Document:

EXHIBIT
10.3

    

    Guaranty
Contract

     

    No.
Ec1 1101 087051 02254

    

    Creditor
(Party A): International Business Department, Bank of Nanjing Co.,
Ltd.

    Surety
(Party B): Jiangsu Ever-Glory International Group Corporation

    

    In order
to ensure the performance of the Contract of Maximum Amount of Credit numbered
A04110108073100053, which was concluded between Party A and Goldenway Nanjing
Garment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called the Debtor), and all specific business
contracts, agreements, and applications under this contract (hereinafter called
the Principal Contract), Party B is willing to provide the Debtor with a
guaranty of joint and several liability of maximum amount. In order to clarify
their liabilities and keep to their credibility, Party A and Party B have
entered into the Contract for common observance and joint performance, according
to governing laws, regulations and rules, and through negotiation and
agreement.

    

    Article
1  Representations and Warranties of Party B

    

    Party B
has the right as principal of a surety, and is capable to provide with a
guaranty of suertyship, in accordance with the Laws of People’s Republic of
China.

    Party B
is fully capable to undertake the Guaranty liability, and such liability may not
be alleviated or exempted due to any instruction received, financial situation
changes, or any agreement reached with any body.

    Party B
has a full knowledge of the usage of the debt of the debtor under the Principal
Contract, and Party B provides the debtor a guaranty absolutely out of his own
will while all of his declaration of intention under the Contract is
true.

    If being
a natural person, Party B confirms and assures that before providing the
guaranty under the Contract, he has made proper arrangement on the bare
necessities of life for himself and his family dependents; Party A requires that
Party B’s assumption of the Guaranty liability shall not have any impact on the
normal lives of Party B and his family members.

    

    Article
2  The Principal Credit

    

    2-1 The
Principal Credit secured under the Contract is the full value of the Principal
Credit, namely RMB74,000,000.00, said seventy-four million RMB Yuan, formed by a
specific granting of credit (including but not limited to a on-or-off balance
sheet business such as a loan, a commitment of loan, an acceptance, a discount,
a bond buy-back, a business financing, a factor, a letter of credit, a letter of
guarantee, an overdraft, an inter-bank lending, a guaranty, etc.) conducted by
Party A for the Debtor from July 31, 2008 to July 31, 2010, on the basis of the
Principal Contract.

    
      
         

      

      
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    2-2 Party
B provides a guaranty of maximum amount for the above-mentioned Principal
Credit, irrespective of the times and the amount of each time, or whether the
expiry date of the time limit for the debtor to perform his obligation overtop
the foregoing time limit.

    

    Article
3  Manner of Guaranty

    

    Party B
provides joint and several guaranty for the Principle Credit. Where the debtor
either wholly or partly defaults when the time limit for his performance of the
obligation of a single debt expires, Party A has the right to directly demand
Party B to perform his obligation of Guaranty.

    

    Article
4  The Scope of the Guaranty

    

    The scope
of the guaranty of maximum amount provided by Party B includes the Principal
Credit and the interest thereof (including compound interest and default
interest), default fine, compensation for damage and expenses for enforcing the
Credit (including but not limited to legal cost, arbitration fee, property
preservation charge, travel expense, notarial fee, execution fee, attorney fee,
eligibility fee, auctioneers fee, etc., and same in the following
text).

    Party B
confirms and accepts out of his will, that when the Debtor fails to perform his
liability as stipulated in the Principal Contract, Party A has the right to
directly demand Party B to undertake his guaranty liability within the scope of
his guaranty, whether or not the Credit of Party A under the Principal Contract
is benefited with other guaranty (including but not limited to a guaranty with
real rights).

    

    Article
5  Term of the Guaranty

    

    The term
of the Guaranty is the period of two years from the expiry date of the
performance term of the liability caused by each time’s usage by the Debtor of
the line of credit under the Principal Contract.

    Where an
extension agreement was reached between Party A and the Debtor of the
performance term of each debt under the Principal Contract, the term of the
Guaranty is the period of two years from the expiry date of the performance term
of a certain debt reappointed by the extension agreement; where Party A
withdraws its creditor’s rights ahead of time according to laws, regulations,
rules or stipulations in the Principal Contract, the term of the Guaranty is the
period of two years from the advanced expiry date of the Principal
Liability.

    

    Article
6  Conclusion and Alteration of the Principal Contract
Guaranteed

    

    Particulars
related to specific amount, term, interest, usage, etc. of the Principal Credit,
shall be stipulated by Party A and the Debtor in the Principal
Contract.

    Party B
confirms that, except for the increase of line of credit and the extension of
term of guaranty, the conclusion of the Principal Contract or the alteration of
the Principal Contract through agreement by Party A and the Debtor, are deemed
as being agreed in advance by Party B, and need not to be notified to Party B,
while the Guaranty liability on the part of Party B shall not be
alleviated.

    
      
         

      

      
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    Where
Party A and the Debtor alter the interest rates in the light of stipulations of
the Principal Contract, such alteration shall also be deemed as being agreed in
advance by Party B, and needs not to be notified to Party B, while Party B is
still obliged to undertake the Guaranty liability.

    

    Article
7  Independent Effectiveness of the Contract

    

    The
effectiveness of the Contract is independent of the Principal Contract, complete
or incomplete invalidity of the Principal Contract or its likely revocation has
no impact on the Contract’s effectiveness. Where it is confirmed that the
Principal Contract was invalid or that it was revoked, Party B undertakes
further Guaranty of joint and several liability for the Debtor’s debts coming
into being because he surrendered properties or compensated losses.

    Party B’s
Guaranty liability under the Contract shall not change to any extent because of
merger, separation, changes of shareholdings, the lapse of capacity of civil
acts, disappearance, death or the declaration of disappearance or death of the
Debtor, or any other causes.

    

    Article
8  Advanced Liability Enforcement of Guaranty

    

    Where
Party A declares an advanced expiration of the liability under the Principal
Contract according to laws, regulations, rules etc. or stipulations in the
Principal Contract, Party A has the right to immediately demand Party B to
perform the liability of the guaranty.

    

    Article
9  Rights and Obligations of Party B

    

    9-1 Party
B has the obligation to supervise the guarantee’s performance of all the
obligations under the Principal Contract.

    

    9-2 Party
B shall actively cooperate with Party A and consciously subject itself to Party
A’s inspection and supervision over its business operation and financial
activities, and provide Party A every month, as required by Party A,
documentation and information concerning its financing and accounting status and
its production and operation situations, including but not limited to the
provision within 10 working days in the first month of every quarter of the
Balance Sheet, Income Sheet (Statement of Income and Expenditure for any public
institution), and the provision at the end of each year of a Statement of Cash
Flow, etc., and a timely provision of financial statement audited by any
auditing body recognized by Party A, and at the same time ensure the facticity,
legality, integrality, validity of the documentations provided.

    

    9-3 Where
the liability under the Principal Contract is in a foreign currency, Party B
shall undertake the Guaranty liability in the currency agreed in the Principal
Contract. If Party B does it in any other exchangeable currency or RMB, it shall
secure the agreement of Party A, and perform the Guaranty liability by
converting such currency into the one agreed in the Principal Contract at the
foreign exchange rate quoted at Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd. on the day when the
Guaranty liability is performed.

    

    9-4 Party
B shall fulfill the following obligation of notifications:

    
      
        	
                (1)

              	
                Party
      B shall notify Party A in writing within 3 days of the occurring of
      following events or of the founding of possibility of such occurrence on
      the side of Party B:

              

      

    

    
      
         

      

      
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               1)

            	
              Party
      B meets with grave financial losses, which affects or possibly affects its
      repaying ability;

            

    

    
      	
               2)

            	
              Party
      B involves or will involve in major lawsuits, arbitrations or other legal
      disputes;

            

    

    
      
        	
                 3)

              	
                Any
      change in Party B’s name, legal representative (responsible officer),
      address, telephone numbers,
etc.;

              

      

    

    
      	
               4)

            	
              Other
      events occurred on the side of Party B, which affect or may affect its
      repaying ability.

