Document:

Exhibit 10.1

    WPCS
      INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED

    

    

                                            May
      3,
      2006

    

    

    New
      England Communications Systems, Inc.

    15
      Industrial Park Place

    Middletown,
      CT 06457

    Attn:
      Mr.
      Myron Polulak, CEO

    

    

    Re:
      Acquisition
      by WPCS International Incorporated

    

    Gentlemen:

    

    This
      binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) sets forth the agreement and understanding
      as to the terms of the acquisition of New England Communications Systems, Inc.,
      a Connecticut corporation, together with any subsidiary corporations (“NECS”),
      by WPCS International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“WPCS”), or a
      wholly-owned subsidiary thereof: 

     

    1.    Acquisition.
      WPCS
      will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of NECS. In
      consideration for such sale, WPCS will deliver $3,200,000 cash payable at the
      closing of the transaction (the “Closing Date”), of which $3,150,000 shall be
      paid to the shareholders of NECS and $50,000 shall be paid for settlement of
      vehicle leases. In addition, for each $2.00 of NECS earnings before interest
      and
      taxes for the calendar year ending December 31, 2006 r, the NECS shareholders
      shall be paid an aggregate additional amount of $1.00, up to a maximum payment
      of $468,000 (the “Earn-out Payment” ”). At the option of WPCS, any amounts due
      to be paid for the Earn-out Payment may be paid in cash or shares of WPCS common
      stock (valued at the last sale price of the common stock on the date the payment
      is due). The Earn-out Payment shall be paid within ten days after receipt,
      review and acceptance of NECS 2006 financial statements by WPCS’
auditor.

     

    2.    Additional
      Conditions.
      The
      following additional parameters will be contained in the acquisition
      agreement:

    

    
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              WPCS
                will seek to favorably convert existing NECS debt facilities to WPCS
                obligations with favorable re-payment parameters, acceptable in the
                sole
                discretion of WPCS. 

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              WPCS
                will indemnify the NECS shareholders for all business related personal
                guarantees made on behalf of NECS.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              Satisfactory
                confirmation of backlog and
                forecasts.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              Satisfactory
                confirmation of customer relationships, such that the acquisition
                by WPCS
                will not have a negative impact on such
                agreements.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              As
                of the Closing Date, NECS must maintain a working capital position
                (current assets minus current liabilities, excluding the current
                and long
                term portion of debt) of at least $972,000. Any excess shall be paid
                to
                the NECS shareholders and any shortfall will reduce the cash amount
                payable on Closing.

            

    

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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      	·  	
              Prior
                to the Closing Date, NECS will not enter into any material obligations
                or
                new compensatory arrangements without the consent of WPCS. Material
                obligations do not include expenses incurred in the normal course
                of
                operations.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              The
                acquisition agreement and related documents (collectively, the “Definitive
                Agreements”) will contain representations, warranties, covenants,
                including non-competition and confidentiality covenants, conditions
                to
                close and indemnities usual to a transaction of this nature, including
                representations and warranties made by the NECS
                shareholders.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              Gary
                Tallmon will retire effective July 1, 2006 and that the company will
                pay
                for his medical benefits for seven years at a cost not to exceed
                $12.3k
                per year. For this payment of medical services, Gary will agree to
                assist NECS at least 150 hours per year on an as needed
                consulting basis focused on project related activities as requested
                by
                NECS. 

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              The
                execution of a two-year employment agreement for Myron Polulak and
                Carolyn
                Windesheim on mutually agreeable terms, including a base salary of
                $135,000 per year for Mr. Polulak and $120,000 per year for Ms.
                Windesheim. 

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              The
                NECS
                board
                of directors shall consist of two WPCS appointees and one NECS executive
                member.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              The
                delivery of financial statements required by WPCS for SEC filing
                purposes.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              If
                requested by WPCS, NECS shareholders need to make an IRS Section
                338 (h)
                (10) election and if so, WPCS will reimburse NECS shareholders for
                any
                increased tax obligations at the time such tax obligations are
                due.

            

    

    

    
      	·  	
              Any
                vehicles paid by NECS for non-employees company vehicle needs to
                be
                assumed by the respective individual as their contractual obligation
                after
                the closing date. 

            

    

    

    2.    Costs.
      Each
      party agrees to pay, without right of reimbursement from the other party and
      regardless of whether or not the transaction is consummated, the costs incurred
      by it in connection with this transaction, including legal fees and other costs
      incidental to the negotiation of the terms of the transaction and the
      preparation of related documentation. 

     

    3.    Timeline.
      The
      confidentiality/standstill agreement is attached hereto. All parties will use
      their best efforts to complete the transactions outlined above as soon as
      practicable. It is expected that an acquisition agreement will be executed
      and
      the transaction will close in no event later than July 31, 2006. Neither party
      shall be obligated to consummate the transactions prior to the execution of
      Definitive Agreements, unless the parties agree thereto in writing.

    

    4.    Conduct
      of Business.
      Each
      party hereto hereby agrees to conduct its business in accordance with the
      ordinary, usual and normal course of business heretofore conducted by it. Thus,
      there may be no material adverse changes in the business of either company
      from
      the date hereof through the closing of this transaction. 

