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                        AEGIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. This Plan shall be known as the Aegis
Communications Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan. The
purposes of the Plan are (i) to attract and retain the best available personnel
for positions of substantial responsibility, (ii) to attract and retain
directors and advisory directors with a high degree of training, experience and
ability and (iii) to provide incentives to such personnel, directors and
advisory directors to promote the success of the business of Aegis
Communications Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

         Certain options granted under this Plan are intended to qualify as
"incentive stock options" pursuant to Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended from time to time, while certain other options granted under
the Plan will constitute nonqualified options.

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

              (a)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

              (b)  "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share, of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Common
Stock issued pursuant to the Plan shall have the same rights as all other
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to
voting rights, the right to dividends, if declared and paid, and the right to
pro rata distributions of the Corporation's assets in the event of
liquidation.

              (c)  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.

              (d)  "Committee" means the committee described in Section 18(a)
that administers the Plan.

              (e)  "Corporation" means Aegis Communications Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.

              (f)  "Date of Grant" means the date on which an Option is
granted pursuant to this Plan or, if the Committee so determines, the date
specified by the Committee as the date the award is to be effective.

              (g)  "Director" means any director, advisory director or
consultant of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, but excluding any
director, advisory director or consultant who is also an officer or employee
of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries.

              (h)  "Employee" means any officer or other key employee of the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, including any director who is also an
officer or key employee of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries.

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              (i)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

              (j)  "Executive" means an Employee who is, or in the judgment
of the Committee may become, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or
one of the other four most highly compensated executive officers of the
Corporation.

              (k)  "Fair Market Value" means the closing sale price (or
average of the quoted closing bid and asked prices if there is no closing sale
price reported) of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately prior to the
date specified as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market or by the principal
national stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If there is no
reported price information for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. In making such
determination, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, commission and
rely upon an independent appraisal of the Common Stock.

              (l)  "Non-Employee Director" means an individual who is a
"non-employee director" as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and also
an "outside director" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.162-27(e)(3).

              (m)  "Nonqualified Option" means any Option that is not a
Qualified Option.

              (n)  "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to Section
6 of this Plan.

              (o)  "Optionee" means any Employee or Director who receives an
Option.

              (p)  "Participant" means any Employee or Director who receives
an Option pursuant to this Plan.

              (q)  "Plan" means the Aegis Communications Group, Inc. 1998
Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time.

              (r)  "Qualified Option" means any Option that is intended to
qualify as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.

              (s)  "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the rules and regulations
under the Exchange Act, as Rule 16b-3 may be amended from time to time, and any
successor provisions to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

              (t)  "Subsidiary" means any now existing or hereinafter
organized or acquired company of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the
issued and outstanding voting stock is owned or controlled directly or
indirectly by the Corporation or through one or more Subsidiaries of the
Corporation.

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         3.   TERM OF PLAN.  The Plan was initially adopted by the Board
effective as of April 7, 1998. To permit the granting of Qualified Options
under the Code, and to qualify awards of Options hereunder as "performance
based" under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan was approved by the
shareholders of the Corporation on July 9, 1998. On March 29, 2000, the Board
approved the following amendments to the Plan:

         (a)  increase in the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of
              Options pursuant to this Plan from 7,500,000 to 9,000,000; and

         (b)  increase in the annual limit on the number of option shares
              issuable to an individual executive officer from 1,500,000 to
              3,000,000.

On May 4, 2000, these amendments to the Plan were approved by the shareholders
of the Corporation. In addition, on March 29, 2000, the Compensation Committee
approved an amendment to Section 9 of the Plan relating to Section 280(g) of the
Code to permit more flexibility in the tax treatment of awards under this Plan.
The Plan, as amended, shall continue in effect until terminated pursuant to
Section 18(a).

         4.   SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  Except as otherwise provided in
Section 17 hereof, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon the exercise of Options pursuant to this Plan shall be 9,000,000 shares;
provided, however, that on January 1 of each year (commencing on January 1,
1999), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the
exercise of Options shall be increased by the same percentage that the total
number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock increased from the
preceding January 1 to the following December 31 (if such percentage is
positive). For example, if the total number of issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock on January 1, 1999 were 50,000,000, the total number of
issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation on December 31, 1999 were
55,000,000, and the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable
upon the exercise of Options pursuant to this Plan were 2,500,000, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan effective
January 1, 2000 would be 2,750,000 (a 10% increase). Notwithstanding the
above, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of Qualified Options pursuant to this plan shall not exceed
9,000,000 shares. Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options may either be
authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The Corporation shall,
during the term of this Plan, reserve and keep available a number of shares
of Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. If an
Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having
been exercised in full, then the shares that were subject thereto shall,
unless the Plan shall have terminated, become immediately available for the
grant of additional Options under this Plan, subject to the limitations and
adjustments set forth above. In addition, for purposes of calculating the
aggregate number of shares that may be issued under this Plan, only the net
shares issued (including the shares, if any, withheld for tax withholding
requirements) shall be counted when shares of Common Stock are used as full
or partial payment for shares issued upon exercise of a Qualified Option or a
Nonqualified Stock Option. Shares tendered by a Participant as payment for
shares issued upon such exercise shall be available for reissuance under the
Plan.

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         5.   ELIGIBILITY.  Qualified Options may be granted under Section 6
of the Plan to such Employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries as may
be determined by the Committee. Nonqualified Options may be granted under
Section 6 of the Plan to such Employees or Directors of the Corporation or
its Subsidiaries as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the
limitations and qualifications set forth in this Plan, the Committee shall
also determine the number of Options to be granted, the number of shares
subject to each Option grant, the exercise price or prices of each Option,
the vesting and exercise period of each Option, whether an Option may be
exercised as to less than all of the Common Stock subject thereto, and such
other terms and conditions of each Option as are consistent with the
provisions of this Plan. In connection with the granting of Qualified
Options, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the Date of Grant of
a Qualified Option) of the shares with respect to which Qualified Options are
exercisable for the first time by an Optionee during any calendar year (under
all such plans of the Optionee's employer corporation and its parent and
subsidiary corporations as defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, or
a corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation of such corporation
issuing or assuming an Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the
Code applies (collectively, such corporations described in this sentence are
hereinafter referred to as "Related Corporations")) shall not exceed $100,000
or such other amount as from time to time provided in Section 422(d) of the
Code or any successor provision. In the event that the Participant's total
Qualified Options exceed the $100,000 limit in any calendar year (whether due
to acceleration of exercisability, miscalculation, error or otherwise) the
amount of Qualified Options that exceed such limit shall be treated as
Nonqualified Options. The Qualified Options granted earliest (whether under
this Plan or any other agreement or plan) shall be applied first to the
$100,000 limit. In the event that only a portion of the Qualified Options
granted at the same time can be applied to the $100,000 limit, the
Corporation shall issue separate share certificates for such number of shares
as does not exceed the $100,000 limit, and shall designate such shares as
Qualified Option stock in its share transfer records.

