Document:

Exhibit 10 (a)

                             WARRANTECH CORPORATION
                                150 Westpark Way
                               Euless, Texas 76040

                                                 Dated: as of June 4, 2002

Re:  Nonqualified Stock Options to purchase 1,000,000 shares at $2 per share

To:  Staples, Inc., Optionee
     500 Staples Drive
     Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

      By authorization of the Board of Directors of Warrantech Corporation (the
"Company"), on March 12, 2002, the Company has been authorized to grant you
certain options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, par value
$.007 per share (the "Common Stock"), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth. Capitalized terms used but not defined in the body of this letter
shall have the respective meanings set forth on Appendix 1 attached hereto and
made a part hereof.

      1. The Company hereby gives and grants you, subject to all of the
provisions, terms and conditions contained herein, the rights and options to
purchase up to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company,
and at the price per share, set forth above (the "Options").

      2. The Options may be exercised by you from time to time as to any or all
of the shares at any time from the date hereof until June 4, 2002.

      3. Unless otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and approved in advance by the Company, the
Options are not assignable or transferable by the Optionee. However, the
Optionee may assign or transfer the Options in whole or in part to any affiliate
of the Optionee. For purposes of this Section affiliate shall mean any
corporation, partnership, or other entity in which Optionee owns a controlling
interest, or which controls, or is under common control with, Optionee. In the
event of such a transfer or assignment to an affiliate, the Company's consent
shall not be necessary or required. In the event of a permissible assignment or
transfer under this Section, the rights and benefits of the Optionee shall inure
to assignee or transferee.

      4. The exercise of an Option shall be made by the delivery of a written
notice of intention to exercise the Option (the "Exercise Notice"), specifying
the number of shares then to be purchased under the Option. The Optionee shall,
within ten (10) days after the delivery of the Exercise Notice, make payment in
cash, by certified check or wire transfer of the exercise price for the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Exercise Notice. In
the event that the Optionee fails to remit the required payment within the
specified time, the Exercise Notice shall be deemed void. Payment shall be a
condition of issuance of Common Stock pursuant to exercise of an Option.

      Upon receipt of a duly executed Exercise Notice and payment of the
aggregate exercise price for the shares of Common Stock covered by such Exercise
Notice, the Company shall issue or cause the issuance of, in the name of the
Optionee or the Optionee's legal representative, the shares of Common Stock
purchased by such exercise of such Option. Said issuance shall occur within
seven (7) days of receipt of payment as set

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forth above. The Company shall bear and cover all expenses, fees, or other costs
associated with the issuance of the shares of Common Stock and the Company shall
not pass on or charge the Optionee, in any manner, any such expenses, fees, or
costs.

      The Optionee will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any
shares covered by the Options until the issuance of the shares covered by the
Option. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 hereof, no adjustment shall be
made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the
issuance of such shares.

      5. The Company shall at all time reserve and keep available for issuance
upon the exercise of the Options such number of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of
all of the shares under the Options. The Company shall not amend its certificate
of incorporation or bylaws in any way to adversely affect your rights under the
Options. The Company represents and warrants that this agreement and the Options
do not conflict with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company.
The Company further represents and warrants that this agreement and the Options
are duly executed and delivered. All shares of Common Stock which shall be so
issuable, when issued upon exercise of the Options shall be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens,
security interests, charges and other encumbrances or restrictions.

      6. The aggregate number of shares subject to this Option and not
theretofore delivered and the option price therefor will be appropriately
adjusted if the number of issued shares of the Company is increased or reduced
by change in par value, combination, split-up, reclassification,
recapitalization, distribution of a dividend on the shares payable in stock, or
the like after the date hereof. The foregoing adjustment shall be made so that
Optionee shall receive, upon exercise of an Option, the number and class of
securities or property that Optionee would have received in respect of the
Common Stock issuable to Optionee if the Option had been exercised immediately
prior to such event or the record date therefor, as applicable, and the
agreements governing such transaction shall contain proper provision to effect
that adjustment. The aggregate number of shares subject to this Option shall not
be adjusted upon the issuance of any shares except as aforesaid. In the event of
a "Change in Control," this Option shall be subject to the agreement of merger
or reorganization or other applicable agreement. Such agreement may provide,
without limitation, for the assumption of this Option by the surviving
corporation or its parent, or for its continuation by the Company (if the
Company is a surviving corporation). Alternatively, the Company may (i) upon
written notice to the Optionee, provide that all shares which are the subject of
the Option must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable, within a specified
number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period the Option
shall terminate; or (ii) terminate the Option in exchange for a cash payment
equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares subject to the Option
(to the extent then exercisable) over the exercise price thereof.

      7. The Options may be redeemed to the extent not previously exercised in
whole or in part at the option of Company, subject to the conditions set forth
below in this Section, at any time, by notice given within thirty (30) days,
after the occurrence of a "Redemption Event" at a price per share equal to the
"Redemption Price."

            (a) The Company shall provide written notice to you of the time,
manner and place of redemption (the "Redemption Date") of the Redemption Options
and the Redemption Price (a "Redemption Notice") not less than sixty (60) days
prior to the Redemption Date. You may elect to exercise all or any part of the
Redemption Options on or before such Redemption Date pursuant to Section 4
hereof.