            

    

    
      
        	
                (2)

              	
                Party
      B shall notify Party A in writing 30 days before the occurring or a
      possible occurrence of following events on the side of Party
      B:

              

      

    

    
      	
               1)

            	
              Separation,
      transformation, merger, termination, joint-venture,
  etc.;

            

    

    
      	
               2)

            	
              Changes
      in the business scope or of the registered capital of Party
    B;

            

    

    
      	
               3)

            	
              Changes
      in the top-five investors or
shareholders.

            

    

    In case
of any occurrence of the above-mentioned events, which impacts or possibly
impacts Party B in terms of its undertaking guaranty liability, Party B shall,
as required by Party A, further provide other guaranty recognized by Party
A.

    

    9-5 In
case of being a natural person, Party B shall notify Party A in writing within 3
days after the occurrence or a possible occurrence of the following events, in
addition to observing all the stipulations under the Contract:

    
      
        	
                (1)

              	
                Major
      casualty occurred to Party B himself or his family or its income has
      changed greatly, in which case the economic conditions worsens and impact
      or possibly impact his capability of
guaranty;

              

      

    

    
      	
              (2)

            	
              Party
      B changed his occupation;

            

    

    
      	
              (3)

            	
              Party
      B meets with such events as unemployment, divorce, or serious
      diseases;

            

    

    
      
        	
                (4)

              	
                Party
      B meets with other events, which have caused Party B to lose or possibly
      lose his capability of guaranty, or have impacted his undertaking guaranty
      liability.

              

      

    

    In case
of any occurrence of the above-mentioned events, which impacts or possibly
impacts Party B in terms of its undertaking guaranty liability, Party B shall,
as required by Party A, further provide other guaranty recognized by Party
A.

    

    9-6 Party
B shall not refuse to fulfill the obligations under the Contract on the excuse
of any dispute with a third party.

    

    9-7 Party
B enjoys the rights and takes the responsibilities in accordance with the laws,
regulations, rules, etc. and the terms and conditions of the
Contract.

    

    Article
10  Rights and Obligations of Party A

    

    10-1
Party A has the right to directly demand Party B to undertake the guaranty
liability under the Contract for the unsatisfied Credit of Party A.

    

    10-2
Party A has the right to supervise the status of fund, properties, economy, etc.
of Party B, and the right to demand Party B to present related documentation as
it is.

    
      
         

      

      
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    10-3 In
terms of all the receivables from Party B within the scope of the guaranty,
Party A has the right to deduct its receivables directly from any settlement
account opened by Party B at the side of Party A (including but not limited to
current account, savings account, national debt account, etc.), and Party B
bears by itself any interest, handling charge, loss from exchange rate
fluctuation, etc. caused by the deduction.

    

    10-4 Upon
performance by Party B of his guaranty liability, Party A may provide Party B,
as required by Party B, relevant evidence of such performance.

    

    10-5
Party A enjoys the rights and takes the responsibilities in accordance with the
laws, regulations, rules, etc. and the terms and conditions of the
Contract.

    

    Article
11  Default Liability

    

    In case
of Party B’s violation of any laws, regulations, rules, etc. or any stipulations
of the Contract, Party A has the right to demand Party B to rectify its
violation within a definite time, to further provide relevant guaranty, or
whatever.

    

    Article
12  Applicable Laws and Settlement of Disputes

    

    12-1 The
Contract is concluded in accordance to the Laws of the People’s Republic of
China, which are applicable to the Contract.

    

    12-2
Where any dispute occurs in the course of the execution of the Contract, both
parties shall settle them through negotiations. In case no settlement is
reached, they shall choose Type 1 from the following settling
manners:

    (Type 1)
Bring a lawsuit to the local people’s court at the locality of Party
A.

    (Type 2)
Apply to
the          Arbitration
Commission for arbitration (the locality is    ) with the
arbitration rules active and effective at the time the application is made. The
arbitration decision is final and binding on both parties.

    In the
course of lawsuit or arbitration, terms and conditions under the Contract, which
are not involved in the dispute, shall still be performed or
fulfilled.

    

    Article
13  Effectiveness, Alteration and Termination of the
Contract

    

    13-1
Where Party B is a legal person or any organization, the Contract shall enter
into effect on the day when signed by or sealed with the name stamp of the legal
representative, principle, or accredited representative of Party A and sealed
with the Corporate Seal or Special Contract Seal of Party A, and signed by or
sealed with the name stamp of the legal representative or accredited
representative of Party B and sealed with the Corporate Seal or Special Contract
Seal of Party B; where Party B is a natural person, the Contract shall enter
into effect on the day when signed by or sealed with the name stamp of the legal
representative, principle, or accredited representative of Party A and sealed
with the Corporate Seal or Special Contract Seal of Party A, and signed by Party
B or his accredited representative.

    
      
         

      

      
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    13-2
After the Contract enters into effect, neither Party A nor Party B shall
arbitrarily alter or terminate it unless further stipulated by the Contract; in
the case of needy alteration or determination, a written agreement should be
reached by both parties through negotiation. All terms and conditions of the
Contract remain effective before such written agreement is reached.

    

    Article
14  Other Stipulations

    

    14-1
Party B has fully acknowledged the risk of exchange rate fluctuation, and if the
Principal Contract adopts floating interest rate, Party B undertakes, out of his
will, the guaranty liability increased because of such fluctuation.

    

    14-2 All
attachment to the Contract, and all legal documents related to the exercise of
the Contract are the component part of the Contract, and have equal legal force
as the Contract.

    

    Article
15  Supplementary Provisions

    

    15-1 The
Contract is made in two copies, one is held by Party B, and one is held by Party
A, and each copy has the equal legal force.

    

    15-2 Any
matters not covered by the Contract shall be handled in compliance with relevant
national laws, regulations and rules.

    

    Article
16  Declaration Provisions

    

    16-1 In
signing and exercising the Contract, both parties have been given the approval
of such authorities as competent decision-maker or supervision department, and
obtained the necessary, sufficient and legal authorization.

    

    16-2 In
signing the Contract, parties expressed their true intentions, the signatures
and seals were genuine, the signing representatives are authorized, and the
Contract has legally binding on both parties.

    

    16-3
Party B has the right to own its whole property, and all the documentation it
produced to Party A is true, legal and effective, and contains no mistake or
omission of facts disagreeing with the truth.

    

    16-4
Party B has read all the content of the Contract. On request by Party B, Party A
has made explanation on the terms and conditions of the Contract. Party B has
got a full knowledge and understanding of the significations and legal
consequences of the stipulations of the Contract.

    

    16-5
Party A is a legally established bank, and is qualified to operate the business
under the Contract.

    
      
         

      

      
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                          Party B

                        
	
                          Party A

                        	
                          Legal Person or other

                          Organization

                        	
                          Natural Person

                          (Not Applicable)

                        
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          Seal
      of International Business

                          Department,
      Bank of Nanjing

                          Co.,
      Ltd.

                        	
                          Seal
      of Jiangsu Ever-Glory

                          International
      Group

                          Corporation

                        	
                          Signature:

                          (Or
      Authorized Agent):

                        
	 
      	 
      	
                          Kind
      of Identity Document:

                        
	 
      	
                          Legal
      Representative:

                        	
                          No.
      of Identity Document:

                        
	
                          Legal
      Representative

                        	
                          (Principle)
      Name Seal:

                        	 
      
	
                          (Principle)
      Name Seal:

                        	
                          (Or
      Authorized Agent):

                        	 
      
	
                          (Or
      Authorized Agent):

                        	
                          /s/ Dong Xuejun

                        	
                          Address:

                        
	
                          /s/ Dai Ling

                        	 
      	
                          Post
      Code:

                        
	 
      	
                          Address:

                        	
                          Contact
      No.:

                        
	
                          Address:

                        	
                          Post
      Code:

                        	
                          Date
      of Signing:

                        
	
                          Post
      Code:

                          Contact
      No.:

                          Date
      of Signing: 2008/07/31

                           

                        	
                          Contact
      No.:

                          Date
      of Signing: 2008/07/31

                        	 
      

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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      CHINA
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      2008
OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN

      

      Table Of
Contents

      

      
        
          
            
              
                
                  	 
      	 
      	 
      	
