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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

                                    AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the 28th day of May, 2002
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(the "Effective Date") by and between Gordian Corporation. ("Gordian"), a
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California corporation with offices at 20361 Irvine Avenue, Santa Ana Heights,
California, and Lantronix, Inc. ("Lantronix"), a Delaware corporation with
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offices at 15353 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618.

         WHEREAS, the parties wish to clarify their respective rights and
obligations with regard to certain intellectual property developed in whole or
in part by Gordian which was previously used to develop and/or has been
incorporated into existing Lantronix products (the "Gordian IP" as further
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described in Exhibit A); and

         WHEREAS, Gordian and Lantronix desire to establish a contractual
framework that will supercede and replace that certain Research and Development
Agreement previously entered into by the parties on February 27, 1989 (the
"Prior Agreement"), extinguish Lantronix's obligation to pay running royalties
under the Prior Agreement, assign to Lantronix a co-ownership right in the
Gordian IP, and require Gordian to provide specified technical support services
to Lantronix at specified rates;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1.       DEFINITIONS.

         1.1    "Affiliate(s)" means directly or indirectly, majority owned
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affiliates and subsidiaries.

         1.2    "Claim(s)" means any claims, demands, suits, proceedings or
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causes of action.

         1.3    "Directly Competitive" means a product that would reasonably be
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considered by a customer as an alternative to, or a substitute or replacement
for, a Lantronix Existing Product. Minor changes in features or functionality
shall not be sufficient to overcome a classification as a directly competitive
product.

         1.4    "Existing Products" means those currently existing Lantronix
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products which were developed in whole or in part by Gordian as of the Effective
Date and which are listed in the attached Exhibit "B".

         1.5    "Initial Support Period" means the period beginning on the
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Effective Date and ending eighteen (18) months thereafter.

         1.6    "Gordian IP" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Exhibit
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"A".

         1.7    "Gordian Know-How" means all the trade secrets, techniques,
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processes, confidential technical data, designs, standard calculations, know-how
and other similar information that relates to the Gordian IP as it has been used
to develop, or has been incorporated into, Existing Products.

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         1.8    "Gordian Documentation" means all drawings, specifications,
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technical memoranda, photographs and other documents and other tangible things
that contain, explain, modify or supplement any Gordian Know-How or Gordian IP
and any special purpose software owned by Gordian as they have been used to
develop, or has been incorporated into, Existing Products. To the extent any
special purpose software, hardware or equipment licensed or obtained from third
parties ("Special Tool") was used in developing, or has been incorporated into,
the Existing Products, the Gordian Documentation shall provide a description
thereof and contact information for the third parties from which such special
purpose software, hardware or equipment was licensed or obtained; and Gordian
shall assist Lantronix in securing any information, rights or assistance in
connection therewith. Gordian is not aware of any third party rights that would
prevent Lantronix from continuing to market Existing Products.

         1.9    "New Product(s)" means those products that could not be
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considered Enhancements of Existing Products but instead would materially change
the features or functionality of an Existing Product or are otherwise announced
or marketed by Lantronix as a new product.

         1.10   "Non-Competition Period" means the period running from the
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Effective date and ending on December 31, 2004.

         1.11   "Prior Agreement" is defined in the Recitals.
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         1.12   "Transition Support Services" means training and support
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services which Lantronix reasonably requests from Gordian in order to educate
and assist Lantronix in utilizing the Gordian Know-How, Gordian IP and Gordian
Documentation so that Lantronix can support its own products as necessary.

         1.13   "Technical Support Services" means technical maintenance and
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support services to assist Lantronix in maintaining, supporting and enhancing
the Existing Products, or other services requested by Lantronix and accepted by
Gordian, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld ("Other Services");
provided, however, that any such Other Services shall not result in Gordian IP,
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, and Gordian shall not be
prohibited from developing products for itself or for other persons utilizing
source code and other work product resulting from such Other Services consistent
with the provisions and restrictions of this Agreement.

         1.14   "Enhancement(s)" means any enhancement to an Existing Product
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that increases the speed, efficiency, or ease of operation of such Existing
Product, or otherwise improves the features or functionality of an Existing
Product (which may include adding capabilities that enhance such features and
functionality), or reduces the cost of an Existing Product, but do not create a
New Product. Enhancements include any updated data, replacement, improvement,
patch, or product maintenance upgrade that meets the foregoing definition or is
necessary to correct errors in an Existing Product.

2.       TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENT AND RELEASE. Upon receipt in full by
Gordian of the first two payments from Lantronix in accordance with Section 6.1
below, the Prior Agreement is hereby terminated and of no further force or
effect.

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Thereupon, Gordian and Lantronix hereby release each other from any and all
obligations, payments, duties and/or Claims or liabilities (including, without
limitation, under the Prior Agreement or any other written or oral agreement or
otherwise relating to any of the Existing Products) arising prior to the
Effective Date, whether known or unknown (other than Lantronix's obligation to
pay royalties based on the gross margins of revenues booked by Lantronix prior
to the Effective Date in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied). The parties concurrently herewith have
executed a standstill agreement in which both parties agree not to terminate the
Prior Agreement unless and until Lantronix fails to make the second payment in
accordance with Section 6.1 below. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS
AND PROTECTIONS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE WHICH
PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE
CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING
THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT
WITH THE DEBTOR."

3.       ASSIGNMENT OF GORDIAN IP.

         3.1    Assignment. Gordian hereby assigns, transfers, sets over and
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conveys to Lantronix a joint, indivisible shared interest in all of Gordian's
right, title and interest in, to and under the Gordian IP, including but not
limited to any and all of the following items relating to the Gordian IP: (a)
copyrights and registrations, (b) patent rights, and (c) rights to any and all
claims and demands it may have at law or in equity arising out of any past,
present or future infringements of the Gordian IP as it relates to any Existing
Products or Enhancements thereof, subject to the restrictions in Section 7.1
below. Neither Gordian nor Lantronix shall have any obligation to account to the
other for any revenues, income or other consideration or benefits derived from
such party's exploitation of its joint ownership or interest in the Gordian IP.
To the extent Lantronix has any claim to ownership or other rights or interests
in any of the Gordian IP, Lantronix hereby assigns, transfers, sets over and
conveys to Gordian a joint, indivisible shared interest in and to all of the
Gordian IP. To the extent Lantronix has any claim to ownership or other rights
or interests in the Gordian Know-How or the Gordian Documentation ("Lantronix
Know-How"), Lantronix hereby assigns, transfer, sets over and conveys to Gordian
all of such ownership rights and other rights and interests therein, subject to
the license granted below in Section 3.4 below. The foregoing assignments,
transfers, setting over and conveyances by Lantronix include but are not limited
to any and all of the following items relating thereto: (a) copyrights and
registrations, (b) patent rights and patent applications, and (c) rights to any
and all claims and demands it may have at law or in equity arising out of any
past, present or future infringements thereof as they relate to any Existing
Products or Enhancements thereof, subject to the restrictions in Section 7.2
below.

         3.2    Recordation and Registration. Gordian and Lantronix agree that
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procedures may be taken with the United States Copyright Office and the Patent
and Trademark Office or any other regulatory offices by Lantronix or Gordian
acting alone to record the transfer to Lantronix or Gordian of any of the rights
conveyed herein. Gordian and Lantronix each covenants, for itself and its heirs
and assigns, that from time to time after delivery of this instrument, at the
other party's request and without further consideration (except for

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reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses), such party will execute and deliver or
will cause to be executed and delivered, such other instruments of conveyance
and transfer and take such other actions as the other party may reasonably
require to effect transactions contemplated by this Assignment and to
effectively vest in Lantronix or Gordian, as the case may be, its joint,
indivisible shared interest in the Gordian IP or Gordian's sole ownership of the
Gordian Know-How and Gordian Documentation

         3.3    License to Gordian Know-How Gordian hereby grants to Lantronix,
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a fully paid up, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive right and license to use
the Gordian Know-How and Gordian Documentation in connection with the
development, Enhancement, manufacture, sale and/or support of Existing Products.
No compensation shall be due Gordian for the development, Enhancement,
manufacture, sale and/or support of Existing Products other than as set forth in
this Agreement.

         3.4    Additional License to Lantronix Know-How. Gordian also hereby
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grants to Lantronix a fully paid up, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive right
and license to use the Lantronix Know-How in the development, enhancement,
manufacture, sale and/or support of any Lantronix products.

4.       SUPPORT SERVICES.

         4.1    Transition Support Services. During the Initial Support Period,
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Gordian shall provide Transition Support Services at the rates set forth in
Section 6 below, as requested by Lantronix.

         4.2    Technical Support Services. Gordian shall provide Technical
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Support Services at the rates set forth in Section 6 below as requested by
Lantronix. Any source code modifications or schematics resulting from such
Technical Support Services (other than code, code modifications or schematics
resulting from Other Services) shall be considered Gordian IP for purposes of
this Agreement.

5.       DELIVERY. Upon receipt by Gordian of the first two payments by
Lantronix in accordance with Section 6.1, Gordian shall deliver to Lantronix (a)
two copies of the source code included in the Gordian IP, in a format including
build scripts and annotations, on CD-Roms or other media that will allow
Lantronix to support the Existing Products and to edit, amend and develop
Enhancements to the Existing Products as permitted pursuant to this Agreement,
and (b) one copy of the Gordian Documentation in a format and on an electronic
medium that will allow Lantronix to render amendments thereto; provided that
Gordian shall have no obligation to convert the Gordian Documentation to any
platform other than FrameMaker. In the interim (and thereafter), Gordian shall
not do anything to prevent Lantronix from continuing to make, have made or
support Existing Products, and Gordian shall take all reasonable steps necessary
to assist Lantronix in this regard, subject to any rights under Section 6.3
hereof to be compensated therefore. In the event that Gordian receives the first
two payments from Lantronix in accordance with Section 6.1 below but Gordian
fails to deliver the items specified in this section within five (5) business
days after receipt of the second of such payments, Lantronix shall be entitled
to seek immediate injunctive relief in the form of specific performance.

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6.       PAYMENT.

         6.1 Payment to Gordian. In consideration for the extinguishing of any
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and all further royalty obligations on the continuing sale by Lantronix of
Existing Products (other than the obligation to pay royalties to Gordian with
respect to the gross margins of revenues booked by Lantronix prior to the
Effective Date), for the assignment of the Gordian IP provided pursuant to
Section 3, and for the remaining covenants set forth herein (particularly as
they relate to restrictions on Gordian's rights regarding the Gordian IP),
Lantronix agrees to pay Gordian the total sum of six million dollars
($6,000,000) in immediately available funds as follows: (i) three million
($3,000,000) to be immediately available for use by Gordian no later than 3:00
p.m. on May 28, 2002, (ii) two million ($2,000,000) to be paid on July 1, 2002,
and (iii) the remaining one million ($1,000,000) to be paid on July 1, 2003.
Within five (5) business days after the Effective Date, Lantronix shall deliver
to Gordian a letter of credit from a reputable national bank reasonably
acceptable to Gordian which secures the payment required under (iii) above on
terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Gordian at no cost to Gordian.

         6.2 Transition Support Service Fees. Lantronix further agrees to
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purchase and Gordian agrees to provide no less than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) worth of Transition Support Services per month during each month of
the Initial Support Period. The rates charged by Gordian for such Transition
Support Services shall be no more than $1,320 per man per day during the first
twelve (12) months of the Initial Support Period. Thereafter, the rate charged
by Gordian shall be no more than $1,320 per man per day plus an increase equal
to the increase in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Lantronix agrees to pay any
fees owed pursuant to this Section 6.2 within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
a correct invoice; provided, however, if Lantronix does not purchase at least
$25,000 worth of such services during any calendar month of the Initial Support
Period, Gordian will include in the invoice for such month a charge sufficient
to increase the amount payable by Lantronix for such month to $25,000; and
provided further (a) if any of the services requested by Lantronix that were to
be provided during any such month are not provided by Gordian through no fault
of Lantronix, Lantronix may withhold the portion of such $25,000 applicable to
such dispute, subject to Gordian's right to seek payment in accordance with the
Dispute Resolution provisions in Section 14 below; and (b) if there is a good
faith dispute as to whether or not such services were properly provided,
Lantronix must pay the portion of such $25,000 applicable to such dispute, but
may do so under protest, subject to its rights to seek reimbursement in
accordance with the Dispute Resolution provisions in Section 14 below.

         6.3 Technical Support Service Fees. Lantronix agrees to purchase and
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Gordian agrees to provide no less than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) worth of
Technical Support Services per month during each month of the Initial Support
Period. The rates charged by Gordian for such Technical Support Services shall
be no more than $1,320 per man per day during the first twelve (12) months of
the Initial Support Period. Thereafter, the rate charged by Gordian shall be no
more than $1,320 per man per day plus an increase equal to the increase in the
CPI. Provided that Lantronix is not in breach of any of its obligations
hereunder, any Technical Support Services reasonably requested by Lantronix
subsequent to the Initial Support Period and prior to December 31, 2004, shall
be provided to Lantronix at Gordian's then-current, standard rates, subject to
reasonable advance written notice from

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Lantronix and the reasonable availability of Gordian personnel. Lantronix agrees
to pay any fees owed pursuant to this Section 6.3 within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of a correct invoice; provided, however, if Lantronix does not purchase
at least $60,000 worth of such services during any calendar month of the Initial
Support Period, Gordian will include in the invoice for such month a charge
sufficient to increase the amount payable by Lantronix for such month to
$60,000; and, provided further, (a) if any of the services requested by
Lantronix that were to be provided during any such month are not provided by
Gordian through no fault of Lantronix, Lantronix may withhold the portion of
such $60,000 applicable to such dispute, subject to Gordian's right to seek
payment in accordance with the Dispute Resolution provisions in Section 14
below; and (b) if there is a good faith dispute as to whether or not such
services were properly provided, Lantronix must pay the portion of such $60,000
applicable to such dispute, but may do so under protest, subject to its rights
to seek reimbursement in accordance with the Dispute Resolution provisions in
Section 14 below.

7.       RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GORDIAN IP.

         7.1 Use by Lantronix. Lantronix shall not incorporate the code included
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in the Gordian IP into any New Products nor permit any Affiliate or any other
person to do so. Except pursuant to Section 15.2, Lantronix shall not be
permitted to sell its rights in the Gordian IP. Lantronix shall also not license
or otherwise make available the Gordian IP to any person or entity (nor
sublicense the rights to the Gordian IP, Gordian Know-How or Gordian
Documentation to any person or entity) except to the extent necessary for
Lantronix to exercise its rights under this Agreement, including the right to
engage another person or entity on Lantronix's behalf to exercise such rights.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lantronix shall be permitted to (i) use the
Gordian IP to manufacture, sell, or support all currently Existing Products, and
(ii) use the Gordian IP in connection with Enhancements to Existing Products. In
addition, nothing herein shall restrict Lantronix from utilizing (and Lantronix
shall be permitted to utilize) residual knowledge, including but not limited to
Gordian Know-How and Gordian Documentation (but excluding the code included in
the Gordian IP) and the Lantronix Know-How, in developing New Products.

         7.2 Use by Gordian. During the Non-Competition Period, Gordian agrees
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that Gordian shall not develop any products that are Directly Competitive with
any of the Existing Products, and shall not cause or permit any Affiliate or
third party (including without limitation any assignees or licensees, other than
Lantronix) to do so. Subsequent to the Non-Competition Period Gordian and/or its
assignees or licensees shall be permitted to develop Directly Competitive
Products so long as and only to the extent that the code included in the Gordian
IP is not incorporated into or used in the development of such Directly
Competitive Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gordian shall be permitted
to use the Gordian IP, Gordian Know-How and Gordian Documentation to develop
products that are not Directly Competitive with the Existing Products, and shall
be permitted to use residual knowledge, including but not limited to the Gordian
Know-How and Gordian Documentation (but excluding use of the code included in
the Gordian IP), in developing Directly Competitive products after expiration of
the Non-Competition Period.

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8.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         8.1    General.  Gordian warrants and represents to Lantronix as of the
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Effective Date as follows:

                (a)   Ownership; Authority; Compliance with Laws:  That: (i) all
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materials and services provided hereunder including the Gordian IP, Gordian
Know-How, Gordian Documentation and deliverables resulting from Technical
Support Services are or will be owned free and clear of any encumbrances (other
than the co-ownership rights granted to IQinVision and the licenses previously
agreed to by Lantronix under which royalties or other fees are payable by
Lantronix with respect to the Existing Products and Enhancements, including
without limitation NDS and LAT); (ii) the Special Tools are products that are
readily available from third parties on terms applicable to all licensees or
purchasers; (iii) IQinVision has agreed to be bound by the restrictions in
Section 7.2; (iv) Gordian has full power to enter into this Agreement, to carry
out its obligations under this Agreement and to grant the rights and licenses
granted to Lantronix in this Agreement; and (v) Gordian's compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not violate any federal, state or
local laws, regulations or ordinances or any third party agreements.

                (b)   Notice of Infringement: That Gordian has not received any
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notice of any claim of infringement or misappropriation or any other claim or
proceeding relating to any patent, copyright or trade secret relating to the
Gordian IP, Gordian Know-How or Gordian Documentation or the manner in which
Gordian conducts its business (other than the claims made by Lantronix in
relation to its pending litigation with Digi International).

                (c)   Unauthorized Code: That the Gordian IP shall be free, at
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the time of receipt by Lantronix, of any computer virus, software locks or other
such unauthorized code incorporated therein by Gordian or at Gordian's
direction. Unauthorized code includes harmful programs or data incorporated into
the Gordian IP which are intended to destroy, erase, damage or otherwise disrupt
the normal operation of the Gordian IP or other programs, hardware or systems
utilized by Lantronix or allows for unauthorized access to the Gordian IP or
other programs, hardware or systems utilized by Lantronix. Unauthorized code
also includes any mechanism, such as password checking, CPU serial number
checking or time dependency, that could hinder Lantronix freedom to fully
exercise its rights under this Agreement.

                (d)   Assistance from Gordian Personnel. Gordian hereby agrees
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to cooperate with Lantronix in connection with its pending patent litigation
with Digi International by making available Rich Lyman and other persons with
relevant percipient knowledge to the extent they are still employed or engaged
by Gordian at reasonable times with reasonable prior notice, provided that
Gordian is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith.

         8.2    By Lantronix. Lantronix warrants and represents to Gordian that
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(a) Lantronix has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
carry out its obligations under this Agreement; and (b) Lantronix's compliance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not violate any federal,
state or local laws, regulations or ordinances or any third party agreements.

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9.       DEFENSE; INDEMNIFICATION.

         9.1 Defense by Gordian. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Gordian
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shall, at its own expense defend, Lantronix and its directors, officers,
employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all Claims
that result or are claimed to result in whole or in part from (a) any
third-party claim, action or allegation that, if true, would constitute a breach
of any of Gordian's representations or warranties as set forth in Section 8 or
(b) injury (including death) to any persons or damage to any property arising
out of any services furnished by Gordian under this Agreement.

         9.2 Indemnity by Gordian. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
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Gordian shall, at its own expense, indemnify and hold harmless Lantronix and its
directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against
any and all liabilities, damages, awards, losses, costs and expenses (including
costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any Claim as described in
Section 9.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gordian shall not be liable for
damage to third parties to the extent such damage was caused solely by the
active and gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lantronix as determined in
a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

         9.3 Defense and Indemnity by Lantronix. To the fullest extent permitted
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by law, Lanronix shall, at its own expense defend, Gordian and its directors,
officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all
Claims that result or are claimed to result in whole or in part from (a) any
third-party claim, action or allegation that, if true, would constitute a breach
of any of Lantronix's representations or warranties as set forth in Section 8 or
(b) injury (including death) to any persons or damage to any property arising
out of any activities of Lantronix under this Agreement. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, Lantronix shall, at its own expense, indemnify and hold
harmless Gordian and its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and
assigns from and against any and all liabilities, damages, awards, losses, costs
and expenses (including costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any
Claim as described above in this Section 9.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Lantronix shall not be liable for damage to third parties to the extent such
damage was caused solely by the active and gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Gordian as determined in a final, non-appealable order of a court
of competent jurisdiction.

         9.4 Liability Exclusions and Limitations.
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             (a)  EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES IN SECTION 8 ABOVE, NEITHER GORDIAN NOR LANTRONIX MAKES ANY OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES OR THIRD
PARTIES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF TITLE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENTS).

             (b)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE NEXT SENTENCE, NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER GORDIAN NOR LANTRONIX SHALL, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE

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TO THE OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS,
ANTICIPATED BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR LOSS OF
BUSINESS), EVEN IF GORDIAN OR LANTRONIX HAS BEEN APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF
SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DAMAGES
DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO GORDIAN'S BREACH OF THE RESTRICTIONS IN SECTION 7.2
DURING THE NON-COMPETITION PERIOD, SUCH AS LOSS OF SALES, REDUCED PROFITS OR
ADDITIONAL MARKETING COSTS, SHALL BE DEEMED DIRECT DAMAGES AND NOT EXCLUDED BY
THE PRECEDING SENTENCE.

                 (c)   Under no circumstances shall Gordian's liabilities for
damages with respect to Transition Support Services or Technical Support
Services exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).

                 (d)   Both parties acknowledge and agree that the amounts to be
paid hereunder are based in substantial part on the provisions of this Section
9.4 relating to disclaimers, limitations and exclusions and that such
disclaimers, limitations and exclusions are unrelated, independent allocations
of risks. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, GORDIAN AND LANTRONIX AGREE THAT IF
ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, ALL
DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT.

