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The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

	

EXHIBIT 10.22 

        The
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of
its directors and officers substantially and materially in the form as follows: 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

        THIS
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
____ day of ________, ____, by and between THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation (the “Corporation”), and________________, an individual
(“Officer”), with reference to the following: 

RECITALS 

        A.
          Officer is ____________________________________________ of The Cheesecake
Factory           Incorporated, a Delaware corporation serving in such position at the
request of           the Corporation.  

        B.
          The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, filed with the Delaware
          Secretary of State on February 13, 1992, (the “Certificate”),
provides           that the Corporation shall indemnify all directors and officers of the
          Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the State Statutes (as
          hereinafter defined) and that a director of the Corporation shall not be liable
          to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
          fiduciary duty as a director.  

        C.
          The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted Bylaws (the
          “Bylaws”) providing for the indemnification of the officers and
          directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section 145 of the Delaware
Corporation           Law, as amended to date (the “State Statue(s)”).  

        D.
          Such Bylaws and State Statutes specifically provide that they are not
exclusive,           and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between
the           Corporation and members of its Board of Directors with respect to
          indemnification of such officers and directors.  

        E.
          The Board of Directors, by unanimous written consent dated September 17, 1992,
          has resolved that it is in the best interests of the Corporation to obtain
          Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (“D & O Insurance”) in
          amounts determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and with
          limits customary for the size and nature of the Corporation.  

        F.
In order to induce Officer to continue to serve as
____________________________________________ of the Corporation, the Corporation
has determined and agreed to enter into this Agreement with Officer. 

AGREEMENT 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the Officer’s continued service as an officer of the
Corporation after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:  

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        1.
Indemnity. The Corporation hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify
          Officer to the fullest extent permitted by law, as soon as practicable but in
          any event no later than thirty days after written demand to the Corporation,
          against any and all costs, charges, Expenses (including attorneys’ fees),
          judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all
          interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or
in           respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in
          settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Officer in connection with any
          threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or any inquiry or
          investigation, whether conducted by the Corporation or by any other party, that
          the Officer in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such
          action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative,
          investigative or other (“Claim”) (including an action by or in the
          right of the Corporation) to which Officer is, was or at any time becomes a
          party to, or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a
          party to, or witness or other participant in, by reason of the fact that
Officer           is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving
at the           request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another           corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or other           enterprise or relating to anything done or not done by the Officer in
any such           capacity (“Indemnifiable Event”). If so requested by the
Officer, the           Corporation shall advance (within two business days of such
request) any and all           Expenses (“Expense Advance”). “Expenses” shall
mean           attorneys’ fees and other costs, expenses, and obligations paid or
incurred           in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or
participating           in (including an appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in
or participate           in any Claim.  

        2.
Limitations on Additional Indemnity. Notwithstanding
          the foregoing, no indemnity pursuant to Section 1 hereof shall be paid by the
          Corporation:  

                (a)
             in respect to remuneration paid to Officer if it shall be
determined by a final           judgment or other final adjudication that such
remuneration was in violation of           law; and  

                (b)
             on account of Officer’s conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been           knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful
misconduct.  

        3.
Liability Insurance. The Corporation shall maintain an insurance
          policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability
          insurance and Officer shall be covered by such policy or policies, in
accordance           with its or their terms, in amounts determined by the Chief
Executive Officer of           the Corporation and with limits customary for the size and
nature of the           Corporation.  

        4.
Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations           of
the Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Officer is           a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (or is or was serving
          at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
          another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and
          shall continue thereafter so long as Officer shall be subject to any Claim
          resulting from an Indemnifiable Event, and such agreements and obligations
shall           inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of
Officer.  

        5.
Notification and Defense of Claim. Within a
          reasonable time after receipt by Officer of notice of the commencement of any
          action, suit or proceeding, Officer will, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be           made against the Corporation under this Agreement, notify the Corporation of
the           commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the Corporation will
not           relieve it from any liability which it may have to Officer otherwise than
under           this Agreement. With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to
which           Officer notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof:  

                (a)
             the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at
its own expense; and  

