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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                                 SCANSOFT, INC.

                        1995 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             Amended March 14, 2005

      1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Directors' Stock Option Plan
are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as Directors
of the Company, to provide additional incentive to the Outside Directors of the
Company to serve as Directors, and to encourage their continued service on the
Board.

            All options granted hereunder shall be "nonstatutory stock options".

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

            (a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

            (c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

            (d) "Company" shall mean ScanSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

            (e) "Continuous Status as a Director" shall mean the absence of any
interruption or termination of service as a Director.

            (f) "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.

            (g) "Employee" shall mean any person, including officers and
directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and of
itself to constitute "employment" by the Company.

            (h) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

            (i) "Option" shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
All options shall be nonstatutory stock options (i.e., options that are not
intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code).

            (j) "Optioned Stock" shall mean the Common Stock subject to an
Option.

            (k) "Optionee" shall mean an Outside Director who receives an
Option.

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            (l) "Outside Director" shall mean a Director who is not an Employee.

            (m) "Parent" shall mean a "parent corporation", whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

            (n) "Plan" shall mean this 1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan.

            (o) "Share" shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 11 of the Plan.

            (p) "Subsidiary" shall mean a "subsidiary corporation", whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

      3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 1,320,000 Shares (the "Pool") of Common Stock. The Shares may
be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

      If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without
having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto
shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future
grant under the Plan. If Shares which were acquired upon exercise of an Option
are subsequently repurchased by the Company, such Shares shall not in any event
be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future grant under
the Plan.

      4. Administration of and Grants of Options under the Plan.

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

            (b) Procedure for Grants. All grants of Options hereunder shall be
automatic and nondiscretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the
following provisions:

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

                  (ii) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an
Option to purchase Shares (the "First Option") as follows: (A) with respect to
persons who are Outside Directors on the effective date of this Plan, as
determined in accordance with Section 6 hereof, 20,000 shares on such effective
date, and (B) with respect to any other person. On June 27, 2001, the plan was
amended to increase to initial grant from 20,000 shares to 50,000 shares on the
date on which such person first becomes an Outside Director, whether through
election by the shareholders of the Company or appointment by the Board of
Directors to fill a vacancy.

                  (iii) After the First Option has been granted to an Outside
Director, such Outside Director shall thereafter be automatically granted an
Option to purchase 5,000 Shares (a "Subsequent Option") on January 1 of each
year, with the first such grant being made on January

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1, 1997, provided that, on such date, he or she shall have served on the Board
for at least six (6) months prior to the date of such Annual Meeting. The plan
was further amended on June 27, 2001 to increase the subsequent option from
5,000 shares to 15,000 shares.

                  (iv) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an
Option (Subsequent Option) to purchase Shares as follows: (A) with respect to
persons who are Outside Directors on January 23, 2001, 40,000 shares were
granted on June 27, 2001.

                  (v) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and
(iii) hereof, in the event that a grant would cause the number of Shares subject
to outstanding Options plus the number of Shares previously purchased upon
exercise of Options to exceed the Pool, then each such automatic grant shall be
for that number of Shares determined by dividing the total number of Shares
remaining available for grant by the number of Outside Directors receiving an
Option on such date on the automatic grant date. Any further grants shall then
be deferred until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for
grant under the Plan through action of the shareholders to increase the number
of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or through cancellation or
expiration of Options previously granted hereunder.

                  (vi) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and
(iii) hereof, any grant of an Option made before the Company has obtained
shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 17 hereof shall be
conditioned upon obtaining such shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance
with Section 17 hereof.

                  (vii) The terms of each First Option granted hereunder shall
be as follows:

                        (1) the Subsequent Option shall be exercisable only
while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company, except as set
forth in Section 9 hereof.

                        (2) the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the
fair market value per Share on the date of grant of the Subsequent Option,
determined in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

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                        (3) the Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to
one hundred percent (100%) of the Shares subject to the Subsequent Option on the
first anniversary of the date of grant of the Subsequent Option.

            (c) Powers of the Board. Subject to the provisions and restrictions
of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to
determine, upon review of relevant information and in accordance with Section
8(b) of the Plan, the fair market value of the Common Stock; (ii) to determine
the exercise price per share of Options to be granted, which exercise price
shall be determined in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Plan; (iii) to
interpret the Plan; (iv) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan; (v) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the
Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an Option previously
granted hereunder; and (vi) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan.

