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EXHIBIT 4.1 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	CUSIP 16938C 10 6 
	 
	CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC. 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE
    OF DELAWARE 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	COMMON STOCK 
	 	 
	 	 	 	SEE
          REVERSE FOR

      CERTAIN
      DEFINITIONS 

	 

	
	    This

          certifies

        that 

     

     

        is the owner of 

	

	
	 

    
	FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK,
      $0.0001 PAR VALUE, OF

      CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INC.      

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
                           

	(hereinafter called the “Corporation”),
          transferrable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof
          in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of the Certificate
          properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby
          are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate
          of Incoporation, and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended (copies
          of which are on file at the office of the Transfer Agent), to all of
          which the holder of this Certificate by acceptance hereof assents.
          This Certifcate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by
          the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the
    Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
	       
	 
	 	DATE:	                              
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 

      CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER      

      

    SECRETARY    
 	Countersigned:  
	 

    
	 	SECURITIES TRANSFER CORPORATION

      P.O. Box 701629

      Dallas, Tx. 75370
      

      

      

	 
	By:   
	 

	 

    
	 

    	TRANSFER AGENT - AUTHORIZED SIGNATUREex10_1.htm

    Exhibit
      10.1

     

    

    

    Master
      Confirmation of OTC Collared ASAP Minus

     

    
      	
              Date:

            	
              August
                30, 2007 

            	
              ML
                Ref: ______________

            

    

     

    
      	
              To:

            	
              Dollar
                Tree Stores,
                Inc.  (“Counterparty”)

            

    

     

    
      	
              Attention:

            	
              Kent
                Kleeberger

            

    

     

    
      	
              From:

            	
              Merrill
                Lynch International
                (“MLI”)

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Merrill
                Lynch Financial Centre

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              2
                King Edward Street

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              London
                EC1A 1HQ

            

    

     

    This
      master confirmation (this “Master Confirmation”), dated as of
      August 30, 2007, is intended to supplement the terms and provisions of certain
      Transactions (each, a “Transaction”) entered into from time to
      time between Merrill Lynch International (“MLI”) and Dollar
      Tree Stores, Inc. (“Counterparty”).  This Master
      Confirmation, taken alone, is neither a commitment by either party to enter
      into
      any Transaction nor evidence of a Transaction. The terms of any particular
      Transaction shall be set forth in (i) a Supplemental Confirmation in the form
      of
      Exhibit A hereto (a “Supplemental Confirmation”), which shall
      reference this Master Confirmation and supplement, form a part of, and be
      subject to this Master Confirmation and (ii) a Trade Notification in the form
      of
      Exhibit B hereto (a “Trade Notification”), which shall
      reference the relevant Supplemental Confirmation and supplement, form a part
      of,
      and be subject to such Supplemental Confirmation. This Master Confirmation,
      each
      Supplemental Confirmation and the related Trade Notification together shall
      constitute a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified
      below.

     

    The
      definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives
      Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”), as published by the
      International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into
      this Master Confirmation. This Master Confirmation, each Supplemental
      Confirmation and the related Trade Notification evidence a complete binding
      agreement between Counterparty and MLI as to the subject matter and terms of
      each Transaction to which this Master Confirmation, such Supplemental
      Confirmation and Trade Notification relate and shall supersede all prior or
      contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect
      thereto.

     

    This
      Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation and each Trade Notification
      supplement, form a part of, and are subject to an agreement in the form of
      the
      1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency -Cross Border) (the
“Agreement”) as if MLI and Counterparty had executed the
      Agreement on the date of this Master Confirmation (but without any Schedule
      except for (i) the election of Loss and Second Method, New York law (without
      regard to the conflicts of law principles) as the governing law and US Dollars
      (“USD”) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the election that
      subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will not apply to the Transactions, (iii)
      the
      replacement of the word “third” in the last line of Section 5(a)(i) with the
      word “first”, (iv) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section
      5(a)(vi) shall apply to Counterparty and MLI, with a “Threshold Amount” of USD50
      million and (v) the amendment of Section 5(a)(vi) to delete the phrase “or
      becoming capable at such time of being declared” in the seventh line thereof).
      Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 5 and 6 of the Agreement, if at any time
      and so long as Counterparty has satisfied its payment obligations under Section
      2(a)(i) of the Agreement in respect of all Transactions and has at the time
      no
      further payment obligations under such Section, then unless MLI is required
      pursuant to appropriate proceedings to return to Counterparty, or otherwise
      returns to Counterparty upon demand of Counterparty, any portion of any such
      payment, (a) the occurrence of an event described in Section 5(a) (excluding
      Section 5(a)(ii), Section 5(a)(iv) and Section 5(a)(vii)) of the Agreement
      with
      respect to Counterparty shall not constitute an Event of Default or a Potential
      Event of Default with respect to Counterparty as the Defaulting Party and (b)
      MLI shall be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section
      6(b) of the Agreement only as a result of the occurrence of a Termination Event
      set forth in (i) Sections 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(ii) of the Agreement with respect
      to
      MLI as an Affected Party, (ii) Section 5(b)(iii) of the Agreement with respect
      to MLI as a Burdened Party and (iii) Section 5(b)(v) of the
      Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    For
      each
      Transaction, all provisions contained or incorporated by reference in the
      Agreement shall govern this Master Confirmation, the Supplemental Confirmation
      and each Trade Notification relating to such Transaction except as expressly
      modified herein or in such Supplemental Confirmation or Trade
      Notification.