         6.   GRANT OF OPTIONS.  Except as provided in Section 18(c), the
Committee shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be offered
from time to time pursuant to Options granted hereunder and shall grant
Options under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each member of the
Committee shall be eligible to receive Options only if the Board unanimously
(except for such Committee member) grants such Option to such member. The
grant of Options shall be evidenced by Option agreements containing such
terms and provisions as are approved by the Committee and executed on behalf
of the Corporation by an appropriate officer. In connection with the granting
of any Options under the Plan, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which Options may be granted to any single Executive in any
one calendar year shall not exceed 3,000,000. Solely for this purpose,
Options that lapse or are canceled continue to count against such limit.

         7.   TIME OF GRANT OF OPTIONS.  The date of grant of an Option under
the Plan shall be the date on which the Committee awards the Option or, if
the Committee so determines, the date specified by the Committee as the date
the award is to be effective. Notice of the grant shall be given to each
Participant to whom an Option is granted promptly after the date of such
grant.

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         8.   PRICE.  The exercise price for each share of Common Stock
subject to an Option (the "Exercise Price") granted pursuant to Section 6 of
the Plan shall be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant; provided,
however, that (a) the Exercise Price for any Option shall not be less than
100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Date of Grant, and
(b) if the Optionee owns on the Date of Grant more than 10 percent of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or its
parent or any of its subsidiaries, as more fully described in Section
422(b)(6) of the Code or any successor provision (such shareholder is
referred to herein as a "10-Percent Shareholder"), the Exercise Price for any
Qualified Option granted to such Optionee shall not be less than 110% of the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Date of Grant.

         9.   VESTING.  Subject to Section 11 of this Plan, each Option award
under the Plan shall vest or be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the applicable Option agreement. The Committee may,
but shall not be required to, permit acceleration of vesting or termination
of forfeiture provisions upon any sale of the Corporation or similar
transaction. In the event that the acceleration of any Option hereunder upon
a change of control of the Corporation or similar transaction would result in
an "excess parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), the
Participant's Option agreement shall specify whether the exercisability of
the full number of shares shall be accelerated. In the event that the Option
agreement does not specify whether the exercisability of the full number of
shares shall be accelerated and the Committee determines that an excess
parachute payment would result if acceleration occurred (when added to any
other payments or benefits contingent on a change of control under any other
agreements, arrangements or plans), then the number of shares as to which
excercisability is accelerated shall be reduced so that total parachute
payments do not exceed 299% of the Optionee's "base amount," as defined in
Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code. A Participant's Option agreement may contain
such additional provisions with respect to vesting as the Committee may
specify.

         10.  EXERCISE.  A Participant may pay the Exercise Price of the
shares of Common Stock as to which an Option is being exercised by the
delivery of (a) cash, (b) check, (c) at the Corporation's option, by the
delivery of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date
immediately preceding the exercise date equal to the Exercise Price and have
been held by the Optionee at least six (6) months prior to the date of
exercise, or (d) at the Corporation's option, any other consideration that
the Corporation determines is consistent with the Plan's purpose and
applicable law. If the shares to be purchased are covered by an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any
Option granted under the Plan may be exercised by a broker-dealer acting on
behalf of an Optionee if (i) the broker-dealer has received from the Optionee
or the Corporation a fully- and duly-endorsed agreement evidencing such
Option, together with instructions signed by the Optionee requesting the
Corporation to deliver the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option to
the broker-dealer on behalf of the Optionee and specifying the account into
which such shares should be deposited, (ii) adequate provision has been made
with respect to the payment of any withholding taxes due upon such exercise,
and (iii) the broker-dealer and the Optionee have otherwise complied with
Section 220.3(e)(4) of Regulation T, 12 CFR Part 220, or any successor
provision.

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         11.  WHEN QUALIFIED OPTIONS MAY BE EXERCISED.  No Qualified Option
shall be exercisable at any time after the expiration of ten (10) years from
the Date of Grant; provided, however, that if the Optionee with respect to a
Qualified Option is a 10-Percent Shareholder on the Date of Grant of such
Qualified Option, then such Option shall not be exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from its Date of Grant. In addition, if an
Optionee of a Qualified Option ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or
any Related Corporation for any reason, such Optionee's vested Qualified
Options shall not be exercisable after (a) three (3) months following the
date such Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any Related
Corporation, if such cessation of service is not due to the death or
permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the
Code) of the Optionee, or (b) twelve (12) months following the date such
Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or any Related
Corporation, if such cessation of service is due to the death or permanent
and total disability (as defined above) of the Optionee. Upon the death of an
Optionee, any vested Qualified Option exercisable on the date of death may be
exercised by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquires the right to
exercise such Qualified Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the
death of the Optionee, provided that such exercise occurs within both the
remaining option term of the Qualified Option and twelve (12) months after
the date of the Optionee's death. This Section 11 only provides the outer
limits of allowable exercise dates with respect to Qualified Options; the
Committee may determine that the exercise period for a Qualified Option shall
have a shorter duration than as specified above.

         12.  OPTION FINANCING.  Upon the exercise of any Option granted under
the Plan, the Corporation may, but shall not be required to, make financing
available to the Participant for the purchase of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to such Option on such terms as the Board or the Committee may
specify.

         13.  WITHHOLDING OF TAXES.  The Committee shall make such provisions
and take such steps as it may deem necessary or appropriate for the
withholding of any taxes that the Corporation is required by any law or
regulation of any governmental authority to withhold in connection with any
Option including, but not limited to, (a) withholding the issuance of all or
any portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option until the
Participant reimburses the Corporation for the amount it is required to
withhold with respect to such taxes, (b) withholding any portion of such
issuance in an amount sufficient to reimburse the Corporation for the amount
of taxes it is required to withhold, (c) allowing the Participant to deliver
Common Stock as payment for the amount the Corporation is required to
withhold for taxes or (d) taking any other action reasonably required to
satisfy the Corporation's withholding obligation.

         14.  CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

              (a)  The Corporation shall not be obligated to sell or issue
any shares upon the exercise of any Option granted under the Plan unless the
issuance and delivery of shares comply with all provisions of applicable federal
and state securities laws and the requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market or any
stock exchange upon which shares of the Common Stock may then be listed.

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              (b)  As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the
Corporation may require the person exercising the Option to make such
representations and warranties as may be necessary to assure the availability
of an exemption from the registration requirements of applicable federal and
state securities laws.

