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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                               AT&T LATIN AMERICA

                            EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN

         THIS EXECUTIVE RETENTION PLAN is made and entered into as of November
1, 2000, by AT&T Latin America Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, the Corporation wishes to establish a deferred compensation
plan to provide additional retirement benefits for a select group of management
and highly compensated employees; and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation intends that the Plan shall at all times be
administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute an unfunded
deferred compensation plan for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees, so as to qualify for all available exemptions from the
provisions of ERISA;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the Corporation
hereby adopts the following Executive Retention Plan.

                                    ARTICLE I

                          DEFINITIONS AND RELATED RULES

         For the purposes of the Plan the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless a different meaning is plainly required by the
context, and other rules set forth below shall also be controlling for purposes
of this Plan:

         1.1. "ACCOUNTS" shall mean the accounts established and maintained by
the Corporation for bookkeeping purposes to reflect the interest of a
Participant in the Plan and shall consist of the Participant's Deferral Account
and the Employer Contribution Account. The Accounts shall be bookkeeping entries
only and shall be utilized solely as devices for the measurement and
determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant or his Beneficiary
under the Plan.

         1.2. "AFFILIATE" means any corporation or entity the operations of
which are consolidated with the operations of the Corporation for purposes of
presenting financial statements in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles.

         1.3. "AFR" means the applicable federal rate determined pursuant to
Section 1274(d) of the Code or successor provision of applicable law published
by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to said Code section for the month as
of which the Present Value of a series of payments is to be measured. The
particular AFR to be used (that is, the short-term, mid-term or long-term AFR)
shall be determined by reference to the period of time elapsing between the date
of measurement of Present Value of a series of payments and the date of the last
such payment and AFR corresponding to such time period. If the foregoing is no
longer published as of the date of calculation of a Present Value, the AFR shall
be determined by the Corporation in the

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same manner as the AFR was determined as of the last time said AFR was published
by the Internal Revenue Service.

         1.4. "AT&T" means AT&T Corp., a New York corporation.

         1.5. "BASE PAY" shall mean the annual salary rate of pay of a
Participant.

         1.6. "BENEFICIARY" shall mean any person, estate, trust, or
organization entitled to receive any payment under the Plan upon the death of a
Participant. The Participant shall designate his Beneficiary on a form provided
by the Plan Administrator.

         1.7. "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" shall mean the board of directors of the
Corporation.

         1.8. "BONUS" means any cash Compensation paid to a Participant other
than Base Pay; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator may in its sole
discretion expand the meaning of this term from time to time by issuing written
statements to the Participants setting forth the terms of said expansion;
provided further, that said written statement may be subsequently amended or
revoked by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

         1.9. "CAUSE" shall mean termination of Employment because of (i) the
Participant's breach of covenants contained in any employment or similar
agreement, (ii) the Participant's failure or refusal to perform the duties and
responsibilities reasonably required to be performed by the Participant in
connection with the Participant's Employment, (iii) the Participant's negligence
or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant's duties relating to
Participant's Employment, (iv) the Participant's commission of an act of
dishonesty affecting the Corporation, or the commission of an act constituting
common law fraud or a felony, or (v) the Participant's conviction of any felony
of any nature, or of a misdemeanor or other crime of a lesser degree involving
dishonesty or moral turpitude. In no event shall "Cause" be deemed to include
the Participant's voluntary resignation of Employment. Whether the termination
of Employment of a Participant is for "Cause" or pursuant to a voluntary
resignation shall be determined by the Compensation Committee.

         1.10. "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
including any successor statute.

         1.11. "COMPENSATION COMMITTEE" shall mean the compensation committee of
the Board of Directors. In the event the Compensation Committee does not exist,
the Compensation Committee shall be the Board of Directors or its designee.

         1.12. "CORPORATE GROUP" shall mean the Corporation and all entities
which are Affiliates of the Corporation.

         1.13. "CORPORATION" shall mean AT&T Latin America Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, or any successor to substantially all of its business
and/or assets which becomes bound by the terms and provisions of this Plan by
agreement or operation of law.

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         1.14. "COMPENSATION" shall mean the Participant's taxable Base Pay,
Bonuses, plus amounts contributed by the Corporation as salary deferral
contribution pursuant to the Participant's exercise of his deferral option made
in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Code, amounts contributed by the
Corporation to a cafeteria plan on behalf of the Participant pursuant to his
deferral election under such plan and in accordance with Section 125 of the
code, amounts contributed by the Participant pursuant to his Deferral Election
under this Plan to his Deferral Account and any other amounts contributed by the
Participant on a pre-tax basis to any other employee retirement plan or
arrangement whether qualified or non-qualified, and any other compensation
received by the Participant other than Base Pay.

         1.15. "CREDIT DOWNGRADE EVENT" shall mean the issuance by Moody's or
Standard & Poor's of a rating of ___ or ___, respectively, or lower, with
respect to debt securities of the Corporation, if any, which are rated by either
of such ratings institutions, or, if any securities of the Corporation are
traded on a national securities exchange or market, such as the New York Stock
Exchange, American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or other exchange or market, any of
said securities are delisted from trading on such exchange or market
involuntarily, and not pursuant to actions taken by the Corporation for the
purpose of effecting such delisting.

         1.16. "DEFERRAL ACCOUNT" shall mean the Account of a Participant that
is maintained to reflect his Compensation contributed to the Plan through his
Deferral Election as adjusted pursuant to Article V.

         1.17. "DEFERRAL ELECTION" shall mean the Participant's written election
to defer a portion of his Compensation pursuant to Article III.

         1.18. "DISABILITY" shall mean "permanent and total disability" as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

         1.19. "EFFECTIVE DATE" shall mean the January 1st next following or
coinciding with the date on which the Plan Administrator shall permit a
Participant to defer Compensation under the Plan and such other dates as may be
determined from time to time by the Plan Administrator.

         1.20. "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" shall mean an Employee of the Corporation
designated by the Compensation Committee as a corporate officer or other key
employee with significant management responsibilities.

         1.21. "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any person who is employed by the
Corporation.

         1.22. "EMPLOYMENT" shall mean the employment of the Participant with
the Corporation or an Affiliate of the Corporation. A Participant shall be
deemed to continue to be employed by the Corporation or an Affiliate in cases
where the Participant transfers employment from one entity to another entity
which is within the Corporate Group.

         1.23. "EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS" shall mean the amounts credited by the
Corporation to a Participant's Accounts under Article IV of the Plan.

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         1.24. "EMPLOYER DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT" shall mean the
Account of a Participant that is maintained to reflect his share of Corporation
contributions made on his behalf pursuant to Section 4.2 as adjusted pursuant to
Article V.

         1.25. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.