     

    If,
      in
      relation to any Transaction to which this Master Confirmation, a Supplemental
      Confirmation and a Trade Notification relate, there is any inconsistency between
      the Agreement, this Master Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation, any
      Trade Notification and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for
      purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence
      indicated:  (i) such Trade Notification, (ii) such Supplemental
      Confirmation; (iii) this Master Confirmation; (iv) the Agreement; and (v) the
      Equity Definitions.

     

    1.  Each
      Transaction constitutes a Share Forward Transaction for the purposes of the
      Equity Definitions. Set forth below are the terms and conditions which,
      together with the terms and conditions set forth in the related Supplemental
      Confirmation and Trade Notification (in respect of the relevant Transaction),
      shall govern each such Transaction.

     

    
      	
               

            	
              General
                Terms:

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Trade
                Date:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Buyer:

            	
              Counterparty

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Seller:

            	
              MLI

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Shares:

            	
              Shares
                of common stock, $1.00 par value, of Counterparty
                (Ticker:  DLTR)

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Forward
                Price:

            	
              The
                arithmetic average of the VWAP Prices for each Exchange Business
                Day in
                the Calculation Period

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              VWAP
                Price:

            	
              For
                any Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent
                based on
                the NASDAQ 10b-18 Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the
                regular
                trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange
                on such
                Exchange Business Day (without regard to pre-open or after hours
                trading
                outside of such regular trading session for such Exchange Business
                Day),
                as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 p.m. New York time (or 15 minutes
                following the end of any extension of the regular trading session)
                on such
                Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page “DLTR.Q AQR_SEC” (or any
                successor thereto). For purposes of calculating the VWAP Price, the
                Calculation Agent will include only those trades that are reported
                during
                the period of time during which Counterparty could purchase its own
                shares
                under Rule 10b-18(b)(2) and pursuant to the conditions of Rule
                10b-18(b)(3), each under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                amended
                (the “Exchange Act”) (such trades, “Rule 10b-18
                eligible transactions”).

            

    

     

    Forward
      Price

    
      	
               

            	
              Adjustment
                Amount:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        2

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      	
               

            	
              Calculation
                Period:

            	
              The
                period from and including the first Exchange Business Day immediately
                following the Hedge Completion Date to and including the Termination
                Date
                (as adjusted in accordance with the provisions
                hereof).

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Termination
                Date:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, the Scheduled Termination Date set forth in the
                Supplemental Confirmation (as the same may be postponed in accordance
                with
                the provisions hereof); provided that MLI shall have the right to
                designate any date (the “Accelerated Termination Date”)
                on or after the First Acceleration Date to be the Termination Date
                by
                providing notice to Counterparty of any such designation on such
                date.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              First
                Acceleration Date:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Hedge
                Period:

            	
              The
                period from and including the day immediately after the Trade Date
                to and
                including the Hedge Completion Date (as adjusted in accordance with
                the
                provisions hereof).

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Hedge
                Completion Date:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Trade Notification, to be the
                Exchange Business Day on which MLI finishes establishing its initial
                Hedge
                Positions in respect of such Transaction, as determined by MLI in
                its good
                faith and commercially reasonable discretion, which date shall be
                subject
                to any limitations set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    Hedge
      Period

    
      	
               

            	
              Reference
                Price:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Trade Notification, to be the
                arithmetic average of the VWAP Prices for each Exchange Business
                Day in
                the Hedge Period.

            

    

     

    
      	
              Market
                Disruption Event:

            	
              The
                definition of “Market Disruption Event” in Section 6.3(a) of the Equity
                Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “at any time during
                the one-hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time” and
                inserting the words “at any time on any Scheduled Trading Day during the
                Hedge Period or Calculation Period or” after the word “material,” in the
                third line thereof.

            

    

     

    Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, to the extent that a
      Disrupted Day occurs in the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, the
      Calculation Agent may in good faith and acting in a commercially reasonable
      manner postpone the Hedge Completion Date or the Termination Date, as the case
      may be. In such event, the Calculation Agent must determine whether (i) such
      Disrupted Day is a Disrupted Day in full, in which case the VWAP Price for
      such
      Disrupted Day shall not be included for purposes of determining the Hedge Period
      Reference Price or the Forward Price, as the case may be, or (ii) such Disrupted
      Day is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the VWAP Price for such
      Disrupted Day shall be determined by the Calculation Agent based on Rule 10b-18
      eligible transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day effected before the
      relevant Market Disruption Event occurred and/or after the relevant Market
      Disruption Event ended, and the weighting of the VWAP Price for the relevant
      Exchange Business Days during the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, as
      the
      case may be, shall be adjusted in a commercially reasonable manner by the
      Calculation Agent for purposes of determining the Hedge Period Reference Price
      or the Forward Price, as the case may be, with such adjustments based on, among
      other factors, the duration of any Market Disruption Event and the volume,
      historical trading patterns and price of the Shares.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        3

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    If
      a
      Disrupted Day occurs during the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, as
      the
      case may be, and each of the seven immediately following Scheduled Trading
      Days
      is a Disrupted Day, then the Calculation Agent, in its good faith and
      commercially reasonable discretion, may either (i) deem such seventh Scheduled
      Trading Day to be an Exchange Business Day and determine the VWAP Price for
      such
      seventh Scheduled Trading Day using its good faith estimate of the value of
      the
      Shares on such seventh Scheduled Trading Day based on the volume, historical
      trading patterns and price of the Shares and such other factors as it deems
      appropriate or (ii) further extend the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period,
      as the case may be, as it deems necessary to determine the VWAP
      Price.

