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                                                                   Exhibit 10.1

                                  ADAPTEC, INC.

                            2000 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN

    1.   PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. The purposes of this 2000 Director Option Plan
are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as Outside
Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide additional incentive
to the Outside Directors of the Company to serve as Directors, and to
encourage their continued service on the Board.

         All options granted hereunder shall be nonstatutory stock options.

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

         (a)  "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (b)  "CHANGE IN CONTROL"  means the happening of any of the
following:

              (i)      When any "person," as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (other than the Company, a
Subsidiary or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such
plan acting as trustee) 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 fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting
power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or

              (ii)     A change in the composition of the Board occurring
within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the
directors are Incumbent Directors.  "Incumbent Directors" shall mean
directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of the date hereof,
or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the
affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the
time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual
whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened
proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company);

              (iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the
Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation
which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by
the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

              (iv)     The consummation of the sale or disposition by the
Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets.

         (c)  "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         (d)  "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

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         (e)  "COMPANY" means Adaptec, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         (f)  "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.

         (g)  "DISABILITY" means total and permanent disability as defined in
section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

         (h)  "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including officers and Directors,
employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  The
payment of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of
itself to constitute "employment" by the Company.

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

         (j)  "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:

              (i)      If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (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 Administrator deems reliable;

              (ii)     If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System
(but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair
Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high
bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock 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

              (iii)    In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.

         (k)  "INSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who is an Employee.

         (l)  "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

         (m)  "OPTIONED STOCK" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

         (n)  "OPTIONEE" means a Director who holds an Option.

         (o)  "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who is not an Employee.

         (p)  "PARENT" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

         (q)  "PLAN" means this 2000 Director Option Plan.

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         (r)  "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.

         (s)  "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.

    3.   STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10
of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is 1,000,000 Shares (the "Pool"). The Shares may be
authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

         If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not
be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future
distribution under the Plan.

    4.   ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS OF OPTIONS UNDER THE PLAN.

         (a)  ADMINISTRATION.

              (i)       ADMINISTRATOR Except as otherwise required herein,
the Plan shall be administered by the Board.

              (ii)      POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the
provisions and restrictions of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority,
in its discretion: (i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock; (ii) to interpret the Plan; (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (iv) to authorize any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the
grant of an Option previously granted hereunder; and (v) to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan.

              (iii)     EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Board shall be final.

         (b)  PROCEDURE FOR GRANTS. All grants of Options to Outside
Directors under this Plan shall be automatic and nondiscretionary and shall
be made strictly in accordance with the following provisions:

              (i)       No person shall have any discretion to select which
Outside Directors shall be granted Options or to determine the number of
Shares to be covered by Options.

              (ii)      Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted
an Option to purchase 40,000 Shares (the "First Option") upon the date (on or
after the effective date of this Plan) on which such person first becomes an
Outside Director, whether through election by the stockholders of the Company
or appointment by the Board to fill a vacancy; provided, however, that an
Inside Director who ceases to be an Inside Director but who remains a
Director shall not receive a First Option.

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              (iii)     Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted
an Option to purchase 15,000 Shares (a "Subsequent Option") on March 31st of
each year provided he or she is then an Outside Director.

              (iv)      The terms of a First Option granted hereunder shall
be as follows:

                        (A)       the term of the First Option shall be ten
(10) years.

                        (B)       the First Option shall be exercisable only
while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set
forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

                        (C)       the exercise price per Share shall be 100%
of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the First Option.

                        (D)       subject to Section 10 hereof, the First
Option shall become exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Optioned Stock on the first anniversary of the date of grant of the Option
and as to six and one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the Optioned Stock for each
full calendar quarter thereafter that the Optionee remains a Director.

              (v)       The terms of a Subsequent Option granted hereunder
shall be as follows:

                        (A)       the term of the Subsequent Option shall be
ten (10) years.

                        (B)       the Subsequent Option shall be exercisable
only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as
set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

                        (C)       the exercise price per Share shall be 100%
of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the Subsequent
Option.

                        (D)       subject to Section 10 hereof, the
Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of
the Optioned Stock on the last day of each full calendar quarter after the
date of grant, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a Director on
such dates.

              (vi)      In the event that any Option granted under the Plan
would cause the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options plus the
number of Shares previously purchased under Options to exceed the Pool, then
the remaining Shares available for Option grant shall be granted under
Options to the Outside Directors on a pro rata basis. No further grants shall
be made until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for
grant under the Plan through action of the Board or the stockholders to
increase the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or through
cancellation or expiration of Options previously granted hereunder.

         (c)  SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF OPTION. If the President of the
Company or his designee reasonably believes that an Optionee has committed an
act of misconduct, the President may suspend the Optionee's right to exercise
any Option pending a determination by the Board

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(excluding the Outside Director accused of such misconduct). If the Board
(excluding the Outside Director accused of such misconduct) determines an
Optionee has committed an act of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, nonpayment
of an obligation owed to the Company, breach of fiduciary duty or deliberate
disregard of the Company rules resulting in loss, damage or injury to the
Company, or if an Optionee makes an unauthorized disclosure of any Company
trade secret or confidential information, engages in any conduct constituting
unfair competition, induces any Company customer to breach a contract with
the Company or induces any principal for whom the Company acts as agent to
terminate such agency relationship, neither the Optionee nor his estate shall
be entitled to exercise any Option whatsoever. In making such determination,
the Board (excluding the Outside Director accused of such misconduct) shall
act fairly and shall give the Optionee an opportunity to appear and present
evidence on Optionee's behalf at a hearing before the Board or a committee of
the Board.

    5.   ELIGIBILITY. Options may be granted only to Outside Directors. All
Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth
in Section 4.

         The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with respect
to continuation of service as a Director or nomination to serve as a
Director, nor shall it interfere in any way with any rights which the
Director or the Company may have to terminate the Director's relationship
with the Company at any time.

    6.   TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the
Company as described in Section 16 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect
until terminated under Section 11 of the Plan.

    7.   FORM OF CONSIDERATION. The consideration to be paid for the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment,
shall be determined by the Board and may consist entirely of (i) cash, (ii)
check, (iii) promissory note, (iv) other shares which (x) in the case of
Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender or were not
acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (y) have a Fair
Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price
of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (v) consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the
Company in connection with the Plan, (vi) by delivering an irrevocable
subscription agreement for the Shares which irrevocably obligates the
Optionee to take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve (12) months
after the date of delivery of the subscription agreement, (vii) any
combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or (viii) such other
consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent
permitted under applicable law.

    8.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.

         (a)  PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in
Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that no Options shall be exercisable
until stockholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof
has been obtained.

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              An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

              An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice
of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms
of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment
for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Full payment may consist of any consideration and
method of payment allowable under Section 7 of the Plan. Until the issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a
duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate
evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other
rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. A share certificate for the
number of Shares so acquired shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as
practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment shall be made for a
dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the
stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 10 of the Plan.

              Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease
in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes
of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to
which the Option is exercised.

         (b)  TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS STATUS AS A DIRECTOR. In the event an
Optionee's status as a Director terminates (other than upon the Optionee's
death or Disability), the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only
within three (3) months following the date of such termination, and only to
the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of its ten (10) year
term). To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option
on the date of such termination, or to the extent that the Optionee does not
exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

         (c)  DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In the event Optionee's status as a
Director terminates as a result of Disability, the Optionee may exercise his
or her Option, but only within six (6) months following the date of such
termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise it on the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of its ten (10) year term). To the extent that the Optionee was
not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of termination, or if he or
she does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled)
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

         (d)  DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of an Optionee's death, the
Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option, but only within six (6)
months following the date of death, and only to the extent that the Optionee
was entitled to exercise it on the date of death (but in no event later than
the expiration of its ten (10) year term). To the extent that the Optionee
was not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of death, or to the extent
that the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise
such Option does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so
entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

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    9.   NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. Unless otherwise provided for by the
Administrator, the Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated,
transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws
of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the
Optionee, only by the Optionee.

