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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.31

                     Financial/Tax Planning Services Program

Certegy Inc. provides each of its executive officers with the opportunity to
receive $15,000 of financial planning and tax preparation services through a
nationally recognized financial planning firm.Exhibit 4.1

                                 FORM OF OPTION

THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS OPTION HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  OR APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS. THE
SECURITIES  HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR  INVESTMENT  AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE,
SOLD, HYPOTHECATED,  ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET
FORTH  HEREIN.  THE  COMPANY  HAS  FILED  A  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  UNDER  THE
SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933 TO REGISTER THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES UPON EXERCISE OF THIS
OPTION AND THE RESALE OF SUCH SHARES.

Option No. Op-________                           Date of Issuance:  ____________

                          LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                     OPTION TO PURCHASE CLASS A COMMON STOCK

                          VOID AFTER: DECEMBER 10, 2003

     This certifies  that, for value received,  ____________________________  or
any subsequent permitted holder hereof ("Holder"),  is entitled,  subject to the
terms set forth below, to purchase from LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the  "Company"),  _____________ ( ) shares (the "Option Shares") of
Class A Common  Stock,  $0.01 par value per share,  of the Company  (the "Common
Stock"),  as  constituted  on the date  hereof (the  "Issue  Date"),  subject to
compliance  with relevant  federal and state  securities and blue sky laws, upon
surrender hereof, at the principal office of the Company referred to below, with
the  Notice of  Exercise  form  attached  hereto as Annex A duly  executed,  and
simultaneous  payment  therefor  in  lawful  money of the  United  States at the
Exercise  Price as set  forth in  Section 2 below.  The  number,  character  and
Exercise  Price of such  shares of Common  Stock are  subject to  adjustment  as
provided  below.  The term "Option" as used herein shall include this Option and
any options delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as provided herein.

     1. TERM OF OPTION; VESTING.

          (a)  TERM.  Subject  to the  terms and  conditions  set  forth  herein
(including, without limitation, the vesting conditions set forth in Section 1(b)
below), this Option shall be exercisable during the term (the "Term") commencing
on the effective date of a registration  statement filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission with respect to the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  of the issuance of the Option Shares upon
exercise hereof (the "Option Effective Date"),  and ending at 5:00 p.m., central
time, on December 10, 2003, and shall be void thereafter.(1)

          (b) No Exercise Prior to Option  Effective Date. This Option shall not
be exercisable as to the Option Shares at any time prior to the Option Effective
Date.

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(1)  This Option is issued pursuant to that certain "Order and Final  Judgment,"
     entered on November 9, 2001, in "LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES,  INC., V. LEEBURG,
     ET AL.," C.A. No. 18021, commenced on May 2, 2000, in the Delaware Court of
     Chancery,   New  Castle  County,   modifying  and  approving  that  certain
     "Stipulation of Settlement," filed on November 17, 2000.

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     2. EXERCISE PRICE. This Option will have an exercise price of three dollars
and seventy-three cents ($3.73) per share of Class A Common Stock of the Company
(the "Exercise  Price").  This Option must be exercised for the entire number of
Option  Shares  covered by it; no partial  exercise of this Option is permitted.
The Company  will not be required to honor  attempts to exercise  this Option in
part. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment only as provided in Section 10
hereof.

     3. EXERCISE OF OPTION.

          (a) EXERCISE MECHANICS. The purchase rights represented by this Option
are  exercisable  by the  Holder  for no less than the  entire  number of Option
Shares  covered by this Option (with such number of Option  Shares being subject
to adjustment  only as provided in Section 10 below),  at any time, or from time
to time,  during  the term  hereof  as  described  in  Section  1 above,  by the
surrender  of this  Option  and the  Notice  of  Exercise  annexed  hereto  duly
completed  and  executed  on behalf of the  Holder,  at the  offices of both the
Option Agent and the Company, as set forth in Section 6(b) herein (or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may  designate by notice in writing to the
Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), upon
payment in full of the Exercise Price for the Option Shares  acquired,  in cash,
certified or bank funds or wire transfer of immediately available funds.

