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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

        THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered
into this ___ day of _________, ____, between Caldera Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and _____________________ ("Indemnitee").

        A. Indemnitee, as a member of the Company's Board of Directors and/or an
officer of the Company, performs valuable services for the Company;

        B. The Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in
obtaining liability insurance for corporate directors, officers, employees,
controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries, the significant increases in the
cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such
insurance.

        C. The Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase
in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees,
controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the
same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been
severely limited.

        D. The stockholders of the Company have adopted Bylaws (the "Bylaws")
providing for the indemnification of the officers, directors, agents and
employees of the Company to the maximum extent authorized by Section 145 of the
Delaware Corporations Code, as amended ("Code").

        E. Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available for the
Company's directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and
fiduciaries as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee and
other directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and
fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to serve or continue to serve in
such capacities without additional protection.

        F. The Bylaws and the Code, by their non-exclusive nature, permit
contracts between the Company and its directors, officers, employees,
controlling persons, agents or fiduciaries with respect to indemnification of
such directors.

        G. The Company (i) desires to attract and retain the involvement of
highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in
part, in order to induce Indemnitee to be involved with the Company, and (ii)
wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

        H. In view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires
that Indemnitee be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee's service to the Company,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

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        1. INDEMNITY OF INDEMNITEE. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, even if such indemnification
is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate"), the Company's Bylaws
or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in
any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware
corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer,
employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the
parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater
benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in any applicable
law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to
indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law,
statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this
Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth
in Section 9(a) hereof.

        2. Additional Indemnity. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and
indemnify the Indemnitee:

            (a) against any and all expenses incurred by Indemnitee, as set
forth in Section 3(a) below; and

            (b) otherwise to the fullest extent not prohibited by the
Certificate, the Bylaws or the Code.

        3. INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS.

            (a) Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless Indemnitee, together with Indemnitee's partners, affiliates,
employees, agents and spouse and each person who controls any of them or who may
be liable within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), to the fullest extent permitted by law if
Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in,
or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute
resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee
and the Company believe might lead to the institution of any such action, suit,
proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a "Claim") against any and
all expenses (including attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and
obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a
witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be
a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation, judgments,
fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved
in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of
such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee
as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement
(collectively, hereinafter "Expenses"), including all interest, assessments and
other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses,
incurred by Indemnitee by reason of (or arising in part out of) any event or
occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer,
employee,

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controlling person, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason
of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such
capacity including, without limitation, any and all losses, claims, damages,
expenses and liabilities, joint or several (including any investigation, legal
and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in
settlement of, any action, suit, proceeding or any claim asserted) under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, at common law or otherwise, which relate directly or indirectly to
the registration, purchase, sale or ownership of any securities of the Company
or to any fiduciary obligation owed with respect thereto (hereinafter an
"Indemnification Event"). Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company
as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 25 days after written
demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company.

            (b) Reviewing Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
obligations of the Company under Section 2 shall be subject to the condition
that the Reviewing Party (as described in Section 11(e) hereof) shall not have
determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal
Counsel as defined in Section 11(d) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would
not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) and Indemnitee
acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of the Company to make an advance
payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 4(a) (an "Expense
Advance") shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent
that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be
so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be
reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all
such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has
commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent
jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified
under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that
Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall
not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for
any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect
thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or
lapsed). Indemnitee's obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense
Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there
has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 11(c) hereof), the
Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has
been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been
approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors
immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the
Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3(e) hereof. If there has been
no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines
that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole
or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence
litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such
determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal
or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process
and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party
otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

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                (c) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section
3(a) above for any reason is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any losses, claims, damages, expenses
or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company, in lieu of indemnifying
Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities
(i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Company and Indemnitee, or (ii) if the allocation provided by
clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
above but also the relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee in connection
with the action or inaction which resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
In connection with the registration of the Company's securities, the relative
benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee shall be deemed to be in the
same respective proportions that the net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Indemnitee, in each case as
set forth in the table on the cover page of the applicable prospectus, bear to
the aggregate public offering price of the securities so offered. The relative
fault of the Company and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company or Indemnitee and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission.