    10.  ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION OR CHANGE IN
CONTROL.

         (a)  CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, 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 price per Share covered by each such outstanding
Option, and the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the automatic grant
provisions of Section 4 hereof 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 Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of
issued 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." Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock 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.

         (b)  DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. Subject to paragraph (d) below, in
the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all
outstanding Options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of
such proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. The Board may,
in the exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that any
Option shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each Optionee
the right to exercise his Option as to all or any part of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable.

         (c)  CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of a "Change in Control" of the
Company, as defined above, any Options outstanding upon the date of such
Change in Control that are not yet exercisable and vested on such date shall
become one hundred percent (100%) exercisable and vested.

         (d)  GOLDEN PARACHUTE EXCISE TAX VESTING ACCELERATION LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event that the
vesting acceleration provided for in this Plan or amounts or benefits
otherwise payable to an Optionee (i) constitute "parachute payments" within
the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this Section 10(d),
would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the
"Excise Tax"), then the Optionee's accelerated vesting hereunder shall be
either

              (i)      made in full, or

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              (ii)     made as to such lesser extent as would result in no
                       portion of such acceleration, amounts or benefits
                       being subject to the Excise Tax,

whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable
federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the
receipt by the Optionee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of
severance benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such
severance benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless the
Company and the Optionee otherwise agree in writing, any determination
required under this Section 10(d) shall be made in writing in good faith by
the accounting firm serving as the Company's independent public accountants
immediately prior to the Change of Control (the "Accountants"). In the event
of a reduction in benefits hereunder, the Optionee shall be given the choice
of which benefits to reduce. For purposes of making the calculations required
by this Section 10(d), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and
approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of
the Code. The Company and the Optionee shall furnish to the Accountants such
information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order
to make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs
the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations
contemplated by this Section 10(d).

         (e)  POOLING OF INTERESTS LIMITATION. To the extent that the
enforcement of any provision of this Plan, including, but not limited to
Section 10(c) hereof, which allows for the acceleration of vesting of options
to purchase shares of Common Stock, would cause a contemplated Change of
Control transaction that was intended to be accounted for as a
"pooling-of-interests" transaction to become ineligible for such accounting
treatment under generally accepted accounting principles, as determined by
the Company's independent public accountants, then such provision shall
automatically be deemed amended to provide Optionee with such lesser benefits
as would allow for the contemplated Change of Control transaction to be
accounted for as a "pooling-of-interests" transaction.

    11.  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

         (a)  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration,
suspension, or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of
any Optionee under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In
addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with any applicable
law, regulation or stock exchange rule, the Company shall obtain stockholder
approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as
required.

         (b)  EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated.

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    12.  TIME OF GRANTING OPTIONS. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

    13.  CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and
the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, state securities laws, 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 relevant provisions of law.

         Inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory
body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel
to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue
or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.

    14.  RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall
be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

    15.  OPTION AGREEMENT. Options shall be evidenced by written option
agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

    16.  STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan
is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and
manner required under applicable state and federal law and any stock exchange
rules.

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                                  ADAPTEC, INC.

                           DIRECTOR'S OPTION AGREEMENT

                                 (First Option)

     Adaptec, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has granted to
_______________________ (the "Optionee"), an option to purchase a total of
40,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Optioned Stock"), at the
price determined as provided herein, and in all respects subject to the
terms, definitions and provisions of the 2000 Directors' Option Plan (the
"Plan") adopted by the Company which is incorporated herein by reference. The
terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings herein.

     1. NATURE OF THE OPTION. This is a nonstatutory option and is not intended
to qualify for any special tax benefits to the Optionee.

     2. EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price is $ for each share of Common Stock,
which is 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined on the
date of grant of this Option.

     3. EXERCISE OF OPTION. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Plan as follows:

          (i)  RIGHT TO EXERCISE.

               (a) This Option shall become exercisable cumulatively as to
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Optioned Stock on the first anniversary of
the date of the grant and as to six and one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the
remaining Optioned Stock for each full quarter thereafter that the Optionee
remains a Director; provided, however, that in no event shall this Option be
exercisable until shareholder approval of the Plan has been obtained in
accordance with Section 16 thereof.

               (b) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

               (c) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other
termination of service as a Director, the exercisability of the Option is
governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement.

          (ii)  METHOD OF EXERCISE. This Option shall be exercisable by
written notice (in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A) which shall state
the election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares in respect of
which the Option is being exercised. The written notice shall be

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signed by the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail
to the Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by
payment of the exercise price.

     4.   METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price shall be by any of
the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

          (i)      cash,

          (ii)     check,

          (iii)    other shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired
                   upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by
                   the Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date
                   of surrender or were not acquired, directly or
                   indirectly, from the Company, and (y) have a Fair
                   Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the
                   aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which
                   said Option shall be exercised,

          (iv)     promissory note,

          (v)      consideration received by the Company under a
                   cashless exercise program implemented by the Company
                   in connection with the Plan, or

          (vi)     by delivering an irrevocable subscription agreement
                   for the Shares which irrevocably obligates the
                   Optionee to take and pay for the Shares not more than
                   twelve (12) months after the date of delivery of the
                   subscription agreement.

     5. RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE. This Option may not be exercised if the
issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulations, or if such issuance
would not comply with the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the
Shares may then be listed. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the
Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

     6. TERMINATION OF STATUS AS A DIRECTOR. If Optionee ceases to serve as a
Director, he may, but only within three (3) months after the date he ceases to
be a Director of the Company, exercise this Option to the extent that he was
entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after its ten (10) year term
has expired. To the extent that he was not entitled to exercise this Option at
the date of such termination, or if he does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

     7. DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6
above, if Optionee is unable to continue his service as a Director as a result
of his Disability he may, but only within six (6) months from the date of
termination, exercise this Option to the extent he was entitled to

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exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he was not
entitled to exercise this Option at the date of termination, or if he does
not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

     8. DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of Optionee, the Option may
be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that
had accrued at the date of death.

     9. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him. The terms of this
Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors
and assigns of the Optionee.

     10. TERM OF OPTION. This Option may not be exercised more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant of this Option, and may be exercised during such
term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

     11. TAXATION UPON EXERCISE OF OPTION. Optionee understands that, upon
exercise of this Option, he will recognize income for tax purposes in an amount
equal to the excess of the then fair market value of the Shares purchased over
the exercise price paid for such Shares. Upon a resale of such Shares by the
Optionee, any difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the
Shares on the date of exercise of the Option will be treated as capital gain or
loss.

     Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto, and represents that he is familiar with the terms and provisions
thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and
provisions thereof. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising
under the Plan.

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                                                  Date

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                                                  Optionee

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                         DIRECTOR OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035

     Attention:  Corporate Secretary

     1. EXERCISE OF OPTION. The undersigned ("Optionee") hereby elects to
exercise Optionee's option to purchase ______ shares of the Common Stock (the
"Shares") of Adaptec, Inc. (the "Company") under and pursuant to the
Company's 2000 Director Option Plan and the Director Option Agreement dated
_______________ (the "Agreement").

     2. REPRESENTATIONS OF OPTIONEE. Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has
received, read and understood the Agreement.

     3. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Optionee understands that Optionee may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with any tax
consultant(s) Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

     4. DELIVERY OF PAYMENT. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the
aggregate purchase price for the Shares that Optionee has elected to purchase
and has made provision for the payment of any federal or state withholding
taxes required to be paid or withheld by the Company.

     5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Exercise Notice and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements
of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Exercise Notice and the Agreement are governed by California law except for
that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws.

Submitted by:                         Accepted by:
OPTIONEE:                             ADAPTEC, INC.

By:                                   By:
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                                      Its:
                                         -----------------------------------
Address:

Dated:                                Dated:
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                                  ADAPTEC, INC.