                          Page

                        
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      I

                        	
                          PURPOSE

                        	
                          1

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      II

                        	
                          DEFINITIONS

                        	
                          1

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      III

                        	
                          EFFECTIVE
      DATE OF PLAN

                        	
                          5

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      IV

                        	
                          ADMINISTRATION

                        	
                          5

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 4.1       

                        	
                          Composition
      of Committee

                        	
                          5

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 4.2

                        	
                          Powers

                        	
                          6

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 4.3

                        	
                          Additional
      Powers

                        	
                          6

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      4.4

                        	
                          Committee
      Action

                        	
                          6

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      V

                        	
                          STOCK
      SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 5.1

                        	
                          Stock
      Grant and Award Limits

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      5.2

                        	
                          Stock
      Offered

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      VI

                        	
                          ELIGIBILITY
      FOR AWARDS; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT
      STATUS

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 6.1

                        	
                          Eligibility

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      6.2

                        	
                          Termination
      of Employment or Director Status

                        	
                          7

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      6.3

                        	
                          Termination
      of Consultant Status

                        	
                          8

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      6.4

                        	
                          Special
      Termination Rule

                        	
                          9

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      6.5

                        	
                          Termination
      for Cause

                        	
                          10

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      VII

                        	
                                  OPTIONS

                        	
                          10

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.1

                        	
                          Option
      Period

                        	
                          10

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.2

                        	
                          Limitations
      on Exercise of Option

                        	
                          10

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.3

                        	
                          Special
      Limitations on Incentive Stock Options

                        	
                          10

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.4

                        	
                          Option
      Agreement

                        	
                          11

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.5

                        	
                          Option
      Price and Payment

                        	
                          11

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.6

                        	
                          Stockholder
      Rights and Privileges

                        	
                          11

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.7

                        	
                          Options
      and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other
      Corporations

                        	
                          12

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      7.8

                        	
                          Prohibition
      Against Repricing

                        	
                          12

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE VIII

                        	
                                  RESTRICTED
      STOCK AWARDS

                        	
                          12

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      8.1

                        	
                          Restriction
      Period to be Established by Committee

                        	
                          12

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section 8.2

                        	
                          Other
      Terms and Conditions

                        	
                          12

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      8.3

                        	
                          Payment
      for Restricted Stock

                        	
                          13

                        	 
      
	 
      	
                          Section
      8.4

                        	
                          Restricted
      Stock Award Agreements

                        	
                          13

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      IX

                        	
                          UNRESTRICTED
      STOCK AWARDS

                        	
                          13

                        	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                          ARTICLE
      X

                        	
                          PERFORMANCE
      UNIT AWARDS

                        	
                          13

                        	 
      

                

              

            

          

        

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

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        Table Of Contents
(continued)

      

      

      
        
          
            
              	 
      	 
      	 
      	
                      Page

                    
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      10.1

                    	
                      Terms
      and Conditions

                    	
                      13

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      10.2

                    	
                      Payments

                    	
                      14

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE
      XI

                    	
                      PERFORMANCE
      SHARE AWARDS

                    	
                      14

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      11.1

                    	
                      Terms
      and Conditions

                    	
                      14

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      11.2

                    	
                      Stockholder
      Rights and Privileges

                    	
                      14

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE
      XII

                    	
                      DISTRIBUTION
      EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      12.1

                    	
                      Terms
      and Conditions

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      12.2

                    	
                      Interest
      Equivalents

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE
      XIII

                    	
                           STOCK
      APPRECIATION RIGHTS

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      13.1

                    	
                      Terms
      and Conditions

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      13.2

                    	
                      Tandem
      Stock Appreciation Rights

                    	
                      15

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE
      XIV

                    	
                          RECAPITALIZATION
      OR REORGANIZATION

                    	
                      16

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      14.1

                    	
                      Adjustments
      to Common Stock

                    	
                      16

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      14.2

                    	
                      Recapitalization

                    	
                      17

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      14.3

                    	
                      Other
      Events

                    	
                      17

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      14.4

                    	
                      Powers
      Not Affected

                    	
                      17

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      14.5

                    	
                      No
      Adjustment for Certain Awards

                    	
                      17

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE
      XV

                    	
                          AMENDMENT
      AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

                    	
                      18

                    	 
      
	 
      	 
      	 
      	
                       
      

                    	 
      
	
                      ARTICLE XVI

                    	
                          MISCELLANEOUS

                    	
                      18

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.1

                    	
                      No
      Right to Award

                    	
                      18

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.2

                    	
                      No
      Rights Conferred

                    	
                      18

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.3

                    	
                      No
      Fractional Shares; Other Laws; Withholding

                    	
                      19

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.4

                    	
                      No
      Restriction on Corporate Action

                    	
                      19

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.5

                    	
                      Restrictions
      on Transfer

                    	
                      19

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.6

                    	
                      Beneficiary
      Designations

                    	
                      19

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.7

                    	
                      Rule
      16b-3

                    	
                      20

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.8

                    	
                      Section
      162(m)

                    	
                      20

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.9

                    	
                      Section
      409A

                    	
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                      Section 16.10   

                    	
                      Indemnification

                    	
                      21

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.11

                    	
                      Other
      Plans

                    	
                      21

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section
      16.12

                    	
                      Limits
      of Liability

                    	
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                      Section
      16.13

                    	
                      Governing
      Law

                    	
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                      Section
      16.14

                    	
                      Severability
      of Provisions

                    	
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                      Section
      16.15

                    	
                      No
      Funding

                    	
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                      Section
      16.16

                    	
                      Headings

                    	
                      22

                    	 
      
	 
      	
                      Section 16.17

                    	
                      Terms
      of Award Agreements

                    	
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      CHINA
3C GROUP

       

      2008
OMNIBUS SECURITIES AND INCENTIVE PLAN

       

      ARTICLE
I

      PURPOSE

       

      The
purpose of this China 3C Group 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”) is to
benefit the stockholders of China 3C Group, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), by
assisting the Company to attract, retain and provide incentives to key
management employees and nonemployee directors of, and non-employee consultants
to, the Company and its Affiliates, and to align the interests of such
employees, nonemployee directors and nonemployee consultants with those of the
Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the Plan provides for the granting of
Distribution Equivalent Rights, Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Performance Share Awards, Performance Unit Awards, Restricted Stock
Awards, Stock Appreciation Rights, Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights,
Unrestricted Stock Awards or any combination of the foregoing, as may be best
suited to the circumstances of the particular Employee, Director or Consultant
as provided herein.

      

      ARTICLE
II

      DEFINITIONS

       

      The
following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless the context
otherwise requires:

       

      “Affiliate” shall mean
any corporation which, with respect to the Company, is a “parent corporation”
within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code.

       

      “Award” shall mean,
individually or collectively, any Distribution Equivalent Right, Option,
Performance Share Award, Performance Unit Award, Restricted Stock Award, Stock
Appreciation Right or Unrestricted Stock Award.

       

      “Award Agreement”
shall mean a written agreement between the Company and the Holder with respect
to an Award, each of which shall constitute a part of the Plan.

       

      “Board” shall mean the
Board of Directors of the Company.

       

       “Cause” shall mean (i)
if the Holder is a party to an employment or similar agreement with the Company
or an Affiliate which agreement defines “Cause” (or a similar term) therein,
“Cause” shall
have the same meaning as provided for in such agreement, or (ii) for a Holder
who is not a party to such an agreement, “Cause” shall mean
termination by the Company or an Affiliate of the employment (or other service
relationship) of the Holder by reason of the Holder’s (A) intentional failure to
perform reasonably assigned duties, (B) dishonesty or willful misconduct in the
performance of the Holder’s duties, (C) involvement in a transaction which is
materially adverse to the Company or an Affiliate, (D) breach of fiduciary duty
involving personal profit, (E) willful violation of any law, rule, regulation or
court order (other than misdemeanor traffic violations and misdemeanors not
involving misuse or misappropriation of money or property), (F) commission of an
act of fraud or intentional misappropriation or conversion of any asset or
opportunity of the Company or an Affiliate, or (G) material breach of any
provision of the Plan or the Holder’s Award Agreement or any other written
agreement between the Holder and the Company or an Affiliate, in each case as
determined in good faith by the Board, the determination of which shall be
final, conclusive and binding on all parties.

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

       

      “Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any section
of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to
any section and any regulation under such section.

