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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.5a

                                  GARTNER, INC.

                        2002 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                    As Amended and Restated February 5, 2003

The following constitute the provisions of the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
of Gartner, Inc.

         1.       PURPOSE.

         The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its
Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the
Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the
company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of
the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and limit
participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of
the Code.

         2.       DEFINITIONS.

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

         (b)      "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

         (c)      "Common Stock" shall mean the Class A Common Stock, par value
$.0005, of the Company.

         (d)      "Company" shall mean Gartner, Inc.

         (e)      "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings, payments for overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation,
incentive payments, bonuses, and commissions.

         (f)      "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries which
have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.

         (g)      "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an employee of the
Company for purposes of tax withholding under the Code whose customary
employment with the Company or any Designated Subsidiary is at least twenty (20)
hours per week. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be
treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other
leave of absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90
days and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by
statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have
terminated on the 91st day of such leave.

         (h)      "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.

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         (i)      "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering
Period, or, with respect to an Extended Offering Period shall mean the last day
of each Purchase Period.

         (j)      "Extended Offering Period" shall mean a period of
approximately twenty-four (24) months, commencing on the date or dates so
specified by the Board, during which options granted pursuant to the Plan may be
exercised. The duration, commencement and termination of Extended Offering
Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

         (k)      "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                  (1)      If the Common Stock is listed on any established
         stock exchange or a national market system, including without
         limitation the National Market System of the National Association of
         Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its
         Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for the Common

                  Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as
         quoted on such system or exchange (or the exchange with the greatest
         volume of trading in Common Stock) on the date of such determination
         (or, if not a market trading day, then the last market trading day
         prior to the date of determination), as reported in The Wall Street
         Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or

                  (2)      If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ system
         (but not on the National Market System thereof) or is regularly quoted
         by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported,
         its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low
         asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of such determination, as
         reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board
         deems reliable; or

                  (3)      In the absence of an established market for the
         Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
         faith by the Board.

         (l)      "Offering Period" shall mean a period of approximately six (6)
months, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after March 1 and terminating
on the last Trading Day in the period ending the following August 31, or
commencing on the first Trading Day on or after September 1 and terminating on
the last Trading Day in the period ending the following February 28/29, during
which options granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, except that with
respect to the Offering Period commencing after the date of this Amended and
Restated Plan, such Offering Period shall run from September 1, 2003 and
terminate on the last Trading Day in the period ending February 29, 2004. The
duration, commencement and termination of Offering Periods may be changed
pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

         (m)      "Participant" shall mean an Employee who elects to participate
in the Plan during the applicable Offering Period.

         (n)      "Plan" shall mean this 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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         (o)      "Purchase Period" shall mean, with respect to an Extended
Offering Period, the approximately six (6) month period commencing after one
Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date, except that the first
Purchase Period of any Extended Offering Period shall commence on the Enrollment
Date and end with the next Exercise Date. The duration, commencement and
termination of Purchase Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4 of this
Plan.

         (p)      "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

         (q)      "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.

         (r)      "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

         (s)      "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the NASDAQ System are open for trading.

         3.       ELIGIBILITY.

         (a)      Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

         (b)      Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent his or her rights to purchase stock under
all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue
at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) worth of stock
(determined at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option is
granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time,
as same shall automatically be adjusted if this dollar amount set forth in the
Code is adjusted.

         4.       OFFERING PERIODS. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive
Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day
on or after March 1 and September 1 each year, or on such other dates as the
Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance
with Section 19 hereof. The Board shall have the power: (i) to change the
duration, commencement and termination of Offering Periods and/or Purchase
Periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such
change is announced at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled beginning of
the first Offering Period or Purchase Period to be effective thereafter, (ii) to
implement Extended Offering Periods, and (iii) to implement overlapping Offering
Periods and/or overlapping Extended Offering Periods.

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         5.       PARTICIPATION.

         (a)      An eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's HR department prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.

         (b)      Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         6.       PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.

         (a)      At the time a Participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period or Extended Offering Period in an amount not less
than one percent (1%) and not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Compensation
which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering Period or Extended
Offering Period, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during the
Offering Period or Extended Offering Period shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the Participant's Compensation during said Offering Period or Extended
Offering Period.

         (b)      All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole
percentages only. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

         (c)      A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of
his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing or filing
with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in payroll
deduction rate. A Participant may not change his or her payroll deduction rate,
either by increasing or decreasing such rate, more than once during an Offering
Period. The Board may, in its discretion, adjust the number of participation
rate changes permitted during any Offering Period or Purchase Period. The change
in rate shall be effective with the first full payroll period following ten (10)
business days after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement
unless the Company elects to process a given change in participation more
quickly. A Participant's subscription agreement shall remain in effect for
successive Offering Periods and Purchase Period unless terminated as provided in
Section 10 hereof.