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Exchange:

            	
              NASDAQ
                Global Select Market

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Related
                Exchange(s):

            	
              All
                Exchanges.

            

    

     

    Prepayment\

    
      	
               

            	
              Variable
                Obligation:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Prepayment
                Amount:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Prepayment
                Date:

            	
              Two
                (2) Exchange Business Day following the Trade
                Date.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Settlement
                Terms:

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Physical
                Settlement:

            	
              Applicable;
                provided that MLI does not, and shall not, make the agreement or
                the representations set forth in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions
                related to the restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws
                with
                respect to any Shares delivered by MLI to Counterparty under any
                Transaction.

            

    

     

    Number
      of
      Shares

    
      	
               

            	
              to
                be Delivered:

            	
              A
                number of Shares equal to (a) the Prepayment Amount dividedby
                (b) the Forward Price minus the Forward Price Adjustment Amount;
                provided that the Number of Shares to be Delivered shall not be
                less than the Minimum Shares and not greater than the Maximum Shares.
                The
                Number of Shares to be Delivered on the Settlement Date shall be
                reduced,
                but not below zero, by (i) any Shares delivered pursuant to the Initial
                Share Delivery described below and (ii) any Shares delivered pursuant
                to
                the Minimum Share Delivery described
                below.

            

    

     

    
      	
              Excess
                Dividend Amount:

            	
              For
                the avoidance of doubt, all references to the Excess Dividend Amount
                shall
                be deleted from Section 9.2(a)(iii) of the Equity
                Definitions.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Settlement
                Date:

            	
              Three
                (3) Exchange Business Days following the Termination
                Date.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Settlement
                Currency:

            	
              USD

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Initial
                Share Delivery:

            	
              MLI
                shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Initial Shares to
                Counterparty on the Initial Share Delivery Date in accordance with
                Section
                9.4 of the Equity Definitions, with the Initial Share Delivery Date
                deemed
                to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section
                9.4.

            

    

     

    
      	
              Initial
                Share Delivery Date:

            	
              Two
                (2) Exchange Business Day following the Trade
                Date.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Initial
                Shares:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        4

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      	
              Minimum
                Share Delivery:

            	
              MLI
                shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the excess, if any, of
                the
                Minimum Shares over the Initial Shares on the Minimum Share Delivery
                Date
                in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, with the
                Minimum
                Share Delivery Date deemed to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such
                Section 9.4.

            

    

     

    Minimum
      Share

    
      	
               

            	
              Delivery
                Date:

            	
              Three
                (3) Exchange Business Days following the Hedge Completion
                Date.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Minimum
                Shares:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Maximum
                Shares:

            	
              For
                each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental
                Confirmation.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Share
                Adjustments:

            

    

     

    
      	
              Potential
                Adjustment Event:

            	
              Notwithstanding
                anything to the contrary in Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions,
                an
                Extraordinary Dividend shall not constitute a Potential Adjustment
                Event.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Extraordinary
                Dividend:

            	
              For
                any calendar quarter occurring (in whole or in part) during the period
                from and including the first day of the Calculation Period to and
                including the Termination Date, any dividend or distribution on the
                Shares
                with an ex-dividend date occurring during such calendar quarter (other
                than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Section
                11.2(e)(i) or Section 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or (B) of the Equity
                Definitions).

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Method
                of Adjustment:

            	
              Calculation
                Agent Adjustment

            

    

     

    Consequences
      of Merger

     Events
      and Tender Offers:

    

    
      	
               

            	
              (a)  Share
                for Share:

            	
              Modified
                Calculation Agent Adjustment

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              (b)  Share-for-Other:

            	
              Cancellation
                and Payment

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              (c)  Share-for-Combined:

            	
              Component
                Adjustment

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Determining
                Party:

            	
              MLI

            

    

     

    
      	
              Tender
                Offer:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

    Nationalization,
      Insolvency

    
      	
               or
                Delisting:

            	
              Cancellation
                and Payment; provided that in addition to the provisions of
                Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute
                a
                Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares
                are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the
                New
                York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global
                Select
                Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors);
                if
                the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any
                such
                exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall
                be
                deemed to be the Exchange.

            

    

     

    Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of a Merger
      Event, a Tender Offer, a Nationalization, an Insolvency or a Delisting,
      Cancellation and Payment applies to one or more Transactions hereunder (whether
      in whole or in part), an Additional Termination Event (with the Transactions
      (or
      portions thereof) to which Cancellation and Payment applies being the Affected
      Transactions, Counterparty being the sole Affected Party and the Early
      Termination Date being the date on which such Transactions would be cancelled
      pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions) shall be deemed to occur,
      and,
      in lieu of Sections 12.7 and 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, Section 6 of the
      Agreement shall apply to such Affected Transactions.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        5

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    
      	
               

            	
              Additional
                Disruption Events:

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
               (a)  Change
                in Law:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              (b)  Failure
                to Deliver:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              (c)  Insolvency
                Filing:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

           
      (d)  Loss of

    
      	
               

            	
                     Stock
                Borrow:

            	
              Applicable;
                provided that Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity
                Definitions shall be amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or
                less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing them with “at a rate
                of return equal to or greater than
                zero”.