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Until
      consummation or termination of the Definitive Agreements, NECS and the NECS
      shareholders shall not directly or indirectly: (i) offer for sale, sell, assign,
      pledge, distribute or enter into any contract for the sale of or otherwise
      dispose of the shares of NECS without the expressed written consent of WPCS;
      (ii) issue or cause to be issued additional shares or options or warrants to
      purchase shares of NECS to any persons or parties; (iii) offer for sale, sell,
      assign, pledge, distribute or enter into any contract for the sale of or
      otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of a material portion of the
      assets of NECS; or (iv) assume or incur a significant amount of liabilities
      or
      take any other actions outside the ordinary course of its business.

    

    5.    Access.
      From
      the date of this agreement until such time as this agreement is terminated
      or
      the Definitive Agreements are executed, WPCS shall have access to all
      information in the possession or control of NECS relating to NECS’s business,
      assets and financial condition. NECS and its representatives shall also assist
      WPCS conducting its due diligence review. 

    

    6.    Binding
      Effect.
      This
      agreement is binding on the parties provided, however, that in the event that
      WPCS, acting in its sole discretion, is not fully satisfied with the results
      of
      its due diligence review or other information provided by or related to NECS,
      WPCS, acting in its sole discretion, may terminate the proposed agreement at
      any
      time prior to the execution of the Definitive Agreements, which shall be
      controlling thereafter, and NECS and the NECS shareholders agree to hold WPCS
      harmless for any attorney’s fees, accountant’s fee, expenses or other damages
      which may be incurred by WPCS from NECS’s failure to consummate the contemplated
      Definitive Agreements. In the event the NECS shareholders execute this Letter
      of
      Intent, but fail to execute Definitive Agreements, WPCS shall be entitled to
      recover attorney’s fees, all out of pocket expenses and damages resulting from
      the transaction not being completed, in addition to the right to seek injunctive
      relief. 

    

    7.    Counterparts.
      This
      Letter of Intent may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
      shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
      and
      the same instrument.

    

    8.    Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Letter of Intent constitutes the entire agreement of the parties covering
      everything agreed upon or understood in this transaction. There are no oral
      promises, conditions, representations, understandings, interpretations or terms
      of any kind other than as set forth herein.

     

    If
      the
      foregoing accurately reflects our discussions, please execute and return to
      the
      undersigned one copy of this letter.

     

    
      	 	 	 
	 	WPCS
              INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ ANDREW
              HIDALGO  
	 	
              

              Andrew
                Hidalgo,

            
	 	
              President

            

    

    

     

    

    
      
         

        
        

      

      
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    AGREED
      AND ACCEPTED

    This
      3rd
      of
      May006

     

    
      	 	 	 
	 	
              NEW
                ENGLAND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.

            
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ MYRON
              POLULAK
	 	
              

              Myron
                Polulak,

            
	 	
              Chief
                Executive OfficerEXHIBIT 4.1

                          QUEST MINERALS & MINING CORP.
                            2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

         1.       Purpose.   The purpose of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan of
Quest Minerals and Mining Corp. is to further align the interests of employees,
directors and non-employee Consultants with those of the stockholders by
providing incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of the
Common Stock and by promoting increased ownership of the Common Stock by such
individuals. The Plan is also intended to advance the interests of the Company
and its stockholders by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel upon
whose judgment, initiative and effort the successful conduct of the Company's
business is largely dependent.

         2.       Definitions.   Wherever the following capitalized terms are
used in the Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below:

                  "Affiliate" means (i) any entity that would be treated as an
         "affiliate" of the Company for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the
         Exchange Act and (ii) any joint venture or other entity in which the
         Company has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest
         representing at least one-third (1/3) of the aggregate voting power of
         the equity interests of such entity or one-third (1/3) of the aggregate
         fair market value of the equity interests of such entity, as determined
         by the Committee.

                  "Award" means an award of a Stock Option, Stock Award, or
         Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan.

                  "Award Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement
         entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the
         terms and conditions of an Award granted to a Participant.

                  "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

                  "Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, $0.001 par
         value per share.

                  "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or
         such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer
         the Plan, or if no such committee exists, the Board.

                  "Company" means Quest Minerals and Mining Corp., a Utah
         corporation.

                  "Consultant" means any person which is a consultant or advisor
         to the Company and which is a natural person and who provides bona fide
         services to the Company which are not in connection with the offer or
         sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction for the Company,
         and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the
         Company's securities.

                  "Date of Grant" means the date on which an Award under the
         Plan is made by the Committee, or such later date as the Committee may
         specify to be the effective date of an Award.

                  "Disability" means a Participant being considered "disabled"
         within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code, unless
         otherwise provided in an Award Agreement.

                  "Eligible Person" means any person who is an employee of the
         Company or any Affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment
         with the Company or any Affiliate is extended, as determined by the
         Committee, or any person who is a Non-Employee Director, or any person
         who is Consultant to the Company.

                  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended.