         1.26. "FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE EVENT" shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events after the date of this Plan: (i) the acquisition by any
"person," as such term is defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of beneficial ownership of 30% or more of
the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Corporation (the "Common
Stock"); or (ii) when, during any period of two consecutive years during the
existence of the Plan, individuals who, at the beginning of such period,
constituted the Board of Directors cease, for any reason other than death, to
constitute at least a majority thereof, unless each director who was not a
director at the beginning of such period was elected or nominated by at least
two-thirds of the individuals who were directors at the beginning of such
period; or (iii) approval of the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the
Corporation of (A) a tender offer to acquire any of the Common Stock or voting
securities of the Corporation, or (B) a reorganization, merger or consolidation
involving the Corporation where the shareholders of the Corporation immediately
prior to such transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than
fifty-one percent of the combined voting securities entitled to vote in the
general election of directors of the reorganized, merged, or consolidated
entity's then outstanding voting securities; or (iv) approval by the Board of
Directors or shareholders of the Corporation of (A) a complete or substantial
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, or (B) the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; (v)
completion of a Restructuring Transaction; or (vi) a Credit Downgrade Event.

         1.27. "INVESTMENT REQUEST" shall mean the Participant's written request
to have his Account measured as if invested pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section
5.2.

         1.28. "LEAVE OF ABSENCE" shall mean a Participant's leave of absence
from his Employment on account of military service, disability or any other
reason and which is duly authorized in writing by the Corporation or a Qualified
Affiliate.

         1.29. "NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE" shall mean the first date on which the
Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) or such other date as may be
mutually agreed to, but in no event prior to the date on which the Participant
has completed at least five (5) complete Years of Service.

         1.30. "PLAN ADMINISTRATOR" shall mean the Compensation Committee or its
designee.

         1.31. "PARTICIPANT" shall mean an Eligible Employee who is eligible to
receive Employer Contributions and to make a Deferral Election. Participation in
the Plan shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole
discretion.

         1.32. "PLAN" shall mean this Executive Retention Plan as amended from
time to time.

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         1.33. "PLAN YEAR" shall mean the twelve (12) month period commencing
January 1st and ending on the December 31st of each calendar year. The first
Plan Year shall commence on January 1, 2001.

         1.34. "PRESENT VALUE" shall mean the present value of a series of
payments to be made. The Present Value of any such payments shall be determined
by using a discount rate equal to the AFR that applies as of the date of the
calculation.

         1.35. "QUALIFIED AFFILIATE" shall mean (i) AT&T, FirstCom Corporation,
a Texas corporation, AT&T do Brasil (formerly NetStream Telecom Ltda.), or Key
Tech LD, S.A., (ii) any corporation or entity the operations of which are or
were consolidated with the operations of the Corporation or any of the entities
listed in the preceding clause (i) for purposes of presenting financial
statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles, or (iii) any other entity which may be designated by the
Compensation Committee pursuant to a written statement.

         1.36. "RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTION" shall mean a spin-off, split-off,
split-up or similar transaction in which shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation are distributed by AT&T to stockholders of AT&T with respect to
their ownership of AT&T capital stock, or in which one or more businesses or
shares of capital stock of Affiliates of the Corporation are distributed by the
Corporation to stockholders of the Corporation with respect to their ownership
of the Corporation's capital stock.

         1.37. "SCHEDULED SURVIVOR BENEFIT" shall mean the amount of the death
benefit payable pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. The Scheduled Survivor Benefit
shall be in an amount disclosed to the Participants in writing by the Plan
Administrator in connection with Deferral Elections and Investment Requests made
by the Participant, and subject to the conditions and adjustments set forth
therein.

         1.38. "YEAR OF SERVICE" shall mean each one-year period of time
commencing on the date on which the Participant was first employed and remained
employed by the Corporation or a Qualified Affiliate and each anniversary
thereof during which he was employed by the Corporation or a Qualified Affiliate
or on a Leave of Absence from the Corporation or a Qualified Affiliate.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                   ELIGIBILITY

         2.1. PARTICIPATION. Only those Employees who are selected for
participation in the Plan by the Plan Administrator of the Corporation in its
sole discretion, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan as Eligible
Employees. An Eligible Employee who is selected for participation may elect to
be a Participant by executing a participation agreement by which he agrees to be
bound by the terms of the Plan.

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         2.2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. Notwithstanding the above,
the Plan Administrator at the Direction of the Compensation Committee shall be
authorized to modify the eligibility requirements and rescind the eligibility of
any Participant if necessary to insure that the Plan is maintained primarily for
the purpose of providing deferred compensation to a select group of management
or highly compensated employees under ERISA.

                                   ARTICLE III

                        ELECTION FOR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENT

         3.1. PARTICIPANT DEFERRALS. A Participant may elect to defer from the
Compensation otherwise payable to him during each payroll period after his
Effective Date any percentage of the Participant's Base Pay which is a minimum
of 10% but not in excess of 80%, and any percentage of his Bonus pay which is a
minimum of 10%, such amounts to be credited to his Deferral Account under the
Plan; provided, however, that the total amount deferred cannot exceed 80% of the
Participant's total combined cash Compensation during any such Plan Year, and
deferrals in excess of such amount shall not be made.

         3.2. DEFERRAL ACCOUNT. A Deferral Account shall be established for each
Participant by the Corporation as of the effective date of such Participant's
initial Deferral Election. The Participant's Deferral Account shall be credited
monthly with the Compensation he has deferred under the Plan. The Deferral
Account shall always be fully vested, but shall be subject to adjustment as
provided in Article V.

         3.3. DEFERRAL ELECTION. The Deferral Election shall be made in writing
on a form prescribed by the Corporation and said Deferral Election shall state
(i) that the Participant wishes to make an election to defer the receipt of a
portion of his Base Pay and/or Bonus pay, and (ii) the percentage of such Base
Pay and/or bonus pay to be deferred.

         3.4. TIMING AND EFFECT OF DEFERRAL ELECTIONS. The Participants shall
make separate Deferral Elections for Base Pay and for Bonus pay. The Deferral
Elections for Base Pay shall remain in effect until subsequently modified or
revoked. The initial Deferral Election of a new Participant for Base Pay shall
be made by written notice signed by the Participant and delivered to the
Corporation not later than the 30th day of November immediately preceding the
Participant's Effective Date. Any modification or revocation of the most recent
Deferral Election shall be made by written notice signed by the Participant and
delivered to the Corporation not later than the 30th day of November prior to
the next succeeding Plan Year and shall be effective on the first day of such
succeeding Plan Year and not before. Deferral Elections relating to Bonus pay
shall apply only on a year-by-year basis, and must be renewed on an annual
basis; if a Deferral Election relating to Bonus pay is not made for a particular
Plan Year by the 31st day of August immediately preceding such Plan Year, then
none of the Participant's Bonus pay to be paid in such Plan Year shall be
subject to deferral hereunder (except that with respect to Bonuses to be paid
during calendar year 2001, Deferral Elections relating thereto may be made until
November 30, 2000). The termination of participation in the Plan shall not
affect Compensation previously deferred by a Participant under the Plan.

