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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                                     FORM OF

                                    HFF, INC.

                    2006 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

                          ADOPTED: ___________________

                         EFFECTIVE: ___________________

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                                    HFF, INC.
                    2006 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

                  1.       PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of the Plan is to
assist the Company, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. and HFF Securities, L.P., and
each of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates in attracting and retaining valued
Employees, Directors and Consultants by offering them a greater stake in the
Company's success and a closer identity with it, and to encourage ownership of
the Company's stock by such Employees, Directors and Consultants.

                  2.       DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following
definitions shall apply:

                           2.1.     "Affiliate" means any entity other than the
Subsidiaries in which the Company has a substantial direct or indirect equity
interest, as determined by the Board.

                           2.2.     "Award" means a grant of Deferred Stock,
Restricted Stock, Options, SARs, Stock Units, Stock Purchases, Cash-Based Award
or Other Stock-Based Award under the Plan.

                           2.3.     "Award Agreement" means the written
agreement, instrument or document evidencing an Award.

                           2.4.     "Board" means the Board of Directors of the
Company.

                           2.5.     "Cash-Based Awards" means an Award payable
in cash only, which is granted to a Participant under Section 13.

                           2.6.     "Cause" means, unless otherwise provided in
an Award Agreement, or an Employment Agreement,

                                    (a)     gross misconduct or gross negligence
         in the performance of Participant's duties to the Company, its
         Subsidiaries or its Affiliates;

                                    (b)     conviction of a crime;

                                    (c)     significant nonperformance or
         misperformance of the Participant's duties;

                                    (d)     material violation of policies and
         procedures established by the Company, its Subsidiaries or its
         Affiliates (including, without limitation, material violations of
         policies concerning disclosure of confidential information, sexual
         harassment, and travel and entertainment reimbursement); or

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                                    (e)     material violation of the covenants
         of the Participant's Employment Agreement, Award Agreement or any
         noncompete, nonsolicitation, confidentiality or similar agreements with
         the Company its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates.

                           2.7.     "Change in Control" means the occurrence of
any of the following events:

                                    (a)     The acquisition by any individual,
         entity or group (within the meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
         the Exchange Act) (each, individually or collectively, a "Person") of
         beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
         under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the
         then-outstanding shares of Common Stock (treating, for this purpose,
         the then-outstanding Exchange Rights as shares of Common Stock on an
         as-if fully exchanged basis in accordance with the Transaction
         Agreement) (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock"), assuming the full
         exchange of all of the then-outstanding Exchange Rights for shares of
         Common Stock in accordance with the Transaction Agreement or (B) the
         combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the
         Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
         "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided, however, that, for
         purposes of this Section 2.7(a), the following acquisitions shall not
         constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the
         Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a
         conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself
         acquired directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company
         or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, (3) any acquisition by any employee
         benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company
         or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (4) any acquisition
         pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C)
         of Section 2.7(c); or

                                    (b)     Any time at which individuals who,
         as of the Effective Time, constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board")
         cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
         provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent
         to the Effective Time whose election, or nomination for election by the
         Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority
         of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
         considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent
         Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
         initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or
         threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of
         directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
         consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

                                    (c)     Consummation of a reorganization,
         merger, amalgamation, statutory share exchange or consolidation or
         similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its
         Subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
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         the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of
         another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a "Business
         Combination"); excluding, however, such a Business Combination pursuant
         to which (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
         who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company
         Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately
         prior to such Business Combination (assuming in each case the full
         exchange of the Exchange Rights for shares of Common Stock in
         accordance with the Transaction Agreement) will beneficially own,
         directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding
         shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then
         outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
         election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting
         from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
         corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or
         all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or
         through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions
         as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of
         the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
         Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (other than the Company,
         any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
         corporation resulting from such Business Combination) will beneficially
         own, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the
         outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from
         such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the
         outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
         generally in the election of directors (assuming in each case the full
         exchange of the Exchange Rights for shares of Common Stock in
         accordance with the Transaction Agreement) except to the extent that
         such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C)
         individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
         execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
         providing for such Business Combination will constitute at least a
         majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation
         resulting from such Business Combination; or

                                    (d)     The approval by the stockholders of
         the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company
         (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any discontinuance of the
         Company).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the IPO or any of the
transactions related thereto, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a
Change in Control. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exchange of
Exchange Rights for shares of Common Stock (the terms of which exchanges are
described in the Form S-1), individually or in the aggregate, constitute a
Change in Control.

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                           2.8.     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include
reference to any successor provision of the Code.

                           2.9.     "Common Stock" means the Class A common
stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, or such other class or kind of
shares or other securities resulting from the application of Section 15.

                           2.10.    "Company" means HFF, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation.

                           2.11.    "Committee" means the committee designated
by the Board to administer the Plan under Section 4. If no such committee has
been established or the Board determines it is necessary or advisable, then the
Board shall perform the duties of the Committee hereunder. If such a committee
is established, the Committee shall have at least two members and each member of
the Committee shall be a Non-Employee Director and an Outside Director.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may designate one or more of its
members to serve as a Secondary Committee and delegate to the Secondary
Committee authority to grant Awards to eligible individuals who are not subject
to the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or section 162(m) of
the Code and the regulations thereunder. The Secondary Committee shall have the
same authority with respect to selecting the individuals to whom such Awards are
granted and establishing the terms and conditions of such Awards as the
Committee has under the terms of the Plan.

                           2.12.    "Consultant" means a consultant, advisor or
independent contractor retained by the Company, Subsidiaries, or its Affiliates.

                           2.13.    "Covered Employee" means an Employee who is
a "covered employee" within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.

                           2.14.    "Deferred Stock" means Common Stock to be
delivered at the end of a Deferral Period and awarded by the Committee under
Section 6 of the Plan.

                           2.15.    "Deferral Period" means the period during
which the receipt of a Deferred Stock Award under Section 6 of the Plan will be
deferred.

                           2.16.    "Director" means a non-Employee member of
the Board.

                           2.17.    "Effective Time" means the "Effective Time"
as defined in the Transaction Agreement.

