Document:

Exhibit 4.3

 

SLM CORPORATION

 

OFFICERS’
CERTIFICATE

 

This certificate is
furnished to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly known as JPMorgan Chase Bank and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, in its capacity as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to Section 2.02(c) of
the Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2000, as amended or supplemented
(the “Indenture”), between SLM Corporation, formerly known as USA
Education, Inc. (the “Company”), and the Trustee.

 

By resolution
dated May 10, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the
Company to develop a medium term note program or programs and to issue and sell
medium term notes and authorized certain officers or any one of their designees
to take or cause to be taken actions under such resolution.  By officers’ certificate dated October 31,
2001, the Company established, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture,
the terms of securities designated as Medium Term Notes, Series A (the “Medium
Term Notes”), of the Company with an aggregate initial public offering
price of up to $3,000,000,000. By officers’ certificate dated August 20,
2002 and pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture, the Company amended
the terms of the Medium Term Notes to increase the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Medium Term Notes by $102,000,000.  By officers’ certificate dated September 13,
2002 and pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture, the Company amended
the terms of the Medium Term Notes to increase the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Medium Term Notes by an amount not to exceed
$10,000,000,000, for an aggregate total of $13,000,000,000.  By officers’ certificate dated August 6,
2003 and pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture, the Company amended
the terms of the Medium Term Notes to increase the aggregate initial public
offering price of the Medium Term Notes by an amount not to exceed
$20,000,000,000, for an aggregate total of $33,000,000,000, plus any increases
from time to time under Rule 462(b) under the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The undersigned, William
M. E. Rachal, Jr., Senior Vice President, Finance, Sallie Mae, Inc.,
authorized agent for the Company, and Mary F. Eure, Vice President and
Corporate Secretary of the Company, hereby make this certificate in order to
set forth the terms of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s
Consumer Price Index-Linked Medium Term Notes, due March 15, 2017, to be
issued on March 28, 2005 (the “Notes”).

 

A.            The resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the issuance from time to time of the Company’s Medium Term Notes
is attached as Exhibit A to this certificate.

 

B.            The terms of the Notes, including the principal amount,
maturity date, and method for calculating and paying interest, are as set forth
on the pricing supplement attached as Exhibit B to this
certificate.

 

C.            The Notes shall be evidenced by the Medium Term Note, Series A,
Master Note previously delivered to the Trustee, a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit C to this certificate.

 

D.            Each of the undersigned (i) has read Section 2.02
and other relevant provisions of the Indenture, (ii) has examined
documents and made inquiries of officers of the Company or its affiliates in
order to ascertain compliance with Section 2.02 of the Indenture, (iii) is
of the opinion that the signing officer has made such examination and
investigation as the signing officer deems necessary to enable such officer to
express an informed opinion as to whether the conditions of Section 2.02
of the Indenture have been complied with, and (iv) is of the opinion that
the requirements of Section 2.02 of the Indenture have been complied with.

 

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, we have executed this certificate as of March 16, 2005.

 

	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ William M. E.
  Rachal, Jr.

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Mary F. Eure

  	
   

  
	
  William M. E.
  Rachal, Jr.

  	
  Mary F. Eure

  
	
  Senior Vice President,
  Finance

  	
  Vice President and
  Corporate Secretary

  
	
  Sallie Mae, Inc.,

  	
  SLM Corporation

  
	
  Authorized Agent for
  SLM Corporation

  	
   

  
				

 

 

Exhibit A

 

USA Education, Inc.

Meeting of the Board of Directors

May 10, 2001

 

5/01-2/1-2

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

(Pertaining to the Creation and
Authorization of a Medium Term Note

Program or Programs)

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that it
is in the best interest of the Corporation to develop alternative financing
sources for origination and purchases of education-related and other loans by its
subsidiaries (other than the Student Loan Marketing Association), repurchases
of stock and other permitted general corporate purposes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Corporation is
hereby directed to explore and develop a medium term note program or programs;

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Corporation and its
subsidiaries (other than the Student Loan Marketing Association) shall be
authorized in connection with such medium term note program or programs: (1) to
issue and sell medium term notes, including but not limited any debt (which may
or may not be designated as a medium term note) issued under a registration
statement or debt exempt from registration requirements, (2) to establish and
borrow under credit, letter of credit or other liquidity facilities or other
credit enhancement, (3) to use the proceeds of such medium term note issuances
to repurchase the Corporation’s common shares, originate and purchase
education-related and other loans, notes or other assets through subsidiaries
(other than the Student Loan Marketing Association), to make loans or advances
to the Corporation’s subsidiaries, or for other permitted general corporate
purposes, (4) to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber any and all of
such student loans, notes or other assets, (5) to execute and deliver all instruments
and agreements that may be necessary, appropriate or desirable (including,
without limitation, global securities definitive form certificates representing
the medium term notes, other forms of notes or evidences of debt, distribution
agreements, terms agreements, indentures, credit enhancement or liquidity
facility agreements and any other agreements with administrative or
distribution agents, ratings agencies, placement agents, underwriters, trustees
or other agents), (6) to file one or more registration statements on Form S-3
and any pre- or post- effective amendment thereto with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with regard to the securities described herein, and (7) to
take all other actions and to do all other things necessary, appropriate or
desirable in connection with and to accomplish the foregoing;

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that in furtherance of the development
and establishment of such a program or programs, the Chief Executive Officer,
any Executive Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer or any one of their
respective designees (collectively, the “Authorized Officer”) are authorized to
take or cause to be taken any and all such actions as such officer or officers
may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose and intent of the
forgoing resolutions, and any and all actions heretofore taken by any one or more
of such Authorized Officers in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

 

 

Exhibit
B

 

	
  Pricing
  Supplement No. 57 dated March 16, 2005

  	
   

  	
  Filed under Rule 424(b)(3)

  
	
  (to
  Prospectus dated August 6, 2003

  	
   

  	
  File No. 333-107132

  
	
  and
  Prospectus Supplement dated August 6, 2003)

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

SLM Corporation

Medium Term Notes, Series A

CPI-Linked Notes due 2017

 

	
  Principal
  Amount:     $100,000,000.00

  	
  Floating
  Rate Notes:      ý

  	
   

  	
  Fixed
  Rate Notes:       o

  	
  Other:        o

  
	
  Original
  Issue Date:     March 28, 2005

  	
  Closing
  Date:        March 28, 2005

  	
  CUSIP
  Number:  78442P 40 3

  
	
  Maturity
  Date:              March 15, 2017

  	
  Option
  to Extend Maturity: 

  	
  ý       No

  	
  Specified
  Currency:  U.S. Dollars

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Interest
  Rate Applicable to the Notes:

  
	
   

  
	
  The Interest Rate for the Interest Period beginning March 28,
  2005 will be 5.256%.  Beginning April 15,
  2005, the interest rate on the Notes will be adjusted monthly and will be
  linked to changes in the Consumer Price Index.  The interest rate for the Notes for each
  month thereafter will be a rate determined as of the applicable Interest
  Determination Date pursuant to the following formula:

   

  [(CPIt
  – CPIt-12) / CPIt-12] + Spread

   

  Where:

   

  CPIt
  = Current Index Level of CPI (as defined below), as reported on Bloomberg
  CPURNSA;

   

  CPIt-12 = Index Level of CPI 12
  months prior to CPIt;; and

   

  Spread =  2.00%.

   

  In no case, however, will the interest rate for the
  Notes be less than the Minimum Interest Rate, which will be 0.00%.

  
							

 

We will apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock
Exchange.  For additional information,
see “Listing Information” on page 3 of this
Pricing Supplement.

 

Investing
in the Notes involves a number of risks. 
Before you invest, you should read this entire Pricing Supplement and
the attached prospectus and prospectus supplement.  In particular, you should read the “Risk
Factors” beginning on page 6 of this Pricing Supplement and make certain
that the Notes are a suitable investment for you.

 

Obligations of SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not guaranteed
by the full faith and credit of the United States of America.  Neither SLM Corporation nor any of its
subsidiaries is a government-sponsored enterprise or an instrumentality of the
United States of America.

 

	
  Merrill Lynch & Co.

  	
  Morgan Stanley

  	
  Wachovia Securities 

  

Joint Book-Running Managers

 

Southwest Securities

Co-Manager

 

March 16, 2005

 

 

	
  Index
  Maturity:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  
	
  Interest
  Payment Date(s):

  	
   

  	
  April 15,
  2005 and the 15th of each month thereafter during the term of the
  Notes.  If the 15th of a
  month is not a Business Day, we will pay the interest on the next Business
  Day.  No interest will accrue on that
  payment for the period from and after the original Interest Payment Date to
  the date we make the payment.

  
	
  Interest
  Period(s):

  	
   

  	
  Interest
  will accrue from the 15th of each month (or the Original Issue
  Date, in the case of the first Interest Period) to but excluding the 15th
  of the following month.

  
	
  Interest
  Rate Reset Period:

  	
   

  	
  Monthly,
  beginning April 15, 2005.

  
	
  Spread:

  	
   

  	
  2.00%.

  	
   

  
	
  Minimum
  Interest Rate:

  	
   

  	
  0.00%.

