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Exhibit 10.56    
    

2004 Genworth Financial, Inc.

Omnibus Incentive Plan  

Effective
[Date]

Contents  

	

Article 1.	
 	

Establishment, Purpose, Awards, Eligibility and Participation	
 	

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Article 2.	
 	

Definitions	
 	

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Article 3.	
 	

Administration	
 	

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Article 4.	
 	

Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards	
 	

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Article 5.	
 	

Stock Options	
 	

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Article 6.	
 	

Stock Appreciation Rights	
 	

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Article 7.	
 	

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units	
 	

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Article 8.	
 	

Other Stock-Based Awards	
 	

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Article 9.	
 	

Dividend Equivalents	
 	

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Article 10.	
 	

Nonemployee Director Awards	
 	

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Article 11.	
 	

Cash-Based Awards	
 	

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Article 12.	
 	

Performance-Based Compensation	
 	

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Article 13.	
 	

Change of Control	
 	

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Article 14.	
 	

Duration, Rescission, Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination	
 	

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Article 15.	
 	

General Provisions	
 	

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2004 Genworth Financial, Inc.

Omnibus Incentive Plan  

Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, Awards, Eligibility and Participation  

        1.1    Establishment.    Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (together with its successors, the "Company"), establishes the 2004 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"), as set forth in this document. 

        The
Plan shall become effective on the date of, and immediately prior to, the effectiveness of the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of the Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan (the date on which the Plan becomes effective being referred to herein as the "Effective
Date"). 

        1.2    Purpose of the Plan.    The purpose of the Plan is to promote
the interests of the Company and its shareholders by strengthening the ability of the Company and its affiliates to attract, motivate, reward, and retain qualified individuals upon whose judgment,
initiative, and efforts the financial success and growth of the business of the Company largely depend, and to provide an opportunity for such individuals to acquire stock ownership and other rights
that promote and recognize the financial success and growth of the Company. 

        1.3    Awards.    The Plan permits the grant of Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock (including Performance Shares), Restricted Stock Units (including Performance Units), Other-Stock Based Awards, Nonemployee Director Awards (including Deferred
Stock Units), Dividend Equivalents, and Cash-Based Awards. The Plan sets forth the performance goals and procedural requirements to permit the Company to design Awards that qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation. The Plan provides for a Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award based on Consolidated Operating Earnings and Net Earnings, which is also intended to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation. 

        1.4    Eligibility and Participation.    Any Employee, Nonemployee
Director, or Third Party Service Provider is eligible to be designated a Participant. An individual shall become a Participant upon the grant of an Award. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement. No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award. 

Article 2. Definitions  

        In addition to the terms specifically defined elsewhere in the Plan, the following capitalized terms whenever used in the Plan shall have the meanings set forth
below. 

        2.1    Awards.    

	(a)
	"Award" shall mean, individually or collectively, any Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock (including any
Performance Share), Restricted Stock Unit (including any Performance Unit), Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award, Cash-Based Award, Other Stock-Based Award or Nonemployee Director Award
(including any Deferred Stock Unit) that is granted under the Plan.

	(b)
	"Cash-Based Award" shall mean any right granted under Article 11.

	(c)
	"Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award" shall mean any right granted under Section 12.1.

	(d)
	"Deferred Stock Unit" shall mean a Nonemployee Director Award, as described in Section 10.2.

	(e)
	"Dividend Equivalent" shall mean any right granted under Article 9.

	(f)
	"Nonemployee Director Award" shall mean any Award granted to a Nonemployee Director under Section 10.1.

	(g)
	"Other Stock-Based Award" shall mean any right granted under Article 8

	(h)
	"Performance-Based Compensation" shall mean compensation under an Award that is intended to constitute "qualified performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of the regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code.

	(i)
	"Performance Share" shall mean a Share of Restricted Stock as described in Section 7.1(c).

	(j)
	"Performance Unit" shall mean a Restricted Stock Unit as described in Section 7.1(c).

	(k)
	"Restricted Stock" shall mean any Share granted under Article 7.

	(l)
	"Restricted Stock Unit" shall mean any right granted under Article 7.

	(m)
	"Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean any right granted under Article 6.

	(n)
	"Stock Option" shall mean any right granted under Article 5. 

 

        2.2    Other Defined Terms.    

	(a)
	"Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the
Exchange Act, including any Subsidiary.

	(b)
	"Annual Award Limit" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

	(c)
	"Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other document setting forth the terms and conditions applicable to
any Award.

	(d)
	"Board of Directors" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

	(e)
	"Code" shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

	(f)
	"Committee" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors, which is intended to satisfy the requirements of the stock exchange on
which the Shares are listed, Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, and, except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the requirements of Section 16 of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any successor requirement to any of the foregoing. For purposes of any Award made to a Nonemployee Director, the Board of Directors shall
act as the Committee and any reference to the Committee in the Plan with respect to a Nonemployee Director Award shall mean the Board of Directors. For purposes of any Award that will become effective
as of the Effective Date or as of the consummation of the Company's initial public offering, the Board of Directors shall act as the Committee and any reference to the Committee in the Plan with
respect to such an Award shall mean the Board of Directors.

	(g)
	"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

	(h)
	"Covered Employee" shall mean, for any Plan Year, an executive officer of the Company whom the Committee identifies as a potential
"covered employee," as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, or any successor statute.

	(i)
	"Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

	(j)
	"Employee" shall mean any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

	(k)
	"Exchange Act" shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

	(l)
	"Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair
market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee; provided, however,  that for purposes of Stock Appreciation Rights,
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units to be granted on the Effective Date, the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Effective
Date shall mean the initial public offering price of each Share in the Company's initial public offering.

	(m)
	"Master Agreement" shall mean that certain Master Agreement, dated May     , 2004, among General Electric Company,
General Electric Capital Corporation, GEI, Inc., GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc., and the Company.

	(n)
	"Nonemployee Director" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act, or any successor definition adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

	(o)
	"Participant" shall mean any eligible individual as set forth in Section 1.4 to whom an Award is granted under the Plan.

	(p)
	"Person" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) thereof, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

	(q)
	"Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

	(r)
	"Plan Year" shall mean the calendar year.

	(s)
	"Share" shall mean a share of Class A common stock, par value $.001, of the Company, and such other securities or property as
may become the subject of Awards, or become subject to Awards, pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 4.4. 

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	(t)
	"Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which such Person
has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.

	(u)
	"Third Party Service Provider" shall mean any consultant, agent, advisor, or independent contractor who renders services to the Company
or any of its Affiliates, which services (a) are not performed in connection with the offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital raising transaction, and (b) do not directly
or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities. 

Article 3. Administration  

        3.1    General.    The Committee shall be responsible for
administering the Plan in accordance with this Article 3. 

        3.2    Authority of the Committee.    The Committee shall have full
and exclusive discretionary power to (a) interpret the terms and the intent of the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or document ancillary to or in connection with the Plan;
(b) determine eligibility for Awards; and (c) adopt such rules, forms instruments, and guidelines for administering the Plan as the Committee deems necessary or proper;  provided, however, that the Board of Directors is hereby authorized (in addition to any necessary action
by the Committee) to grant or approve Awards as necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Committee's authority shall
include, but not be limited to, selecting Award recipients, establishing all Award terms and conditions, including the terms and conditions set forth in Award Agreements, and, subject to
Section 14.4, adopting modifications and amendments to any Award Agreement. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon
the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals. 

