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GUARANTY

Guaranty, dated as of the 22nd day of December 2003 is made by OWNERSHIP, having
an address at 5301 Cypress St., Suite 111, Tampa, FL 33607 (hereinafter referred
to as the "Guarantor"), in favor of The Fortius Foundation Fund, L.P., having an
address at 590 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (hereinafter referred to
as the "Lender") to secure the  obligations of XRG,  INC.,  having an address at
5301 Cypress St., Suite 111,  Tampa,  FL 33607  (hereinafter  referred to as the
"Maker"),  as evidenced by a Promissory Note of even date herewith made by Maker
to Lender (the "Note").

                                    RECITALS

         WHEREAS , concurrently herewith the Lender is providing a loan to XRG,
INC.,  having an address at 5301 Cypress St., Suite 111,  Tampa, FL 33607 in the
sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand ($350,000.00) Dollars (the "Loan"); and

         WHEREAS, as a condition of providing the Loan, the Lender has required
the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by the Guarantor.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and intending to be
legally bound, the Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

1. The Guaranty. Guarantor acknowledges that he is aware of the terms and
conditions of the Loan Agreement, and does hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantee, without offset or deduction, jointly and severally,
the due and punctual payment when due by Debtor of all monies now or hereafter
due Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement (collectively, "Payment Obligations")
and the prompt and proper performance by Debtor of all of its obligations to
Lender pursuant to the Loan Agreement, other than those relating to the payment
of money (collectively, "Non-Payment Obligations") (all such Payment Obligations
and Non-Payment Obligations being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Obligations"). Guarantor agrees that in the event that Debtor fails to pay any
Payment Obligation or perform any Non-Payment Obligation for any reason
whatsoever (including, without limitation, the liquidation, insolvency,
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of, or other similar
proceedings affecting the status, existence, assets or obligations of, Debtor,
or the disaffirmance with respect to Debtor of any of the Agreements, Guarantor
will promptly pay or perform, as the case may be, such Obligations upon demand
of Lender. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder shall not be affected by (a) any lack in the genuineness, validity,
regularity or enforceability of any of the Debtor's obligations under the
Agreements; (b) any direction of application by Debtor or any other party; (c)
any other continuing or other guaranty or undertaking or the taking or releasing
by Lender of any security or any further security in connection with the
Agreements; (d) any payment on or in reduction of any other guaranty or
undertaking; or (e) any dissolution, termination, or increase, decrease or
changes of personnel of Debtor.

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         2. Guarantor Affirmation - Guarantor hereby affirms that upon any
investment made either by Equitex Venture Group through its Fortius Income and
Growth Fund or as a result of any refinancing or other loan arrangements, the
Lender herein shall receive prior preference and will be repaid full principal
and accrued interest at the closing of said financing.

         3. Waiver of Defenses. Guarantor waives any right to require Lender to
(a) proceed against Debtor; (b) proceed against or exhaust any security held
from Debtor; or (c) pursue any other remedy in Lender's power whatsoever.
Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of Debtor
other than payment in full and performance of the Obligations, including without
limitation any defense based on or arising out of the disability of Debtor, the
unenforceability of the Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the
cessation from any cause of the liability of Debtor other than payment in full
and performance of the Obligations. Lender may, at its election, foreclose on
any security held by Lender by one or more judicial sales, whether or not every
aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, or exercise any other right
or remedy Lender may have against Debtor, or any security, without affecting or
impairing in any way the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty, except to
the extent the Obligations have been paid or performed. Guarantor waives any
defense arising out of such an election by Lender, even if the election operates
to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right
or remedy of Guarantor against Debtor or any security. Guarantor waives all
presentments, demands for performance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor
and notices of acceptances of this Guaranty.

         4. Guaranty Absolute and Continuing. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, Guarantor agrees that his obligations hereunder are absolute and shall not
be affected by (a) any failure of Lender, inadvertent or deliberate, to protect,
secure, insure, perfect or realize upon, or any negligence by Lender with
respect to, any collateral, security interest or lien which may secure any
Obligations or the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, (b) any amendment,
waiver, renewal, compromise, extension, acceleration or other modification of
the terms of the Agreements or (c) any other circumstances which might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of the obligation of a
surety or a guarantor. This is a continuing guaranty of payment with respect to
the Payment Obligations and not of collection. A separate action or actions may
be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not action is brought
against Debtor or whether or not Debtor be joined in any such action or actions.
Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any
statute of limitations affecting their liability under this Guaranty. Any
payment by Debtor or other circumstance that operates to toll any statute of
limitations as to Debtor shall also operate to toll the statute of limitations
as to Guarantor.

