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Exhibit 10.9(a)    
  

 
  CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC
  1999 UNIT OPTION PLAN    
  

        1.    Purpose of the Plan.    This Plan shall be known as the Consolidated Container Holdings LLC 1999 Unit Option
Plan. The purposes of the Plan are (i) to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility and (ii) to provide incentives to such personnel to
promote the success of the business of Consolidated Container Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries. 

        2.    Definitions.    As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: 

        "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

        "Committee" means the committee described in Section 17 that administers the Plan. 

        "Company" means Consolidated Container Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. 

        "Consultant" means any individual who renders services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a consultant or other type of
independent contractor. 

        "Date of Grant" means the date on which an Option is granted pursuant to this Plan or, if the Committee so determines, the date specified
by the Committee as the date the award is to be effective. 

        "Employee" means any officer or other key employee of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. 

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to a Unit, the fair market value of such Unit as determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion. In making such determination, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, commission and rely upon an independent appraisal of Units. 

        "LLC Agreement" means that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of July 1, 1999, by and among
Franklin Plastics, Inc., Plastic Container Holdings, Inc., Reid Plastics Holdings, Inc., Vestar Packaging, LLC, and other parties, as such agreement may be amended from time to
time. 

        "Option" means an option to purchase Units granted pursuant to Section 6 of this
Plan. 

        "Optionee" means any Employee who receives an Option. 

        "Participant" means any Employee or Consultant who receives an Option pursuant to this Plan. 

        "Plan" means the Consolidated Container Holdings LLC 1999 Unit Option Plan, as amended from time to time. 

        "Redemption Agreement" means a Special Unit Acquisition, Ownership and Redemption Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as  Exhibit A. 

        "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, as
Rule 16b-3 may be amended from time to time, and any successor provisions to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. 

        "Subsidiary" means any now existing or hereinafter organized or acquired entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the ownership
interests therein are owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company or through one or more Subsidiaries of the Company. 

        "Unit" means an interest of a member of the Company, as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement. 

        3.    Term of Plan.    The Plan has been adopted by the Management Committee of the Company effective as of
July 1, 1999. The Plan shall continue in effect until terminated pursuant to Section 15. The Management Committee of the Company adopted
an amendment to the Plan on April 23, 2002, to reflect a change in the number of Units subject to the Plan, as reflected in paragraph 4 below. 

        4.    Units Subject to the Plan.    Except as otherwise provided in  Section 16 hereof, the aggregate number of Units issuable
upon the exercise of Options pursuant to this Plan shall be 875,000 (which number was
increased from 596,206). If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, then the Units that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall
have terminated, become immediately available for the grant of additional Options under this Plan, subject to the limitations and adjustments set forth above. In addition, for purposes of calculating
the aggregate number of Units that may be issued under this Plan, only the net Units issued (including the Units, if any, withheld for tax withholding requirements) shall be counted when Units are
used as full or partial payment for Units issued upon exercise of an Option. Units tendered by a Participant as payment for Units issued upon such exercise shall be available for reissuance under the
Plan. 

        5.    Eligibility.    Options may be granted under Section 6 of
the Plan to such Employees or Consultants as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in this Plan, the Committee shall also determine the number of
Options to be granted, the number of Units subject to each Option grant, the exercise price or prices of Units subject to each Option, the vesting and exercise period of each Option, whether an Option
may be exercised as to less than all of the Units subject thereto, and such other terms and conditions of each Option as are consistent with the provisions of this Plan. 

        6.    Grant of Options.    The Committee shall determine the number of Units to be offered from time to time pursuant
to Options granted hereunder and shall grant Options under the Plan. The grant of Options shall be evidenced by Option agreements containing such terms and provisions as are approved by the Committee
and executed on behalf of the Company by an appropriate officer. 

        7.    Time of Grant of Options.    The date of grant of an Option under the Plan shall be the date on which the
Committee awards the Option or, if the Committee so determines, the date specified by the Committee as the date the award is to be effective. Notice of the grant shall be given to each Participant to
whom an Option is granted promptly after the date of such grant. 

        8.    Price.    The exercise price for each Unit subject to an Option (the "Exercise
Price") granted pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant. 

        9.    Vesting.    Each Option award under the Plan shall vest or be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the applicable Option agreement. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, permit acceleration of vesting or termination of forfeiture provisions upon any sale of the
Company or similar transaction. 