        3.3    Advisors.    The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants,
accountants, agents, and other individuals, any of whom may be an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or
valuations of any such individuals. 

        3.4    Delegation.    The Committee may delegate to one or more of its
members, one or more officers of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable. The Committee may, by
resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as can the Committee: (a) designate Employees and Third Party Service Providers to
be recipients of Awards, and (b) determine the terms of conditions of any such Awards; provided,  however, that (i) the Committee shall not
delegate such responsibilities to any such officer for Awards granted to an Employee that is considered
an "insider" for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act; (ii) the resolution providing for such authorization shall set forth the total number of Awards such officer(s) may grant;
and (iii) the officer(s) shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated. 

Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan and Maximum Awards  

        4.1    Number of Shares Available for Awards.    

	(a)
	General.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance to
Participants pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be thirty-eight million (38,000,000) Shares. The Shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or treasury
Shares.

	(b)
	Full Value Awards.    Of the Shares reserved for issuance under Section 4.1(a), no more than ten million (10,000,000)
of the reserved Shares may be issued pursuant to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and other Awards designed to provide equity compensation based on the value of a Share on the date of grant
rather than only upon the appreciation in the value of a Share over an exercise price or base price following the date of grant.

	(c)
	Nonemployee Directors.    Subject to the limit set forth in Section 4.1(a), the maximum number of Shares that may be
issued as Nonemployee Director Awards shall be one million (1,000,000) Shares. 

        4.2    Share Usage.    

	(a)
	General.    Shares shall be charged against the total number of Shares available for Awards and the Annual Award Limits on
the date of grant to the extent such Awards are denominated in Shares and on the date of settlement for any other Award which is settled in Shares; provided, however,  that that in the case of a Stock
Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option, only the number of shares subject to the Stock Option shall be counted. 

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	(b)
	Awards Not Settled in Shares.    If all or a portion of an Award denominated in Shares is not settled in Shares, such Shares
that are not actually issued and delivered to a Participant (or, if permitted by the Committee, to a Participant's designated transferee) shall not be counted against the total number of Shares
available for Awards but shall continue to be counted for purposes of the Annual Award Limits.

	(c)
	Cancelled/Forfeited Awards.    Any Shares related to Awards which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or
otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are exchanged, prior to the issuance of Shares, for Awards not involving Shares shall be available again for
grant under the Plan.

	(d)
	Stock Options.    If the exercise price of any Stock Option granted under the Plan or the tax withholding requirements with
respect to any Award granted under the Plan are satisfied by tendering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), or if a Stock Option is exercised, only the number of Shares
issued, net of the Shares tendered, if any, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares available for delivery under the Plan.

	(e)
	Dividends or Dividend Equivalents.    The maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced
to reflect any dividends or Dividend Equivalents paid in respect of Awards made under the Plan that are settled or reinvested in Shares or additional Awards. 

        4.3    Annual Award Limits.    Unless and until the Committee
determines that an Award to a Covered Employee is not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (each an "Annual Award
Limit" and collectively, "Annual Award Limits") shall apply to grants of Awards under the Plan: 

	(a)
	Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights: The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Stock Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights may be granted or measured to any Participant in any Plan Year shall be five million (5,000,000) Shares.

	(b)
	Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units: The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units may be granted or measured to any Participant in any Plan Year shall be two million (2,000,000) Shares.

	(c)
	Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award: The maximum amount of any Covered Employee Annual Incentive Awards that may be paid or
credited to any Covered Employee in any Plan Year, whether in cash, Shares or other property, shall be five million dollars ($5,000,000).

	(d)
	Cash-Based Awards: The maximum amount of any Cash-Based Awards that may be paid, credited or vested to any
Participant in any Plan Year shall be ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

	(e)
	Other Stock-Based Awards: The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted or measured to any
Participant in any Plan Year shall be one million (1,000,000) Shares.

	(f)
	Nonemployee Director Awards: The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Nonemployee Directors Awards may be granted or measured
to any Nonemployee Director in any Plan Year shall be twenty-five thousand (25,000) Shares. 

        4.4    Adjustments in Authorized Shares.    In the event of any
corporate event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in the shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up, spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of Shares,
exchange of Shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, or any similar corporate event or
transaction, the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants' rights under the Plan as well as dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available, shall substitute or adjust, as applicable, the number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan or under particular forms of Awards, the number and kind of
Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the exercise price or base price applicable to outstanding Awards, the Annual Award Limits, and other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards. 

        The
Committee, in its sole discretion, may also make appropriate adjustments in the terms of any Awards under the Plan to reflect, or related to, such changes or distributions and to
modify any other terms of outstanding Awards, including modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of performance periods. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing
adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under the Plan. 

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        Without
affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under the Plan in connection with any merger,
consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate. 

Article 5. Stock Options  

        5.1    Grant of Stock Options.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Options to
Participants. Each Stock Option shall permit a Participant to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares from the Company at an exercise price established by the Committee, subject to the
terms and conditions described in this Article 5 and to such additional terms and conditions, in established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, that are consistent with the provisions of
the Plan. All Stock Options shall be nonqualified stock options. The Plan does not provide for the grant of "incentive stock options" within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code. 

        5.2    Exercise Price.    The exercise price per Share under a Stock
Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that such exercise
price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Stock Option (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any Stock Option retroactively granted in
tandem with or in substitution for another Award or any other outstanding award, on the date of grant of such other Award or award). 

        5.3    Stock Option Term.    The term of each Stock Option shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Stock Option shall be
exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of its grant unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Stock Options granted to Participants
outside the United States, the Committee has the authority to grant Stock Options that have a term greater than ten (10) years to the extent required by the applicable local laws of the
jurisdictions in which such Stock Options are granted. 

        5.4    Time of Exercise.    Stock Options shall be exercisable at such
times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant. 

        5.5    Method of Exercise.    Stock Options shall be exercised by the
delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Committee, or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be
authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. 

        A
condition of the issuance of the Shares as to which a Stock Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the exercise price. The exercise price of any Stock Option shall be
payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; (b) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair
Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the exercise price (provided that the Shares that are tendered must have been held by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to their
tender to satisfy the exercise price or have been purchased on the open market); (c) by a combination of (a) and (b); or (d) any other method approved or accepted by the Committee
in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, if the Committee so determines, a cashless (broker-assisted) exercise. 

        Subject
to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax
withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares, or upon the Participant's request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares
purchased under the Stock Option(s). 

        Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in U.S. dollars. 

Article 6. Stock Appreciation Rights  

        6.1    Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Committee is hereby
authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants, including a concurrent grant of Stock Appreciation Rights in tandem with any Stock Option. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any
applicable Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (a) the Fair Market
Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (b) the grant price of the right as specified by the Committee, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of
grant of the Stock Appreciation Right (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any Stock Appreciation Right retroactively granted in tandem with or in substitution for another Award or any
other outstanding award, on the date of grant of such other Award or award). 