10.      TERM AND TERMINATION.

         10.1    Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the
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Effective Date and shall be non-terminable, except that in the event of a
material breach of any of its payment obligations hereunder by Lantronix that is
not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach by
Gordian, Gordian shall be relieved of the restrictions in Section 7.2 relating
to Directly Competitive products.

11.      ADVERTISING RESTRAINTS. Gordian agrees that without Lantronix prior
written consent, Gordian shall not use the names, service marks and/or
trademarks of Lantronix or any of its affiliated companies, or reveal the
existence of this Agreement or its terms and conditions in any manner, including
in any advertising, publicity release or sales presentation; provide, however,
that Gordian may reveal or disclose the existence and terms of this Agreement to
(a) its attorneys, accountants and financial advisers and (b) to any prospective
purchaser of substantially all of the business and assets or capital stock of
Gordian; any investor contemplating an investment in Gordian; any co-venturer,
or any other person entering into a material contract with Gordian that involves
the Gordian IP, Gordian Know-How or Gordian Documentation and that has a
legitimate and reasonable need for such information to evaluate the terms of
such contract or joint venture being considered by such person and each such
person's attorneys, accountants and financial advisers.

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12.      NOTICES. All notices required or permitted to be given by one party to
the other under this Agreement shall be sufficient if sent by (i) hand delivery,
(ii) certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iii) by a nationally
recognized courier service to the parties at the respective addresses set forth
below or to such other address as the party to receive the notice has designated
by notice to the other party:

If to Lantronix:       Lantronix, Inc.
                       15353 Barranca Parkway
                       Irvine, CA 92618
                       Attn: Michael Oswald, Esq.
                       Facsimile: (949) 453-7119

With a copy to:        Mark A. Flagel, Esq.
                       Latham & Watkins
                       633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-2007
                       Facsimile: (213) 891-8763

If to Gordian:         Gordian Corporation
                       20361 Irvine Avenue
                       Santa Ana Heights, CA 92707
                       Attn: Gregg Bone
                       Facsimile: (714) 850-0533

All notices shall be effective (i) when delivered personally, (ii) five (5) days
after deposit in mail, or (iii) the business day when delivered by a nationally
recognized courier. Parties may change address, etc., by giving notice of
change, provided that such notice is effective only on receipt.

13.      LANTRONIX AFFILIATES.  All references in this Agreement to "Lantronix"
shall be deemed to refer also to Lantronix Affiliates.

14.      DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

         14.1    Negotiation. The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve
                 -----------
through negotiation any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating
to this agreement. Either party may initiate negotiations by providing written
notice in letter form to the other party, setting forth the subject of the
dispute and the relief requested. The recipient of such notice will respond in
writing within five calendar days with a statement of its position on and
recommended solution to the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved by this
exchange of correspondence, then representatives of each party with full
settlement authority will meet at a mutually agreeable time and place within ten
calendar days of the date of the initial notice in order to exchange relevant
information and perspectives, and to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the
dispute is not resolved by these negotiations within two (2) calendar days,
either party may require that the matter (a "Dispute") will be resolved in
accordance with the Dispute Resolution Procedures set forth on Exhibit C
attached hereto.

         14.2    Injunction. Nothing herein shall prevent either party from
                 ----------
seeking immediate injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction
should circumstances so warrant.

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Said court shall have jurisdiction to rule upon and enforce any such request for
injunctive relief before referring the matter to arbitration in accordance with
Section 14.1, for resolution of all remaining issues. The prevailing party in
any such proceeding shall be entitled to reimbursement of its attorneys' fees
and court costs. The parties agree that if a violation of Section 7.2 is
established by Lantronix in accordance with this Section 14, Lantronix shall be
entitled to immediate injunctive relief.

15.      GENERAL.

         15.1    Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be
                 -------------------------------
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
California, without regard to conflict of law principles. The federal and/or
state courts of California shall have exclusive personal and subject matter
jurisdiction over, and notwithstanding Section 14.2 and 14.3, the parties shall
each submit to the venue of such courts with respect to, any dispute pursuant to
this Agreement in which an injunction is properly sought, and all objections to
such jurisdiction and venue are hereby waived.

         15.2    Assignment. Neither party shall assign this Agreement without
                 ----------
the written consent of the other, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned; provided however, that Lantronix may assign this
Agreement to any of its Affiliates without acquiring the consent of Gordian.
Either party may assign this Agreement to a person acquiring substantially all
of the business and assets of the assigning party without the consent of the
other party, so long as such person agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

         15.3    Independent Contractor. It is understood and agreed that
                 ----------------------
Gordian is retained only for the purposes and to the extent set forth in this
Agreement and that the relationship of Gordian and Gordian's employees to
Lantronix during the term of this Agreement shall be that of independent
contractors. Neither party shall represent to the contrary, either expressly,
implicitly or otherwise. All programming specialists or other persons Gordian
furnishes to provide services to Lantronix hereunder shall at all times be the
employees, consultants or agents of Gordian and shall not be deemed to be the
employees, consultants or agents of Lantronix. As between Lantronix and Gordian,
Gordian shall have the sole and exclusive control over its employees,
consultants and agents who provide services to Lantronix hereunder, and over the
labor and employee relations policies, and policies relating to wages, hours,
working conditions, or other conditions of its employees, consultants and
agents. Gordian shall have the sole and exclusive right to hire, transfer,
suspend, lay-off, recall, promote, assign, discipline, adjust grievances and
discharge said employees, consultants and agents.

         15.4    Security Policies. Gordian and Lantronix agree that their
                 -----------------
personnel, while working at or visiting the premises of the other party, shall
comply with all the internal rules and regulations of the other party, including
security procedures, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and
regulations applicable to the location where said employees are working or
visiting.

         15.5    Severability. If any covenant set forth in this Agreement is
                 ------------
determined by any court to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too
great a period of time or

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over too great a geographic area, or by reason of its being too extensive in any
other respect, such covenant shall be interpreted to extend only for the longest
period of time and over the greatest geographic area, and to otherwise have the
broadest application as shall be enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability
of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other
provisions hereof, which shall continue in full force and effect.

         15.6    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
                 ------------
which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Each party may rely
on a facsimile signature on this Agreement, and each party shall, if the other
party so requests, provide an originally signed copy of this Agreement to the
other party.

         15.7    Waiver of Rights; Cumulative Remedies. The failure of either
                 -------------------------------------
party to insist, in any one or more instances, upon the performance of any of
the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement or to exercise any right
hereunder, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the future
performance of any rights, and the obligations of the party with respect to such
future performance shall continue in full force and effect. All remedies
provided for in this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition to and not in
lieu of any other remedies available to either Party at law, in equity or
otherwise.

         15.8    Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits, together
                 ----------------
with all documents referenced herein and therein, constitute the complete and
exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the parties pertaining
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings,
negotiations and discussions of the parties. Furthermore, this Agreement shall
supersede and Lantronix shall not be bound by any "shrink wrap license" which is
bundled with the Gordian IP, or any "disclaimers" or "click to approve" terms or
conditions now or hereafter contained in the Gordian IP. No modification or
rescission of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the
party to be bound thereby.

         15.9    Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement and
                 --------------
of any Schedules under this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. As used herein,
"include" and its derivatives (including, "e.g.") shall be deemed to mean
"including but not limited to".

                                      * * *

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
by its duly authorized representatives and delivered as of the day and year
first above written.

LANTRONIX:                                  GORDIAN:
---------                                   -------

Lantronix, Inc.                             Gordian Corporation

By:   /s/ FRED THIEL                        By:   /s/ GREGG BONE
    -------------------------------             --------------------------------

Name:     Fred Thiel                        Name:     Gregg Bone
      -----------------------------               ------------------------------

Title:    President & CEO                   Title:    President
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                                    EXHIBIT A
                                    ---------
                            DESCRIPTION OF GORDIAN IP
                            -------------------------

"Gordian IP" shall mean the code for the Existing Products developed by or for
Gordian, as well as the schematics generated by Gordian and used in developing
the Existing Products.

                                       A-1

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                                    EXHIBIT B
                                    ---------
                            LIST OF EXISTING PRODUCTS
                            -------------------------

         20004501
         200065
         538901
         538910
         98917-01
         98944-01
         EPS1-05
         EPS1-07
         EPS1-XX
         EPS2-05
         EPS2-XX
         EPS2-100
         EPS2-100-BR1
         EPS2-100-BR2
         EPS4-100
         ETS16P
         ETS16P-02
         ETS16PS
         ETS4P
         ETS8P
         ETS8P-02
         ETS8PS
         ETS16PR
         ETS16PR2
         ETS32PR
         ETS32RP2
         ETS422PR
         LES2700A-16
         LES2700A-32
         LES2700A-100-R2
         LES2700A-VIA-R2
         LES2700E-VIA
         LPS1-2-xx
         LPS1-T-xx
         LRS1-T--xx
         LRS2-05
         LRS2-XX
         LRS2-FN-01
         LRS16F
         LRS32F
         MPS100-01
         MPS100-02
         MPS100-03
         MPS100-DX-I
         MSS-VIA-A-XX

                                      B-1

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                                    EXHIBIT B
                                    ---------
                       LIST OF EXISTING PRODUCTS (cont'd)
                       ---------------------------------

     MSS1-T2-XX
     MSS1-TB
     MSS100-01
     MSS100-02
     MSS100-04
     MSS100-357-1
     MSS100-AXC
     MSS100-L
     MSS100-TB
     MSS100-TB-03
     MSS100-TC-01
     MSS100-TC-02
     MSS4-D-01
     MSS4-DFP-01
     MSS4-S-01
     MSS4-SFP-01
     MSS485-T-XX
     MSS485-TC
     MSS485-TC-01
     MSSLITE-A
     MSSLITE-B
     MSSLITE-B1
     MSSLITE-B2
     MSSLITE-C
     MSSLITE-C1
     MSSLITE-C1A
     MSSLITEX-A
     MSSLITEX-C
     MSSLITEX-C1
     MSSLITEX-C1A
     MSSLITEX-ST
     OM-0019
     SCS100-01
     SCS100-02
     SCS200
     SCS400-01
     SCS400-02
     SCS1600
     SCS1600-02
     SCS3200
     SCS3200-02
     SMC3716RAM
     SMC3732RAM
     99087-01
     DSTRP-A3

                                       B-2

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                                    EXHIBIT B
                                    ---------
                       LIST OF EXISTING PRODUCTS (cont'd)
                       ----------------------------------

DSTRP-AA
DSTRP-B3
DSTRP-BA
DSTRP-CA
DSTRP-DA
EPS2P2-XX
EPS4P1-XX
EPS4U
EPS4UF
EPS4R
EPS4RF
EPS4DF
EPS4D
EPS12U
EPS12UF
EPS12D
EPS12R
EPS12DF
EPS12RF
ETS16U
ETS16UF
ETS16D
ETS16DF
ETS16R
ETS16RF
ETS4P4-XX
ETS8U
ETS8UF
ETS8D
ETS8DF
ETS8R
ETS8RF
LB2
LES2700A-100
LES2700A-VIA
LFX2
LFX2-MA-XX
LMR4T-2-XX
LMR4T-XX
LMR5T-XX
LMR8T-2-XX
LMR8T-XX
LMR9T-XX
LMS1F4

                                      B-3

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                                    EXHIBIT B
                                    ---------
                       LIST OF EXISTING PRODUCTS (cont'd)
                       ----------------------------------

LM2F8-XX
LMS2F8-MA-XX
LMS8-A-XX, -02
LNA2
LPM2-2
LPM2-FL
LPM2-T
LPM4-T
LPM8-XX
LRP2
LRP6
LRS16
LSB4
LSW8F
LSW8F-S
LTR1
LTR4
LTR8
LTR16T
LTR8T
LTX -2A
LTX-2
LTX -5
LTX -C-XX
LTX -T
LTX -TA
LTX -FL
MPS1-2-ZE
MPS1-2-ZI
MPS1-T-ZE
MPS1-T-ZE
MPS1-T-ZI
MPS1-2-03
MPS1-2-XX
MPS1-T-03
MPS1-T-XX
MSS1-355-01
MSS1-TC-XX
MSS1-TB357
QMS-2I
QMS-TI
MSS1-TB357
LES2700E-100

                                      B-4

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                                    EXHIBIT C
                                    ---------
                          DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES
                          -----------------------------

1.       Arbitration.
         -----------

         (a)    Arbitration Generally. If the Parties cannot resolve any Dispute
                ---------------------
through negotiations, either party to the Agreement to which this Exhibit is
attached (a "Party") may request that such Dispute shall be settled by
arbitration in the County of Orange, California. The award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) will be final and binding, and judgment upon such award may be
entered by any court described in Section 2 below. The arbitrator(s) shall have
the authority to grant any equitable and legal remedies that would be available
in any judicial proceeding instituted to resolve a disputed matter in any court
of competent jurisdiction.

         (b)    Expedited Arbitration for Certain Disputes. In the event of a
                ------------------------------------------
Dispute relating to whether or not a Gordian product is, or a Gordian project
will result in a product that is, "Directly Competitive" with a Lantronix
Existing Product, the Dispute shall be resolved by expedited final and binding
arbitration in the following manner (the "Expedited Process"):

                (1)   Set forth below is a list of neutral arbitrators that are
                all acceptable to both parties:

                      Larry Irving
                      Richard Chernick
                      Louis Cardenas
                      Richard Neal
                      Larry Wattington
                      Richard Luesebrink
                      John Seitman
                      Steve Stone

                (2)   If the parties are not able to agree on one of the
                foregoing neutrals within three (3) business days after
                ritten notice from Gordian or Lantronix that it desires to
                nitiate such Expedited Process, the party initiating such
                xpedited Process shall select any one of the foregoing
                eutrals that agrees to abide by the schedule set forth
                elow.

                (3)   Within two (2) business days after the neutral's selection
                by both parties or by the party initiating the Expedited
                Process, the selected neutral shall instruct the parties and
                their counsel as to the evidence and/or discovery the neutral
                desires the parties to provide before the hearing on the merits
                (after consultation with both parties and/or their counsel);
                provide, however, that such evidence or discovery does not
                extend the Expedited Process beyond the dates contemplated below
                without the prior written consent of both parties.

                (4)   Within ten (10) business days after the neutral's

                selection, a hearing on the merits will be conducted by the
                neutral of a duration of not more than two (2) days (unless the
                parties agree in writing to a longer hearing).

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          (5) The neutral shall render his or her decision in writing to the
          parties, which shall be final and binding on both parties, within two
          (2) business days after the hearing contemplated in (4) above.

     (c)  Provisions Governing Other Disputes. Except as otherwise stated in
          -----------------------------------
this Section 1, arbitration under this Section 1(c) shall be conducted in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA ("AAA Rules") then
in effect. However, at all events, all provisions of this Section 1(c) shall
govern over any conflicting rules which may now or hereafter be contained in the
AAA Rules.

          (1) Compensation of Arbitrators. Any arbitration shall be conducted
              ---------------------------
          before a panel of three arbitrators. The arbitrators shall be
          compensated for their services at a rate or rates to be determined by
          the Parties, provided that in the event that the Parties are not able
          to agree upon the rate of compensation of the neutral arbitrator, the
          AAA shall determine the neutral arbitrator's rate of compensation
          based upon the hourly or daily consulting rate of the neutral
          arbitrator.

          (2) Selection of Arbitrators. Within five (5) calendar days of written
              -------------------------
          notice by a Party seeking arbitration under this provision (such
          notice shall be termed an "Arbitration Request"), the Party requesting
          arbitration shall appoint one person as an arbitrator and within ten
          (10) calendar days thereafter the other Party shall appoint the second
          arbitrator. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Arbitration
          Request, the two arbitrators so chosen shall mutually agree upon the
          selection of the third impartial and neutral arbitrator. Unless the
          Parties otherwise agree, such third impartial and neutral arbitrator
          shall be a licensed attorney with fifteen or more years experience
          negotiating and drafting commercial contracts similar to the agreement
          to which this Exhibit is attached. If the chosen arbitrators cannot
          agree upon the selection of the third arbitrator, the AAA Rules for
          the selection of such an arbitrator shall be followed. If a Party
          shall fail to designate one of the first two arbitrators, the other
          Party shall have the right to appoint, in its sole discretion, the
          other arbitrator. If a Party fails to appoint a successor to its
          appointed arbitrator within ten (10) business days of the death,
          resignation or other incapacity of such arbitrator, the remaining two
          arbitrators shall appoint such successor.

          (3) Payment of Costs. Each Party will pay the fees of its own
              ----------------
          attorneys, expenses of witnesses and all other expenses and costs in
          connection with the presentation of such Party's case (collectively,
          "Attorneys' Fees"). The remaining costs of the arbitration, including,
          without limitation, fees of the arbitrator(s), costs of records or
          transcripts and administrative fees (collectively, "Arbitration
          Costs") will be borne equally by the Parties; provided, however, that
          the prevailing Party in any arbitration shall be entitled to an award
          of reasonable Attorneys' Fees and one-half of Arbitration Costs.

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          (4) Expedited Schedule. The arbitration shall be conducted on an
              ------------------
          expedited schedule. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties and to the
          extent not previously made, the Parties shall make their initial or
          supplemental claims to the panel within forty-five (45) calendar days
          after the Arbitration Request. Within sixty (60) calendar days after
          the Arbitration Request each Party shall supply to the other Party all
          documents that such Party intends to introduce or upon which such
          Party intends to rely in connection with such proceeding, as well as a
          list of any and all witnesses whose testimony such Party intends to
          introduce in connection with such proceeding (with a brief summary in
          the area of testimony). Additional documents or witnesses may be
          introduced only if a majority of the arbitrators determine that good
          cause has been shown. Each Party shall also have the right to submit
          written briefs to the arbitrators in accordance with a timetable to be
          established by the arbitrators. Unless agreed by the Parties
          otherwise, the hearing shall commence within one hundred and twenty
          (120) calendar days after the Arbitration Request and shall be
          completed within one hundred fifty (150) calendar days of the
          Arbitration Request.

          (5) Evidence and Discovery. The arbitrators shall be instructed to
              ----------------------
          conduct the arbitration in a manner as expeditious as reasonably
          possible, consistent with the Parties' intention to have a full and
          fair hearing on the merits of the Dispute. Each Party agrees to supply
          the arbitrators in accordance with a timetable to be established by
          the arbitrators such materials as the arbitrators may reasonably
          require in order to render a decision, including those requested by
          either Party which the arbitrators determine are appropriate to
          consider, but subject to appropriate claims of privilege. Each Party
          shall supply to the other Party hereto copies of any and all materials
          that are supplied to the arbitrators concurrently with delivery of
          such materials to the arbitrators. Upon the written request of either
          Party, the arbitrators shall conduct a hearing at which
          representatives of both Parties shall have the right to be present and
          to make oral presentations to the arbitrators. Each Party shall supply
          to the other Party at least twenty (20) business days prior to the
          commencement of any arbitration proceeding copies of any and all
          documents which such Party intends to introduce or upon which such
          Party intends to rely in connection with such proceeding, as well as a
          list of any and all witnesses whose testimony such Party intends to
          introduce in connection with such proceeding. Additional documents or
          witnesses may be introduced only if the arbitrators determine that
          good cause has been shown. Deposing of witnesses in advance of such
          proceedings and discovery of documents or other information in the
          possession or control of a party shall be permitted to the extent the
          arbitrators determine that good cause has been shown for such
          depositions or discoveries; provided, however, if the arbitrators
          allow depositions, each Party shall be entitled to depose at least
          three (3) witnesses plus any expert witnesses. Each Party shall also
          have the right to submit written briefs to the arbitrators in
          accordance with a timetable to be established by the arbitrators.

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          (6) Judgment. Upon the conclusion of any arbitration proceedings
              --------
          hereunder, the arbitrators shall render findings of fact and
          conclusions of law and a written opinion setting forth the basis and
          reasons for any decision reached by them and shall deliver such
          documents to each Party along with a signed copy of the award in
          accordance with Section 1283.6 of Title 9.

          (7) Terms of Arbitration. The arbitrators chosen in accordance with
              --------------------
          these provisions shall not have the power to alter, amend or otherwise
          affect the terms of these arbitration provisions or the provisions of
          this Agreement.

          (8) Exclusive Remedy. Except as specifically provided in this Exhibit
              ----------------
          or in the agreement to which this Exhibit is attached, arbitration
          shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties for any Dispute.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may, in an appropriate
          matter, apply to a court described in Section 2 of this Exhibit for
          provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or
          preliminary injunction, on the ground that the award to which the
          applicant may be entitled in arbitration may be rendered ineffectual
          without provisional relief.

2.   Jurisdiction and Venue. Any court proceeding relating to a Dispute shall be
     ----------------------
     brought and heard only in an appropriate state or federal court located in
     Orange County, California. The Parties irrevocably waive any and all
     objections that they may have as to personal jurisdiction or venue in any
     of the above courts.