         5. Enforceability of Guaranty. In the event that Lender shall be stayed
or otherwise precluded by any law or rule, or any order of any court, from
proceeding against Debtor with respect to any Payment Obligations, Guarantor
hereby agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that for purposes of this
Guaranty, Lender may nevertheless cause such Payment Obligations to become
immediately due and payable by Guarantor by a notice to such effect; and that
Guarantor shall thereupon pay all such Payment Obligations in full or, as Lender
may direct, purchase all such Payment Obligations owed to Lender (without
recourse) by paying the full amount thereof to Lender in cash.

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         6. Subsequent Recovery from Lender. If any claim is ever made upon
Lender for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by it in
payment or on account of any of the Obligations, Lender shall promptly notify
Guarantor and extend to Guarantor reasonable opportunity to defend the same at
the expense of Guarantor, and if Lender repays all or part of said amount by
reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body
or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected in good faith by
Lender with any such claimant, Guarantor agree that any such judgment, decree,
order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon Guarantor, and Guarantor
shall be and remain liable to Lender hereunder for the amount so repaid or
recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been
received by Lender.

         7. Subordination. Any indebtedness of Debtor now or hereafter held by
Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the indebtedness of Debtor to Lender, and
all such indebtedness of Debtor to Guarantor, if Lender so requests, shall be
collected, enforced, and received by Guarantor as trustee for Lender and be paid
over to Lender on account of the indebtedness of Debtor to Lender, without
affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other
provisions of this Guaranty.

         8. Waiver; Modification. No delay on the part of Lender in exercising
any of its options, powers, or rights, and no partial or single exercise
thereof, shall constitute a waiver thereof. No waiver of any of its rights
hereunder, and no modification or amendment of this Guaranty, shall be deemed to
be made by Lender unless the same shall be in writing, duly signed on behalf of
Lender and each such waiver, if any, shall apply only with respect to the
specific instance involved, and shall in no way impair the right of Lender or
the obligations of Guarantor in any other respect at any other time.

         9. Assignment by Lender. Guarantor agrees that Lender may assign
without notice all or a part of its rights hereunder and Guarantor agrees, in
such case, that any such assignee shall have the rights of Lender hereunder and
further agrees to perform any such assigned obligations for the benefit of any
such assignee.

         10. Invalidity and Construction. If any provision of this Guaranty
contravenes or is held invalid under the laws of any jurisdiction, this Guaranty
shall be construed as though it did not contain that provision, and the rights
and liabilities of the parties to this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced
accordingly. This Guaranty shall be construed as to its fair meaning and not
strictly for or against Lender or Guarantor.

         11. Joint and Several Obligations. The obligations hereunder are joint
and several, and independent of the obligations of Debtor, and a separate action
or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor whether action is
brought against Debtor or whether Debtor be joined in any such action or
actions; and Guarantor waives the benefit of any statute of limitations
affecting his liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof.

         12. Notices, Demands. Any notice, demand or request hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly given or made upon delivery,
if personally delivered, or on the date mailed, if mailed postage prepaid, by
first class mail, addressed to the party to be notified at the address set forth
after its name on the signature page hereof or to such other address as any
party may hereafter designate for itself or himself by written notice to the
other parties in the manner herein prescribed.

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         13. Governing Law. This Guaranty and the rights and obligations of
Lender and of Guarantor hereunder shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law
principles, and shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns,
and this Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Lender and
its successors and assigns.

         14. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon, and be
enforceable against the Guarantor and the Guarantor's heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Debtor
and its successors and assigns.

         15. Attorneys' Fees. Guarantor agrees to pay reasonable attorneys' fees
and all other costs and expenses which may be incurred by Lender in the
enforcement of this Guaranty.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered to Lender as of the day and year written above.