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        Subject
to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock
Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate. 

        6.2    Stock Appreciation Right Term.    The term of each Stock
Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that no
Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of its grant unless otherwise determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Stock
Appreciation Rights granted to Participants outside the United States, the Committee has the authority to grant Stock Appreciation Rights that have a term greater than ten (10) years to the
extent required by the applicable local laws of the jurisdictions in which such Stock Appreciation Rights are granted. 

        6.3    Time of Exercise.    Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant. 

        6.4    Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights.    Upon the exercise of all
or a portion of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option, a Participant shall be required to forfeit the right to purchase an equivalent portion of the related Stock Option
(and, when a Share is purchased under the related Stock Option, the Participant shall be required to forfeit an equivalent portion of the Stock Appreciation Right). 

Article 7. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units  

        7.1    Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.    

	(a)
	General.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Participants. Each
Restricted Stock Unit shall represent one Share. Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to a notional account maintained by the Company. No Shares are actually awarded to the Participant in respect
of Restricted Stock Units on the date of grant.

	(b)
	Award Agreement.    Each Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall specify the terms
of the period(s) of restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, settlement dates and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

	(c)
	Performance Shares; Performance Units.    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, the grant of which or lapse of
restrictions of which is based upon the achievement of performance goals over a performance period, shall be referred to as "Performance Shares" and
"Performance Units," respectively. 

        7.2    Voting Rights.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee
and set forth in a Participant's Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall
have the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the period of restriction. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units
granted hereunder. 

        7.3    Section 83(b) Election.    The Committee may provide in
an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.
If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code concerning a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the
Company. 

Article 8. Other Stock-Based Awards  

        The Committee is hereby authorized to grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of the Plan (including the
grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares) to Participants in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Such Awards shall be referred to as
"Stock-Based Awards." Each such Other Stock-Based Award may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants or payment in cash or otherwise of
amounts based on the value of Shares, and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States. 

        Each
Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units or an equivalent measurement based on Shares, as determined by the Committee. If the value of an Other
Stock-Based Award will be based on the appreciation of Shares from an initial value determined as of the date of grant, then such initial value shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date of grant of such Other Stock-Based Award (or, if the Committee so 

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determines,
in the case of any Other Stock-Based Award retroactively granted in tandem with or in substitution for another Award or any other outstanding award, on the date of grant of such other
Award or award). 

Article 9. Dividend Equivalents  

        The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to Participants Dividend Equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to any Award. Dividend
Equivalents shall be credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is exercised, vested, expired, credited or paid. Such Dividend
Equivalents shall be converted to cash, Shares or additional Awards by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee. 

        Dividend
Equivalents granted with respect to any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be payable regardless of whether such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right is
subsequently exercised. 

Article 10. Nonemployee Director Awards  

	10.1
	General.    The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to grant Awards to Nonemployee Directors, as it shall from time to
time determine, including Awards granted in satisfaction of annual fees that are otherwise payable to Nonemployee Directors. 

        10.2    Deferred Stock Units.    Unless otherwise determined by the
Board of Directors, sixty percent (60%) of the Nonemployee Director annual fee will be satisfied by a grant of "Deferred Stock Units." Each Deferred
Stock Unit shall represent one Share and will be credited to a notional account maintained by the Company. Nonemployee Directors shall not be entitled to vote Shares represented by such Deferred Stock
Units but shall receive Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Awards, which shall be reinvested in additional Deferred Stock Units. Deferred Stock Units shall be settled in cash and paid in
accordance with an election made by the Nonemployee Director, which payment date shall be no earlier than the first anniversary of the date the Nonemployee Director ceases to be a director of the
Company. 

Article 11. Cash-Based Awards  

        The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards to Participants denominated in cash in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee
may determine. Such Awards shall be referred to as "Cash-Based Awards." Each such Cash-Based Award shall specify a payment
amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. 

Article 12. Performance-Based Compensation  

        12.1    Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award.    

	(a)
	Establishment.    No later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Plan Year (but in no event after
twenty-five percent (25%) of Plan Year has elapsed), the Committee may designate Covered Employees who are eligible to receive a cash payment with respect to any Plan Year based on a
percentage of one or both of: (a) the Company's Consolidated Operating Earnings for the Plan Year and (b) the Company's Net Earnings for the Plan Year.

	(b)
	Certification.    Following the end of each Plan Year for which a Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award is made, the
Committee shall certify in the Company's Consolidated Operating Earnings and Net Earnings for the Plan Year.

	(c)
	Settlement.    The Committee shall calculate each Participant's Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award based upon the
percentage established at the beginning of the Plan Year. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward.

	(d)
	Applicable Terms.    For purposes of the Covered Employee Annual Incentive Award, "Consolidated
Operating Earnings" shall mean positive Company annual earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and accounting changes, as determined under generally accepted
accounting principles and "Net Earnings" shall mean positive Company annual net earnings, as determined under generally accepted accounting principles. 

        12.2    Other Performance-Based Compensation.    The Committee is
authorized to design any Award of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards so that the Award meets
the requirements of this Section 12.2 as Performance-Based Compensation. If the 

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Committee
determines that it is advisable to grant Awards to Covered Employees that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the
requirements of this Section 12.2. 

	(a)
	Performance Measures.    The granting, vesting, crediting and/or payment of Performance-Based Compensation shall be based on
the achievement of performance goals based on one or more of the following performance measures: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) earnings growth;
(iii) earnings per share; (iv) net sales (including net sales growth); (v) gross profits or net operating profit; (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to,
return on assets, capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on capital and statutory cash measures);
(viii) revenue growth; (ix) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization; (x) productivity ratios; (xi) Share price (including, but not
limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); (xii) expense targets; (xii) margins (including, but not limited to, gross or operating margins); (xiii) operating
efficiency; (xiv) customer satisfaction or increase in the number of customers; (xv) attainment of budget goals; (xvi) division working capital turnover; (xvii) attainment
of strategic or operational initiatives; (xviii) market share; (xix) cost reductions; (xx) working capital targets; and (xxi) EVA® and other value-added
measures. 

Any
performance measure may be (1) used to measure the performance of the Company and/or any of its Affiliates as a whole, any business unit thereof or any combination thereof or
(2) compared to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or a published or special index, in each case that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. 

	(b)
	Establishment of Performance Goals for Covered Employees.    No later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of
a performance period (but in no event after twenty-five percent (25%) of such performance period has elapsed), the Committee shall establish in writing: (i) the performance goals
applicable to the performance period; (ii) the performance measures to be used to measure the performance goals in terms of an objective formula or standard; (iii) the method for
computing the amount of compensation payable to the Participant if such performance goals are obtained; and (iv) the Participants or class of Participants to which such performance goals apply.

	(c)
	Permitted Exclusions/Inclusions.    When establishing the performance goals, the Committee may provide in any Award to a
Covered Employee that the evaluation of performance goals may include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs;
(ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (iv) any
reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 or in management's discussion and analysis of
financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; and (vii) foreign
exchange gains and losses.

	(d)
	Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation.    Awards that are designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may
not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee determines.