                  "Fair Market Value" means the mean between the highest and
         lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York Stock
         Exchange Composite Tape or, if not listed on such exchange, on any
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         other national securities exchange on which the Company's common stock
         is listed or on The Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if not so listed on any
         other national securities exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the
         average of the bid price of the Company's common stock during the last
         five trading days on the OTC Bulletin Board immediately preceding the
         last trading day prior to the date with respect to which the Fair
         Market Value is to be determined. If the Company's common stock is not
         then publicly traded, then the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
         shall be the book value of the Company per share as determined on the
         last day of March, June, September, or December in any year closest to
         the date when the determination is to be made. For the purpose of
         determining book value hereunder, book value shall be determined by
         adding as of the applicable date called for herein the capital,
         surplus, and undivided profits of the Company, and after having
         deducted any reserves theretofore established; the sum of these items
         shall be divided by the number of shares of the Company's common stock
         outstanding as of said date, and the quotient thus obtained shall
         represent the book value of each share of the Company's common stock.

                  "Incentive Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under
         Section 6 hereof that is intended to meet the requirements of Section
         422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

                  "Non-Employee Director" means any member of the Board who is
         not an employee of the Company.

                  "Nonqualified Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under
         Section 6 hereof that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

                  "Participant" means any Eligible Person who holds an
         outstanding Award under the Plan.

                  "Plan" means the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan of Quest Minerals
         and Mining Corp. as set forth herein, as amended from time to time.

                  "Restricted Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common
         Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof that is issued
         subject to such vesting and transfer restrictions as the Committee
         shall determine and set forth in an Award Agreement.

                  "Service" means a Participant's employment with the Company or
         any Affiliate or a Participant's service as a Non-Employee Director
         with the Company, as applicable.

                  "Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an
         Eligible Person under Section 7 hereof that are issued free of transfer
         restrictions and forfeiture conditions.

                  "Stock Option" means a contractual right granted to an
         Eligible Person under Section 6 hereof to purchase shares of Common
         Stock at such time and price, and subject to such conditions, as are
         set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

         3.       Administration.

         3.1      Committee Members.   The Plan shall be administered by a
Committee comprised of one or more members of the Board, or if no such committee
exists, the Board.

         3.2      Committee Authority.   The Committee shall have such powers
and authority as may be necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out
its functions as described in the Plan. Subject to the express limitations of
the Plan, the Committee shall have authority in its discretion to determine the
Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards may be granted,
the number of shares, units or other rights subject to each Award, the exercise,
base or purchase price of an Award (if any), the time or times at which an Award
will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance goals and other
conditions of an Award, the duration of the Award, and all other terms of the
Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority
to amend the terms of an Award in any manner that is not inconsistent with the
Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely affect the rights of a
Participant with respect to an outstanding Award without the Participant's
consent. The Committee shall also have discretionary authority to interpret the
Plan, to make factual determinations under the Plan, and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for Plan administration, including,
without limitation, to correct any defect, to supply any omission or to
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder. The
Committee may prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to
the Plan. The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and

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may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible
Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. The Committee
shall, in its discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making
its interpretations, determinations and actions under the Plan including,
without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or employee of
the Company or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as it
may select. All interpretations, determinations and actions by the Committee
shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.

         3.3      Delegation of Authority.   The Committee shall have the right,
from time to time, to delegate to one or more officers of the Company the
authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of
Awards granted under the Plan, subject to the requirements of state law and such
other limitations as the Committee shall determine. In no event shall any such
delegation of authority be permitted with respect to Awards to any members of
the Board or to any Eligible Person who is subject to Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall also be
permitted to delegate, to any appropriate officer or employee of the Company,
responsibility for performing certain ministerial functions under the Plan. In
the event that the Committee's authority is delegated to officers or employees
in accordance with the foregoing, all provisions of the Plan relating to the
Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by
treating any such reference as a reference to such officer or employee for such
purpose. Any action undertaken in accordance with the Committee's delegation of
authority hereunder shall have the same force and effect as if such action was
undertaken directly by the Committee and shall be deemed for all purposes of the
Plan to have been taken by the Committee.

         4.       Shares Subject to the Plan.

         4.1      Maximum Share Limitations.   Subject to Section 4.3 hereof,
the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued and
sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be twenty three million
(23,000,000) shares. Shares of Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may
be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company's
treasury. To the extent that any Award involving the issuance of shares of
Common Stock is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to
satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise
terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder,
the shares of Common Stock covered thereby will no longer be counted against the
foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to Awards
under the Plan pursuant to such limitations. Any Awards or portions thereof that
are settled in cash and not in shares of Common Stock shall not be counted
against the foregoing maximum share limitations.

         4.2      Adjustments.   If there shall occur any change with respect to
the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization,
reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split or other distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or
any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other
similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the
Committee may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and
equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause
an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares provided
in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock, or
other rights subject to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise or base
price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (iv)
any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, any such adjustments shall,
to the extent practicable, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements
of Section 424(a) of the Code.

         4.3      Anti-Dilution.   Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Plan to cover the contrary, including any adjustments discussed in this Section
4, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued and
sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be anti-dilutive in the event
of a reverse stock split by the Company and shall not result in any reduction in
the number of shares available and authorized under the Plan at the effective
time of such reverse stock split(s).

