereof conflicts with
the rights of any other party.   To the knowledge of the Corporation, no third
party is infringing on any of the Corporation Intellectual Property Rights.

          (d)  Section 4.12 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule lists all
patents, patent applications, federally registered trademarks and service marks,
pending or abandoned applications for federal trademark or service mark
registration, material unregistered trademarks, service marks, corporate names
and trade names, domain names, copyright registrations, copyright applications,
mask work registrations, mask work applications, licenses, sublicense agreements
and permissions included in the Corporation Intellectual Property Rights, in
each case pending or issued, including, in the case of patents and patent
applications, the jurisdictions in which each such Corporation Intellectual
Property Right has been issued or registered or in which any application for
such issuance and registration has been filed.
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           (e)  The Corporation is not aware that any of its employees is
obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of
any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of such
employee's best efforts to promote the interest of the Corporation or that would
conflict with the Corporation's business as presently conducted or as presently
proposed to be conducted or the Corporation Intellectual Property Rights.

           (f)  The Corporation does not and will not need, in order to conduct
the Corporation's business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to
be conducted, to utilize any inventions of any of its employees, former
employees (or persons it currently intends to hire) made while not employed by
the Corporation and rights to which have not been provided to the Corporation.

           (g)  The Corporation has obtained valid and effective assignments, or
has the right pursuant to a written agreement to obtain an assignment, from all
of its employees, former employees, independent contractors, and former
independent contractors (collectively defined herein as "Inventors") of all of
such Inventors' rights in any Intellectual Property developed by such Inventors
while employed by or under contract with the Corporation.

           (h)  For each item of Corporation Intellectual Property Rights which
is an application, including but not limited to patent applications, trademark
applications, service mark applications, copyright applications, or mask work
applications, the Corporation has the right to require the applicant to transfer
ownership to the Corporation of the application and of the registration once it
issues.

           (i)  The transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Initial
Closing constitute an investment in the Corporation of at least twelve million
dollars ($12,000,000) as described in Section 5.10 (i) of the Restated and
Amended Intellectual Property Agreement by and between Bell Communications
Research, Inc. (now known as Telcordia Technologies, Inc.) and Tellium, Inc.
dated December 30, 1998 ("Restated Agreement"), and prior to the Closing Date,
none of the events listed therein in clauses (i) through (vi) have occurred
which would result in a termination of the Restated Agreement and a
reinstatement of the Intellectual Property Agreement by and between Bell
Communications Research, Inc. (now known as Telcordia Technologies, Inc.) and
MWD, Inc. dated May 8, 1997 as set forth thereunder, and accordingly such
reinstatement has not occurred and will not occur in the future.

           (j)  The Corporation has taken all reasonable precautions to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of its trade secrets, and has entered
into confidential information/non-disclosure agreements in the form attached to
Section 4.12 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule with each of its officers,
employees, and independent contractors.

     4.13. Material Contracts. Except for grants under the Stock Option Plan
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and as identified in Section 4.13 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule, there
are no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the
Corporation and any of its officers,
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directors, affiliates, or any affiliate thereof. Except for the contracts
identified in Section 4.13 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule (the "Material
Contracts"), there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or
proposed transactions to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is
bound, that involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments
to, the Corporation in excess of two hundred fifty thousand ($250,000) dollars,
other than purchase orders in individual amounts of less than five hundred
thousand ($500,000) dollars received in the ordinary course of business, (ii)
the license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right to
or from the Corporation, (iii) the grant of rights to manufacture, produce,
assemble, license, market, or sell the Corporation's products to any third
person, (iv) any agreement (other than in the ordinary cause) relating to the
acquisition or disposition of any assets; (v) any agreement granting a lien or
encumbrance on the Corporation's assets or properties; (vi) any indenture,
mortgage, note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness, any credit or similar
agreement (including any capitalized lease obligations) under which the
Corporation has borrowed any money, and any guarantee of or agreement to acquire
any such obligation, of any other Person; (vii) any written arrangement
requiring the Corporation to perform research and development activities with
respect to any product or proposed product or to develop or market any product
or proposed product; or (viii) any arrangement under which the consequences of a
default or termination could have a Material Adverse Effect or could result in
the granting to any third party of any rights in or to any material assets of
the Corporation. Each Material Contract is in full force and effect except as
the same may have expired in accordance with its terms, the Corporation has not
received any written assertion of default under any Material Contract, and the
Corporation has not received any notice related to any termination or material
change to, nor is there any right or consent under, any of the Material
Contracts as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise. The Corporation is not (with or without the lapse of time or the
giving of notice, or both) in breach or default in any material respect of any
of the Material Contracts (provided, however, that nothing in this sentence is
intended to constitute a representation with respect to any of the matters
addressed by Section 4.12(c)(i), and to the extent that there is a conflict
between this sentence and Section 4.12(c)(i), Section 4.12(c)(i) shall control).
The Corporation has not received any notice of the intention of any party to the
Material Contracts to terminate any such contract. The Corporation is not a
party to, nor has it any obligation under, any contract or agreement, written or
oral, which contains any covenants limiting in any material respect the freedom
of the Corporation to engage in its business as currently conducted anywhere in
the world or to compete in its business with any entity anywhere in the world or
to enter into any new line of business.

     4.14.  Certain Agreements and Employee Benefit Plans.
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            (a) The Corporation is not a party to any (i) employment, severance,
collective bargaining or consulting agreement not terminable on 60 days' or less
notice without material liability to the Corporation, (ii) agreement with any
executive officer or other key employee of the Corporation (A) the benefits of
which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the
occurrence of a transaction involving the Corporation of the nature of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) providing any term of
employment or compensation guarantee extending for a period longer than one
year, or (C) providing
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severance benefits or other benefits after the termination of employment of such
executive officer or key employee regardless of the reason for such termination
of employment, (iii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any person may
receive payments subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or (iv) any stock option plan,
stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan or
other plan or agreement, the benefits of which would be increased, or the
vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the
benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