              (c)  The Corporation shall not be liable for refusing to sell
or issue any shares covered by any Option if the Corporation cannot obtain
authority from the appropriate regulatory bodies deemed by the Corporation to be
necessary to sell or issue such shares in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws and the requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market or any
stock exchange upon which shares of the Common Stock may then be listed. In
addition, the Corporation shall have no obligation to any Participant, express
or implied, to list, register or otherwise qualify the shares of Common Stock
covered by any Option.

              (d)  No Participant will be, or will be deemed to be, a holder
of any Common Stock subject to an Option unless and until such Participant has
exercised his or her Option and paid the purchase price for the subject shares
of Common Stock.

         15.  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.

              (a)  Options issued pursuant to the Plan shall be nontransferable
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may only be
exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the Participant.

              (b)  Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan may be
subject to restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state
securities laws. The Committee may impose such additional restrictions on the
ownership and transfer of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan as
it deems desirable; any such restrictions shall be set forth in any Option
agreement entered into hereunder.

         16.  MODIFICATION OF PLAN AND OPTIONS.

              (a)  The Committee may from time to time and at any time alter,
amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan; provided, however, that no
such action of the Committee may, without the approval of the shareholders of
the Corporation, alter the provisions of the Plan so as to (i) increase the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Qualified
Options under this Plan (except as provided in Section 17 of this Plan), (ii)
change the class of employees eligible to receive Qualified Options pursuant to
this Plan, or (iii) change the annual limit on the number of Options granted to
an Executive in Section 6 above.

              (b)  At any time and from time to time, the Committee may
execute an instrument providing for modification, extension or renewal of any
outstanding Option, provided that no such modification, extension or renewal
shall impair the Option without the consent of the holder of the Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event of such a modification,
substitution, extension or renewal of a Qualified Option, the Committee may
increase the

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exercise price of such Option if necessary to retain the qualified status of
such Option, and (ii) the Committee may, in its discretion and without the
holder's consent, convert, any Qualified Option into a Nonqualified Option.

         17.  EFFECT OF CHANGE IN STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  In the event that
each of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than shares held by
dissenting shareholders) shall be changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares of stock of the Corporation or of another corporation
(whether by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification,
split-up, combination of shares or otherwise), or in the event a stock split or
stock dividend occurs, then the Corporation may either (a) substitute for each
share of Common Stock then subject to Options or available for Options the
number and kind of shares of stock into which each outstanding share of Common
Stock (other than shares held by dissenting shareholders) shall be so changed or
exchanged, or the number of shares of Common Stock as is equitably required in
the event of a stock split or stock dividend, together with an appropriate
adjustment of the Exercise Price, or (b) cancel all such Options as of the
effective date of any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification,
split-up or combination of shares by giving written notice to each holder
thereof or his personal representatives of its intention to do so and by
permitting the exercise of all such Options, without regard to determinations of
periods or installments of exercisability during the thirty (30) day period
immediately preceding such effective date. The Committee may, but shall not be
required to, provide additional anti-dilution protection to a Participant under
the terms of the Participant's Option agreement.

         18.  ADMINISTRATION.

              (a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the
extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, the Plan shall
be administered by the Board, if each member is a Non-Employee Director, or by a
committee comprised solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors appointed by
the Board (the group responsible for administering the Plan is referred to as
the "Committee"). Options may be granted under Section 6 only by majority
agreement of the members of the Committee. Option agreements, in the form as
approved by the Committee, and containing such terms and conditions consistent
with the provisions of this Plan as are determined by the Committee, may be
executed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the
President or any Vice President of the Corporation. The Committee shall have
complete authority to construe, interpret and administer the provisions of this
Plan and the provisions of the Option agreements granted hereunder; to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations pertaining to this Plan; to
suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan; and to make all other
determinations necessary or deemed advisable in the administration of the Plan.
The determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Committee
shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for
any action taken, or failed to be taken, made in good faith relating to the Plan
or any award thereunder, and the members of the Committee shall be entitled to
indemnification and reimbursement by the Corporation in respect of any claim,
loss, damage or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising therefrom to the
fullest extent permitted by law.

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              (b)  Members of the Committee shall be specified by the Board,
and shall consist solely of Non-Employee Directors. Non-Employee Directors may
not possess an interest in any transaction for which disclosure is required
under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act or be engaged in a
business relationship that must be disclosed under Section 404(a) and must
qualify as `outside directors' as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and
regulations thereunder.

              (c)  Although the Committee may suspend, discontinue or
terminate the Plan at any time, all Qualified Options must be granted within ten
(10) years from the effective date of the Plan or the date the Plan is approved
by the shareholders of the Corporation, whichever is earlier.

         19.  CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT NOT PRESUMED.  Nothing in this Plan or any
document describing it nor the grant of any Option shall give any Participant
the right to continue in the employment of the Corporation or affect the right
of the Corporation to terminate the employment of any such person with or
without cause.

         20.  LIABILITY OF THE CORPORATION.  Neither the Corporation, its
directors, officers or employees or the Committee, nor any Subsidiary which is
in existence or hereafter comes into existence, shall be liable to any
Participant or other person if it is determined for any reason by the Internal
Revenue Service or any court having jurisdiction that any Qualified Option
granted hereunder does not qualify for tax treatment as an incentive stock
option under Section 422 of the Code.

         21.  GOVERNING LAW. THE PLAN SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF STATE OF DELAWARE AND THE UNITED STATES, AS
APPLICABLE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF.

         22.  SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.  If any provision of this Plan is
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality
or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, but
such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be fully severable, and
the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had never been
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                                                                  Exhibit 10.2

                         WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.
             1998 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

       ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

       SECTION 1.1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
1998 Executive Deferred Compensation Stock Option Plan is to promote the
long-term growth of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. by providing a vehicle for
Eligible Executives to increase their proprietary interest in Waddell & Reed
Financial, Inc. and to attract and retain highly qualified and capable Eligible
Executives.

       ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS.

       SECTION 2.1. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:

       "Acquisition" has the meaning assigned such term in Section 9.3 hereof.

       "Acquisition Consideration" has the meaning assigned such term in Section
9.3 hereof.

       "Annual Bonus" means the annual cash bonus payable by the Company to an
Eligible Executive for services to the Company or any of its affiliates, as such
amount may be determined from year to year.

       "Beneficiary" means any person or persons designated by a Participant, in
accordance with procedures established by the Committee or Plan Administrator,
to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Participant's death. If any
Participant shall fail to designate a Beneficiary or shall designate a
Beneficiary who shall fail to survive the Participant, the Beneficiary shall be
the Participant's surviving spouse, or, if none, the Participant's surviving
descendants (who shall take per stirpes) and if there are no surviving
descendants, the Beneficiary shall be the Participant's estate.

