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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                                WARRANT AGREEMENT

          This Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2002 (the "Warrant
Agreement"), is by and between Merrill lynch Mortgage Capital Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Merrill"), and SUNTERRA CORPORATION., a Maryland corporation (the
"Company").

          Whereas, on May 31, 2000, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries
commenced cases (the "Chapter 11 Cases") under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the
United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Maryland, Baltimore Division, and have retained possession of their assets and
are authorized to continue the operation of their businesses as
debtors-in-possession;

          WHEREAS, Merrill and the Company have proposed to effect an exit
financing in connection with the consummation of a plan of reorganization in the
Chapter 11 Cases (the "Plan of Reorganization") and in connection therewith have
agreed to enter into that certain Loan Agreement dated the date hereof and
related documentation (collectively, the "Exit Financing Agreements"); and

          WHEREAS, as an inducement to Merrill to enter into the Exit Financing
Agreements and as a condition thereof, the Company has agreed to grant to
Merrill the rights under this Warrant Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

          Section 1. Grant of Warrant. The Company hereby grants to Merrill a
warrant (the "Warrant") in the form of Exhibit A hereto to purchase fully paid
and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Stock") at a purchase price of $15.25 per share (the
"Exercise Price") payable as set forth in the Warrant, all as more fully set
forth herein. As used herein, "Holder" shall mean Merrill and any registered
assignees of the Warrant as permitted hereby.

          Section 2. Exercise Period of Warrant. The Warrant shall be
exercisable at any time commencing on the date of the execution hereof and shall
terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on July 29, 2007 (the "Warrant
Termination Date").

          Section 3. Number of Shares. The Warrant shall be exercisable for up
to 1,190,148 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein
(the "Warrant Shares").

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          Section 4. Anti-Dilution Provisions. The Exercise Price and the number
of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrant shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time as hereinafter set forth:

          (a) Stock Dividends - Stock Splits. If after the date hereof, the
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock or by a sub-division or a stock split of
shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date
thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the
Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.

          (b) Aggregation of Shares. If after the date hereof, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination,
reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other
similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of shares of
Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrant shall be decreased in
proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

          (c) Adjustments in Exercise Price. Whenever the number of the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant is adjusted, as
provided in Section 4(a) or (b), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (to the
nearest cent) by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such
adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of the
shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrant immediately
prior to such adjustment and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of
the shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

          (d) Other Dividends and Distributions. If after the date hereof, the
Company distributes to the holders of its Common Stock, other than as part of
its dissolution or liquidation or the winding up of its affairs, any evidence of
indebtedness or any of its assets or securities (other than distributions of
cash paid as a dividend out of earnings after the date hereof or dividends or
distributions provided for in Section 4(a), 4(b) or 4(g)), the Exercise Price in
effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for
the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any such
distribution shall be adjusted, effective as of the close of business on such
record date, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by
multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall
be the Market Price less the fair market value of such distribution (as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly
constituted committee thereof, if made other than in cash) payable in respect of
one share of the Common Stock, and (y) the denominator of which shall be such
Market Price. As used in this Section 4(d), the term "Market Price" shall mean
(x) the average closing price of a share of Common Stock for the ten consecutive
trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the record date referred
to in the preceding sentence, as reported on the principal national securities
exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading
or (y) if not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange,
the average of the closing sale prices during such ten trading day period as
reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or, if not traded on such market, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices during such ten trading day period
in the over-the-counter market as reported by the NASD Automated Quotation
System or any comparable system or (z) in all other cases, as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Company (including any

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authorized committee thereof, the "Board of Directors"), whose determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

          (e) Issuance of Additional Stock., etc.

               (i) Issuance of Additional Stock Prior to the Market Price
     Adjustment Date. Upon each issuance by the Company after the date hereof
     and prior to the Market Price Adjustment Date (as defined below) of any
     Additional Stock (as defined in Section 4(e)(iv)) without consideration or
     for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price in effect
     immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Exercise
     Price in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall forthwith be
     adjusted (calculated to the nearest cent) by multiplying the Exercise Price
     immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction, (x) the numerator of
     which shall be (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
     immediately prior to such issuance plus (ii) the number of shares issuable
     upon the exercise of all rights, options, warrants and convertible
     securities which were outstanding as of the date of this Warrant Agreement
     and which remain outstanding at the time of such issuance of Additional
     Stock plus (iii) the number of shares of Additional Stock which could be
     purchased were the then Exercise Price used instead (calculated by dividing
     the total consideration to be received by the Company in such issuance by
     the then Exercise Price) and (y) the denominator of which shall be (i) the
     number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
     issuance plus (ii) the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all
     rights, options, warrants and convertible securities which were outstanding
     as of the date of this Warrant Agreement and which remain outstanding at
     the time of such issuance of Additional Stock plus (iii) the number of
     shares of such Additional Stock issued in such issuance. The "Market Price
     Adjustment Date" shall mean the first date upon which the Common Stock has
     not traded at a price less than $15.25 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock
     dividends and the like) for every trading day during six consecutive months
     in which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading.

               (ii) Issuance of Additional Stock On or After the Market Price
     Adjustment Date. Upon each issuance by the Company on or after the Market
     Price Adjustment Date of any Additional Stock (as defined below) without
     consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Current Market
     Price (as defined below) on the date the Company fixes the sale price of
     such Additional Stock, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to
     each such issuance shall forthwith be adjusted (calculated to the nearest
     cent) by multiplying the Exercise Price immediately prior to such
     adjustment by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be (i) the
     number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
     issuance plus (ii) the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all
     rights, options, warrants and convertible securities which were outstanding
     as of the date of this Warrant Agreement and which remain outstanding at
     the time of such issuance of Additional Stock plus (iii) the number of
     shares of Additional Stock which could be purchased were the then Current
     Market Price used instead (calculated by dividing the total consideration
     to be received by the Company in such issuance by the Current Market Price
     on the date the Company fixes the sale price of such Additional Stock) and
     (y) the denominator of which shall be (i) the number of shares of Common
     Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance plus (ii) the

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     number of shares issuable upon the exercise of all rights, options,
     warrants and convertible securities which were outstanding as of the date
     of this Warrant Agreement and which remain outstanding at the time of such
     issuance of Additional Stock plus (iii) the number of shares of such
     Additional Stock issued in such issuance. The "Current Market Price" on any
     date shall mean the "Market Price" as that term is defined in Section 4(d)
     but for the twenty consecutive trading days commencing on the thirtieth
     trading day prior to the date in question.

