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Exhibit 4.5
                         REDEEMABLE WARRANT TO PURCHASE
                                COMMON SHARES OF
                         SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.

Certificate # WA____________                           Warrant for 5,000 Shares

VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., OHIO TIME, ON JUNE 30, 2006, OR IF SUCH DAY IS NOT A
BUSINESS DAY, AS DEFINED ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AT 5:00 P.M., OHIO TIME, ON
THE NEXT FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY, UNLESS EXTENDED BY SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CO. OR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 4 ON THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF.

      This certifies that, for value received, Thomas H. Cunningham (the
"Warrant Holder") is entitled to purchase from SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.,
(the "Company"), subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Warrant
Agreement mentioned below, at any time after the date hereof until 5:00 p.m.
Ohio time on June 30, 2006, or, if such day is not a Business Day, as defined on
the reverse side hereof at or before 5:00 p.m. Ohio time on the next following
Business Day (the "Expiration Date"), the number of fully paid and nonassessable
common shares, without par value, of the Company (the "Common Shares") stated
above, at the price of $0.01 per Common Share, subject to adjustment as provided
in the Warrant Agreement, by surrendering this Warrant Certificate with the
Subscription Form on the back hereof duly executed, at the office of the Company
in the City of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, or at the office of its Warrant Agent, if any,
and by paying, in full and lawful money of the United States, or by certified
check, bank draft, or postal or express money order payable in United States
Dollars to the order of the Company, the purchase price for each share of Common
Stock as to which this Warrant Certificate is being exercised and upon
compliance with and subject to the exceptions set forth herein and in said
Warrant Agreement.

      In case the Warrant Holder shall exercise this Warrant with respect to
less than all of the Common Shares that may be purchased hereunder, a new
Warrant Certificate in respect of the Common Shares as to which this Warrant was
not exercised, continuing on the same terms and conditions as this Warrant
Certificate, shall be signed and delivered to or upon the order of the Warrant
Holder.

      In certain contingencies provided for in the Warrant Agreement (to which
reference is hereby specifically made), the number of Common Shares subject to
purchase hereunder the purchase price per share thereof or both, are subject to
adjustment.

      In the event this Warrant is not exercised on or before the Expiration
Date with respect to all of the Common Shares that may be purchased hereunder,
this Warrant Certificate shall become void and of no effect.

      This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with the
Warrant Agreement between the Company and the Warrant Holder effective June 21,
1999, and is subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, to all of
which terms and provisions the holder of this Warrant Certificate consents by
acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the principal
corporate office of the Company.

      THIS WARRANT SHALL BE WHOLLY VOID AND OF NO EFFECT AFTER 5:00 P.M., OHIO
TIME, ON JUNE 30, 2006, OR IF SUCH DAY IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY, AFTER 5:00 P.M.,
OHIO TIME, ON THE NEXT FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY, UNLESS EXTENDED BY SIMS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO., OR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 4 ON THE
REVERSE SIDE HEREOF.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate to be
executed by its President or Vice President by manual or facsimile signature
attested by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, by manual or facsimile
signature, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed or imprinted
hereon.

                         SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.

                                      1990
                                      OHIO

       SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.      ATTEST:
       By:                                 By:

          Dallas H. Paul President            Thomas H. Cunningham, Secretary
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                         SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.

1. The Warrant or Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate (the
"Warrant") may not be exercised until after August 31, 2000. Thereafter, the
Warrants are exercisable as follows: 17,667 Warrants are exercisable at any time
after August 31, 2000; 17,666 Warrants are exercisable at any time after August
31, 2001 and 17,666 Warrants are exercisable at any time after August 31, 2002.
All of the Warrants shall expire at and shall not be exercisable after 5:00
p.m., Ohio time, on August 31, 2006. If any of said dates shall not be a
Business Day (which, as used in this Warrant Certificate, shall mean a day other
than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the State of Ohio are
authorized by law to remain closed), then the Warrant shall be exercisable, or
shall expire at and shall not be exercisable, as the case may be, after 5:00
p.m., Ohio time, of the next following date which is a Business Day (the
"Expiration Date").