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

       "Bonus Deferral Election Date" means the date established by the Plan as
the date by which a Participant must submit a valid Primary Election Form for
Bonus to the Plan Administrator in order to defer Annual Bonus under the Plan
for a calendar year. For each calendar year, the Bonus Deferral Election Date is
December 31 of the calendar year for which the Bonus is to be earned.

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       "Business Day" shall mean a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or
any national securities exchange or over-the-counter market on which the Shares
are traded is open for business.

       "Change in Control" means any of the following that occurs more than
twelve months after the date of the Company's initial public offering:

              (i)    when any "person", as such term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company or a subsidiary thereof or
any Company employee benefit plan), is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding securities;

              (ii)   the occurrence of any transaction or event relating to the
Company that is required to be described pursuant to the requirements of Item
6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A of the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Exchange Act;

              (iii)  when, during any period of two consecutive years during the
existence of the Plan, the individuals who, at the beginning of such period,
constitute the Board, cease for any reason other than death to constitute at
least a majority thereof, unless each director who was not a director at the
beginning of such period was elected by, or on the recommendation of, at least
two-thirds of the directors at the beginning of such period; or

              (iv)   the occurrence of a transaction requiring stockholder
approval for the acquisition of the Company by an entity other than the Company
or a subsidiary thereof through the purchase of assets, by merger, or otherwise.

       "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

       "Company" means Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

       "Covered Employee" means an individual defined in Section 162(m)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the Company.

       "Disability" means total and permanent disability as determined under the
Company's long term disability program, whether or not the Optionee is covered
under such program. If no such program is in effect, the Disability of a
Participant shall be determined in good faith by the Board (excluding the
Participant).

       "Eligible Executive" means an executive officer of the Company or any of
its affiliates, as such officers may be selected by the Chairman of the Board of
Directors or the Committee or its designee from year to year.

       "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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       "Fair Market Value" means, as of any given date, the closing price of the
Stock on such date on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.

       "Interest Account" means the Interest Account for Bonus and/or the
Interest Account for Salary, as the context requires. The maintenance of
individual Interest Accounts is for bookkeeping purposes only.

       "Interest Account for Bonus" means the account established by the Company
for each Participant for Annual Bonus deferred pursuant to the Plan and which
shall be credited with interest on the last day of each calendar quarter (or
such other day as determined by the Plan Administrator).

       "Interest Account for Salary" means the account established by the
Company for each Participant for Salary deferred pursuant to the Plan and which
shall be credited with interest on the last day of each calendar quarter (or
such other day as determined by the Plan Administrator).

       "Option" means an option to purchase Shares awarded under Article 6.
Options granted under the Plan are not incentive stock options within the
meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.

       "Option Grant Date" means the date upon which an Option is granted to an
Eligible Executive pursuant to Article 6.

       "Optionee" means an Eligible Executive of the Company to whom an Option
has been granted or, in the event of such Eligible Executive's death prior to
the expiration of an Option, such Eligible Executive's Beneficiary.

       "Participant" means any Eligible Executive who is participating in the
Plan.

       "Plan" means the Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 1998 Executive Deferred
Compensation Stock Option Plan.

       "Plan Administrator" means the Committee or its delegee of administrative
duties under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2.

       "Primary Election Form" means a Primary Election Form for Salary and/or a
Primary Election Form for Bonus, as the context requires.

       "Primary Election Form for Bonus" means a form, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, pursuant to which an Eligible Executive elects to
defer Bonus under the Plan.

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       "Primary Election Form for Salary" means a form, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to which an Eligible Executive
elects to defer Salary under the Plan.

       "Salary" means the salary payable by the Company to an Eligible Executive
for services to the Company or any of its affiliates, as such amount may be
changed from time to time.

       "Salary Deferral Election Date" means the date established by the Plan as
the date by which a Participant must submit a valid Primary Election Form for
Salary to the Plan Administrator in order to defer Salary under the Plan for a
calendar quarter. For each calendar quarter, the Salary Deferral Election Date
is the last day of the preceding calendar quarter.

       "Secondary Election Form" means a Secondary Election Form for Salary
and/or a Secondary Election Form for Bonus, as the context requires.

       "Secondary Election Form for Bonus" means a form, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D, pursuant to which an Eligible Executive
elects to convert previously deferred Annual Bonus to Options pursuant to
Section 6.1 of the Plan.

       "Secondary Election Form for Salary" means a form, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C, pursuant to which an Eligible Executive
elects to convert previously deferred Salary to Options pursuant to Section 6.1
of the Plan.

       "Shares" means shares of the Class A common stock of the Company, par
value $.01.

       "Stock Option Award Notice" means a written award notice to an Eligible
Executive from the Company evidencing an Option.

       ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

       SECTION 3.1. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee. The extent required by Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, only
outside directors shall administer the Plan with respect to Covered Employees.

       SECTION 3.2. AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. The Committee shall have full power
and authority to: (i) interpret and construe the Plan and adopt such rules and
regulations as it shall deem necessary and advisable to implement and administer
the Plan, and (ii) designate persons other than members of the Committee or the
Board to carry out its responsibilities, subject to such limitations,
restrictions and conditions as it may prescribe, such determinations to be made
in accordance with the Committee's best business judgment as to the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders and in accordance with the
purposes of the Plan. The Committee may delegate administrative duties under the
Plan to one or more agents as it shall deem necessary or advisable.

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       SECTION 3.3. EFFECT OF COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS. No member of the
Committee or the Board or the Plan Administrator shall be personally liable for
any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any
Option or to any settlement of any dispute between an Eligible Executive and the
Company. Any decision or action taken by the Committee or the Board with respect
to an Option or the administration or interpretation of the Plan shall be
conclusive and binding upon all persons.

       ARTICLE 4. PARTICIPATION.

       SECTION 4.1. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE. The Chairman of the Board or the
Committee or its designee shall designate each year those executives who shall
be Eligible Executives for the coming year. An Eligible Executive may
participate in the Plan by delivering to the Plan Administrator a properly
completed and signed (i) Primary Election Form for Salary on or before the
Salary Deferral Election Date, and/or (ii) Primary Election Form for Bonus on or
before the Bonus Deferral Election Date. An Eligible Executive's participation
in the Plan will be effective (i) as of the first day of the calendar quarter
beginning after the Plan Administrator receives the Eligible Executive's Primary
Election Form for Salary, or (ii) as of the first day of the year for which an
Annual Bonus is earned, in the case of an Eligible Executive's Primary Election
Form for Bonus. A Participant shall not be entitled to any benefit hereunder
unless such Participant has properly completed a Primary Election Form and
deferred the receipt of his or her Annual Bonus and/or Salary pursuant to the
Plan.