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                           2.18.    "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Exchange Act or
rule promulgated under the Exchange Act shall include reference to any successor
provision or rule.

                           2.19.    "Exchange Right" means the right to exchange
interests in the Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., a Texas limited partnership and
HFF Securities L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and registered broker dealer
for shares of Common Stock under that certain Tax Receivable Agreement between
the Company and HFF Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

                           2.20.    "Employee" means an individual, including
officers and directors, who is employed by the Company, a Subsidiary or an
Affiliate.

                           2.21.    "Employment Agreement" means any employment
or consulting agreement by and between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates and a Participant, as such agreement is in effect from time to time.

                           2.22.    "Fair Market Value" means the fair market
value of Common Stock determined by such methods or procedures as shall be
established from time to time by the Committee in good faith and in accordance
with applicable law. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair
Market Value of Common Stock shall mean, on any given date, the closing price of
a share of Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange or
quotation on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted on such date or, if
Common Stock was not traded on such date, on the last preceding business day on
which the Common Stock was traded. With respect to any Awards made as of the IPO
date, Fair Market Value means the price of a share of Common Stock to the public
as set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

                           2.23.    "Form S-1" means the Form S-1, including all
amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to
register the sale of Common Stock in the IPO.

                           2.24.    "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option or
a portion thereof intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option
as defined in section 422 of the Code and designated as an Incentive Stock
Option.

                           2.25.    "IPO" means the initial public offering of
shares of Common Stock or the various corporate transactions in connection with
the reorganization and recapitalization of the Company, its Subsidiaries and its
Affiliates (and their predecessors) described in the Registration Statement on
the Form S-1.

                           2.26.    "LSAR" means a limited stock appreciation
right granted pursuant to Section 9.3.

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                           2.27.    "Negative Discretion" means the discretion
authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee in determining the size of
an Award for a Performance Period if, in the Committee's sole judgment, such
application is appropriate. Negative Discretion may only be used by the
Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of an Award. In no event shall any
discretionary authority granted to the Committee by the Plan, including, but not
limited to Negative Discretion, be used to: (a) grant Awards for a Performance
Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been
attained; or (b) increase an Award above the maximum amount payable under
Section 5.2 of the Plan.

                           2.28.    "Non-Employee Director" means a member of
the Board who meets the definition of a "non-employee director" under Rule
16b-3(b)(3) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Exchange Act.

                           2.29.    "Non-Qualified Option" means an Option or a
portion thereof not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option and designated as a
Non-Qualified Option.

                           2.30.    "Option" means a right to purchase a
specified number of shares of Common Stock at a specified price awarded by the
Committee under Section 8 of the Plan.

                           2.31.    "Other Stock-Based Award" means an Award,
which is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on
the Fair Market Value of, shares of Common Stock, including without limitation
unrestricted stock, which are not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan,
which is granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

                           2.32.    "Outside Director" means a member of the
Board who meets the definition of an "outside director" under section 162(m) of
the Code.

                           2.33.    "Participant" means any Employee, Director
or Consultant who receives an Award.

                           2.34.    "Performance-Based Awards"  means certain
Stock Units, Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock, Other Stock-Based Award or
Cash-Based Awards, which are based upon the attainment of Performance Goals,
which are granted in a manner which is designed to be deductible by the Company
under section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto).

                           2.35.    "Performance Period" means the period
selected by the Committee during which the performance of the Company, any
Subsidiary, any Affiliate or any business unit thereof, or any individual is
measured for the purpose of determining the extent to which a Performance Goal
has been achieved.

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                           2.36.    "Performance Goal" means a goal that must be
met by the end of the Performance Period specified by the Committee based upon:
(i) the price of Common Stock, (ii) the market share of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (iii) revenue of the
Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (iv)
earnings per share of Common Stock, (v) return on shareholder equity of the
Company, (vi) costs of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any
business unit thereof), (vii) cash flow of the Company, its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (viii) return on total assets of the
Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (ix)
return on invested capital of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or
any business unit thereof), (x) return on net assets of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof), (xi) operating income
of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof),
(xii) net income of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business
unit thereof) (xiii) consolidated earnings before or after taxes (including
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (xiv) book
value per share of Common Stock; (xv) expense management of the Company, its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit thereof); (xvi) improvements in
capital structure of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any
business unit thereof); (xvii) profitability of the Company, its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates (or any business unit thereof); (xviii) maintenance or improvement of
profit margins of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business
unit thereof); (xix) any other financial or other measurement deemed appropriate
by the Committee, as it relates to the results of operations or other measurable
progress of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or any business unit
thereof). The Committee shall have discretion to determine the specific targets
with respect to each of these categories of Performance Goals.

                           2.37.    "Permanent Disability" means, unless
otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, as a result of an Injury or Sickness
(as such terms are defined below), a Participant is permanently and totally
unable to perform the substantial and material duties to the Company and such
Participant is not expected to recover for the remainder of his or her life, as
determined by the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion. To be
Permanently Disabled, a Participant must be under the regular care of a
physician, selected or approved by the Committee, that is appropriate for the
condition causing the Injury or Sickness. As used above, the term "Injury" shall
mean a bodily injury caused by a sudden, unexpected event. As used above, the
term "Sickness" shall mean any sickness, illness or disease that is diagnosed by
a physician, selected or approved by the Committee.

                           2.38.    "Plan" means the HFF, Inc. 2006 Omnibus
Incentive Compensation Plan herein set forth, as amended from time to time.

                           2.39.    "Restricted Stock" means Common Stock
awarded by the Committee under Section 7 of the Plan.

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                           2.40.    "Restriction Period" means the period during
which Restricted Stock awarded under Section 7 of the Plan is subject to
forfeiture.

                           2.41.    "SAR" means a stock appreciation right
awarded by the Committee under Section 9 of the Plan.

                           2.42.    "Stock Purchase" means the right to purchase
a share of Common Stock at the purchase price designated by the Committee, which
is awarded under Section 11.

                           2.43.    "Stock Unit" means an the right to receive
cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, which is granted
under Section 10.