        The Company and Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 3(c) were determined by pro rata or per
capita allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. In connection with the registration of the Company's securities, in
no event shall an Indemnitee be required to contribute any amount under this
Section 3(c) in excess of the lesser of (i) that proportion of the total of such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities indemnified against equal to the
proportion of the total securities sold under such registration statement which
is being sold by Indemnitee or (ii) the proceeds received by Indemnitee from its
sale of securities under such registration statement. No person found guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

            (d) Survival Regardless of Investigation. The indemnification and
contribution provided for herein will remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee or any officer,
director, employee, agent or controlling person of Indemnitee.

            (e) Change in Control. After the date hereof, the Company agrees
that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in
Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of
Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then,
with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of
Indemnitee to payments of Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement
or under the Company's Certificate or Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect,
Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 11(d) hereof) shall be selected
by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other

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things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to
whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under
applicable law. The Company agrees to abide by such opinion and to pay the
reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully
indemnify such counsel against any and all reasonable expenses (including
attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

            (f) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful
on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an
action without prejudice, in the defense of any action, suit, proceeding,
inquiry or investigation referred to in Section 3(a) hereof or in the defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection herewith.

        4. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.

            (a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the
Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than ten
business days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

            (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall give the
Company notice in writing in accordance with Section 15 of this Agreement as
soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which
indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement.

            (c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this
Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether
with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or
that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable
law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a
determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of
conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the
Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not
have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee
to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under
applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption
that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have
any particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing
Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified
hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that
Indemnitee is not so entitled.

            (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the
Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, the Company has
liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give
prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance
with the procedures set forth in each of the Company's policies. The Company
shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such

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insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of
such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the
terms of such policies.

            (e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be
obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of any Claim, the Company shall be
entitled to assume the defense of such Claim, with counsel approved by the
Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) upon the delivery
to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such
notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel
by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to the same Claim; provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to
employ Indemnitee's counsel in any such Claim at Indemnitee's expense and (ii)
if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by
the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a
conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any
such defense, or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to
defend such Claim, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be
at the expense of the Company.

        5. NONEXCLUSIVITY. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall
be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors, the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this
Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action Indemnitee took or did
not take while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee may
have ceased to serve in such capacity.

        6. NO DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. The Company shall not be liable under
this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against any
Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment
(under any insurance policy, Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw or otherwise)
of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

        7. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If any Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for any portion of
Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the
total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for
the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

        8. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that
in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the
Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, controlling
persons, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Each
Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may
be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange
Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain
circumstances for a determination of the Company's rights under public policy to
indemnify Indemnitee.

        9. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement:

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            (a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses
to any Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by
Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to actions or
proceedings to establish or enforce a right to indemnify under this Agreement or
any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for
Indemnifiable Events, (ii) in specific cases if the Board of Directors has
approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii) as otherwise
required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, regardless
of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such
indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may
be; or

            (b) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses
and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or any similar
successor statute; or

            (c) Claims Excluded Under Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. To indemnify Indemnitee if (i) Indemnitee did not act in good
faith or in a manner reasonably believed by such Indemnitee to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company, or (ii) with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe
Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful, or (iii) Indemnitee shall have been adjudged
to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent the court in which
such action was brought shall permit indemnification as provided in Section
145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

        10. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. No legal action shall be brought and no cause
of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against any
Indemnitee, any Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or
legal representatives after the expiration of five years from the date of
accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company
shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing
of a legal action within such five-year period; provided, however, that if any
shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of
action, such shorter period shall govern.

        11. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PHRASES.

            (a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the "Company"
shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent
corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would
have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees,
agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer,
employee, agent, control person, or fiduciary of such constituent corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a
director, officer, employee, control person, agent or fiduciary of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other
enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of
this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as
Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its
separate existence had continued.

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            (b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other
enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on any Indemnitee with respect to an employee
benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall
include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants or its beneficiaries; and if any Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interests of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
Company" as referred to in this Agreement.