       SECTION 4.2. IRREVOCABLE ELECTION. A Participant may not revoke or change
his or her Primary Election Form; provided, however, that a Participant may, by
filing a Secondary Election Form with the Plan Administrator within the period
provided in the Plan, subsequently elect to convert the balance in his or her
Interest Account to Options in accordance with Article 6.

       SECTION 4.3. PRIOR PARTICIPATION IN TORCHMARK PLAN. An Eligible Executive
who participated in the Torchmark Corporation 1996 Executive Deferred
Compensation Stock Option Plan ("Torchmark Plan"), had elected to defer Salary
or Bonus under the Torchmark Plan, and was eligible to convert such deferred
amounts into options under the Torchmark Plan, but had not done so as of the
date of the Company's initial public offering, may elect to transfer this 1997
Interest Account for Salary, and/or 1997 Interest Account for Bonus, from the
Torchmark Plan to this Plan. Thereafter, such Eligible Executive may elect to
convert such account(s) into Options pursuant to Article 6 below, no later than
December 31, 1998.

       SECTION 4.4. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUE AS AN EMPLOYEE. Nothing contained in
the Plan shall be deemed to give any Eligible Executive the right to be retained
as an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates.

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       ARTICLE 5. PLAN BENEFITS.

       SECTION 5.1. DEFERRED ANNUAL BONUS OR SALARY. An Eligible Executive may
elect to defer up to 100% (in increments of 10% or $10,000) of his or her Annual
Bonus and/or Salary to his or her Interest Account, and/or by conversion to
Options in accordance with the terms of the Plan. For bookkeeping purposes, the
amount of the Annual Bonus and/or Salary which an Eligible Executive elects to
defer pursuant to the Plan shall be transferred to and held in individual
Interest Accounts (in annual designations) pending distribution in cash or the
conversion to Options, if applicable, pursuant to Article 6.

       SECTION 5.2. TIME OF ELECTION OF DEFERRAL. An Eligible Executive who
wishes to defer Salary for a calendar quarter must irrevocably elect to do so on
or prior to the Salary Deferral Election Date for such calendar quarter, by
delivering a valid Primary Election Form for Salary to the Plan Administrator.
The Primary Election Form for Salary shall indicate: (1) the percentage of
Salary to be deferred, and (2) the form and timing of payout of deferred
amounts; provided, however, that if a Participant elects to defer Salary for
more than one quarter during a particular calendar year, the form and timing of
payout for each quarter's deferral shall be identical. An Eligible Executive who
wishes to defer Annual Bonus for a calendar year must irrevocably elect to do so
on or prior to the Bonus Deferral Election Date for such calendar year, by
delivering a valid Primary Election Form for Bonus to the Plan Administrator.
The Primary Election Form for Bonus shall indicate: (1) the percentage of Annual
Bonus to be deferred, and (2) the form and timing of payout of deferred amounts;
provided, however, that if a Participant elects to defer both Salary and Annual
Bonus for a particular calendar year, the form and timing of payout for each
shall be identical.

       SECTION 5.3. INTEREST ACCOUNTS. Amounts in a Participant's Interest
Account will be credited with interest as of the last day of each calendar
quarter (or such other day as determined by the Plan Administrator, which, in
the case of amounts converted to Options under the Plan, shall be the date of
such conversion) at the rate set from time to time by the Committee to be
applicable to the Interest Accounts of all Participants under the Plan. To the
extent required for bookkeeping purposes, a Participant's Interest Accounts will
be segregated to reflect deferred compensation on a year-by-year basis and on
the basis of the type of compensation deferred. For example, a 1998 Interest
Account for Bonus, a 1998 Interest Account for Salary, a 1999 Interest Account
for Bonus, a 1999 Interest Account for Salary, and so on. Within a reasonable
time after the end of each calendar year, the Plan Administrator shall report in
writing to each Participant the amount held in his or her Interest Accounts at
the end of the year.

       SECTION 5.4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INVESTMENT CHOICES. Each Participant is
solely responsible for any decision to defer Annual Bonus and/or Salary into his
or her Interest Account or convert Annual Bonus and/or Salary to Options under
the Plan and accepts all investment risks entailed by such decision, including
the risk of loss and a decrease in the value of the amounts he or she elects to
defer.

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       SECTION 5.5. FORM OF PAYMENT.

              (a)    PAYMENT COMMENCEMENT DATE. Payment of the balances in a
Participant's Interest Accounts shall commence on the earliest to occur of (a)
December 31 of the fifth year after the year with respect to which the deferral
was made, (b) the first Business Day of the fourth month after the Participant's
death, or (c) the Participant's termination as an employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates, other than by reason of death.

              (b)    OPTIONAL FORMS OF PAYMENT. Distributions from a
Participant's Interest Accounts may be paid to the Participant either in a lump
sum or in a number of approximately equal monthly installments designated by the
Participant on his or her Primary Election Form. Such monthly installments may
be for any number of months up to 120 months; provided, however, that in the
event of the Participant's death during the payout period, the remaining balance
shall be payable to the Participant's Beneficiary in a lump sum on the first
Business Day of the fourth month after the Participant's death. If a Participant
elects to receive a distribution of his or her Interest Accounts in
installments, the Plan Administrator may purchase an annuity from an insurance
company which annuity will pay the Participant the desired annual installments.
If the Plan Administrator purchases an annuity contract, the Eligible Executive
will have no further rights to receive payments from the Company or the Plan
with respect to the amounts subject to the annuity. If the Plan Administrator
does not purchase an annuity contract, the value of the Interest Accounts
remaining unpaid shall continue to receive allocations of return as provided in
Section 5.3. If the Participant fails to designate a payment method in the
Participant's Primary Election Form, the Participant's Account shall be
distributed in a lump sum.

              (c)    IRREVOCABLE ELECTIONS. A Participant may elect a different
payment form for each year's compensation deferred under the Plan; provided,
however, that if a Participant elects to defer Salary for more than one quarter
during a particular calendar year, or if a Participant elects to defer Salary
and Annual Bonus for a particular calendar year, the form and timing of payout
for each such deferral shall be identical. The payment form elected or deemed
elected on the Participant's Primary Election Form shall be irrevocable.

              (d)    ACCELERATION OF PAYMENT. If a Participant elects an
installment distribution and the value of such installment payment elected by
the Participant would result in a distribution of less than $3,000 per year, the
Plan Administrator may accelerate payment of the Participant's benefits over a
lesser number of whole years so that the annual amount distributed is at least
$3,000. If payment of the Participant's benefits over a five year period will
not provide annual distributions of at least $3,000, the Participant's Account
shall be paid in a lump sum.