                           2.44.    "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other
than the Company), partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which
50% or more of the outstanding voting power is beneficially owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company.

                           2.45.    "Ten Percent Shareholder" means a person who
on any given date owns, either directly or indirectly (taking into account the
attribution rules contained in section 424(d) of the Code), stock possessing
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or a Subsidiary.

                           2.46.    "Transaction Agreement" means the Sale and
Merger Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Company, HFF
Holdings LLC and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented, replaced, substituted or otherwise modified from time to
time.

                  3.       ELIGIBILITY.  All Employees, Directors and
Consultants are eligible to participate in the Plan.

                  4.       ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.

                           4.1.     The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Any action of the Committee in administering the Plan shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries,
Affiliates, their Employees, Participants, persons claiming rights from or
through Participants and stockholders of the Company.

                           4.2.     Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion (a) to select
the Employees who will receive Awards pursuant to the Plan, (b) to determine the
type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant, (c) to determine the
number of shares of Common Stock to which an Award will relate, the terms and
conditions of any Award granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to,
restrictions as to vesting, transferability or forfeiture, exercisability or
settlement of an Award and waivers or

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accelerations thereof, and waivers of or modifications to performance conditions
relating to an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee
shall determine) and all other matters to be determined in connection with an
Award; (d) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an
Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; (e) to determine whether, and
to certify that, Performance Goals to which the settlement of an Award is
subject are satisfied; (f) to correct any defect or supply any omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, and to adopt, amend and rescind such
rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be advisable in the administration
of the Plan; (g) to construe and interpret the Plan and to make all other
determinations as it may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan, and (h) to establish any "blackout" period that the Committee in its
sole discretion deems necessary or advisable.

                           4.3.     The Committee may impose on any Award or the
exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such terms and conditions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall
determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of the
Participant's termination of employment or service with the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate; provided, however, that the Committee shall retain full
power to accelerate or waive any such term or condition as it may have
previously imposed. All Awards shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The
right of a Participant to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any
Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such Performance Goals as may
be specified by the Committee.

                           4.4.     The Committee may allocate all or any
portion of its responsibilities and powers under the Plan to any one or more of
its members, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Secondary
Committee as the Committee deems appropriate and may delegate all or any part of
its responsibilities and powers to any such person or persons, provided that any
such allocation or delegation be in writing; provided, however, that only the
Committee may select and grant Awards to Participants who are subject to section
16 of the Exchange Act or are Covered Employees. The Committee may revoke any
such allocation or delegation at any time for any reason with or without prior
notice.

                           4.5.     The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless the members of the Committee and the Board, from and against any and
all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any
act or omission to act in connection with the performance of such person's
duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result
from the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts of
such persons.

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                  5.       SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

                           5.1.     Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
15, the total number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the
Plan shall be 3,500,000 shares.

                           5.2.     Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
15, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards that may
be granted to any individual Employee, which shall not exceed the Individual
Limit as set forth below:

                                    (a)     With respect to any Award settled or
         payable in stock, including Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Deferred
         Stock and Stock Purchase Awards, the Individual Limit for each calendar
         year is 1,750,000.

                                    (b)     With respect to any Award settled or
         payable in cash, including SARs, Stock Units, Cash-Based Awards, and
         Other Stock-Based Awards that are valued with reference to property
         other than shares of Common Stock, granted to any Participant in any
         one calendar year, the Individual Limit is $28,000,000.

                           5.3.     If any shares subject to an Award are
forfeited or such Award otherwise terminates or is settled for any reason
whatsoever without an actual distribution of shares to the Participant, any
shares counted against the number of shares available for issuance pursuant to
the Plan with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture,
settlement, or termination, again be available for Awards under the Plan;
provided, however, that the Committee may adopt procedures for the counting of
shares relating to any Award to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double
counting, and provide for adjustments in any case in which the number of shares
actually distributed differs from the number of shares previously counted in
connection with such Award. Reinvestment of dividends in additional Awards
payable in Common Stock, shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of
Common Stock are available for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account
then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient shares of Common Stock
are not available for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment
shall be either payable immediately in cash or made in the form of a grant of
Stock Units equal in number to the Shares that would have been obtained by such
payment or reinvestment, the terms of which Stock Units shall provide for
settlement in cash and for dividend equivalent reinvestment in further Stock
Units.

                           5.4.     Any shares issued hereunder may consist, in
whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. Any
shares issued by the Company through the assumption or substitution of
outstanding grants in connection with the acquisition of another entity shall
not reduce the maximum number of shares available for delivery under the Plan.

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                  6.       DEFERRED STOCK.  An Award of Deferred Stock is an
agreement by the Company to deliver to the Participant a specified number of
shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified Deferral Period or Periods.
Such an Award shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

                           6.1.     Upon the Award of Deferred Stock, the
Committee shall direct that the number of shares subject to such Award be
credited to the Participant's account on the books of the Company but that
issuance and delivery of the same shall be deferred until the date or dates
provided in the Award Agreement. Prior to issuance and delivery of the Deferred
Stock, the Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any
shares of Deferred Stock credited to the Participant's account.

                           6.2.     Amounts equal to any dividends declared
during the Deferral Period with respect to the number of shares covered by a
Deferred Stock Award will be paid to the Participant currently, or deferred and
deemed to be reinvested in additional Deferred Stock, or otherwise reinvested on
such terms as are determined at the time of the Award by the Committee, in its
sole discretion, and specified in the Award Agreement.

                           6.3.     The Deferral Period may consist of one or
more installments. Provided that the Deferred Stock has not been previously
forfeited, at the end of the Deferral Period or any installment thereof the
shares of Deferred Stock applicable to such installment, shall be issued and
delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate, the Participant's legal
representative) in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement.

                  7.       RESTRICTED STOCK.  An Award of Restricted Stock is a
grant by the Company of a specified number of shares of Common Stock to the
Participant, which shares are subject to forfeiture upon the happening of
specified events. Such an Award shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:

                           7.1.     The Committee shall determine all of the
material terms of the Award of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to,
the Restriction Period, the Performance Goals applicable, if any, and the
amount, if any, the Participant must pay to receive the Restricted Stock.