2. The purchase price for each Common Share purchasable pursuant to the exercise
of the Warrants (hereinafter referred to as the "Warrant Purchase Price") shall
be $0.01 per share (subject to adjustment or provided in the Warrant Agreement),
payable as provided on the face of this Warrant Certificate and in the Warrant
Agreement.

3. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall
not be required to issue any fraction of a Common Share in connection with the
exercise of rights to purchase under this Warrant, and in any case where the
Warrant Holder would, except for the provisions of this Paragraph 3, be entitled
under the terms of this Warrant to receive a fraction of a Common Share upon the
exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall, upon exercise of the Warrant and
receipt of the Warrant Purchase Price, issue the largest number of whole Common
Shares to which this Warrant is entitled. Except upon the exercise of this
Warrant and its conversion into the right to receive Common Shares, the Company
shall not be required to make any cash or other adjustment in respect of such
fraction of a Common Share to which the Warrant Holder would otherwise be
entitled. In the event of the exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall not be
required to issue an fraction of a Common Share and may at its option pay cash
in lieu of the issuance of such fractional shares, valued at the price of a
Common Share immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such
exercise. The Warrant Holder, by the acceptance of this Warrant, expressly
waives his right to receive a certificate for any fraction of a Common Share or
a fractional Warrant upon exercise hereof.

4. Subject to the terms set forth herein, this Warrant Certificate may be
exercised at the principal corporate office of the Company in the City of Mt.
Gilead, State of Ohio, by the registered holder hereof or by his duly authorized
representative or attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate duly
endorsed or accompanied (if so required by the Company) by a written instrument
or instruments satisfactory to the Company. If the right to purchase less than
all of the Common Shares covered hereby shall be so exercised, the registered
holder hereof shall be entitled to receive a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant
Certificates covering in the aggregate the whole number of Common Shares with
respect to which the right to purchase shall not have been so exercised.

5. If any Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant require the
filing of any document or notice or approval of any governmental authority, or
the taking of any other action under the laws of the United States of America or
any state, before Shares may be validly issued pursuant to an exemption from
federal and state registration acceptable to the Company, then the Company
covenants and represents that it will in good faith and as expeditiously as
possible endeavor to prepare and make such filing, secure such approval or to
take such other action as the case may be, at its full expense; provided,
however, that in no event that such Shares of Common Stock be issued, and the
Company is authorized to suspend the exercise of all Warrants for the period
during which is endeavoring to obtain such approval or take such other action.
In the event the Company shall, at any time, suspend the exercise of Warrants as
aforesaid, the expiration date of this Warrant in effect at the date of each
such suspension shall be extended for the number of days such suspension shall
be in effect.

6. No Warrant Holder, as such, shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or
be deemed the holder of Common Shares for any purpose, nor shall anything
contained in this Warrant Certificate be construed to confer upon any Warrant
Holder, as such, any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company or any right
to vote, give or withhold consent to any action by the Company (whether upon any
recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, consolidation,
merger, conveyance or otherwise), receive notice of meetings or other actions
affecting shareholders (except as provided in the Warrant Agreement), receive
dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until this Warrant shall have
been exercised and the Common Shares purchasable upon the exercise hereof shall
have become deliverable as provided in the Warrant Agreement.

7. The Company may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute
owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or
writing hereon made by anyone other than the Company) for all purposes and shall
not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

8. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.

9. THE WARRANT RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (THE "ACT") OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, BUT HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS THEREFROM.
ACCORDINGLY, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, DONATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THERE IS IN
EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SAID WARRANT RIGHTS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR UNLESS THE HOLDER HEREOF SHALL
HAVE RECEIVED A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE HOLDER AND THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

10. THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES, AND ANY ACTUAL OR IMPLIED OFFER TO ISSUE SHARES,
SHALL BE CONDITIONED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION
OF SUCH ISSUANCE UNDER THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS SET
FORTH IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.

11. THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR
OTHERWISE CONVEYED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

                                 PURCHASE FORM

 (To be executed by the Warrant Holder if it desires to exercise the Warrant in
                                 whole or part)

      The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right of
purchase represented by this Warrant Certificate for, and to purchase
thereunder, ___________________ of the Common Shares provided for herein, and
tenders payment herewith in the amount of $______________ and requests that
certificates for such shares he issued in the name of __________________
_________________________ and, if said number of Common Shares shall not be all
the Common Shares purchasable hereunder, that a new Warrant Certificate for the
balance remaining of the shares purchasable under this Warrant Certificate be
registered in the name and delivered to the undersigned at the address stated
below.

      The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it has not sold or
contracted for the sale of the common shares to be acquired by the exercise
hereof.

Name of Warrant Holder: _____________________

Address: ____________________________________

DATED: ______________________________________
          Signature of Registered Holder

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED: _______________________

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NOTE THE ABOVE SIGNATURE MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE
OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
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Exhibit 10.1
                                                             AS AMENDED 12/10/97

                        SIMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CO.
                            1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  OBJECTIVES

      1.1 The objective of this Plan is to advance the interests of the Company
by stimulating the efforts made on behalf of the Company by key employees, sales
representatives, consultants, and advisors and assisting the Company in
competing effectively with other enterprises for the services of new employees,
sales representatives, consultants, and advisors necessary for the continued
improvement and success of the Company. Stock options granted under the Plan may
be Incentive Stock Options, which are intended to qualify under Section 422 of
the Code, or Nonqualified Stock Options, which are not intended so to qualify.

                                  ARTICLE II
                                  DEFINITIONS

      2.1 For purposes of the Plan the following terms shall have the definition
which is attributed to them, unless another definition is clearly indicated by a
particular usage and context.

            A. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

            B. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
      the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

            C. "Committee" means the Stock Option Committee appointed by the
      Directors from among its members.

            D. "Company" means Sims Agricultural Products Co. and any parent or
      subsidiary thereof, as the terms "parent" and "subsidiary" are defined for
      purposes of Section 422 of the Code.

            E. "Effective Date of Exercise" means the date on which the Company
      has received written notice of exercise of an Option, in such form as is
      acceptable to the Committee, and full payment of the purchase price.

            F. "Effective Date of Grant" means the date on which the Committee
      makes an award of an Option.

            G. "Fair Market Value" means, as of any given, date, the (i) last
      reported sale price of the New York Stock Exchange, (ii) last reported
      sale price on the NASDAQ National Market System, (iii) last reported sale
      price on any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed, or (iv)
      average of the closing bid prices on the 10 most recent trading days, as
      reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or
      another reputable source, whichever is applicable; provided that if none
      of the foregoing is applicable, Fair Market Value shall be determined by
      the Committee in good faith.

            H. "Incentive Stock Option" shall have the same meaning as given to
      that term by Section 422 of the Code and any regulations or rules
      promulgated thereunder.

            I. "Nonqualified Stock Option" means any Option granted under the
      Plan which is not considered an Incentive Stock Option.

            J. "Option" means the right to purchase from the Company a stated
      number of shares at a specified price. The Option may be granted to a
      Participant subject to the terms of this Plan, and such other conditions
      and restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate. Each Option shall be
      designated by the Committee to be either an Incentive Stock Option or a
      Nonqualified Stock Option.

            K. "Option Price" means the purchase price per Share subject to an
      Option and shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not be less than
      100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Effective Date of Grant in
      the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option or less than 100% of the Fair
      Market Value of a Share on the Effective Date of Grant in the case of an
      Incentive Stock Option, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 11.2.