            (c) For purposes of this Agreement a "Change in Control" shall be
deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections
13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a
corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company,
(A) who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his or her
beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so
owned by such person, or (B) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under said Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing more than 20% of the total voting power represented by the
Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute
the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the
Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to
constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve
a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a
merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the
surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the
Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

            (d) For purposes of this Agreement, "Independent Legal Counsel"
shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3(d) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed
services for the Company or any Indemnitee within the last three years (other
than with respect to matters concerning the right of any Indemnitee under this
Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

            (e) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing Party" shall mean
any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the
Company's Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board
of Directors who is not a party to

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the particular Claim for which Indemnitee are seeking indemnification, or
Independent Legal Counsel.

            (f) For purposes of this Agreement, "Voting Securities" shall mean
any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

        12. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

        13. BINDING EFFECT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or
indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs,
and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any
successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business
and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall
continue in effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events
regardless of whether any Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer,
employee, agent, controlling person, or fiduciary of the Company or of any other
enterprise, including subsidiaries of the Company, at the Company's request.

        14. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action is instituted by an
Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or
thereof, any Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to such action if Indemnitee is ultimately successful in
such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect
to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court of competent
jurisdiction over such action determines that the material assertions made by
Indemnitee as a basis for such action were not made in good faith or were
frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of the Company
under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to
Indemnitee counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be
entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as
a part of such action, a court having jurisdiction over such action determines
that the Indemnitee's material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or
were frivolous.

        15. NOTICE. All notices and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any
event be deemed to be given (a) five calendar days after deposit with the U.S.
Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered by first class
mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c) one business
day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight
courier, freight prepaid, or (d) one day after the business day of delivery by
facsimile transmission, if deliverable by facsimile transmission, with copy by
first class mail, postage

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prepaid, and shall be addressed if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee's address as set
forth beneath Indemnitee's signature to this Agreement and if to the Company at
the address of its principal corporate offices (attention: Chief Executive
Officer) or at such other address as such party may designate by ten calendar
days' advance written notice to the other party hereto.

        16. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be
the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

        17. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in
the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a
single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining
provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any
provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect
to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.

        18. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and its
provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and
to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws principles thereof.

        19. SUBROGATION. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the
Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights
of recovery of Indemnitee who shall execute all documents required and shall do
all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

        20. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. No amendment, modification, termination
or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing
signed by all parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions
hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.

        21. INTEGRATION AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the
entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all
previous written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

        22. NO CONSTRUCTION AS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as giving the Indemnitee any right to be retained
in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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        23. CORPORATE AUTHORITY. The Board of Directors of the Company has
approved the terms of this Agreement.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
and as of the day and year first above written.

                                   COMPANY:

                                   CALDERA SYSTEMS, INC.,
                                   a Delaware corporation

                                   By:
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                          Ransom H. Love,
                                          President

                                   Address:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           -------------------------------------

                                   INDEMNITEE:

                                   Signature:
                                             -----------------------------------

                                   Name:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                   Address:
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                                       12Exhibit 10.10

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of this __ day of
________, 1998, by and among William J. Moore, an individual (the "Executive");
Carolina First Bank, a South Carolina corporation headquartered in Greenville,
South Carolina ("Company"); and Carolina First Corporation, a South Carolina
corporation headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina ("Corporation"). As used
herein, the term ("Company") shall include the Company and any and all of its
affiliates where the context applies.

                               W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS  the Company is engaged in the  business  of banking  primarily  in
the State of South  Carolina  (the "Business");

     WHEREAS the Company desires to employ and retain the services of, the
Executive as an employee of the Company and as Executive Vice President of the
Corporation and the Executive desires to provide his services in these
capacities to the Company;

     WHEREAS the Executive is willing to accept the employment contemplated
herein under the terms and conditions set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1. Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company
         hereby employs the Executive, and Executive hereby accepts such
         employment by the Company having such duties and responsibilities as
         are set forth in Section 3 below.

      2. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
         have the meanings specified below.

         "Board of Directors" shall mean the board of directors of the
         Corporation.