                           DIRECTOR'S OPTION AGREEMENT

                               (Subsequent Option)

     Adaptec, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has granted to
________________ (the "Optionee"), an option to purchase a total of 15,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Optioned Stock"), at the price
determined as provided herein, and in all respects subject to the terms,
definitions and provisions of the 2000 Directors' Option Plan (the "Plan")
adopted by the Company which is incorporated herein by reference. The terms
defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings herein.

     1. NATURE OF THE OPTION. This is a nonstatutory option and is not intended
to qualify for any special tax benefits to the Optionee.

     2. EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price is $ _______________ for each
share of Common Stock, which is 100% of the fair market value of the Common
Stock as determined on the date of grant of this Option.

     3. EXERCISE OF OPTION. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Plan as follows:

          (i)  RIGHT TO EXERCISE.

               (a) This Option shall become exercisable cumulatively as to
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Optioned Stock for each full quarter after
the date of grant that the Optione remains a Director; provided, however,
that in no event shall this Option be exercisable until shareholder approval
of the Plan has been obtained in accordance with Section 16 thereof.

               (b) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

               (c) In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other
termination of service as a Director, the exercisability of the Option is
governed by Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement.

          (ii) METHOD OF EXERCISE. This Option shall be exercisable by
written notice (in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT A) which shall state
the election to exercise the Option and the number of Shares in respect of
which the Option is being exercised. The written notice shall be signed by
the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the
Secretary of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment
of the exercise price.

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     4.   METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price shall be by
          any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the
          election of the Optionee:

          (i)      cash,

          (ii)     check,

          (iii)    other shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon
                   exercise of an Option either have been owned by the
                   Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of
                   surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly,
                   from the Company, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the
                   date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of
                   the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised,

          (iv)     promissory note,

          (v)      consideration received by the Company under a cashless
                   exercise program implemented by the Company in connection
                   with the Plan, or

          (vi)     by delivering an irrevocable subscription agreement for
                   the Shares which irrevocably obligates the Optionee to
                   take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve (12)
                   months after the date of delivery of the subscription
                   agreement,

     5. RESTRICTIONS ON EXERCISE. This Option may not be exercised if the
issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulations, or if such issuance
would not comply with the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the
Shares may then be listed. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the
Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

     6. TERMINATION OF STATUS AS A DIRECTOR. If Optionee ceases to serve as a
Director, he may, but only within three (3) months after the date he ceases to
be a Director of the Company, exercise this Option to the extent that he was
entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event may the Option be exercised after its ten (10) year term
has expired. To the extent that he was not entitled to exercise this Option at
the date of such termination, or if he does not exercise this Option within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

     7. DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6
above, if Optionee is unable to continue his service as a Director as a result
of his Disability he may, but only within six (6) months from the date of
termination, exercise this Option to the extent he was entitled to exercise it
at the date of such termination. To the extent that he was not entitled to
exercise this Option at the date of termination, or if he does not exercise this
Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

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     8. DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of Optionee, the Option may
be exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that
had accrued at the date of death.

     9. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be transferred in any
manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him. The terms of this
Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors
and assigns of the Optionee.

     10. TERM OF OPTION. This Option may not be exercised more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant of this Option, and may be exercised during such
term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

     11. TAXATION UPON EXERCISE OF OPTION. Optionee understands that, upon
exercise of this Option, he will recognize income for tax purposes in an amount
equal to the excess of the then fair market value of the Shares purchased over
the exercise price paid for such Shares. Upon a resale of such Shares by the
Optionee, any difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the
Shares on the date of exercise of the Option will be treated as capital gain or
loss.

     Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is
annexed hereto, and represents that he is familiar with the terms and provisions
thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and
provisions thereof. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and
final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions arising
under the Plan.

                                            ---------------------------------
                                            Date

                                            ---------------------------------
                                            Optionee

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                         DIRECTOR OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE

Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035

     Attention:  Corporate Secretary

     1. EXERCISE OF OPTION. The undersigned ("Optionee") hereby elects to
exercise Optionee's option to purchase ______ shares of the Common Stock (the
"Shares") of Adaptec, Inc. (the "Company") under and pursuant to the
Company's 2000 Director Option Plan and the Director Option Agreement dated
_______________ (the "Agreement").

     2. REPRESENTATIONS OF OPTIONEE. Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has
received, read and understood the Agreement.

     3. TAX CONSEQUENCES. Optionee understands that Optionee may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with any tax
consultant(s) Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

     4. DELIVERY OF PAYMENT. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the
aggregate purchase price for the Shares that Optionee has elected to purchase
and has made provision for the payment of any federal or state withholding
taxes required to be paid or withheld by the Company.

     5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Exercise Notice and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements
of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Exercise Notice and the Agreement are governed by California law except for
that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws.

Submitted by:                                 Accepted by:
OPTIONEE:                                     ADAPTEC, INC.

By:                                           By:
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                                              Its:
                                                  ----------------------------
Address:

Dated:                                        Dated:
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                                                                    Exhibit 4.1

                                WARRANT AGREEMENT

                                     between

                               GMX RESOURCES INC.

                                       and

                                 UMB BANK, N.A.

                          Dated as of December _, 2000

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             This Agreement, dated as of December _, 2000, is between GMX
RESOURCES INC., a ________ corporation (the "Company") and UMB Bank, a
national bank, (the "Warrant Agent").

The Company, at or about the time that it is entering into this Agreement,
proposes to issue and sell to public investors up to 2,300,000 Units
("Units"). Each Unit consists of one share of Common Stock of the Company
("Common Stock") and one Warrant (collectively, the "Warrants"), each Warrant
exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock for the Exercise Price
(hereinafter defined) upon the terms and conditions and subject to adjustment
in certain circumstances, all as set forth in this Agreement.

             The Company proposes to issue to the Representative of the
Underwriters in the public offering of Units referred to above warrants to
purchase up to 200,000 additional Units.

             The Company wishes to retain the Warrant Agent to act on behalf
of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing so to act, in connection
with the issuance, transfer, exchange and replacement of the certificates
evidencing the Warrants to be issued under this Agreement (the "Warrant
Certificates") and the exercise of the Warrants;.

             The Company and the Warrant Agent wish to enter into this
Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions of the Warrants and the
rights of the holders thereof ("Warrantholders") and to set forth the
respective rights and obligations of the Company and the Warrant Agent. Each
Warrantholder is an intended beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to
the rights of Warrantholders herein.

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

Section 1.  APPOINTMENT OF WARRANT AGENT

             The Company appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the
Company in accordance with the instructions in this Agreement and the Warrant
Agent accepts such appointment.

Section 2.  DATE, DENOMINATION AND EXECUTION OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             The Warrant Certificates (and the Form of Election to Purchase
and the Form of Assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall be in
registered form only and shall be substantially of the tenor and purport
recited in Exhibit A hereto, and may have such letters, numbers or other
marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or
endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as the Company may
deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any law, or with any rule or
regulation made pursuant thereto, or with any rule or regulation of any stock
exchange on which the Common Stock or the Warrants may be listed or any
automated quotation system, or to conform to usage. Each Warrant Certificate
shall entitle the registered holder thereof, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement and of the Warrant Certificate, to purchase, on or before the
close of business on December _, 2005 (the "Expiration Date"), one fully paid
and non-assessable share of Common Stock for each Warrant evidenced by such
Warrant Certificate for $___, subject to adjustments as provided in Sections
6 hereof, (the "Exercise Price"). Each Warrant Certificate issued as a part
of a Unit offered to the public as described in the recitals, above, shall be
dated December __, 2000; each other Warrant Certificate shall be dated the
date on which the Warrant Agent receives valid issuance instructions from the
Company or a transferring holder of a Warrant Certificate or, if such
instructions specify another date, such other date.

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             For purposes of this Agreement, the term "close of business" on
any given date shall mean 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on such date; provided,
however, that if such date is not a business day, it shall mean 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, on the next succeeding business day. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term "business day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are
authorized or obligated by law to be closed.