  
	
  Maximum
  Interest Rate:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  
	
  Reset
  Date(s):

  	
   

  	
  The
  15th of each month during the term of the Notes, beginning April 15,
  2005, with no adjustment.

  
	
  Interest
  Determination Date(s):

  	
   

  	
  Each
  Reset Date.

  	
   

  
	
  Redeemable
  at the option of the Company:

  	
   

  	
  ý    No

  	
   

  	
  Redemption
  Price:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  o    Yes

  	
   

  	
  Redemption
  Dates:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  
	
  Repayment
  at the option of the Holder:

  	
   

  	
  ý    No

  	
   

  	
  Repayment
  Price:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  o    Yes

  	
   

  	
  Repayment
  Dates:

  	
   

  	
  Not
  Applicable.

  

 

	
  Day
  Count Convention:

  	
   

  	
  Actual/Actual.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Form:

  	
   

  	
  DTC Book-entry.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Denominations:

  	
   

  	
  $25 and integral multiples thereof.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  CUSIP Number:

  	
   

  	
  78442P 40 3.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ISIN Number:

  	
   

  	
  US78442P4037.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Issue Price:

  	
   

  	
  100.0%.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Agents’ Discount:

  	
   

  	
  2.50%.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Net Proceeds:

  	
   

  	
  $97,500,000.00.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Concession:

  	
   

  	
  2.00%.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Reallowance:

  	
   

  	
  N/A.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Calculation Agent:

  	
   

  	
  SLM Corporation.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Trustee:

  	
   

  	
  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. , formerly known as
  JPMorgan Chase Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Underwriting:

  	
   

  	
  We have agreed
  to sell to the agents named below (for whom Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
  Fenner & Smith Incorporated is acting as representative), and each
  of the agents has severally agreed to purchase from us, the respective
  principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite its name below:

  

 

2

 

	
  Agents

  	
   

  	
  Principal Amount 

  of Notes

  	
   

  
	
  Merrill Lynch,
  Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  30,175,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  Morgan
  Stanley & Co. Incorporated

  	
   

  	
  30,162,500.00

  	
   

  
	
  Wachovia Capital
  Markets, LLC

  	
   

  	
  30,162,500.00

  	
   

  
	
  Southwest Securities, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  5,000,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  Advest, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  KeyBanc Capital
  Markets, a division of McDonald Investments, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  Mesirow
  Financial, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  Piper
  Jaffray & Co.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  RBC Dain
  Rauscher Inc.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
  Charles
  Schwab & Co., Inc.

  	
   

  	
  750,000.00

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Total

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  100,000,000.00

  	
   

  

 

Listing Information:                                                               Prior
to this offering, there has been no public market for the Notes.   We will apply to list the Notes on the New
York Stock Exchange, which we refer to as the NYSE in this Pricing
Supplement.  While we expect the
Notes to be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of
issuance, we cannot assure you that the
application will be granted.  If the
listing is accepted, we expect trading of the Notes on that exchange to begin
within 30 days of March 28, 2005.

 

Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has advised us that
they intend to make a market in the Notes prior to the commencement of trading
on the NYSE.  However, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated will have no obligation to make a market in the Notes and
may cease market making activities, if commenced, at any time.

 

Trading
Characteristics:                                         The Notes are expected to trade at a price that
takes into account the value, if any, of accrued but unpaid interest.
Therefore, purchasers will not pay and sellers will not receive accrued and
unpaid interest with respect to the Notes that is not included in the trading
price thereof. Any portion of the trading price of a Note received that is
attributable to accrued interest will be treated as ordinary interest income
for federal income tax purposes and will not be treated as part of the amount
realized for purposes of determining gain or loss on the disposition of that
Note.

 

The
trading price of the Notes is likely to be sensitive to the level of interest
rates generally.  If interest rates rise
in general, the trading price of the Notes may decline to reflect the
additional yield requirements of the purchasers.  Conversely, a decline in interest rates may
increase the trading price of the Notes.

 

Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, one of the agents, has
participated in arranging a swap transaction in connection with the Notes and
has reimbursed the swap counterparty, on behalf of the Company, for certain
expenses related thereto.

 

HOW IS THE INTEREST RATE CALCULATED FOR THE NOTES?

 

Beginning on April 15, 2005, the interest rate on the Notes will
be adjusted monthly and will be linked to changes in the CPI (as defined below).  For each such Interest Period, the interest
rate will be the rate determined as of the applicable Interest Determination
Date pursuant to the following formula:

 

[(CPIt
– CPIt-12) / CPIt-12] 
+ Spread

 

Where:

 

CPIt = Current
Index Level of CPI, as reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA;

 

CPIt-12 =
Index Level of CPI 12 months prior to CPIt; and

 

Spread =  2.00%.

 

3

 

In no case, however, will the interest rate for the Notes be less than
the Minimum Interest Rate, which is 0.00%.

 

CPIt for any
Reset Date is the CPI for the third
calendar month prior to that Reset Date as published and reported in the second
calendar month prior to that Reset Date or as otherwise determined as described
in this Pricing Supplement.  For example,
for the Interest Period from and including April 15, 2005 to and including
May 14, 2005, CPIt will be the CPI for January 2005 and
CPIt-12 will be the CPI for January 2004.  The CPI for January 2005 was published
by BLS (as defined below) and reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA in February 2005
and the CPI for January 2004 was published and reported in February 2004.

 

All
values used in the interest rate formula for the Notes will be rounded to the
nearest fifth decimal place (one-one hundred thousandth of a percentage point),
rounding upwards if the sixth decimal place is five or greater (e.g., 9.876555%
(or .09876555) would be rounded up to 9.87656% (or .0987656) and 9.876554% (or .09876554) would be rounded down to
9.87655% (or .0987655)).  All percentages
resulting from any calculation of the interest rate will be rounded to the
nearest third decimal place (one thousandth of a percentage point), rounding
upwards if the fourth decimal place is five or greater (e.g., 9.8765% (or
..098765) would be rounded up to 9.877% (or .09877) and
9.8764% (or .098764) would be rounded down to 9.876% (or .09876)).  All dollar amounts used in or resulting from
such calculation on the Notes will be rounded to the nearest cent (with
one-half cent being rounded upward).

 

WHO
PUBLISHES THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND WHAT DOES IT MEASURE?

 

The
Consumer Price Index, for purposes of the Notes, is the non-seasonally adjusted
U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (the “CPI”),
published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor (the “BLS”) and reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA or any successor service.  The BLS makes almost all Consumer Price Index
data publicly available.  This
information may be accessed electronically on the BLS home page on the
internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. The CPI for a particular month is
published during the following month.

 

According
to publicly available information provided by the BLS, the CPI is a measure of
the average change in consumer prices over time for a fixed market basket of
goods and services, including food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation,
drugs and charges for the services of doctors and dentists.  User fees (such as water and sewer service)
and sales and excise taxes paid by the consumer are also included.  Income taxes and investment items such as
stocks, bonds and life insurance are not included.  In calculating the index, price changes for
the various items are averaged together with weights that represent their
importance in the spending of urban households in the United States.

 

The
contents of the market basket of goods and services and the weights assigned to
the various items are updated periodically by the BLS to take into account
changes in consumer spending patterns. 
The CPI is expressed in relative terms in relation to a time base
reference period for which the level is set at 100.0.  The base reference period for the Notes is
the 1982-1984 average.

 

HOW HAS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXED PERFORMED HISTORICALLY?

 

The
following table sets forth the value of the CPI from January 1998 to January 2005,
as published by the BLS and reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA:

 

	
  MONTH

  	
   

  	
  2005

  	
   

  	
  2004

  	
   

  	
  2003

  	
   

  	
  2002

  	
   

  	
  2001

  	
   

  	
  2000

  	
   

  	
  1999

  	
   

  	
  1998

  	
   

  
	
  January

  	
   

  	
  190.7

  	
   

  	
  185.2

  	
   

  	
  181.7

  	
   

  	
  177.1

  	
   

  	
  175.1

  	
   

  	
  168.8

  	
   

  	
  164.3

  	
   

  	
  161.6

  	
   

  
	
  February

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  186.2

  	
   

  	
  183.1

  	
   

  	
  177.8

  	
   

  	
  175.8

  	
   

  	
  169.8

  	
   

  	
  164.5

  	
   

  	
  161.9

  	
   

  
	
  March

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  187.4

  	
   

  	
  184.2

  	
   

  	
  178.8

  	
   

  	
  176.2

  	
   

  	
  171.2

  	
   

  	
  165.0

  	
   

  	
  162.2

  	
   

  
	
  April

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  188.0

  	
   

  	
  183.8

  	
   

  	
  179.8

  	
   

  	
  176.9

  	
   

  	
  171.3

  	
   

  	
  166.2

  	
   

  	
  162.5

  	
   

  
	
  May

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  189.1

  	
   

  	
  183.5

  	
   

  	
  179.8

  	
   

  	
  177.7

  	
   

  	
  171.5

  	
   

  	
  166.2

  	
   

  	
  162.8

  	
   

  
	
  June

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  189.7

  	
   

  	
  183.7

  	
   

  	
  179.9

  	
   

  	
  178.0

  	
   

  	
  172.4

  	
   

  	
  166.2

  	
   

  	
  163.0

  	
   

  
	
  July

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  189.4

  	
   