            (d) Effect of Board's Decision. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations of the Board shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any
other holders of any Options granted under the Plan.

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

      5. Eligibility. Options may be granted only to Outside Directors. All
Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the terms set forth in
Section 4(b) hereof. An Outside Director who has been granted an Option may, if
he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options in
accordance with such provisions.

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

      6. Term of Plan; Effective Date. The Plan shall continue in effect until
March 14, 2015, unless sooner terminated under Section 13 of the Plan.

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      7. Term of Options. The term of each Option shall be ten (10) years from
the date of grant thereof.

      8. Exercise Price and Consideration.

            (a) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to
be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be 100% of the fair market
value per Share on the date of grant of the Option.

            (b) Fair Market Value. The fair market value shall be determined by
the Board; provided, however, that where there is a public market for the Common
Stock, the fair market value per Share shall be the mean of the bid and asked
prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the date of grant,
as reported in The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise
reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
("Nasdaq") System) or, in the event the Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq
National Market or listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per Share
shall be the closing price on such system or exchange on the date of grant of
the Option, as reported in The Wall Street Journal. With respect to any Options
granted hereunder concurrently with the initial effectiveness of the Plan, the
fair market value shall be the Price to Public as set forth in the final
prospectus relating to such initial public offering.

            (c) Form of Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall consist entirely of cash,
check, other Shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said
Option shall be exercised (which, if acquired from the Company, shall have been
held for at least six months), or any combination of such methods of payment
and/or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted under
applicable corporate law.

      9. Exercise of Option.

            (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in Section
4(b) hereof; provided, however, that no Options shall be exercisable prior to
shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 17 hereof has been
obtained.

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

                  An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice
of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of
the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for
the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by
the Company. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment
allowable under Section 8(c) of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by
the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized
transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares,
no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall
exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the
Option. A share certificate for the number of Shares so acquired shall be issued

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to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 11 of the Plan.

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

            (b) Termination of Status as a Director. If an Outside Director
ceases to serve as a Director, he or she may, but only within ninety (90) days
after the date he or she ceases to be a Director of the Company, exercise his or
her Option to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date
of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the Option
be exercised after its term set forth in Section 7 has expired. To the extent
that such Outside Director was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of
such termination, or does not exercise such Option (which he or she was entitled
to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

            (c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding Section 9(b) above, in
the event a Director is unable to continue his or her service as a Director with
the Company as a result of his or her total and permanent disability (as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), he or she may, but only
within six (6) months (or such other period of time not exceeding twelve (12)
months as is determined by the Board) from the date of such termination,
exercise his or her Option to the extent he or she was entitled to exercise it
at the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may
the Option be exercised after its term set forth in Section 7 has expired. To
the extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of
termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (which he or she was
entitled to exercise) within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

            (d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee:

                  (i) During the term of the Option who is, at the time of his
or her death, a Director of the Company and who shall have been in Continuous
Status as a Director since the date of grant of the Option, the Option may be
exercised, at any time within six (6) months following the date of death, by the
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent of the right to exercise that
would have accrued had the Optionee continued living and remained in Continuous
Status as Director for six (6) months (or such lesser period of time as is
determined by the Board) after the date of death. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event may the Option be exercised after its term set forth in Section 7
has expired.

                  (ii) Within three (3) months after the termination of
Continuous Status as a Director, the Option may be exercised, at any time within
six (6) months following the date of death, by the Optionee's estate or by a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance,
but only to the extent of the right to exercise that had accrued at the date of
termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may the option be
exercised after its term set forth in Section 7 has expired.

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      10. Nontransferability of Options. The Option may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution or pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order (as defined by the Code or the rules thereunder). The
designation of a beneficiary by an Optionee does not constitute a transfer. An
Option may be exercised during the lifetime of an Optionee only by the Optionee
or a transferee permitted by this Section.

      11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.

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

            (b) Corporate Transactions. In the event of (i) a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets, (iii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not
the surviving corporation, or (iv) any other capital reorganization in which
more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the Company entitled to vote are
exchanged, the Company shall give to the Eligible Director, at the time of
adoption of the plan for liquidation, dissolution, sale, merger, consolidation
or reorganization, either a reasonable time thereafter within which to exercise
the Option, including Shares as to which the Option would not be otherwise
exercisable, prior to the effectiveness of such liquidation, dissolution, sale,
merger, consolidation or reorganization, at the end of which time the Option
shall terminate, or the right to exercise the Option, including Shares as to
which the Option would not be otherwise exercisable (or receive a substitute
option with comparable terms), as to an equivalent number of shares of stock of
the corporation succeeding the Company or acquiring its business by reason of
such liquidation, dissolution, sale, merger, consolidation or reorganization.