	(e)
	Certification of Performance.    No Award designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be granted, vested,
credited or paid, as applicable, with respect to any Participant until the Committee certifies in writing that the performance goals and any other material terms applicable to such performance period
have been satisfied.

	(f)
	Reapproval of Performance Measures.    Performance measures listed in Section 12.2(a) may not be used in designing
Awards intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation after the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which shareholder approval is first approved
pursuant to Section 12.3 (or previously approved pursuant to this Section 12.2(f)), unless shareholder approval of such performance measures is again obtained or applicable tax or
securities laws change to provide otherwise. 

        12.3    Shareholder Approval.    The Plan may not be used to make
Awards to Covered Employees unless (a) the Plan is approved by shareholders at the first annual shareholder's meeting held more than twelve (12) months after the Effective Date;
(b) the Award is a Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or a Restricted Stock Unit made prior to such shareholder's meeting; or (c) the Award is made subject to
shareholder approval. 

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Article 13. Change of Control  

	13.1
	Change of Control of the Company.    Unless the Committee shall determine otherwise in the Award Agreement, or unless
otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or stock exchange on which the Shares are listed, upon the occurrence of
a Change of Control in which the Successor Entity fails to Assume and Maintain an Award as defined in Section 13.2:

	(a)
	Time Vested Awards.    Awards, the vesting of which depends upon a participant's continuation of service for a period of
time, shall fully vest as of the effective date of the Change of Control; shall be distributed or paid to the participant within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change of Control in
cash, Shares, other securities, or any combination, as determined by the Committee; and shall thereafter terminate; provided, however, that if the Award
is denominated in Shares, the amount distributed or paid shall equal the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of the Change of Control and, if applicable, the exercise
price, grant price or unpaid purchase price as of the date of the Change of Control;

	(b)
	Performance-Based Awards.    Awards, the vesting of which is based on achievement of performance criteria (other than the
Covered Employee Annual Incentive Awards), shall fully vest as of the effective date of the Change of Control; shall be deemed earned based on the target performance being attained for the performance
period in which the Change of Control occurs; shall be distributed or paid to the participant within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change of Control pro rata based on the portion
of the performance period elapsed on the date of the Change of Control in cash, Shares, other securities, or any combination, as determined by the Committee; and shall thereafter terminate;  provided, however, that if the Award is denominated in Shares, the amount distributed or paid shall equal the difference between the Fair Market Value
of the Shares on the date of the Change of Control and, if applicable, the exercise price, grant price or unpaid purchase price as of the date of the Change of Control; and

	(c)
	Covered Employee Annual Incentive Awards.    The Covered Employee Annual Incentive Awards shall be based on the Consolidated
Operating Earnings or Net Earnings of the Plan Year in which the Change of Control occurs (or such other method of payment as may be determined by the Committee at the time of such Award or thereafter
but prior to the Change of Control); shall be distributed or paid to the participant within thirty (30) days following the date of the Change of Control pro rata based on the portion of the
year elapsed on the date of the Change of Control in cash, Shares, other securities, or any combination, as determined by the Committee; and shall thereafter terminate. 

        13.2    Change of Control Definitions.    

	(a)
	"Assume and Maintain".    A Successor Entity shall be deemed to have assumed and maintained an Award under this Plan if the
Successor Entity substitutes an Award under this Plan or an award under a Successor Entity plan having equivalent value, terms and conditions as the Award being replaced. The Committee shall have the
sole authority to determine whether the proposed assumption of an award by a Successor Entity meets the requirements listed in this Section 13.2(a).

	(b)
	"Beneficial Owner" or "Beneficial Ownership" shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

	(c)
	"Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

	(i)
	Any
Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to
vote generally in the election of its directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); provided,  however, that for purposes of this Section 13.2(c), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any
acquisition by General Electric Company or any of its Affiliates, or by any Person who on the Effective Date is the Beneficial Owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities; (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, including without limitation, a public offering of securities; (C) any acquisition by the Company or any of its Affiliates;
(D) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (E) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a
transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B), and (C) of Section 13.2(c)(iii).

	(ii)
	Individuals
who constitute the Board of Directors as of the Effective Date (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual
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the
Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of (A) at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board,
(B) (x) the holders of the Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Master Agreement), voting as a class, or (y) at least a majority of the directors elected by the holders of the
Class B Common Stock, in each case in accordance with Article VII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, (C) prior to the Trigger Date (as
defined in the Master Agreement), a vote of at least a majority of any nominating committee of the Board of Directors, which nominating committee was designated by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, or (D) in the case of a director appointed to fill a vacancy in the Board of Directors (other than any vacancy of a director elected by the
holders of the Class B Common Stock), at least a majority of the directors entitled (under Section 6 of Article VII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company) to elect such director (so long as at least a majority of such directors voting in favor of the director filling the vacancy are themselves members of (or considered to be pursuant to this
definition members of) the Incumbent Board) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial
assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election or removal of the directors of the Company or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies of consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors; 

	(iii)
	Consummation
of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation to which the Company is a party or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company (a "Business Combination"), unless, following such Business Combination: (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who were the Beneficial Owners of Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination are the Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from the Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the
"Successor Entity") in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities; (B) no Person (excluding any Successor Entity or any employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company, such Successor Entity, or any of their Affiliates) is the
Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
of the Successor Entity, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
Successor Entity were members of the Incumbent Board (including persons deemed to be members of the Incumbent Board by reason of the proviso of Section 13.2(c)(ii)) at the time of the execution
of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board of Directors providing for such Business Combination; or

	(iv)
	Approval
by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 

Article 14. Duration, Rescission, Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination  

        14.1    Duration of Plan.    Unless sooner terminated as provided in
Section 14.2 or 14.3, the Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date. 

        14.2    Automatic Rescission and Termination of Awards and
Plan.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if delivery of the Firm Public Offering Shares (as defined in the Master Agreement) to the Underwriters (as
defined in the Master Agreement) against payment therefor is not complete within four (4) Business Days (as defined in the Master Agreement) after the Closing Date (as defined in the Master
Agreement), all Awards theretofore granted under the Plan shall immediately be rescinded in all respects and the Plan and all of the Award Agreements shall terminate, without the consent of any
relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an Award. 

        14.3    Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination of
Plan.    The Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part;  provided,
however, that, without the prior approval of the Company's shareholders, no action shall be
taken that would (a) increase the total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan or the Annual Award Limits, except as provided in Section 4.4; (b) permit the
exercise price or grant price of any Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Other Stock-Based Award the value of which is based on the appreciation of Shares from the date of grant (i) to be
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(except
as may be permitted by Section 5.2, 6.1, or Article 8), or (ii) to be repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation (except as may be permitted by
Section 15.4) or by lowering the exercise price or grant price; (c) change the performance measurements listed in Section 12.2(a); or (d) base any Covered Employee Annual
Incentive Award on performance measurements other than Consolidated Operating Earnings or Net Earnings; and provided,  further, that no such action shall
adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of the
Participant holding such Award. After the Plan is terminated in accordance with this Section 14.3, no Award may be granted but any Award previously granted shall remain outstanding in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award. 

        14.4    Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination of
Awards.    The Committee shall have the authority at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the terms and conditions of any Award;  provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously
granted under the Plan without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. 