               (iii) In the case of issuance by the Company of Additional Stock
     for consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration
     other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined
     in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

               (iv) "Additional Stock" shall mean any shares of Common Stock
     issued by the Company after the date hereof; provided, however, that the
     Company may issue shares of Common Stock without such shares being
     considered "Additional Stock" for purposes of this Section 4(e) in the
     following instances: (i) shares of Common Stock may be issued to officers,
     employees, directors or consultants of the Company or any of its
     subsidiaries pursuant to employee benefit plans, including stock option
     plans, established by the Company; (ii) shares issuable upon conversion of
     any convertible securities of the Company outstanding as of the date hereof
     or upon the exercise of any warrants and options outstanding as of the date
     hereof to purchase the Common Stock or any securities convertible into
     Common Stock; (iii) shares issuable pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization;
     and (iv) shares issuable in any merger, acquisition or other business
     combination transaction with persons who are not, prior to the date of the
     agreement or agreements providing for such transaction, affiliates of the
     Company.

               (v) Issuance of Rights or Options. In case at any time the
     Company shall in any manner after the date hereof grant any rights to
     subscribe for or to purchase, or any options for the purchase of, Common
     Stock or any stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
     Common Stock (such convertible or exchangeable stock or securities being
     herein called "Convertible Securities"), whether or not such rights or
     options or the right to convert or exchange any such Convertible Securities
     are immediately exercisable, and the price per share (the "Option Price")
     for which Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of such rights or
     options or upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities
     (determined by dividing (i) the total amount, if any, received or
     receivable by the Company as consideration for the granting of such rights
     or options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration
     payable to the Company upon the exercise of all such rights or options,
     plus, in the case of such rights or options which relate to Convertible
     Securities, the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if
     any, payable upon the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities and upon
     the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total maximum number of
     shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options
     or upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities
     issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options) shall be less than
     the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the granting
     of such rights or options with respect to rights or options granted prior
     to the Market Price Adjustment Date or less than the

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     Current Market Price on the date of the grant of such rights or options
     with respect to rights or options granted on or after the Market Price
     Adjustment Date, as the case may be, then the total maximum number of
     shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options
     or upon conversion or exchange of the total maximum amount of such
     Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such rights or options
     shall be (as of the date of granting of such rights or options) deemed to
     be Additional Stock issued on the date of such grant for the Option Price
     per share. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(e)(viii), no
     adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issue of
     such Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon exercise of such
     rights or options or upon the actual issue of such Common Stock upon
     conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.

               (vi) Issuance of Convertible Securities. In case the Company
     shall in any manner after the date hereof issue (whether directly or by
     assumption in a merger or otherwise) or sell any Convertible Securities,
     whether or not the rights to exchange or convert thereunder are immediately
     exercisable, and the price per share (the "Conversion Price") for which
     Common Stock is issuable upon which conversion or exchange (determined by
     dividing (i) the total amount received or receivable by the Company as
     consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible Securities, plus
     the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable
     to the Company upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (ii) the total
     maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or
     exchange of all such Convertible Securities) shall be less than the
     Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the time of such issue or
     sale with respect to Convertible Securities issued or sold prior to the
     Market Price Adjustment Date or less than the Current Market Price on the
     date of such issue or sale with respect to Convertible Securities issued or
     sold on or after the Market Price Adjustment Date, as the case may be, then
     the total maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
     or exchange of all such Convertible Securities shall (as of the date of the
     issue or sale of such Convertible Securities) be deemed to be Additional
     Stock issued on such date for the Conversion Price per share, provided that
     (a) except as otherwise provided in Section 4(e)(viii) below, no adjustment
     of the Exercise Price shall be made upon the actual issue of such Common
     Stock upon conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and (b)
     if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon
     exercise of any rights to subscribe for or to purchase or any option to
     purchase any such Convertible Securities for which adjustments of the
     Exercise Price have been or are to be made pursuant to other provisions of
     this Section 4, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be made
     by reason of such issue or sale.

               (vii) Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this
     Section 4(e), the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
     of the Warrant shall be adjusted so that such number of shares will be
     equal to (1)(x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock the
     Holder was entitled to purchase immediately before such adjustment and (y)
     the Exercise Price in effect immediately before such adjustment divided by
     (2) the Exercise Price in effect after giving effect to such adjustment.