        10.    Exercise.    A Participant may pay the Exercise Price of the Units as to which an Option is being exercised by
the delivery of (a) cash, (b) check or (c) at the Committee's option, any other consideration that the Committee determines is consistent with the Plan's purpose and applicable
law. 

        11.    Withholding of Taxes.    The Committee shall make such provisions and take such steps as it may deem necessary
or appropriate for the withholding of any taxes that the Company is required by any law or regulation of any governmental authority to withhold in connection with any Option including, but not limited
to, requiring the Optionee to pay to the Company, in cash, an amount sufficient to cover the Company's withholding obligations. 

        12.    Conditions Upon Issuance of Units.    

        (a)  The
Company shall not be obligated to sell or issue any Units upon the exercise of any Option granted under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of Units comply
with all provisions of applicable federal and state securities laws. 

        (b)  As
a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising the Option to make such representations and warranties as may be necessary to
assure the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of applicable federal and state securities laws. 

        (c)  The
Company shall not be liable for refusing to sell or issue any Units covered by any Option if the Company cannot obtain authority from the appropriate regulatory
bodies deemed by the Company to be necessary to sell or issue such Units in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. In addition, the Company shall have no obligation to any
Participant, express or implied, to list, register or otherwise qualify the Units covered by any Option. 

        (d)  No
Participant will be, or will be deemed to be, a holder of any Units subject to an Option unless and until such Participant has exercised his or her Option and paid
the purchase price for the subject Units. 

        13.    Restrictions on Transfer.    

        (a)  Options
issued pursuant to the Plan shall be nontransferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may only be exercisable during the Participant's
lifetime only by the Participant. 

        (b)  Subject
to Sections 11.5 and 11.6 of the LLC Agreement, and notwithstanding any provision of the LLC Agreement (except for Section 11.2 of the LLC Agreement),
Units issued pursuant to the Plan shall be nontransferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

        14.    Company Purchase Option.    No Units shall be issued with respect to the exercise of any Option unless the
Optionee has executed and delivered to the Company a Redemption Agreement and become a party to the LLC Agreement. 

        15.    Modification of Plan and Options.    

        (a)  The
Committee or the Company may from time to time and at any time alter, amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan. 

        (b)  At
any time and from time to time, the Committee may execute an instrument providing for modification, extension or renewal of any outstanding Option, provided that no
such modification, extension or renewal shall impair the Option without the consent of the holder of the Option. 

        16.    Effect of Change in Units Subject to the Plan.    In the event that each of the Units shall be changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of equity interest of the Company or of another entity (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, split-up,
combination or otherwise), or in the event a Unit split or a dividend (other than a dividend paid in respect of federal, state or other taxes) payment occurs, then the Committee may take any action it
deems advisable, including without limitation, deciding to (a) substitute for each Unit then subject to Options or available for Options the number and kind of units or shares of interest into
which each outstanding Unit shall be so changed or exchanged, or the number of Units as is equitably required in the event of a Unit split, together with an appropriate adjustment of the Exercise
Price, or (b) cancel all such Options as of the effective date of any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, split-up or combination by giving written notice to
each holder thereof or his personal representatives of its intention to do so and (i) by permitting the exercise of all such Options, without regard to determinations of periods or installments
of exercisability during the fifteen (15) day period immediately preceding such effective date or (ii) making a cash payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value over the
Exercise Price, multiplied by the number of Units subject to all such Options. 

        17.    Administration.    The Plan shall be administered by a committee appointed by the Company (the group
responsible for administering the Plan is referred to as the "Committee"). Option agreements, in the form as approved by the Committee, and containing
such terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of this Plan as are determined by the Committee, may be executed on behalf of the Company by any person designated by the Committee. The
Committee shall have complete authority to construe, interpret and administer the provisions of this Plan and the provisions of the Option agreements granted hereunder; to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations pertaining to this Plan; to suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan; and to make all other determinations necessary or deemed advisable in the administration of the Plan. The
determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Committee shall be final and conclusive. No member of 

the Committee shall be liable for any action taken, or failed to be taken, made in good faith relating to the Plan or any award thereunder, and the members of the Committee shall be entitled to
indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

        18.    Continued Employment Not Presumed.    Nothing in this Plan or any document describing it nor the grant of any
Option shall give any Participant the right to continue in the employment of the Company or affect the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any such person with or without cause. 