  	
  183.9

  	
   

  	
  180.1

  	
   

  	
  177.5

  	
   

  	
  172.8

  	
   

  	
  166.7

  	
   

  	
  163.2

  	
   

  
	
  August

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  189.5

  	
   

  	
  184.6

  	
   

  	
  180.7

  	
   

  	
  177.5

  	
   

  	
  172.8

  	
   

  	
  167.1

  	
   

  	
  163.4

  	
   

  
	
  September

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  189.9

  	
   

  	
  185.2

  	
   

  	
  181.0

  	
   

  	
  178.3

  	
   

  	
  173.7

  	
   

  	
  167.9

  	
   

  	
  163.6

  	
   

  
	
  October

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  190.9

  	
   

  	
  185.0

  	
   

  	
  181.3

  	
   

  	
  177.7

  	
   

  	
  174.0

  	
   

  	
  168.2

  	
   

  	
  164.0

  	
   

  
	
  November

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  191.0

  	
   

  	
  184.5

  	
   

  	
  181.3

  	
   

  	
  177.4

  	
   

  	
  174.1

  	
   

  	
  168.3

  	
   

  	
  164.0

  	
   

  
	
  December

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  190.3

  	
   

  	
  184.3

  	
   

  	
  180.9

  	
   

  	
  176.7

  	
   

  	
  174.0

  	
   

  	
  168.3

  	
   

  	
  163.9

  	
   

  

 

4

 

This
historical data is presented for information purposes only.  Movements in the CPI that have occurred in
the past are not necessarily indicative of changes that may occur in the
future.  Actual changes in the CPI may be
less than or greater than those that have occurred in the past.

 

WHAT
IF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IS NOT REPORTED OR IS REVISED, REBASED OR
DISCONTINUED?

 

If
the CPI is not reported on Bloomberg CPURNSA for a particular month by 3:00 PM on an Interest Determination Date, but
has otherwise been published by the BLS, SLM Corporation, in its capacity as
the calculation agent, will determine the CPI as published by the BLS for such
month using a source it deems appropriate.

 

In
determining the final CPI reference value used to determine the interest rate
on each applicable Interest Determination Date, the Calculation Agent will use
the most recently available value of the CPI for the relevant month, even if
such value has been adjusted from a prior reported value for that month.  In contrast, the initial CPI reference value
for each Interest Determination Date will always be the final CPI reference
value for the preceding Interest Determination Date, even if such value has
been adjusted since that preceding Interest Determination Date.  For the first Interest Determination Date in April 2005,
the initial CPI reference value will be 190.7, the CPI level for January 2005.  If the CPI level for January 2005 is
adjusted after the date of this Pricing Supplement, the interest rate
determined on the first Interest Determination Date will not be revised, and in
the case of a subsequent downward adjustment in the CPI for January 2005,
you will not receive any additional interest on the first Interest Payment Date
or any other Interest Payment Date.

 

The
BLS occasionally rebases the CPI.  The
CPI was last rebased in January 1988. 
The current standard reference base period is 1982-1984 = 100.  Prior to the release of the CPI for January 1988,
the standard reference base was 1967 = 100. 
If the BLS changes the base reference period of the CPI during the time
the notes are outstanding, the Calculation Agent will continue to calculate the
increase or decrease in the CPI using the existing base year of 1982-1984 as
long as the old CPI is still published. 
The conversion to the new reference base does not affect the measurement
of the percentage change in a given index series from one point in time to
another, except for rounding differences. 
Thus rebasing might affect the published “headline” number often quoted
by the financial press , however, the inflation calculation for the Notes
should not be adversely affected by any such rebasing because changes in the
old-based CPI can be calculated by using the percentage changes of the new
rebased CPI.

 

If
the old-based CPI is not published, the Calculation Agent will calculate
inflation using the new based CPI. 
However, as stated above, the conversion to a new reference base does
not affect the measurement of the percentage changes in a given index series
from one time period to another, except for rounding differences.

 

If,
while the Notes are outstanding, the CPI is discontinued or, if in the opinion
of the BLS, as evidenced by a public release, the CPI is substantially altered,
the Calculation Agent will determine the interest rate on the Notes by
reference to a substitute index.  The
Calculation Agent will determine the substitute index, in its sole discretion,
by a computation methodology that the Calculation Agent determines will as
closely as reasonably possible replicate the CPI or is another methodology
which is in accordance with general market practice at the time.  In doing this, the Calculation Agent may (but
is not required to) determine the substitute index by selecting any substitute
index that is chosen by the Secretary of the Treasury for the Department of The
Treasury’s Inflation-Linked Treasuries, as described at 62 Federal Register
846-874 (January 6, 1997).

 

5

 

RISK FACTORS

 

The
Notes are subject to special considerations. 
An investment in securities indexed to the consumer price index entails
significant risks that are not associated with similar investments in
conventional floating rate or fixed-rate debt securities.  Accordingly, prospective investors should
consult their financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an
investment in consumer price indexed-linked notes and the suitability of the
Notes in light of their particular circumstances.

 

	
  THE INTEREST RATE ON THE NOTES
  MAY, IN SOME CASES, BE ZERO.

  	
   

  	
  Interest payable on the Notes
  is linked to changes in the level of the CPI during twelve-month measurement
  periods.

   

  If the CPI does not increase
  or decreases during a measurement period, which is likely to occur when there
  is little or no inflation or when there is deflation, owners of the Notes
  will receive interest payments for that interest period equal to the minimum
  interest rate, which is 0.00%.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  THE INTEREST RATE ON THE NOTES
  MAY BE BELOW THE RATE OTHERWISE PAYABLE ON SIMILAR FIXED OR FLOATING
  RATE DEBT SECURITIES.

  	
   

  	
  The interest rate on the
  Notes, including the minimum interest rate, may be below what we would
  currently pay if we issued non-callable senior debt securities with a fixed
  or floating rate and similar maturity to that of the Notes.  Any interest payable in excess of the
  minimum interest rate on the Notes will be based upon the difference in the
  level of the CPI determined as of the measurement dates specified in the formula
  listed above, plus the Spread.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  THE HISTORICAL LEVELS OF THE
  CPI ARE NOT AN INDICATION OF THE FUTURE LEVELS OF THE CPI AND THOSE LEVELS
  MAY CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY.

  	
   

  	
  Holders of the Notes will
  receive interest payments that will be affected by changes in the CPI. Such
  changes may be significant.  Changes in
  the CPI are a function of the changes in specified consumer prices over time,
  which result from the interaction of many factors over which we have no
  control.

  

  The historical levels of the CPI are not an indication of the future levels
  of the CPI during the term of the Notes. 
  In the past, the CPI has experienced periods of volatility, sometimes
  even on a monthly basis.  This
  volatility may occur in the future. 
  Fluctuations and trends in the CPI that have occurred in the past are
  not necessarily indicative, however, of fluctuations that may occur in the
  future.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  THE INTEREST RATE IS BASED UPON
  THE CPI. THE CPI ITSELF AND THE WAY THE BLS CALCULATES THE CPI
  MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE OR THE CPI MAY NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED.

  	
   

  	
  There can be no assurance that
  the BLS will not change the method by which it calculates the CPI.  In addition, changes in the way the CPI is
  calculated could reduce the level of the CPI and lower the interest payments
  with respect to the Notes. 
  Accordingly, the amount of interest, if any, payable on the Notes, and
  therefore the value of the Notes, may be significantly reduced.  If the CPI is substantially altered (as
  determined in the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent), a substitute
  index will be employed to calculate the interest payable on the Notes.

  	
   

  

 

6

 

ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL

INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

Set forth below is a summary of some U.S. federal income
tax considerations relevant to the beneficial owner of the Notes that is a U.S.
holder (as defined in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement). This summary
does not address investors that may be subject to special tax rules or
investors that hold the Notes as part of an integrated investment. This summary
supplements the discussion contained in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement
under the heading “United States Federal Taxation.”

 

We intend to treat the Notes as “variable rate debt
instruments” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming the Notes are so
treated, under the Treasury regulations governing variable rate debt
instruments that bear interest that is unconditionally payable at least
annually at a single objective rate, payments of interest on the Notes will be
taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary interest income at the time that such
payments are accrued or received, in accordance with the U.S. holder’s method
of tax accounting. In the case of a U.S. holder that uses the accrual method of
tax accounting, the amount of interest accrued during an accrual period will be
determined by assuming that the Notes bear interest at a fixed interest rate
that reflects the yield that is reasonably expected for the Notes, and the
interest allocable to the accrual period will be adjusted to reflect the
interest actually paid during the accrual period. A U.S. holder may submit a
written request to the address set forth under “Where You Can Find More
Information” in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement to obtain the “reasonably
expected” rate for the Notes. Assuming the Notes are treated as variable rate
debt instruments, upon the disposition of a Note by sale, exchange, redemption,
or repayment of principal at maturity, a U.S. holder will generally recognize
taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the
disposition (other than amounts attributable to accrued interest) and the U.S.
holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Notes. Prospective investors should consult
the discussion under the heading “United States Federal Taxation – Tax
Consequences to U.S. Holders – Variable Rate Notes” and “United States Federal
Taxation – Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders – Sale, Exchange or Retirement of
the Notes” in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement.