          (b) Section 4.14 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and complete summary or list of, or otherwise describes, (i) all employee
benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) and all bonus, stock option,
stock purchase, restricted stock incentive, deferred compensation, retiree
medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit
plans, programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or
other contracts or agreements to which the Corporation is a party, with respect
to which the Corporation has any obligations which are material in amount and
which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Corporation for the
benefit of any current or former employee, officer or director of the
Corporation and (ii) each employee benefit plan for which the Corporation could
incur liability under Section 4069 of ERISA, in the event such plan were
terminated, or under Section 4212(c) of ERISA, or in respect of which the
Corporation remains secondarily liable under Section 4204 of ERISA
(collectively, the "Material Plans"). Each Material Plan is in writing and the
Corporation has previously provided to the Investors a true and complete copy of
each Material Plan and a true and complete copy of each material document
prepared in connection with each such Material Plan including, to the extent
applicable, (i) a copy of each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) the most
current summary plan description and summary of material modifications, (iii)
the most recently filed Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Form 5500, (iv) the
most recently received IRS determination letter for each such Material Plan, and
(v) the most recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement in
connection with each such Material Plan.  The Corporation has no commitment (i)
to create, incur liability with respect to or cause to exist any other employee
benefit plan, program or arrangement, other than the Material Plans, (ii) to
enter into any contract or agreement to provide compensation or benefits to any
individual, or (iii) to modify, change or terminate any Material Plan, other
than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or
the Code.  To the extent applicable, the Material Plans comply with the
requirements of ERISA and the Code, and any Material Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the Internal
Revenue Service to be so qualified and nothing has occurred with respect to such
Material Plan which could be reasonably expected to cause the loss of such
qualification. The Corporation has no liability (contingent or otherwise) with
respect to any employee benefit plan covered by Title IV of ERISA whether or not
such plan is maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Corporation.
Neither the Corporation nor, to the Corporation's knowledge, any officer or
director of the Corporation or any fiduciary of any Material Plan has incurred
any liability or penalty under Sections 4975
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through 4980 of the Code or Title I of ERISA. Each Material Plan has been
maintained and administered in all material respects in compliance with its
terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders,
rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, which
are applicable to such Material Plans. There are no pending or, to the
Corporation's knowledge, threatened claims which have been asserted or
instituted against or otherwise involving any of the Material Plans and no suit,
action or other litigation (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the
ordinary course of Material Plan activities) has been brought or, to the
knowledge of the Corporation, is threatened against or with respect to any such
Material Plan. No Material Plan is under audit or investigation by any
governmental agency or authority. All material contributions, reserves or
premium payments required to be made or accrued as of the date hereof to the
Material Plans have been made or accrued.

            (c) Operating Company. Immediately following each Closing, the
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Corporation will be primarily engaged in the production or sale of a product or
service other than the investment of capital within the meaning of Department of
Labor Regulation Sections 2510.3-101(c), (d) or (e).

            (d) Section 4.2 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and correct list of each person who holds, or who has been given a
commitment by the Corporation to be issued, any Stock Option pursuant to the
Stock Option Plan as of the date hereof, together with (i) the number of shares
of Common Stock subject to such Stock Option, (ii) the date of grant or
anticipated grant of such Stock Option, (iii) the extent to which such Stock
Option is currently vested or scheduled to vest, (iv) the exercise price of such
Stock Option, (v) whether such Stock Option is intended to qualify as an
incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code (an
"ISO"), and (vi) the expiration date of such Stock Option. Section 4.2 of the
Corporation Disclosure Schedule also sets forth the aggregate number of ISO's
and nonqualified stock options outstanding as of the date hereof.

     4.15.  Taxes.
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            (a) The Corporation has timely filed (taking into account any
extension of time within which to file) all federal income Tax Returns and all
other material Tax Returns that are required to be filed by it and all such Tax
Returns are true and correct in all material respects.  The Corporation has
paid, or adequately provided for on its Financial Statements, all Taxes that are
due from the Corporation.  No material tax liens have been filed and no material
deficiencies or claims are being proposed or asserted in writing with respect to
any Taxes.  All Taxes which the Corporation is obligated to withhold from
amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third party have been withheld and
timely paid over to the appropriate taxing authority.

            (b) The income Tax Returns of the Corporation have not been examined
by the IRS or any other taxing authority, and no such examination is pending or,
to the knowledge of the Corporation, threatened.  No waivers, extensions or
comparable consents of the time to assess any Income Taxes of the Corporation
are currently outstanding.

            (c) The Corporation has never been a member of an affiliated group
filing
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consolidated returns for federal income Tax purposes.  The Corporation is
not a party to any Tax allocation, Tax indemnity or Tax sharing agreement and is
not liable for the Taxes of any other Person by operation of law.

            (d) For purposes of this Agreement:  (i) "Tax" or "Taxes" means any
and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other charges of any
kind (together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax or additional
amounts imposed by any taxing authority with respect thereto), imposed by any
government or taxing authority, including, without limitation, taxes or other
charges on or with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits,
gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social
security, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, or net worth; taxes
or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, escheat,
stamp, transfer, value added or gains taxes, license, registration and
documentation fees; and customs' duties, tariffs and similar charges; (ii)
"Income Tax" means federal income Tax and state and local income and franchise
Taxes imposed on or measured by net income;  and (iii) "Tax Return" means all
returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and statements
required to be filed in respect of any Taxes.

     4.16.  Preferred Stock Offering.  Subject to the truth and accuracy of the
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representations and warranties of the Investors set forth in Section 5, the
offer, sale and issuance of the Preferred Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements of any applicable state
and federal securities laws, subject to any post-Closing filings required by
state "blue sky" laws.

     4.17.  Insurance.  All the insurable properties of the Corporation are
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insured for the benefit of the Corporation in such amounts, with such
deductibles and against such risks and losses as are reasonably deemed adequate
by the Corporation with respect to risks usually insured against by persons
operating similar properties in the localities in which such properties are
located under policies in effect and issued by insurers of recognized
responsibility.

     4.18.  Disclosure.  Neither this Agreement nor any certificate, instrument
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or written statement furnished or made to the Investors by or on behalf of the
Corporation in connection with this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or, taken as a whole with all other statements, omits to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and
therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made. The financial projections prepared by the Corporation and included in
Section 4.18 of the Corporation Disclosure Schedule have been prepared by the
Corporation in good faith based on assumptions that the Corporation believes to
be reasonable, although no representation or warranty is made that the results
set forth in such projections will be achieved or realized.

     4.19.  Brokers.  Such person has not nor have any of its officers,
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directors, employees or stockholders employed any broker, finder or placement
agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     4.20.  Year 2000.  Any reprogramming required to permit the proper
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functioning in and following the Year 2000 of (i) the computer systems of the
Corporation and (ii) equipment
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containing embedded microchips (including systems and equipment supplied by
others or with which the systems of the Corporation or interface) and the
testing of all such systems and equipment, as so reprogrammed, was materially
complete by October 31, 1999. The cost to the Corporation of such reprogramming
and testing and of the reasonably foreseeable consequences of the occurrence of
the year 2000 to the Corporation (including reprogramming errors and the failure
of others' systems or equipment) is not reasonably expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. Except for the reprogramming referred to in the
preceding sentence as may be necessary, the computer and management information
systems of the Corporation is and, with ordinary course upgrading and
maintenance, will continue for the term of this Agreement to be, sufficient to
permit the Corporation to conduct its businesses without Material Adverse
Effect.

     4.21.  Suppliers and Customers.  The Corporation has no knowledge of any
            -----------------------
termination, cancellation or threatened termination or cancellation or
limitation of, or any material modification or change in, or expressed material
dissatisfaction with the business relationship between the Corporation and any
supplier, vendor, customer or client of the Corporation, in each case, in which
termination, cancellation or material adverse modification would have a material
adverse effect on any material business relationship.