         5.       Participation and Awards.

         5.1      Designations of Participants.   All Eligible Persons are
eligible to be designated by the Committee to receive Awards and become
Participants under the Plan. The Committee has the authority, in its discretion,
to determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Persons who are to
be granted Awards, the types of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of
Common Stock or units subject to Awards granted under the Plan. In selecting

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Eligible Persons to be Participants and in determining the type and amount of
Awards to be granted under the Plan, the Committee shall consider any and all
factors that it deems relevant or appropriate.

         5.2      Determination of Awards.   The Committee shall determine the
terms and conditions of all Awards granted to Participants in accordance with
its authority under Section 3.2 hereof. An Award may consist of one type of
right or benefit hereunder or of two or more such rights or benefits granted in
tandem or in the alternative. In the case of any fractional share or unit
resulting from the grant, vesting, payment or crediting of dividends or dividend
equivalents under an Award, the Committee shall have the discretionary authority
to (i) disregard such fractional share or unit, (ii) round such fractional share
or unit to the nearest lower or higher whole share or unit, or (iii) convert
such fractional share or unit into a right to receive a cash payment. To the
extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award shall be evidenced by an
Award Agreement as described in Section 11.1 hereof.

         6.       Stock Options.

         6.1      Grant of Stock Options.   A Stock Option may be granted to any
Eligible Person selected by the Committee. Subject to the provisions of Section
6.8 hereof and Section 422 of the Code, each Stock Option shall be designated,
in the discretion of the Committee, as an Incentive Stock Option or as a
Nonqualified Stock Option.

         6.2      Exercise Price.   The exercise price per share of a Stock
Option shall not be less than 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the shares
of Common Stock on the Date of Grant, provided that the Committee may in its
discretion specify for any Stock Option an exercise price per share that is
higher than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant, except that the price
shall not be less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value in the case of any
person who owns securities possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of securities of the Company.

         6.3      Vesting of Stock Options.   The Committee shall in its
discretion prescribe the time or times at which, or the conditions upon which, a
Stock Option or portion thereof shall become vested and/or exercisable, and may
accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Stock Option at any time,
provided, however, that any Stock Option shall vest at the rate of at least
twenty percent (20%) per year over five (5) years from the date the Stock Option
is granted, subject to reasonable conditions as may be provided for in the Award
Agreement. However, in the case of a Stock Option granted to officers,
Non-employee Directors, managers or Consultants of the Company, the Stock Option
may become fully exercisable, subject to reasonable conditions, at anytime or
during any period established by the Company. The requirements for vesting and
exercisability of a Stock Option may be based on the continued Service of the
Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or
periods) or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the
Committee in its discretion.

         6.4      Term of Stock Options.   The Committee shall in its discretion
prescribe in an Award Agreement the period during which a vested Stock Option
may be exercised, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Option shall be ten
years from the Date of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or
as otherwise may be provided by the Committee, no Stock Option issued to an
employee or a Non-Employee Director of the Company may be exercised at any time
during the term thereof unless the employee or a Non-Employee Director
Participant is then in the Service of the Company or one of its Affiliates.

         6.5      Termination of Service.   Subject to Section 6.8 hereof with
respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Stock Option of any Participant whose
Service with the Company or one of its Affiliates is terminated for any reason
shall terminate on the earlier of (A) the date that the Stock Option expires in
accordance with its terms or (B) unless otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement, and except for termination for cause (as described in Section 10.2
hereof), the expiration of the applicable time period following termination of
Service, in accordance with the following: (1) twelve months if Service ceased
due to Disability, (2) eighteen months if Service ceased at a time when the
Participant is eligible to elect immediate commencement of retirement benefits
at a specified retirement age under a pension plan to which the Company or any
of its Affiliates had made contributions, (3) eighteen months if the Participant
died while in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (iv) three
months if Service ceased for any other reason. During the foregoing applicable
period, except as otherwise specified in the Award Agreement or in the event
Service was terminated by the death of the Participant, the Stock Option may be
exercised by such Participant in respect of the same number of shares of Common
Stock, in the same manner, and to the same extent as if he or she had remained
in the continued Service of the Company or any Affiliate during the first three
months of such period; provided that no additional rights shall vest after such
three months. The Committee shall have authority to determine in each case
whether an authorized leave of absence shall be deemed a termination of Service

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for purposes hereof, as well as the effect of a leave of absence on the vesting
and exercisability of a Stock Option. Unless otherwise provided by the
Committee, if an entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company or otherwise
ceases to be qualified under the Plan or if all or substantially all of the
assets of an Affiliate of the Company are conveyed (other than by encumbrance),
such cessation or action, as the case may be, shall be deemed for purposes
hereof to be a termination of the Service.

         6.6      Stock Option Exercise; Tax Withholding.   Subject to such
terms and conditions as shall be specified in an Award Agreement, a Stock Option
may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term thereof by
notice in the form required by the Company, together with payment of the
aggregate exercise price therefor and applicable withholding tax. Payment of the
exercise price shall be made in the manner set forth in the Award Agreement,
unless otherwise provided by the Committee: (i) in cash or by cash equivalent
acceptable to the Committee, (ii) by payment in shares of Common Stock that have
been held by the Participant for at least six months (or such period as the
Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) valued at
the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise, (iii) through an
open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is
promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise
price, (iv) by a combination of the methods described above or (v) by such other
method as may be approved by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.
In addition to and at the time of payment of the exercise price, the Participant
shall pay to the Company the full amount of any and all applicable income tax,
employment tax and other amounts required to be withheld in connection with such
exercise, payable under such of the methods described above for the payment of
the exercise price as may be approved by the Committee and set forth in the
Award Agreement.