 

Alternatively, it is possible that the Notes could be
treated as “contingent payment debt instruments” (“CPDI”) for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. Under the CPDI rules, a U.S. holder would be required,
among other matters, to include in income each year an accrual of interest at a
“comparable yield” (determined at the time of issuance of the Notes) for a
comparable non-contingent note issued by us. To the extent the comparable yield
were to exceed the interest actually paid on a Note in any taxable year, a U.S.
holder could recognize ordinary interest income for that taxable year in excess
of the cash actually paid on the Note during that taxable year and such excess
could increase the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the Note. In addition, any gain
realized by a U.S. holder on the sale or other taxable disposition of a Note
(including as a result of payments made at maturity) generally would be
characterized as ordinary income, rather than as capital gain.

 

THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF
CERTAIN OF THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES.  PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT
WITH THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS PRIOR TO INVESTING TO DETERMINE THE TAX
IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH AN INVESTMENT IN LIGHT OF SUCH INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

7

 

SLM Corporation

 

 

Exhibit C

 

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.15 OF THE INDENTURE, THIS
MASTER NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, ONLY TO ANOTHER
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR TO A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW
YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO.
OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL, SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.

 

USA EDUCATION, INC.

MEDIUM TERM NOTE, SERIES
A

 

MASTER NOTE

 

	
   

  	
   

  
	
  (Date of Issuance)

  	
   

  

 

USA EDUCATION, INC., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), for value
received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns: (i)
on each principal payment date, including each amortization date, redemption
date, repayment date, maturity date and extended maturity date, as applicable,
of each obligation identified on the records of the Issuer (which records are
maintained by The Chase Manhattan Bank, in its capacity as paying agent (the
“Paying Agent”)), the principal amount then due and payable for each such
obligation, and (ii) on each interest payment date, if any, the interest then
due and payable, on the principal amount for each such obligation. Payment
shall be made by wire transfer of United States dollars to the registered
owner, or in immediately available funds or the equivalent to a party
authorized by the registered owner and in the currency other than United States
dollars as provided for in each such obligation, by the Paying Agent without
the necessity and surrender of this Master Note (the “Master Note”).

 

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF
THIS MASTER NOTE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND TO THE TERMS OF THE
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PRICING SUPPLEMENT(S), WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN
BY REFERENCE.

 

This Master Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York. This Master Note is a valid
and binding obligation of the Issuer.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has
been executed by

 

 

The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Trustee under the Indenture, or its
successor thereunder by the manual signature of one of its authorized
signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture
or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this
instrument to be duly executed.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
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8

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Trustee

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
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  Authorized Signature

  	
   

  

 

3

 

[Reverse of Note]

 

USA EDUCATION, INC.

 

MEDIUM TERM NOTES, SERIES
A

 

MASTER NOTE

 

This Master Note is one of a duly authorized issue of
notes (the “Notes”) of the Company issued under the Indenture, dated as of
October 1, 2000 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended or supplemented prior to the
date hereof

(collectively, the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Chase
Manhattan Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor
trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective
rights and limitations of rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the
Holders of the Notes (the “Holders”), and the terms upon which the Securities
are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined in this Master Note have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Indenture.

 

The Calculation Agent shall calculate the interest
payable hereon in accordance with the Indenture and will confirm in writing
such calculation to the Trustee and the Paying Agent (if other than the
Trustee) immediately after each determination. All determinations made by the
Trustee shall be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive for all purposes
and binding on the Company and Holders.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall
occur and be continuing, the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or the Holders
of at least 25% in principal amount of all of the outstanding Notes, by notice
to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal of all the Notes due
and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as
therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders at any time by the
Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding. The Indenture
also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, on behalf of
the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain
provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Master
Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon future Holders
of this Master Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer
hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of
such consent or waiver is made upon this Master Note.

 

Holders may not enforce their rights pursuant to the
Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. No reference herein
to the Indenture and no provision of this Master Note or the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional,
to pay the principal of and interest on this Master Note at the time, place,
and rate, and 

 

4

 

in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

5EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                                          FINAL
                                                                          -----

                SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASES
                ------------------------------------------------

     This Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Releases (the "Agreement") is
made as of March 18, 2005, by and between (a) Kenneth F. Raznick, a Michigan
resident ("KFR"), Susan Raznick ("SR"), RFK Investments, LLC ("LLC"), a Michigan
limited liability company, ("LLC", KFR and SR, collectively, jointly and
severally, "Raznick"), (b) BICO, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, ("BICO"), (c)
Richard M. Greenwood ("Greenwood"), Mark DiCamillo ("DiCamillo"), Richard
Rundles ("Rundles") and John D. Hannesson ("Hannesson") (each of which is an
officer of BICO and are referred to herein collectively, jointly and severally
as "Management"), (d) Perrin, Holden & Davenport Capital Corp., a New York
corporation ("PHD"), Jody Eisenman ("Eisenman"), and Nelson Braff ("Braff").
Each of the foregoing persons and entities is hereinafter referred to as a
"Party" and all of them collectively as the "Parties."

                                    RECITALS
                                    --------

     This Agreement is made with reference to the following facts and
circumstances:

     A. On or about November 4, 2004, cXc Services, Inc. ("cXc") merged with and
into BICO (the "Merger") in exchange for 125,470,031.1 shares of Series M
Preferred Shares of BICO ("Series M Stock");

     B. One of the assets of cXc at the time of the Merger was an Exclusivity
Agreement between cXc and Amstrad, plc, a British manufacturer of the model E3
video webphone, which agreement required cXc to post a letter of credit in the
approximate amount of $3 million US in order to maintain cXc as Amstrad's
exclusive distributor of the E3 in the United States and Canada;

     C. Disputes have arisen between the parties to this Agreement concerning,
among other things, the obligations, if any, of KFR to make an additional equity
investment in or loan to BICO and the parties are entering into this Agreement
for the purpose of settling and compromising those disputes; and

     D. This Agreement is entered into solely for the purpose of settlement and
compromise, and each Party hereto expressly acknowledges and agrees that the
Parties hereto have not admitted, and by execution and performance of this
Agreement, do not admit, and in fact expressly deny, any and all liability or
obligation to the other Party, except for those rights and obligations
specifically provided in this Agreement.

                               TERMS OF AGREEMENT
                               ------------------

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
representations contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree
as follows:

     1. Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are incorporated
into and made part of this Agreement, by this reference.

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     2. Effective Date of This Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective
upon completion of the following acts: (a) execution of this Agreement by all
Parties hereto and its delivery in accordance with Section 16; (b) the execution
and delivery into escrow by Raznick of consents to amend and restate the
Certificate of Designation of BICO's Series M Stock, in accordance with Sections
5 and 20 herein; (c) the execution and delivery into escrow of the general
releases as provided in Sections 6 and 20 herein; (d) the delivery of $110,000
by KFR into escrow in accordance with Sections 3 and 20 herein; (e) the
execution of an agreement by D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. ("Blair"), BICO
and KFR to settle Blair's claims against Raznick, BICO and cXc substantially in
accordance with the terms specified in Section 21 herein; and (f) the delivery
to KFR of a legal opinion of counsel in accordance with Section 29 herein. The
date on which the last of the foregoing acts has been completed shall be
referenced herein as the "Effective Date of this Agreement." If the events
specified in this Section 2 as necessary for this Agreement to become effective
do not occur by March 31, 2005 (unless such date is extended one or more times,
or one or more of the necessary conditions for effectiveness waived, in writing
(i) by BICO, or its counsel, for all acts under this Agreement to be performed
or fulfilled by Raznick or (ii) by KFR, or his counsel, for all acts under this
Agreement to be performed or fulfilled by persons other than Raznick), then (x)
this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and all Parties restored to
their positions as they existed on the date first written above; (y) all money,
documents and/or other things held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement shall be
returned to the respective Party that deposited each into escrow; and (z) this
Agreement shall not be cited or referred to for any purpose. If BICO and/or KFR,
as the case may be, elects to waive a condition otherwise necessary for this
Agreement to become effective, such waiver will only apply to such act being a
condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and shall not relieve
any Party of its contractual obligation under this Agreement actually to perform
such act.

     3. The Payment. Concurrently with delivery of executed copies of this
Agreement and the release and consent by Raznick described in Section 2(b), KFR
shall deliver to Joelson Rosenberg, PLC ("Joelson"), as escrow agent, the total
sum of one hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00), in good funds, to be held
in escrow by Joelson pursuant to Section 20 of this Agreement. After the
Effective Date of this Agreement, Joelson, as escrow agent, shall wire transfer
the $110,000.00 to BICO, in accordance with the terms of Section 20 herein.

     4. Resignation as Director, Officer and Employee. Immediately upon his
execution of this Agreement, KFR shall submit his unconditional resignation from
his position as a director of BICO, its Chairman and employee pursuant to the
terms of the resignation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", which
resignation shall be effective as of the Effective Date of this Agreement and
shall be null and void ab initio if this Agreement does not become effective.

