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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                             GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.

                        1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                        as amended on September 14, 2000

         The following constitute the provisions of the 1997 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Genesis Microchip Inc.

         1.  Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
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Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Shares
of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of
the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of
the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of
the Code.

         2.  Definitions.
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             (a) "Board" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

             (b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

             (c) "Company" shall mean Genesis Microchip Inc, and any Designated
Subsidiary of the Company.

             (d) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross earnings
and commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium,
incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation.

             (e) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary which has
been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.

             (f) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of the
Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the
91st day of such leave.

             (g) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.

             (h) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Purchase
Period.

             (i) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
the Shares determined as follows:

                 (1) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange
or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National
Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of

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The Nasdaq Stock Market, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be the
closing sales price for the Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;

                 (2) If the Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of
the Shares shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the
Shares on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable, or;

                 (3) In the absence of an established market for the Shares, the
Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board, or;

                 (4) For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first Offering
Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price to the
public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration
statement in Form F-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
initial public offering of the Company's Shares (the "Registration Statement").

             (j) "Offering Periods" shall mean the periods of approximately
twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may
be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after June 30 and
December 31 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods
ending twenty-four months later; provided, however, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before
December 31, 1999. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed
pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

             (k) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

             (l) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date,
whichever is lower.

             (m) "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six month
period commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise
Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall
commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.

             (n) "Reserves" shall mean the number of Shares covered by each
option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the number of Shares
which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but not yet placed under
option-

             (o) "Shares" shall mean common shares of the Company.

             (p) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or
foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company
or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter
organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

             (q) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and The Nasdaq Stock Market are open for trading.

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         3.  Eligibility.
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             (a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

             (b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose shares
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own shares of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such
shares possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power
or value of all classes of shares of the Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii)
to the extent that his or her rights to purchase shares under all employee stock
purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries accrues at a rate which
exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) (U.S. dollars) worth of shares
(determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option is
granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

         4.  Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
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overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after June 30 and December 31 of each year, or on such other
date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 20 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and shall end on the last Trading Day on or
before December 31, 1999. The Board shall have the power to change the duration
of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to
future offerings without shareholder approval if such change is announced at
least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter.

         5.  Participation.
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             (a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.

             (b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         6.  Payroll Deductions.
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             (a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding 15% of the Compensation
which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period.

             (b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

             (c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in
the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate
of his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or
filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in
payroll deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during

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any Offering Period. The change in rate shall be effective with the first full
payroll period following five (5) business days after the Company's receipt of
the new subscription agreement unless the Company elects to process a given
change in participation more quickly. A participant's subscription agreement
shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as
provided in Section 10 hereof.

             (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any
time during a Purchase Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate
provided in such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the
first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year,
unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

             (e) At the time the option is exercised in whole or in part, or at
the time some or all of the Shares issued under the Plan are disposed of, the
participant must make adequate provision for the Company's federal, state, or
other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the
option or the disposition of the Shares. At any time, the Company may, but shall
not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's compensation the amount
necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including
any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Shares by the Employee.

         7.  Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
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each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of Shares determined by dividing such
Employee's payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Exercise Date and
retained in the Participant's account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable
Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall an Employee be permitted to
purchase during each Purchase Period more than 20,000 Shares (subject to any
adjustment pursuant to Section 19) on the Enrollment Date, and provided further
that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections
3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8
hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof. The
option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

         8.  Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
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provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of Shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full Shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional Shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full Share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
Shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

         9.  Delivery.  As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
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which a purchase of Shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant as appropriate, of a certificate representing the Shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.

         10. Withdrawal.
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             (a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions

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credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant promptly after
receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for the Offering
Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for
the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a participant
withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the
beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to
the Company a new subscription agreement.

             (b) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not
have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan
which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods
which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the
participant withdraws.