                           7.2.     Upon the Award of Restricted Stock, the
Committee may direct that a certificate or certificates representing the number
of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award be issued to the Participant or
placed in a restricted stock account (including an electronic account) with the
transfer agent and in either case designating the Participant as the registered
owner. The certificate(s) representing such shares shall be physically or
electronically legended, as applicable, as to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge
or other encumbrances during the Restriction Period and if issued to the
Participant, returned to the Company, to be held in escrow

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during the Restriction Period. In all cases, the Participant shall sign a stock
power endorsed in blank to the Company to be held in escrow during the
Restriction Period.

                           7.3.     During the Restriction Period, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant shall have the right to
receive dividends from and to vote the shares of Restricted Stock.

                           7.4.     Provided that the Restricted Stock has not
been previously forfeited, at the end of the Restriction Period the restrictions
imposed under the Award Agreement shall lapse with respect to the number of
shares specified thereunder, and the legend imposed hereunder shall be removed
and such number of shares delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate,
the Participant's legal representative).

                           7.5.     In the sole discretion of the Committee, an
Award Agreement regarding Restricted Stock may provide for a tax reimbursement
cash payment to be made by the Company to any Participant in connection with the
tax consequences resulting from an Award of Restricted Stock, the lapse of
restrictions on any Restricted Stock or the payment by a Participant of any
taxes related thereto, subject to such conditions as the Committee may specify.

                  8.       OPTIONS. Options give a Participant the right to
purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock from the Company for a
specified time period at a fixed exercise price ("Exercise Price"). Options may
be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. The grant of
Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

                           8.1.     The price per share at which Common Stock
may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Committee, but shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the date of grant, unless the Option was granted through the assumption
of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity
acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or with which the Company
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate combines.

                           8.2.     The term of an Option shall in no event be
greater than ten years (five years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option
granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder). The Committee shall have the authority to
limit the term of an Option in an Award Agreement or otherwise upon a
Participant's termination of employment or service for any reason (including a
termination with or without Cause, death, Permanent Disability, or retirement).

                           8.3.     Each provision of the Plan and each Award
Agreement relating to an Incentive Stock Option shall be construed so that each
Incentive Stock Option shall be an incentive stock option as defined in section
422 of the Code, and any provisions of an Award Agreement that cannot be so
construed shall be disregarded. In no event may a Participant be

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granted an Incentive Stock Option which does not comply with the grant and
vesting limitations prescribed by section 422(b) of the Code. Incentive Stock
Options may not be granted to Employees of Affiliates, Directors or Consultants.

                           8.4.     The Exercise Price of the shares of Common
Stock received upon the exercise of an Option shall be paid within three days of
the date of exercise: (a) in cash, (b) with the proceeds received from a
broker-dealer whom the Participant has authorized to sell all or a portion of
the Common Stock covered by the Option, (c) with the consent of the Committee,
in whole or in part in Common Stock held by the Participant and valued at Fair
Market Value on the date of exercise, or (d) with the consent of the Committee,
by requesting the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock having a
Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the product of (i) the
Exercise Price multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of common stock in
respect of which the Option is being exercised. With the consent of the
Committee, payment upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Option may be made in
whole or in part by Restricted Stock held by the Participant and valued at Fair
Market Value on the date the Option is exercised. In such case, the Common Stock
to which the Option relates shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions
originally imposed on the Restricted Stock exchanged therefor. An Option may be
exercised only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock.

                           8.5.     If a Participant is permitted to pay the
exercise price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by
delivering shares of Common Stock, the Participant may, subject to procedures
satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting
proof of beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock, in which case the
Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall
withhold such number of shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock
acquired by the exercise of the Option.

                  9.       STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. SARs give the Participant
the right to receive, upon exercise of the SAR, the excess of (a) the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (b) the
base price of the SAR ("Base Price") as determined by the Committee, but which
may never be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
date of grant. The grant of SARs shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:

                           9.1.     The term of a SAR shall in no event be
greater than ten years. The Committee shall have the authority to limit the term
of an SAR in an Award Agreement or otherwise upon a Participant's termination or
employment or service for any reason (including an involuntary termination with
or without Cause, voluntary resignation, death, Permanent Disability, or
retirement).

                           9.2.     The Committee shall determine the time or
times at which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, the method of
exercise, the method of settlement, form of

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consideration payable in settlement (whether in shares of Common Stock or cash),
method by which Common Stock, if applicable, shall be delivered or deemed to be
delivered to Participants, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem with any
other Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR.

                           9.3.       The Committee may grant LSARs that are
exercisable upon the occurrence of specified contingent events. Such LSARs may
provide for a different method of determining appreciation, may specify that
payment will be made only in cash and may provide that any related Awards are
not exercisable while such LSARs are exercisable. Unless the context otherwise
requires, whenever the term "SAR" is used in the Plan, such term shall include
LSARs.

                  10.      STOCK UNITS.

                           10.1.    Stock Units are Awards denominated in Shares
that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Units,
either by delivery of Shares to the Participant or by the payment of cash based
upon the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares.

                           10.2.    Stock Units shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:

                                    (a)     The Committee may condition the
         vesting of Stock Units upon the attainment of Performance Goal or upon
         the continued service of the Participant. The conditions for grant or
         vesting and the other provisions of Stock Unit Awards (including
         without limitation any applicable Performance Goals) need not be the
         same with respect to each recipient. The Committee may at any time, in
         its sole discretion, accelerate or waive, in whole or in part, any of
         the foregoing restrictions. An Award of Stock Units shall be settled as
         and when the Stock Units vest or at a later time specified by the
         Committee or in accordance with an election of the Participant, if the
         Committee so permits.

                                    (b)     Subject to the provisions of the
         Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set
         by the Committee, commencing with the date of such Stock Unit Award for
         which such Participant's continued service is required (the "Stock Unit
         Restriction Period"), and until the later of (A) the expiration of the
         Stock Unit Restriction Period and (B) the date the applicable
         Performance Goals (if any) are satisfied, the Participant shall not be
         permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Stock
         Units.