         (d)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code as the same may be amended and Section
3(b) hereof, a Participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such
time during any Offering Period or Purchase Period which is scheduled to end
during the current calendar year (the "Current Period") that the aggregate of
all payroll deductions which were previously used to purchase stock under the
Plan in a prior Offering Period or Purchase Period which ended during that
calendar year plus all payroll deductions accumulated with respect to the
Current Period equal $21,250, as the same shall automatically be adjusted if the
dollar amount set forth in the Code is adjusted. Payroll deductions shall
recommence at the rate provided in such Participant's

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subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Offering Period or Purchase
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         (e)      At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or
at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of the
Common Stock by the Employee.

         7.       GRANT OF OPTION. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering
Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be
granted an option to purchase on the Exercise Date of such Offering Period (at
the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period (or, with
respect to an Extended Offering Period, during each six-month Purchase Period)
more than a number of Shares determined by dividing $12,500, as the same shall
be automatically adjusted upon any adjustments in the dollar amount set forth in
the Code, by the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on
the Enrollment Date, and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to
the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option
shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof, unless the Participant has
withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and shall expire on the last day of the
Offering Period.

         8.       EXERCISE OF OPTION. Unless a Participant withdraws from the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of
shares will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum
number of full shares subject to the option shall be purchased for such
Participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll
deductions in his or her account. No fractional shares will be purchased; any
payroll deductions accumulated in a Participant's account which are not
sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained in the Participant's
account for the subsequent Offering Period or Purchase Period, subject to
earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any
other monies left over in a Participant's account after the Exercise Date shall
be returned to the Participant. During a Participant's lifetime, a Participant's
option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

         9.       DELIVERY. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date
on which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall have the shares
purchased upon the exercise of the option listed in street name with a brokerage
company of the Company's choice (the "Broker of Deposit").

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         10.      WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

         (a)      A Participant may withdraw all the payroll deductions credited
to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the
Plan at any time prior to the 15th day before the end of an Offering Period by
giving written notice to the Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All
of the Participant's payroll deductions credited to his or her account will be
paid to such Participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal without
interest and such Participant's option for the Offering Period will be
automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of
shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an
Offering Period, payroll deductions will not resume at the beginning of the
succeeding Offering Period unless the Participant delivers to the Company a new
subscription agreement. A Participant may not make a partial withdrawal of
payroll deductions.

         (b)      Upon a Participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in
Section 2(g) hereof), for any reason, including by virtue of him or her having
failed to remain an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per
week during an Offering Period in which the Employee is a Participant, he or she
will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll
deductions credited to such Participant's account during the Offering Period but
not yet used to exercise the option will be returned to such Participant or, in
the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under
Section 14 hereof, and such Participant's option will be automatically
terminated.

         11.      INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions
of a Participant in the Plan.

         12.      STOCK.

         (a)      The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 4,000,000 shares,
subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided
in Section 18 hereof. If on a given Exercise Date the number of shares with
respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then
available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the
shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be
practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.

         (b)      The Participant will have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

         (c)      Shares to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be
registered in the name of the Participant or in the name of the Participant and
his or her spouse as specified in the Participant's subscription agreement.

         13.      ADMINISTRATION.

         (a)      Administrative Body. The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board
or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full
extent permitted

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by law, be final and binding upon all parties. Members of the Board who are
eligible Employees are permitted to participate in the Plan, provided that:

                  (1)      Members of the Board who are eligible to participate
         in the Plan may not vote on any matter affecting the administration of
         the Plan or the grant of any option pursuant to the Plan.

                  (2)      If a committee is established to administer the Plan,
         no member of the Board who is eligible to participate in the Plan may
         be a member of the committee.

         (b)      Rule 16b-3 Limitations. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the
administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be only administered by
such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3. Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion
concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee whose
members are not "non-employee directors" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.

         14.      DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

         (a)      A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the Participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such Participant's death subsequent to an
Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a
written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the
Participant's account under the Plan in the event of such Participant's death
prior to exercise of the option. If a Participant is married and the designated
beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such
designation to be effective.

         (b)      The Participant may change such designation of beneficiary at
any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a Participant and in
the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at
the time of such Participant's death, the Company shall deliver such shares
and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant,
or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of
the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or
cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the
Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company,
then to such other person as the Company may designate.

         15.      TRANSFERABILITY. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
Participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the Participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

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         16.      USE OF FUNDS. The Company may use all payroll deductions
received or held by the Company under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

         17.      REPORTS. Individual accounts will be maintained for each
Participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         18.      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.

         (a)      Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been
exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock
effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however,
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed
to have been "effected without receipt of consideration". Such adjustment shall
be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject
to an option.

         (b)      Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise
provided by the Board.