             Each Warrant Certificate shall be executed on behalf of the
Company by the Chairman of the Board or its President or a Vice President,
either manually or by facsimile signature printed thereon, and have affixed
thereto the Company's seal or a facsimile thereof which shall be attested by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by
facsimile signature. Each Warrant Certificate shall be manually countersigned
by the Warrant Agent and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so
countersigned. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any
Warrant Certificate shall cease to be such officer of the Company before
countersignature by the Warrant Agent and issue and delivery thereof by the
Company, such Warrant Certificate, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the
Warrant Agent, issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though
the person who signed such Warrant Certificate had not ceased to be such
officer of the Company.

Section 3.  SUBSEQUENT ISSUE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             Subsequent to their original issuance, no Warrant Certificates
shall be reissued except (i) Warrant Certificates issued upon transfer
thereof in accordance with Section 4 hereof, (ii) Warrant Certificates issued
upon any combination, split-up or exchange of Warrant Certificates pursuant
to Section 4 hereof, (iii) Warrant Certificates issued in replacement of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Warrant Certificates pursuant to Section
5 hereof, (iv) Warrant Certificates issued upon the partial exercise of
Warrant Certificates pursuant to Section 7 hereof, and (v) Warrant
Certificates issued to reflect any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price
or the number or kind of shares purchasable thereunder pursuant to Section 22
hereof. The Warrant Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to countersign and
deliver, in accordance with the provisions of said Sections 4, 5, 7 and 22,
the new Warrant Certificates required for purposes thereof, and the Company,
whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with
Warrant Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purposes.

Section 4.  TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             The Warrant Agent will keep or cause to be kept books for
registration of ownership and transfer of the Warrant Certificates issued
hereunder. Such registers shall show the names and addresses of the
respective holders of the Warrant Certificates and the number of Warrants
evidenced by each such Warrant Certificate.

             The Warrant Agent shall, from time to time, register the
transfer of any outstanding Warrants upon the books to be maintained by the
Warrant Agent for that purpose, upon surrender of the Warrant Certificate
evidencing such Warrants, with the Form of Assignment duly filled in and
executed with such signature guaranteed by a banking institution or NASD
member and such supporting documentation as the Warrant Agent or the Company
may reasonably require, to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer office in
Kansas City, Missouri at any time on or before the Expiration Date, and upon
payment to the Warrant Agent for the account of the Company of an amount
equal to any applicable transfer tax. Payment of the amount of such tax may
be made in cash, or by certified or official bank check, payable in lawful
money of the United States of America to the order of the Company.

             Upon receipt of a Warrant Certificate, with the Form of
Assignment duly filled in and executed, accompanied by payment of an amount
equal to any applicable transfer tax, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel
the surrendered Warrant Certificate and countersign and deliver to the
transferee a new Warrant Certificate for the number of full Warrants
transferred to such transferee; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in case the
registered holder of any Warrant Certificate shall elect to transfer fewer
than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate, the Warrant
Agent in addition shall promptly countersign and deliver to such registered
holder a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates for the number of full
Warrants not so transferred.

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             Any Warrant Certificate or Certificates may be exchanged at the
option of the holder thereof for another Warrant Certificate or Certificates
of different denominations, of like tenor and representing in the aggregate
the same number of Warrants, upon surrender of such Warrant Certificate or
Certificates, with the Form of Assignment duly filled in and executed, to the
Warrant Agent, at any time or from time to time after the close of business
on the date hereof and prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date.
The Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel the surrendered Warrant Certificate
and deliver the new Warrant Certificate pursuant to the provisions of this
Section.

Section 5.  MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             Upon receipt by the Company and the Warrant Agent of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of any Warrant Certificate, and in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of
indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to them, and reimbursement to
them of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and, in the case of
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrant Certificate, the
Warrant Agent shall countersign and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like
tenor for the same number of Warrants.

Section 6.  ADJUSTMENTS OF NUMBER AND KIND OF SHARES PURCHASABLE AND EXERCISE
PRICE

             The number and kind of securities or other property purchasable
upon exercise of a Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time
upon the occurrence, after the date hereof, of any of the following events:

    A. In case the Company shall (1) pay a dividend in, or make a
distribution of, shares of capital stock on its outstanding Common Stock, (2)
subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of
such shares or (3) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of such shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant outstanding immediately prior
thereto shall be adjusted so that the holder of any Warrant Certificate
thereafter surrendered for exercise shall be entitled to receive at the same
aggregate Exercise Price the number of shares of capital stock (of one or
more classes) which such holder would have owned or have been entitled to
receive immediately following the happening of any of the events described
above had such Warrant been exercised in full immediately prior to the record
date with respect to such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this
Subsection shall, in the case of a stock dividend or distribution, become
effective as of the record date therefor and, in the case of a subdivision or
combination, be made as of the effective date thereof. If, as a result of an
adjustment made pursuant to this Subsection, the holder of any Warrant
Certificate thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to
receive shares of two or more classes of capital stock of the Company, the
Board of Directors of the Company (whose determination shall be conclusive
and shall be evidenced by a Board resolution filed with the Warrant Agent)
shall determine the allocation of the adjusted Exercise Price between or
among shares of such classes of capital stock.

    B. In the event of a capital reorganization or a reclassification of the
Common Stock (except as provided in Subsection A. above or Subsection E.
below), any Warrantholder, upon exercise of Warrants, shall be entitled to
receive, in substitution for the Common Stock to which he would have become
entitled upon exercise immediately prior to such reorganization or
reclassification, the shares (of any class or classes) or other securities or
property of the Company (or cash) that he would have been entitled to receive
at the same aggregate Exercise Price upon such reorganization or
reclassification if such Warrants had been exercised immediately prior to the
record date with respect to such event; and in any such case, appropriate
provision (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose
determination shall be conclusive and shall be evidenced by a certified Board
resolution filed with the Warrant Agent), shall be made for the application
of this Section 6 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the
Warrantholders (including but not limited to the allocation of the Exercise
Price between or among shares of classes of capital stock), to the end that
this Section 6 (including the adjustments of the number of shares of Common
Stock or other securities purchasable and the Exercise Price thereof) shall
thereafter be reflected, as nearly as reasonably practicable, in all
subsequent exercises of the Warrants for any shares or securities or other
property (or cash) thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants.

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    C. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities
purchasable upon exercise of a Warrant is adjusted as provided in this
Section 6, the Company will promptly file with the Warrant Agent a
certificate signed by a Chairman or co-Chairman of the Board or the President
or a Vice President of the Company and by the Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company setting
forth the number and kind of securities or other property purchasable upon
exercise of a Warrant, as so adjusted, stating that such adjustments in the
number or kind of shares or other securities or property conform to the
requirements of this Section 6, and setting forth a brief statement of the
facts accounting for such adjustments. Promptly after receipt of such
certificate, the Company, or the Warrant Agent at the Company's request, will
deliver, by first-class, postage prepaid mail, a brief summary thereof (to be
supplied by the Company) to the registered holders of the outstanding Warrant
Certificates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that failure to file or to give any notice
required under this Subsection, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of any such adjustments under this Section 6; and
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that, where appropriate, such notice may be given in
advance and included as part of the notice required to be given pursuant to
Section 12 hereof.

    D. In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the
Company into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which
does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Common
Stock), or in case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation of the
property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, the
corporation formed by such consolidation or merger or the corporation which
shall have acquired such assets, as the case may be, shall execute and
deliver to the Warrant Agent a supplemental warrant agreement providing that
the holder of each Warrant then outstanding shall have the right thereafter
(until the expiration of such Warrant) to receive, upon exercise of such
Warrant, solely the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities
and property (or cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or
transfer by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
for which such Warrant might have been exercised immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental warrant agreement
shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be
practicable to the adjustments provided in this Section. The above provision
of this Subsection shall similarly apply to successive consolidations,
mergers, sales or transfers.