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            L. "Permanent and Total Disability" shall have the same meaning as
      given to that term by Section 105(d)(4) of the Code and any regulations or
      rulings promulgated thereunder.

            M. "Plan" means the Sims Agricultural Products Co. 1995 Stock Option
      Plan.

            N. "Share" means one (1) Share of the no par value common stock of
      the Company.

            O. "Eligible Employee" means an employee of the Company who, in the
      Committee's discretion, is substantially responsible for, or who is
      expected to contribute to the success of the Company through his or her
      judgment, interest, ability, skill, or special efforts, or any combination
      thereof.

            P. "Consultant" means a consultant or advisor to the Company,
      including without limitation a sales representative, who renders bona fide
      services to the Company, not in connection with the offer and sale of
      securities in a capital-raising transaction, who is not an employee of the
      Company, and who, in the Committee's discretion, has made or is expected
      to make a substantial contribution to the success of the Company.

                                  ARTICLE III
                                 PARTICIPANTS

      3.1 A "Participant" in the Plan shall be any Eligible Employee or
Consultant to whom the Committee, in its discretion, grants an Option under the
Plan; provided that Consultants shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock
Options.

                                  ARTICLE IV
                    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

      4.1 The Plan shall be effective as of the date it was adopted by the Board
of Directors. The Plan shall be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for
approval and ratification as soon as practicable but in any event not later than
12 months after the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors. If the Plan
is not approved and ratified by the shareholders of the Company within 12 months
after the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Plan and all
Options granted under the Plan shall become null and void and have no further
force or effect. No Options shall be granted under the Plan on or after the
tenth anniversary of the date of adoption by the Board of Directors, but Options
granted prior to such date may extend beyond that date.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                 ADMINISTRATION

      5.1 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall consist
of at least three members of the Board of Directors. No member of the Committee
shall be eligible to receive Options under the Plan while serving on the
Committee. At such time as the Shares have been registered under Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the members of
the Committee shall be "disinterested persons" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
under the 1934 Act.

      5.2 Except as specifically limited by the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the full and final authority to:

            A. Determine which Eligible Employees and Consultants shall be
      Participants (as defined in Article III, above);

            B. Grant Options provided in the Plan in such form and amount as the
      Committee shall determine;

            C. Interpret the Plan, adopt, amend and rescind rules and
      regulations relating to the Plan, and make all other determinations and
      take all other action necessary or advisable for the implementation and
      administration of the Plan.

      5.3 Any action, decision, interpretation or determination by the Committee
with respect to the application or administration of this Plan shall be final
and binding upon all persons, and need not be uniform with respect to its
determination of recipients, amount, timing, form, terms or provisions of
Options.

      5.4 No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option
granted hereunder, and to the extent permitted by law, all members shall be

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indemnified by the Company for any liability and expenses which may be incurred
in connection with any claim or cause of action.

                                  ARTICLE VI
                          SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

      6.1 The maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the
plan shall be 600,000 Shares. Such Shares may be authorized but unissued Shares
or issued Shares reacquired by the Company and held as treasury Shares. If an
Option granted under the Plan expires or terminates without exercise, the Shares
subject to such expired or terminated Option shall again be available for other
Options to be granted under the Plan. The aggregate number of Shares allocated
to the Plan shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article XIV, below.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                              GRANTING OF OPTIONS

      7.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may, in
its discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Options to Eligible
Employees and Nonqualified Stock Options to Consultants.

                                 ARTICLE VIII
                        TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

      8.1 Subject to specific provisions relating to Incentive Stock Options set
forth in Article XI, each Option shall be for a term of from five (5) to no
longer than ten (10) years from the Effective Date of Grant and may not be
exercised during the first twelve (12) months of the term of said Option.
Commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date of Grant of an Option,
the Option may be exercised for 25% of the total shares covered by the Option
with an additional 25% of the total shares covered by the Option becoming
exercisable on each succeeding anniversary until the Option is exercisable to
its full extent; provided, however, that the Committee may establish a different
schedule for any particular Option on the Effective Date of Grant. This right of
exercise may be cumulative and may be exercisable in whole or in part. The
Committee in its sole discretion may permit particular holders of Options to
exercise an Option to a greater extent than provided herein after expiration of
the first anniversary of the Effective Date of Grant of the Option.