         (c)      Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each option under the Plan shall be assumed or
an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a
parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the Board determines,
in the exercise of its sole discretion and in lieu of such assumption or
substitution, to shorten the Offering Period or Extended Offering Period(s) then
in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date") or to
cancel each outstanding right to purchase and refund all sums collected from
Participants during the Offering Period(s) or Extended Offering Period(s) then
in progress. If the Board shortens the Offering Period(s) or Extended Offering
Period(s) then in progress in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of
a merger or sale of assets, the Board shall notify each Participant in writing,
at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the
Exercise Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Exercise Date
and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise
Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the Offering
Period(s) or Extended Offering Period(s) as provided in Section 10 hereof. For
purposes of this paragraph, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to
be assumed if, following the sale of assets or merger, the option confers the
right to purchase, for each share of option stock subject to the option
immediately prior to the sale of assets or merger, the consideration (whether
stock, cash or other

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securities or property) received in the sale of assets or merger by holders of
Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the effective date of the
transaction (and if such holders were offered a choice of consideration, the
type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if such consideration received
in the sale of assets or merger was not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board
may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the Participant, provide
for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in fair market
value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock upon
the sale of assets or merger.

         The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole
discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price
per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event the
Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalization, rights offerings
or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and
in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other
corporation.

         19.      AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.

         (a)      The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or
amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 18 hereof, no such termination can
affect options previously granted, provided that an Offering Period may be
terminated by the Board on any Exercise Date if the Board determines that the
termination of the Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders. Except as provided in Section 18 hereof, no amendment may make any
change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of
any Participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 or under
Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other
applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in
such a manner and to such a degree as required.

         (b)      Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
Participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods,
Extended Offering Periods or Purchase Periods, limit the frequency and/or number
of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, Extended Offering
Period or Purchase Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts
withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in
excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays
or mistakes in the Company's processing of properly completed withholding
elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting
and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of
Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from
the Participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or
procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion
advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

         20.      NOTICES. All notices or other communications by a Participant
to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in

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the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated
by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         21.      CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued
with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance
and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

         As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require
the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

         22.      TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective on February 1,
2002 following its adoption by the Board and its approval by the stockholders of
the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless
sooner terminated under Section 19 hereof.

         23.      ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS OF RULE 16b-3. The terms and
conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of shares by,
persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the
applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and
such options shall contain, and the shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be
subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by
Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange
Act with respect to Plan transactions.

         24.      AUTOMATIC TRANSFER TO LOW PRICE EXTENDED OFFERING PERIOD. To
the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, if the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Extended Offering Period is lower
than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date of such
Extended Offering Period, then all Participants in such Extended Offering Period
shall be automatically withdrawn from such Extended Offering Period immediately
after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically
re-enrolled in the immediately following Extended Offering Period as of the
first day thereof.

         25.      RULES FOR FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS.

                  (a)      The Board (or its committee) may adopt rules or
procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to
accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, rules and procedures may be adopted regarding
handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local
currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates
that vary depending on location.

                  (b)      The Board (or its committee) may approve such
supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan
as it may consider necessary or

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appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom,
without affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose,
(including supplements, amendments, restatements and alternative versions
designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code), provided that no
such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall include
any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, as then in
effect, unless the Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency
without further approval by the stockholders of the Company.

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                        DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                       and

                                MICHAEL A. SUMSKY

                                   Dated as of

                                  July 1, 2003
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          This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of _July 1_, 2003, by and between
MICHAEL A. SUMSKY (the "Employee") and DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). As used herein, the term "Companies"
shall refer to the Company and its existing and future subsidiaries.

          The Company desires to engage the Employee to perform services for the
Companies, and the Employee desires to perform such services, on the terms and
conditions set forth below.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:

     1.   Employment, Term.

          The Company will employ the Employee in its business, and the Employee
will work for the Company, for a term commencing as of the date hereof and
ending on December 31, 2004, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement. Such period, including any extensions or renewals
thereof, is referred to herein as the "Employment Period" .

     2.   Duties.

          2.1 During the Employment Period, the Employee shall serve as the
President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and General Counsel of the
Company, and perform duties of an executive character consisting of
administrative and managerial responsibilities on behalf of the Companies, and
shall perform such other duties on behalf of the Companies and exercise such
authority as may from time to time reasonably be delegated to the Employee by
the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with his abilities.

          2.2 The Employee shall discharge his duties from the Company's
facility in Kingston, Pennsylvania. The Employee shall also engage in such
reasonable travel in furtherance of his duties set forth in Section 2.1, as
shall be reasonably requested by the Company.

     3.   Devotion of Time.

          Throughout the Employment Period, the Employee shall: (a) devote
substantially all of his working time to the business and affairs of the
Companies; (b) faithfully and diligently perform his duties in conformity with
the directions of the Board of Directors of the Company; (c) devote his best
efforts, energy and skill to the services of the Companies and the promotion of
their interests; and not take part in activities known by the Employee to be
detrimental to the best interests of the Companies.