         6.7      Limited Transferability of Nonqualified Stock Options.   All
Stock Options shall be nontransferable except (i) upon the Participant's death,
in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof or (ii) in the case of Nonqualified Stock
Options only, for the transfer of all or part of the Stock Option to a
Participant's "family member" (as defined for purposes of the Form S-8
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933), as may be approved by
the Committee in its discretion at the time of proposed transfer. The transfer
of a Nonqualified Stock Option may be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Committee may in its discretion impose from time to time. Subsequent
transfers of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be prohibited other than in
accordance with Section 11.2 hereof.

         6.8      Additional Rules for Incentive Stock Options.

                  (a)      Eligibility.   An Incentive Stock Option may only be
         granted to an Eligible Person who is considered an employee for
         purposes of Treasury Regulation ss.1.421-7(h) with respect to the
         Company or any Affiliate that qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation"
         with respect to the Company for purposes of Section 424(f) of the Code.

                  (b)      Termination of Employment.   An Award of an Incentive
         Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option may be exercised not
         later than 3 months following termination of employment of the
         Participant with the Company and all Subsidiaries, or not later than
         one year following a permanent and total disability within the meaning
         of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as and to the extent determined by the
         Committee to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

                  (c)      Other Terms and Conditions; Nontransferability.   Any
         Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder shall contain such additional
         terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as
         are deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee, which terms,
         together with the terms of the Plan, shall be intended and interpreted
         to cause such Incentive Stock Option to qualify as an "incentive stock
         option" under Section 422 of the Code. An Award Agreement for an
         Incentive Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option shall be
         treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option to the extent that certain
         requirements applicable to "incentive stock options" under the Code
         shall not be satisfied. An Incentive Stock Option shall by its terms be
         nontransferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and
         distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a
         Participant only by such Participant.

                  (d)      Disqualifying Dispositions.   If shares of Common
         Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of
         within two years following the Date of Grant or one year following the
         transfer of such shares to the Participant upon exercise, the
         Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the

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         Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and
         provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Company
         may reasonably require.

         6.9      Repricing Prohibited.   Subject to the adjustment provisions
contained in Section 4.2 hereof, without the prior approval of the Company's
stockholders, evidenced by a majority of votes cast, neither the Committee nor
the Board shall cause the cancellation, substitution or amendment of a Stock
Option that would have the effect of reducing the exercise price of such a Stock
Option previously granted under the Plan, or otherwise approve any modification
to such a Stock Option that would be treated as a "repricing" under the then
applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements.

         7.       Stock Awards.

         7.1      Grant of Stock Awards.   A Stock Award may be granted to any
Eligible Person selected by the Committee. A Stock Award may be granted for past
services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as directors'
compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Committee. A
Stock Award granted to an Eligible Person represents shares of Common Stock that
are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and
free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise provided in the Plan and the
Award Agreement. The deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to
each Stock Award shall not be less than 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock on the date of the grant. In the case of any person who owns
securities possessing more than ten percent of the combined voting power of all
classes of securities of the issuer or its parent or subsidiaries possessing
voting power, the deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to
each Stock Award shall be at least 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on the date of the grant. The Committee may, in connection with any
Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.

         7.2      Rights as Stockholder.   Subject to the foregoing provisions
of this Section 7 and the applicable Award Agreement, upon the issuance of the
Common Stock under a Stock Award the Participant shall have all rights of a
stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock, including the right to
vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made
with respect thereto.

         8.       Restricted Stock Awards.

         8.1      Grant of Restricted Stock Awards.   A Restricted Stock Award
may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. The deemed
issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Restricted Stock Award
shall not be less than 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
on the date of the grant. In the case of any person who owns securities
possessing more than ten percent of the combined voting power of all classes of
securities of the issuer or its parent or subsidiaries possessing voting power,
the deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Restricted
Stock Award shall be at least 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the date of the grant. The Committee may require the payment by the
Participant of a specified purchase price in connection with any Restricted
Stock Award.

         8.2      Vesting Requirements.   The restrictions imposed on shares
granted under a Restricted Stock Award shall lapse in accordance with the
vesting requirements specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, provided
that the Committee may accelerate the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award at any
time. Such vesting requirements may be based on the continued Service of the
Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or
periods) or on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the
Committee in its discretion. If the vesting requirements of a Restricted Stock
Award shall not be satisfied, the Award shall be forfeited and the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Award shall be returned to the Company.

         8.3      Restrictions.   Shares granted under any Restricted Stock
Award may not be transferred, assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or
charge until all applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless
otherwise allowed by the Committee. Failure to satisfy any applicable
restrictions shall result in the subject shares of the Restricted Stock Award
being forfeited and returned to the Company. The Committee may require in an
Award Agreement that certificates representing the shares granted under a
Restricted Stock Award bear a legend making appropriate reference to the
restrictions imposed, and that certificates representing the shares granted or
sold under a Restricted Stock Award will remain in the physical custody of an
escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired.