                                  ARTICLE IX
                              EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

      9.1 Options shall be exercisable in such manner and in such times as the
Committee may determine. Generally, however, any person entitled to exercise an
Option may do so in whole or in part by delivering a written notice of exercise
to the Company, to the attention of its Secretary, at its principal office. The
written notice shall specify the number of shares for which an Option is being
exercised and shall be accompanied by full payment of the Option Price for the
shares being purchased. The issuance of shares upon exercise of an option shall
only be done in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. An
Option may, at the discretion of the Committee, provide for accelerated
exercisability in the event of the Participant's death, disability or retirement
or other events in accordance with policies established by the Committee.

                                   ARTICLE X
                            PAYMENT OF OPTION PRICE

      10.1 In the sole discretion of the Committee, payment of the purchase
price may be made in cash, cash equivalents or secured notes acceptable to the
Committee, by surrender of shares of common stock owned by the optionee
exercising the option and having a fair market value on the date of exercise
equal to the option price or in any combination of the foregoing acceptable to
the Committee. If payment by the surrender of shares is permitted by the
Committee, the value of each share shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value
for a share on the day the shares are surrendered for payment.

                                  ARTICLE XI
            INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS AND NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS

      11.1 Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan:

                  A. Whenever the Committee grants an Option under the Plan, the
            Committee shall designate, in its sole discretion, whether the
            Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option;
            and

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                  B. The Committee may grant to the same Participant an
            Incentive Stock Option and a Nonqualified Stock Option at the same
            time; provided that the Options shall be deemed to be separate
            Options subject to separate grants under the Plan.

      11.2 Any Option designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option
will be subject to the general provisions applicable to all Options granted
under the Plan. In addition, the Incentive Stock Option shall be subject to the
following specific provisions:

            A. At the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, if the
      employee optionee owns, directly or indirectly, stock representing more
      than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
      Company then:

                  (i) The Option Price must equal at least 110% of the Fair
            Market Value on the Effective Date of Grant of the shares subject to
            the Option; and

                  (ii) The term of the Option shall not be greater than five (5)
            years from the Effective Date of Grant.

            B. The holder of an Incentive Stock Option must remain continuously
      employed by the Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months from
      the Effective Date of Grant and devote his entire working time, energy and
      skill to the services of the Company subject to normal vacations, sick
      leave and military absences; provided, however, that such employment shall
      be at the pleasure of the Board of Directors or officers of the Company at
      such compensation as the Company shall determine. Nothing contained in
      this Plan or in any Option granted pursuant to it shall confer upon any
      employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or to
      interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate employment
      at any time. So long as a holder of an Option shall continue to be an
      employee of the Company, the Option shall not be affected by any change of
      the employee's duties or position.

            C. No Incentive Stock Option may be exercised by an employee
      optionee unless at all times beginning on the date of the granting of the
      Option and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of the
      exercise, the individual was an employee of the Company granting the
      Option, or a parent or subsidiary corporation.

            D. The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time of
      grant) of Shares with respect to which incentive stock options (including
      Incentive Stock Options under the Plan and stock options under any other
      plan of the Company which qualify as Incentive Stock Options under Section
      422 of the Code) are exercisable for the first time by any Participant
      during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000.

            E. Shares issued upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option may
      not be disposed of by the Participant before the later of two years after
      the date the Option was granted or one year after the date the Option was
      exercised.

      11.3 If any Option is not granted, exercised, or held pursuant to the
provisions noted immediately above, it will be considered to be a Nonqualified
Stock Option to the extent that any or all of the grant is in conflict with
these restrictions.