             The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility to
determine the correctness of any provision contained in any such supplemental
warrant agreement relating to either the kind or amount of shares of stock or
securities or property (or cash) purchasable by holders of Warrant
Certificates upon the exercise of their Warrants after any such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer or of any adjustment to be made with
respect thereto, but subject to the provisions of Section 20 hereof, may
accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and
shall be protected in relying upon, a certificate of a firm of independent
certified public accountants (who may be the accountants regularly employed
by the Company) with respect thereto.

    E. Irrespective of any adjustments in the number or kind of shares
issuable upon exercise of Warrants, Warrant Certificates theretofore or
thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind
of shares as are stated in the similar Warrant Certificates initially
issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement.

    F. The Company may retain a firm of independent public accountants of
recognized standing, which may be the firm regularly retained by the Company,
selected by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Executive Committee
of said Board, and not disapproved by the Warrant Agent, to make any
computation required under this Section, and a certificate signed by such
firm shall, in the absence of fraud or gross negligence, be conclusive
evidence of the correctness of any computation made under this Section.

    G. For the purpose of this Section, the term "Common Stock" shall mean
(i) the Common Stock or (ii) any other class of stock resulting from
successive changes or reclassifications of such Common Stock consisting
solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no
par value to par value. In the event that at any time as a result of an
adjustment made pursuant to this Section, the holder of any Warrant
thereafter surrendered for exercise shall become entitled to receive any
shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common Stock,
thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any
Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on
terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with

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respect to the Common Stock contained in this Section, and all other
provisions of this Agreement, with respect to the Common Stock, shall apply
on like terms to any such other shares.

    H. The Company may, from time to time and to the extent permitted by law,
reduce the exercise price of the Warrants by any amount for a period of not
less than 20 days. If the Company so reduces the exercise price of the
Warrants, it will give not less than 15 days' notice of such decrease, which
notice may be in the form of a press release, and shall take such other steps
as may be required under applicable law in connection with any offers or
sales of securities at the reduced price.

Section 7. EXERCISE AND REDEMPTION OF WARRANTS

             Unless the Warrants have been redeemed as provided in this
Section 7, the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate may exercise the
Warrants evidenced thereby, in whole at any time or in part from time to time
at or prior to the close of business, on the Expiration Date, subject to the
provisions of Section 9, at which time the Warrant Certificates shall be and
become wholly void and of no value. Warrants may be exercised by their
holders or redeemed by the Company as follows:

    A. Exercise of Warrants shall be accomplished upon surrender of the
Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrants, with the Form of Election to
Purchase on the reverse side thereof duly filled in and executed, to the
Warrant Agent at its stock transfer office in Kansas City, Missouri, together
with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (as of the date of such
surrender) of the Warrants then being exercised and an amount equal to any
applicable transfer tax and, if requested by the Company, any other taxes or
governmental charges which the Company may be required by law to collect in
respect of such exercise. Payment of the Exercise Price and other amounts may
be made by wire transfer of good funds, or by certified or bank cashier's
check, payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the order
of the Company. No adjustment shall be made for any cash dividends, whether
paid or declared, on any securities issuable upon exercise of a Warrant.

    B. Upon receipt of a Warrant Certificate, with the Form of Election to
Purchase duly filled in and executed, accompanied by payment of the Exercise
Price of the Warrants being exercised (and of an amount equal to any
applicable taxes or government charges as aforesaid), the Warrant Agent shall
promptly request from the Transfer Agent with respect to the securities to be
issued and deliver to or upon the order of the registered holder of such
Warrant Certificate, in such name or names as such registered holder may
designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of the
securities to be purchased, together with cash made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 8 hereof in respect of any fraction of a share of such
securities otherwise issuable upon such exercise. If the Warrant is then
exercisable to purchase property other than securities, the Warrant Agent
shall take appropriate steps to cause such property to be delivered to or
upon the order of the registered holder of such Warrant Certificate. In
addition, if it is required by law and upon instruction by the Company, the
Warrant Agent will deliver to each Warrantholder a prospectus which complies
with the provisions of Section 9 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Company agrees to supply the Warrant Agent with sufficient number of
prospectuses to effectuate that purpose.

    C. In case the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate shall
exercise fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant
Certificate, the Warrant Agent shall promptly countersign and deliver to the
registered holder of such Warrant Certificate, or to his duly authorized
assigns, a new Warrant Certificate or Certificates evidencing the number of
Warrants that were not so exercised.

    D. Each person in whose name any certificate for securities is issued
upon the exercise of Warrants shall for all purposes be deemed to have become
the holder of record of the securities represented thereby as of, and such
certificate shall be dated, the date upon which the Warrant Certificate was
duly surrendered in proper form and payment of the Exercise Price (and of any
applicable taxes or other governmental charges) was made; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that if the date of such surrender and payment is a date on which the stock
transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have
become the record holder of such shares as of, and the certificate for such
shares shall be dated, the next succeeding business day on which the stock
transfer books of the Company

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are open (whether before, on or after the Expiration Date) and the Warrant
Agent shall be under no duty to deliver the certificate for such shares until
such date. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not cause its stock
transfer books to be closed for a period of more than 20 consecutive business
days except upon consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of
its assets, dissolution or liquidation or as otherwise provided by law.

    E. The Warrants outstanding at the time of a redemption may be redeemed
at the option of the Company, in whole or in part on a pro-rata basis, at any
time if, at the time notice of such redemption is given by the Company as
provided in Paragraph F, below, the Daily Price has exceeded $20.00 for the
twenty consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of such
notice, at a price equal to $0.25 per Warrant (the "Redemption Price"). For
the purpose of the foregoing sentence, the term "Daily Price" shall mean, for
any relevant day, the closing price on that day as reported by the principal
exchange or quotation system on which prices for the Common Stock are
reported. On the redemption date the holders of record of redeemed Warrants
shall be entitled to payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender of such
redeemed Warrants to the Company at the principal office of the Warrant Agent
in Kansas City, Missouri.

    F. Notice of redemption of Warrants shall be given at least 30 days prior
to the redemption date by mailing, by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, a copy of such notice to the Warrant Agent and to all of
the holders of record of Warrants at their respective addresses appearing on
the books or transfer records of the Company or such other address designated
in writing by the holder of record to the Warrant Agent not less than 40 days
prior to the redemption date.

    G. From and after the redemption date, all rights of the Warrantholders
(except the right to receive the Redemption Price) shall terminate, but only
if (a) no later than one day prior to the redemption date the Company shall
have irrevocably deposited with the Warrant Agent as paying agent a
sufficient amount to pay on the redemption date the Redemption Price for all
Warrants called for redemption and (b) the notice of redemption shall have
stated the name and address of the Warrant Agent and the intention of the
Company to deposit such amount with the Warrant Agent no later than one day
prior to the redemption date.

    H. The Warrant Agent shall pay to the holders of record of redeemed
Warrants all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the redemption of
Warrants to which the holders of record of such redeemed Warrants who shall
have surrendered their Warrants are entitled.

    I. Any amounts deposited with the Warrant Agent that are not required for
redemption of Warrants may be withdrawn by the Company. Any amounts deposited
with the Warrant Agent that shall be unclaimed after six months after the
redemption date may be withdrawn by the Company, and thereafter the holders
of the Warrants called for redemption for which such funds were deposited
shall look solely to the Company for payment. The Company shall be entitled
to the interest, if any, on funds deposited with the Warrant Agent and the
holders of redeemed Warrants shall have no right to any such interest.

    J. If the Company fails to make a sufficient deposit with the Warrant
Agent as provided above, the holder of any Warrants called for redemption may
at the option of the holder (a) by notice to the Company declare the notice
of redemption a nullity as to such holder, or (b) maintain an action against
the Company for the Redemption Price. If the holder brings such an action,
the Company will pay reasonable attorneys' fees of the holder. If the holder
fails to bring an action against the Company for the Redemption Price within
60 days after the redemption date, the holder shall be deemed to have elected
to declare the notice of redemption to be a nullity as to such holder and
such notice shall be without any force or effect as to such holder. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Paragraph J, a notice of redemption,
once mailed by the Company as provided in Paragraph F shall be irrevocable.