          (b) DATE OF  EXERCISE.  This  Option  shall  be  deemed  to have  been
exercised  immediately  prior  to the  close  of  business  on the  date  of its
surrender for exercise and payment of the Exercise Price as provided above,  and
the person  entitled to receive the shares of Common  Stock  issuable  upon such
exercise  shall be  treated  for all  purposes  as the  holder of record of such
shares as of the close of business on such date. As promptly as  practicable  on
or after such date, the Company, at its expense,  shall issue and deliver to the
person or persons entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates for
the number of shares  issuable upon such exercise.  Any provision  herein to the
contrary  notwithstanding,  no Option Shares shall be delivered  hereunder until
the registration  statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to
register the issuance of the Option Shares hereunder shall have become effective
and  remain  effective  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  and a
prospectus relating thereto shall have been delivered to the Holder.

          (c)  COMPLIANCE  WITH  SECURITIES  LAWS.  The Option  Shares  shall be
stamped or  imprinted  with a legend in  substantially  the  following  form (in
addition to any legend required by state securities laws):

          THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED  FOR
          SALE, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED,
          EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
          THE SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,  AND ANY APPLICABLE
          STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION  THEREFROM UNDER SAID
          ACT AND APPLICABLE LAWS.

     4. REPLACEMENT OF OPTION. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to
the Company of the loss,  theft,  destruction or mutilation of this Option,  the
Company shall execute and deliver,  in lieu of this Option, a new option of like
tenor and amount.  At the request of the Company,  the Holder shall  provide the
Company  with an executed  Lost Option  Affidavit  substantially  in the form of
Annex B attached  hereto,  each at the cost of the  Holder,  in order to provide
reasonable protection to the Company concerning the replacement of this Option.

     5. RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS. Subject to Sections 8 and 10 of this Option, the
Holder  shall not be  entitled  to vote or  receive  dividends  or be deemed the
holder of Common  Stock or any other  securities  of the Company that may at any

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time be issuable on the  exercise  hereof for any  purpose,  nor shall  anything
contained  herein be  construed to confer upon the Holder,  as such,  any of the
rights of a stockholder  of the Company or any right to vote for the election of
directors or upon any matter  submitted to stockholders at any meeting  thereof,
or to give or  withhold  consent  to any  corporate  action  (whether  upon  any
recapitalization,  issuance of stock,  reclassification  of stock, change of par
value, or change of stock to no par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or
otherwise)  or to  receive  notice  of  meetings,  or to  receive  dividends  or
subscription  rights or otherwise  until the Option shall have been exercised as
provided herein.

     6. LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF OPTION.

          (a) OPTION REGISTER. The Company will maintain a register (the "Option
Register")  containing  the names and  addresses  of the Holder or Holders.  Any
Holder of this Option or any portion  thereof may change his, her or its address
as shown on the Option Register by written notice to the Company requesting such
change. Any notice or written communication required or permitted to be given to
the  Holder  may be  delivered  or given by mail to such  Holder as shown on the
Option  Register  as the  absolute  owner  of  this  Option  for  all  purposes,
notwithstanding  any notice to the contrary.  The initial  Holder of this Option
hereby  consents to the use of the following  address for purposes of the Option
Register:

                     [HOLDER NAME]
                     [HOLDER ADDRESS]
                     [HOLDER ADDRESS]
                     Telephone: (  ) ___-____
                     Facsimile: (  ) ___-____

          (b) OPTION AGENT.  Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company is the
Company's agent for the purpose of maintaining  the Option Register  referred to
in Section 6(a) above,  issuing the Option  Shares,  exchanging  this Option and
replacing  this  Option.  Any  such   registration,   issuance,   exchange,   or
replacement,  as the case may be,  shall be made at the  office of such agent as
follows:

                      Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company
                      2 Broadway, 19th Floor
                      New York, NY  10004
                      Phone: (212) 509-4000
                      Fax: (212) 509-5152

                      with copy to:

                      Donna Bogue
                      Chief Financial Officer
                      LightPath Technologies, Inc.
                      3819 Osuna, N.E.
                      Albuquerque, NM  87109

          (c)  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. This Option may not be offered for
sale, sold, hypothecated,  assigned or otherwise transferred, except (i) by will
or the laws of descent and distribution,  (ii) under a domestic  relations order
in  settlement  of marital  property  rights,  or (iii) to a custodian,  trustee
(including  a trustee of a voting  trust),  executor,  or other  fiduciary  in a
custodial  account,  trust or other  arrangement by which the Holder retains the
entire beneficial interest in the Option.