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         3.5. ELECTION OF IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTION AND FORM OF BENEFIT PAYMENTS.
At the time of the initial Deferral Election, the Participant may elect to
receive an in-service distribution of his Account(s) prior to termination of his
Employment, which shall be paid in lump sum. In addition, the Participant may
elect the form of payments of his Account(s), if any, upon his termination of
Employment after his Normal Retirement Date, which may be paid in a lump-sum no
later than the 90th day after such termination or in semiannual installments
commencing on the first day of the seventh calendar month after the calendar
month in which the Participant's Employment is terminated, over a period of
five, ten or fifteen years. The foregoing elections relating to timing and form
of payment do not apply with respect to benefits pursuant to Section 6.2, and
said elections may be amended from time to time by the Participant by submitting
a written amendment to the Corporation on such form as may be required by the
Plan Administrator, but no such amendment shall be effective until the second
anniversary after the date such written amendment is delivered to the Plan
Administrator. If payments of a Participant's Account commence prior to said
second anniversary, then such amendment shall be of no effect and the election
in effect prior to such amendment shall remain in full force and effect.

         3.6. SUSPENSION OF ELECTION. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
3.4 of the Plan, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion upon written
application by a Participant, may authorize the suspension or reduction of a
Participant's Deferral Election in the event of an unforeseeable emergency upon
receiving a written request to the Plan Administrator accompanied by evidence to
demonstrate that the circumstances qualify as an unforeseeable emergency. An
unforeseeable emergency is an unanticipated emergency that is caused by an event
beyond the control of the Participant and that would result in severe financial
hardship if suspension was not permitted. Any suspension authorized by the Plan
Administrator shall become effective as of the first payroll period beginning
thirty (30) days after receipt by the Corporation of the suspension application,
or as soon as practicable after the receipt of such application. Such suspension
shall be effective for the remainder of the Plan Year and shall be deemed an
annual election for each succeeding Plan Year unless modified under Section 3.4
of the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                       EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND VESTING

         4.1. EMPLOYER DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION; GUIDELINES. The Corporation
may credit as an Employer Discretionary Contribution to the Employer
Discretionary Contribution Account of each Participant employed on the last day
of a Plan Year such amount, if any, as the Compensation Committee shall
determine in its sole discretion, taking into consideration such factors as the
Participant's prior service, job responsibilities and performance and the
Corporation's success in meeting its financial goals; provided, however, that
the Compensation Committee shall be required to issue standards and guidelines
which must be followed prior to and in connection with the making of any
Employer Discretionary Contribution, and the Plan Administrator shall be
required to comply with such standards and guidelines in connection with all
Employer Discretionary Contributions. The amount of the Employer Discretionary
Contribution for a Plan Year, if any, shall be communicated to Participants in
writing and shall

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be credited to the Account of Participants as soon as reasonably practicable
following the end of a Plan Year or at such other time or frequency as
determined by the Plan Administrator.

         4.2. VESTING OF BENEFITS. In the event of the Participant's termination
of Employment for any reason, the balance in his Deferral Account (including
investment earnings or losses thereon) will always be 100% vested. In the event
of the Participant's death, Disability or retirement on after the Participant's
Normal Retirement Date, or upon occurrence of a Fundamental Change Event, the
balance in his Employer Discretionary Contribution Account (including investment
earnings or losses thereon) shall become fully vested. In the event that the
Participant terminates Employment prior to the Participant's Normal Retirement
Date for any reason and other than death or Disability then the balance in his
Employer Discretionary Contribution Account (including investment earnings or
losses thereon) will vest according to the following schedule, and the portion
of said balance which is not vested on the date of such termination shall be
forfeited by the Participant and retained by the Corporation.

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                  Complete Years
                  of Service                                  Vested Percentage
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                  <S>                                         <C>
                  Less than 6                                          0%
                  6 but less than 7                                    20%
                  7 but less than 8                                    40%
                  8 but less than 9                                    60%
                  9 but less than 10                                   80%
                  10 or more                                           100%
</TABLE>

Pursuant to the foregoing vesting schedule, the total number of complete Years
of Service is to be determined as of the date of termination of Participant's
Employment, and the vested percentage set forth in the right column above
opposite the number of Years of Service of such Participant shall be constitute
the portion which is vested.

                                    ARTICLE V
                             INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNTS

         5.1.     INVESTMENT REQUESTS; ALLOCATIONS.

                  (a) Participants may request that their Accounts be measured
as if their Account balances were invested in such investments as the
Participant may select for investment alternatives presented to the Participants
by the Plan Administrator pursuant to an Investment Request. The Investment
Request shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Corporation and
shall be delivered to the Corporation prior to the 30th day of November
preceding the next succeeding Plan Year and shall be effective on the first day
of such succeeding Plan Year, and not before. The Investment Request made in
accordance with this Article V shall be binding on the Participant and shall
continue unless the Participant changes the Investment Request in accordance
with procedures designated by the Plan Administrator. Any such change must be
submitted by the 30th day of November preceding the next succeeding Plan Year
and shall be effective on the first day of such succeeding Plan Year, and not
before. The

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Plan Administrator shall be authorized to permit more frequent changes in
investment options to be effective on such dates as it shall specify. The Plan
Administrator shall consider an Investment Request, but is not obligated to
follow such a request; provided, however, that if the Plan Administrator follows
the Investment Request, it shall be binding on the Participant. The Plan
Administrator must provide the Participant with a written confirmation that such
Investment request is being followed before it takes effect. Upon issuance of
such confirmation, the Participant's Account shall thereafter be measured and
adjusted in accordance with the Investment Request. The Account(s) of each
Participant shall be adjusted as of the last day of each calendar quarter with
investment results based upon the balances in the Account(s) and Investment
Requests to the extent accepted by the Plan Administrator, or on such more
frequent basis as determined by the Plan Administrator.

                  (b) Dividends, interest and other distributions credited with
respect to any Investment Request shall be deemed to be reinvested in the same
investment option, in such manner as may be determined by the Plan
Administrator. All federal, state and local taxes, if any, imposed on the
Corporation attributable to the investment earnings on the balances in the
Account(s) shall be charged ratably to the Accounts based upon their deemed
investment returns.

                  (c) To the extent that Accounts are deemed invested in life
insurance policies or common investments involving multiple Participants,
sub-Accounts relating to such investments shall be established by the Plan
Administrator to track the amounts attributable by each Participant, and each
Participant's Account shall be adjusted in accordance with this section to
reflect the investment results relating to such Participant's particular
sub-Account. Death benefits which become payable with respect to any life
insurance policy in which the Accounts are deemed to be invested shall not be
credited to the Participant's account.