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Exhibit 10.14  

 
 

NOVEON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  
  (formerly Noveon Holdings, Inc.)
  
  AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
  
  ARTICLE 1
  
  GENERAL    
    

        1.1    Purpose.    The purpose of this Noveon International, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") is to provide for certain key employees, consultants and/or directors of Noveon International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries and affiliates, an
incentive (i) to join and/or remain in the service of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, (ii) to maintain and enhance the long-term performance and
profitability of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and (iii) to acquire a proprietary interest in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. 

        1.2    Definition of Certain Terms.    

        (a)   "Agreement"
means an agreement issued pursuant to Section 2.1. 

        (b)   "Board"
means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

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

        (d)   "Committee"
means the Committee appointed to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 1.3. 

        (e)   "Company"
means Noveon International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

        (f)    "Common
Stock" means the shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company and any other shares into which such common stock shall thereafter be exchanged by reason
of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or the like. 

        (g)   "IPO"
means an initial underwritten public offering of the Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether for the sale of shares of Common
Stock by the Company or by shareholders. 

        (h)   "Optionee"
means an employee, consultant and/or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates who has been awarded any Option under this Plan. 

        (i)    "Option"
means a "nonqualified" stock option, as described in Section 1.5, granted under the Plan. 

        (j)    "Plan"
means this Noveon International, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. 

        (k)   "Termination
With Cause," with respect to any Optionee, means, unless otherwise set forth in an Option Agreement or an employment or similar agreement between the
Company and an Optionee, termination by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates of such Optionee's employment for: (i) misappropriation of any significant monies or significant
assets or properties of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (iii) substantial and repeated failure to comply with directions
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or other superior of the Optionee or the Board of Directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (iv) gross negligence or
willful misconduct, (v) chronic alcoholism or drug addiction together with Optionee's refusal to cooperate with or participate in counseling and/or treatment of same or (vi) any willful
action or inaction of the Optionee which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, constitutes dereliction (willful neglect or willful abandonment of 

 

assigned
duties), or a material breach of Company or subsidiary policy or rules which, if susceptible to cure, is not cured by the Optionee within five (5) days following the Optionee's receipt
of written notice from the Company advising the Optionee with reasonable specificity as to the action or inaction viewed by the Company or subsidiary to be dereliction or a material breach of Company
or subsidiary policy or rules. 

        1.3    Administration.    

        (a)   Subject
to Section 1.3(e), the Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Board which shall consist of at least two directors and which shall have the power
of the Board to authorize awards under the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by, and may be changed from time to time in the discretion of, the Board. 

        (b)   The
Committee shall have the authority (i) to exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan, (ii) to construe, interpret and implement the Plan
and any Agreement executed pursuant to Section 2.1 in accordance with the terms thereof, (iii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, (iv) to
make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan, (v) to correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, and (vi) to grant
Options on such terms, not inconsistent with the Plan, as it shall determine. 

        (c)   The
determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan or any Agreement shall be conclusive. 

        (d)   No
member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award thereunder. 

        (e)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein: (i) until the Board shall appoint the members of the Committee, the Plan shall be administered by the
Board; and (ii) the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, resolve to administer the Plan. In either of the foregoing events, the term "Committee" as used herein
shall be deemed to mean the Board. 

        (f)    Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Optionee or eligible person who is resident outside of the United States, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to meet the objectives of the Plan. The Committee may, where appropriate,
establish one or more sub-plans for this purpose. 

        1.4    Persons Eligible for Awards.    Awards under the Plan may be made from time to time to such key employees,
consultants and/or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates as the Committee shall in its sole discretion select. 

        1.5    Types of Awards Under the Plan.    Awards may be made under the Plan in the form of stock options, which shall
be "nonqualified" stock options subject to the provisions of section 83 of the Code, all as more fully set forth in Article 2. 

        1.6    Shares Available for Awards.    

        (a)   Subject
to Section 3.4 (relating to adjustments upon changes in capitalization), the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be
awarded under the Plan shall be equal to 394,444 shares. Shares of Common Stock covered by Options granted under the Plan which expire or terminate for any reason shall again become available for
award under the Plan. 