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     7.  RESERVATION OF STOCK.  The Company  covenants that during the Term this
Option is exercisable, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued
Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of Common
Stock upon the exercise of this Option, provided,  however, the Company shall at
all times  reserve  the right to issue  treasury  shares to the Holder  upon the
exercise  hereof.  The Company  further  covenants that all Option Shares,  upon
exercise of the rights  represented  by this Option and payment of the  Exercise
Price, all as set forth herein,  will be free from all taxes,  liens and charges
in respect of the issue  thereof  (other  than taxes in respect of any  transfer
occurring  contemporaneously  or otherwise  specified  herein or liens resulting
from the Holder's actions), will be duly authorized,  validly issued, fully paid
and  nonassessable  and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights
(whether  statutory,  contractual  or  otherwise).  The Company  agrees that its
issuance of this Option shall  constitute full authority to its officers who are
charged with the duty of executing  stock  certificates to execute and issue the
necessary  certificates  for shares of Common  Stock upon the  exercise  of this
Option.

     8. NOTICES.

          (a)  CERTIFICATE  OF CHIEF  FINANCIAL  OFFICER.  Whenever the Exercise
Price or number of shares  purchasable  hereunder shall be adjusted  pursuant to
Section 10 hereof, the Company shall,  within thirty (30) days of the occurrence
of the event which triggered such adjustment,  issue a certificate signed by its
Chief Financial Officer setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring
the  adjustment,  the  amount  of the  adjustment,  the  method  by  which  such
adjustment  was  calculated,  and  the  Exercise  Price  and  number  of  shares
purchasable hereunder after giving effect to such adjustment,  and shall cause a
copy of such certificate to be mailed (by first-class mail,  postage prepaid) to
the Holder of this Option.  The Company shall, upon the written request,  at any
time, of any such Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like
certificate  setting forth:  (i) such  adjustments and  readjustments;  (ii) the
Exercise  Price at the time in  effect;  and (iii) the  number of shares and the
amount,  if any, of other  property  that at the time would be received upon the
exercise of the Option.

          (b) NOTICE OF CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. In case of:

               (i) any  Extraordinary  Transaction,  as that term is  defined in
Section 10(a) hereof;

               (ii) any reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, or

               (iii) any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the
Company,

then, and in each such case, the Company shall promptly send to the Option Agent
and the Option Agent shall  promptly  send the Holders a notice (in such form as
shall be furnished to the Option Agent by the Company) of such  proposed  action
or offer,  such notice to be mailed by the Option  Agent to the Holders at their
addresses as they appear in the Option  Register,  which shall  specify the date
such issuance or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by
the Holders of Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed,  and shall briefly
indicate  the effect of such  action on the  Common  Stock and on the number and
kind of any other shares of stock and on other property,  if any, and the number
of shares of Common Stock and other property,  if any, purchasable upon exercise
of each Option and the Exercise Price after giving effect to any adjustment,  if
any, which will be required as a result of such action. Any such notice shall be
given by the  Company  at least 20 days  prior to the date of the taking of such
proposed  action or the date of  participation  therein by the Holders of Common
Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.

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          (c) DEEMED RECEIPT. All such notices, advices and communications shall
be  deemed to have  been  received  by the  Holder  (i) in the case of  personal
delivery,  on the date of such delivery and (ii) in the case of mailing,  on the
fifth business day following the date of such mailing.

     9. AMENDMENTS. This Option may be amended by the parties hereto without the
consent  of any Holder for the  purpose of curing any  ambiguity,  or of curing,
correcting or supplementing any defective  provision  contained herein or making
any other  provisions  with respect to matters or questions  arising  under this
Option as the  Company and the Option  Agent may deem  necessary  or  desirable;
provided, however, that the Company determines, and the Option Agent may rely on
such  determination,  that such action shall not affect  adversely the rights of
the  Holders.  Any  amendment or  supplement  to this Option that has an adverse
effect on the interests of the Holders shall require the written  consent of the
Holders of a  majority  of the then  outstanding  Options.  The  consent of each
Holder  affected  shall be  required  for any  amendment  pursuant  to which the
Exercise  Price would be  increased or the number of Option  Shares  purchasable
upon  exercise  of  Options  would be  decreased  (other  than  pursuant  to the
adjustments provided in Section 10 hereof).

          (a) NO WAIVER. No waivers of, or exceptions to, any term, condition or
provision of this Option,  in any one or more instances,  shall be deemed to be,
or construed as, a further or continuing  waiver of any such term,  condition or
provision.