                                  ARTICLE XII
                           TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION

      12.1 No Option shall be transferable by a Participant other than by will
or the laws of descent and distribution; provided that the Committee may provide
for the irrevocable transfer, with Committee approval and without payment of
consideration, of any Nonqualified Stock Option by a Participant to one or more
of such Participant's spouse, children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, to
the trustee of any trust for the principal benefit of one or more such persons,
or to any partnership whose only partners are one or more such persons. Unless
an Option is a Nonqualified Stock Option and is transferred as provided in the
preceding sentence, during the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be
exercisable (subject to any other applicable restrictions on exercise) only by
the Participant for his or her own account or by the Participant's authorized
legal representative if the Participant is unable to exercise the Option because
of his or her Permanent and Total Disability. Unless an Option is transferred as
provided above, upon the death of the Participant, an Option shall be
exercisable (subject to any other applicable restrictions on exercise) only by
the executor or administrator of the Participant's estate or by the legatees or
heirs of the Participant.

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                                 ARTICLE XIII
                            TERMINATION OF OPTIONS

      13.1 If a Participant's employment by the Company or relationship with the
Company as a Consultant terminates for any reason other than death, Permanent
and Total Disability, or retirement, or, with respect to a Consultant, such
Consultant's becoming an employee of the Company, then: (i) to the extent any
Option held by such Participant is not vested as of the date of such
termination, such Option shall automatically terminate on such date; and (ii) to
the extent any Option held by such Participant is vested as of the date of such
termination, such Option may thereafter be exercised for a period of 90 days
from the date of termination; provided that, upon the termination of the
Participant's employment by the Company or relationship with the Company as a
Consultant for Cause, any and all unexercised Options granted to such
Participant shall immediately lapse and be of no further force or effect. For
purposes of the Plan, whether termination of a Participant's employment by the
Company or relationship with the Company as a Consultant is for "Cause" shall be
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

      13.2 If a Participant's employment by the Company or relationship with the
Company as a Consultant terminates by reason of the Participant's death or
Permanent and Total Disability then: (i) to the extent an Option held by such
Participant is not vested as of the date of such death or Permanent and Total
Disability, such Option shall automatically terminate on such date; and (ii) to
the extent an Option held by such Participant is vested as of the date of such
death or Permanent and Total Disability, such Option may thereafter be exercised
by the Participant, the legal representative of the Participant's estate, the
legatee of the Participant under the will of the Participant, or the distributee
of the Participant's estate, whichever is applicable, for a period of one year
from the date of such death or Permanent and Total Disability or until the
expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter.

      13.3 If a Participant's employment by the Company or relationship with the
Company as a Consultant terminates by reason of the Participant's retirement,
then each Nonqualified Stock Option held by such Participant may thereafter be
exercised by the Participant according to its terms, and each Incentive Stock
Option held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant,
to the extent such Incentive Stock Option is vested as of the date of such
termination, for a period of 90 days from the date of such termination of
employment, or until the expiration of the stated term of such Incentive Stock
Option, whichever period is shorter. For purposes of the Plan, retirement shall
mean a Participant's voluntary termination of employment by the Company or
relationship with the Company as a Consultant after attaining age 55 and having
at least five years of service with the Company.

      13.4 Except as otherwise permitted by the Committee in its sole
discretion, no Option held by a transferee of a Participant pursuant to Section
12.1, above, shall remain exercisable for any period of time longer than would
otherwise be permitted under this Article XIII.

                                  ARTICLE XIV
                    ADJUSTMENTS TO SHARES AND OPTION PRICE

      14.1 The Committee shall make appropriate adjustments in the number of
shares subject to an Option or in the Option Price in order to give effect to
changes made in the number of outstanding shares as a result of a merger,
consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, stock dividend,
stock split, or other relevant change with the determination as to the method
and extent of change being at the sole discretion of the Committee.