Section 8.  FRACTIONAL INTERESTS

             The Company shall not be required to issue any Warrant
Certificate evidencing a fraction of a Warrant or to issue fractions of
shares of securities on the exercise of the Warrants. If any fraction
(calculated to the nearest one-hundredth) of a Warrant or a share of
securities would, except for the provisions of this Section, be issuable on

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the exercise of any Warrant, the Company shall, at its option, either
purchase such fraction for an amount in cash equal to the current value of
such fraction computed on the basis of the closing market price (as quoted on
NASDAQ) on the trading day immediately preceding the day upon which such
Warrant Certificate was surrendered for exercise in accordance with Section 7
hereof or issue the required fractional Warrant or share. By accepting a
Warrant Certificate, the holder thereof expressly waives any right to receive
a Warrant Certificate evidencing any fraction of a Warrant or to receive any
fractional share of securities upon exercise of a Warrant, except as
expressly provided in this Section 8.

Section 9.  RESERVATION OF EQUITY SECURITIES

             The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep
available, free from any pre-emptive rights, out of its authorized and
unissued equity securities, solely for the purpose of issue upon exercise of
the Warrants, such number of shares of equity securities of the Company as
shall then be issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants ("Equity
Securities"). The Company covenants that all Equity Securities which shall be
so issuable shall, upon such issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.

             The Company covenants that if any Equity Securities, required to
be reserved for the purpose of issue upon exercise of the Warrants hereunder,
require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be issued upon exercise of
Warrants, the Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause
such securities to be duly registered, or approved, as the case may be, and,
to the extent practicable, take all such action in anticipation of and prior
to the exercise of the Warrants, including, without limitation, filing any
and all post-effective amendments to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-_____) necessary to permit a public offering
of the securities underlying the Warrants at any and all times during the
term of this Agreement, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall such
securities be issued, and the Company is authorized to refuse to honor the
exercise of any Warrant, if such exercise would result in the opinion of the
Company's Board of Directors, upon advice of counsel, in the violation of any
law; and PROVIDED FURTHER that, in the case of a Warrant exercisable solely
for securities listed on a securities exchange or for which there are at
least two independent market makers, in lieu of obtaining such registration
or approval, the Company may elect to redeem Warrants submitted to the
Warrant Agent for exercise for a price equal to the difference between the
aggregate low asked price, or closing price, as the case may be, of the
securities for which such Warrant is exercisable on the date of such
submission and the Exercise Price of such Warrants; in the event of such
redemption, the Company will pay to the holder of such Warrants the
above-described redemption price in cash within 10 business days after
receipt of notice from the Warrant Agent that such Warrants have been
submitted for exercise.

Section 10.  REDUCTION OF CONVERSION PRICE BELOW PAR VALUE

             Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment pursuant
to Section 6 hereof reducing the portion of the Exercise Price required to
purchase one share of capital stock below the then par value (if any) of a
share of such capital stock, the Company will use its best efforts to take
any corporate action which, in the opinion of its counsel, may be necessary
in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and
non-assessable shares of such capital stock.

Section 11.  PAYMENT OF TAXES

             The Company covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and
payable any and all federal and state documentary stamp and other original
issue taxes which may be payable in respect of the original issuance of the
Warrant Certificates, or any shares of Common Stock or other securities upon
the exercise of Warrants. The Company shall not, however, be required (i) to
pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
transfer and delivery of Warrant Certificates or the issuance or delivery of
certificates for Common Stock or other securities in a name other than that
of the registered holder of the Warrant Certificate surrendered for purchase
or (ii) to issue or deliver any certificate for shares of Common Stock or
other securities upon the exercise
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of any Warrant Certificate until any such tax shall have been paid, all such
tax being payable by the holder of such Warrant Certificate at the time of
surrender.

Section 12.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTION

             In case the Company after the date hereof shall propose (i) to
offer to the holders of Common Stock, generally, rights to subscribe to or
purchase any additional shares of any class of its capital stock, any
evidences of its indebtedness or assets, or any other rights or options or
(ii) to effect any reclassification of Common Stock (other than a
reclassification involving merely the subdivision or combination of
outstanding shares of Common Stock) or any capital reorganization, or any
consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which
approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or any sale,
transfer or other disposition of its property and assets substantially as an
entirety, or the liquidation, voluntary or involuntary dissolution or
winding-up of the Company, then, in each such case, the Company shall file
with the Warrant Agent and the Company, or the Warrant Agent on its behalf,
shall mail (by first-class, postage prepaid mail) to all registered holders
of the Warrant Certificates notice of such proposed action, which notice
shall specify the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a
record be taken for such offer of rights or options, or the date on which
such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer,
other disposition, liquidation, voluntary or involuntary dissolution or
winding-up shall take place or commence, as the case may be, and which shall
also specify any record date for determination of holders of Common Stock
entitled to vote thereon or participate therein and shall set forth such
facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate any
adjustments in the Exercise Price and the number or kind of shares or other
securities purchasable upon exercise of Warrants which will be required as a
result of such action. Such notice shall be filed and mailed in the case of
any action covered by clause (i) above, at least ten days prior to the record
date for determining holders of the Common Stock for purposes of such action
or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of
shares of Common Stock of record are to be entitled to such offering; and, in
the case of any action covered by clause (ii) above, at least 20 days prior
to the earlier of the date on which such reclassification, reorganization,
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, other disposition, liquidation,
voluntary or involuntary dissolution or winding-up is expected to become
effective and the date on which it is expected that holders of shares of
Common Stock of record on such date shall be entitled to exchange their
shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such
reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer,
other disposition, liquidation, voluntary or involuntary dissolution or
winding-up.

             Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not
affect the legality or validity of any transaction listed in this Section 12.

Section 13.  DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS ON EXERCISE OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES, ETC.

             The Warrant Agent shall account promptly to the Company with
respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently pay to the Company all moneys
received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of securities or other
property through the exercise of such Warrants.

             The Warrant Agent shall keep copies of this Agreement available
for inspection by Warrantholders during normal business hours at its stock
transfer office. Copies of this Agreement may be obtained upon written
request addressed to the Warrant Agent at its stock transfer office in Kansas
City, Missouri.

Section 14.  WARRANTHOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER

             No Warrantholder, as such, shall be entitled to vote, receive
dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Stock or any other securities of
the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Warrants
represented thereby for any purpose whatever, nor shall anything contained
herein or in any Warrant Certificate be construed to confer upon any
Warrantholder, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or
any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted
to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any
corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock,
reclassification of stock, change of par value or change of stock to no par
value, consolidation, merger,

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conveyance or otherwise), or to receive notice of meetings or other actions
affecting stockholders (except as provided in Section 12 hereof), or to
receive dividend or subscription rights, or otherwise, until such Warrant
Certificate shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions
hereof and the receipt of the Exercise Price and any other amounts payable
upon such exercise by the Warrant Agent.

Section 15.  RIGHT OF ACTION

             All rights of action in respect to this Agreement are vested in
the respective registered holders of the Warrant Certificates; and any
registered holder of any Warrant Certificate, without the consent of the
Warrant Agent or of any other holder of a Warrant Certificate, may, in his
own behalf for his own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any
suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or
otherwise in respect of, his right to exercise the Warrants evidenced by such
Warrant Certificate, for the purchase of shares of the Common Stock in the
manner provided in the Warrant Certificate and in this Agreement.

Section 16.  AGREEMENT OF HOLDERS OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             Every holder of a Warrant Certificate by accepting the same
consents and agrees with the Company, the Warrant Agent and with every other
holder of a Warrant Certificate that:

    A.   the Warrant Certificates are transferable on the registry books of
the Warrant Agent only upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement; and

    B. the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in
whose name the Warrant Certificate is registered as the absolute owner of the
Warrant (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon
made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent) for all purposes
whatever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by
any notice to the contrary.