                                    (c)     The Award Agreement for Stock Units
         shall specify whether, to what extent and on what terms and conditions
         the applicable Participant shall

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         be entitled to receive current or deferred payments of cash, Common
         Stock or other property corresponding to the dividends payable on the
         Common Stock.

                  11.      STOCK PURCHASE AWARDS. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, may make Stock Purchase Awards, which shall entitle a Participant to
purchase a set number of shares of Common Stock at price equal to the purchase
price established by the Committee. Such Stock Purchase Awards shall not be
restricted or subject to the attainment of any Performance Goals. A recipient of
a Stock Purchase Award shall become a shareholder with respect to such Stock
Purchase immediately upon the payment of the applicable purchase price, which
may, at the discretion of the Committee and to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be accomplished by a note or loan (in which case, the Common
Stock so purchased may be pledged back to the Company or otherwise secured by
the Company). Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, stock certificates
shall be issued when the purchase price is paid, and such shareholders shall be
permitted to exercise the voting rights with respect to such shares of Common
Stock and shall receive dividends, if any, payable if they own such Common Stock
on the applicable dividend record date.

                  12.      OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, may grant or sell Other Stock-Based Awards. Such Other Stock-Based
Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee
shall determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest
with respect to, one or more shares of Common Stock (or the equivalent cash
value of such shares of Common Stock) upon the completion of a specified period
of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of Performance
Goals. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other
Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall determine to whom and when Other Stock-Based Awards will be
made, the number of shares of Common Stock to be awarded under (or otherwise
related to) such Other Stock-Based Awards; whether such Other Stock-Based Awards
shall be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and
shares of Common Stock; and all other terms and conditions of such Awards
(including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions
ensuring that all shares of Common Stock so awarded and issued shall be fully
paid and non-assessable).

                  13.      CASH-BASED AWARDS. The Committee is hereby authorized
to grant Awards to Participants denominated in cash in such amounts and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. Such Awards shall
be referred to as "Cash-Based Awards." Each such Cash-Based Award shall specify
a payment amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. Cash-Based
Awards may be Performance-Based Awards.

                  14.      PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS.

                           14.1.    For purposes of Performance-Based Awards
granted to Covered Employees, the provisions of this Section 14 shall apply in
addition to and, where necessary, in

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lieu of the provisions of the other provisions of this Plan. The purpose of this
Section 14 is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify Performance-Based
Awards as "performance-based compensation" under section 162(m) of the Code.

                           14.2.    Only Covered Employees shall be subject to
the restrictions contained herein. The Committee will, in its sole discretion,
designate within the earlier of the (a) first 90 days of a Performance Period
and (b) the lapse of 25% of the period of service to which the Performance Goals
relate, which Covered Employees will be Participants for such period. However,
designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a Performance Period
shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the
period. The determination as to whether or not such Participant becomes entitled
to an Award for such Performance Period shall be decided solely in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 14. Moreover, designation of a Covered
Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require
designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant in any subsequent
Performance Period and designation of one Covered Employee as a Participant
shall not require designation of any other Covered Employee as a Participant in
such period or in any other period.

                           14.3.    With regards to a particular Performance
Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such
Performance Period, the types of Awards to be issued, the kinds and/or levels of
the Performance Goals, whether the Performance Goals are to apply to the Company
or any one or more subunits thereof. Within the earlier of (a) the first 90 days
of a Performance Period and (b) the lapse of 25% of the period of service, and
in any event while the outcome is substantially uncertain, the Committee shall,
with regards to the Performance-Based Awards to be issued for such Performance
Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated
in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section and record the same in
writing.

                           14.4.    Unless otherwise provided in the relevant
Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day
of a Performance Period to be eligible for a Performance-Based Award for such
Performance Period.

                           14.5.    A Participant shall be eligible to receive a
Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only to the extent that the
Performance Goals for such period are achieved.

                           14.6.    Following the completion of a Performance
Period, the Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and
to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been
achieved and, if so, to also calculate and certify in writing the amount of the
Performance-Based Awards earned for the period. The Committee shall then
determine the actual size of each Participant's Award for the Performance Period
and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion, if and when it deems
appropriate, to reduce or eliminate

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the amount of the Performance-Based Award earned for the Performance Period
through the use of Negative Discretion, if in its sole judgment, such reduction
or elimination is appropriate.

                           14.7.    The Awards granted for a Performance Period
shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following
completion of the certifications required by Section 14.3.

                  15.      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.

                           15.1.    In the event that the Committee shall
determine that any stock dividend, recapitalization, forward stock split or
reverse stock split, reorganization, division, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or share exchange, extraordinary or unusual cash
distribution or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Common
Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan, then the Committee
shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the
number and kind of shares of Common Stock which may thereafter be issued in
connection with Awards, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock
issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, (iii) the aggregate number and kind
of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, and (iv) the exercise or
grant price relating to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for
a cash payment with respect to any outstanding Award; provided, however, in each
case, that no adjustment shall be made that would cause the Plan to violate
section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options or that would
adversely affect the status of any Performance-Based Award.

                           15.2.    In addition, the Committee is authorized to
make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in,
Awards, including any Performance Goals, in recognition of unusual or
nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in Section
15.1) affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or in response to
changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made in any outstanding
Awards to the extent that such adjustment would adversely affect the status of
the Award as a Performance-Based Award.

                  16.      DEFERRAL OF AWARDS. At the discretion of the
Committee, payment of any Award, dividend, or dividend equivalent, or any
portion thereof, may be deferred by a Participant until such time as the
Committee may establish. All such deferrals shall be accomplished by the
delivery of a written, irrevocable election by the Participant prior to the time
established by the Committee for such purpose, on a form provided by the
Company. Further, all deferrals shall be made in accordance with administrative
guidelines established by the Committee to ensure that such deferrals comply
with all applicable requirements of the Code. Deferred payments shall be paid in
a lump sum or installments, as determined by the Committee. Deferred Awards may
also be credited with interest, at such rates to be determined by the Committee,
and, with respect to

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those deferred Awards denominated in the form of Common Stock, with dividends or
dividend equivalents.