     4.   Compensation.

          4.1 In consideration for the services to be performed by the Employee
during the Employment Period hereunder, the Company shall compensate the
Employee at a base salary of $350,000 per annum (the "Base Salary").

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          4.2 The Employee shall be eligible to receive, with respect to each
year of the Employment Period, a bonus (the "Bonus"), as set forth in Exhibit A
hereto (the "Bonus Plan").

     5.   Reimbursement of Expenses; Additional Benefits.

          5.1 The Employee shall receive an automobile allowance for the use of
an automobile owned or leased by him in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Company from time to time for executive employees.

          5.2 The Company shall pay directly, or reimburse the Employee for, all
other reasonable and necessary business expenses and disbursements (including,
but not limited to, professional dues, memberships, publications and continuing
education) incurred by the Employee for or on behalf of the Company in the
performance of his duties under this Agreement. For such purposes, the Employee
shall submit to the Company itemized invoices, statements or written reports of
such expenses in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the
Company from time to time.

          5.3 The Employee shall be entitled to paid vacations during the
Employment Period in accordance with the then prevalent practices of the Company
for its senior executives; provided, however, that Employee shall be entitled to
such paid vacations for not less than four (4) weeks per annum.

          5.4 During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be entitled to
participate in, and to receive benefits under, such employee benefit plans of
the Company (including, without limitation, pension, profit sharing, bonus,
group life insurance and group medical insurance plans) as may exist from time
to time for the Company's senior executives.

          5.5 The Company shall pay directly, or reimburse the Employee for,
housing costs of up to $900 per month for so long as the Employee resides in
northeastern Pennsylvania during the Employment Period.

     6.   Representations and Warranties of the Employee.

          The Employee represents and warrants to the Company that the Employee
is under no contractual or other restriction or obligation which conflicts with,
violates or is inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, the
performance of his duties hereunder, or the other rights of the Company
hereunder.

     7.   Non-competition.

          During the Employment Period, including any unexpired portion thereof,
the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join,
control, participate in, invest in or otherwise be connected or associated with,
in any manner, including, without limitation, as an officer, director, employee,
distributor, independent contractor, independent representative, partner,
consultant, advisor, agent, proprietor, trustee or investor, any Competing
Business located in any state or region (including foreign jurisdictions) where
any of the Companies conduct business or is considering doing business;
provided, however, that ownership of 1 % or less of the stock or other
securities of a corporation, the stock of which is

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listed on a national securities exchange or is quoted on The Nasdaq Stock
Market's National Market, shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7, so
long as the Employee does not in fact have the power to control, or direct the
management of, or is not otherwise engaged in activities with, such corporation.

          For purposes hereof, the term "Competing Business" shall mean any
business or venture which is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (i) developing,
manufacturing, marketing, selling and/or distributing (including wholesale
distribution) of automobile or truck glass or windshields or other glass
products utilized in vehicles; repairing, replacing or installing automobile or
truck glass or windshields or other glass products utilized in vehicles; or
selling or installing those kinds of automobile or truck accessories sold by any
of the Companies, (ii) any other business engaged in or actively being developed
by any of the Companies, or (iii) any other business which is substantially
similar to the whole or any significant part of the business conducted by the
Companies.

     8.   No Solicitation.

          During the Employment Period, including any unexpired portion thereof,
the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, including on behalf of, for the
benefit of, or in conjunction with, any other person or entity, (i) solicit,
assist, advise, influence, induce or otherwise encourage in any way, any
employee of any of the Companies to terminate its relationship with any of the
Companies for any reason, nor assist any person or entity in doing so, or
employ, engage or otherwise contract with any employee or former employee of any
of the Companies in a Competing Business or any other business unless such
former employee shall not have been employed by any of the Companies for a
period of at least one year, (ii) interfere in any manner with the relationship
between any employee and any of the Companies or (iii) contact, service or
solicit any existing clients, customers or accounts of any of the Companies on
behalf of a Competing Business, either as an individual on his own account, as
an investor, or as an officer, director, partner, joint venturer, consultant,
employee, agent or salesman of any other person or entity.

     9.   Confidential Information.

          9.1 "Confidential Information" shall mean confidential records and
information, including, but not limited to, development, marketing, purchasing,
organizational, strategic, financial, managerial, administrative, manufacturing,
production, distribution and sales information, distribution methods, data,
specifications and processes (including the Transferred Property as hereinafter
defined) presently owned or at any time hereafter developed by any of the
Companies or its agents or consultants or used presently or at any time
hereafter in the course of the business of any of the Companies, that are not
otherwise part of the public domain.