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         8.4      Rights as Stockholder.   Subject to the foregoing provisions
of this Section 8 and the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall have
all rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares granted to the
Participant under a Restricted Stock Award, including the right to vote the
shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with
respect thereto. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment
of dividends and distributions to the Participant at such times as paid to
stockholders generally or at the times of vesting or other payment of the
Restricted Stock Award.

         8.5      Section 83(b) Election.   If a Participant makes an election
pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to a Restricted Stock Award,
the Participant shall file, within 30 days following the Date of Grant, a copy
of such election with the Company and with the Internal Revenue Service, in
accordance with the regulations under Section 83 of the Code. The Committee may
provide in an Award Agreement that the Restricted Stock Award is conditioned
upon the Participant's making or refraining from making an election with respect
to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.

         9.       Change in Control.

         9.1      Effect of Change in Control.   Except to the extent an Award
Agreement provides for a different result (in which case the Award Agreement
will govern and this Section 9 of the Plan shall not be applicable),
notwithstanding anything elsewhere in the Plan or any rules adopted by the
Committee pursuant to the Plan to the contrary, if a Triggering Event shall
occur within the 12-month period beginning with a Change in Control of the
Company, then, effective immediately prior to such Triggering Event, each
outstanding Stock Option, to the extent that it shall not otherwise have become
vested and exercisable, shall automatically become fully and immediately vested
and exercisable, without regard to any otherwise applicable vesting requirement.

         9.2       Definitions

                  (a)      Cause.   For purposes of this Section 9, the term
         "Cause" shall mean a determination by the Committee that a Participant
         (i) has been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a
         crime that constitutes a felony under Federal or state law, (ii) has
         engaged in willful gross misconduct in the performance of the
         Participant's duties to the Company or an Affiliate or (iii) has
         committed a material breach of any written agreement with the Company
         or any Affiliate with respect to confidentiality, noncompetition,
         nonsolicitation or similar restrictive covenant. Subject to the first
         sentence of Section 9.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant is a
         party to an employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that
         defines a termination on account of "Cause" (or a term having similar
         meaning), such definition shall apply as the definition of a
         termination on account of "Cause" for purposes hereof, but only to the
         extent that such definition provides the Participant with greater
         rights. A termination on account of Cause shall be communicated by
         written notice to the Participant, and shall be deemed to occur on the
         date such notice is delivered to the Participant.

                  (b)      Change in Control.   For purposes of this Section 9,
         a "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon:

                           (i) the occurrence of an acquisition by any
                  individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
                  13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a "Person") of
                  beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
                  promulgated under the Exchange Act) of a percentage of the
                  combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
                  securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
                  election of directors (the "Company Voting Securities") (but
                  excluding (1) any acquisition directly from the Company (other
                  than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion
                  privilege of a security that was not acquired directly from
                  the Company), (2) any acquisition by the Company or an
                  Affiliate and (3) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan
                  (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or
                  any Affiliate) (an "Acquisition") that is thirty percent (30%)
                  or more of the Company Voting Securities;

                           (ii) at any time during a period of two (2)
                  consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of
                  such period constitute the Board (and any new directors whose
                  election by the Board or nomination for election by the
                  Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least
                  two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who
                  either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose

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                  election or nomination for election was so approved) cease for
                  any reason (except for death, Disability or voluntary
                  retirement) to constitute a majority thereof;

                           (iii) an Acquisition that is fifty percent (50%) or
                  more of the Company Voting Securities;

                           (iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation,
                  reorganization or similar corporate transaction, whether or
                  not the Company is the surviving company in such transaction,
                  other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization that
                  would result in the Persons who are beneficial owners of the
                  Company Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior
                  thereto continuing to beneficially own, directly or
                  indirectly, in substantially the same proportions, at least
                  fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
                  Company Voting Securities (or the voting securities of the
                  surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger,
                  consolidation or reorganization;

                           (v) the sale or other disposition of all or
                  substantially all of the assets of the Company;

                           (vi) the approval by the stockholders of the Company
                  of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

                           (vii) the occurrence of any transaction or event, or
                  series of transactions or events, designated by the Board in a
                  duly adopted resolution as representing a change in the
                  effective control of the business and affairs of the Company,
                  effective as of the date specified in any such resolution.

                  (c)      Constructive Termination.   For purposes of this
         Section 9, a "Constructive Termination" shall mean a termination of
         employment by a Participant within sixty (60) days following the
         occurrence of any one or more of the following events without the
         Participant's written consent (i) any reduction in position, title (for
         Vice Presidents or above), overall responsibilities, level of
         authority, level of reporting (for Vice Presidents or above), base
         compensation, annual incentive compensation opportunity, aggregate
         employee benefits or (ii) a request that the Participant's location of
         employment be relocated by more than fifty (50) miles. Subject to the
         first sentence of Section 9.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant
         is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate
         (or a successor entity) that defines a termination on account of
         "Constructive Termination," "Good Reason" or "Breach of Agreement" (or
         a term having a similar meaning), such definition shall apply as the
         definition of "Constructive Termination" for purposes hereof in lieu of
         the foregoing, but only to the extent that such definition provides the
         Participant with greater rights. A Constructive Termination shall be
         communicated by written notice to the Committee, and shall be deemed to
         occur on the date such notice is delivered to the Committee, unless the
         circumstances giving rise to the Constructive Termination are cured
         within five (5) days of such notice.