     4.22.  Affiliate Matters.  Except as set forth in Section 4.22 of the
            -----------------
Corporation Disclosure Schedule, no affiliate of the Corporation and, to the
Corporation's knowledge, no other party or affiliate of any party (other than
the Corporation) (a) owns or has any interest in any property or right, tangible
or intangible, which is used by or pertains to the business of the Corporation,
(b) to the Corporation's knowledge, has any claim or cause of action against the
Corporation, (c) owes any money to the Corporation, or (d) is a party to, or, to
the knowledge of the Corporation, has a direct or indirect ownership or economic
interest in any Person who is a party to, any contract or other arrangement
(written or oral) or business relationship with the Corporation (the agreements,
arrangements and relationships described in this sentence are hereinafter
referred to as "Related Party Transactions"). Section 4.22 of the Corporation
Disclosure Schedule summarizes any Related Party Transactions between the
Corporation and any such affiliate or any party or affiliate of any party which
are currently in effect or reflected in the Financial Statements.

     4.23.  Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds from the sale of Preferred Shares
            ---------------
will be used for general corporate purposes.

     SECTION 5.  Representations and Warranties of the Investors.  Each
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Investor hereby, severally as to itself only, represents and warrants to the
Corporation as follows:

     5.1.  Power and Authority.  Such Investor has full power and authority to
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enter into this Agreement, to purchase Preferred Shares to be sold by the
Corporation hereunder, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. All necessary action has been taken by
such Investor with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by, and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Corporation and the other Investors,
constitutes a valid and binding
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obligation of, such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and similar laws of general applicability affecting creditors' rights and to
general equity principles.

     5.2.  No Consent or Approval Required.  No consent, approval or
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authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any Governmental Entity or
other third party is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.

     5.3.  Investment Representations.
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           (a) Such Investor is and will be acquiring the Preferred Shares to be
purchased by such Investor hereunder and, in the event that such Investor should
acquire any Reserved Shares, that such Investor will be acquiring such Reserved
Shares, for its own account, for investment and not with a view to the
distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") except that such Investor may make certain
transfers as provided herein and under the Stockholders Agreement.

           (b) Such Investor understands that (i) the Preferred Shares have not
been, and that the Reserved Shares will not be, registered under the Securities
Act, by reason of their issuance by the Corporation in transactions exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the Corporation's
reliance on such exemption is predicated upon such Investor's representations
set forth herein and (ii) the Preferred Shares and the Reserved Shares must be
held by such Investor indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is
registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from registration.

           (c) Such Investor further understands that, with respect to the
Reserved Shares, the exemption from registration afforded by Rule 144 (the
provisions of which are known to such Investor) promulgated under the Securities
Act depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, and that, if applicable,
Rule 144 may afford a basis for sales only in limited amounts.

           (d) Such Investor is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined
in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act, with its principal
executive office or residence (in the case of any individual Investor) located
at the address set forth under such Investor's name on Schedule I.

           (e) Such Investor agrees that the Corporation may place a legend on
the certificates delivered hereunder stating that the Preferred Shares and any
Reserved Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act, and,
therefore cannot be offered, sold or transferred unless they are registered
under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available,
and that the Corporation may place stop transfer orders on the transfer books of
the Corporation.

     5.4.  Certain Representations of RB Investment Partners II, LLC and
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Comdisco, Inc.
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           (a) RB Investment Partners II, LLC represents and warrants on behalf
of itself and its affiliates (including Ramsey Beirne Associates, Inc.) that the
issuance of Series D
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Preferred Stock to it at the Initial Closing satisfies all obligations of the
Corporation to issue capital stock or other securities of the Corporation to RB
Investment Partners II, LLC or its affiliates (including Ramsey Beirne
Associates, Inc.).

           (b) Comdisco, Inc. represents and warrants that the issuance of
Series D Preferred Stock to it at the Initial Closing and the issuance of the
Comdisco Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 29,509 shares of Series C
Preferred Stock satisfy all obligations of the Corporation to issue capital
stock or other securities of the Corporation to Comdisco, Inc. (and Comdisco,
Inc. is entitled to no additional capital stock or warrants, whether now or in
the future, including under Section 8(e) of the Comdisco Warrants), other than
rights as a party to the Stockholders Agreement. Comdisco, Inc. confirms that it
is concurrently executing the Stockholders Agreement (which will cover the
Series D Preferred Stock, the Comdisco Warrants and all shares issuable upon
subsequent conversions or exercises) instead of the existing Stockholders
Agreement of the Corporation dated as of February 11, 1999.

     5.5.  Certain Representations of Investors Who Have Not Delivered Senior
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Notes for Cancellation. Each Investor who has not tendered its Senior Note to
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the Corporation hereby certifies and confirms to the Corporation that (i) the
delivery to such Investor (or to Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, as counsel to the
Corporation, for delivery to such Investor) on this date of the shares of Series
D Preferred Stock listed opposite such Investor's name on Schedule I shall
constitute full and complete payment for all amounts due to such Investor under
such Senior Note, (ii) upon such delivery, the Corporation will not be indebted
to such Investor for any reason whatsoever under such Senior Note and (iii) such
Senior Note shall be automatically canceled and all obligations of the
Corporation under such Senior Note will be automatically terminated.

     SECTION 6.  Conditions to the Closing.  The several obligations of each
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Investor to purchase and pay for Preferred Shares at the Closing are subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by each
Investor, as to itself only:

     6.1.  Corporate Proceedings.  All corporate and other proceedings to be
           ---------------------
taken and all waivers and consents, approvals, qualifications and/or
registrations required to be obtained or effected in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of the transactions contemplated thereby,
including, but not limited to, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Preferred
Shares and the reservation of the Reserved Shares, shall have been taken,
obtained or effected (except for the filing of any notice subsequent to such
Closing which may be required under applicable federal and state securities or
"blue sky" laws which, if required, shall be filed on a timely basis as may be
so required), and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form
and substance to the Investor and to its counsel. The Investor shall have
received all such originals or certified or other copies of such documents as
have been reasonably requested.

     6.2.  No Action.  No action or proceeding shall have been instituted
           ---------
before a court or other governmental body or by any governmental agency or
public authority to restrain or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or to obtain an amount of damages or other material relief in
connection with the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of
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the transactions contemplated hereby; and no governmental agency shall have
given notice to any party hereto to the effect that consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement would constitute a violation of any
law or that it intends to commence proceedings to restrain consummation of such
transactions.

     6.3.  Filing of Certificate of Incorporation.  The Certificate of
           --------------------------------------
Incorporation shall have been filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware, and a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation,
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, shall have been
delivered to the Investor.

     6.4.  Stockholders Agreement.  The Existing Stockholders Agreement (as
           ----------------------
defined in the Stockholders Agreement) shall have been amended and restated by
all of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms and the Stockholders
Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Corporation, the
Investors and the other stockholders party thereto. In addition, the Corporation
and such parties shall have complied with all of the terms and conditions of the
Stockholders Agreement, including, among other things, the placement of the
legends required to be placed on securities owned by such parties.