          9.2 The Employee hereby sells, transfers and assigns to the Company,
or to any person or entity designated by the Company, all of his entire right,
title and interest in and to all inventions, ideas, methods, developments,
disclosures and improvements (the "Inventions"), whether patented or unpatented,
and copyrightable material, and all trademarks, all trade names, all goodwill
associated therewith and all federal and state registrations or applications
thereof, made, adopted or conceived by the Employee, solely or jointly, in whole
or in part (collectively,

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the "Transferred Property"), prior to or during the Employment Period which (i)
relate to methods, apparatus, designs, products, processes or devices sold,
leased, used or under construction or development by any of the Companies or
(ii) otherwise relate to or pertain to the business, products, services,
functions or operations of any of the Companies. The Employee shall make
adequate written records of all Inventions, which records shall be the Company's
property, and shall communicate promptly and disclose to the Company, in such
form as the Company requests, all information, details and data pertaining to
the aforementioned Inventions. Whether during the Employment Period or
thereafter, the Employee shall execute and deliver to the Company such formal
transfers and assignments and such other papers and documents as may be required
of the Employee to permit the Company, or any person or entity designated by the
Company, to file and prosecute patent applications (including, but not limited
to, records, memoranda or instruments deemed necessary by the Company for the
prosecution of a patent application or the acquisition of letters patent in the
United States, foreign jurisdictions or otherwise) and, as to copyrightable
material, to obtain copyrights thereon, and as to trademarks, to record the
transfer of ownership of any federal or state registrations or applications.

          9.3 All such Confidential Information is considered secret and will be
disclosed to the Employee in confidence, and the Employee acknowledges that, as
a consequence of his employment and position with the Company, the Employee may
have access to and become acquainted with Confidential Information. Except in
the performance of his duties as an employee of the Company, the Employee shall
not, during the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, directly or
indirectly for any reason whatsoever, disclose or use any such Confidential
Information. All records, files, drawings, documents, equipment and other
tangible items, wherever located, relating in any way to or containing
Confidential Information, which the Employee has prepared, used or encountered
or shall in the future prepare, use or encounter, shall be and remain the
Company's sole and exclusive property and shall be included in the Confidential
Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, or whenever requested by the
Company, the Employee shall promptly deliver to the Company any and all of the
Confidential Information and copies thereof, not previously delivered to the
Company, that may be in the possession or under the control of the Employee. The
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the use, divulgence, disclosure or
grant of access to Confidential Information to the extent, but only to the
extent, (i) expressly permitted or required pursuant to any other written
agreement between the Employee and the Company, (ii) such Confidential
Information has been publicly disclosed (not due to a breach by the Employee of
his obligations hereunder, or by breach of any other person, of a fiduciary or
confidential obligation to any of the Companies) or (iii) the Employee is
required to disclose Confidential Information by or to any court of competent
jurisdiction or any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or
instrumentality of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Employee
shall, prior to any such disclosure, immediately notify the Company of such
requirement and provided further, however, that the Company shall have the
right, at its expense, to object to such disclosures and to seek confidential
treatment of any Confidential Information to be so disclosed on such terms as it
shall determine.

     10.  Acknowledgement remedies: survival of this Agreement.

          10.1 The Employee acknowledges that violation of any of the covenants
and provisions set forth in this Agreement would cause the Company irreparable
damage and agrees

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that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of
the provisions of this Agreement would be inadequate and, in recognition of this
fact, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of any of
the provisions of this Agreement, it is agreed that, in addition to the remedies
at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled, without the posting of a
bond, to equitable relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary
restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, or any other equitable
remedy which may then be available for the purposes of restraining the Employee
from any actual or threatened breach of such covenants. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if the Employee breaches or threatens to breach
Sections 7, 8, or 9 hereof, such breach or threatened breach will entitle the
Company to enjoin the Employee from disclosing any Confidential Information to
any Competing Business, to enjoin any Competing Business from retaining the
Employee or using any such Confidential Information, to enjoin the Employee from
engaging in any activities prohibited by Section 8 hereof and/or to enjoin the
Employee from rendering personal services to or in connection with any Competing
Business. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto are cumulative and shall
not be exclusive, and each such party shall be entitled to pursue all legal and
equitable rights and remedies and to secure performance of the obligations and
duties of the other under this Agreement, and the enforcement of one or more of
such rights and remedies by a party shall in no way preclude such party from
pursuing, at the same time or subsequently, any and all other rights and
remedies available to it.

          10.2 The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of
the Employee's employment with the Company.

     11.  Termination of Employment.

          11.1 Termination. The Company may terminate the Employee's employment
for Cause (as hereinafter defined), in which case the provisions of Section 11.2
shall apply. The Company may also terminate the Employee's employment in the
event of the Employee's death or Disability (as hereinafter defined), in which
case the provisions of Section 11.3 shall apply. The Company may also terminate
the Employee's employment for any other reason by written notice to the
Employee, in which case the provisions of Section 11.4 shall apply. If the
Employee's employment is terminated by reason of the Employee's resignation, the
provisions of Section 11.2 shall apply, provided that no termination of this
Agreement shall relieve either party from liability for any breach of this
Agreement or defeat or impair the right of non-breaching party to pursue such
relief as may otherwise be available to it as a result of any breach of this
Agreement or any term, provision or covenant contained herein.