            (b) Unless there shall have been a failure to pay the Redemption
Price, on the Redemption Date all of your rights in the Redemption Options will
cease, except the right to receive the Redemption

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Price, without interest, and the Redemption Options will not, from and after
such Redemption Date, be deemed to be outstanding.

      8. Neither the Options nor the shares that shall be received upon the
exercise of the Options have been registered or qualified under the Securities
Act or any other applicable state securities laws and the shares obtained
pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be offered or sold only in compliance
with the terms and conditions of the Options, and only if registered or
qualified pursuant to said laws or if an exemption from such registration or
qualification is available.

      9. You may be required to make an appropriate representation at the time
of any exercise of an Option that it is your intention to acquire the shares
being purchased for investment and not for resale or distribution. In addition,
you may be required to agree in writing not to sell any shares acquired pursuant
to an Option or any other shares of the Company that you may now or hereafter
acquire except in compliance with the Securities Act; provided, however, that
the Company shall be under no obligation to register any securities obtained
pursuant to your exercise of your rights hereunder with the Commission, except
as provided in Section 10 and Section 11 hereof. An appropriate legend
restricting the sale of any such shares may be placed upon the certificates
representing such shares and any resale must be in compliance with the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

      10. If, at any time more than one hundred and twenty (120) days and less
than three (3) years and one (1) day after the date hereof, you shall request
the Company in writing to effect the registration under the Securities Act of
all of your Registrable Shares (the "Registration Request"), then the Company
shall use its best efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act
of such Registrable Shares. The Company shall be required to effect only one (1)
such registration on your behalf under this Section 10; provided, however, that
in the event that all of the shares requested by you to be registered pursuant
to the Registration Request are not registered (for whatever reason), then you
will be permitted to request the Company in writing to effect a registration
under the Securities Act as many times as necessary until all Registrable Shares
have been registered. However, notwithstanding the foregoing obligation, (x) the
Company shall not be required to file any Registration Statement which would
require the inclusion of audited financial statements for a period other than
the Company's fiscal year; (y) the Company shall not be required to file any
Registration Statement within one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective
date of any Registration Statement in which you were entitled to have your
Registrable Shares sold pursuant to your rights under Section 11 hereof and
declined to do so, and (z) the Company shall have the right to defer any
registration under this Section 10 for a period of ninety (90) days if the Board
of Directors shall determine that such registration would interfere with a
pending transaction of the Company.

            You shall bear the "Registration Expenses" incurred by the Company
in connection with the Registration Request. In the event any securities in
addition to the Registrable Shares are registered under the Securities Act in
the Registration Statement requested by you in a Registration Request, you shall
be responsible for the Registration Expenses of such registration pro-rata in
accordance with the number of your Registrable Shares included in such
registration.

      11. Whenever the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement (other
than a Registration Statement covering shares to be sold solely for the account
of other holders of the Company's securities) at any time and from time to time,
it will, prior to such filing, give written notice to you of its intention to do
so; provided, that, to the extent relevant, such notice shall describe any
determination of the managing underwriter pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof.

            (a) Upon your written request given within twenty (20) days after
the Company provides such notice (which request shall state the intended method
of disposition of such Registrable Shares), the Company shall use its best
efforts to cause all Registrable Shares which the Company has been requested by
you to be registered under the Securities Act to the extent necessary to permit
their sale or other disposition

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in accordance with the intended methods of distribution specified in your
request; provided, that the Company shall have the right to postpone or withdraw
any registration effected pursuant to this Section 11(a) without obligation to
you.

            (b) If the registration for which the Company gives notice pursuant
Section 11 above is an underwritten registered public offering, the Company
shall so advise you as a part of the written notice given pursuant to said
Section 11. In such event, your right to include your Registrable Shares in such
registration pursuant to this Section 11(a) shall be conditioned upon your
participation in such underwriting on the terms set forth herein. You (together
with the Company and all other holders of the Company's securities distributing
their securities through such underwriting) shall enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for
the underwriting by the Company. In the event that (for any reason) the Company
limits the number of Registrable Shares to be included in the registration and
underwriting, the number of Registrable Shares that Optionee has requested for
registration and underwriting shall not be reduced or cut back.

            (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
required, pursuant to this Section 11, to include any Registrable Shares in a
Registration Statement if such Registrable Shares can then be sold pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act.

      12. Any registration of Registrable Shares, whether pursuant to Section 10
or Section 11 hereof, shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of
Annex 2 attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof.

      13. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Optionee
shall not transfer, sell, acquire, vote, or otherwise use the Options, the
Common Stock which it receives upon the exercise of the Options, or an other
Common Stock, or take any other action, with the purpose of causing or the
effect of which shall cause a Change in Control of the Company, nor shall the
Optionee at any time act in concert with any other Person in causing or
attempting to cause any Change in Control.