     6.5.  Certificates, Instruments and Documents.  The Corporation and the
           ---------------------------------------
Investor shall have delivered the certificates and instruments referred to in
Section 3.4 hereof.

     6.6.  Opinion of Counsel.  The Corporation shall have delivered to the
           ------------------
Investor an opinion of counsel dated the Closing Date in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Investor.

     6.7   Extant.  The Corporation shall have received from Extant, Inc. a
           ------
consent to amend the antidilution provisions of the outstanding warrants to
purchase Common Stock held by Extant, Inc. such that the 15% basket referred to
in Section 11.5(iii) of the Extant Warrants shall be increased to 25%.

     6.8   Option Plan.  The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors
           -----------
of the Corporation shall have determined that no adjustment is appropriate under
Section 7.3 of the Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan of the
Corporation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

     6.9   Investor Designees.  Effective immediately after the Closing,
           ------------------
Investor designees to the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have been
appointed thereto and to any committees thereof in accordance with the terms of
the Stockholders Agreement.

     6.10  Restated Agreement.  The Corporation shall have received written
           ------------------
confirmation from Telcordia Technologies, Inc., in form reasonably satisfactory
to the Investors, as to the matters described in Section 4.12(i) hereof.

     SECTION 7.  Post-Closing Covenants.
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     7.1.  Access to Records and Management.  The Corporation shall afford to
           --------------------------------
the Investors holding at least 10% of the issued shares of Series D Preferred
Stock (as of the date
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hereof, including the Preferred Shares), or Common Stock issued upon conversion
of such Preferred Shares, and their employees, counsel and other authorized
representatives free and full access during normal business hours, upon
reasonable advance notice, to all of the books, records and properties of the
Corporation and to all officers and employees of the Corporation, for any
reasonable purpose whatsoever. Such Investors shall be entitled to consult with
and advise management of the Corporation on significant business issues,
including management's proposed annual operating plans, and management will meet
with representatives of Investor (the "Representatives") at the Corporation's
facilities at mutually agreeable times for such consultation and advice,
including to review progress in achieving said plans. The Corporation shall give
such Investors reasonable advance written notice of any significant new
initiatives or material changes to existing operating plans and shall afford
Investors adequate time to meet with management to consult on such initiatives
or changes prior to implementation. The Corporation agrees to give due
consideration to the advice given and any proposals made by such Investors. Each
Investor shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of any
confidential and proprietary information so obtained by it; provided, however,
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that the foregoing shall in no way limit or otherwise restrict the ability of
any Investor or such authorized representatives to disclose any such information
concerning the Corporation which (i) was previously known to be free of any
obligation to keep confidential, (ii) has become generally known to the public,
provided that such public knowledge was not the result of any act attributable
to the Investor or its authorized representatives, or (iii) is required by law
and notice thereof (if practicable) is given to the Corporation prior to such
disclosure so it may seek to obtain a protective order.

     7.2.  Financial Reports.  The Corporation agrees to furnish each Investor
           -----------------
holding at least 10% of the issued shares of Series D Preferred Stock (as of the
date hereof, including the Preferred Shares) or Common Stock issued upon
conversion of such Preferred Shares, with the following:

           (i) as soon as available but in any event within thirty (30) days
after the end of each month, duplicate copies of:

               (A) a consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as at the end
           of such month, and

               (B) consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and
           cash flows of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for such month and
           for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such month,

in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
periods in the prior fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applicable to
periodic financial statements generally, and fairly presenting, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position of the Corporation and its
consolidated results of operations and cash flows, subject to the absence of
footnotes and subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments that
are not reasonably expected to be material in amount or effect, and accompanied
by a certificate of the chief financial officer to the
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foregoing effect.

          (a)  Quarterly Reports.  As soon as available, but not later than 45
               -----------------
days after the end of each quarterly accounting period, (x) an unaudited
consolidated financial report of the Corporation, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and which shall
include the following:

               (i)   a consolidated profit and loss statement for such quarterly
     accounting period, together with a cumulative profit and loss statement
     from the first day of the current year to the last day of such quarterly
     accounting period;

               (ii)  a consolidated balance sheet as at the last day of such
     quarterly accounting period;

               (iii) a consolidated cash flow analysis for such quarterly
     accounting period on a cumulative basis for the fiscal year to date;

               (iv)  a schedule showing all expenditures of a capital nature in
     excess of $100,000 individually during such quarterly accounting period;
     and

               (v)   a comparison between the actual figures for such quarterly
     accounting period, the comparable figures (with respect to clauses (i) and
     (ii) only) for the prior year (if any) and the comparable figures included
     in the Budget (as defined in Section 7.2(f) hereof) for such quarterly
     accounting period, with an explanation of any material differences between
     them;

certified by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the
Corporation as being prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such
financial statements shall not include footnotes and shall be subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments, including, with respect to such quarterly accounting
period, the statements and comparisons referred to in Section 7.2(a)(x)(v)), and
(y) a report by management of the Corporation of the operating and financial
highlights of the Corporation for such quarterly accounting period which shall
include (A) a comparison between operating and financial results and the Budget
and (B) an analysis of the operations of the Corporation for the prior quarterly
accounting period.

          (b)  Annual Audit.  As soon as available, but not later than 90 days
               ------------
after the end of each fiscal year of the Corporation, audited consolidated
financial statements of the Corporation, which shall include a consolidated
statement of cash flows and consolidated statement of operations for such fiscal
year and a consolidated balance sheet as at the last day thereof; each prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied, and accompanied by the report of and any final management letter issued
by a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing
selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.  The Corporation shall
maintain a system of accounting sufficient to enable its independent certified
public accountants to render the report referred to in this Section 7.2(b).

          (c)  Subsidiaries.  If for any period the Corporation shall have any
               ------------
subsidiary
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or subsidiaries whose accounts are consolidated with those of the Corporation,
then in respect of such period the financial statements delivered pursuant to
the foregoing Sections 7.2(a) and (b) shall be the consolidated (and, in the
case of the cash flow statement delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(b),
consolidating if normally prepared by the Corporation) financial statements of
the Corporation and all such consolidated subsidiaries.

          (d)  Miscellaneous.  Promptly upon becoming available:
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               (i)   upon request, copies of all financial statements, reports,
     press releases, notices, proxy statements and other documents sent by the
     Corporation to its stockholders generally or released to the public and
     copies of all regular and periodic reports, if any, filed by the
     Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any securities
     exchange;

               (ii)  reports and materials of the Board and committees thereof;

               (iii) upon request, copies of (A) all reports prepared for or
     delivered to the management of the Corporation by its independent public
     accountants and (B) all reports, material notices and other material
     documents sent by the Corporation to its lenders; and

               (iv)  any other routinely collected financial or other
     information available to management (including, without limitation,
     routinely collected statistical data) of the Corporation or as the
     Investors shall have reasonably requested on a timely basis.