3.   Confidentiality. Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, the
     ---------------
     following confidentiality provisions shall apply: The existence, conduct,
     and content of any arbitration or court proceeding arising out of a Dispute
     ("Proceeding"), any information provided by a Party and any testimony
     introduced in connection with such Proceeding, and the terms of any
     settlement that are non-public information shall be considered confidential
     information. A recipient of the confidential information shall use the same
     care and discretion to avoid disclosure of such information as the
     recipient uses with its own similar information which it does not wish to
     disclose, but at least reasonable care and discretion. Each Party may,
     however, disclose in confidence such confidential information to its (i)
     attorneys, (ii) employees, directors, shareholders, agents, or advisors who
     have a need to know, or (iii) experts or consultants retained in connection
     with the Proceeding. Each Party may disclose the confidential information
     to the extent required by law or by any governmental authority or with the
     prior written consent of the other Party. After a settlement, the Parties
     may state to a third party that the Dispute has been resolved to their
     satisfaction. The Parties may also disclose the terms of the settlement (i)
     in confidence to their accountants, auditors, investors and financing
     sources and their respective attorneys and advisors, (ii) in confidence in
     connection with a proposed/actual merger, acquisition, consolidation,
     reorganization, or the like, or (iii) as such disclosure may be necessary
     to enforce the terms of the settlement. Upon the written request of a
     disclosing Party, the receiving Party shall (i) return to the disclosing
     Party the disclosing Party's confidential information so requested
     (excluding any settlement agreement) and all copies thereof that are not
     necessary or helpful to the Proceeding or (ii) certify in writing that all
     such information and copies have been destroyed.

                                       D-4================================================================================

                       LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

                                       of

                          JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

                            Dated as of April 1, 2002

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<PAGE>

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            Page

ARTICLE I            Definitions and Usage.....................................1

   SECTION 1.01.  DEFINITIONS..................................................1

   SECTION 1.02.  TERMS GENERALLY..............................................9

ARTICLE II           The Company..............................................10

   SECTION 2.01.  NAME........................................................10

   SECTION 2.02.  TERM........................................................10

   SECTION 2.03.  RESIDENT AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE........................10

   SECTION 2.04.  PURPOSES....................................................10

   SECTION 2.05.  LEGAL STATUS................................................10

   SECTION 2.06.  PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS.................................11

   SECTION 2.07.  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTS; OTHER FILINGS AND
                  CERTIFICATES................................................11

   SECTION 2.08.  EXECUTION BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT...............................11

ARTICLE III          Shares and Adjustments...................................11

   SECTION 3.01.  SHARES......................................................11

   SECTION 3.02  ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL UNITS; ADMISSION OF MEMBERS...........13

   SECTION 3.03  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MEMBERS....................13

   SECTION 3.04.  WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY...................................14

   SECTION 3.05.  ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION..................14

ARTICLE IV           Capital Contributions....................................15

   SECTION 4.01.  CONTRIBUTIONS...............................................15

   SECTION 4.02.  NEGATIVE BALANCES; WITHDRAWAL OF CAPITAL....................15

   SECTION 4.03.  CLAIMS OF MEMBERS...........................................15

ARTICLE V            Capital Accounts, Allocations and Tax Matters............15

   SECTION 5.01.  CAPITAL ACCOUNTS............................................15

   SECTION 5.02.  ALLOCATIONS.................................................17

   SECTION 5.03.  ALLOCATIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.................21

   SECTION 5.04.  TAX MATTERS PARTNER.........................................21

   SECTION 5.05.  TAX TREATMENT...............................................21

   SECTION 5.06.  TAX INFORMATION.............................................21

   SECTION 5.07.  TAX ELECTIONS...............................................22

   SECTION 5.08.  TAX WITHHOLDING.............................................22

   SECTION 5.09.  FISCAL YEAR.................................................22

ARTICLE VI           Non-Liquidating Distributions............................22

   SECTION 6.01.  PRIORITY DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX DISTRIBUTIONS................22

   SECTION 6.02.  OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS.........................................23

   SECTION 6.03.  GENERAL LIMITATION..........................................24

   SECTION 6.04.  DISTRIBUTIONS IN KIND.......................................24

   SECTION 6.05.  SET OFF AND WITHHOLDING.....................................24

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                                   (Continued)                              Page

   SECTION 6.05.  JIHLLC EXPENSES.............................................24

ARTICLE VII             Books and Records.....................................24

   SECTION 7.01.  BOOKS AND RECORDS...........................................24

   SECTION 7.02.  CONFIDENTIALITY.............................................25

ARTICLE VIII            Management of the Company.............................25

   SECTION 8.01.  MANAGEMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBERS...................25

   SECTION 8.02.  JLLC MANAGEMENT.............................................25

   SECTION 8.03.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS..........................................28

   SECTION 8.04.  MEMBERS.....................................................33

   SECTION 8.05.  RELIANCE BY THIRD PARTIES...................................35

ARTICLE IX           Transfers and Termination of Interests...................35

   SECTION 9.01.  RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS...................................35

   SECTION 9.02.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST..........................36

   SECTION 9.03.  SHARES NOT SECURITIES.......................................36

   SECTION 9.04.  DRAG-ALONG RIGHT............................................36

   SECTION 9.05.  TAG-ALONG RIGHTS............................................37

   SECTION 9.06.  LIQUIDITY PLAN..............................................39

   SECTION 9.07.  EFFECT OF TRANSFERS.........................................39

ARTICLE X            Limitation on Liability, Exculpation and Indemnification.39

   SECTION 10.01.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY....................................39

   SECTION 10.02.  EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION............................39

   SECTION 10.03.  EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.....................................41

ARTICLE XI....................................................................41

   SECTION 11.01.  DISSOLUTION................................................41

   SECTION 11.02.  WINDING UP OF THE COMPANY..................................41

   SECTION 11.03.  LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTIONS..................................42

   SECTION 11.04.  DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY...................................42

   SECTION 11.05.  TERMINATION................................................42

ARTICLE XII             Miscellaneous.........................................43

   SECTION 12.01.  NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES...............................43

   SECTION 12.02.  NOTICES....................................................43

   SECTION 12.03.  POWERS OF ATTORNEY.........................................44

   SECTION 12.04.  CREDITORS..................................................45

   SECTION 12.05.  WAIVER.....................................................45

   SECTION 12.06.  MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION....................................45

   SECTION 12.07.  BINDING EFFECT.............................................45

   SECTION 12.08.  AMENDMENTS AND CONSENTS....................................45

   SECTION 12.09.  INTEGRATION................................................46
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   SECTION 12.10.  HEADINGS...................................................47

   SECTION 12.11.  COUNTERPARTS...............................................47

   SECTION 12.12.  SEVERABILITY...............................................47

   SECTION 12.13.  WAIVER OF PARTITION........................................47

   SECTION 12.14.  APPLICABLE LAW.............................................47

   SECTION 12.15.  JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS................47

ATTACHMENT I    Attachment to Signature Page -- Management Members as of the
                Effective Date

SCHEDULE A      Capital Account Allocations by Class as of the Effective Date

SCHEDULE B      Officers as of the Effective Date

SCHEDULE C      Members of Board of Directors as of the Effective Date

SCHEDULE D      Liquidity Plan

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         This Limited Liability Company Agreement (this "Agreement") of Janus
Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), is
entered into as of 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Time) on April 1, 2002 (such time on such
date, the "Effective Time," and such date, the "Effective Date"), by and among
Janus Capital Corporation, a Colorado corporation ("JCC"), each of the
individuals executing this Agreement as of the Effective Date (either directly
or by their attorney-in-fact), any Person who subsequent to the Effective Date
acquires an interest in the Company and is admitted as a Member in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and, solely for purposes of
Section 9.06 and the Liquidity Plan (as defined herein), Stilwell Financial
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Stilwell").

                                    ARTICLE I
                              Definitions and Usage

         SECTION 1.01.  Definitions.  The  following  terms shall have the
following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

         "Adjusted Capital Account" means a Member's Capital Account balance, as
of the end of the relevant period, modified as follows: (i) such Capital Account
balance shall be credited with any amounts which such Member is obligated to
restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated
to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g)(1) and Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(5); and (ii) such Capital Account balance shall be
debited (to the extent applicable) for the items described in Treasury
Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), and
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is
intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

         "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person that,
directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control
with such Person.

         "Agreement" means this Limited Liability Company Agreement, as the same
may be amended or restated from time to time.

         "Annual Budget" is defined in Section 8.03(m)(i).

         "Applicable EBITDA" means, with respect to any calendar month, the
aggregate EBITDA of the Company for the twelve calendar months ending with and
including such calendar month, provided, however, with respect to any calendar
month prior to March 2003 (herein an "applicable month"), Applicable EBITDA
shall include the EBITDA of JCC for the number of months immediately preceding
April 2002 needed to aggregate to 12 months when added to the number of months
from April 2002 through and including the applicable month, and for such
purposes the EBITDA of JCC shall be determined as if all references to the
Company and its subsidiaries in the definition herein of the term "EBITDA" are
references to JCC and its subsidiaries.

         "Board" or "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors
described in Section 8.03 and which has the responsibilities and authority
described in this Agreement.

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         "Book Event" means (i) any event specified in Treasury Regulation
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f); (ii) any issuance, retirement, forfeiture or
redemption of any Shares; and (iii) any other event that the Company determines,
based on the advice of its tax advisers, should be treated as a Book Event so as
to comply with the requirements or principles of Treasury Regulation Section
1.704.

         "Book Value" means, with respect to any property of the Company, the
Company's adjusted basis in such property (as determined for Federal income tax
purposes), adjusted to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d) through (g) of the Treasury Regulations, provided, however,
that, in the case of property contributed to the Company, the initial Book Value
of such property shall be equal to the fair market value of such property as of
the date of contribution of such property to the Company.

         "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day
on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed.

         "Capital Account" means the capital account established and maintained
for each Member pursuant to Section 5.01.

         "CEO" is defined in Section 8.02.

         "Class A Membership Approval" means the approval, by affirmative vote
or written consent, of Members holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the
outstanding Class A Shares.

         "Class A Percentage" means, with respect to the last day of any period,
the percentage derived by (i) dividing the aggregate number of Class A Shares
outstanding as of such day by the aggregate number of all Shares outstanding as
of such day, and (ii) multiplying the fraction determined under clause (i) by
100.

         "Class A Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class A Shares.

         "Class B Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class B Shares.

         "Class C Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class C Shares.

         "Class D Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class D Shares.

         "Class E Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class E Shares.

         "Class F Shares" shall mean, as of any date, the Shares authorized by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement and designated as Class F Shares.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor thereto.

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         "Company" means Janus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.

         "Company Royalty Arrangement Expenses" means any expenses incurred by
the Company attributable to or resulting from the maintenance of its royalty
payment agreements with JIHLLC (but not including the JIHLLC Royalty Payments).

         "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income of the
Company and its subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP but without giving effect to or otherwise taking into account any of
the following: (i) extraordinary gains or losses and (ii) expenses related to
activities or projects that are undertaken primarily for the benefit of JCC or
Stilwell and not primarily for the benefit of all Members.

         "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or general partnership interests, by
contract or otherwise, and "Controlling" and "Controlled" shall have correlative
meanings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to Control any
other Person in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the
ownership interests.

         "Covered Person" means (i) each Member, (ii) each officer, director,
shareholder, member, partner, employee, representative, agent or trustee, or
spouse thereof, of a Member and (iii) each officer, director, shareholder,
member, partner, employee, representative, agent or trustee, or spouse thereof,
of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

         "Credit Facility Amount" means the aggregate authorized principal
amount of borrowings that the Company may make under its credit facilities as
such credit facilities may be amended, modified and/or superceded from time to
time.

         "Delaware Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.
C.ss.ss.18-10 1 et seq., as amended from time to time.

         "Directors" means, collectively, the Management Directors and the
Non-Management Directors.

         "Drag-Along Notice" is defined in section 9.04(a).

         "Drag-Along Price" is defined in Section 9.04(a).

         "Drag-Along Purchaser" is defined in Section 9.04(a).

         "Drag-Along Right" is defined in Section 9.04(a).

         "Drag-Along Terms" is defined in Section 9.04(a).

         "EBITDA" means, with respect to any calendar quarter, calendar year or
any other period, the sum for such period of the following, in each case
determined in accordance with GAAP: (i) Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the
consolidated interest expense of the Company and

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its subsidiaries, (iii) the provision for income taxes for the Company and its
subsidiaries, (iv) any amount that in the determination of Consolidated Net
Income has been deducted for depreciation expense or amortization expense,
including writeoffs of goodwill (excess of purchase cost over net assets
acquired), (v) the JIHLLC Class A Net Income Allocation with respect to such
calendar quarter, and (vi) taken into account as a negative number to be
subtracted from the foregoing, the JIHLLC Class A Net Loss Allocation with
respect to such calendar quarter.

         "EBITDA Threshold Value" means (i) unless reduced pursuant to clause
(ii) of this definition, $550,000,000, or (ii) such lower amount as may be
authorized by JCC in writing from time to time.

         "Effective Date" means April 1, 2002.

         "Effective Time" means 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time on April 1, 2002.

         "Employment Agreement" shall mean, in the case of any Member who has a
written employment agreement with the Company, such employment agreement.

         "Estimated Tax Date" means each of January 15, April 15, June 15 and
September 15.

         "Excess Tax Distribution" is defined in Section 6.01(c).

         "Extraordinary Contract" is defined in Section 8.03(m)(vii).

         "Fair Market Value" shall mean the fair market value as determined by
the Company based on (i) with respect to the value of Shares, the advice of an
independent valuation adviser, and (ii) with respect to any other property, such
advice, factual circumstances or other valuation factors as deemed appropriate
by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, including but not limited to the
determination and allocation of taxable income or items thereof, the Fair Market
Value of all tangible property contributed to or held by the Company shall equal
the tax basis (for Federal income tax purposes) of such property.

         "Fiscal Quarter" means any calendar quarter.

         "Fiscal Year" is defined in Section 5.09.

         "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.

         "General Counsel" means the individual who holds the office of General
Counsel of the Company.

         "Grant Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and the
recipient of Shares providing for the issuance of such Shares to such recipient.

         "Immature Shares" is defined in Section D(b)(iii) of the Liquidity
Plan.

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         "Indebtedness" of the Company means (i) all obligations of the Company
for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of the Company evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of the Company
under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property
acquired by the Company, (iv) all obligations of the Company in respect of the
deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts
payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and, in the case of property
or services purchased pursuant to vendor financing agreements, accounts payable
that are not overdue by more than 30 days if such accounts are being contested
in good faith by the Company), (v) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for
which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any lien on property owned or acquired by the
Company, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (vi)
all guarantees by the Company of Indebtedness of others, (vii) all capital lease
obligations of the Company, (viii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of
the Company as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of
guaranty, and (ix) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company in
respect of bankers' acceptances. The Indebtedness of the Company shall include
the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which the
Company is a general partner) to the extent the Company is liable therefore as a
result of the Company's ownership interest in or other relationship with such
entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that the
Company is not liable therefore.

         "Independent Director" is defined in Section 8.03(b).

         "JCC" shall mean Janus Capital Corporation, a Colorado corporation.

         "JCC Dividend Income" is defined in Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A)(2).

         "JCC Stock" shall mean shares of the capital stock of JCC.

         "JIHLLC" means Janus International Holding Limited Liability Company, a
Nevada limited liability company.

         "JIHLLC Agreement" means that certain Operating Agreement of Janus
International Holding LLC dated as of April 1, 2002, as amended from time to
time.

         "JIHLLC Class A Net Income Allocation" means, with respect to any
calendar month or calendar quarter (as applicable), the amount of JIHLLC's net
income for such calendar month or quarter (as applicable) that is allocated to
the holders of the JIHLLC Class A Shares pursuant to the provisions of Section
5.02(a)(ii) of the JIHLLC Agreement.

         "JIHLLC Class A Net Loss Allocation" means, with respect to any
calendar month or calendar quarter (as applicable), the amount of JIHLLC's net
loss for such calendar month or quarter (as applicable) that is allocated to the
holders of the JIHLLC Class A Shares pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.02
(a)(i) of the JIHLLC Agreement.

         "JIHLLC Class A Priority Distribution Amount" means, with respect to
any calendar month or calendar quarter (as applicable), the sum of (i) the
amount JIHLLC Operating Expenses paid or accrued in such calendar month or
quarter (as applicable), plus (ii) the amount distributed by JIHLLC to the
holders of the JIHLLC Class A Shares with respect to such calendar month or

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quarter (as applicable) pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6.01(a) and
6.01(b) of the JIHLLC Agreement.

         "JIHLLC Class A Shares" means the class A shares of membership interest
in JIHLLC.

         "JIHLLC Operating Expenses" means, with respect to any period, the
"Operating Expenses," as that term is defined in the JIHLLC Agreement, of JIHLLC
which are paid or accrued by JIHLLC during such period.

         "JIHLLC Royalty Payments" means the royalty payments paid by the
Company to JIHLLC and/or the subsidiaries of JIHLLC in consideration for the
Company's use of the Janus tradenames, Janus trademarks and other intangible
assets owned by JIHLLC and/or its subsidiaries.

         "JLLC Management" is defined in Section 8.02.

         "Lien" means any pledge, encumbrance, security interest, purchase
option, call or similar right.

         "Liquidity Plan" means the Company's Liquidity Plan attached hereto as
Schedule D.

         "LTI Plan" means the Company's long term incentive plan as it may be
amended from time to time.

         "Management Committee" is defined in Section 8.02(b)(iii).

         "Management Director" is defined in Section 8.03(b).

         "Management Members" shall mean those individuals holding Shares other
than Class A Shares, provided, however, that the term Management Member shall
not include any Stilwell Member or any Stilwell Affiliate that holds such
Shares. The names of the Management Members shall be listed as such on the Share
Schedule, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement to reflect the admission of Company employees
to whom Shares are issued after the Effective Date or Transfers of Shares made
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

         "Management Percentage" means, with respect to the last day of any
period, the percentage derived by (i) dividing the aggregate number of Shares
other than Class A Shares outstanding as of such day by the aggregate number of
all Shares outstanding as of such day, and (ii) multiplying the fraction
determined under clause (i) by 100.

         "Managing Member" means JCC or its successor under Section 9.01(b).

         "Member" shall mean each Person admitted as a member of the Company
pursuant to this Agreement.

         "Member Nonrecourse Liability" means any "partner nonrecourse
liability" of the Company as defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(b)(4).

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         "Minimum Gain" means the amount of gain that would be realized by the
Company if it sold all property of the Company subject to any nonrecourse debt
for an amount equal to the greater of (i) the amount of the nonrecourse debt
secured by such property or (ii) the current Book Value of such property. For
purposes of computing such gain with respect to any property securing more than
one liability, the current book value of such property shall be allocated among
all such liabilities in the manner set forth in Treasury Regulation Section
1.704-2(d)(2). The Company shall calculate the Minimum Gain of the Company in a
manner consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections
1.704-2(d), 1.704-2(h), 1.704-2(i) and 1.704-2(k).

         "Net Income" and "Net Losses" means for any period: (i) the net income
or net loss of the Company for such period, as determined under Federal income
tax principles and taking into account any separately reported items, (ii)
increased by the amount of any tax-exempt income of the Company for such period,
and (iii) decreased by the amount of any Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1 (b)(2)(iv)(b)) of the
Company for such period; provided, however, that Net Income and Net Loss (x)
shall be computed without regard to any items of income, gain, loss or deduction
that are specially allocated under Section 5.02(d) or Section 5.02(g), and (y)
shall not include Net Property Gain or Net Property Loss or any separately
reported items included therein. Depreciation, depletion, amortization, income
and gain (or loss) with respect to Company assets shall be computed with
reference to their fair market value at the time of contribution to the Company
or revaluation pursuant to Section 5.01(c) rather than with respect to the
Company's adjusted tax bases (for Federal income tax purposes) in such assets
(as required by Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) of the Treasury Regulations).

         "Net Property Gain" and "Net Property Loss" means for any period: (i)
the net gain or net loss of the Company for such period, as determined under
Federal income tax principles, attributable to the sale or other disposition of
assets other than in the ordinary course of the Company's business, and taking
into account any separately reported items related thereto; plus (ii) in the
event of a distribution during such period by the Company of assets in kind, the
amount of net gain or net loss that would have been realized by the Company if
it had sold such assets for their fair market value immediately prior to such
distribution; provided, however, that Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss
(x) shall be computed by taking into account depreciation, depletion,
amortization, income, gain and loss as determined with reference to the fair
market value of Company assets at the time of their contribution to the Company
or their revaluation pursuant to Section 5.01(c) rather than with respect to the
Company's adjusted tax bases (for Federal income tax purposes) in such assets
(as required by Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) by the Treasury Regulations), and
(y) shall not take into account any items of income, gain, loss or deduction
that are specially allocated under Section 5.02(d) or Section 5.02(g).

         "Nominating Committee" is the Board Committee described in Section
8.03(n)(ii).

         "Non-Class A Membership Approval" means the approval, by affirmative
vote or written consent, of Members holding more than fifty percent (50%) of all
outstanding Shares other than Class A Shares.

         "Non-Management Director" is defined in Section 8.03(b).

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         "Officers" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.

         "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
association, limited liability company, joint venture, joint-stock company or
any other entity or organization, including a government or governmental agency.

         "Preference Shares" is defined in Section 3.01(e).

         "Priority Allocation Percentage" means, as of the last day of any
period, the percentage derived by (i) dividing the aggregate number of Shares
other than Class A Shares outstanding as of such day by the aggregate number of
Class A Shares outstanding as of such day, and (ii) multiplying the fraction
determined in clause (i) by 100.

         "Profits Interest Shares" is defined in Section 3.01(b).