      14. All notices, requests, demands or other communications hereunder shall
be in writing, shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by
certified mail, return receipt requested, or confirmed facsimile transmission
(or to a changed address of which notice shall have been in a manner herein
provided) as follows:

         If to the Company:

                  Joel San Antonio, Chairman and
                  Chief Executive Officer
                  Warrantech Corporation
                  150 Westpark Way
                  Euless, Texas 76040

                  Fax No.: (817) 685-5540

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         With a copy to:

                                       Ralph A. Siciliano, Esq.
                                       Tannenbaum Helpern
                                       Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
                                       900 Third Avenue
                                       New York, New York 10022

                                       Fax No.(212) 371-1084

         If to Optionee:

                                       Mark A. Weiss or General Counsel
                                       Staples, Inc.
                                       500 Staples Drive
                                       Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

                                       Fax No. (5085) 253-7805

      14. This Agreement concerning the Options shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of any successors or assigns of the Company, and, to the
extent herein provided, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of your
legal representatives.

      15. This Agreement concerning the Options may be amended only by written
instrument executed by you and the Company.

      16. This Agreement concerning the Options shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts performed within
such State, without giving effect to conflicts to law principles.

      17. This Agreement concerning the Options may be signed in counterparts.

      If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding and approved by
you, please so confirm by signing and returning the duplicate of this letter
enclosed for that purpose.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        WARRANTECH CORPORATION

                                        By:__________________________
                                           Name: James F. Morganteen
                                           Title: Senior Vice President

      The undersigned hereby confirms that the foregoing is in accordance with
its understanding and is hereby agreed and accepted in its entirety as of the
date of the above letter.

Staples, Inc., Optionee

By:______________________________
Name: Joseph S. Vassalluzzo
Title: Vice Chairman

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                                   Appendix 1
                                   Definitions

      1. "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any "person" (as
defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its
parent or subsidiary or employee benefit plan or trust maintained by the
Company, its parent or subsidiary,

            (a) becoming the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the shares of Common
Stock of the Company outstanding at such time on a fully diluted basis, without
the prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, and

            (b) acquiring majority control of the Board of Directors of the
Company.

      2. "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      3. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
issued under such Act, as they each may, from time to time, be in effect.

      4. "Fair Market Value" shall mean the market price of shares of Common
Stock, determined by the board of directors as follows:

            (a) If the shares of Common Stock were traded over-the-counter on
the date in question but were not classified as a national market issue, then
the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the mean between the last reported
representative bid and asked prices quoted by the NASDAQ system for such date;

            (b) If the shares of Common Stock were traded over-the-counter on
the date in question but were classified as a national market issue, then the
Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last-transaction price quoted by the
NASDAQ system for such date;

            (c) If the shares of Common Stock were traded on a stock exchange on
the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing
price reported by the applicable composite transactions report for such date;
and

            (d) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair
Market Value shall be determined by the board of directors of the Company in
good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

            (e) When possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the
Board of Directors of the Company shall be based on the prices reported in The
Wall Street Journal. The determination on the Board of Directors of the Company
shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

      5. "Prospectus" means the prospectus included in any Registration
Statement, as amended or supplemented by an amendment or prospectus supplement,
including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

      6. "Redemption Event" shall be deemed to occur if the Common Stock has
been trading for any five (5) consecutive trading days at $3.00 or more per
share, determined by taking the average between the bid and the ask of the
Common Stock on each such day as provided in Section 4 of this Annex 1 in
connection with the calculation of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock.

      7. "Redemption Options" means those Options that the Company requests to
redeem pursuant to a Redemption Notice.

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      8. "Redemption Price" is $.001 times the number of Options that the
Company requests to redeem pursuant to a Redemption Notice, plus any dividends
declared but unpaid thereon, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of
any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization
affecting such shares.

      9. "Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company
in complying with Section 10 of this Option, including, without limitation, all
registration and filing fees, exchange listing fees, printing expenses,
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by you to represent you, state
Blue Sky fees and expenses, and the expense of any special audits incident to or
required by any such registration. Registration Expenses shall not include
underwriting discounts, selling commissions and the fees and expenses.

      10. "Registration Statement" means a registration statement filed by the
Company with the Commission for a public offering and sale of securities of the
Company (other than a registration statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4, or their
successors, or any other form for a similar limited purpose, or any registration
statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for
securities or assets of another corporation).

      11. "Registrable Shares" means

            (a) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise of
the Options; and

            (b) any other shares of Common Stock issued in respect of such
shares (because of stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications,
recapitalizations, or similar events); provided, however, that shares of Common
Stock which are Registrable Shares shall cease to be Registrable Shares upon any
sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

      10. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
issued under such Act, as they each may, from time to time, be in effect.