     5. Series M Stock Amendment. Each of the Parties hereto that is a holder of
Series M Stock agrees to execute, simultaneously upon signing this Agreement, a
consent (the "Consent"), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
"B," to amend and restate the Certificate of Designation for the Series M Stock.
Each such Consent shall be promptly delivered by the party signing it to
Joelson, as escrow agent, to be held in escrow pursuant to Section 20 herein and
delivered by Joelson, as escrow agent, to BICO after the Effective Date of this
Agreement in accordance with Section 20 herein. Prior to the Effective Date of
this Agreement, BICO shall issue and deliver to each holder of Series M Stock
the original Certificate of Designation for such Series M Stock. Promptly after
the Effective Date of this Agreement, BICO shall issue and deliver to each
holder of Series M Stock the amended and restated Certificate of Designation for
such Series M Stock.

     6. Mutual and General Releases. Except for their respective rights to
enforce the obligations and other terms of this Agreement, and/or to a seek
judicial interpretation of this Agreement:

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        (a) Simultaneously upon executing this Agreement, BICO shall execute and
deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent, a general release in favor of Raznick, PHD,
Eisenman, Braff and each of their respective Representatives (as defined below),
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C," excluding from such
release, in addition to the rights and obligations of this Agreement, any rights
or claims BICO may have in respect of claims asserted by any non-party to this
Agreement (other than John Bologna, John Giaier, Peter Janssen, William J. Shea
(except that this exception to the exclusion with respect to William J. Shea
shall not apply to any claims respecting enforceable agreements or promises, if
any, made to William J. Shea by KFR on behalf of or in the name of cXc and/or
BICO to sell or transfer to him any BICO or cXc securities), IPEC Solutions,
Thomas Boyhan, Richard Adler, Al Cirilli, MPAD Technical Group, Inc., and D.H.
Blair Investment Banking Corp.) that KRF or LLC, prior to the date first written
above, made any enforceable written or oral agreement, assurance, promise or
commitment in the name or on behalf of cXc or BICO with regard to rights to
purchase, sell or represent BICO products or services, be employed by or
compensated by cXc or BICO, or receive cXc or BICO securities of any kind.

        (b) Simultaneously upon executing this Agreement, DiCamillo, Rundles and
Hannesson shall each separately execute and deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent,
a general release in favor of Raznick and Raznick's Representatives,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C."

        (c) Simultaneously upon executing this Agreement, PHD, Braff and
Eisenman, shall each separately execute and deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent,
a general release in favor of Raznick and Raznick's Representatives,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C."

        (d) PHD agrees to obtain and to deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent,
within twenty days after the date first written above, a separate general
release in favor of Raznick, BICO and each of their respective Representatives
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C," but without any
carve-outs or exclusions, signed by each of the following persons: (i) Eytan
Sugarman ("Sugarman") (ii) Philip Pastore ("Pastore"); (iii) Leon Kahn ("Kahn");
(iv) Ramshead Holding Limited ("Ramshead"); and (v) Jason Lyons ("Lyons").

        (e) BICO agrees to obtain and to deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent,
within twenty days after the date first written above a general release signed
by Peter Janssen ("Janssen") substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "C" (excluding from such release only the obligations of KFR to Janssen
arising from the separate promissory notes executed by KFR in the principal
amount each of $100,000, plus interest as stated therein) in favor of Raznick
and Raznick's Representatives.

        (f) Simultaneously upon executing this Agreement, KFR, SR and LLC shall
each separately execute and deliver to Joelson, as escrow agent, a general
release in favor of BICO, DiCamillo, Rundles, Hannesson, PHD, Braff, Eisenman,
Sugarman, Pastore, Kahn, Ramshead and Lyons, and each of their respective
Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C,"
excluding from such release, in addition to the rights and obligations of this
Agreement, (i) any rights and claims KFR has or may have as a present or former
director, officer and/or employee of BICO and/or cXc to indemnification under
BICO's and/or cXc's articles of incorporation, by-laws and/or applicable law in
respect of any claims, liabilities, losses or expenses (other than claims by the
Parties to this Agreement that are being released pursuant to this Agreement)
asserted against or incurred by KFR respecting acts or omissions committed while
KFR was a director, officer and/or employee of BICO and/or cXc, and (ii) and
rights or claims Raznick may have against Greenwood.

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        (g) Raznick agrees to obtain and deliver to Joelson as escrow agent,
within twenty days after the date first written above, a general release signed
by or on behalf of Jennifer Raznick substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "C" (but without any carve-outs or exclusions) in favor of PHD, Braff,
Eisenman, BICO and BICO's Representatives and a Consent signed by or on behalf
of Jennifer Raznick, but excluding from such release any rights or claims
Raznick and/or Jennifer Raznick may have against Greenwood.

        (h) The term "Representatives", as used in this Section 6, and elsewhere
in this Agreement, refers to and means, as applicable, all agents, servants,
officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, employees, contractors,
insurers, guarantors, sureties, affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns,
attorneys, accountants, spouse, children, heirs, representatives and all other
persons and entities acting with authority of or otherwise on behalf of the
particular Party.

     7. Termination of Employment. Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement,
the employment of KFR by BICO shall cease, KFR shall not have any right to any
compensation or reimbursement of expenses due by reason of his having provided
services to cXc or BICO or having incurred or advanced expenses for cXc or BICO
at any time prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement, and his employment by
BICO shall be terminated, cancelled, and of no further force or effect without
any further notice or action by any Party. As of the Effective Date of this
Agreement all rights granted to KFR as a BICO employee will be terminated and
all executory performances to be rendered thereunder will be waived, discharged
and excused, except that KFR's rights to indemnification under the BICO articles
of incorporation, bylaws, applicable law or otherwise shall be preserved and
continue in full force and effect. KFR shall return to BICO, within three (3)
business days after the Effective Date of this Agreement, all BICO web phones
within Raznick's possession, custody or control, except that Raznick may retain,
solely for their personal and family use, four (4) E3 web phones.

     8. Authority to Contract. Each Party hereby respectively represents and
warrants to the others that such Party has the full power, capacity, and
authority to enter into this Agreement; that such Party has not sold, assigned,
or in any manner transferred or relinquished any claims that such Party ever had
against the others to any third party; that this Agreement does not constitute
or create a breach or default under any contract, order or other obligation by
which such Party is bound; and that no other consents, approvals, releases or
settlements are necessary from any other person or entity to make this Agreement
effective, or to release and discharge the other Parties from any of the claims,
except as provided in Section 2 above.

     9. Advice of Counsel. The Parties each declare and represent that, in
executing this Agreement, each has received legal advice as to their respective
legal rights and obligations, and each hereby certifies that its authorized
Representative signing below has read this entire Agreement and fully
understands all of the provisions that are set forth herein and their binding
legal effect.

     10. Investigation. The Parties have each made such investigation of the
facts pertaining to this settlement, this Agreement, and of all the matters
pertaining thereto as they deem necessary.

     11. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties and each of their respective Representatives, including
assigns and successors.

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     12. Integration. This document contains the entire agreement and
understanding between the Parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof
and supersedes and replaces any prior negotiations, representations, covenants,
warranties and agreements between the Parties hereto, whether written or oral,
except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein. Each of the Parties
acknowledges that no Party, or any other person, has made any promise,
representation, or warranty, express or implied, not contained in this Agreement
to induce any other Party to execute this Agreement.

     13. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted in
accordance with and governed in all respects exclusively by the laws of the
State of New York, without regard to any conflict of law principles. Venue for
any action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement shall be
exclusively in the Federal or State Courts located in New York, New York, and
all Parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in such
courts.

     14. Attorneys' Fees and Costs. Each Party agrees to bear his, her or its
own respective costs, expenses, attorneys' fees (except as provided in Section
28 below) and other disbursements arising out of and/or connected with the
negotiation, drafting, and execution of this Agreement.

     15. Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to
refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity
of the Parties may require.

     16. Counterparts and Facsimiles. Three duplicate originals of this
Agreement will be executed by the Parties so that Raznick, PHD and BICO will
each receive a fully executed original. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more duplicates or counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and
all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument. A facsimile
signature to this Agreement shall be considered for all purposes an original
signature.

     17. Interpretation. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in
all cases be construed according to its fair meaning and any question of
ambiguity or doubtful interpretation shall not be resolved against the Party who
causes the ambiguity or the uncertainty to exist, or against the drafter of the
Agreement. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been jointly drafted in its
entirety by all Parties hereto.

     18. Titles and Captions. The Parties have inserted the underlined section
titles in this Agreement only as a matter of convenience and for ease of
reference. These section titles shall not be referred to in any interpretation
of this Agreement, and they shall not define, limit, extend, or describe the
scope of this Agreement, or the intent of the Parties.

     19. Time for Performance. Time is of the essence with respect to any act or
performance hereunder.

     20. Escrow Provisions. The following terms and conditions apply wherever
this Agreement refers to delivering or holding any document, money, or other
thing in escrow.

         (a) All documents, money or other things delivered or placed into
escrow shall be delivered by hand or sent for overnight delivery by Federal
Express to Joelson Rosenberg, PLC, Suite 200, 30665 Northwestern Highway,
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334, Attention: Peter W. Joelson, Esq.. For the
purposes of notice only, pursuant to Subsection (f) below, notices sent by
facsimile to Joelson shall be sent to both facsimile numbers (248) 855-9496 and
(248) 855-2388.