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Hedging
                Party:

            	
              MLI

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Determining
                Party:

            	
              MLI

            

    

     

    Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if, as a result of an
      Additional Disruption Event, any Transaction is cancelled or terminated, an
      Additional Termination Event (with such terminated Transaction(s) being the
      Affected Transaction(s), Counterparty being the sole Affected Party and the
      Early Termination Date being the date on which such Transaction(s) would be
      cancelled or terminated pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions) shall
      be deemed to occur, and, in lieu of Sections 12.7 and 12.8 of the Equity
      Definitions, Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply to such Affected
      Transaction(s).

     

    Non-Reliance/Agreements
      and

    Acknowledgements
      Regarding

    Hedging
      Activities/Additional

    
      	
              Acknowledgements:

            	
              Applicable

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Transfer:

            	
              Notwithstanding
                anything to the contrary in the Agreement, MLI may assign, transfer
                and
                set over all rights, title and interest, powers, privileges and remedies
                of MLI under any Transaction, in whole or in part, to an affiliate
                of MLI
                whose obligations are guaranteed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. without
                the consent of Counterparty.

            

    

     

    Counterparty’s
      Contact

    Details
      for Purpose of

    
      	
               

            	
              Giving
                Notice:

            	
              Kent
                Kleeberger, 500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA
                23320

            

    

     

    MLI’s
      Contact

    Details
      for Purpose of

    
      	
               

            	
              Giving
                Notice:

            	
              Merrill
                Lynch International

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Merrill
                Lynch Financial Centre

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              2
                King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Attention:
                Gary Rosenblum

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
               Telephone
                No.: (212) 449-6309

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              With
                a copy to:

            	
              GMI
                Counsel

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Merrill
                Lynch World Headquarters

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              4
                World Financial Center, 5th
                Floor

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              New
                York, New York 10080

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Attention:
                Global Equity Derivatives

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Telephone
                No.:  (212) 449-6309

            

    

     

    
      	
               

            	
              Facsimile
                No.:  (212) 449-6576

            

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        6

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    2.  Calculation
      Agent:  MLI; provided that any disagreement regarding any
      determination made by the Calculation Agent shall be resolved in accordance
      with
      Section 20 of this Master Confirmation.

     

    3.  Additional
      Mutual Representations, Warranties and Covenants of MLI and
      Counterparty.  In addition to the representations and warranties
      in the Agreement, each party represents, warrants and covenants to the other
      party that:

     

    (a)  Eligible
      Contract Participant.  (i) It is an “eligible contract
      participant”, as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended), and
      (ii) is entering into each Transaction hereunder as principal (and not as agent
      or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of
      any
      third party.

     

    (b)  Accredited
      Investor.  Each party acknowledges that the offer and sale of each
      Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by
      virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated
      thereunder (“Regulation D”). Accordingly, each party represents
      and warrants to the other that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the
      economic risk of its investment in each Transaction and is able to bear a total
      loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is
      defined under Regulation D, (iii) it will purchase each Transaction not with
      a
      view to the distribution or resale thereof in a manner that would violate the
      Securities Act and (iv) the disposition of each Transaction is restricted under
      this Master Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities
      laws.

     

    4.  Additional
      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of MLI  In addition to
      the representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement and those
      contained herein, MLI hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Counterparty
      that:

     

    (a)  with
      respect to (i) all purchases of Shares made by MLI during any relevant Hedge
      Period in respect of any Transaction and (ii) purchases during the related
      Relevant Period (as defined below) of a number of Shares equal to the Minimum
      Shares for such Transaction less the number of Shares so purchased during the
      related Hedge Period in respect of such Transaction, MLI will use good faith
      efforts to effect such purchases in a manner so that, if such purchases were
      made by Counterparty, they would meet the requirements of Rule 10b-18(b)(2),
      (3)
      and (4), and effect calculations in respect thereof, taking into account any
      applicable Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters as appropriate
      and subject to any delays between the execution and reporting of a trade of
      the
      Shares on the Exchange and other circumstances beyond MLI’s
      control;

     

    (b)  it
      will
      conduct its purchases in connection herewith in a manner that would not be
      deemed to constitute a tender offer within the meaning of Section 14(d)(1)
      of
      the Exchange Act; and

     

    (c)  for
      the
      avoidance of doubt, MLI has implemented reasonable policies and procedures,
      taking into consideration the nature of its business, to ensure that individuals
      making investment decisions would not violate laws prohibiting trading on the
      basis of material nonpublic information. Such individuals shall not be in
      possession of material nonpublic information during all relevant times beginning
      on the date hereof and continuing through the Hedge Period and the Calculation
      Period for any Transaction.

     

    5.  Additional
      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Counterparty.  In
      addition to the representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement
      and
      those contained herein, as of (i) the date hereof, (ii) the Trade Date for
      each
      Transaction hereunder and (iii) to the extent indicated below, each day during
      the Hedge Period and Calculation Period for each Transaction hereunder,
      Counterparty represents, warrants and covenants to MLI that:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (a)  assuming
      the accuracy of the representations by MLI in Section 4(b) hereof, the purchase
      or writing of each Transaction and the transactions contemplated hereby will
      not
      violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act;

     

    (b)  it
      is not
      entering into any Transaction (i) on the basis of, and is not aware of, any
      material non-public information with respect to the Shares (ii) in anticipation
      of, in connection with, or to facilitate, a distribution of its securities,
      a
      self tender offer or a third-party tender offer or (iii) to create actual or
      apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or
      exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate
      the
      price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the
      Shares);

     