         5.2. NO ACTUAL INVESTMENT. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Plan that may be interpreted to the contrary, the investments specified in an
Investment Request are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a
Participant's election of any investment option, the allocation to his Account
balance thereto, the calculation of additional amounts and the crediting or
debiting of such amounts to a Participant's Account balance shall not be
considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of his Account
balance in any such investment. In the event that the Corporation, in its own
discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of such investments, no
Participant shall have any rights in or to such investment. Without limiting the
foregoing, a Participant's Account balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping
entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his behalf by the
Corporation. The Participant shall at all times remain an unsecured creditor of
the Corporation.

         5.3. REPORTS. At the end of each Plan Year (or on a more frequent basis
as determined by the Plan Administrator), a report shall be issued to each
Participant who has an Account(s) and said report will set forth the value of
such Account(s).

                                  ARTICLE VI
                            DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNTS

         6.1. RETIREMENT AND TERMINATION BENEFITS; IN-SERVICE BENEFITS; IN-KIND
BENEFITS.

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                  (a) Subject to paragraph (d) below, when a Participant
terminates his Employment, said Participant shall be entitled to receive a
distribution of the vested balance of his Account(s). In the event such
termination of Employment is on or after the Participant's Normal Retirement
Date, then the distribution will be made in a lump sum within 90 days after the
date of termination or in equal semi-annual installments over a period not to
exceed a 15 year period as specified on the Participant's election previously
submitted to the Corporation in accordance with Section 3.5. In the event such
termination of Employment is before the Participant's Normal Retirement Date or
if the Participant fails to specify a form of payment, then the distribution
shall be made in a lump sum within 90 days after the date of termination. So
long as a Participant remains employed by either the Corporation or any
Affiliate of the Corporation, the Participant shall be deemed not to have
terminated Employment with the Corporation. A temporary leave of absence shall
not be considered to be a termination of Employment.

                  (b) When a Participant is entitled to an in-service
distribution prior to termination of Employment pursuant to an election made in
accordance with Section 3.5 of the Plan, then the Participant is to receive a
lump sum distribution of the vested value of his Account(s) on the date elected
by the Participant.

                  (c) Unless paragraph (d) below applies, the amounts to be paid
to the Participant pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above in any given year
shall be increased to equal amounts equal to the product of the amounts to be
paid during such year to the Participant as determined pursuant to paragraph (a)
or (b) above, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one, and the
denominator of which is the remainder of one minus the maximum federal corporate
income tax rate in effect for the year in which such payment is made (the "Tax
Fraction"); the amount calculated pursuant to the foregoing clause shall be
reduced by the amount, if any, of taxable income incurred by the Corporation in
connection with a transfer of property (including life insurance policies) to a
Participant in complete or partial payment of said Participant's vested Account
balance, multiplied by the Tax Fraction; provided, however, that in no event
shall the net amount calculated pursuant to this paragraph (c) be less than the
amount determined pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above.

                  (d) If the Participant's Employment is terminated by the
Corporation for Cause, then this paragraph (d) shall be deemed to apply and (1)
the amount of the distribution to be paid to the Participant pursuant to
paragraph (a) above will be equal to the lower of (i) the vested balance in his
Account(s), or (ii) the sum of all contributions made by the Participant to this
Plan, plus interest thereon computed at a rate of three percent (3%) per annum,
compounded annually, computed with respect to each contribution from the date
such contribution is made through the date of termination, and (2) paragraph (c)
shall not apply and the increase provided for therein shall not be made.
Distributions calculated pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be made in the
manner and at the times specified in paragraph (a). This paragraph (d) shall not
apply if the Participant's Employment is terminated as the direct result of the
Participant's complete Disability. The payment by the Corporation of the amounts
provided for in this paragraph shall be in full satisfaction of the
Corporation's obligations with respect to the Participant pursuant to this Plan.

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                  (e) The Corporation may satisfy any amount due with respect to
an Account balance or death benefit by transferring in satisfaction thereof, in
lieu of cash, marketable securities which are actively traded on an established
securities market such as the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange,
NASDAQ or other similar market, or life insurance policies. The amount of the
Account balance deemed satisfied shall be equal to the fair market value of the
assets transferred, and in the case of life insurance policies, the fair market
value thereof shall be deemed to be equal to the cash surrender value thereof at
the time of transfer. The Corporation may satisfy an Account balance an in-kind
transfer of assets as contemplated in this paragraph (d) only if and to the
extent that the Beneficiary consents in writing to the satisfaction of the
Account balance in such manner.

         6.2. DEATH BENEFIT; ACCELERATION.

                  (a) In the event of the Participant's death while in the
Employment of the Corporation or an Affiliate and prior to commencement of
Benefit payments, the Corporation shall pay to the Participant's named
Beneficiary his Scheduled Survivor Benefit payable over 15 years in equal annual
installments to the designated Beneficiary of the Participant or former
Participant commencing within ninety (90) days following the close of the
calendar quarter in which the Plan Administrator is provided evidence of the
Participant's death (or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter). The
payment of the foregoing amounts shall be in lieu of the payment of the
Participant's Account balance, and shall be in full satisfaction thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant's Account balance on the date
of death of the Participant as adjusted in the manner contemplated by Section
6.1(c) is greater than the Present Value of the installment payments described
in the preceding sentence as of the date of death, then, in lieu of making such
installment payments, the Corporation shall pay said Account balance as adjusted
in the manner contemplated by Section 6.1(c) to the Beneficiary in a single
lump-sum payment within (90) days following the close of the calendar quarter in
which the Plan Administrator is provided evidence of the Participant's death (or
as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter). The payment of such amount shall
fully discharge the Corporation's obligations under this Plan with respect to
the Participant in question. In the event of the death of a Participant
subsequent to the commencement of payment of said Participant's Account balance
in installments but prior to the completion of the payments, the installments
shall continue and shall be paid to the Beneficiary as if the Participant had
not died, and no death benefit shall be paid with respect to such Participant.

                  (b) Upon occurrence of a Fundamental Change Event, in the case
of a termination of this Plan, the Present Value of installment payments being
made to a Beneficiary pursuant to paragraph (a) above with respect to a
Participant which had previously died will be calculated as of the date which is
ten days after the Fundamental Change Event or the date of such termination as
the case may be, and the Corporation will pay such Present Value to the
Beneficiary no later than the tenth day after the occurrence of said Fundamental
Change Event or termination of this Plan. In addition, the Plan Administrator
may in its sole discretion determine at any time to pay the Present Value of
installment payments being made to a Beneficiary pursuant to paragraph (a) above
with respect to a Participant which had previously died, such Present Value to
be determined as of the payment date. Payments under this paragraph (b) shall

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fully discharge and satisfy all obligations of the Corporation with respect to
said Beneficiary and the deceased Participant.