                  17.      SECTION 409A. To the extent determined necessary or
advisable by the Committee in its sole discretion, Awards hereunder shall be
interpreted to the extent possible to comply with the provisions of section 409A
of the Code (or avoid application of such Code section), to the extent
applicable. Participants shall be deemed to consent to any changes to Awards
that the Board determines are necessary or advisable to comply with the
provisions of section 409A of the Code. Adjustments made pursuant to Section 15
shall, to the extent determined necessary or advisable in the sole discretion of
the Committee, be made in compliance with the requirements of section 409A of
the Code or, if applicable, to avoid application of section 409A of the Code.

                  18.      CHANGE IN CONTROL.

                           18.1.    Subject to Section 18.4, the Committee's
powers shall also include responsibility to determine the effect, if any, of a
Change in Control of the Company upon outstanding Awards, either in the Award
Agreement or otherwise.

                           18.2.  Upon a Change in Control, except to the extent
the Committee specifically establishes otherwise in an Award Agreement at the
time of the grant only, but subject to Section 18.4, immediately upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control: (a) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
outstanding which are not then exercisable and vested shall become fully
exercisable and vested; (b) the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock
or Deferred Stock shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall become free of
all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable; (c) all Stock Units,
Other Stock-Based Awards and Cash-Based Awards shall vest in full and be
immediately settled; and (d) the Committee may also make additional adjustments
and/or settlements of outstanding Awards as it deems appropriate and consistent
with the Plan's purposes.

                           18.3.    Upon a Change in Control, in addition to the
provisions under Section 18.2, with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights, such Awards shall, either, to the extent determined in the sole
discretion of the Committee be, (x) fully vested and cancelled in exchange for a
cash payment of an amount (which may be zero) equal to the difference between
the consideration paid for the Common Stock less the Exercise Price or Base
Price of the Award, as applicable, or (y) substituted with an option or stock
appreciation right which substantially preserves the value, rights and
obligations of the Option or SAR on substantially the same terms and conditions
of the Award granted hereunder.

                           18.4.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary or in any Award Agreement, if upon or within six (6) months following a
Change in Control, a Participant is

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terminated without Cause because such Participant's job has been eliminated and
such Participant is not offered a substantially similar job with a base salary
and bonus opportunity that are at least equal to the levels of such base salary
and bonus opportunity as of the date of the Change in Control (a "Qualifying
Termination"), all of such Participant's Awards that are unvested as of the date
of such Qualifying Termination shall immediately become vested, and such
Participant will have at least ninety (90) days to exercise such vested Awards

                  19.      TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT.

                           19.1.    The Board may amend, alter, suspend,
discontinue, or terminate the Plan without the consent of the Company's
stockholders or Participants, except that any such amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be subject to the approval of
the Company's stockholders if (a) such action would increase the number of
shares subject to the Plan, (b) such action results in the "repricing" of any
Option or SAR, or (c) such stockholder approval is required by any federal or
state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated
quotation system on which the Common Stock may then be listed or quoted;
provided, however, that without the consent of an affected Participant, no
amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of the Plan
may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any
Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto.

                           19.2.    The Committee may waive any conditions or
rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate, any Award
theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto; provided, however,
that without the consent of an affected Participant, no such amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of any Award may
materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award;
provided, further, however, that each Participant shall be deemed to have
consented to any amendments to an Award to the extent necessary for that Award
to satisfy Section 16.

                           19.3.    The Committee may, without the consent of
any Participant, substitute any Award granted under the Plan which by its terms
is intended to be settled in Shares for any other type of Award intended to be
settled in Shares, including without limitation, the substitution of Stock
Appreciation Rights intended to be settled in Shares for Stock Options;
provided, however, that the terms of the substituted Award and the economic
benefit of the substituted Award are at least equivalent to the terms and
economic benefit of the Award being replaced.

                           19.4.    The foregoing notwithstanding, any
Performance Goal or other performance condition specified in connection with an
Award shall not be deemed a fixed contractual term, but shall remain subject to
adjustment by the Committee, in its discretion at any time in view of the
Committee's assessment of the Company's strategy, performance of comparable
companies, and other circumstances, except to the extent that any such
adjustment to

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a performance condition would adversely affect the status of an Award as
Performance-Based Compensation.

                  20.      NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Neither the Plan
nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any
right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company, any Subsidiary or
Affiliate. For purposes of this Plan, transfer of employment between the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be deemed a termination of
employment or service, and, to the extent provided by the Committee, change in
status between an Employee, Consultant and/or Director shall also not be deemed
a termination of employment or service.

                  21.      TAXES.

                           21.1.    The Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate is
authorized to withhold from any payment relating to an Award under the Plan,
including from a distribution of Common Stock or any payroll or other payment to
a Participant amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any
transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee
may deem advisable to enable the Company, the Subsidiary or Affiliate and
Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and
other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include
authority to withhold or receive Common Stock or other property and to make cash
payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant's tax obligations.

                           21.2.    No person connected with the Plan in any
capacity, including, but not limited to, the Company and its directors,
officers, agents and employees, and the Committee, makes any representation,
commitment, or guarantee that any tax treatment, including, but not limited to,
federal, state and local income, excise, estate and gift tax treatment, will be
applicable with respect to the tax treatment of any Award, any amounts deferred
under the Plan, or paid to or for the benefit of a Participant under the Plan,
or that such tax treatment will apply to or be available to a Participant on
account of participation in the Plan.

                  22.      LIMITS ON TRANSFERABILITY; BENEFICIARIES. No Award or
other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged,
encumbered, or hypothecated to, or in favor of, or subject to any lien,
obligation, or liability of such Participant to, any party, other than the
Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or assigned or transferred by such
Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
such Awards and rights shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the
Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal
representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its
discretion, provide that Awards or other rights or interests of a Participant
granted pursuant to the Plan (other than an Incentive Stock Option) be
transferable, without consideration, to immediate family members (i.e.,
children, grandchildren or spouse), to trusts for the benefit of such immediate
family members and to partnerships in which such family members are the only

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partners. The Committee may attach to such transferability feature such terms
and conditions as it deems advisable. In addition, a Participant may, in the
manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary (which may be a
person or a trust) to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any
distribution, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant. A
beneficiary, guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any rights
under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and
conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant,
except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional
restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

                  23.      PLAN IS UNFUNDED. It is presently intended that the
Plan constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. The
Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the
obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments;
provided, however, that unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence
of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the "unfunded" status of
the Plan.