Annex 2

Registration Procedures

      1. If and whenever the Company is required by the provisions of this
Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable
Shares under the Securities Act, the Company shall:

            (a) file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect
      to such Registrable Shares and use its best efforts to cause that
      Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable;

            (b) as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the
      Commission any amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement
      and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement as may be
      necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act (including
      the anti-fraud provisions thereof) and to keep the Registration Statement
      effective for eight (8) months from the effective date or such lesser
      period until all such Registrable Shares are sold;

            (c) as expeditiously as possible furnish to you such reasonable
      numbers of copies of the Prospectus, including any preliminary Prospectus,
      in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
      documents as you may reasonably request

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      in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the
      Registrable Shares owned by you;

            (d) as expeditiously as possible use its best efforts to register or
      qualify the Registrable Shares covered by the Registration Statement under
      the securities or Blue Sky laws of such states as you shall reasonably
      request, and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or
      desirable to enable you to consummate the public sale or other disposition
      in such states of the Registrable Shares owned by you; provided, however,
      that the Company shall not be required in connection with this Section
      1(d) to qualify as a foreign corporation or execute a general consent to
      service of process in any jurisdiction;

            (e) as expeditiously as possible, cause all such Registrable Shares
      to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on
      which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

            (f) promptly provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
      Registrable Shares not later than the effective date of such Registration
      Statement;

            (g) promptly make available for inspection by you, any managing
      underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration
      Statement, and any attorney or accountant or other agent retained by any
      such underwriter or selected by you, all financial and other records,
      pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and cause the
      Company's officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to
      supply all information reasonably requested by you, any such, underwriter,
      attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration
      Statement;

            (h) as expeditiously as possible, notify you, promptly after it
      shall receive notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement
      has become effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of
      such Registration Statement has been filed; and

            (i) as expeditiously as possible following the effectiveness of such
      Registration Statement, notify you of any request by the Commission for
      the amending or supplementing of such Registration Statement or
      Prospectus.

      2. If the Company has delivered a Prospectus to you and after having done
so the Prospectus is amended to comply with the requirements of the Securities
Act, the Company shall promptly notify you and, if requested, you shall
immediately cease making offers of Registrable Shares and return all
Prospectuses to the Company. The Company shall promptly provide you with revised
Prospectuses and, following receipt of the revised Prospectuses, you shall be
free to resume making offers of the Registrable Shares.

      3. In the event that, in the judgment of the Company, it is advisable to
suspend use of a Prospectus included in a Registration Statement due to pending
material developments or other events that have not yet been publicly disclosed
and as to which the Company believes public disclosure would be detrimental to
the Company, the Company shall notify you to such effect, and, upon receipt of
such notice, you shall immediately discontinue any sales of Registrable Shares
pursuant to such Registration Statement until you have received copies of a
supplemented or amended Prospectus or until you are advised in writing by the
Company that the then current Prospectus may be used and has received copies of
any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the Company shall not exercise its rights under this Section 3
to suspend sales of Registrable Shares for a period in excess of sixty (60) days
in any 365-day period.

                                       23Exhibit 10.25

                  NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT AND GRANT
                                 PURSUANT TO THE
          SAFETY COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN

      This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and Grant is entered into as of
xxxxx between SAFETY COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and xxxxxx (the "Optionee").

      WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Safety Components International, Inc.
2001 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), pursuant to which the Company may, from
time to time, grant stock options to and enter into Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreements with, eligible employees and other individuals providing services to
the Company or any Subsidiary (as defined below);

      WHEREAS, pursuant to the Plan, the Company has determined to grant to the
Optionee stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of
the Company, which options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this
Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement and Grant.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

      1. Definitions. For purposes of this Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement
and Grant, when capitalized the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:

            (a) "Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

            (b) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

            (c) "Cause" shall mean any act, action or series of acts or actions
or any omission, omissions, or series of omissions which result in, or which
have the effect of resulting in, any of the following: (i) the Optionee's
commission of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with the Optionee's
duties for the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) the Optionee's commission of a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or the Optionee's commission of a felony;
(iii) the wrongful material damage to Company or Subsidiary property by the
Employee; (iv) the wrongful disclosure of any secret process or confidential
information of the Company or any Subsidiary; (v) the violation of any
non-disclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition covenants to which the
Optionee is subject; (vi) the Optionee's intentional or grossly negligent breach
of any stated material employment policy of the Company or any Subsidiary; or
(vii) the Optionee's refusal to follow reasonable directions or instructions of
a more senior officer or the Board as to which the Company has notified the
Optionee in writing and such refusal shall have continued for a period of three
(3) business days after actual receipt of such notice.

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            (d) "Change of Control" will be deemed to have occurred upon:

                  (i) the acquisition by any one person or a group of associated
persons (the "Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of the shares of Common
Stock then outstanding (the "Outstanding Common Stock") or the voting securities
of the Company then outstanding entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the "Outstanding Voting Securities"), if such acquisition of
beneficial ownership would result in such Person beneficially owning either
individually or in the aggregate 50.1% or more of the Outstanding Common Stock
or 50.1% or more of the combined voting power of the Outstanding Voting
Securities; provided, however, that immediately prior to such acquisition such
Person(s) was not a direct or indirect beneficial owner of 50.1% or more of the
Outstanding Common Stock or 50.1% or more of the combined voting power of
Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be; and provided further,
however, that if such acquisition is by a person who was a shareholder of the
Company as of October 31, 2000, then a Change of Control does not occur unless
both this Subsection (i) and Subsection (iii)'s change in Board composition
provisions are met; or

                  (ii) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, substantial liquidation or dissolution of
the Company, sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, or similar corporate transaction (in each case referred to herein
as a "Corporate Transaction"); provided, however, in any such case, payment of
any benefits, or amounts (cash, stock or otherwise) shall be conditioned upon
the actual consummation of such Corporate Transaction; or

                  (iii) a change in the composition of the Board such that the
individuals who, immediately prior to the Effective Date, constitute the Board
(such Board hereinafter referred to as the "Incumbent Board") cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that
any individual who becomes a member of the Board on or subsequent to the
Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
stockholders, was as a result of the retirement, resignation or removal of a
Board member in the ordinary course of business and was approved by a vote of at
least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were
also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this
proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board; but, provided, further, that any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
election contest (as such terms are used in Rule l4a-11 of Regulation 14A under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended from time to time), including
any successor to such Rule) or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person(s) other than the Board shall
not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

            (e) Intentionally omitted.