        14.5    Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring
Events.    Subject to the limitations in Section 12.1(c) related to Covered Employee Annual Incentive Awards and Section 12.2(d) related to other
Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including,
without limitation, the events described in Section 4.4) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting
principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent unintended dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made
available under the Plan. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under the Plan. 

Article 15. General Provisions  

        15.1    Settlement of Awards; No Fractional Shares.    Each Award
Agreement shall establish the form in which the Award shall be settled. Awards (other than Stock Options and Restricted Stock) may be settled in cash, Shares, other securities, additional Awards or
any combination, regardless of whether such Awards are originally denominated in cash or Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee
shall determine whether cash, Awards, other securities or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited
or otherwise eliminated. 

        15.2    Tax Withholding.    The Company shall have the power and the
right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or
regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan. 

        15.3    Share Withholding.    With respect to withholding required
upon the exercise of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, upon the achievement of performance goals related to
Performance Shares and Performance Units, or any other taxable event arising as a result of an Award granted hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the
withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that
could be imposed on the transaction. 

        15.4    Substitution of Share-Based Awards.    The Committee may,
without the consent of any Participant, substitute any Award granted under the Plan which by its terms is intended to be settled in Shares for any other type of Award intended to be settled in Shares,
including without limitation, the substitution of Stock Appreciation Rights intended to be settled in Shares for Stock Options; provided,  however, that the
terms of the substituted Award and the economic benefit of the substituted Award are at least equivalent to the terms and economic
benefit of the Award being replaced. 

        15.5    Transferability of Awards.    Except as otherwise provided in
a Participant's Award Agreement or otherwise at any time by the Committee, no Award granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and any attempt to enforce such a purported sale, transfer, pledge, alienation or hypothecation shall be void. Should the Committee permit
transferability of an Award, it may do so on a general or a specific basis, and may impose conditions and limitations on any permitted transferability. Unless transferability is permitted, Stock
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by a Participant only during his or her lifetime. If the Committee permits any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right to be transferred,
references in the Plan to the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right by the Participant or payment of any amount to the Participant shall be deemed to include the Participant's
transferee. 

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        15.6    Termination of Service; Forfeiture Events.    

	(a)
	Termination of Service.    Each Award Agreement shall specify the effect of a Participant's termination of service with the
Company and any of its Affiliates, including specifically whether the Participant's rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or
recoupment, in addition to the effect on any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such provisions shall be determined in the Committee's sole discretion, need not be
uniform and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination.

	(b)
	Forfeiture Events.    An Award Agreement may also specify other events that may cause a Participant's rights, payments and
benefits with respect to an Award to be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment, or which may affect any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. 

        15.7    Deferrals.    The Committee may permit or require a
Participant to defer such Participant's receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of any Award. 

        15.8    Conditions and Restrictions on Shares.    The Committee shall
impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Shares received in connection with an Award as it may deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a
requirement that the Participant hold the Shares received for a specified period of time or a requirement that a Participant represent and warrant in writing that the Participants is acquiring the
Shares for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares. The certificates for Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any
conditions and restrictions applicable to such Shares. 

        15.9    Share Certificates.    If an Award provides for issuance of
certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on an uncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock
exchange on which the Shares are listed. Shares issued in connection with Awards of Restricted Stock may, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, be retained in the Company's possession
until such time as all conditions or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse. 

        15.10    Compliance with Law.    The granting of Awards and the
issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or stock exchanges on which the Company is listed
as may be required. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares issued under the Plan prior to: 

	(a)
	Obtaining
any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and

	(b)
	Completion
of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be
necessary or advisable. 

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

        15.11    Rights as a Shareholder.    Except as otherwise provided
herein, a Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares. 

        15.12    Awards to Non-U.S. Employees.    To comply with
the laws in other countries in which the Company or any of its Affiliates operates or has Employees, directors, or Third Party Service Providers, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the
power and authority to: 

	(a)
	Determine
which Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan;

	(b)
	Determine
which Employees, directors and Third Party Service Providers outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan;

	(c)
	Modify
the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, directors and Third Party Service Providers outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;

	(d)
	Establish
subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan
terms and procedures established under this Section 15.12(d) by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and 

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	(e)
	Take
any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals. 

        15.13    No Right to Continued Service.    Nothing in the Plan or an
Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate any Participant's employment or service at any time or for any reason not
prohibited by law, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his or her employment or service for any specified period of time. Neither any Award nor any benefits arising under the Plan
shall constitute an employment or consulting contract with the Company or any of its Affiliates and, accordingly, subject to Article 14, the Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at
any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board of Directors or Committee, as applicable, without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company or any of its Affiliates. 

        15.14    Beneficiary Designation.    Each Participant under the Plan
may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or
she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only
when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant's lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, amounts due under the Plan remaining unpaid at the Participant's
death shall be paid to the Participant's estate. 

        15.15    Other Compensation Plans or Arrangements.    The Committee
shall have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company. 

        15.16    Gender and Number.    Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 

        15.17    Severability.    If any provision of the Plan or any Award is
or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the
Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person, or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in
full force and effect. 

        15.18    Unfunded Plan.    Participants shall have no right, title, or
interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company or any of its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken
pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any
other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any of its Affiliates under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
general creditor of the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, and no
special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in the Plan. The Plan is not subject to the
U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 

        15.19    Nonexclusivity of the Plan.    The adoption of the Plan shall
not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board of Directors or Committee to adopt such other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable for any Participant. 

        15.20    No Constraint on Corporate Action.    Nothing in the Plan
shall be construed to (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company's or its Affiliate's right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital
or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets, or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or its
Affiliate to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate. 

        15.21    Successors.    All obligations of the Company under the Plan
with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger,
consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company. 

        15.22    Governing Law.    The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law
of another jurisdiction. 

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                                 ARTISOFT, INC.

                            2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.   PURPOSE

     The purpose of this 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of Artisoft,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), is to advance the interests of the
Company's stockholders by enhancing the Company's ability to attract, retain and
motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to
the Company by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and
performance-based incentives and thereby better aligning the interests of such
persons with those of the Company's stockholders. Except where the context
otherwise requires, the term "Company" shall include any of the Company's
present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections
424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code") and any other business venture
(including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in
which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board").

     The Plan is designed to replace the Company's 1994 Stock Incentive Plan,
and upon the approval of the Plan by the Company's stockholders, no further
awards may be made under the Company's 1994 Stock Incentive Plan.

2.   ELIGIBILITY

     All of the Company's employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors are eligible to be granted options or restricted stock awards (each, an
"Award") under the Plan. Each person who has been granted an Award under the
Plan shall be deemed a "Participant."

3.   ADMINISTRATION AND DELEGATION

     (a)  ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Plan will be administered by
the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend
and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the
Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner
and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it
shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board
shall be made in the Board's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on
all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No
director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall
be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in
good faith.

     (b)  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more
committees or subcommittees of the Board (a "Committee"). All references in the
Plan to the "Board" shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board or the
executive officers referred to in Section 3(c)

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of the Plan to the extent that the Board's powers or authority under the Plan
have been delegated to such Committee or executive officers.