         11. Termination of Employment.
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         Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee, for any reason he or
she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll
deductions credited to such participant's account during the Offering Period but
not yet used to exercise the option shall be returned to such participant or, in
the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 15 hereof, and such participant's option shall be automatically
terminated. The preceding sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives
payment in lieu of notice of termination of employment shall be treated as
continuing to be an Employee for the participant's customary number of hours per
week of employment during the period in which the participant is subject to such
payment in lieu of notice.

         12. Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
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participant in the Plan.

         13. Shares.
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             (a) Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of Shares which
shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 200,000, plus an annual
increase to be added on each anniversary date of the adoption of the Plan equal
to the lesser of (i) the number of Shares needed to restore the maximum
aggregate number of Shares available for sale under the Plan to 200,000, or (ii)
a lesser amount determined by the Board. If, on a given Exercise Date, the
number of Shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the
number of Shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro
rata allocation of the Shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a
manner as practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.

             (b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in
Shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

             (c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and
his or her spouse.

         14. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
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committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

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         15. Designation of Beneficiary.
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             (a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any Shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an
Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
participant of such Shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a
written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated
beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such
designation to be effective.

             (b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to
the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

         16. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
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participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive Shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

         17. Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the
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Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

         18. Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
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participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
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             Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.
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             (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
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the shareholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of Shares each
participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well
as the price per Share and the number of Shares covered by each option under the
Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of
the Shares, or any other increase or decrease in the number of Shares effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that
conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to
have been "effected without receipt of consideration". Such adjustment shall be
made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding
and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company
of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of Shares subject to an option.

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             (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
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dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution or
liquidation. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten
(10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for
the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.

             (c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of all or
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substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any Purchase Periods
then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date") and any Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New
Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's
proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise
Date for the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New
Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         20. Amendment or Termination.
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             (a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend
the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof, no such termination can
affect options previously granted, provided that an Offering Period may be
terminated by the Board on any Exercise Date if the Board determines that the
termination of the Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof, no amendment may make any
change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of
any participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code
(or any successor rule or Provision or any other applicable law, regulation or
stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a
manner and to such a degree as required.

             (b) Without shareholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Shares for each
participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant's
Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board
(or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are
consistent with the Plan.

         21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to
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the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued
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with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance
and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply

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with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Securities Act (Ontario), the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

         23. Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the effective
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date of its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten
(10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.

         24. Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period. To the extent
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permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules, if the
Fair Market Value of the Shares on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is
lower than the Fait Market Value of the Shares on the Enrollment Date of such
Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                             GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.

                        1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

_____ Original Application     Enrollment Date: ________________

_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate

_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)

         1.  ____________________ hereby elects to participate in the 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan") of Genesis
Microchip Inc. (the "Company") and subscribes to purchase common shares of the
Company ("Shares") in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

         2.  I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the
amount of _____% of my Compensation on each payday (from 0 to 15%) during the
Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Please
note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

         3.  I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for
the purchase of Shares at the applicable Purchase Price determined in accordance
with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw
from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to
automatically exercise my option.

         4.  I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
in all respects subject to the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that my ability to exercise the option under this Subscription
Agreement is subject to shareholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

         5.  Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
should be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):
_____________________.

         6. I represent that I have consulted with any tax consultants I deem
advisable in connection with my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan and the purchase and disposition of Shares thereunder, and that I am not
relying on the Company for any tax advice. I hereby agree to notify the Company
in writing within 30 days after the date of any disposition of my shares and I
will make adequate provision for the tax withholding obligations of the Company,
if any, which arise upon the acquisition or disposition of the Shares.

         7.  I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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         8.  In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and Shares due to me under the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan.

NAME: (Please print)
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                         (First)            (Middle)               (Last)

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Relationship
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                                            (Address)

Employee's Social Security Number:          ------------------------------------

Employee's Address:                         ------------------------------------

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         I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:
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                                         Signature of Employee

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                                         Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary
                                                              other than spouse)

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                             GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.