       

      “Committee” shall mean
a committee comprised of not less than three (3) members of the Board who are
selected by the Board as provided in Section 4.1.

       

      “Common Stock” shall
mean the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.

       

      “Company” shall mean
China 3C Group, a Nevada corporation, and any successor thereto.

       

      “Consultant” shall
mean any non-Employee (individual or entity) advisor to the Company or an
Affiliate who or which has contracted directly with the Company or an Affiliate
to render bona fide consulting or advisory services thereto.

       

      “Director” shall mean
a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate, in
either case, who is not an Employee.

       

      “Distribution Equivalent
Right” shall mean an Award granted under Article XII of the Plan which
entitles the Holder to receive bookkeeping credits, cash payments and/or Common
Stock distributions equal in amount to the distributions that would have been
made to the Holder had the Holder held a specified number of shares of Common
Stock during the period the Holder held the Distribution Equivalent
Right.

       

      “Distribution Equivalent
Right Award Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company
and a Holder with respect to a Distribution Equivalent Right Award.

       

      “Effective Date” shall
mean December 1, 2008.

       

      “Employee” shall mean
any employee, including officers, of the Company or an Affiliate.

       

      “Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      
        
           

        

        
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      “Fair Market Value”
shall mean, as determined consistent with the applicable requirements of
Sections 409A and 422 of the Code, as of any specified date, the closing sales
price of the Common Stock for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock
is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date) on the
Nasdaq Stock Market or a domestic or foreign national securities exchange
(including London’s Alternative Investment Market) on which the Common Stock may
be listed, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or The Financial
Times.  If the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market
or on a national securities exchange, but is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or
by the National Quotation Bureau, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
shall be the mean of the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock for
such date.  If the Common Stock is not quoted or listed as set forth
above, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any
fair and reasonable means (which means, with respect to a particular Award
grant, may be set forth with greater specificity in the applicable Award
Agreement).  The Fair Market Value of property other than Common Stock
shall be determined by the Board in good faith by any fair and reasonable means,
and consistent with the applicable requirements of Sections 409A and 422 of the
Code.

       

      “Family Member” shall
mean any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, former
spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive
relationships, any person sharing the Holder’s household (other than a tenant or
employee of the Holder), a trust in which such persons have more than fifty
percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which such persons (or
the Holder) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which such
persons (or the Holder) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
interests.

       

      “Holder” shall mean an
Employee, Director or Consultant who has been granted an Award or any such
individual’s beneficiary, estate or representative, to the extent
applicable.

       

      “Incentive Stock
Option” shall mean an Option which is intended by the Committee to
constitute an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the
Code.

       

      “Non-Qualified Stock
Option” shall mean an Option which is not an Incentive Stock
Option.

       

      “Option” shall mean an
Award granted under Article VII of the Plan of an option to purchase shares of
Common Stock and includes both Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock
Options.

       

      “Option Agreement”
shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a Holder with respect to
an Option.

       

      “Performance Share
Award” shall mean an Award granted under Article XI of the Plan under
which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or Company (and/or
Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives, shares of Common Stock are paid
to the Holder.

       

      “Performance Share Award
Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Performance Share Award.

      
        
           

        

        
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      “Performance Unit”
shall mean a Unit awarded to a Holder pursuant to a Performance Unit
Award.

       

      “Performance Unit
Award” shall mean an Award granted under Article X of the Plan under
which, upon the satisfaction of predetermined individual and/or Company (and/or
Affiliate) performance goals and/or objectives, a cash payment shall be made to
the Holder, based on the number of Units awarded to the Holder.

       

      “Performance Unit Award
Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Performance Unit Award.

       

      “Plan” shall mean this
China 3C Group 2008 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan, as amended from time
to time, together with each of the Award Agreements utilized
hereunder.

       

      “Restricted Stock
Award” shall mean an Award granted under Article VIII of the Plan of
shares of Common Stock, the transferability of which by the Holder shall be
subject to Restrictions.

       

      “Restricted Stock Award
Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Restricted Stock Award.

       

      “Restriction Period”
shall mean the period of time for which shares of Common Stock subject to a
Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to Restrictions, as set forth in the
applicable Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

       

      “Restrictions” shall
mean forfeiture, transfer and/or other restrictions applicable to shares of
Common Stock awarded to an Employee, Director or Consultant under the Plan
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and set forth in a Restricted Stock Award
Agreement.

       

      “Rule 16b-3” shall
mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time to time, and any successor rule,
regulation or statute fulfilling the same or a substantially similar
function.

       

      “Stock Appreciation
Right” shall mean an Award granted under Article XIII of the Plan of a
right, granted alone or in connection with a related Option, to receive a
payment on the date of exercise.

       

      “Stock Appreciation Right
Award Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right.

       

      “Tandem Stock Appreciation
Right” shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with a
related Option, the exercise of which shall result in termination of the
otherwise entitlement to purchase some or all of the shares of Common Stock
under the related Option, all as set forth in Section 13.2.

      
        
           

        

        
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      “Ten Percent
Stockholder” shall mean an Employee who, at the time an Option is granted
to him or her, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any parent
corporation or subsidiary corporation thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of
the Code), within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

       

      “Total and Permanent
Disability” shall mean the inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, all as
described in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

       

      “Units” shall mean
bookkeeping units, each of which represents such monetary amount as shall be
designated by the Committee in each Performance Unit Award
Agreement.

       

      “Unrestricted Stock
Award” shall mean an Award granted under Article IX of the Plan of shares
of Common Stock which are not subject to Restrictions.

       

      “Unrestricted Stock Award
Agreement” shall mean a written agreement between the Company and a
Holder with respect to an Unrestricted Stock Award.

       

      ARTICLE
III

      EFFECTIVE
DATE OF PLAN

       

      The Plan
shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

       

      ARTICLE
IV

      ADMINISTRATION

       

      Section
4.1        Composition of
Committee.  The Plan shall be administered either by the
Committee, which shall be appointed by the Board or by the full
Board.  The Committee shall consist solely of three (3) or more
Directors who are each (i) “outside directors” within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Code (“Outside Directors”),
(ii) “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (iii)
“independent” for purposes of any applicable listing requirements (“Non-Employee
Directors”); provided, however, that the
Board or the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the
Board who are not (x) Outside Directors, the authority to grant Awards to
eligible persons who are not (A) then “covered employees” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code and are not expected to be “covered employees” at the
time of recognition of income resulting from such Award, or (B) persons with
respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Code, and/or (y) Non-Employee Directors, the authority to grant
Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to the requirements of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. If a member of the Committee or the Board shall
be eligible to receive an Award under the Plan, such Committee member shall have
no authority hereunder with respect to his or her own Award.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
4.2        Powers. Subject to
the provisions of the Plan, including without limitation, the authority of the
full Board to administer the Plan, the Committee shall have the sole authority,
in its discretion, to make all determinations under the Plan, including but not
limited to determining which Employees, Directors or Consultants shall receive
an Award, the time or times when an Award shall be made (the date of grant of an
Award shall be the date on which the Award is awarded by the Committee), what
type of Award shall be granted, the term of an Award, the date or dates on which
an Award vests (including acceleration of vesting), the form of any payment to
be made pursuant to an Award, the terms and conditions of an Award (including
the forfeiture of the Award (and/or any financial gain) if the Holder of the
Award violates any applicable restrictive covenant thereof), the Restrictions
under a Restricted Stock Award and the number of shares of Common Stock which
may be issued under an Award, all as applicable. In making such determinations
the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the
respective Employees, Directors and Consultants, their present and potential
contribution to the Company’s (or the Affiliate’s) success and such other
factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant.

       

      Section
4.3        Additional
Powers.  The Committee shall have such additional powers as are
delegated to it under the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express
provisions of the Plan, the Committee is authorized to construe the Plan and the
respective Award Agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe such rules and
regulations relating to the Plan as it may deem advisable to carry out the
intent of the Plan, and to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of
each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be
requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options to
qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee may correct any
defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award
Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry it
into effect. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in
this Article IV shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and all
Holders.

       

      Section
4.4        Committee
Action.  In the absence of specific rules to the contrary,
action by the Committee shall require the consent of a majority of the members
of the Committee, expressed either orally at a meeting of the Committee or in
writing in the absence of a meeting.  No member of the Committee shall
have any liability for any good faith action, inaction or determination in
connection with the Plan.