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               (viii) Change in Option Price or Conversion Rate; Expiration of
     Options or Convertible Securities. Upon the happening of any of the
     following events, namely, if the purchase price provided for in any right
     or option referred to in Section 4(e)(v), the additional consideration, if
     any, payable upon the conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities
     referred to in Section 4(e)(v) or Section 4(e)(vi) or the rate at which any
     Convertible Securities referred to in Section 4(e)(v) or Section 4(e)(vi)
     are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock shall change at any
     time (other than under or by reason of provisions designed to protect
     against dilution), the Exercise Price in effect at the time of such event
     shall forthwith be readjusted to the Exercise Price which would have been
     in effect at such time had such rights, options or Convertible Securities
     still outstanding provided for such changed purchase price, additional
     consideration or conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially
     granted, issued or sold; and on the expiration without exercise of any such
     option or right or the termination without exercise of any such right to
     convert or exchange such Convertible Securities, the Exercise Price then in
     effect hereunder shall forthwith be increased to the Exercise Price which
     would have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had
     such right, option or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding
     immediately prior to such expiration or termination, never been issued, and
     the Common Stock issuable thereunder shall no longer be deemed outstanding.
     If the purchase price provided for in any such right or option referred to
     in Section 4(e)(v) or if the rate at which any Convertible Securities
     referred to in Section 4(e)(v) or Section 4(e)(vi) are convertible into or
     exchangeable for Common Stock shall be reduced at any time under or by
     reason of provisions with respect thereto designed to protect against
     dilution, then in case of the delivery of Common Stock upon the exercise of
     any such right or option or upon conversion or exchange of any such right
     or option or upon conversion or exchange of any such Convertible
     Securities, the Exercise Price then in effect hereunder shall forthwith be
     adjusted to such respective amount as would have obtained had such right,
     option or Convertible Security never been issued as to such Common Stock
     and had adjustment been made upon the issuance of the shares of Common
     Stock delivered as aforesaid, but only if as a result of such adjustment
     the Exercise Price then in effect hereunder is thereby reduced. On the
     expiration of any option or right or the termination of any right to
     convert or exchange any Convertible Securities, the Exercise Price then in
     effect hereunder shall forthwith be increased to the Exercise Price which
     would have been in effect at the time of such expiration or termination had
     such option or rights or Convertible Securities, to the extent outstanding
     immediately prior to such expiration or termination, never been issued.

               (ix) No Adjustment for Certain Transactions. The provisions of
     Sections 4(e)(v) and 4(e)(vi) shall not apply to (i) any transaction for
     which an adjustment is made pursuant to Section 4(a), 4(b), 4(d) or 4(g);
     (ii) the issuance or grant of any option referred to in Section
     4(e)(iv)(i); or (iii) the issuance of securities pursuant to the
     anti-dilution provisions of any Convertible Securities outstanding on the
     date hereof.

          (f) Reorganizations, etc. If after the date hereof, any capital
reorganization or reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other
than covered by Section 4(a) or (b)), or consolidation or merger of the Company
with another corporation (other than a

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consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change
of the outstanding Common Stock), or the sale of all or substantially all of its
assets to another corporation or other similar event shall be effected then, as
a condition of such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or
sale, lawful, fair and adequate provision shall be made whereby the Holder shall
thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the
terms and conditions specified herein or in the Warrant and in lieu of the
Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable
upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, such shares of stock,
securities, or assets as may be issuable or payable with respect to or in
exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore
purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented by the
Warrant, had such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or
sale not taken place and in such event, adequate and appropriate provision shall
be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder to the end that
the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustments
of the Exercise Price and of the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
upon the exercise of the Warrant) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
may be, to any share of stock, securities, or assets thereafter deliverable upon
the exercise hereof. The Company shall not effect any such consolidation,
merger, or sale unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor
corporation (if other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or
merger, or the corporation purchasing such assets, shall agree in writing, as
part of any such transaction, to provide the Holder with such shares of stock,
securities, or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the
Holder may be entitled to purchase.

          (g) Certain Dividends. If the Company declares a dividend on its
Common Stock payable in shares of any class or series of its capital stock or in
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock (including, without
limitation, rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of
Common Stock), other than covered by Section 4(a), the number and kind of
securities for which the Warrant may be exercised shall be adjusted, as of the
record date for determining which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive such dividend, so that the Holder shall be entitled to receive, upon
exercise of the Warrant, the aggregate number and kind of shares of Common Stock
and other securities of the Company which, if the Warrant had been exercised
immediately prior to such date, the Holder would have owned or been entitled to
receive upon such exercise and as a result of such dividend; and the Exercise
Price shall be adjusted, if necessary, so that the aggregate amount payable for
the purchase of all the shares of Common Stock and other securities issuable
thereunder immediately after such record date shall equal the aggregate amount
so payable immediately before such record date. Upon the expiration of any
securities exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
(if any thereof shall not have been exercised, converted or exchanged) with
respect to which an adjustment has been made pursuant to this Section 4(g), the
number of shares or securities for which the Warrant may be exercised and the
Exercise Price shall be readjusted to be as they would have been had the
securities exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock
which expired without exercise, conversion or exchange not been issued.

          (h) Substitute Warrant. As a condition to any consolidation of the
Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger of the Company into,
another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result
in any reclassification or change of the

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outstanding Common Stock), the corporation formed by such consolidation or
merger shall execute and deliver to the Holder a substitute Warrant providing
that the Holder of each Warrant then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have
the right thereafter (until the Warrant Termination Date) to receive, upon
exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other
securities and property receivable upon such consolidation or merger, by a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which such
Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to such consolidation,
merger, sale or transfer. Such substitute Warrant shall provide for adjustments
which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in this Section 4. The
terms of this Section 4(h) shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or
mergers.

          (i) When De Minimis Adjustment May Be Deferred. No adjustment in the
Exercise Price need be made unless the adjustment would require an increase or
decrease of at least 1% in the Exercise Price. Any adjustments that are not made
shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
All calculations under this Section 4 shall be made to the nearest 1/100th of a
share.

          (j) Notice. Whenever there shall be an adjustment as provided in this
Section 4, the Company shall promptly cause written notice thereof to be sent by
registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Holder, at its address as it shall
appear in the Warrant Register (as defined in Section 9), which notice shall be
accompanied by an officer's certificate setting forth the number of Warrant
Shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price
after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring
such adjustment and the computation thereof. Additionally, in case at any time
the Company shall propose:

               (i) to pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of
     Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or make any other distribution to
     all holders of Common Stock; or

               (ii) to issue any rights, warrants or other securities to all
     holders of Common Stock entitling them to purchase any additional shares of
     Common Stock or any other rights, warrants or other securities; or

               (iii) to effect any reclassification or change of outstanding
     shares of Common Stock, or any consolidation, merger or sale; or

               (iv) to effect any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
     Company;

then, and in any one or more of such cases, the Company shall give written
notice thereof, by registered mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at the
address for such Holder as it shall appear in the Warrant Register, mailed at
least 15 days prior to (i) the date as of which the holders of record of shares
of Common Stock to be entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution,
rights, warrants, other securities are to be determined or (ii) the date on
which any such reclassification, change of outstanding shares of Common Stock,
consolidation, merger, sale, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up is expected
to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of
record of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange

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their shares for securities or other property, if any, deliverable upon such
reclassification, change of outstanding shares, consolidation, merger, sale,
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.