                        1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

         The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Genesis
Microchip Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on _______________,
19__ (the "Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby
withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay
to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The
undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering
Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further
that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in
the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.

                                         Name and Address of Participant:

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                                         Signature

                                         Date:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

                       1997 NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                        as amended on September 14, 2000

     1. Purpose of the Plan.
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        1.1 The purpose of the Plan is to assist non-employee directors and
non-employee senior officers of the Corporation and its Affiliates, and Service
Providers, in participating in the growth and development of the Corporation and
its Affiliates by providing such persons with the opportunity, through share
options, to acquire a proprietary interest in the Corporation.

     2. Defined Terms.
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     Where used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings,
respectively:

        2.1 "Affiliate" means any corporation which is an affiliate, as such
term is used in Subsection 2(2) of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), of
the Corporation;

        2.2 "Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation or, if
established and duly authorized to act, the executive committee of the board of
directors of the Corporation;

        2.3 "Committee" shall have the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.1
hereof;

        2.4 "Corporation" means Genesis Microchip Inc. and includes any
successor corporation thereof;

        2.5 "Eligible Person" means any non-employee director or non-employee
senior officer of the Corporation or any Affiliate, or any Service Provider;

        2.6 "Insider" means any insider, as such term is defined in Subsection
1(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), of the Corporation, other than a person
who falls within that definition solely by virtue of being a director or senior
officer of an Affiliate, and includes any associate, as such term is defined in
Subsection 1(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), of any such insider;

        2.7 "Market Price" at any date in respect of the Shares means the
closing sale price of such Shares on the stock exchange or market on which such
Shares are listed and posted for trading on the trading day immediately
preceding such date. In the event that such Shares did not trade on such trading
day, the Market Price shall be the average of the bid and ask prices in respect
of such Shares at the close of trading on such trading day. In the event that
such Shares are not listed and for posted trading on a stock exchange or market,
the Market Price shall be the fair market value of such Shares as determined by
the Board in its sole discretion;

        2.8 "Option" means an option to purchase Shares granted to an Eligible
Person under the Plan;

        2.9 "Option Price" means the price per Share at which Shares may be
purchased under an Option, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with Article 8 hereof;

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        2.10 "Optioned Shares" means the Shares issuable pursuant to an exercise
of Options;

        2.11 "Optionee" means an Eligible Person to whom an Option has been
granted and who continues to hold such Option;

        2.12 "Plan" means the Genesis Microchip Inc, 1997 Non-Employee Stock
Option Plan, as the same may be amended or varied from time to time;

        2.13 "Service Provider" means any person engaged to provide ongoing
management or consulting services for the Corporation or for any entity
controlled by the Corporation;

        2.14 "Share Compensation Arrangement" means a stock option, stock option
plan, employee stock purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive
mechanism of the Corporation involving the issuance or potential issuance of
shares to one or more employees or Insiders of the Corporation or any Affiliate
or to one or more Service Providers, including a share purchase from treasury
which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of a loan, guaranty or
otherwise; and

        2.15 "Shares" means the common shares of the Corporation or, in the
event of an adjustment contemplated by Article 8 hereof, such other shares or
securities to which an Optionee may be entitled upon the exercise of an Option
as a result of such adjustment.

     3. Administration of the Plan.
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        3.1 The Plan shall be administered by the Board or by any committee (the
"Committee") of the Board established by the Board for that purpose.

        3.2 The Board or Committee shall have the power, where consistent with
the general purpose and intent of the Plan and subject to the specific
provisions of the Plan:

            (a) to establish policies and to adopt rules and regulations for
carrying out the purposes, provisions and administration of the Plan;

            (b) to interpret and construe the Plan and to determine all
questions arising out of the Plan or any Option, and any such interpretation,
construction or determination made by the Committee shall be final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes;

            (c) to determine the number of Shares covered by and terms and
conditions of each Option;

            (d) to determine the Option Price of each Option;

            (e) to determine the time or times when Options will be granted and
exercisable;

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            (f) to determine if the Shares which are issuable on the exercise of
an Option will be subject to any restrictions upon the exercise of such Option;

            (g) to prescribe the form of the instruments relating to the grant,
exercise and other terms of Options; and

            (h) subject to receipt of any required approvals, to modify or amend
each Option.