    (c)  each
      Transaction is being entered into pursuant to a publicly disclosed Share
      buy-back program and its Board of Directors has approved the use of derivatives
      to effect the Share buy-back program;

     

    (d)  without
      limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, it
      acknowledges that MLI is not making any representations or warranties with
      respect to the treatment of any Transaction under FASB Statements 128, 133
      as
      amended, or 149, 150, EITF 00-19, 01-6 or 03-6 (or any successor issue
      statements) or under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Liabilities
& Equity Project;

     

    (e)  Counterparty
      is in compliance with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act in all
      material respects and its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, together
      with
      all reports subsequently filed by it pursuant to the Exchange Act, taken
      together and as amended and supplemented to the date of this representation,
      do
      not, as of their respective filing dates, contain any untrue statement of a
      material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
      or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
      under which they were made, not misleading;

     

    (f)  Counterparty
      shall report each Transaction as required under Regulation S-K and/or Regulation
      S-B under the Exchange Act, as applicable;

     

    (g)  Counterparty
      is not, and will not be, engaged in a “distribution” of Shares or securities
      that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares for
      purposes of Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Regulation
      M”) at any time during the Hedge Period or the period commencing on
      the
      first day of the Calculation Period and ending on the last day of the
      Calculation Period or, in the event MLI designates an Accelerated Termination
      Date or either party designates an Early Termination Date or an Early
      Termination Date is deemed to occur, the 15th Exchange Business Day immediately
      following such Accelerated Termination Date or Early Termination Date, as the
      case may be, or such earlier day as elected by MLI and communicated to
      Counterparty on such day (the “Relevant Period”) unless
      Counterparty has provided written notice to MLI of such distribution (a
“Regulation M Distribution Notice”) not later than the
      Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant
“restricted period” (as defined in Regulation M); Counterparty acknowledges that
      any such notice may cause the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period to be
      extended or suspended pursuant to Section 6 below; accordingly, Counterparty
      acknowledges that its delivery of such notice must comply with the standards
      set
      forth in Section 7 below;

     

    (h)  Counterparty
      acknowledges that each Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it
      has
      granted MLI an option; MLI may purchase shares for its own account at an average
      price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty
      under the terms of the related Transaction;

     

    (i)  as
      of the
      Trade Date, the Prepayment Date, the Initial Share Delivery Date, the Minimum
      Share Delivery Date and the Settlement Date for each Transaction, Counterparty
      is not and will not be “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section
      101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the
      “Bankruptcy Code”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase
      a number of Shares equal to the Maximum Shares in compliance with the laws
      of
      the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation;

     

    (j)  Counterparty
      is not and, after giving effect to any Transaction, will not be, required to
      register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment
      Company Act of 1940, as amended; and

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (k)  Counterparty
      has not and, during the Hedge Period or Relevant Period for any Transaction,
      will not enter into agreements similar to the Transactions described herein
      where any initial hedge period (however defined), the calculation period
      (however defined) or the relevant period (however defined) in such other
      transaction will overlap at any time (including as a result of extensions in
      such initial hedge period, calculation period or relevant period as provided
      in
      the relevant agreements) with any Hedge Period or Relevant Period under this
      Master Confirmation. In the event that the initial hedge period, calculation
      period or relevant period in any other similar transaction overlaps with any
      Hedge Period or Relevant Period under this Master Confirmation as a result
      of an
      extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Section 6 herein, Counterparty
      shall promptly amend such transaction to avoid any such overlap.

     

    6.  Suspension
      of Hedge Period or Calculation Period.

     

    (a)  If
      Counterparty concludes that it will be engaged in a distribution of the Shares
      for purposes of Regulation M, Counterparty agrees that it will, on a day no
      later than the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the start of the
      relevant restricted period, provide MLI with a Regulation M Distribution Notice.
      Upon the effectiveness of such Regulation M Distribution Notice, MLI shall
      halt
      any purchase of Shares in connection with hedging any Transaction during the
      relevant restricted period (other than any purchases made by MLI in connection
      with dynamic hedge adjustments of MLI’s exposure to any Transaction as a result
      of any equity optionality contained in such Transaction). If on any Scheduled
      Trading Day Counterparty delivers the Regulation M Distribution Notice in
      writing (and confirms by telephone) by 8:30 a.m. New York City time (the
“Notification Time”) then such notice shall be effective as of such Notification
      Time. In the event that Counterparty delivers such Regulation M Distribution
      Notice in writing and/or confirms by telephone after the Notification Time,
      then
      such notice shall be effective as of 8:30 a.m. New York City time on the
      following Scheduled Trading Day or as otherwise required by law or agreed
      between Counterparty and MLI Upon the effectiveness of such Regulation M
      Distribution Notice, the Calculation Period or the Hedge Period, as the case
      may
      be, shall be suspended and the Termination Date or the Hedge Completion Date
      or
      both, as the case may be, shall postponed for each Scheduled Trading Day in
      such
      restricted period; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery
      of
      such notice must comply with the standards set forth in Section 7 below,
      including, without limitation, the requirement that such notice be made at
      a
      time at which none of Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar
      person of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding
      Counterparty or the Shares.