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                (b)
             except as otherwise provided below, to the extent that it may
wish, the           Corporation jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified will be           entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to Officer.           After notice from the Corporation to Officer of its
election so to assume the           defense thereof, the Corporation will not be liable
to Officer under this           Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by Officer in           connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation           or as otherwise provided below. Officer shall
have the right to employ its           counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, but
the fees and expenses of such           counsel incurred after notice from the
Corporation of its assumption of the           defense thereof shall be at the expense of
Officer unless: (i) the employment of           counsel by Officer has been authorized by
the Corporation; (ii) Officer shall           have reasonably concluded that there may be
a conflict of interest between the           Corporation and Officer in the conduct of
the defense of such action; or (iii)           the Corporation shall not in fact have
employed counsel to assume the defense of           such action, in each of which cases
the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at           the expense of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall not be entitled to assume           the defense of any action, suit
or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the           Corporation or as to which Officer
shall have made the conclusion provided for           in (ii) above.  

        6.
Expenses Payable in Advance. Expenses incurred by
          Officer in defending any Claim shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of
          the final disposition of such Claim in accordance with Section 1 hereof, upon
          receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Officer to repay such amount, in
          accordance with Section 7 hereof, if it shall ultimately be determined that
          Officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  

        7.
Repayment of Expenses. Officer agrees that Officer will
          reimburse the Corporation for all reasonable expenses paid the Corporation in
          defending any Claim against Officer in the event and only to the extent that it
          shall be ultimately determined that Officer is not entitled to be indemnified
by           the Corporation for such expenses under the provisions of the State Statute,
          Certificate, the Bylaws, this Agreement or otherwise.  

        8.
Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and
          no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Corporation or any
          affiliate of the Corporation against Officer or Officer’s spouse, heirs,
          executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two
years           from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause
of           action of the Corporation or its affiliates shall be extinguished and deemed
          released unless asserted by timely filing of a legal action within such
two-year           period; provided, that if any shorter period of limitations is
otherwise           applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall
govern.  

        9.
Additional Rights. The rights of Officer hereunder shall be in
          addition to any other rights Officer may have under the Corporation’s
          Certificate and Bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof, and the State Statutes
          or otherwise. To the extent that a change in Delaware General Corporation Law
          (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by
          agreement than would be afforded currently under the Corporation’s
          Certificate, Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto
          that the Officer shall enjoy by virtue of this Agreement the greater benefits
so           afforded by such change.  

        10.
Enforcement.  

                (a)
             The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has
entered into this           Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on the
Corporation hereby in order           to induce Officer to continue as a director and/or
officer of the Corporation,           and acknowledges that Officer is relying upon this
Agreement in continuing in           such capacity.  

                (b)
             In the event that Officer is required to bring any action to
enforce rights or           to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is successful
in such action, the           Corporation shall reimburse Officer for all of Officer’s
reasonable fees           and expenses in bringing and pursuing such action.  

        11.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
          with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
          conflicts of law principles.  

        12.
Modifications or Waivers. No modification, supplement, or
          amendment of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or limitation herein
          contained shall be valid unless the same is made in writing and duly executed
by           the parties hereto. No waiver of any covenant, condition, or limitation
herein           contained shall be valid unless the same is made in writing and duly
executed by           the party making the waiver.  

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        13.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
          each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together
shall           constitute one and the same agreement.  

        14.
Rule of Construction. Each party and counsel for each party
          have reviewed this Agreement. The parties hereto hereby agree that the normal
          rule of construction which requires a court to resolve any ambiguities against
          the drafting party shall not apply in interpreting this Agreement.  

        15.
Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
          Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
          provisions hereof which shall continue in full force and effect.  

        16.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
          between the parties pertaining to the subject matter contained herein and
          supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements,
          representations, and understandings of the parties hereto.  

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

			The Corporation:

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED,
   
a Delaware corporation

By:  

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        DAVID OVERTON

        Chairman of the Board  and Chief Executive 

        Officer

Officer:

By:  

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4EXHIBIT 10.14

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made at Montreal, Quebec, on March 5, 2004.