         "Restrictive Loan Covenants" means the covenants of Stilwell and/or JCC
under the Stilwell-Janus Joint Credit Facility related to maintaining specified
levels of Stilwell Consolidated EBITDA or specified ratios of Stilwell
Consolidated EBITDA to other financial characteristics of Stilwell and/or JCC,
as such covenants may be amended, modified and/or superceded from time to time.

         "Section 704(c) Property" means any property that is contributed to the
Company at a time when its adjusted tax basis for Federal income tax purposes
differs from its fair market value and any Company property that is revalued
under Section 5.01(c) at a time when its adjusted tax basis for Federal income
tax purposes differs from its fair market value.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         "Share Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01, as
such Schedule is amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.

         "Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

         "Special Management Approval" means the approval, by affirmative vote
or written consent, of Management Members holding more than fifty percent (50%)
of all outstanding Shares owned by the sixty Management Members who own the
sixty largest individual Share holdings of all Management Members.

         "Stilwell" means Stilwell Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         "Stilwell Consolidated EBITDA" means the consolidated "EBITDA" of
Stilwell as that term is defined in the Stilwell-Janus Joint Credit Facility.

         "Stilwell-Janus Joint Credit Facility" means the joint credit
facilities of Stilwell and JCC dated December 7, 2000, as they may be amended,
modified and/or superceded from time to time or any other joint credit or joint
borrowing facilities or arrangements entered into at any time and from time to
time by Stilwell and/or JCC and/or the Company.

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         "Stilwell Members" shall mean those Persons holding Class A Shares of
the Company listed as such on the Share Schedule, as such Schedule may be
amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to
reflect the issuance or Transfers of Class A Shares in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. As of the Effective Date the sole Stilwell Member
is JCC.

         "Subaccount" shall mean, with respect to each class of Shares held by a
Member, the subaccount in that Member's Capital Account that is maintained with
respect to such class of Shares (or, if applicable, each series of Shares within
a class of Shares).

         "Tag-Along Notice" is defined in Section 9.05(a).

         "Tag-Along Terms" is defined in Section 9.05(a).

         "Tag-Along Interest" is defined in Section 9.05(c).

         "Tax Distributions" is defined in Section 6.01(b).

         "Tax Matters Partner" is defined in Section 5.04.

         "Tax Rate" for any period means the sum, expressed as a percentage, of
(i) the highest marginal rate of Federal income tax applicable to ordinary
compensation income earned by individuals (the "Federal Marginal Rate") plus
(ii) 7%, provided, however, if the sum of the percentages specified in the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) is not a whole number, the Tax Rate shall be the
next highest whole number percentage. By way of illustration, if the Federal
Marginal Rate for a period is 38.6%, the Tax Rate for such period is 46%.

         "Transfer" means any sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, gift,
bequest, pledge, hypothecation, or other disposition or encumbrance, direct or
indirect, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, of a Share to
another Person. The terms "Transferred," "Transferring," "Transferor" and
"Transferee" shall have correlative meanings.

         "Vesting" means the lapse of a risk of forfeiture attributable to
Shares as set forth in the Grant Agreement providing for the issuance of such
Shares. The term "Vested" means, with respect to any Shares, that Vesting has
occurred with respect to such Shares, and the term "Unvested" means, with
respect to any Shares, that Vesting has not yet occurred with respect to such
Shares.

         SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall
apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. All references in this Agreement to
Articles, Sections, and Exhibits shall be deemed to be references to Articles
and Sections of, and Exhibits to, this Agreement unless the context shall
otherwise require. All Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement shall
be deemed incorporated in this Agreement as if set forth in full in this
Agreement. The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be
followed by the phrase "without limitation" if such phrase does not otherwise
appear. All accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the
meanings determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from

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time to time. The words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to a Person are
also to its permitted successors and permitted assigns. Unless otherwise
provided in this Agreement, any agreement, instrument or statute defined or
referred to in this Agreement, or in any agreement or instrument that is
referred to, means such agreement, instrument or statute as it may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, including (in the case of agreements
or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case ofstatutes) by succession
of comparable successor statutes, together with all attachments thereto and
instruments incorporated therein. As used in this Agreement, all references to
"majority in interest" and phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to
such percentage or fraction of interest in either all outstanding Shares or a
specified class or other group of Shares, as the context requires.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                   The Company

         SECTION 2.01.  Name.  The name of the Company is Janus Capital
Management LLC.  The Board may change the name of the Company or adopt such
trade or fictitious names as it may determine from time to time.

         SECTION 2.02. Term. The term of the Company began on February 27, 2002,
the date the certificate of formation of the Company was filed in the office of
the Secretary of State of Delaware, and shall continue until terminated as
provided in Article XI.

         SECTION 2.03. Resident Agent and Registered Office. The name of the
resident agent for service of process shall be National Registered Agents, Inc.,
and the address of the resident agent and the address of the Company's
registered office in the State of Delaware shall be 9 East Loockerman Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19901. The Management Committee may change such office and
such agent from time to time. At the direction of the Management Committee, the
Company shall be qualified or registered under applicable laws of any
jurisdiction in which the Company transacts business, and the Officers shall be
authorized to execute, deliver and file any certificates and documents necessary
to effect such qualification or registration.

         SECTION 2.04. Purposes. The Company has been formed for the object and
purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the
Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability
companies may be formed under the Delaware Act, including engaging in any and
all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

         SECTION 2.05. Legal Status. The Members acknowledge that the Company
has initially been formed as a limited liability company under Delaware law but
that the Board may convert the Company at any time and by any legally available
means into a limited partnership without the approval of any of the Management
Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such conversion may be effected only if
(a) it does not result in the recognition of taxable income by the Members; (b)
the limited partnership into which the Company is converted is classified as a
partnership for Federal tax purposes; and (c) such conversion does not create or
increase any obligation of any Member to contribute capital to the Company or
impair the limited liability of any Member, in each case unless the Member
consents thereto in writing.

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         SECTION 2.06. Principal Place of Business. The principal office and
place of business of the Company shall be at 100 Fillmore Street, Denver,
Colorado. The Board may change the Company's principal office or place of
business at any time and may establish other offices or places of business at
other locations.

         SECTION 2.07. Fictitious Business Name Statements; Other Filings and
Certificates. An Officer or any delegate thereof shall timely prepare, sign,
acknowledge, verify, publish, file and record, as may be necessary or
appropriate, any notices, certificates, statements or instruments required: (a)
to comply with all applicable fictitious business name filing and publication
requirements; (b) to comply with all laws that apply to the Company or the
conduct of its business; (c) to perfect the Company's formation and maintain its
existence; or (d) to enable the Company to hold Company property in the
Company's name.

         SECTION 2.08. Execution by Attorney-In-Fact. Any certificate or other
instrument that a Member may sign, acknowledge and verify under this Article II
may be signed, acknowledged and verified by that Member's attorney-in-fact.

                                   ARTICLE III
                             Shares and Adjustments

         SECTION 3.01.  Shares.

                  (a) The membership interests of the Members in the Company
shall be represented by issued and outstanding shares of limited liability
company interest ("Shares"). The Shares shall be divided into classes, with each
class having the rights and privileges, including voting rights, if any, set
forth in this Agreement or as set forth from time to time with respect to new
classes of Shares authorized in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. The Company shall maintain with its books and records a schedule of
all Members and the Shares held by them (the "Share Schedule"), which shall be
amended and updated from time to time to reflect changes in Share ownership. The
Company shall, upon request by any Member, advise such Member of the number of
Shares that such Member then holds in each class of Shares and, if requested by
a Member, the percentage interest that such Member's Shares represent in each
class of Shares and in the Company as a whole based on the number of outstanding
Shares as of the date of such request. The Members shall have no interest in the
Company other than the interests conferred by this Agreement and represented by
the Shares, which shall be deemed to be personal property having only the rights
provided in this Agreement. Ownership of a Share shall not entitle a Member to
any title in or to the whole or any part of the property of the Company or right
to call for a partition or division of the same or for an accounting. Every
Member by virtue of having become a Member shall be held to have expressly
assented and agreed to the terms hereof and to have become a party hereto.

                  (b)      The Members acknowledge that the Shares issued as of
the Effective Date are being issued in consideration of the following:

                           (i) The Class A Shares are being issued to the
         Managing Member in consideration for its contribution to the Company of
         the business and assets of JCC, other than the stock of Janus Holdings
         Corporation and other excluded assets as specified in

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 Exhibit B to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of
April 1, 2002, by and between JCC and the Company.

                           (ii) The Class B Shares are being issued to
         Management Members in consideration for their contribution to the
         Company of Vested JCC stock owned by such Management Members.

                           (iii) The Class C Shares are being issued to
         Management Members in consideration for their contribution to the
         Company of Unvested JCC Stock granted to such Management Members by JCC
         in the years 2000 and 2001 for which an election has been made under
         Section 83(b) of the Code.

                           (iv) The Class D Shares are being issued to
         Management Members in consideration for their performance of services
         rendered and/or to be rendered to or for the benefit of the Company or
         its subsidiaries. The Class D Shares are intended to constitute
         "profits interests" as defined in Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343, as
         clarified by Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-34 I.R.B. 191 (such Shares, and
         any other Shares that are intended to constitute profits interests
         within the meaning of such Revenue Procedures, are hereinafter referred
         to as "Profits Interest Shares").

                           (v) The Class E Shares, representing in the aggregate
         approximately 5% of the outstanding Shares of the Company as of the
         Effective Date, are being issued to Management Members in consideration
         for the performance of services rendered and/or to be rendered to or
         for the benefit of the Company or its subsidiaries. The Class E Shares
         are intended to be Profits Interest Shares.

                           (vi) The Class F Shares are being issued to
         Management Members in consideration for their performance of services
         rendered and/or to be rendered or for the benefit of the Company or its
         subsidiaries and are intended to constitute the 2001 award of Shares
         under the LTI Plan. The Class F Shares are intended to constitute
         Profits Interest Shares.

                  (c) Shares issued after the Effective Date to Management
Members in consideration for cash contributions to the Company shall be issued
as Class B Shares unless the Board determines that all or any of such Shares
should be issued as a new class of Shares. Any Shares purchased by JCC or
Stilwell from Management Members, whether pursuant to the Liquidity Plan or
otherwise, shall, upon the closing of such purchase, automatically be converted
to Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis. If Stilwell or JCC shall contribute
Class A Shares (including any such Shares purchased pursuant to the Liquidity
Plan) to the Company for purposes of reissuance to employees of the Company,
upon such reissuance such Shares shall be reclassified as Shares of such class
as may be specified by the Board.

                  (d) The Class A Shares and Class B Shares shall be fully
Vested upon issuance. All other Shares shall be Vested as set forth in the
relevant Grant Agreement.

                  (e) Following the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Company may issue other Shares or admit other Persons as Members as
authorized by the Board from time to time in such classes and with such rights
as the Board may determine, provided, however, that

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the Board shall not authorize the issuance of any Preference Shares (as defined
herein) that are not Permitted Preference Shares. For such purposes, (i) the
term "Preference Shares" means Shares that will have rights as to voting,
allocations, distributions (non-liquidating and liquidating) or liquidity
(under the Liquidity Plan or otherwise) that are to any extent senior to the
rights under this Agreement as to voting, allocations, distributions (non-
liquidating and liquidating) or liquidity (under the Liquidity Plan) of any
Shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Preference
Shares, and (ii) the term "Permitted Preference Shares" means Preference Shares
the issuance of which has been approved by Class A Membership Approval and
Special Management Approval.

         SECTION 3.02. Issuance of Additional Shares; Admission of Members. The
Company may establish eligibility requirements for admission of a subscriber as
a Member and refuse to admit any subscriber that fails to satisfy such
eligibility requirements. Each eligible Person who subscribes for Shares to be
reissued or issued by the Company shall be admitted as a Member of the Company
at the time (i) such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions hereof
(including the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03) by
executing an instrument satisfactory to the Board whereby such Person becomes a
party to this Agreement as a Member, (ii) the Board accepts such instrument on
behalf of the Company and (iii) the subscriber makes the required capital
contribution(s), if any. Existing Members shall have no preemptive or similar
right to subscribe to the reissuance or issuance of Shares of any class of the
Company.

         SECTION 3.03. Representations and Warranties of Members. Each Member
(including each Member admitted after the Effective Date) hereby represents and
warrants to the Company and each other Member, and, where applicable, agrees, as
follows:

                  (a) Such Member has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Company and making an informed investment decision with
respect thereto.

                  (b)      Such Member is able to bear the economic and
financial risk of an investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time.

                  (c) Such Member has acquired or is acquiring (as applicable)
the Shares for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution to the public or public offering thereof.

                  (d) Such Member understands the Shares of the Company have not
been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any
jurisdiction and cannot be disposed of unless (i) they are subsequently
registered and/or qualified under applicable securities laws or the Member
provides evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Management Committee that an
exemption from such registration and qualification is available, and (ii) the
provisions of this Agreement have been complied with.

                  (e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by such Member do not require it to obtain any consent or approval that has not
been obtained and do not contravene or result in a default under any provision
of any existing law or regulation applicable

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to it, any provision of its charter, by-laws or other governing documents
(if an entity) or any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which
it is bound.

                  (f) With respect to any Profits Interest Shares received by
such Member, he does not intend to dispose of such Shares within two years from
the date of each Share's issuance.

                  (g) With respect to any Profits Interest Shares received by
such Member, he will treat himself as the owner of such Shares from the date of
grant.

                  (h) With respect to any Profits Interest Shares received by
such Member, he will take into account the distributive share of partnership
income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit associated with such Shares in
computing the Member's income tax liability for the entire period during which
the Member owns such Shares.

                  (i) Such Member will not claim any deduction for income tax
purposes (as wages, compensation, or otherwise) with respect to the issuance or
Vesting of any Shares that are Profits Interest Shares at the time of issuance
and that are not disqualified as such prior to Vesting.

                  (j) Such Member will not take any action that causes the
Company to be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a publicly traded
partnership with the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.

         SECTION 3.04.  Warranties of the Company.  The Company hereby agrees as
follows:

                  (a) The Company will treat each Member that has received
Profits Interest Shares as the owner of such Shares from the date of grant.

                  (b) The Company will allocate to a Member that has received
Profits Interest Shares the distributive share of partnership income, gain,
loss, deduction, and credit associated with such Shares for the entire period
during which the Member owns such Shares.

                  (c) The Company will not claim any deduction for income tax
purposes (as wages, compensation or otherwise) with respect to the issuance or
Vesting of any Shares that are Profits Interest Shares at the time of such
issuance and that are not disqualified as such prior to Vesting.

                  (d) The Company will not take any action that causes the
Company to be treated, for Federal income tax purposes, as a publicly traded
partnership with the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.

         SECTION 3.05. Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization. In the event
of any dividend of limited liability company interests (but not including the
grant of Profits Interest Shares), split of limited liability company interests,
recapitalization, combination, exchange or any merger, consolidation,
liquidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off or other similar change in
capitalization, the Board shall adjust the aggregate amount or attributes of any
Shares then outstanding in order to appropriately reflect such event, provided,
however, that (i) all Shares

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that are outstanding immediately prior to any such event are treated equally in
all material respects (taking into account any differences between Shares of
different classes), and (ii) such adjustment does not create or increase any
obligation of any Member to contribute capital to the Company or impair the
limited liability of any Member, in each of clauses (i) and (ii) unless such
Member consents thereto in writing, and provided further, that any merger,
consolidation or other combination of the Company with any other business entity
shall also be subject to the provisions of Section 12.06. In no event shall any
adjustments authorized under this Section 3.05 diminish the respective rights of
the Members to receive liquidation proceeds upon a liquidation and dissolution
of the Company. Any such adjustment by the Board, or any determination by the
Board that no such adjustment is appropriate, shall be conclusive and binding on
all Members.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                              Capital Contributions

         SECTION 4.01. Contributions. Except as provided for under the Liquidity
Plan with respect to contributions by JCC to fund the repurchase of Shares by
the Company, no Member shall be required to make any capital contribution to the
Company after the date of this Agreement, and no such capital contribution shall
be permitted unless otherwise agreed to by the Board.

         SECTION 4.02. Negative Balances; Withdrawal of Capital. No Member shall
have any obligation to the Company or any other Member to restore any negative
balance in his or her Capital Account. No Member may withdraw capital or receive
any distributions except as specifically provided in this Agreement.

         SECTION 4.03. Claims of Members. The Members shall have no right to the
return of their capital contributions, if any, and shall have no recourse
against the Company or any Covered Person for the return of such amount.

                                    ARTICLE V
                  Capital Accounts, Allocations and Tax Matters

         SECTION 5.01.  Capital Accounts.

                  (a) There shall be established for each Member on the books of
the Company a Capital Account that shall be maintained and adjusted as provided
in this Article V. The Capital Account of each Member shall be increased by (i)
the amount of all cash capital contributions (if any) by such Member to the
Company, (ii) the Fair Market Value of any property contributed by such Member
to the Company (net of any liabilities secured by such property that the Company
is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code) and
(iii) the amount of any Net Income (or items of gross income) or Net Property
Gain (or items thereof) allocated to such Member under this Article V. The
Capital Account of each Member shall be decreased by (i) the amount of any cash
distributed to such Member by the Company, (ii) the Fair Market Value of any
property distributed to such Member by the Company (net of any liabilities
secured by such property that such Member is considered to assume or take
subject to under Section 752 of the Code) and (iii) the amount of any Net Loss

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(or items of loss or deduction) or Net Property Loss (or items thereof)
allocated to such Member under this Article V. The Capital Account of each
Member shall also be adjusted appropriately as determined by the Board to
reflect any other adjustment required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1 or
1.704-2.

                  (b) The provisions of this Agreement relating to the
maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations
under Section 704(b) of the Code and, to the extent not inconsistent with other
provisions of this Agreement, shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with such Treasury Regulations.

                  (c) Except as required otherwise pursuant to Treasury
Regulations or other administrative authority issued by the Internal Revenue
Service under Section 704(b) of the Code, immediately preceding the effective
date of any Book Event (determined as provided for herein), the Book Value of
the Company property shall be adjusted (upward or downward, as applicable) to
its Fair Market Value at that time. Each Capital Account of a Member shall also
be adjusted (upward or downward, as applicable) in the manner and to the extent
it would be adjusted if all Company property were sold as of the effective date
of such Book Event for its Fair Market Value and the net gain or net loss, as
applicable, resulting from such deemed sale of assets were "Net Property Gain"
or "Net Property Loss," as applicable, and allocated pursuant to Section 5.02(b)
of this Agreement. For such purposes, the effective date of a Book Event shall
be (i) if such event occurs on a Business Day other than the last Business Day
of a calendar month, the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month,
or (ii) if such event occurs on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on
any non-Business Day following the last Business Day of a calendar month, the
last day of such calendar month.

                  (d) In the event that any Shares in the Company are
Transferred, the Transferee of such Shares shall succeed to the portion of the
Transferor's Capital Account and Minimum Gain attributable to such Shares, and
the Capital Accounts of the Transferor and the Transferee shall be adjusted to
reflect the subtraction or addition, respectively, of such portion.

                  (e) In the case of any Member who holds Shares of more than
one class, such Member's Capital Account shall be maintained with Subaccounts
reflecting the portion of such Member's Capital Account attributable to each
such class of Shares.

                  (f) For purposes of establishing the Capital Accounts of the
Members as of the Effective Date, the Members agree that: (i) the aggregate Fair
Market Value (net of liabilities) of the JCC business assets and JCC stock
contributed by Members in exchange for Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class
C Shares is specified in Schedule A attached hereto; (ii) the aggregate Capital
Account balances allocable to the Class A, B, C, D, E and F Shares as of the
Effective date are as set forth in Schedule A; and (iii) as of the Effective
Date the Capital Account balance represented by each Share of a class of Shares
is equal to the aggregate Capital Account balance allocable to such class of
Shares as of the Effective Date, as reflected on Schedule A, divided by the
number of Shares of such class outstanding as of the Effective Date.

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         SECTION 5.02.  Allocations.

         For each calendar month, or any portion thereof with respect to which
the provisions of this Agreement require allocations to be made, allocations
shall be made as follows:

                  (a)   Net Income and Net Loss shall be allocated to the
Members as follows:

                           (i) Net Loss shall be allocated among the Members in
         proportion to the respective number of Shares held by each Member as of
         the last day of the calendar month, provided, however, in no event
         shall any Member be allocated an amount of Net Loss under this Section
         5.02(a)(i) in excess of the positive balance in such Member's Adjusted
         Capital Account immediately prior to giving effect to the allocations
         under this Section 5.02(a)(i). Any amount of Net Loss otherwise
         allocable to a Member which is not allocable to such Member by reason
         of the positive Capital Account limitation in the preceding sentence
         shall be allocated among all other Members in proportion to their
         respective positive Capital Account balances determined after giving
         effect to the initial allocations of Net Loss under the immediately
         preceding sentence.