              (e)    EFFECT OF COMPETITION. Notwithstanding the Primary Election
Form or any provision set forth herein, the entire balance of a Participant's
Interest Accounts shall be paid immediately to the Participant a lump sum in the
event the Participant

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ceases to be an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
and becomes a proprietor, officer, partner, employee or otherwise becomes
affiliated with any business that is in competition with the Company or an
affiliated company, or becomes employed by any governmental agency having
jurisdiction over the activities of the Company or an affiliated company.

              (f)    EFFECT OF ADVERSE DETERMINATION. Notwithstanding the
Primary Election Form or any provision set forth herein, if the Internal Revenue
Service determines, for any reason, that all or any portion of the amounts
credited under this Plan is currently includable in the taxable income of any
Participant, then the amounts so determined to be includable in income shall be
distributed in a lump sum to such Participant as soon as practicable.

              (g)    PAYMENT TO BENEFICIARY. Upon the Participant's death, all
unpaid amounts held in the Participant's Account shall be paid to the
Participant's Beneficiary in a lump sum on the first Business Day of the fourth
month following the Participant's death.

       SECTION 5.6. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. The Plan Administrator may, in its sole
discretion, accelerate the making of payment to a Participant of an amount
reasonably necessary to handle a severe financial hardship of a sudden and
unexpected nature due to causes not within the control of the Participant. All
financial hardship distributions shall be made in cash in a lump sum. Such
payments will be made on a first-in, first-out basis so that the oldest
compensation deferred under the Plan shall be deemed distributed first in a
financial hardship.

       SECTION 5.7. PAYMENT TO MINORS AND INCAPACITATED PERSONS. In the event
that any amount is payable to a minor or to any person who, in the judgment of
the Plan Administrator, is incapable of making proper disposition thereof, such
payment shall be made for the benefit of such minor or such person in any of the
following ways as the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall
determine:

              (a)    By payment to the legal representative of such minor or
such person;

              (b)    By payment directly to such minor or such person;

              (c)    By payment in discharge of bills incurred by or for the
benefit of such minor or such person. The Plan Administrator shall make such
payments without the necessary intervention of any guardian or like fiduciary,
and without any obligation to require bond or to see to the further application
of such payment. Any payment so made shall be in complete discharge of the
Plan's obligation to the Participant and his or her Beneficiaries.

       SECTION 5.8. APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS. The Plan Administrator may require
a Participant or Beneficiary to complete and file certain forms as a condition
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receiving the payment of benefits. The Plan Administrator may rely upon all such
information given to it, including the Participant's current mailing address. It
is the responsibility of all persons interested in receiving a distribution
pursuant to the Plan to keep the Plan Administrator informed of their current
mailing addresses.

       SECTION 5.9. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. Each Participant from time to
time may designate any person or persons (who may be designated contingently or
successively and who may be an entity other than a natural person) as his or her
Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to whom the Participant's Account is to be paid if
the Participant dies before receipt of all such benefits. Each Beneficiary
designation shall be on the form prescribed by the Plan Administrator and will
be effective only when filed with the Plan Administrator during the
Participant's lifetime. Each Beneficiary designation filed with the Plan
Administrator will cancel all Beneficiary designations previously filed with the
Plan Administrator. The revocation of a Beneficiary designation, no matter how
effected, shall not require the consent of any designated Beneficiary.

       ARTICLE 6. OPTIONS.

       Each Eligible Executive shall be granted Options subject to the following
terms and conditions:

       SECTION 6.1. ELECTION TO RECEIVE OPTIONS.

              (a)    OPTIONS CONVERTED FROM DEFERRED SALARY. During the same
calendar quarter with respect to which a Participant deferred Salary into the
Plan, the Participant shall have the right to convert some or all of his or her
Interest Account for Salary for such quarter or the previous quarter(s) of that
same calendar year into Options pursuant to this Article 6. To make such
election, the Participant must file with the plan administrator a written
irrevocable Secondary Election Form for Salary to receive Options as of the date
of the filing of such Secondary Election Form (the "Option Grant Date").

              (b)    OPTIONS CONVERTED FROM DEFERRED BONUS. At any time, but
only one time, during the twelve-month period following the end of a calendar
year with respect to which a Participant deferred Annual Bonus into the Plan,
the Participant shall have the right to convert some or all of his or her
Interest Account for Bonus for such previous year into Options pursuant to this
Article 6. To make such election, the Participant must file with the Plan
Administrator a written irrevocable Secondary Election Form for Bonus to receive
Options as of the date of the filing of such Secondary Election Form (the
"Option Grant Date").

              (c)    OPTION CONVERTED FROM BONUS AT COMMITTEE DIRECTION. The
Committee, in its sole discretion, may direct that all or any portion of the
Annual Bonus that would otherwise be payable in cash to a Participant, be
converted to Options pursuant to this Article 6.

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              (d)    EXERCISE PRICE OF OPTIONS. The exercise price per Share
under each Option granted pursuant to this Article 6 shall, at the election of
the Optionee as indicated on the Secondary Election Form, be either 100% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the Option Grant Date, or a lesser percentage
(but not less than 75%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Option Grant
Date, such lesser percentage to be determined by the Committee from time to
time. Such Secondary Election Form shall indicate the percentage of such Options
to be granted at each Exercise Price, which choice may affect the number of
Options to be received pursuant to Section 6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the exercise price under any Option granted to a Covered Employee shall be 100%
of the Fair Market Value per share on the Option Grant Date.

       SECTION 6.2. NUMBER AND TERMS OF OPTIONS. The number of Shares subject to
an Option granted pursuant to this Article 6 shall be the number of whole Shares
equal to A divided by B, where:

              A = the dollar amount which the Eligible Executive has elected
pursuant to Section 6.1 to convert to Options; and

              B = the per share value of an Option on the Option Grant Date, as
determined by the Committee using an option valuation model selected by the
Committee in its discretion (such value to be expressed as a percentage of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the Option Grant Date).

       In determining the number of Shares subject to an Option, (i) the
Committee may designate the assumptions to be used in the selected option
valuation model, and (ii) any fraction of a Share will be rounded up to the next
whole number of Shares. The maximum number of shares with respect to which
Options may be granted to a Covered Employee in any calendar year is 500,000.