            (f) Intentionally omitted.

            (g) "Class C Option" shall mean the Class C Option to purchase
shares of Common Stock granted to the Optionee pursuant to this Option Agreement
and described in Section 2(b) below.

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            (h) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
any successor revenue laws of the United States and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

            (i) "Committee" shall mean the committee of members of the Board
that is designated by the Board to administer the Plan. In the event that no
such Committee exists or is appointed, "Committee" shall mean the Board.

            (j) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company.

            (k) "Constructive Termination" shall mean the Optionee's voluntary
termination of employment within 60 days (or 120 days in the event a Change of
Control also has occurred) following the occurrence of any of the following: (i)
a change in the Optionee's duties or responsibilities, or a change in the
Optionee's reporting relationships, either of which results in or reflects a
material diminution of the scope or importance of the Optionee's
responsibilities; (ii) a reduction in the Optionee's then current base salary or
annual target bonus; (iii) a reduction in the level of benefits available or
awarded to the Optionee under employee and officer benefit plans and programs
including, but not limited to, annual and long-term incentive and stock-based
plans and programs (other than as part of reductions in such benefit plans or
programs affecting similarly situated employees of the Company); (iv) any
failure of any acquirer following a Change of Control to agree to be bound by
this Option Agreement, or (v) a relocation of the Optionee's primary employment
location which is more than 50 miles from his current primary employment
location; provided, however, that for Constructive Termination to have been
deemed to have occurred, the Optionee must give the Company written notice, at
least 30 days prior to the date the Optionee intends to terminate his
employment, providing a description of the events constituting Constructive
Termination hereunder and, in the event the Company corrects or cures such
events prior to the conclusion of such 30 day period, then Constructive
Termination shall not exist hereunder.

            (l) "Disability" shall mean the inability or failure of a person to
perform those duties for the Company or any Subsidiary traditionally assigned to
and performed by such person because of the person's then-existing physical or
mental condition, impairment or incapacity. The fact of disability shall be
determined by the Committee in its reasonable discretion, and shall be
determined using the same definition of disability as would qualify the person
for disability benefits under the Company's long term disability program
generally applicable to that person. The Committee may consider such evidence as
it considers desirable under the circumstances, and the Committee's
determination shall be final and binding upon all parties.

            (m) "Exercise Date" shall mean the business day, during the
applicable Option Period, upon which the Optionee delivers to the Company the
written notice and consideration contemplated by Section 5 of the Plan.

            (n) "Fair Market Value" shall mean the fair market value of the
Common Stock determined as provided in the Plan.

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            (o) "Family Member" shall mean the Optionee's child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, 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, or any person
sharing the Optionee's household (other than a tenant or employee).

            (p) "Involuntary Termination Without Cause" shall mean any of the
following: (i) the dismissal of, or the request for the resignation of, a
person, by court order, order of any court-appointed liquidator or trustee of
the Company, or the order or request of any creditors' committee of the Company
constituted under the federal bankruptcy laws, provided that such order or
request contains no specific reference to Cause; (ii) the dismissal of, or the
request for the resignation of, a person, by a duly constituted corporate
officer of the Company, or by the Board, for any reason other than for Cause; or
(iii) the Optionee's Constructive Termination.

            (q) "Options" shall mean the Class C Option to purchase shares of
Common Stock granted to the Optionee pursuant to this Option Agreement.

            (r) "Option Agreement" shall mean this Nonstatutory Stock Option
Agreement and Grant between the Company and the Optionee by which the Options
are granted to the Optionee pursuant to the Plan.

            (s) "Option Period" shall mean with respect to the Class C Option,
the period commencing as of the date hereof and ending October 31, 2010 or such
earlier date as when this Option Agreement may be terminated by its terms.

            (t) "Permitted Transferee" shall mean a Family Member, a trust in
which Family Members have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a
foundation in which Family Members (or the Optionee) control the management of
assets, and any other entity in which Family Members (or the Optionee) own more
than fifty percent of the voting interests.

            (u) "Plan" shall mean the Safety Components International, Inc. 2001
Stock Option Plan, as amended from time to time.

            (v) "Subsidiary" shall mean any subsidiary entity of the Company.

            (w) "Termination of Continuous Service" shall mean the Optionee's
ceasing to perform services for the Company and its Subsidiaries. Subject to
applicable law, the Committee may determine in its reasonable discretion whether
the Optionee's continuous service has terminated and the effective date of such
termination.

      2. Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Option Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the following
Options to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company:

            (a) Intentionally omitted.