                           (ii) Net Income shall be allocated as follows:

                                    (A) First, Net Income in an amount equal to
                  (x) the JIHLLC Class A Priority Distribution Amount for such
                  calendar month, multiplied by (y) the Priority Allocation
                  Percentage shall be allocated among the Management Members in
                  proportion to the respective number of Shares other than Class
                  A Shares held by each such Member as of the last day of the
                  calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

                                            (1) If the Applicable EBITDA of the
                           Company with respect to such month is less than the
                           EBITDA Threshold Value, then (i) no Net Income shall
                           be allocable under this Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) for
                           such month with respect to Unvested Class E Shares,
                           and (ii) the amount of Net Income otherwise allocable
                           under this Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) with respect to
                           Unvested Class E Shares shall be allocated pursuant
                           to the provisions of Section 5.02(a)(ii)(B). If the
                           Company's Net Income for any calendar month is less
                           than an amount equal to the JIHLLC Class A Priority
                           Distribution Amount for such month multiplied by the
                           Priority Allocation Percentage (the "Priority
                           Allocation Amount"), there shall be allocated to each
                           Member holding Shares other than Class A Shares an
                           amount of gross income sufficient so that the
                           aggregate amount of allocations of Net Income plus
                           gross income under this Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) is
                           equal to the Priority Allocation Amount less any
                           amount otherwise allocable with respect to Unvested
                           Class E Shares that is instead allocable under
                           Section 5.02(a)(ii)(B) by reason of the EBITDA
                           limitation in the first sentence of this Section
                           5.02(a)(ii)(A)(1).

                                            (2) The amount of Net Income
                           otherwise allocable to a Management Member under this
                           Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A), determined after

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                           giving effect to the provisions of section 5.02(a)
                           (ii)(A)(1) above, shall be reduced by such Management
                           Member's allocable share of JCC Dividend Income (as
                           defined herein) for the applicable month and for any
                           prior months to the extent not previously taken into
                           account as a reduction under this Section
                           5.02(a)(ii)(A)(2), with such allocable share to be
                           deemed proportionate to such Management Member's
                           allocable share of Net Income under Section
                           5.02(a)(ii)(B). As used herein, the term "JCC
                           Dividend Income" means income attributable to the
                           Company's receipt of dividends with respect to any
                           capital stock of JCC held by the Company.

                                            (3) The Members acknowledge that Net
                           Income allocations under this Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A)
                           are made on a monthly basis, whereas the JIHLLC
                           Priority Amount is determined on a calendar quarter
                           basis. The Members agree that the Company shall be
                           authorized to adopt such procedures as it deems
                           appropriate for purposes of reconciling such
                           quarterly JIHLLC amounts with the need to make
                           monthly allocations under this Section
                           5.01(a)(ii)(A), including, if the Company deems it
                           appropriate, making monthly allocations using its
                           estimate of the applicable month's JIHLLC Class A
                           Priority Distribution Amount and then reconciling
                           such monthly estimates in the last month of a
                           calendar quarter based on the actual JIHLLC Class A
                           Priority Distribution Amount for such calendar
                           quarter.

                                    (B) Second, any remaining Net Income shall
                  be allocated among the Members in proportion to the respective
                  number of Shares held by each Member as of the last day of the
                  calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
                  Applicable EBITDA of the Company with respect to such month is
                  less than the EBITDA Threshold Value, then (i) no Net Income
                  shall be allocable under this Section 5.02(a)(ii)(B) for such
                  month with respect to Unvested Class E Shares, and (ii) the
                  amount of Net Income otherwise allocable under this Section
                  5.02(a)(ii)(B) with respect to Unvested Class E Shares shall
                  be allocated among the Members in proportion to the respective
                  number of Shares other than Unvested Class E Shares held by
                  each Member as of the last day of the calendar month.

                                    (C) The Members acknowledge that the
                  limitations in this Section 5.02(a)(ii), pursuant to which
                  allocations of Net Income under this Section 5.02(a)(ii) are
                  not made with respect to Unvested Class E Shares for any month
                  in which the Company's Applicable EBITDA is less than the
                  EBITDA Threshold Value, are intended to facilitate compliance
                  by Stilwell and JCC with the Restrictive Loan Covenants. If,
                  at any time after the Effective Date, the Restrictive Loan
                  Covenants are terminated or otherwise become nonoperative
                  (except pursuant to a temporary waiver by the lenders under
                  such credit facilities that is requested by JCC and/or
                  Stilwell in the event of extraordinary cash flow
                  circumstances), then such limitations on allocations with
                  respect to Unvested Class E Shares under Section
                  5.02(a)(ii)(A) and Section 5.02(a)(ii)(B) shall not apply
                  during the period or periods with respect to which the
                  Restrictive Loan

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                  Covenants are terminated or are otherwise
                  nonoperative, in which case all allocations thereunder shall
                  be made with respect to holdings of all Class E Shares without
                  regard to such EBITDA limitations.

                  (b)  Net Property Loss and Net Property Gain shall be
                  allocated to the Members as follows:

                           (i) Net Property Loss shall be allocated among the
         Members in proportion to the respective number of Shares held by each
         Member as of the last day of such calendar month, provided, however, in
         no event shall any Member be allocated an amount of Net Property Loss
         under this Section 5.02(b)(i) in excess of the positive balance in such
         Member's Adjusted Capital Account immediately prior to giving effect to
         the allocations under this Section 5.02(b)(i). Any amount of Net
         Property Loss otherwise allocable to a Member which is not allocable to
         such Member by reason of the positive Capital Account limitation in the
         preceding sentence shall be allocated among all other Members in
         proportion to their respective positive Capital Account balances
         determined after giving effect to the initial allocations of Net
         Property Loss under the immediately preceding sentence.

                           (ii) Net Property Gain shall be allocated among the
         Members in proportion to the respective number of Shares held by each
         Member as of the last day of the calendar month.

                  (c) For purposes of all of the foregoing allocation provisions
of this Section 5.02, references to Shares shall mean Vested and Unvested
Shares. If there are Transfers, issuances, redemptions or forfeitures of Shares
or other changes in the proportionate holdings of Shares by Members during a
calendar month, Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss
shall be allocated among Members based on their respective Shares as of the last
day of such calendar month.

                  (d) Prior to making any other allocations under this
Agreement, the following special allocations shall be made:

                           (i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. The Company shall
         allocate items of income and gain among the Members at such times and
         in such amounts as necessary to satisfy the minimum gain chargeback
         requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(f) and
         1.704-2(i)(4).

                           (ii) Allocation of Deductions Attributable to Company
         Nonrecourse Liabilities. The Nonrecourse Deductions of the Company
         shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as Net Property
         Loss is allocated under Section 5.02(b)(i). For purposes of this
         Section 5.02(d)(ii), the term Nonrecourse Deduction has the meaning set
         forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1).

                           (iii) Allocation of Deductions Attributable to Member
         Nonrecourse Liabilities. Any nonrecourse deductions attributable to a
         Member Nonrecourse Liability shall be allocated among the Members that
         bear the economic risk of loss for such Member Nonrecourse Liability in
         accordance with the ratios in which the Members share

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         such economic risk of loss and in a manner consistent with the
         requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-2(c), 1.704-2(i)(2)
         and 1.704-2(j)(l).

                           (iv) Qualified Income Offset. The Company shall
         specially allocate items of income and gain when and to the extent
         required to satisfy the "qualified income offset" requirement within
         the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

                           (v) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Member
         has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any year which is in excess
         of the sum of (i) the amount such Member is obligated to restore
         pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and (ii) the amount such
         Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate
         sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
         1.704-2(i)(5), each such Member shall be specially allocated items of
         Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as
         possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section
         5.02(d)(iv) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member
         would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all
         other allocations provided for in Section 5.02 have been tentatively
         made as if this Section 5.02(d)(iv) were not in this Agreement.

                  (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the
power to make such allocations for Federal, state and local income tax purposes
as may be necessary to maintain substantial economic effect, or to insure that
such allocations are in accordance with the interests of the Members, in each
case within the meaning of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, provided,
however, that such adjustments to allocations shall be effected in a manner so
as to preserve the intended economic interests of the various holders of Shares
as contemplated under this Agreement.

                  (f) In the event that, following the Effective Date, there is
a binding determination, whether pursuant to an agreement with the Internal
Revenue Service or pursuant to a judicial decision that is no longer subject to
appeal, that the net fair market value of the JCC business assets and JCC stock
contributed by JCC and Management Members in exchange for Class A, Class B and
Class C Shares is greater than the fair market value thereof as determined as of
the Effective Date by the Board (such excess value is referred to herein as the
"Excess Value Amount"), then (i) the Capital Accounts of JCC and such Management
Members shall be allocated their respective shares of such Excess Value Amount,
with such allocation to be deemed made as of the Effective Date, and (ii) the
Capital Accounts of all Members shall be redetermined so as to reflect the
allocation of Net Income, Net Loss, Net Property Gain and Net Property Loss
(including any such allocations resulting from Book Events) that would have been
made pursuant to the provisions of this Article V if such Excess Value Amount
had been taken into account for Capital Account purposes as of the Effective
Date.

                  (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing (other than Section
5.02(d)): (i) there shall be allocated to the holders of the Class A Shares one
hundred percent of the deduction attributable to any exercise by any Management
Member of any option to acquire Stilwell stock, and (ii) there shall be
allocated to the holders of the Class A Shares one hundred percent of the
deductions attributable to the Company Royalty Arrangement Expenses.

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                  (h) The Company's "excess nonrecourse liabilities", as such
term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be allocated
among the Members in proportion to the respective number of shares held by each
Member as of the day with respect to which such allocation is being determined.

         SECTION 5.03.  Allocations for Federal Income Tax Purposes.

                  (a) The Company's ordinary income and losses, capital gains
and losses and other items as determined for Federal income tax purposes (and
each item of income, gain, loss or deduction entering into the computation
thereof) shall be allocated among the Members in the same proportions as the
corresponding "book" items are allocated under Section 5.02. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, Federal income tax items relating to any Section 704(c)
Property shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Section
704(c)(1)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)
and 1.704-3(b) to take into account the difference between the fair market value
and the tax basis of such Section 704(c) Property as of the date of its
contribution to the Company or revaluation under Section 5.01(c), as applicable.
The "traditional method" for Code Section 704(c) allocations, as described in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b), shall be used by the Company with
respect to all Section 704(c) Property. Items described in this Section 5.03
shall neither be credited nor charged to the Capital Accounts of the Members.

                  (b) All matters concerning allocations for Federal, state and
local and foreign income tax purposes, including accounting procedures, not
expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement shall be determined by the
Company.

         SECTION 5.04. Tax Matters Partner. The Managing Member shall act as the
"tax matters partner" of the Company within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of
the Code and in any similar capacity under applicable state or local tax law and
shall manage administrative tax proceedings conducted at the Company level by
the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities. All expenses incurred
by the Managing Member while acting in such capacity shall constitute Company
expenses.

         SECTION 5.05. Tax Treatment. The Members agree that the Company shall
be treated as a partnership for purposes of Federal, state and local income and
other taxes, and further agree not to take any position or make any election, in
a tax return or otherwise, inconsistent therewith.

         SECTION 5.06. Tax Information. The Tax Matters Partner shall cause all
required tax returns (including information returns) of the Company and its
subsidiaries to be timely filed. The Company shall deliver an Internal Revenue
Service Form K-1 (or an equivalent form) to each Member at such time as would
reasonably enable such Member to prepare and timely file his or her Federal
income tax return by the normal due date therefor, provided, however, in the
event of extenuating circumstances, such Form K-1 (or equivalent form) may be
delivered to Members at a later date so long as it is delivered in time to
enable the Member to prepare and timely file his or her income tax returns by
such extended filing date that is automatically available to the Member.

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         SECTION 5.07. Tax Elections. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, all elections required or permitted to be made by the Company under
the Code (or other applicable tax law) and all material decisions with respect
to the calculation of its taxable income or tax loss or other tax items under
the Code (or other applicable tax law) or any other matter encompassed by this
Article V, including any determinations regarding the Fair Market Value of any
property, shall be made in such manner as may be determined by the Company, and
such determinations shall be conclusive and binding on all Members.

         SECTION 5.08.  Tax Withholding.

                  (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company is authorized to take any and all actions that it
determines to be necessary or appropriate to insure that the Company satisfies
its withholding and tax payment obligations under Section 1441, 1445, 1446 or
any other provision of the Code (or other applicable law). The Company may
withhold any amount that it determines is required to be withheld from any
amounts otherwise distributable or awarded by grant to any Member under any
provision of this Agreement; provided, however, that such amount shall be deemed
to have been distributed to such Member for purposes of applying Articles V and
VI. In the event that the Company withholds or pays tax in respect of any Member
for any period in excess of any amounts otherwise distributable to such Member
for such period (or there is a determination by any taxing authority that the
Company should have withheld or paid any tax for any period in excess of the
tax, if any, that it actually withheld or paid for such period), such excess
amount (or such additional amount) shall be reimbursed promptly by such Member
to the Company.

                  (b) In the event that the Company determines, based on the
advice of its tax advisers, that the grant or Vesting of any Shares may be, or
may be treated by any taxing authority as, an event in respect of which a tax is
required to be withheld, the Company may withhold from such grant a portion of
the Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such withholding
tax or require that the relevant Member pay any part or all of such withholding
tax to the Company in cash.

         SECTION 5.09. Fiscal Year. Except as otherwise required by the Code or
as otherwise determined by the Board, the Fiscal Year of the Company for tax and
accounting purposes shall be the calendar year or, solely in the case of any
non-calendar period for which the Company is required to file a Federal income
tax information return, such non-calendar year period.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                          Non-Liquidating Distributions

         SECTION 6.01.  Priority Distributions and Tax Distributions.

                  (a) On or before each Estimated Tax Date, the Company shall
make distributions to each Management Member in an amount equal to the Net
Income and gross income allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions of
Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) in respect of each calendar month ending prior to the
applicable Estimated Tax Date with respect to which no prior distributions under
this Section 6.01(a) have been made. In addition to the foregoing distributions,
on or before the June 15 and September 15 Estimated Tax Dates there also shall
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distributed to each Management Member an amount equal to the Company's
estimate of the Net Income and gross income that will be allocable to such
Management Member pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) in
respect of the month of June or the month of September (as applicable).

                  (b) Subject to the third sentence of this Section 6.01(b), the
Company shall, on or before each Estimated Tax Date (as defined herein), make a
distribution (a "Tax Distribution") to each Member in an amount equal to the Tax
Rate multiplied by the amount of taxable income of the Company (as determined
for Federal income tax purposes) allocated to such Member in respect of the
calendar months ending prior to the applicable Estimated Tax Date with respect
to which no Tax Distributions have been made, provided, however, no
distributions shall be made under this Section 6.01(b) with respect to Federal
taxable income allocated to such Member under Section 5.03 or pursuant to
Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) and with respect to which a priority distribution is made
under Section 6.01(a). In addition to the foregoing Tax Distributions, on or
before the June 15 and September 15 Estimated Tax Dates there also shall be
distributed an additional Tax Distribution to each Member in an amount equal to
the Tax Rate multiplied by the Company's estimate of the Company's taxable
income (other than taxable income allocable under Section 5.03(a) or Section
5.02(a)(ii)(A)) that will be allocable to such Member in respect of the month of
June or the month of September (as applicable). The Company shall be relieved of
its obligations to make Tax Distributions while and to the extent that it
determines that such distributions, if made, would likely cause the Company to
be or remain in default under any agreements with lenders or other creditors
(but excluding a default under a financial covenant which only affects the right
of the Company to make additional drawdowns under a loan agreement or other
credit facility).

                  (c) If the aggregate amount distributed to a Member pursuant
to Section 6.01(b) for any calendar year exceeds an amount equal to the Tax Rate
multiplied by the amount of Federal taxable income of the Company allocated to
such Member for the entire calendar year other than Federal taxable income
allocable under Section 5.03(a) or pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) (an
"Excess Tax Distribution"), then such Member shall pay to the Company such
Excess Tax Distribution within 60 days after the Company determines the amount
of the Excess Tax Distribution and notifies the Member thereof. Alternatively,
the Company may, at any time, reduce the amount of subsequent distributions
otherwise distributable to such Member under this Article VI by the amount of
such Member's Excess Tax Distribution.

         SECTION 6.02. Other Distributions. It is the intent and understanding
of the Members that the general distribution policy of the Company shall be
that, absent either (i) circumstances requiring the Company to hold cash
reserves in excess of customary levels as reasonably determined by the Board, or
(ii) the Company's need for cash to make redemption purchases under the
Liquidity Plan, for each Fiscal Year the Company ordinarily will make aggregate
distributions, under Sections 6.01 and this Section 6.02, equal to 85% or more
of the Company's Federal taxable income for such Fiscal Year. If, consistent
with the general intent reflected in the immediately preceding sentence, the
Company determines to make distributions pursuant to this Section 6.02, such
distributions shall be made (i) at such time or times as may be determined by
the Board, and generally at least as soon as practicable following the end of
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year, and (ii) to the Members in proportion to their respective allocations for
each calendar year of Net Income pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(ii)(B).

         SECTION 6.03.  General Limitation.  Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any distributions
except to the extent permitted under the Delaware Act.

         SECTION 6.04. Distributions in Kind. All distributions under this
Article VI shall be in cash unless the Board elects to make such distributions
in whole or in part in kind (in which case such distributions in kind shall be
made pro rata in accordance with the total amounts to be distributed to the
Members). For purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of determining
amounts distributable to any Member under Section 6.02 or 11.03 and for purposes
of the allocations under Article V, any property to be distributed in kind shall
be assigned its Fair Market Value in such manner as may be determined by the
Company, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all Members.

         SECTION 6.05. Set off and Withholding. Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may set off against, or withhold
from, any distribution of cash or property in kind to any Member, in respect of
any amounts due from such Member to the Company under this Agreement or such
Member's Grant Agreement, to the extent not otherwise paid. Any amounts so set
off or withheld shall be applied by the Company to discharge the obligation in
respect of which such amounts were set off or withheld. All amounts set off or
withheld under this Section 6.05 that are attributable to any Member shall be
treated as amounts distributed to such Member for all purposes under this
Agreement.

         SECTION 6.06. JIHLLC Expenses. The amount of distributions payable with
respect to the Class A Shares for any period shall be reduced by the amount of
the Company's JIHLLC Expenses for such period, it being the intention hereunder
that the Class A shareholders shall bear the economic burden of all JIHLLC
Expenses.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                                Books and Records

         SECTION 7.01. Books and Records. The financial accounting books and
records of the Company shall be kept in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles. The tax books and records of the Company shall
be kept on the basis of Federal income tax accounting principles using the
accrual method of accounting. The Company shall keep or cause to be kept such
books of account and records with respect to the Company's business as the
Company deems appropriate. Except as otherwise determined by the Company, the
Members' rights to receive information concerning the Company's affairs, and to
have access to the Company's books and records, shall be limited solely to the
rights provided to such Members under Section 18-305 of the Delaware Act, all of
which rights shall be subject to such reasonable standards and restrictions as
may be imposed by the Company, and any expenses incurred by the Company as a
result of the exercise of such rights shall be borne entirely by the exercising
Member.

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         SECTION 7.02. Confidentiality. Unless otherwise approved in writing by
the Management Committee, each Member agrees to keep confidential, and not
disclose to any Person, any nonpublic information that pertains to the business
and affairs of the Company and that could reasonably be viewed as confidential
or proprietary in nature; provided that such Member may make such disclosure to
the extent that (i) the information being disclosed is otherwise generally
available to the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by such Member
in violation of this Section 7.02), (ii) such disclosure is to the legal,
accounting, tax or financial advisors of the Member, (iii) such disclosure is
required by any governmental tax body, agency, official or authority having
jurisdiction over such Member, or (iv) such Member determines, based on advice
of legal counsel or, when applicable, a qualified tax advisor, that such
disclosure is otherwise required by law. Unless a shorter period is reasonable
under the applicable circumstances, at least ten days prior to making any
disclosure described in clause (iii) or (iv) of this Section 7.02, the Member
(x) shall notify the Company of such disclosure so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy to prevent such
disclosure and (y) use his or her reasonable efforts (as determined under the
circumstances) to obtain reliable assurance that such confidential treatment
will be accorded any disclosed information. The obligations of each Member under
this Section 7.02 shall survive and continue notwithstanding any termination of
such Member's membership interest in the Company.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                            Management of the Company

         SECTION 8.01. Management Under Authority of the Members. The business
and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the authority of the Members
subject to and in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article VIII.
The parties acknowledge that all management authority and responsibility for the
Company is vested in the Managing Member.

         SECTION 8.02.  JLLC Management.

                  (a)      Responsibility and Authority.