     

    (b)  In
      the
      event that MLI reasonably concludes, in its good faith discretion, based on
      advice of outside legal counsel, that it is appropriate with respect to any
      legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and
      procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed
      by law or have been voluntarily adopted by MLI), for it to refrain from
      purchasing Shares on any Scheduled Trading Day during the Hedge Period or the
      Calculation Period, MLI may by written notice to Counterparty (confirmed by
      telephone) elect to suspend the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, as
      the
      case may be, for such number of Scheduled Trading Days as is specified in the
      notice; provided that MLI may exercise this right to suspend only in
      relation to events or circumstances that are unknown to it or any of its
      affiliates at the Trade Date of any Transaction, occur within the normal course
      of its or any of its affiliates’ businesses, and are not the result of
      deliberate actions of it or any of its affiliates with the intent to avoid
      its
      obligations under the terms of any Transaction. The notice shall not specify,
      and MLI shall not otherwise communicate to Counterparty, the reason for MLI’s
      election to suspend the Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, as the case
      may
      be. The Hedge Period or the Calculation Period, or both, as the case may be,
      shall be suspended and the Termination Date shall be extended for each Scheduled
      Trading Day occurring during any such suspension.

     

    (c)  In
      the
      event that the Calculation Period or the Hedge Period, as the case may be,
      is
      suspended pursuant to Section 6(a) or 6(b) above during the regular trading
      session on the Exchange, such suspension shall be deemed to be an additional
      Market Disruption Event, and the second and third paragraphs under “Market
      Disruption Event” shall apply.

     

    (d)  In
      the
      event that the Calculation Period is extended pursuant to any provision hereof
      (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10(d) below), the
      Calculation Agent, in its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion,
      shall adjust any relevant terms of the related Transaction if necessary to
      preserve as nearly as practicable the economic terms of such Transaction prior
      to such extension; provided that Counterparty shall not be required to
      make any additional cash payments or deliver any Shares in connection with
      any
      such adjustments.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    7.  10b5-1
      Plan.  Counterparty represents, warrants and covenants to MLI that
      for each Transaction:

     

    (a)  Counterparty
      is entering into this Master Confirmation and each Transaction hereunder in
      good
      faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule
      10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b5-1”) or any antifraud
      or anti-manipulation provisions of the federal or applicable state securities
      laws and that it has not entered into or altered and will not enter into or
      alter any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to
      the
      Shares. Counterparty acknowledges that it is the intent of the parties that
      each
      Transaction entered into under this Master Confirmation comply with the
      requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(A) and (B) and each Transaction entered
      into under this Master Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the
      requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).

     

    (b)  Counterparty
      will not seek to control or influence MLI to make “purchases or sales” (within
      the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under any Transaction entered into
      under this Master Confirmation, including, without limitation, MLI’s decision to
      enter into any hedging transactions. Counterparty represents and warrants that
      it has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption
      and implementation of this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation
      and each Trade Notification under Rule 10b5-1.

     

    (c)  Counterparty
      acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination
      of this Master Confirmation, the relevant Supplemental Confirmation or Trade
      Notification must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the
      amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule
      10b5-1(c). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment,
      modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as
      part
      of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such
      amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made at any time at
      which Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar person of
      Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding
      Counterparty or the Shares.

     

    8.  Counterparty
      Purchases.

     

    Counterparty
      (or any “affiliated purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act
      (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall not, without the prior written consent
      of MLI, directly or indirectly purchase any Shares (including by means of a
      derivative instrument), listed contracts on the Shares or securities that are
      convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares (including, without
      limitation, any Rule 10b-18 purchases of blocks (as defined in Rule 10b-18))
      during any Hedge Period or Relevant Period (as extended pursuant to the
      provisions hereof). During this time, any such purchases by Counterparty shall
      be made through MLI, or if not through MLI, with the prior written consent
      of
      MLI (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and in compliance with Rule
      10b-18 or otherwise in a manner that Counterparty and MLI reasonably believe
      is
      in compliance with applicable requirements. However, the foregoing shall not
      limit Counterparty’s ability, pursuant to its employee incentive plan, to
      re-acquire Shares in connection with the related equity transactions or to
      limit
      Counterparty’s ability to withhold shares to cover tax liabilities associated
      with such equity transaction or otherwise restrict Counterparty’s ability to
      repurchase Shares under privately negotiated transactions with any of its
      employees, officers, directors or affiliates, so long as any re-acquisition,
      withholding or repurchase does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as
      defined in Rule 10b-18). Furthermore, this Section shall not restrict any
      purchase by Counterparty of Shares effected during any suspension of any Hedge
      Period or Calculation Period in accordance with Section 6(b).

     

    9.  Additional
      Termination Event.  The declaration of any Extraordinary Dividend
      by the Issuer during the Calculation Period for any Transaction will constitute
      an Additional Termination Event, with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party
      and all Transactions hereunder as the Affected Transactions.

     

    10.  Special
      Provisions for Merger Transactions.  Notwithstanding anything to
      the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions,

     

    (a)  Counterparty
      shall, prior to the opening of trading in the Shares on any day during any
      Hedge
      Period or Calculation Period on which Counterparty makes, or expects to be
      made,
      any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act
      of
      1933, as amended) of any Merger Transaction, notify MLI of such public
      announcement;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  promptly
      notify MLI following any such announcement that such announcement has been
      made;
      and

     

    (c)  promptly
      provide MLI with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule
      10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar
      months immediately preceding the Announcement Date that were not effected
      through MLI or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant
      to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full
      calendar months preceding the Announcement Date. Such written notice shall
      be
      deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to MLI that such information is
      true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify MLI of the
      earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of
      the
      vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that any such notice
      may
      cause the terms of any Transaction to be adjusted or such Transaction to be
      terminated; accordingly, Counterparty acknowledges that its delivery of such
      notice must comply with the standards set forth in Section 7;
      and

     

    (d)  MLI
      in
      its good faith and commercially reasonable discretion may (i) make adjustments
      to the terms of any Transaction, including, without limitation, the Termination
      Date, the Forward Price Adjustment Amount and the Maximum Shares to account
      for
      the number of Shares that could be purchased on each day during the Hedge Period
      or the Calculation Period in compliance with Rule 10b-18 following such public
      announcement, provided that Counterparty shall not be required to make
      any additional cash payments or deliver any Shares in connection with any such
      adjustments or (ii) treat the occurrence of such public announcement as an
      Additional Termination Event with Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and
      the Transactions hereunder as the Affected Transactions.