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            (b) Class C Option. Effective April 1, 2002, the Company hereby
grants to the Optionee an option to purchase from the Company up to but not
exceeding in the aggregate xxxxx shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per
share equal to $6.71, the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the
date of grant (the "Class C Option").

      3. Vesting and Exercise of Options. The Options granted in paragraph 2
above shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following terms
and procedures:

            (a) Intentionally omitted.

            (b) Intentionally omitted.

            (c) Class C Option. Subject to Section 7 below regarding a Change of
Control, the Class C Option shall vest as follows, provided that the Optionee
has not incurred a Termination of Continuous Service as of the relevant vesting
date: (i) one-third of the total number of shares of Common Stock covered by the
Class C Option shall vest on April 1, 2003; (ii) an additional one-third of the
total number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Class C Option shall vest
on April 1, 2004; and (iii) the final one-third of the total number of shares of
Common Stock covered by the Class C Option shall vest on April 1, 2005. The
Option shall terminate on the expiration of the Option Period, if not earlier
terminated pursuant to this Option Agreement.

            (d) Minimum Exercise Amount. No less than 100 shares of Common Stock
may be purchased on any Exercise Date unless the number of shares purchased at
such time is the total number of shares in respect of which the Option is then
exercisable.

            (e) Fractional Shares. If at any time and for any reason any Option
covers a fraction of a share, then upon exercise of the Option, the fractional
share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share and disregarded without
payment therefore.

            (f) Procedure for Exercise. The Options shall be exercised by the
Optionee in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5 of the Plan.

            (g) Issuance of Shares. As soon as administratively practicable
after the Exercise Date, subject to the receipt of payment of the applicable
aggregate option price and payment of any federal, state or local income tax
withholding or other employment tax that may be due upon the issuance of the
Common Stock as determined by the Company pursuant to Section 8 below, the
Company shall issue to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall become the holder of
record of, the number of shares with respect to which such Option shall be so
exercised.

            (h) Transferability of Options. The Options are not transferable by
the Optionee otherwise than (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution;
or (ii) by transfer without consideration to a Permitted Transferee. In the case
of a transfer pursuant to (ii) above, the Committee must be notified in advance
in writing of the terms of any proposed transfer to a Permitted Transferee. The
Permitted Transferee and the Option shall continue to be subject to

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the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the
transfer. The provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall continue to
apply with respect to the Optionee, and the Option shall be exercisable by the
Permitted Transferee only to the extent and for the periods specified herein.
The Optionee shall remain subject to withholding taxes upon exercise of any
transferred Option by the Permitted Transferee. No assignment or transfer of the
Option, or of the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary,
by operation of law or otherwise, except as described above, shall vest in the
assignee or transferee any interest or right herein whatsoever; but immediately
upon any attempt to assign or transfer this Option, except as expressly
permitted herein, the same shall terminate and be of no force or effect.

      4. Termination. Each Option granted hereby or that may be granted hereby
shall terminate and be of no force or effect, regardless of whether or not such
Options are vested, upon and following the earliest to occur of any of the
following events:

            (a) Option Expiration. The expiration of the Option Period.

            (b) Termination of Employment Generally. The Optionee's Termination
for any reason other than the Optionee's death, Disability or Involuntary
Termination Without Cause.

            (c) Involuntary Termination Without Cause. Except as otherwise
provided upon a Change of Control in Section 7 below, the expiration of thirty
(30) days after the date of the Optionee's Involuntary Termination Without
Cause. During such thirty (30) day period, the Optionee shall have the right to
exercise the Options which have both been granted and vested in accordance with
the terms of this Option Agreement, but only to the extent the Option was
exercisable on the date of the Optionee's Involuntary Termination Without Cause.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of exercising his vested Options, the
Optionee may instead surrender all his Options (of all classes) within the
thirty (30) day period following his Involuntary Termination Without Cause, and
shall receive instead stock appreciation rights which, in the event of a Change
of Control within twenty-four (24) months of the Optionee's Involuntary
Termination Without Cause, provide a payment equal to the amount by which the
"Change of Control Price" (as determined by the Committee in its discretion to
reflect the fair market value of the Common Stock by virtue of the transaction
contemplated by the Change of Control) per share of Common Stock exceeds the
applicable exercise price per share of Common Stock multiplied by the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to the Optionee's vested Options which were
surrendered. Such stock appreciation rights shall expire and no longer be of any
value at the end of such twenty-four (24) month period.

            (d) Disability. The expiration of ninety (90) days after the
Optionee's Termination as a result of the Optionee's Disability. During such
ninety (90) day period, the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option
hereby granted in accordance with the terms of this Option Agreement, but only
to the extent the Option was exercisable and vested on the date of the
Optionee's Termination.

            (e) Death. In the event of the Optionee's Termination as a result of
the Optionee's death, or in the event of the Optionee's death after Termination
described in

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subparagraph (c) or (d) above but within the thirty (30) day or ninety (90) day
period described in subparagraph (c) or (d) above, upon the expiration of ninety
(90) days following the Optionee's death. During such extended period, the
Option may be exercised by the person or persons to whom the deceased Optionee's
rights under the Option Agreement shall pass by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution, but only to the extent the Option was exercisable and vested
on the date of the Optionee's Termination.