          11.2 Termination for Cause; Resignation. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Employee's employment
hereunder is terminated during the Agreement Term (x) by the Company for Cause
or (y) by reason of the Employee's resignation, then the Company shall pay to
the Employee, within thirty (30) days of the date of such termination, only the
Base Salary through such date of termination. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Cause" shall mean (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere (no contest)
to, any crime (whether or not involving the Company) constituting a felony in
the jurisdiction involved; (ii) engaging in any act involving moral turpitude;
(iii) conduct related to the Employee's employment for which either criminal or
civil penalties against the Employee or any of the Companies may be sought; (iv)
gross neglect in the performance of the Employee's duties

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hereunder; (v) misconduct in the performance of the Employee's duties hereunder,
which misconduct continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the
Board of Directors of the Company, (vi) willful failure or refusal to perform
such duties as may be delegated to the Employee commensurate with the Employee's
position, which misconduct continues after notice thereof is given to the
Employee by the Board of Directors of the Company, (vii) material violation of
the Company's policies, including, without limitation, those relating to sexual
harassment, the disclosure or misuse of Confidential Information (as hereinafter
defined), or those set forth in Company manuals or statements of policy, which
violation continues after notice thereof is given to the Employee by the Board
of Directors of the Company (viii) engaging in any conduct which is materially
injurious or materially damaging to any of the Companies or the reputation of
any of the Companies; or (ix) material breach of any provision of this Agreement
by the Employee.

          11.3 Death or Disability. If, as a result of the Employee's incapacity
due to physical or mental illness, the Employee shall have been absent from the
Employee's duties hereunder for either (i) one hundred eighty (180) days within
any three hundred sixty five (365) day period, or (ii) one hundred twenty (120)
consecutive days, and within thirty (30) days after written notice of
termination is given shall not have returned to the performance of the
Employee's duties hereunder on a full time basis, the Company may terminate the
Employee's employment hereunder for "Disability". In the event this Agreement is
terminated by reason of the Employee's death or Disability, the Company shall
pay to the Employee (i) the Base Salary for a period of twelve months (but in no
event beyond December 31, 2004), which Base Salary shall be paid commencing with
such date of termination at the times and in the amounts such Base Salary would
have been paid, and (ii) the amount of any Bonus payable under the Bonus Plan
through such date of termination, which Bonus, if any, shall be payable at the
time provided in the Bonus Plan. During any period that the Employee fails to
perform the Employee's duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to
physical or mental illness (a "Disability Period"), the Employee shall continue
to receive the compensation and benefits provided by Section 5.4 hereof until
the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated; provided, however, that the
amount of compensation and benefits received by the Employee during the
Disability Period shall be reduced by the aggregate amounts, if any, payable to
the Employee pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof or under the Social Security or
state disability insurance programs.

          11.4 Termination By the Company For Any Other Reason. In the event
that the Employee's employment hereunder is terminated by the Company during the
Employment Period for any reason other than as provided in Sections 11.2 or 11.3
hereof, which shall include, but not be limited to, any termination by the
Company due to or arising from a change in control of the Company's common
and/or preferred stock ownership and/or a change in the composition of the Board
of Directors of the Company such that a majority of the Board of Directors of
the Company are not Continuing Directors, then the Company shall pay to the
Employee, (i) within thirty (30) days of the date of such termination, the Base
Salary through such date of termination, (ii) the amount of any Bonus payable
under the Bonus Plan through such date of termination, which Bonus, if any,
shall be payable at the time provided in the Bonus Plan, and (iii) in lieu of
any further compensation, benefits or other amounts for the balance of the
Employment Period, severance pay equal only to the Base Salary that Executive
would have otherwise received during the period beginning on such date of
termination and ending on the earlier of (i) the scheduled termination date of
the Employment Period under this Agreement or (ii) such time as

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Employee obtains other employment which provides for compensation in an amount
reasonably comparable to the amount of the Base Salary (it being understood that
the Company's obligation under clause (iii) of this Section 11.4 shall be
reduced by any amounts received by the Executive by reason of any other
employment, which severance pay shall be paid commencing with such date of
termination at the times and in the amounts such Base Salary would have been
paid. "Continuing Director" shall mean, as of any date of determination, any
member of the Board of Directors of the Company who was a member of such Board
of Directors on the date of this Agreement or was nominated for election or
elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of
such nomination or election.

     12.  Assignment.

          This Agreement, as it relates to the employment of the Employee, is a
personal contract and the rights, interests and obligations of the Employee
hereunder may not be sold transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated. Except
as otherwise herein expressly provided, this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Employee and his personal representatives and shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and
assigns, including without limitation, any corporation or other entity into
which the Company is merged or which acquires all of the outstanding shares of
the Company's capital stock, or all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any existing or future
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, any purchaser of all or substantially
all of the Company's business or assets, any successor to the Company or any
assignee thereof (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise).