                  (d)      Triggering Event.   For purposes of this Section 9, a
         "Triggering Event" shall mean (i) the termination of Service of a
         Participant by the Company or an Affiliate (or any successor thereof)
         other than on account of death, Disability or Cause, (ii) the
         occurrence of a Constructive Termination or (iii) any failure by the
         Company (or a successor entity) to assume, replace, convert or
         otherwise continue any Award in connection with the Change in Control
         (or another corporate transaction or other change effecting the Common
         Stock) on the same terms and conditions as applied immediately prior to
         such transaction, except for equitable adjustments to reflect changes
         in the Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.

         9.3      Excise Tax Limit.   In the event that the vesting of Awards
together with all other payments and the value of any benefit received or to be
received by a Participant would result in all or a portion of such payment being
subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Participant's
payment shall be either (i) the full payment or (ii) such lesser amount that
would result in no portion of the payment being subject to excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), whichever of the foregoing amounts,
taking into account the applicable Federal, state, and local employment taxes,
income taxes, and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Participant, on
an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the payment notwithstanding that
all or some portion of the payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the
Code. All determinations required to be made under this Section 9 shall be made
by Malone & Bailey, PLLC or any other accounting firm which is the Company's
outside auditor immediately prior to the event triggering the payments that are
subject to the Excise Tax (the "Accounting Firm"). The Company shall cause the
Accounting Firm to provide detailed supporting calculations of its
determinations to the Company and the Participant. All fees and expenses of the
Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The Accounting Firm's
determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of

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Section 6662 of the Code). For the purposes of all calculations under Section
280G of the Code and the application of this Section 9.3, all determinations as
to present value shall be made using 120 percent of the applicable Federal rate
(determined under Section 1274(d) of the Code) compounded semiannually, as in
effect on December 30, 2004.

         10.      Forfeirture Events.

         10.1     General.   The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement at
the time of the Award that the Participant's rights, payments and benefits with
respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or
recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any
otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events
shall include, but shall not be limited to, termination of Service for cause,
violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition,
confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the
Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the
business or reputation of the Company.

         10.2     Termination for Cause.   Unless otherwise provided by the
Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement, if a Participant's employment
with the Company or any Affiliate shall be terminated for cause, the Company
may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate such Participant's right to
any further payments, vesting or exercisability with respect to any Award in its
entirety. In the event a Participant is party to an employment (or similar)
agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines the term "cause," such
definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall have the
power to determine whether the Participant has been terminated for cause and the
date upon which such termination for cause occurs. Any such determination shall
be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant. In addition, if the
Company shall reasonably determine that a Participant has committed or may have
committed any act which could constitute the basis for a termination of such
Participant's employment for cause, the Company may suspend the Participant's
rights to exercise any option, receive any payment or vest in any right with
respect to any Award pending a determination by the Company of whether an act
has been committed which could constitute the basis for a termination for
"cause" as provided in this Section 10.2.

         11.      General Provisions.

         11.1     Award Agreement.   To the extent deemed necessary by the
Committee, an Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in a
written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of
shares of Common Stock or units subject to the Award, the exercise price, base
price, or purchase price of the Award, the time or times at which an Award will
become vested, exercisable or payable and the term of the Award. The Award
Agreement may also set forth the effect on an Award of termination of Service
under certain circumstances. The Award Agreement shall be subject to and
incorporate, by reference or otherwise, all of the applicable terms and
conditions of the Plan, and may also set forth other terms and conditions
applicable to the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the
limitations of the Plan. Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options
shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the
applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. The grant of an Award under
the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award
other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the
Plan as being applicable to such type of Award (or to all Awards) or as are
expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee need not require the
execution of an Award Agreement by a Participant, in which case, acceptance of
the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to
the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and
the Award Agreement as well as the administrative guidelines of the Company in
effect from time to time.

         11.2     No Assignment or Transfer; Beneficiaries.   Except as provided
in Section 6.7 hereof, Awards under the Plan shall not be assignable or
transferable by the Participant, except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall not be subject in any manner to assignment, alienation,
pledge, encumbrance or charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may
provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Participant shall have the
right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries who shall be entitled to any
rights, payments or other benefits specified under an Award following the
Participant's death. During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be
exercised only by such Participant or such Participant's guardian or legal
representative. In the event of a Participant's death, an Award may to the
extent permitted by the Award Agreement be exercised by the Participant's
beneficiary as designated by the Participant in the manner prescribed by the
Committee or, in the absence of an authorized beneficiary designation, by the

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legatee of such Award under the Participant's will or by the Participant's
estate in accordance with the Participant's will or the laws of descent and
distribution, in each case in the same manner and to the same extent that such
Award was exercisable by the Participant on the date of the Participant's death.