     (c)  DELEGATION TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more executive officers of the
Company the power to grant Awards to employees or officers of the Company or any
of its present or future subsidiary corporations and to exercise such other
powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall
fix the terms of the Awards to be granted by such executive officers (including,
without limitation, the exercise price of such Awards, which may include a
formula by which the exercise price will be determined) and the maximum number
of shares subject to Awards that the executive officers may grant; provided
further, however, that no executive officer shall be authorized to grant Awards
to any "executive officer" of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) or to any
"officer" of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act).

4.   STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS

     (a)  NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment under Section 7 of the Plan,
Awards may be made under the Plan for up to the number of shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") that is equal
to the sum of:

          (1)  2,000,000 shares of Common Stock; plus

          (2)  an annual increase to be added on July 1 of each year during the
               period beginning on July 1, 2004 and ending on July 2, 2013 equal
               to the lesser of (i) 150,000 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 1.5% of
               the outstanding shares on such date and (iii) an amount
               determined by the Board.

     Notwithstanding clause (2) above, in no event shall the number of shares
available under this Plan be increased as set forth in clause (2) to the extent
such increase, in addition to any other increases proposed by the Board in the
number of shares available for issuance under all other employee or director
stock plans, would result in the total number of shares then available for
issuance under all employee and director stock plans exceeding 30% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, assuming conversion into Common Stock of all
outstanding shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock, on July 1 of
the applicable year.

     If any Award expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled without
having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including,
without limitation, as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price pursuant
to a contractual repurchase right) or results in any Common Stock not being
issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available
for the grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of
Incentive Stock Options, to any limitations under the Code. Shares issued under
the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or
treasury shares.

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     (b)  PER-PARTICIPANT LIMIT. Subject to adjustment under Section 7 of the
Plan, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards
may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 500,000 per calendar
year. The per-Participant limit described in this Section 4(b) shall be
construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code ("Section
162(m)").

5.   STOCK OPTIONS

     (a)  GENERAL. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each,
an "Option") and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by
each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and
limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including, without
limitation, conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws,
as it considers necessary or advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a
"Nonstatutory Stock Option."

     (b)  INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. An Option that the Board intends to be an
"incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an "Incentive
Stock Option") shall only be granted to employees of Artisoft, Inc., any of
Artisoft, Inc.'s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined
in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and any other entities the employees of
which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall
be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant,
or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option.

     (c)  EXERCISE PRICE. The Board shall establish the exercise price at the
time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement,
provided, however, that the exercise price shall be not less than 85% of the
fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by (or in a manner approved
by) the Board in good faith (the "Fair Market Value"), at the time the Option is
granted.

     (d)  DURATION OF OPTIONS. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the
applicable option agreement; provided, however, that no Option will be granted
for a term in excess of 10 years.

     (e)  EXERCISE OF OPTION. Options may be exercised by delivery to the
Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any
other form of notice (including, without limitation, electronic notice) approved
by the Board together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) of the
Plan for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised.

     (f)  PAYMENT UPON EXERCISE. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an
Option granted under the Plan shall, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable
law, be paid for as follows:

          (1)  in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

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          (2)  except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise
provide in an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and
unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the
Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax
withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of
irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver
promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and
any required tax withholding;

          (3)  when the Common Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by
the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value, provided such Common Stock,
if acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant at least six
months prior to such delivery;

          (4)  to the extent permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion by
(i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms
determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful consideration as
the Board may determine; or

          (5)  by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

     (g)  SUBSTITUTE OPTIONS. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an
entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock
of an entity, the Board may grant Options in substitution for any options or
other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate
thereof. Substitute Options may be granted on such terms as the Board deems
appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on Options
contained in the other sections of this Section 5 or in Section 2 of the Plan.

6.   RESTRICTED STOCK

     (a)  GRANTS. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire
shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or
part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to
require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in
the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not
satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods
established by the Board for such Award (each, a "Restricted Stock Award").
Subject to adjustment under Section 7 of the Plan, Restricted Stock Awards may
be made under the Plan for no more than 40,000 shares of Common Stock.

     (b)  TERMS AND CONDITIONS. The Board shall determine the terms and
conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award, including, without limitation,
the conditions for repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any.

     (c)  STOCK CERTIFICATES. Any stock certificates issued in respect of a
Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and,
unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the Participant, together
with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the
expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee)
shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the

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Participant or if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a
manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or
exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant's death (the
"Designated Beneficiary"). In the absence of an effective designation by a
Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the Participant's estate.

7.   ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS

     (a)  CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. In the event of any stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization
or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary
cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan
under Section 4(a) of the Plan (including, without limitation, the share numbers
relating to annual increases pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Plan), (ii) the
per-Participant limit set forth in Section 4(b) of the Plan, (iii) the number
and class of securities and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding
Option, (iv) the repurchase price per share subject to each outstanding
Restricted Stock Award and (v) the limit on the aggregate number of shares which
may be made subject to Restricted Stock Awards set forth in Section 6(a) of the
Plan, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may
be made, if applicable) to the extent the Board shall determine, in good faith,
that such an adjustment (or substitution) is necessary and appropriate. If this
Section 7(a) applies and Section 7(b) of the Plan also applies to any event,
Section 7(b) shall be applicable to such event, and this Section 7(a) shall not
be applicable.

     (b)  REORGANIZATION EVENTS

          (1)  DEFINITION. A "Reorganization Event" shall mean: (a) any merger
or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which
all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the
right to receive cash, securities or other property, (b) any exchange of all of
the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant
to a share exchange transaction or (c) a liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.

          (2)  CONSEQUENCES OF A REORGANIZATION EVENT ON OPTIONS. Upon the
occurrence of a Reorganization Event, or the execution by the Company of any
agreement with respect to a Reorganization Event, the Board shall in its
discretion, take any one or more of the following actions with respect to
outstanding Options:

               (a)  provide that all outstanding Options shall be assumed, or
equivalent options shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding
corporation (or an affiliate thereof). For purposes hereof, an Option shall be
considered to be assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event,
the Option confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject
to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event,
the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a
result of the Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of
Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization
Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of
consideration chosen by the holders of a

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majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if
the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely
common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate
thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of
Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding
corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in fair market value to the per
share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as
a result of the Reorganization Event;

               (b)  upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all
then unexercised Options will become exercisable in full as of a specified time
prior to the Reorganization Event and will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such Reorganization Event, except to the extent exercised by the
Participants before the consummation of such Reorganization Event; and

               (c)  in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of
which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash
payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered pursuant to such
Reorganization Event (the "Acquisition Price"), provide that all outstanding
Options shall terminate upon consummation of such Reorganization Event and that
each Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to
the amount (if any) by which (A) the Acquisition Price for the Common Stock
subject to the applicable Options multiplied by the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to such outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable),
exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Options.

          If any Option provides that it may be exercised for shares of Common
Stock which remain subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company, upon
the occurrence of a Reorganization Event, any shares of restricted stock
received upon exercise of such Option shall be treated in accordance with
Section 7(b)(3) as if they were a Restricted Stock Award.