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         (b)   Any money held in escrow under this Agreement shall be held in
Joelson's Michigan IOLTA escrow account with any interest earned on such funds
payable, pursuant to the law governing such IOLTA accounts, to the State of
Michigan IOLTA Fund and not to any Party to this Agreement.

         (c)   Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, Joelson shall send
written notice by fax only (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Subsection (f) below pertaining to the means for sending other notices) that the
Effective Date has occurred to:

         (i)   Kenneth F. Raznick
               5600 West Maple Road, Suite C-313
               West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322
               Fax Number: (248) 865-5092

         (ii)  BICO, Inc.
               c/o John D. Hannesson
               18661 Via Palatino
               Irvine, California 92603-3445
               Fax No.: 949-509-9867

         (iii) Perrin, Holden and Davenport Capital Corp.
               5 Hanover Square
               Mezzanine Level
               New York, New York 10004
               Attention: Nelson Braff, Esq.
               Fax No.: 212-269-3087

         (d)   Within one (1) business day after the Effective Date of this
Agreement, Joelson shall release from escrow (and with respect to documents,
deliver by Federal Express to the respective addresses specified Subsection (c)
above (unless such person or entity previously has given Joelson notice of a
change of address for that person or entity)), as follows:

         (i)   To BICO, a wire transfer in the amount $110,000 in good funds,
               sent to:

               Commercial Capital Bank
               8105 Irvine Center Dr.
               Irvine, CA 92618
               Attn: Katie Tilden, Vice President (949) 766-4522
               Routing Number: 322270084
               BICO Inc. Operating Account 141446531

         (ii)  To BICO, the Consents executed pursuant to Section 5 herein;

         (iii) To BICO, all of the general releases executed by KFR, SR and LLC;
               and

         (iv)  To KFR, all of the general releases in favor of Raznick.

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         (e) If the Effective Date of this Agreement does not occur by March 31,
2005 (or such later date as may be extended pursuant to Section 2(i) or 2(ii)
herein), then Joelson will promptly thereafter return to each respective Party
any money, documents or other things deposited by such Party into escrow under
this Agreement.

         (f) All notices permitted or required by this Agreement shall be sent
either (i) by hand or (ii) by facsimile with a confirmation copy sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the addresses (and if by facsimile,
to the fax numbers) specified in this Section 20. Any Party may change its
address and/or fax number by serving a written notice to Joelson and the other
Parties as provided in this Section 20. All notices sent pursuant to this
Section 20 shall be deemed delivered on the date hand delivered or faxed.

         (g) All Parties acknowledge and agree that Joelson has served, and may
continue to serve, as attorneys for Raznick (as well as persons or entities
affiliated with or related to Raznick). Joelson serving as escrow agent under
this Agreement, and any and all acts or omissions taken by Joelson as escrow
agent, shall not provide any basis or grounds to disqualify Joelson from serving
as attorneys for Raznick and any persons or affiliated with or related to
Raznick. No Party shall make any application to disqualify or limit Joelson from
acting as attorneys for Raznick or any persons or entity affiliated with or
related to Raznick.

         (h) Joelson shall be exculpated and relieved from any and all
liability, and shall have no liability whatsoever, for any act or omission taken
by it in good faith as escrow agent under this Agreement. Each of the Parties on
their own behalf and on behalf of their Representatives release and waive any
claims they may have in the future against Joelson for any loss, liability,
damages, claims or expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorney's fees, arising from or relating to any act or omission taken by
Joelson in good faith as escrow agent under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, Joelson relying on notices or instructions sent or apparently sent
by any Party pursuant to this Agreement. In the event of any dispute between the
Parties respecting any money, document or other thing in escrow, the Parties
shall not join Joelson as a party to any action or proceeding commenced by any
of them (except for a claim against Joelson that it acted or failed to act in
bad faith), but shall instead merely provide Joelson with notice of the pendency
of such action or proceeding and copies of any orders, decrees or judgments
entered in such action or proceeding. In consideration of Joelson not being
joined as a party to any such action or proceeding, Joelson agrees to abide by
any orders, decrees or judgments rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction
with respect to matters relating to any of the escrow provisions under this
Agreement.

         (i) In the event of any dispute between the Parties concerning any
money, document or other thing deposited into escrow under this Agreement,
Joelson shall have the right, in its sole discretion, but not the obligation, to
retain custody over such money, document or other thing until it receives joint
written instructions or an order, decree or judgment as provided in this Section
20 or, alternatively, (b) to deposit such money, document or other thing that is
the subject of the dispute into the possession of a court of competent
jurisdiction. If Joelson elects to deposit any money, document or other thing
that is the subject of a dispute into the possession of a court competent
jurisdiction, then all obligations of Joelson under this Agreement shall cease
with respect to any money, document or other thing so deposited into the
possession of a court of competent jurisdiction.

     21. Blair Settlement. As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this
Agreement, BICO and KFR shall enter into a written agreement with Blair to
settle any and all claims that Blair may have against BICO and/or Raznick,
substantially in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

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         (a) Raznick shall transfer to Blair 14,178,114 shares of Series M Stock
currently held by Raznick, which stock shall be subject to the contemplated
amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Designation for the Series M
Stock, as provided by Section 5 and Exhibit "B" of this Agreement, and BICO
shall represent and warrant to Blair that said 14,178,114 shares of Series M
Stock represents 11.3% of the BICO securities issued to the cXc shareholders in
the merger of cXc into BICO.

         (b) KFR shall repay to Blair all principal and interest owed on the
Convertible Promissory Note dated July 13, 2004 in the principal amount of
$50,000 and the Convertible Promissory Note dated June 8, 2004 in the principal
amount of $100,000 (collectively the "Notes").

         (c) Blair, BICO and Raznick shall exchange general releases
substantially in the form of Exhibit "C" hereto, except that the releases given
by Blair shall not have any exclusion for any rights or obligations under this
Agreement because Blair has, and will have, no rights whatsoever under this
Agreement.

         (d) The foregoing terms and conditions shall be in full release,
satisfaction and discharge of all rights and obligations of Blair, KFR and BICO
(as the successor to cXc) under the Agreement dated June 2, 2004 between Blair,
KFR and cXc and the Notes. Blair shall return the original Notes to KFR.

     22. Press Releases and Security Filings. KFR shall have the right to review
and approve prior to issuance and/or filing, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, any press releases issued by any Party and any Form 8-K
filed by BICO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating
to this Agreement. Raznick shall provide BICO with any comments he may have on
any draft Form 8-K within one (1) business day after he receives such a draft
from BICO. All subsequent filings by BICO with the SEC describing or relating to
this Agreement shall be substantially in the form of the Form 8-K as reasonably
approved by KFR.

     23. No Restrictions on Competition. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in any agreement, document or other thing existing as of the date first
written above or pursuant to any applicable law, Raznick, after the Effective
Date of this Agreement, shall have the right, and shall be completely free, to
pursue, directly or indirectly, business ventures in competition with BICO,
including, without limitation, soliciting or dealing with any and all actual or
potential customers or suppliers of BICO, including those introduced to BICO by
Raznick or acquired by BICO in connection with its merger with cXc. Raznick,
however, shall not (a) use any confidential business plans or PowerPoint
presentations of BICO in connection with any such competition by Raznick or (b)
do any act that would cause BICO to violate the Confidentiality and Non-Use
Agreement dated October 25, 2001 between cXc and Amserve Limited of Brentwood
House.

     24. Representations of Parties.

         (a)      BICO represents, warrants and covenants to Raznick that:

         (i)      All material facts relating to the business, operations,
                  prospects and/or finances of BICO, or any of the transactions
                  contemplated by this Agreement, have been disclosed to Raznick
                  as of the date first written above.

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         (ii)     The amendment and restatement of the Certificate Designation
                  for the Series M Stock is in compliance with, and shall be
                  done in compliance with, all applicable law and all material
                  facts relating thereto have been disclosed or shall be
                  disclosed to each holder of Series M Stock.

         (iii)    The following persons and entities constitute all of the
                  holders, and their respective holdings, of Series M Stock as
                  of the date first written above:

Name                                    Number of Shares of Series M Stock
----                                    ----------------------------------

Kenneth & Susan Raznick                              52,426,398
RFK Investments, LLC                                 7,528,202
Jennifer Raznick                                     7,528,202
Richard M. Greenwood                                 10,037,602
Mark DiCamillo                                       7,528,202
Rundles Family Trust                                 5,018,801
John Hannesson                                       2,509,401
John H. Bologna                                      2,509,401
Alan Charles Cirilli                                 3,764,101
John Giaier                                          2,509,401
Peter Janssen                                       12,170,593
Irvin E. Kebler                                      3,764,101
Merrax Investments, LLC                              3,764,101
Clyde B. & Seglaida Kelle Pritchard                  3,764,101
Jim Yaldoo                                             647,425
                                                   -----------

         TOTAL                                     125,470,031

         (iv)     After the amendment and restatement of the Certificate of
                  Designation for the Series M Stock as contemplated by this
                  Agreement, Raznick will hold BICO securities that, when
                  combined with the securities held by Jennifer Raznick and
                  converted into common stock, will represent approximately
                  2.69% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in BICO,
                  with said 2.69% (i) taking into account the 4.5 billion BICO
                  shares reserved for future issuance to persons and entities in
                  payment of services rendered to BICO, but (ii) not taking into
                  account the transfers of Series M Stock by Raznick to Blair,
                  Bologna and Giaier as contemplated by this Agreement.