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      12. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4(b) hereof.
Notice of the determination shall be given to each Outside Director to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

      13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

            (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the
Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable;
provided that, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act (or any other applicable law or regulation), the Company
shall obtain approval of the shareholders of the Company to Plan amendments to
the extent and in the manner required by such law or regulation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Section 4 of this Plan (and any other
Sections of this Plan that affect the formula award terms required to be
specified in this Plan by Rule 16b-3) shall not be amended more than once every
six months, other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.

            (b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan that would impair the rights of any Optionee shall not
affect Options already granted to such Optionee and such Options shall remain in
full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless
mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement
must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.

            14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, state securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange
upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. As a
condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person
exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise
that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such Shares, if, in the opinion of counsel for
the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned
relevant provisions of law.

      15. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will
at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. Inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.

      16. Option Agreement. Options shall be evidenced by written option
agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

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      17. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company at or prior to the first annual
meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the granting of an Option hereunder.
If such shareholder approval is obtained at a duly held shareholders' meeting,
it may be obtained by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote
thereon. If such shareholder approval is obtained by written consent, it may be
obtained by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Company. Options may be granted, but not exercised, before such
shareholder approval.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                                 SCANSOFT, INC.

                                   STAND-ALONE

                       RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

      (A)   Name of Grantee:
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      (B)   Grant Date:
                                      ___________________

      (C)   Vesting Commencement Date
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      (D)   Number of Shares:
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      (E)   Price Per Share:                  $0.001
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      (F)   Effective Date:
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      THIS RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT"), is made and
entered into as of the date set forth in Item F above (the "EFFECTIVE DATE")
between ScanSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY") and the person
named in Item A above ("GRANTEE").

                          THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.    GRANT OF STOCK. Grantee hereby purchases from the Company, and the Company
      hereby issues and sells to Grantee, the number of shares of Common Stock
      of the Company, par value $0.001 (the "SHARES"), listed in Item D above on
      the terms and conditions set forth herein. The Company shall, promptly
      after execution of this Agreement, issue a certificate representing the
      Shares registered in the name of Grantee, which certificate shall be
      retained by the Company at the Company's executive offices. In return, the
      Grantee shall deliver to the Company (a) an executed counterpart of this
      Agreement, and (b) the purchase price of the Shares in the form of a check
      payable to the Company.

2.    PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price for the Shares shall be the price set
      forth in Item E above.

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3. DEFINITIONS.

      a)    "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or any committee of the Board that
            has been designated by the Board to administer this Agreement.

      b)    "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

      d)    "COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock of the Company.

      e)    "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the
            Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

      f)    "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board or a member of the Board of
            Directors of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

      g)    "EMPLOYEE" means an employee of the Company or any Parent or
            Subsidiary of the Company. A Service Provider shall not cease to be
            an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the
            Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or
            between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary of the Company, or
            any successor.

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

      i)    "SERVICE PROVIDER" means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

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

4. COMPANY'S RIGHT OF REPURCHASE.

      (a)   The Shares shall be subject to a right of repurchase in favor of the
            Company (the "RIGHT OF REPURCHASE") to the extent set forth on
            Exhibit A attached hereto. Except with respect to a termination
            without Cause as described in Exhibit A, if the Grantee shall cease
            to be a Service Provider for any reason (including death,
            disability, for Cause or resignation) before the Right of Repurchase
            lapses in accordance with Exhibit A, the Company may purchase the
            Shares subject to the Right of Repurchase for an amount equal to the
            price the Grantee paid for such Shares (exclusive of any taxes paid
            upon acquisition of the stock). The Grantee may not dispose of or
            transfer Shares while such Shares are subject to the Right of
            Repurchase and any such attempted transfer shall be null and void.
            The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that until such time as the
            Shares are no longer subject to the Right of Repurchase, the Shares
            shall be retained by the Company at the Company's executive offices.
            Any Shares released from the Right of Repurchase pursuant to the
            provisions set forth in Exhibit A shall be released from the
            Company's Right of Repurchase forever and shall not be subject to
            repurchase in the event of Grantee's ceasing to be a Service
            Provider for any reason.