        3.3 The Board or the Committee may, in its discretion, require as
conditions to the grant or exercise of any Option that the Optionee shall have:

            (a) represented, warranted and agreed in form and substance
satisfactory to the Corporation that he or she is acquiring and will acquire
such Option and the Shares to be issued upon the exercise thereof or, as the
case may be, is acquiring such Shares, for his or her own account, for
investment and not with a view to or in connection with any distribution, that
he or she has had access to such information as is necessary to enable him or
her to evaluate the merits and risks of such investment and that he or she is
able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for an indefinite period;

            (b) agreed to restrictions on transfer in form and substance
satisfactory to the Corporation and to an endorsement on any option agreement or
certificate representing the Shares making appropriate reference to such
restrictions; and

            (c) agreed to indemnify the Corporation in connection with the
foregoing.

        3.4 Any Option granted under the Plan shall be subject to the
requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Corporation shall determine that
the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to such Option
upon any securities exchange or under any law or regulation of any jurisdiction,
or the consent or approval of any securities exchange or any governmental or
regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the
grant or exercise of such Option or the issuance or purchase of Shares
thereunder, such Option may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part
unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have
been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board or the
Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Corporation to apply
for or obtain such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval.

     4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
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        4.1 Options may be granted in respect of authorized and unissued Shares,
provided that the aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to the
exercise of Options, subject to any adjustment of such number pursuant to the
provisions of Article 8 hereof, is 500,000 or such greater number of Shares as
may be determined by the Board and approved, if required, by the shareholders of
the Corporation and by any relevant stock exchange or other regulatory
authority. Optioned Shares in respect of which Options are not exercised shall
be available for subsequent Options. No fractional Shares may be purchased or
issued under the Plan.

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     5. Eligibility; Grant; Terms of Options.
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        5.1 (a) Options may be granted by the Board, in its discretion, to any
Eligible Person; provided, however, that Options may only be granted to
non-employee directors of the Corporation (each a "Director") pursuant to the
provisions of Subsections 5.1(b), (c) and (d) hereof.

            (b) Subject to the restrictions contained in Sections 4.1, 5.5 and
5.7 hereof, each Director shall automatically be granted and receive, without
any action on the part of the Board, Options to purchase 15,000 Shares effective
immediately upon such Director first being appointed or elected a Director. The
Option Price of such Options shall be equal to the Market Price on the date of
such appointment or election (the "Commencement Date") and the expiration date
of such Options shall be 10 years from the Commencement Date. Such Options shall
vest in amounts as follows: (i) at any time subsequent to the date which is 12
months after the Commencement Date, such Options may be exercised to the extent
of 5,000 of the Shares covered by such Options; (ii) at any time subsequent to
the date which is 24 months after the Commencement Date, such Options may be
exercised to the extent of an additional 5,000 of the Shares covered by such
Options, and to the extent the right to exercise such Options theretofore shall
not have been exercised, and (iii) at any time subsequent to the date which is
36 months after the Commencement Date until the expiry of such Options, such
Options may be exercised in full, except to the extent such Options theretofore
shall have been exercised.