                  24.      NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS; NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No
Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and
there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants. No Award
shall confer on any Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company unless and until Common Stock is duly issued or transferred to the
Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award.

                  25.      FOREIGN NATIONALS. Without amending the Plan, Awards
may be granted to Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the
United States or both, on such terms and conditions different from those
specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or
desirable to further the purpose of the Plan.

                  26.      SECURITIES LAW REQUIREMENTS.

                           26.1.    No Award granted hereunder shall be
exercisable if the Company shall at any time determine that (a) the listing upon
any securities exchange, registration or qualification under any state or
federal law of any Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon such exercise, or (b)
the consent or approval of any regulatory body or the satisfaction of
withholding tax or other withholding liabilities, is necessary or appropriate in
connection with such exercise. In any of the events referred to in clause (a) or
clause (b) above, the exercisability of such Awards shall be suspended and shall
not be effective unless and until such withholding, listing, registration,
qualifications or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion, notwithstanding
any termination of any Award or any portion of any Award during the period when
exercisability has been suspended.

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                           26.2.    The Committee may require, as a condition to
the right to exercise any Award that the Company receive from the Participant,
at the time any such Award is exercised, vests or any applicable restrictions
lapse, representations, warranties and agreements to the effect that the shares
are being purchased or acquired by the Participant for investment only and
without any present intention to sell or otherwise distribute such shares and
that the Participant will not dispose of such shares in transactions which, in
the opinion of counsel to the Company, would violate the registration provisions
of the Securities Act of 1933, as then amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder. The certificates issued to evidence such shares shall bear
appropriate legends summarizing such restrictions on the disposition thereof.

                  27.      DATA PROTECTION. By participating in the Plan, the
Participant consents to the collection, processing, transmission and storage by
the Company, in any form whatsoever, of any data of a professional or personal
nature which is necessary for the purposes of administering the Plan

                  28.      TERMINATION; RESCISSION. Unless the Plan shall
theretofore have been terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the 10-year
anniversary of the effective date, and no Awards under the Plan shall thereafter
be granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the IPO does not
occur, all Awards granted under the Plan shall immediately be rescinded in all
respects and the Plan and all of the Award Agreements shall terminate, without
the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an Award.

                  29.      FRACTIONAL SHARES.  The Company will not be required
to issue any fractional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The
Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions and for the settlement of
fractions in cash.

                  30.      GOVERNING LAW. To the extent that Federal laws do not
otherwise control, the validity and construction of the Plan and any Award
Agreement entered into thereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, but without giving effect to the choice
of law principles thereof.

                  31.      EFFECTIVE DATE; SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan shall
be effective on the date it is adopted by the Board and approved by the
shareholders. Subsequent to the IPO of the Company, the Plan shall be
re-submitted to the Company's shareholders to the extent required by section
162(m) of the Code.

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Exhibit 10.10

HOLLIDAY FENOGLIO FOWLER, L.P.

PROFIT PARTICIPATION BONUS PLAN

     1. Purpose. This Profit Participation Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) is established to
attract, retain and provide incentives to employees, and to promote the financial success, of
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (the “Company”). Capitalized terms
shall have the meanings defined herein.

     2. Effective Date. The Plan is effective as provided herein.

     3. Applicability of Plan to Designated Offices. The Plan shall apply to each separate
office of the Company (each, an “Office”) designated by the Managing Member of the Company (the
“Managing Member”).

     4. Office Bonus Pool Calculation.

          (a) Calculation of Office Bonus Pool. With respect to each Office to which the Plan
applies and for each calendar year (a “Plan Year”), if a fourteen and one-half percent (14.5%) or
greater Profit Margin (as defined below) is generated by such Office, as determined by the Managing
Member in accordance with the terms herein, then an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the
Adjusted Operating Income (as defined below) generated by such Office, as determined by the
Managing Member in accordance with the terms herein, shall comprise the “Office Bonus Pool” for
such Office.

               (i) For purposes of the Plan, Profit Margin means the net operating income of such Office
(taking into account allocations of overhead expenses) as a percentage of the revenue of such
Office, all as determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied
on a consistent basis (“GAAP”).

               (ii) For purposes of the Plan, Adjusted Operating Income means the net operating income of
such Office (taking into account allocations of overhead expenses) adjusted for depreciation and
amortization, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

          (b) Timing of Calculation. The amount of the Office Bonus Pool, if any, for each
Office to which the Plan applies shall be calculated on the last business day of each Plan Year (or
on such other date determined by the Managing Member) (the “Determination Date”) by the Chief
Financial Officer of HFF, Inc. or his or her designee (the “Chief Financial Officer”).

          (c) No Adjustment. The Office Bonus Pool shall not be adjusted based on any
information that becomes available at any time following the Determination Date, absent fraud,
accounting irregularities, willful misconduct, gross negligence or manifest error. The Office
Bonus Pool calculation performed on the Determination Date shall take in account all relevant
information available on that Determination Date.

          (d) Special Rule for Certain Offices.

 

 

               (i) Default Rule. For any Office in which both investment sales employees and debt
employees are employed, the investment sales group and the debt group shall be treated for all
purposes under the Plan as separate Offices and the head of each such group (each, a “Group Head”)
shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan as an Office Head.

               (ii) Election by Group Heads. Notwithstanding Section 4(d)(i) of the Plan, the Group
Heads in any Office at which both investment sales employees and debt employees are employed may,
prior to the beginning of a Plan Year, jointly elect (after consultation with the Managing Member)
to treat the investment sales group and the debt group at such Office as a single Office for all
purposes under the Plan by providing a joint notice of such election to the Chief Financial Officer
or his or her designee.