         6.3. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. The Beneficiary Designation may be
changed by the Participant or former Participant at any time without the consent
of the prior Beneficiary. If the Plan Administrator has any doubts as to the
proper Beneficiary to receive payments hereunder, the Plan Administrator shall
have the right to withhold such payments until the matter is finally adjusted.
However, any payment made by the Plan Administrator, in good faith and in
accordance with this Plan, shall fully discharge the Corporation from all
further obligations with respect to that payment. In making any payments to or
for the benefit of any minor or any incompetent Beneficiary, the Plan
Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, may make a distribution to a
legal or natural guardian or other relative of a minor or court appointed
committee of such incompetent. Alternatively, it may make a payment to any adult
with whom the minor or incompetent temporarily or permanently resides. The
receipt by a guardian, committee, relative or other person shall completely
discharge any and all obligations of the Corporation. Neither the Corporation
nor the Plan Administrator shall have any responsibility to see to the proper
application of any payments made. If a Participant fails to designate a
Beneficiary, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or
die prior to complete distribution of the Participant's benefits, then the
participant's designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her surviving
spouse. If the Participant does not have a surviving spouse, the benefits
remaining under the Plan to be paid to a Beneficiary shall be payable to the
executor or personal representative of the Participant's estate.

         6.4. CREDIT DOWNGRADE EVENT DISTRIBUTION. Subject to Section 6.1(d),
upon occurrence of a Credit Downgrade Event, the Corporation shall pay to the
Participants the vested balance of their Account(s) as adjusted in the manner
and to the extent provided for in Section 6.1(c) in single lump-sum payments
within ten (10) days following the date on which the Credit Downgrade Event
occurs. This includes the Account balances of Participants whose Accounts are
already being paid out in installments pursuant to Section 6.1, but this section
shall not apply with respect to Benefits being paid in installments pursuant to
Section 6.2, which are subject to their own special rules under Section 6.2(b).

         6.5. DISTRIBUTIONS UPON TERMINATION OF PLAN. Subject to Section 6.1(d),
upon the occurrence of a termination of the Plan, the Corporation shall pay to
the Participants the vested balance of their Account(s) as adjusted in the
manner and to the extent provided for in Section 6.1(c) in single lump-sum
payments within ten (10) days following the date on which the Plan is
terminated. This includes the Account balances of Participants whose Accounts
are already being paid out in installments pursuant to Section 6.1, but this
section shall not apply with respect to Benefits being paid in installments
pursuant to Section 6.2, which are subject to their own special rules under
Section 6.2(b).

         6.6. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS. In the event of Financial
Hardship of the Participant, as hereinafter defined, the participant may apply
to the Plan Administrator for the distribution of all or any part of the vested
balance of his Account(s). The Plan Administrator shall consider the
circumstances of each such case and the best interest of the Participant and his
family and shall have the right, in its sole discretion, if applicable, to allow
such distribution, or,

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if applicable, to direct a distribution of part of the amount requested or to
refuse to allow any distribution. In no event shall the aggregate amount of the
distribution exceed either the vested balance of the Participant's Account(s) or
the amount determined by the Plan Administrator to be necessary to alleviate the
Participant's financial hardship (which financial hardship may include any taxes
due because of the distribution occurring because of this Section), and that is
not reasonably available from other resources of the Participant. For purposes
of this Section, the value of the Participant's Account(s) shall be determined
as of the date of the distribution. "Financial Hardship" means (a) a severe
financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected
illness or accident of the Participant's or of a dependent (as defined in Code
Section 152(a)) of the Participant, (b) loss of the Participant's property due
to casualty, or (c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances
arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, each as
determined to exist by the Plan Administrator. A distribution may be made under
this Section only with the consent of the Corporation's Compensation Committee.

         6.7. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS; CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT BALANCE.

                  (a) If an Account balance is to be paid in installments under
this Plan, the total amount to be paid to the payee during any 12 month period
shall be equal to the amount of the vested Account balance which is the subject
of the payout at the beginning of such 12 month period divided by the total
number of years remaining during the payout period at the beginning of said 12
month period (the "Total Annual Amount"). If payments to be made during any 12
month period are to be made in more than one installment during such 12 month
period, each installment during such 12 month period shall be equal to the Total
Annual Amount for such 12 month period divided the total installment payments to
be made during such 12 month period. In no event shall any installment payment
exceed the total amount of the vested Account balance to which it relates at the
time of the installment payment. If a vested Account balance is positive after
the last installment payment relating thereto, such remaining balance shall be
paid to the payee of the last installment payment together with such last
payment.

                  (b) The Account balance of a Participant shall be reduced by
amounts paid to the Participant in satisfaction thereof, whether in installments
or in a lump-sum, if applicable. In the case of the transfer of assets in kind
to a Participant in connection with an Account balance, the Account balance
shall be reduced by the fair market value of the assets transferred, and the
fair market value of life insurance policies shall be deemed to be equal to the
cash surrender value thereof at the time of transfer. To the extent that such
Account balance is being measured as if invested pursuant to Article V, the
particular assets in which amounts are deemed invested shall be reduced on a pro
rata basis by the relative amount of such reduction as compared to the Account
balance prior to such reduction.

                  (c) The remaining Account balance of a Participant shall
continue to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.1 during any payout in
installments of such Account balance as if invested in the manner provided for
in such Section 5.1; provided, however, that no such adjustments shall be made
if an Account balance is being paid out in installments and Section 6.1(d)
applies or if the amount being paid is a death benefit pursuant to Section 6.2.
Subject to Section 6.2, payment of the full Account balance of a Participant to
a Beneficiary as provided for

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in this Plan at any time shall fully discharge and satisfy the obligation of the
Corporation with respect to said Participant pursuant to this Plan.

         6.8. ACCELERATION FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. A Participant who has
commenced receiving installment payments under the Plan may request acceleration
of such payments in the event of Financial Hardship as defined in Section 6.5
above. The Plan Administrator may permit acceleration payments to the extent
such accelerated payment does not exceed the amount necessary to meet the
Financial Hardship.

         6.9. REEMPLOYMENT OF RECIPIENT. If a Participant receiving installment
distributions pursuant to Article VI is reemployed by the Corporation, the
remaining distributions due to the Participant shall be suspended until such
time as the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) once again becomes eligible
for benefits under Article VI, at which time, such distribution shall commence
subject to the limitations and conditions contained in this Plan.

         6.10. DISCRETIONARY ACCELERATION. The Plan Administrator may, in its
sole discretion, at any time accelerate and pay the entire Account balance of a
Participant who is receiving distributions in installments pursuant to Section
6.1(a), in full satisfaction of obligations due with respect to the Participant
under this Plan. Such acceleration is subject to adjustments as provided in
Sections 6.1(c). This provision does not apply to Benefits under Section 6.2,
which are subject to their own special rules under Section 6.2(b).