                           (i) The chief executive officer of the Company (the
         "CEO") and the other officers of the Company (the "Officers" and,
         together with the CEO, the "JLLC Management") shall have the primary
         responsibility for the day-to-day management and operation of the
         Company's business and affairs, including responsibility and authority
         for the following:

                                    (A) (1) portfolio management policy,
                  including the establishment of investment strategy and policy,
                  (2) product development and sales and marketing policies, (3)
                  brand management and (4) choice and development of
                  distribution channels;

                                    (B) the hiring, promotion, firing and
                  determination of the compensation of all employees,
                  consultants, agents, professionals or other advisors of the
                  Company, in each case as is deemed appropriate by JLLC
                  Management;

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                                    (C) proposing the forms of employment
                  agreements to be offered to employees of the Company and its
                  subsidiaries, which forms shall be subject to approval by the
                  Board as contemplated by Section 8.03(m)(xii);

                                    (D) determining which employees shall be
                  employed pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement that
                  has been approved in accordance with Section 8.02(a)(i)(C);

                                    (E) allocating the aggregate amount of
                  annual grants under the LTI Plan (as approved by the Board
                  pursuant to Section 8.03(m)(ix))(the "Annual Aggregate LTI
                  Plan Grant") among employees of the Company and its
                  subsidiaries;

                                    (F) proposing the annual operating and
                  capital budget for the Company and its subsidiaries, which
                  shall be subject to approval by the Board as contemplated by
                  Section 8.03(m)(i);

                                    (G) drawing down funds under an existing
                  credit facility or other similar credit arrangement that has
                  been duly established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
                  provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of
                  Indebtedness incurred and outstanding at any time under all
                  such credit facilities or credit arrangements pursuant to this
                  Section 8.02(a)(i)(G) shall not exceed the Credit Facility
                  Amount plus $50,000,000 or (if applicable) such higher amount
                  as is authorized by the Board or provided for or otherwise
                  contemplated under the Annual Budget,

                                    (H) executing, delivering, acknowledging,
                  making, modifying, supplementing or amending any agreements or
                  instruments in the name of the Company as authorized by this
                  Agreement;

                                    (I) selecting, supervising and managing the
                  Company's outside legal counsel and other vendors or suppliers
                  of goods or services other than the Company's independent
                  accounting firm; and

                                    (J) taking such other actions as are
                  reasonably necessary and reasonably appropriate in connection
                  with the day-to-day management and operation of the business
                  and affairs of the Company.

                           (ii) The foregoing responsibilities and authority of
         JLLC Management shall be subject to the requirements of this Agreement,
         including but not limited to specific voting requirements, pertaining
         to the approval or implementation of any specified action or matter. In
         managing the business and affairs of the Company, JLLC Management shall
         act in the best interests of all Members and shall be subject to the
         overall supervision and oversight of the Board.

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                  (b)      Composition of JLLC Management.

                           (i) Chief Executive Officer. The primary
         responsibility and authority for the day-to-day management and
         operation of the business and affairs of the Company, including the
         establishment and execution of the investment strategy and investment
         policy of the Company are hereby delegated to the CEO. As of the date
         of this Agreement, the CEO shall be Thomas H. Bailey. The Board may
         remove the CEO at any time, with or without cause, and appoint a
         successor CEO. The annual compensation of the CEO, the grant of Shares
         to the CEO under the LTI Plan, and any other grant of Shares to or
         compensation for the CEO shall be approved by a majority of the
         Non-Management Directors.

                           (ii) Additional Officers. The CEO may select such
         other Officers, if any, as the CEO deems necessary or appropriate in
         the conduct of the business and affairs of the Company, which selection
         of Officers shall be subject to the approval of the Board as
         contemplated by Section 8.03(m)(xi). Officers shall be subject to
         removal by the CEO or the Board at any time, with or without cause.
         Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the CEO may
         delegate to any of the Officers the power, right and authority to
         manage the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company and for this
         purpose to exercise any or all authority and to take any or all actions
         which the CEO or JLLC Management has the authority to exercise under
         this Agreement. Any Officer may resign as an Officer at any time.

                           (iii)    Chief Operating Officer; Management
         Committee.

                                    (A) Without limiting the generality of
                  Section 8.02(b)(ii), the CEO may delegate all or a portion of
                  the CEO's responsibility and authority for the day-to-day
                  management of the business and affairs of the Company to
                  either a Chief Operating Officer (the "COO") or a management
                  committee (the "Management Committee").

                                    (B) The COO shall be an Officer of the
                  Company and shall be designated by the CEO. The COO may be
                  removed by the CEO or the Board at any time, with or without
                  cause. The COO will report directly to the CEO or to such
                  other Officer or Officers as may be specified by the CEO from
                  time to time.

                                    (C) The Management Committee shall consist
                  of the CEO and such other Officers as the CEO may select.
                  Officers may be removed from the Management Committee by the
                  CEO at any time, with or without cause. The Management
                  Committee will report directly to the CEO or to such other
                  Officer or Officers as may be specified by the CEO from time
                  to time.

                           (iv) Investment Executives. Without limiting the
         generality of Section 8.02(b)(ii), the CEO may delegate all or a
         portion of the CEO's responsibility and authority for the investment
         strategy and investment policy of the Company to one or more investment
         executives (the "Investment Executives"). Each Investment Executive
         shall be an Officer of the Company and shall be designated by the CEO.
         Each

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         Investment Executive may be removed by the CEO or the Board at any
         time, with or without cause. Each Investment Executive will report
         directly to the CEO.

                  (c) Members of JLLC Management as Agents. The members of JLLC
Management shall be agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company's
business and affairs. Any action taken by the members of JLLC Management in
accordance with this Agreement, and the signature of any member of JLLC
Management so authorized by the Company on any agreement, contract, instrument
or other document on behalf of the Company, shall be sufficient to bind the
Company and shall conclusively evidence the authority of the Company with
respect thereto.

                  (d)Schedule of JLLC Management. The initial members of JLLC
Management, including the CEO, all other Officers, the members of the Management
Committee and Investment Executives, shall be those persons whose names are
initially set forth on Schedule B to this Agreement, and an identical schedule
shall be maintained as part of the records of the Company and amended from time
to time to reflect changes in the members of JLLC Management.

         SECTION 8.03.  Board of Directors.

                  (a) General. The ultimate responsibility for the oversight of
the performance of the CEO and JLLC Management will rest with a board of
directors of the Company (the "Board").

                  (b) Number and Term of Office. The Board shall have seven
directors (each, a "Director"). Four of the Directors shall be "Management
Directors" and three of the Directors shall be "Non-Management Directors". The
Management Directors shall include either (i) four full-time employees of the
Company or (ii) three full-time employees of the Company and one Independent
Director. The Non-Management Directors shall be selected by JCC. For purposes of
this clause (ii), the term "Independent Director" means any individual who acts
as a Director of the Company and who (apart from being a Director of the
Company) is not an employee, associate or affiliate (as the terms "associate"
and "affiliate" are defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
of the Company, Stilwell or any of their affiliates, or has held any such
position during the previous 36 months. Each Director shall hold office until
the next annual meeting of Members following such Director's election or
appointment and thereafter until a successor is duly elected or appointed and
qualified, or until such Director's prior removal or resignation. As of the date
of this Agreement, the Directors shall be those persons whose names are
initially set forth on Schedule C to this Agreement, and an identical schedule
shall be maintained as part of the records of the Company and amended from time
to time to reflect changes with respect to those persons who serve as Directors.

                  (c) Nomination of Directors. All nominations of individuals
for election to the Board shall be made as set forth in this Section 8.03(c).
Nominations of individuals for election as Management Directors shall be made by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Nominating Committee of
the Board. Nominations of individuals for election as Non-Management Directors
shall be made by the Managing Member.

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                  (d) Chairman of the Board. The Board shall elect a Chairman of
the Board (the "Chairman"). The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of
Members and of the Board at which the Chairman may be present and shall have
such other powers and duties as the Chairman may be called upon by the Board to
perform.

                  (e)      Resignations and Removal of Directors.

                           (i) Any Director may resign at any time by giving
         written notice thereof to the Board. The resignation of any Director
         shall take effect at the time specified therein and, unless otherwise
         specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be
         necessary to make it effective.

                           (ii) At any time the CEO may propose that a
         Management Director be removed, whether with or without cause. If such
         proposal is approved by a majority of the Management Directors other
         than the Management Director proposed for removal, such Director's
         membership on the Board shall immediately terminate. In any such event,
         the vacancy on the Board caused by such removal shall be filled by a
         majority vote of the remaining Management Directors.

                           (iii) Any Director or the entire Board may be
         removed, with or without cause, at any time, by the affirmative vote of
         the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding Shares entitled
         to vote at an election of Directors. Any vacancy in the Board caused by
         a removal of a Director pursuant to this Section 8.03(e)(iii) shall be
         filled by the affirmative vote of the holders of record of a majority
         of the outstanding Shares entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

                  (f) Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board not resulting from a
removal pursuant to Section 8.03(e)(ii) or Section 8.03(e)(iii) shall be filled
(i) in the case of a vacancy of a Management Director, by a majority vote of the
remaining Management Directors, and (ii) in the case of a vacancy of a
Non-Management Director, by a majority vote of the remaining Non-Management
Directors.

                  (g) Meetings of the Board and Committees. The Board shall hold
regular meetings at least once during each fiscal quarter of each Fiscal Year.
Regular meetings of the Board and each committee of Board members (a
"Committee") shall be held in Denver, Colorado, unless the Board or such
Committee, as the case may be, determines otherwise. Special meetings of the
Board may be held whenever called by (i) the Chairman, (ii) a majority of the
members of the Board or (iii) any Non-Management Director. Special meetings of
any Committee may be called by any member of such Committee. Notice of each
regular meeting of the Board or any Committee shall be given to each Director or
Committee member, as the case may be, at least three days prior to such meeting,
and notice of each special meeting of the Board or any Committee shall be given
to each Director or Committee member, as the case may be, at least one day prior
to such meeting, and each notice shall contain the date, time and place of the
meeting and a brief statement as to the business to be transacted at such
meeting. Any Director may waive notice of any regular or special meeting of the
Board or any Committee. The attendance of a Director at a meeting shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except

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where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business because the meeting was not called in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.

                  (h) Telephonic Meetings; Representatives and Proxies. Members
of the Board or any Committee may participate in any meeting of the Board or
such Committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8.03(h)
shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, but members of the Board or
any Committee may not participate in any meeting by proxy or through an agent or
representative.

                  (i) Adjournment. When a meeting of the Board or any Committee
is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned
meeting if the new time and place are fixed at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken and if the period of adjournment does not exceed one month
in any one adjournment. At the adjourned meeting, the Board or Committee, as the
case may be, may transact any business which might have been transacted had a
quorum been present at the time originally designated for the meeting.

                  (j) Quorum and Voting. The presence of a majority of the
members of the Board at any meeting of the Board shall constitute a quorum for
such meeting; provided, however, that any quorum must contain at least one
Management Director and one Non-Management Director. The presence of a majority
of the members of any Committee at any meeting of such Committee shall
constitute a quorum for such meeting. At any meeting of the Board or any
Committee where a quorum is present, a majority vote of those present will
constitute a vote of the Board or the Committee, as the case may be. Each
Director will be entitled to one vote.

                  (k)      Action Without a Meeting.  Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or any Committee may be taken
by written consent if all of the members of the Board or the Committee, as the
case may be, consent thereto in writing.

                  (l)      Management Reports.

                           (i) At each regular meeting of the Board, and at such
         special meetings of the Board as the Board shall request, appropriate
         members of JLLC Management shall provide the Board with a report as to
         the business and operations of the Company (a "Management Report").
         Management Reports may include, from time to time, reports on
         financial, marketing, operations, investment management, legal and risk
         management matters of the Company.

                           (ii) From time to time (and at least annually) the
         CEO shall review and discuss with the Board (or, at the CEO's request,
         the Non-Management Directors) the levels of compensation and the
         compensation policies and programs applicable to the employees of the
         Company.

                  (m)      Special Approval Requirements for Certain Actions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Company, and JLLC Management on

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behalf of the Company, may not take any of the following actions without prior
approval of the Board:

                           (i)      approve the annual operating and capital
                  budget of the Company and its subsidiaries (when so approved,
                  the "Annual Budget");

                           (ii) incur Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness
         owing to Stilwell, JCC or any subsidiary of the Company) in an
         aggregate principal amount in excess of the Credit Facility Amount plus
         $50,000,000 or, if applicable, such higher amount as is provided for or
         otherwise contemplated under the Annual Budget;

                           (iii) make or agree to make any capital expenditure
         or expenditures other than capital expenditures that in the aggregate
         do not exceed in any one Fiscal Year 125% of the amount of capital
         expenditures provided for in the Annual Budget for such Fiscal Year;

                           (iv) directly or indirectly acquire or agree to
         acquire, by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all or a
         substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any
         assets constituting a business or any corporation, partnership, joint
         venture, association or other entity or division thereof, or any direct
         or indirect interest in any of the foregoing;

                           (v) directly or indirectly sell, lease, license, sell
         and leaseback, mortgage or otherwise encumber or convey any material
         portion of the assets of the Company or its subsidiaries outside the
         ordinary course of business or which are provided for or otherwise
         contemplated under the Annual Budget;

                           (vi) directly or indirectly make any investment in,
         or any advance, loan or capital contribution to, any corporation,
         partnership, joint venture, association or other entity or division
         thereof, or enter into any joint venture, strategic alliance,
         partnership or similar business relationship with any third party,
         provided, however, that the restrictions contained in this Section
         8.03(m)(vi) shall not apply to transactions in the ordinary course of
         the Company's business or which are provided for or otherwise
         contemplated under the Annual Budget;

                           (vii) enter into any Extraordinary Contract (as
         defined herein) or modify, amend or terminate any such Extraordinary
         Contract. As used herein the term "Extraordinary Contract" means any
         contract, agreement or arrangement which is (A) outside the ordinary
         course of the Company's business, (B) is not provided for or otherwise
         contemplated under the Annual Budget, and (C) requires the Company to
         provide aggregate consideration having a value in excess of $1,000,000;

                           (viii)   issue or authorize the issuance of any
         Shares of the Company to any person other than pursuant to the terms of
         the LTI Plan;

                           (ix)     authorize the Annual Aggregate LTI Plan
         Grant for each Fiscal Year;

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                           (x) except to the extent specifically provided for in
         this Agreement, (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make
         any other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect
         of, any of the Shares, (B) split, combine or reclassify any of the
         Shares or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of,
         in lieu of or in substitution for the Shares or (C) purchase, redeem or
         otherwise acquire any of the Shares;

                           (xi)     approve the appointment of Officers selected
         by the CEO pursuant to Section 8.02(b)(ii);

                           (xii) approve any form of employment agreement with
         respect to the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
         enter into any material amendment or modification with respect to any
         existing employment agreement;

                           (xiii)   approve any change in the principal place of
         business, Fiscal Year or name of the Company; or

                           (xiv)    select the independent accounting firm for
         the Company.

                  (n)      Committees of the Board.

                           (i) The Board may, from time to time, appoint one or
         more committees (each, a "Committee"). Each Committee shall consist of
         two or more Directors and shall include at least one Management
         Director and one Non-Management Director. The Board may delegate to any
         such Committee such powers as the Board may deem appropriate; provided,
         however, that no Committee shall be authorized to (A) appoint any
         Officer, (B) designate the CEO, (C) fill any vacancy in the Board or
         any newly created directorship, (D) take any action that requires the
         vote of a specified proportion of the Board or a specific group of
         Directors or (E) approve any of the matters set forth in Section
         8.03(m).

                           (ii) The Board shall create a Nominating Committee
         for the nomination of individuals for election to the Board in the
         manner contemplated by Section 8.03(c). The Nominating Committee shall
         consist of three Directors, two of whom will be Management Directors
         and one of whom will be a Non-Management Director. The Management
         Director members of the Nominating Committee shall be selected by a
         majority vote of the Management Directors, and the Non-Management
         Director member shall be selected by majority vote of the
         Non-Management Directors. Vacancies on the Nominating Committee, other
         than such vacancies resulting from a removal of a Nominating Committee
         member from the Board pursuant to Section 8.03(e)(iii), shall be filled
         as follows: (A) any vacancy of a position on the Nominating Committee
         previously held by a Management Director shall be filled (1) by
         appointment by the CEO, if the vacating member is not the CEO, or (2)
         by the successor CEO, if the vacating member is the CEO, and (B) any
         vacancy of a position on the Nominating Committee previously held by a
         Non-Management Director shall be filled by a majority vote of the
         remaining Non-Management Directors. Vacancies on the Nominating
         Committee resulting from a removal of a Nominating Committee member

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         from the Board pursuant to Section 8.03(e)(iii) shall be filled by the
         Director appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from such
         removal. The initial members of the Nominating Committee as of the
         Effective Date shall be the individuals specified as such in Schedule C
         to this Agreement.

                  (o) Compensation of Directors. By resolution of the Board,
each Director shall be reimbursed for any expenses actually incurred for
attendance at each meeting of the Board or any Committee. In addition,
Independent Directors shall be paid a fixed sum as determined by the Board for
attendance at each meeting of the Board or any Committee, which sum may be
payable in cash or securities of the Company.

         SECTION 8.04.  Members.

                  (a)      Power of the Members; Voting.

                           (i) No Member, in its capacity as such, shall have
         the right to amend or terminate this Agreement or to appoint, select,
         vote for or remove the Directors on the Board or JLLC Management or
         their agents or to exercise voting rights or call a meeting of the
         Members, except as specifically provided for in this Agreement. Except
         as specifically provided for in this Agreement, no Member shall have
         any authority or power to bind or act for or on behalf of any other
         Member or the Company in any respect in its capacity as Member, with
         all such authority and power being delegated to the Board and JLLC
         Management as provided herein.

                           (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
         Agreement or in the Delaware Act (other than provisions thereof that
         specifically cannot be altered by the Members), unless otherwise set
         forth in a Grant Agreement, each Member holding Shares of any class of
         Shares shall be entitled, with respect thereto, to vote on any action
         or matter as to which the holders of Shares of such class of Shares are
         expressly granted voting rights pursuant to the provisions of this
         Agreement, provided, however, following a Management Member's
         termination of employment with the Company, such Management Member (or
         his heirs, if applicable) shall not have any voting rights with respect
         to Immature Shares. In connection therewith, such Members shall have
         one vote for each Share owned by them of record according to the books
         of the Company.

                  (b) Annual Meetings of Members. Annual meetings of Members
will be held at the date and time specified by the Board. Annual meetings of
Members shall be held in Denver, Colorado, unless otherwise specified by the
Board. The election of Directors, as well as the transaction of such other
business as may be properly brought before such meeting, shall occur at each
annual meeting of Members.

                  (c) Special Meetings of Members. A special meeting of Members
may be called at any time by either the Board or by the affirmative vote of the
holders of 25% of the outstanding Shares entitled to vote generally. Special
meetings shall be held at the date and time specified by the Board or stated in
the notice of the meeting.

                  (d) Notice of Meetings. Written notice of each meeting of
Members, whether annual or special, shall be given to each Member of record
entitled to vote at the meeting, not

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less than five nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, either
personally, by mail in a postage-prepaid envelope addressed to him at such
Member's address as it appears in the records of the Company, or sent by
facsimile, with receipt confirmed, to the facsimile number for such Member that
appears in the records of the Company. Every notice of a meeting of Members
shall state the date, time and place of the meeting and a brief statement as to
the business to be transacted at such meeting. Any Member may, prior to, at the
meeting or subsequent thereto, waive notice of any meeting, in writing signed by
himself or his or her duly appointedattorney-in-fact.

                  (e) Advance Notice of Member Proposed Business. At any meeting
of Members, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly
brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting,
business must be either (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any
supplement thereto), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at
the direction of the Board or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the
meeting by a Member. To be properly brought before a special meeting, business
must be specified in the notice of meeting (or supplement thereto) given by or
at the direction of the Board or the Members calling such special meeting.

                  (f) Quorum and Voting. The presence at any meeting of Members,
in person or by duly authorized proxy, of holders of a majority of the
outstanding Shares entitled to vote at such meeting shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business at such meeting. Directors shall be elected by a
plurality of the votes cast by holders of Shares entitled to vote in an election
at a meeting where a quorum is present. Member action on all other matters shall
be approved if the votes cast in favor of the action exceed the votes cast in
opposition to such action, unless otherwise provided by law.

                  (g) Adjournment. When a meeting of Members is adjourned to
another date, time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting
if the new date, time and place are announced at the meeting before the
adjournment; provided, however, that if a new record date is fixed, a notice of
the adjourned meeting must be given to Members as of the new record date. At the
adjourned meeting, Members may transact any business which might have been
transacted had a quorum been present at the time originally designated for the
meeting.

                  (h) Action Taken Without a Meeting. Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of Members may be taken by written consent
of the holders of a majority of the Shares entitled to vote on such action,
without any prior notice of such action to the other Members.

                  (i)      Actions Requiring Member Approval.  The Company, and
the Board or JLLC Management on behalf of the Company, may not take any of the
following actions without prior approval by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the outstanding Shares:

                           (i)      entering the Company into Bankruptcy;

                           (ii)     any voluntary liquidation or dissolution of
         the Company;

                           (iii)    the appointment of a liquidating trustee for
         the Company;

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                           (iv)     the amendment, modification or termination
         of this Agreement; or

                           (v) the merger or consolidation of the Company, the
         sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's
         assets, or other similar extraordinary transactions involving the
         Company.

                  (j)      Certain Limitations on Rights of Management Members.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the following
provisions shall apply with respect to the Management Members:

                           (i) The rights of any Management Member, in its
         capacity as such, shall be limited to the rights expressly set forth in
         this Agreement.

                           (ii) A Management Member shall not have any right to
         bring a derivative or other action on behalf of the Company.

                           (iii) A Management Member shall not have any right to
         prevent or restrict Stilwell or its Affiliates from engaging in any
         other business venture or activities of any nature, and a Management
         Member shall not have any rights whatsoever with respect to the income
         or profits derived therefrom.

         SECTION 8.05. Reliance by Third Parties. Any Person dealing with the
Company, JLLC Management or any Member may rely upon a certificate signed by the
CEO, COO, Secretary or Assistant Secretary as to (i) the identity of such member
of JLLC Management or such Member, (ii) any factual matters relevant to the
affairs of the Company, (iii) the Persons who are authorized to execute and
deliver any document on behalf of the Company and (iv) any action taken or
omitted by the Company, JLLC Management or any Member.