      
        
           

        

        
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      ARTICLE
V

      STOCK
SUBJECT TO PLAN AND LIMITATIONS THEREON

       

      Section
5.1        Stock Grant and Award
Limits.  The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to
one or more Employees, Directors and/or Consultants determined by it to be
eligible for participation in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of
Article VI. Subject to Article XIV, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed Two Million (2,000,000)
shares. Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan solely to the
extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award. To the extent that an
Award lapses, expires, is canceled, is terminated unexercised or ceases to be
exercisable for any reason, or the rights of its Holder terminate, any shares of
Common Stock subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of a
new Award. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Awards of
Options under Article VII and/or Stock Appreciation Rights under Article XIII,
in either or both cases granted to any one Employee during any calendar year,
shall be three hundred thousand (300,000) shares (subject to adjustment in the
same manner as provided in Article XIV with respect to shares of Common Stock
subject to Awards then outstanding). The limitation set forth in the preceding
sentence shall be applied in a manner which shall permit compensation generated
in connection with the exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to
constitute “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Code, including, but not limited to, counting against such maximum number of
shares, to the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, any shares
subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that are canceled or
repriced.

       

      Section
5.2        Stock
Offered.  The stock to be offered pursuant to the grant of an
Award may be authorized but unissued Common Stock, Common Stock purchased on the
open market or Common Stock previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by
the Company.

       

      ARTICLE
VI

      ELIGIBILITY
FOR AWARDS; TERMINATION OF

      EMPLOYMENT,
DIRECTOR STATUS OR CONSULTANT STATUS

       

      Section
6.1        Eligibility.  Awards
made under the Plan may be granted solely to persons or entities who, at the
time of grant, are Employees, Directors or Consultants. An Award may be granted
on more than one occasion to the same Employee, Director or Consultant, and,
subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include, a
Non-Qualified Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, an Unrestricted Stock
Award, a Distribution Equivalent Right Award, a Performance Stock Award, a
Performance Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Tandem Stock Appreciation
Right, any combination thereof or, solely for Employees, an Incentive Stock
Option.

       

      Section
6.2        Termination of Employment or
Director Status.  Except to the extent inconsistent with the
terms of the applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of Section 6.4,
the following terms and conditions shall apply with respect to the termination
of a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an
Affiliate, as applicable, for any reason, including, without limitation, Total
and Permanent Disability or death:

       

      (a)           The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Non-Qualified Stock
Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate:

      
        
           

        

        
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      (1)           If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s Total and Permanent
Disability or death, ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of
employment or after the date of such termination of Director
status;

       

      (2)           If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability,
one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment or Director
status; or

       

      (3)           If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the
date of the Holder’s death.

       

      Upon such
applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or
other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in or with
respect to any such Non-Qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights.

       

      (b)           The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Incentive Stock Option
shall terminate:

       

      (1)           If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s Total and Permanent
Disability or death, three (3) months after the date of such termination of
employment;

       

      (2)           If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s Total and Permanent Disability,
one (1) year after the date of such termination of employment; or

       

      (3)           If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the
date of the Holder’s death.

       

      Upon such
applicable date the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or
other legal representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in or with
respect to any such Incentive Stock Options.

       

      (c)           If
a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the Company or an
Affiliate, as applicable, terminates for any reason prior to the actual or
deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the restrictions, terms and conditions
applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock, such
Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock shall immediately be canceled, and the
Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal
representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and with respect to any
such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock. The immediately preceding sentence
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
determine, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the date of such
termination of employment or Director status, that all or a portion of any such
Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock shall not be so canceled and
forfeited.

       

      Section
6.3        Termination of Consultant
Status. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the
applicable Award Agreement and/or the provisions of Section 6.4, the following
terms and conditions shall apply with respect to the termination of a Holder’s
status as a Consultant, for any reason:

      
        
           

        

        
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      (a)           The
Holder’s rights, if any, to exercise any then exercisable Non-Qualified Stock
Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate:

       

      (1)           If
such termination is for a reason other than the Holder’s death, ninety (90) days
after the date of such termination; or

       

      (2)           If
such termination is on account of the Holder’s death, one (1) year after the
date of the Holder’s death.

       

      (b)           If
the status of a Holder as a Consultant terminates for any reason prior to the
actual or deemed satisfaction and/or lapse of the Restrictions, terms and
conditions applicable to an Award of Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock,
such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock shall immediately be canceled, and
the Holder (and such Holder’s estate, designated beneficiary or other legal
representative) shall forfeit any rights or interests in and with respect to any
such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock. The immediately preceding sentence
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
determine, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the date of such
termination of such a Holder’s status as a Consultant, that all or a portion of
any such Holder’s Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock shall not be so
canceled and forfeited.

       

      Section
6.4       Special Termination
Rule. Except to the extent inconsistent with the terms of the applicable
Award Agreement, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article VI, if a Holder’s employment with, or status as a Director of, the
Company or an Affiliate shall terminate, and if, within ninety (90) days of such
termination, such Holder shall become a Consultant, such Holder’s rights with
respect to any Award or portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of
such termination may be preserved, if and to the extent determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, as if such Holder had been a Consultant for
the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been
outstanding. Should the Committee effect such determination with respect to such
Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as if his
or her employment or Director status had terminated until such time as his or
her Consultant status shall terminate, in which case his or her Award, as it may
have been reduced in connection with the Holder’s becoming a Consultant, shall
be treated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.3; provided, however, that any
such Award which is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall, upon the
Holder’s no longer being an Employee, automatically convert to a Non-Qualified
Stock Option.  Should a Holder’s status as a Consultant terminate, and
if, within ninety (90) days of such termination, such Holder shall become an
Employee or a Director, such Holder’s rights with respect to any Award or
portion thereof granted thereto prior to the date of such termination may be
preserved, if and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion, as if such Holder had been an Employee or a Director, as applicable,
for the entire period during which such Award or portion thereof had been
outstanding, and, should the Committee effect such determination with respect to
such Holder, for all purposes of the Plan, such Holder shall not be treated as
if his or her Consultant status had terminated until such time as his or her
employment with the Company or an Affiliate, or his or her Director status, as
applicable, shall terminate, in which case his or her Award shall be treated
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
6.5        Termination for
Cause.  Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI or
elsewhere in the Plan to the contrary, and unless a Holder’s Award Agreement
specifically provides otherwise, should a Holder’s employment, Director status
or engagement as a Consultant with or for the Company or an Affiliate be
terminated by the Company or Affiliate for Cause, all of such Holder’s then
outstanding Awards shall expire immediately and be forfeited in their entirety
upon such termination.

       

      ARTICLE
VII

      OPTIONS

       

      Section
7.1        Option
Period.  The term of each Option shall be as specified in the
Option Agreement; provided, however, that except
as set forth in Section 7.3, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration
of ten (10) years from the date of its grant.

       

      Section
7.2        Limitations on Exercise of
Option.  An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such
installments and at such times as specified in the Option
Agreement.