        19.    Governing Law.    THE PLAN SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

        20.    Severability of Provisions.    If any provision of this Plan is determined to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, but such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be fully severable, and
the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had never been inserted herein. 

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EXHIBIT A
  TO
  CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC
  1999 UNIT OPTION PLAN    
  

        THE UNITS DISCUSSED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT "), OR
THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES AND ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND SUCH LAWS. NEITHER THE UNITS NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE
SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS UNLESS PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS THEREFROM. ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THE UNITS ARE SET FORTH IN THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT. THE UNITS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THE COMPANY. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL. 

 
 

Special Unit Acquisition, Ownership and Redemption Agreement    
  

        This Special Unit Acquisition, Ownership and Redemption Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of the
date set forth on the signature page to this Agreement by and between Consolidated Container Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"LLC"), and the individual identified on the signature page to this Agreement ("Service Provider").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings accorded to such terms in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Consolidated Container Holdings LLC, dated as of
July 1, 1999 (the "LLC Agreement") or, if not defined in the LLC Agreement, the Plan (defined below). 

W I T N E S S E T H:  

        WHEREAS, the LLC was formed pursuant to the LLC Agreement; 

        WHEREAS, Service Provider provides (or will provide) services, as an employee, to the LLC; 

        WHEREAS, the LLC desires to sell to Service Provider the interest in the LLC (the "Units")
pursuant to the exercise of an option held by Service Provider under the Consolidated Container Holdings LLC 1999 Unit Option Plan (the "Plan"), subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and 

        WHEREAS, Service Provider desires to acquire the Units specified in connection with Service Provider's exercise of an option under the
Plan, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the receipt and adequacy of which all the parties to this Agreement acknowledge, the parties mutually agree as follows: 

 
 

Grant of Interest    
  

        1.    Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the LLC hereby sells to Service Provider as of the Effective Date the Units, including Units subject to an option
(an "Option"), identified as being owned by Service Provider pursuant to the Service Provider's Option agreement (collectively, the "Interest"). 

 
 

Redemption of the Interest    
  

        2.    Service
Provider hereby agrees and acknowledges that his or her Interest shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 

        (a)  Termination for Cause.    At any time after a Termination for Cause (as hereinafter defined) has occurred, the
LLC may purchase the Units for the lesser of (i) Service Provider's Capital Account with respect to the Units as of the Election Date (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) the Fair Market
Value (as hereinafter defined) of the Units on the Election Date. In addition, all of the Service Provider's outstanding Options shall terminate immediately without payment therefor. 

        (b)  Termination Other than for Cause.    At any time after a Termination Event (as hereinafter defined) has
occurred, the LLC may purchase (i) the Units for a price equal to the Fair Market Value of the Units on the Election Date and (ii) all vested Options whose exercise price is less than
the Fair Market Value
of the Units on the Election Date for a price equal to (A) the Fair Market Value of the Units on the Election Date less (B) the exercise
price of such Options. In addition, all of the Service Provider's outstanding Options that are unvested or whose exercise price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the Units on the Election Date
shall terminate without payment therefor. 

        (c)  Method of Exercise of Redemption Right.    The Partnership may make an election pursuant to this  Section 2 to purchase the Interest by
delivering written notice of such election to Service Provider. Delivery may be made by courier, regular
U.S. mail, overnight delivery, or telecopy, and shall be effective on the date of delivery to Service Provider. 