         "Change in Control" shall mean

               (i)the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person within
         any twelve month period of securities of the Corporation representing
         an aggregate of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
         Corporation's then outstanding securities; or

               (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who
         at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors,
         cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless
         the election of each new director was approved in advance by a vote of
         at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were
         directors at the beginning of the period; or
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               (iii) consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation or other
         business combination of the Corporation with any other Person or
         affiliate thereof, other than a merger, consolidation or business
         combination which would result in the outstanding common stock of the
         Corporation immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either
         by remaining outstanding or by being converted into common stock of the
         surviving entity or a parent or affiliate thereof) at least 67% of the
         outstanding common stock (on a fully diluted basis) of the Corporation
         or such surviving entity or parent or affiliate thereof outstanding
         immediately after such merger, consolidation or business combination,
         or (B) a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an
         agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or
         substantially all of the Corporation's assets; or

               (iv) the occurrence of any other event or circumstance which is
         not covered by (i), (ii) or (iii) above which the Board of Directors
         determines affects control of the Corporation and, in order to
         implement the purposes of this Agreement as set forth above, adopts a
         resolution that such event or circumstance constitutes a Change in
         Control for the purposes of this Agreement.

      "Cause" shall mean (i) fraud; or (ii) embezzlement; or (iii) conviction of
the Executive of any felony; or (iv) dereliction of duties, or (v) a material
breach of, or the willful failure or refusal by the Executive to perform and
discharge the Executive's duties, responsibilities and obligations under this
Agreement; or (vi) any act of moral turpitude or willful misconduct by the
Executive intended to result in personal enrichment of the Executive at the
expense of the Company or any of its affiliates, or which has a material adverse
impact on the business or reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates
(such determination to be made by the Board of Directors in its reasonable
judgment); or (vii) intentional material damage to the property or business of
the Company; or (viii) gross negligence; or (ix) the ineligibility of the
Executive to perform his duties because of a ruling, directive or other action
by any agency of the United States or any state of the United States having
regulatory authority over the Company. In addition, Company may terminate
Executive for cause due to failure to achieve the expectations and goals set for
Executive by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors;
provided, however, any such for Cause termination shall be subject to a
requirement of written notice of the failure from the Chief Executive Officer,
and Executive shall have a 90-day right to cure the failure.

      "Protected Information" shall mean trade secrets, confidential or
proprietary information and all other knowledge, know-how, information,
documents or materials, owned, developed, or possessed by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether tangible or intangible form, pertaining
to the Business of the Company or the Business of any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, including without limitation, research and development operations,
systems, data bases, computer programs, computer software, designs, models,
operating procedures, knowledge of the organization, products (including prices,
costs, sales or content), processes, technical or non-technical data, programs,
methods, techniques, processes, office machinery, contracts, financial data,
financial plans, financial information or measures, business methods, future
business plans, details of consultant contracts, new personnel acquisition
plans, business acquisition plans, customers (including identities of customers
and prospective customers, identities of individual

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contacts at business entities which are customers or prospective customers,
preferences, businesses or habits), business relationships and other information
owned, developed or possessed by the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates,
which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally
known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons,
and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain its secrecy or confidentiality; provided, however, that protected
information shall not include information that is generally known to the public
or the trade. Such information and compilations of information shall be
contractually subject to protection under this Agreement whether or not such
information constitutes a trade secret and is separately protectable at law or
in equity as a trade secret. Protected information does not include protected
business information which does not constitute a trade secret under applicable
law two years after expiration or termination of this Agreement.

      "Disability" or "Disabled" shall mean the Executive's inability as a
result of any physical or mental incapacity to substantially perform his
essential duties for the Company on a full-time basis for a period of six (6)
months with or without reasonable accommodation.

      "Good Reason" shall mean the termination by Executive of Executive's
employment due to the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in
any material respect with the Executive's position (including status, offices,
titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties, or responsibilities as
contemplated by Section 3 of this Agreement, including any duties inconsistent
in any material respect with the Executive's position, authority, duties or
responsibilities with the Company or Corporation or any action by the Company
which results in a material diminishment in such position, authority, duties or
responsibilities as in effect immediately before the Change in Control. The
Executive shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Agreement
for Good Reason upon prior written notice to the Company, in which case this
Agreement shall terminate on the date specified in such notice; provided the
date of termination specified in the notice shall be at least thirty (30) days
after the delivery of the notice.

      "Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, bank, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity.

      "Voluntary Termination" shall mean the termination by Executive of
Executive's employment other than for Good Reason.