BY AND BETWEEN:               OPTIMAL ROBOTICS Corp., a corporation constituted
                              pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act,
                              with a place of business at 4700 de la Savane,
                              Suite 101, in the City of Montreal, Province of
                              Quebec

                                        (hereinafter, the "Corporation");

AND:                          MR. NEIL S. WECHSLER, executive, residing at 639
                              Argyle, in the City of Montreal, Province of
                              Quebec H3Y 3C1;

                                        (hereinafter, the "Executive")

WHEREAS the Executive is currently employed as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation;

WHEREAS the parties desire to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms
and conditions of the employment of the Executive with the Corporation from and
after the date hereof and the benefits attaching thereto;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH THAT, in consideration of the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

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                                    ARTICLE I
                                 INTERPRETATION

1.1   Definitions. Where used herein or in any amendments hereto or in any
      communication required or permitted to be given hereunder, the following
      words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless
      the context otherwise requires:

      (a)   "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Canada
            Business Corporations Act, as amended;

      (b)   "Agreement" shall mean this Executive Employment Agreement and all
            instruments supplemental hereto or in amendment or confirmation
            hereof; "herein", "hereof", "hereto", "hereunder" and similar
            expressions mean and refer to this Agreement and not to any
            particular Article, Section, Subsection or other subdivision;
            "Article", "Section", "Subsection" or other subdivision of this
            Agreement means and refers to the specified Article, Section,
            Subsection or other subdivision of this Agreement;

      (c)   "Base Salary" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.1;

      (d)   "Basic Payments" shall mean an amount equal to the aggregate of (i)
            earned but unpaid Base Salary, (ii) earned but unpaid bonuses, if
            any, calculated, in the case of the fiscal year during which
            termination of employment occurs, on a per diem basis from the first
            day of such fiscal year to the date of termination, (iii) unpaid
            business expense reimbursement, (iv) the amount payable for unused
            vacation days, as provided for in the Corporation's vacation policy,
            and (v) the value for income tax purposes of other benefits to which
            the Executive is entitled;

      (e)   "Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;

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      (f)   "Business" shall mean the business conducted by the Corporation or
            its Affiliate, as applicable, on the date of the termination of the
            Executive's employment;

      (g)   "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following acts
            or events by or relating to the Executive:

            (i)   the habitual neglect or failure to fulfill obligations
                  assigned by the Board or to carry out lawful orders relating
                  to employment hereunder, except to the extent any such
                  assigned obligation or lawful order constitutes Good Reason;

            (ii)  habitual inability to carry out functions of employment due to
                  alcohol or drug related causes;

            (iii) theft, fraud or embezzlement from the Corporation or any other
                  material act of dishonesty relating to the Executive's
                  employment; or

            (iv)  conviction of a crime (other than traffic violations and minor
                  misdemeanors);

      (h)   "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of (i) the
            acquisition by an arm's length third party, directly or indirectly,
            by way of take-over bid, merger or other similar procedure, of
            outstanding shares of the Corporation representing more than thirty
            percent (30%) of the votes attaching to all outstanding voting
            shares of the Corporation; or (ii) the acquisition by an arm's
            length third party, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially
            all of the assets of the Corporation; or (iii) one-third or more of
            the members of the Board consisting of persons other than Current
            Directors (and for these purposes a "Current Director" shall mean
            any member of the Board elected at or continuing in office after the
            2004 annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation,
            any successor of a Current Director who has been approved by a
            majority of the Current Directors then on the Board,

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            and any other person who has been approved by a majority of the
            Current Directors then on the Board);

            (i)   "Confidential Information" shall mean, all information
                  howsoever received by the Executive from or through the
                  Corporation in whatever form (oral, written, machine readable
                  or otherwise) pertaining to the Corporation or any of its
                  Affiliates, including, without limitation, Intellectual
                  Property Rights, processes, formulas, research, developments,
                  financial information, marketing information, names or lists
                  of customers, prospective customers, suppliers or
                  distributors; provided, however, that the phrase "Confidential
                  Information" shall not include information that:

            (i)   is in the public domain, or generally known in the industry in
                  which the Corporation or its Affiliate operates, as
                  applicable, without any fault or responsibility of the
                  Executive,

            (ii)  is approved by the Board for disclosure by the Executive prior
                  to its actual disclosure;

      (j)   "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following
            acts or events without the prior written consent of the Executive:

            (i)   the express or constructive demotion of the Executive
                  including any change in his title, status, position, job
                  function, job responsibilities and/or reporting
                  responsibilities within the Corporation;

            (ii)  the diminishment of the Executive's authority or
                  responsibility as a senior executive of the Corporation, a
                  change in the Executive's duties or in the scope of such
                  duties including the assignment to the Executive of duties and
                  responsibilities which are inconsistent with his status and/or
                  position within the Corporation;