        (d)  Definitions.    The "Election Date" shall mean the date the LLC
elects to purchase all or any portion of the Interest. The "Fair Market Value" of the Interest as of any date (the "Valuation
Date") shall be equal to, prior to a Public Offering, the fair market value thereof, disregarding any discount for minority interest or marketability of the Interest and
assuming the prior conversion, exercise or exchange of all outstanding securities convertible into Units ("Unit Equivalents") as determined within six
(6) months of the Valuation Date by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion (the "Board Determination"); provided, that if the Board
Determination is in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate for all Units being valued and if the Service Provider disagrees, in good faith, with the Board Determination, the Service Provider shall
promptly notify the LLC of such disagreement, in which event an independent appraiser, accountant or investment banking firm (the "Appraiser") selected
by mutual agreement of the Service Provider and the Board of Directors of the LLC shall make a determination of the fair market value thereof, disregarding any discount for minority interest or
marketability of the Interest and assuming the prior conversion, exercise or exchange of all outstanding Unit Equivalents (the "Appraiser
Determination"), and if the Appraiser Determination is (i) not at least 110% of the Board Determination, "Fair Market
Value" shall be the Board Determination and the Service Provider shall pay the cost of such Appraiser Determination or (ii) 110% of the Board Determination or greater,
"Fair Market Value" shall be the Appraiser Determination and the LLC shall pay the cost of such Appraiser Determination. Subsequent to an Initial Public
Offering (as defined in the LLC Agreement), the term "Fair Market Value" shall mean the price per share equal to the average of the last sales price of
the Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Reid Plastics Holdings, Inc., or any successor thereto (the
"Company") on the last thirty trading days prior to the Valuation Date (the "Repurchase Calculation
Period") on each exchange on which the Common Stock may at the time be listed or, if there shall have been no sales on any of such exchanges during the Repurchase Calculation
Period, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on each such exchange on each day during the Repurchase Calculation Period or, if there are no such bid and asked prices during the Repurchase
Calculation Period on the next preceding date when such bid and asked prices occurred or, if the Common Stock shall not be so listed, the average of the closing sales prices as reported by NASDAQ
during the Repurchase Calculation Period in the over-the-counter market. A "Termination for Cause" means a circumstance with
respect to which the LLC or any Subsidiary terminates the Service Provider's employment for "Cause", as such term is defined in the Service Provider's
employment agreement or, if no such agreement exists, or such term is not defined in the employment agreement, "Cause" shall mean the following the Service Provider's (i) willful and 

intentional misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of, or willful neglect of, the Service Provider's duties, which has caused demonstrable and serious injury (monetary or otherwise) to the
LLC or (ii) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony. A "Termination Event" means a
circumstance with respect to which Service Provider is no longer an employee of or consultant to the LLC or any Subsidiary for any reason (other than a Termination for Cause), including, without
limitation, voluntary retirement by the Service Provider, termination by the LLC without Cause, termination due to disability or voluntary termination by the Service Provider. 

 
 

Cooperation in Effecting Transfer to Partnership    
  

        3.    Service
Provider acknowledges and agrees that upon the transfer of the Interest, Service Provider shall promptly execute, perform and deliver any and all documents, forms
and agreements requested by the LLC to reflect the assignment, transfer and redemption of the Interest by the Service Provider to the LLC. 

 
 

Service Provider Representations and Warranties    
  

        4.    Service
Provider hereby represents and warrants to the LLC as follows: 

        (a)  (i) Service
Provider has been furnished prior to the date hereof a copy of the LLC Agreement or a photocopy counterpart thereof, (ii) the LLC has made
available to the Service Provider the opportunity to ask questions of, receive answers and to obtain any additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information set forth in the LLC
Agreement and all attachments and amendments thereto, and Service Provider has received all such requested information from the LLC concerning the terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement, and
(iii) Service Provider has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of owning the Interest. 

        (b)  Service
Provider has received no representations or warranties from LLC, any member of the LLC or their employees or agents, or any other person and, in accepting the
Interest, Service Provider is relying solely on the information contained in the LLC Agreement. 

        (c)  Service
Provider recognizes that the potential reward from owning the Interest is speculative and that any obtaining of money pursuant to the Interest involves a high
degree of uncertainty. 

        (d)  Service
Provider has adequate net worth and means of providing for his current needs and possible personal contingencies, and has no need, and anticipates no need in the
foreseeable future, to sell the Interest which he hereby acquires. 

        (e)  Service
Provider acknowledges that it has been advised that the interests in the LLC have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any
state securities law or regulation. 

        (f)    The
Interest which Service Provider hereby accepts will be acquired for his own account for investment and not for the benefit of any other person or with a view toward
resale or redistribution, and Service Provider does not now have any reason to anticipate any change in his circumstances or other particular occasion or event which would cause him to sell his
Interest. 

        (g)  Service
Provider acknowledges that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Interest. Since the Interest is not, will not be, and Service
Provider has no right to require that it be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable state securities laws, the Interest may not be, and Service Provider
agrees that it shall not be, sold unless such sale is exempt from such registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other applicable state securities laws or regulations and
unless the other requirements set forth in the LLC Agreement are met, and the Service Provider recognizes that the Interest must otherwise be held indefinitely and the Service Provider must continue
to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Interest. Service Provider further acknowledges that the LLC is under no obligation to aid him or her in obtaining any exemption from any
registration requirements and that the Interest is completely non-transferable. The 

Service Provider acknowledges that there is not an existing public or other market for the Interest and there can be no assurance that he will be able to sell or dispose of his Interest, even if the
transfer of such interest is otherwise allowed pursuant to this Agreement or the LLC Agreement. 