         11.3     Deferrals of Payment.   The Committee may in its discretion
permit a Participant to defer the receipt of payment of cash or delivery of
shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to the Participant by virtue
of the exercise of a right or the satisfaction of vesting or other conditions
with respect to an Award. If any such deferral is to be permitted by the
Committee, the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such
deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may
be made, the time period of the deferral and the events that would result in
payment of the deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributable to
the deferral and the method of funding, if any, attributable to the deferred
amount.

         11.4     Rights as Stockholder.   A Participant shall have no rights as
a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to any unissued securities
covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record
of such securities. Except as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, no adjustment or
other provision shall be made for dividends or other stockholder rights, except
to the extent that the Award Agreement provides for dividend payments or
dividend equivalent rights.

         11.5     Employment or Service.   Nothing in the Plan, in the grant of
any Award or in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Eligible Person any
right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to
terminate the Participant's employment or other service relationship for any
reason at any time.

         11.6     Securities Laws.   No shares of Common Stock will be issued or
transferred pursuant to an Award unless and until all then applicable
requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and
regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by any
exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully
met. As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or
exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to take any
reasonable action to meet such requirements. The Committee may impose such
conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan as it may deem
advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such
shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other
securities laws applicable to such shares. The Committee may also require the
Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that
the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and
without any current intention to sell or distribute such shares.

         11.7     Tax Withholding.   The Participant shall be responsible for
payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be withheld from an
Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award, which shall be paid by the
Participant on or prior to the payment or other event that results in taxable
income in respect of an Award. The Award Agreement may specify the manner in
which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the
particular type of Award.

         11.8     Unfunded Plan.   The adoption of the Plan and any reservation
of shares of Common Stock or cash amounts by the Company to discharge its
obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded
arrangement. Except upon the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, any
rights of a Participant under the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured
creditor of the Company, and neither a Participant nor the Participant's
permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of
the Company by virtue of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
shall have the right to implement or set aside funds in a grantor trust, subject
to the claims of the Company's creditors or otherwise, to discharge its
obligations under the Plan.

         11.9     Other Compensation and Benefit Plans.   The adoption of the
Plan shall not affect any other share incentive or other compensation plans in
effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company
from establishing any other forms of share incentive or other compensation or
benefit program for employees of the Company or any Affiliate. The amount of any
compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall
not constitute includable compensation for purposes of determining the amount of
benefits to which a Participant is entitled under any other compensation or
benefit plan or program of the Company or an Affiliate, including, without

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limitation, under any pension or severance benefits plan, except to the extent
specifically provided by the terms of any such plan.

         11.10    Plan Binding on Transferees.   The Plan shall be binding upon
the Company, its transferees and assigns, and the Participant, the Participant's
executor, administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.

         11.11    Severability.   If any provision of the Plan or any Award
Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law
in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be
severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions
shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

         11.12    Foreign Jurisdictions.   The Committee may adopt, amend and
terminate such arrangements and grant such Awards, not inconsistent with the
intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to comply with any
tax, securities, regulatory or other laws of other jurisdictions with respect to
Awards that may be subject to such laws. The terms and conditions of such Awards
may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the
Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.
Moreover, the Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements
or alternative versions of the Plan, not inconsistent with the intent of the
Plan, as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without
thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.

         11.13    Substitute Awards in Corporate Transactions.   Nothing
contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Committee to
grant Awards under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, whether by
purchase, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction, of the business
or assets of any corporation or other entity. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to an employee or director of
another corporation who becomes an Eligible Person by reason of any such
corporate transaction in substitution for awards previously granted by such
corporation or entity to such person. The terms and conditions of the substitute
Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required
by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.

         11.14    Governing Law.   The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be
subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah,
without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable
Federal securities laws.

         11.15    Financial Statements.   All Participants shall receive the
financial statements of the Company at least annually.

         11.16    Performance Based Awards.   For purposes of Stock Awards and
Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as
"performance-based" compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Awards
shall be granted to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Code.

         11.17    Stockholder Approval.   The Plan must be approved by the
stockholders by a majority of all shares entitled to vote within twelve (12)
months after the date the Plan was adopted by the Board. Any Incentive Stock
Options granted before stockholder approval is obtained shall be converted into
Nonqualified Stock Options if stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve
(12) months before or after the Plan was adopted.

         12.      Effective Date; Amendment and Termination.

         12.1     Effective Date.   The Plan shall become effective following
its adoption by the Board. The term of the Plan shall be ten (10) years from the
date of adoption by the Board, subject to Section 12.3 hereof.

         12.2     Amendment.   The Board may at any time and from time to time
and in any respect, amend or modify the Plan. The Board may seek the approval of
any amendment or modification by the Company's stockholders to the extent it
deems necessary or advisable in its discretion for purposes of compliance with
Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Code, or exchange or securities market or
for any other purpose. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely
affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or
the permitted transferee of the Award.

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         12.3     Termination.   The Plan shall terminate on the tenth
anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board. The Board may, in its
discretion and at any earlier date, terminate the Plan. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award
theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted
transferee of the Award.

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