                                   ARTICLE VII

                             ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

         7.1. PROCEDURES. The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the
general administration of the Plan. If the Plan Administrator is a committee,
the committee may select a chairman and may select a secretary (who may, but
need not, be a member of the Plan Administration committee) to keep its records
or to assist it in the discharge of its duties. A majority of the members of the
Plan Administration Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business at any meeting. Any determination or action of the Plan Administration
committee may be made or taken by a majority of the members present at any
meeting thereof, or without a meeting by resolution or written memorandum
concurred in by a majority of the members.

         7.2. COMPENSATION. The Plan Administrator shall nor receive any
compensation from the Plan for his service.

         7.3. AUTHORITY OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. The Plan Administrator shall
administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have all powers
necessary to carry out the provisions of the Plan more particularly set forth
herein. He shall interpret the Plan and shall determine all questions arising in
the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan. Any such
determination by the Plan Administrator shall be conclusive and binding on all
persons. The Plan Administrator may adopt such regulations as are deemed
desirable for the conduct of his affairs. He may appoint such accountants,
counsel, actuaries, specialists and other persons as he deems necessary or
desirable in connection with the administration of this Plan.

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         7.4. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. The Plan Administrator shall be reimbursed
by the Corporation for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in the
fulfillment of his duties. Such expenses shall include any expense incidental to
functioning, including but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel,
actuaries, and other specialists and other costs of administering the Plan.

         7.5. DUTIES.

                  (a) The Plan Administrator is responsible for the daily
administration of the Plan. He may appoint other persons or entities to perform
any of the fiduciary functions. The Plan Administrator and any such appointee
may employ advisors and other persons necessary or convenient to help carry out
all duties, including fiduciary duties. The Plan Administrator shall review the
work and performance of each appointee, and shall have the right to remove any
such appointee from his position. Any person, group of persons or entity may
serve in more than one fiduciary capacity.

                  (b) The Plan Administrator shall maintain accurate and
detailed records and accounts of Participants and of their rights under the Plan
and of all receipts, disbursements, transfers and other transactions concerning
the Plan. Such accounts, books and records relating thereto shall be open at all
reasonable times to inspection and audit by the Board of Directors, the
Compensation Committee and by persons designated thereby.

                  (c) The Plan Administrator shall take all steps necessary to
ensure that the Plan complies with the law at all times. These steps shall
include such items as the preparation and filing of all documents and forms
required by any governmental agency; maintaining adequate Participant's records;
withholding applicable taxes and filing of all required tax forms and returns;
recording and transmission of all notices required to be given to Participants
and their Beneficiaries; the receipt and dissemination, if required, of all
reports and information received from the Corporation; and doing such other acts
necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator
shall keep a record of all its proceedings and acts, and shall keep all such
books of account, records and other data as may be necessary for proper
administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall notify the Corporation
upon its request of any action taken by it, and when required, shall notify any
other interested person or persons.

         7.6. CLAIM PROCEDURE.

                  (a) In the event that the claim of any person to all or any
part of any payment or benefit under this plan shall be denied, the Plan
Administrator shall notify the applicant in writing of such decision with
respect to his claim within ninety (90) days after the applicant's submission of
such claim. The notice shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood
by the applicant and shall set forth (i) the specific reason for the denial;
(ii) specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is
based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary
for the applicant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material
or information is necessary; and (iv) an explanation of the Plan's claim review
procedures.

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                  (b) If specific circumstances require an extension of time for
processing the initial claim, a written notice of the extension and the reason
therefor shall be furnished to the claimant before the end of the ninety (90)
day period. In no event shall such extension exceed ninety (90) days.

                  (c) In the event a claim for benefits is denied or if the
applicant has received no response to such claim within ninety (90) days of its
submission (in which case the claim for benefits shall be deemed to have been
denied), the applicant or his duly authorized representative at the applicants'
sole expense, may appeal the denial to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60)
days of the receipt of written notice of the denial or sixty (60) days from the
date such claim is deemed to be denied. In pursuing such appeal the applicant or
his duly authorized representative (i) may request in writing that the Plan
Administrator review the denial; (ii) may review pertinent documents; or (iii)
may submit issues and comments in writing.

                  (d) The decision on review shall be made within sixty (60)
days of receipt of the request to review, unless special circumstances require
an extension of time for processing in which case a decision shall be rendered
as soon as possible, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after
receipt of the request for review. If such an extension of time is required,
written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant before the
end of the original sixty (6) day period. The decision on review shall be made
in writing, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant, and shall include specific references to the provisions of the Plan on
which the denial is based. If the decision on review is not furnished within the
times specified above, the claim shall be deemed denied on review.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                   ARBITRATION

         8.1. APPLICABLE RULES AND LAWS. Any controversy relating to a claim
arising out of or relation to this Plan, including, but not limited to claims
for benefits due under the Plan, claims for the enforcement of ERISA, claims
based on the federal common law of ERISA, claims alleging discriminatory
discharge under ERISA, claims based on state law, and assigned claims relating
to this Plan shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then current
Employee Benefit Plan Claims Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the "AAA") or any successor rules which are hereby incorporated in
the Plan by this reference, provided, however, both the Corporation and the
Participant shall have the right at any time to seek equitable relief in court
without submitting the issue to arbitration.

         8.2. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY. Neither the Participant (or
his Beneficiary) nor the Plan may be required to submit such claim or
controversy to arbitration until the Participant (or his Beneficiary) has first
exhausted the Plan's initial appeals procedures set forth in Section 7.6.
However, if the Participant (or his beneficiary) and the Corporation agree to do
so, they may submit the claim or controversy to arbitration at any point during
the processing of the dispute.

         8.3. COSTS. The Corporation will bear all costs of an arbitration,
except that the Participant will pay the filing fee set by the AAA and the
arbitrator shall have the power to

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apportion among the parties expenses such as pre-hearing discovery, travel,
experts' fees, accountants' fees, and attorneys' fees except as otherwise
provided herein. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on
all parties, and judgment on the arbitrator's award may be entered in any court
of competent jurisdiction.

         8.4. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. If there is a dispute as to whether a
claim is subject to arbitration, the arbitrator shall decide the issue. The
claim must be filed with the AAA within the applicable statute of limitations
period. The arbitrator shall issue a written determination sufficient to ensure
consistent application of the Plan in the future.