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      (b)   The Company may exercise its Right of Repurchase set forth in this
            Section 4 by written notice to the Grantee within 90 days after the
            date on which the Grantee ceases to be retained as a Service
            Provider. If the Company (or its assignees) exercises its Right of
            Repurchase, the Grantee shall, if necessary, endorse and deliver to
            the Company (or its assignees) the stock certificates representing
            the Shares being repurchased, and the Company (or its assignees)
            shall pay the Grantee the total repurchase price in cash upon such
            delivery. The Grantee shall cease to have any rights with respect to
            such repurchased Shares immediately upon receipt of the repurchase
            price.

5. STOCK CERTIFICATE RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. Stock certificates evidencing Shares
will bear the following restrictive legend:

                  "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF
            AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES.
            PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY HAS A RIGHT TO
            REPURCHASE SUCH SECURITIES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. A COPY OF
            THE AGREEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY."

6. RELATION TO THE COMPANY. Grantee is presently an officer, director, or other
employee of, or Consultant to the Company and in such capacity has become
personally familiar with the business, affairs, financial condition, and results
of the operations of the Company.

7. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION, MERGER OR ASSET SALE.

      a)    Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
            stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares purchased under
            this Agreement, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase
            or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock
            split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
            reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
            decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of
            consideration by the Company; provided, however, that a conversion
            of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to
            have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such
            adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that
            respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly
            provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of
            any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
            class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be
            made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to this
            Agreement.

      b)    Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution
            or liquidation of the Company, the Board may provide that any
            Company Repurchase Right applicable to the Shares purchased under
            this Agreement shall lapse as to such Shares.

      c)    Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with
            or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the
            assets of the Company, the Agreement shall be assumed by the
            successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor
            corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to
            assume the Agreement, the Company's Repurchase Right will lapse.

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8. ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT. The Administrator shall have the authority,
in its discretion, to construe and interpret the terms of this Agreement, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Agreement and
to make all other determinations and amendments deemed necessary or advisable
for administering the Agreement. The Administrator's decisions and
interpretations shall be final and binding on the Grantee and all other persons.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or alteration of this Agreement
shall adversely affect the rights of Grantee, unless mutually agreed otherwise
between the Grantee and the Administrator.

9. TAX ADVICE. The Company has made no warranties or representations to Grantee
with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by
the agreement pursuant to which the Shares will be purchased and Grantee is in
no manner relying on the Company or its representatives for an assessment of
such tax consequences. The Grantee acknowledges that the Grantee has not relied
and will not rely upon the Company or the Company's counsel with respect to any
tax consequences related to the ownership, purchase, or disposition of the
Shares. The Grantee assumes full responsibility for all such consequences and
for the preparation and filing of all tax returns and elections which may or
must be filed in connection with the Shares.

10. TAXES.

      a)    Withholding. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this
            Agreement, no certificate representing Shares may be released from
            the Company unless and until the Grantee shall have delivered to the
            Company the full amount of any federal, state or local income or
            other taxes which the Company may be required by law to withhold
            with respect to such Shares.

      b)    Section 83(b) Election. The Grantee may elect to accelerate any
            Federal tax payment due as a result of receiving an award of Shares
            subject to the Company's Right of Repurchase by making a timely
            election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, and complying with
            the procedures outlined therein. The election must be filed by the
            Grantee within 30 days from the date of grant. The Grantee
            understands that the Grantee (and not the Company) shall be
            responsible for the Grantee's own tax liability that may arise as a
            result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this
            Agreement. The Grantee acknowledges that it is the Grantee's sole
            responsibility.

11. ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, and successors of the
parties hereto; provided, however, that Grantee may not assign any of Grantee's
rights under this Agreement.

12. DAMAGES. Grantee shall be liable to the Company for all costs and damages,
including incidental and consequential damages, resulting from a disposition of
the Shares which is not in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement.

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13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts excluding those
laws that direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

14. NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be
in writing. Unless and until the Grantee is notified in writing to the contrary,
all notices, communications, and documents directed to the Company and related
to the Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed, addressed as
follows:

                                 ScanSoft, Inc.

                               9 Centennial Drive

                             Peabody, MA 01960

                   Attention: Vice President, Human Resources

      Unless and until the Company is notified in writing to the contrary, all
      notices, communications, and documents intended for the Grantee and
      related to this Agreement, if not delivered by hand, shall be mailed to
      Grantee's last known address as shown on the Company's books. Notices and
      communications shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid;
      documents shall be mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested,
      postage prepaid. All mailings and deliveries related to the Agreement
      shall be deemed received when actually received, if by hand delivery, and
      two business days after mailing, if by mail.