          (k) No Impairment. The Company will not, by amendment of its
certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, recapitalization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities or any other 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 Section 4 hereof and in the taking of all such action as may
be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the
Holders against impairment.

          Section 5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company.
The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Merrill as follows:

          (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the business, assets
or financial condition of the Company. The Company has all requisite corporate
power and authority to carry out its business as presently conducted and as
proposed to be conducted and to enter into and discharge its obligations under
this Warrant Agreement and the Warrant.

          (b) The execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement and the
Warrant by the Company and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Warrant Agreement and the Warrant have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company.

          (c) The execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement and the
Warrant by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Warrant Agreement and the Warrant will not (i) conflict with, result in any
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company, or any contract, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, adverse claim or other encumbrance upon any of the
properties of the Company pursuant to the terms of any such contract, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument, or (iii) violate any
law or order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company of any court or of
any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency, or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties.

          (d) The Warrant Agreement and the Warrant each constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company and is enforceable against the
Company in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, except as enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general
principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

          (e) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists solely of
30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 18,045,077 of which are issued and
outstanding. Except as described

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in the Exit Financing Agreements or in the Plan of Reorganization (as such term
is defined in the Exit Financing Agreements), there are no options, warrants,
calls, pre-emptive rights, subscriptions or other rights, agreements,
arrangements or commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock of the Company, obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell
or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any shares of capital stock or other
equity or debt interest in, the Company or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, or obligating the Company to
grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or
other right, agreement, arrangement or commitment.

          (f) The Company shall at all times keep a sufficient number of
authorized and unissued Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
the Warrant. The Warrant Shares, when issued, delivered and paid for in
accordance with the terms of this Warrant Agreement and the Warrant, will be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes,
liens and charges. The Company will take all such action as may be necessary to
assure that the Warrant Shares may be so issued without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange
or automated trading system upon which the Common Stock may be listed or traded,
or of any pre-emptive or contractual rights of any person or entity.

          (g) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Warrant or any certificate
representing Warrant Shares, and, in the case of any such loss, theft or
destruction, upon delivery of indemnity by the Holder thereof reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of the Warrant or any certificate representing
Warrant Shares, as the case may be, the Company will issue a new Warrant or
certificates representing Warrant Shares, as the case may be, of like tenor
representing an equivalent interest or right, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated Warrant or certificates representing Warrant Shares, as
the case may be. The applicant for such replacement Warrant shall comply with
such other reasonable requests as the Company may reasonably prescribe.

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          Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Holder. Each
Holder, by accepting a Warrant, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the
Company that Holder is acquiring the Warrant, and upon exercise of the Warrant
will acquire the Warrant Shares, for its own account with no intention of
distributing or reselling the Warrant or Warrant Shares in any manner that would
be a violation of the securities laws of the United States or any state, without
prejudice to the Holder's rights at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of
all or part of such Warrant under a registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or an exemption available
thereto. Holder is aware that neither the Warrant nor the Warrant Shares are
registered under the Securities Act or any state or other jurisdiction's
securities laws, and that Holder must hold the Warrant and the Warrant Shares
indefinitely unless subsequently registered or an exemption from registration is
available. Holder understands and agrees that the Warrant will bear the
restrictive legend set forth on the Warrant and that the Warrant Shares will
bear the legend set forth in Section 10 of this Warrant Agreement. Holder
represents and warrants that it is an "accredited investor" as that term is
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

          Section 7. Registration Rights. The Company and Merrill acknowledge
that they are, on the date hereof, entering into a Registration Rights Agreement
with certain other persons, pursuant to which the Company agrees, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to file and use its best
efforts to cause to be declared effective and maintained a shelf registration
statement covering the Warrant Shares and certain other shares of Common Stock.

          Section 8. Put Option.

          (a) In the event of a Change in Control (as defined below), the
Holders of Warrants and Warrant Shares shall have the right to cause the Company
to purchase their Warrant Shares (the "Put Right") at a price per share equal to
the fair market value (determined in accordance with Section 8(b) hereof),
measured as of the date of such Change in Control.

          (b) Within thirty (30) days after the date of a Change in Control, the
Company shall mail written notice to the registered Holders of the Warrants and
Warrant Shares describing the rights of such Holders under this Section 8 (a
"Change in Control Notice"). Promptly following the delivery of such Change in
Control Notice, the Holders, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other
hand, shall jointly appoint a qualified, independent appraiser of recognized
national standing and experienced in the valuation of shares of companies
similar to the company (a "Qualified Appraiser") to determine the fair market
value of the Warrant Shares as of the date of such Change in Control. In the
event that within thirty (30) days after delivery of such Change in Control
Notice, the Holders and the Company cannot agree on a mutually satisfactory
Qualified Appraiser, the Holders of Warrants and Warrant Shares representing at
least a majority of the sum of (x) the number of Warrant Shares for which the
outstanding Warrants may be exercised and (y) the number of outstanding Warrant
Shares, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall be entitled
to select an independent appraiser of recognized national standing (the "Holder
Appraiser" and the "Company Appraiser," respectively) each of whom shall render
an appraisal (the "Holder Appraisal" and the "Company Appraisal," respectively)
to the Holders and the Company as to the fair market value of the Warrant
Shares, and the average of the fair market value of the Warrant Shares as
determined by each of the Holder Appraiser and the Company Appraiser shall be
deemed to be the fair market

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value of the Warrant Shares; provided, however, that in the event there is a ten
percent (10%) or greater difference between the valuations provided in the
Holder Appraisal and the Company Appraisal, the Holder Appraiser and the Company
Appraiser shall in turn select a third appraiser of recognized national standing
(the "Independent Appraiser") to determine the fair market value, which
appraisal shall be final and binding. The fees and expenses of the Company
Appraiser shall be borne by the Company and the fees and expenses of the Holder
Appraiser shall be borne by the Holders. The fees and expenses of the
Independent Appraiser, if applicable, shall be borne equally by the Company and
the Holders.