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            (iii) a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or in the level of
                  participation by the Executive in the Corporation's bonus plan
                  for senior executives of the Corporation, unless such
                  reduction is voluntary on the part of the Executive;

            (iv)  a material reduction in the Executive's benefits; or

            (v)   a material breach by the Corporation of this Agreement which
                  is not remedied after thirty (30) days written notice thereof;

      (k)   "Incapacity" shall mean any medical condition whatsoever which leads
            to the Executive's absence from his job function for a continuous
            period of twelve (12) months without the Executive being able to
            resume functions on a full time basis at the expiration of such
            period; and unsuccessful attempts to return to work for periods of
            less than fifteen (15) days shall not interrupt the calculation of
            such twelve (12) month period;

      (l)   "Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean all registered and
            unregistered intellectual property rights including, without
            limiting the generality of the foregoing, all intellectual property
            rights attached to:

            (i)   all inventions, patentable or not patentable, trademarks,
                  trade names, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets,
                  topographies and all other intellectual property rights; and

            (ii)  all domestic and foreign registrations, applications and
                  renewals thereof for registration of intellectual property
                  rights;

      (m)   "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, company,
            cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, entity
            with juridical personality or governmental authority or body; and
            pronouns which

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            refer to a Person shall have a similarly extended meaning; and

      (n)   "Territory" shall mean Canada and the United States of America.

1.2   Preamble. The preamble hereof shall form an integral part of this
      Agreement

                                   ARTICLE II
                                     DUTIES

2.1   The Executive shall continue to hold the positions of Co-Chairman and
      Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

2.2   The Executive shall report to the Board.

2.3   The Executive's duties and responsibilities shall include, in addition to
      those inherent to the Executive's title and normally pertaining to such
      title, those compatible with the Executive's position and which the Board
      may delegate or assign to him from time to time.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                    DURATION

3.1   This Agreement is hereby concluded for an indeterminate period of time.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                     SALARY

4.1   The Executive shall receive an annual base salary in an amount not less
      than that to which he is currently entitled (which, for greater certainty,
      shall include the portions thereof paid in periodic installments and the
      so-called forced savings amount payable in one annual installment),
      without giving effect to the voluntary temporary reductions to such base
      salary that have been in effect since October 3, 2003 (herein, the "Base
      Salary").

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4.2   Eighty percent of the Base Salary in respect of any year shall be paid to
      the Executive in accordance with the general payroll practice of the
      Corporation. The remaining twenty percent of the Base Salary shall be paid
      to the Executive on the first payroll payment day in the next following
      year.

4.3   The parties agree that the Corporation, through its Compensation Committee
      or independent directors, as applicable, shall, in each year within 30
      days following the approval by the Board of the audited financial
      statements of the Corporation for the immediately preceding year, and may,
      at any time, review and at its discretion adjust, the amount of the Base
      Salary; provided, however, that the amount of Base Salary in any year
      shall in no event be less than the Base Salary paid or payable to the
      Executive during any previous year of his employment with the Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                      BONUS

5.1   The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the bonus plan for
      senior executives of the Corporation, when approved by the Board. The
      Executive shall be paid an annual bonus in respect of each fiscal year
      during the term of this agreement, in such amount, if any, and at such
      time(s) as shall be determined pursuant to the Corporation's bonus plan
      for senior executives of the Corporation; and (b) until such time as the
      aforesaid bonus plan is approved by the Board, the Executive's annual
      bonus shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Board.

5.2   The earned bonuses shall be paid within ten (10) days following the
      approval, by the Board, of the Corporation's audited annual financial
      statements.

                                   ARTICLE vi
                           TREATMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS

6.1   Should the Executive's employment be terminated by the Corporation without
      Cause or by the Executive with Good

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      Reason, before the announcement of a transaction or event constituting a
      Change of Control, or should the Executive's employment be terminated by
      the Executive for any reason (whether with or without Good Reason)
      following the completion of a transaction or event constituting a Change
      of Control, or should the Executive's employment be terminated by the
      Corporation for any reason (whether with or without Cause) following the
      announcement of a transaction or event constituting a Change of Control,
      all options to purchase shares of the Corporation then held by the
      Executive (collectively, "Options") shall vest immediately upon the
      termination of the Executive's employment and, subject to obtaining any
      required regulatory approvals and further subject to Section 6.2, shall
      remain exercisable for the remainder of the original term thereof.