        (h)  In
the event that Service Provider resides in a jurisdiction which requires any legend to be placed on the LLC Agreement in addition to the legend existing thereon,
Service Provider consents to the placement of such legend on such document. 

        (i)    The
Service Provider is competent to and has sufficient capacity to enter into and perform his obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Service Provider. Assuming the due execution and delivery hereof by the other parties thereto, this Agreement is enforceable against the Service Provider in accordance with its
terms. 

        (j)    Service
Provider understands the meaning and legal consequences of the representations and warranties of Service Provider contained in this  Section 4. Service Provider further understands that the LLC and
its respective members, principals and officers will rely upon such
representations and warranties in connection with their execution and performance of this Agreement. In this connection,
Service Provider hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the LLC and their respective principals, officers, affiliates, employees and agents harmless from and against all losses, claims, damages, expenses
or liabilities resulting or arising from the inaccuracy, the incompleteness or a breach by Service Provider of any such representation or warranty. All representations and warranties of Service
Provider contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution of this Agreement. 

        (k)  Service
Provider acknowledges that he will not be deemed to have made any capital contributions to the LLC by virtue of his services to the LLC. 

        (l)    Service
Provider acknowledges that, as an entity formed (for federal income tax purposes) as a partnership, the LLC will not pay federal income taxes, but each member
(including Service Provider) of the LLC will be required to report his share (whether or not distributed) of the income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the character specified in
Section 702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"). Service Provider acknowledges that he understands that the LLC may not be
able to distribute cash to provide for such taxes. Thus, it is possible that Service Provider as a member of the LLC could incur income tax liabilities attributable to the LLC without receiving from
the LLC sufficient cash distributions with which to pay such tax liabilities. 

        (m)  In
addition to the federal income tax consequences described above, Service Provider acknowledges that certain states in which the LLC may own property will impose an
income tax on that portion of an individual member's distributive share of LLC net income, as adjusted, attributable to that state in excess of certain allowable pro-rated deductions
and/or personal exemptions (or credits). Service Provider acknowledges that both the substantive features of state and local taxes, income taxes and the filing requirements will vary and that the LLC
may also be required to withhold state taxes from distributions to Service Provider in some instances. 

        5.    INTENTIONALLY
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Covenants of Service Provider    
  

        6.    Service
Provider hereby acknowledges and agrees that Service Provider, as the owner of the Interest, has executed a counterpart of the LLC Agreement and therefore is
bound by and subject to the terms of the LLC Agreement. Service Provider covenants and agrees to abide by the terms of the LLC Agreement as in effect from time to time. 

 
 

Power of Attorney    
  

        7.    Service
Provider does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Chief Financial Officer of the LLC with full power of substitution as his true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact, in Service Provider's name and stead to execute, acknowledge, deliver, swear to and/or file the LLC Agreement and all such other instruments as are described
in the LLC Agreement. The power of attorney granted 

hereby shall be deemed to be coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, dissolution, disability, bankruptcy or legal incapacity of Service Provider and shall extend to
Service Provider's heirs, successors and assigns. 

 
 

Miscellaneous    
  

        8.    The
address of Service Provider for all purposes shall be the address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or such other address of which the LLC has
received written notice. 

        9.    All
article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend
or describe the scope or intent of any provisions of this Agreement. 

        10.  The
parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the
purpose of this Agreement. 

        11.  This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns. 

        12.  This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
pertaining thereto. 

        13.  No
failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy
consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 

        14.  This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties, notwithstanding that all the parties are
not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. 

        15.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware
applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed in the State of Delaware.

        16.  If
any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
contained herein shall not be affected thereby. 

        17.  For
purposes of this Agreement, the terms "Controlling" and "Control"
with respect to an entity means the power, directly or indirectly, either to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or equity interest, by contract or otherwise. 

        18.  Any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the LLC may take such steps as it may deem necessary or desirable for the withholding of any taxes which
it is required by law or regulation of any governmental authority, federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to withhold in connection with the Interest granted hereto. 