        (b)   Shares
that are issued upon the exercise of Options awarded under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued or treasury shares of Common Stock. 

        (c)   Without
limiting the generality of the preceding provisions of this Section 1.6, the Committee may, but solely with the Optionee's consent, agree to cancel any
award of Options under the Plan and issue new Options in substitution therefor, provided that the Options as so substituted shall satisfy all of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new
Options are awarded. 

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ARTICLE 2
  
  STOCK OPTIONS    
    

        2.1    Agreements Evidencing Stock Options    

        (a)   Options
awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by Agreements which shall not be inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Plan, and which shall contain such
provisions as the Committee may in its sole discretion deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may in any Agreement impose such restrictions or
conditions upon the exercise of an Option or upon the sale or other disposition of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an Option as the Committee may in its sole discretion determine.
By accepting an award pursuant to the Plan each Optionee shall thereby agree that each such award and shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to all of the terms
and provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 1.3(d). 

        (b)   Each
Agreement shall set forth the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option granted thereby. 

        (c)   Each
Agreement relating to Options shall set forth the amount payable by the Optionee to the Company upon exercise of the Option evidenced thereby. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, the Option exercise price per share of Common Stock shall be not less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, adjusted as determined by the
Committee to reflect changes in capitalization as contemplated by Section 3.4. 

        2.2    Term of Options.    

         Each
Agreement shall set forth the period during which the Option evidenced thereby shall be exercisable, whether in whole or in part, such periods to be determined by the
Committee in its discretion. 

        2.3    Exercise of Options.    Subject to the provisions of this Article 2, each Option granted under the Plan
shall be exercisable as follows: 

        (a)   An
Option shall become exercisable at such times and subject to such conditions as the applicable Agreement may provide or as subsequently determined by the Committee. 

        (b)   Unless
the applicable Agreement otherwise provides, an Option granted under the Plan may be exercised from time to time as to all or part of the shares as to which such
Option shall then be exercisable. 

        (c)   An
Option shall be exercisable by the filing of a written notice of exercise with the Company, on such form and in such manner as the Committee shall in its sole
discretion prescribe. 

        (d)   Unless
the applicable Agreement otherwise provides, any written notice of exercise of an Option shall be accompanied by payment of the exercise price for the shares
being purchased. Such payment shall be made by certified or official bank check payable to the Company (or the equivalent thereof as may be set forth in an Agreement or as may be acceptable to the
Committee). Subject to Section 3.10 of the Plan, as soon as practicable after receipt of such payment and the satisfaction of the withholding taxes referred to in Section 3.3, the
Company shall deliver to the Optionee a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock so purchased. 

        2.4    Termination of Options.    

        (a)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Plan, except as the Agreement or the Committee may otherwise provide or as set forth in Section 2.4(b) or
Section 2.4(d), Options granted to an Optionee (and already vested but not yet exercised) shall terminate on the date 

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which
is forty-five (45) days after termination of his employment with the Company for any reason (other than by reason of death or disability in which case the Options shall
terminate on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such termination). 

        (b)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or as set forth in an Agreement, all Options granted to an Optionee
(whether vested or unvested) shall immediately expire and cease to be exercisable and all rights granted to an Optionee
under this Plan and such Optionee's Agreement shall immediately expire in the event of a Termination With Cause of the Optionee by the Company at any time. 

        (c)   Unless
the applicable Agreement expressly provides otherwise, Options awarded to Optionees under the terms of the Plan will be exercisable only in accordance with the
following vesting schedule:  

	Applicable Date
 
	 	Cumulative

Percentage of

Total Shares
	 
	On the first anniversary of the date of the Agreement	 	20	%
	On the second anniversary of the date of the Agreement	 	40	%
	On the third anniversary of the date of the Agreement	 	60	%
	On the fourth anniversary of the date of the Agreement	 	80	%
	On the fifth anniversary of the date of the Agreement	 	100	%

The
Committee may modify this vesting schedule in any manner that it deems appropriate in any Agreement or otherwise, and may provide different vesting schedules in different Agreements in its sole
discretion. Except as the Committee may otherwise provide or as otherwise set forth in an Agreement, in the event that Optionee's employment with the Company is terminated for any reason prior to the
date on which the Optionee's right to exercise the Options has fully vested pursuant to this Section 2.4(c), the unvested portion of the Options will immediately cease to be exercisable. The
Committee may accelerate the vesting of any Options at any time. 