          (e)  Notice of Certain Events.  Written notice to the Investors
               ------------------------
promptly following its receipt of notice of the commencement of any action,
suit, claim, legal or administrative or arbitration proceeding or investigation
and notice of any default, any of which could reasonably be expected, on the
basis of current economic conditions and other facts and circumstances known to
the Corporation at the time, to have a Material Adverse Effect.  In making such
determination, the Corporation may rely on the opinion of its counsel regarding
the likelihood and extent of an adverse decision in any litigation,
administrative or arbitration proceeding or investigation against the
Corporation.

          (f)  Budget.  With respect to each fiscal year commencing with the
               ------
fiscal year ending December 31, 2000, not later than 30 days prior to the
commencement of each such fiscal year, one copy of a budget and operating plan
(each a "Budget") of the Corporation (containing monthly and quarterly
breakdowns of income and cash flow).  The Budget shall be accepted as the Budget
for such fiscal year when it has been approved by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.  The Budget shall be reviewed by the Corporation periodically and
all changes therein and all material deviations therefrom shall be resubmitted
to the Board in advance and shall be accepted when approved by the Board of
Directors.

          (g)  Disclosure of Investment.  The Corporation, on the one hand, and
               ------------------------
each of the Investors, on the other hand, agrees that it will not, (i) except as
may be required by law or
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required to be included in any registration statement or other public filing
filed by the Corporation, publicly disclose or issue any press release with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby by or any of the terms thereof
without the prior consent of each of the Investors holding at least 10% or more
of the then outstanding Class D Preferred Stock (or shares of Common Stock
issued upon conversion thereof), which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, or (ii) use in advertising or publicity the name of any party hereto,
or any partner or employee of such party hereto or any of its respective
affiliates, or any trade name, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol or
any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof owned by the other party
hereto or any of its respective affiliates, in either case without the prior
written consent of such party.

          (h) Key Man Insurance; D&O.  The Corporation shall obtain and
              ----------------------
maintain, as soon as practicable after the hiring of a new CEO, with financially
sound and reputable insurers, "key man" term life insurance on the life of the
CEO in the amount of $5,000,000, in form reasonably satisfactory to TWCP.  Such
"key man" term life insurance policy shall be owned by the Corporation and the
Corporation shall be named as the payee of all benefits thereunder.  The
Corporation shall cause to be maintained, provided the same is available at
reasonable cost, directors' and officers' liability insurance covering all
directors and officers of the Corporation and covering the Non-Voting Observer
providing coverage in an amount of at least $10 million.

          (i) Employee Nondisclosure and Secrecy Agreements.  The Corporation
              ---------------------------------------------
shall use its best efforts to obtain a confidential information/non-competition
agreement in substantially the form previously provided to Investors, which form
may be subject to modifications made upon recommendation of counsel, from future
officers, key employees and other employees who will have access to confidential
information of the Corporation upon their employment by the Corporation.

     7.3. Non-Voting Observer.
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          (a) So long as the TWCP Investors (as defined in the Stockholders
Agreement) own shares of Series D Preferred Stock (or Common Stock issued upon
conversion of such Preferred Shares), the Corporation shall cause the
establishment of one person designated by TWCP as a non-voting observer to the
Board of Directors of the Corporation (a "Non-Voting Observer") it being
understood that TWCP may from time to time change the designation of such Non-
Voting Observer.  In the event of a vacancy caused by the resignation or other
cessation of service of any Non-Voting Observer, upon nomination by TWCP, the
Corporation shall cause the appointment of a new Non-Voting Observer nominated
by TWCP at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the next regular or special
meeting of the Board.  The Non-Voting Observer shall be permitted to attend
meetings of the Board or each such other board or committee in person or
telephonically.

          (b) The Non-Voting Observer shall be entitled to be present at all
meetings of the Board and such observer shall be notified of any meeting of any
such board of directors or a committee thereof, including such meeting's time
and place, in the same manner and to the same extent, if any, as directors of
the Corporation (and with respect to committees, who are not
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members of such committee) and shall have the same access to information
(including any copies of all materials distributed to members of the Board)
concerning the business and operations of the Corporation and at the same time
and to the same extent, if any, as directors of the Corporation (and with
respect to committees, who are not members of such committee) and shall be
entitled to participate in discussions of the Board and consult with, and make
proposals and furnish advice to, the board of directors or members of the
committee without voting; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be
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under any obligation to take any action with respect to any proposals made or
advice furnished by the Non-Voting Observer. The Non-Voting Observer shall have
a duty of confidentiality and a duty of good faith to the Corporation comparable
to the analogous duties of a director of the Corporation.

          (c) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest
extent permitted under the applicable law, the Non-Voting Observer to the same
extent as all other directors and on terms no less favorable than under the
Corporation's articles of incorporation and by-laws on the date hereof.

     7.4. Qualified IPO.  Notwithstanding Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 above,
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the rights of the Investors and the obligations of the Corporation under such
Sections, except those contained in Section 7.2(d)(i) (which shall survive),
shall terminate upon the consummation of a firm commitment underwritten public
offering of the Corporation's Common Stock under the Securities Act, which
results in gross proceeds to the Corporation of not less than Fifty Million
Dollars ($50,000,000) at an offering price per share of not less than $22.88 (as
adjusted for stock splits, reverse splits, and similar recapitalizations).

     SECTION 8.  Restriction on Transfer.
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          (a) Preferred Shares held by an Investor and/or any Reserved Shares
issued upon conversion of Preferred Shares held by an Investor shall not be
sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (each,
a "Transfer") except upon the conditions specified in this Section 8, which
conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
Securities Act.

          (b) Each certificate for shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation held by an Investor and each certificate for any such securities
issued to subsequent transferees of any such certificate shall (unless otherwise
permitted by the provisions of Sections 8(c) and 8(d)) be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

          "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
          INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
          1933.  THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE
          OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT.
          ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE
          CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8 OF A STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG
          TELLIUM, INC. AND THE OTHER PARTIES
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          THERETO, AND NO TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES SHALL BE VALID OR
          EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. UPON THE
          FULFILLMENT OF CERTAIN SUCH CONDITIONS, THE SECRETARY OF TELLIUM, INC.
          HAS AGREED TO DELIVER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF A NEW CERTIFICATE, NOT
          BEARING THIS LEGEND, FOR THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY REGISTERED
          IN THE NAME OF THE HOLDER HEREOF. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE
          OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF
          THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF TELLIUM, INC.