15. ARBITRATION. Any and all disputes or controversies arising out of this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted in Essex County in
accordance with the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association,
and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof; provided that nothing in this Section 15
shall prevent a party from applying to a court of competent jurisdiction to
obtain temporary relief pending resolution of the dispute through arbitration.
The parties hereby agree that service of any notices in the course of such
arbitration at their respective addresses as provided for in Section 14 shall be
valid and sufficient.

16. NO RIGHTS TO SHARES, OPTIONS OR EMPLOYMENT. Other than with respect to the
Shares, neither Grantee nor any other person shall have any claim or right to be
issued stock under this Agreement. Having received a stock award under this
Agreement shall not give the Grantee any right to receive any other stock based
award. This Agreement is not an employment contract and nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the
part of Grantee to continue in the employ of the Company, or the Company to
continue Grantee's employment with the Company.

17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Company and Grantee agree that this Agreement (including
its attached Exhibits) is the complete and exclusive statement between Company
and Grantee regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior proposals,
communications, and agreements of the parties, whether oral or written,
regarding the issuances of Shares to Grantee.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

                                           ScanSoft, Inc.

                                           By:__________________________________

                                              Paul A. Ricci

            The Grantee hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

                                               _________________________________

                                               Grantee

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                                EXHIBIT A OF THE

                       RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                               RIGHT OF REPURCHASE

      The Right of Repurchase shall expire as follows:

1)    Subject to earlier vesting as provided in this Exhibit A, the Right of
      Repurchase with respect to 100% of the Shares shall expire on the third
      (3rd) anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date as set forth in Item C
      of the Agreement, subject to Grantee's continuing to be a Service Provider
      on such date.

2)    Subject to the Grantee's continued status as a Service Provider on
      September 30, 2006 ("First Target Date"):

      a)    12.5% of the Shares shall be released from the Right of Repurchase
            as soon as administratively feasible following the First Target Date
            if the Company business unit consisting of a worldwide transcription
            workflow platform, either licensed or hosted on an ASP basis, along
            with associated services and structured either as a stand-alone
            business unit or integrated within the Healthcare Dictation
            business, as determined by the Administrator (the "Big Mac
            Business") (i) receives Board approval of an operating plan for the
            Big Mac Business for fiscal year 2006 (the "First Approved Plan"),
            and (ii) achieves at least 95% but less than 100% of the First
            Target (defined below) between the time period beginning on the date
            of the acquisition of the Big Mac Business by the Company and the
            First Target Date (the "First Performance Period") (no Shares be
            released pursuant to this Section 2(a) in the event Section 2(b) or
            2(c) applies); or

      b)    25% of the Shares shall be released from the Right of Repurchase as
            soon as administratively feasible following the First Target Date if
            the Big Mac Business (i) receives Board approval of the First
            Approved Plan, and (ii) achieves 100% of the First Target during the
            First Performance Period (no Shares will Shares be released pursuant
            to this Section 2(b) in the event Section 2(c) applies); or

      c)    Between 25% and 50% of the Shares shall be released from the Right
            of Repurchase as soon as administratively feasible following the
            First Target Date if the Big Mac Business (i) receives Board
            approval of the First Approved Plan, and (ii) achieves in

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            excess of 100% and up to 120% of the First Target in the First
            Performance Period (in no event will Shares be released pursuant to
            this provision in the event 100% or less of the First Target is
            achieved). The additional percentage of Shares released over 25%
            shall be determined by adding (a) the product of (i) the number of
            percentage points of the First Target achieved in excess of 100%
            (rounded to the nearest percent) and (ii) 1.25, to (b) 25%.

            The "First Target" means [ ] of the revenue (Company recognizable)
forecast for the Big Mac Business in the First Performance Period.