          (c) Any Holder desiring to exercise such Holder's Put Right (a "Put
Exercise") shall notify the Company of such exercise by executing the put option
exercise form accompanying the Change in Control Notice and delivering to the
Company such form, together with the original Warrants or Warrant Shares, at any
time within 60 days after receipt by the Holder of notice from the Company of
the final determination of the fair market value in accordance with Section
8(b), but in all events prior to the Warrant Termination Date.

          (d) Within 30 days after receipt of a Put Exercise, the Company shall
pay to each exercising Holder an amount in cash equal to the fair market value
of the Warrant Shares or the Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise
of such Holder's Warrant (net of the Exercise Price).

          (e) For purposes of this Section 8, the term "Change in Control" shall
mean the acquisition by any single individual, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization,
division or operating group of any of the foregoing or any other entity (each, a
"Person") or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) of the power, directly or indirectly (including, without
limitation, through rights of conversion or the exercise of securities), to vote
or direct the voting of securities having more than 50% of the ordinary voting
power for the election of directors of the Company; provided, however, that with
respect to any holder, as of the date of this Warrant Agreement, of 20% or more
of the equity securities of the Company, a Change in Control shall be deemed to
have occurred only upon the acquisition by such holder of the power, directly or
indirectly (including, without limitation, through rights of conversion or the
exercise of securities), to vote or direct the voting of securities having more
than 60% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the
Company.

          Section 9. Registry. The Company shall register the Warrant in a
register (the "Warrant Register") maintained by the Company when such Warrant is
issued.

          Section 10. Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to the terms of this
Section 10, the Holder may assign the Warrant and its rights hereunder and the
Company shall from time to time register the transfer of the Warrant in the
Warrant Register upon surrender thereof accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, duly executed by
the Holder thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by a
duly authorized attorney. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant shall be issued
to the transferee(s) and the surrendered Warrant shall be canceled and disposed
of by the Company. The Holder agrees that prior to any proposed transfer of the
Warrant or of the Warrant Shares, if such transfer is not made pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act or

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pursuant to Rule 144 and any applicable state securities laws, the Holder shall
deliver to the Company:

          (a) an investment covenant substantially similar to Section 6 and
otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Company signed by the proposed
transferee;

          (b) an agreement by such transferee to the impression of the
restrictive investment legend set forth below on the Warrant or the Warrant
Shares;

          (c) an agreement by such transferee that the Company may place a
notation in the stock books of the Company or a "stop transfer order" with any
transfer agent or registrar with respect to the Warrant Shares;

          (d) an agreement by such transferee to be bound by the provisions of
this Section 10 relating to the transfer of such Warrant or Warrant Shares; and

          (e) an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Company, that the transfer is exempt from registration
requirements under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

     The Holder agrees that each Warrant and each certificate representing
Warrant Shares will bear the following legend (the "Legend"):

     THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED OR CONSTITUTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
     INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
     AS AMENDED. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
     HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT AND ANY
     APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR UNLESS THE
     COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE
     COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

          Section 11. Removal of Legend. If such holder satisfies the
requirements of Rule 144(k): (i) the notation or "stop transfer order" referred
to in Section 10(c) above shall be removed; and (ii) the Legend shall be removed
and the Company shall issue a new Warrant and a new certificate representing
Warrant Shares to the holder of a Warrant or Warrant Shares upon which such
Legend is stamped.

          Section 12. Notices. All demands, notices and communications relating
to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrant shall be in writing and (i) sent by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (ii)
hand delivered, (iii) sent by express mail or other reasonable overnight
delivery service, or (iv) sent by telecopy, as follows:

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          If to the Company:

          Sunterra Corporation
          1781 Park Center Drive
          Orlando, Florida 32835
          Attention:   General Counsel
          Telephone:   (407) 532-1128
          Telecopy:    (407) 532-1140

          If to Merrill:

          Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
          4 World Financial Center
          New York, New York 10080
          Attention:   Michael Blum
          Telephone:   (212) 449-8486
          Telecopy:    (212) 449-6673

          Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been duly given when received by the other party or parties at the address
shown above or on the next succeeding business day if the date of receipt is not
a business day, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other
party or parties by like notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the
date delivered to or received at the premises of the addresses.

          Section 13. Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the
execution of this Warrant Agreement and for other purposes, this Warrant
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall
constitute and be one and the same instrument.

          Section 14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

          (a) Governing Law. This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard
to conflict of law principles.

          (b) Jurisdiction. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or
Federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Warrant Agreement or the Warrant, and each of the Company
and the Holder hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or
in such Federal court. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each of the
Company and the Holder irrevocably consents, to the fullest extent permitted
under applicable law, to the service of any summons and complaint and any other
process by the mailing of copies of such process to them at their respective
address specified in Section 12. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby
agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, that a final
judgment in any such action or

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proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

          (c) Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT OR ANY WARRANT ISSUED HEREUNDER.

          Section 15. Amendments. This Warrant Agreement may be amended from
time to time by written instrument signed by the Company and the Holders of a
majority of the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrant
and no waiver of any of the terms hereof shall be effective unless it is in
writing and signed by the Holders of a majority of the Warrant Shares issued or
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant or the Company, as the case may be. Any
amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section 15 may be given retroactive,
prospective or concurrent effect, depending upon the language in such amendment
or waiver.

          Section 16. No Waiver. No failure on the part of the Holder or the
Company to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

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          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers on the day and year
first above written.