        (d)   Unless
otherwise set forth in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, in the event that an Optionee's employment with the Company is terminated for any reason
(including, but not limited to, death or disability), if at the time of such termination the Common Stock is not publicly traded on a national securities exchange or
over-the-counter market, the Company shall have the right, at its election, on giving ten days written notice to such Optionee to repurchase any and all shares of Common Stock
acquired upon exercise of Options owned at the time of such termination by such Optionee, as well as any and all shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Options owned by such Optionee at the
time of such termination which are, or in connection with such termination become, vested. Such repurchase right may be exercised by the Company at any time after the shares of Common Stock have been
owned of record by the Optionee for at least six months. The purchase price payable by the Company to the Optionee on exercise of its right to repurchase will
be: (A) in the event such termination is a Termination With Cause, the lesser of the fair market value of the Common Stock which is being repurchased, determined as of the date of the
repurchase, or the price paid by the Optionee; or (B) in the event such termination is by such Optionee or by the Company without Cause or by reason of death or disability, the greater of the
fair market value of the Common Stock held by the Optionee which is being repurchased, determined as of the date of the repurchase, or the price paid by the Optionee. The fair market value will be
determined by the Board in its absolute discretion, unless otherwise expressly set forth in the applicable Agreement. 

        (e)   Unless
otherwise set forth in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, in the event of a Non-Control Transaction (as hereinafter defined),
(A) all outstanding Options shall remain outstanding and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the related 

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Agreements,
including the vesting schedule contained in Section 2.4(c), and (B) each Optionee shall be entitled to receive in respect of each share of Common Stock subject to the Option,
upon exercise of such Option after the vesting thereof, the same amount and kind of stock, securities, cash, property or other consideration that each holder of a share of Common Stock was entitled to
receive in the Non-Control Transaction in respect of a share. Unless otherwise set forth in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, in the event of a Transaction (as hereinafter
defined), 50% of the outstanding Options that have not then vested ("Outstanding Unvested Options") held by each Optionee then actively employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
shall immediately vest on the date of consummation of the Transaction (the "Transaction Date"). Any remaining Outstanding Unvested Options held by an Optionee shall immediately vest upon:
(i) the first anniversary of the Transaction Date, if the Optionee is actively employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on such first anniversary, or (ii) the
date of termination of the Optionee's employment, if the Optionee's employment is involuntarily terminated (other than a Termination With Cause) between the Transaction Date and the first anniversary
thereof. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an Optionee's employment shall be deemed to have been involuntarily terminated if the Optionee voluntarily terminates his or her employment promptly
following a material reduction in such Optionee's (i) duties, title, or responsibilities or (ii) base salary, in either case from that in effect immediately prior to the Transaction;  provided,
that for the avoidance of doubt, a change in title, duties or responsibilities that is inherent in the fact of the occurrence of the
Transaction, such as a change in title or reporting responsibilities that merely reflects that the Company is owned by another entity, will not by itself be deemed a material reduction for purposes of
this sentence. 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event of a Transaction or a Non-Control Transaction, outstanding Options may, in the Company's sole discretion and without the consent of the
Optionee, be converted into or exchanged for substantially equivalent options to purchase shares of the surviving corporation. In addition, as of the Transaction Date, the Company shall also have the
right to cancel any or all Options which have not been exercised as of the Transaction Date, subject to the payment of the purchase price described below. The purchase price payable by the Company to
the Optionee upon the cancellation of each unexercised Option will be the aggregate fair market value of the Common Stock underlying each such Option determined as of the Transaction Date less the
aggregate exercise price of each such Option. The fair market value will be determined in good faith by the Board based on the value being paid to or received by the holders of Common Stock in such
Transaction for their shares of Common Stock. 