       SECTION 6.3. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. Each Option shall be first exercisable,
cumulatively, as to 10% commencing on each of the first through tenth
anniversaries of the Option Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
exercisability of any Option held by a Covered Employee shall be deferred to the
extent that the Committee, in its discretion, determines that current exercise
of the Option would cause loss of the Company's tax deduction pursuant to
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. In no event shall such deferral
continue beyond the first day of the calendar year after the Optionee ceases to
be a Covered Employee. An Optionee's death, Disability, retirement or other
termination of employment shall not shorten the term of any outstanding Option.
In no event shall the period of time over which the Option may be exercised
exceed the longer of (i) eleven years from the Option Grant Date, or (ii) the
thirtieth (30th) day of the calendar year immediately following the year in
which an Optionee ceased to be a Covered Employee. An Option, or portion
thereof, may be exercised in whole or in part only with respect to whole Shares.
Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option
period, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the
number of shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the purchase
price, in cash, by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the

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Committee (including instruments providing for "cashless exercise"). Payment in
full or in part may also be made in the form of unrestricted Shares or shares of
the Company's Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 ("Class B Shares") already
owned by the optionee or Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock subject to an award
under the Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (based, in
each case, on the Fair Market Value of the Shares or Class B Shares on the date
the Option is exercised, as determined by the Committee). If payment of the
option exercise price of an Option is made in whole or in part in the form of
Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock, the Shares received upon the exercise of
such Option shall be restricted or deferred, as the case may be, in accordance
with the original term of the Restricted Stock award or Deferred Stock award in
question, except that such restrictions or deferral provisions shall apply to
only the number of such Shares equal to the number of shares of Restricted Stock
or Deferred Stock surrendered upon the exercise of such option. No Shares shall
be issued until full payment therefor has been made. An Optionee shall have
rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares
subject to the Option when the Optionee has given written notice of exercise and
has paid in full for such Shares.

       SECTION 6.4. ACCELERATED VESTING. Notwithstanding the normal vesting
schedule set forth in Section 6.3 hereof, any and all outstanding Options shall
become immediately exercisable upon the first to occur of (i) the death of the
Optionee, (ii) the Disability of the Optionee, (iii) the occurrence of a Change
in Control, or (iv) the unanimous determination by the Committee that a
particular Option or Options shall become fully exercisable. Upon acceleration,
an Option will remain exercisable for the remainder of its original term.

       SECTION 6.5. STOCK OPTION AWARD NOTICE. Each Option granted under the
Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Award Notice which shall be executed
by an authorized officer of the Company. Such Award Notice shall contain
provisions regarding (a) the number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise
of the Option, (b) the exercise price per Share of the Option and the means of
payment therefor, (c) the term of the Option, and (d) such other terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined from time to time
by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, may include in the grant of
any Option under the Plan, a "stock option restoration program" ("SORP")
provision. Such provision shall provide, without limitation, that, if payment on
exercise of an Option is made in the form of Shares or Class B Shares, and the
exercise occurs on the Annual SORP Exercise Date, an additional Option ("SORP
Option") will automatically be granted to the Optionee as of the date of
exercise, having an exercise price equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of the
Shares on the date of exercise of the prior Option, having a term of no more
than 10 years and two days from such date of exercise (subject to any forfeiture
provision or shorter limitation on exercise required under the Plan), having an
initial exercise date no earlier than six months after the date of such
exercise, and covering a number of shares equal to the number of Shares and/or
Class B Shares used to pay the exercise price of the Stock Option, plus the
number of shares (if any) withheld to cover income taxes and employment taxes
(plus any selling commissions) on the exercise. "Annual SORP Exercise Date"
shall mean August 1, or if August 1 is not a trading day on the New York

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Stock Exchange, "Annual SORP Exercise Date" shall mean the next succeeding
trading date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may delay the Annual
SORP Exercise Date to the extent it determines necessary to comply with
regulatory or administrative requirements.

       SECTION 6.6. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. No Option shall be assignable or
transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution; provided, however, that the Committee may (but need not) permit
other transfers where the Committee concludes that such transferability (i) does
not result in accelerated taxation, and (ii) is otherwise appropriate and
desirable, taking into account any state or federal securities laws applicable
to transferable Options.

       ARTICLE 7. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

       SECTION 7.1. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Article 9, the aggregate number of Shares which may be acquired upon
the exercise of Options shall not exceed 2,500,000 Shares. Shares acquired upon
exercise of Options may be newly issued Shares or previously issued and
reacquired Shares, and there are hereby reserved for issuance under the Plan
2,500,000 Shares. To the extent that Shares subject to an outstanding Option are
not issued or delivered by reason of the expiration, termination, cancellation
or forfeiture of such Option or by reason of the delivery of Shares to pay all
or a portion of the exercise price of such Option, then such Shares shall again
be available under the Plan. In the case of Options exercised with payment in
Shares under the "stock option restoration program" described in section 6.5
above, the number of Shares transferred by the Optionee in payment of the
exercise price plus the number of shares withheld to cover income and employment
taxes (plus any selling commissions) on such exercise will be netted against the
number of Shares issued to the Optionee in the exercise, and only the net number
shall be charged against the 2,500,000 limitation set forth above.

       ARTICLE 8. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

       SECTION 8.1. AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR EARLY TERMINATION. The Board may
amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any Stock Option Award Notice at any
time; provided, however, that the Board may condition any amendment or
modification on the approval of stockholders of the Company if such approval is
necessary or deemed advisable with respect to tax, securities or other
applicable laws, policies or regulations, and no such amendment, modification or
termination shall adversely affect any outstanding Options or Interest Accounts
without the consent of the Participant.

       ARTICLE 9. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.

       SECTION 9.1. CHANGE IN CORPORATE STRUCTURE AFFECTING SHARES. If the
Company shall at any time change the number of issued Shares without new
consideration to the Company (such as by stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization, reorganization, exchange of shares, liquidation, combination
or other change in corporate structure

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affecting the Shares) or make a distribution of cash or property which has a
substantial impact on the value of issued Shares, the total number of Shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted and the
number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and the exercise price per
Share under each outstanding Option and the number of shares underlying Options
shall be adjusted so that the aggregate consideration payable to the Company and
the value of each such Option shall not be changed. In addition, the aggregate
number of shares available for issuance to any employee pursuant to Section 6.2
shall be adjusted to take into account any change in corporate structure
affecting shares.

       SECTION 9.2. CERTAIN REORGANIZATIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan, and without affecting the number of Shares reserved or available
hereunder, the Committee shall authorize the issuance, continuation or
assumption of outstanding Options or provide for other equitable adjustments
after changes in the Shares resulting from any merger, consolidation, sale of
assets, acquisition of property or stock, recapitalization, reorganization or
similar occurrence in which the Company is the continuing or surviving
corporation, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem necessary to preserve
Optionees' rights under the Plan.