        19.  If
Service Provider shall ever become legally divorced, then in connection with the property settlement that occurs with respect to such divorce, Service Provider and
his spouse ("Spouse") shall each use his or her best efforts to convince the court to award 100% of the Interest to Service Provider. If the court
awards any portion of the Interest to Spouse, Service Provider shall purchase and/or otherwise acquire from Spouse, for Liquidation Value (defined below), all of Spouse's interest (if any) in the
Interest, and Spouse agrees to cooperate in transferring to Service Provider such legal, economic and other rights in the Interest. If Service Provider fails to purchase and/or otherwise acquire such
rights, then the LLC shall have the right to acquire from Spouse, for Liquidation Value, all of Spouse's interest in the Interest. If the LLC does not acquire Spouse's interest in the Interest, Spouse
shall be treated only as an assignee of an interest in the LLC, and shall not be treated as a substitute member, and shall merely have a right to receive allocations of, profit, loss and other items
of income, 

gain or deduction and credit, and the rights to distributions. Spouse is executing this Agreement solely to evidence her consent and agreement to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with
this  Section 19. If Service Provider should ever become divorced and then remarry during the term of this Agreement, Service Provider covenants and
agrees that Service Provider will cause his spouse to execute a counterpart to this Agreement solely to evidence such spouse's consent and agreement to take such actions as may be necessary to comply
with this Section 19. The term "Liquidation Value" with respect to the Interest (or an economic
interest in any portion of the Interest) means the amount the owner would receive under the terms of the LLC Agreement if the LLC sold its assets for Fair Market Value, discharged all of its
liabilities, and distributed the remaining proceeds to the Partners pursuant to Article XII of the LLC Agreement. 

        20.  Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate the LLC or any subsidiary of the LLC to employ the Service Provider in any capacity whatsoever or to
prohibit or restrict the Company (or any such subsidiary) from terminating the employment, if any, of the Service Provider at any time or for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date written below by Service Provider. 

	 	 	Consolidated Container Holdings LLC
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Stephen E. Macadam

President & Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 

	SERVICE PROVIDER	 	SERVICE PROVIDER'S SPOUSE
	

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	 	Service Provider's spouse is executing this Agreement solely to evidence his or her consent and agreement to take such actions as may be necessary to comply with Section 19 hereof.

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Exhibit 10.9(a)

CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC 1999 UNIT OPTION PLAN

EXHIBIT A TO CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC 1999 UNIT OPTION PLAN

Special Unit Acquisition, Ownership and Redemption Agreement

Grant of Interest

Redemption of the Interest

Cooperation in Effecting Transfer to Partnership

Service Provider Representations and Warranties

Covenants of Service Provider

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Exhibit 10.9(b)    
  

 
  CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC
  2002 UNIT OPTION AGREEMENT    
  

        THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of the Award Date (defined in paragraph 1 below), is made
and entered into by and between Consolidated Container Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), and the individual named in
Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Participant"). 

WITNESSETH:  

        WHEREAS, the Company has implemented the Consolidated Container Holdings LLC 1999 Unit Option Plan (the
"Plan"), which provides for the grant of options to selected officers, key employees, and consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries to purchase
Units of the Company; 

        WHEREAS, the committee that administers the Plan (the "Committee") has selected the
Participant to participate in the Plan and has awarded the Unit option herein described (the "Option") to the Participant; and 

        WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to evidence in writing the terms and conditions of the Option; and 

        WHEREAS, the parties agree to cancel all previous options which Company may have previously granted to Participant, in accordance with
paragraph 10(j) hereof and enter into this new Agreement as the sole document governing options granted by Company to Participant. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and as an inducement to the
Participant to continue as an employee of the Company
or its Subsidiary and/or to promote the success of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

        1.    Grant of Option.    The Company hereby grants to the Participant, upon the terms and subject to the conditions,
limitations and restrictions set forth in the Plan and in this Agreement, the Option to acquire the number of Units set forth in Exhibit A (the "Number of
Units"), at the exercise price set forth in Exhibit A (the "Exercise Price"), effective as of the award date set forth in
Exhibit A (the "Award Date"). The Participant hereby accepts the Option from the Company. 