                                   ARTICLE IX
           Transfers of Shares and Termination of Membership Interests

         SECTION 9.01.  Restrictions on Transfers.

                  (a) Except for Transfers of Shares in accordance with the
provisions of the Liquidity Plan, a Management Member shall not Transfer any
Share without the written consent of the Company, which consent may be given or
withheld in the Company's sole discretion, including, but not limited to, to
prevent the Company from being treated as a "publicly traded partnership" under
Section 7704 of the Code. Any Transfer of a Share made in violation of this
Section 9.01 shall be null and void.

                  (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 9.05, JCC may
Transfer all or any portion of its Shares at any time. If JCC shall Transfer all
of its Shares, the Transferee (or the Transferee with the largest number of
Class A Shares, if more than one Transferee) shall be the Managing Member for
purposes of this Agreement.

                  (c) Subject to the Delaware Act, and except as provided for in
Section 9.06, no Transfer shall relieve the Transferor of any of his or her
obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the Board.

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                  (d) The Company may require the Transferee or recipient to
execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as the Board deems necessary
or desirable in connection with such Transfer.

         SECTION 9.02.  Termination of Membership Interest.

                  (a) The Managing Member's membership interest in the Company
may be terminated only by a Transfer of all of the Shares of the Managing
Member, and, without limiting the foregoing statement, shall not be subject to
termination by reason of the occurrence of any event set forth in Section 18-304
of the Delaware Act.

                  (b) The membership interest of any Management Member shall be
subject to termination (i) upon a Transfer of all of the Shares of such
Management Member, (ii) as provided in such Management Member's Grant Agreement,
if applicable, and (iii) except as authorized otherwise by the Company, upon
such Management Member's termination of employment with the Company (which shall
not be deemed to occur during any period of authorized leave of absence),
provided, however, the membership interest (other than voting rights) of a
Management Member shall not terminate with respect to Immature Shares until such
Shares have been purchased pursuant to the Liquidity Plan. Upon any such
termination of a Management Member's membership interest in the Company, (i)
such Management Member (or his or her legal heirs or representatives, if
applicable) shall continue to have all the obligations associated with such
Management Member's Shares (including the obligations under Sections 5.05, 5.08,
7.02, 8.04 and 9.01) and (ii) the rights of such Management Member (or his or
her legal heirs or representatives, if applicable), other than with respect to
Immature Shares, shall be limited solely to (A) the right to receive
distributions and allocations under Articles V, VI and XI in respect of Shares
owned by such Management Member prior to such termination, and (B) the right to
have the Vested portion (if any) of his or her Shares purchased pursuant to the
provisions of the Liquidity Plan.

         SECTION 9.03. Shares Not Securities. Shares in the Company shall not be
represented by certificates and shall not be "securities" within the meaning of
Sections 8-102 and 8-103(c) of Article 8, Subtitle I, Title 6 of the Delaware
Code and shall constitute "general intangibles" within the meaning of Section
9-106 thereof.

         SECTION 9.04.  Drag-Along Right.

                  (a) In the event that the Managing Member shall have entered
into an agreement with any Person or Persons (such Person, a "Drag-Along
Purchaser") regarding the sale of all (or any portion) of its Shares that would
reduce the aggregate number of Shares held by the Managing Member to less than
50% of all outstanding Shares at the date of such agreement, the Managing Member
shall be entitled, at its option, to require each Management Member to include
all (or the same portion of) its Shares in such sale (the "Drag-Along Right").
The Drag-Along Right shall be exercised by written notice given by the Managing
Member to each Management Member (the "Drag-Along Notice") at least 15 days
prior to consummation of the proposed sale, of the identity of the Drag-Along
Purchaser, the aggregate price to be paid by the Drag-Along Purchaser (the
"Drag-Along Price") the amount of the purchase price payable with respect to
each Share subject to the Drag-Along Right and any other material terms and

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conditions of the proposed sale (the "Drag-Along Terms"). Upon receipt of such
notice, each Management Member shall be obligated to sell all (or such portion
of) its Shares in such sale on such Drag-Along Terms , with each such Management
Member being subject to the same representations and warranties, covenants,
indemnities, holdback and escrow provisions, if any, to which the Managing
Member is subject and which have been disclosed in the Drag-Along Notice,
provided, however, such terms shall apply to Management Members on a several,
and not a joint, basis, and provided further, no such terms shall impose on any
Management Member any liability in excess of the net sale proceeds received by
such Management Member in such Drag-Along sale. Any sale pursuant to this
Section 9.04 shall not require compliance with Section 9.0l. All reasonable fees
and expenses incurred by the Managing Member (including in respect of financial
advisors, accountants and counsel to the Managing Member and selling Management
Member) in connection with a Transfer pursuant to this Section 9.04 shall be
shared on a pro rata basis with each Management Member.

                  (b) At the closing of the proposed sale (which date, place and
time shall be designated by the Managing Member and provided to the Management
Members in writing at least seven days prior thereto), each Management Member
shall deliver written assignments evidencing all (or such portion of) its
Shares, in form satisfactory to the Drag-Along Purchaser, duly executed by such
Management Member, free and clear of any Liens, against delivery of such
Management Member's share of the Drag-Along Price for its Shares as provided in
Section 9.04(c).

                  (c)      The Drag-Along Price for all Shares shall be
allocated among the Members as follows:

                           (i)      First, to the payment of fees and expenses
         as provided in Section 9.04(a); and

                           (ii)     Second, to the Members in proportion to the
         respective number of their Shares that are sold in the transaction.

                  (d) The provisions of this Section 9.04 shall apply with
respect to any sale by Stilwell of shares of stock in JCC that results in
Stilwell owning (directly or indirectly) less than 50% of the outstanding shares
of JCC stock. In such event, the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.04 shall
be applied as if reference to the Managing Member's Shares were reference to
Stilwell's JCC stock, provided, however, the provisions of this Section 9.04
shall not apply in the case of a distribution of JCC qualifying under Code
Section 355.

         SECTION 9.05.  Tag-Along Rights.

                  (a) If the Managing Member proposes to Transfer in any
transaction or series of related transactions an aggregate amount of its Shares
such that, giving effect to such Transfer, the aggregate number of Shares held
by the Managing Member is less than 50% of all Shares outstanding at the date of
the Tag-Along Notices (as defined below) and the Managing Member elects not to
exercise its Drag-Along Right pursuant to Section 9.04, the Managing Member
shall provide written notice (the "Tag-Along Notice") to each Management Member
of the amount of such Shares to be Transferred, the identity of the prospective
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purchase price, the terms of the prospective Transferee's financing, if any, and
any other material terms and conditions of the Transfer (the "Tag-Along Terms").

                  (b) Upon receipt of a Tag-Along Notice, each Management Member
shall have the right to participate in such proposed Transfer on the Tag-Along
Terms with respect to the Vested Shares held by such Management Member on a pro
rata basis with the Managing Member (based on the number of Vested Shares of the
Management Member relative to the number of Shares of the Managing Member),
exercisable by delivering written notice to the Managing Member within 15 days
from the date of receipt of the Tag-Along Notice. The right of the Management
Members pursuant to this Section 9.05(b) shall terminate with respect to that
proposed Transfer if not exercised within such 15-day period. Such notice from
any Management Member shall specify the number and class of Vested Shares that
such Management Member wishes to include in the proposed Transfer if less than
such pro rata amount.

                  (c) Following the expiration of the 15-day period referred to
in Section 9.05(b), the Managing Member shall notify each Management Member that
has exercised its right to participate in such Transfer pursuant to Section
9.05(b) of the portion of such Management Member's Shares which such Management
Member may include in the proposed Transfer based on the pro rata allocation
described in Section 9.05(b)) (the "Tag-Along Interest"). Each such Management
Member shall then be entitled and obligated to sell to the prospective
Transferee such Management Member's Tag-Along Interest on the Tag-Along Terms
(with each such Management Member being subject, on a several and not a joint
basis, to the same representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities,
holdback and escrow provisions, if any, and any similar components of the
Tag-Along Terms to which the Managing Member is subject and that have been
disclosed as part of the Tag-Along Notice). All reasonable fees and expenses
incurred by the Managing Member (including for financial advisors, accountants
and legal counsel to the Managing Member and the selling Management Member(s))
in connection with a Transfer pursuant to this Section 9.05 shall be shared on a
pro rata basis with each Management Member participating in the Transfer.

                  (d) At the closing of the proposed Transfer (which date, place
and time shall be designated by the Managing Member and provided to the
participating Management Members in writing at least seven days prior thereto),
each such Management Member shall deliver written assignments Transferring its
Tag-Along Interest, in form satisfactory to the prospective Transferee, duly
executed by such Management Member, free and clear of any Liens, against
delivery of the purchase price therefor (less such Management Member's pro rata
share of fees and expenses as provided in Section 9.05(c)).

                  (e) In the event that, following delivery of a Tag-Along
Notice, a Management Member shall not have validly exercised its rights under
Section 9.05(b) with respect to any or all of its Shares within the 15-day
period set forth in Section 9.05(b), the Managing Member shall have the right,
during the 180-day period following the expiration of such 15-day period, to
Transfer to the prospective Transferee the Shares of the Managing Member that
were the subject of the Tag Along Notice, on the Tag-Along Terms, without any
further obligation in respect of such Shares under this Section 9.05. In the
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Managing Member shall not have consummated such Transfer within such 180-day
period, any subsequent Transfer of such Shares shall once again be subject to
the terms of this Section 9.05.

                  (f) The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall apply with
respect to any sale by Stilwell of shares of stock in JCC that results in
Stilwell's owning (directly or indirectly) less than 50% of the outstanding
shares of JCC stock. In such event, the foregoing provisions of this Section
9.05 shall be applied as if reference to the Managing Member's Shares were
reference to Stilwell's JCC stock, provided, however, the provisions of this
Section 9.05 shall not apply in the case of a distribution of JCC qualifying
under Code Section 355.

         SECTION 9.06. Liquidity Plan. Management Members shall be entitled
(and, upon a termination of employment with the Company, shall be obligated) to
sell, and the Company, JCC or Stilwell shall be entitled or obligated (as
applicable) to purchase, Shares held by Management Members in accordance with
the provisions of the Liquidity Plan attached hereto as Schedule D. In
connection with a sale by Stilwell of more than half of the outstanding capital
stock of JCC or a sale by JCC of more than half of the Shares of the Company,
Stilwell and/or JCC (as applicable) may assign to the Person purchasing such
capital stock or Shares (as applicable) its respective obligations under the
Liquidity Plan so long as such Person agrees to assume the obligations of
Stilwell and/or JCC (as applicable) under the Liquidity Plan, and, upon such an
assignment and assumption, Stilwell and/or JCC (as the case may be) shall be
released from such obligations so assigned and assumed.

         SECTION 9.07. Effect of Transfers. When any Share is Transferred in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall cause such
Transfer to be registered on the books of the Company.

                                    ARTICLE X
            Limitation on Liability, Exculpation and Indemnification

         SECTION 10.01. Limitation on Liability. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in the Delaware Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Covered Person shall
be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the
Company; provided, however, that the foregoing does not negate a Member's
obligation to return funds wrongfully distributed to it. Except as otherwise
expressly provided in the Delaware Act, the liability of the Members shall be
limited to the amount of capital contributions, if any, required to be made by
such Member under this Agreement, but only when and to the extent the same
becomes due under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Article X shall alter a Management Member's obligations to the Company under any
employment, non-compete or nonsolicitation agreement, Grant Agreement or other
agreement related to such Management Member's current or former employment by
the Company.

         SECTION 10.02.  Exculpation and Indemnification.

                  (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement, no Covered Person shall be liable, including under any legal or
equitable theory of fiduciary duty or other theory of liability, to the Company
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damages or liabilities incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or
omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company arising
from, related to, or in connection with, this Agreement, any Grant Agreement or
the Company's business or affairs (including any act or omission by any Member),
except for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities resulting from such
Member's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Whenever in this Agreement a
Covered Person is permitted or required to make decisions in good faith, the
Covered Person shall act under such standard and shall not be subject to any
other or different standard (including any legal or equitable standard of
fiduciary or other duty) imposed by this Agreement or any relevant provision of
law or in equity or otherwise.

                  (b) A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the
Covered Person reasonably believes are within such Person's professional or
expert competence. To the extent that, at law or in equity, a Board member or
Officer has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto
to the Company or to any Member, such Board member or Officer acting in
connection with this Agreement, any Grant Agreement or the Company's business or
affairs shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for its good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Agreement, any Grant Agreement or any
approval or authorization granted by the Board, the Management Committee or the
Members.

                  (c) The provisions of this Agreement and any Grant Agreement,
to the extent that they limit the duties and liabilities of the Board members or
Officers otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to
replace such other duties and liabilities.

                  (d) The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each
Covered Person against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses
(including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), judgments, fines,
settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions,
suits or proceedings, to which such Covered Person may become subject, in
connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with such Covered
Person's actions on behalf of the Company (including such Covered Person's
actions while serving as an officer, director, employee or agent of another
Person at the request of the Company) in connection with the Company's business
or affairs or this Agreement, unless such loss, claim, damage, liability,
expense, judgment, fine, settlement or other amount is a result of a Covered
Person's not acting in good faith on behalf of the Company or such Covered
Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct. If any Covered Person becomes
subject to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in connection with such
Covered Person's actions on behalf of the Company in connection with any matter
arising out of or in connection with the Company's business or affairs or this
Agreement, other than by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by
such Covered Person that was not in good faith on behalf of the Company or was
the result of such Covered Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct, the
Company shall reimburse such Covered Person for its reasonable legal and other
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the cost of any investigation and
preparation) as they are incurred in connection therewith; provided that such
Covered Person shall promptly repay to the Company the amount of any such
reimbursed expenses paid to it if it shall be finally judicially determined that
such Covered Person was not entitled to be indemnified by the Company in
connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation. If for any
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willful misconduct of a Covered Person) the foregoing indemnification is
unavailable to such Covered Person, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then
the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Covered
Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense, judgment,
fine, settlement or other amount arising from any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding to which such Covered Person may become subject as described above in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect any relevant equitable
considerations.

                  (e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 10.02
shall be satisfied solely out of and to the extent of the Company's assets, and
no Covered Person shall have any personal liability on account thereof.

         SECTION 10.03. Exclusive Jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, each Member hereby agrees that any claim, action or
proceeding by such Member seeking any relief whatsoever against the Company, the
Managing Member or any of its Affiliates or any other Member in such Person's
capacity as a Member based on, arising out of, or in connection with, this
Agreement or the Company's affairs shall be brought only in an appropriate State
court in the State of Colorado or the Federal courts located in the City and
County of Denver, and not in any other State or Federal court in the United
States of America or any court in any other country; provided, however, that if
a Covered Person brings any claim, action, defense or proceeding against the
Company or any Member in any other court, the Company or such Member may bring
any claim, action , defense or proceeding against such Covered Person in such
court. Each Member acknowledges that, in the event of any breach of this Section
10.03, the Covered Persons have no adequate remedy at law and shall be entitled
to injunctive relief to enforce the terms of this Section 10.03.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                           Dissolution and Termination

         SECTION 11.01. Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and
liquidated upon the approval of such action by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares. No Member shall take any action
to dissolve, terminate or liquidate the Company or to require apportionment,
appraisal or partition of the Company or any of its assets, or to file a bill
for an accounting, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, and each
Member, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives any
rights to take any such actions under applicable law, whether now or hereafter
existing. The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, permanent
disability or legal incapacity of any Member shall not dissolve or terminate the
Company, and all Members hereby agree that in any such event the business of the
Company shall be continued, unless the Company is required to be dissolved.

         SECTION 11.02. Winding Up of the Company. Upon dissolution, the
Company's business shall be liquidated in an orderly manner. The Managing Member
shall act as the liquidator (unless it elects to appoint a liquidator) to wind
up the affairs of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. If there shall be no
Managing Member, the Member with the largest number of Shares may approve one or
more Persons to act as the liquidator in carrying out such liquidation. In
performing its duties, the liquidator is authorized to sell, distribute,
exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company in accordance with
the Delaware Act and in any manner that the liquidator shall determine to be in
the best interests of the Members.

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         SECTION 11.03.  Liquidating Distributions.  The proceeds of the
liquidation of the Company shall be distributed in the following amounts and
order of priority:

                  (a) An amount sufficient to satisfy all of the Company's
liabilities (whether by payment or by making reasonable provision for payment
thereof, including the setting up of any reserves that are, in the judgment of
the liquidator, reasonably necessary therefor) shall be distributed to, or
reserved for the benefit of, the creditors (including any Members or their
respective Affiliates that are creditors) of the Company.

                  (b)      Any remaining liquidation proceeds shall be
distributed to the Members in accordance with the following provisions:

                           (i) First, all of the remaining assets of the Company
         shall be deemed to have been sold for their Fair Market Value, and the
         Capital Accounts of the Members shall be credited or debited (as
         applicable) to reflect the allocations of Net Property Gain or Net
         Property Loss (as applicable) that would result from such a sale of
         assets in the same manner and to the same extent as if such assets had
         been sold and such Net Property Gain or Net Property Loss had been
         allocated among the Members in accordance with the provisions of
         Article V.

                           (ii) Second, after giving effect to all
         contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods, all
         remaining liquidation proceeds shall be distributed to the Members in
         proportion to their respective positive Capital Account balances, with
         such distributions to be made by the end of the calendar year or, if
         later, within 90 days following the date of dissolution of the Company.

         SECTION 11.04. Distribution of Property. In the event it is necessary
in connection with the liquidation of the Company to distribute property in
kind, such property shall be distributed on the basis of its Fair Market Value
net of any liabilities encumbering such assets and, to the greatest extent
possible, shall be distributed pro rata in accordance with the total amounts to
be distributed to each Member as liquidation proceeds pursuant to Section
11.03(b)(ii). Such in kind distributions shall be effected so as to vest in each
of the Members receiving such an in-kind distribution, as tenants-in-common, an
undivided interest in the property distributed. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the liquidator shall have the discretion, to avoid an administratively
burdensome large number of owners of the same property, to distribute cash in
lieu of property in the case of Members who otherwise would receive only a de
minimis interest in such property.

         SECTION 11.05. Termination. The Company shall terminate when all of the
assets of the Company, after payment of, or reasonable provision for the payment
of, all debts and liabilities of the Company, shall have been distributed to the
Members in the manner provided for in this Article XI and articles of
dissolution have been filed in the manner required by the Delaware Act.

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                                   ARTICLE XII
                                  Miscellaneous

         SECTION 12.01. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not
intended to confer any rights or remedies hereunder upon, and shall not be
enforceable by, any Person other than the parties hereto and, with respect to
the provisions of Article X, each Covered Person.

         SECTION 12.02.  Notices.

                  (a) Except as provided in Section 12.02(c), all notices,
requests and other communications to any party hereunder (collectively, a
"Notice" or "Notices") shall be in writing (including a facsimile or similar
writing), duly signed by the party giving such Notice, and shall be personally
delivered by Federal Express, UPS or other comparable courier service, or mailed
by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by
facsimile transmission to any party at the address or facsimile number that
appears on the records of the Company for such party (or at such other address
or facsimile number, and to such other Person(s), as such party shall hereafter
specify in writing to the Company). Unless and until changed pursuant to a
Notice given as provided for hereinbelow, the address and facsimile number for
Notices shall be as follows:

         If to Stilwell:             Stilwell Financial Inc.
                                      Attention:  Vice President -- Legal
                                      920 Main Street
                                      21st Floor
                                      Kansas City, Missouri  64105-2008
                                      Fax:  816-218-2450

         If to the Company:          Janus Capital Management LLC
                                      Attention:  General Counsel
                                      100 Fillmore Street, Suite 300
                                      Denver, Colorado 80206-5928
                                      Fax:  303-639-6662

         If to JCC:                  Janus Capital Corporation
                                      c/o Stilwell Financial, Inc. -- Legal
                                      920 Main Street
                                      21st Floor
                                      Kansas City, Missouri  64105-2008
                                      Fax:  816-218-2450

         If to a Management Member:  The address and facsimile number (if any)
                                     for such Management Member on the books and
                                     records of the Company

         A party may change its address and/or facsimile number for purposes of
Notices hereunder, in the case of Stilwell, the Company or JCC, by Notice to all
Members, and in the case of a Management Member, by Notice to the Company and
Stilwell.

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                  (b) Each such Notice shall be effective (i) if given by
facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt of transmission (or, if such
confirmation is not during a Business Day, at the beginning of the next Business
Day), (ii) if given by mail, three Business Days (or, if to an address outside
the United States, seven calendar days) after such communication is deposited in
the United States mail with first-class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid,
or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified
pursuant to this Section 12.02.

                  (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Notice may be given by
e-mail transmission to a Management Member at the e-mail address for such
Management Member in the books and records of the Company, and such Notice shall
be deemed effective upon the sender's receipt of a confirmation that such e-mail
has been delivered and opened by the recipient.

         SECTION 12.03.  Powers of Attorney.