          (c) Each Investor agrees, prior to any Transfer of such shares, to
give written notice to the Corporation of such Investor's intention to effect
such Transfer and to comply in all other respects with the provisions of this
Section 8.  Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the
proposed Transfer and shall be accompanied by the written opinion, addressed to
the Corporation, of counsel for the holder of such shares, stating that in the
opinion of such counsel (which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Corporation) such proposed Transfer does not involve a
transaction requiring registration or qualification of such shares under the
Securities Act or the securities "blue sky" laws of any relevant state of the
United States; provided, however, that no such opinion of counsel shall be
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necessary for a Transfer by an Investor to an Affiliate or by an Investor that
is a partnership to a liquidating trust for the benefit of its partners or to a
partner of such Investor, or a retired partner of such Investor who retires
after the date hereof, or the estate of any such partner or retired partner if
the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Section 8 to
the same extent as if such transferee were originally a signatory to this
Agreement or by a TWCP Investor (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) to
the Persons identified in Section 1.11 of the Stockholders Agreement.  Such
Investor shall thereupon be entitled to Transfer such shares in accordance with
the terms of the notice delivered by it to the Corporation.  Each certificate or
other instrument evidencing the securities issued upon the Transfer of any such
shares (and each certificate or other instrument evidencing any untransferred
balance of such shares) shall bear the legend set forth in Section 8(b) unless
(x) in such opinion of counsel registration of any future Transfer is not
required by the applicable provisions of the Securities Act or (y) the
Corporation shall have waived the requirement of such legends; provided,
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however, that such legend shall not be required on any certificate or other
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instrument evidencing the securities issued upon such Transfer in the event such
Transfer shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 and the
transferee is not an affiliate of the Corporation.  No Investor shall Transfer
any shares until such opinion of counsel has been given (unless waived by the
Corporation or unless such opinion is not required in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 8(c)).

          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8, the
restrictions imposed by this Section 8 upon the transferability of any shares of
the capital stock of the Corporation held by an Investor shall cease and
terminate when (i) any such shares are sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
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as otherwise contemplated by Section 8(c) and, pursuant to Section 8(c), the
securities so transferred are not required to bear the legend set forth in
Section 8(b) or (ii) the holder of such shares has met the requirements for
Transfer of such shares pursuant to subparagraph (k) of Rule 144. Whenever the
restrictions imposed by this Section 8 shall terminate, as herein provided, each
Investor holding shares as to which such restrictions have terminated shall be
entitled to receive from the Corporation, without expense, a new certificate not
bearing the restrictive legend set forth in Section 8(b) and not containing any
other reference to the restrictions imposed by this Section 8.

     SECTION 9.   Transfer Taxes.
     ----------   --------------

          The Corporation agrees that it will pay, and will hold the Investors
harmless from, any and all liability with respect to any stamp, transfer or
similar taxes which may be determined to be payable in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, or any modification,
amendment or alteration of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and that
it will similarly pay and hold the Investors harmless from all issue taxes in
respect of the issuance of the Reserved Shares to the Investors.

     SECTION 10.  Exchanges; Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Certificates.  Upon
     -----------  -------------------------------------------------
surrender by any Investor to the Corporation of any certificate representing
Preferred Shares or Reserved Shares, the Corporation at its expense will issue
in exchange therefor, and deliver to such Investor, a new certificate or
certificates representing such shares, in such denominations as may be requested
by such Investor.  Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate representing any
Preferred Shares or Reserved Shares purchased or acquired by an Investor upon
conversion of the Preferred Shares, and in case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon delivery of any indemnity agreement satisfactory to the
Corporation, or in case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
of such certificate, the Corporation at its expense will issue and deliver to
such Investor a new certificate for such shares of like tenor, in lieu of such
lost, stolen or mutilated certificate.

     SECTION 11.  Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements, Etc.
     -----------  -----------------------------------------------------------
All representations and warranties hereunder shall survive the Closing and
expire on the date that is two years after the Closing Date, and all agreements
contained herein shall survive indefinitely until, by their respective terms,
they are no longer operative.

     SECTION 12.  Indemnification.
     -----------  ---------------

          (a) The Corporation shall defend, indemnify and hold each Investor and
its Affiliates harmless from all damages, costs (including reasonable attorney's
fees), liabilities and penalties (collectively, "Losses") incurred by or awarded
against such Investor or its Affiliates arising out of or incident to any breach
of the representations and warranties made by the Corporation in or pursuant to
Section 4 of this Agreement, but only to the extent that the Losses incurred by
each such Investor in connection with all such breaches exceed $250,000 in the
<PAGE>

aggregate (in which case the Corporation's liability shall extend to all such
Losses); provided, however, that the Corporation's liability to any Investor for
Losses which are limited to the diminution in the value of the Preferred Shares
purchased by the Investor hereunder shall in no event exceed the product of
$9.15 multiplied by the number of Preferred Shares purchased by such Investor
hereunder; provided further that the Losses of affiliated Investors shall be
aggregated for purposes of the $250,000 threshold.

          (b) Each Investor shall severally defend, indemnify and hold the
Corporation and its Affiliates harmless from all damages, costs (including
reasonable attorney's fees), liabilities and penalties incurred by or awarded
against the Corporation or its Affiliates arising out of or incident to any
breach of the representations and warranties made by such Investor in or
pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement.

     SECTION 13.  Remedies.  In case any one or more of the covenants and/or
     -----------  --------
agreements set forth in this Agreement shall have been breached by a party
hereto, the other parties may proceed to protect and enforce its or their rights
either by suit in equity and/or by action at law, including, but not limited to,
an action for damages as a result of any such breach and/or an action for
specific performance of any such covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement.

     SECTION 14.  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall bind and inure
     -----------  ----------------------
to the benefit of the Corporation, the Investors and the respective successors
and assigns of the Corporation and the Investors.  The rights and duties of an
Investor as set forth herein may not be assigned, in whole or in part, by the
Investor without the prior written consent of the Corporation; provided,
                                                               --------
however, that an Investor may assign its rights and duties hereunder to its
-------
Affiliate or in the case of a TWCP Investor to the Persons identified in Section
1.11 of the Stockholders Agreement without the consent of the Corporation,
provided that any such assignment shall not release such Investor from any of
its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section
12(b).  Any transferee (other than an Investor) to whom rights under Section 7.1
or 7.2 are transferred shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the
Corporation a written instrument by which such transferee identifies itself,
gives the Corporation notice of the transfer of such rights, identifies any
securities of the Corporation owned or acquired by it and agrees to be bound by
the obligations imposed hereunder and under the Stockholders Agreement upon
Stockholders (as defined therein) to the same extent as if such transferee were
an Investor hereunder and a Stockholder thereunder.  A transferee to whom rights
are transferred pursuant to this Section 14 may not again transfer such rights
to any other person or entity, other than as provided in this Section 14.

     SECTION 15.  Entire Agreement.  Subject to the following sentence, this
     -----------  ----------------
Agreement and the other writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto
which form a part hereof contain the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
arrangements or understandings with respect thereto.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, as between the Corporation and TWCP, that certain letter agreement
dated October 21, 1999 shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms.
<PAGE>

     SECTION 16.  Notices.  All notices, requests, consents and other
     -----------  -------
communications hereunder to any party shall be deemed to be sufficient if
contained in a written instrument delivered in person or sent by telecopy,
nationally-recognized overnight courier or first class registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at the
address set forth below or such other address as may hereafter be designated in
writing by such party to the other parties:

          (a)  if to the Corporation, to:

               Tellium, Inc.
               2 Crescent Place
               Oceanport, NJ 07757

          (b) if to the Investors, to their respective addresses set forth on
Schedule I hereto.