            (f) Violation of Agreement. The Optionee's violation of any term or
condition of any agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary containing secrecy,
confidentiality, noncompetition and/or nonsolicitation covenants or clauses.

            (g) Assignment or Transfer. To the extent set forth in Section 3(h)
above, upon an attempted assignment or transfer of the Option other than as
expressly permitted herein.

      Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any matter
referred to in this paragraph 4 shall be final and conclusive on all persons
affected thereby.

      5. Rights as Stockholder. An Optionee shall have no rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock underlying
the Options until the Optionee shall have become the holder of record of such
Common Stock upon payment of the applicable exercise price in accordance with
the terms and provisions hereof. Subject to Section 6 below, no adjustments
shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash,
securities or other property) or distributions or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date that the Optionee shall have become the holder
of record of the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Options.

      6. Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure; Reorganizations in
General. The shares underlying these Options are shares of Common Stock as
constituted on the date of this Option Agreement, but if, during the applicable
Option Periods and prior to the delivery by the Company of all of the shares of
Common Stock with respect to which these Options are granted, there is any
change in the Common Stock or capital structure of the Company due to a
reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of
shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering or similar event (but not
including the exercise of warrants under the Warrant Agreement approved as part
of the Company's Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization approved by the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware as of August 30, 2000), unless the
Committee should determine otherwise in its reasonable discretion, corresponding
adjustments automatically shall be made to the number and kind of shares covered
by the Options to the extent they remain outstanding and the exercise price per
share under the Options. In addition, the Committee may make such other
adjustments as it determines to be equitable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
fractional share resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 6 shall
be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

      In the event of a change in the Common Stock as presently constituted,
which change is limited to a change of all of the authorized shares with par
value into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par
value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the
Common Stock within the meaning of the Plan.

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      In the event of a merger of one or more corporations into the Company with
respect to which the Company shall be the surviving or resulting corporation,
the Optionee shall, at no additional cost, be entitled upon exercise of any of
these Options to receive (subject to any required action by shareholders), in
lieu of the number of shares as to which these Options shall then be so
exercised, the number and class of shares of stock or other securities to which
the Optionee would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement of
merger if, immediately prior to such merger, the Optionee had been the holder of
record of a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the number
of shares as to which such Option shall be so exercised; provided, however,
that, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control the provisions of Section 7 of this Option
Agreement also shall apply.

      The existence of these Options shall not affect in any way the right or
power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any or all
adjustments, dividends, stock dividends, recapitalization, reorganizations or
other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, or any merger
or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or
other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise
affecting, the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its
assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a
similar character or otherwise.

      7. Change of Control. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Option
Agreement or the Plan, the following provisions shall apply in the event of a
Change of Control:

            (a) Intentionally omitted.

            (b) Class C Option. To the extent that the Class C Option is
outstanding as of the date a Change of Control is determined to have occurred,
then, upon the Change of Control the Class C Option shall become fully vested
and exercisable; provided, however, that the foregoing accelerated vesting shall
apply only (i) if the Optionee has not incurred a Termination of Continuous
Service as of the Change of Control or (ii) in the event the Optionee had an
Involuntary Termination Without Cause during a period of time described in
subsection (c) below.

            (c) Special Provisions Regarding Involuntary Termination Without
Cause. A Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which
the Optionee had an Involuntary Termination Without Cause if such Involuntary
Termination Without Cause occurs within any of the following periods of time:
(i) within ninety (90) days prior to a Change of Control; (ii) within ninety
(90) days prior to the execution of a definitive written agreement which would
result in a Change of Control, but only if the Change of Control is actually
consummated within one hundred eighty (180) days following the Involuntary
Termination Without Cause; or (iii) if on the date of Involuntary Termination
Without Cause the Board had knowledge of a pending Change of Control, but only
if the Change of Control is actually consummated within one hundred eighty (180)
days following the Involuntary Termination Without Cause. In such event, any
election or action which has been taken by Optionee under

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4(c) of this Agreement shall be deemed also to apply to any additional Options
which become vested pursuant to this Section 7(c).

      8. Compliance with Code ss. 280(G)(b)(5). All provisions of this Agreement
which are contingent upon a change of control and "parachute payments" as
defined by Code ss. 280G ("parachute payments") shall in all cases be subject
and contingent upon the approval by a separate vote of the persons who owned,
immediately before the change in ownership or control which would trigger the
application of Code ss. 280G, more than seventy-five (75%) percent of the voting
power of all outstanding stock of the Company. Such seventy-five (75%) percent
vote shall be made following adequate disclosures to such voting persons of all
material facts concerning all such material parachute payments, and such vote
shall determine the right of the individual to receive or return such parachute
payment. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the event that a
substantial portion of the assets of the Company consists directly or indirectly
of stock in a corporation and any ownership interest in such entity is readily
tradable on an established securities market or otherwise. To the extent that it
is determined by the Company's independent auditors that Code ss.ss. 280G and
4999 apply, then Employee's payments which are deemed to be contingent upon a
change of control shall be reduced to the extent that the Company's independent
auditors determine that to do so would cause Employee to net more after-tax
income than he would receive if such payments were not reduced. The provisions
of this paragraph shall in all events be interpreted so as to comply with Code
ss. 280G(b)(5) and the regulations, proposed regulations and other official
guidance thereunder.