          (3)  CONSEQUENCES OF A REORGANIZATION EVENT ON RESTRICTED STOCK
AWARDS. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event, the repurchase and other
rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall inure
to the benefit of the Company's successor and shall apply to the cash,
securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or
exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to
the same extent as they applied to the Common Stock subject to such Restricted
Stock Award.

8.   GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

     (a)  TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS. Except as the Board may otherwise determine
or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged
or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either
voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only
by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the
context, shall include references to authorized transferees.

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     (b)  DOCUMENTATION. Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written,
electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain
terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

     (c)  BOARD DISCRETION. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award
may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of
each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants
uniformly.

     (d)  TERMINATION OF STATUS. The Board shall determine the effect on an
Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other
change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to
which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant's legal
representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise
rights under the Award.

     (e)  WITHHOLDING. Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to
be withheld in connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date
of the event creating the tax liability. Except as the Board may otherwise
provide in an Award, when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act,
Participants may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of
shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, shares retained from the
Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value; provided,
however, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy
such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company's minimum statutory withholding
obligations (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state
tax purposes, including, without limitation, payroll taxes, that are applicable
to such supplemental taxable income). The Company may, to the extent permitted
by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise
due to a Participant.

     (f)  AMENDMENT OF AWARD. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any
outstanding Award, including, without limitation, substituting therefor another
Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or
realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock
Option, provided that the Participant's consent to such action shall be required
unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related
action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant.

     (g)  CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK. The Company will not be obligated to
deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove
restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all
conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the
Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company's counsel, all other legal matters
in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied,
including, without limitation, any applicable securities laws and any applicable
stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant
has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as
the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any
applicable laws, rules or regulations.

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     (h)  ACCELERATION. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall
become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all
restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the
case may be.

     (i)  DEFERRED DELIVERY OF SHARES ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO AN AWARD. The Board
may, at the time any Award is granted, provide that, at the time Common Stock
would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the Award, the Participant shall
instead receive an instrument evidencing the right to future delivery of Common
Stock at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board shall specify.
The Board may at any time accelerate the time at which delivery of all or any
part of the Common Stock shall take place.

9.   MISCELLANEOUS

     (a)  NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER STATUS. No person shall have any claim
or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other
relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any
time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free
from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the
applicable Award.

     (b)  NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. Subject to the provisions of the applicable
Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with
respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the
Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the
number of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the
distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such
dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and
the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on
the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common
Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such
shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for
such stock dividend.

     (c)  EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective on
the date on which it is adopted by the Board, but no Award granted to a
Participant that is intended to comply with Section 162(m) shall become
exercisable, vested or realizable, as applicable to such Award, unless and until
the Plan has been approved by the Company's stockholders to the extent
stockholder approval is required by Section 162(m) in the manner required under
Section 162(m) (including, without limitation, the vote required under Section
162(m)). No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten
years from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the
Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders, but
Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.

     (d)  AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan
or any portion thereof at any time, provided that to the extent required by
Section 162(m), no Award granted to a Participant that is intended to comply
with Section 162(m) after the date of such amendment shall become exercisable,
realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award,

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unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company's
stockholders if required by Section 162(m) (including, without limitation, the
vote required under Section 162(m)).

     (e)  GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made
hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law.

                              Adopted by the Board on January 1, 2004

                              Approved by the Company's
                              Stockholders on March 15, 2004

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                                 ARTISOFT, INC.

                        INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                     GRANTED UNDER 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.   GRANT OF OPTION.

     This agreement evidences the grant by Artisoft, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), on___, 20___ (the "Grant Date") to _____, an
employee of the Company (the "Participant"), of an option to purchase, in whole
or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the Company's 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a total of _______ shares (the "Shares") of common
stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") at $_____ per
Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Eastern
time, on the date that is ten years from the Grant Date (the "Final Exercise
Date").

     It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall be an
incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code").
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term "Participant", as used in
this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to
exercise this option validly under its terms.

2.   VESTING SCHEDULE.

     This option will become exercisable ("vest") in accordance with the
following schedule: 25% one year after the Grant Date, with the remaining 75%
vesting in equal monthly installments over the succeeding 36 months.

     The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option
is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall
continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for
which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the
termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.

3.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.

     (a)  FORM OF EXERCISE. Each election to exercise this option shall be in a
writing in the form attached hereto as ANNEX A, signed by the Participant, and
received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement,
and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. The Participant may
purchase less than the number of Shares covered hereby, provided that no partial
exercise of this option may be for any fractional Share.

     (b)  CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY REQUIRED. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the
Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at
all times since the Grant Date, an employee or officer of, or consultant or
advisor to, the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company as defined in
Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code (an "Eligible Participant").

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     (c)  TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY. If the Participant
ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in
paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate
three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise
Date), PROVIDED THAT this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that
the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such
cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final
Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any
employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other
agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this
option shall terminate immediately upon such violation.

     (d)  EXERCISE PERIOD UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. If the Participant dies or
becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to
the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the
Company has not terminated such relationship for "cause" as specified in
paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one
year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the
Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), PROVIDED THAT
this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was
exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability,
and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final
Exercise Date.

     (e)  DISCHARGE FOR CAUSE. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise
Date, is discharged by the Company for "cause" (as defined below), the right to
exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such
discharge. "Cause" shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful
failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company
(including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of
any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other
similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the
Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant shall be
considered to have been discharged for "Cause" if the Company determines, within
30 days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for cause was
warranted.

4.   TAX MATTERS.

     (a)  WITHHOLDING. No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this
option unless and until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision
satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local
withholding taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of this option.

     (b)  DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION. If the Participant disposes of Shares
acquired upon exercise of this option within two years from the Grant Date or
one year after such Shares were acquired pursuant to exercise of this option,
the Participant shall notify the Company in writing of such disposition.

5.   NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION.

     This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except
by will or the laws of descent

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and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the Participant, this option shall
be exercisable only by the Participant.

6.   PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.

     This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is
furnished to the Participant with this option.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under
its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect
as a sealed instrument.

                              ARTISOFT, INC.

Dated: _________, 20__        By:
                                      ------------------------------------
                                      Name:
                                           -------------------------------
                                      Title:
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                            PARTICIPANT'S ACCEPTANCE

     The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms
and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

                                    PARTICIPANT:

                                    -------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                         --------------------------
                                    Address:
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                                                                         ANNEX A

                         NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE

                              Date: ____________(1)

Artisoft, Inc.
5 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

Attention: Treasurer

Dear Sir or Madam:

     I am the holder of an Incentive Stock Option granted to me under the
Artisoft, Inc. (the "Company") 2004 Stock Incentive Plan on __________(2) for
the purchase of __________(3) shares of Common Stock of the Company at a
purchase price of $__________(4) per share.