6.2   The Corporation shall be required to use its reasonable efforts to obtain
      within 75 days following the date of any termination of the Executive's
      employment referred to in Section 6.1 (the "Termination Date"), any
      regulatory approvals that are required to permit all Options to remain
      exercisable for the remainder of the original term thereof notwithstanding
      such termination of employment; provided, however, that the Corporation
      shall have no obligation to seek any shareholder approval that might be
      established by the applicable regulatory authority as a condition
      precedent to the grant of any such regulatory approval. If for any reason
      such regulatory approvals are not obtained by such date, the Executive
      shall (to the extent that he has not already done so), exercise all
      in-the-money Options on or prior to the 90th day (the "Calculation Date")
      after the Termination Date and the Corporation shall pay to the Executive
      on the day following the Calculation Date, in a lump sum (less any
      statutory deductions at source), an amount equal to the fair market value
      of the Options determined as of the Termination Date and as if the Options
      remained exercisable in full for the remainder of the original term
      thereof, less the amount of the Gain (as hereinafter defined) realized by
      the Executive upon his exercise of such in-

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      the-money Options. For the purposes of this Section 6.2, the Gain realized
      by the Executive upon his exercise of such in-the-money Options shall
      equal the difference between a) the aggregate exercise price of such
      in-the-money Options and b) to the extent any of the shares underlying the
      Options are sold on or prior to the Calculation Date, the proceeds from
      such sale net of any brokerage commission, and to the extent such shares
      are not sold by the Calculation Date, the average closing price for the
      Class "A" shares of Optimal on the principal market or exchange on which
      such shares are traded, over the five trading days ending on the
      Calculation Date (and including the Calculation Date, if such market or
      exchange is open for trading on such date).

      The fair market value of the Options shall be determined by the auditors
      of the Corporation, at the expense of the Corporation, on or prior to the
      Calculation Date, by using the Black-Scholes valuation model and such
      assumptions for use in such model as are reasonable and appropriate in
      their professional judgment (such fair market value determination
      hereinafter called the "Determination"). Before making the Determination,
      the auditors shall give the Executive the opportunity to be heard and to
      present the opinion of his professional advisors at his expense. A copy of
      the Determination and the related calculations shall be provided promptly
      to the Executive and such Determination shall be final and binding upon
      the parties and not subject to appeal.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                              BENEFITS AND VACATION

7.1   The Executive shall participate in all benefit programs and/or plans of
      general application which are presently granted or which, at any time
      during his employment, may be granted to senior executives of the
      Corporation, the whole in accordance with the actual programs or plans
      that the Corporation may institute from time to time or as otherwise
      required under any applicable law.

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7.2   All business expenses incurred by the Executive during his employment in
      connection with the performance of his duties shall be reimbursed by the
      Corporation upon submission of invoices or other supporting documentation
      in accordance with company policy.

7.3   The Executive shall be entitled to such number of paid vacation days per
      fiscal year of the Corporation as shall be in keeping with the vacation
      policy of the Corporation as it applies to its senior executive officers,
      to be taken at such times and intervals as shall be determined by the
      Executive, subject to the reasonable business needs of the Corporation.

7.4   During the term of this Agreement, the Corporation shall, in addition to
      any other insurance coverage provided to the Executive in his capacity as
      an officer of the Corporation, pay or reimburse to the Executive or his
      designee the cost of the reasonable premiums associated with a personal
      life and disability insurance policy with a minimum coverage of
      US$5,000,000 (or the Canadian dollar equivalent thereof) in term or whole
      life insurance, which policy shall be owned by the Executive or his
      designee.

7.5   All legal, accounting and other expenses incurred by the Executive to
      successfully recover any amount or enforce performance of any other
      obligation due to him by the Corporation shall be reimbursed by the
      Corporation within ten (10) days of the presentation of appropriate
      supporting documents.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

8.1   The Executive hereby agrees not to use, divulge, diffuse, sell, transfer,
      give, publish, reproduce, circulate, or otherwise distribute to any
      Person, or otherwise make public, any Confidential Information.

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8.2   Any document or work composed, assembled or produced by the Executive or
      the Corporation in whatever form (oral, written, machine readable or
      otherwise), and containing Confidential Information (including, without
      limitation, all notes, extracts, text or references from which any
      Confidential Information can be implicitly or otherwise revealed or
      understood) shall be deemed to be Confidential Information within the
      meaning of this Agreement and shall be treated as such.