       

      Section
7.3        Special Limitations on
Incentive Stock Options.  To the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time the respective Incentive Stock Option is
granted) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under
all plans of the Company and any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
thereof (both as defined in Section 424 of the Code) which provide for the grant
of Incentive Stock Options exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (or
such other individual limit as may be in effect under the Code on the date of
grant), the portion of such Incentive Stock Options that exceeds such threshold
shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. The Committee shall determine,
in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations and
other administrative pronouncements, which of a Holder’s Options, which were
intended by the Committee to be Incentive Stock Options when granted to the
Holder, will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation,
and shall notify the Holder of such determination as soon as practicable after
such determination. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an Employee
if, at the time the Option is granted, such Employee is a Ten Percent
Stockholder, unless (i) at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted the
Option price is at least one hundred ten percent (110 %) of the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option, and (ii) such Incentive Stock
Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years
from the date of grant.  No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted
more than ten (10) years from the date on which the Plan is approved by the
Company’s stockholders.  The designation by the Committee of an Option
as an Incentive Stock Option shall not guarantee the Holder that the Option will
satisfy the applicable requirements for “incentive stock option” status under
Section 422 of the Code.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
7.4        Option Agreement.
Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and
containing such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as
the Committee from time to time shall approve, including, but not limited to,
provisions intended to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option. An Option
Agreement may provide for the payment of the Option price, in whole or in part,
by the delivery of a number of shares of Common Stock (plus cash if necessary)
that have been owned by the Holder for at least six (6) months and having a Fair
Market Value equal to such Option price, or such other forms or methods as the
Committee may determine from time to time, in each case, subject to such rules
and regulations as may be adopted by the Committee. Each Option Agreement shall,
solely to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3 and
6.4, as applicable, specify the effect of termination of employment, Director
status or Consultant status on the exercisability of the Option. Moreover,
without limited the generality of the foregoing, an Option Agreement may provide
for a “cashless exercise” of the Option by establishing procedures whereby the
Holder, by a properly-executed written notice, directs (i) an immediate market
sale or margin loan respecting all or a part of the shares of Common Stock to
which he is entitled upon exercise pursuant to an extension of credit by the
Company to the Holder of the Option price, (ii) the delivery of the shares of
Common Stock from the Company directly to a brokerage firm and (iii) the
delivery of the Option price from sale or margin loan proceeds from the
brokerage firm directly to the Company. Each Option Agreement shall, solely to
the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, as
applicable, specify the effect of the termination of the Holder’s employment,
Director status or Consultant status on the exercisability of the Option. An
Option Agreement may also include provisions relating to (i) subject to the
provisions hereof, accelerated vesting of Options, (ii) tax matters (including
provisions covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and
requiring additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or
other additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made upon
certain changes of Company ownership resulting from the operation of the Plan or
of such Option Agreement) and (iii) any other matters not inconsistent with the
terms and provisions of the Plan that the Committee shall in its sole discretion
determine. The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not
be identical.

       

      Section
7.5        Option Price and
Payment.  The price at which a share of Common Stock may be
purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such
Option price (i) shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date such Option is granted, and (ii) shall be subject to
adjustment as provided in Article XIV. The Option or portion thereof may be
exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company. The
Option price for the Option or portion thereof shall be paid in full in the
manner prescribed by the Committee as set forth in the Plan and the applicable
Option Agreement. Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the Company for
those shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive
Stock Option and for those shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the
exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

       

      Section
7.6        Stockholder Rights and
Privileges. The Holder of an Option shall be entitled to all the
privileges and rights of a stockholder of the Company solely with respect to
such shares of Common Stock as have been purchased under the Option and for
which certificates of stock have been registered in the Holder’s
name.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
7.7        Options and Rights in
Substitution for Stock Options Granted by Other
Corporations.  Options may be granted under the Plan from time
to time in substitution for stock options held by individuals employed by
entities who become Employees as a result of a merger or consolidation of the
employing entity with the Company or any Affiliate, or the acquisition by the
Company or an Affiliate of the assets of the employing entity, or the
acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate of stock of the employing entity with
the result that such employing entity becomes an Affiliate.

       

      Section
7.8        Prohibition Against
Repricing.  Except to the extent (i) approved in advance by
holders of a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, or (ii) as a result of any adjustment as provided in
Article XIV, the Committee shall not have the power or authority to reduce,
whether through amendment or otherwise, the exercise price of any outstanding
Option or Stock Appreciation right, or to grant any new Award or make any
payment of cash in substitution for or upon the cancellation of Options and/or
Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted.

       

      ARTICLE
VIII

      RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARDS

       

      Section
8.1        Restriction Period to be
Established by Committee.  At the time a Restricted Stock Award
is made, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such
Award. Each Restricted Stock Award may have a different Restriction Period, in
the discretion of the Committee. The Restriction Period applicable to a
particular Restricted Stock Award shall not be changed except as permitted by
Section 8.2.

       

      Section
8.2        Other Terms and
Conditions.  Common Stock awarded pursuant to a Restricted
Stock Award shall be represented by a stock certificate registered in the name
of the Holder of such Restricted Stock Award. If provided for under the
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, the Holder shall have the right to vote Common
Stock subject thereto and to enjoy all other stockholder rights, including the
entitlement to receive dividends on the Common Stock during the Restriction
Period, except that (i) the Holder shall not be entitled to delivery of the
stock certificate until the Restriction Period shall have expired, (ii) the
Company shall retain custody of the stock certificate during the Restriction
Period (with a stock power endorsed by the Holder in blank), (iii) the Holder
may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of
the Common Stock during the Restriction Period and (iv) a breach of the terms
and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock
Award Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award. At the
time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe
additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating to Restricted Stock
Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the effect of
termination of employment, Director status or Consultant status prior to
expiration of the Restriction Period. Such additional terms, conditions or
restrictions shall, to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of Sections
6.2, 6.3 and 6.4, as applicable, be set forth in a Restricted Stock Award
Agreement made in conjunction with the Award. Such Restricted Stock Award
Agreement may also include provisions relating to (i) subject to the provisions
hereof, accelerated vesting of Awards, (ii) tax matters (including provisions
covering any applicable Employee wage withholding requirements and requiring
additional “gross-up” payments to Holders to meet any excise taxes or other
additional income tax liability imposed as a result of a payment made in
connection with certain changes of Company ownership resulting from the
operation of the Plan or of such Restricted Stock Award Agreement) and (iii) any
other matters not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan that
the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. The terms and conditions
of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need not be
identical.  All shares of Common Stock delivered to a Holder as part
of a Restricted Stock Award shall be delivered and reported by the Company or
the Affiliate, as applicable, to the Holder by no later than by the fifteenth
(15th) day of
the third (3rd)
calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the
Holder’s entitlement to such shares becomes vested.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
8.3        Payment for Restricted
Stock.  The Committee shall determine the amount and form of
any payment from a Holder for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted
Stock Award, if any, provided that in the absence of such a determination, a
Holder shall not be required to make any payment for Common Stock received
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by
law.

       

      Section
8.4        Restricted Stock Award
Agreements. At the time any Award is made under this Article VIII, the
Company and the Holder shall enter into a Restricted Stock Award Agreement
setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as
the Committee may determine to be appropriate.

       

      ARTICLE
IX

      UNRESTRICTED
STOCK AWARDS

       

      Pursuant
to the terms of the applicable Unrestricted Stock Award Agreement, a Holder may
be awarded (or sold) shares of Common Stock which are not subject to
Restrictions, in consideration for past services rendered thereby to the Company
or an Affiliate or for other valid consideration.

       

      ARTICLE
X

      PERFORMANCE
UNIT AWARDS

       

      Section
10.1        Terms and
Conditions.  The Committee shall set forth in the applicable
Performance Unit Award Agreement the performance goals and objectives (and the
period of time to which such goals and objectives shall apply) which the Holder
and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become
entitled to payment pursuant to Section 10.2, the number of Units awarded to the
Holder and the dollar value assigned to each such Unit.  Such payment
shall be subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the
Code.  At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or restrictions relating
to Performance Unit Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to
the effect of termination of employment, Director status or Consultant status
prior to expiration of the applicable performance period.  The terms
and conditions of the respective Performance Unit Award Agreements need not be
identical.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
10.2        Payments.  The
Holder of a Performance Unit shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal
to the dollar value assigned to such Unit under the applicable Performance Unit
Award Agreement if the Holder and/or the Company satisfy (or partially satisfy,
if applicable under the applicable Performance Unit Award Agreement) the
performance goals and objectives set forth in such Performance Unit Award
Agreement.  If achieved, such payment shall be made no later than by
the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd)
calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such
performance goals and objectives relate.

       

      ARTICLE
XI

      PERFORMANCE
SHARE AWARDS

       

      Section
11.1        Terms and
Conditions.  The Committee shall set forth in the applicable
Performance Share Award Agreement the performance goals and objectives (and the
period of time to which such goals and objectives shall apply) which the Holder
and/or the Company would be required to satisfy before the Holder would become
entitled to the receipt of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Holder’s
Performance Share Award and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Performance Share Award.  Such payment shall be subject to a
“substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code and, if such
goals and objectives are achieved, the distribution of such Common Shares shall
be made no later than by the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd)
calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year to which such
goals and objectives relate.  At the time of such Award, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms and conditions or
restrictions relating to Performance Share Awards, including, but not limited
to, rules pertaining to the effect of termination of the Holder’s employment,
Director status or Consultant status prior to the expiration of the applicable
performance period.  The terms and conditions of the respective
Performance Share Award Agreements need not be identical.