        2.    Vesting.    Twenty (20) percent of the Units subject to the Option shall vest on each anniversary of the
Award Date while the Participant is employed (or if the Participant dies or suffers a disability while employed, as of the anniversary next following such death or disability);  provided, however, the
Option shall immediately vest in full as to all Units subject hereto upon any Sale of the Company;  provided, further, that the Option shall also vest up to such number of Units subject hereto as are
necessary to permit the Participant to participate
in any sale of Units in which the Participant is permitted or required to sell pursuant to Section 11.5 or 11.6 of the LLC Agreement. A "Sale of the
Company" shall occur if the Company engages in a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets and (i) the Company and its members and affiliates immediately before such transaction beneficially own, immediately after or as a result of such transaction, equity securities of the
surviving or acquiring entity or such entity's parent entity (the "Acquiror") possessing less of the voting power of the Acquiror or such entity's
parent entity than another shareholder or member and (ii) the Company and its members and affiliates immediately before such transaction have fewer representatives on the Board of the Acquiror
than another shareholder or member, provided that a Sale of the Company shall not be deemed to occur upon any public offering or series of such offerings of securities of the Company or its affiliates
that results in any such change in beneficial ownership. 

        3.    Exercise.    In order to exercise the Option with respect to any vested Units hereunder, the Participant shall
provide written notice to the Company at its principal executive office. At the time of 

exercise, the Participant shall pay to the Company the Option price per Unit set forth in Section 1 times the number of vested Units as to which
the Option is being 

exercised.
The Participant shall make such payment by delivering (a) cash or (b) a check or (c) at the Committee's option, any other consideration that the Committee determines is
consistent with the Plan and applicable law. If the Option is exercised in full, the Participant shall surrender this Agreement to the Company for cancellation. If the Option is exercised in part, the
Participant shall surrender this
Agreement to the Company so that the Company may make appropriate notation hereon or cancel this Agreement and issue a new agreement representing the unexercised portion of the Option. 

        Prior
to acquiring any of the Units pursuant to the Option, the Participant shall execute and deliver the Special Unit Acquisition, Ownership and Redemption Agreement attached as  Exhibit A to the Plan
and the LLC Agreement. 

        4.    Who May Exercise.    The Option shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the
Participant. To the extent exercisable after the Participant's death, the Option shall be exercised only by the Participant's representatives, executors, successors or beneficiaries. 

        5.    Expiration of Option.    The Option shall expire, and shall not be exercisable with respect to any  vested Units hereunder as
to which the Option has not been exercised, on the first to occur of (a) the10th anniversary of the Award Date or
(b) one year after the Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company for any reason; provided, however, that the Committee may, by written
notice to the Participant, immediately terminate the Option (a) if the Participant is terminated for dishonesty or other acts detrimental to the interests of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or
for willful and continuing failure to perform his or her duties, or (b) if the Participant Competes (as defined below) with the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Option shall expire, and shall
not be exercisable, with respect to any unvested Units hereunder and with respect to any Units as to which the Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market
Value (determined as of the date of such termination), immediately upon the termination of the Participant's employment with the Company for any reason or when the Participant ceases to be a member of
the management committee of the Company for any reason. 

        For
purposes of this Section 5, the term "Compete" shall mean, directly or indirectly (i) to be engaged in or have financial interest (other than an ownership position of
less than 5% in any company whose share are publicly traded or any non-voting non-convertible debt securities in any company) in any business which directly competes with the
business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to solicit or offer employment to any person who has been employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time during the
12 months immediately preceding such solicitation. 

        6.    Tax Withholding.    Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may take such
steps as it deems necessary or desirable for the withholding of any taxes that it is required by law or regulation of any governmental authority, federal, state or local, domestic or foreign, to
withhold in connection with any of the Units subject hereto. 

        7.    Transfer of Option.    The Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber or
hypothecate ("Transfer") the Option or the rights and privileges pertaining thereto other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any
permitted transferee to whom the Participant shall Transfer the Option pursuant to this Section 7 shall agree to be bound by this Agreement. The Option is not liable for or subject to, in whole
or in part, the debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the Participant, nor shall it be subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, levy or other legal or equitable process. 

        8.    Certain Legal Restrictions.    The Company shall not be obligated to sell or issue any Units upon the exercise
of the Option or otherwise unless the issuance and delivery of such Units shall comply with all relevant provisions of law and other legal requirements including, without limitation, any applicable
federal or state securities laws. As a condition to the exercise of the Option or the sale by the Company of any additional Units to the Participant, the Company may require the Participant to make
such representations and warranties as may be necessary to assure the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company shall
not be liable for refusing to sell or issue any Units if the Company cannot obtain authority from the appropriate regulatory bodies deemed by the Company to be 

necessary
to lawfully sell or issue such Units. In addition, the Company shall have no obligation to the Participant, express or implied, to list, register or otherwise qualify any of the
Participant's Units. The Units issued upon the exercise of the Option may not be transferred except in accordance with applicable federal or state securities laws. At the Company's option, the
certificate evidencing Units issued to the Participant may be legended as follows: 

THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND MAY
NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR PLEDGED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT AND THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. 