         (v)      Sugarman, Pastore, Kahn and Ramshead are the only persons or
                  entities who purchased securities directly in private
                  placement transactions from BICO during the time period from
                  July 1, 2004 through and including the date first written
                  above and the only persons or entities introduced by PHD to
                  BICO that actually invested in BICO during that time period.

         (b) PHD represents, warrants and covenants to Raznick that Sugarman,
Pastore, Kahn and Ramshead are the only persons or entities that PHD introduced
as investors to BICO during the time period from July 1, 2004 through and
including the date first written above.

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         (c)      Raznick represents, warrants and covenants to BICO that:

         (i)      neither KFR nor LLC has engaged in any web phone business in
                  competition with BICO during the period after the merger of
                  cXc into BICO and prior to the date first written above.

         (ii)     neither KFR nor LLC has made any enforceable written or oral
                  agreements, assurances, promises or commitments in the name or
                  on behalf of cXc or BICO to MPAD Technical Group, Inc. during
                  the time period from February 1, 2005 through March 18, 2005.

     25. Survival and Indemnity. The representations, warranties and covenants
set forth in this Agreement shall survive and continue after the Effective Date
of this Agreement and the closing of any transaction contemplated herein. Each
Party (the "Breaching Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless every other
Party from any loss, liability, damages, claim and/or expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees incurred in connection therewith) arising from or
relating to any breach by the Breaching Party of any of the representations,
warranties or covenants made by the Breaching Party in this Agreement.

     26. Settlement with Bologna and Giaier. KFR and BICO shall use their
respective best efforts to enter into one or more agreements with John H.
Bologna ("Bologna") and John Giaier ("Giaier") to settle any and all claims
Bologna and Giaier may have against Raznick and/or BICO, substantially in
accordance with the following terms and conditions:

         (a) Bologna and Giaier shall each separately execute and deliver to KFR
general releases in favor of Raznick, BICO and each of their respective
Representatives.

         (b) KFR and BICO shall execute and deliver to Bologna and Giaier,
general releases in favor of Bologna and Giaier and each of their
Representatives.

         (c) Raznick shall transfer (i) to Bologna 1,882,050 shares of Series M
Stock currently held by Raznick and (ii) to Giaier 1,882,050 shares of Series M
Stock currently held by Raznick, which stock shall be subject to the
contemplated amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Designation for the
Series M Stock, as provided by Section 5 and Exhibit "B" of this Agreement.

     27. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. No person or entity that is not a
signatory to this Agreement shall have any rights hereunder. There are no
third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, intended or otherwise, except to
the extent that the general releases that will be exchanged pursuant to this
Agreement will release the Representatives of each respective Party hereto.

     28. Legal Opinion. On or before the Effective Date of this Agreement, BICO
shall obtain and deliver to KFR a legal opinion of counsel by Steven Czarnik,
Esq., 140 Broadway, New York, New York (or such other attorney or law firm
selected by BICO, if Mr. Czarnik is unable to render this legal opinion by the
Effective Date of this Agreement, provided that such other attorney or law firm
is reasonably acceptable to KFR), advising Raznick, in a form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Raznick, that the amendment and restatement of the
Series M Stock as contemplated herein is in compliance with all applicable law.
KFR shall promptly reimburse BICO for 50% of the attorney's fees and
disbursements incurred for obtaining the aforesaid legal opinion, up to a
maximum reimbursement of $7,500.00.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

                       THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS RELEASES OF
                       -----------------------------------
                       CLAIMS. READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY
                       -------------------------------------
                       BEFORE SIGNING IT.
                       ------------------

                       SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING
                                      PAGE

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BICO, Inc.

By:  /s/  Richard M. Greenwood              /s/  Kenneth F. Raznick
   -------------------------------          -----------------------------------
          Richard M. Greenwood,                  Kenneth F. Raznick,
          President and CEO                      individually

                                            /s/  Susan Raznick
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Susan Raznick, individually

                                            RFK Investments, LLC

                                            By:  /s/  Kenneth F. Raznick
                                               --------------------------------
                                                      Kenneth F. Raznick

Perrin, Holden & Davenport Capital
Corp.

By:  /s/  Jody Eisenman                     /s/  Richard M. Greenwood
   -------------------------------          -----------------------------------
          Jody Eisenman                          Richard M. Greenwood,
                                                 individually

By:  /s/  Nelson Braf                       /s/  Mark DiCamillo
   -------------------------------          -----------------------------------
          Nelson Braff                           Mark DiCamillo, individually

/s/  Jody Eisenman                          /s/  Richard Rundles
-----------------------------------         --------------------------------
     Jody Eisenman, individually                 Richard Rundles, individually

/s/  Nelson Braff                           /s/  John D. Hannesson
-----------------------------------         --------------------------------
     Nelson Braff, individually                  John D. Hannesson, individually

WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 20 ONLY
AND ONLY AS ESCROW AGENT:

JOELSON ROSENBERG, PLC

By:  /s/  Peter W. Joelson
   ----------------------------------
          Peter W. Joelson, a partner

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                                              EXHIBIT "A"
                                              -----------

                               Kenneth F. Raznick
                              3830 Glen Falls Drive
                        Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302

                                 March 18, 2005

BICO, Inc.
1 Wakonda
Dove Canyon, California 92679

Gentlemen,

This letter is my unconditional resignation from all positions which I hold as
an employee, director, chairman and officer of BICO, Inc. This resignation shall
automatically be effective immediately upon the Effective Date of the Settlement
Agreement and Mutual General Releases entered into between BICO, me and others
dated as of March 18, 2005 (the "Settlement Agreement"). If the Settlement
Agreement does not become effective in accordance with its terms, then this
resignation shall be null and void ab initio and shall not be cited, quoted,
relied upon and/or referred to for any purpose.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            /s/  Kenneth F. Raznick
                                            ----------------------------
                                                 Kenneth F. Raznick

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                                                           EXHIBIT "B"
                                                           -----------

                                 WRITTEN CONSENT
                          OF A MAJORITY OF THE HOLDERS
                         OF SERIES M PREFERRED SHARES OF
                                   BICO, INC.
                                 March 17, 2005

     The undersigned, being the holders of Series M Preferred Shares (the
"Series M Shareholders") of BICO, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the
"Corporation"), which represent a majority of the issued and outstanding Series
M Preferred Shares, pursuant to ss.1766 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation
Law, do hereby consent in writing to the actions set forth in the following
resolutions and direct that this consent be filed with the minutes of the
Corporation:

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and the Series M Shareholders have deemed
it advisable and in the best interest of the Corporation in connection with the
settlement agreement dated the date hereof by and among Kenneth F. Raznick, RFK
Investments, LLC, Perrin Holden & Davenport Capital Corp., the Corporation and
others, for the Certificate of Designation of Series M Preferred Shares ("Series
M") to be amended and restated to modify the exchange ratio of Series M shares
into the Common Stock of the Corporation; and change the conversion to a fixed
date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Designation of
Series M Preferred Shares of BICO, Inc., as attached hereto as Exhibit 1,
("Restated Certificate") and incorporated herein by this reference as though set
forth in full, be, and it hereby is, approved and adopted as the Certificate of
Designation of Series M Preferred Shares of BICO, Inc., and be it further;

     RESOLVED, that the President and CEO of the Corporation, be and he hereby
is, authorized and empowered, on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation,
to execute, the Restated Certificate and, and be it further;

     RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Corporation, and each of
them acting singly, be and hereby is, authorized and empowered, on behalf of and
in the name of the Corporation, to take any and all further action necessary,
appropriate or desirable in connection with each of the Restated Certificate,
and to certify, deliver, file and record with the appropriate judicial, public
and governmental authorities or such other persons or entities, such additional
documents and instruments as such officer of the Corporation may deem necessary,
convenient, appropriate, desirable or proper, as the case may be, to implement
the provisions of the foregoing resolutions and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby, the execution, certification, delivery, filing and
recording of such agreements, documents and instruments and the taking of such
action to be the conclusive evidence of the authority therefor.

     This written consent of the Holders Series M of the Corporation may be
delivered by facsimile and executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same consent.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the foregoing resolutions were duly adopted by holders
of the Series M which represent a majority of the issued and outstanding shares
of Series M as of the date first above written.