                                  ARTICLE XV
                               OPTION AGREEMENTS

      15.1 All Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
agreement in such form or forms as the Committee in its sole discretion may
determine.

                                  ARTICLE XVI
                      AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAN

      16.1 The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time amend, suspend,
or discontinue the Plan; provided, however, that no amendments by the Board of
Directors of the Company shall, without further approval of the shareholders of
the Company:

            A. Change the class of Participants;

            B. Except as provided in Articles VI and XIV hereof, increase the
      number of shares which may be subject to Options granted under the Plan;

            C. Permit the granting of Options to the individuals who are then
      members of the Committee.

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            D. Extend the period during which any Option may be granted or
      exercised; or

            E. Extend the term of the Plan.

      16.2 No amendment to the Plan shall alter or impair any Option granted
under the Plan without the consent of the holders thereof.

                                 ARTICLE XVII
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

      17.1 Nothing contained in this Plan or in any action taken by the Board of
Directors or shareholders of the Company shall constitute the granting of an
Option. An Option shall be granted only at such time as a written Option shall
have been executed and delivered to the respective Participant and the
Participant shall have executed an agreement respecting the Option in
conformance with the provisions of this Plan.

      17.2 Certificates for shares purchased through exercise of Options will be
issued in regular course after exercise of the Option and payment therefore as
called for by the terms of the Option but in no event shall the Company be
obligated to issue certificates more often than once each quarter of each fiscal
year. No persons holding an Option or entitled to exercise an Option granted
under this Plan shall have any rights or privileges of a shareholder of the
Company with respect to any shares issuable upon exercise of such Option until
certificates representing such shares shall have been issued and delivered. No
shares shall be issued and delivered upon exercise of an Option unless and
until, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the Company has complied with
all applicable federal and state securities laws and with any applicable listing
requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Company's
securities may then be listed as well as any other requirements of law.

            A. No Option shall be exercisable unless the Shares are exempt from
      registration under the Ohio securities law, are the subject matter of an
      exempt transaction, are registered by description or qualification, or are
      the subject matter of a transaction which has been registered by
      description, as contemplated by Section 1707.03(G)(3) of the Ohio Revised
      Code.

            B. Any Shares issued upon exercise of any Option may not be sold or
      otherwise transferred, and the Company and its transfer agent shall not be
      required to transfer any of such Shares, unless they have been registered
      under the federal and state securities laws or a valid exemption from such
      registration is available.

            C. The Company may imprint on each certificate evidencing the
      ownership of any such Shares a legend reflecting the restrictions of this
      Section 17.2 and may use the following or any other appropriate legend for
      that purpose:

            The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
            under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state
            securities law and may not be sold or otherwise transferred without
            such registration unless a valid exemption from such registration is
            available and the corporation has received an opinion of, or
            satisfactory to, its counsel that such transfer would not violate
            any federal or state securities laws.

      17.3 In any event of any change in the outstanding common stock by reason
of a stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
split-up, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the Committee may
appropriately adjust the number of shares of common stock which may be issued
under the Plan, the number of shares of common stock subject to Options
theretofore granted under the Plan, the Option price of Options theretofore
granted under the Plan, and any and all other matters deemed appropriate by the
Committee.

      17.4 The Committee's determinations under the Plan (including without
limitation determinations of the persons to receive Options, the form, amount
and timing of such Options and the agreements evidencing same) need not be
uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are
eligible to receive, the awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are
similarly situated.

      17.5 Whenever the Company proposes or is required to issue or transfer
shares of common stock under the Plan, the Company shall have the right to
require the optionee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any
federal, state and/or local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery
of any certificate or certificate for such shares. Alternatively, the Company
may issue or transfer such shares of common stock net of the number of shares
sufficient to satisfy the withholding tax requirements. For withholding tax
purposes, the shares of common stock shall be valued on the date the withholding
obligation is incurred.

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