       

      Section
11.2        Stockholder Rights and
Privileges.  The Holder of a Performance Share Award shall have
no rights as a stockholder of the Company until such time, if any, as the Holder
actually receives shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Performance Share
Award.

      
        
           

        

        
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      ARTICLE
XII

      DISTRIBUTION
EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

       

      Section
12.1        Terms and
Conditions.  The Committee shall set forth in the applicable
Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement the terms and conditions, if any,
including whether the Holder is to receive credits currently in cash, is to have
such credits reinvested (at Fair Market Value determined as of the date of
reinvestment) in additional shares of Common Stock or is to be entitled to
choose among such alternatives. Such receipt shall be subject to a “substantial
risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the Code and, if such Award becomes
vested, the distribution of such cash or shares of Common Stock shall be made no
later than by the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd)
calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the
Holder’s interest in the Award vests. Distribution Equivalent Rights Awards may
be settled in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as set forth in the applicable
Distribution Equivalent Rights Award Agreement. A Distribution Equivalent Rights
Award may, but need not be, awarded in tandem with another Award, whereby, if so
awarded, such Distribution Equivalent Rights Award shall expire, terminate or be
forfeited by the Holder, as applicable, under the same conditions as under such
other Award.

       

      Section
12.2        Interest
Equivalents.  The Distribution Equivalent Rights Award
Agreement for a Distribution Equivalent Rights Award may provide for the
crediting of interest on a Distribution Rights Award to be settled in cash at a
future date (but in no event later than by the fifteenth (15th) day of
the third (3rd)
calendar month next following the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such
interest was credited), at a rate set forth in the applicable Distribution
Equivalent Rights Award Agreement, on the amount of cash payable
thereunder.

       

      ARTICLE
XIII

      STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS

       

      Section
13.1        Terms and
Conditions.  The Committee shall set forth in the applicable
Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement the terms and conditions of the Stock
Appreciation Right, including (i) the base value (the “Base Value”) for the
Stock Appreciation Right, which for purposes of a Stock Appreciation which is
not a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, shall be not less than the Fair Market
Value of a share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Stock
Appreciation Right, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
Stock Appreciation Right, (iii) the period during which the Stock Appreciation
Right may be exercised; provided, however, that no
Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10)
years from the date of its grant, and (iv) any other special rules and/or
requirements which the Committee imposes upon the Stock Appreciation Right. Upon
the exercise of some or all of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Holder shall
receive a payment from the Company, in cash or in the form of shares of Common
Stock having an equivalent Fair Market Value or in a combination of both, as
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, equal to the product
of:

       

      (a)           The
excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the date
of exercise, over (ii) the Base Value, multiplied by;

       

      (b)           The
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation
Right is exercised.

       

      Section
13.2        Tandem Stock Appreciation
Rights. If the Committee grants a Stock Appreciation Right which is
intended to be a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the Tandem Stock Appreciation
Right must be granted at the same time as the related Option, and the following
special rules shall apply:

      
        
           

        

        
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      (a)           The
Base Value shall be equal to or greater than the per share exercise price under
the related Option;

       

      (b)           The
Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for all or part of the shares
of Common Stock which are subject to the related Option, but solely upon the
surrender by the Holder of the Holder’s right to exercise the equivalent portion
of the related Option (and when a share of Common Stock is purchased under the
related Option, an equivalent portion of the related Tandem Stock Appreciation
Right shall be cancelled);

       

      (c)           The
Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall expire no later than the date of the
expiration of the related Option;

       

      (d)           The
value of the payment with respect to the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be
no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the per share
exercise price under the related Option and the Fair Market Value of the shares
of Common Stock subject to the related Option at the time the Tandem Stock
Appreciation Right is exercised, multiplied by the number of shares of Common
Stock with respect to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised;
and

       

      (e)           The
Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised solely when the Fair Market
Value of a share of Common Stock subject to the related Option exceeds the per
share the exercise price under the related Option.

       

      ARTICLE
XIV

      RECAPITALIZATION
OR REORGANIZATION

       

      Section
14.1        Adjustments to Common
Stock.  The shares with respect to which Awards may be granted
under the Plan are shares of Common Stock as presently constituted; provided, however, that if, and
whenever, prior to the expiration or distribution to the Holder of shares of
Common Stock underlying an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect a
subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock
dividend on Common Stock without receipt of consideration by the Company, the
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such Award may thereafter
be exercised or satisfied, as applicable, (i) in the event of an increase in the
number of outstanding shares, shall be proportionately increased, and the
purchase price per share of the Common Stock shall be proportionately reduced,
and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding shares, shall
be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share of the Common Stock
shall be proportionately increased. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Article XIV, any adjustment made with respect to an Award (x)
which is an Incentive Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of
Section 424(a) of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which
would render any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan to be other than
an “incentive stock option” for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, and (y)
which is a Non-Qualified Stock Option, shall comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, and in no event shall any adjustment be made which
would render any Non-Qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan to become
subject to Section 409A of the Code.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
14.2        Recapitalization.  If
the Company recapitalizes or otherwise changes its capital structure, thereafter
upon any exercise or satisfaction, as applicable, of a previously granted Award,
the Holder shall be entitled to receive (or entitled to purchase, if applicable)
under such Award, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered
by such Award, the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which
the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the
recapitalization if, immediately prior to such recapitalization, the Holder had
been the holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered
by such Award.

       

      Section
14.3        Other
Events.  In the event of changes to the outstanding Common
Stock by reason of extraordinary cash dividend, reorganization, mergers,
consolidations, combinations, split-ups, spin-offs, exchanges or other relevant
changes in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and
not otherwise provided for under this Article XIV, any outstanding Awards and
any Award Agreements evidencing such Awards shall be adjusted by the Board in
its discretion as to the number and price of shares of Common Stock or other
consideration subject to such Awards. In the event of any adjustment pursuant to
Sections 14.1, 14.2 or 14.3, the aggregate number of shares available under the
Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the Board, the determination of which
shall be conclusive.  In addition, the Committee may make provision
for a cash payment to a Participant or a person who has an outstanding
Award.  The number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Award
shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

       

      Section
14.4        Powers Not
Affected.  The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted
hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or of the
stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment,
recapitalization, reorganization or other change of the Company’s capital
structure or business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of
debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Common Stock or the rights
thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease,
exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or
any other corporate act or proceeding.

       

      Section
14.5        No Adjustment for Certain
Awards.  Except as hereinabove expressly provided, the issuance
by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct
sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor or upon
conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares
or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not
affect previously granted Awards, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be
made with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards
theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if
applicable.

      
        
           

        

        
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      ARTICLE
XV

      AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

       

      The Plan
shall continue in effect, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Article XV,
until the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the date on which it is adopted by the Board (except as to Awards
outstanding on that date).  The Board in its discretion may terminate
the Plan at any time with respect to any shares for which Awards have not
theretofore been granted; provided, however, that the
Plan’s termination shall not materially and adversely impair the rights of a
Holder with respect to any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the
Holder. The Board shall have the right to alter or amend the Plan or any part
hereof from time to time; provided, however, that without
the approval by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders at
which a quorum representing a majority of the shares of the Company entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors is present in person or by proxy, no
amendment or modification of the Plan may (i) materially increase the benefits
accruing to Holders, (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in Article
XIV, materially increase the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the
Plan or the individual Award Agreements specified in Article V,
(iii) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan, or
(iv) amend, modify or suspend Section 7.8 (repricing prohibitions) or this
Article XV.  In addition, no change in any Award theretofore granted
may be made which would materially and adversely impair the rights of a Holder
with respect to such Award without the consent of the Holder (unless such change
is required in order to cause the benefits under the Plan to qualify as
“performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code) or to exempt the Plan or any Award from Section 409A of the
Code.