      9. Payment of Withholding Taxes. Upon the Optionee's exercise of his or
her Options with respect to any shares of Common Stock in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 3 above, or the Optionee's receipt of a payment pursuant
to Section 7(a) or (b) above, the Optionee shall pay to the Company, through
payroll or other withholding (which withholding the Optionee hereby authorizes)
or other means acceptable to the Company, the amount of any applicable federal,
state or local income tax withholding or other employment tax obligations that
may arise in connection with or be due upon such exercise or payment, as the
case may be. The amount of any such federal, state or local income tax
withholding or other employment tax due in such event shall be the statutory
minimum amount as determined by the Company and shall be binding upon the
Optionee. If the amount requested is not paid, the Company may refuse to issue
the Common Stock or make such payment. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to impose on the Company a duty to withhold where applicable law does
not require such withholding.

      10. No Registration Rights. Nothing in this Option Agreement shall be
construed to obligate the Company at any time to file or maintain the
effectiveness of a registration statement under the Act, or under the securities
laws of any state or other jurisdiction, or to take or cause to be taken any
action which may be necessary in order to provide an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Act under Rule 144 or any other exemption with
respect to the Common Stock or otherwise for resale or other transfer by the
Optionee (or by the executor or administrator of such Optionee's estate or a
Permitted Transferee or a person who acquired the Option or any Common Stock or
other rights by bequest, inheritance or otherwise by reason of the death of the
Optionee) as a result of the exercise of an Option granted pursuant to this
Option Agreement.

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      11. Resolution of Disputes. Any question of interpretation, dispute or
disagreement that arises under, or as a result of, or pursuant to, this Option
Agreement shall be determined by the Committee in its reasonable discretion, and
any such determination or other determination or interpretation by the Committee
under or pursuant to this Option Agreement, shall be final, binding and
conclusive on all parties affected thereby.

      12. Compliance with the Act. Anything in this Option Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, if, at any time specified herein for the issuance of
Common Stock, any law, regulation or requirements of any governmental authority
having jurisdiction in the premises shall require either the Company or the
Optionee, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, to take any action in
connection with the shares then to be issued, the issuance of such shares shall
be deferred until such action shall have been taken, and the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts in that regard to preserve the benefits to the
Optionee contemplated by this Option Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision
herein to the contrary or in the Plan, the Company shall be under no obligation
to issue any shares of Common Stock to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option
granted hereby unless and until the Company has determined that such issuance is
either exempt from registration, or is registered, under the Act and is either
exempt from registration and qualification, or is registered or qualified, as
applicable, under all applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws. The
Company may require any person exercising the Options to make such
representations and agreements and furnish such information as it deems
appropriate to assure compliance with the foregoing or any other applicable
legal requirement.

      13. Miscellaneous.

            (a) Binding on Successors and Representatives. This Option Agreement
shall be binding not only upon the parties, but also upon their heirs,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns
(including any transferee of a party to this Agreement); and the parties agree,
for themselves and their successors, assigns (including any transferee of a
party to this Agreement) and representatives, to execute any instrument which
may be necessary legally to effect the terms and conditions of this Option
Agreement.

            (b) Entire Agreement. This Option Agreement, together with the Plan,
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the Option and
supersedes any previous agreement, whether written or oral, with respect
thereto. This Option Agreement has been entered into in compliance with the
terms of the Plan; wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this
Option Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

            (c) Amendment. Neither this Option Agreement nor any of the terms
and conditions herein set forth may be altered or amended orally, and any such
alteration or amendment shall be effective only when reduced to writing and
signed by each of the parties or their respective successors and assigns.

            (d) Construction of Terms. Any reference herein to the singular or
plural

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shall be construed as plural or singular whenever the context requires.

            (e) Notices. All notices, requests and amendments under this Option
Agreement shall be in writing, and notices shall be deemed to have been given
when personally delivered or sent prepaid registered mail:

                  (i)   if to the Company, at the following address:

                        Safety Components International, Inc.
                        41 Stevens Street
                        Greenville, SC  29605
                        Attention: Vice President of Human Resources

or at such other address as the Company shall designate by notice.

                  (ii)  if to the Optionee, to the Optionee's address appearing
                        in the Company's records, or at such other address as
                        the Optionee shall designate by notice.

            (f) Governing Law. This Option Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of South Carolina (excluding
the principles of conflict of laws thereof).

            (g) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
particular provision of this Option Agreement shall not affect the other
provisions hereof, and the Committee may elect in its sole discretion to
construe such invalid or unenforceable provision in a manner which conforms to
applicable laws or as if such provision was omitted.

            (h) Not Incentive Stock Options. The Options granted hereunder are
not intended to be "incentive stock options" under Section 422 of the Code.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement
as of the day and year first written above.

SAFETY COMPONENTS                   [NAME OF OPTIONEE]
INTERNATIONAL,  INC.

By:                                                                       (SEAL)

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