Section 17.  CANCELLATION OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             In the event that the Company shall purchase or otherwise
acquire any Warrant Certificate or Certificates after the issuance thereof,
such Warrant Certificate or Certificates shall thereupon be delivered to the
Warrant Agent and be canceled by it and retired. The Warrant Agent shall also
cancel any Warrant Certificate delivered to it for exercise, in whole or in
part, or delivered to it for transfer, split-up, combination or exchange.
Warrant Certificates so canceled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to
the Company from time to time, or disposed of in accordance with the
instructions of the Company.

Section 18.  CONCERNING THE WARRANT AGENT

             The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent from time to
time, on demand of the Warrant Agent, reasonable compensation for all
services rendered by it hereunder and also its reasonable expenses, including
counsel fees, and other disbursements incurred in the administration and
execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties
hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent for, and to
hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense, incurred without
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Warrant
Agent, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance and administration
of this Agreement.

Section 19.  MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OR CHANGE OF NAME OF WARRANT AGENT

             Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or
with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any
merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any
corporation succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Warrant Agent,
shall be the successor to the Warrant Agent hereunder without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties

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hereto, provided that such corporation would be eligible for appointment as a
successor warrant agent under the provisions of Section 21 hereof. In case at
the time such successor to the Warrant Agent shall succeed to the agency
created by this Agreement, any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been
countersigned but not delivered, any such successor to the Warrant Agent may
adopt the countersignature of the original Warrant Agent and deliver such
Warrant Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the
Warrant Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor to the
Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant Certificates either in the name of
the predecessor Warrant Agent or in the name of the successor Warrant Agent;
and in all such cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force
provided in the Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.

             In case at any time the name of the Warrant Agent shall be
changed and at such time any of the Warrant Certificates shall have been
countersigned but not delivered, the Warrant Agent may adopt the
countersignature under its prior name and deliver Warrant Certificates so
countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Warrant Certificates shall
not have been countersigned, the Warrant Agent may countersign such Warrant
Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such
cases such Warrant Certificates shall have the full force provided in the
Warrant Certificates and in this Agreement.

Section 20.  DUTIES OF WARRANT AGENT

             The Warrant Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed
by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which
the Company and the holders of Warrant Certificates, by their acceptance
thereof, shall be bound:

    A. The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it (who may
be counsel for the Company or the Warrant Agent's in-house counsel), and the
opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it in good faith and in accordance with such opinion; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the Warrant Agent shall have exercised reasonable care in the selection
of such counsel. Fees and expenses of such counsel, to the extent reasonable,
shall be paid by the Company.

    B. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the
Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be
proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action
hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be
herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and
established by a certificate signed by a Chairman or co-Chairman of the Board
or the President or a Vice President or the Secretary of the Company and
delivered to the Warrant Agent; and such certificate shall be full
authorization to the Warrant Agent for any action taken or suffered in good
faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such
certificate.

    C. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

    D. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the
statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Warrant
Certificates (except its countersignature on the Warrant Certificates and
such statements or recitals as describe the Warrant Agent or action taken or
to be taken by it) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements
and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.

    E. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of
the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except
the due execution hereof by the Warrant Agent) or in respect of the validity
or execution of any Warrant Certificate (except its countersignature
thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any
covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant
Certificate; nor shall it be responsible for the making of any change in the
number of shares of Common Stock for which a Warrant is exercisable required
under the provisions of Section 6 or responsible for the manner, method or
amount of any such change or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that
would require any such adjustment or change (except with respect to the
exercise of Warrant Certificates after actual notice of any adjustment of the
Exercise Price); nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any
representation or warranty as to the authorization or

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reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement or any Warrant Certificate or as to whether any shares of Common
Stock will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

    F. The Warrant Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any
action, suit or legal proceeding or take any other action likely to involve
expense unless the Company or one or more registered holders of Warrant
Certificates shall furnish the Warrant Agent with reasonable security and
indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of
action under this Agreement or under any of the Warrants may be enforced by
the Warrant Agent without the possession of any of the Warrants or the
production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any
such action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Warrant Agent shall be
brought in its name as Warrant Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be
for the ratable benefit of the registered holders of the Warrant
Certificates, as their respective rights or interests may appear.

    G. The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee
of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other
securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction
in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to or
otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Warrant Agent under
this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting
in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.

    H. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept
instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from a
Chairman or co-Chairman of the Board or President or a Vice President or the
Secretary or the Controller of the Company, and to apply to such officers for
advice or instructions in connection with the Warrant Agent's duties, and it
shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered or omitted by it in good
faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer.

    I. The Warrant Agent will not be responsible for any failure of the
Company to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in
the Warrant Certificates to be complied with by the Company.

    J. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers
hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or
through its attorneys, agents or employees and the Warrant Agent shall not be
answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any
such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting
from such neglect or misconduct; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that reasonable care
shall have been exercised in the selection and continued employment of such
attorneys, agents and employees.

    K. The Warrant Agent will not incur any liability or responsibility to
the Company or to any holder of any Warrant Certificate for any action taken,
or any failure to take action, in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver,
consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument
reasonably believed by the Warrant Agent to be genuine and to have been
signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.

    L. The Warrant Agent will act hereunder solely as agent of the Company in
a ministerial capacity, and its duties will be determined solely by the
provisions hereof. The Warrant Agent will not be liable for anything which it
may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except for its
own negligence, bad faith or willful conduct.

Section 21.  CHANGE OF WARRANT AGENT

             The Warrant Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties
under this Agreement upon 30 days' prior notice in writing mailed, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company. The Company may remove the
Warrant Agent or any successor warrant agent upon 30 days' prior notice in
writing, mailed to the Warrant Agent or successor warrant agent, as the case
may be, by registered or certified mail. If the Warrant Agent shall resign or
be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall
appoint a successor to the Warrant Agent and shall, within 15 days following
such appointment, give notice thereof in writing to each registered holder of
the Warrant Certificates. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment
within a period of 15 days after giving notice of such removal or after it
has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the

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resigning or incapacitated Warrant Agent, then the Company agrees to perform
the duties of the Warrant Agent hereunder until a successor Warrant Agent is
appointed. After appointment and execution of a copy of this Agreement in
effect at that time, the successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with the
same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally
named as Warrant Agent without further act or deed; but the former Warrant
Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Warrant Agent, within a
reasonable time, any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute
and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the
purpose. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section, however, or
any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of the
resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent or the appointment of the
successor warrant agent, as the case may be.

Section 22.  ISSUANCE OF NEW WARRANT CERTIFICATES

             Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement or the
several Warrant Certificates to the contrary, the Company may, at its option,
issue new Warrant Certificates in such form as may be approved by its Board
of Directors to reflect any adjustment or change in the Exercise Price or the
number or kind of shares purchasable under the several Warrant Certificates
made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 23.  NOTICES

             Notice or demand pursuant to this Agreement to be given or made
on the Company by the Warrant Agent or by the registered holder of any
Warrant Certificate shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by
first-class or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another
address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent) as follows:

             GMX Resources Inc.
             One Benham Place, Suite 600
             9400 North Broadway
             Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114

             Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice pursuant to
this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any
Warrant Certificate to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given or
made if sent by first-class or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed
(until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the
Company) as follows:

             UMB Bank, n.a.
             928 Grand Avenue
             Kansas City, MO 64106

             Any notice or demand authorized to be given or made to the
registered holder of any Warrant Certificate under this Agreement shall be
sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class or registered mail, postage
prepaid, to the last address of such holder as it shall appear on the
registers maintained by the Warrant Agent.