                                             SUNTERRA CORPORATION

                                             By: /s/ James F. Anderson
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name:  James F. Anderson
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                             MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE CAPITAL
                                             INC.

                                             By: /s/ Jeffrey Cohen
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name:  Jeffrey Cohen
                                                 Title: Director

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3
                              SUNTERRA CORPORATION
                             2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN

          Section 1. Purpose.

          The Sunterra Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is
intended as an incentive to improve the performance, encourage the continued
employment and increase the proprietary interest of certain directors, officers,
advisors, employees and independent consultants of the Company participating in
the Plan. The Plan is designed to grant such directors, officers, advisors,
employees and independent consultants the opportunity to share in the Company's
long-term success through stock ownership and to afford them the opportunity for
additional compensation related to the value of Stock of the Company. It is
intended that certain options granted under this Plan may qualify as "incentive
stock options" under Section 422 of the Code.

          Section 2. Definitions.

          (a) "Affiliate" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

          (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (c) "Cause" means, in the absence of an employment, consulting or
other agreement otherwise defining Cause and applicable to a particular
Participant, (i) incompetence, fraud, personal dishonesty, embezzlement or acts
of gross negligence or gross misconduct on the part of Participant in the course
of his or her employment or services, (ii) a Participant's engagement in conduct
that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate, (iii) a
Participant's conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of, or pleading
"guilty" or "no contest" to, (x) a felony, or (y) any other criminal charge
(other than minor traffic violations) which could reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse impact on the Company's or an Affiliate's reputation or
business; or (iv) willful failure by a Participant to follow the lawful
directions of a superior officer or the Board.

          (d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (e) "Committee" means the Board or such committee of at least two
persons as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan; provided, however, for
so long as the Company is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, each
member of the Committee shall, unless otherwise determined by the Board, be a
"nonemployee director" within the meaning of the rules promulgated under Section
16(b) and an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code.

          (f) "Company" means Sunterra Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

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          (g) "Consultant" means any person, including any advisor, engaged by
the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting, advisory or other services and
who is compensated for such services. The term Consultant shall not include any
Director or any Employee.

          (h) "Director" means any director of either the Board or the board of
directors of an Affiliate who is not an Employee.

          (i) "Disability" means the permanent and total disability of a person
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

          (j) "Disqualifying Disposition" means any disposition (including any
sale) of Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option made within the
period which is (a) two years after the date the Participant was granted the
Incentive Stock Option or (b) one year after the date the Participant acquired
Stock by exercising the Incentive Stock Option.

          (k) "Effective Date" means the later of the date upon which (i) the
Board approves the Plan and (ii) the Company's plan of reorganization under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which is confirmed by the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore Division), becomes
effective in accordance with its terms.

          (l) "Eligible Persons" means any (i) Employee, (ii) Director or (iii)
Consultant.

          (m) "Employee" means any person employed by the Company or an
Affiliate.

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

          (o) "Fair Market Value" means as of any date (i) if the Stock is
listed on a national securities exchange, the mean between the highest and
lowest sale prices reported on the primary exchange with which the Stock is
listed and traded on the date prior to such date, or, if there is no such sale
on that date, then on the last preceding date for which such a sale was
reported, or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange
but is quoted in the NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Small Cap Market of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. on a last sale basis, the
mean between the highest and lowest sale prices reported for the date prior to
such date, or if there is no such sale on that date, then for the last preceding
date for which such a sale was reported. If, the Stock is not quoted in the
NASDAQ National Market or the NASDAQ Small Cap Market or listed on an exchange,
or representative quotes are not otherwise available, the Fair Market Value
shall mean the amount determined by the Board or the Committee in good faith to
be the fair market value per share of Stock.

          (p) "Form S-8" means a Form S-8 Registration Statement filed under the
Securities Act.

          (q) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

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          (r) "Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

          (s) "Option" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

          (t) "Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company
and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant.

          (u) "Participant" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant
to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.

          (v) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          (w) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per
share.

          (x) "Ten Percent Stockholder" means an individual who, at the time the
Option is granted, owns directly, or indirectly within the meaning of Section
424(d) of the Code, stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary
thereof.

          Section 3. Administration

          (a) General. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

          (b) Powers of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
the Committee shall have sole authority, in its absolute discretion:

               (i) To determine from time to time which of the Eligible Persons
shall be granted Options, when and how each Option shall be granted, what type
or combination of types of Options shall be granted, the provisions of each
Option granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a
person shall be permitted to receive Stock pursuant to an Option; and the number
of shares of Stock with respect to which an Option shall be granted to each such
person;

               (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted under
it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration;

               (iii) To amend the Plan or an Option as provided in Section 13
hereof; and

               (iv) To exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the
Committee deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

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          (c) Committee Determinations. All determinations, interpretations and
constructions made by the Committee in good faith shall not be subject to review
by any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

          Section 4. Stock Subject to the Plan.

          (a) Share Reserve. Subject to Section 7 hereof relating to
adjustments, and Section 4(d) hereof, the total number of shares of Stock which
may be granted pursuant to Options hereunder shall not exceed, in the aggregate,
2,012,821 shares of Stock.

          (b) Source. The stock to be optioned under the Plan shall be shares of
authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued shares of Stock reacquired by
the Company on the open market or by private purchase

          (c) Reversion of Shares. If any Option shall for any reason expire, be
forfeited or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, the shares of Stock not
acquired under such Option shall revert to and again become available for
issuance under the Plan. If shares of Stock under the Plan are reacquired by the
Company pursuant to any forfeiture provision, exercise of repurchase right or
withholding requirement, such shares shall again be available for issuance under
the Plan.

          (d) Acquisitions. In connection with an acquisition by the Company or
any Affiliate of another corporation or other business entity, any outstanding
grants, awards or sales of options or other similar rights pertaining to such
other corporation or other business entity may be assumed or replaced by Options
under the Plan upon such terms and conditions as the Board determines. The date
of any such grant or award shall relate back to the date of the initial grant or
award being assumed or replaced, and, subject to Board approval, service with
the acquired corporation or business shall constitute service with the Company
and its Affiliates for purposes of such grant or award. Any Shares underlying
any grant or award or sale pursuant to any such acquisition shall be disregarded
for purposes of applying, and shall not reduce the number of Shares available
under Section 4(a) above.