     

    “Merger
      Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction
      involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under
      the
      Exchange Act.

     

    11.  Acknowledgments.  The
      parties hereto intend for:

     

    (a)  each
      Transaction to be a “securities contract” as defined in Section 741(7) of the
      Bankruptcy Code, a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101(53B) of the
      Bankruptcy Code and a “forward contract” as defined in Section 101(25) of the
      Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections
      afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27),
      362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 555, 556, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy
      Code;

     

    (b)  the
      Agreement to be a “master netting agreement” as defined in Section 101(38A) of
      the Bankruptcy Code;

     

    (c)  a
      party’s
      right to liquidate or terminate any Transaction, net out or offset termination
      values or payment amounts, and to exercise any other remedies upon the
      occurrence of any Event of Default or Termination Event under the Agreement
      with
      respect to the other party or any Extraordinary Event that results in the
      termination or cancellation of any Transaction to constitute a “contractual
      right” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code);

     

    (d)  any
      cash,
      securities or other property transferred as performance assurance, credit
      support or collateral with respect to each Transaction to constitute “margin
      payments” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code); and

     

    (e)  all
      payments for, under or in connection with each Transaction, all payments for
      the
      Shares and the transfer of such Shares to constitute “settlement payments” and
“transfers” (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code).

     

    12.  Credit
      Support Documents.  The parties hereto acknowledge that no
      Transaction hereunder is secured by any collateral.

     

    13.  Limitation
      on Set-off.  (a) Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in the Agreement or the Equity Definitions, the
      calculation of any Settlement Amounts and Unpaid Amounts shall be calculated
      separately for (A) all Terminated Transactions in the Shares of the Issuer
      that
      qualify as equity under applicable accounting rules (collectively, the
“Equity Shares”) as determined by the Calculation Agent and (B)
      all other Terminated Transactions under the Agreement including, without
      limitation, Transactions in Shares other than those of the Issuer (collectively,
      the “Other Shares”) and the netting and set-off provisions of
      the Agreement shall only operate to provide netting and set-off (i) among
      Terminated Transactions in the Equity Shares and (ii) among Terminated
      Transactions in the Other Shares. In no event shall the netting and set-off
      provisions of the Agreement operate to permit netting and set-off between
      Terminated Transactions in the Equity Shares and Terminated Transactions in
      the
      Other Shares.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b)  The
      parties agree that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Termination
      Event with respect to a party who is the Defaulting Party or an Affected Party
      (“X”), the other party (“Y”) will have the
      right (but not be obliged) without prior notice to X or any other person to
      set-off or apply any obligation of X owed to Y (or any Affiliate of Y) (whether
      or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the Agreement,
      and
      regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the
      obligation) against any obligation of Y (or any Affiliate of Y) owed to X
      (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the
      Agreement, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office
      of
      the obligation). Y will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected
      under this Section 13.

     

    Amounts
      (or the relevant portion of such amounts) subject to set-off may be converted
      by
      Y into the Termination Currency at the rate of exchange at which such party
      would be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase
      the
      relevant amount of such currency. If any obligation is unascertained, Y may
      in
      good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of the estimate,
      subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is
      ascertained. Nothing in this Section 13 shall be effective to create a charge
      or
      other security interest. This Section 13 shall be without prejudice and in
      addition to any right of set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right
      to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation
      of
      law, contract or otherwise).

     

    (c)  Notwithstanding
      anything to the contrary in the foregoing, MLI agrees not to set off or net
      amounts due from Counterparty with respect to any Transaction against amounts
      due from MLI to Counterparty with respect to contracts or instruments that
      are
      not Equity Contracts. “Equity Contract” means any transaction
      or instrument that does not convey rights to MLI senior to claims of common
      stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy.

     

    14.  Early
      Termination.  In the event that an Early Termination Date (whether
      as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is
      designated with respect to any Transaction (except as a result of a Merger
      Event
      in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists
      solely of cash), if MLI would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section
      6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions being terminated
      on
      such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under the Agreement)
      (any
      such amount, a “MLI Amount”), then, in lieu of any payment of
      such MLI Amount, Counterparty may, no later than the Early Termination Date
      or
      the date on which such Transaction is terminated, elect for MLI to deliver
      to
      Counterparty a number of Shares (or, in the case of a Merger Event, a number
      of
      units, each comprising the number or amount of the securities or property that
      a
      hypothetical holder of one Share would receive in such Merger Event (each such
      unit, an “Alternative Delivery Unit” and, the securities or
      property comprising such unit, “Alternative Delivery
      Property”)) with a value equal to the MLI Amount, as determined by the
      Calculation Agent (and the parties agree that, in making such determination
      of
      value, the Calculation Agent may take into account a number of factors,
      including the market price of the Shares or Alternative Delivery Property on
      the
      date of early termination and the prices at which MLI purchases Shares or
      Alternative Delivery Property to fulfill its delivery obligations under this
      Section 14); provided that in determining the composition of any
      Alternative Delivery Unit, if the relevant Merger Event involves a choice of
      consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have
      elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