     10.  ADJUSTMENTS.  The Exercise Price and the number of shares  purchasable
hereunder are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

          (a) MERGER,  SALE OF ASSETS,  ETC. If at any time while this Option is
outstanding  and  unexpired  there shall be (i) a  reorganization  (other than a
combination,  reclassification,  exchange  or  subdivision  of shares  otherwise
provided for herein), (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another  corporation  in which the  Company is not the  surviving  entity,  or a
reverse  triangular  merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but the
shares of the  Company's  capital  stock  outstanding  immediately  prior to the
merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the
form of  securities,  cash,  or  otherwise,  or (iii) a sale or  transfer of the
Company's  properties  and assets as, or  substantially  as, an  entirety to any
other person,  then, as a part of such  reorganization,  merger,  consolidation,
sale or  transfer,  (each an  "Extraordinary  Transaction"),  the Options  shall
terminate  on the  effective  date of  such  Extraordinary  Transaction,  unless
provision  is made in such  transaction  in the sole  discretion  of the parties
thereto for the assumption of the Options or the substitution for the Options of
new options of the successor person or entity or a parent or subsidiary thereof,
with  such  adjustment  as the  number  and  kinds of  shares  and the per share
exercise  price as shall be  necessary  to provide  Holders of the options  upon
exercise  thereof with the kind and amount of  securities,  cash or other assets
that such Holder (net of Exercise Price) would have owned  immediately after the
Extraordinary  Transaction  if such Holder had exercised the Option  immediately
before the effective date of the Extraordinary Transaction.  In the event of any
transaction which will result in such termination, the Company shall give to the
Option  Agent  written  notice  thereof.  Until  the  earlier  to  occur of such
effective  date or record date,  the Holders of Options may exercise the Options
in accordance with their terms, but after such effective date or record date, as
the case may be, Holders of Options may not exercise the Options unless they are
assumed or substituted by the successor as provided above.

          (b)  RECLASSIFICATION,  ETC.  If the  Company,  at any time while this
Option remains  outstanding and unexpired,  by reclassification of securities or
otherwise,  shall change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under
this Option exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other
class or classes,  this Option shall  thereafter  represent the right to acquire
such number and kind of  securities as would have been issuable as the result of
such change with  respect to the  securities  that were  subject to the purchase

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rights under this Option  immediately  prior to such  reclassification  or other
change and the Exercise  Price  therefor shall be  appropriately  adjusted,  all
subject  to further  adjustment  as  provided  in this  Section 10 and  subject,
further,  to the requirement  that no such adjustment  shall reduce the Exercise
Price to an amount less than the per-share par value of the Option Shares.

          (c) SPLIT, SUBDIVISION OR COMBINATION OF SHARES. If the Company at any
time while this Option remains outstanding and unexpired shall split,  subdivide
or combine the securities as to which  purchase  rights under this Option exist,
into a different  number of securities of the same class, the Exercise Price for
such  securities  shall be  proportionately  decreased in the case of a split or
subdivision or proportionately increased in the case of a combination; provided,
however, that no such decrease shall reduce the Exercise Price to an amount less
than the per-share par value of the Option Shares.

          (d)  ADJUSTMENTS  FOR  DIVIDENDS  IN  STOCK  OR  OTHER  SECURITIES  OR
PROPERTY.  If while this Option, or any portion hereof,  remains outstanding and
unexpired the holders of the securities as to which  purchase  rights under this
Option  exist at the time shall have  received,  or, on or after the record date
fixed for the determination of eligible stockholders, shall have become entitled
to  receive,  without  payment  therefor,  other  or  additional  stock or other
securities or property (other than cash) of the Company by way of dividend, then
and in each case, this Option shall represent the right to acquire,  in addition
to the number of shares of the security receivable upon exercise of this Option,
and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of such
other or additional  stock or other  securities or property (other than cash) of
the Company that such holder would hold on the date of such exercise had it been
the holder of record of the security  receivable upon exercise of this Option on
the date  hereof and had  thereafter,  during the period from the date hereof to
and including the date of such  exercise,  retained such shares and/or all other
additional stock available by it as aforesaid during such period,  giving effect
to all  adjustments  called for during  such  period by the  provisions  of this
Section 10.