8.3   Confidential Information and all embodiments thereof (including any
      reproduction) shall remain the sole property of the Corporation and shall
      be returned to the Corporation immediately upon request to this effect or
      immediately after the termination of the Executive's employment.

8.4   Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, disclosure of
      Confidential Information shall not be precluded if such disclosure is in
      response to a valid order of a governmental body or is otherwise required
      by law; provided however that the Executive shall, if reasonably possible,
      first have given notice thereof to the Corporation and shall have, as
      reasonably possible:

      (a)   fully cooperated in the Corporation's attempt, if any, to obtain a
            "protective order" from the appropriate governmental body; or

      (b)   attempted to classify such documents to prevent access by the
            public, in accordance with the provisions of any law pertaining to
            freedom of information.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                          OBLIGATION OF NON-COMPETITION

9.1   The Executive shall not, during his employment and for a period of two (2)
      years following the termination of his employment, provided that the
      Corporation is not in material default hereunder or under any stock option
      agreement

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      between the parties, on his own behalf or on behalf of any Person, whether
      directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone, through or in
      connection with any Person, carry on or be employed by, be engaged in or
      have any financial interest in any business in all or part of the
      Territory which is in direct competition with the Business.

9.2   The Executive shall not be in default under Section 9.1 by virtue of
      holding, strictly for portfolio purposes and as a passive Investor, not
      more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding shares of, or
      any other interest in, any Person which is listed on any recognized stock
      exchange

                                    ARTICLE X
                   OBLIGATION OF NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES

10.1  The Executive shall not, during his employment and for a period of two (2)
      years following the termination of his employment provided that the
      Corporation is not in material default hereunder or under any stock option
      agreement between the parties, on his own behalf or on behalf of any
      Person, whether directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, alone,
      through or in connection with any Person, employ, offer employment to or
      solicit the employment or engagement of or otherwise entice away from the
      employment of the Corporation or any one of its Affiliates, any individual
      who is employed by the Corporation or such Affiliate at the time of the
      termination of the Executive's employment or who was employed by the
      Corporation or such Affiliate in the six (6) month period preceding the
      termination of the Executive's employment.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                            TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

11.1  The Executive's employment may be terminated in any of the following
      eventualities:

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      (a)   At any time, for Cause, upon written notice from the Corporation to
            the Executive;

      (b)   Upon the death or the Incapacity of the Executive;

      (c)   Upon sixty (60) days written notice from the Executive to the
            Corporation, specifying the intention of the Executive to resign
            (except if Good Reason exists, in which event the Executive may
            terminate his employment at any time by written notice to the
            Corporation); or

      (d)   At any time, by the Corporation, without Cause, upon written notice
            from the Corporation to the Executive.

11.2  No purported termination of employment by the Corporation shall be valid
      or effective unless it has been approved at a meeting of the Board duly
      called and held, and approved by a vote of two-thirds of the directors
      then in office and qualified to vote thereon (rounded up to the next whole
      number of directors), and a certified copy of which shall accompany the
      Corporation's written notice of termination of the Executive's employment.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                     PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

12.1  Should the Executive's employment be terminated prior to the announcement
      of a transaction or event constituting a Change of Control a) by the
      Corporation for Cause or upon the death or the Incapacity of the
      Executive, or b) upon the Executive's resignation without Good Reason, the
      Corporation shall pay to the Executive within ten (10) days following the
      termination of his employment, in one lump sum (less statutory deductions
      at source), the Basic Payments except for bonuses forming part of the
      Basic Payments which shall be paid in accordance with Section 5.2 of this
      Agreement. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any pay in lieu
      of notice, severance pay or any indemnity whatsoever, other than the Basic
      Payments.