     All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be
deemed to have been delivered (a) in the case of personal delivery or delivery
by telecopy, on the date of such delivery, (b) in the case of dispatch by
nationally-recognized overnight courier, on the next business day following such
dispatch and (c) in the case of mailing, on the third business day after the
posting thereof.

     SECTION 17.  Changes.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not
     -----------  -------
be modified or amended, nor may any of the provisions hereof be waived,
temporarily or permanently, except pursuant to a written instrument executed by
the Corporation and Investors, if such parties are holding at least 66-2/3% of
the Preferred Shares (or shares issued upon conversion thereof) then outstanding
and then held by the Investors.

     SECTION 18.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number
     -----------  ------------
of counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an
original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
agreement.

     SECTION 19.  Headings.  The headings of the sections of this Agreement
     -----------  --------
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to
be a part of this Agreement.

     SECTION 20.  Nouns and Pronouns.  Whenever the context may require, any
     -----------  ------------------
pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or
neuter forms, and the singular form of names and pronouns shall include the
plural and vice-versa.

     SECTION 21.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
     -----------  -------------
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts made and to be performed wholly therein.
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          (BALANCE OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stock Purchase
Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

TELLIUM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company")

By:  /s/ Richard W. Barcus
   ------------------------------
   Name:  Richard Barcus
   Title: President
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

PURCHASERS:

                              THOMAS WEISEL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                              By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC, its
                              general partner

                              By:    /s/ William B. Bunting
                                 -------------------------------
                                    Name:  William B. Bunting
                                    Title: Authorized Signatory

                              TWP CEO FOUNDERS' CIRCLE (AI), L.P.

                              By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC, its
                              general partner

                              By:    /s/ William B. Bunting
                                 -------------------------------
                                    Name:  William B. Bunting
                                    Title: Authorized Signatory

                              TWP CEO FOUNDERS' CIRCLE (QP), L.P.
                              By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC, its
                              general partner

                              By:    /s/ William B. Bunting
                                 -------------------------------
                                    Name:  William B. Bunting
                                    Title: Authorized Signatory

                              THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS GROUP LLC

                              By:    /s/ William B. Bunting
                                 -------------------------------
                                    Name:  William B. Bunting
                                    Title: Authorized Signatory
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              RB INVESTMENT PARTNERS II, LLC

                              By:

                              By:      /s/ James H. Chung
                                 ------------------------------
                                    Name:  James H. Chung
                                    Title: Managing Member
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              COMDISCO, INC.

                              By:       /s/ James Labe
                                 ------------------------------
                                    Name:  James Labe
                                    Title: President, Comdisco Ventures Division
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              OAK INVESTMENT PARTNERS VII,
                              LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              By:  Oak Associates VII, LLC
                                   Its General Partner

                              By:   /s/ Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                 ------------------------------
                                Name:  Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                Title:  Managing Member

                              OAK VII AFFILIATES FUND,
                              LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              By:  Oak VII Affiliates, LLC
                                   Its General Partner

                              By:   /s/ Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                 ------------------------------
                                Name:  Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                Title:  Managing Member
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              PEQUOT PRIVATE EQUITY FUND II, L.P.

                              By:  Pequot Capital Management, Inc.,
                                   Investment Manager

                              By:      /s/ David J. Malat
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:  David J. Malat
                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              ACCEL INVESTORS '96 L.P.

                              By:    /s/ G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:  G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 Title: General Partner

                              ACCEL V L.P.

                              By:  Accel V Associates L.L.C.
                                   Its General Partner

                              By:    /s/ G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:  G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 Title: Managing Member

                              ACCEL INTERNET/STRATEGIC
                              TECHNOLOGY FUND L.P.

                              By:  Accel Internet/Strategic Technology Fund
                                   Associates L.L.C.
                                   Its General Partner

                              By:    /s/ G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:  G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 Title: Managing Member

                              ACCEL KEIRETSU V L.P.

                              By:  Accel Keiretsu V. Associates L.L.C.
                                   Its General Partner

                              By:    /s/ G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:  G. Carter Sednaoui
                                 Title: Managing Member
<PAGE>

              [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                              (formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc.)

                              By:   /s/ William A. Roper, Jr.
                                 ------------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
                              CORPORATION

                              By:   /s/ William A. Roper, Jr.
                                 ------------------------------
                                Name:  William A. Roper, Jr.
                                Title: Executive Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              WORLDVIEW TECHNOLOGY
                              INTERNATIONAL I, L.P.

                              By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General
                                   Partner
                                   Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General
                                   Partner

                              By: /s/ Mike Orsak
                                 ----------------------------------
                                Name:  Mike Orsak
                                Title: Member

                              WORLDVIEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS I, L.P.
                              By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General
                                   Partner
                                   Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General
                                   Partner

                              By: /s/ Mike Orsak
                                 ----------------------------------
                                Name:  Mike Orsak
                                Title: Member

                              WORLDVIEW STRATEGIC PARTNERS I, L.P.

                              By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General
                                   Partner
                                   Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General
                                   Partner

                              By: /s/ Mike Orsak
                                 ----------------------------------
                                Name:  Mike Orsak
                                Title: Member
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              BLUE ROCK CAPITAL, L.P.

                              By:  Blue Rock Partners, L.P., its General Partner
                              By:  Blue Rock, Inc., its General Partner

                              By: /s/
                                 ----------------------------------
                                Name:
                                Title:
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              ELLMORE C. PATTERSON PARTNERS

                              By: /s/ Arthur C. Patterson
                                 ----------------------------------
                                Name:  Arthur C. Patterson
                                Title: General Partner
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              ORTEL CORPORATION

                              By: /s/ Israel Ury
                                 ----------------------------
                                 Name:  Israel Ury
                                 Title: Chief Technology Officer
<PAGE>

               [Tellium, Inc. Series D Stock Purchase Agreement]

                              /s/ John Wallace
                              --------------------------------------
                              Name: John Wallace

                              /s/
                              --------------------------------------
                              Name: SJJ  LLC

<PAGE>

                              ______________________________________
                              Name: SJJ LLC
<PAGE>

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                                 TELLIUM, INC.

                AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of January 14, 2000, among TELLIUM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and each of the investors signatories hereto under the heading
"Investors" (each an "Investor").

        WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors are parties to a Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of December 2, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and

        WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement desire to amend such agreement on
the terms and conditions stated herein;

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                1.  Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
                    -------------
defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Agreement.