     5. Allocation of Office Bonus Pool.

          (a) Individual Eligibility. Each full-time or part-time employee of the Company is
eligible to receive a bonus payment under the Plan (a “Profit Participation Bonus”) with respect to
services performed during a Plan Year.

          (b) Allocation. For each Plan Year, each Office Head, in consultation with the
Managing Member, shall select the recipients of Profit Participation Bonuses and shall determine
the allocation of the Office Bonus Pool among such recipients (“Allocation Plan”).

          (c) Submission of Allocation Plan. Each Office Head shall submit the Allocation Plan
for the Plan Year to the Chief Financial Officer prior to the Determination Date.

          (d) Termination of Employment. Except as otherwise provided in an individual’s
employment agreement with the Company, if any, no individual shall be eligible to receive a Profit
Participation Bonus if the Company does not employ him or her on the Determination Date. Whether
an individual is employed by the Company on the Determination Date shall be determined in the sole
and absolute discretion of the Office Head of the Office in which such individual is or was
employed, in consultation with the Managing Member.

     6. Payment of Profit Participation Bonus. Subject to any applicable federal, state,
local or other withholding taxes, Profit Participation Bonuses shall be paid in accordance with
each Office’s Allocation Plan on the Determination Date, or, if determined by the Managing Member
with respect to any Office, on or before March 15 of the year following the Plan Year with respect
to which the Profit Sharing Bonus was earned.

     7. Administration.

          (a) Managing Member. The Plan shall be administered by the Managing Member. Any
action of the Managing Member in administering the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on
all persons, including the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, any employee and any persons
claiming rights from or through employees of the Company.

          (b) Powers of the Managing Member. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Managing Member shall have full and final authority in his or her discretion (i) to construe and
interpret the Plan and to make all other determinations, including
determinations as to the

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eligibility of any employee to a benefit hereunder, as he or she may deem necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan, (ii) to correct any defect or supply any omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, (iii) to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and
regulations as, in his or her opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan, (iv) to
require any person to furnish such reasonable information as requested for the purpose of the
proper administration of the Plan as a condition to receiving any benefits under the Plan, and (v)
to prepare and distribute information explaining the Plan to employees.

          (c) Delegation. The Managing Member may delegate all or any portion of his or her
duties, responsibilities and powers under the Plan to the chief operating officer, chief financial
officer, any Office Head or Group Head, or any other employee of the Company as the Managing Member
deems appropriate. The Managing Member may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time
for any reason with or without prior notice.

          (d) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Managing
Member from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member
as a result of any act or omission to act in connection with the performance of the Managing
Member’s duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan, to the maximum extent permitted
by law, other than such liabilities, costs and expenses as may result from the gross negligence,
bad faith, willful misconduct or criminal acts of the Managing Member.

          (e) Payment of Administrative Expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred in
administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

     8. Recapitalization. The Managing Member shall determine, in his or her sole and
absolute discretion, the effect upon the Plan and the Profit Participation Bonuses payable
hereunder, if any, of any stock dividend, recapitalization, forward stock split or reverse stock
split, reorganization, division, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase or share
exchange, extraordinary or unusual cash distribution or other similar corporate transaction or
event.

     9. Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No right or other interest of an
employee under the Plan shall be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to, or in favor of, or
subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such employee to, any party, other than the
Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or assigned or transferred by such employee
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Managing Member may, in his or her sole and absolute discretion, provide that rights or other
interests of an employee under the Plan are transferable, without consideration, to immediate
family members (i.e., children, grandchildren or spouse), to trusts for the benefit of such
immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners.
The Managing Member may attach to such transferability feature such terms and conditions as he or
she deems advisable. In addition, an employee may, in the manner established by the Managing
Member, designate a beneficiary (which may be a person or a trust) to receive any payment under the
Plan upon the death of the Participant. A beneficiary, guardian, legal representative or other
person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any employee shall be subject to all
terms and conditions of the Plan, except as otherwise

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determined by the Managing Member, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or
appropriate by the Managing Member.

     10. No Right to Future Employment. Nothing in this Plan, nor any Profit Participation
Bonus awarded under this Plan, shall confer on any employee or other person any right to be
continued in the employ of, be employed by, or enter into or maintain any other relationship with,
the Company, or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate such person’s employment or
other relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason.

     11. No Right to Continued Participation. An employee’s receipt of a Profit
Participation Bonus under the Plan for a Plan Year shall not confer upon such employee the right to
receive a Profit Participation Bonus, or any particular amount of a Profit Participation Bonus, in
any subsequent Plan Year.

     12. Funding. The Plan shall be entirely unfunded at all times and no provision shall
be made with respect to segregating assets of the Company for payment of any benefit hereunder at
any time. No employee or other person shall have any interest in any particular assets of the
Company by reason of the right to receive a benefit under the Plan and any such employee or other
person shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to
any rights under the Plan.

     13. Amendment or Termination of Plan. The Plan may only be amended or terminated
through a writing executed by each limited partner and general partner of the Company.

     14. Successors. The Plan shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
Company and its successors and assigns and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger,
consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
and business, and the successor shall be substituted for the Company under this Plan.

     15. Section 409A. To the extent determined necessary or advisable by the Managing
Member in his or her sole discretion, Profit Participation Bonus awards hereunder shall be
interpreted to the extent possible to comply with the provisions of section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (or avoid application of such Code section), to the
extent applicable.

     16. Headings. The titles and headings used in the Plan are intended for convenience
only and shall not be construed as in any way affecting or modifying the text of this Plan, which
text shall control.

     17. Governing Law. The obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be governed
by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard
to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

     18. Data Protection. By receiving a Profit Participation Bonus under the Plan, an
employee consents to the collection, processing, transmission and storage by the Company, in any
form whatsoever, of any data of a professional or personal nature which is necessary for the
purposes of administering the Plan.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused the Plan to be executed and effective as of the
date it is adopted by the Company.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HOLLIDAY FENOGLIO FOWLER, L.P.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John H. Pelusi, Jr. 	 
	 	 	Its:  Managing Member 	 
	 

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