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12.2  Should the Executive's employment be terminated prior to the announcement
      of a transaction or event constituting a Change of Control a) by the
      Corporation without Cause, or b) by the Executive for Good Reason, (1) the
      Corporation shall pay to the Executive (A) the Basic Payments, and (B) an
      amount (the "Termination Payment") equal to two (2) times the highest
      annual Base Salary paid or payable to the Executive during his employment
      hereunder (hereinafter, the "Highest Base Salary") plus two (2) times the
      highest aggregate bonuses paid or payable to him in respect of any year of
      his employment hereunder (hereinafter, the "Highest Aggregate Bonuses"),
      each payable in one lump sum (less statutory deductions at source) within
      ten (10) days following the termination of his employment, except for
      bonuses forming part of the Basic Payments which shall be paid in
      accordance with Section 5.2 of this Agreement, (2) the insurance, if any,
      then owned by the Executive or his designee for which the Corporation is
      responsible for the cost of the premiums in accordance with Section 7.4
      shall forthwith be converted to, or replaced by a level deposit premium
      insurance policy to age 80, for the same insurance amount, which policy
      shall be owned by the Executive or his designee, and the Corporation shall
      pay directly to the insurance carrier the entire cost of the premium for
      such level deposit premium insurance policy (the "Insurance Covenant"),
      and (3) the Corporation shall forthwith acquire medical insurance coverage
      for the Executive, which coverage shall provide the Executive and his
      family with health, life, dental and other insurance coverage in Canada
      and the United States which is equivalent to the coverage theretofore
      maintained by the Corporation for the benefit of its senior executives and
      enjoyed by the Executive. Such coverage shall be for a term of five years
      and shall commence forthwith following the termination of the Executive's
      employment (the "Medical Insurance Covenant").

12.3  Should the Executive's employment be terminated by the Corporation for any
      reason (whether with or without Cause) following the announcement of a
      transaction or event

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      constituting a Change of Control or by the Executive (whether with or
      without Good Reason) following the completion of a transaction or event
      constituting a Change of Control, the Corporation shall pay to the
      Executive the Basic Payments and the Termination Payment, in each case as
      described, and payable on the dates set forth in Section 12.2, and shall
      perform the Insurance Covenant and the Medical Insurance Covenant, as
      described in Section 12.2.

12.4  In the event of the termination of the employment of the Executive for any
      reason, all indebtedness still owing by the Executive to the Corporation
      at the time of such termination will be forgiven and extinguished and the
      Corporation will pay or reimburse to the Executive the amount of any taxes
      incurred by him in connection with any such forgiveness.

12.5  The Executive recognizes and accepts that the Corporation shall not, in
      any case, be responsible for any additional amount, indemnity in lieu of
      notice, severance pay or other damages arising from the termination of his
      employment, except for those specifically provided for herein.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

13.1  Payments and Withholdings. All Base Salary (other than the twenty percent
      portion thereof that is payable in one annual installment) and bonus, if
      any, payable hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the Corporation's
      general payroll practice and all amounts paid to the Executive hereunder
      shall be paid net of any amounts to be withheld as required by applicable
      law.

13.2  Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of
      reference only and shall not affect the interpretation hereof.

13.3  Severability. Any Article, Section, Subsection or other subdivision of
      this Agreement or any other provision of this

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      Agreement which is, or becomes, illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be
      severed herefrom and shall be ineffective to the extent of such
      illegality, invalidity or unenforceability and shall not affect or impair
      the remaining provisions hereof, which provisions shall (a) be severed
      from any illegal, invalid or unenforceable Article, Section, Subsection or
      other subdivision of this Agreement or any other provision of this
      Agreement; and (b) otherwise remain in full force and effect.

13.4  Amendments. No amendment shall be binding unless expressly provided in an
      instrument duly executed by the parties.

13.5  Waiver. No waiver, whether by conduct or otherwise, of any of the
      provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any
      other provisions (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute
      a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided in an instrument
      duly executed by the parties to be bound thereby.

13.6  Existing Agreement. This Agreement shall supersede and replace any
      employment agreement entered into by the Corporation and the Executive
      prior to the signature of this Agreement.

13.7  Notices. Any notice given pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be
      sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or
      other personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile:

      (a)   If to the Corporation:
            c/o 7350 TransCanada Highway
            Montreal, Quebec
            H4T 1A3

            Attention: Co-Chairman
            Telecopy No.: (514) 738-8355

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      (b)   If to the Executive, at his address first hereinabove set forth;
            telecopy no.: not applicable

13.8  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted and
      construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the
      laws of Canada applicable therein.

13.9  Language. The parties hereto acknowledge that they have requested and are
      satisfied that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in the
      English language. Les parties aux presentes reconnaissent avoir requis que
      la presente entente et les documents qui y sont relatifs soient rediges en
      anglais.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto on
the date and at the place first above-mentioned.

                                                OPTIMAL ROBOTICS CORP.

                                           Per: ________________________________

                                           Per: ________________________________

                                                NEIL S. WECHSLER

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