       SECTION 9.3. ACQUISITIONS. In the case of any sale of assets, merger,
consolidation or combination of the Company with or into another corporation
other than a transaction in which the Company is the continuing or surviving
corporation and which does not result in the outstanding Shares being converted
into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any
combination thereof (an "Acquisition"), any Optionee who holds an outstanding
Option shall have the right (subject to the provisions of the Plan and any
limitation applicable to the Option) thereafter and during the term of the
Option, to receive upon exercise thereof the Acquisition Consideration (as
defined below) receivable upon the Acquisition by a holder of the number of
Shares which would have been obtained upon exercise of the Option or portion
thereof, as the case may be, immediately prior to the Acquisition. The term
"Acquisition Consideration" shall mean the kind and amount of shares of the
surviving or new corporation, cash, securities, evidence of indebtedness, other
property or any combination thereof receivable in respect of one Share of the
Company upon consummation of an Acquisition.

       ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS.

       SECTION 10.1. WITHHOLDING. If any Option granted under the Plan is or
becomes subject to any withholding requirement, the Committee may require the
Optionee to remit such withholding as a condition to exercising the Option or
any portion thereof.

       SECTION 10.2. COMPLIANCE WITH SEC REGULATIONS. All grants and exercises
of Options under the Plan shall be executed in accordance with any applicable
requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as amended and any regulations
promulgated thereunder, to the extent applicable. To the extent that any of the
provisions contained herein do not conform with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act
or any amendments thereto

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or any successor regulation, then the Committee may make such modifications so
as to conform the Plan and any Options granted thereunder to the Rule's
requirements.

       SECTION 10.3. VALIDITY. In the event that any provision of the Plan or
any related Stock Option Award Notice is held to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the same shall not affect, in any respect whatsoever, the
validity of any other provision of the Plan or any related Stock Option Award
Notice.

       SECTION 10.4. INUREMENT OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The rights and
obligations under the Plan and any related agreements shall inure to the benefit
of, and shall be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and the
Eligible Executives and their beneficiaries.

       SECTION 10.5. TITLES. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and
are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of the Plan.

       SECTION 10.6. GOVERNING LAW. The Plan shall be construed, governed and
enforced in accordance with the law of Delaware, except as such laws are
preempted by applicable federal law.

       ARTICLE 11. LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENTS.

              (a)    Notwithstanding Section 6.4 above or any other provision of
       this Plan or any other agreement, arrangement or plan, in no event shall
       the Company pay or be obligated to pay any Plan Participant an amount
       which would be an Excess Parachute Payment except as provided in Section
       11(f) below and except as the Committee specifically provides otherwise
       in the Participant's grant agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the
       term "Excess Parachute Payment" shall mean any payment or any portion
       thereof which would be an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning
       of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code, and would result in the imposition of
       an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, in the opinion of tax
       counsel selected by the Company, ("Tax Counsel"). In the event it is
       determined that an Excess Parachute Payment would result if the full
       acceleration of exercisability provided in Section 6.4 above were made
       (when added to any other payments or benefits contingent on a change of
       control under any other agreement, arrangement or plan), the payments due
       under Section 6.4 shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to
       prevent an Excess Parachute Payment; then, if necessary to prevent an
       Excess Parachute Payment, benefits or payments under any other plan,
       agreement or arrangement shall be reduced. If it is established pursuant
       to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service
       administrative appeals proceeding that, notwithstanding the good faith of
       the Participant and the Company in applying the terms of this Article 11,
       a payment (or portion thereof) made is an Excess Parachute Payment, then,
       the Company shall pay to the Participant an additional amount in cash (a
       "Gross-Up Payment") equal to the amount necessary to cause the amount of
       the aggregate after-tax compensation and benefits received by the

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       Participant hereunder (after payment of the excise tax under Section 4999
       of the Code with respect to any Excess Parachute Payment, and any state
       and federal income taxes with respect to the Gross-Up Payment) to be
       equal to the aggregate after-tax compensation and benefits he would have
       received as if Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code had not been enacted.

              (b)    Subject to the provisions of Section 11(c), the amount of
       any Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at
       such amount, shall be determined by a nationally recognized certified
       public accounting firm designated by the Company (the "Accounting Firm").
       All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the
       Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to Section 11(a),
       shall be paid by the Company to the Participant within five (5) days
       after the receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. Any
       determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company
       and Participant.

              (c)    Participant shall notify the Company in writing of any
       claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require
       the payment by Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be
       given no later than ten (10) business days after participant is informed
       in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
       the claim and the date of requested payment. Participant shall not pay
       the claim prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day period following
       the date on which it gives notice to the Company. If the Company notifies
       Participant in writing prior to the expiration of the period that it
       desires to contest such claim, Participant shall:

                     (i)    give the Company any information reasonably
              requested by the Company relating to such claim;

                     (ii)   take such action in connection with contesting such
              claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time
              to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal
              representation with respect to such claim by an attorney selected
              by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Participant;

                     (iii)  cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to
              effectively contest such claim; and

                     (iv)   permit the Company to participate in any proceedings
              relating to such claim.

       Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 11(c), the
       Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such
       contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all
       administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the
       taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option,
       either direct Participant to pay the tax claimed and sue for

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       a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and Participant
       agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any
       administration tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or
       more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
       that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses
       (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with
       such contest and shall indemnify and hold Participant harmless, on an
       after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
       penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of the contest;
       PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the Company directs Participant to pay any
       claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of the
       payment to Participant, on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify
       and hold Participant harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax
       or income tax (including interest or penalties with respect thereto)
       imposed with respect to the advance or with respect to any imputed income
       with respect to the advance.

              (d)    In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies
       pursuant to Section 11(c) and Participant thereafter is required to make
       a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the
       amount of the Gross-Up Payment required and such payment shall be
       promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of Participant.

              (e)    If, after the receipt by Participant of an amount advanced
       by the Company pursuant to Section 11(c), Participant becomes entitled to
       receive any refund with respect to such claim, Participant shall promptly
       after receiving such refund pay to the Company the amount of such refund
       (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes
       applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Participant of an amount
       advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 11(c), a determination is
       made that Participant shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to
       such claim and the Company does not notify Participant in writing of its
       intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty
       (30) days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven
       and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance
       shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment
       required to be paid.

              (f)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation set forth in
       Section 11(a) shall not apply to a Participant if, in the opinion of Tax
       Counsel or the Accounting Firm, (i) the total amounts payable to the
       Participant hereunder and under any other agreement, arrangement or plan
       as a result of a change of control (calculated without regard to the
       limitation of Section 11(a)), reduced by the amount of excise tax imposed
       on the participant under Code Section 4999 with respect to all such
       amounts and reduced by the state and federal income taxes on amounts paid
       in excess of the limitation set forth in Section 11(a), would exceed (ii)
       such total amounts payable after application of the limitation of Section
       11(a). No Gross-Up Payment shall be made in such case.

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