     13.  Notices.

          Any notice, request, consent or approval required or permitted to be
given under this Agreement or pursuant to law shall be sufficient if in writing,
and if and when sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
with postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier service to
the Employee's residence (as reflected in the Company's records or as otherwise
designated by the Employee on thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the
Company) or to the Company's principal executive office, attention: Co-Chairman
(with copies to the General Counsel), as the case may be. All such notices,
requests, consents and approvals shall be effective upon being deposited in the
United States mail or upon delivery to such overnight courier service. Rejection
or other refusal to accept, or the inability to deliver because of changed
address of which no notice was given as provided herein, shall be deemed to be
receipt of the notice, request, consent or approval sent.

                        if to the Employee:

                        Michael A. Sumsky
                        408 Wildflower Drive
                        Wilkes Barre, PA  18702

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                        if to the Company:

                        Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc.
                        220 Division Street
                        Kingston, Pennsylvania  18704
                        Attn.:  Kenneth Levine, Co-Chairman
                                Norman Harris, Chief Executive Officer

                        With a copy to:

                        Green Equity Investors II, L.P.
                        c/o Leonard Green & Partners, L. P.
                        11111 Santa Monica Blvd., (Suite 2000)
                        Los Angeles, California  90025
                        Attn.:  Jonathan Seiffer

or to such other address as any such party shall designate by written notice to
the other party.

     14.  Non-waiver.

          Neither any course of dealing nor any failure or neglect of either
party hereto in any instance to exercise any right, power or privilege hereunder
or under law shall constitute a waiver of any other right, power or privilege or
of the same right, power or privilege in any other instance. All waivers by
either party hereto must be contained in a written instrument signed by the
party to be charged and, in the case of the Company, by its duly authorized
officer.

     15.  Entire Agreement.

          This Agreement (including Exhibit A hereto) contains the entire
agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral, between them.

     16.  Severability; Reasonableness of Agreement.

          If any term, provision or covenant of this Agreement or part thereof,
or the application thereof to any person, place or circumstance shall be held to
be invalid, unenforceable or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this Agreement and such term, provision or covenant shall remain in
full force and effect, and any such invalid, unenforceable or void term,
provision or covenant shall be deemed, without further action on the part of the
parties hereto, modified, amended and limited, and the court shall have the
power to modify, amend and limit any such term, provision or covenant, to the
extent necessary to render the same and the remainder of this Agreement valid,
enforceable and lawful. In this regard, the Employee understands that the
provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, and 10 may limit his ability to earn a
livelihood in a business similar or related to the business of the Company, but
nevertheless agrees and acknowledges that (i) the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9
and 10 hereof are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company,
and do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill
or other business interests of the Company; and (ii) such

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provisions contain reasonable limitations as to the time and the scope of
activity to be restrained. In consideration of the foregoing and in light of the
Employee's education, skills and abilities, the Employee agrees that all
defenses by the Employee to the strict enforcement of such provisions are hereby
waived by the Employee.

     17.  Headings.

          The headings of the sections of this Agreement are provided for
convenience only and are intended to have no effect in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.

     18.  Governing Law.

          This Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, construction
and performance of this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflicts of law. All actions and proceedings relating directly or
indirectly to this Agreement shall be litigated in any state court or federal
court located in New York, New York. The parties hereto expressly consent to the
jurisdiction of any such court and to venue therein and consent to the service
of process in any such action or proceeding by certified or registered mailing
of the summons and complaint therein directed to the Employee or the Company at
the address as provided in Section 13 hereof.

     19.  Amendment.

          This Agreement may be amended only by a writing which makes express
reference to this Agreement as the subject of such amendment and which is signed
by the Employee and, on behalf of the Company, by its duly authorized officer.

     20.  Costs and Expenses.

          Each party shall pay all of its own costs and expenses, including
reasonable legal fees, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance
and compliance with this Agreement by such party. If an action or proceeding is
commenced by a party to enforce or interpret any provision of this Agreement,
the non-prevailing party shall promptly reimburse the prevailing party for the
prevailing parry's reasonable costs and expenses of such action or proceeding,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.

     21.  Counterparts.

          This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which together shall be deemed one original.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement
as of the date and year first written above.

                                   DIAMOND TRIUMPH AUTO GLASS, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Norman Harris
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:   Norman Harris
                                       Title:     Chief Executive Officer

                                   /s/ Michael A. Sumsky
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                             Michael A. Sumsky

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A
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          1.        Bonus Awards.