                2.  Amendment to Section 3.5. Section 3.5 of the Agreement is
                    ------------------------
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows (changed text
appears in bold italics):

                    "3.5. Subsequent Sales of Series D Preferred Stock. It is
                          --------------------------------------------
        anticipated that certain purchasers may not purchase Series D Preferred
        Stock at the Initial Closing, buy may acquire Series D Preferred Stock
        in an aggregate amount not to exceed 1,639,347 shares of Series D
        Preferred Stock at the Purchase Price at no more than three additional
        closings (each, a "Subsequent Closing" and together with the Initial
        Closing, the "Closings") no later than January 14, 2000. Any purchaser
        at a Subsequent Closing shall be acceptable to TWP (as defined in the
        Stockholders Agreement); provided that up to 546,450 shares of Series D
        Preferred Stock may be sold to one or more strategic investors or other
        persons (as identified by a majority of the Corporation's Board of
        Directors) at a Subsequent Closing without TWP's consent and, provided,
                                                                      --------
        further, that 273,224 shares of Series D Preferred Stock may be sold to
        -------
        Science Applications Research Inc. and/or Science Applications
        International Corporation without TWP's consent. Any such sales of
        Series D Preferred Stock shall be made on the terms and conditions set
        forth in this Agreement and shall be considered to have been issued
        pursuant hereto. Any Series D Preferred Stock sold pursuant to this
        Section 3.5 shall be deemed to be "Preferred Shares" for all purposes
        under this Agreement and shall be deemed to be "Preferred Stock" and
        Registrable Securities" for all purposes of the Stockholders Agreement.
        Upon execution and delivery of a counterpart to this Agreement, the
        purchasers thereof shall be deemed to be "Investors" for all purposes of
        this Agreement and shall be deemed to be "Qualified Offerees" and
        "Stockholders" as of the date of this Agreement for all purposes of the
        Stockholders Agreement and Schedule I hereto shall be amended to add
        such parties."
<PAGE>

        3.      Continuing Effect: No Other Amendments. Except as expressly
                --------------------------------------
provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of the Agreement are and
shall remain in full force and effect. The amendment provided for herein is
limited to the specific sections of the Agreement specified herein and shall not
constitute a consent, waiver or amendment of, or an indication of the Investors'
or the Company's willingness to consent to any action requiring consent under or
to waive or amend, any other provisions of the Agreement.

        4.      Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and
                -------------
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware.

        5.      Effective Date. This Amendment will become effective upon
                --------------
execution by the Company and such Investors holding at least 66 2/3% of the
Preferred Shares.

        6.      Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
                ------------
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one instrument.

                                 *  *  *  *  *

                                      -2-
<PAGE>

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the
day and year first written above.

TELLIUM, INC.

By: /s/ Richard W. Barcus
    ----------------------------
   Name:  Richard W. Barcus
   Title: President
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]
                                THOMAS WEISEL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                        By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC,
                                        its general partner

                                        By: /s/ William B. Bunting
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  William B. Bunting
                                            Title: Authorized Signatory

                                        TWP CEO FOUNDERS' CIRCLE (AI), L.P.

                                        By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC,
                                        its general partner

                                        By: /s/ William B. Bunting
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  William B. Bunting
                                            Title: Authorized Signatory

                                        TWP CEO FOUNDERS' CIRCLE (QP), L.P.
                                        By: Thomas Weisel Capital Partners LLC,
                                        its general

                                        By: /s/ William B. Bunting
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  William B. Bunting
                                            Title: Authorized Signatory

                                        THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS GROUP LLC

                                        By: /s/ William B. Bunting
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Name:  William B. Bunting
                                            Title: Authorized Signatory
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]
                                RB INVESTMENT PARTNERS II, LLC

                                        By:

                                        By: /s/ James N. Chung
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Name:  James N. Chung
                                           Title: Managing Member & CFO
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]
                                COMDISCO, INC.

                                By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
                                   ----------------------------
                                    Name: [ILLEGIBLE]
                                    Title: Vice President
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                OAK INVESTMENT PARTNERS VII,
                                LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                By:  Oak Associates VII, LLC
                                     Its General Partner

                                By:  /s/ Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                   -----------------------------
                                   Name:  Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                   Title: Managing Member

                                OAK VII AFFILIATES FUND,
                                LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                By:  Oak VII Affiliates, LLC
                                     Its General Partner

                                By:  /s/ Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                   -----------------------------
                                   Name:  Edward F. Glassmeyer
                                   Title: Managing Member
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                PEQUOT PRIVATE EQUITY FUND II, L.P.

                                By:  Pequot Capital Management, Inc.
                                     Investment Manager

                                By:  David J. Malet
                                   --------------------------------
                                   Name:  David J. Malet
                                   Title: Chief Financial Officer
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                ACCEL INVESTORS '96 L.P.

                                By: /s/ G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                   ----------------------------
                                    Name:  G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                    Title: General Partner

                                ACCEL V L.P.

                                By:  Accel V Associates L.L.C.
                                     Its General Partner

                                By: /s/ G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                   ----------------------------
                                    Name:  G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                    Title: Managing Member

                                ACCEL INTERNET/STRATEGIC
                                TECHNOLOGY FUND L.P.

                                By:  Accel Internet/Strategic Technology Fund
                                     Associates L.L.C.
                                     Its General Partner

                                By: /s/ G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                   ----------------------------
                                    Name:  G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                    Title: Managing Member

                                ACCEL KEIRETSU V L.P.

                                By:  Accel Keiretsu V. Associates L.L.C.
                                     Its General Partner

                                By: /s/ G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                   ----------------------------
                                    Name:  G. CARTER SEDNAOUI
                                    Title: Managing Member
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly
                                Bell Communications Research, Inc.)

                                By: /s/ William A. Roper
                                   ---------------------------
                                   Name:  William A. Roper
                                   Title: Director
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
                                CORPORATION

                                By:  /s/ William A. Roper
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                   Name:  William A. Roper
                                   Title: Executive Vice President and CFO
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                        WORLDVIEW TECHNOLOGY
                        INTERNATIONAL I, L.P.

                        By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General Partner
                             Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General Partner

                        By:  /s/ Michael Orsak
                           -------------------------
                           Name:  Michael Orsak
                           Title: Member

                        WORLDVIEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS I, L.P.

                        By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General Partner
                             Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General Partner

                        By:  /s/ Michael Orsak
                           -------------------------
                           Name:  Michael Orsak
                           Title: Member

                        WORLDVIEW STRATEGIC PARTNERS I, L.P.

                        By:  Worldview Capital I, L.P., its General Partner
                             Worldview Equity I, L.L.C., its General Partner

                        By:  /s/ Michael Orsak
                           -------------------------
                           Name:  Michael Orsak
                           Title: Member
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                               BLUE ROCK CAPITAL, L.P.

                               By: Blue Rock Partners, L.P., its General Partner
                               By: Blue Rock Inc., its General Partner

                               By: /s/ Virginia Bonker
                                  ----------------------------
                                   Name:  Virginia Bonker
                                   Title: President

<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                    ELLMORE C. PATTERSON PARTNERS

                                    By: /s/ Arthur C. Patterson
                                       ------------------------
                                       Name:  Arthur C. Patterson
                                       Title: GENERAL PARTNER
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                ORTEL CORPORATION

                                By: /s/ Stephen R. Rizzone
                                   ----------------------------
                                   Name:  Stephen R. Rizzone
                                   Title: President & CEO
<PAGE>

             [Tellium, Inc. Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement]

                                        /s/ John Wallace
                                ----------------------------------
                                Name: John Wallace

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