         8.5. PLACE OF HEARING AND SELECTION OF ARBITRATOR. Any arbitration will
be conducted in accordance with the following provisions, notwithstanding the
Rules of the AAA. The arbitration will take place in a neutral location within
the metropolitan area in which the Participant was or is employed by the
Corporation. The arbitrator will be selected from the attorney members of the
Commercial Panel of the AAA who reside in the metropolitan area where the
arbitration will take place and have at least 5 years of ERISA experience. If an
arbitrator meeting such qualifications is unavailable, the arbitrator will be
selected from the attorney members of the National Panel of Employee Benefit
Claims Arbitrators established by the AAA.

         8.6. DISCOVERY. In any such arbitration, each party shall be entitled
to discovery of any other party as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure then in effect; provided, however, that discovery shall be limited to
a period of 60 days. The arbitrator may make orders and issue subpoenas as
necessary. The arbitrator shall apply ERISA, as construed in the federal Circuit
in which the arbitration takes place, to the interpretation of the Plan and the
Federal Arbitration Act of the interpretation of this arbitration provision.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         9.1. BENEFITS NOT ASSIGNABLE. Neither the Participant, his Beneficiary,
nor his legal representative shall have any rights to commute, sell, assign,
transfer, or otherwise convey the right to receive any payments hereunder, which
payments and the rights thereto are expressly declared to be nonassignable and
nontransferable. any attempt to assign or transfer the right to payments of this
Plan shall be void and have no effect.

         9.2. GENERAL ASSETS. The assets from which Participant's benefits shall
be paid shall at all times be subject to the claims of the creditors of the
Corporation and a Participant shall have no right, claim, or interest in any
assets as to which account is deemed to be invested or credited under the Plan.

         9.3. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Plan may be amended,
modified, or terminated by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion at
any time and from time to time; provided, however, that no such amendment,
modification, or termination shall impair any rights to benefits under the Plan
prior to such amendment, modification, or termination; provided further, that a
mere termination of this Plan and distribution of Benefits in accordance with
the

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provisions of this Plan relating to termination of this Plan shall not be deemed
to impair any such rights. The Plan may also be amended or modified by the Plan
Administrator if such amendment or modification does not involve a substantial
increase in cost to the Corporation. The Compensation Committee may amend this
Plan to combine it with other deferred compensation plans of the Corporate Group
or of a successor to the Corporation or Corporate Group, but only to the extent
that such combination does not impair any rights to benefits under the Plan
prior to such combination. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary,
the Compensation Committee may amend this Plan at any time to discontinue any
additional deferrals of Compensation of the Participants.

         9.4. NO EFFECT ON OTHER BENEFITS. It is expressly understood and agreed
that the payments made in accordance with the Plan are in addition to any other
benefits or compensation to which a Participant may be entitled or for which he
may be eligible, whether funded or unfunded, by reason of his Employment.

         9.5. TAX WITHHOLDING. The Corporation shall deduct from each payment
under the Plan the amount of any tax (including federal, state, or local income
taxes, Social Security taxes or Medicare taxes) required by any governmental
authority to be withheld and paid over by the Corporation to such governmental
authority for the account of the person entitled to such distribution.

         9.6. BENEFITS NOT "COMPENSATION" FOR OTHER PLANS. Any Compensation
deferred by a Participant while employed by the Corporation shall not be
considered compensation earned currently for of the Corporation's qualified
retirement plans. Distributions from a Participant's Account shall not be
considered wages, salaries, or compensation under any other employee benefit
plan.

         9.7. NO CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. No provision of this Plan shall be
construed to affect in any manner the existing rights of the Corporation to
suspend, terminate, alter, modify, whether or not for cause, the Employment
relationship of the Participant.

         9.8. NOTICE. Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be
given under the provisions of this Plan shall be in writing, and shall be signed
by the party giving or making the same. If such notice, consent or demand is
mailed, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the addressee's last known address as shown on the records of the
Corporation. The date of such mailing such be deemed the date of notice, consent
or demand. Any person may change the address to which notice is to be sent by
giving notice of the change of address in the manner aforesaid.

         9.9. FACILITY OF PAYMENT. If a distribution is to be made to a minor,
or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Plan Administrator may, in
its discretion, make such distribution (i) to the legal guardian, or, if none,
to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his residence, or
(ii) to the conservator or committee or, if none, to the person having custody
of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Plan
Administrator, the Corporation and the Plan from further liability on account
thereof.

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         9.10. APPLICABLE LAW. To the extent state law is not preempted by
ERISA, this Plan, and all its rights under it, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

         9.11. BINDING EFFECT. This Plan shall be binding upon the Corporation,
its assigns, and any successor which shall succeed to substantially all of its
assets and business through merger, consolidation or acquisition.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Plan shall be effective as of the date first
above written.

ATTEST:                                      AT&T LATIN AMERICA CORPORATION

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                                             By:
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                                             Name:
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                                             Title:
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10(KK)

                                November 19, 2001

Martin Industries, Inc.
Attention: Mr. James W. Truitt
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
P.O. Box 128
Florence, Alabama 35631

Re:      Line of Credit (Account #120435-524769); Term Loan (Account
         #120435-087445 and #120435-087452); Loan Agreement dated January 7,
         1993, as amended April 5, 1994, February 17, 1995, March 15, 1995,
         March 28, 1996, August 28, 1997, January 1, 2000, December 29, 2000,
         January 31, 2001, March 15, 2001, May 15, 2001, June 15, 2001,
         September 1, 2001, October 15, 2001, October 31, 2001 and November 9,
         2001 (collectively "Loan Agreement") by and among Martin Industries,
         Inc. ("Martin Industries") and AmSouth Bank ("the Bank"). In this
         letter capitalized terms shall be given the meanings indicated in the
         Loan Agreement and/or in this letter.

Dear Mr. Truitt:

I am writing this letter to you concerning the indebtednesses ("Indebtednesses")
referenced above of Martin Industries to the Bank and your recent request that
the Loan Agreement be amended to effect certain amendments to the Loan Agreement
by Martin Industries with certain of the covenants contained therein. In
response to that request, the Bank hereby amends the Loan Agreement as follows:

         A. The term "Borrowing Base" in Section 1.02 is amended as follows:

         "BORROWING BASE" shall mean, from September 1, 2001 through November
26, 2001, the sum of (a) 90% of the Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Accounts
other than Eligible Dating Accounts, plus (b) 80% of the Net Outstanding Amount
of Eligible Dating Accounts, plus (c) 35% of the collateral value of Eligible
Finished Goods Inventory, plus (d) 28% of the collateral value of Eligible Raw
Material Inventory. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Borrower shall be
entitled to overadvance the Line of Credit in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) (the "Overadvance Amount") in excess
of the Borrowing Base until the earlier to occur of (i) November 26, 2001, or
(ii) the consummation of the sale of substantially all of the assets
constituting the Broilmaster gas barbeque grill product line of the Borrower.
From November 27, 2001 until the Line of Credit Termination Date, "Borrowing
Base" shall mean the sum of (a) 80% of the Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible
Accounts, plus (b) 80% of the Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Dating
Accounts, plus (c) 35% of the collateral value of Eligible Finished Goods
Inventory, plus (d) 28% of the collateral value of Eligible Raw Material
Inventory.