     

    15.  Payment
      Date upon Early Termination.  Notwithstanding anything to the
      contrary in Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, all amounts calculated as being
      due in respect of an Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) of the Agreement
      will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is effective;
      provided that if Counterparty elects to receive Shares or Alternative
      Delivery Property in accordance with Section 14), such Shares or Alternative
      Delivery Property shall be delivered on a date selected by MLI as promptly
      as
      practicable.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    16.  Special
      Provisions for Counterparty Payments.  The parties hereby agree
      that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Agreement,
      in
      the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of
      Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to any
      Transaction and, as a result, Counterparty owes to MLI an amount calculated
      under Section 6(e) of the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions being
      terminated on such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under
      the
      Agreement), such amount shall be deemed to be zero. It is understood and agreed
      that once Buyer has paid the Prepayment Amount for any Transaction, it has
      no
      further obligations to deliver cash or securities upon the settlement of such
      Transaction or under Section 6(e) of the Agreement in respect of such
      Transaction.

     

    17.  Claim
      in Bankruptcy.  MLI agrees that in the event of the bankruptcy of
      Counterparty, MLI shall not have rights or assert a claim that is senior in
      priority to the rights and claims available to the shareholders of the common
      stock of Counterparty.

     

    18.  Governing
      Law.  The Agreement, this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental
      Confirmation, each Trade Notification and all matters arising in connection
      with
      the Agreement, this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation and
      each
      Trade Notification shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
      accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without reference to its
      choice of laws doctrine).

     

    19.  Offices.

     

    (a)  The
      Office of MLI for each Transaction is:  Merrill Lynch Financial
      Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ.  The Office of
      Counterparty for each Transaction is:  500 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake,
      Virginia 23320.

     

    20.  Arbitration.  The
      Agreement, this Master Confirmation, each Supplemental Confirmation and each
      Trade Notification are subject to the following arbitration
      provisions:

     

    (a)  All
      parties to this Confirmation are giving up the right to sue each other in court,
      including the right to a trial by jury, except as provided by the rules of
      the
      arbitration forum in which a claim is filed.

     

    (b)  Arbitration
      awards are generally final and binding; a party’s ability to have a court
      reverse or modify an arbitration award is very limited.

     

    (c)  The
      ability of the parties to obtain documents, witness statements and other
      discovery is generally more limited in arbitration than in court
      proceedings.

     

    (d)  The
      arbitrators do not have to explain the reason(s) for their
      award.

     

    (e)  The
      panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were
      or are affiliated with the securities industry, unless Counterparty is a member
      of the organization sponsoring the arbitration facility, in which case all
      arbitrators may be affiliated with the securities
      industry.

     

    (f)  The
      rules of some arbitration forums may impose time limits for bringing a claim
      in
      arbitration. In some cases, a claim that is ineligible for arbitration may
      be
      brought in court.

     

    (g)  The
      rules of the arbitration forum in which the claim is filed, and any amendments
      thereto, shall be incorporated into this Confirmation.

     

    Counterparty
      agrees that any and all controversies that may arise between Counterparty and
      MLI, including, but not limited to, those arising out of or relating to the
      Agreement or any Transaction hereunder, shall be determined by arbitration
      conducted before The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) or NASD Dispute
      Resolution (“NASD-DR”), or, if the NYSE and NASD-DR decline to hear the matter,
      before the American Arbitration Association, in accordance with their
      arbitration rules then in force. The award of the arbitrator shall be final,
      and
      judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court, state or federal,
      having jurisdiction.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    No
      person shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor
      seek
      to enforce any pre-dispute arbitration agreement against any person who has
      initiated in court a putative class action or who is a member of a putative
      class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed
      by the putative class action until:  (i) the class certification is
      denied; (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) Counterparty is excluded from
      the class by the court.

     

    Such
      forbearance to enforce an agreement to arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver
      of any rights under this Confirmation except to the extent stated
      herein.”

     

    21.  Counterparts.
      This Master Confirmation may be executed in any number of counterparts, all
      of
      which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may
      execute this Master Confirmation by signing and delivering one or more
      counterparts.

     

    
      
           

        
        

      

      
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    Please
      confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement
      by
      executing the copy of this Master Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and
      returning it to us.

     

    Very
      truly yours,

     

    MERRILL
      LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

     

    

     

    By:
      _/s/ Tyler Mullin_____________________________

     

    Name: 
      Tyler Mullin

     

    Title: 
      Equity Derivatives Documentation

     

    Confirmed
      as of the date first above written:

     

    DOLLAR
      TREE STORES, INC.

     

    

     

    By:
      __/s/ Kent A. Kleeberger__________________________

     

    Name:                 Kent
      Kleeberger

     

    Title:                 Senior
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

     

    Acknowledged
      and agreed as to matters relating to the Agent:

     

    MERRILL
      LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

     

    solely
      in its capacity as Agent hereunder

     

    

     

    By:
      _/s/ Fran Jacobson______________________________

     

    Name: 
      Fran Jacobson

     

    Title: 
      Vice President, Equity Derivatives Documentation

     

    

     

     

    Back
      to Form 10Q

    Forward
      to Exhibit 10.2

    
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