          (a) In respect of each of the years ending December 31, 2003 and
December 31, 2004, Employee shall be entitled to receive a Bonus in the amount
set forth in Column A below corresponding to the Company's EBITDA (as defined
below) set forth in Column B in respect of each Performance Year (as defined
below):

               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                     Column A                    Column B
                       Bonus                      EBITDA
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $  30,000           $17,000,000 to $17,999,999
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $  60,000           $18,000,000 to $18,999,999
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $  90,000           $19,000,000 to $19,999,999
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $ 120,000           $20,000,000 to $20,999,999
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $ 150,000           $21,000,000 to $21,999,999
               ------------------------ -----------------------------
                    $ 180,000           $22,000,000 and above.
               ------------------------ -----------------------------

          (b) The Employee and Company acknowledge and agree that the Bonus
Award payable for the Performance Year (as defined below) ending December 31,
2004, would be payable to the Employee after the expiration of the Employee's
term of employment provided that the Employee's employment term is not extended
beyond this initial term of Employment. The Employee and Company further
acknowledge and agree that it is intended that the Employee shall be paid all
mounts due to him under this Bonus Award for such Performance Year which is
payable in calendar year 2005, even if the Employee is no longer an employee
beyond December 31, 2004.

          2. Performance Year. Each calendar year beginning with January 1, 2003
shall be a "Performance Year." If the Employee is employed by the Company for a
part of a Performance Year, he shall receive a Bonus equal to the Bonus he would
have received had he been employed for the entire Performance Year, multiplied
by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days he was employed by
the Company during such Performance Year and the denominator of which is 365;
provided, that if the Employee's employment is terminated prior to the end of
the Performance Year by the Company for Cause or the Employee resigns, no Bonus
shall be made for the Performance Year (or part thereof) in which the Employee's
employment was terminated or in which the Employee resigns. For the purpose of
calculating the Bonus that the Employee shall be entitled to receive in respect
of the Performance Year ending December 31, 2003, the Employee shall be deemed
to have been employed by the Company commencing on January 1, 2003.

          3. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have
the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 2003,
between the Company and the Employee to which this Exhibit A is annexed.

          4.        EBITDA.

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          (a) As used herein, "EBITDA" means, for any period, Net Income for
such period, plus, without duplication and to the extent deducted from revenues
in determining Net Income, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of interest
expense for such period, (b) the aggregate amount of income tax expense for such
period, (c) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense
for such period, (d) any fees paid in respect of the Management Services
Agreement dated March 31, 1998 between the Company and Leonard Green & Partners,
L.P., (e) subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, any
extraordinary or non-recurring loss, and (f) any loss arising from the sale of
capital assets or arising out of any sale of capital stock of the Companies, and
minus, without duplication and to the extent added to revenues in determining
Net Income for such period, (i) subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors of the Company, any extraordinary or non-recurring gain, and (ii) any
gain arising from the sale of capital assets or arising out of any sale of
capital stock of any of the Companies, all as determined on a consolidated basis
with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles consistent with past practice.

          (b) As used herein, "Net Income" means for any period, net income or
loss of the Company and its subsidiaries for such period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
provided that there shall be excluded the income or loss of any person accrued
before the date it becomes a subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the date that person's assets are
acquired by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

          (c) The final determination of EBITDA with respect to any Performance
Year shall be subject to the affirmative approval (the "Approval") of the Board
of Directors of the Company and the Employee. In the event that the Approval is
not obtained within fourteen (14) days after completion of the Company's audited
financial statements for such Performance Year, the Company's auditors shall
make such determination of EBITDA in respect of such Performance Year, provided
that the Board of Directors of the Company and the Employee shall determine with
respect to the Bonus for such Performance Year the amount not in dispute by
reason of such lack of Approval.

          5. Time of Payment. Each Bonus shall be paid no later than the
fourteenth (14th) day (assuming Approval is obtained or, assuming Approval is
not obtained, as to the undisputed amount), or the thirtieth (30th) day
(assuming Approval is not obtained, as to the disputed amount), after completion
of the Companies' audited financial statements for such Performance Year.

          6. No Assignments. Employee may not assign a Bonus without the prior
written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company. Any attempted
assignment without such consent shall be null and void. For purposes of this
paragraph, any designation of, or payment to, a beneficiary designated to
receive such Bonus in the event of the Employee's death, shall not be deemed an
assignment.

          7. Unfunded Incentive Compensation Arrangement. The Bonus arrangement
provided for herein and in the Employment Agreement is intended to constitute an
unfunded incentive compensation arrangement and nothing contained in the Bonus
arrangement provided

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for herein and in the Employment Agreement shall create or be construed to
create a trust of any kind. All Bonuses shall be paid from the general funds of
the Company, and no special or separate fund shall be established and no
segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such awards.

          8. Governing Law. The Bonus arrangement provided for herein and in the
Employment Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict
of laws.

          9. No Right to Specific Assets. There shall not vest in Employee any
right, title, or interest in and to any specific assets of the Company.

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