     I hereby exercise my option to purchase _________(5) shares of Common Stock
(the "Shares"), for which I have enclosed __________(6) in the amount of
________(7). Please register my stock certificate as follows:

     Name(s):                              (8)
                    -----------------------

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

     Address:
                    -----------------------

     Tax I.D. #:                           (9)
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(1)  Enter the date of exercise.
(2)  Enter the date of grant.
(3)  Enter the total number of shares of Common Stock for which the option was
granted.
(4)  Enter the option exercise price per share of Common Stock.
(5)  Enter the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon exercise of
all or part of the option.
(6)  Enter "cash", "personal check" or "stock certificates No. XXXX and XXXX".
(7)  Enter the dollar amount (price per share of Common Stock times the number
of shares of Common Stock to be purchased), or the number of shares tendered.
Fair market value of shares tendered, together with cash or check, must cover
the purchase price of the shares issued upon exercise.
(8)  Enter name(s) to appear on stock certificate: (a) Your name only; or (b)
Your name and other name (i.e., John Doe and Jane Doe, Joint Tenants With Right
of Survivorship).
(9)  Social Security Number of Holder(s).

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Very truly yours,

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Name:
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               [SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE]

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                                 ARTISOFT, INC.

                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                     GRANTED UNDER 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1.   GRANT OF OPTION.

     This agreement evidences the grant by Artisoft, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), on ___,20___ (the "Grant Date") to ______ , an
[employee], [consultant], [director] of the Company (the "Participant"), of an
option to purchase, in whole or in part, on the terms provided herein and in the
Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), a total of________ shares (the
"Shares") of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company ("Common
Stock") at $____ per Share. Unless earlier terminated, this option shall expire
at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the date that is ten years from the Grant Date
(the "Final Exercise Date").

     It is intended that the option evidenced by this agreement shall not be an
incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Code").
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the term "Participant", as used in
this option, shall be deemed to include any person who acquires the right to
exercise this option validly under its terms.

2.   VESTING SCHEDULE.

     This option will become exercisable ("vest") in accordance with the
following schedule: 25% one year after the Grant Date, with the remaining 75%
vesting in equal monthly installments over the succeeding 36 months.

     The right of exercise shall be cumulative so that to the extent the option
is not exercised in any period to the maximum extent permissible it shall
continue to be exercisable, in whole or in part, with respect to all Shares for
which it is vested until the earlier of the Final Exercise Date or the
termination of this option under Section 3 hereof or the Plan.

3.   EXERCISE OF OPTION.

     (a)  FORM OF EXERCISE. Each election to exercise this option shall be in a
writing in the form attached hereto as ANNEX A, signed by the Participant, and
received by the Company at its principal office, accompanied by this agreement,
and payment in full in the manner provided in the Plan. The Participant may
purchase less than the number of Shares covered hereby, provided that no partial
exercise of this option may be for any fractional Share.

     (b)  CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY REQUIRED. Except as otherwise
provided in this Section 3, this option may not be exercised unless the
Participant, at the time he or she exercises this option, is, and has been at
all times since the Grant Date, an employee, officer or director of, or
consultant or advisor to, the Company or any other entity the employees,

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officers, directors, consultants, or advisors of which are eligible to receive
option grants under the Plan (an "Eligible Participant").

     (c)  TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY. If the Participant
ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason, then, except as provided in
paragraphs (d) and (e) below, the right to exercise this option shall terminate
three months after such cessation (but in no event after the Final Exercise
Date), PROVIDED THAT this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that
the Participant was entitled to exercise this option on the date of such
cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the Final
Exercise Date, violates the non-competition or confidentiality provisions of any
employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other
agreement between the Participant and the Company, the right to exercise this
option shall terminate immediately upon such violation.

     (d)  EXERCISE PERIOD UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. If the Participant dies or
becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to
the Final Exercise Date while he or she is an Eligible Participant and the
Company has not terminated such relationship for "cause" as specified in
paragraph (e) below, this option shall be exercisable, within the period of one
year following the date of death or disability of the Participant, by the
Participant (or in the case of death by an authorized transferee), PROVIDED THAT
this option shall be exercisable only to the extent that this option was
exercisable by the Participant on the date of his or her death or disability,
and further provided that this option shall not be exercisable after the Final
Exercise Date.

     (e)  DISCHARGE FOR CAUSE. If the Participant, prior to the Final Exercise
Date, is discharged by the Company for "cause" (as defined below), the right to
exercise this option shall terminate immediately upon the effective date of such
discharge. "Cause" shall mean willful misconduct by the Participant or willful
failure by the Participant to perform his or her responsibilities to the Company
(including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of
any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other
similar agreement between the Participant and the Company), as determined by the
Company, which determination shall be conclusive. The Participant shall be
considered to have been discharged for "Cause" if the Company determines, within
30 days after the Participant's resignation, that discharge for cause was
warranted.

4.   WITHHOLDING.

     No Shares will be issued pursuant to the exercise of this option unless and
until the Participant pays to the Company, or makes provision satisfactory to
the Company for payment of, any federal, state or local withholding taxes
required by law to be withheld in respect of this option.

5.   NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION.

     This option may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered by the Participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the lifetime of the
Participant, this option shall be exercisable only by the Participant.

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6.   PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.

     This option is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is
furnished to the Participant with this option.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this option to be executed under
its corporate seal by its duly authorized officer. This option shall take effect
as a sealed instrument.

                              ARTISOFT, INC.

Dated: _________, 20__        By:
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                                      Name:
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                                      Title:
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                            PARTICIPANT'S ACCEPTANCE

     The undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing option and agrees to the terms
and conditions thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of
the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.

                                    PARTICIPANT:

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                                    Name:
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                                    Address:
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                                                                         ANNEX A

                         NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE

                              Date: ____________(1)

Artisoft, Inc.
5 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

Attention: Treasurer

Dear Sir or Madam:

     I am the holder of a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted to me under the
Artisoft, Inc. (the "Company") 2004 Stock Incentive Plan on __________(2) for
the purchase of __________(3) shares of Common Stock of the Company at a
purchase price of $__________(4) per share.

     I hereby exercise my option to purchase _________(5) shares of Common Stock
(the "Shares"), for which I have enclosed __________(6) in the amount of
________(7). Please register my stock certificate as follows:

     Name(s):                              (8)
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     Address:
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     Tax I.D. #:                           (9)
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(1)  Enter the date of exercise.
(2)  Enter the date of grant.
(3)  Enter the total number of shares of Common Stock for which the option was
granted.
(4)  Enter the option exercise price per share of Common Stock.
(5)  Enter the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased upon exercise of
all or part of the option.
(6)  Enter "cash", "personal check" or "stock certificates No. XXXX and XXXX".
(7)  Enter the dollar amount (price per share of Common Stock times the number
of shares of Common Stock to be purchased), or the number of shares tendered.
Fair market value of shares tendered, together with cash or check, must cover
the purchase price of the shares issued upon exercise.
(8)  Enter name(s) to appear on stock certificate: (a) Your name only; (b) Your
name and other name (i.e., John Doe and Jane Doe, Joint Tenants With Right of
Survivorship); or (c) A Child's name, with you as custodian (i.e., Jane Doe,
Custodian for Tommy Doe). Note: There may be income and/or gift tax consequences
of registering shares in a Child's name.
(9)  Social Security Number of Holder(s).

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Very truly yours,

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Name:
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               [SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION EXERCISE]

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