            (c) Subject to the restrictions contained in Sections 4.1, 5.5 and
5.7 hereof, on the first day of the calendar month following the annual general
meeting of the Corporation in each year, each person who is then a Director and
who has been a Director for at least 12 months shall automatically be granted
and receive, without any action on the part of the Board, (a) Options to
purchase 5,000 Shares, and (b) for each committee of the Board such Director
serves on, Options to purchase 2,500 Shares. The Option Price of such Options
shall be equal to the Market Price on the first day of the calendar month
following the annual general meeting of the Corporation in the applicable year
(the "Date of Grant") and the expiration date of such Options shall be 10 years
from the Date of Grant. The Optionee may purchase not more than one-twelfth of
the Shares covered by such Options during each of the first 12 months following
the Date of Grant, provided, however, that if the number of Shares purchased
under such Options during any such month is less than one-twelfth of the Shares
covered by such Options, the Optionee shall have the right, at any time or from
time to time during the remainder of the term of such Options, to purchase such
number of Shares that were purchasable, but not purchased by the Optionee,
during such month.

            (d) Subject to the restrictions contained in Section 4.1, 5.5 and
5.7 hereof, the Board may, in its discretion, grant Options to any Director who
has entered into an agreement to provide consulting services to the Corporation
in addition to Options granted in accordance with Subsections 5.1(b) and (c).
Such additional Options may be granted upon terms consistent with the provisions
of the Plan and as determined by the Board in its discretion.

        5.2 Subject as herein and otherwise specifically provided in this
Article 5, the number of Shares subject to each Option, the Option Price of each
Option, the expiration date of each Option, the extent to which each Option is
exercisable from time to time during the term of the Option and other terms and
conditions relating to each such Option shall be determined by the

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Board. The Board or the Committee may, in their entire discretion, subsequent to
the time of granting Options hereunder, permit an Optionee who is not a Director
to exercise any or all of the unvested options then outstanding and granted to
the Optionee under this Plan, in which event all such unvested Options then
outstanding and granted to the Optionee shall be deemed to be immediately
exercisable during such period of time as may be specified by the Board or the
Committee.

        5.3    Subject to Section 5.1 hereof and any adjustments pursuant to the
provisions of Article 8 hereof, the Option Price of any Option shall in no
circumstances be lower than the Market Price on the date on which the grant of
the Option is approved by the Board. If, as and when any Shares have been duly
purchased and paid for under the terms of an Option, such Shares shall be
conclusively deemed allotted and issued as fully paid non-assessable Shares at
the price paid therefor.

        5.4    The term of an Option shall not exceed 10 years from the date of
the grant of the Option.

        5.5    No Options shall be granted to any Optionee if the total number
of Shares issuable to such Optionee under this Plan, together with any Shares
reserved for issuance to such Optionee under options for services or any other
stock option plans, would exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Shares.

        5.6    An Option is personal to the Optionee and non-assignable (whether
by operation of law or otherwise), except as provided for herein. Upon any
attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of an
Option contrary to the provisions of the Plan, or upon the levy of any
attachment or similar process upon an Option, the Option shall, at the election
of the Corporation, cease and terminate and be of no further force or effect
whatsoever.

        5.7    No Options shall be granted to any Optionee if such grant could
result, at any time, in:

               (a)    the number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
Options or other stock options granted to Insiders exceeding 10% of the issued
and outstanding Shares;

               (b)    the issuance to Insiders, within a one-year period, of a
number of Shares exceeding 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares; or

               (c)    the issuance to any one Insider and such Insider's
associates, within a one-year period, of a number of Shares exceeding 5% of the
issued and outstanding Shares.

     For the purposes of Subsections 5.7(b) and (c), the phrase "issued and
outstanding Shares" excludes any Shares issued pursuant to the Plan or other
Share Compensation Arrangements over a preceding one-year period, and, for the
purpose of Subsection 5.7(c), "associate" means any person associated with such
Insider within the meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario).

     6. Ceasing to be an Eligible Person; Bankruptcy; Death.
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        6.1    Subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof and to any express
resolution passed by the Committee or the Board with respect to an Option, an
Option and all rights to purchase Shares pursuant thereto shall expire and
terminate immediately upon the Optionee who holds such Option ceasing to be an
Eligible Person.

