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TULLY'S COFFEE CORPORATION
  SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT    
  

	Name:	 	Kristopher S. Galvin ("Employee")
	
Position:	
 	

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	
Reports To:	
 	

President, Chief Executive officer
	
Responsibilities:	
 	

Responsibilities include all aspects of the financial affairs of the Tully's Coffee Corporation ("Company"), including the Retail, Wholesale and International business units. Officer of the Company. Member of Executive Leadership Team. Secretary to
the Board of Directors.
	
Base Salary:	
 	

$150,000.00 annually. Employee shall receive an annual performance appraisal and be eligible for salary adjustments.
	
Car Allowance:	
 	

$600.00/month and subject to statutory tax withholdings.
	
Bonus Potential:	
 	

Employee shall be eligible for an annual bonus award (percentage of base salary) based on a Board approved EBITDA target for each fiscal year. The annual bonus award and payout is at the sole discretion of the Board. The payout targets will be as
follows:

	FY 2003*

	% EBITDA

(Achieved vs Target)
	 	% Bonus

(% Base Salary)

	Less than 100%	 	Discretionary
	100%	 	35.0% payout
	100% + $1.0 million	 	50.0% payout
	100% + $1.8 million	 	75.0% payout

	FY 2004 & Beyond*

	% EBITDA

(Achieved vs Target)
	 	% Bonus

(% Base Salary)

	Less than 100%	 	Discretionary: up to $37,500
	100%	 	50.0% payout
	125%	 	67.0% payout
	Greater than 125%	 	67.0% plus sliding scale

	 	 	Note: There will be a ratable calculation for bonus payout between EBITDA hurdles.
	
Benefits:	
 	

Employee eligible for participation in Company's executive benefit program including medical, dental, vision and death benefits.
	
Options:	
 	

Employee shall receive the following non-qualified options subject to the vesting, exercise and other general terms and conditions contained in the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan:

	# Shares
 
	 	Share Exercise Price

	100,000	 	$	0.01/share
	75,000	 	$	1.78/share
	50,000	 	$	2.50/share

	 	 	Note: Additional option grants may be issued from time to time as recommended by the CEO and approved by the Board.
	
Severance:	
 	

Employee shall receive six (6) months severance (of annual base salary) if terminated by Company. Executive shall not receive severance if terminated for cause, nor if executive voluntarily resigns. Termination for cause shall include:
(1) felony conviction, (2) employee theft, fraud, or gross dishonesty (3) moral turpitude, (4) willful insubordination or (5) any action that is injurious to the Company's reputation or business. Employee must sign the
Company's standard employee release document to receive severance. Severance payout shall be made monthly in accordance with Company's normal payroll policy.
	
Term:	
 	

Employment may be terminated by either Employee or the Company on 30 days written notice, subject to the severance provisions as outlined above.
	
Other:	
 	

Employee is subject to the Company's standard Confidentiality Agreement.

	Tully's Coffee Company	 	Employee
	

Date:	
 	

June 21, 2002	
 	

Date:	
 	

June 21, 2002
	

By:	
 	

/s/ Anthony J. Gioia
	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/ Kristopher S. Galvin

	Title:	 	President, CEO	 	Title:	 	VP, CFO

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EXHIBIT 10.16    
  

 
 

FORM OF COMMITMENT LETTER    
  

June 27,
2002 

Mr. Tony
Gioia

President and CEO

Tully's Coffee Corporation

3100 Airport Way South

Seattle, WA 98134 

Dear
Tony: 

        I
am aware that Tully's Coffee Corporation is presently seeking to raise capital (debt or equity) from one or more sources. Although I expect these efforts will be successful, I
recognize that there is no certainty of success. 

        This
letter will confirm my commitment and ability to provide financial support as may be required by the company, up to $xxx,xxx. At my election, this financial support may be made
through a direct investment in the company's stock, by direct loan to the company with a maturity no earlier than June 30, 2003, or by personal guarantee of a bank loan to the company with a
maturity no earlier than June 30, 2003. 

        This
commitment is only effective until the earlier of (a) June 30, 2003 or (b) the successful completion of the company's capital-raising efforts in an amount not
less than $3,000,000. 

Sincerely,

Signature

(address) 

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EXHIBIT 10.16

FORM OF COMMITMENT LETTER<Page>

COMMON STOCK                                                   COMMON STOCK
Without Par Value                                              Without Par Value

Number                                                                   Shares

INCORPORATED UNDER
THE LAWS OF UTAH

                                             THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN
                                             SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MINNEAPOLIS,
                                             MINNESOTA OR IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK

                                             CUSIP 748356 10 2
                                             SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

                               QUESTAR CORPORATION

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE OWNER OF

FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF QUESTAR CORPORATION

TRANSFERABLE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER HEREOF IN PERSON
OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROPERLY
ENDORSED. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY THE TRANSFER
AGENT AND REGISTERED BY THE REGISTRAR.

                       WITNESS THE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION
              AND THE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.

[Corporate Seal]

Dated:                                    REGISTERED
                                            ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK
                                            SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH       REGISTRAR
                                          BY
                                                            AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
/S/ [ILLEGIBLE     ]                      COUNTERSIGNED
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER       QUESTAR CORPORATION
                                            SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  TRANSFER AGENT
/S/ CONNIE C. HOLBROOK
SECRETARY                                 BY                 AUTHORIZED OFFICER

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                               QUESTAR CORPORATION

          This Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and
without charge a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations
and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be issued and with
respect to any preferred or special class in series, the variations in the
relative rights and preferences between the shares of each such series so far as
the same have been fixed and determined and the authority of the Board of
Directors to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent
series. Such requests should be made to the Secretary of the Corporation, P.O.
Box 45433, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0433.

           This Certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to
certain Rights as set forth in the Rights Agreement between Questar Corporation
and U.S. Bank National Association, or any successors, dated as of February 13,
1996 (the "Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein
by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal offices of Questar
Corporation. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement,
such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be
evidenced by this Certificate. The Rights will expire on the close of business
on March 25, 2006 unless redeemed prior thereto. Questar Corporation will mail
to the holder of this Certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement, as in effect
on the date of mailing, without charge promptly after receipt of a written
request therefor. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement,
Rights issued to, or held by, any Person who is, was or becomes an Acquiring
Person or any Affiliates or Associates thereof (as such terms are defined in the
Rights Agreement), whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by
any subsequent holder, may become null and void.

            The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the
face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

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TEN COM - as tenants in common                   UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ________ Custodian _______
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties                               (Cust)          (Minor)
JT TEN  - as joint tenants with right of                        Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
          survivorship and not as tenants                     Act ______________________
          in common                                                     (State)

         Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received, ___________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee

_________________________________________________________________________ Shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint

________________________________________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation
with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: __________   ____________________________________________________________
                    NOTICE THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH
                    THE NAME AS  WRITTEN  UPON THE  FACE OF THE  CERTIFICATE  IN
                    EVERY PARTICULAR,  WITHOUT  ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY
                    CHANGE WHATEVER

Signature(s) Guaranteed By:

_______________________________________    _____________________________________

THE SIGNATURE  SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY
A BROKERAGE FIRM OR A FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION  THAT  IS A  MEMBER  OF A
SECURITIES APPROVED MEDALLION PROGRAM
NOTARIZED OR WITNESSED SIGNATURES
ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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