Unless
otherwise provided in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, "Transaction" means (i) the approval by partners or stockholders of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company,
(ii) a sale or other disposition of 51% or more of the outstanding interests or voting stock, respectively, of the Company, (iii) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
any entity, or (iv) a sale or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company; provided, however, that the term "Transaction" shall exclude each transaction which is a
"Non-Control Transaction." Unless otherwise provided in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, the term "Non-Control Transaction" means (i) any transaction
following which either (A) AEA Investors Inc. ("AEA") and/or its affiliates, participants, investors and/or employees (collectively, "AEA Entities"), or (B) DLJMB Funding
III, Inc. ("DLJMB") and/or its affiliates, participants, investors, related investment funds and/or employees (collectively, "DLJMB Entities"), have not suffered a material reduction in
percentage voting ownership from that in effect as of February 28, 2001 of the Company or any successor thereto (disregarding any reduction due to the grant or exercise of any Options or other
stock-based compensatory awards to employees, consultants or directors of the Company or any of its affiliates); (ii) there is, after the transaction, no other person or group who owns a
greater percentage of voting control over the purchasing or surviving entity than the AEA Entities or DLJMB Entities; provided that, for 

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purposes
of this clause, any transferee of substantially all of the interests in the Company held by either the AEA Entities or the DLJMB Entities shall itself be considered to be an AEA Entity or
DLJMB Entity, as applicable; but provided further, that the foregoing proviso shall be applied only as to one of either the AEA Entities or DLJMB Entities, so that, for example, if any person acquires
substantially all the interests in the Company held by AEA Entities, and any person subsequently acquires substantially all the interests in the Company held by the DLJMB Entities, such subsequent
person shall not be deemed to be a DLJMB Entity for purposes of this clause; (iii) a merger or consolidation following which those persons who owned directly or indirectly a majority of the
outstanding interests or shares of voting stock of PMD Investors I LP and PMD Investors II LP (collectively "PMD") and DLJMB and/or the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will
own directly or indirectly a majority of the outstanding interests or shares of voting stock of the surviving corporation; (iv) a sale or other disposition of interests or capital stock,
respectively, of the Company following which those persons who owned directly or indirectly a majority of the outstanding interests or shares of voting stock immediately prior to such sale will own
directly or indirectly a majority of the outstanding interests or shares of voting stock of the purchasing entity; (v) a sale or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of the
Company to an AEA Entity, a DLJMB Entity or an affiliate of the Company; (vi) an IPO of the Company or (vii) any transaction following which any of the following, alone or in
combination, constitute a majority of the directors of the Board or have a right to elect a majority of the Board: PMD, DLJMB, an AEA Entity, DLJMB Entity or any officers, directors, employees,
participants, shareholders or agents of an AEA Entity or DLJMB Entity or partners of PMD or a DLJMB Entity. 

 
 

ARTICLE 3
  
    MISCELLANEOUS    
    

        3.1    Amendment of the Plan; Modification of Awards.    

        (a)   The
Board may, without stockholder approval, from time to time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, except that no such
suspension, discontinuance, revision or amendment shall adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under any award theretofore made under the Plan without the consent of the person to whom
such award was made. 

        (b)   With
the consent of the Optionee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (including Section 3.1(a)), the Committee may amend outstanding Agreements
with such Optionee, for example, to (i) accelerate the time or times at which an Option may be exercised or (ii) extend the scheduled expiration date of the Option. 

        3.2    Nonassignability.    Unless otherwise provided in an Agreement or as determined by the Committee, no right
granted to any Optionee under the Plan or under any Agreement shall be assignable or transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, during the life of the Optionee, all rights granted to the Optionee under the Plan or under any Agreement shall be exercisable only by him. 

        3.3    Withholding of Taxes.    The Company shall be entitled to withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal,
state and other governmental tax requirements related to an Option. Whenever, under the Plan, shares of Common Stock are to be delivered upon exercise of an Option, the Company shall be entitled to
require as a condition of delivery that the Optionee remit an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and other governmental tax withholding requirements related thereto, which may, in the
sole discretion of the Committee, include delivery or withholding of shares of Common Stock. 