                  (a) Each Management Member hereby constitutes and appoints the
Managing Member, with unrestricted power of substitution and resubstitution, the
true and lawful attorney for such Management Member, with power and authority to
act in his or her name and on his or her behalf to make, execute, sign,
acknowledge, deliver, swear to, file and record:

                           (i) any certificate of formation, as well as any
         amendments thereto, which the Company may deem to be necessary,
         desirable or appropriate to evidence or effect the formation of the
         Company or to qualify and continue it as a limited liability company or
         other entity pursuant to Section 2.05;

                           (ii) any instrument or document which the Company may
         deem to be necessary, desirable or appropriate to effect the
         continuation of the Company, the admission or expulsion of any Member,
         or the dissolution and termination of the Company;

                           (iii) any amendment or modification of this Agreement
         that does not require such Management Member's consent pursuant to
         Section 12.08;

                           (iv)  any fictitious name or similar certificate
         required by law to be filed on behalf of the Company; and

                           (v) all such other instruments, documents and
         certificates as may from time to time be required by the laws of any
         jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, to effect, implement, continue and
         defend the valid and subsisting existence of the Company and its power
         to carry out its purposes as set forth in this Agreement; provided,
         however, that the Managing Member shall not knowingly take any action
         as attorney-in-fact for any Management Member that would (A) increase
         the liability of such Management Member beyond the liability expressly
         set forth in this Agreement; (B) increase the amount of the capital
         contributions, if any, payable by such Management Member; (C) cause
         such Management Member to lose his or her limited liability status; or
         (D) be inconsistent with any consent requirement in Section 12.06 or
         Section 12.08.

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                  (b) It is expressly acknowledged by each Management Member
that the foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest, irrevocable
and shall survive the death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy,
insanity, incompetency or legal incapacity of such Management Member and any
assignment, Transfer or other disposition, whether voluntary, by operation of
law or otherwise, by such Management Member of all or any portion of his or her
Shares and shall extend to such Management Member's successors, assigns and
legal representatives.

                  (c) Each Management Member, pursuant to the provisions of the
Grant Agreement(s) pursuant to which Shares are issued to such Management
Member, shall constitute and appoint the General Counsel the true and lawful
attorney for such Management Member, with power and authority to execute this
Agreement in the name of and on behalf of such Management Member. Execution of
this Agreement by such attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of such Management
Member shall be binding and effective to the same extent as if this Agreement
were executed directly by such Management Member.

         SECTION 12.04.  Creditors.  None of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditor of the Company or of
any Member, except to the extent the Company may otherwise expressly agree in
writing.

         SECTION 12.05. Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the
strict performance of any covenant, term or condition of this Agreement or to
exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach of any such covenant, term
or condition shall operate as a waiver of such or any other covenant, term or
condition of this Agreement. Any Member by notice given in accordance with
Section 12.02 may, but shall not be under any obligation to, waive any of his or
her rights or conditions to his or her obligations hereunder, or any duty,
obligation or covenant of any other Member. No waiver shall affect or alter the
remainder of this Agreement but each and every covenant, agreement, term and
condition hereof shall continue in full force and effect with respect to any
other then existing or subsequent breach.

         SECTION 12.06. Merger or Consolidation. The Company may merge with,
combine with or consolidate into, another limited liability company or other
business entity only as authorized in accordance with the provisions of Article
VIII, provided that if any such merger, combination or consolidation would have
any of the consequences set forth in Section 12.08 that would require the
approval of any Members if such consequences were accomplished by an amendment
to this Agreement, such merger or consolidation shall be subject to the same
approval of Members that would be applicable to any such amendment.

         SECTION 12.07.  Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of all the parties hereto and their successors and
permitted assigns.

         SECTION 12.08. Amendments and Consents. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement (including any provisions
incorporated in this Agreement by reference) may be amended, and any provision
of this Agreement may be waived, by the affirmative vote or written consent of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares subject only to the
following limitations:

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                           (a) any amendment or waiver that would create or
         increase any obligation of any Member to contribute capital to the
         Company or impair the limited liability of any Member shall require
         such Member's written consent;

                           (b) any amendment or waiver that would materially
         dilute or otherwise materially adversely affect any Member's right to
         receive distributions or allocations, as provided in Articles V and VI,
         in respect of his or her Shares may be effected if such amendment or
         waiver (i) is not prohibited by subsection (a) above, and (ii) either
         (A) in the case of an amendment or waiver that materially dilutes or
         otherwise materially adversely affects rights to allocations under
         Section 5.02(a)(ii)(A) or distributions under Section 6.01, is approved
         by Class A Membership Approval and Special Management Approval, or (B)
         in the case of an amendment or waiver not described in the foregoing
         clause (ii)(A), such amendment either (1) is approved by Class A
         Membership Approval and Special Management Approval, or (2) affects all
         of the outstanding Shares substantially equally on a pro rata basis
         (taking into account differences between different classes of Shares);

                           (c) any amendment or waiver of any provision of the
         Liquidity Plan or Section 9.06 that materially adversely affects any
         rights or interests thereunder of the holder of any Shares outstanding
         immediately prior to the effective date of such amendment or waiver
         shall require the written consent of such holder, provided, however,
         the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to an amendment or waiver of
         the Liquidity Plan (i) that is effective only with respect to Shares
         issued after the effective date of the applicable amendment or waiver,
         or (ii) that (A) is not prohibited by subsection (a) above, and (B) is
         approved by Class A Membership Approval and by Non-Class A Membership
         Approval;

                           (d) any amendment or waiver of the restriction under
         Section 3.01(e) on issuing Preference Shares that are not Permitted
         Preferred Shares must be approved by Class A Membership approval and by
         Special Management Approval; and

                           (e) any amendment or waiver of subsection (a) above
         shall require the written approval of each affected Member; any
         amendment or waiver of the provisions of subsection (b) or (d) above
         must be approved by Class A Membership Approval and by Special
         Management Approval; and any amendment or waiver of the provisions of
         subsection (c) above must be approved by Class A Membership Approval
         and by Non-Class A Membership Approval.

         SECTION 12.09. Integration. This Agreement, inclusive of the Schedules
hereto, together with the Grant Agreements that are in effect from time to time,
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties to this Agreement pertaining
to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the parties in connection
therewith. Without limitation on the foregoing, this Agreement restates and
supercedes in its entirety the Limited Liability Agreement of Janus Capital
Management LLC dated as of February 27, 2002. No oral covenant, representation
or condition shall affect, or be effective to interpret, change or restrict, the
express provisions of this Agreement. Each

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Schedule to this Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement and shall
be deemed an integral part of this Agreement.

         SECTION 12.10.  Headings.  The titles of Articles and Sections of this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be interpreted to limit or
amplify the provisions of this Agreement.

         SECTION 12.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, which may be
sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart. For all purposes, signatures
delivered and exchanged by facsimile transmission shall be binding and effective
to the same extent as original signatures.

         SECTION 12.12. Severability. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
considered severable and if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof
are determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such
invalidity shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this
Agreement which are valid.

         SECTION 12.13.  Waiver of Partition.  Each Member hereby waives any
right to partition or division of the Company property.

         SECTION 12.14.  Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

         SECTION 12.15.  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

                  (a) Each of the Members hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any Colorado State court or Federal
court of the United States of America sitting in the City and County of Denver
in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any
Grant Agreement or the Company's business or affairs or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment, and each of the Members hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that, except as provided in Section 10.03, all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
Colorado State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.
Each of the Members agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

                  (b) Each of the Members hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any
objection it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
Company's business or affairs in any Colorado State or Federal court sitting in
the City and County of Denver. Each of the Members hereby irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

                  (c) Each of the Members irrevocably consents to service of
process in connection with any matter referred to above by first-class,
certified mail, postage prepaid, at the

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address and to the Person(s), if any, specified pursuant to Section 12.02.
Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement
to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

                            [Signature Pages Follow]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the
undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

                     JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION

                     By:
                                 /s/ Danny R. Carpenter
                           -----------------------------------
                     Name:
                                     Danny R. Carpenter
                           -----------------------------------
                     Title:
                                     Executive Vice President
                           -----------------------------------

                     Solely with respect to Section 9.06 and the Liquidity Plan

                     STILWELL FINANCIAL INC.

                     By:
                                 /s/ Danny R. Carpenter
                           -----------------------------------
                     Name:
                                     Danny R. Carpenter
                           -----------------------------------
                     Title:
                                     Executive Vice President
                           -----------------------------------
                     MANAGEMENT MEMBERS:

                     All Management Members now
                     or hereafter admitted as
                     Members of the Company,
                     pursuant to powers of
                     attorney or other
                     authorizations now or
                     hereafter executed in favor
                     of and delivered or
                     otherwise granted to the
                     General Counsel of the
                     Company.

                     Management Members admitted
                     as of the Effective Date
                     whose names are attached to
                     this signature page as
                     Attachment I:

                     By:
                                 /s/ Thomas A. Early
                           -----------------------------------
                                  Thomas A. Early
                     Title:    General Counsel, Janus Capital Management LLC

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                         Attachment I to Signature Page

                     Management Members As Of Effective Date

                         Executing by Power of Attorney

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                           Management Members Directly

                             Executing The Agreement

                                /s/ Thomas A. Early
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        Print Name:                Thomas A. Early
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                                /s/ Curt R. Foust
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        Print Name:                Curt R. Foust
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                                /s/ Eric M. Montag
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        Print Name:
                                   Eric M. Montag
                    ------------------------------------------

                                /s/ Gregory A. Frost
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        Print Name:
                                   Gregory A. Frost
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        Print Name:
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                                   SCHEDULE A

         1.     Aggregate Fair Market Value (net of liabilities) of JCC assets
and JCC stock contributed to the Company as of the Effective Date:

         2.     Capital Account Balances At Effective Date:

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                                   SCHEDULE B

                                 JLLC Management
                           (as of the Effective Date)

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                                   SCHEDULE C

                               Board of Directors
                           (as of the Effective Date)

                              Management Directors

Thomas A. Early

Loren M. Starr

Kelley A. Howes

Curt R. Foust

                            Non-Management Directors

Danny R. Carpenter - Chairman

Daniel P. Connealy

Gwen Royle

                              Nominating Committee

Danny R. Carpenter

Thomas A. Early

Loren M. Starr

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                                   SCHEDULE D

                   Janus Capital Management LLC Liquidity Plan

         A.     Overview. The Liquidity Plan is intended to provide Members of
the Company (herein "JLLC") with two opportunities each year to sell some of
their JLLC shares. Shares will also be sold upon termination of a Member's
employment with JLLC. There are limits on the sales of shares that can be made
under the Liquidity Plan. The key details of the Liquidity Plan, including these
limitations, are summarized below.

         B.     Valuation of Shares. A valuation of JLLC will be established
as of the last day of each calendar quarter (each such day, a "Quarterly
Valuation Date"). Once a year (or more often if the JLLC Board so determines),
an outside adviser selected jointly by Stilwell and JLLC Management will
establish a fair market value for all of JLLC. Stilwell and JLLC will use the
outside adviser's valuation model, together with such advice and consultation by
the outside advisor as Stilwell and JLLC deem appropriate, to make follow-on
quarterly valuations on a basis consistent with the valuation by the outside
adviser. The value of each share of JLLC will be determined by dividing such
value of JLLC by the number of outstanding shares as of the valuation date, and
then reducing the result by a discount factor of 25% or such other discount
factor as may be determined by Stilwell and JLLC in consultation with the
outside advisor.

         C.     In-Service Sales of Shares. A Member may sell vested shares of
JLLC while he or she is still employed by JLLC (an "In-Service Sale"). The
procedure for In-Service Sales is described below. In-Service Sales are subject
to the limitations described below in Section E.

                  (a)      Valuation Notice from JLLC. In-Service Sales
                           generally will be based on the value of JLLC shares
                           established as of the March 31 and September 30
                           Quarterly Valuation Dates. JLLC will send a notice to
                           each Member (a "Valuation Notice") setting out this
                           per-share valuation by April 15 or October 15 (as
                           applicable).

                  (b)      Liquidity Sale Notice from Members. During the period
                           (the "Regular Notice Period") from April 15 to April
                           30, or October 15 to October 31, each Member may
                           submit to JLLC a written notice (a "Liquidity Sale
                           Notice") specifying the number of his/her vested
                           shares that he/she desires to sell at the per-share
                           valuation specified in the applicable Valuation
                           Notice. An employee may withdraw a Liquidity Sale
                           Notice, once submitted, at any time until the close
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                           business on the last business day of the Regular
                           Notice Period.

                  (c)      Purchase of Shares. Vested shares that are properly
                           offered for sale in Liquidity Sale Notices from
                           Members will be purchased either by JLLC or Stilwell,
                           as described below in Section F. The sales will close
                           on the July 1 or January 2 following the date of the
                           Liquidity Sale Notice (or if not a business day, then
                           on the next following business day). Payment for the
                           shares (in cash or Stilwell stock, as applicable)
                           will be made at the closing.

                  (d)      Special Procedure in Case of Extraordinary Events.
                           If an "Extraordinary Event" occurs after March 31 but
                           on or before April 30, or after September 30 but on
                           or before October 31, JLLC may suspend the operation
                           of the In-Service Sale procedures to allow for a
                           re-valuation of the shares.  JLLC will send a notice
                           to each Member setting out the revised per-share
                           valuation by May 15 or November 15 (as applicable).
                           During the period (the "Re-valuation Notice Period")
                           from May 16 to May 31, or November 16 to November 30,
                           as applicable, each Member may withdraw a previously
                           submitted Liquidity Sale Notice.  The sales will
                           close on the August 1 or February 1 following the
                           Re-valuation Notice Period (or if not a business day,
                           then on the next following business day). Payment for
                           the shares (in cash or Stilwell stock, as applicable)
                           will be made at the closing.  An "Extraordinary
                           Event" shall occur if JLLC's Assets Under Management
                           ("AUM") as of the last day of the Regular Notice
                           Period is 17% or more lower than its AUM as of the
                           immediately preceding Quarterly Valuation Date.

                  (e)      Special Procedures in Case of a Tag-Along or
                           Drag-Along Transactions.  If, prior to the closing of
                           In-Service Sale transactions, Stilwell or JCC enters
                           into a letter-of-intent or agreement-in-principle for
                           a transaction that would trigger the Tag-Along or
                           Drag-Along provisions of the LLC Agreement, all such
                           In-Service Sales will be suspended pending a
                           conclusion (closing or abandonment) of such
                           transaction. If the Tag-Along/ Drag-Along transaction
                           closes, all pending In-Service Sale shares will be
                           subject to purchase and sale (at the Tag-Along/Drag
                           Along price) as provided for in the LLC Agreement.
                           If such transaction is abandoned, the purchase of the
                           suspended In-Service Sale shares would not proceed
                           and such shares would be eligible for sale in the
                           next In-Service Sale offering.

         D.     Termination Sales of Shares. A Member will be required to sell
all his/her vested shares to JLLC or Stilwell upon a termination of employment
with JLLC (a "Termination Sale"). Upon the Termination Sale, that person will
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Member (except with respect to Immature Shares, as
defined below). Payment for vested shares will be made as described below.
Termination Sales are subject to the limitations described below in Section E.
All unvested JLLC shares (not including shares that vest at the time of
termination) will be forfeited upon a termination of employment.

                  (a)      Purchase Price. The purchase price will equal the
                           per-share valuation as of the

                           Quarterly Valuation Date occurring on or immediately
                           before the date of termination of employment.

                  (b)      Time of Payment. The payment of the purchase price
                           for each Termination Sale will be made as follows:

                           (i)      In the case of termination of employment by
                                    reason of death or disability, as soon as
                                    practicable following the date of
                                    termination of employment (other than in the
                                    case of Immature Shares).

                           (ii)     In the case of termination of employment for
                                    any other reason, and except in the case of
                                    Immature Shares, within 60 days following
                                    the later of the termination of employment
                                    or the date of determination of the
                                    per-share valuation for the Quarterly
                                    Valuation Date occurring on or immediately
                                    before the date of termination of
                                    employment.

                           (iii)    As used herein, the term "Immature Shares"
                                    means shares (not including Purchased Shares
                                    or Vested Exchange Shares) which have not
                                    been vested during the entire six-month
                                    period ending on the employment termination
                                    date. Payment of the purchase price for
                                    Immature Shares shall be on the later of (A)
                                    the date which is six months from the date
                                    on which such Immature Shares vested, or (B)
                                    30 days following the determination of the
                                    per-share valuation for the Quarterly
                                    Valuation Date occurring on or immediately
                                    before the date of termination of
                                    employment.

                  (c)      Extraordinary Event. If, as of the business day
                           immediately prior to the closing of a Termination
                           Sale (by reason other than death or disability), the
                           AUM of JLLC is 17% or more lower than the AUM as of
                           the Quarterly Valuation Date used to determine the
                           valuation of the shares, the closing may be deferred
                           while a new valuation as of such scheduled closing
                           date is obtained, with the closing then to be 15 days
                           later at a purchase price based on the new valuation.

         E.     Limitations on In-Service Sales and Termination Sales. There
are limitations on the ability to sell vested shares under the Liquidity Plan,
which are described below. These limitations apply somewhat differently to the
following 6 categories of shares:
o        Shares received in the one-time 5% grant in 2002 ("5%-Grant Shares").

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o        Shares received in annual grants under JLLC's LTIP, including annual
         grants in 2002 with respect to 2001 ("LTIP Shares").

o        Shares received in 2002 in exchange for vested shares in JCC ("Vested
         Exchange Shares").

o        Shares received in 2002 in exchange for unvested shares in JCC that
         were subject to a Section 83(b) election ("83(b) Exchange Shares").

o        Class D Shares received in 2002 in a special one-time grant ("Class D
         Shares"). o Shares purchased by an employee for cash
         ("Purchased Shares").

                  (a)      Limitations on In-Service Sales.

                           (i)      Six-Month Limit. Certain shares cannot be
                                    sold under the Liquidity Plan before the
                                    six-month anniversary of becoming vested.
                                    This limit applies to all shares except
                                    Purchased Shares and Vested Exchange Shares.

                           (ii)     Two-Year Limit. Certain shares cannot be
                                    sold under the Liquidity Plan before the
                                    two-year anniversary of being granted by
                                    JLLC. This limit applies to 5%-Grant Shares,
                                    LTIP Shares and Class D Shares.

                           (iii)    10% Limit. The aggregate number of shares of
                                    all classes that can be sold under the
                                    Liquidity Plan in each calendar year (other
                                    than in Tag-Along or Drag-Along
                                    Transactions) is limited to 10% of the
                                    outstanding capital or profits interests of
                                    the Company (including those held by
                                    Stilwell). If the limit is reached, the
                                    shares offered for sale by each Member will
                                    be proportionately reduced so that the total
                                    meets the 10% limit.

                           (iv)     50% Limit. Certain In-Service Sales will be
                                    limited to 50% of the Member's vested
                                    shares. This limit applies to 5%-Grant
                                    Shares, LTIP Shares, Class D Shares and
                                    83(b) Exchange Shares (but not including
                                    Class D Shares and 83(b) Exchange Shares
                                    which become vested on April 2, 2002).

         Under this limit, a Member cannot sell vested shares in excess of the
cumulative number of applicable shares issued to the Member that have become
vested since the beginning of the Liquidity Plan.

                  (b)      Limitations on Termination Sales.

                           (i)      Six-Month Limit.  Applies to all shares
                  except Purchased Shares and Vested Exchange Shares.

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                           (ii)     Two-Year Limit. Does not apply.

                           (iii)    10% Limit. Applies to all shares (other than
                                    in Tag-Along or Drag-Along Transactions)
                                    unless the JLLC Board determines it is not
                                    necessary in order to prevent loss of
                                    "pass-through" status for tax purposes.

                           (iv)     50% Limit. Does not apply.

         F.       Funding of Purchases. The purchase of shares under the
Liquidity Plan for a particular period will be funded in one of the three
following ways:

                  (a)      Option 1: Purchase by JLLC from Available Cash. JLLC
                           generally intends to purchase shares under the
                           Liquidity Plan in In-Service Sales and Termination
                           Sales from its available cash (including cash
                           available from borrowings). The number of outstanding
                           shares would be reduced by the purchase, and the
                           percentage ownership of each continuing Member would
                           increase.

                  (b)      Option 2: Purchase by JLLC from Cash Contributed by
                           Stilwell. If the JLLC Board decides not to use
                           available cash (including cash available from
                           borrowings) to purchase shares as described in
                           Option 1, Stilwell will be obligated either to
                           provide sufficient cash to JLLC to purchase the
                           shares (Option 2), or to directly purchase the shares
                           for either cash or Stilwell stock (Option 3).  If
                           Stilwell provides the cash to JLLC to make the
                           purchase, Stilwell would receive from JLLC a number
                           of newly-issued shares equal to the number of shares
                           redeemed by JLLC with that cash.  As a result,
                           Stilwell would effectively succeed to the share
                           ownership represented by the shares purchased with
                           cash provided by Stilwell.

                  (c)      Option 3: Direct Purchase by Stilwell for Cash or
                           Stilwell Stock. If the JLLC Board decides not to fund
                           the purchase of shares through Option 1, and Stilwell
                           decides not to contribute cash to JLLC under Option
                           2, then Stilwell shall purchase the shares directly
                           from the selling Member for cash or Stilwell stock.
                           Stilwell stock used for this purpose would be issued
                           pursuant to an effective registration statement under
                           the Securities act of 1933, as amended, and would be
                           valued for this purpose based on the average of the
                           closing prices for the Stilwell stock over the 5
                           trading days ending 2 business days before the
                           payment for the JLLC shares.  The shares representing
                           such Stilwell stock would be delivered at the
                           closing, and Stilwell would succeed to the JLLC share
                           ownership represented by the shares it purchased.

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