          (e) NO  IMPAIRMENT.  The Company  will not, by any  voluntary  action,
avoid or seek to avoid the  observance or  performance of any of the terms to be
observed or performed  hereunder  by the Company,  but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 10 and in
the taking of all such action as may be  necessary  or  appropriate  in order to
protect the rights of the Holders of this Option against impairment. The Company
hereby  agrees  that in order to  effectuate  the  purposes  and  intent of this
Agreement,  it will not  increase the par value of the Common Stock prior to the
Termination Date without the prior written consent of the Holder.

     11. MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) NOTICES.  All notices and other communications from the Company to
the Holder shall be mailed by first class registered or certified mail,  postage
prepaid (unless  specified  otherwise  herein),  at the address contained in the
Option Register.

          (b)  GOVERNING  LAW.  This Option shall be  construed  and enforced in
accordance  with and  governed by the  internal  laws of the State of  Delaware,
other than conflicts of laws principles thereof.

          (c)  HEADINGS.  The  headings  in  this  Option  are for  purposes  of
reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.

          (d) SEVERABILITY AND CONFLICTS.  The invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision  hereof shall in no way affect the validity or  enforceability  of
any other provision.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LightPath Technologies,  Inc. has caused this Option to
be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  ________________________

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:
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Name: Donna Bogue
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address:

LightPath Technologies, Inc.
3819 Osuna, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM  87109

Annexes
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Annex A    -    Notice of Exercise
Annex B    -    Affidavit of Loss
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                                     ANNEX A

                               NOTICE OF EXERCISE

To:  LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     3819 Osuna, N.E.
     Albuquerque, NM  87109

     (1) The undersigned  hereby elects to purchase  _________  shares of Common
Stock of  LIGHTPATH  TECHNOLOGIES,  INC.,  pursuant to the terms of the attached
Option,  and tenders  herewith  payment of the purchase price for such shares in
full as follows:

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     (2)  In  exercising  this  Option,  the  undersigned  hereby  confirms  and
acknowledges  that the  shares of  Common  Stock to be  issued  upon  conversion
thereof are being acquired  solely for the account of the undersigned and not as
a nominee for any other party, and that the undersigned will not offer,  sell or
otherwise dispose of any such shares of Common Stock, except under circumstances
that will not result in a violation of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
or any state securities laws.

     (3) Please issue a certificate or certificates  representing said shares of
Common  Stock  in the  name  of the  undersigned  or in  such  other  name as is
specified below:

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                                        (Name)

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                                        (Name)
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                                     ANNEX B
                            FORM OF AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS

STATE OF                            )
                                    ) ss:
COUNTY OF                           )

     The undersigned  (hereinafter  "Deponent"),  being duly sworn,  deposes and
says that:

          1. Deponent is an adult whose mailing address is:

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          2.  Deponent  is  the  recipient  of an  Option  (the  "Option")  from
LightPath  Technologies,  Inc. (the "Company"),  dated ____________ __, 2001 for
the  purchase of up to  __________  shares of Common  Stock,  par value $.01 per
share,  of the  Company,  at an exercise  price of $________  per share.

          3. The Option has been lost, stolen, destroyed or misplaced, under the
following circumstances:

          4. The Option was not endorsed.

          5.  Deponent has made a diligent  search for the Option,  and has been
unable to find or recover same, and Deponent was the unconditional  owner of the
Option at the time of loss, and is entitled to the full and exclusive possession
thereof;  that neither the Option nor the rights of Deponent  therein  have,  in
whole or in part, been assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged or otherwise
disposed of, in any manner whatsoever,  and that no person,  firm or corporation
other than the Deponent has any right,  title, claim, equity or interest in, to,
or respecting  the Option.

          6. Deponent  makes this  Affidavit  for the purpose of requesting  and
inducing  the Company and its agents to issue a new option in  substitution  for
the Option.

          7. If the Option should ever come into the hands,  custody or power of
the Deponent or the Deponent's representatives,  agents or assigns, the Deponent
will immediately and without consideration  surrender the Option to the Company,
its  representatives,  agents or assigns,  its transfer  agents or  subscription
agents for cancellation.
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          8. The Deponent hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Company from
any claim or demand  for  payment  or  reimbursement  of any  party  arising  in
connection with the subject matter of this Affidavit.

Signed, sealed and dated:____________________________

                                        ________________________________________
                                        Deponent

Sworn to and subscribed before me this

____ day of _________________, _________

________________________________________
Notary Public

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