        9.    Plan Incorporated.    The Participant accepts the Option herein subject to all the provisions of the Plan, which
are incorporated herein, including the provisions that authorize the Committee to administer and interpret and make adjustments pursuant to the Plan and that provide that the Committee's decisions,
determinations and interpretations with respect to the Plan are final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, terms defined in the Plan have
the same meanings herein. 

        10.    Miscellaneous.    

        (a)  The
granting of the Option herein shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to exercise the Option or any part thereof. Nothing herein contained shall affect the
right of the Company to terminate the Participant at any time, with or without cause, or shall be deemed to create any rights to employment on the part of the Participant. 

        (b)  The
rights and obligations arising under this Agreement are not intended to and do not affect the employment relationship or other relationship that otherwise exists
between the Company and the Participant, whether such employment relationship is at will or defined by an employment contract, or otherwise. 

        (c)  Neither
the Participant nor any person claiming under or through the Participant shall be or shall have any of the rights or privileges of a member of the Company in
respect of any of the Units issuable upon the exercise of the Option herein unless and until such Units shall have been issued and delivered to the Participant or such Participant's agent. 

        (d)  Any
notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement or any delivery of the Option herein to the Company shall be addressed to the Company at its
principal executive offices, and any notice to be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address set forth beneath his or her signature hereto, or at such other address
for a party as such party may hereafter designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid. 

        (e)  Subject
to the limitations herein on the transferability by the Participant of the Option and any Units, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the representatives, executors, successors or beneficiaries of the parties hereto. 

        (f)    This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts
entered into and to be performed in the State of Delaware. 

        (g)  If
any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable or void, in whole or in part, then the parties shall be relieved of all obligations
arising under such provision, but only to the extent that it is illegal, unenforceable or void, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by
modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its intent or, if that is not possible, by substituting therefore another provision that is legal and
enforceable and achieves the same objectives. 

        (h)  All
section titles and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, shall not be deemed part of this Agreement, and in no way shall define, limit, extend or
describe the scope or intent of any provisions of this Agreement. 

        (i)    The
parties shall execute all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purpose
of this Agreement. 

        (j)    This
Agreement, including Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto including, without limitation, any prior Consolidated Container Holdings LLC Unit Option Agreements
between Company and Participant. In this regard, Participant acknowledges the following: (i) that Company is hereby canceling any and all options Company may have granted to Participant
pursuant to any previous Consolidated Container Holdings LLC Unit Option Agreement between Participant and Company or pursuant to any other written or oral promise from Company to grant options to
Participant and (ii) that the Options granted to Participant hereunder represent the sole Company options in which Participant will have any interest following Participant's execution hereof. 

        (k)  No
failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy
consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 

        (l)    This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such
parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. 

        (m)  At
any time and from time to time the Committee may execute an instrument providing for modification, extension, or renewal of any outstanding option, provided that no
such modification, extension or renewal shall impair the option in any respect without the consent of the holder of the option. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no supplement,
modification or amendment of this Agreement or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all parties to this Agreement. No waiver of any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement (regardless of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. 

        (n)  In
addition to all other rights or remedies available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or enjoin
any violation of the provisions of this Agreement. 

        (o)  The
Participant's spouse joins this Agreement for the purpose of agreeing to and accepting the terms of this Agreement and to bind any community property interest he or
she has or may have in the Option, any vested portion or any unvested portion of the Option, any Units acquired upon exercise of the Option and any other Units held by the Participant. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Award Date. 

	 	 	COMPANY:
	 	 	Consolidated Container Holdings LLC
	

 	
 	

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 Stephen E. Macadam

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EXHIBIT A
  TO
  CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC
  2002 UNIT OPTION AGREEMENT    
  

	Participant	 	 
	Number of Units	 	 
	Exercise Price	 	 
	Award Date	 	 

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EXHIBIT A TO CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC 2002 UNIT OPTION AGREEMENT

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