        6.2    The Committee or the Board may, in their entire discretion, at
the time of the granting of Options hereunder, determine that provisions to the
following effect shall be contained in the written option agreement between the
Corporation and the Optionee;

               (a)    If an Optionee shall retire while holding an Option which
has not been fully exercised, such Optionee may exercise the Option at any time
within thirty (30) days of the date of such retirement, but only to the same
extent to which the Optionee could have exercised the Option immediately before
the date of such retirement.

               (b)    If an Optionee ceases to serve the Corporation or any
Affiliate, as the case may be, as an officer or director for cause, no Option
held by such Optionee may be exercised following the date on which such Optionee
ceases to serve the Corporation or any Affiliate, as the case may be, in such
capacity. If an Optionee ceases to serve the Corporation or any Affiliate as an
officer or director for any reason other than for cause, unless otherwise
provided for in this Plan, no Option held by such Optionee at the effective date
thereof may be exercised by the Optionee following the date which is ninety (90)
days after the date on which the Optionee ceases to serve the Corporation or any
Affiliate, as the case may be, in such capacity.

               (c)    In the event that an Optionee commits an act of
bankruptcy or any proceeding is commenced against the Optionee under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or other applicable bankruptcy or
insolvency legislation in force at the time of such bankruptcy and such
proceeding remains undismissed for a period of thirty (30) days, no Option held
by such Optionee may be exercised following the date on which such Optionee
commits such act of bankruptcy or such proceeding remains undismissed, as the
case may be.

        6.3    If any Optionee shall die holding an Option which has not been
fully exercised, his personal representatives, heirs or legatees may, at any
time within three months from the date of grant of probate of the will or
letters of administration of the estate of the decedent or within one year after
the date of such death, whichever is the lesser time, exercise the Option with
respect to the unexercised balance of the Shares subject to the Option but only
to the same extent to which the decedent could have exercised the Option
immediately before the date of such death.

        6.4    For greater certainty, Options shall not be affected by any
change of office of the Optionee or by the Optionee ceasing to be a Director
provided that the Optionee continues to be an Eligible Person.

        6.5    For the purposes of this Article 6, a determination by the
Corporation that an Optionee was discharged for "cause" shall be binding on the
Optionee.

    7.  Exercise of Options.
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        7.1    Subject to the provisions of the Plan, an Option may be exercised
from time to time by delivery to the Corporation at its registered office of a
written notice of exercise addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation
specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being
exercised and accompanied by payment in full, by cash or certified cheque, of
the Option Price of the Shares then being purchased. Subject to any provisions
of the Plan to the contrary, certificates for such Shares shall be issued and
delivered to the Optionee within a reasonable time following the receipt of such
notice and payment.

        7.2    Notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in the Plan or in
any Option, the Corporation's obligation to issue Shares to an Optionee pursuant
to the exercise of any Option shall be subject to:

               (a)    completion of such registration or other qualification of
such Shares or obtaining approval of such governmental or regulatory authority
as the Corporation shall determine to be necessary or advisable in connection
with the authorization, issuance or sale thereof;

               (b)    the admission of such Shares to listing on any stock
exchange on which the Shares may then be listed;

               (c)    the receipt from the Optionee of such representations,
warranties, agreements and undertakings, as the Corporation determines to be
necessary or advisable in order to safeguard against the violation of the
securities laws of any jurisdiction; and

               (d)    the satisfaction of any conditions on exercise prescribed
pursuant to Article 3 hereof.

        7.3    Options shall be evidenced by a share option agreement,
instrument or certificate in such form not inconsistent with this Plan as the
Committee or the Board may from time to time determine provided that the
substance of Article 5 be included therein.

    8.  Certain Adjustments.
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        8.1    Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the
Corporation, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option, the number
of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which
no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon
cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the Option Price of each
such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or
any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without
receipt of consideration by the Corporation; provided, however, that conversion
of any convertible securities of the Corporation shall not be deemed to have
been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made
by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Corporation
of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number of Shares subject to and Option Price of an Option.