Section 24.  MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT

             The Warrant Agent may, without the consent or concurrence of the
Warrantholders, by supplemental agreement or otherwise, concur with the
Company in making any changes or corrections in this Agreement that the
Warrant Agent shall have been advised by counsel (who may be counsel for the
Company) are necessary or desirable to cure any ambiguity or to correct any
defective or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or
manifest error herein contained, or to make any other provisions in regard to
matters or questions arising hereunder and which shall not be inconsistent
with the provisions of the Warrant Certificates and which shall not adversely
affect the interests of the Warrantholders. As of the date hereof, this
Agreement contains the entire and only agreement, understanding,
representation, condition, warranty or covenant between the parties hereto
with respect to the matters herein, supersedes any and all other agreements
between the parties hereto relating to such

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matters, and may be modified or amended only by a written agreement signed by
both parties hereto pursuant to the authority granted by the first sentence
of this Section.

Section 25.  SUCCESSORS

             All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the
benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.

Section 26.  OKLAHOMA CONTRACT

             This Agreement and each Warrant Certificate issued hereunder
shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Oklahoma
and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said
State.

Section 27.  TERMINATION

             This Agreement shall terminate as of the close of business on
the Expiration Date, or such earlier date upon which all Warrants shall have
been exercised or redeemed, except that the Warrant Agent shall account to
the Company as to all Warrants outstanding and all cash held by it as of the
close of business on the Expiration Date.

Section 28.  BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT

             Nothing in this Agreement or in the Warrant Certificates shall
be construed to give to any person or corporation other than the Company, the
Warrant Agent, and their respective successors and assigns hereunder and the
registered holders of the Warrant Certificates any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the
sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent, their
respective successors and assigns hereunder and the registered holders of the
Warrant Certificates.

Section 29.  DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS

             The descriptive headings of the several Sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect
the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

Section 30.  COUNTERPARTS

             This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.

             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

GMX RESOURCES INC.

By:
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Title:

UMB BANK, N.A.

By:
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Title:

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                                                                      EXHIBIT A

               VOID AFTER 5 P.M. PACIFIC TIME ON DECEMBER _, 2005

                        WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

W_____                                                    _________ Warrants

                               GMX RESOURCES INC.

                                                                CUSIP _________

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

or registered assigns, is the registered holder of the number of Warrants
("Warrants") set forth above. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to
purchase from GMX Resources Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the State of Delaware ("Company"), subject to the terms and conditions set
forth hereinafter and in the Warrant Agreement hereinafter more fully
described (the "Warrant Agreement") referred to, at any time on or before the
close of business on December __, 2005 or, if such Warrant is redeemed as
provided in the Warrant Agreement, at any time prior to the effective time of
such redemption (the "Expiration Date"), one fully paid and non-assessable
share of Common Stock Stock of the Company ("Common Stock") upon presentation
and surrender of this Warrant Certificate, with the instructions for the
registration and delivery of Common Stock filled in, at the stock transfer
office in Kansas City, Missouri, OF UMB BANK, N.A., Warrant Agent of the
Company ("Warrant Agent") or of its successor warrant agent or, if there be
no successor warrant agent, at the corporate offices of the Company, and upon
payment of the Exercise Price (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) and any
applicable taxes paid either in cash, or by certified or official bank check,
payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the order of the
Company. Each Warrant initially entitles the holder to purchase one share of
Common Stock for $____. The number and kind of securities or other property
for which the Warrants are exercisable are subject to further adjustment in
certain events, such as mergers, splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations
and the like, to prevent dilution. The Company may redeem any or all
outstanding and unexercised Warrants at any time if the Daily Price has
exceeded $___ for ten consecutive trading days immediately preceeding the
date of notice of such redemption, upon 30 days notice, at a price equal to
$___ per Warrant. For the purpose of the foregoing sentence, the term "Daily
Price" shall mean, for any relevant day, the closing bid price on that day as
reported by the principal exchange or quotation system on which prices for
the Common Stock are reported. All Warrants not theretofore exercised or
redeemed will expire on December _, 2005.

             This Warrant Certificate is subject to all of the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Warrant Agreement, dated as of December __,
2000 ("Warrant Agreement"), between the Company and the Warrant Agent, to all
of which terms, provisions and conditions the registered holder of this
Warrant Certificate consents by acceptance hereof. The Warrant Agreement is
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and reference is made
to the Warrant Agreement for a full description of the rights, limitations of
rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Warrant Agent, the Company
and the holders of the Warrant Certificates. Copies of the Warrant Agreement
are available for inspection at the stock transfer office of the Warrant
Agent or may be obtained upon written request addressed to the Company at GMX
Resources Inc., One Benham Place, Suite 600, 9400 North Broadway, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma 73114, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.

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             The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of the
Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate to issue fractions of
Warrants, Common Stock or other securities, but shall make adjustment
therefor in cash on the basis of the current market value of any fractional
interest as provided in the Warrant Agreement.

             In certain cases, the sale of securities by the Company upon
exercise of Warrants would violate the securities laws of the United States,
certain states thereof or other jurisdictions. The Company has agreed to use
all commercially reasonable efforts to cause a registration statement to
continue to be effective during the term of the Warrants with respect to such
sales under the Securities Act of 1933, and to take such action under the
laws of various states as may be required to cause the sale of securities
upon exercise to be lawful. However, the Company will not be required to
honor the exercise of Warrants if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors,
upon advice of counsel, the sale of securities upon such exercise would be
unlawful. In certain cases, the Company may, but is not required to, purchase
Warrants submitted for exercise for a cash price equal to the difference
between the market price of the securities obtainable upon such exercise and
the exercise price of such Warrants.

             This Warrant Certificate, with or without other Certificates,
upon surrender to the Warrant Agent, any successor warrant agent or, in the
absence of any successor warrant agent, at the corporate offices of the
Company, may be exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate the same number of Warrants as the Warrant
Certificate or Certificates so surrendered. If the Warrants evidenced by this
Warrant Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder hereof shall be
entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Warrant Certificate or
Certificates evidencing the number of Warrants not so exercised.

             No holder of this Warrant Certificate, as such, shall be
entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed the holder of Common Stock
or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on
the exercise hereof for any purpose whatever, nor shall anything contained in
the Warrant Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder of
this Warrant Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter
submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof or give or withhold consent
to any corporate action (whether upon any matter submitted to stockholders at
any meeting thereof, or give or withhold consent to any merger,
recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par
value or change of stock to no par value, consolidation, conveyance or
otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting
stockholders (except as provided in the Warrant Agreement) or to receive
dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the Warrants evidenced by
this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised and the Common Stock
purchasable upon the exercise thereof shall have become deliverable as
provided in the Warrant Agreement.

             If this Warrant Certificate shall be surrendered for exercise
within any period during which the transfer books for the Company's Common
Stock or other class of stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants
evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are closed for any purpose, the Company
shall not be required to make delivery of certificates for shares purchasable
upon such transfer until the date of the reopening of said transfer books.

             Every holder of this Warrant Certificate by accepting the same
consents and agrees with the Company, the Warrant Agent, and with every other
holder of a Warrant Certificate that:

    (a) this Warrant Certificate is transferable on the registry books of the
Warrant Agent only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant
Agreement, and

    (b) the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in
whose name this Warrant Certificate is registered as the absolute owner
hereof (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon
made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent) for all purposes
whatever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by
any notice to the contrary.

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             The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate for shares of Common Stock or other securities upon the exercise
of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate until any tax which may be
payable in respect thereof by the holder of this Warrant Certificate pursuant
to the Warrant Agreement shall have been paid, such tax being payable by the
holder of this Warrant Certificate at the time of surrender.

             This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for
any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

             WITNESS the facsimile signatures of the proper officers of the
Company and its corporate seal.

Dated:
                                                         GMX RESOURCES  INC.

                                                         By:
                                                            --------------------
                                                         Chief Executive Officer

                                                         Attest:
                                                                ----------------
                                                         Secretary

Countersigned

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By:
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   Authorized Officer

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