       

      ARTICLE
XVI

      MISCELLANEOUS

       

      Section
16.1        No Right to
Award.  Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Company nor any
action of the Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give an Employee,
Director or Consultant any right to an Award except as may be evidenced by an
Award Agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then solely to the
extent and on the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein.

       

      Section
16.2        No Rights
Conferred.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall (i) confer upon
any Employee any right with respect to continuation of employment with the
Company or any Affiliate, (ii) interfere in any way with any right of the
Company or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of an Employee at any time,
(iii) confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of such
Director’s membership on the Board, (iv) interfere in any way with any right of
the Company or an Affiliate to terminate a Director’s membership on the Board at
any time, (v) confer upon any Consultant any right with respect to continuation
of his or her consulting engagement with the Company or any Affiliate, or (vi)
interfere in any way with any right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate
a Consultant’s consulting engagement with the Company or an Affiliate at any
time.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
16.3        Other Laws; No Fractional
Shares; Withholding.  The Company shall not be obligated by
virtue of any provision of the Plan to recognize the exercise of any Award or to
otherwise sell or issue shares of Common Stock in violation of any laws, rules
or regulations, and any postponement of the exercise or settlement of any Award
under this provision shall not extend the term of such Award.  Neither
the Company nor its directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability
to a Holder with respect to any Award (or shares of Common Stock issuable
thereunder) (i) that shall lapse because of such postponement, or
(ii) for any failure to comply with the requirements of any applicable law,
rules or regulations, including but not limited to any failure to comply with
the requirements of Section 409A of this Code.  No fractional shares
of Common Stock shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional
shares be paid. The Company shall have the right to deduct in cash (whether
under this Plan or otherwise) in connection with all Awards any taxes required
by law to be withheld and to require any payments required to enable it to
satisfy its withholding obligations. In the case of any Award satisfied in the
form of shares of Common Stock, no shares shall be issued unless and until
arrangements satisfactory to the Company shall have been made to satisfy any tax
withholding obligations applicable with respect to such Award. Subject to such
terms and conditions as the Committee may impose, the Company shall have the
right to retain, or the Committee may, subject to such terms and conditions as
it may establish from time to time, permit Holders to elect to tender, Common
Stock (including Common Stock issuable in respect of an Award) to satisfy, in
whole or in part, the amount required to be withheld.

       

      Section
16.4        No Restriction on Corporate
Action.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to
prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any corporate action which is
deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best
interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or
any Award made under the Plan. No Employee, Director, Consultant, beneficiary or
other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a
result of any such action.

       

      Section
16.5        Restrictions on
Transfer. No Award under the Plan or any Award Agreement and no rights or
interests herein or therein, shall or may be assigned, transferred, sold,
exchanged, encumbered, pledged or otherwise hypothecated or disposed of by a
Holder except (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii)
except for an Incentive Stock Option, by gift to any Family Member of the
Holder. An Award may be exercisable during the lifetime of the Holder only by
such Holder or by the Holder’s guardian or legal representative unless it has
been transferred by gift to a Family Member of the Holder, in which case it
shall be exercisable solely by such transferee. Notwithstanding any such
transfer, the Holder shall continue to be subject to the withholding
requirements provided for under Section 16.3 hereof.

       

      Section
16.6        Beneficiary
Designations.  Each Holder may, from time to time, name a
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be contingent or successive beneficiaries)
for purposes of receiving any amount which is payable in connection with an
Award under the Plan upon or subsequent to the Holder’s death. Each such
beneficiary designation shall serve to revoke all prior beneficiary
designations, be in a form prescribed by the Company and be effective solely
when filed by the Holder in writing with the Company during the Holder’s
lifetime. In the absence of any such written beneficiary designation, for
purposes of the Plan, a Holder’s beneficiary shall be the Holder’s
estate.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
16.7        Rule
16b-3.  It is intended that the Plan and any Award made to a
person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall meet all of the
requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provision of the Plan or of any such Award
would disqualify the Plan or such Award under, or would otherwise not comply
with the requirements of, Rule 16b-3, such provision or Award shall be construed
or deemed to have been amended as necessary to conform to the requirements of
Rule 16b-3.

       

      Section
16.8        Section
162(m).  It is intended that the Plan shall comply fully with
and meet all the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so that Awards
hereunder which are made to Holders who are “covered employees” (as defined in
Section 162(m) of the Code) shall constitute “performance-based” compensation
within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. The performance criteria to be
utilized under the Plan for such purposes shall consist of objective tests based
on one or more of the following: earnings or earnings per share, cash flow or
cash flow per share, revenue growth, financial return ratios (such as return on
equity and/or return on assets), share price performance, stockholder return
and/or value, operating income, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization, earnings, pre- or post-tax income, economic value added (or an
equivalent metric), profit returns and margins, credit quality, sales growth,
market share and/or working capital.  Performance criteria may be
established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more Company
business units or divisions or subsidiaries; and either in absolute terms,
relative to the performance of one or more similarly situated companies, or
relative to the performance of an index covering a peer group of
companies.  When establishing performance objectives for the
applicable performance period, the Committee may exclude any or all
“extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally acceptable accounting
principles including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with
restructurings of the Company, discontinued operations, other unusual or
non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes, and as
identified in the Company’s financial statements, notes to the Company’s
financial statements or management’s discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations contained in the Company’s most recent
annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
the Exchange Act.  In addition, notwithstanding anything in the Plan
to the contrary, the Committee shall be entitled to make such rules,
determinations and adjustments as it deems appropriate with respect to any
Employee, Director or Consultant who becomes eligible to receive a Performance
Unit Award or Performance Share Award after the commencement of a performance
period.  If any provision of the Plan would disqualify the Plan or
would not otherwise permit the Plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code as
so intended, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to
the requirements or provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.  The
Committee may postpone the exercising of Awards, the issuance or delivery of
Common Stock under any Award or any action permitted under the Plan to prevent
the Company or any subsidiary from being denied a federal income tax deduction
with respect to any Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, provided that
such deferral satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
16.9        Section
409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the
Committee shall have no authority to issue an Award under the Plan with terms
and/or conditions which would cause such Award to constitute non-qualified
“deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code.  Accordingly,
by way of example but not limitation, no Option shall be granted under the Plan
with a per share Option exercise price which is less than the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the
Option.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Award
Agreement shall provide for any deferral feature with respect to an Award which
constitutes a deferral of compensation under Section 409A of the
Code.  The Plan and all Award Agreements are intended to comply with
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (so as to be exempt therefrom) and
shall be so interpreted and construed.

       

      Section
16.10        Indemnification.  Each
person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or of the Board shall
be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost,
liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred thereby in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to
which such person may be made a party or may be involved by reason of any action
taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts
paid thereby in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid thereby
in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against
such person; provided, however, that such
person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or
her own behalf.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be
exclusive and shall be independent of any other rights of indemnification to
which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
or By-laws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise.

       

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16.11        Other
Plans.  No Award, payment or amount received hereunder shall be
taken into account in computing an Employee’s salary or compensation for the
purposes of determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, life
insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate, unless such
other plan specifically provides for the inclusion of such Award, payment or
amount received.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the
right of the Company to establish other plans or to pay compensation to its
employees, in cash or property, in a manner which is not expressly authorized
under the Plan.

       

      Section
16.12        Limits of
Liability.  Any liability of the Company with respect to an
Award shall be based solely upon the contractual obligations created under the
Plan and the Award Agreement. None of the Company, any member of the Board nor
any member of the Committee shall have any liability to any party for any action
taken or not taken, in good faith, in connection with or under the
Plan.

      
        
           

        

        
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      Section
16.13        Governing
Law.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law.

       

      Section
16.14        Severability of
Provisions.  If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the
Plan.

       

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16.15        No
Funding.  The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be
required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other
segregation of funds or assets to ensure the payment of any Award.

       

      Section
16.16        Headings. Headings
used throughout the Plan are for convenience only and shall not be given legal
significance.

       

      Section
16.17        Terms of Award
Agreements. Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which
Award Agreement, if it provides for the issuance of Common Stock, shall require
the Holder to enter into and be bound by the terms of the Company’s
Stockholders’ Agreement, if any.  The terms of the Award Agreements
utilized under the Plan need not be the same.

      
        
           

        

        
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