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          8.2  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the
Corporation, the Board shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior
to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Board in its discretion
may provide for an Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option
until twenty (20) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned
Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Option would not
otherwise be exercisable. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
action.

          8.3  In the event of a merger of the Corporation with or into another
corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation,
each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option or right
substituted by the successor corporation or an affiliate (within the meaning of
the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the "OBCA") of the successor corporation.
In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for
the Option, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the
Option as to all of the Optioned Shares, including Shares as to which it would
not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option becomes fully vested and
exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or
sale of assets, the Board shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically
that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of twenty
(20) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the
expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall
be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or
right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned
Shares subject to the Option immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets,
the consideration (whether shares, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Shares for each Share
held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a
choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such
consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common
shares of the successor corporation or its affiliate (within the meaning of the
OBCA), the Board may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for
the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each Share
of Optioned Shares subject to the Option, to be solely common shares of the
successor corporation or its affiliate (within the meaning of the OBCA) equal in
fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares
in the merger or sale of assets.

     9.   Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan.
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          9.1  The Board may amend the Plan at any time, provided, however, that
no such amendment may materially and adversely affect any Option previously
granted to an Optionee without consent of the Optionee, except to the extent
required by law. Any such amendment shall, if required, be subject to the prior
approval of, or acceptance by, any stock exchange or market on which the Shares
are listed and posted for trading.

          9.2  Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Plan
or in any resolution of the Board in implementation thereof:

               (a)  subject to the rules of any relevant stock exchange or other
regulatory authority, the Board may, by resolution, advance the date on which
any Option may be exercised or

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extend the expiration date of any Option. The Board shall not, in the event
of any such advancement or extension, be under any obligation to advance or
extend the date on or by which Options may be exercised by any other Optionee;
and

                (b) the Board may, by resolution, but subject to applicable
regulatory requirements, decide that any of the provisions hereof concerning the
effect of termination of the Optionee's office or directorship shall not apply
to any Optionee for any reason acceptable to the Board.

          9.3   Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 9, should changes
be required to the Plan by any securities commission, stock exchange or other
governmental or regulatory body of any jurisdiction to which the Plan or the
Corporation now is or hereafter becomes subject, such changes shall be made to
the Plan as are necessary to confirm with such requirements and, if such changes
are approved by the Board, the Plan, as amended, shall be filed with the records
of the Corporation and shall remain in full force and affect in its amended form
as of the date of its adoption by the Board.

          9.4   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Board may
at any time by resolution terminate this Plan. In such event, all Options then
outstanding and granted to an Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee for a
period of thirty (30) days after the date on which the Corporation shall have
notified all Optionees of the termination of this Plan, but only to the same
extent as the Optionee could have exercised such Options immediately prior to
the date of such notification.

     10.  Miscellaneous Provisions.
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          10.1  An Optionee shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the
Corporation with respect to any of the Shares covered by such Option until the
date of issuance of a certificate for Shares upon the exercise of such Option,
in full or in part, and then only with respect to the Shares represented by such
certificate or certificates. Without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which
the record date is prior to the date such share certificate is issued.

          10.2  Nothing in the Plan or any Option shall confer upon an Optionee
any right to continue or be re-elected as a director of the Corporation or any
Affiliate or any right to continue as an officer of the Corporation or any
Affiliate.

          10.3  The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of
[Ontario] and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

     11.  Shareholder and Regulatory Approval.
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          11.1  The Plan shall be subject to ratification by the shareholders of
the Corporation to be effected by a resolution passed at a meeting of the
shareholders of the Corporation, and to acceptance by any relevant regulatory
authority. Any Options granted prior to such ratification and

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acceptance shall be conditional upon such ratification and acceptance being
given and no such Options may be exercised unless and until such ratification
and acceptance are given.

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