      3. Duties.

         3.1 During the term hereof, the Executive shall be responsible for
consumer lending for the Company and its affiliates, Blue Ridge Finance Company,
Inc. and Resource Processing Group, Inc., and will assist in developing consumer
lending, technical support systems, and corporate acquisition opportunities. In
addition, the Executive shall have such more specific responsibilities or duties
as may be determined and assigned to the Executive from time-to-time by or upon
the authority of the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. The Executive shall serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his
ability,

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devoting substantially all of his business time, attention, knowledge, energy
and skills to the diligent performance of his duties, except for that time and
attention that, consistent with the practices of other senior executive officers
similarly situated, the Executive may devote to civic or community affairs,
other business matters that do not interfere in any material respect with the
performance by the Executive of services required to be performed by him
hereunder, or time devoted to serving as a director of other companies. If
elected, the Executive also shall serve during any part of the Term hereof as
any other officer or a director of the Company or any subsidiary corporation or
parent corporation of the Company without any compensation therefor.

         3.2 Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Company, at any time during the Term hereof (i) accept employment with, or
render services of a business, professional or commercial nature to, any Person
other than the Company, (ii) engage in any venture or activity which the Company
may in good faith consider to be competitive with or adverse to the business of
the Company or of any affiliate of the Company, whether alone, as a partner, or
as an officer, director, employee or shareholder or otherwise, except that the
ownership of not more than 5% of the stock or other equity interest of any
publicly traded corporation or other entity shall not be deemed a violation of
this Section, or (iii) engage in any venture or activity which the Board of
Directors may in good faith consider to interfere with Executive's performance
of his duties hereunder.

      4. Term. The Executive's  employment  hereunder  shall be for a term of
two years (the "Term") commencing on July 1, 1998 and ending on June 30, 2000,
unless terminated earlier as provided herein.

      5. Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated as follows:

         5.1 The Company. The Company shall have the right to terminate
Executive's employment hereunder at any time during the Term hereof (i) for
Cause, (ii) if the Executive becomes Disabled and unable to perform the
essential duties of his position with or without reasonable accommodation, or
(iii) upon the Executive's death.

               5.1.1 If the Company terminates Executive's employment under this
Agreement pursuant to clause (i) of Section 5.1, the Company's obligations
hereunder shall cease as of the date of termination, except that Executive shall
be paid immediately in a lump sum a pro-rata portion of the compensation amounts
under Section 6 which have not been previously paid based upon the actual length
of Executive's employment with Company, plus any amounts deferred under Section
6.2. For example, if Executive's employment is terminated under this Section
5.1.1 on January 1, 2000, Executive will be paid $250,000 and any unpaid amounts
previously deferred under Section 6.2.

               5.1.2 If the Company terminates Executive during the Term hereof
pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 5.1 and there has been a Change in
Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive immediately in a lump sum as
severance upon such termination, the compensation and benefits provided in
Section 6 hereof that would otherwise be payable for the remaining Term of this
Agreement and any deferred compensation under Section 6.2 hereof.

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               5.1.3 If the Company terminates Executive during the Term hereof
pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 5.1 and there has been no Change in
Control, Executive shall be entitled to receive immediately in a lump sum as
severance upon such termination, a pro-rata portion of the compensation amounts
under Section 6 which have not been previously paid based upon the actual length
of Executive's employment with Company, plus any amounts deferred under Section
6.2. For example, if Executive's employment is terminated under this Section
5.1.3 on January 1, 2000, Executive will be paid $250,000 and any unpaid amounts
previously deferred under Section 6.2.

               5.1.4 If the Company terminates Executive during the Term hereof
other than pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 5.1, Executive
shall be entitled to receive immediately in a lump sum as severance upon
termination, the compensation and benefits provided in Section 6 hereof that
would otherwise be payable for the remaining Term of this Agreement and any
deferred compensation under Section 6.2 hereof.

         5.2 By Executive. Executive shall have the right to terminate his
employment hereunder (i) by Voluntary Termination; (ii) if the Company
materially breaches this Agreement and such breach is not cured within 30 days
after written notice of such breach is given by Executive to the Company; or
(iii) if there is a termination for Good Reason. If the Executive elects to
terminate his employment pursuant to this Section, Executive must do so within
twelve (12) months of a Change in Control.

               5.2.1 If Executive terminates his employment pursuant to clause
(i) of Section 5.2, the Company's obligations under this Agreement shall cease
as of the date of such termination and Executive shall be subject to the
noncompetition provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof; provided, however,
Executive shall be entitled to receive upon such termination the amount of any
deferred compensation under Section 6.2 hereof.