          (e) 162(m) Limitation. Subject to the provisions of Section 7 relating
to adjustments upon changes in the shares of Stock, no Employee shall be
eligible to be granted Options covering more than 750,000 shares of Stock during
any calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4(e) shall not
apply until such date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

          Section 5. Eligibility.

          (a) General. Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who
have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person
designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the
Plan. Except in the case of Incentive Stock Options, Options may be granted to
Employees, Directors and Consultants.

          (b) Incentive Stock Option Limitation. Incentive Stock Options may be
granted only to Employees.

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          (c) Consultant Limitation. A Consultant shall not be eligible for the
grant of an Option if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 is not available to
register either the offer or the sale of the Company's securities to such
Consultant because of the nature of the services that the Consultant is
providing to the Company, or because the Consultant is not a natural person, or
as otherwise provided by the rules governing the use of Form S-8, unless the
Company determines both (A) that such grant (1) shall be registered in another
manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or
(2) does not require registration under the Securities Act in order to comply
with the requirements of the Securities Act, and (B) that such grant complies
with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions.

          Section 6. Options.

          (a) General. Options granted hereunder shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate. All
Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified
Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate
certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased
on exercise of each type of Option. The provisions of separate Options shall be
set forth in an Option Agreement, which agreements need not be identical, and
each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by
reference in the Option Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions:

               (i) Term. The term upon which an Option shall remain exercisable
shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set forth in an applicable
Option Agreement; provided, that subject to Section 6(b) hereof in the case of
Incentive Stock Options, no Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable after
the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it was granted. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event a Participant's employment or service with the
Company or an Affiliate is terminated, unless otherwise provided in the
applicable Option Agreement, the term of the Option shall expire on:

                    (A) the three-month anniversary of the date of any
          termination other than by reason of death, Disability or Cause;

                    (B) the one-year anniversary of the date of any termination
          by reason of death or Disability; or

                    (C) the date of any termination by the Company for Cause.

               (ii) Exercise Price. Subject to Section 6(b) hereof in the case
of Incentive Stock Options, the exercise price per share of Stock for each
Option shall be set by the Committee at the time of grant.

               (iii) Payment for Stock. Payment for shares of Stock acquired
pursuant to Options granted hereunder shall be made in full, upon exercise of
the Options (i) in immediately available funds in United States dollars, by
certified or bank cashier's check, (ii) by surrender to the Company of shares of
Stock that have either (a) been held by the holder of such Stock for at least
six-months, or (b) were acquired from a person other than the Company, (iii) by
a combination of (i) and (ii), (iv) in consideration received by the Company
under a formal

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cashless exercise program maintained with an outside broker adopted by the
Committee in connection with the Plan, or (v) by any other means approved by the
Committee.

               (iv) Vesting. An Option shall vest and become exercisable in such
manner and on such date or dates set forth in the Option Agreement, as may be
determined by the Committee; provided, however, that notwithstanding any vesting
dates set by the Committee, the Committee may in its sole discretion accelerate
the vesting of any Option, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and
conditions of any such Option other than with respect to vesting. However, the
immediately prior sentence is not intended to provide for any automatic
acceleration of vesting of any Option, which shall be left to the sole
discretion of the Committee. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the
Committee, the vesting of an Option shall occur only while the Participant is
employed or rendering services to the Company or its Affiliates and all vesting
shall cease upon a Participant's termination of employment or services for any
reason. If an Option is exercisable in installments, such installments or
portions thereof which become exercisable shall remain exercisable until the
Option expires.

               (v) Transferability of Options. An Option shall not be
transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall
be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may, by delivering written notice
to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party
who, in the event of the death of the Participant, shall thereafter be entitled
to exercise the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Nonqualified Stock
Option shall be transferable to the extent provided in the Option Agreement.

               (vi) Early Exercise. The Option may, but need not, include a
provision whereby the Participant may elect at any time before the Participant's
employment or service terminates to exercise the Option as to any part or all of
the shares of Stock subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of the
Option. Any unvested shares of Stock so purchased shall be subject to a
repurchase right in favor of the Company and to any other restriction the
Committee determines to be appropriate.

          (b) Special Provisions Applicable to Incentive Stock Options.

               (i) Exercise Price of Incentive Stock Options. Subject to the
provisions of subsection (ii) hereof, the exercise price of each Incentive Stock
Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock subject
to the Option on the date the Option is granted.

               (ii) Ten Percent Stockholders. No Incentive Stock Option may be
granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, unless such option (A) has an exercise
price of at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant
of such option; and (B) cannot be exercised more than five years after the date
it is granted.

               (iii) $100,000 Limitation. To the extent the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Stock for which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any
calendar year (under all plans of the

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Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, such excess Incentive Stock
Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

               (iv) Early Expiration of Options. Unless otherwise provided by
the Committee, an Incentive Stock Option shall expire and no longer be
exercisable on the earliest of the following dates: (1) the expiration of the
term described in Section 6(a)(i) hereof, (2) the date three months after the
Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or its Affiliates for reasons
other than due to the Participant's death or Disability, and (3) the date one
year after the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or its
Affiliates because of the Participant's death or Disability.

               (v) Disqualifying Dispositions. Each Participant who receives an
Incentive Stock Option must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately
after the Participant makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any Stock acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.

          Section 7. Adjustment for Recapitalization, Merger, Etc.