3)    Subject to the Grantee's continued status as a Service Provider on
      September 30, 2007 ("Second Target Date") and in addition to any Shares
      released pursuant to Section 2 of this Exhibit A:

      a)    10% of the Shares shall be released from the Right of Repurchase as
            soon as administratively feasible following the Second Target Date
            if the Big Mac Business (i) receives Board approval of an operating
            plan for the Big Mac Business for fiscal year 2007 (the "Second
            Approved Plan"), and (ii) achieves at least 95% but less than 100%
            of the Second Target (defined below) between the First Target Date
            and the Second Target Date (the "Second Performance Period") (no
            Shares will be released pursuant to this Section 3(a) in the event
            Section 3(b) or 3(c) applies); or

      b)    20% of the Shares shall be released from the Right of Repurchase as
            soon as administratively feasible following the Second Target Date
            if the Big Mac Business (i) receives Board approval of the Second
            Approved Plan, and (ii) achieves 100% of the Second Target during
            the Second Performance Period (no Shares will be released pursuant
            to this Section 3(b) in the event Section 3(c) applies); or

      c)    Between 20% and 40% of the Shares shall be released from the Right
            of Repurchase as soon as administratively feasible following the
            Second Target Date if the Big Mac Business (i) receives Board
            approval of the Second Approved Plan, and (ii) achieves in excess of
            100% and up to 120% of the Second Target in the Second Performance
            Period (in no event will Shares be released pursuant to this
            provision in the event 100% or less of the Second Target is
            achieved). The additional percentage of Shares released over 20%
            shall be determined by adding (i) the number of percentage points of
            the First Target achieved in excess of 100% (rounded to the nearest
            percent), to (b) 20%.

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            The "Second Target" means [ ] of the revenue (Company recognizable)
      forecast for the Big Mac Business in the Second Performance Period.

4)    Except as provided in Section 5 of this Exhibit A, if Grantee ceases to be
      a Service Provider as a result of the Company's termination of Grantee for
      a reason other than Cause, then the 100% of the Shares shall be released
      from the Right of Repurchase on the date set forth in Section 1 of this
      Exhibit A or earlier as provided in Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Exhibit A
      and without a requirement that Grantee be a Service Provider on the
      applicable date. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means Grantee's
      employment with the Company is terminated after the Administrator has
      found any of the following to exist: (i) Grantee's dishonesty that
      materially harms the Company, theft, or falsification of any Company
      records; (ii) disclosure of the Company's confidential or proprietary
      information which violates the terms of any agreement between Grantee and
      the Company; (iii) Grantee's continued substantial willful nonperformance
      (except by reason of Disability) of his employment duties after Grantee
      has received a written demand for performance by the Board and has failed
      to cure such nonperformance within 15 business days of receiving such
      notice; (iv) Grantee's conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a
      felony which such conviction or plea materially harms the business or
      reputation of the Company, or (v) Grantee's termination due to death or
      Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" means total and
      permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

5)    If Grantee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Company's
      termination of Grantee for a reason other than Cause within six (6) months
      following a Change in Control, then the 100% of the Shares shall be
      immediately released from the Right of Repurchase. For the purposes of
      this Agreement, a "Change in Control" means: (i) any "person" (as such
      term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934, as amended) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
      under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
      representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the
      Company's then outstanding voting securities; or (ii) the date of the
      consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
      corporation that has been approved by the stockholders of the Company,
      other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting
      securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing
      to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
      voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%)
      of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the
      Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger
      or consolidation; or (iii) the date of the consummation of the sale or
      disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's
      assets.

      Shares will be released from the Right of Repurchase pursuant to the
accelerated vesting provided in Sections 2 and 3 above at such time as the
Administrator determines that the performance objectives described in those
sections have been met based on the Company's standard accounting practices. In
the event any of the above performance objectives are not met by the stated
dates, the installment of the Shares that would otherwise be released from the
Right of Repurchase shall be released only on the three year anniversary of the
Vesting Commencement Date, provided Grantee is a Service Provider on such date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Exhibit A, if Grantee's
employment responsibilities are significantly changed

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prior to the three year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, then the
Administrator may change the performance criteria stated above to better reflect
Grantee's new employment responsibilities, as determined by the Administrator.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                  (STOCK ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE)

            FOR VALUE RECEIVED, I hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
__________________ (____________________) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par
value per share, of _______________________ (the "Corporation") standing in my
name on the books of the Corporation represented by Certificate(s) Number
_______________ herewith, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
________________ attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the
Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

                                                     Dated: ____________________

                                                            ____________________

      IN PRESENCE OF
                                                            ____________________

            NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the
name as written on the face of the certificate, in every particular, without
alteration, enlargement, or any change whatever and must be guaranteed by a
commercial bank, trust company or member firm of the Boston, New York or Midwest
Stock Exchange.

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