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        3.4    Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.    Except as otherwise provided in an Agreement, if and to the
extent specified by the Committee, the exercise price for Options and the number of shares of Common Stock or other property which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the
Plan shall be automatically adjusted to reflect any stock splits, reverse stock splits or
dividends paid in the form of Common Stock and equitably adjusted as determined by the Committee to be appropriate and reasonable for any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of
Common Stock resulting from the subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock or other capital adjustments, or the payment of any other stock dividend or other extraordinary dividend after the
effective date of this Plan, or other increase or decrease in the number of such shares of Common Stock or any substantial sale of the assets of the Company; provided, however, that, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, any Options to purchase fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated. Adjustments under this Section 3.4 shall be made
by the Committee, whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. 

        3.5    Right of Discharge Reserved.    Nothing in this Plan or in any Agreement shall confer upon any employee or
other person the right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or affect any right which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates
may have to terminate the employment or service of such employee or other person. 

        3.6    No Rights as a Stockholder.    No Optionee or other person holding an Option shall have any of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company with respect to shares subject to an Option until the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4, no
adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, securities or other property) for which the record date is prior to the
date such stock certificate is issued. 

        3.7    Nature of Payments.    

        (a)   Any
and all payments of shares of Common Stock or cash hereunder shall be granted, transferred or paid in consideration of services performed by the Optionee for the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. 

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        (b)   All
such grants, issuances and payments shall constitute a special incentive payment to the Optionee and shall not, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, be
taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Optionee for the purposes of determining any pension, retirement, death or other benefits under (i) any pension,
retirement, life insurance or other benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or (ii) any agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and
the Optionee. 

        3.8    Non-Uniform Determinations.    The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform
and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, awards under the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Agreements, as
to (i) the persons to receive awards under the Plan, (ii) the terms and provisions of awards under the Plan, and (iii) the treatment of awards under the Plan pursuant to
Section 3.4. 

        3.9    Other Payments or Awards.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the Committee from making any award or payment to any person under any other plan, arrangement or understanding, whether now existing or hereafter
in effect. 

        3.10    Restrictions.    

        (a)   If
the Committee shall at any time determine that any Consent (as hereinafter defined) is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting
of any award under the Plan, the issuance or purchase of shares or the exercise of other rights hereunder or the taking of any other action hereunder (each such action being hereinafter referred to as
a "Plan Action"), then such Plan Action shall not be taken, in whole or in part, unless and until such Consent shall have been effected or obtained to the full satisfaction of the Committee. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, if (i) the Committee is entitled under the Plan to make any payment in cash, Common Stock or both, and (ii) the Committee determines that a
Consent is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, payment in any one or more of such forms, the Committee shall be entitled to determine not to make any payment whatsoever
until such Consent shall have been obtained in the manner aforesaid. In such event, the Committee will use reasonable efforts to obtain such Consent. 

        (b)   The
term "Consent" as used herein with respect to any Plan Action means (i) any and all listings, registrations, qualifications or similar requirements in respect
thereof upon any securities exchange or under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation, (ii) any and all written agreements and representations by the grantee with respect to the
disposition of shares, or with respect to any other matter, which the Committee shall deem necessary or desirable to comply with the terms of any such listing, registration, qualification or similar
requirement or to obtain an exemption from the requirement that any such listing, qualification or registration be made and (iii) any and all consents, clearances and approvals in respect of a
Plan Action by any governmental or other regulatory bodies. 

        3.11        This Plan and the agreements entered into hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. 

        3.12    Section Headings.    The section headings contained herein are for the purposes of convenience only and are
not intended to define or limit the contents of said sections. 

        3.13    Effective Date and Term of Plan.    

        (a)   This
Plan shall be deemed adopted and become effective upon the approval thereof by the Board. 

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        (b)   Subject
to Section 3.1(a) hereof, the Plan shall terminate 10 years after the date on which it becomes effective, and no awards shall thereafter be made
under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all awards made under the Plan prior to the date on which the Plan terminates shall remain in effect until such awards have been satisfied or terminated
in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan. 

Adopted
as of this 31st day of October, 2001. 

	By	 	/s/  CHRISTOPHER R. CLEGG      
	 	 

	Title:	 	Christopher R. Clegg, Senior

    Vice President and Secretary	 	 

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NOVEON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (formerly Noveon Holdings, Inc.) AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN ARTICLE 1 GENERAL

ARTICLE 2 STOCK OPTIONS

ARTICLE 3 MISCELLANEOUS

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