          (a) Capitalization Adjustments. The aggregate number of shares of
Stock which may be granted or purchased pursuant to Options granted hereunder,
the number of shares of Stock or other securities covered by each outstanding
Option, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to which any one
person may be granted Options in any calendar year, and the price per share
thereof in each such Option shall be equitably adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of outstanding shares of stock resulting from a stock
split or other subdivision or consolidation of shares of Stock, or for other
capital adjustments or payments of stock dividends or extraordinary dividends
payable in a form other than shares of Stock in an amount that has a material
effect on the Fair Market Value of the Stock or distributions or other increases
or decreases in the outstanding shares of Stock without receipt of consideration
by the Company. Any adjustment shall be conclusively determined by the
Committee.

          (b) Corporate Events. If the Company shall be sold, reorganized,
consolidated, or merged with another corporation, or if all or substantially all
of the assets of the Company shall be sold or exchanged (a "Corporate Event"),
all Options and shares acquired upon the exercise of Options shall be subject to
the provisions of the documentation effecting the Corporate Event: Such
documentation, may (but shall not be required to) provide, that (i) each
Participant shall, at the time of such Corporate Event, be entitled to receive
upon the exercise of his Option the same number and kind of shares of common
stock or the same amount of property, cash or other securities as he would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Corporate Event as if he
had been, immediately prior to such event, the holder of the number of shares of
Stock covered by his Option, and (ii) if the Company is not the ultimate
surviving parent corporation in such Corporate Event, the Company shall require
the successor corporation or parent thereof to assume such outstanding Options.
Alternatively, such documentation may (but shall not be required to) provide
that the Committee, in its discretion and in lieu of requiring any successor
entity to assume outstanding Options, may determine whether all outstanding
vested and unvested Options shall terminate in connection with such Corporate
Event, and that the holders thereof will receive equitable consideration in
respect thereof determined on the basis of the securities, cash or other
property that would have been

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received in respect of the Stock subject to such Options, less the applicable
purchase price, if any.

          (c) Fractional Shares. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7
may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise
become subject to an Option.

          Section 8. Use of Proceeds

          The proceeds received from the sale of Stock pursuant to the Plan
shall be used for general corporate purposes.

          Section 9. Rights and Privileges as a Stockholder

          Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no person shall
be entitled to the rights and privileges of stock ownership in respect of shares
of Stock which are subject to Options hereunder until such shares have been
issued to that person.

          Section 10. Employment or Service Rights

          No individual shall have any claim or right to be granted an Option
under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Option, to be
selected for a grant of any other Option. Neither the Plan nor any action taken
hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any right to be retained
in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate.

          Section 11. Compliance With Laws

          The obligation of the Company to issue Stock upon exercise of Options,
or otherwise to make payment of Options in Stock or otherwise, shall be subject
to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by
governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or
conditions of any Option to the contrary, the Company shall be under no
obligation to offer to sell or to sell and shall be prohibited from offering to
sell or selling any shares of Stock pursuant to an Option unless such shares
have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion
of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold
without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the
terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The
Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale or resale under the
Securities Act any of the shares of Stock issued upon exercise of Options. If
the shares of Stock offered for sale or sold under the Plan are offered or sold
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the Company
may restrict the transfer of such shares and may legend the Stock certificates
representing such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the
availability of any such exemption.

          Section 12. Withholding Obligations

          The issuance of any shares upon the exercise of an option shall be
subject to the satisfaction by the participant of all applicable withholding
obligations. In the Committee's

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discretion, a Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax
withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Stock under an
Option by any of the following means (in addition to the Company's right to
withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a
combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii) authorizing the
Company to withhold shares of Stock from the shares of Stock otherwise issuable
to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Stock under the
Option, provided, however, that no shares of Stock are withheld with a value
exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii)
delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of Stock.

          Section 13. Amendment of the Plan or Options

          (a) Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time,
may amend the Plan; provided, however, that to the extent stockholder approval
is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any securities exchange listing
requirements, except as provided in Section 7 relating to adjustments upon
changes in Stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the
stockholders of the Company.

          (b) No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Option granted before
amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the Participant
consents in writing.

          (c) Amendment of Stock Options. The Committee, at any time, and from
time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Options; provided, however,
that the rights under any Option shall not be impaired by any such amendment
unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the
Participant consents in writing.

          Section 14. Termination or Suspension of the Plan

          The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless sooner
terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth (10th)
anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by the
stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Options may be granted
under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

          Section 15. Effective Date of the Plan

          The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

          Section 16. Miscellaneous

          (a) No Liability of Committee Members. No member of the Committee
shall be personally liable by reason of any contract or other instrument
executed by such member or on his behalf in his capacity as a member of the
Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company
shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other
employee, officer or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating
to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or
delegated,

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against any cost or expense (including reasonable counsel fees) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or
omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person's
willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith; provided, however, that
approval of the Board shall be required for the payment of any amount in
settlement of a claim against any such person. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to
which such persons may be entitled under the Company's Articles of Incorporation
or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may
have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

          (b) Payments Following Accidents or Illness. If the Committee shall
find that any person who has an outstanding Option granted under the Plan (or
shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of such an Option) is unable to care
for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then
any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefor has
been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so
directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution
maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the
Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled
to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of
the Committee and the Company therefor.

          (c) Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Maryland without reference to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

          (d) Foreign Laws. The Committee may grant Options to individual
Participants who are subject to the tax laws of nations other than the United
States, which may have terms and conditions as determined by the Committee as
necessary to comply with applicable foreign laws. The Committee may take any
action which it deems advisable to obtain approval of such Options by the
appropriate foreign governmental entity; provided, however, that no such action
may be taken if they would violate the Exchange Act, the Code or any other
applicable law.

          (e) Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Committee and each member
of the Board shall be fully justified in relying, acting or failing to act, and
shall not be liable for having so relied, acted or failed to act in good faith,
upon any report made by the independent public accountant of the Company and its
Affiliates and upon any other information furnished in connection with the Plan
by any person or persons other than himself.

          (f) Construction. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan
are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the
text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings shall control. When used
herein, the masculine gender includes the feminine gender and the singular may
include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

                                      * * *

As adopted by the Board of Directors of

Sunterra Corporation as of July 29, 2002

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