                                                                             B-1

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                    SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES

                                                                             B-2

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Series M Shareholders:
----------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kenneth and Susan Raznick                   Richard M. Greenwood

/s/  Kenneth Raznick                        /s/  Richard M. Greenwood
----------------------------------          -----------------------------------
     Kenneth Raznick                             Richard M. Greenwood

/s/  Susan Raznick
----------------------------------
     Susan Raznick

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

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RFK Investments, LLC                        Jim Yaldoo

By:  /s/  Kenneth F. Raznick                /s/  Jim Yaldoo
   -------------------------------          -----------------------------------
          Kenneth F. Raznick                     Jim Yaldoo

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jennifer Raznick                            Mark DiCamillo

/s/  Jennifer Raznick                       /s/  Mark DiCamillo
----------------------------------          -----------------------------------
     Jennifer Raznick                            Mark DiCamillo

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

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Rundles Family Trust                        John D. Hannesson, trustee of the
                                            Hannesson Family Trust

By:  /s/  Richard Rundles, trustee          By:  /s/  John D. Hannesson, trustee
   -------------------------------             --------------------------------
          Richard Rundles, trustee                    John D. Hannesson, trustee

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

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Merrax Investments, LLC                     John H. Bologna

By:  /s/  John Marxer                       /s/  John H. Bologna
   -------------------------------          -----------------------------------
          John Marxer                            John H. Bologna

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                             B-3

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Alan Charles Cirilli                        John Giaier

/s/  Alan Charles Cirilli                   /s/  John Giaier
----------------------------------          -----------------------------------
     Alan Charles Cirilli                        John Giaier

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

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Peter Janssen                               Irvin E. Kebler

/s/  Peter Janssen                          /s/  Irvin E. Kebler
----------------------------------          -----------------------------------
     Peter Janssen                               Irvin E. Kebler

Dated this 30 day of March, 2005            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005

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                                            Clyde B. & Seglinda Kelle Pritchard

                                            /s/  Clyde B. Prichard
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Clyde B. Prichard

                                            /s/  Seglinda Kelle Pritchard
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Seglinda Kelle Pritchard

                                            Dated this 30 day of March, 2005
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                                                                             B-4

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1
                                                                       ---------
                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                           CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

                          OF SERIES M PREFERRED SHARES

                                  OF BICO, INC.

        ----------------------------------------------------------------

             Pursuant to Section 15.Pa. C. S ss.1522 of the State of
                                  Pennsylvania
        ----------------------------------------------------------------

        The holders of the Series M Preferred Shares par value $0.0001 (the
"Preferred Shares") of BICO, INC. (the "Company") shall have the following
rights and preferences:

     1. Designation and Amount. The number of shares constituting the series of
Preferred Shares shall be 125,470,031 which number may be increased (but not
above the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Shares) or decreased
(but not below the number of shares of Preferred Shares then outstanding) by
resolution of the Board of Directors.

     2. Voting.

        (a) Each issued and outstanding Preference Shares shall be entitled to
the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Shares into which
each such Preference Share is convertible, at each meeting of shareholders of
the Company with respect to any and all matters presented to the shareholders of
the Company for their action or consideration, including the election of
directors. Except as provided by law, holders of Preference Shares shall vote
together with the holders of Common Shares as a single class.

        (b) The Company shall not amend, alter or repeal the preferences,
special rights or other powers of the Preference Shares so as to affect
adversely the Preference Shares, without the written consent or affirmative vote
of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding aggregate number
of shares of such adversely affected Preference Shares, given in writing or by
vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a
class.

     3. Mandatory Conversion.

        (a) Each Preferred Share shall automatically be converted into thirteen
and fifteen one-hundredths (13.15) shares of common stock of the Company
("Common Share"), twenty five percent (25%) of the Preferred Shares shall
convert on November 30, 2007, and an additional twenty-five percent shall
convert on each of January 31, 2008, March 31, 2008 and May 31, 2008. On or
before the date fixed for conversion, each holder of Preferred Shares shall
surrender his or its certificate or certificates for all such shares to the
Company at the place designated in such notice, and shall thereafter receive
certificates for the number of Common Shares to which such holder is entitled

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pursuant to this Section 3. On the date fixed for conversion, all rights with
respect to the Preferred Shares so converted will terminate, except only the
rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or
certificates therefore, to receive certificates for the number of Common Shares
into which such Preferred Shares has been converted. If so required by the
Company, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or
accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Company, duly executed by the registered holder or by his
attorneys duly authorized in writing. All certificates evidencing Preferred
Shares which are required to be surrendered for conversion in accordance with
the provisions hereof shall, from and after the date such certificates are so
required to be surrendered, be deemed to have been retired and cancelled and the
Preferred Shares represented thereby converted into Common Shares for all
purposes, notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to
surrender such certificates on or prior to such date. As soon as practicable
after the date of such mandatory conversion and the surrender of the certificate
or certificates for Preferred Shares as aforesaid, the Company shall cause to be
issued and delivered to such holder, or on his or its written order, a
certificate or certificates for the number of full Common Shares issuable on
such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BICO, INC. has caused this Certificate of
Designation of the Preferred Shares to be signed and attested to by its duly
authorized officers as of the 30 day of March, 2005.

                                            BICO, INC.

                                            By:  /s/  Richard M. Greenwood
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Name:     Richard M. Greenwood
                                            Title:    Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:

By:  /s/  Richard Rundles
   ----------------------------------------
Name:     Richard Rundles
Title:    Executive Vice President

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                                                                     EXHIBIT "C"
                                                                     -----------

                                 GENERAL RELEASE

          For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, __________________ (the "Releasor") hereby,
releases and forever discharges _______________________ (the "Releasee"), and
each of the Releasee's past and present officers, directors, shareholders,
partners, members, employees, attorneys, accountants, agents, servants,
contractors, insurers, guarantors, sureties, affiliates, predecessors,
successors, assigns, spouse, children, heirs, representatives and all other
persons and entities acting with authority or on behalf of the Releasee (the
group so defined being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Released
Persons") from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums
of money, accounts, costs, expenses, liabilities, reckonings, bonds, bills,
specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises,
variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, extents, executions, claims, charges,
complaints and demands whatsoever (each a "Claim"), in law or equity, that
Releasor ever had, now has or hereafter may have against the Released Persons
arising from or relating to any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the
beginning of time through the Effective Date (as defined below) (all such
matters being released hereunder are hereinafter referred to as "Released
Claims"); except that Released Claims shall not include, and this Release shall
not release, (a) any rights and obligations arising under the Settlement
Agreement and Mutual General Releases dated March 18, 2005 by and between
Kenneth F. Raznick, Susan Raznick , RFK Investments, LLC, BICO, Inc., Richard M.
Greenwood, Mark DiCamillo , Richard Rundles, John D. Hannesson, Perrin, Holden &
Davenport Capital Corp., Jody Eisenman and Nelson Braff (the "Settlement
Agreement"); and (b)_________________________.

          As used herein, the "Effective Date" shall be the same date as the
"Effective Date of this Agreement," as defined in Section 2 of the Settlement
Agreement.

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          Releasor represents and warrants that the Releasor has not assigned or
otherwise transferred the Released Claims, or any portion thereof.

          Releasor affirms that no statements, representations or promises have
been made to the Releasor by the Released Persons to influence it to enter into
this Release, other than the Settlement Agreement.

          Releasor expressly waives any and all rights and benefits which may be
conferred by the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542 (or by similar
legal provisions in other states), which provides as follows:

          "A general release does not extend to claims which the
          creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at
          the time of executing the release, which if known by him
          must have materially affected his settlement with the
          debtor."

          By executing this Release, Releasor is intentionally releasing not
only Released Claims known to Releasor, but also Released Claims not currently
known to Releasor. A material part of the consideration bargained for and to be
received by the Released Persons is the end with finality of all actual or
threatened litigation, proceedings and disputes with the Releasor respecting the
Released Claims. Releasor covenants and agrees not to institute, maintain or
prosecute against any of the Released Persons any Claim, lawsuit or other
proceeding with respect to any of the Released Claims. If Releasor breaches this
covenant not to sue, the Released Persons may recover as part of their damages
arising from such breach, their attorneys' fees and other expenses and losses
incurred as a result of such breach.

          This Release may not be changed orally. This Release and all matters
arising from or relating to it shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with New York law as would be applied to instruments wholly made and performed
within the State of New York, and Releasor hereby consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and State Courts located in New York
County, New York, for any dispute or Claims arising out of or relating to this
Release and expressly waives any right to arbitration, or litigation in any
other forum, of such a dispute or Claims.

                                                                             C-2

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          THIS IS A BROAD RELEASE AFFECTING AND RELINQUISHING THE RIGHTS OF
RELEASOR AND RELEASOR HAS OBTAINED THE ADVICE OF RELEASOR'S LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR
TO AGREEING TO THIS RELEASE.

          Releasor has agreed to this Release voluntarily and of Releasor's own
free will, without any coercion or duress of any kind.

          In witness whereof, Releasor has hereunto set Releasor's hand and seal
on the _______ day of _________________ 2005.

                                            [Name of Releasor]

                                            By:________________________________
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:
[STATE OF ___________       )
                            :      ss.:
COUNTY OF ___________       )

          On ______________, 2005, before me personally came
____________________ ________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he resides at
_____________________________________________________________________; that he
is the _________________________ of the corporation described in and that
executed the above General Release that he is authorized to execute the
foregoing General Release on behalf of said corporation; and that he signed his
name thereto by authority of the board of directors of said corporation.

                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Notary Public
[STATE OF ___________       )
                            :      ss.:
COUNTY OF ___________       )

          On _________, 2005, before me came _____________, to me known, who,
being by me sworn, did depose and say that he resides at ______________________,
and that he executed the foregoing General Release, and duly acknowledged to me
that he executed the same on his own behalf.

                                            ----------------------------------]
                                                 Notary Public

                                                                             C-3

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