               5.2.2 If, within twelve (12) months following a Change in
Control, Executive terminates his employment hereunder pursuant to clauses (ii)
or (iii) of Section 5.2., Executive shall be entitled to receive immediately in
a lump sum as severance upon termination, the compensation and benefits provided
in Section 6 hereof for the remaining Term of this Agreement and any deferred
compensation under Section 6.2 hereof.

               5.2.3 If, Executive terminates his employment pursuant to clause
(ii) of Section 5.2 and there has been no Change in Control, Executive shall be
entitled to receive immediately in a lump sum as severance upon termination, the
compensation and benefits provided in Section 6 hereof for the remaining Term of
this Agreement and any deferred compensation under Section 6.2 hereof.

      6. Compensation. In consideration of Executive's services and covenants
hereunder, Company shall pay to Executive the compensation and benefits
described below (which compensation shall be subject to such deductions and
withholdings as are required by law or policies of the Company in effect from
time to time, provided that his salary pursuant to Section 6.1 shall be payable
not less frequently than monthly):

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         6.1 Annual Salary. During the Term hereof, the Company shall pay
Executive a salary at the rate of $500,000 per annum. The first $500,000 salary
payment shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum on January 3, 2000. The second
$500,000 salary payment shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum on January 2,
2001.

         6.2 Salary Deferrals. Prior to the time of a salary payment under
Section 6.1, Executive may elect to defer all or a portion of such salary
payment into a rabbi trust. Any salary deferral amounts under this Section 6.2
shall be held in the rabbi trust by the Company and shall be subject to the
claims of creditors of the Company. Such trust shall be an irrevocable trust to
fund the obligations hereunder and (i) shall have as trustee a person or entity
acceptable to Executive, and (ii) shall contain such other terms and conditions
as are reasonably necessary in Executive's determination to ensure the Company's
compliance with its obligations hereunder.

         6.3 Expenses. Any reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred
by Executive on behalf of the Company shall be reimbursed by the Company upon
receipt of adequate written evidence of the business expense in the standard
form required by Company.

         6.4 Beneficiary. In the event Executive dies following the end of the
Term of this Agreement but before the payment of amounts under Section 6.1 such
remaining amounts shall be paid to Executive's wife, Louise O. Moore, as
otherwise scheduled to be paid under Section 6.1. In the event Louise O. Moore
should die prior to receipt of all amounts otherwise payable under this Section
6.4, such amount shall be paid to Executive's estate.

         6.5 Other Benefits. Executive hereby waives his right to participate in
any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended), any fringe benefit plan or program,
and any bonus or other compensation plan that is sponsored by the Company.
Company shall not provide a Company car to Executive.

      7. Excess Parachute Payments. It is the intention of the parties hereto
that the severance payments and other compensation provided for herein are
reasonable compensation for Executive's services to the Company and shall not
constitute "excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 28OG of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations thereunder. In
the event that the Company's independent accountants acting as auditors for the
Company on the date of a Change of Control determine that the payments provided
for herein constitute "excess parachute payments," then the compensation payable
hereunder shall be reduced to the point that such compensation shall not qualify
as "excess parachute payments."

      8. Confidentiality. Executive acknowledges that, prior to and during the
term of this Agreement, the Company has furnished and will furnish to Executive
Protected Information which could be used by Executive on behalf of a competitor
of the Company to the Company's substantial detriment. In view of the foregoing,
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants contained in
this Section are reasonably necessary to protect the Company's legitimate
business interests and goodwill. Executive agrees that he shall protect the
Company's Protected Information and shall not disclose to any Person, or
otherwise use, except in connection

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with his duties performed in accordance with this Agreement, any Protected
Information; provided, however, that Executive may make disclosures required by
a valid order or subpoena issued by a court or administrative agency of
competent jurisdiction, in which event Executive will promptly notify the
Company of such order or subpoena to provide the Company an opportunity to
protect its interests. Upon the termination or expiration of his employment
hereunder, the Executive agrees to deliver promptly to the Company all Company
files, customer lists, management reports, memoranda, research, Company forms,
financial data and reports and other documents supplied to or created by him in
connection with his employment hereunder (including all copies of the foregoing)
in his possession or control and all of the Company's equipment and other
materials in his possession or control.