         B. The definition of "Maximum Line of Credit" in Section 1.02 is
amended as follows:

               MAXIMUM LINE OF CREDIT shall mean (a) from the date
               hereof until November 26, 2001, the lesser of (i) the
               Borrowing Base then in effect and (ii) $9,500,000,
               and (b) from November 27, 2001 until the Line of
               Credit Termination Date, the lesser of (i) the
               Borrowing Base then in effect and (ii) $7,500,000.

         C. Forms of Borrowing Based Certification to the Bank, as included as
Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 to the letter agreement amending the Loan Agreement
and Other Loan Documents dated as of September 1, 2001, are hereby amended and
replaced by the forms of Borrowing Based Certification included as Exhibit A-1
hereto for the period from September 1, 2001 through November 26, 2001 and
Exhibit A-2 hereto from November 26, 2001 until the Line of Credit Termination
Date.

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Effective as of November 19, 2001, all references in the Loan Documents to the
"Loan Agreement" shall mean the Loan Agreement, as heretofore modified and
amended and as further modified and amended hereby.

In all other respects, the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms.

To evidence the acceptance of the foregoing amendment on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, please sign and return to me the enclosed copy of
this letter agreement. By so signing the enclosed copy of this letter agreement,
Martin Industries acknowledges and agrees to the following terms and conditions
of such amendment:

         1. This letter agreement shall not be deemed to be an accord and
satisfaction of the Indebtednesses or any other obligation owed to the Bank.

         2. All collateral that now secures all or any of the Indebtednesses
shall continue to secure same. Nothing in this letter agreement diminishes any
security interest or lien that the Bank has in any assets securing the
Indebtednesses. All of the collateral, rights, security, and guarantees that the
Bank now has to secure any of the Indebtednesses due from Martin Industries
shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

         3. The Bank reserves all of its rights and remedies under the Loan
Agreement, the Security Documents, any other Loan Documents, and/or applicable
law, in respect of any Event(s) of Default. The current non-exercise by the Bank
of any rights and remedies which it may have shall not constitute a release or
waiver of any of its rights and/or remedies or a release or waiver of any
Event(s) of Default under the Loan Agreement, the Security Documents, or any
other Loan Documents, except for the Waiver provided in this letter agreement.
The Bank specifically reserves the right to invoke any and all rights and
remedies at any time in its sole discretion.

         4. Martin Industries hereby releases, satisfies, cancels, waives,
acquits, and forever discharges the Bank, its directors, officers, employees,
agents, attorneys, successors and assigns, of and from any and all claims,
demands, actions, or causes of action of any kind or character, arising at any
time in the past, up to and including the date of this letter agreement, which
relate or pertain in any way to the Indebtednesses and/or collection of them.

         5. The Indebtednesses are owed by Martin Industries to the Bank for the
amounts (exclusive of outstanding letters of credit, ACH exposures and the
Bank's attorneys fees) herein stated and there are no defenses, setoffs, or
counterclaims with respect to any of them:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Payoff as of
             General Description                   Obligation No.                        11/18/01
-------------------------------------       ---------------------------         --------------------------
<S>                                         <C>                                 <C>
         Term Loan #1                                  #087452                        $1,917,828.60
         Line of Credit                                #524769                        $6,295,262.76
</TABLE>

         6. Martin Industries agrees to pay the Indebtednesses strictly and
promptly in accordance with the terms of the applicable promissory notes or
other debt instruments, as specifically modified by the Loan Agreement and this
letter agreement.

         7. Martin Industries agrees to pay to the Bank's counsel, Wilmer, Lee &
Rowe, P.A., on or before November 27 2001, all of its attorney's fees incurred
in connection with this amendment and/or the collection of the Indebtednesses.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        /s/ Darlene Chandler
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Darlene Chandler
                                        Vice President

cc:      Denson N. Franklin III, Esq.
         S. Dagnal Rowe, Esq.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO BY:

                MARTIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:               /s/ JAMES W. TRUITT
    -------------------------------------------------
                    James W. Truitt
    Its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                             MARTIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

                  BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATION TO AMSOUTH BANK
           (For use from September 1, 2001 through November 26, 2001)
                          Status as of _______________

         Pursuant to Section 3.08 of the Loan Agreement originally dated as of
January 7, 1993, as amended, by and between the respective predecessors in
interest of Martin Industries, Inc. (the "Borrower") and AmSouth Bank (the
"Lender"), as of ___________, the Borrower hereby certifies to the Lender as
follows:

<TABLE>
<S>      <C>                                                            <C>                     <C>
1.       Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Accounts
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

2.       90% of Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Accounts
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

3.       Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Dating Accounts
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------
4.       80% of Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Dating Accounts
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

5.       Collateral value of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

6.       35% of collateral value of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

7.       Collateral value of Eligible Raw Material Inventory
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

8.       28% of collateral value of Eligible Raw Material Inventory
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

9.       TOTAL BORROWING BASE                                                                   $
                                                                                                 ------------

10.      Maximum Line of Credit Amount                                                          $
                                                                                                 ------------

11.      Amount Outstanding Under Line of Credit                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

12.      AMOUNT AVAILABLE UNDER LINE OF CREDIT                                                  $
                                                                                                 ------------
</TABLE>

Borrower:

MARTIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

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

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-2

                             MARTIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

                  BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATION TO AMSOUTH BANK
   (For use from November 27, 2001 until the Line of Credit Termination Date)
                          Status as of _______________

         Pursuant to Section 3.08 of the Loan Agreement originally dated as of
January 7, 1993, as amended, by and between the respective predecessors in
interest of Martin Industries, Inc. (the "Borrower") and AmSouth Bank (the
"Lender"), as of ___________, the Borrower hereby certifies to the Lender as
follows:

<TABLE>
<S>      <C>                                                            <C>                     <C>
1.       Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Accounts
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

2.       80% of Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Accounts
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

3.       Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Dating Accounts
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

4.       80% of Net Outstanding Amount of Eligible Dating Accounts
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

5.       Collateral value of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

6.       35% of collateral value of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

7.       Collateral value of Eligible Raw Material Inventory
                                                                        $
                                                                         -------------

8.       28% of collateral value of Eligible Raw Material Inventory
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

9.       TOTAL BORROWING BASE                                                                   $
                                                                                                 ------------

10.      Maximum Line of Credit Amount                                                          $
                                                                                                 ------------

11.      Amount Outstanding Under Line of Credit                                                $
                                                                                                 ------------

12.      AMOUNT AVAILABLE UNDER LINE OF CREDIT                                                  $
                                                                                                 ------------
</TABLE>

Borrower:

MARTIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

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

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