      9. Noncompetition. In the event that Executive's employment with the
Company is terminated before a Change in Control voluntarily by the Executive or
by the Board of Directors pursuant to clause (i) of Section 5.1, then Executive
shall not, for a period of one year following such termination of employment (i)
become employed by any insured depository institution which conducts business
activities in the State of South Carolina; (ii) attempt to interfere with any
business relationship of the Company, including without limitation, employee and
customer relationships; or (iii) otherwise compete against the Company, directly
or indirectly, either as principal, agent, employee, or owner (if the percentage
of ownership exceeds 10% of the entity). In the event that Executive's
employment is terminated for any reason following a Change in Control (whether
by the Company or Executive), it is expressly acknowledged that there shall be
no limitation on any activity of Executive, including direct competition with
the Company or its successor, and Company shall not be entitled to injunctive
relief with respect to any such activities of Executive.

      10. Assignment. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement has been
entered into due to, among other things, the special skills of Executive, and
agree that this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by Executive, in
whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Company. The Executive
acknowledges that the services to be rendered by the Executive are special,
unique and of extraordinary character and, in connection with such services, the
Executive will have access to Protected Information vital to the Company's
Business and the business of its subsidiaries and affiliates. By reason of this,
the Executive consents and agrees that if the Executive violates any provisions
of Section 9, hereof, the Company could sustain irreparable injury that money
damages will not provide adequate remedy to the Company and that the Company
shall be entitled to have Section 9 specifically enforced by any court having
equity jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting
the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates from pursuing any other
remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the
recovery of damages from the Executive.

      11. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered or seven days after mailing if mailed, first class,
certified mail postage prepaid:

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To the Company:   Carolina First Corporation
                  102 South Main Street
                  Greenville, South Carolina  29601
                  Attn:  Chairman of the Board

To Executive:     William J. Moore
                  105 Latour Way
                  Greer, South Carolina 29650

Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, and other
communications shall be delivered or mailed by giving notice thereof to the
other party in the same manner provided herein.

      12. Provisions Severable. If any provision or covenant, or any part
thereof, of this Agreement should be held by any court to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, either in whole or in part, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of
the remaining provisions or covenants, or any part thereof, of this Agreement,
all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

      13. Remedies. All claims, disputes and other matters in question between
the Executive and the Company arising out of or related to the interpretation of
this Agreement or the breach of this Agreement, except as specifically governed
by the foregoing provisions where there may be irreparable harm and damage to
the Company which could not be compensated in damages, shall be decided by
arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. This agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable under
applicable law in any court having jurisdiction. The award rendered by the
arbitrator shall be final and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with
the applicable law of any court having jurisdiction thereof.

      In the event that Executive is reasonably required to engage legal counsel
to enforce his rights hereunder against the Company, Executive shall be entitled
to receive from the Company his reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; provided
that Executive shall not be entitled to receive those fees and costs related to
matters, if any, which were the subject of litigation and with respect to which
a judgment is rendered against Executive.

      15. Waiver. Failure of either party to insist, in one or more instances,
on performance by the other in strict accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right
granted in this Agreement or of the future performance of any such term or
condition or of any other term or condition of this Agreement, unless such
waiver is contained in a writing signed by the party making the waiver.

      16. Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Corporation and Company and their respective successors and assigns and upon
Executive and his executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

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      17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding
of the parties hereto and shall supercede all prior agreements and
understandings between Executive and Corporation.

      18. Amendments  and  Modifications.  This  Agreement  may be amended or
modified only by a writing signed by other parties hereto.

      19. Governing Law. The validity and effect of this agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of South Carolina.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.

                                        EXECUTIVE:
                                        /s/ William J. Moore
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        William J. Moore

                                        CAROLINA FIRST BANK

                                    By: /s/ Mack I. Whittle
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Mack I. Whittle
                                        Chief Executive Officer

                                        CAROLINA FIRST CORPORATION

                                    By: /s/ Mack I. Whittle
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Mack I. Whittle
                                        Chief Executive Officer

                                        CONSENT:

                                        WILLIAM J. MOORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                    By: /s/ William J. Moore
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        William J. Moore
                                        President

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